2013–14 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
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During the 2013–14 football season, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club competed in three professional football competitions. Sheffield Wednesday competed in the 2013–14 Football League Championship, 2013–14 FA Cup, and the 2013–14 Football League Cup. It was the Owls' second consecutive season in the Football League Championship having secured promotion from League One in the 2011–12 season and then securing Championship safety on the last day of the 2012–13 season. The Football League season kicked-off at the beginning of August, along with the League Cup in the same month. Meanwhile, with Sheffield Wednesday being within the top two-tiers of the English football league system the club did not enter the FA Cup until the beginning of January 2014 where they entered at Round 3 of the competition.
| 2013–14 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Milan Mandarić |
| Head Coach | Stuart Gray |
| Ground | Hillsborough Stadium |
| Championship | 16th |
| FA Cup | Round 5 (eliminated by Charlton Athletic) |
| League Cup | Round 1 (eliminated by Rotherham United) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Maguire (9) All: Chris Maguire (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,279 (vs. Wigan Athletic) |
| Lowest home attendance | 18,029 (vs. Queens Park Rangers) |
| Average home league attendance | 21,239 |
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Pre-season Edit
Following the end of the 2012–13 football league season, Jérémy Hélan, Danny Pugh, Seyi Olofinjana, Leroy Lita and Steve Howard all returned to their parent clubs following their loans at Sheffield Wednesday.[citation needed] Many players were out of contract in the summer of 2013 and therefore many decisions had to be made on players' futures at the club within May and June. The first transfer of the new pre-season was confirmed just a few days after the end of the 2012–13 football season as development squad player Bastien Héry signed for Rochdale.[1] Sheffield Wednesday youth players Ayo Obileye, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe and Johnny Fenwick soon all signed their first professional contracts with the club, all lasting one-year.[2][3] On 16 May 2013, the club announced their retained list, with Player of the Year Lewis Buxton, Stephen Bywater, Giles Coke, Jermaine Johnson, Miguel Llera and David Prutton being the senior players to re-sign, while Adam Hinchliffe and Hayden White (who was rumoured to be signing for Bolton Wanderers) were offered their first professional contract. Nicky Weaver and Julian Bennett were released along with youth players Matthew Fletcher and Harry Grant. Also, out-of-favour midfielder Nejc Pečnik left by mutual consent.[4] On 19 June 2013, the first transfer in relation to Sheffield Wednesday was revealed, with Chris O'Grady joining Yorkshire rivals Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be around £300,000.[5] The week after the O'Grady departure, two players had decided whether their futures still lay with Sheffield Wednesday. Promising youth player Hayden White rejected an offer to sign with the team and went with Bolton Wanderers. White had been heavily followed the previous season with his impressive performances for the Owls' youth team and was linked with a possible move to Manchester United at one point.[6] Elsewhere, senior player Stephen Bywater had also rejected signing and went with Millwall on a free transfer for a two-year contract. Bywater played a major part in the side's promotion in the 2011–12 season where he was signed permanently in January of that season.[7] A day after these departures it was confirmed that David Prutton had signed to stay for the next season. Prutton is the second senior player to re-sign after Lewis Buxton signed later that month.[8] 24-hours after Prutton's contract confirmation, Sheffield Wednesday's first signing of the season was confirmed. The signing was Jacques Maghoma from Burton Albion. He has signed a two-year contract after scoring 18 goals in League Two last season from the wing.[9] Another player committed his future at Sheffield Wednesday on 27 June when Miguel Llera signed a new one-year contract at the club, having been a key player in defence over the last two-seasons.[10] Another senior player yet to confirm where his future lay was Giles Coke, but he also chose to commit his future to Wednesday by signing a two-year contract at the club a day after Llera had signed his.[11] Into July and nearly a week after Coke signed with the team, Jermaine Johnson was the last remaining senior player to be offered a contract that he signed to stay for the following season. He is one of the longest playing team players having made over 200 appearances having since joined the club in 2007[12] Later that day, it was confirmed that the club's midfielder Chris Lines had left by mutual consent. Lines was signed in the summer of 2011 and in the 2011–12 season he made the majority of his 53 appearances and scored all of his 4 goals.[13]
Sheffield Wednesday's first pre-season fixtures were announced on 15 May; the club confirmed that the first pre-season game would be away to Scunthorpe United on 13 July and then the side would, like the previous season, play two pre-season fixtures in Portugal, this time against Hull City in the second game in Portugal on 20 July,[14] while the first game in the country was later confirmed to be Sporting Braga on 16 June 2013.[15] A day later Chesterfield were confirmed to be friendly opponents on 27 July at their ground. Scottish giants Rangers was confirmed at the end of May to be the only pre-season friendly that will be at home, with the game due to take place mid-week on 24 July.[16] The Owls played in their first pre-season friendly on 6 July 2013 with a "behind-closed-doors" friendly. The game was hosted at St George's Park National Football Centre, where the team played Romanian first-tier champions Steaua București. It ended in a 1–1 draw with goals either side of the half with Miguel Llera scoring for Wednesday in the second-half.[17] Tuesday, 9 July saw Sheffield Wednesday play in a friendly-testimonial game against Stockport County. The game was a testimonial for Rodger Wylde, whose first club was Sheffield Wednesday and his last Stockport County, between his career spanning 1972–1989. Wednesday took the lead within 43 seconds when Michail Antonio scored for the Owls, Martin Taylor scored after 12-minutes and the game was wrapped up when Chris Maguire scored a penalty at the stroke of half-time. There were no further goals in the game but ex-Wednesday players Chris Waddle and David Hirst made appearances in the last 15 minutes of the game for the Owls.[18] Three days after this game, one of last season's loanees signed on a permanent-basis: Jérémy Hélan signed on a four-year contract, making it the longest current contract at the club.[19] The weekend after Hélan's signing, Sheffield Wednesday faced Scunthorpe United away in a friendly. It was a first-half strike by new signing Hélan that gave the Owls a 1–0 victory in this pre-season friendly.[20] Similarly to last season's pre-season Sheffield Wednesday flew to a training camp in Portugal, where they would play two games in just under a week. The first game was against top Portuguese side Sporting Braga, whom although were trailing by one goal thanks to a Martin Taylor's header after nineteen minutes, scored twice in the last five-minutes of the first half and then also scored in the second to win the game 3–1. Although it was Sheffield Wednesday's first loss of their pre-season it was still seen as a good workout.[21] Wednesday's second and last game in Portugal was against newly promoted Hull City, the game was fairly even and the Owls's best chance fell after great work by Michail Antonio in the middle of the park led to a pass threading through to Jérémy Hélan, who rounded the goalkeeper and had his shot cleared off the line. Meanwhile, Hull's best chance was when they scored, though the goal was disallowed for offside. Another pre-season workout was completed, but this time finished in a goalless draw.[22] Sheffield Wednesday returned from their trip to Portugal in the week commencing 22 July, where they prepared for their final two pre-season friendlies against Rangers and Chesterfield. The Rangers game was the only home friendly of pre-season for the Owls and Rangers brought 6,000 fans to the game, selling out the away stand at Hillsborough Stadium, just for a friendly match. Although the away support was as if the game was a competitive fixture, the match was still played like a friendly. Both sides were fairly evenly matched and when Wednesday got a corner on 12-minutes Michail Antonio's shot bounced off the ground a looped into the goal to give Sheffield Wednesday the lead. And that was the only goal of the game, giving Sheffield Wednesday their third win of pre-season.[23] Under 24-hours after the Rangers game and Sheffield Wednesday signed their third player of the new season, European striker Atdhe Nuhiu. Nuhiu has played in the top-league of Austria for the most of his career and signed on a three-year contract on a free transfer from Rapid Wien.[24] Two-days later and Nuhiu played in Sheffield Wednesday's final pre-season fixture, this being away to Chesterfield. Although the Owls dominated the first half, it was Chesterfield who were leading at half-time thanks to a goal from Hamza Bencherif on 29 minutes. Wednesday deservedly equalised though late in the second-half with just two-minutes of normal time as Chris Maguire scored from 20-yards. Sheffield Wednesday's pre-season was over after seven pre-season friendlies in preparation for the upcoming season, with the first game a week away against Queens Park Rangers.[25]
August Edit
On the day before the first game of the season, Sheffield Wednesday signed central defender Kamil Zayatte on a free transfer on a two-year-long contract. Zayatte had been on trial with the Owls throughout pre-season and impressed enough to earn himself a deal.[26] Later on that same day and Wednesday winger Danny Mayor went out on loan to League Two side Bury for the entire season.[27] On Saturday 3 August, the first day of the season, Sheffield Wednesday couldn't really ask for harder opponents on the first day with Queens Park Rangers being favourites for promotion and having a high quality in-depth squad with most players being used to playing in the Premier League. Manager Dave Jones gave débuts to new signings Kamil Zayatte and Atdhe Nuhiu, who both had just managed to gain international clearance before the game. The game kicked off at Loftus Road in front of a full house and Rangers were soon on the upper hand with Andrew Johnson having an effort from distance just go wide and volley well saved as well. Once the game settled down, Wednesday got their fair share of chances with Atdhe Nuhiu's volley and shot inside the box being saved and going wide respectively. Then on nineteen-minutes Nuhiu wiggled his way out of two defenders' challenges cut inside and hit a shot that sailed into the bottom corner, giving the Owls the lead and a début goal for the 6-foot 6-inch striker Atdhe Nuhiu. Although the game continued to be evenly matched, Rangers were the ones who were creating the chances. Junior Hoilett got his shot over the bar from close range and then Bobby Zamora was denied by a save from Chris Kirkland. Soon after, a long ball by David Prutton over the top sent Michail Antonio through on goal, who was clipped from behind by the opposing defender in the box, but the referee waved away the penalty claims. If a penalty had been given, it would surely have been a red card as well as the opposing defender was the last man. Two minutes later when QPR gained a corner and took it quickly, Sheffield Wednesday were asleep and not aware of the danger, Junior Hoilett cut inside, took a shot that was going wide until the ball was passed into the net by Nedum Onuoha to put the game level. After the goal Queens Park Rangers had the momentum and the Owls were just looking to hang on for five minutes until half-time. However, three minutes later a Joey Barton header was saved by Kirkland and the rebound was volleyed in by Andrew Johnson, and the Owls were behind. Dave Jones was very frustrated at half-time, and in the second half, Hoilett continued to run riot and had another opportunity excellently saved by Chris Kirkland. Soon after, Jermaine Johnson and Michail Antonio found themselves two-on-one when the Owls pounced on the counter-attack, and when the ball was slid to Antonio with the goal gaping at his mercy he hit the ball over the bar. Then substitute Jacques Maghoma (also making his début) was taken down in the box by Joey Barton (who had just been booked), the referee stopped play but only to book Maghoma for diving. Replays revealed that the penalty should have been given with Barton being sent off in a result of this. Then to add to Maghoma and Wednesday's woes, he went on to hit the post. The first game of the season ended in a 2–1 loss against the promotion favourites.[28]
With hours to go before the League Cup, Round 1 fixture against local rivals Rotherham United kicked off and it was confirmed that Portuguese left-back Rafael Floro had signed for the club having spent all pre-season impressing while playing for the Owls. Rafael Floro is yet to play in a professional competitive fixture, although is likely to make an appearance on the day of his signing for the club, with Wednesday currently without any full-backs due to injury.[29] And Floro did make his first career appearance hours later as he was one of three changes for the League Cup clash. The game was delayed by 15 minutes due to crowd congestion, but when the game did kick-off it was all Rotherham United who were taking the game to the Owls. And when a long throw-in was launched into the box, it bounced all the way to the other side of the box where Rotherham midfielder Ben Pringle volleyed into the far top corner of the net. Rotherham United continued to be the better side but soon after when Wednesday got a free-kick 35 yards out, Rhys McCabe stepped up, and with the help of a small deflection, hit the ball into the far corner of the net to put the game level again. Although the game did even out slightly after this, it was still Rotherham United who played as the better side and when another long thrown-in was cleared just to the outside of the box, it was Lee Frecklington who managed to find some space and strike the ball from distance into the net and Rotherham were in front again. Into the second half and chances were few and far, but the main talking point was when Wednesday substitute Jermaine Johnson lost his cool and head-butted an opposition player in an off-the-ball incident. The officials were aware of this and Jermaine Johnson got a straight red-card, earning himself a three-match suspension on top of the already many injuries to the side. That was the last main piece of action and it was Rotherham United who went through to the next round, while earning themselves 'bragging rights' with Sheffield Wednesday losing and falling at the first hurdle of the competition.[30] The weekend following the League Cup defeat and Sheffield Wednesday faced Burnley in the first home game of the season. Further injuries had hit the squad by the game, stretching the squad to its limit. The first opportunity of the game was when a shot was deflected into a cross and went into Sam Vokes's path, but he was unable to convert due to a good Chris Kirkland save. As Wednesday got into the game it was them who had more of the chances, with Jérémy Hélan's shot from distance just going wide and Jacques Maghoma's accurate free-kick being well-saved by the opposition goalkeeper. Also another chance was when Michail Antonio's cross fell to David Prutton whose shot hit the side netting. Maghoma's clever cross was nearly deflected to an own goal, but when Burnley broke on the Owls, a cross was failed to be closed down by new-boy and youngster Rafael Floro and unfortunately the cross fell to Danny Ings who headed home comfortably to give Burnley the lead. Then just five-minutes later near enough exactly the same thing happened: Floro failed to close down the cross and Sam Vokes headed pass the keeper to put Burnley two in front. Wednesday had been the better side in the first-half but poor defending had led to them being 2–0 down. Sheffield Wednesday came out fighting in the second half and Atdhe Nuhiu's header seemed destined for the far top-corner but span just wide. Nuhiu then had another head well saved and the follow-up by Antonio was also blocked. With around 20-minutes to go and the Owls got what they deserved, a goal. Liam Palmer's first time cross met the head of Prutton to pull a goal back for Wednesday. Youngster Caolan Lavery came off the bench for his début for the club, but was unable to help his side equalise and Sheffield Wednesday fell to another frustrating 2–1 loss.[31]
