Sheffield Wednesday 2015–16 football season
Sheffield Wednesday 2015–16 season Owner Dejphon Chansiri Head Coach Carlos Carvalhal Stadium Hillsborough Championship 6th FA Cup 4th round (eliminated by Shrewsbury ) League Cup 5th round (eliminated by Stoke City ) Top goalscorer League: Fernando Forestieri (15) All: Fernando Forestieri (15) Highest home attendance 35,065 (vs Arsenal ; League Cup) Lowest home attendance 11,799 (vs Oxford United ; League Cup) Average home league attendance 22,641
The 2015–16 season was Sheffield Wednesday 's fourth consecutive season in the Championship .[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Overview [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Prior to the start of the pre-season schedule the club announced that eleven players had been released after reaching the end of their contracts.[2] Also in June, head coach Stuart Gray was sacked after 18 months in charge.[3] Carlos Carvalhal was announced as Gray's replacement on 30 June 2015.[4]
August [ ]
Sheffield Wednesday got their 2015–16 season underway at Hillsborough to Bristol City - a match that The Owls won 2–0 thanks to second half goals from Tom Lees and Lewis McGugan who signed a permanent deal after spending last season on loan at the club. This was followed by a victory in the Capital One Cup - which was also at Hillsborough - with a 4–1 victory over League Two side Mansfield Town. The second league match of the season was a 2–1 away loss to Ipswich Town. This was followed by two consecutive 1–1 draws which were at home to Reading and away to Leeds United respectively. In the next game The Owls progressed into the third round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win over Oxford United. This was followed by the first home defeat of the season with a 3–1 loss to Middlesbrough.
September [ ]
The Owls lost their first game of September in a 3–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor. This was followed by a goalless draw at the Macron Stadium against lowly Bolton Wanderers and The Owls' second league victory of the season - a 3–2 win against Fulham at Hillsborough, in which star signing Fernando Forestieri scored his first goal since moving from Watford, a simple close range finish on 5 minutes. A few days later Sheffield Wednesday progressed into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win against Newcastle United with Lewis McGugan scoring the game's only goal in a shock result. The Owls' last game of September was a 2–1 away win at Brentford thanks to an Atdhe Nuhiu penalty and a late winner from Lucas João.
October [ ]
The Owls got October off to a winning start with a 3–1 win against Preston North End at Hillsborough. This was followed by two consecutive draws - 1–1 against Hull City at Hillsborough and 0–0 away to Queens Park Rangers. The following game saw Sheffield Wednesday win 2–1 against local rivals Rotherham United at the New York Stadium thanks to a goal each from Fernando Forestieri and Lucas João respectively. The Owls' next game was a 3–0 victory over Premier League side Arsenal in the Capital One Cup at Hillsborough. To end the month The Owls won 1–0 at home against Nottingham Forest - thus completing the month unbeaten.
November [ ]
Wednesday started the month with a goalless draw with unbeaten in the league Brighton followed by a surprise 3–1 defeat against Charlton. After an international break Wednesday beat local rivals Huddersfield Town 3–1 with Kieran Lee scoring along with a Lucas João brace after Sean Scannell's opener for the Terriers. This result was followed by a 2–2 draw away at Blackburn - with Modou Sougou and Lucas João scoring for The Owls.
December [ ]
Two successive draws followed for The Wednesday - the first being 0–0 at home to Derby County. This was followed by a 2–2 draw away to Cardiff City - with a Fernando Forestieri goal and Barry Bannan's first goal for the club rescuing a point for The Owls. A 2–1 loss away at Milton Keynes Dons, in which Gary Hoopers consolation was his first for the club, was followed by a 4–1 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough - with a Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal each from Daniel Pudil and Gary Hooper earning all three points for The Owls. Sheffield Wednesday's last home match of 2015 saw them win 3–0 against Birmingham City - with another Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal from Kieran Lee securing the win. A 1–0 loss away to Middlesbrough was Sheffield Wednesday's last game of 2015 - ending the year in 7th place in the league table. A rotated side conceded after just 44 seconds to Christian Stuani, in a poor performance.
