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    2008–09 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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    Sheffield Wednesday
    2008–09 season
    ChairmanLee Strafford
    ManagerBrian Laws
    Football League Championship12th
    FA CupThird round
    League CupFirst round
    Top goalscorerLeague:
    Marcus Tudgay (14)
    All:
    Marcus Tudgay (14)
    Highest home attendance30,444 (vs. Sheffield United, 19 October)
    Lowest home attendance14,792 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 9 December)
    Average home league attendance21,542
    Home colours
    Away colours
    ← 2007–08
    2009–10 →
    Steel City derby
    Statistics
    All-time recordCompetitive
    United 44–38–41 Wednesday
    All-time (inc. non-competitive)
    United 47–38–44 Wednesday

    The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday Football Club's 107th competitive season, their 4th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 151th year in existence as a football club.

    Season summary

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    Sheffield Wednesday achieved their first league double over city rivals Sheffield United in 95 years, but that was the highlight of a mediocre season for the Owls. Still, a final 12th-placed finish was an improvement from the relegation struggle of the previous season.

    Kit

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    Italian manufacturers Lotto remained kit manufacturers for the season, as did Sheffield-based internet service provider Plusnet for the kit sponsorship. A new kit was introduced for the season.[1]

    Key dates

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    • 1 July 2008: Sheffield Wednesday signs James O'Connor on a free transfer from Burnley.
    • 12 August 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 5–3 to Rotherham United on penalties, after drawing 2–2 in the first round of Football League Cup.
    • 16 September 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 6–0 away to Reading, their worst loss of the season.
    • 19 October 2008: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 1–0 in the Steel City derby.
    • 3 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday lost 2–1 to Fulham in the third round of FA Cup.
    • 31 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Lewis Buxton from Stoke City for a fee of £87,000.
    • 2 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Michael Gray from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.
    • 7 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 2–1 at Bramall Lane, their first derby double in 95 years and first competitive win at Bramall Lane in 41 years.

    Squads

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    First team squad

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    As per end of the season.

    No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
    Goalkeepers
    1 Lee Grant England GK (1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 26) England Derby County
    22 Richard O'Donnell England GK (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 20) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    27 Arron Jameson England GK (1989-11-07)7 November 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    Defenders
    2 Tommy Spurr England LB (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 21) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    3 Peter Gilbert[a] Wales LB (1983-07-31)31 July 1983 (aged 25) England Leicester City
    5 Richard Hinds England CB (1980-08-22)22 August 1980 (aged 28) England Scunthorpe United
    6 Steve Watson England RB (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 35) England West Bromwich Albion
    15 Mark Beevers England CB (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    16 Richard Wood England CB (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 23) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    19 Michael Gray England LB (1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 34) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
    20 Frank Simek United States RB (1984-10-13)13 October 1984 (aged 24) England Arsenal
    21 Lewis Buxton England RB (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 25) England Stoke City
    Midfielders
    4 Kenny Lunt Republic of Ireland CM (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 29) England Crewe Alexandra
    8 Sean McAllister England CM (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (aged 21) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    10 Darren Potter[b] Republic of Ireland CM (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
    11 Etiënne Esajas Netherlands LW (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) Netherlands Vitesse
    12 Rocky Lekaj[c] Norway RW (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 19) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    17 James O'Connor Republic of Ireland CM (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29) England Burnley
    23 Jermaine Johnson Jamaica RW (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 28) England Bradford City
    Forwards
    7 Marcus Tudgay England CF (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 26) England Derby County
    9 Francis Jeffers England CF (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 28) England Blackburn Rovers
    14 Luke Varney England CF (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26) England Derby County
    18 Leon Clarke England CF (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
    26 Wade Small England CF (1984-02-23)23 February 1984 (aged 25) England Milton Keynes Dons
    24 Luke Boden England CF (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 20) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    30 Akpo Sodje England CF (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 29) England Port Vale
    32 Nathan Modest England CF (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 17) England Sheffield Wednesday Academy
    1. ^ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
    2. ^ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
    3. ^ Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

    Reserve squad

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    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    26 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam McMenamin
    29 DF England ENG Sam Liversidge
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    33 DF England ENG Max Wragg


    Transfers

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    In

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    Summer

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    No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
    17 MF Republic of Ireland James O'Connor England Burnley Free transfer 1 July 2008 [2]

