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Sheffield Wednesday
2016–17 season
OwnerThailand Dejphon Chansiri
Head coachPortugal Carlos Carvalhal
Football League Championship19th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
(Eliminated by Cambridge United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Forestieri (1)
Gary Hooper (1)
Sam Hutchinson (1)
All:
Fernando Forestieri (1)
Gary Hooper (1)
Sam Hutchinson (1)
Lucas João (1)
Highest home attendance30,060 (vs Aston Villa; Championship)
Average home league attendance29,568

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

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

Overview

August

Sheffield Wednesday started the 2016-17 season with a 1–0 win at home against Aston Villa, thanks to a late Fernando Forestieri goal. The Owls' run in the League Cup did not last long as they lost 2–1 at Cambridge United after extra time, with Lucas João scoring for Sheffield Wednesday.

Players

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW Scotland Steven Fletcher Sunderland Free transfer [2]
2 July 2016 CB England Jordan Thorniley Everton Free transfer [3]
18 July 2016 GK England Jake Kean Norwich City Free transfer [4]
28 July 2016 MF Switzerland Almen Abdi Watford Undisclosed [5]
28 July 2016 DF Czech Republic Daniel Pudil Watford Undisclosed [5]
16 August 2016 CM England David Jones Burnley FC Undisclosed [6]
19 August 2016 CB France Vincent Sasso Braga Undisclosed [7]
31 August 2016 MF England Adam Reach Middlesbrough FC Undisclosed [8]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 DF England Will De Havilland Wycombe Wanderers [a] Released [10]
16 July 2016 GK Wales Lewis Price Rotherham United Free transfer [11]
30 August 2016 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery Sheffield United Undisclosed [12]
31 August 2016 DF Belgium Marnick Vermijl Preston North End Undisclosed [13]
  1. ^ Following De Havilland's release, he signed for Wycombe on 26 July 2016.[9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 August 2016 MF England Will Buckley Sunderland End of Season [14]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
9 August 2016 GK England Cameron Dawson Wycombe Wanderers 16 August 2016 [15]
19 August 2016 CB Curaçao Darryl Lachman Willem II End of Season [16]

New contracts

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
4 July 2016 MF Portugal José Semedo 1 year June 2017 [17]
13 July 2016 MF Scotland Ross Wallace 2 years June 2018 [18]
27 July 2016 MF England Kieran Lee 3 years June 2019 [19]
5 August 2016 GK Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood 3 years June 2019 [20]
8 August 2016 DF England Tom Lees 5 years June 2021 [21]

International call ups

No Pos Name Team Competition Opposition Date Caps Goals Ref
41 MF Scotland Barry Bannan Scotland Scotland 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Malta Malta 4 September 2016 22 0 [22]
6 FW Scotland Steven Fletcher Scotland Scotland 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Malta Malta 4 September 2016 29 9 [23]
46 FW England George Hirst England England U–18 Round Robin Tournament Italy Italy U–18
Israel Israel U–18 		1 - 5 September 2016 1 0 [24]
1 GK Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Friendly
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier 		Oman Oman
Serbia Serbia 		31 August 2016
5 September 2016 		19 0 [25]
2 GK England Joe Wildsmith England England U–21 UEFA Euro U–21 qualifier Norway Norway U–21 6 September 2016 0 0 [26]
36 DF Czech Republic Daniel Pudil Czech Republic Czech Republic Friendly
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 		Armenia Armenia
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		31 August
4 September 2016 		34 2 [27]

Débuts

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

No Pos Player Date Opponents Ground Ref
7 MF Switzerland Almen Abdi 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [28]
6 FW Scotland Steven Fletcher 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [28]
29 DF England Connor O'Grady 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [29]
38 MF England Will Buckley 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [29]
48 MF United States James Murphy 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [29]
46 FW England George Hirst 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [29]
3 MF England David Jones 20 August 2016 Leeds United Hillsborough Stadium [30]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

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

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

Championship

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

League table

Template:2016–17 Football League Championship table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 1 2 2 3 6  −3 5 1 0 1 1 2  −1 0 2 1 2 4  −2

Last updated: August 28, 2016.
Source: [1]

Results by round

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All fixtures are subject to change.[31]

