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Sheffield Wednesday
2008–09 season
ChairmanLee Strafford
ManagerBrian Laws
Football League Championship12th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Tudgay (14)
All:
Marcus Tudgay (14)
Highest home attendance30,444 (vs. Sheffield United, 19 October)
Lowest home attendance14,792 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 9 December)
Average home league attendance21,542
Steel City derby
Statistics
All-time recordCompetitive
United 44–38–41 Wednesday
All-time (inc. non-competitive)
United 47–38–44 Wednesday

The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday Football Club's 107th competitive season, their 4th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 151th year in existence as a football club.

Season summary

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Sheffield Wednesday achieved their first league double over city rivals Sheffield United in 95 years, but that was the highlight of a mediocre season for the Owls. Still, a final 12th-placed finish was an improvement from the relegation struggle of the previous season.

Kit

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Italian manufacturers Lotto remained kit manufacturers for the season, as did Sheffield-based internet service provider Plusnet for the kit sponsorship. A new kit was introduced for the season.[1]

Key dates

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Squads

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First team squad

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As per end of the season.

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Grant England GK (1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 26) England Derby County
22 Richard O'Donnell England GK (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 20) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
27 Arron Jameson England GK (1989-11-07)7 November 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
Defenders
2 Tommy Spurr England LB (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 21) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
3 Peter Gilbert[a] Wales LB (1983-07-31)31 July 1983 (aged 25) England Leicester City
5 Richard Hinds England CB (1980-08-22)22 August 1980 (aged 28) England Scunthorpe United
6 Steve Watson England RB (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 35) England West Bromwich Albion
15 Mark Beevers England CB (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
16 Richard Wood England CB (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 23) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
19 Michael Gray England LB (1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 34) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 Frank Simek United States RB (1984-10-13)13 October 1984 (aged 24) England Arsenal
21 Lewis Buxton England RB (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 25) England Stoke City
Midfielders
4 Kenny Lunt Republic of Ireland CM (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 29) England Crewe Alexandra
8 Sean McAllister England CM (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (aged 21) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
10 Darren Potter[b] Republic of Ireland CM (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
11 Etiënne Esajas Netherlands LW (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) Netherlands Vitesse
12 Rocky Lekaj[c] Norway RW (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
17 James O'Connor Republic of Ireland CM (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29) England Burnley
23 Jermaine Johnson Jamaica RW (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 28) England Bradford City
Forwards
7 Marcus Tudgay England CF (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 26) England Derby County
9 Francis Jeffers England CF (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 28) England Blackburn Rovers
14 Luke Varney England CF (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26) England Derby County
18 Leon Clarke England CF (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 Wade Small England CF (1984-02-23)23 February 1984 (aged 25) England Milton Keynes Dons
24 Luke Boden England CF (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 20) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
30 Akpo Sodje England CF (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 29) England Port Vale
32 Nathan Modest England CF (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 17) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
  1. ^ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
  3. ^ Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam McMenamin
29 DF England ENG Sam Liversidge
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF England ENG Max Wragg


Transfers

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In

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
17 MF Republic of Ireland James O'Connor England Burnley Free transfer 1 July 2008 [2]

Winter

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
21 DF England Lewis Buxton England Stoke City £87,000 31 January 2009
19 DF England Michael Gray England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 2 February 2009

Out

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
2 DF Scotland Lee Bullen Scotland Falkirk Free transfer 1 July 2008
8 MF Scotland Burton O'Brien Scotland Falkirk Free transfer 1 July 2008
27 GK England Rob Burch England Lincoln City Free transfer 1 July 2008
28 DF England James Kay England Mansfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2008
21 MF Northern Ireland Dave McClements Northern Ireland Coleraine Free transfer 1 July 2008
10 FW Jamaica Deon Burton[a] England Charlton Athletic Free transfer 27 November 2008
  1. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

Loan out

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No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End
24 FW England Luke Boden England Chesterfield 1 September 2008 1 October 2008
24 FW England Luke Boden England Rushden & Diamonds 1 November 2008 1 December 2008
4 MF England Kenny Lunt England Crewe Alexandra 1 November 2008 1 May 2009
27 GK England Arron Jameson England Gainsborough Trinity 29 November 2008 1 January 2009
28 DF England Sam Liversidge England Buxton 1 January 2009 1 May 2009
26 FW England Wade Small England Blackpool 13 March 2009 13 May 2009

Loan in

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No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End
14 MF England Jimmy Smith England Chelsea Academy 1 July 2008 31 December 2008
19 DF England Tony McMahon England Middlesbrough 1 August 2008 1 December 2008
29 FW Poland Bartosz Ślusarski England West Bromwich Albion 27 November 2008 31 December 2008
10 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2009 1 May 2009
14 FW England Luke Varney England Charlton Athletic 1 March 2009 1 May 2009

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Championship — 12th 9 August 2008 3 May 2009
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 3 January 2009 3 January 2009
Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 12 August 2008 12 August 2008

Championship

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 13 17 51 58  −7 61 11 6 6 26 14  +12 5 7 11 25 44  −19

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDDWLDWWLWLLLDWLLWWDWDLDLDWLDWLLWWLLDDDWLLWDW
Position13111451314145105101215151113161615121210101111131212131312121312121212121313121212121212
Points3345889121515181818181922222225282932333334343538383942424245484848495051545454575861
Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Barnsley 0–1 1–2 1–3 No
Birmingham City 1–1 1–3 2–4 No
Blackpool 1–1 2–0 3–1 No
Bristol City 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
Burnley 4–1 4–2 8–3 Yes
Cardiff City 1–0 0–2 1–2 No
Charlton Athletic 4–1 2–1 6–2 Yes
Coventry City 0–1 0–2 0–3 No
Crystal Palace 2–0 1–1 3–1 No
Derby County 0–1 0–3 0–4 No
Doncaster Rovers 1–0 0–1 1–1 No
Morecambe 1–3 1–2 2–5 No
Ipswich Town 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
Norwich City 2–0 1–0 3–0 Yes
Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–4 2–4 No
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 0–4 0–5 No
Preston North End 1–1 1–1 2–2 No
Queens Park Rangers 1–0 2–3 3–3 No
Reading 1–2 0–6 1–8 No
Sheffield United 1–0 2–1 3–1 Yes
Southampton 2–0 1–1 3–1 No
Swansea City 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
Watford 2–0 2–2 4–2 No
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 1–4 1–5 No


