2019–20 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2019–20 season was Sheffield Wednesday's eighth consecutive season in the Championship.[3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
ChairmanDejphon Chansiri
ManagerSteve Bruce
(until 17 July)[1]
Garry Monk
(from 6 September)[2]
(until 17 July)[1]
Garry Monk
(from 6 September)[2]
StadiumHillsborough, Owlerton
Championship16th
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dejphon Chansiri | ||
| Manager | Steve Bruce (until 17 July)[1] Garry Monk (from 6 September)[2] | ||
| Stadium | Hillsborough, Owlerton | ||
| Championship | 16th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth Round (Eliminated by Manchester City) | ||
| EFL Cup | Third Round (Eliminated by Everton) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Steven Fletcher (13 goals) All: Steven Fletcher (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 28,028 (vs Barnsley; Championship) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 21,485 (vs Everton; EFL Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 23,773 | ||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.
Transfers and contracts
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2019 | CB |  | Julian Börner | Arminia Bielefeld | Free transfer | [4] |
| 11 July 2019 | RB |  | Moses Odubajo | Brentford | Free transfer | [5] |
| 13 July 2019 | RM | | Kadeem Harris |  Cardiff City | Free transfer | [6] |
| 30 July 2019 | RB | | Osaze Urhoghide | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [7] |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | | Paul Jones | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | [8] |
| 8 August 2019 | CM |  | Massimo Luongo | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 15 January 2020 | RW |  | Manuel Hidalgo |  Triestina | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 30 January 2020 | LB | | Ryan Galvin | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [11] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CM |  | Almen Abdi | Retired | [12] | |
| 1 July 2019 | RM |  | George Boyd | Peterborough United | Released | [12][13] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | | Warren Clarke | Buxton | Released | [14][15] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Gary Hooper |  Wellington Phoenix | Released | [12][16] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | David Jones | Oldham Athletic | Released | [12][17] |
| 1 July 2019 | RW |  | Marco Matias | Belenenses SAD | Released | [12][18] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Cameron McCulloch |  Free agent | Released | [14] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB |  | Frederik Nielsen | Skive IK | Released | [14][19] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Connor O'Grady | Buxton | Released | [14][20] |
| 1 July 2019 | LB |  | Daniel Pudil | Mladá Boleslav | Released | [12][21] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Dan Wallis |  Valdres FK | Released | [14] |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | | Liam Williams | Airbus UK Broughton | Released | [14][22] |
| 6 August 2019 | FW | | Lucas João | Reading | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 1 January 2020 | CB | | Jordan Thorniley | Blackpool | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 13 January 2020 | RB | | Ash Baker | Newport County | Undisclosed | [25] |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | RW | | Jacob Murphy | Newcastle United | 22 July 2020 | [26][27] |
| 8 August 2019 | CB | | David Bates | Hamburg | 30 June 2020 | [28] |
| 29 January 2020 | LW |  | Alessio Da Cruz | Parma | 22 July 2020 | [29][27] |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | | Connor Wickham | Crystal Palace | 22 July 2020 | [30][27] |
| 31 January 2020 | AM | | Josh Windass | Wigan Athletic | 22 July 2020 | [31][27] |
Loans out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | CM | | Connor Kirby | Macclesfield Town | 30 June 2020 | [32] |
| 14 August 2019 | CB | | Joost van Aken | VfL Osnabrück | 30 June 2020 | [33] |
| 20 August 2019 | RW | | Jack Stobbs | Livingston | 14 January 2020 | [34][35] |
| 22 August 2019 | LB | | Matt Penney | St Pauli | 30 June 2020 | [36] |
| 20 September 2019 | DF |  | Ciaran Brennan | Gainsborough Trinity | 29 October 2019 | [37] |
| 21 November 2019 | MF | | Liam Shaw | Chesterfield | 21 December 2019 | [38] |
New contracts
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2019 | DF | | Ciaran Brennan | — | — | [39] |
| 2 July 2019 | MF | | Ben Hughes | — | — | [39] |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | | Jordan O’Brien | — | — | [39] |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | | Fraser Preston | — | — | [39] |
| 2 July 2019 | GK | | Josh Render | — | — | [39] |
| 2 July 2019 | DF | | Joe West | — | — | [39] |
| 9 July 2019 | GK | | Keiren Westwood | 2 years | June 2021 | [40] |
| 12 July 2019 | RB | | Liam Palmer | 3 years | June 2022 | [41] |
| 26 July 2019 | CM | | Kieran Lee | 1 year | June 2020 | [42] |
| 17 September 2019 | CM | | Alex Hunt | 2 years | June 2021 | [43] |
| 27 January 2020 | GK | | Cameron Dawson | 4 1⁄2 years | June 2024 | [44] |
| 28 February 2020 | CM | | Liam Waldock | 1 1⁄2 years | June 2021 | [45] |
| 4 June 2020 | CM | | Joey Pelupessy | 1 year | June 2021 | [46] |
| 4 June 2020 | LB | | Matt Penney | 1 year | June 2021 | [47] |
| 4 June 2020 | RB | | Osaze Urhoghide | 1 year | June 2021 | [48] |
| 23 June 2020 | DF | | Ciaran Brennan | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | DF | | Luke Cox | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | MF | | Ben Hughes | 1 year | June 2021 | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | GK | | Luke Jackson | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | MF | | Lewis Farmer | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | FW | | Charles Hagan | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | MF | | Charlie Reaney | — | — | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | GK | | Josh Render | 1 year | June 2021 | [49] |