    Winter

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    No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
    21 DF England Lewis Buxton England Stoke City £87,000 31 January 2009
    19 DF England Michael Gray England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 2 February 2009

    Out

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    Summer

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    No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
    2 DF Scotland Lee Bullen Scotland Falkirk Free transfer 1 July 2008
    8 MF Scotland Burton O'Brien Scotland Falkirk Free transfer 1 July 2008
    27 GK England Rob Burch England Lincoln City Free transfer 1 July 2008
    28 DF England James Kay England Mansfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2008
    21 MF Northern Ireland Dave McClements Northern Ireland Coleraine Free transfer 1 July 2008
    10 FW Jamaica Deon Burton[a] England Charlton Athletic Free transfer 27 November 2008
    1. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

    Loan out

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    No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End
    24 FW England Luke Boden England Chesterfield 1 September 2008 1 October 2008
    24 FW England Luke Boden England Rushden & Diamonds 1 November 2008 1 December 2008
    4 MF England Kenny Lunt England Crewe Alexandra 1 November 2008 1 May 2009
    27 GK England Arron Jameson England Gainsborough Trinity 29 November 2008 1 January 2009
    28 DF England Sam Liversidge England Buxton 1 January 2009 1 May 2009
    26 FW England Wade Small England Blackpool 13 March 2009 13 May 2009

    Loan in

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    No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End
    14 MF England Jimmy Smith England Chelsea Academy 1 July 2008 31 December 2008
    19 DF England Tony McMahon England Middlesbrough 1 August 2008 1 December 2008
    29 FW Poland Bartosz Ślusarski England West Bromwich Albion 27 November 2008 31 December 2008
    10 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2009 1 May 2009
    14 FW England Luke Varney England Charlton Athletic 1 March 2009 1 May 2009

    Competitions

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    Overview

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    Competition Started round Final
    position / round     		First match Last match
    Championship — 12th 9 August 2008 3 May 2009
    FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 3 January 2009 3 January 2009
    Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 12 August 2008 12 August 2008

    Championship

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    Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

    League table

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    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
    11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
    12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
    13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
    14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

    Results summary

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    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    46 16 13 17 51 58  −7 61 11 6 6 26 14  +12 5 7 11 25 44  −19

    Results by round

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    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAH
    ResultWLDDWLDWWLWLLLDWLLWWDWDLDLDWLDWLLWWLLDDDWLLWDW
    Position13111451314145105101215151113161615121210101111131212131312121312121212121313121212121212
    Points3345889121515181818181922222225282932333334343538383942424245484848495051545454575861
    Source: 11v11
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Score overview

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      Win   Draw   Loss

    Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
    Barnsley 0–1 1–2 1–3 No
    Birmingham City 1–1 1–3 2–4 No
    Blackpool 1–1 2–0 3–1 No
    Bristol City 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
    Burnley 4–1 4–2 8–3 Yes
    Cardiff City 1–0 0–2 1–2 No
    Charlton Athletic 4–1 2–1 6–2 Yes
    Coventry City 0–1 0–2 0–3 No
    Crystal Palace 2–0 1–1 3–1 No
    Derby County 0–1 0–3 0–4 No
    Doncaster Rovers 1–0 0–1 1–1 No
    Morecambe 1–3 1–2 2–5 No
    Ipswich Town 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
    Norwich City 2–0 1–0 3–0 Yes
    Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–4 2–4 No
    Plymouth Argyle 0–1 0–4 0–5 No
    Preston North End 1–1 1–1 2–2 No
    Queens Park Rangers 1–0 2–3 3–3 No
    Reading 1–2 0–6 1–8 No
    Sheffield United 1–0 2–1 3–1 Yes
    Southampton 2–0 1–1 3–1 No
    Swansea City 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
    Watford 2–0 2–2 4–2 No
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 1–4 1–5 No