The next game in Wednesday's fixture list was against local rivals Leeds United, just three weeks in to the new season. The game saw comebacks from first-team full-backs Lewis Buxton and Réda Johnson (who eventually came off the bench in the second-half). At 12:15, the game kicked off and it started fairly evenly and the first chance of the game came for Sheffield Wednesday. When a corner was curled into the box Atdhe Nuhiu's header was stopped just on the line by the keeper. However, Leeds almost capitalised when Jérémy Hélan lost the ball just outside his own area, but David Prutton came sliding in to stop a Leeds player from striking the ball in a very good position. With just under ten-minutes to go until half-time and the Owls won another corner, this was whipped in to the far post by Hélan, where Michail Antonio headed the ball across goal to see Kamil Zayatte loop a header into the net, scoring his first goal for the club and giving the Owls the lead. Sheffield Wednesday continued to trouble Leeds from corner's but the home team managed to hang on until half-time. Into the second half and Leeds United came out looking for an equaliser and on the 58th-minute Ross McCormack picked up the ball just passed the half-way line in the Owls' half, ran at the defence, fooled Zayatte as he ran round him with the ball going the other way and slotted the ball past the on-rushing Chris Kirkland. A great goal saw the game level at 1–1 again (similarly to the last two encounters, although Leeds went on to win the last 2–1). The game continued to be a tight and scrappy Yorkshire derby, but Antonio's solo effort and shot nearly gave Wednesday the lead if it wasn't for a good save by the opposition goalkeeper and ex-Sheffield United player Paddy Kenny. Sheffield Wednesday continued to create the better chances though and a long throw-in by Antonio was flicked on by Zayatte where Jacques Maghoma swivelled and took the shot on which was blocked by two Leeds players (one of which blocked partially with an arm but was too close to the ball for a penalty to be given) and bounced in front of goal line where several players launched themselves in to get a foot on the ball, but it was a Leeds United players' foot that got the ball away. That was the last main piece of action of the game and it ended all square at Elland Road, giving Sheffield Wednesday their first point of the season.[32]
A day before Sheffield Wednesday's second home fixture of the season against Millwall, the Owls signed young Swiss striker Andelko Savić from Italian side Sampdoria on a season-long loan. Savić will most likely feature in the team's Development Squad for at least the first half of the season.[33] 24-hours later and the home game against Millwall had just kicked off, with Millwall quite bizarrely having to wear Wednesday's away kit for the first-half having forgotten their own. Millwall without even a point so far this season got off to a great start just five-minutes into the game, soon after Chris Kirkland had already had to make one great stop, he failed to make another as a cross hit Owls' player Kamil Zayatte 2-yards out and bounced into the net, scoring his second goal in two games, however this one was unfortunately in his own net. Their lead didn't last long though, not even 2 minutes as a long ball from a free-kick was sent in by Lewis Buxton and was fumbled by the opposition goalkeeper, then failed to be cleared and Réda Johnson jumped highest to head home and put the scores level again. Then fifteen-minutes later good work by Atdhe Nuhiu saw Jérémy Hélan set himself up for the shot outside the area and coolly finish into the bottom corner, Wednesday were now ahead. Into the second half and Réda Johnson scored again; however it was ruled out for a foul on the opposition goalkeeper. Millwall should have equalised when a cross found the free-head of a Millwall striker whose header went wide of the goal. But with three-minutes to go a corner for Millwall was taken and the ball bounced away from the centre of the area, it was chased down by a Millwall player who went down very easily under a challenge by Hélan and this was quite extraordinarily given as a penalty by the referee. To make things worse Millwall scored the penalty and the game ended all square at 2–2, leaving Wednesday very frustrated.[34]
With the Owls continuing to struggle at the back due to injuries, and Lewis Buxton having been sidelined yet again through injury, West Ham United defender Jordan Spence was signed on a 28-day emergency loan deal and was eligible to play for the game against Middlesbrough that very day.[35] He made his début that very day in a game that started with Middlesbrough dominating the first ten-minutes and as Wednesday gradually got into the game it was they who was creating more chances and with ten-minutes to go until half-time a corner swung in to the box and was headed down in front of goalkeeper by Kamil Zayatte but Michail Antonio managed to swing his boot at the ball sending it into the roof of the net giving the Owls the lead. Chris Kirkland was tested on a few occasions before the break but the score remained the same. Into the second half and Middlesbrough similarly to the first-half started on top and when a Middlesbrough player beat Zayatte to the ball before he could clear it away, it left an open gap for Middlesbrough to cross and Mustapha Carayol to tap in the equaliser. Although the game went on to be relatively even, Middlesbrough nearly doubled their lead when Lukas Jutkiewicz hit the bar with his fierce first-time shot from the edge of the box. The game finished level meaning another draw for Sheffield Wednesday. During the first half of this game, Captain Anthony Gardner had to be stretchered off the pitch, looking to what could be a serious injury, leaving the Owls without another defender and mainly another key player to their team.[36]
September Edit
Transfer deadline day this year fell on Monday 2 September and Sheffield Wednesday were one of the most inactive teams during the day as they were not involved in any transfers what so ever. The weekend before the international break and Wednesday's worst fears of Anthony Gardner were confirmed as it was revealed that he had torn his Achilles tendon, usually meaning a player will be sidelined for around 5-months.[37]
Dave Jones had already revealed that he planned to bring players in and take players out of the club during the emergency loan window which opened a week after the closure of the transfer window. It had already been known that Sheffield Wednesday will have to let players go out before anyone comes in due to the tight wage budget and finances at the club. Martin Taylor was the first player to go out on loan as he joined Brentford for a month.[38] Back at Hillsborough Stadium after the international break and Sheffield Wednesday faced newly promoted Yeovil Town, with the Owls looking to gain their first win of the season. Both teams started fairly evenly and it was Yeovil who had the first key chance when they forced Kamil Zayatte into making a goal line clearance. However, as the Owls continued to push, a long ball over the top, saw the linesman put the offside flag up for Atdhe Nuhiu who seemed to be going for the ball, however the referee didn't blow his whistle as Michail Antonio picked up the ball instead as he was in an on side position, therefore the referee had over-ruled the linesman with the game continuing to go on. Yeovil momentarily paused waiting for the whistle, while Michail Antonio went through on goal and passed the ball square to Atdhe Nuhiu who passed the ball into the net. A controversial goal followed many Yeovil complaints, with the referee discussing the matter with the linesman and eventually decided to give the goal. Replays after the game showed that the referee had made the correct decision. As Yeovil felt hard done by the contest fell into a scrappy, rough affair with strong challenges going in, mainly from the Yeovil Town players. And on 41-minutes, just after Nuhiu had a header just miss the back of the net, Yeovil defender Byron Webster was caught in a rough tangle with Nuhiu which led to both players falling to the ground and Byron Webster seeming to throw a punch at Nuhiu while tussling on the ground. Byron Webster saw a straight red card for the incident and the Owls couldn't have gone in much better at half-time. Into the second half and although it was the Owls in the lead and having the extra man advantage, it was Yeovil who were the better side and somehow pushing for the equaliser. Yeovil Town's Joe Ralls gave his team what they deserved with 25-minutes to go when he took a great first-touch outside the area and finished nicely on the volley into the far corner. After this both sides gave it their all and Sheffield Wednesday now looked the more likely team to score and the fans thought they was about to do just that as a cross found Antonio who volleyed towards the goal where the opposition goalkeeper saved the shot, but also fumbled it, and as the ball rolled and hit the inside of the post, Nuhiu and Réda Johnson raced to tap the ball home but the keeper pounced upon the loose ball just in the time. Sheffield Wednesday were left with another draw, this one though more disappointing than the others due to the position they were in at half-time and arguably should have gone on to win the game.[39]
A day after the Yeovil result and Wednesday signed Roger Johnson on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for three-months with the Owls in desperate need of another centre-back.[40] Later on in the week and it was confirmed that ex-Cardiff City midfielder and free-agent Stephen McPhail had signed for the club until mid-January.[41] McPhail went on to start the away game against Birmingham City two-days later. The team and McPhail started the game brightly and although Michail Antonio went close, it was Birmingham's first real attack of the game that led to the first goal. Chris Burke's shot was saved well but the rebound was tapped in by Jesse Lingard, scoring on his début for Birmingham having joined them on loan from Manchester United earlier on in the week. After this goal and Birmingham had the momentum and dominated, and it wasn't long until they doubled their lead. Again it was new loan signing Lingard whom dribbled and dodged in and out of defender's in the box before slotting home his second of the afternoon. And it was only two-minutes later after this goal when it was game over. Jesse Lingard shot from outside the area found the bottom corner to complete his hat-trick. 3–0 at half-time and the main objective really for the Owls was not to concede any more. However, Birmingham continued to create chances after the break and just six-minutes into the second-half Burke and Lingard linked up with each other for Jesse Lingard to score yet another goal. Wednesday did create a few chances before the end of the game, one of which they scored, when a corner was whipped in and headed in for a late consolation goal by Kamil Zayatte. After the goal and Shane Ferguson nearly made it 5 when he went through on goal but Chris Kirkland kept the player at bay.[42]
As the Owls prepared for the derby game against Doncaster Rovers, it was confirmed that Matty Fryatt had joined the team on loan from Hull City for 1-month.[43] Fryatt started the following game at Hillsborough Stadium on the bench. The derby game was a tight and scrappy affair, but it was Sheffield Wednesday whom created the most chances in a very dull first-half. Atdhe Nuhiu's shot went just wide after the mistake from the Doncaster defence. Jérémy Hélan also had a tame effort from distance comfortably saved. That was all to be noted in the first-half, but the second-half continued to be a tight and scrappy affair but more chances were created. Doncaster had one half-chance from a corner, while Nuhiu's header from a cross was just cleared off the line by ex-Owl Rob Jones. Soon after and Miguel Llera also had his header cleared off the line by an excellent save from Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Ross Turnbull. Doncaster's first main chance of the game came midway through the second half as new loan signing Federico Macheda, another loan signing by an opposing club from Manchester United, managed to take on two defenders before his finished was well-saved by Chris Kirkland at the near post. Doncaster's second main chance though was a cross where Macheda out-jumped Llera and headed the ball on-target...and into the net. Doncaster up to this point had been second-best in the game, but after the goal Wednesday did well to not concede a second. Chris Kirkland was forced into a double save after a free-kick led to two shots by the same player. Boos echoed Hillsborough as the full-time whistle blew, with the Owls still without a win this season.[44]
October Edit
