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2016–17 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Sheffield Wednesday's fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday
2016–17 season
ChairmanDejphon Chansiri
Head coachCarlos Carvalhal
EFL Championship4th
FA Cup3rd round (Eliminated by Middlesbrough)
League Cup1st round (Eliminated by Cambridge United)
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Forestieri (12)
All:
Fernando Forestieri (12)
Highest home attendance33,861 (vs Fulham; Championship)
Lowest home attendance24,151 (vs Bristol City; Championship)
Average home league attendance27,129

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Overview edit

August edit

Sheffield Wednesday started the 2016–17 season with a 1–0 win at home against recently relegated Aston Villa, thanks to a late Fernando Forestieri goal. The Owls' run in the League Cup did not last long as they lost 2–1 at Cambridge United after extra time, with Lucas João scoring for Sheffield Wednesday. In the next four league games The Owls managed just two points, with a 0–0 draw away to Norwich followed by a 3–1 away loss at Burton Albion, a 2–0 home loss to Leeds United and a 1–1 draw away to Brentford.

September edit

The Owls got off to a winning start in September with a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic at Hillsborough. Steven Fletcher equalised for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring his first competitive goal for the club, whilst Fernando Forestieri scored the winning goal. Another home win followed with a 3–2 win over Bristol City thanks to Kieran Lee's 96th minute winning goal. The Owls' only loss in September came against Birmingham City losing 2–1 at St Andrews. This was followed by two successive victories, 2–1 at home against Nottingham Forest and 1–0 away against Blackburn Rovers.

October edit

The Owls lost their first game of October, a 2–1 loss at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. After the international break, Sheffield Wednesday got their first win of the month against Huddersfield Town thanks to Fernando Forestieri's 68th-minute penalty which was the only goal of the game. In the next game, a mid-week fixture, The Owls left the Cardiff City Stadium with a point after a 1–1 draw, with Daniel Pudil scoring the equalising goal. A few days later, Gary Hooper's 40th-minute goal was enough for Sheffield Wednesday to get all three points in their home game against Queens Park Rangers.

November edit

With only three games in November, The Owls managed four points out of a possible nine. Despite managing to equalise after just four minutes of going 1–0 down against Ipswich Town at home, Sheffield Wednesday eventually lost 2–1. The Owls drew 1–1 away against Fulham in their next game, despite leading for most of the game thanks to a goal from Fernando Forestieri after just 10 minutes. In their final game of November, Sheffield Wednesday beat Wolves 2–0 at Hillsborough, with Fernando Forestieri scoring a penalty and Kieran Lee scoring The Owls' second goal.

December edit

In a game which saw three players dismissed (Forestieri for The Owls and Beckford and Doyle for Preston North End), Sheffield Wednesday managed to take all three points with a 2–1 victory, with Fernando Forestieri and Steven Fletcher on the score sheet, the latter scoring from a penalty kick after on-loan winger Will Buckley was fouled in the penalty area by opposition goalkeeper Chris Maxwell. After a 2–1 away to Reading, Sheffield Wednesday won all of their next three games, with a 2–0 home win against local rivals Barnsley, a 1–0 home win against local rivals Rotherham United and a 1–0 away win against league table leaders Newcastle United, with team captain Glenn Loovens scoring the winning goal, his first for the club. In The Owls' final game of 2016, Adam Reach scored a late equaliser against Preston North End, his first goal for the club.

January edit

In Sheffield Wednesday's first match of 2017, the result was a 0–0 draw at Hillsborough against Wolves. This was followed by a 3–0 away defeat to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, entering and exiting the tournament in the 3rd round. In Sheffield Wednesday's next EFL Championship match, a goal each from Ross Wallace and Fernando Forestieri (both in the second half) gave The Owls a 2–0 victory against local rivals Huddersfield Town, extending Wednesday's unbeaten run in the league to six games. This run was ended after a 2–1 away loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, which was followed by a 2–2 draw away to Bristol City.

February edit

The Owls got February off to a winning start, with a 1–0 win at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic, thanks to a Ross Wallace goal. Two home games followed, with a 3–0 win over Birmingham City followed by a 2–1 win over Blackburn Rovers. In the following game, away to Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday extended their winning run to four games after a 2–1 win, with goals from Almen Abdi (his first for the club) and Fernando Forestieri for The Owls. Wednesday would then end February with back-to-back losses, 2–1 against Brentford and 1–0 at play-off rivals Leeds United, ending the Owls four match unbeaten run in acrimonious fashion. The Owls were in sixth place with twelve games to go at the end of this month, two points behind fifth placed Reading and five ahead of seventh placed Fulham, albeit a game ahead.