    Matches

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    9 August 2008 1 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Burnley Sheffield
    15:00 BST Tudgay 1', 65'
    Sodje 4', 17'
    O'Connor Yellow card 54'
    Beevers Yellow card 63'    		 Report Paterson 6'
    Blake Yellow card 27'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 23,793
    Referee: Clive Oliver
    16 August 2008 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
    15:00 BST Iwelumo 28', 59'
    Ebanks-Blake 54'
    Jones Yellow card 76'
    Edwards 90'    		 Report Esajas 15' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
    Attendance: 22,491
    Referee: Mike Jones
    23 August 2008 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Preston North End Sheffield
    15:00 BST McAllister 20'
    Burton Yellow card 82'
    Esajas Yellow card 90'    		 Report Hill Yellow card 39'
    Chaplow 77'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 17,693
    Referee: Mike Russell
    30 August 2008 4 Swansea City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Swansea
    15:00 BST Bodde 36'
    Burton Yellow card 82'
    Esajas Yellow card 90'    		 Report Burton Yellow card 25'
    McAllister Yellow card 30'
    McMahon Yellow card 39'
    Watson 70'    		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 16,702
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    13 September 2008 5 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Watford Sheffield
    15:00 BST Tudgay 22'
    Watson Yellow card 42'
    Wood Yellow card 44'
    Spurr 55'    		 Report Bromby Yellow card 34'
    Harley Yellow card 88'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 17,066
    Referee: Graham Salisbury
    16 September 2008 6 Reading 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
    20:00 BST Doyle 5', 9', 62'
    Bikey 30'
    Hunt 50', 64'    		 Report Gilbert Yellow card 53' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 18,159
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    20 September 2008 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Ipswich Town Sheffield
    15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 17,198
    Referee: Mike Jones
    27 September 2008 8 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton
    15:00 BST Varney 20', Yellow card 36' Report McMahon Yellow card 23'
    Small 39'
    Tudgay 42', Yellow card 56'
    O'Connor Yellow card 45'    		 Stadium: The Valley
    Attendance: 20,278
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    30 September 2008 9 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
    19:45 BST McAllister Yellow card 30'
    Esajas 48'    		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 20,823
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    4 October 2008 10 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth
    15:00 BST Beevers 15' (o.g.)
    Gallagher 25'
    Mackie 30'
    Seip 90'    		 Report Stadium: Home Park
    Attendance: 10,795
    Referee: Roger East
    19 October 2008 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Sheffield United Sheffield
    13:15 BST Watson 35'
    O'Connor Yellow card 40'
    Johnson Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 68'
    Sodje Yellow card 90'    		 Report Kilgallon Red card 27'
    Speed Yellow card 46'
    Naysmith Yellow card 82'
    Ehiogu Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 30,441
    Referee: Mike Dean
    21 October 2008 12 Barnsley 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley
    18:45 BST Hume 4', Yellow card 90'
    Campbell-Ryce 61' (pen.)
    Souza Yellow card 68'    		 Report McMahon Red card 34'
    Beevers Yellow card 61'
    Clarke 69' (pen.)
    Gilbert Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Oakwell
    Attendance: 17,784
    Referee: Phil Crossley
    25 October 2008 13 Birmingham City 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
    15:00 GMT G. O'Connor 11', 15'
    Phillips 38'
    Larsson Yellow card 64'
    McFadden Yellow card 90'    		 Report Esajas 14'
    Smith Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 69'
    Buxton Yellow card 83'    		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
    Attendance: 17,300
    Referee: Paul Taylor
    28 October 2008 14 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Report MacLean 23'
    McNamee Yellow card 35'
    Gallagher Yellow card 76'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 16,515
    Referee: Graham Laws
    1 November 2008 15 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst
    15:00 GMT B. Watson 54' (pen.), Yellow card 74' Report Clarke 7' Stadium: Selhurst Park
    Attendance: 14,650
    Referee: Kevin Wright
    8 November 2008 16 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Clarke 43' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 20,872
    Referee: Lee Mason
    15 November 2008 17 Derby County 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
    15:00 GMT Commons 31'
    Addison 52'
    Villa Yellow card 56'
    Stewart 67'    		 Report Sodje Yellow card 41' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 20,111
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    22 November 2008 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Coventry City Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 28' Report Morrison 60'
    Ward Yellow card 73'
    Eastwood Yellow card 79'
    Wright Yellow card 84'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 16,119
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    25 November 2008 19 Blackpool 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool
    19:45 GMT Report Tudgay 61'
    Burton 86'    		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
    Attendance: 7,054
    Referee: Carl Boyeson
    29 November 2008 20 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Norwich City Sheffield
    15:00 GMT McMahon Yellow card 45', 51'
    Clarke 55'
    Tudgay 72'    		 Report Clingan 43' (pen.)
    Lita 62'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 18,883
    Referee: Tony Bates
    6 December 2008 21 Southampton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
    15:00 GMT Wright-Phillips 14' Report Tudgay 87', Yellow card 88' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
    Attendance: 15,440
    Referee: Grant Hegley
    9 December 2008 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Clarke 75'
    Grant Yellow card 90'    		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 14,792
    Referee: Nigel Miller
    13 December 2008 23 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Bristol City Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 15,542
    Referee: Rob Shoebridge
    20 December 2008 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
    15:00 GMT Johnson 49'
    Chopra 65' (pen.)    		 Report McAllister Yellow card 65' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 17,600