The very first day of October landed on a Tuesday where the Owls faced Brighton & Hove Albion down at the south coast. Brighton had the first major chance of the game as a ball over the Owls' defence saw Ashley Barnes go through on goal, but keeper Kirkland made an excellent save to keep the scores level. Chris Kirkland continued to make some good saves and Brighton nearly had a penalty given as Kazenga LuaLua was brought down in the box by Lewis Buxton. However, the referee waved away the protests in which replays revealed it would have been a fairly 'soft' penalty to give. Although it was Brighton who were creating more chances it was Sheffield Wednesday who took the lead three-minutes before the break. Great work by Jérémy Hélan saw him take on two players before crossing low in the box, where loanee Matty Fryatt touched and swivelled before blasting the ball home into the back of the net. Into the second half and Ashley Barnes was so close to scoring for Brighton again, after his shot from a cross went just wide of the post. Wednesday continued to somehow keep Brighton at bay, even when Keith Andrews' volley also went just wide. Into the last-minute with the game ticking down to the Owls' first victory of the season, a cross from Brighton was then headed across goal where Keith Andrews tapped in at the far post. Wednesday had failed to hold on to their first victory of the season with the game finishing level at 1–1.[45] Just before the following weekend started the Owls' club striker Gary Madine verdict of his trial was announced. Gary Madine is to face an 18-month jail sentence after two separate assaults in night clubs.[46] Ipswich Town were the next team that Wednesday faced that following weekend. Sheffield Wednesday went out looking for their first win of the season and nearly took the lead early on when Atdhe Nuhiu's shot was well saved by the opposing goalkeeper. However, twelve-minutes in and a long ball over the top set Ipswich on the counter where a cross found Paul Anderson who comfortably took on the shot and scored. Two-minutes later and a cross by Wednesday this time saw Nuhiu head across goal where Michail Antonio then headed into the back of the net and the scores were all level again. The Owls continued to press for the lead at Hillsborough and Matty Fryatt's clear cut volley was unfortunately straight at the keeper, who palmed the ball over for a corner. Into the second half and Réda Johnson also came close with a header, before Kirkland saved an opposing shot well at the near post. Kirkland then had to make another save, this one excellently, as Paul Anderson nearly doubled his tally for the afternoon as his shot took a slight deflection and seemed to be heading into the near corner before it was palmed out for a corner. And then as the game entered the last quarter of its time Jermaine Johnson dribbled inwards from the left-hand side and had fierce shot from 25-yards out that seemed to be destined for the top corner of the goal, only to be denied by the bar. Another draw and another game without a win came as the full-time whistle blew soon after.[47]
On 15 October 2013, Arsenal's young goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez joined the club on loan to give more competition to Chris Kirkland.[48] Martínez was on the bench for Wednesday's next game against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium and it was the Owls whom started the lot brighter, especially when Matty Fryatt came close after great link up play with Giles Coke. Two-minutes after this chance though and good link up play by two of the opposition players saw Jermaine Beckford take on a fantastically sliced shot and score against the run of play with 16-minutes gone on the clock. Just 10-minutes later and Wednesday were deservedly back on level terms as Jérémy Hélan's cross instead found the head Alex Baptiste whose diving header bounced on the ground and went into the net, therefore scoring an own goal. The game was fairly evenly matched up to half-time and the second-half started similarly as the first did with the Owls on top. Jérémy Hélan created the first goal and very nearly scored the second as he took on his man in the box and his shot was well saved by the opposing goalkeeper. Halfway through the second-half with Sheffield Wednesday still on top, they managed to win a free-kick just outside and to the right-hand corner of the box. Stephen McPhail whipped the ball in, which was punched away only to find Kamil Zayatte whose resultant header looped up and into the back of the net giving the Owls the lead. Or that's what they thought until they realised that the assistant referee had her flag up. The goal was given as offside as when Zayatte's looping header was on its way to the back of the net, Réda Johnson went for the ball from being in an offside position, he jumped and attempted to flick on the ball and even though he didn't touch the ball, the officials felt that Réda Johnson was interfering with play when being from an offside position. Into the last five-minutes with Wednesday on the front foot and looking to win the game, José Semedo went in with a strong but fair challenge on an opposing player where he won the ball. However, the referee blew his whistle and without much hesitation showed Semedo a red card. Protests to the referee by the Sheffield Wednesday players were unsuccessful and José Semedo left the field in tears. Down to ten men and the game had spun itself on its head and it was now Bolton who were looking to win the game, even though they had been second best throughout the 90-minutes. Into stoppage-time and a Bolton corner led to a header where Chris Kirkland made an excellent save to keep the scores level. Two more corners in stoppage time later and another header was directed towards goal and Kirkland made an even better save to ensure the Owls didn't leave empty handed as the referee blew his whistle with the scores locked at 1–1.[49]
José Semedo's red card appeal the following week was unsuccessful which meant he missed the next 3 games, including the next one which was the derby day visit to Barnsley. Hours before the game and it was confirmed that free-agent Seyi Olofinjana had joined the club on a short-term contract. The midfielder had joined the club on a short loan spell at the end of last season as well where he helped the team survive from relegation.[50] An early kick-off at Oakwell and both relegation threatened teams started well but it was the Owls' away faithful that had thought they had scored when loanee Roger Johnson's header hit the side netting. Seven-minutes later and Réda Johnson was tackled while in possession of the ball at the back, leading Barnsley to quickly counterattack. Marcus Pedersen decided to quickly shoot from outside the area and his fierce shot hit the post so hard it came back out to around 30-yards from goal where the ball was passed, in the air, straight back to Marcus Pedersen whose touch set him up for a fantastic volley inside the area that riffled into the top of the net giving Chris Kirkland no chance. Jérémy Hélan soon came close to putting the Owls back level though, as he took on a player but his shot was so close to being on target, but instead hit the side netting. Just before the break and Barnsley's Paddy McCourt managed to take on three players while dribbling with the ball from wide on the touchline to inside the box, and his final shot trickled along the front of the goal and out past the far post for a goal kick. Barnsley had been the better side in the first-half, but all changed in the second and it started first when Atdhe Nuhiu's shot was well saved by the opposition keeper. Coming up to the hour mark and the ball was cleared out from a Wednesday corner all the way to the halfway line where Jérémy Hélan touched and volleyed the ball back towards goal and all the players up field, the ball hit and span off Réda Johnson's leg and found Matty Fryatt with acres of space and the keeper on-rushing, but he volleyed home first time sweetly leading to eruption in the away end. After the goal and Sheffield Wednesday were relentless and the opposition goalkeeper somehow kept out Michail Antonio's free open shot from just three yards out. Matty Fryatt's follow-up then went over the bar. Barnsley though looked dangerous on the counter-attack and nearly scored when a cross was whipped in front of goal but the out-stretching leg of a Barnsley attacker couldn't make contact with the ball. Antonio's shot over the bar soon after this was the last piece of action in the game meaning Sheffield Wednesday had still not won all season after 12 games and had drawn all their games in 1–1 November.[51] However, there was good news before the month was up as it was confirmed that Matty Fryatt had extended his deal at the club for a further month.[52]
November Edit
More good news in terms of signings came on the first day of November when a loanee from the end of last season re-joined the club on a youth loan. This was Sunderland striker Connor Wickham. Wickham started alongside Matty Fryatt the following weekend as the Owls faced recently relegated (from the Premier League) Reading at Hillsborough Stadium. Reading were looking for more likely to score in the early exchanges as they had a couple of half chances saved and go wide. But it was on 18-minutes when a fantastic long-ball by Kamil Zayatte found Michail Antonio in the box whom waited on the touchline, pulled back for Matty Fryatt to smash the ball home to give Wednesday the lead. 7-minutes later and Seyi Olofinjana found Antonio just inside Reading's area, Antonio flicked the ball over the opposition defender ran towards the goal and let fly just outside the area and the ball curled into the far corner, giving the Owls a surprise 2–0 lead. However, soon after and Reading were back in the game as a cross found the free head of Pavel Pogrebnyak whose header went in off the post. The first-half seemed full of goals as just six-minutes after Reading's goal back, a mistake at the back by Reading saw Antonio set Connor Wickham free whose shot went straight at the keeper but bounced onto the opposition player chasing Wickham down and rolled into the back of the net for an own goal, Sheffield Wednesday went into the break two goals to the good. Could Sheffield Wednesday finally win their first game of the season? It looked doubtful at the beginning of the second half as Reading started again as the better side as they again went close with two-chances, one from long and one from short distance. However, just before the hour mark Antonio did a volley/cross into the box, just keeping the ball in play in the process, and the ball deflected up to Wickham who chest controlled the ball and volleyed into the top corner of the net. Unbelievably, Wednesday were 4–1 up with half an hour to play. And it just got better five-minutes later as Matty Fryatt was set through on goal and he chipped the ball over the keeper to score his second of the game. Adam Le Fondre score from a penalty that shouldn't have been in stoppage time, but it was only a consolation as the Owls finally got their first win of the season... And it was a big win.[53] Unfortunately, Sheffield Wednesday then went on a three-game losing streak to end November, losing to Derby County, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool. This led to Sheffield Wednesday being six points behind relegation.
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First-team squad Edit
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International Call-Ups Edit
Squad information Edit
- As of 3 May 2014
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Age | Joined | From | Contract Expires | Fee | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Chris Kirkland | 32 | July 2012 | Wigan Athletic | June 2014 | Free | 83 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Lewis Buxton | 29 | August 2008 | Stoke City | June 2015 | £88,000 | 197 | 6 | |
| 3 | DF | Réda Johnson | 25 | January 2011 | Plymouth Argyle | June 2014 | £110,000 | 88 | 19 | |
| 4 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 32 | July 2012 | Crystal Palace | June 2014 | Free | 44 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Kamil Zayatte | 28 | August 2013 | Istanbul BB | June 2015 | Free | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | José Semedo | 28 | July 2011 | Charlton Athletic | June 2014 | Free | 107 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Michail Antonio | 23 | August 2012 | Reading | June 2016 | Undisclosed | 85 | 18 | |
| 8 | DF | Oguchi Onyewu | 31 | January 2014 | Queens Park Rangers | June 2014 | Free | 19 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Gary Madine | 23 | January 2011 | Carlisle United | June 2015 | £1,056,000 | 101 | 27 | |
| 10 | MF | Jacques Maghoma | 25 | July 2013 | Burton Albion | June 2015 | Undisclosed | 29 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | Jermaine Johnson | 33 | January 2007 | Bradford City | June 2014 | £660,000 | 249 | 30 | |
| 12 | MF | David Prutton | 31 | July 2011 | Swindon Town | June 2014 | Free | 61 | 3 | |
| 13 | GK | Adam Davies | 21 | June 2013 | Free Agent | June 2014 | Free | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Giles Coke | 27 | July 2010 | Motherwell | June 2015 | Free | 82 | 6 | |
| 15 | DF | Martin Taylor | 33 | August 2012 | Watford | June 2014 | Undisclosed | 13 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 21 | July 2012 | Rangers | June 2015 | Free | 32 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Jérémy Hélan | 21 | July 2013 | Manchester City | June 2017 | Undisclosed | 76 | 3 | |
| 18 | FW | Chris Maguire | 24 | July 2012 | Derby County | June 2015 | Undisclosed | 46 | 11 | |
| 19 | DF | Joe Mattock | 23 | July 2012 | West Bromwich Albion | June 2015 | Free | 36 | 3 | |
| 20 | DF | Kieran Lee | 25 | July 2012 | Oldham Athletic | June 2015 | Free | 55 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Paul Corry | 22 | August 2012 | University College Dublin | June 2015 | Undisclosed | 9 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Liam Palmer | 21 | January 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | June 2018 | Free | 79 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Danny Mayor | 22 | August 2012 | Preston North End | June 2015 | Undisclosed | 9 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Rafael Floro | 19 | August 2013 | FC Porto | June 2014 | Free | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Caolan Lavery | 20 | July 2012 | Ipswich Town | Unknown | Free | 24 | 4 | |
| 26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | 21 | October 2013 | Arsenal | May 2014 | Loan | 15 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Benik Afobe | 20 | January 2014 | Arsenal | June 2014 | Loan | 13 | 2 | |
| 30 | GK | Arron Jameson | 23 | July 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | June 2014 | Free | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Cameron Dawson | 18 | April 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | June 2016 | Free | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Miguel Llera | 34 | January 2012 | Blackpool | June 2014 | Free | 93 | 11 | |
| 33 | FW | Anđelko Savić | 20 | August 2013 | Sampdoria | June 2014 | Loan | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | 24 | July 2013 | Rapid Wien | June 2016 | Free | 43 | 8 | |
| 35 | DF | Adedeji Oshilaja | 20 | February 2014 | Cardiff City | May 2014 | Loan | 2 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Glenn Loovens | 30 | December 2013 | Free Agent | May 2014 | Free | 25 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Franck Betra | 17 | August 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | June 2014 | Free | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | Taylor McKenzie | 19 | October 2012 | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | June 2014 | Free | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | Jack Stobbs | 17 | Unknown | Sheffield Wednesday Academy | Unknown | Free | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | 24 | February 2014 | Chelsea | April 2014 | Loan | 10 | 1 | |
| 42 | FW | Leon Best | 27 | February 2014 | Blackburn Rovers | May 2014 | Loan | 29 | 7 |
Player Debuts Edit
Players making their first team Sheffield Wednesday début in a fully competitive match.
Début Goals Edit
Players scoring their first goal while playing their first game for Sheffield Wednesday in a competitive fixture.