Matches

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9 August 2008 1 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 BST Tudgay 1', 65'
Sodje 4', 17'
O'Connor Yellow card 54'
Beevers Yellow card 63'		 Report Paterson 6'
Blake Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,793
Referee: Clive Oliver
16 August 2008 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Iwelumo 28', 59'
Ebanks-Blake 54'
Jones Yellow card 76'
Edwards 90'		 Report Esajas 15' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,491
Referee: Mike Jones
23 August 2008 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 BST McAllister 20'
Burton Yellow card 82'
Esajas Yellow card 90'		 Report Hill Yellow card 39'
Chaplow 77'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 17,693
Referee: Mike Russell
30 August 2008 4 Swansea City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Swansea
15:00 BST Bodde 36'
Burton Yellow card 82'
Esajas Yellow card 90'		 Report Burton Yellow card 25'
McAllister Yellow card 30'
McMahon Yellow card 39'
Watson 70'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 September 2008 5 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Watford Sheffield
15:00 BST Tudgay 22'
Watson Yellow card 42'
Wood Yellow card 44'
Spurr 55'		 Report Bromby Yellow card 34'
Harley Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 17,066
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 September 2008 6 Reading 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
20:00 BST Doyle 5', 9', 62'
Bikey 30'
Hunt 50', 64'		 Report Gilbert Yellow card 53' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,159
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 September 2008 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Mike Jones
27 September 2008 8 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton
15:00 BST Varney 20', Yellow card 36' Report McMahon Yellow card 23'
Small 39'
Tudgay 42', Yellow card 56'
O'Connor Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,278
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 September 2008 9 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
19:45 BST McAllister Yellow card 30'
Esajas 48'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,823
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 October 2008 10 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth
15:00 BST Beevers 15' (o.g.)
Gallagher 25'
Mackie 30'
Seip 90'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,795
Referee: Roger East
19 October 2008 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Sheffield United Sheffield
13:15 BST Watson 35'
O'Connor Yellow card 40'
Johnson Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 68'
Sodje Yellow card 90'		 Report Kilgallon Red card 27'
Speed Yellow card 46'
Naysmith Yellow card 82'
Ehiogu Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,441
Referee: Mike Dean
21 October 2008 12 Barnsley 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley
18:45 BST Hume 4', Yellow card 90'
Campbell-Ryce 61' (pen.)
Souza Yellow card 68'		 Report McMahon Red card 34'
Beevers Yellow card 61'
Clarke 69' (pen.)
Gilbert Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Phil Crossley
25 October 2008 13 Birmingham City 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
15:00 GMT G. O'Connor 11', 15'
Phillips 38'
Larsson Yellow card 64'
McFadden Yellow card 90'		 Report Esajas 14'
Smith Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 69'
Buxton Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 October 2008 14 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report MacLean 23'
McNamee Yellow card 35'
Gallagher Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,515
Referee: Graham Laws
1 November 2008 15 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst
15:00 GMT B. Watson 54' (pen.), Yellow card 74' Report Clarke 7' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Kevin Wright
8 November 2008 16 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Clarke 43' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,872
Referee: Lee Mason
15 November 2008 17 Derby County 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
15:00 GMT Commons 31'
Addison 52'
Villa Yellow card 56'
Stewart 67'		 Report Sodje Yellow card 41' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,111
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 November 2008 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Coventry City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 28' Report Morrison 60'
Ward Yellow card 73'
Eastwood Yellow card 79'
Wright Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,119
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 November 2008 19 Blackpool 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Tudgay 61'
Burton 86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 November 2008 20 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Norwich City Sheffield
15:00 GMT McMahon Yellow card 45', 51'
Clarke 55'
Tudgay 72'		 Report Clingan 43' (pen.)
Lita 62'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 18,883
Referee: Tony Bates
6 December 2008 21 Southampton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
15:00 GMT Wright-Phillips 14' Report Tudgay 87', Yellow card 88' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 15,440
Referee: Grant Hegley
9 December 2008 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield
19:45 GMT Clarke 75'
Grant Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 14,792
Referee: Nigel Miller
13 December 2008 23 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Bristol City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
20 December 2008 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 GMT Johnson 49'
Chopra 65' (pen.)		 Report McAllister Yellow card 65' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 2008 25 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 GMT Buxton Yellow card 47'
