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

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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| Most Consecutive League and Cup Appearances | Martin Hodge | 1983–1987 | 214 |
| Most Goals Scored in a Match | Douglas Hunt v Norwich | 19 November 1938 (Division 2) | 6 Goals |
| Highest goalscorer in a Football League season | Derek Dooley | Division 2, 1951–52 | 46 |
| 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

    As of 16 March 2025
| 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. | Liam Palmer | 2010–Present | 459 |
| 7. | Redfern Froggatt | 1942–1960 | 458 |
| 8. | Don Megson | 1952–1970 | 442 |
| 9. | Barry Bannan | 2015–Present | 441 |
| 10. | John Fantham | 1956–1969 | 434 |
| 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 |