List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. records and statistics explained

These are Sheffield Wednesday F.C. records. They cover all competitive matches dating back to the team's first appearance in the FA Cup in 1880.

Record Games

Record	Against	Ground	Date
Biggest Football League Win	Birmingham City	Hillsborough Stadium	13 December 1930 (Division 1)	9-1	^[1]
Heaviest Football League Defeat	Aston Villa	Villa Park	5 October 1912 (Division 1)	0–10
Biggest Cup Win:	Halliwell	Olive Grove	17 January 1891 (FA Cup Round 1)	12-0	^[2]
Heaviest Cup Defeat:	Blackburn Rovers	Kennington Oval	29 March 1890 (FA Cup Final)	1–6
Highest Home Attendance (all-time):	Manchester City	Hillsborough Stadium	17 February 1934 (FA Cup Round 5)	72,841	^[3]

Seasonal records

Record	Season	Total
Most goals scored in a Football League season:	1958–59 (Division 2)	106
Record Football League points total (3 points for a win)	2022–23 (League 1)	96	^[4]
Record Football League points total (2 points for a win)	1958–59 (Division 2)	62

Record Runs

All records relate to league games only

Record	Began	Finished	Games
Winning run	23 April 1904	15 October 1904	9
Losing run	9 September 2000	17 October 2000	8
Unbeaten run	08 October 2022	17 March 2023	23
Games without a win	11 January 1975	30 August 1975	20
Sequence of draws	24 October 1992	28 November 1992	5

Players

General

Record	Player	Date(s)	Total
Most Football League Appearances	Andrew Wilson	1900–1920	501	^[5]
Most Consecutive League and Cup Appearances	Martin Hodge	1983–1987	214	^[6]
Most Goals Scored in a Match	Douglas Hunt v Norwich	19 November 1938 (Division 2)	6 Goals	^[7]
Highest goalscorer in a Football League season	Derek Dooley	Division 2, 1951–52	46	^[8]
Most Capped Player (whilst at club):	Nigel Worthington		50
Youngest Player Ever	Peter Fox	31 March 1973 v Leyton Orient	15 years 269 days
Oldest Player Ever:	Jerry Jackson	27 August 1923 v Port Vale	46 Years

Transfers

Record	Player	Club	Date	Fee
Highest Fee Paid	Jordan Rhodes	Middlesbrough	1 July 2017	£8M
Highest Fee Received	Lucas Joao	Reading	6 August 2019	£6.57M

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Years	Appearances
1.	Andrew Wilson	1900–1920	546
2.	Jack Brown	1922–1937	507
3.	Alan Finney	1949–1965	504
4.	Kevin Pressman	1985–2004	478
5.	Tommy Crawshaw	1894–1908	465
6.	Redfern Froggatt	1942–1960	458
7.	Don Megson	1952–1970	442
8.	Liam Palmer	2010–Present	435
9.	John Fantham	1956–1969	434
10.	Teddy Davison	1908–1926	424

Pos	Player	Goals scored	Average
1.	Andrew Wilson	217	0.40
2.	John Fantham	167	0.38
3.	David Hirst	149	0.41
4.	Redfern Froggatt	149	0.33
5.	Ellis Rimmer	140	0.33
6.	Mark Hooper	136	0.32
7.	Fred Spiksley	114	0.36
8.	Jimmy Trotter	114	0.71
9.	David McLean	100	0.68
10.	Harry Chapman	99	0.33

Highest Average attendance in a season

Division	Average attendance	Season
Division 1/Premier League	42,520	1952–53
Division 2	41,682	1951–52
Division 3	25,431	2022-23

Honours

Top tier

Honour	Year(s)
Football Alliance Champions	1890
FA Cup Winners	1896, 1907, 1935
FA Cup Runners-up	1890, 1966, 1993
Football League First Division Champions	1903, 1904, 1929, 1930
FA Charity Shield	1935
Football League Cup Winners	1991
Football League Cup Runners-up	1993

Lower tier

Honour	Year(s)
Football League Second Division Champions	1900, 1926, 1952, 1956, 1959
Football League Second Division Runners-up	1950, 1984
Football League One Runners-up	2012
Football League One Play-off winners	2005, 2023

Local

Honour	Year(s)
Cromwell Cup Winners	1867
Sheffield FA Challenge Cup	1877, 1878, 1881, 1883, 1887, 1888
Wharncliffe Charity Cup	1879, 1882, 1883, 1886, 1888,
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup	1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1939 (shared with Sheffield United),1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1973, 1975

References

• Club records (last accessed 28 July 2006)
• Appearances (last accessed 28 July 2006)
• Goalscorers (last accessed 28 July 2006)
• Honours (last archived 15 October 2012)
• Club Records (last accessed 1 September 2016)
• Record Signing (last accessed 1 September 2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Statistics. Sheffield Wednesday. 21 May 2018.
2. Book: Young, Percy A.. Football in Sheffield. Stanley Paul. 1962. 193–207.
3. Book: Farnsworth, Keith. Wednesday!. Sheffield City Libraries. 1983. 124.
4. News: Peterborough on verge of playoff final after thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday . The Guardian . 12 May 2023 . 16 May 2023.
5. Web site: SWFC Legends T-Z. swfc.co.uk. 17 September 2006 .
6. Web site: SWFC Legends G-M. Sheffield Wednesday. 2 February 2009.
7. Web site: Players, Managers and Administrators. swfc.co.uk. 17 September 2006 .
8. Web site: SWFC Legends D-F. Sheffield Wednesday. 17 September 2006 .