Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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.

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

• Sheffield Wednesday website

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Premier League

FA Cup

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