2016–17 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
English football club season
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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.
| 2016–17 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dejphon Chansiri | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Carvalhal | |||
| EFL Championship | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | 3rd round (Eliminated by Middlesbrough) | |||
| League Cup | 1st round (Eliminated by Cambridge United) | |||
| Play-offs | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Fernando Forestieri (12) All: Fernando Forestieri (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,861 (vs Fulham; Championship) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 24,151 (vs Bristol City; Championship) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 27,129 | |||
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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 | Undisclosed | [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.
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
Sheffield Wednesday played five friendly games as part of their pre-season.
| 13 July 2016 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 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 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 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 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 |
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:
- 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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
All fixtures are subject to change.[47]
Matches
August
| 7 August 2016 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 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 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 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 |
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 |
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
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 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 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 |
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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 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
Sheffield Wednesday entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost to Middlesbrough.
| 8 January 2017 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 | 52.17 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 48 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 50.00 |
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.
- Midfielder:
Kieran Lee (26 September 2016)[56] - Midfielder: Sam Hutchinson (28 December 2016) [57]
EFL Team of 2016
One Sheffield Wednesday player was in the EFL Team of 2016.
- Goalkeeper:
Keiren Westwood[58]
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]