2021–22 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Dejphon Chansiri | ||
Manager | Darren Moore | ||
Stadium | Hillsborough, Owlerton | ||
League One | 4th | ||
Play-offs | Semi final (vs. Sunderland) | ||
FA Cup | First round (vs. Plymouth Argyle) | ||
EFL Cup | First round (vs. Huddersfield Town) | ||
EFL Trophy | Second round (vs. Hartlepool United) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lee Gregory (16 goals) All: Lee Gregory (17 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 33,394 (vs Portsmouth; League One) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,433 (vs Harrogate Town; EFL Trophy) | ||
Average home league attendance | 22,470 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 (vs Cambridge United; League One) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 (vs. Sunderland; League One) | ||
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The 2021–22 season is Sheffield Wednesday's first season in League One since the 2011–12 season, following their relegation from the Championship. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Season overview
July
On 6 July 2021, the club published their annual accounts for the year ending 31 July 2020.[1]
On 9 July, the club were hit with a suspended 6 point penalty, which will take effect if they fail to pay their players wages on time before June 30 2022.[2] If the penalty hasn’t been breached before 31 December 2021, the penalty would be reduced to a suspended 3 points.[3]
On 14 July, the club introduced their new first team scholars for the 2021–22; Pierce Charles, Jack Hall, Kamil Maciag, Tafadzwa Tapudzai, Cian Flannery, Bailey Cadamarteri, Josh Chapman, Danai Rhule, Rio Shipston, Mackenzie Maltby, Sean Fusire, Joey Phuthi and Jake Bradford.[4]
On 20 July, manager Darren Moore confirmed that first-team coach Paul Williams had left the club due to personal reasons.[5]
On 23 July, the club unveiled their new kits for the 2021-22 season.[6]
On 31 July, the club announced their first-team squad numbers for the 2021-22 season.[7]
August
On 6 August, Darren Moore bolstered his coaching staff with the appointment of Simon Ireland as a first team coach.[8]
On 7 August, Darren Moore said that his old assistant manager Wayne Jacobs was currently helping out at the club in a coaching capacity, but it was not an appointment.[9]
On 13 August, Guiseley announced a loan move for goalkeeper Luke Jackson, but the deal would be cancelled the same day due to the keeper picking up an injury.[10]
On 27 August, the game against Sunderland was postponed due to the Black Cats having hit the criteria for players on international duty.[11]
October
On 8 October, Darren Moore confirmed that the club had appointed Rob Lee to his backroom staff.[12]
November
On 2 November, Darren Moore confirmed that Nathaniel Mendez-Laing was currently training with the squad.[13]
December
On 16 December, their upcoming game against Accrington Stanley was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the club.[14]
On 22 December, their boxing day tie against Burton Albion was also postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak both teams squads.[15]
January
On 7 January, U23 coach Lee Bullen was appointed manager of Scottish Championship side Ayr United.[16]
On 13 January, Neil Thompson was appointed the new manager of the U23 side.[17]
February
On 1 February, Darren Moore was absent from the game against Morecambe after testing positive for COVID-19.[18]
On 16 February, the rearranged match against Accrington Stanley was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[19]
On 21 February, their match against Fleetwood Town was postponed following storm damage.[20]
March
On 3 March, Darren Moore confirmed that Wayne Jacobs had joined the club as an assistant manager.[21]
April
On 4 April, Barry Bannan was awarded the Owls’ Community Player of the Year award.[22]
On 8 April, the club announced BLU Steel energy drinks as a new back of shirt sponsor.[23]
On 20 April, Liam Palmer was awarded the Wise Old Owls Player of the Season award.[24]
May
On 3 May, the club published its annual accounts for the year ending July 2021.[25]
Pre-season
As of 27 May, Wednesday announced one pre-season friendly against
7 July 2021 Friendly | Celtic | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newport |
15:00 BST | Ajeti 31' Moffat 56' Édouard 90' |
Report | Windass 3' | Stadium: Dragon Park Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) |
10 July 2021 Friendly | Chester | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Chester |
15:00 BST | Report | Windass 29' Adedoyin 52' |
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 721 |
13 July 2021 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Alfreton |
19:30 BST | Report | Green 83' | Stadium: The Impact Arena |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Barnsley | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Barnsley |
12:00 BST | Williams 21' Oduor 69' |
Report | Stadium: Oakwell Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) |
20 July 2021 Friendly | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Walsall |
14:00 BST | Phillips 5', 38' | Report | Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) |
20 July 2021 Friendly | Ossett United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Ossett |
19:30 BST | Potts | Trialist | Stadium: Ingfield Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Ian Johnston |
24 July 2021 Wrexham | Sheffield | |||
13:00 BST | Stadium: Middlewood Road | |||
Note: Match was cancelled due to COVID cases in the Wrexham camp.[29] |
27 July 2021 Friendly | Port Vale | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:30 BST | Conlon 31' | Report | Iorfa 24' Dele-Bashiru 80' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Rob Lewis |
3 August 2021 Friendly | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Stocksbridge, Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Agbonotohoma (o.g.) Lumsden |
Report | Zottos Bonnington Davidson |
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Referee: Lee Hible |
Competitions
League One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 90 | |
3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | |
5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | |
6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | |
7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 |
Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 24 June 2021, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[31]
7 August 2021 1 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton |
17:30 BST | Matthews 33' | Report | Hutchinson 43' Bannan 61' Iorfa 84' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,639 Referee: Will Finnie |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
14 August 2021 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Bannan 72' Adeniran 75' |
Report | Rowe 22' Knoyle 40' Galbraith 72' Bogle 88' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,738 Referee: Ross Joyce |
17 August 2021 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Gregory 15' Byers 17' Johnson 34' Bannan 69' Iorfa 87' |
Report | Halliday 23' Rossiter 35' Morton 49' Holgate 83' Biggins 90+1' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,130 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
21 August 2021 4 | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rotherham |
13:00 BST | Sadlier 45+3' Rathbone 66' |
Report | Wing 17' Kamberi 50' Peacock-Farrell 74' Gregory 77' Hunt 88' Adeniran 90+4' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,522 Referee: Marc Edwards |
28 August 2021 5 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | McLoughlin 12' Cooney 34' Adeniran 63' (o.g.) |
Report | Byers 5' Brown 21' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
11 September 2021 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth |
15:00 BST | Edwards 7' Scarr 40' Houghton 80' Law 90+7' |
Report | Hutchinson 25' Byers 40' Sow 55' Gregory 80' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,448 Referee: Ben Speedie |
18 September 2021 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Berahino 6' Bannan 23' Dunkley 55' |
Report | Bowman 37' Vela 53' Leahy 54' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,976 Referee: Ben Toner |
25 September 2021 8 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
15:00 BST | El Mizouni 79' Chaplin 90' Fraser 90+4' |
Report | Adeniran 26' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,338 Referee: Andy Davies |
28 September 2021 9 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
19:45 BST | Whatmough 15' Power 52' Wyke 82' (pen.) |
Report | Power 23' (o.g.) Paterson 39', 60' Dunkley 87' Peacock-Farrell 90+2' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,884 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
2 October 2021 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Oxford United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Paterson 61', 73' Palmer 85' |
Report | Henry 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,060 Referee: Andy Haines |
9 October 2021 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Iorfa 28' Gregory 66' Shodipo 77' |
Report | Afolayan 65' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,692 Referee: David Rock |
16 October 2021 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wimbledon |
15:00 BST | Guinness-Walker 67' Rudoni 85' |
Report | Gregory 13', 61' (pen.) Dunkley 27' Brown 90+4' |
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,224 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
19 October 2021 13 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Williams 20' Iredale 67' |
Report | Paterson 45' Dele-Bashiru 80' Palmer 90+2' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,342 Referee: Scott Oldham |
23 October 2021 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Adeniran 55' | Report | McGrandles 53' Montsma 80' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,521 Referee: Martin Coy |
30 October 2021 15 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Vassell 14', 75' Blair 90+1' May 90+3' |
Report | Bannan 32' Dunkley 65' Blair 82' (o.g.) Johnson 90+3' |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,582 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
2 November 2021 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Sunderland | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Corbeanu 11' Kamberi 39' Gregory 53' Johnson 58' Adeniran 87' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,731 Referee: Craig Hicks |
13 November 2021 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Gillingham | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Kamberi 75' Johnson 81' |
Report | Oliver 22' Phillips 30' Akinde 90+6' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,593 Referee: John Busby |
20 November 2021 18 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Accrington |
15:00 GMT | Mansell 33' Coyle 45' Mumbongo 53' O'Sullivan 90+5' |
Report | Luongo 3' Dunkley 13' Corbeanu 20' Kamberi 22' Paterson 44' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 4,627 Referee: Paul Howard |
23 November 2021 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Palmer 5' Gregory 83' Windass 90+3' |
Report | Baldwin 2' Twine 47' Kioso 90+1' |
Stadium: Robert Madley |
27 November 2021 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Luongo 24' Shodipo 45+9' 68' Windass 50' |
Report | Mehmeti 23' Obita 65' Stewart 68' Akinfenwa 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,761 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
7 December 2021 21 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Milton, Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Hackett-Fairchild 50' | Report | Paterson 4' Luongo 69' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,472 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
11 December 2021 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Robertson 16' Porter 45+2' |
Report | Bannan 27', 28' Corbeanu 39' Gregory 47' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,325 Referee: Lee Swabey |
30 December 2021 23 | Sunderland | 5–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Sunderland |
19:45 GMT | Mbunga-Kimpioka 75' |
Report | Bannan 67' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,652 Referee: Ben Toner |
2 January 2022 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT | Pennington 45+1' Vela 84' Daniels 90+2' |
Report | Adeniran 37' Hutchinson 90+3' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Marc Edwards |
15 January 2022 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Sow 19' Mendez-Laing 40' Luongo 56' Hutchinson 79' Windass 84' Hunt 88' |
Report | Randell 46' Johnson 84' (o.g.) Broom 90+6' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
22 January 2022 26 | Oxford United | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Littlemore |
15:00 GMT | Taylor 45+1', 45+4', 62' Winnall 84' |
Report | Bannan 7', 80' Hunt 14' Windass 60' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Alan Young |
29 January 2022 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Johnson 6' Dean 26' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,517 Referee: Darren Bond |
1 February 2022 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Morecambe | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Byers 55' Hutchinson 83' Mendez-Laing 90+1' |
Report | McLaughlin 83' | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 19,261 Referee: Ollie Yates |
5 February 2022 29 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Burton upon Trent |
15:00 GMT | Garratt 72' Borthwick-Jackson 90+1' Powell 90+4' |
Report | Byers 33' Luongo 71' Sow 81' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Alan Young |
8 February 2022 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Owlerton, Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Bannan 21', 53' (pen.) Paterson 76' |
Report | Power 71' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Tim Robinson |
13 February 2022 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Rotherham United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
12:00 GMT | Byers 64' Hutchinson 72' |
Report | Ladapo 59' Smith 84' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,418 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
19 February 2022 32 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Doncaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15:00 GMT | Gardner 45' (pen.), 74' | Report | Byers 50' Paterson 70' Bannan 78', 83' Berahino 80' |
Stadium: Charlton Athletic
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