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    26 December 2008 25 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Blackpool Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Buxton Yellow card 47'
    Ślusarski 55'
    O'Connor 82'    		 Report Gow 48' (pen.)
    Reid Yellow card 51'
    Southern Yellow card 67'
    Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 90'
    Dickinson Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 25,044
    Referee: Michael Oliver
    28 December 2008 26 Coventry City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
    15:00 GMT Morrison 11'
    Simpson 82'    		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 19,602
    Referee: Graham Laws
    10 January 2009 27 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
    15:00 GMT Campo Yellow card 31'
    Couñago 66'    		 Report Spurr 52' Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 22,213
    Referee: Graham Horwood
    17 January 2009 28 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Charlton Athletic Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Potter 16'
    Tudgay 38', 90' (pen.)
    Johnson Yellow card 48'
    Wood Yellow card 53'
    Jeffers 63', Yellow card 63'
    Boden Yellow card 90'    		 Report Spring Yellow card 49', 86'
    Randolph Yellow card 82'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 28,766
    Referee: Darren Deadman
    27 January 2009 29 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Tyson 34'
    Breckin Yellow card 47'
    Chambers 75'
    Garner Yellow card 90'    		 Report Johnson 27'
    Jeffers Red card 40'
    Buxton Yellow card 44'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 22,618
    Referee: Scott Mathieson
    31 January 2009 30 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Birmingham City Sheffield
    17:20 GMT Buxton 57' Report Taylor Yellow card 59'
    Phillips 90'
    Murphy Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 18,409
    Referee: Phil Crossley
    7 February 2009 31 Sheffield United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield
    12:00 GMT Lupoli 5' Report Spurr 1'
    Tudgay 29'
    Beevers Yellow card 44'
    O'Connor Yellow card 56'
    Potter Yellow card 61'    		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 30,786
    Referee: Mark Halsey
    14 February 2009 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Doncaster
    15:00 GMT Heffernan 31'
    Wellens Yellow card 42'    		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 61'
    Buxton Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
    Attendance: 14,823
    Referee: Neil Swarbrick
    17 February 2009 33 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Barnsley Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Johnson Yellow card 53' Report Campbell-Ryce 38', Yellow card 41'
    Bruma Yellow card 49'
    Mifsud Yellow card 76'
    Moore Yellow card 86'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 25,820
    Referee: Russell Booth
    21 February 2009 34 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Crystal Palace Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Jeffers Yellow card 68'
    McAllister 80'
    Clarke 90'
    Johnson Yellow card 90'    		 Report Clyne Yellow card 35'
    Lawrence 76'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 22,687
    Referee: Colin Webster
    28 February 2009 35 Burnley 2–4 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
    15:00 GMT Jordan Yellow card 35'
    McCann 53'
    Eagles 85'    		 Report Tudgay 19', 69'
    Clarke 79', 82', Yellow card 80'    		 Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 12,449
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    3 March 2009 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Reading Sheffield
    19:45 GMT McAllister 45'
    Clarke Yellow card 80'    		 Report Rosenior Yellow card 19'
    Hunt Yellow card 37'
    Doyle 56'
    Long 81'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 19,268
    Referee: Andy Hall
    7 March 2009 37 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Report Ebanks-Blake 5'
    Hill Yellow card 58'
    Keogh Yellow card 83'
    Stearman Yellow card 89'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 23,703
    Referee: Scott Mathieson
    7 March 2009 38 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
    15:00 GMT Parkin 90' Report Jeffers 30' Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 12,381
    Referee: Andy Penn
    14 March 2009 39 Watford 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
    15:00 GMT Williamson Yellow card 35'
    Beevers 45' (o.g.)
    McAnuff 56', Yellow card 83'    		 Report Tudgay 20'
    Jeffers Yellow card 79', 90' (pen.)
    Wood Yellow card 87'    		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 16,294
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    21 March 2009 40 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Swansea City Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Potter Yellow card 61'
    Varney Yellow card 79'    		 Report Williams Yellow card 83' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 22,564
    Referee: Mike Jones
    4 April 2009 41 Norwich City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
    15:00 GMT Mooney Yellow card 80' Report Johnson 48'
    Wood Yellow card 81'
    Spurr Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 89'    		 Stadium: Carrow Road
    Attendance: 25,385
    Referee: Mike Russell
    11 April 2009 42 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Derby County Sheffield
    15:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 45' Report Hulse Yellow card 13', 45'
    Bywater Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 24,391
    Referee: Tanner
    13 April 2009 43 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday London
    15:00 GMT Taarabt Yellow card 45'
    Vine 62'
    Cook Yellow card 69'
    Mahon 74'
    Stewart 88'    		 Report Mahon 35' (o.g.)
    Tudgay 53' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 13,742
    Referee: Darren Deadman
    18 April 2009 44 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Southampton Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Varney Yellow card 24' Report James Yellow card 89' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 24,145
    Referee: Rob Shoebridge
    25 April 2009 45 Bristol City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
    15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 25'
    McAllister Yellow card 53'    		 Report Potter 88' Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 17,486
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    3 May 2009 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Johnson 71', Yellow card 78' Report Chopra Yellow card 42'
    McNaughton Yellow card 72'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 30,568
    Referee: Phil Crossley