January [ ]
A Ross Wallace goal was enough for The Owls to get off to a winning start in 2016 with a 1–0 win at Craven Cottage against Fulham. They played the Londoners again the week after, winning again (2–1) making three wins over Fulham this campaign. Atdhe Nuhiu and Barry Bannan scored. Two successive wins followed against Bolton Wanderers (3–2) and Leeds United (2–0) - both at Hillsborough. Gary Hooper made his move to Hillsborough permanent in mid January from Norwich for a rumoured £3,000,000. Joe Bennett also joined on loan. Following those matches a 1–1 draw away to Reading saw The Owls end January unbeaten in the Championship. A 3–2 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town saw Sheffield Wednesday exit the FA Cup in the 4th Round. Rhoys Wiggins and Sergiu Bus departed on deadline day to Bournemouth (£200,000) and US Salernitana (loan) respectively. Irish midfielder Aiden McGeady joined on loan from Everton.
February [ ]
February's first league match saw The Owls maintain their unbeaten run in the Championship with a 1–1 draw at home to Burnley - with Kieran Lee getting the equalising goal to earn a point for Sheffield Wednesday. The second match of the month was away at Birmingham, in which The Owls won 2–1, courtesy of two late Gary Hooper goals. This left them in the play-off positions. Next week they played Brentford, a 4–0 win ensued after an early red card to Yohan Barbet. A super goal by Gary Hooper was the pick of the bunch. At Deepdale, Sheffield Wednesday lost ground on the Automatic Promotion places with a 1–0 turnover to Preston North End. Joe Garner scored after Fernando Forestieri's second yellow card saw him sent off. On the following Tuesday, Atdhe Nuhiu scored a header and missed a penalty in a home draw to Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Toszer scored for the visitors. The final game of the month saw The Owls draw 0–0 away to Hull City.
March [ ]
The Owls got March off to a losing start by losing 1–0 at home to Rotherham United. A midweek 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion was followed by a 3–0 win away to Nottingham Forest - keeping The Owls in the promotion play-off places. The following week saw the owls take on Charlton Athletic at home; they won the game 3–0 with all goals being scored in the second half. The month ended with The Owls 6th in the table - three points clear of Cardiff City.
April [ ]
The Owls won their first two games in April - with a 1–0 away win at Huddersfield and 2–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers. This was followed by a 4–1 loss at Bristol City and three consecutive draws against Ipswich Town and Milton Keynes Dons at home and Derby County away. A 3–0 victory over Cardiff City in the final home game of the season secured a promotion play-offs place for The Owls - with a brace from Gary Hooper (his first goals since the 3–0 victory over Nottingham Forest in March) and an own goal from Lee Peltier enough to secure all three points and sixth place for The Owls.
May [ ]
The result between Brighton and Derby on 2 May 2016 meant that Wednesday could not finish any higher than 6th on their final league game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Owls' finished their league campaign with a 2–1 loss at The Molineux.
After a 3–1 aggregate victory over third placed Brighton and Hove Albion in the play-off semi final, The Wednesday were the first team to book their place in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium - a match that would mark Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance at the stadium since it was rebuilt. At the match though, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City in front of over 41,000 Owls fans; a Mohamed Diamé goal winning the game for The Tigers, denying The Owls a first season in the top flight for 16 years.
Players [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2015
CB
Darryl Lachman
Twente
Undisclosed
[5]
2 July 2015
CB
Brad Beatson
Academy
Trainee
[6]
8 July 2015
RW
Marco Matias
Nacional
Undisclosed
[7]
9 July 2015
GK
Lewis Price
Free agent [a]
Free transfer
[8]
10 July 2015
LM
Ross Wallace
Free agent [b]
Free transfer
[9]
16 July 2015
AM
Lewis McGugan
Watford
Undisclosed
[10]
31 July 2015
ST
Lucas João
Nacional
Undisclosed
[11]
3 August 2015
RB
Jonatas Centeno
Free agent [c]
Free transfer
[12]
5 August 2015
LB
Rhoys Wiggins
Charlton Athletic
Undisclosed
[13]
5 August 2015
RW
Modou Sougou
Free agent [d]
Free transfer
[14]
29 August 2015
FW
Fernando Forestieri
Watford
Undisclosed
[15]
31 August 2015
CM
Barry Bannan
Crystal Palace
Free transfer
[16]
13 January 2016
RB
Jack Hunt
Crystal Palace
Undisclosed
[17]
22 January 2016
FW
Gary Hooper
Norwich City
Undisclosed
[18]
^ Price joins club following his release from Crystal Palace .