| # | Position | Player | Date | Opponents | Ground | Ref |
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| 34 | FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | 3 August 2013 | Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | [28] |
Transfers Edit
In Edit
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Jacques Maghoma | Burton Albion | Free | 1 July 2013 | [9] |
| MF | Jérémy Hélan | Manchester City | Undisclosed | 12 July 2013 | [19] |
| FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | Rapid Wien | Free | 25 July 2013 | [24] |
| DF | Kamil Zayatte | Istanbul BB | Free | 2 August 2013 | [26] |
| DF | Rafael Floro | FC Porto | Free | 6 August 2013 | [29] |
| FW | Khalil Lambin | Ergotelis | Free | 12 August 2013 | [79] |
| MF | Stephen McPhail | Free Agent | Free | 20 September 2013 | [41] |
| MF | Seyi Olofinjana | Free Agent | Free | 26 October 2013 | [50] |
| DF | Glenn Loovens | Free Agent | Free | 3 December 2013 | [80] |
| DF | Oguchi Onyewu | Free Agent | Free | 11 January 2014 | [81] |
Out Edit
| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| — | MF | Bastien Héry | Rochdale | Free | 8 May 2013 | [82] |
| — | DF | Julian Bennett | Released | Free | 16 May 2013 | [4] |
| — | FW | Matthew Fletcher | Released | Free | 16 May 2013 | [4] |
| — | MF | Harry Grant | Released | Free | 16 May 2013 | [4] |
| — | MF | Nejc Pečnik | Left by mutual consent | Free | 16 May 2013 | [4] |
| — | GK | Nicky Weaver | Released | Free | 16 May 2013 | [4] |
| — | FW | Chris O'Grady | Barnsley | Undisclosed | 19 June 2013 | [5] |
| — | DF | Hayden White | Bolton Wanderers | Free (Compensation package agreed) | 24 June 2013 | [6] |
| — | GK | Stephen Bywater | Millwall | Free | 24 June 2013 | [7] |
| — | MF | Chris Lines | Left by mutual consent | Free | 4 July 2013 | [13] |
| 27 | MF | Stephen McPhail | Shamrock Rovers | Free | 21 February 2014 | [83] |
Loan in Edit
| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Length | Date | Source |
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| 33 | FW | Anđelko Savić | Sampdoria | Season-long loan | 23 August 2013 | [33] |
| 26 | DF | Jordan Spence | West Ham United | 1-month loan | 31 August 2013 | [35] |
| 8 | DF | Roger Johnson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-month loan | 16 September 2013 | [40] |
| — | DF | George Swan | Manchester City | 1-month youth loan | 17 September 2013 | [84] |
| 28 | FW | Matty Fryatt | Hull City | 28-days | 27 September 2013 | [43] |
| 26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Arsenal | 28-days | 15 October 2013 | [48] |
| 28 | FW | Matty Fryatt | Hull City | 28-days | 29 October 2013 | [52] |
| 29 | FW | Connor Wickham | Sunderland | 1-month recurring youth loan (Recalled 27 January 2014) | 1 November 2013 | [85] |
| 26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Arsenal | 1-month 18-days | 14 November 2013 | [86] |
| 26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Arsenal | End-of-the-season | 3 January 2014 | [87] |
| 28 | FW | Benik Afobe | Arsenal | End-of-the-season | 30 January 2014 | [88] |
| 35 | DF | Adedeji Oshilaja | Cardiff City | 1-month | 7 January 2014 | [89] |
| 40 | MF | Gary Gardner | Aston Villa | 1-month | 12 February 2014 | [90] |
| 42 | FW | Leon Best | Blackburn Rovers | 1-month | 14 February 2014 | [91] |
| 41 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | Chelsea | 1-month | 14 February 2014 | [92] |
| 42 | FW | Leon Best | Blackburn Rovers | End-of-the-season | 14 March 2014 | [93] |
| 41 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | Chelsea | 1-month | 14 March 2014 | [94] |
| 35 | DF | Adedeji Oshilaja | Cardiff City | End-of-the-season | 21 March 2014 | [95] |
Loan out Edit
| # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Length | Date | Source |
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| 23 | MF | Danny Mayor | Bury | Season-long loan | 2 August 2013 | [27] |
| 15 | DF | Martin Taylor | Brentford | 28-day loan | 10 September 2013 | [38] |
| — | FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | Hyde | 1-month youth loan | 13 September 2013 | [96] |
| — | DF | Taylor McKenzie | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-month youth loan | 17 September 2013 | [97] |
| — | FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | Fleetwood Town | 1-month youth loan | 1 November 2013 | [98] |
| 25 | FW | Caolan Lavery | Plymouth Argyle | 1-month | 22 November 2013 | [99] |
| 18 | FW | Chris Maguire | Coventry City | 1-month | 28 November 2013 | [100] |
| 30 | GK | Arron Jameson | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-month | 29 November 2013 | [101] |
| 25 | FW | Caolan Lavery | Plymouth Argyle | 1-month (Recalled on 8 January 2014) | 3 January 2014 | [102] |
| 30 | GK | Arron Jameson | Bradford City | 1-month | 10 January 2014 | [103] |
| 38 | DF | Taylor McKenzie | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-month | 16 January 2014 | [104] |
| 31 | GK | Cameron Dawson | Plymouth Argyle | End-of-the-season | 7 February 2014 | [105] |
| 16 | MF | Rhys McCabe | Portsmouth | End-of-the-season (Recalled on 24 April 2014) | 17 March 2014 | [106] |
| — | GK | Joe Wildsmith | Alfreton Town | 28-days | 27 March 2014 | [107] |
| 9 | FW | Gary Madine | Carlisle United | End-of-the-season | 27 March 2014 | [108] |
| 12 | MF | David Prutton | Coventry City | End-of-the-season | 27 March 2014 | [109] |
Contracts Edit
| Position | Player | Length | Date | Expiry | Source |
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| GK | Cameron Dawson | 3 years | 22 April 2013 | 30 June 2016 | [110] |
| DF | Johnny Fenwick | 1 year | 1 May 2013 | 30 June 2014 | [2] |
| FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 1 year | 1 May 2013 | 30 June 2014 | [2] |
| DF | Ayo Obileye | 1 year | 10 May 2013 | 30 June 2014 | [3] |
| DF | Lewis Buxton | 2-years | 31 May 2013 | June 2015 | [111] |
| MF | David Prutton | 1-year | 25 June 2013 | June 2014 | [8] |
| DF | Miguel Llera | 1-year | 27 June 2013 | June 2014 | [10] |
| MF | Giles Coke | 2-years | 28 June 2013 | June 2015 | [11] |
| GK | Adam Davies | 1-year | 28 June 2013 | June 2014 | [112] |
| MF | Jermaine Johnson | 1-year | 4 July 2013 | June 2014 | [12] |
| MF | Adam Hinchliffe | 1-year | July 2013 | June 2014 | — |
| GK | Joe Wildsmith | 2.5-years | 19 November 2013 | June 2016 | [113] |
| MF | Seyi Olofinjana | 1-month | 28 November 2013 | December 2013 | [114] |
| DF | Glenn Loovens | 5-months | 31 December 2013 | May 2014 | [115] |
| MF | Stephen McPhail | 1-month | 21 January 2014 | February 2014 | [116] |
| MF | Jack Stobbs | 1-year | 19 March 2014 | June 2015 | [117] |
| FW | Caolan Lavery | Long-term | 21 March 2014 | Unknown | [118] |
| MF | Liam Palmer | 3-year extension | 27 March 2014 | June 2018 | [119] |
Fixtures and Results Edit
Pre-season Edit
| 6 July 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Steaua București | St George's Park National Football Centre |
| 14:00 | Llera 67' | Report | Popa 20' | Attendance: 0 |
| 9 July 2013 | Stockport County | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Edgeley Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Antonio 1' Taylor 12' Maguire 45' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,083 |
| 13 July 2013 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Glanford Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Hélan 41' | Attendance: 2,393 |
| 16 July 2013 | Sporting Braga | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 20:00 | Baiano 41' Pardo 45' Pedro 69' | Report | Taylor 19' |
| 20 July 2013 | Hull City | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 24 July 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Rangers | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 20:00 | Antonio 12' | Report | Attendance: 16,248 |
| 27 July 2013 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Proact Stadium |
| 15:00 | Roberts 29' | Report | Maguire 88' | Attendance: 5,491 |
Football League Championship Edit
| 3 August 2013 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Loftus Road |
| 15:00 | Onuoha 40' Johnson 43' Barton 57' | Report | Nuhiu 19' Palmer 20' Maghoma 57' | Attendance: 17,626 |
| 17 August 2013 3 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Elland Road |
| 12:15 | McCormack 58' | Report | Maguire 23' Zayatte 36' Buxton 56' | Attendance: 23,766 |
| 24 August 2013 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Millwall | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | R. Johnson 7' Hélan 21' Zayatte 89' | Report | Zayatte 5' (o.g.) N'Guessan 73' Keogh 87' (pen.) | Attendance: 20,009 |
| 31 August 2013 5 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Riverside Stadium |
| 15:00 | Carayol 49' | Report | Antonio 35' Prutton 84' | Attendance: 15,964 |
| 14 September 2013 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | Nuhiu 25' 42' Llera 31' J. Johnson 82' | Report | Webster 41' Ralls 64' Edwards 67' | Attendance: 22,328 |
| 21 September 2013 7 | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | St Andrew's |
| 15:00 | Lingard 20', 29', 33', 51' Green 45+3' Ferguson 90+4' | Report | Prutton 57' Zayatte 66' | Attendance: 14,379 |
| 28 September 2013 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | Nuhiu 21' Spence 51' | Report | Wellens 13' Keegan 45+1' Macheda 71' Brown 89' | Attendance: 21,871 |
| 1 October 2013 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Andrews 40' 89' LuaLua 76' Barnes 90+1' | Report | Semedo 40' Fryatt 43' Llera 57' Kirkland 70' Buxton 77' | Attendance: 25,725 |
| 5 October 2013 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | Antonio 14' J. Johnson 90' | Report | Anderson 12' Smith 78' | Attendance: 19,599 |
| 19 October 2013 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Beckford 16' Baptiste 78' Hall 81' | Report | Baptiste 26' (o.g.) McPhail 75' Semedo 85' | Attendance: 17,177 |
| 26 October 2013 12 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Oakwell |
| 12:15 | Pedersen 16' 66' | Report | Fryatt 60' Réda Johnson 66' Nuhiu 88' | Attendance: 13,268 |
| 2 November 2013 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Reading | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fryatt 18', 63' Antonio 25' Morrison 42' (o.g.) Wickham 57' Réda Johnson 90+1' | Report | Pogrebnyak 35' Kelly 52' Le Fondre 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 20,368 |
| 9 November 2013 14 | Derby County | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Pride Park Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buxton 45' Hughes 49' Martin 58' Cissé 61' | Report | McPhail 28' Roger Johnson 29' Réda Johnson 38' Palmer 90+3' | Attendance: 26,421 |
| 23 November 2013 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 12:15 | McPhail 33' Llera 44' Wickham 90+3' | Report | Paterson 11' Clayton 15' 68' Vaughan 31' Smith 84' Smithies 90+4' | Attendance: 19,338 |
| 30 November 2013 16 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bloomfield Road |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 3' Fuller 6' Osbourne 25' Gosling 59' 73' | Report | Semedo 74' J. Johnson 87' | Attendance: 14,452 |
| 3 December 2013 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Leicester City | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 19:45 | Wickham 9', 25' Mattock 45' | Report | Knockaert 3' | Attendance: 20,016 |
| 7 December 2013 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 15:00 | Loovens 19' Olofinjana 62' | Report | Cox 48' Lascelles 52' | Attendance: 23,414 |
| 14 December 2013 19 | Watford | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Vicarage Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Wickham 24' 70' Roger Johnson 32' Lee 67' Hélan 83' | Attendance: 15,476 |
| 18 December 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | A–A | Wigan Athletic | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | McClean 24' Carson 53' McArthur 55' | Attendance: 22,700 (approx.) | |
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| 21 December 2013 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Hillsborough Stadium |
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Sheffield Wednesday F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message During the 2013 14 football season Sheffield Wednesday Football Club competed in three professional football competitions Sheffield Wednesday competed in the 2013 14 Football League Championship 2013 14 FA Cup and the 2013 14 Football League Cup It was the Owls second consecutive season in the Football League Championship having secured promotion from League One in the 2011 12 season and then securing Championship safety on the last day of the 2012 13 season The Football League season kicked off at the beginning of August along with the League Cup in the same month Meanwhile with Sheffield Wednesday being within the top two tiers of the English football league system the club did not enter the FA Cup until the beginning of January 2014 where they entered at Round 3 of the competition Sheffield Wednesday2013 14 seasonChairmanMilan MandaricHead CoachStuart GrayGroundHillsborough StadiumChampionship16thFA CupRound 5 eliminated by Charlton Athletic League CupRound 1 eliminated by Rotherham United Top goalscorerLeague Chris Maguire 9 All Chris Maguire 10 Highest home attendance25 279 vs Wigan Athletic Lowest home attendance18 029 vs Queens Park Rangers Average home league attendance21 239Home coloursAway colours 2012 132014 15 Contents 1 Review 1 1 Pre season 1 2 August 1 3 September 1 4 October 1 5 November 2 Players 2 1 First team squad 2 1 1 Out on loan 2 2 Development squad 2 3 Academy 2 4 International Call Ups 2 5 Squad information 2 6 Player Debuts 2 7 Debut Goals 2 8 Transfers 2 8 1 In 2 8 2 Out 2 8 3 Loan in 2 8 4 Loan out 2 9 Contracts 3 Fixtures and Results 3 1 Pre season 3 2 Football League Championship 3 3 Football League Cup 3 4 FA Cup 4 Squad statistics 4 1 Appearances and goals 4 2 Top Goal Scorers 4 3 Disciplinary record 5 Competitions 5 1 Overall 5 2 Championship 5 2 1 Classification 5 2 2 Results summary 5 2 3 Results by round 6 Awards 6 1 PFA Player in the Community Award 6 2 Wise Old Owls Award 6 3 Sheffield Wednesday Community Champion 6 4 Sheffield Wednesday Academy Player of the Year 6 5 The IV Northern Programme Club Merit Award 6 6 The Football League Family Excellence Award 6 7 Student Employer of the Year 6 8 LMA Performance of the Week 6 9 Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week 6 10 The 72 Championship Team of the Week 6 11 League Football Education Goal of the Month 7 ReferencesReview EditPre season Edit Following the end of the 2012 13 football league season Jeremy Helan Danny Pugh Seyi Olofinjana Leroy Lita and Steve Howard all returned to their parent clubs following their loans at Sheffield Wednesday citation needed Many players were out of contract in the summer of 2013 and