| 23 June 2020 | DF | | Declan Thompson | — | — | [49] |
| 24 June 2020 | MF | | Kieran Lee | 1 month | July 2020 | [50] |
| 24 June 2020 | FW |  | Atdhe Nuhiu | 1 month | July 2020 | [50] |
| 24 June 2020 | GK | | Paul Jones | 1 month | July 2020 | [50] |
Pre-season
As of 10 July 2019, Sheffield Wednesday have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Northampton Town,[51] Lincoln City, Stocksbridge Park Steels,[52] VfB Lubeck, Holstein Kiel,[53] Shrewsbury Town[54] and Espanyol.[55]
| 9 July 2019 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Joao 38'Winnall 66' |
Stadium: Estadio da Nora |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Lincoln |
| 13:00 BST | Adebayo-Smith 75' |
Report | Rhodes 1' Reach 24'Eardley  60' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sincil Bank |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–5 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stocksbridge |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Winnall 29' Harris 60'Nuhiu 64'Forestieri 67'van Aken 90+1' |
Stadium: Look Local Stadium |
| 16 July 2019 Friendly | Northampton Town | 0–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Northampton |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Forestieri 17' Fletcher 44'Nuhiu 59'Rhodes 82' |
Stadium: The PTS Academy Stadium |
| 19 July 2019 Friendly | VfB Lubeck | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Lübeck, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST | Hoins 42' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Lohmuhle |
| 21 July 2019 Friendly | Holstein Kiel | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Kiel, Germany |
| 14:30 CEST | Serra 17' (pen.) Lee Jae-sung 39' |
Report | Rhodes 42' Fletcher 52', 67' |
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion |
| 28 July 2019 Friendly | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Espanyol | Owlerton |
| 15:00 BST | Fletcher 24' Forestieri 79' (pen.) |
Report | Puado 29' Wu Lei 86' |
Stadium: Hillsborough |
Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 76 | −9 | 58 |
| 14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 56 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 56 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 51 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 51 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[56]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[56]
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 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 |
Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[57]
August
| 3 August 2019 1 | Reading | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Méïté 54' |
Report | Harris 30' Fletcher  44'Hutchinson 56' 77'Reach 61'Westwood  80'Joao 90+7' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,319 (2,149 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Barnsley | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Murphy 2' Börner 44'Fletcher 60' |
Report | McGeehan 90' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,028 (2,500 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 17 August 2019 3 | Millwall | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 37' Wallace 43'Romeo 90+2' |
Report | Palmer 56' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 15,017 (2,177 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 20 August 2019 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Luton Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Harris 54' Fletcher 83'Hutchinson 84' |
Report | Pearson 50' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,353 (764 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson 32' (pen.), 65' (pen.) |
Report | Odubajo 64' Fletcher 78'Reach 84'Fox 90+5' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,715 (4,536 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 31 August 2019 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Börner 21' Fletcher 23'Bannan 26'Forestieri 45+3'Iorfa 90+4' |
Report | Hugill 26', 60', 64' Rangel 43'Leisnter 90+6' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,446 (581 away) Referee: John Brooks |
September
| 15 September 2019 7 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Huddersfield |
| 12:00 BST | Chalobah 63' Hadergjonaj 68' |
Report | Fletcher 10' 79' Hutchinson 55'Börner 70'Winnall 72' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 22,754 (2,356 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 21 September 2019 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Fulham | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Hutchinson 90' Börner 90+2'Nuhiu 90+3' |
Report | Cairney 42' Bettinelli 90' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,342 (1,405 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 28 September 2019 9 | Middlesbrough | 1–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | McNair 19' |
Report | Clayton 5' (o.g.) Iorfa 6'Reach 23'Fletcher 34'Bannan 72'Nuhiu 76'Luongo 88' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,075 (2,857 away) Referee: James Linington |
October
| 1 October 2019 10 | Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 BST | Eaves 72' Bowen 86' |
Report | Hutchinson 43' Harris 56'Nuhiu 58' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 11,590 (2,112 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 5 October 2019 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Odubajo 40' Luongo 57' |
Report | Morsy 62' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,753 (465 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 18 October 2019 12 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leckwith, Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Tomlin 87' |
