2016–17 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

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

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

May

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

Players

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Transfer summary

New contracts

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

Débuts

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

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

Competitions

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

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


Results summary

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

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

Results by round

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

All fixtures are subject to change.[47]

Matches

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

Play-offs

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

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

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

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

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

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

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

Overview

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

Updated to match played 22 April 2017
Source: Competitions

Squad statistics

Appearances

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

Goalscorers

As of 7 May 2017

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Disciplinary record

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

Clean sheets

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

Awards

Player of the Month

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

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

EFL Team of the Week

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

EFL Team of 2016

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

League Managers Association Performance of the Week

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

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

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