2008–09 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
2008–09 season
Chairman	Lee Strafford
Manager	Brian Laws
Football League Championship	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marcus Tudgay (14); All: ; Marcus Tudgay (14)
Highest home attendance	30,444 (vs. Sheffield United, 19 October)
Lowest home attendance	14,792 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 9 December)
Average home league attendance	21,542
Home colours	Away colours

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

Season summary

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

Kit

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

Key dates

1 July 2008: Sheffield Wednesday signs James O'Connor on a free transfer from Burnley.
12 August 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 5–3 to Rotherham United on penalties, after drawing 2–2 in the first round of Football League Cup.
16 September 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 6–0 away to Reading, their worst loss of the season.
19 October 2008: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 1–0 in the Steel City derby.
3 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday lost 2–1 to Fulham in the third round of FA Cup.
31 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Lewis Buxton from Stoke City for a fee of £87,000.
2 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Michael Gray from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.
7 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 2–1 at Bramall Lane, their first derby double in 95 years and first competitive win at Bramall Lane in 41 years.

Squads

First team squad

As per end of the season.

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

^ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
^ Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	NIR	Liam McMenamin
29	DF	ENG	Sam Liversidge


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ENG	Max Wragg

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
17	MF	James O'Connor	Burnley	Free transfer	1 July 2008	^[2]
21	DF	Lewis Buxton	Stoke City	£87,000	31 January 2009
19	DF	Michael Gray	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	2 February 2009

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date
2	DF	Lee Bullen	Falkirk	Free transfer	1 July 2008
8	MF	Burton O'Brien	Falkirk	Free transfer	1 July 2008
27	GK	Rob Burch	Lincoln City	Free transfer	1 July 2008
28	DF	James Kay	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	1 July 2008
21	MF	Dave McClements	Coleraine	Free transfer	1 July 2008
10	FW	Deon Burton^[a]	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	27 November 2008

^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

Loan out

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

Loan in

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

Competitions

Overview

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

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Bristol City	46	15	16	15	54	54	0	61
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	16	15	42	44	−2	61
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	13	17	51	58	−7	61
13	Watford	46	16	10	20	68	72	−4	58
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary


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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W
Position	13	11	14	5	13	14	14	5	10	5	10	12	15	15	11	13	16	16	15	12	12	10	10	11	11	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Points	3	3	4	5	8	8	9	12	15	15	18	18	18	18	19	22	22	22	25	28	29	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	38	39	42	42	42	45	48	48	48	49	50	51	54	54	54	57	58	61

Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview

Win Draw Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Aggregate score
Barnsley	0–1	1–2	1–3
Birmingham City	1–1	1–3	2–4
Blackpool	1–1	2–0	3–1
Bristol City	0–0	1–1	1–1
Burnley	4–1	4–2	8–3
Cardiff City	1–0	0–2	1–2
Charlton Athletic	4–1	2–1	6–2
Coventry City	0–1	0–2	0–3
Crystal Palace	2–0	1–1	3–1
Derby County	0–1	0–3	0–4
Doncaster Rovers	1–0	0–1	1–1
Morecambe	1–3	1–2	2–5
Ipswich Town	0–0	1–1	1–1
Norwich City	2–0	1–0	3–0
Nottingham Forest	1–0	1–4	2–4
Plymouth Argyle	0–1	0–4	0–5
Preston North End	1–1	1–1	2–2
Queens Park Rangers	1–0	2–3	3–3
Reading	1–2	0–6	1–8
Sheffield United	1–0	2–1	3–1
Southampton	2–0	1–1	3–1
Swansea City	0–0	1–1	1–1
Watford	2–0	2–2	4–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	1–4	1–5

Matches

9 August 2008 1	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Burnley	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Tudgay 1', 65' Sodje 4', 17' O'Connor 54' Beevers 63'	Report	Paterson 6' Blake 27'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,793 Referee: Clive Oliver

16 August 2008 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Iwelumo 28', 59' Ebanks-Blake 54' Jones 76' Edwards 90'	Report	Esajas 15'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,491 Referee: Mike Jones

23 August 2008 3	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	McAllister 20' Burton 82' Esajas 90'	Report	Hill 39' Chaplow 77'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,693 Referee: Mike Russell

30 August 2008 4	Swansea City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Swansea
15:00 BST	Bodde 36' Burton 82' Esajas 90'	Report	Burton 25' McAllister 30' McMahon 39' Watson 70'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,702 Referee: Kevin Friend

13 September 2008 5	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Watford	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Tudgay 22' Watson 42' Wood 44' Spurr 55'	Report	Bromby 34' Harley 88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,066 Referee: Graham Salisbury

16 September 2008 6	Reading	6–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
20:00 BST	Doyle 5', 9', 62' Bikey 30' Hunt 50', 64'	Report	Gilbert 53'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Andy Woolmer

20 September 2008 7	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,198 Referee: Mike Jones

27 September 2008 8	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Charlton
15:00 BST	Varney 20', 36'	Report	McMahon 23' Small 39' Tudgay 42', 56' O'Connor 45'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,278 Referee: Dean Whitestone

30 September 2008 9	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
19:45 BST	McAllister 30' Esajas 48'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,823 Referee: Andy D'Urso

4 October 2008 10	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Beevers 15' (o.g.) Gallagher 25' Mackie 30' Seip 90'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,795 Referee: Roger East

19 October 2008 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Sheffield United	Sheffield
13:15 BST	Watson 35' O'Connor 40' Johnson 57' 68' Sodje 90'	Report	Kilgallon 27' Speed 46' Naysmith 82' Ehiogu 90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 30,441 Referee: Mike Dean

21 October 2008 12	Barnsley	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Barnsley
18:45 BST	Hume 4', 90' Campbell-Ryce 61' (pen.) Souza 68'	Report	McMahon 34' Beevers 61' Clarke 69' (pen.) Gilbert 90'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 17,784 Referee: Phil Crossley

25 October 2008 13	Birmingham City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	G. O'Connor 11', 15' Phillips 38' Larsson 64' McFadden 90'	Report	Esajas 14' Smith 63' 69' Buxton 83'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Paul Taylor

28 October 2008 14	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	MacLean 23' McNamee 35' Gallagher 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,515 Referee: Graham Laws

1 November 2008 15	Crystal Palace	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	B. Watson 54' (pen.), 74'	Report	Clarke 7'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Kevin Wright

8 November 2008 16	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 43'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Lee Mason

15 November 2008 17	Derby County	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
15:00 GMT	Commons 31' Addison 52' Villa 56' Stewart 67'	Report	Sodje 41'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 20,111 Referee: Keith Stroud

22 November 2008 18	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Coventry City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Johnson 28'	Report	Morrison 60' Ward 73' Eastwood 79' Wright 84'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,119 Referee: Kevin Friend

25 November 2008 19	Blackpool	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Tudgay 61' Burton 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Carl Boyeson

29 November 2008 20	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McMahon 45', 51' Clarke 55' Tudgay 72'	Report	Clingan 43' (pen.) Lita 62'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,883 Referee: Tony Bates

6 December 2008 21	Southampton	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Wright-Phillips 14'	Report	Tudgay 87', 88'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,440 Referee: Grant Hegley

9 December 2008 22	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 75' Grant 90'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 14,792 Referee: Nigel Miller

13 December 2008 23	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Bristol City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 15,542 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

20 December 2008 24	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Johnson 49' Chopra 65' (pen.)	Report	McAllister 65'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,600 Referee: Kevin Friend

26 December 2008 25	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Buxton 47' Ślusarski 55' O'Connor 82'	Report	Gow 48' (pen.) Reid 51' Southern 67' Taylor-Fletcher 90' Dickinson 90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,044 Referee: Michael Oliver

28 December 2008 26	Coventry City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Morrison 11' Simpson 82'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Graham Laws

10 January 2009 27	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Campo 31' Couñago 66'	Report	Spurr 52'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,213 Referee: Graham Horwood

17 January 2009 28	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Potter 16' Tudgay 38', 90' (pen.) Johnson 48' Wood 53' Jeffers 63', 63' Boden 90'	Report	Spring 49', 86' Randolph 82'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,766 Referee: Darren Deadman

27 January 2009 29	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Tyson 34' Breckin 47' Chambers 75' Garner 90'	Report	Johnson 27' Jeffers 40' Buxton 44'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,618 Referee: Scott Mathieson

31 January 2009 30	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Birmingham City	Sheffield
17:20 GMT	Buxton 57'	Report	Taylor 59' Phillips 90' Murphy 90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,409 Referee: Phil Crossley

7 February 2009 31	Sheffield United	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
12:00 GMT	Lupoli 5'	Report	Spurr 1' Tudgay 29' Beevers 44' O'Connor 56' Potter 61'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,786 Referee: Mark Halsey

14 February 2009 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Heffernan 31' Wellens 42'	Report	O'Connor 61' Buxton 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

17 February 2009 33	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Barnsley	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Johnson 53'	Report	Campbell-Ryce 38', 41' Bruma 49' Mifsud 76' Moore 86'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,820 Referee: Russell Booth

21 February 2009 34	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Crystal Palace	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Jeffers 68' McAllister 80' Clarke 90' Johnson 90'	Report	Clyne 35' Lawrence 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Colin Webster

28 February 2009 35	Burnley	2–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Jordan 35' McCann 53' Eagles 85'	Report	Tudgay 19', 69' Clarke 79', 82', 80'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,449 Referee: Andy D'Urso

3 March 2009 36	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Reading	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	McAllister 45' Clarke 80'	Report	Rosenior 19' Hunt 37' Doyle 56' Long 81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Andy Hall

7 March 2009 37	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	Ebanks-Blake 5' Hill 58' Keogh 83' Stearman 89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,703 Referee: Scott Mathieson

7 March 2009 38	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Parkin 90'	Report	Jeffers 30'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,381 Referee: Andy Penn

14 March 2009 39	Watford	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Watford
15:00 GMT	Williamson 35' Beevers 45' (o.g.) McAnuff 56', 83'	Report	Tudgay 20' Jeffers 79', 90' (pen.) Wood 87'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,294 Referee: Andy Woolmer

21 March 2009 40	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Swansea City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Potter 61' Varney 79'	Report	Williams 83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Mike Jones

4 April 2009 41	Norwich City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Mooney 80'	Report	Johnson 48' Wood 81' Spurr 87' 89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,385 Referee: Mike Russell

11 April 2009 42	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 45'	Report	Hulse 13', 45' Bywater 90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,391 Referee: Tanner

13 April 2009 43	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	London
15:00 GMT	Taarabt 45' Vine 62' Cook 69' Mahon 74' Stewart 88'	Report	Mahon 35' (o.g.) Tudgay 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Darren Deadman

18 April 2009 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Southampton	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Varney 24'	Report	James 89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,145 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

25 April 2009 45	Bristol City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT	Johnson 25' McAllister 53'	Report	Potter 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,486 Referee: Andy D'Urso

3 May 2009 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Johnson 71', 78'	Report	Chopra 42' McNaughton 72'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 30,568 Referee: Phil Crossley

League Cup

12 August 2008 First round	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Rotherham United	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Esajas 14', 117'	Report	Rhodes 15' Joseph 116' Reid 119'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,298 Referee: Nigel Miller
	Penalties
	Clarke Esajas O'Connor McAllister		Mills Harrison Hudson Todd Reid

FA Cup

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season.^[3]

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

Goalscorers

As of end of season.^[3]

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

Clean sheets

As of end of season.^[3]

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

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.^[3]

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

Overall

As of end of season.^[3]

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

References

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

Notes

[2] Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[3] Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.

[4] Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

[6] Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

[1] "Sheffield Wednesday - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.

[5] "Owls are ideal for me - O'Connor". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[Stats-7] "All Sheffield Wednesday football club players: 2009". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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