    League Cup

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    Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
    12 August 2008 First round Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (a.e.t.)
    (3–5 p)    		 Rotherham United Sheffield
    19:45 BST Esajas 14', 117' Report Rhodes 15'
    Joseph Red card 116'
    Reid 119'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 16,298
    Referee: Nigel Miller
    Penalties
    Clarke soccer ball with check mark
    Esajas soccer ball with red X
    O'Connor soccer ball with check mark
    McAllister soccer ball with check mark    		 soccer ball with check mark Mills
    soccer ball with check mark Harrison
    soccer ball with check mark Hudson
    soccer ball with check mark Todd
    soccer ball with check mark Reid

    FA Cup

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    Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
    3 January 2009 Third round Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Fulham Sheffield
    15:00 BST Spurr 21'
    O'Connor Yellow card 57'    		 Report Johnson 12', 88' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 18,377
    Referee: Lee Mason

    Statistics

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    Appearances and goals

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    As of end of season.[3]

    No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK England ENG Lee Grant 49 0 46 0 1 0 1+1 0
    2 LB England ENG Tommy Spurr 44 4 41 3 1 1 1+1 0
    3 LB Wales WAL Peter Gilbert 10 0 8 0 0 0 1+1 0
    5 CB England ENG Richard Hinds 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0
    6 RB England ENG Steve Watson 24 2 15+7 2 0 0 1+1 0
    7 CF England ENG Marcus Tudgay 42 14 42 14 0 0 0 0
    8 CM England ENG Sean McAllister 41 3 37+3 3 1 0 0 0
    9 CF England ENG Francis Jeffers 32 3 20+11 3 1 0 0 0
    10 RW Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Potter 17 2 17 2 0 0 0 0
    11 LW Netherlands NED Etiënne Esajas 24 5 18+4 3 0 0 1+1 2
    12 RW Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
    14 CF England ENG Luke Varney 4 2 3+1 2 0 0 0 0
    15 CB England ENG Mark Beevers 37 0 30+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
    16 CB England ENG Richard Wood 45 0 42 0 1+1 0 1 0
    17 CM Republic of Ireland IRL James O'Connor 44 0 35+6 0 1 0 1+1 0
    18 CF England ENG Leon Clarke 31 8 20+9 8 0 0 1+1 0
    19 LB England ENG Michael Gray 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
    20 RB United States USA Frankie Simek 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
    21 RB England ENG Lewis Buxton 32 1 31 1 0 0 1 0
    22 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    23 RW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson 38 3 29+8 3 1 0 0 0
    24 CF England ENG Luke Boden 13 3 2+10 3 1 0 0 0
    26 CB England ENG Liam McMenamin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    28 GK England ENG Arron Jameson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    30 CF England ENG Akpo Sodje 11 2 2+9 2 0 0 0 0
    32 CF England ENG Nathan Modest 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
    34 CB England ENG Max Wragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
    4 CM England ENG Kenny Lunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 CF Jamaica JAM Deon Burton 20 1 10+8 1 0 0 1+1 0
    14 RW England ENG Jimmy Smith 14 1 3+9 1 0 0 1+1 0
    19 RB England ENG Tony McMahon 15 1 14+1 1 0 0 0 0
    26 CF England ENG Wade Small 20 1 6+13 1 1 0 0 0
    28 CB England ENG Sam Liversidge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    29 CF Poland POL Bartosz Ślusarski 7 1 4+3 1 0 0 0 0

