| Club: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Owner: | Dejphon Chansiri |
| Manager: | Danny Röhl |
| Stadium: | Hillsborough Stadium |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | |
| League Topscorer: | Jamal Lowe Michael Smith Josh Windass (1) |
| Season Topscorer: | Charlie McNeill (2) |
| Highest Attendance: | 29,535 (vs Plymouth Argyle; Championship) |
| Average Attendance: | 29,535 |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 (vs Plymouth Argyle; Championship) |
| Largest Loss: | 4–0 (vs Sunderland; Championship) |
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| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 season is the 157th season in the existence of Sheffield Wednesday and the club's second season back in the Championship. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
On 14 June, coach Chris Powell was awarded an MBE for his services to football.[1]
On 24 June, Wednesday confirmed their home strip for the 2024–25 season.[2]
On 28 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[3]
On 29 June, Niklas Lanwehr joined the club as a performance analyst.[4]
On 2 July, Wednesday confirmed their away strip for the 2024–25 season.[5]
On 11 July, Pierce Charles was called up to the Northern Ireland U19 squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
On 17 July, the club were fined £12,500 by The Football Association for fan conduct in the Championship fixture against Coventry City the previous season.[7]
On 6 August, Wednesday announced their new first year scholars of; Aodhan Sopala, Charlie Hobbs, Daniel Da Costa, Liam Clayton, Kailen Hatfield and Jacob Jessop.[8]
On 9 August, Wednesday confirmed their season squad numbers.[9]
On 9 August, Wednesday confirmed 'Mr Vegas' would be their back of shirt sponsor for the season.[10]
On 14 August, Wednesday confirmed their third strip for the 2024–25 season.[11]
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 16 July 2004 | 4 July 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2025 | |||||||||
| 26 | 20 November 1987 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 46 | Jack Hall | 10 October 2004 | Academy | 14 October 2021 | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||
| 47 | 21 July 2005 | 14 October 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 19 September 1991 | Academy | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 May 1997 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
| 5 |  | 14 October 2000 | 31 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2027 | ||||||||
| 6 | 24 June 1995 | 31 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 14 | 21 February 1997 | 27 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 15 |  | 17 December 1997 | 2 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 December 1990 | 5 August 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 20 | 20 November 1992 | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 23 | 9 November 1998 | 6 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 27 |  | 22 February 1999 | 21 June 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 | ||||||||
| 33 |  | 25 April 2004 | 1 March 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||
| 36 | Mackenzie Maltby | 4 December 2004 | Academy | 1 July 2023 | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 12 December 1994 | 13 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
| 8 |  | 14 June 1998 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 December 1989 | 31 August 2015 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 30 | 31 May 2005 | Academy | 9 December 2022 | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 31 | 7 November 2004 | Academy | 14 December 2022 | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | | 21 July 1994 | 1 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | ||||||||
| 11 | 9 January 1994 | 2 September 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
| 12 |  | 21 September 1998 | 8 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 October 1994 | 30 September 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 17 | 9 September 2003 | 10 July 2024 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2027 | |||||||||
| 19 |  | 10 July 2001 | 3 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 | ||||||||
| 24 | 17 October 1991 | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
| 39 | Favour Onukwuli | 31 January 2006 | Academy | 30 January 2023 | 30 June 2025 | ||||||||
| 41 |  | Nieleba Haouisse | 10 September 2003 | 15 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||||
| 42 | 9 May 2005 | Academy | 8 June 2022 | 30 June 2028 | |||||||||
| 45 | 6 December 2000 | 3 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
| Out on loan | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 December 1998 | 22 August 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
The club announced their first friendly against Alfreton Town as well as two training camps in St George's Park and in Germany on 18 June.[12] On 1 July, Wednesday confirmed a testimonial match for Liam Palmer against CD Leganés.[13] On 8 July, the club confirmed two friendlies in Austria during their training camp in Germany, against RB Salzburg and Werder Bremen.[14]
See main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship.
On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[15]
See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.
See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup. On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sheffield Wednesday being drawn away against Hull City.[16] The second round was drawn straight after the win against Hull City, with Sheffield Wednesday being drawn against Grimsby Town.[17]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2024 | Undisclosed | [18] | |||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [19] | |||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [20] | |||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [21] | |||
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [22] | |||
| 3 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [23] | |||
| 10 July 2024 | Free | [24] | |||
| 13 July 2024 | Free | [25] | |||
| 31 July 2024 | Killian Barrett † | Free | [26] | ||
| 8 August 2024 | Undisclosed | [27] | |||
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [30] [31] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [32] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [33] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [34] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [35] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [36] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 2 July 2024 | [37] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | Adam Alimi-Adetoro | 9 July 2024 | [38] [39] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | 9 July 2024 | [40] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | 9 August 2024 | [41] | |||
| 30 June 2024 | |||||
| 30 June 2024 | Tyrell Dawes | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | Luke Jackson | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | Carlos Rodrigues | ||||
| Date | Pos. | Player | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2023 | – | – | [42] | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Bruno Fernandes | – | – | [43] | |
| 3 July 2023 | Jack Hall | – | – | ||
| 3 July 2023 | – | – | [44] | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Reece Johnson | – | – | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Mackenzie Maltby | – | – | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Devlan Moses | – | – | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Jack Phillips | – | – | ||
| 3 July 2023 | Jarvis Thornton | – | – | ||
| 18 July 2023 | – | – | [45] | ||
|}
| Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 17 | Charlie McNeill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Jamal Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 11 | Josh Windass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| FW | 24 | Michael Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 8 | Svante Ingelsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 24 | Michael Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| FW | 45 | Anthony Musaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Nat. | Player | Matches played | Clean sheet % | width=150 | Championship | width=150 | FA Cup | width=150 | EFL Cup | width=150 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 47 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |