Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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 currently plays in the English Football League Championship and they finished just outside of relegation after their ‘Great Escape’ led by Danny Röhl after their horrible start under Xisco Munoz following their promotion to the championship under Darren Moore after being 4-0 down in the fist leg of the play-off semi-final with their great comeback winning 5-1 in the second leg and winning on pens and then winning 1-0 at Wembley in the play-off final against their local rivals Barnsley FC with a goal in the 123rd minute in extra time, with the last touch of the game being a diving header by Josh Windass.

Fans of Sheffield Wednesday are referred to as The Owls.
 Name 
 1867-1929 The Wednesday C.C./F.C.
 1929-present Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

 League position 
SeasonLeaguePosition2000/01First Division17th2001/02First Division20th2002/03First Division22nd2003/04Second Division16th2004/05League One5th2005/06League Championship18th2006/07League Championship9th2007/08League Championship16th2008/09League Championship12th

 Former position 

 Other websites 
 Sheffield Wednesday website

 References 

League One

EFL Championship

Premier League

FA Cup

Category:Football clubs in Sheffield
Category:1867 establishments in England