    Goalscorers

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    As of end of season.[3]

    Rnk No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 7 FW England Marcus Tudgay 14 0 0 14
    2 18 FW England Leon Clarke 8 0 0 8
    3 11 MF Netherlands Etiënne Esajas 3 0 2 5
    4 2 DF England Tommy Spurr 3 1 0 4
    5 8 MF England Sean McAllister 3 0 0 3
    9 FW England Francis Jeffers 3 0 0 3
    23 MF Jamaica Jermaine Johnson 3 0 0 3
    8 6 DF England Steve Watson 2 0 0 2
    10 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 2 0 0 2
    14 FW England Luke Varney 2 0 0 2
    30 FW England Akpo Sodje 2 0 0 2
    12 10 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 1 0 0 1
    19 DF England Tony McMahon 1 0 0 1
    21 DF England Lewis Buxton 1 0 0 1
    26 FW England Wade Small 1 0 0 1
    29 FW Poland Bartosz Slusarski 1 0 0 1
    Own Goals 1 0 0 1
    TOTALS 51 1 2 54

    Clean sheets

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    As of end of season.[3]

    Rnk No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 1 GK England Lee Grant 13 0 0 13
    TOTALS 13 0 0 13

    Disciplinary record

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    As of end of season.[3]

    Rnk Pos. No. Player Championsip FA Cup League Cup Total (FA Total)
    Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
    1 MF 17 England James O'Connor 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
    2 MF 23 Jamaica Jermaine Johnson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
    3 FW 9 England Francis Jeffers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
    DF 19 England Tony McMahon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
    DF 21 England Lewis Buxton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
    DF 15 England Mark Beevers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
    DF 16 England Richard Wood 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
    8 MF 8 England Sean McAllister 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
    9 FW 7 England Marcus Tudgay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    FW 18 England Leon Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    MF 10 Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    FW 14 England Luke Varney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    FW 30 England Akpo Sodje 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    FW 10 Jamaica Deon Burton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    DF 3 Wales Peter Gilbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    MF 14 England Jimmy Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
    14 DF 2 England Tommy Spurr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    MF 11 Netherlands Etiënne Esajas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    DF 6 England Steve Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    GK 1 England Lee Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    FW 24 England Luke Boden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    TOTALS 52 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 1 4

    Overall

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    As of end of season.[3]

    Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
    Games won 16 (16 Championship)
    Games drawn 13 (13 Championship)
    Games lost 19 (17 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
    Goals scored 54 (51 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
    Goals conceded 62 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
    Goal difference –8 (–7 Championship, –1 FA Cup, 0 Football League Cup)
    Clean sheets 13 (13 Championship)
    Yellow cards 53 (52 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
    Red cards 4 (4 Football League Cup)
    Worst discipline England James O'Connor (7 Yellow card)
    Best result(s) W 4–1 (H) v Burnley – Championship – 9 August 2008
    W 4–1 (H) v Charlton Athletic – Championship – 17 January 2009
    Worst result(s) L 6–0 (A) v Reading – Championship – 16 September 2008
    Most appearances England Lee Grant with 49 appearances
    Top scorer(s) England Marcus Tudgay (14 goals)
    Top assister(s) Jamaica Jermaine Johnson, England Leon Clarke & Netherlands Etiënne Esajas (5 assists)

    References

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    1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.
    2. ^ "Owls are ideal for me - O'Connor". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
    3. ^ a b c d e "All Sheffield Wednesday football club players: 2009". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

    Notes

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