therefore many decisions had to be made on players futures at the club within May and June The first transfer of the new pre season was confirmed just a few days after the end of the 2012 13 football season as development squad player Bastien Hery signed for Rochdale 1 Sheffield Wednesday youth players Ayo Obileye Emmanuel Dieseruvwe and Johnny Fenwick soon all signed their first professional contracts with the club all lasting one year 2 3 On 16 May 2013 the club announced their retained list with Player of the Year Lewis Buxton Stephen Bywater Giles Coke Jermaine Johnson Miguel Llera and David Prutton being the senior players to re sign while Adam Hinchliffe and Hayden White who was rumoured to be signing for Bolton Wanderers were offered their first professional contract Nicky Weaver and Julian Bennett were released along with youth players Matthew Fletcher and Harry Grant Also out of favour midfielder Nejc Pecnik left by mutual consent 4 On 19 June 2013 the first transfer in relation to Sheffield Wednesday was revealed with Chris O Grady joining Yorkshire rivals Barnsley for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be around 300 000 5 The week after the O Grady departure two players had decided whether their futures still lay with Sheffield Wednesday Promising youth player Hayden White rejected an offer to sign with the team and went with Bolton Wanderers White had been heavily followed the previous season with his impressive performances for the Owls youth team and was linked with a possible move to Manchester United at one point 6 Elsewhere senior player Stephen Bywater had also rejected signing and went with Millwall on a free transfer for a two year contract Bywater played a major part in the side s promotion in the 2011 12 season where he was signed permanently in January of that season 7 A day after these departures it was confirmed that David Prutton had signed to stay for the next season Prutton is the second senior player to re sign after Lewis Buxton signed later that month 8 24 hours after Prutton s contract confirmation Sheffield Wednesday s first signing of the season was confirmed The signing was Jacques Maghoma from Burton Albion He has signed a two year contract after scoring 18 goals in League Two last season from the wing 9 Another player committed his future at Sheffield Wednesday on 27 June when Miguel Llera signed a new one year contract at the club having been a key player in defence over the last two seasons 10 Another senior player yet to confirm where his future lay was Giles Coke but he also chose to commit his future to Wednesday by signing a two year contract at the club a day after Llera had signed his 11 Into July and nearly a week after Coke signed with the team Jermaine Johnson was the last remaining senior player to be offered a contract that he signed to stay for the following season He is one of the longest playing team players having made over 200 appearances having since joined the club in 2007 12 Later that day it was confirmed that the club s midfielder Chris Lines had left by mutual consent Lines was signed in the summer of 2011 and in the 2011 12 season he made the majority of his 53 appearances and scored all of his 4 goals 13 Sheffield Wednesday s first pre season fixtures were announced on 15 May the club confirmed that the first pre season game would be away to Scunthorpe United on 13 July and then the side would like the previous season play two pre season fixtures in Portugal this time against Hull City in the second game in Portugal on 20 July 14 while the first game in the country was later confirmed to be Sporting Braga on 16 June 2013 15 A day later Chesterfield were confirmed to be friendly opponents on 27 July at their ground Scottish giants Rangers was confirmed at the end of May to be the only pre season friendly that will be at home with the game due to take place mid week on 24 July 16 The Owls played in their first pre season friendly on 6 July 2013 with a behind closed doors friendly The game was hosted at St George s Park National Football Centre where the team played Romanian first tier champions Steaua București It ended in a 1 1 draw with goals either side of the half with Miguel Llera scoring for Wednesday in the second half 17 Tuesday 9 July saw Sheffield Wednesday play in a friendly testimonial game against Stockport County The game was a testimonial for Rodger Wylde whose first club was Sheffield Wednesday and his last Stockport County between his career spanning 1972 1989 Wednesday took the lead within 43 seconds when Michail Antonio scored for the Owls Martin Taylor scored after 12 minutes and the game was wrapped up when Chris Maguire scored a penalty at the stroke of half time There were no further goals in the game but ex Wednesday players Chris Waddle and David Hirst made appearances in the last 15 minutes of the game for the Owls 18 Three days after this game one of last season s loanees signed on a permanent basis Jeremy Helan signed on a four year contract making it the longest current contract at the club 19 The weekend after Helan s signing Sheffield Wednesday faced Scunthorpe United away in a friendly It was a first half strike by new signing Helan that gave the Owls a 1 0 victory in this pre season friendly 20 Similarly to last season s pre season Sheffield Wednesday flew to a training camp in Portugal where they would play two games in just under a week The first game was against top Portuguese side Sporting Braga whom although were trailing by one goal thanks to a Martin Taylor s header after nineteen minutes scored twice in the last five minutes of the first half and then also scored in the second to win the game 3 1 Although it was Sheffield Wednesday s first loss of their pre season it was still seen as a good workout 21 Wednesday s second and last game in Portugal was against newly promoted Hull City the game was fairly even and the Owls s best chance fell after great work by Michail Antonio in the middle of the park led to a pass threading through to Jeremy Helan who rounded the goalkeeper and had his shot cleared off the line Meanwhile Hull s best chance was when they scored though the goal was disallowed for offside Another pre season workout was completed but this time finished in a goalless draw 22 Sheffield Wednesday returned from their trip to Portugal in the week commencing 22 July where they prepared for their final two pre season friendlies against Rangers and Chesterfield The Rangers game was the only home friendly of pre season for the Owls and Rangers brought 6 000 fans to the game selling out the away stand at Hillsborough Stadium just for a friendly match Although the away support was as if the game was a competitive fixture the match was still played like a friendly Both sides were fairly evenly matched and when Wednesday got a corner on 12 minutes Michail Antonio s shot bounced off the ground a looped into the goal to give Sheffield Wednesday the lead And that was the only goal of the game giving Sheffield Wednesday their third win of pre season 23 Under 24 hours after the Rangers game and Sheffield Wednesday signed their third player of the new season European striker Atdhe Nuhiu Nuhiu has played in the top league of Austria for the most of his career and signed on a three year contract on a free transfer from Rapid Wien 24 Two days later and Nuhiu played in Sheffield Wednesday s final pre season fixture this being away to Chesterfield Although the Owls dominated the first half it was Chesterfield who were leading at half time thanks to a goal from Hamza Bencherif on 29 minutes Wednesday deservedly equalised though late in the second half with just two minutes of normal time as Chris Maguire scored from 20 yards Sheffield Wednesday s pre season was over after seven pre season friendlies in preparation for the upcoming season with the first game a week away against Queens Park Rangers 25 August Edit On the day before the first game of the season Sheffield Wednesday signed central defender Kamil Zayatte on a free transfer on a two year long contract Zayatte had been on trial with the Owls throughout pre season and impressed enough to earn himself a deal 26 Later on that same day and Wednesday winger Danny Mayor went out on loan to League Two side Bury for the entire season 27 On Saturday 3 August the first day of the season Sheffield Wednesday couldn t really ask for harder opponents on the first day with Queens Park Rangers being favourites for promotion and having a high quality in depth squad with most players being used to playing in the Premier League Manager Dave Jones gave debuts to new signings Kamil Zayatte and Atdhe Nuhiu who both had just managed to gain international clearance before the game The game kicked off at Loftus Road in front of a full house and Rangers were soon on the upper hand with Andrew Johnson having an effort from distance just go wide and volley well saved as well Once the game settled down Wednesday got their fair share of chances with Atdhe Nuhiu s volley and shot inside the box being saved and going wide respectively Then on nineteen minutes Nuhiu wiggled his way out of two defenders challenges cut inside and hit a shot that sailed into the bottom corner giving the Owls the lead and a debut goal for the 6 foot 6 inch striker Atdhe Nuhiu Although the game continued to be evenly matched Rangers were the ones who were creating the chances Junior Hoilett got his shot over the bar from close range and then Bobby Zamora was denied by a save from Chris Kirkland Soon after a long ball by David Prutton over the top sent Michail Antonio through on goal who was clipped from behind by the opposing defender in the box but the referee waved away the penalty claims If a penalty had been given it would surely have been a red card as well as the opposing defender was the last man Two minutes later when QPR gained a corner and took it quickly Sheffield Wednesday were asleep and not aware of the danger Junior Hoilett cut inside took a shot that was going wide until the ball was passed into the net by Nedum Onuoha to put the game level After the goal Queens Park Rangers had the momentum and the Owls were just looking to hang on for five minutes until half time However three minutes later a Joey Barton header was saved by Kirkland and the rebound was volleyed in by Andrew Johnson and the Owls were behind Dave Jones was very frustrated at half time and in the second half Hoilett continued to run riot and had another opportunity excellently saved by Chris Kirkland Soon after Jermaine Johnson and Michail Antonio found themselves two on one when the Owls pounced on the counter attack and when the ball was slid to Antonio with the goal gaping at his mercy he hit the ball over the bar Then substitute Jacques Maghoma also making his debut was taken down in the box by Joey Barton who had just been booked the referee stopped play but only to book Maghoma for diving Replays revealed that the penalty should have been given with Barton being sent off in a result of this Then to add to Maghoma and Wednesday s woes he went on to hit the post The first game of the season ended in a 2 1 loss against the promotion favourites 28 With hours to go before the League Cup Round 1 fixture against local rivals Rotherham United kicked off and it was confirmed that Portuguese left back Rafael Floro had signed for the club having spent all pre season impressing while playing for the Owls Rafael Floro is yet to play in a professional competitive fixture although is likely to make an appearance on the day of his signing for the club with Wednesday currently without any full backs due to injury 29 And Floro did make his first career appearance hours later as he was one of three changes for the League Cup clash The game was delayed by 15 minutes due to crowd congestion but when the game did kick off it was all Rotherham United who were taking the game to the Owls And when a long throw in was launched into the box it bounced all the way to the other side of the box where Rotherham midfielder Ben Pringle volleyed into the far top corner of the net Rotherham United continued to be the better side but soon after when Wednesday got a free kick 35 yards out Rhys McCabe stepped up and with the help of a small deflection hit the ball into the far corner of the net to put the game level again Although the game did even out slightly after this it was still Rotherham United who played as the better side and when another long thrown in was cleared just to the outside of the box it was Lee Frecklington who managed to find some space and strike the ball from distance into the net and Rotherham were in front again Into the second half and chances were few and far but the main talking point was when Wednesday substitute Jermaine Johnson lost his cool and head butted an opposition player in an off the ball incident The officials were aware of this and Jermaine Johnson got a straight red card earning himself a three match suspension on top of the already many injuries to the side That was the last main piece of action and it was Rotherham United who went through to the next round while earning themselves bragging rights with Sheffield Wednesday losing and falling at the first hurdle of the competition 30 The weekend following the League Cup defeat and Sheffield Wednesday faced Burnley in the first home game of the season Further injuries had hit the squad by the game stretching the squad to its limit The first opportunity of the game was when a shot was deflected into a cross and went into Sam Vokes s path but he was unable to convert due to a good Chris Kirkland save As Wednesday got into the game it was them who had more of the chances with Jeremy Helan s shot from distance just going wide and Jacques Maghoma s accurate free kick being well saved by the opposition goalkeeper Also another chance was when Michail Antonio s cross fell to David Prutton whose shot hit the side netting Maghoma s clever cross was nearly deflected to an own goal but when Burnley broke on the Owls a cross was failed to be closed down by new boy and youngster Rafael Floro and unfortunately the cross fell to Danny Ings who headed home comfortably to give Burnley the lead Then just five minutes later near enough exactly the same thing happened Floro failed to close down the cross and Sam Vokes headed pass the keeper to put Burnley two in front Wednesday had been the better side in the first half but poor defending had led to them being 2 0 down Sheffield Wednesday came out fighting in the second half and Atdhe Nuhiu s header seemed destined for the far top corner but span just wide Nuhiu then had another head well saved and the follow up by Antonio was also blocked With around 20 minutes to go and the Owls got what they deserved a goal Liam Palmer s first time cross met the head of Prutton to pull a goal back for Wednesday Youngster Caolan Lavery came off the bench for his debut