March edit

Sheffield Wednesday got March off to a winning start in style, with a 5– home win against Norwich City, with goals from Fernando Forestieri, Morgan Fox, Ross Wallace and a brace from January signing Jordan Rhodes. It was also the club's biggest win of the season, beating the previous month's 3–0 home win against Birmingham City. A 1–1 draw at home to Burton Albion was followed by two successive 2–0 defeats, one at home to Reading and another away to Aston Villa, giving The Owls just four points out of twelve in March and losing their five-point advantage over seventh placed Fulham.

April edit

A 1–1 draw away at Barnsley saw The Owls drop into seventh place for the first time in ten matches, although amends were quickly made with a 2–0 victory over already relegated local rivals Rotherham United, thanks to a brace from Steven Fletcher. This result was followed by four further victories for Sheffield Wednesday, 2–1 at home against Newcastle United, 1–0 at home against Cardiff City thanks to a late Fernando Forestieri header and two successive 2–1 victories, one away to Queens Park Rangers and another at home to Derby County, with Steven Fletcher scoring his fourth goal in as many games in the latter. Following the game against Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday were in fourth place in the league table, their highest position in the whole of the 2016–17 season. The Owls remained unbeaten in April, ending the month with a 1–0 away win at Ipswich Town, with the game's solitary goal coming from Owls midfielder Kieran Lee.

May edit

With The Owls' play off place confirmed, after the Ipswich game, a much changed starting line up was fielded in the 2–1 home loss to Fulham. At the end of the league season, Sheffield Wednesday finished in fourth place.

Players edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW   Steven Fletcher Sunderland Free transfer [2]
18 July 2016 GK   Jake Kean Norwich City Free transfer [3]
28 July 2016 MF   Almen Abdi Watford £3,000,000 [4][5]
28 July 2016 DF   Daniel Pudil Watford £2,000,000 [4]
16 August 2016 CM   David Jones Burnley £2,600,000 [6]
19 August 2016 CB   Vincent Sasso Braga Undisclosed [7]
31 August 2016 MF   Adam Reach Middlesbrough £5,000,000 [8][9]
6 September 2016 DF   Urby Emanuelson Hellas Verona Free transfer [10]
6 January 2017 LB   Morgan Fox Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [11]
13 January 2017 FW   Sam Winnall Barnsley Undisclosed [12]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
16 July 2016 GK   Lewis Price Rotherham United Free transfer [13]
30 August 2016 CF   Caolan Lavery Sheffield United Free transfer [14]
31 August 2016 DF   Marnick Vermijl Preston North End Undisclosed [15]
23 September 2016 MF   Jérémy Hélan Retired N/A [16]
12 January 2017 CF   Sergiu Buș Astra Giurgiu Free transfer [17]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 August 2016 FW   Will Buckley Sunderland End of Season [18]
1 January 2017 FW   Callum McManaman West Brom End of Season [19]
31 January 2017 FW   Jordan Rhodes Middlesbrough End of Season[nb 1] [20]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
9 August 2016 GK   Cameron Dawson Wycombe Wanderers 16 August 2016 [21]
19 August 2016 CB   Darryl Lachman Willem II End of Season [22]
1 January 2017 GK   Jake Kean Mansfield Town End of Season [23]
18 January 2017 DM   Filipe Melo Paços de Ferreira End of Season [24]
20 January 2017 CM   Sean Clare Accrington Stanley End of Season [25]
30 January 2017 FW   Lucas João Blackburn Rovers End of Season [26]
31 January 2017 RW   Modou Sougou Moreirense End of Season [27]

Transfer summary edit

New contracts edit

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
4 July 2016 MF   José Semedo 1 year June 2017 [28]
13 July 2016 MF   Ross Wallace 2 years June 2018 [29]
27 July 2016 MF   Kieran Lee 3 years June 2019 [30]
5 August 2016 GK   Keiren Westwood 3 years June 2019 [31]
8 August 2016 DF   Tom Lees 5 years June 2021 [32]
26 October 2016 DF   Liam Palmer 3 years June 2019 [33]
10 January 2017 FW   Fernando Forestieri 3½ years June 2020 [34]
10 January 2017 MF   Sam Hutchinson 3½ years June 2020 [35]

Débuts edit

Players making their first team Sheffield Wednesday début in a competitive match.