^ Wallace joins club following his release from Burnley .
^ Centeno joins club following his release from Arsenal .
^ Sougou joins club following his departure from Marseille .
Transfers out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2015
RB
Lewis Buxton
Rotherham United [a]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CM
Giles Coke
Ipswich Town [b]
Released
[20]
1 July 2015
CM
Paul Corry
Northampton Town [c]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CB
Rafael Floro
Belenenses [d]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CB
Dejan Kelhar
Olimpija Ljubljana [e]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CF
Gary Madine
Bolton Wanderers [f]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
AM
Jacques Maghoma
Birmingham City [g]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
LB
Joe Mattock
Rotherham United [h]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CM
Rhys McCabe
Dunfermline Athletic [i]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
RB
Matt Young
Dover Athletic [j]
Free transfer
[20]
1 July 2015
CB
Kamil Zayatte
Al-Raed [k]
Free transfer
[20]
2 July 2015
GK
Chris Kirkland
Preston North End [l]
Free transfer
[32]
2 July 2015
CF
Chris Maguire
Rotherham United [m]
Free transfer
[34]
1 September 2015
CF
Stevie May
Preston North End
Undisclosed
[35]
1 February 2016
LB
Rhoys Wiggins
Bournemouth
£200,000
[36]
^ Following Buxton's release he joined Rotherham United.[19]
^ Following Coke's release he joined Ipswich Town.[21]
^ Following Corry's release he joined Northampton Town.[22]
^ Following Floro's release he joined Belenenses.[23]
^ Following Kelhar's release he joined Olimpija Ljubljana.[24]
^ Following Madine's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.[25]
^ Following Maghoma's release he joined Birmingham City.[26]
^ Following Mattock's release he joined Rotherham United.[27]
^ Following McCabe's release he joined Dunfermline Athletic.[28]
^ Following Young's release he joined Dover Athletic.[29]
^ Following Zayatte's release he joined Al-Raed.[30]
^ Following Kirkland's release he joined Preston North End.[31]
^ Following Maguire's release he joined Rotherham United.[33]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
1 July 2015
MF
Vincent Sasso
Braga
End of season
[37]
3 July 2015
DF
Jack Hunt
Crystal Palace
13 January 2016 [17]
[38]
10 July 2015
MF
Álex López
Celta de Vigo
End of season
[39]
27 August 2015
DF
Michael Turner
Norwich City
End of season
[40]
29 August 2015
DF
Daniel Pudil
Watford
End of season
[41]
27 October 2015
FW
Gary Hooper
Norwich City
17 January 2016
[42]
18 January 2016
DF
Joe Bennett
Aston Villa
End of season
[43]
1 February 2016
MF
Aiden McGeady
Everton
End of Season
[44]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
6 August 2015
RB
Marnick Vermijl
Preston North End
End of Season
[45]
12 October 2015
FW
Caolan Lavery
Portsmouth
12 January 2016
[46] [non-primary source needed ]
7 January 2016
CB
Darryl Lachman
SC Cambuur
End of Season
[47]
2 February 2016
FW
Sergiu Buș
Salernitana
End of Season
[48]
25 February 2016
LM
Jérémy Hélan
Wolves
End of Season
[49]
26 February 2016
CB
Claude Dielna
Slovan Bratislava
End of Season
[50]
New contracts [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
Length
Expiry
Ref.