Ślusarski 55'
O'Connor 82'		 Report Gow 48' (pen.)
Reid Yellow card 51'
Southern Yellow card 67'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 90'
Dickinson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,044
Referee: Michael Oliver
28 December 2008 26 Coventry City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
15:00 GMT Morrison 11'
Simpson 82'		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,602
Referee: Graham Laws
10 January 2009 27 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 GMT Campo Yellow card 31'
Couñago 66'		 Report Spurr 52' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,213
Referee: Graham Horwood
17 January 2009 28 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Charlton Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Potter 16'
Tudgay 38', 90' (pen.)
Johnson Yellow card 48'
Wood Yellow card 53'
Jeffers 63', Yellow card 63'
Boden Yellow card 90'		 Report Spring Yellow card 49', 86'
Randolph Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,766
Referee: Darren Deadman
27 January 2009 29 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Tyson 34'
Breckin Yellow card 47'
Chambers 75'
Garner Yellow card 90'		 Report Johnson 27'
Jeffers Red card 40'
Buxton Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,618
Referee: Scott Mathieson
31 January 2009 30 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Birmingham City Sheffield
17:20 GMT Buxton 57' Report Taylor Yellow card 59'
Phillips 90'
Murphy Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 18,409
Referee: Phil Crossley
7 February 2009 31 Sheffield United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield
12:00 GMT Lupoli 5' Report Spurr 1'
Tudgay 29'
Beevers Yellow card 44'
O'Connor Yellow card 56'
Potter Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,786
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 February 2009 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Doncaster
15:00 GMT Heffernan 31'
Wellens Yellow card 42'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 61'
Buxton Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 14,823
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 February 2009 33 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Barnsley Sheffield
19:45 GMT Johnson Yellow card 53' Report Campbell-Ryce 38', Yellow card 41'
Bruma Yellow card 49'
Mifsud Yellow card 76'
Moore Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,820
Referee: Russell Booth
21 February 2009 34 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Crystal Palace Sheffield
15:00 GMT Jeffers Yellow card 68'
McAllister 80'
Clarke 90'
Johnson Yellow card 90'		 Report Clyne Yellow card 35'
Lawrence 76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,687
Referee: Colin Webster
28 February 2009 35 Burnley 2–4 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
15:00 GMT Jordan Yellow card 35'
McCann 53'
Eagles 85'		 Report Tudgay 19', 69'
Clarke 79', 82', Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,449
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 March 2009 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Reading Sheffield
19:45 GMT McAllister 45'
Clarke Yellow card 80'		 Report Rosenior Yellow card 19'
Hunt Yellow card 37'
Doyle 56'
Long 81'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,268
Referee: Andy Hall
7 March 2009 37 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Ebanks-Blake 5'
Hill Yellow card 58'
Keogh Yellow card 83'
Stearman Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,703
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 March 2009 38 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 GMT Parkin 90' Report Jeffers 30' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,381
Referee: Andy Penn
14 March 2009 39 Watford 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 GMT Williamson Yellow card 35'
Beevers 45' (o.g.)
McAnuff 56', Yellow card 83'		 Report Tudgay 20'
Jeffers Yellow card 79', 90' (pen.)
Wood Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,294
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 March 2009 40 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Swansea City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Potter Yellow card 61'
Varney Yellow card 79'		 Report Williams Yellow card 83' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Mike Jones
4 April 2009 41 Norwich City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
15:00 GMT Mooney Yellow card 80' Report Johnson 48'
Wood Yellow card 81'
Spurr Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,385
Referee: Mike Russell
11 April 2009 42 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 45' Report Hulse Yellow card 13', 45'
Bywater Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,391
Referee: Tanner
13 April 2009 43 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday London
15:00 GMT Taarabt Yellow card 45'
Vine 62'
Cook Yellow card 69'
Mahon 74'
Stewart 88'		 Report Mahon 35' (o.g.)
Tudgay 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,742
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 April 2009 44 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Southampton Sheffield
15:00 GMT Varney Yellow card 24' Report James Yellow card 89' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,145
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
25 April 2009 45 Bristol City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 25'
McAllister Yellow card 53'		 Report Potter 88' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 17,486
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 May 2009 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Johnson 71', Yellow card 78' Report Chopra Yellow card 42'
McNaughton Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,568
Referee: Phil Crossley