No Pos Player Date Opponents Ground Ref
7 MF   Almen Abdi 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [36]
6 FW   Steven Fletcher 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [36]
29 DF   Connor O'Grady 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
38 MF   Will Buckley 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
48 MF   James Murphy 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
46 FW   George Hirst 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
3 MF   David Jones 20 August 2016 Leeds United Hillsborough Stadium [38]
9 MF   Adam Reach 10 September 2016 Wigan Athletic Hillsborough Stadium [39]
25 GK   Cameron Dawson 19 October 2016 Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium [40]
10 MF   Callum McManaman 2 January 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough Stadium [41]
11 FW   Sam Winnall 14 January 2017 Huddersfield Town Hillsborough Stadium [42]
43 DF   Morgan Fox 31 January 2017 Bristol City Ashton Gate [43]|-
17 FW   Jordan Rhodes 3 February 2017 Wigan Athletic DW Stadium [44]
26 DF   Urby Emanuelson 7 May 2017 Fulham Hillsborough Stadium [45]

Competitions edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

Sheffield Wednesday played five friendly games as part of their pre-season.

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly Alfreton Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Alfreton
19:30 BST Clayton   90' Report Bannan   56' Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Chesterfield 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Chesterfield
13:00 BST Lee   9'
Forestieri   28'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,063
Referee: Mark Haywood
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Benfica Owlerton, Sheffield
19:30 BST Forestieri   23' Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 July 2016 (2016-07-24) Friendly Nacional 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 BST Report Forestieri   44'
Hooper   67', 72'
Fletcher   87'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Fernando Santos
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Port Vale Owlerton, Sheffield
16:30 BST Lees   19'
Forestieri   51'
Abdi   57'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 6,711
Referee: Craig Pawson

Championship edit

Sheffield Wednesday will compete in the Football League Championship for the 2016–17 season.

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
6 Fulham 46 22 14 10 85 57 +28 80
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 24 9 13 60 45  +15 81 15 2 6 36 22  +14 9 7 7 24 23  +1

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: [46]

Results by round edit

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWDLLDWWLWWLWDWLLDWWLWWWDDWLDWWWWLLWDLLDWWWWWWL
Position98141719169141179765710965666666667666666666676665444
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

All fixtures are subject to change.[47]

