2008–09 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
2008–09 season
ChairmanLee Strafford
ManagerBrian Laws
Football League Championship13th
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

The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 107th season in The Football League since being elected to the Football League First Division in 1892.

Season summary[]

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 13th-placed finish was an improvement from the relegation struggle of the previous season.

Kit[]

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]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Lee Grant
2 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr
3 DF Wales WAL Peter Gilbert[notes 1]
4 MF England ENG Kenny Lunt
5 DF England ENG Richard Hinds
6 DF England ENG Steve Watson
7 FW England ENG Marcus Tudgay
8 MF England ENG Sean McAllister
9 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Potter[notes 2] (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
11 FW Netherlands NED Etiënne Esajas
12 MF Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj[notes 3]
14 FW England ENG Luke Varney (on loan from Derby County)
14 MF England ENG Jimmy Smith (on loan from Chelsea)
15 DF England ENG Mark Beevers
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Richard Wood
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James O'Connor
18 FW England ENG Leon Clarke
19 DF England ENG Tony McMahon (on loan from Middlesbrough)
19 DF England ENG Michael Gray
20 DF United States USA Frank Simek
21 DF England ENG Lewis Buxton
22 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
23 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson
24 FW England ENG Luke Boden
26 MF England ENG Wade Small
27 GK England ENG Arron Jameson
29 FW Poland POL Bartosz Ślusarski (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
30 FW England ENG Akpo Sodje
32 FW England ENG Nathan Modest

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton[notes 4] (to Charlton Athletic)

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR
28 DF England ENG
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF England ENG

References[]

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.

Notes[]

  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.
  4. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.


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