4 June 2015
CM
Kieran Lee
2 years
June 2017
[51]
23 June 2015
DM
José Semedo
1 year
June 2016
[52]
30 June 2015
CB
Glenn Loovens
1 year
June 2016
[53]
31 July 2015
CB
Tom Lees
4 years
June 2019
[54]
28 August 2015
GK
Cameron Dawson
2 years
June 2017
[55]
28 August 2015
GK
Joe Wildsmith
2 years
June 2017
[55]
2 September 2015
GK
Keiren Westwood
3 years
June 2018
[56]
14 January 2016
MF
Barry Bannan
3½ years
June 2019
[57]
14 January 2016
FW
Atdhe Nuhiu
2½ years
June 2018
[58]
15 January 2016
DF
Glenn Loovens
2½ years
June 2018
[59]
15 January 2016
MF
Sam Hutchinson
2½ years
June 2018
[60]
International call ups [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
On 18 June 2015, Sheffield Wednesday announced their pre-season schedule.[79]
Alfreton Town v Sheffield Wednesday
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11 ) Friendly Alfreton Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday show North Street 15:00 BST
Heaton 72'
Report
Buș 49'
Attendance: 1,547 Referee: Nigel Smith
Ilkeston v Sheffield Wednesday
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15 ) Friendly Ilkeston 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show New Manor Ground 19:45 BST
Report
Matias 51'
York City v Sheffield Wednesday
Braga v Sheffield Wednesday
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24 ) Friendly Braga 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Estádio da Nora 19:15 CEST
Pinho 8' Alan 77'
Report
Sasso 31' Lavery 68'
Scunthorpe United v Sheffield Wednesday
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29 ) Friendly Scunthorpe United 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Glanford Park 19:45 BST
van Veen 14' , 68' Madden 26' Wootton 89'
Report
Nuhiu 12' Matias 21'
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Sheffield Wednesday v St Mirren
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01 ) Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 St Mirren show Hillsborough 15:00 BST
Sasso 21' Nuhiu 30' , 49' McGugan 40' Vermijl 83'
Report
Attendance: 9,330 Referee: Craig Pawson
Competitions [ ]
Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
4
Hull City (O, P)
46
24
11
11
69
35
+34
83
Qualification for the Championship play-offs [a]
5
Derby County
46
21
15
10
66
43
+23
78
6
Sheffield Wednesday
46
19
17
10
66
45
+21
74
7
Ipswich Town
46
18
15
13
53
51
+2
69
8
Cardiff City
46
17
17
12
56
51
+5
68
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results Summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
19
17
10
66
45
+21
74
13
8
2
42
17
+25
6
9
8
24
28
−4
Results by Round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A Result W L D D L L D W W W D D W W D L W D D D L W W L W W W D D W W L D D L D W W W W L D D D W L Position 4 10 11 8 15 19 18 14 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 9 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[80]
Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08 ) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Bristol City show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Wallace 43' Lees 60' McGugan 71'
Report
Fredericks 43' Pack 65' Wilbraham 90+7'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,255 Referee: James Adcock
Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15 ) 2 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Douglas 4' Sears 21' Smith 53' Fraser 70'
Report
Wallace 19' Hutchinson 50' López 70'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,081 Referee: James Linington
Sheffield Wednesday v Reading
19 August 2015 (2015-08-19 ) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Reading show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
Matias 32' Hutchinson 65' Sougou 90'
Report
Tshibola 26' Williams 49' Hector 90+3'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,247 Referee: Paul Tierney
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22 ) 4 Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Holbeck , Leeds 12:30 BST
Phillips 2' Berardi 22' Wood 61'
Report
Matias 37' Lees 43' Sougou 52' Hutchinson 73' Hélan 81'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,597 Referee: Mike Jones
Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29 ) 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Middlesbrough show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Matias 64' López 73' Matias 89'
Report
Gibson 28' Reach 42' Clayton 45+2' Fabbrini 67' Nsue 75' Stuani 86'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,976 Referee: Mark Heywood
Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12 ) 6 Burnley 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Burnley 15:00 BST
Jones 7' Taylor 78' Gray 90+1'
Report
Nuhiu 20' Bannan 80' Hutchinson 89'
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 17,277 Referee: Stephen Martin
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15 ) 7 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Horwich , Bolton 20:00 BST
Moxey 54' Davies 57'
Report
Hunt 62' Sougou 68' Hutchinson 70' Forestieri 80'
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,438 Referee: Peter Bankes
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19 ) 8 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Fulham show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Forestieri 13' López 23' Lees 37' Turner 50'
Report
O'Hara 31' , 90+1' Cairney 67' Burn 79'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 18,706 Referee: Simon Hooper
Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26 ) 9 Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Brentford , London 15:00 BST
McCormack 28' Tarkowski 36' Judge 77' Button 90+3'
Report
Nuhiu 37' (pen. ) Hélan 65' 78' Hutchinson 80' João 90'
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03 ) 10 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Preston North End show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Lee 45+1' Pudil 55' McGugan 90+6'
Report
Browne 76' Johnson 89'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,383 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17 ) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Hull City show Owlerton, Sheffield12:30 BST
Forestieri 28' Hutchinson 31' Hunt 56'
Report
Diamé 34' Hernández 51' Clucas 63'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Keith Stroud
QPR v Sheffield Wednesday
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20 ) 12 QPR 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Shepherd's Bush , London 19:45 BST
Sandro 9'
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,471 Referee: Andy Haines
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
23 October 2015 (2015-10-23 ) 13 Rotherham United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Rotherham 19:45 BST
Clarke-Harris 51' Derbyshire 81' Thorpe 90+5'
Report
Hunt 45+1' João 46' Forestieri 50' Bannan 69' Hutchinson 76' Pudil 89'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,658 Referee: Mike Jones
Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31 ) 14 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Nottingham Forest show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Bannan 46' Forestieri 68' , 78' Lee 69'
Report
Vaughan 30' Ward 41' Burke 56' Mills 74'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,465 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07 ) 16 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Charlton , London 15:00 GMT
Jackson 26' Makienok 45' Ghoochannejhad 55' Ba 60' Fox 70'
Report
Hutchinson 31' Forestieri 55' , 73' Bannan 64'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,267 Referee: Gavin Ward
Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21 ) 17 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Huddersfield Town show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Hélan 30' Pudil 59' João 78' , 90+3' Lee 83'
Report
Bunn 27' Whitehead 38' Scannell 53'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,191 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28 ) 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Akpan 5' Evans 31' , 44'
Report
Hélan 31' Lee 38' Sougou 39' João 84'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,837 Referee: Fred Graham
Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06 ) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Derby County show Owlerton, Sheffield13:15 GMT
López 31' Hutchinson 53' Pudil 70' Forestieri 90+2'
Report
Thorne 23' Butterfield 30'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,252 Referee: Graham Scott
Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12 ) 20 Cardiff City 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Leckwith , Cardiff 15:00 GMT
Peltier 4' Noone 21' (pen. ) Pilkington 34' Ralls 71' Morrison 72'
Report
Forestieri 61' Bannan 76' Loovens 78'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,526 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Milton Keynes Dons v Sheffield Wednesday
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15 ) 21 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Denbigh , Milton Keynes 19:45 GMT
Baker 25' Maynard 50'
Report
Forestieri 35' López 43' Hooper 77'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Darren Deadman
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 December 2015 (2015-12-20 ) 22 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Owlerton, Sheffield14:00 GMT
Forestieri 20' (pen. ) , 25' Pudil 59' Hooper 90'
Report
Afobe 16' (pen. ) Price 31' McDonald 42'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,529 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26 ) 23 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Birmingham City show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Forestieri 37' , 48' Lee 39'
Report
Maghoma 43' Caddis 83'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,523 Referee: Tony Harrington
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28 ) 24 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Middlesbrough 17:15 GMT
Stuani 1' Clayton 34'
Report
Palmer 37' Bannan 60' Lucas João 77' Loovens 79'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,363 Referee: David Coote
Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02 ) 25 Fulham 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Fulham , London 15:00 GMT
Burn 60' McCormack 78'
Report
Wallace 29' Bannan 45+2'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,263 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12 ) 26 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Bolton Wanderers show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 GMT
Forestieri 14' Hooper 52' , 77' Hunt 61' Bannan 90+5'
Report
Trotter 25' Madine 19' Wheater 62'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,757 Referee: Simon Hooper
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16 ) 27 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Leeds United show Owlerton, Sheffield12:30 GMT
Hutchinson 34' Hooper 47' , 50' Pudil 74'
Report
Bellusci 37' Cook 55'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,909 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Reading v Sheffield Wednesday
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23 ) 28 Reading 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Reading 15:00 GMT
Cooper 74'
Report
Hooper 10' Hunt 29' Lee 64'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,972 Referee: Steve Martin
Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02 ) 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burnley show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 GMT
Lee 48' , 83'
Report
Gray 3' Barton 32' Keane 84'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,762 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06 ) 30 Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Bordesley , Birmingham 15:00 GMT
Donaldson 45+5' Vaughan 90+2' Morrison 90+3'
Report
McGugan 45' Pudil 70' Hooper 77' , 79' Wallace 90+3'
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,302 Referee: James Adcock
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13 ) 31 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Brentford show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Forestieri 12' Hooper 30' Lee 45' João 89'
Report
Barbet 5'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,921 Referee: Scott Duncan
Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20 ) 32 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 GMT
Woods 42' Wright 57' Cunningham 59' Garner 73'
Report
Bannan 30' Forestieri 49' 66' Pudil 90+6'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,923 Referee: Keith Stroud
Sheffield Wednesday v QPR
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23 ) 33 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 QPR show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 GMT
Nuhiu 63' Wallace 73'
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Tőzsér 57' Phillips 76'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,233 Referee: Andy Davies
Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday
26 February 2016 (2016-02-26 ) 34 Hull City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Kingston upon Hull 19:45 GMT
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Bennett 56' Forestieri 85' 90+1'
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Tim Robinson
Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05 ) 35 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Rotherham United show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
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Derbyshire 21'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,912 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12 ) 37 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday show West Bridgford 15:00 GMT
Report
McGeady 30' Hooper 62' Bannan 76' Matias 85'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,690 Referee: Graham Scott
Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19 ) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Charlton Athletic show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Hutchinson 35' Wallace 57' Lees 64' Forestieri 70' Ba 77' (o.g. )
Report
Fanni 31' Ba 75' Harriott 90+2'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,668 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02 ) 39 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Huddersfield 15:00 BST
Hudson 44'
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Loovens 32' Forestieri 83'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,469 Referee: Iain Williamson
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05 ) 40 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
Henley 51' (o.g. ) Lee 58' Wallace 62'
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Conway 46' , 53'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,803 Referee: David Webb
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09 ) 41 Bristol City 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Palmer 10' (o.g. ) Reid 13' Tomlin 42' (pen. ) Kodjia 52' (pen. ) Flint 73'
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O'Donnell 61' (o.g. ) Matias 79'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,854 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16 ) 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Forestieri 42' Wallace 69'
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Bru 69' Dozzell 71' Pitman 79' Chambers 90+4'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,082 Referee: Robert Madley
Sheffield Wednesday v Milton Keynes Dons
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19 ) 43 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
Lees 78' Hooper 79' Forestieri 81' Wallace 83' Pudil 87'
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Maynard 90+1'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,220 Referee: Peter Bankes
Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23 ) 44 Derby County 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Derby 12:30 BST
Hughes 19' Bryson 48' Martin 73' Keogh 77' Butterfield 80' Bent 82'
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Lee 54' Bannan 69' Forestieri 79' Hélan 88' Pudil 90+5'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,825 Referee: Lee Mason
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30 ) 45 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Cardiff City show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Forestieri 31' Hooper 64' , 90+4' Peltier 75' (o.g. )
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O'Keefe 24' Connolly 54' Malone 74'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 31,843 Referee: Paul Tierney
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07 ) 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Wolverhampton12:30 BST
Turner 7' (o.g. ) Saville 35'
Report
McGugan 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,488 Referee:
League Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home against Mansfield Town .[81] Following this The Owls were later drawn at home against Oxford United ,[82] away against Newcastle United ,[83] home against Arsenal [84] and away against Stoke City .[85]
Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11 ) 1st round Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Mansfield Town show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
João 13' Semedo 19' Lee 53' Palmer 79' Sougou 84'
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Tafazolli 45' Chapman 90'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 14,021 Referee: Mark Brown
Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25 ) 2nd round Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Oxford United show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
Lees 47' Nuhiu 55' Lee 77' Sougou 89'
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Dunkley 29'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 11,799 Referee: David Webb
Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23 ) 3rd round Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Newcastle-upon-Tyne 19:45 BST
Mbabu 61' Pérez 75'
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Matias 61' McGugan 76' , 90+3'
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,986 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27 ) 4th round Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Arsenal show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 GMT
Wallace 27' , 45+4' João 40' Hutchinson 30' , 51' Loovens 59'
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Debuchy 59' Campbell 86'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 35,065 Referee: Graham Scott
Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday
1 December 2015 (2015-12-01 ) 5th round Stoke City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Stoke-on-Trent 19:45 GMT
Afellay 30' van Ginkel 60' Bardsley 75'
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Sougou 30'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,779 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
FA Cup [ ]
Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Cup from the third round. After a 2–1 victory over Fulham at home The Owls were drawn away against Shrewsbury Town - a match that the Wednesday lost 3–2 after 95th minute winning goal.
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09 ) 3rd Round Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Fulham show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 GMT
Bannan 42' Nuhiu 73'
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Richards 9' Woodrow 18' Dembele 43'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,244 Referee: Gavin Ward
Shrewsbury Town v Sheffield Wednesday
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30 ) 4th Round Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Shrewsbury 15:00 GMT
Grimmer 37' , 90+5' Akpa Akpro 56' Knight-Percival 68' Whalley 87' João 89'
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McGugan 19' , 76' Nuhiu 84'
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Paul Tierney
[ ]
As a result of The Owls finishing in sixth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Sheffield Wednesday played against third placed team Brighton and Hove Albion - winning 3–1 on aggregate to reach the play-off final. In the final, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City who went straight back up to the Premier League after being relegated the previous season.
Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion
13 May 2016 (2016-05-13 ) Semi final (1st leg) Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion show Owlerton, Sheffield19:45 BST
Wallace 29' , 45' Pudil 68' Lee 73' Matias 90+1'
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Bruno 51' Kayal 90+2'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 34,260 Referee: Andre Marriner
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday
16 May 2016 (2016-05-16 ) Semi final (2nd leg) Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 (1–3 agg. ) Sheffield Wednesday show Falmer, Brighton and Hove19:45 BST
Dunk 19' Kayal 56' Knockaert 63' Bruno 82'
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Lees 13' Wallace 28' Hutchinson 55' Hunt 59' Nuhiu 85'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,272 Referee: Roger East
Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28 ) Final Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Hull City show Wembley , London 17:00 BST
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Dawson 10' Diamé 72'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,189 Referee: Bobby Madley
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
As of 28 May 2016
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Keiren Westwood
37
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
2
DF
Liam Palmer
19
0
13+2
0
2
0
2
0
3
DF
Michael Turner
12
1
11
1
1
0
0
0
4
MF
Sam Hutchinson
30
1
26+1
0
0
0
2+1
1
5
DF
Glenn Loovens
38
0
34
0
1
0
3
0
6
MF
José Semedo
15
1
7+3
0
1+1
0
2+1
1
7
FW
Marco Matias
22
3
9+9
3
1
0
1+2
0
9
FW
Atdhe Nuhiu
49
5
22+21
3
0+2
1
1+3
1
10
MF
Lewis McGugan
17
6
5+8
3
1
2
1+2
1
12
DF
Joe Bennett
4
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
13
FW
Caolan Lavery
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
14
FW
Gary Hooper
33
13
25+6
13
1
0
1
0
15
DF
Tom Lees
42
3
37
3
0
0
5
0
17
MF
Jérémy Hélan
27
0
6+16
0
0+1
0
3+1
0
18
FW
Lucas João
48
8
15+27
6
2
0
4
2
20
MF
Kieran Lee
52
6
43+3
5
1+1
0
4
1
21
MF
Álex López
27
0
16+8
0
1
0
2
0
23
DF
Vincent Sasso
18
0
11+3
0
2
0
2
0
24
MF
Modou Sougou
15
3
5+4
2
2
0
3+1
1
28
GK
Joe Wildsmith
14
0
8+1
0
1
0
4
0
29
FW
Jack Stobbs
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
32
DF
Jack Hunt
40
0
36+1
0
0
0
3
0
33
MF
Ross Wallace
48
6
37+6
5
2
0
3
1
34
GK
Lewis Price
7
0
4+1
0
1
0
1
0
36
DF
Daniel Pudil
42
2
38+1
2
1
0
1+1
0
37
MF
Aiden McGeady
13
1
10+3
1
0
0
0
0
41
MF
Barry Bannan
40
3
37
2
1
1
1+1
0
45
FW
Fernando Forestieri
39
15
38+1
15
0
0
0
0
Out on loan
11
FW
Sergiu Buș
3
0
0+2
0
0
0
0+1
0
Players no longer at the club
16
DF
Rhoys Wiggins
9
0
5+1
0
0
0
3
0
Goalscorers [ ]
Includes all competitive matches.
As of 16 May 2016
Rank
Pos.
Nationality
No.
Player
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
FW
45
Fernando Forestieri
15
0
0
15
2
FW
14
Gary Hooper
13
0
0
13
3
FW
18
Lucas João
6
0
2
8
4
MF
20
Kieran Lee
5
0
1
6
MF
10
Lewis McGugan
3
2
1
6
MF
33
Ross Wallace
5
0
1
6
5
FW
9
Atdhe Nuhiu
3
1
1
5
6
MF
41
Barry Bannan
2
1
0
3
DF
15
Tom Lees
3
0
0
3
FW
7
Marco Matias
3
0
0
3
MF
24
Modou Sougou
2
0
1
3
7
DF
36
Daniel Pudil
2
0
0
2
8
MF
4
Sam Hutchinson
0
0
1
1
MF
37
Aiden McGeady
1
0
0
1
MF
6
José Semedo
0
0
1
1
DF
3
Michael Turner
1
0
0
1
Own Goals
4
0
0
4
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 16 May 2016
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
45
MF
Fernando Forestieri
10
2
0
0
0
0
10
2
41
MF
Barry Bannan
8
1
0
0
0
0
8
1
33
MF
Ross Wallace
6
1
0
0
1
0
7
1
17
MF
Jérémy Hélan
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
4
MF
Sam Hutchinson
11
0
0
0
2
0
13
0
36
DF
Daniel Pudil
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
32
DF
Jack Hunt
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
20
MF
Kieran Lee
6
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
21
MF
Álex López
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
7
FW
Marco Matias
5
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
5
DF
Glenn Loovens
4
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
24
MF
Modou Sougou
2
0
0
0
2
0
4
0
18
FW
Lucas João
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
15
DF
Tom Lees
2
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
10
MF
Lewis McGugan
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
9
FW
Atdhe Nuhiu
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
DF
Liam Palmer
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
12
DF
Joe Bennett
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14
FW
Gary Hooper
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Awards [ ]
Player of the Month [ ]
Player of the Month awards for the 2015–16 season.
Month
First
%
Second
%
Third
%
Ref
August
Marco Matias
30%
Kieran Lee
15%
Sam Hutchinson Jack Hunt
11%
[86]
September
Kieran Lee
28%
Atdhe Nuhiu
24%
Ross Wallace
15%
[87]
October
Barry Bannan
31%
Fernando Forestieri
16%
Sam Hutchinson
13%
[88]
November
Lucas João
69%
Fernando Forestieri
17%
Kieran Lee
7%
[89]
December
Fernando Forestieri
84%
N/A
–
N/A
–
[90]
January
Gary Hooper
62%
Barry Bannan
17%
Fernando Forestieri
10%
[91]
February
Gary Hooper
26.5%
Barry Bannan
26.1%
Atdhe Nuhiu
15%
[92]
March
Tom Lees
30%
Atdhe Nuhiu
–
Barry Bannan
–
[93]
April
Álex López
39%
Barry Bannan
13%
Fernando Forestieri
10%
[94]
Player of the Season [ ]
The Player of the Season award was announced on 18 May 2016.
First
%
Second
%
Third
%
Ref
Fernando Forestieri
52%
Barry Bannan
–
Kieran Lee
–
[95]
Other awards [ ]
PFA Fans' Player of the Month (September): Ross Wallace [96]
PFA Fans' Player of the Month (October): Fernando Forestieri [97]
PFA Fans' Player of the Month (April): Fernando Forestieri[98]
PFA Championship Team of the Year: Barry Bannan
Owls Foundation Player of the Year: Fernando Forestieri
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