Report | Börner 19' Hutchinson 38'Palmer 64'Fox 90+1' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,486 (1,224 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 22 October 2019 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Stoke City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Luongo 36' 43' Hutchinson 90' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,460 (1,167 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 26 October 2019 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Leeds United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:30 BST | Pelupessy 41' Lee 90' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 27,516 (4,500 away) Referee: Tim Robinson | |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
November
| 2 November 2019 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Adarabioyo 88' Buckley 90+1' |
Report | Murphy 83' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,147 (2,889 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 9 November 2019 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Swansea City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 69' Forestieri 81'Fox 90+1' |
Report | Ayew 32' Wilmot 90+4' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,073 (785 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 23 November 2019 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Robson-Kanu 10' Phillips 63'Austin 88' (pen.) |
Report | Lee 23' Hutchinson 42'Fletcher 58' (pen.)Harris 60'Palmer 90+2' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,566 (1,982 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 27 November 2019 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Börner 12' Harris 81' |
Report | Giménez 48' Roberts 78'Colin 84' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,059 (919 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 30 November 2019 19 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton |
| 12:30 GMT | Bonne 26' Phillips 81'Lockyer 89' |
Report | Fletcher 17', 80' (pen.) Hutchinson 38'Nuhiu 84' 90+4' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,338 (2,680 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
December
| 7 December 2019 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Brentford | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Fletcher 69' (pen.), 73' 73' |
Report | Mbeumo 29' Henry 68'Pinnock 82' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,475 (435 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 11 December 2019 21 | Derby County | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Derby |
| 19:45 GMT | Evans 25' Knight 50'Martin 82' (pen.)Lawrence 83' |
Report | Reach 11' Fletcher 23'Odubajo 66'  90'Hutchinson 83'Nuhiu 90+5' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,203 (2,488 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 14 December 2019 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0-4 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Rhodes 9', 13', 37' Fletcher 45+3' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,002 (1,993 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 22 December 2019 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Bristol City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:00 GMT | Luongo 70' Bannan 85' (pen.) |
Report | Smith 11' Palmer 81'Bentley 84' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,180 (402 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 26 December 2019 24 | Stoke City | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | McClean 11' Campbell 90+3'Vokes 90+7' |
Report | Harris 45+2' Fox 67'Lees 74'Bannan 76' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 25,359 (2,885 away) Referee: John Brooks |
| 29 December 2019 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Lees 18' Harris 51' |
Report | Glatzel 5' Hoilett 8' 61'Richards 67' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,385 (893 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
January
| 1 January 2020 26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Hull City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Börner 26' Bannan 90' |
Report | Bowen 61' Grosicki 79' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,842 (1,338 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 11 January 2020 27 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Alioski 76' |
Report | Nuhiu 71' 90+4' Murphy 87'Lee 88' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,422 (2,644 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 18 January 2020 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–5 | Blackburn Rovers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Börner 14' Luongo 23' |
Report | Holtby 19', 45+1' Dawson 36' (o.g.)Lenihan 48'Rothwell 55'Gallagher 90+2' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,504 (838 away) Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 28 January 2020 29 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Moore 56' Lowe 90' |
Report | Murphy 32' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,759 (1,747 away) Referee: David Webb |
February
| 1 February 2020 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Millwall | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Reach 23' Bannan 32'Iorfa 53'Odubajo 90+2' |
Report | Williams 18' Wallace 49'Cooper 62' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,052 (1,248 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 8 February 2020 31 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Barnsley |
| 13:30 GMT | Woodrow 24' Styles 80' |
Report | Windass 16' Da Cruz 87'Lee 90+2' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 17,789 (4,677 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 12 February 2020 32 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Collins  2' 23'Brown 45'Bree 78'Rea 90+1' |
Report | Wickham 31' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,001 (1,018 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 February 2020 33 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Reading | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Urhoghide 16' 49' |
Report | Méïté 21' Ejaria 67'Pușcaș 72'Yiadom 81'Baldock 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,199 (532 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 22 February 2020 34 | Birmingham City | 3–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bordesley, Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Murphy 6' (o.g.) Jutkiewicz 30'Gardner 43'Hogan 90+1' |