for the club but was unable to help his side equalise and Sheffield Wednesday fell to another frustrating 2 1 loss 31 The next game in Wednesday s fixture list was against local rivals Leeds United just three weeks in to the new season The game saw comebacks from first team full backs Lewis Buxton and Reda Johnson who eventually came off the bench in the second half At 12 15 the game kicked off and it started fairly evenly and the first chance of the game came for Sheffield Wednesday When a corner was curled into the box Atdhe Nuhiu s header was stopped just on the line by the keeper However Leeds almost capitalised when Jeremy Helan lost the ball just outside his own area but David Prutton came sliding in to stop a Leeds player from striking the ball in a very good position With just under ten minutes to go until half time and the Owls won another corner this was whipped in to the far post by Helan where Michail Antonio headed the ball across goal to see Kamil Zayatte loop a header into the net scoring his first goal for the club and giving the Owls the lead Sheffield Wednesday continued to trouble Leeds from corner s but the home team managed to hang on until half time Into the second half and Leeds United came out looking for an equaliser and on the 58th minute Ross McCormack picked up the ball just passed the half way line in the Owls half ran at the defence fooled Zayatte as he ran round him with the ball going the other way and slotted the ball past the on rushing Chris Kirkland A great goal saw the game level at 1 1 again similarly to the last two encounters although Leeds went on to win the last 2 1 The game continued to be a tight and scrappy Yorkshire derby but Antonio s solo effort and shot nearly gave Wednesday the lead if it wasn t for a good save by the opposition goalkeeper and ex Sheffield United player Paddy Kenny Sheffield Wednesday continued to create the better chances though and a long throw in by Antonio was flicked on by Zayatte where Jacques Maghoma swivelled and took the shot on which was blocked by two Leeds players one of which blocked partially with an arm but was too close to the ball for a penalty to be given and bounced in front of goal line where several players launched themselves in to get a foot on the ball but it was a Leeds United players foot that got the ball away That was the last main piece of action of the game and it ended all square at Elland Road giving Sheffield Wednesday their first point of the season 32 A day before Sheffield Wednesday s second home fixture of the season against Millwall the Owls signed young Swiss striker Andelko Savic from Italian side Sampdoria on a season long loan Savic will most likely feature in the team s Development Squad for at least the first half of the season 33 24 hours later and the home game against Millwall had just kicked off with Millwall quite bizarrely having to wear Wednesday s away kit for the first half having forgotten their own Millwall without even a point so far this season got off to a great start just five minutes into the game soon after Chris Kirkland had already had to make one great stop he failed to make another as a cross hit Owls player Kamil Zayatte 2 yards out and bounced into the net scoring his second goal in two games however this one was unfortunately in his own net Their lead didn t last long though not even 2 minutes as a long ball from a free kick was sent in by Lewis Buxton and was fumbled by the opposition goalkeeper then failed to be cleared and Reda Johnson jumped highest to head home and put the scores level again Then fifteen minutes later good work by Atdhe Nuhiu saw Jeremy Helan set himself up for the shot outside the area and coolly finish into the bottom corner Wednesday were now ahead Into the second half and Reda Johnson scored again however it was ruled out for a foul on the opposition goalkeeper Millwall should have equalised when a cross found the free head of a Millwall striker whose header went wide of the goal But with three minutes to go a corner for Millwall was taken and the ball bounced away from the centre of the area it was chased down by a Millwall player who went down very easily under a challenge by Helan and this was quite extraordinarily given as a penalty by the referee To make things worse Millwall scored the penalty and the game ended all square at 2 2 leaving Wednesday very frustrated 34 With the Owls continuing to struggle at the back due to injuries and Lewis Buxton having been sidelined yet again through injury West Ham United defender Jordan Spence was signed on a 28 day emergency loan deal and was eligible to play for the game against Middlesbrough that very day 35 He made his debut that very day in a game that started with Middlesbrough dominating the first ten minutes and as Wednesday gradually got into the game it was they who was creating more chances and with ten minutes to go until half time a corner swung in to the box and was headed down in front of goalkeeper by Kamil Zayatte but Michail Antonio managed to swing his boot at the ball sending it into the roof of the net giving the Owls the lead Chris Kirkland was tested on a few occasions before the break but the score remained the same Into the second half and Middlesbrough similarly to the first half started on top and when a Middlesbrough player beat Zayatte to the ball before he could clear it away it left an open gap for Middlesbrough to cross and Mustapha Carayol to tap in the equaliser Although the game went on to be relatively even Middlesbrough nearly doubled their lead when Lukas Jutkiewicz hit the bar with his fierce first time shot from the edge of the box The game finished level meaning another draw for Sheffield Wednesday During the first half of this game Captain Anthony Gardner had to be stretchered off the pitch looking to what could be a serious injury leaving the Owls without another defender and mainly another key player to their team 36 September Edit Transfer deadline day this year fell on Monday 2 September and Sheffield Wednesday were one of the most inactive teams during the day as they were not involved in any transfers what so ever The weekend before the international break and Wednesday s worst fears of Anthony Gardner were confirmed as it was revealed that he had torn his Achilles tendon usually meaning a player will be sidelined for around 5 months 37 Dave Jones had already revealed that he planned to bring players in and take players out of the club during the emergency loan window which opened a week after the closure of the transfer window It had already been known that Sheffield Wednesday will have to let players go out before anyone comes in due to the tight wage budget and finances at the club Martin Taylor was the first player to go out on loan as he joined Brentford for a month 38 Back at Hillsborough Stadium after the international break and Sheffield Wednesday faced newly promoted Yeovil Town with the Owls looking to gain their first win of the season Both teams started fairly evenly and it was Yeovil who had the first key chance when they forced Kamil Zayatte into making a goal line clearance However as the Owls continued to push a long ball over the top saw the linesman put the offside flag up for Atdhe Nuhiu who seemed to be going for the ball however the referee didn t blow his whistle as Michail Antonio picked up the ball instead as he was in an on side position therefore the referee had over ruled the linesman with the game continuing to go on Yeovil momentarily paused waiting for the whistle while Michail Antonio went through on goal and passed the ball square to Atdhe Nuhiu who passed the ball into the net A controversial goal followed many Yeovil complaints with the referee discussing the matter with the linesman and eventually decided to give the goal Replays after the game showed that the referee had made the correct decision As Yeovil felt hard done by the contest fell into a scrappy rough affair with strong challenges going in mainly from the Yeovil Town players And on 41 minutes just after Nuhiu had a header just miss the back of the net Yeovil defender Byron Webster was caught in a rough tangle with Nuhiu which led to both players falling to the ground and Byron Webster seeming to throw a punch at Nuhiu while tussling on the ground Byron Webster saw a straight red card for the incident and the Owls couldn t have gone in much better at half time Into the second half and although it was the Owls in the lead and having the extra man advantage it was Yeovil who were the better side and somehow pushing for the equaliser Yeovil Town s Joe Ralls gave his team what they deserved with 25 minutes to go when he took a great first touch outside the area and finished nicely on the volley into the far corner After this both sides gave it their all and Sheffield Wednesday now looked the more likely team to score and the fans thought they was about to do just that as a cross found Antonio who volleyed towards the goal where the opposition goalkeeper saved the shot but also fumbled it and as the ball rolled and hit the inside of the post Nuhiu and Reda Johnson raced to tap the ball home but the keeper pounced upon the loose ball just in the time Sheffield Wednesday were left with another draw this one though more disappointing than the others due to the position they were in at half time and arguably should have gone on to win the game 39 A day after the Yeovil result and Wednesday signed Roger Johnson on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for three months with the Owls in desperate need of another centre back 40 Later on in the week and it was confirmed that ex Cardiff City midfielder and free agent Stephen McPhail had signed for the club until mid January 41 McPhail went on to start the away game against Birmingham City two days later The team and McPhail started the game brightly and although Michail Antonio went close it was Birmingham s first real attack of the game that led to the first goal Chris Burke s shot was saved well but the rebound was tapped in by Jesse Lingard scoring on his debut for Birmingham having joined them on loan from Manchester United earlier on in the week After this goal and Birmingham had the momentum and dominated and it wasn t long until they doubled their lead Again it was new loan signing Lingard whom dribbled and dodged in and out of defender s in the box before slotting home his second of the afternoon And it was only two minutes later after this goal when it was game over Jesse Lingard shot from outside the area found the bottom corner to complete his hat trick 3 0 at half time and the main objective really for the Owls was not to concede any more However Birmingham continued to create chances after the break and just six minutes into the second half Burke and Lingard linked up with each other for Jesse Lingard to score yet another goal Wednesday did create a few chances before the end of the game one of which they scored when a corner was whipped in and headed in for a late consolation goal by Kamil Zayatte After the goal and Shane Ferguson nearly made it 5 when he went through on goal but Chris Kirkland kept the player at bay 42 As the Owls prepared for the derby game against Doncaster Rovers it was confirmed that Matty Fryatt had joined the team on loan from Hull City for 1 month 43 Fryatt started the following game at Hillsborough Stadium on the bench The derby game was a tight and scrappy affair but it was Sheffield Wednesday whom created the most chances in a very dull first half Atdhe Nuhiu s shot went just wide after the mistake from the Doncaster defence Jeremy Helan also had a tame effort from distance comfortably saved That was all to be noted in the first half but the second half continued to be a tight and scrappy affair but more chances were created Doncaster had one half chance from a corner while Nuhiu s header from a cross was just cleared off the line by ex Owl Rob Jones Soon after and Miguel Llera also had his header cleared off the line by an excellent save from Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Ross Turnbull Doncaster s first main chance of the game came midway through the second half as new loan signing Federico Macheda another loan signing by an opposing club from Manchester United managed to take on two defenders before his finished was well saved by Chris Kirkland at the near post Doncaster s second main chance though was a cross where Macheda out jumped Llera and headed the ball on target and into the net Doncaster up to this point had been second best in the game but after the goal Wednesday did well to not concede a second Chris Kirkland was forced into a double save after a free kick led to two shots by the same player Boos echoed Hillsborough as the full time whistle blew with the Owls still without a win this season 44 October Edit The very first day of October landed on a Tuesday where the Owls faced Brighton amp Hove Albion down at the south coast Brighton had the first major chance of the game as a ball over the Owls defence saw Ashley Barnes go through on goal but keeper Kirkland made an excellent save to keep the scores level Chris Kirkland continued to make some good saves and Brighton nearly had a penalty given as Kazenga LuaLua was brought down in the box by Lewis Buxton However the referee waved away the protests in which replays revealed it would have been a fairly soft penalty to give Although it was Brighton who were creating more chances it was Sheffield Wednesday who took the lead three minutes before the break Great work by Jeremy Helan saw him take on two players before crossing low in the box where loanee Matty Fryatt touched and swivelled before blasting the ball home into the back of the net Into the second half and Ashley Barnes was so close to scoring for Brighton again after his shot from a cross went just wide of the post Wednesday continued to somehow keep Brighton at bay even when Keith Andrews volley also went just wide Into the last minute with the game ticking down to the Owls first victory of the season a cross from Brighton was then headed across goal where Keith Andrews tapped in at the far post Wednesday had failed to hold on to their first victory of the season with the game finishing level at 1 1 45 Just before the following weekend started the Owls club striker Gary Madine verdict of his trial was announced Gary Madine is to face an 18 month jail sentence after two separate assaults in night clubs 46 Ipswich Town were the next team that Wednesday faced that following weekend Sheffield Wednesday went out looking for their first win of the season and nearly took the lead early on when Atdhe Nuhiu s shot was well saved by the opposing goalkeeper However twelve minutes in and a long ball over the top set Ipswich on the counter where a cross found Paul Anderson who comfortably took on the shot and scored Two minutes later and a cross by Wednesday this