Matches edit

August edit
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Aston Villa Owlerton, Sheffield
16:30 BST Hutchinson   30'
Wallace   45'
Lees   45+4'
Forestieri   85'		 Report Elphick   41'
Gardner   45+5'
Baker   66'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,060 (4,494 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Norwich City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
17:30 BST Bennett   55' Report Abdi   64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,236 (1,608 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 Burton Albion 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST McFadzean   7'
Irvine   45+2'
Dyer   77'
Turner   90'		 Report Hunt   7'
Hooper   12' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,997 (1,739 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds United Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 BST Bannan   40' Report Vieira   60'
Antonsson   63'
Bridcutt   79'
Wood   85'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,075 (3,887 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Brentford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford, W. London
15:00 BST Vibe   41'   88'   54'
Sawyers   52'
Dean   90+4'		 Report Jones   61'   73'
Hutchinson   90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,677 (1,650 away)
September edit
10 September 2016 6 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Wigan Athletic Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Fletcher   29'
Forestieri   34',   62'		 Report Power   3'
Grigg   5'
Garbutt   23'
Jacobs   73'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,860 (885 away)
Referee: David Coote
13 September 2016 7 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Bristol City Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Fletcher   52'
Hutchinson   59'
Bannan   75'
Lee   90+6',   90+7'		 Report Abraham   33', 39'
O'Neil   42'   61'
Flint   61'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,151 (407 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
17 September 2016 8 Birmingham City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bordesley, Birmingham
17:30 BST Gleeson   50'
Donaldson   81' (pen.)
Jutkiewicz   90+2'		 Report Loovens   56'
Hooper   76'
Westwood   80'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,786 (2,134 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 September 2016 9 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Nottingham Forest Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Lee   68', 90+1'
Abdi   90+4'		 Report Lansbury   35',   90+6'
Osborn   90+2'
Lichaj   90+7'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,350 (2,617 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 September 2016 10 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Fletcher   22' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,844 (2,752 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
October edit
1 October 2016 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Hooper   90+5' Report Baldock   26',   63'
Duffy   35'
Bruno   51'
Knockaert   73',   74'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,605 (691 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 October 2016 12 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield
12:00 BST Kachunga   38' Report Forestieri   68' (pen.)
Hooper   70'
Hutchinson   73'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 22,368 (2,000 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
19 October 2016 13 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Leckwith, Cardiff
19:45 BST Whittingham   9'
Morrison   39'		 Report Lee   45'
Pudil   55'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,887 (1,020 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
22 October 2016 14 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Hooper   40'
Pudil   77'		 Report Borysiuk   13'
Gladwin   17'
Onuoha   85'
Hamalainen   90+1'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,903 (542 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 October 2016 15 Derby County 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Pride Park, Derby
15:00 BST Christie   17'
Pearce   67'
Ince   82'		 Report Palmer   51'
Hutchinson   66'
Nuhiu   90+1'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,064 (3,104 away)
Referee: James Linington
November edit
5 November 2016 16 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Ipswich Town Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Hooper   36'
Fletcher   59'		 Report Lawrence   32'
Chambers   56',   87'
Ward   88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,851 (656 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
19 November 2016 17 Fulham 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, S. W. London
15:00 GMT Johansen   34'
Parker   79'
Malone   90+1'		 Report Forestieri   10'
Hutchinson   27'
Wallace   41'
Fletcher   82'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,255 (3,884 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 November 2016 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Iorfa   59'
Price   90+1'		 Report Forestieri   15' (pen.)
Lee   29'
Reach   90+1'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 27,293 (2,416 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
December edit
3 December 2016 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Preston North End Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Forestieri   9',   65'
Lee   58'
Fletcher   79' (pen.)		 Report Doyle   82',   90'
Beckford   90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,843 (801 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
10 December 2016 20 Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
15:00 GMT Evans   44'
Van den Berg   48'
Beerens   57', 76'
McShane   80'		 Report Nuhiu   29'
Lee   72'
Hutchinson   73'
Wallace   79'
Loovens   80'
Fletcher   90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,153 (2,296 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 December 2016 21 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Barnsley Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT MacDonald   37' (o.g)
Bannan   45+1'
João   50'
Hutchinson   80'		 Report Morsy   40'
Hammill   82'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,248 (2,618 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 December 2016 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Rotherham United Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Fletcher   55',   90+4' (pen.) Report Fisher   86'
Mattock   90+3'
Wood   90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,242 (1,113 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 December 2016 23 Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Hayden   52' Report Bannan   30'
Pudil   35'
Loovens   53'
Reach   70'
Hutchinson   76'
Wallace   85'
Palmer   90+5'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,179 (3,086 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
31 December 2016 24 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Pearson   75'
Hutchinson   77' (o.g.)		 Report Fletcher   73'
Reach   90+4'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,802 (4,408 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
January edit
2 January 2017 25 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Hutchinson   60' Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,549 (1,021 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 January 2017 26 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Huddersfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Pudil   43'
Wallace   54'
Forestieri   90+2'		 Report Payne   70' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,173 (2,842 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
20 January 2017 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT Pocognoli   29'
Knockaert   34', 85'
Murray   64'		 Report Dunk   45' (o.g.)
Hutchinson   53'   90+6'
Lees   80'
Wallace   87'
Fletcher   89'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,162 (1,139 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 January 2017 28 Bristol City 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45 GMT Tomlin   31' (pen.)
Abraham   70'		 Report Forestieri   17'
Loovens   34'
Lees   37'
Bannan   45+3'
Wallace   51'
Reach   75'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 17,438 (1,421 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
February edit
3 February 2017 29 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wigan, Greater Manchester
19:45 GMT Morsy   85' Report Wallace   43'
Hunt   62'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,037 (2,548 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
10 February 2017 30 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Birmingham City Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Rhodes   9'
Winnall   80'
Reach   86'		 Report Kieftenbeld   59'
Davis   61'
Robinson   87'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,805 (978 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
14 February 2017 31 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Sasso   18', 44'
Hutchinson   33'
Bannan   45+4'
Reach   89'		 Report Graham   20'
Akpan   86'
Bennett   90+2'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,603 (341 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
18 February 2017 32 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lichaj   32'
Ward   57'
Osborn   60'
Fox   90+5'		 Report Westwood   26'
Abdi   28',   30'
Forestieri   52',   53'
Hunt   78'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,164 (1,922 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
21 February 2017 33 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Forestieri   41',   90+3' Report Egan   35'
Dean   44',   90+4'
Yennaris   84'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,014 (153 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
25 February 2017 34 Leeds United 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
12:30 GMT Wood   24',   90+2'
Jansson   41'
Doukara   53'
O'Kane   70'
Bridcutt   87'		 Report Sasso   31'
Wallace   63'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,093 (2,746 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
March edit
4 March 2017 35 Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Wallace   15'
Rhodes   22', 54'
Fox   41'
Forestieri   66'		 Report Jerome   38'
Klose   46'
Naismith   56'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,178 (1,736 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
7 March 2017 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burton Albion Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Wallace   16' Report Irvine   24'
McFadzean   52'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,929 (223 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 March 2017 37 Aston Villa 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Baker   4'
Amavi   32'
Kodjia   34', 79'
Hourihane   76'		 Report Loovens   18'
Sasso   48'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,143 (2,764 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
17 March 2017 38 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Kermorgant   13'
Blackett   25'
Obita   64'
Popa   90+4'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,072 (443 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
April edit
1 April 2017 39 Barnsley 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley
15:00 BST Hammill   61'
Kent   76'
MacDonald   90+3',   90+4'		 Report Winnall   50',   75'
Reach   90+1'
Jack Hunt   90+2'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,003 (5,009 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 April 2017 40 Rotherham United 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
19:45 BST Vaulks   64'
Newell   76'		 Report Fletcher   19', 44' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,669 (2,573 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 April 2017 41 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Newcastle United Owlerton, Sheffield
17:30 BST Bannan   18'
Lees   59'
Fletcher   68'
Wallace   70'		 Report Diamé   44'
Shelvey   88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,883 (3,100 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 April 2017 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Forestieri   84' Report Hoilett   42' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,007 (361 away)
Referee: David Coote
17 April 2017 43 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Sylla   20'
Perch   76'		 Report Reach   12',   61'
Pudil   31'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,708 (3,198 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
22 April 2017 44 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Derby County Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Reach   53'
Fletcher   58'
Hooper   64'		 Report Bent   48'
Hughes   57'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,889 (1,623 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
29 April 2017 45 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 BST Skuse   39' Report Lee   77' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,000 (2,003 away)
Referee: James Adcock
May edit
7 May 2017 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Fulham Owlerton, Sheffield
13:30 BST Winnall   9'
Matias   45+1'		 Report Kebano   25', 79'
Kalas   59'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 33,861 (3,716 away)
Referee: Graham Scott