Report | Bannan 20' 64' Lees 27'Forestieri 34' (pen.) 45+2'Murphy 65'Fletcher 74'Fox 86' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,120 (2,614 away) Referee: John Brooks |
| 26 February 2020 35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Forestieri 67' Nuhiu 82'Fletcher 90+5' |
Report | Doughty 19' Lockyer 22'Lapslie 90+4' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,370 (506 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 29 February 2020 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Derby County | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Bannan 41' Windass 74'Iorfa 87' |
Report | Lawrence 7', 24' Knight 30'Shinnie 82' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,148 (2,492 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
March
| 7 March 2020 37 | Brentford | 5–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Dasilva 10', 73' Marcondes 18'Mbeumo 40'Fosu 82' |
Report | Bannan 35' Fletcher 50' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,273 (1,637 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
5 days later after 5-0 loss at Brentford EFL was suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic
June
| 20 June 2020 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Luongo 62' Odubajo 71'Wickham 90+3'Iorfa 90+4' |
Report | Worrall 68' Lolley 69'Cash 72'Silva 78' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Robert Jones |
| Note: Rescheduled from 14 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] | ||||
| 28 June 2020 39 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ashton Gate |
| 12:00 GMT | O'Dowda 45' Wells 68' |
Report | Wickham 13' Rhodes 24'Lee 39'Luongo 59' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: John Brooks |
| Note: Rescheduled from 17 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] Live on Sky Sports | ||||
July
| 1 July 2020 40 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Austin 37' (pen.) 66' Sawyers 53'Pereira 58', 85' 80'O'Shea 61' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: David Webb | |
| Note: Rescheduled from 21 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 5 July 2020 41 | Swansea City | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Swansea |
| 12:00 GMT | Fulton 33' Brewster 52'Routledge 58'Ayew 66' (pen.) |
Report | Reach 65' Nuhiu 90+4' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Referee: Stephen Martin |
| Note: Rescheduled from 4 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 8 July 2020 42 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Preston North End | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Pelupessy 10' Murphy 58'Nuhiu 85' |
Report | Sinclair 78' Stockley 87'Potts 90+6' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Note: Rescheduled from 10 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 11 July 2020 43 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Ball 35' |
Report | Iorfa 5' Hunt 30'Windass 45+2'Odubajo 57'Murphy 78' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Rescheduled from 13 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 14 July 2020 44 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Pelupessy 90+1' |
Report | Hogg 72' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: Rescheduled from 18 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 18 July 2020 45 | Fulham | 5–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Kebano 11', 73' Mitrović 26', 41' (pen.)Reid 84', 90+1'Reed 90+1' 90+4' |
Report | Nuhiu 49' (pen.), 89' Murphy 78' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Darren England |
| Note: Rescheduled from 25 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 22 July 2020 46 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:30 BST | Murphy 10' |
Report | McNair 22' Assombalonga 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| Note: Rescheduled from 2 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
FA Cup
| 4 January 2020 Third Round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Falmer, Brighton |
| 15:01 GMT | Report | Reach 65' |
Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 20,349 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 24 January 2020 Fourth Round | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shepherd's Bush |
| 20:00 GMT | Ball 60' Osayi-Samuel 86'Wells 90+3' |
Report | Fox 43' Winnall 90+1' |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 11,871 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 4 March 2020 Fifth Round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Manchester City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Palmer 36' |
Report | Agüero 53' Mahrez 88' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,995 Referee: Michael Oliver |
EFL Cup
| 13 August 2019 First round | Sheffield Wednesday | w/o | Bury | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium | |||
| Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 8 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.[59] On 20 August 2019 Sheffield Wednesday were awarded a bye as Bury were unable to fulfil the fixture.[60] |
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| 28 August 2019 Second round | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rotherham |
| 19:45 BST | Barlaser 54' |
Report | Pelupessy 58' Bannan 85'Nuhiu 90+6' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 24 September 2019 Third round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Everton | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Calvert-Lewin 6', 10' Delph 37' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,485 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 22 July 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL |
Keiren Westwood | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Liam Palmer | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | WAL |
Morgan Fox | 32 | 3 | 24+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | ENG |
Kieran Lee | 30 | 0 | 20+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | FW | SCO |
