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The Owls

Sheffield Wednesday FC
Founded Wednesday, 4 September 1867 as Wednesday CFC
Turned professional April 1887
Name Changed 1899 (The Wednesday FC) & June 1929

Players provided 43
 Different scorers 11 (26 goals)
Total appearances 261
1872-1998

Hillsborough
Domestic Honours Football Alliance founder members winners 1888-89;
FA Cup runners-up 1889-90, 1965-66, 1992-93, winners 1895-96, 1906-07, 1934-35;
Football League Division Two winners 1899-1900, 1925-26, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1958-59, runners-up 1949-50, 1983-84; Division One Champions 1902-03, 1903-04, 1928-29, 1929-30, runners-up 1960-61;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1930, winners 1935;
Mercantile Credit Centenary Tournament runners-up 1987-88;
Football League Cup winners 1990-91, runners-up 1992-93;
After League restructure: Football League Division Two/League One fifth place-play-off winners 2004-05, runners-up 2011-12, third place-play-off winners 2022-23; Division One/Championship sixth place-play-off runners-up 2015-16, fourth place-play-off semi-finalists 2016-17;
FA Premier League best: seventh place 1992-93, 1993-94 & 1996-97;
Football League Trophy best: Northern Final 2003-04 (beaten by Blackpool, agg 0-3);
European Honours Inter-Cities Fairs Cup best: Quarter-finals 1961-62 (beaten by Barcelona, agg 3-4);
Anglo-Italian Cup best: Group Stage 1969-70 (sixth of six English teams);
UEFA Cup best: Second round 1992-93 (beaten by Kaiserslautern, agg 3-5);
UEFA Intertoto Cup best: Group Stages 1995-96;
Home venue Hillsborough since 1899, known as Owlerton until 1912; previously occupied Olive Grove 1887-99; Sheaf House 1877-87; Myrtle Road 1869-77; Beginning at Highfield 1867-69;
Some games were played at Endcliffe in the 1880's, and Bramall Lane was used for the more important games up until 1895;
Home strip Blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts, blue socks.

  


'Consilio et Animis'
Intelligence and Courage.

 

The 43 Players   14 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career

  

Wednesday Club  
1 7 Charlie Clegg F 1 0 90 1872 90 min
2 17 William Clegg F 1 0 90 1873 90 min
3 47 Billy Mosforth LH 4 1 360 1877-82 5 years
10 days
with Sheffield Albion 1878-80
4 51 Jack Hunter HB 7 0 630 1878-82 4 years
11 days
with Heeley, Providence and Albion
5 104 Jack Hudson HB 1 0 90 1883 90 min
with Sheffield and Heeley
6 137 Teddy Brayshaw CH 1 0 90 1887 90 min
7 154 Billy Betts LH 1 0 90 1889 90 min
8 209 Fred Spiksley OL 7 7 630 1893-98 5 years
20 days
9 219 Tom Crawshaw CH 10 0 900 1895-1904 9 years
3 days
Ambrose Langley reserve April 1898

The Wednesday  
10 281 Harry Davis OR 3 1 270 1904 49 days
11 292 Herod Ruddlesdin HB 3 0 270 1904-05 1 year
32 days
12 328 Jimmy Stewart IL 2 1 180 1907 29 days
13 335 Frank Bradshaw CF 1 3 90 1908 90 min
14 358 Tom Brittleton RH 5 0 450 1912-14 2 years
34 days
15 406 George Wilson CH 12 0 1080 1921-24 3 years
64 days
16 426 Teddy Davison GK 1 0ᵍᵃ 90 1922 90 min
17 440 Fred Kean RH/CH 7 0 630 1923-27 4 years
63 days
18 492 William Felton LB 1 0 90 1925 90 min
19 512 Jack Brown GK 6 7ᵍᵃ 540 1927-29 2 years
249 days
20 524 Ernie Blenkinsop LB 26 0 2340 1928-33 4 years
319 days

Sheffield Wednesday  
21 548 Billy Marsden LH 3 0 225 1929-30 171 days
22 549 Alf Strange RH 20 0 1800 1930-33 3 years
245 days
23 552 Ellis Rimmer OL 4 2 360 1930-31 1 year
248 days
24 553 Tony Leach CH 2 0 180 1930 33 days
25 556 Harry Burgess IL 4 4 360 1930-31 208 days
26 532 George Stephenson IR 1 0 90 1931 90 min
27 578 Ron Starling IR 1 0 90 1933 90 min
28 596 Horace Burrows LH 3 0 270 1934-35 1 year
8 days
29 626 Ted Catlin LB 5 0 450 1936-37 182 days
30 638 Jackie Robinson IR 4 3 360 1937-38 1 year
156 days

Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub		 App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
31 711 Jackie Sewell IF 6
0		 6 0 540 1951-54 2 years
 290 days
32 718 Redfern Froggatt IF 4
0		 4 2 360 1952-53 208 days
33 721 Albert Quixall IF 5
0		 5 0 411 1953-55 1 year
224 days
34 786 Ron Springett GK 33
0		 33 48ᵍᵃ 2970 1959-66 6 years
223 days
35 791 Peter Swan CH 19
0		 19 0 1710 1960-62 1 year
363 days
Don Megson party October 1960
36 798 Johnny Fantham IR 1
0		 1 0 90 1961 90 min
37 831 Gerry Young LH 1
0		 1 0 90 1964 90 min

23 years 363 days...

38 1008 Mel Sterland RB 1
0		 1 0 90 1988 90 min
39 1027 David Hirst F 2
1		 3 1 162 1991-92 263 days
40 993 Chris Woods GK 19
0		 19 17ᵍᵃ 1698 1991-93 1 year
271 days
41 1041 Carlton Palmer D 14
4		 18 1 - 1992-93 1 year
167 days
42 1005 Des Walker CD 1
0		 1 0 90 1993 90 min
43 1079 Andy Hinchcliffe CD 3
0		 3 0 199 1998 199 days

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