List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. records and statistics

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These are Sheffield Wednesday F.C. records. They cover all competitive matches dating back to the team's first appearance in the FA Cup in 1880.

Contents

Record Games

RecordAgainstGroundDate
Biggest Football League Win Birmingham City Hillsborough Stadium 13 December 1930 (Division 1)9-1 [1]
Heaviest Football League Defeat Aston Villa Villa Park 5 October 1912 (Division 1)0–10 [1]
Biggest Cup Win:Halliwell Olive Grove 17 January 1891 (FA Cup Round 1)12-0 [2]
Heaviest Cup Defeat: Blackburn Rovers Kennington Oval 29 March 1890 (FA Cup Final)1–6 [2]
Highest Home Attendance (all-time): Manchester City Hillsborough Stadium 17 February 1934 (FA Cup Round 5)72,841 [3]

Seasonal records

RecordSeasonTotal
Most goals scored in a Football League season:1958–59 (Division 2)106 [1]
Record Football League points total (3 points for a win)2022–23 (League 1)96 [4]
Record Football League points total (2 points for a win) 1958–59 (Division 2)62 [1]

Record Runs

All records relate to league games only [1]

RecordBeganFinishedGames
Winning run23 April 190415 October 19049
Losing run9 September 200017 October 20008
Unbeaten run08 October 202217 March 202323
Games without a win11 January 197530 August 197520
Sequence of draws24 October 199228 November 19925

Players

General

RecordPlayerDate(s)Total
Most Football League Appearances Andrew Wilson 1900–1920501 [5]
Most Consecutive League and Cup Appearances Martin Hodge 1983–1987214 [6]
Most Goals Scored in a Match Douglas Hunt v Norwich 19 November 1938 (Division 2)6 Goals [7]
Highest goalscorer in a Football League season Derek Dooley Division 2, 1951–5246 [8]
Most Capped Player (whilst at club): Nigel Worthington 50 [5]
Youngest Player Ever Peter Fox 31 March 1973 v Leyton Orient 15 years 269 days
Oldest Player Ever: Jerry Jackson 27 August 1923 v Port Vale 46 Years

Transfers

RecordPlayerClubDateFee
Highest Fee Paid Jordan Rhodes Middlesbrough 1 July 2017£8M [1]
Highest Fee Received Lucas Joao Reading 6 August 2019£6.57M [1]

Appearances and goals

As of 15 February 2025

Highest Average attendance in a season

DivisionAverage attendanceSeason
Division 1/Premier League42,5201952–53
Division 241,6821951–52
Division 325,4312022-23

Honours

Top tier

HonourYear(s)
Football Alliance Champions1890
FA Cup Winners1896, 1907, 1935
FA Cup Runners-up1890, 1966, 1993
Football League First Division Champions1903, 1904, 1929, 1930
FA Charity Shield 1935
Football League Cup Winners1991
Football League Cup Runners-up1993

Lower tier

HonourYear(s)
Football League Second Division Champions1900, 1926, 1952, 1956, 1959
Football League Second Division Runners-up1950, 1984
Football League One Runners-up2012
Football League One Play-off winners2005, 2023

Local

HonourYear(s)
Cromwell Cup Winners1867
Sheffield FA Challenge Cup 1877, 1878, 1881, 1883, 1887, 1888
Wharncliffe Charity Cup 1879, 1882, 1883, 1886, 1888,
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1939 (shared with Sheffield United),

1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1973, 1975

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Historical Statistics". Sheffield Wednesday. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Young, Percy A. (1962). Football in Sheffield. Stanley Paul. pp. 193–207.
  3. ↑ Farnsworth, Keith (1983). Wednesday!. Sheffield City Libraries. p. 124.
  4. ↑ "Peterborough on verge of playoff final after thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday". The Guardian. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "SWFC Legends T-Z". swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
  6. ↑ "SWFC Legends G-M". Sheffield Wednesday. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Players, Managers and Administrators". swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
  8. ↑ "SWFC Legends D-F". Sheffield Wednesday. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
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