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==History==
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===Early years (1867–1889)===
[[File:Darnall cricket ground.jpg|thumb|right|A cricket match at Darnall in the 1820s, a ground laid out for [[The Wednesday Cricket Club]].]]

Although no contemporary evidence has been found to support the claim, it is commonly believed that "The Wednesday Cricket Club" was formed in 1820.<ref name="Origins">{{cite book|first=Jason|last=Dickinson|title=The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday|publisher=Amberley Publishing|year=2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, an 1842 article in ''[[Bell's Life in London|Bell's Life]]'' magazine states the club was founded as far back as 1816.<ref name="Origins"/>

The club was so named because it was on Wednesdays that the founding members had a half-day off work. They were initially based at the [[Darnall New Ground|New Ground]] in [[Darnall]], and often went by the name of ''Darnall Wednesday'', but also played at [[Hyde Park, Sheffield|Hyde Park]]. In 1855 they were one of six clubs that helped build [[Bramall Lane]], and held a wicket there for many years.<ref name="Origins"/>

Famous players to have represented the cricket club include Harry Sampson, who scored 162 on ice in 1841, [[Tom Marsden]], who scored 227 for Sheffield & Leicester vs Nottingham in 1826, and [[George Ulyett]], who represented the club in the [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77|first ever international test match]] before becoming one of only a select band of players who played for both sections of The Wednesday Club.

On the evening of Wednesday 4 September 1867, a meeting was held at the [[Adelphi Hotel (Sheffield)|Adelphi Hotel]] to establish whether there was interest among the club's members to form a football club to keep the team together and fit during the winter months. The proposal proved very popular, with over 60 members signing up for the new team on the first night. They played their first match against The Mechanics on 19 October the same year, winning by three goals and four '[[Sheffield Rules#The rouge|rouges]]' to nil.<ref name="Sheffield Football">{{cite book|first=Keith|last=Farnsworth|title=Sheffield Football A History: Volume 1 1857–1861|publisher=Hallamshire Press|year=1995|isbn=1-874718-13-X}}</ref>

It soon became apparent that football would come to eclipse the cricketing side of the club in terms of popularity—the two sections went their separate ways in 1882 after a dispute over finances and the cricket club ceased to exist in 1925. On 1 February 1868, Wednesday played their first competitive football match as they entered the [[Cromwell Cup]], a one-off four-team competition for newly formed clubs. A week after their semi-final, they went on to win the cup, beating the Garrick club in the final after extra time, the only goal being scored in diminishing light at [[Bramall Lane]]. This was one of the first recorded instances of a match being settled by a "[[golden goal]]" although the term was not in use at the time.<ref name="Cromwell Cup">{{cite web | title=The Cromwell Cup | url=http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/cup/cromwell.htm | url-status=dead | access-date=15 August 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728081730/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/cup/cromwell.htm | archive-date=28 July 2012}}</ref>

A key figure during the formative years of the football club was [[Charles Clegg (footballer)|Charles Clegg]], who joined the Wednesday in 1867. His relationship with the club lasted for the rest of his life and eventually led to his becoming the club's chairman. He also became president and chairman of the [[The Football Association|Football Association]], and was known as the "Napoleon of Football".<ref name="Statto">
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</ref> Clegg played for [[England men's national football team|England]] in the [[1872 Scotland v England football match|first-ever international match]], against [[Scotland men's national football team|Scotland]] in November 1872. This completed a unique double for the club, who could lay claim to having a player in the first international games of  both cricket and football.

[[File:TheWednesday1878.jpg|thumb|left|The Wednesday team in 1878]] In 1876 Wednesday acquired Scot [[James Lang (footballer)|James Lang]]. Although he was not employed by the club, he was given a job by a member of the Sheffield Wednesday board that had no formal duties. He is now acknowledged as the first professional football player in England.<ref name="In the Beginning">{{cite web|title=In the Beginning |publisher=FL Interactive Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808160327/http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10304~65717%2C00.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url=http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10304~65717,00.html |access-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With Lang in their team the football club became one of the strongest in the region, a reputation that was cemented when they won the inaugural [[Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup|Sheffield FA Challenge Cup]] in 1877.

In 1880 the club entered the [[FA Cup]] for the first time, and they soon became one of the most respected sides in the country. But although they had had Lang on their books a decade earlier, the club officially remained staunchly amateur, and this stance almost cost the club its very existence.<ref name="Origins"/> By the middle of the decade, Wednesday's best players were leaving in their droves to join clubs who would pay them, and in January 1887 they lost 0–16 against Halliwell with just 10 players in their team. An emergency meeting was held, and the board members finally agreed to pay its players.<ref name="Wednesday!">{{cite book|last=Farnsworth|first=Keith| title=Wednesday!|publisher=Sheffield City Libraries|year=1982}}</ref>

=== Professional football, English Champions and FA Cup winners (1889–1939) ===
[[File:Sheffield wednesday 1896.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sheffield Wednesday players posing with the FA Cup won in 1896]]
The move to professionalism took the club from Bramall Lane, which had taken a share of the ticket revenue, to the new [[Olive Grove]].<ref name="Football in Sheffield">{{cite book|last=Young|first=Percy M.|year=1962|title=Football in Sheffield|publisher=S. Paul}}</ref> In 1889 the club became founder members of the [[Football Alliance]], of which they were the first champions in a season where they also reached the [[1890 FA Cup final]], losing 6–1 to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] at [[Kennington Oval]], London. Despite finishing the following season bottom of the Alliance, they were eventually elected to the expanded [[Football League]] in 1892. They won the [[FA Cup]] for the first time in [[1896 FA Cup final|1896]], beating [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] 2–1 at [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]].

