Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in European football

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Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in European football
Club Sheffield Wednesday
Seasons played4
First entry 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is an English football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1867 and has competed in the English football league system since 1892. They have taken part in UEFA-sanctioned cup competition on four occasions. [1]

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History

1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

As league runners-up in the 1960–61 season, Wednesday were invited to compete for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the following season. They knocked out Lyon and Roma before succumbing to Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Had they won, they would have faced Red Star Belgrade in the semi-finals. [2]

RoundOppositionScore
Last 32 Flag of France.svg Lyon 5–2 (Home, Hillsborough)
2–4 (Away, Stade de Gerland)
Sheffield Wednesday win 7–6 on aggregate
Last 16 Flag of Italy.svg Roma 4–0 (Home, Hillsborough)
0–1 (Away, Stadio Olimpico)
Sheffield Wednesday win 4–1 on aggregate
Quarter-Final Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3–2 (Home, Hillsborough)
0–2 (Away, Camp Nou)
Barcelona win 3–4 on aggregate

First Round

Lyon Flag of France.svg 4–2 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Rambert Soccerball shade.svg19'
N'Jo Léa Soccerball shade.svg22'Soccerball shade.svg38'
Combin Soccerball shade.svg90'
Young Soccerball shade.svg48'
Ellis Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 5,000

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 5–2 Flag of France.svg Lyon
Fantham Soccerball shade.svg9'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Griffin Soccerball shade.svg14'
McAnearney Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Dobson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Salen Soccerball shade.svg6'
Djorkaeff Soccerball shade.svg81'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 30,303

Wednesday won 7–6 on aggregate.

Second Round

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 4–0 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Fantham Soccerball shade.svg6'
Young Soccerball shade.svg33'Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 42,589

Roma Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Swan Soccerball shade.svg80' (o.g.)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 45,000

Wednesday won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-Finals

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 3–2 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Fantham Soccerball shade.svg28'Soccerball shade.svg50'
Finney Soccerball shade.svg43'
Villaverde Soccerball shade.svg14'
Evaristo Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,956

Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 2–0 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Evaristo Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kocsis Soccerball shade.svg23'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 75,000

Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.

1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Two years after their inaugural European campaign, Wednesday were again invited to compete in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, after a sixth place league finish. They overcame Dutch part-timers DOS Utrecht in the first round before losing out to Cologne in the next. [3]

RoundOppositionScore
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg DOS Utrecht 4–1 (H), 4–1 (A)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne 1–2 (H), 2–3 (A)

First Round

DOS Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–4 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Westphaal Soccerball shade.svg65' Holliday Soccerball shade.svg5'
Layne Soccerball shade.svg20'
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg49'
Minals Soccerball shade.svg64' (o.g.)
Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Attendance: 15,000

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 4–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg DOS Utrecht
Layne Soccerball shade.svg5'Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg70'
Dobson Soccerball shade.svg14'
van de Bogert Soccerball shade.svg87'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 20,643

Wednesday won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second Round

Cologne Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Müller Soccerball shade.svg28'
Hornig Soccerball shade.svg35'
Sturm Soccerball shade.svg44'
Pearson Soccerball shade.svg80'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 15,000

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 1–2 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne
Layne Soccerball shade.svg16' Thielen Soccerball shade.svg59'
Overath Soccerball shade.svg66'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 36,929

Cologne won 5–3 on aggregate.

1992–93 UEFA Cup

Wednesday qualified for the 1992-93 UEFA Cup following a 3rd-place finish in the 1991-92 First Division. They comfortably progressed against Luxembourg minnows Spora before bowing out to Kaiserslautern in a feisty two-legged Second Round affair. [4]

RoundOppositionScore
1 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Spora Luxembourg 8–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern 2–2 (H), 1–3 (A)

First Round

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 8–1 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Spora Luxembourg
Waddle Soccerball shade.svg9'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg23', 90'
Warhurst Soccerball shade.svg31', 77'
Bart-Williams Soccerball shade.svg60', 81'
Worthington Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report da Cruz Soccerball shade.svg11'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 19,792

Sheffield Wednesday won 10–2 on aggregate.

Second Round

Kaiserslautern Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Funkel Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Marin Soccerball shade.svg51'
Witeczek Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Hirst Soccerball shade.svg5'
Hirst Red card.svg 42'

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 2–2 Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern
Wilson Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sheridan Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Witeczek Soccerball shade.svg63'
Zeyer Soccerball shade.svg76'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 27,597

Kaiserslautern won 5–3 on aggregate.

1995–96 Intertoto Cup

Wednesday were invited to compete in the inaugural Intertoto Cup in 1995, and placed in Group 1. The Owls' first match against FC Basel took place while most of the players were still on holiday, so guest players had to pull on the blue and white shirt - one was John Pearson, who had last appeared for the club 10 years earlier. Wednesday finished second in the five team group, which was not enough to take them into the next round of the competition. [5]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification KAR SHW BAS AAR GÓR
1 Flag of Germany.svg Karlsruhe 4310134+910Advanced to round of 16 1–13–0
2 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday 421175+273–13–2
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 420266062–31–0
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus GF 420278162–14–1
5 Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Zabrze 40045151001–61–2
Source: rsssf.com
Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Rey Soccerball shade.svg68' Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 3–2 Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Zabrze
Krzętowski Soccerball shade.svg13' (o.g.)
Bright Soccerball shade.svg44'
Waddle Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Szemoński Soccerball shade.svg30'
Woods Soccerball shade.svg72' (o.g.)
Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

Karlsruhe Flag of Germany.svg 1–1 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday
Bilić Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Bright Soccerball shade.svg81'
Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Sheffield Wednesday Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus GF
Bright Soccerball shade.svg11', 49'
Petrescu Soccerball shade.svg
Report Jokovic Soccerball shade.svg23'
Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 6,990
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Both home matches were played at Rotherham United's Millmoor as Hillsborough was unavailable.

Summary

Playing record

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 105052518+7
UEFA Cup 4211137+6
Intertoto Cup 421175+2
Total189274530+15

References

  1. "Football Club History Database - Sheffield Wednesday". fchd.info. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1961-62 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1961-62 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "UEFA Europa League 1992/93 - Sheffield Wednesday FC". UEFA . UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995". RSSSF . Retrieved 28 June 2016.