time saw Nuhiu head across goal where Michail Antonio then headed into the back of the net and the scores were all level again The Owls continued to press for the lead at Hillsborough and Matty Fryatt s clear cut volley was unfortunately straight at the keeper who palmed the ball over for a corner Into the second half and Reda Johnson also came close with a header before Kirkland saved an opposing shot well at the near post Kirkland then had to make another save this one excellently as Paul Anderson nearly doubled his tally for the afternoon as his shot took a slight deflection and seemed to be heading into the near corner before it was palmed out for a corner And then as the game entered the last quarter of its time Jermaine Johnson dribbled inwards from the left hand side and had fierce shot from 25 yards out that seemed to be destined for the top corner of the goal only to be denied by the bar Another draw and another game without a win came as the full time whistle blew soon after 47 On 15 October 2013 Arsenal s young goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez joined the club on loan to give more competition to Chris Kirkland 48 Martinez was on the bench for Wednesday s next game against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium and it was the Owls whom started the lot brighter especially when Matty Fryatt came close after great link up play with Giles Coke Two minutes after this chance though and good link up play by two of the opposition players saw Jermaine Beckford take on a fantastically sliced shot and score against the run of play with 16 minutes gone on the clock Just 10 minutes later and Wednesday were deservedly back on level terms as Jeremy Helan s cross instead found the head Alex Baptiste whose diving header bounced on the ground and went into the net therefore scoring an own goal The game was fairly evenly matched up to half time and the second half started similarly as the first did with the Owls on top Jeremy Helan created the first goal and very nearly scored the second as he took on his man in the box and his shot was well saved by the opposing goalkeeper Halfway through the second half with Sheffield Wednesday still on top they managed to win a free kick just outside and to the right hand corner of the box Stephen McPhail whipped the ball in which was punched away only to find Kamil Zayatte whose resultant header looped up and into the back of the net giving the Owls the lead Or that s what they thought until they realised that the assistant referee had her flag up The goal was given as offside as when Zayatte s looping header was on its way to the back of the net Reda Johnson went for the ball from being in an offside position he jumped and attempted to flick on the ball and even though he didn t touch the ball the officials felt that Reda Johnson was interfering with play when being from an offside position Into the last five minutes with Wednesday on the front foot and looking to win the game Jose Semedo went in with a strong but fair challenge on an opposing player where he won the ball However the referee blew his whistle and without much hesitation showed Semedo a red card Protests to the referee by the Sheffield Wednesday players were unsuccessful and Jose Semedo left the field in tears Down to ten men and the game had spun itself on its head and it was now Bolton who were looking to win the game even though they had been second best throughout the 90 minutes Into stoppage time and a Bolton corner led to a header where Chris Kirkland made an excellent save to keep the scores level Two more corners in stoppage time later and another header was directed towards goal and Kirkland made an even better save to ensure the Owls didn t leave empty handed as the referee blew his whistle with the scores locked at 1 1 49 Jose Semedo s red card appeal the following week was unsuccessful which meant he missed the next 3 games including the next one which was the derby day visit to Barnsley Hours before the game and it was confirmed that free agent Seyi Olofinjana had joined the club on a short term contract The midfielder had joined the club on a short loan spell at the end of last season as well where he helped the team survive from relegation 50 An early kick off at Oakwell and both relegation threatened teams started well but it was the Owls away faithful that had thought they had scored when loanee Roger Johnson s header hit the side netting Seven minutes later and Reda Johnson was tackled while in possession of the ball at the back leading Barnsley to quickly counterattack Marcus Pedersen decided to quickly shoot from outside the area and his fierce shot hit the post so hard it came back out to around 30 yards from goal where the ball was passed in the air straight back to Marcus Pedersen whose touch set him up for a fantastic volley inside the area that riffled into the top of the net giving Chris Kirkland no chance Jeremy Helan soon came close to putting the Owls back level though as he took on a player but his shot was so close to being on target but instead hit the side netting Just before the break and Barnsley s Paddy McCourt managed to take on three players while dribbling with the ball from wide on the touchline to inside the box and his final shot trickled along the front of the goal and out past the far post for a goal kick Barnsley had been the better side in the first half but all changed in the second and it started first when Atdhe Nuhiu s shot was well saved by the opposition keeper Coming up to the hour mark and the ball was cleared out from a Wednesday corner all the way to the halfway line where Jeremy Helan touched and volleyed the ball back towards goal and all the players up field the ball hit and span off Reda Johnson s leg and found Matty Fryatt with acres of space and the keeper on rushing but he volleyed home first time sweetly leading to eruption in the away end After the goal and Sheffield Wednesday were relentless and the opposition goalkeeper somehow kept out Michail Antonio s free open shot from just three yards out Matty Fryatt s follow up then went over the bar Barnsley though looked dangerous on the counter attack and nearly scored when a cross was whipped in front of goal but the out stretching leg of a Barnsley attacker couldn t make contact with the ball Antonio s shot over the bar soon after this was the last piece of action in the game meaning Sheffield Wednesday had still not won all season after 12 games and had drawn all their games in 1 1 November 51 However there was good news before the month was up as it was confirmed that Matty Fryatt had extended his deal at the club for a further month 52 November Edit More good news in terms of signings came on the first day of November when a loanee from the end of last season re joined the club on a youth loan This was Sunderland striker Connor Wickham Wickham started alongside Matty Fryatt the following weekend as the Owls faced recently relegated from the Premier League Reading at Hillsborough Stadium Reading were looking for more likely to score in the early exchanges as they had a couple of half chances saved and go wide But it was on 18 minutes when a fantastic long ball by Kamil Zayatte found Michail Antonio in the box whom waited on the touchline pulled back for Matty Fryatt to smash the ball home to give Wednesday the lead 7 minutes later and Seyi Olofinjana found Antonio just inside Reading s area Antonio flicked the ball over the opposition defender ran towards the goal and let fly just outside the area and the ball curled into the far corner giving the Owls a surprise 2 0 lead However soon after and Reading were back in the game as a cross found the free head of Pavel Pogrebnyak whose header went in off the post The first half seemed full of goals as just six minutes after Reading s goal back a mistake at the back by Reading saw Antonio set Connor Wickham free whose shot went straight at the keeper but bounced onto the opposition player chasing Wickham down and rolled into the back of the net for an own goal Sheffield Wednesday went into the break two goals to the good Could Sheffield Wednesday finally win their first game of the season It looked doubtful at the beginning of the second half as Reading started again as the better side as they again went close with two chances one from long and one from short distance However just before the hour mark Antonio did a volley cross into the box just keeping the ball in play in the process and the ball deflected up to Wickham who chest controlled the ball and volleyed into the top corner of the net Unbelievably Wednesday were 4 1 up with half an hour to play And it just got better five minutes later as Matty Fryatt was set through on goal and he chipped the ball over the keeper to score his second of the game Adam Le Fondre score from a penalty that shouldn t have been in stoppage time but it was only a consolation as the Owls finally got their first win of the season And it was a big win 53 Unfortunately Sheffield Wednesday then went on a three game losing streak to end November losing to Derby County Huddersfield Town and Blackpool This led to Sheffield Wednesday being six points behind relegation Players EditFirst team squad Edit As of 27 March 2014Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Chris Kirkland2 DF nbsp ENG Lewis Buxton3 DF nbsp BEN Reda Johnson Vice Captain 4 DF nbsp ENG Anthony Gardner Captain 5 DF nbsp GUI Kamil Zayatte6 MF nbsp POR Jose Semedo7 MF nbsp ENG Michail Antonio8 DF nbsp USA Oguchi Onyewu10 MF nbsp COD Jacques Maghoma11 MF nbsp JAM Jermaine Johnson13 GK nbsp ENG Adam Davies14 MF nbsp ENG Giles Coke15 DF nbsp ENG Martin Taylor17 MF nbsp FRA Jeremy Helan No Pos Nation Player18 FW nbsp SCO Chris Maguire19 DF nbsp ENG Joe Mattock20 MF nbsp ENG Kieran Lee21 MF nbsp IRL Paul Corry22 MF nbsp SCO Liam Palmer25 FW nbsp NIR Caolan Lavery26 GK nbsp ARG Emiliano Martinez on loan from Arsenal 28 FW nbsp ENG Benik Afobe on loan from Arsenal 32 DF nbsp ESP Miguel Llera34 FW nbsp ALB Atdhe Nuhiu35 DF nbsp ENG Adedeji Oshilaja on loan from Cardiff City 36 DF nbsp NED Glenn Loovens41 DF nbsp ENG Sam Hutchinson on loan from Chelsea 42 FW nbsp IRL Leon Best on loan from Blackburn Rovers Out on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player9 FW nbsp ENG Gary Madine on loan at Carlisle United 12 MF nbsp ENG David Prutton on loan at Coventry City 16 MF nbsp SCO Rhys McCabe on loan at Portsmouth 23 MF nbsp ENG Danny Mayor on loan at Bury No Pos Nation Player30 GK nbsp ENG Arron Jameson on loan at Bradford City 31 GK nbsp ENG Cameron Dawson on loan at Plymouth Argyle GK nbsp ENG Joe Wildsmith on loan at Alfreton Town Development squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player24 DF nbsp POR Rafael Floro33 FW nbsp SUI Anđelko Savic on loan from Sampdoria 38 DF nbsp ENG Taylor McKenzie DF nbsp ENG Johnny Fenwick No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Adam Hinchliffe MF nbsp ENG Ayo Obileye FW nbsp ENG Emmanuel Dieseruvwe FW nbsp FRA Khalil LambinAcademy Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player37 FW nbsp FRA Franck Betra39 MF nbsp ENG Jack Stobbs DF nbsp ENG Brad Beatson DF nbsp NIR Seanna Foster69 DF nbsp NOR Simen Lenes DF nbsp ENG Harry Frost DF nbsp ENG Adam Harvey DF nbsp ENG Emmanuel Kanteh DF nbsp ENG Ryan Lee MF nbsp ENG Rhys Davies No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Charlie Dawes MF nbsp ENG Jake Ellam MF nbsp NIR Simon Hanna MF nbsp ENG Luke Smith MF nbsp ENG Jack Taylor FW nbsp ENG Jonathan Fusco FW nbsp NIR Sean Mullan41 FW nbsp NOR Thomas OeisethInternational Call Ups Edit No Pos Name Team Competition Opposition Date Caps Goals Ref GK nbsp Cameron Dawson England U 19 2013 UEFA European Championship Elite Qualifier Georgia U 19 Belgium U 19 Scotland U 19 24 May 2013 26 May 2013 29 May 2013 4 0 54 11 MF nbsp Jermaine Johnson Jamaica Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Tottenham Hotspur Bahamas Mexico United States Honduras 23 May 2013 31 May 2013 4 June 2013 7 June 2013 11 June 2013 74 9 55 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Northern Ireland U 21 Friendly Denmark U 21 14 August 2013 2 0 56 11 MF nbsp Jermaine Johnson Jamaica 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Panama Costa Rica 6 September 2013 10 September 2013 75 9 57 3 DF nbsp Reda Johnson Benin 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Rwanda 8 September 2013 10 0 58 5 DF nbsp Kamil Zayatte Guinea 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Egypt 10 September 2013 45 4 59 11 MF nbsp Jermaine Johnson Jamaica 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier United States Honduras 11 October 2013 15 October 2013 75 9 60 MF nbsp Simon Hanna Northern Ireland U 19 2014 UEFA Euro U 19 Qualifier Belgium U 19 France U 19 Iceland U 19 10 October 2013 12 October 2013 15 October 2013 3 1 61 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Northern Ireland U 21 2015 UEFA Euro U 21 Qualifier Italy U 21 Cyprus U 21 14 November 2013 19 November 2013 4 0 62 8 DF nbsp Oguchi Onyewu United States Friendly Ukraine 5 March 2014 69 6 63 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Northern Ireland U 21 2015 UEFA Euro U 21 Qualifier Italy U 21 5 March 2014 5 0 64 Squad information Edit 65 As of 3 May 2014No Pos Nat Name Age Joined From Contract Expires Fee Apps Goals1 GK nbsp Chris Kirkland 32 July 2012 Wigan Athletic June 2014 Free 83 02 DF nbsp Lewis Buxton 29 August 2008 Stoke City June 2015 88 000 197 63 DF nbsp Reda Johnson 25 January 2011 Plymouth Argyle June 2014 110 000 88 194 DF nbsp Anthony Gardner 32 July 2012 Crystal Palace June 2014 Free 44 05 DF nbsp Kamil Zayatte 28 August 2013 Istanbul BB June 2015 Free 12 26 MF nbsp Jose Semedo 28 July 2011 Charlton Athletic June 2014 Free 107 17 MF nbsp Michail Antonio 23 August 2012 Reading June 2016 Undisclosed 85 188 DF nbsp Oguchi Onyewu 31 January 2014 Queens Park Rangers June 2014 Free 19 19 FW nbsp Gary Madine 23 January 2011 Carlisle United June 2015 1 056 000 101 2710 MF nbsp Jacques Maghoma 25 July 2013 Burton Albion June 2015 Undisclosed 29 311 MF nbsp Jermaine Johnson 33 January 2007 Bradford City June 2014 660 000 249 3012 MF nbsp David Prutton 31 July 2011 Swindon Town June 2014 Free 61 313 GK nbsp Adam Davies 21 June 2013 Free Agent June 2014 Free 0 014 MF nbsp Giles Coke 27 July 2010 Motherwell June 2015 Free 82 615 DF nbsp Martin Taylor 33 August 2012 Watford June 2014 Undisclosed 13 016 MF nbsp Rhys McCabe 21 July 2012 Rangers June 2015 Free 32 217 MF nbsp Jeremy Helan 21 July 2013 Manchester City June 2017 Undisclosed 76 318 FW nbsp Chris Maguire 24 July 2012 Derby County June 2015 Undisclosed 46 1119 DF nbsp Joe Mattock 23 July 2012 West Bromwich Albion June 2015 Free 36 320 DF nbsp Kieran Lee 25 July 2012 Oldham Athletic June 2015 Free 55 121 MF nbsp Paul Corry 22 August 2012 University College Dublin June 2015 Undisclosed 9 022 MF nbsp Liam Palmer 21 