Play-offs edit

As a result of The Owls finishing in fourth place, they qualified for the play-offs for the second consecutive season. In the play-off semi finals, Sheffield Wednesday played against fifth-placed local rivals Huddersfield Town.

14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) Semi final (1st leg) Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield
12:00 BST Smith   28' Report Wallace   34'
Hunt   61'
Jones   74'
Reach   90'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,357
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) Semi final (2nd leg) Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Huddersfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Hutchinson   24'
Fletcher   51'
Bannan   87'		 Report Hogg   44'
Hefele   63'
Lees   73' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 32,625
Referee: Andre Marriner
Penalties
Hutchinson  
Bannan  
Lee  
Hunt  
Forestieri  		 Löwe  
Hefele  
Wells  
Mooy  
Payne  

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

Sheffield Wednesday competed in the 2016–17 EFL Cup for one round. They were eliminated 2–1 by Cambridge United.

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 1st round Cambridge United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday Cambridge
19:45 BST Mingoia   90+1'
Maris   90+4'
Berry   118'		 Report João   52'
Hélan   105'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,170
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost to Middlesbrough.

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) 3rd round Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Negredo   23',   67'
De Roon   48',   90+1'
Leadbitter   58',   60'
Ayala   59'		 Report Fletcher   27'
Bannan   57'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,661
Referee: David Coote

Overview edit

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 052.17
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 48 24 9 15 61 50 +11 050.00

Updated to match played 22 April 2017
Source: Competitions

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 14 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRL Keiren Westwood 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
2 GK   ENG Joe Wildsmith 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
3 MF   ENG David Jones 30 0 22+7 0 1 0 0 0
5 MF   ENG Kieran Lee 27 4 27 4 0 0 0 0
6 FW   SCO Steven Fletcher 36 10 23+12 10 1 0 0 0
7 MF   SUI Almen Abdi 16 1 11+5 1 0 0 0 0
9 MF   ENG Adam Reach 41 3 37+3 3 1 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Callum McManaman 11 0 2+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW   ENG Sam Winnall 15 3 10+5 3 0 0 0 0
12 DF   NED Glenn Loovens 33 1 30+2 1 1 0 0 0
14 FW   ENG Gary Hooper 24 6 17+6 6 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF   ENG Tom Lees 37 1 36 1 1 0 0 0
16 DF   SCO Liam Palmer 23 0 15+6 0 1 0 1 0
17 FW   SCO Jordan Rhodes 17 3 13+4 3 0 0 0 0
21 MF   POR Marco Matias 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson 33 2 33 2 0 0 0 0
24 MF   POR José Semedo 9 0 2+6 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK   ENG Cameron Dawson 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   NED Urby Emanuelson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   ENG Connor O'Grady 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   ENG Jack Hunt 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   SCO Ross Wallace 44 5 35+7 5 1 0 1 0
36 DF   CZE Daniel Pudil 28 2 27 2 1 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG Will Buckley 12 0 2+9 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF   FRA Vincent Sasso 14 2 12+2 2 0 0 0 0
41 MF   SCO Barry Bannan 45 1 43+1 1 1 0 0 0
43 DF   WAL Morgan Fox 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
44 FW   KOS Atdhe Nuhiu 21 0 2+17 0 0+1 0 1 0
45 FW   ITA Fernando Forestieri 36 12 26+9 12 1 0 0 0
46 FW   ENG George Hirst 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
48 MF   USA James Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players currently out on loan
8 MF   SEN Modou Sougou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   POR Lucas João 12 1 10 0 0+1 0 1 1
Players no longer at the club
17 MF   FRA Jérémy Hélan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF   BEL Marnick Vermijl 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 7 May 2017

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   45 Fernando Forestieri 12 – – 12
2 FW   6 Steven Fletcher 10 – – 10
3 FW   14 Gary Hooper 6 – – 6
4 MF   33 Ross Wallace 5 – – 5
5 MF   5 Kieran Lee 4 – – 4
6 MF   9 Adam Reach 3 – – 3
FW   17 Jordan Rhodes 3 – – 3
FW   11 Sam Winnall 3 – – 3
8 MF   23 Sam Hutchinson 2 – – 2
DF   36 Daniel Pudil 2 – – 2
DF   39 Vincent Sasso 2 – – 2
12 MF   7 Almen Abdi 1 – – 1
MF   41 Barry Bannan 1 – – 1
DF   43 Morgan Fox 1 – – 1
FW   19 Lucas João – – 1 1
DF   15 Tom Lees 1 – – 1
DF   12 Glenn Loovens 1 – – 1
Own Goals 2 – – 2
Total 60 – 1 61

Disciplinary record edit

As of 14 May 2017
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
23 MF Sam Hutchinson 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
6 FW Steven Fletcher 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
45 FW Fernando Forestieri 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
3 MF David Jones 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 MF Marco Matias 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 MF Adam Reach 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
33 MF Ross Wallace 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
41 MF Barry Bannan 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
32 DF Jack Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 MF Kieran Lee 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF Almen Abdi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Tom Lees 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 DF Glenn Loovens 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
36 DF Daniel Pudil 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
44 FW Atdhe Nuhiu 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF Liam Palmer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 GK Keiren Westwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF Jérémy Hélan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 FW Gary Hooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Lucas João 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Vincent Sasso 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Sam Winnall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 14 May 2017
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League FA Cup EFL Cup TOTAL
1   Keiren Westwood 43 34.88% 15 0 0 14
2   Joe Wildsmith 3 0.00% 0 0 0 0
25   Cameron Dawson 4 50.00% 2 0 0 2
34   Jake Kean 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0

Awards edit

Player of the Month edit

Player of the Month awards for the 2016–17 season.

Month First % Second % Third % Ref
August   Sam Hutchinson 62%   N/A –   N/A – [48]
September   Kieran Lee 70%   Steven Fletcher 22%   N/A – [49]
October   Sam Hutchinson 25%   Adam Reach 16%   Gary Hooper 14% [50]
November   Fernando Forestieri 64%   Sam Hutchinson 12%   Kieran Lee 11% [51]
December   Sam Hutchinson 85%   N/A –   N/A – [52]
January   Ross Wallace 41%   Fernando Forestieri 13%   Adam Reach 11% [53]
February   Fernando Forestieri 37%   Sam Hutchinson 16%   Keiren Westwood 14% [54]
March   Ross Wallace 40%   Morgan Fox 11%   Jordan Rhodes 10% [55]

EFL Team of the Week edit

Two Sheffield Wednesday players have been in the EFL Team of the Week during the 2016–17 season.

EFL Team of 2016 edit

One Sheffield Wednesday player was in the EFL Team of 2016.

League Managers Association Performance of the Week edit

Sheffield Wednesday won this award once during the 2016–17 season.

  • EFL Championship: Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 2016)[59]

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