Sheffield Wednesday F.C. facts for kids

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Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Badge of Sheffield Wednesday
Full name	Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Owls
Founded	1867
Ground	Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield
Ground Capacity	39,814
Chairman	Dejphon Chansiri
Manager	Carlos Carvalhal
League	League Championship
2012/13	League Championship, 18th

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is an English football club. They are based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They play their home matches at a stadium called Hillsborough Stadium. They originally played at a stadium called Olive Grove Stadium and were called The Wednesday.

The club plays in the English Football League Championship.

Fans of Sheffield Wednesday are referred to as Owls. The team's symbol is an owl.

Name

• 1867-1929 The Wednesday C.C./F.C.
• 1929-present Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	First Division	17th
2001/02	First Division	20th
2002/03	First Division	22nd
2003/04	Second Division	16th
2004/05	League One	5th
2005/06	League Championship	18th
2006/07	League Championship	9th
2007/08	League Championship	16th
2008/09	League Championship	12th

Former position

1892/93 : First Division - 12th 1893/94 : First Division - 12th 1894/95 : First Division - 8th 1895/96 : First Division - 7th 1896/97 : First Division - 6th 1897/98 : First Division - 5th 1898/99 : First Division - 18th 1899/00 : Second Division - Champions 1900/01 : First Division - 8th 1901/02 : First Division - 9th 1902/03 : First Division - Champions 1903/04 : First Division - Champions 1904/05 : First Division - 9th 1905/06 : First Division - 3rd 1906/07 : First Division - 13th 1907/08 : First Division - 5th 1908/09 : First Division - 5th 1909/10 : First Division - 11th 1910/11 : First Division - 6th 1911/12 : First Division - 5th 1912/13 : First Division - 3rd 1913/14 : First Division - 18th 1914/15 : First Division - 7th 1919/20 : First Division - 22st 1920/21 : Second Division - 10th 1921/22 : Second Division - 10th 1922/23 : Second Division - 8th 1923/24 : Second Division - 8th 1924/25 : Second Division - 14th 1925/26 : Second Division - Champions 1926/27 : First Division - 16th 1927/28 : First Division - 14th 1928/29 : First Division - Champions 1929/30 : First Division - Champions 1930/31 : First Division - 3rd 1931/32 : First Division - 3rd 1932/33 : First Division - 3rd 1933/34 : First Division - 11th 1934/35 : First Division - 3rd 1935/36 : First Division - 20th 1936/37 : First Division - 22nd 1937/38 : Second Division - 17th 1938/39 : Second Division - 3rd 1939/40 : Second Division - - 1946/47 : Second Division - 20th 1947/48 : Second Division - 4th 1948/49 : Second Division - 8th 1949/50 : Second Division - 2nd 1950/51 : First Division - 21st 1951/52 : Second Division - Champions 1952/53 : First Division - 18th 1953/54 : First Division - 19th 1954/55 : First Division - 22nd 1955/56 : Second Division - Champions 1956/57 : First Division - 14th 1957/58 : First Division - 22nd 1958/59 : Second Division - Champions 1959/60 : First Division - 5th 1960/61 : First Division - 2nd 1961/62 : First Division - 6th 1962/63 : First Division - 6th 1963/64 : First Division - 6th 1964/65 : First Division - 8th 1965/66 : First Division - 17th 1966/67 : First Division - 11th 1967/68 : First Division - 19th 1968/69 : First Division - 15th 1969/70 : First Division - 22nd 1970/71 : Second Division - 15th 1971/72 : Second Division - 14th 1972/73 : Second Division - 10th 1973/74 : Second Division - 19th 1974/75 : Second Division - 22nd 1975/76 : Third Division - 20th 1976/77 : Third Division - 8th 1977/78 : Third Division - 14th 1978/79 : Third Division - 14th 1979/80 : Third Division - 3rd 1980/81 : Second Division - 10th 1981/82 : Second Division - 4th 1982/83 : Second Division - 6th 1983/84 : Second Division - 2nd 1984/85 : First Division - 8th 1985/86 : First Division - 5th 1986/87 : First Division - 13th 1987/88 : First Division - 11th 1988/89 : First Division - 15th 1989/90 : First Division - 18th 1990/91 : Second Division - 3rd 1991/92 : First Division - 3rd 1992/93 : Premier League - 7th 1993/94 : Premier League - 7th 1994/95 : Premier League - 13th 1995/96 : Premier League - 15th 1996/97 : Premier League - 7th 1997/98 : Premier League - 16th 1998/99 : Premier League - 12th 1999/00 : Premier League - 19th

Images for kids

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  A cricket match at Darnall in the 1820s, a ground laid out for The Wednesday Cricket Club.

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  Leaflet advertising a Blackburn Rovers match on 12 September 1887 against 'The Wednesday' at Olive Grove.

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  The Owls playing in their final away match of the 1999-2000 Premier League season, at Arsenal in May 2000

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  Wednesday supporters celebrating on the pitch, following promotion to The Championship, on 5 May 2012

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  Ozzie Owl, the primary club mascot

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  Wednesday fans at Hillsborough in 2015

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  Wednesday vs United just before the 2012 league fixture at Hillsborough. Wednesday won 1–0 and went on to pip their rivals to promotion