January 2013 Sheffield Wednesday Academy June 2018 Free 79 123 MF nbsp Danny Mayor 22 August 2012 Preston North End June 2015 Undisclosed 9 024 DF nbsp Rafael Floro 19 August 2013 FC Porto June 2014 Free 2 025 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery 20 July 2012 Ipswich Town Unknown Free 24 426 GK nbsp Emiliano Martinez 21 October 2013 Arsenal May 2014 Loan 15 028 FW nbsp Benik Afobe 20 January 2014 Arsenal June 2014 Loan 13 230 GK nbsp Arron Jameson 23 July 2008 Sheffield Wednesday Academy June 2014 Free 2 031 GK nbsp Cameron Dawson 18 April 2013 Sheffield Wednesday Academy June 2016 Free 0 032 DF nbsp Miguel Llera 34 January 2012 Blackpool June 2014 Free 93 1133 FW nbsp Anđelko Savic 20 August 2013 Sampdoria June 2014 Loan 1 034 FW nbsp Atdhe Nuhiu 24 July 2013 Rapid Wien June 2016 Free 43 835 DF nbsp Adedeji Oshilaja 20 February 2014 Cardiff City May 2014 Loan 2 036 DF nbsp Glenn Loovens 30 December 2013 Free Agent May 2014 Free 25 037 FW nbsp Franck Betra 17 August 2013 Sheffield Wednesday Academy June 2014 Free 0 038 DF nbsp Taylor McKenzie 19 October 2012 Sheffield Wednesday Academy June 2014 Free 0 039 MF nbsp Jack Stobbs 17 Unknown Sheffield Wednesday Academy Unknown Free 1 041 DF nbsp Sam Hutchinson 24 February 2014 Chelsea April 2014 Loan 10 142 FW nbsp Leon Best 27 February 2014 Blackburn Rovers May 2014 Loan 29 7Player Debuts Edit Players making their first team Sheffield Wednesday debut in a fully competitive match Position Player Date Opponents Ground Ref5 DF nbsp Kamil Zayatte 3 August 2013 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 66 34 FW nbsp Atdhe Nuhiu 3 August 2013 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 66 10 MF nbsp Jacques Maghoma 3 August 2013 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 28 24 DF nbsp Rafael Floro 6 August 2013 Rotherham United New York Stadium 67 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery 10 August 2013 Burnley Hillsborough Stadium 31 26 DF nbsp Jordan Spence 31 August 2013 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 68 8 DF nbsp Roger Johnson 21 September 2013 Birmingham City St Andrew s 69 27 MF nbsp Stephen McPhail 21 September 2013 Birmingham City St Andrew s 69 28 FW nbsp Matty Fryatt 28 September 2013 Doncaster Rovers Hillsborough Stadium 44 26 GK nbsp Emiliano Martinez 23 November 2013 Huddersfield Town Hillsborough Stadium 70 36 DF nbsp Glenn Loovens 3 December 2013 Leicester City Hillsborough Stadium 71 33 FW nbsp Anđelko Savic 21 December 2013 Bournemouth Hillsborough Stadium 72 8 DF nbsp Oguchi Onyewu 18 January 2014 Burnley Turf Moor 73 28 FW nbsp Benik Afobe 1 February 2014 Barnsley Hillsborough Stadium 74 35 DF nbsp Adedeji Oshilaja 11 February 2014 Wigan Athletic Hillsborough Stadium 75 40 MF nbsp Gary Gardner 18 February 2014 Derby County Hillsborough Stadium 76 42 FW nbsp Leon Best 18 February 2014 Derby County Hillsborough Stadium 76 41 DF nbsp Sam Hutchinson 18 February 2014 Derby County Hillsborough Stadium 77 39 MF nbsp Jack Stobbs 26 April 2014 Bolton Wanderers Hillsborough Stadium 78 Debut Goals Edit Players scoring their first goal while playing their first game for Sheffield Wednesday in a competitive fixture Position Player Date Opponents Ground Ref34 FW nbsp Atdhe Nuhiu 3 August 2013 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 28 Transfers Edit In Edit Position Player Transferred from Fee Date SourceMF nbsp Jacques Maghoma Burton Albion Free 1 July 2013 9 MF nbsp Jeremy Helan Manchester City Undisclosed 12 July 2013 19 FW nbsp Atdhe Nuhiu Rapid Wien Free 25 July 2013 24 DF nbsp Kamil Zayatte Istanbul BB Free 2 August 2013 26 DF nbsp Rafael Floro FC Porto Free 6 August 2013 29 FW nbsp Khalil Lambin Ergotelis Free 12 August 2013 79 MF nbsp Stephen McPhail Free Agent Free 20 September 2013 41 MF nbsp Seyi Olofinjana Free Agent Free 26 October 2013 50 DF nbsp Glenn Loovens Free Agent Free 3 December 2013 80 DF nbsp Oguchi Onyewu Free Agent Free 11 January 2014 81 Out Edit Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source MF nbsp Bastien Hery Rochdale Free 8 May 2013 82 DF nbsp Julian Bennett Released Free 16 May 2013 4 FW nbsp Matthew Fletcher Released Free 16 May 2013 4 MF nbsp Harry Grant Released Free 16 May 2013 4 MF nbsp Nejc Pecnik Left by mutual consent Free 16 May 2013 4 GK nbsp Nicky Weaver Released Free 16 May 2013 4 FW nbsp Chris O Grady Barnsley Undisclosed 19 June 2013 5 DF nbsp Hayden White Bolton Wanderers Free Compensation package agreed 24 June 2013 6 GK nbsp Stephen Bywater Millwall Free 24 June 2013 7 MF nbsp Chris Lines Left by mutual consent Free 4 July 2013 13 27 MF nbsp Stephen McPhail Shamrock Rovers Free 21 February 2014 83 Loan in Edit Position Player Transferred from Length Date Source33 FW nbsp Anđelko Savic Sampdoria Season long loan 23 August 2013 33 26 DF nbsp Jordan Spence West Ham United 1 month loan 31 August 2013 35 8 DF nbsp Roger Johnson Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 month loan 16 September 2013 40 DF nbsp George Swan Manchester City 1 month youth loan 17 September 2013 84 28 FW nbsp Matty Fryatt Hull City 28 days 27 September 2013 43 26 GK nbsp Emiliano Martinez Arsenal 28 days 15 October 2013 48 28 FW nbsp Matty Fryatt Hull City 28 days 29 October 2013 52 29 FW nbsp Connor Wickham Sunderland 1 month recurring youth loan Recalled 27 January 2014 1 November 2013 85 26 GK nbsp Emiliano Martinez Arsenal 1 month 18 days 14 November 2013 86 26 GK nbsp Emiliano Martinez Arsenal End of the season 3 January 2014 87 28 FW nbsp Benik Afobe Arsenal End of the season 30 January 2014 88 35 DF nbsp Adedeji Oshilaja Cardiff City 1 month 7 January 2014 89 40 MF nbsp Gary Gardner Aston Villa 1 month 12 February 2014 90 42 FW nbsp Leon Best Blackburn Rovers 1 month 14 February 2014 91 41 DF nbsp Sam Hutchinson Chelsea 1 month 14 February 2014 92 42 FW nbsp Leon Best Blackburn Rovers End of the season 14 March 2014 93 41 DF nbsp Sam Hutchinson Chelsea 1 month 14 March 2014 94 35 DF nbsp Adedeji Oshilaja Cardiff City End of the season 21 March 2014 95 Loan out Edit Position Player Loaned to Length Date Source23 MF nbsp Danny Mayor Bury Season long loan 2 August 2013 27 15 DF nbsp Martin Taylor Brentford 28 day loan 10 September 2013 38 FW nbsp Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hyde 1 month youth loan 13 September 2013 96 DF nbsp Taylor McKenzie Gainsborough Trinity 1 month youth loan 17 September 2013 97 FW nbsp Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Fleetwood Town 1 month youth loan 1 November 2013 98 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Plymouth Argyle 1 month 22 November 2013 99 18 FW nbsp Chris Maguire Coventry City 1 month 28 November 2013 100 30 GK nbsp Arron Jameson Stalybridge Celtic 1 month 29 November 2013 101 25 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Plymouth Argyle 1 month Recalled on 8 January 2014 3 January 2014 102 30 GK nbsp Arron Jameson Bradford City 1 month 10 January 2014 103 38 DF nbsp Taylor McKenzie Gainsborough Trinity 1 month 16 January 2014 104 31 GK nbsp Cameron Dawson Plymouth Argyle End of the season 7 February 2014 105 16 MF nbsp Rhys McCabe Portsmouth End of the season Recalled on 24 April 2014 17 March 2014 106 GK nbsp Joe Wildsmith Alfreton Town 28 days 27 March 2014 107 9 FW nbsp Gary Madine Carlisle United End of the season 27 March 2014 108 12 MF nbsp David Prutton Coventry City End of the season 27 March 2014 109 Contracts Edit Position Player Length Date Expiry SourceGK nbsp Cameron Dawson 3 years 22 April 2013 30 June 2016 110 DF nbsp Johnny Fenwick 1 year 1 May 2013 30 June 2014 2 FW nbsp Emmanuel Dieseruvwe 1 year 1 May 2013 30 June 2014 2 DF nbsp Ayo Obileye 1 year 10 May 2013 30 June 2014 3 DF nbsp Lewis Buxton 2 years 31 May 2013 June 2015 111 MF nbsp David Prutton 1 year 25 June 2013 June 2014 8 DF nbsp Miguel Llera 1 year 27 June 2013 June 2014 10 MF nbsp Giles Coke 2 years 28 June 2013 June 2015 11 GK nbsp Adam Davies 1 year 28 June 2013 June 2014 112 MF nbsp Jermaine Johnson 1 year 4 July 2013 June 2014 12 MF nbsp Adam Hinchliffe 1 year July 2013 June 2014 GK nbsp Joe Wildsmith 2 5 years 19 November 2013 June 2016 113 MF nbsp Seyi Olofinjana 1 month 28 November 2013 December 2013 114 DF nbsp Glenn Loovens 5 months 31 December 2013 May 2014 115 MF nbsp Stephen McPhail 1 month 21 January 2014 February 2014 116 MF nbsp Jack Stobbs 1 year 19 March 2014 June 2015 117 FW nbsp Caolan Lavery Long term 21 March 2014 Unknown 118 MF nbsp Liam Palmer 3 year extension 27 March 2014 June 2018 119 Fixtures and Results EditPre season Edit Sheffield Wednesday v Steaua București 6 July 2013Sheffield Wednesday1 1Steaua BucureștiSt George s Park National Football Centre14 00 Llera nbsp 67 Report Popa nbsp 20 Attendance 0 Stockport County v Sheffield Wednesday 9 July 2013Stockport County0 3Sheffield WednesdayEdgeley Park19 45 Report Antonio nbsp 1 Taylor nbsp 12 Maguire nbsp 45 pen Attendance 2 083 Scunthorpe United v Sheffield Wednesday 13 July 2013Scunthorpe United0 1Sheffield WednesdayGlanford Park15 00 Report Helan nbsp 41 Attendance 2 393 Sporting Braga v Sheffield Wednesday 16 July 2013Sporting Braga3 1Sheffield WednesdayEstadio Municipal de Albufeira20 00 Baiano nbsp 41 Pardo nbsp 45 Pedro nbsp 69 Report Taylor nbsp 19 Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday 20 July 2013Hull City0 0Sheffield WednesdayEstadio Municipal de Albufeira20 00 Report Sheffield Wednesday v Rangers 24 July 2013Sheffield Wednesday1 0RangersHillsborough Stadium20 00 Antonio nbsp 12 Report Attendance 16 248 Chesterfield v Sheffield Wednesday 27 July 2013Chesterfield1 1Sheffield WednesdayProact Stadium15 00 Roberts nbsp 29 Report Maguire nbsp 88 Attendance 5 491 Football League Championship Edit Main article 2013 14 Football League Championship Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday 3 August 2013 1Queens Park Rangers2 1Sheffield WednesdayLoftus Road15 00 Onuoha nbsp 40 Johnson nbsp 43 Barton nbsp 57 Report Nuhiu nbsp 19 Palmer nbsp 20 Maghoma nbsp 57 Attendance 17 626 Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley 10 August 2013 2Sheffield Wednesday1 2BurnleyHillsborough Stadium15 00 Helan nbsp 45 Maghoma nbsp 59 Gardner nbsp 62 Prutton nbsp 71 Report Ings nbsp 33 Vokes nbsp 38 Shackell nbsp 58 Jones nbsp 77 Edgar nbsp 85 Attendance 22 282 Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday 17 August 2013 3Leeds United1 1Sheffield WednesdayElland Road12 15 McCormack nbsp 58 Report Maguire nbsp 23 Zayatte nbsp 36 Buxton nbsp 56 Attendance 23 766 Sheffield Wednesday v Millwall 24 August 2013 4Sheffield Wednesday2 2MillwallHillsborough Stadium15 00 R Johnson nbsp 7 Helan nbsp 21 Zayatte nbsp 89 Report Zayatte nbsp 5 o g N Guessan nbsp 73 Keogh nbsp 87 pen Attendance 20 009 Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2013 5Middlesbrough1 1Sheffield WednesdayRiverside Stadium15 00 Carayol nbsp 49 Report Antonio nbsp 35 Prutton nbsp 84 Attendance 15 964 Sheffield Wednesday v Yeovil Town 14 September 2013 6Sheffield Wednesday1 1Yeovil TownHillsborough Stadium15 00 Nuhiu nbsp 25 nbsp 42 Llera nbsp 31 J Johnson nbsp 82 Report Webster nbsp 41 Ralls nbsp 64 Edwards nbsp 67 Attendance 22 328 Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday 21 September 2013 7Birmingham City4 1Sheffield WednesdaySt Andrew s15 00 Lingard nbsp 20 29 33 51 Green nbsp 45 3 Ferguson nbsp 90 4 Report Prutton nbsp 57 Zayatte nbsp 66 Attendance 14 379 Sheffield Wednesday v Doncaster Rovers 28 September 2013 8Sheffield Wednesday0 1Doncaster RoversHillsborough Stadium15 00 Nuhiu nbsp 21 Spence nbsp 51 Report Wellens nbsp 13 Keegan nbsp 45 1 Macheda nbsp 71 Brown nbsp 89 Attendance 21 871 Brighton amp Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday 1 October 2013 9Brighton amp Hove Albion1 1Sheffield WednesdayFalmer Stadium19 45 Andrews nbsp 40 nbsp 89 LuaLua nbsp 76 Barnes nbsp 90 1 Report Semedo nbsp 40 Fryatt nbsp 43 Llera nbsp 57 Kirkland nbsp 70 Buxton nbsp 77 Attendance 25 725 Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town 5 October 2013 10Sheffield Wednesday1 1Ipswich TownHillsborough Stadium15 00 Antonio nbsp 14 J Johnson nbsp 90 Report Anderson nbsp 12 Smith nbsp 78 Attendance 19 599 Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday 19 October 2013 11Bolton Wanderers1 1Sheffield WednesdayReebok Stadium15 00 Beckford nbsp 16 Baptiste nbsp 78 Hall nbsp 81 Report Baptiste nbsp 26 o g McPhail nbsp 75 Semedo nbsp 85 Attendance 17 177 Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday 26 October 2013 12Barnsley1 1Sheffield WednesdayOakwell12 15 Pedersen nbsp 16 nbsp 66 Report Fryatt nbsp 60 Reda Johnson nbsp 66 Nuhiu nbsp 88 Attendance 13 268 Sheffield Wednesday v Reading 2 November 2013 13Sheffield Wednesday5 2ReadingHillsborough Stadium15 00 Fryatt nbsp 18 63 Antonio nbsp 25 Morrison nbsp 42 o g Wickham nbsp 57 Reda Johnson nbsp 90 1 Report Pogrebnyak nbsp 35 Kelly nbsp 52 Le Fondre nbsp 90 pen Attendance 20 368 Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday 9 November 2013 14Derby County3 0Sheffield WednesdayPride Park Stadium15 00 Buxton nbsp 45 Hughes nbsp 49 Martin nbsp 58 Cisse nbsp 61 Report McPhail nbsp 28 Roger Johnson nbsp 29 Reda Johnson nbsp 38 Palmer nbsp 90 3 Attendance 26 421 Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town 23 November 2013 15Sheffield Wednesday1 2Huddersfield TownHillsborough Stadium12 15 McPhail nbsp 33 Llera nbsp 44 Wickham nbsp 90 3 Report Paterson nbsp 11 Clayton nbsp 15 nbsp 68 Vaughan nbsp 31 Smith nbsp 84 Smithies nbsp 90 4 Attendance 19 338 Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday 30 November 2013 16Blackpool2 0Sheffield WednesdayBloomfield Road15 00 Dobbie nbsp 3 Fuller nbsp 6 Osbourne nbsp 25 Gosling nbsp 59 nbsp 73 Report Semedo nbsp 74 J Johnson nbsp 87 Attendance 14 452 Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City 3 December 2013 17Sheffield Wednesday2 1Leicester CityHillsborough Stadium19 45 Wickham nbsp 9 25 Mattock nbsp 45 Report Knockaert nbsp 3 Attendance 20 016 Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest 7 December 2013 18Sheffield Wednesday0 1Nottingham ForestHillsborough Stadium15 00 Loovens nbsp 19 Olofinjana nbsp 62 Report Cox nbsp 48 Lascelles nbsp 52 Attendance 23 414 Watford v Sheffield Wednesday 14 December 2013 19Watford0 1Sheffield WednesdayVicarage Road15 00 Report Wickham nbsp 24 nbsp 70 Roger Johnson nbsp 32 Lee nbsp 67 Helan nbsp 83 Attendance 15 476 Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan Athletic 18 December 2013Sheffield WednesdayA AWigan AthleticHillsborough Stadium19 45 Report McClean nbsp 24 Carson nbsp 53 McArthur nbsp 55 Attendance 22 700 approx Note Match abandoned after 59 minutes due to waterlogged pitch Sheffield Wednesday v Bournemouth 21 December 2013 20Sheffield Wednesday1 2BournemouthHillsborough Stadium15 00 Reda Johnson nbsp 46 Maghoma nbsp 82 Report Ritchie nbsp 10 Grabban nbsp 27 Elphick span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |