History and achievements
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is a football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club is one of the oldest professional teams in the world and the fifth oldest in the English league. Appearing in 1820 as the Wednesday Cricket Club (the name referred to the playing day), the club embraced football only in 1867. In 1887 the team became professional and 13 years later Sheffield reached their first FA Cup final where they were defeated 6-1 by Blackburn Rovers. Yet in 1896 the team claimed the Cup and during a successful spell that followed after that victory the side clinched the league titles in the seasons 1902/1903 and 1903/1904 as well as the 1907 FA Cup.
The late 1920s and 1930s saw the team regularly finishing in top three of the league, in 1935 Sheffield collected their third FA Cup.
In 1968 the club defeated strong Manchester United side and that victory is still regarded by fans as the greatest match their team played. During the following decade though the club went through a gradual slump and dropped to the third Division.
It was not until 1990s that the fortunes of the side turned for better and the team returned to the top tier. In 1991 the club clinched the League Cup, defeating Manchester United in the final. Since that moment on Sheffield yo-yoed between the Premier League and the Championship.
The nickname of the team is the Owles.The major rival of the team is Sheffield United.
The home stadium is Hillsborough Stadium that has a capacity of 39,732.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Lees | defender |
49 |
33 years | 73 kg | 183 cm | England |
2 | Arron Jameson | goalkeeper |
4 |
34 years | 83 kg | 191 cm | England |
3 | Sam Hutchinson | defender |
3 |
34 years | 72 kg | 182 cm | England |
4 | Steven Fletcher | forward |
3 |
37 years | 76 kg | 185 cm | Scotland |
5 | Keiren Westwood | goalkeeper |
1 |
39 years | 92 kg | 188 cm | Republic of Ireland |
6 | Michael Hector | defender |
0 |
31 years | 82 kg | 193 cm | England |
7 | Liam Palmer | midfielder |
0 |
32 years | 81 kg | 188 cm | Scotland |
8 | Kieran Lee | defender |
0 |
35 years | 76 kg | 185 cm | England |
9 | George Boyd | midfielder |
0 |
38 years | 79 kg | 186 cm | Scotland |
10 | Fernando Forestieri | forward |
0 |
34 years | 70 kg | 173 cm | Italy |
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