Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

association football club in Sheffield, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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For the day of the week, see Wednesday.
Not to be confused with Sheffield F.C..

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is an English football club. They are based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They play their home matches at a stadium called Hillsborough Stadium. They originally played at a stadium called Olive Grove Stadium and were called The Wednesday.

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The club currently plays in the English Football League Championship and they finished just outside of relegation after their ‘Great Escape’ led by Danny Röhl after their horrible start under Xisco Munoz following their promotion to the championship under Darren Moore after being 4-0 down in the fist leg of the play-off semi-final with their great comeback winning 5-1 in the second leg and winning on pens and then winning 1-0 at Wembley in the play-off final against their local rivals Barnsley FC with a goal in the 123rd minute in extra time, with the last touch of the game being a diving header by Josh Windass.

Fans of Sheffield Wednesday are referred to as The Owls.

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Name

  • 1867-1929 The Wednesday C.C./F.C.
  • 1929-present Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

League position

SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01First Division17th
2001/02First Division20th
2002/03First Division22nd
2003/04Second Division16th
2004/05League One5th
2005/06League Championship18th
2006/07League Championship9th
2007/08League Championship16th
2008/09League Championship12th

Former position

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