Sheffield Wednesday F.C. records

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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.

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[edit] Team

Historical league position
Historical league position
Biggest FA Premier League Win: 5-0 v West Ham United, Home, 18 December 1993[1]
Heaviest Premier League Defeat: 0-8 v Newcastle United, Away, 19 September 1999
Biggest Football League Win: 9-1 v Birmingham City, Division 1, 13 December 1930
Heaviest Football League Defeat: 0-10 v Aston Villa, Division 1, 5 October 1912
Biggest Cup Win: 12-0 v Halliwell, FA Cup Round 1, 17 January 1891
Heaviest Cup Defeat: 1-6 v Blackburn Rovers, FA Cup Final, 29 March 1890
Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 76 - 1993-94 (42 games)
Most goals scored in a Football League season: 106 - Division 2, 1958-59
Record Premier League points total: 64 - 1993-94 (42 games)
Record Football League points total: 88 - Division 2, 1983-84

[edit] Transfers

Highest Fee Paid: £4.7m to Celtic for Paolo Di Canio, 6 August 1997
Highest Fee Received: £3m from West Bromwich Albion for Chris Brunt, 15 August 2007

[edit] Players

[edit] General

Most Football League Appearances: 501 - Andy Wilson, 1900-1920[2]
Most Premier League Appearances: 227 - Des Walker, 1992-1999
Most Consecutive League and Cup Appearances: 214 - Martin Hodge, 1983-1987
Highest all-time Premier League goalscorer: 48 - Mark Bright, 1992-1997
Highest goalscorer in a Premier League season: 19 - Mark Bright, 1993-94
Highest goalscorer in a Football League season: 46 - Derek Dooley, Division 2, 1951-52[2]
Most Goals Scored in a Match: 6 - Douglas Hunt, v Norwich, Division 2, 19 November 1938[2]
Most Capped Player (whilst at club): Nigel Worthington - 50 (Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland)[2]
Youngest Player Ever: Peter Fox, 15 years 269 days, v Leyton Orient, 31 March 1973[2]
Oldest Player Ever: Tom Brittleton, 41 years 8 days, v Oldham Athletic, 1 May 1920[2]

[edit] Most Appearances

1. Flag of Scotland Andrew Wilson 1900-1920 545
2. Flag of England Jack Brown 1922-1937 507
3. Flag of England Alan Finney 1949-1965 503
4. Flag of England Kevin Pressman 1985-2004 478
5. Flag of England Tom Crawshaw 1894-1908 465
6. Flag of England Redfern Froggatt 1942-1960 458
7. Flag of England Don Megson 1952-1970 442
8. Flag of England John Fantham 1956-1969 435
9. Flag of England Ernest Blenkinsop 1923-1934 424
10. Flag of England Teddy Davidson 1908-1926 424

[edit] Top Goalscorers

Pos Player Goals scored Average
1. Flag of Scotland Andrew Wilson 217 0.40
2. Flag of England John Fantham 167 0.38
3. Flag of England David Hirst 149 0.41
4. Flag of England Redfern Froggatt 149 0.33
5. Flag of England Ellis Rimmer 140 0.33
6. Flag of England Mark Hooper 136 0.32
7. Flag of England Fred Spiksley 114 0.36
8. Flag of England Jimmy Trotter 114 0.71
9. Flag of Scotland David McLean 100 0.68
10. Flag of England Harry Chapman 99 0.33

[edit] Attendance

Highest Home Attendance (all-time): 72,841 v Manchester City, FA Cup Round 5, 17 February 1934
Highest Premier League Attendance: 39,640 v Manchester United, 2 February 2000
Highest Championship Attendance (2007/2008 season): 36,208 v Norwich City, 4 May 2008

[edit] Highest Average attendance in a season

Division Average attendance Season
Division 1/Premier League 42,520 1952-1953
Division 2 41,682 1951-1952
Division 3 23,100 2004-2005

[edit] Honours

[edit] Top tier

Honour Year(s)
Football Alliance Champions 1890
FA Cup Winners 1896, 1907, 1935
Football League First Division Champions 1903, 1904, 1929, 1930
Sheriff of London Charity Shield 1905
FA Charity Shield 1935
Football League Cup Winners 1991

[edit] Lower tier

Honour Year(s)
Football League Second Division Champions 1900, 1926, 1952, 1956, 1959
Football League One Play-off Winners 2005

[edit] Local

Honour Year(s)
Cromwell Cup Winners 1867
Sheffield FA County Cup 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1939 (shared with United),

1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1973, 1975
Sheffield F.A. Challenge Cup 1877, 1878, 1881, 1883, 1887, 1888
Wharncliffe Charity Cup 1879, 1882, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1893 (shared with United)

[edit] References

  1. ^ All time results between West Ham United and Sheffield Wednesday. www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Players, Managers and Administrators. swfc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2006-09-17.
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