League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 First round Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Rotherham United Sheffield
19:45 BST Esajas 14', 117' Report Rhodes 15'
Joseph Red card 116'
Reid 119'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Clarke soccer ball with check mark
Esajas soccer ball with red X
O'Connor soccer ball with check mark
McAllister soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mills
soccer ball with check mark Harrison
soccer ball with check mark Hudson
soccer ball with check mark Todd
soccer ball with check mark Reid

FA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
3 January 2009 Third round Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Fulham Sheffield
15:00 BST Spurr 21'
O'Connor Yellow card 57'		 Report Johnson 12', 88' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 18,377
Referee: Lee Mason

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of end of season.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Lee Grant 49 0 46 0 1 0 1+1 0
2 LB England ENG Tommy Spurr 44 4 41 3 1 1 1+1 0
3 LB Wales WAL Peter Gilbert 10 0 8 0 0 0 1+1 0
5 CB England ENG Richard Hinds 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 RB England ENG Steve Watson 24 2 15+7 2 0 0 1+1 0
7 CF England ENG Marcus Tudgay 42 14 42 14 0 0 0 0
8 CM England ENG Sean McAllister 41 3 37+3 3 1 0 0 0
9 CF England ENG Francis Jeffers 32 3 20+11 3 1 0 0 0
10 RW Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Potter 17 2 17 2 0 0 0 0
11 LW Netherlands NED Etiënne Esajas 24 5 18+4 3 0 0 1+1 2
12 RW Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
14 CF England ENG Luke Varney 4 2 3+1 2 0 0 0 0
15 CB England ENG Mark Beevers 37 0 30+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
16 CB England ENG Richard Wood 45 0 42 0 1+1 0 1 0
17 CM Republic of Ireland IRL James O'Connor 44 0 35+6 0 1 0 1+1 0
18 CF England ENG Leon Clarke 31 8 20+9 8 0 0 1+1 0
19 LB England ENG Michael Gray 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
20 RB United States USA Frankie Simek 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
21 RB England ENG Lewis Buxton 32 1 31 1 0 0 1 0
22 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 RW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson 38 3 29+8 3 1 0 0 0
24 CF England ENG Luke Boden 13 3 2+10 3 1 0 0 0
26 CB England ENG Liam McMenamin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK England ENG Arron Jameson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 CF England ENG Akpo Sodje 11 2 2+9 2 0 0 0 0
32 CF England ENG Nathan Modest 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 CB England ENG Max Wragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
4 CM England ENG Kenny Lunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 CF Jamaica JAM Deon Burton 20 1 10+8 1 0 0 1+1 0
14 RW England ENG Jimmy Smith 14 1 3+9 1 0 0 1+1 0
19 RB England ENG Tony McMahon 15 1 14+1 1 0 0 0 0
26 CF England ENG Wade Small 20 1 6+13 1 1 0 0 0
28 CB England ENG Sam Liversidge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 CF Poland POL Bartosz Ślusarski 7 1 4+3 1 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of end of season.[3]

Rnk No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 7 FW England Marcus Tudgay 14 0 0 14
2 18 FW England Leon Clarke 8 0 0 8
3 11 MF Netherlands Etiënne Esajas 3 0 2 5
4 2 DF England Tommy Spurr 3 1 0 4
5 8 MF England Sean McAllister 3 0 0 3
9 FW England Francis Jeffers 3 0 0 3
23 MF Jamaica Jermaine Johnson 3 0 0 3
8 6 DF England Steve Watson 2 0 0 2
10 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 2 0 0 2
14 FW England Luke Varney 2 0 0 2
30 FW England Akpo Sodje 2 0 0 2
12 10 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 1 0 0 1
19 DF England Tony McMahon 1 0 0 1
21 DF England Lewis Buxton 1 0 0 1
26 FW England Wade Small 1 0 0 1
29 FW Poland Bartosz Slusarski 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 51 1 2 54

Clean sheets

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As of end of season.[3]

Rnk No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1 GK England Lee Grant 13 0 0 13
TOTALS 13 0 0 13

Disciplinary record

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As of end of season.[3]

Rnk Pos. No. Player Championsip FA Cup League Cup Total (FA Total)
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 MF 17 England James O'Connor 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2 MF 23 Jamaica Jermaine Johnson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
3 FW 9 England Francis Jeffers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
DF 19 England Tony McMahon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
DF 21 England Lewis Buxton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
DF 15 England Mark Beevers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
DF 16 England Richard Wood 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF 8 England Sean McAllister 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW 7 England Marcus Tudgay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 18 England Leon Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF 10 Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 14 England Luke Varney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 30 England Akpo Sodje 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 10 Jamaica Deon Burton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 3 Wales Peter Gilbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF 14 England Jimmy Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 DF 2 England Tommy Spurr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 11 Netherlands Etiënne Esajas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF 6 England Steve Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GK 1 England Lee Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW 24 England Luke Boden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 52 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 1 4

Overall

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As of end of season.[3]

Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Games won 16 (16 Championship)
Games drawn 13 (13 Championship)
Games lost 19 (17 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored 54 (51 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Goals conceded 62 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Goal difference –8 (–7 Championship, –1 FA Cup, 0 Football League Cup)
Clean sheets 13 (13 Championship)
Yellow cards 53 (52 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Red cards 4 (4 Football League Cup)
Worst discipline England James O'Connor (7 Yellow card)
Best result(s) W 4–1 (H) v Burnley – Championship – 9 August 2008
W 4–1 (H) v Charlton Athletic – Championship – 17 January 2009
Worst result(s) L 6–0 (A) v Reading – Championship – 16 September 2008
Most appearances England Lee Grant with 49 appearances
Top scorer(s) England Marcus Tudgay (14 goals)
Top assister(s) Jamaica Jermaine Johnson, England Leon Clarke & Netherlands Etiënne Esajas (5 assists)

References

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  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Owls are ideal for me - O'Connor". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "All Sheffield Wednesday football club players: 2009". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

Notes

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