Matches

August
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Aston Villa Owlerton, Sheffield
16:30 BST Hutchinson Yellow card 30'
Wallace Yellow card 45'
Lees Yellow card 45+4'
Forestieri 85'		 Report Elphick Yellow card 41'
Gardner Yellow card 45+5'
Baker Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,060
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Norwich City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
17:30 BST Bennett Yellow card 55' Report Abdi Yellow card 64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,236
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 Burton Albion 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST McFadzean 7'
Irvine 45+2'
Dyer 77'
Turner Yellow card 90'		 Report Hunt Yellow card 7'
Hooper 12' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds United Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 BST Bannan Yellow card 40' Report Vieira Yellow card 60'
Antonsson 63'
Bridcutt Yellow card 79'
Wood 85'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,075
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Brentford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford, W. London
15:00 BST Vibe Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 88' 54'
Sawyers Yellow card 52'
Dean Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Jones Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 73'
Hutchinson 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
September

Coming soon

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

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

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

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 025.00
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4 020.00

Updated to match played 20 August 2016
Source: Competitions

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of August 27, 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ireland EIR Keiren Westwood 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 GK England ENG Joe Wildsmith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 MF England ENG David Jones 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF England ENG Kieran Lee 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 FW Scotland SCO Steven Fletcher 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Switzerland SUI Almen Abdi 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Senegal SEN Modou Sougou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 MF England ENG Adam Reach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Gary Hooper 6 1 2+3 1 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF England ENG Tom Lees 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Liam Palmer 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF France FRA Jérémy Hélan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Portugal POR Lucas João 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
21 MF Portugal POR Marco Matias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Portugal POR Filipe Melo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
24 MF Portugal POR José Semedo 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF England ENG Connor O'Grady 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF England ENG Jack Hunt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
34 GK England ENG Jake Kean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Pudil 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Will Buckley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF France FRA Vincent Sasso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Scotland SCO Barry Bannan 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Austria AUT Atdhe Nuhiu 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW Italy ITA Fernando Forestieri 4 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0
46 FW England ENG George Hirst 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
48 MF United States USA James Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
– DF France FRA Claude Dielna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– MF England ENG Lewis McGugan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW Romania ROU Sergiu Buș 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club
42 DF Belgium BEL Marnick Vermijl 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

As of August 27, 2016

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nationality No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Italy 45 Fernando Forestieri 1 – 1
FW England 14 Gary Hooper 1 – 1
DF England 23 Sam Hutchinson 1 – 1
FW Portugal 19 Lucas João 1 1

Disciplinary record

As of August 27, 2016
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 MF David Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 MF Almen Abdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF Barry Bannan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Jérémy Hélan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF Jack Hunt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Sam Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Tom Lees 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF Ross Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Awards

Player of the Month

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

Month First % Second % Third %
August Sam Hutchinson 62% - - -

References

  1. ^ "History". Statto.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign striker Steven Fletcher". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Owls sign ex-Everton defender". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Jake Kean completes Owls switch". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Double deal done for Watford pair". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Owls sign David Jones". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Sasso returns to Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Adam Reach completes Owls move". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Keeper and defender sign after impressive trial spells". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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  11. ^ "Lewis Price signs for Rotherham". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Lavery leaves Owls". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Marnick Vermijl joins Preston". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Will Buckley joins Owls on loan". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Dawson joins Wycombe Wanderers on loan". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Lachman leaves Wednesday on loan". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Where I want to be". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. 4 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Ross Wallace extends Owls stay". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Kieran Lee extends contract with Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Westwood extends with Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Lees signs new Owls contract". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Bannan and Fletcher named in Scotland squad". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Bannan and Fletcher named in Scotland squad". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Hirst called up for England Under-18s". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Keiren Westwood named in Republic of Ireland squad". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  26. ^ "England call for Wildsmith". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  27. ^ "Pudil called for Czechs' double header". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  28. ^ a b "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa". www.swfc.co.uk. 2016-08-07.
  29. ^ a b c d "Report: Cambridge United 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk. 2016-08-09.
  30. ^ "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Leeds United". www.swfc.co.uk. 2016-08-20.
  31. ^ http://www.swfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixtures-list/
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