Jordan Rhodes | 19 | 3 | 7+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Kadeem Harris | 47 | 3 | 40+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | NED |
Joey Pelupessy | 22 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Steven Fletcher | 30 | 13 | 23+4 | 13 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Barry Bannan | 46 | 2 | 42+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | ENG |
Sam Winnall | 17 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | GER |
Julian Börner | 40 | 1 | 34+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Jacob Murphy | 44 | 9 | 25+14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Tom Lees | 30 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | KOS |
Atdhe Nuhiu | 41 | 7 | 14+24 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Connor Wickham | 13 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Adam Reach | 39 | 2 | 26+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | AUS |
Massimo Luongo | 30 | 3 | 17+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Moses Odubajo | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Sam Hutchinson | 24 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ENG |
Cameron Dawson | 28 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | SCO |
David Bates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ENG |
Dominic Iorfa | 45 | 2 | 40+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | ENG |
Joe Wildsmith | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | ENG |
Alex Hunt | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | NED |
Alessio Da Cruz | 15 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | ENG |
Osaze Urhoghide | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | FW | ITA |
Fernando Forestieri | 19 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | MF | ENG |
Liam Shaw | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | MF | ENG |
Josh Windass | 9 | 3 | 6+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players that left the club mid-season: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Jordan Thorniley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | POR |
Lucas João | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goalscorers
- As of 22 July 2020
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
9 | Steven Fletcher | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | |
14 | Jacob Murphy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | |
17 | Atdhe Nuhiu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | |
3 | Morgan Fox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | |
6 | Jordan Rhodes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | |
7 | Kadeem Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | |
21 | Massimo Luongo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | |
47 | Josh Windass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | |
10 | Barry Bannan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | |
11 | Sam Winnall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | |
15 | Tom Lees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | |
19 | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | |
20 | Adam Reach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | |
27 | Dominic Iorfa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | |
45 | Fernando Forestieri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | |
13 | Julian Börner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | |
18 | Lucas João | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
23 | Sam Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 1 | 62 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 22 July 2020
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | |||
| 22 | DF | Moses Odubajo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Palmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | Osaze Urhoghide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Keiren Westwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Sam Hutchinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Julian Börner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kieran Lee | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Steven Fletcher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Kadeem Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Pelupessy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Morgan Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Jordan Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Sam Winnall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Tom Lees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Connor Wickham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Alex Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Alessio Da Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 22 July 2020
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Keiren Westwood | 14 | 28.57% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | | Cameron Dawson | 28 | 35.71% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | | Joe Wildsmith | 10 | 20% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | | Paul Jones | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
Player of the Month
Player of the Month awards for the 2019–20 season.
| Month | First | % | Second | % | Third | % | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Julian Börner |
35.79% | Kadeem Harris |
35.55% | Steven Fletcher |
10.73% | [61] |
| September | Steven Fletcher |
31% | Julian Börner |
19% | Atdhe Nuhiu |
14% | [62] |
| October | Morgan Fox |
35% | Dominic Iorfa |
31% | Julian Börner |
15% | [63] |
| November | Dominic Iorfa |
62% | Steven Fletcher |
13% | Barry Bannan |
10% | [64] |
| December | Steven Fletcher |
27% | Barry Bannan |
19% | Dominic Iorfa |
17% | [65] |
| January | Morgan Fox |
47% | Dominic Iorfa |
23% | Jacob Murphy |
11% | [66] |
| February | Jacob Murphy |
36% | Josh Windass |
15% | Fernando Forestieri |
14% | [67] |
Player of the Year
Player of the Year award for the 2019–20 season.
| Winner | Ref |
|---|---|
| Dominic Iorfa |
[68] |