Owing to an expansion of the local railway lines, the club was told that they would have to find a new ground for the [[1899–1900 in English football|1899–1900 season]].<ref name="Wednesday!" /> After a difficult search the club finally bought some land in the village of [[Owlerton]], which at the time was several miles outside the Sheffield city boundaries. Construction of a new stadium (now known as [[Hillsborough Stadium]]) was completed within months and the club was secured for the next century. In a strong decade, Wednesday won the League in the [[1902–03 in English football|1902–03]] and [[1903–04 in English football|1903–04]] seasons and the FA Cup again in [[1907 FA Cup final|1907]], beating [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 2–1, again at Crystal Palace. When competitive football was suspended in 1915 because of the outbreak of [[World War I]], the club participated in several regionalised war leagues, until 1919, when competitive football resumed.

They were relegated from the top flight for the first time in 1920, and did not return until 1926, and in the [[1927–28 in English football|1927–28]] season they looked like going down again before securing a haul of 17 points from their last 10 matches to secure safety. Wednesday went on to win the League title the following season ([[1928–29 in English football|1928–29]]), which started a run that saw the team finishing lower than third only once until 1936.<ref name="Football in Sheffield" /> The period was topped off with the team winning the FA Cup for the third time in the club's history in [[1935 FA Cup final|1935]]. When [[World War II]] began, the club entered non-competitive war leagues, returning to competitive football in 1946.

===The yo-yo years (1945–1959)===
[[File:SheffieldWednesdayFC League Performance.svg|thumb|Chart of Sheffield Wednesday's Performances]]
The 1950s saw Wednesday unable to consistently hold on to a position in the top flight and this period became known as the [[Yo-yo club|yo-yo years]].<ref name="bullock">[http://adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/swfcarch.htm Adrian Bullock's Sheffield Wednesday Archive] 1950s > yo-yo years.</ref> After being promoted in 1950 they were relegated three times, although each time they returned to the top flight by winning the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] the following season. The decade ended on a high note with the team finishing in the top half of the First Division for the first time since World War II.

===Back in the top flight and title contenders (1959–1970)===
In 1961, the club ran toe-to-toe with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at the top of the table for the majority of the season – Wednesday became the first team to beat Spurs all season – before finally finishing in second place, which still (as of 2023) remains the club's highest post-war league finish. In 1966 the club reached its fifth FA Cup final, but they were beaten 3–2 by Everton, having led 2–0.

Off the field the club was embroiled in the [[British betting scandal of 1964]] in which three of its players, [[Peter Swan (footballer born 1936)|Peter Swan]], [[David Layne]] and [[Tony Kay]], were accused of [[match fixing]] and [[sports betting|betting]] against their own team in an away game at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. The three were subsequently convicted and, on release from prison, banned from football for life.<ref name="Betting Scandal">{{cite news|title = Swan still reduced to tears by the fix that came unstuck| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article690987.ece| archive-url=https://archive.today/20070310210209/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article690987.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 March 2007|access-date=8 April 2009| work = The Times | location=London | date=22 July 2006 | first=Rick | last=Broadbent}}</ref> The three were reprieved in the early 1970s, with Swan and Layne returning to Hillsborough, and, though their careers were virtually over, Swan at least played some league games for The Owls.
[[File:1970 Anglo-Italian Cup - Juventus v Sheffield Weds - Coin toss.jpg|thumb|left|The coin toss before the away game in [[Turin]] versus [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] for the [[1970 Anglo-Italian Cup]]]]

===Darkest days and the fight back to the top (1970–1984)===
Wednesday were relegated at the end of the [[1969–70 in English football|1969–70 season]]; this began the darkest period in the club's history, eventually culminating in the club dropping to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] for the first time in its history, and in 1976 it almost fell into the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]. It was not until the appointment of [[Jack Charlton]] as manager in 1977 that the club started to climb back up the league pyramid. Charlton led the Owls back to the Second Division in 1980 before handing the reins to [[Howard Wilkinson]], who took the club back into the top flight in 1984, after an absence of 14 years.

===Life at the top of the Premier League and European Football (1984–2000)===
Wednesday enjoyed success in its return to the top flight, finishing 8th in their first season back and then 5th the season later, qualifying for European football only to be disqualified due to England's ban in Europe due to the [[Heysel Stadium disaster]].

On 15 April 1989 the club's stadium was the scene of [[Hillsborough disaster|one of the worst sporting tragedies ever]], at the FA Cup semi-final between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], at which 97 Liverpool fans were fatally crushed in the Leppings Lane end of the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_2491000/2491195.stm |title=BBC ON THIS DAY &#124; 1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough |publisher=BBC News |date=15 April 1945 |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> The tragedy resulted in many changes at Hillsborough and all other leading stadiums in England; it was required that terracing would be replaced with seats in stands,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15968408 |title=Hillsborough Thatcher files to be released by June 2012 |publisher=BBC |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> and that perimeter fencing should be removed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bolton |first=Andy |url=http://www.nce.co.uk/features/nce-40-years/no10-hillsborough-disaster/8629876.article |title=No.10 Hillsborough disaster &#124; New Civil Engineer |publisher=Nce.co.uk |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref>

In Ron Atkinson's first full season as manager, 1989–90, Sheffield Wednesday finished 18th in the First Division and were relegated on [[goal difference]], despite the acquisition of the talented [[John Sheridan (football)|John Sheridan]] and the fact they had pulled towards mid-table at one stage of the season. They regained promotion at the first attempt but the real highlight of the season was a League Cup final victory over Atkinson's old club Manchester United. Midfielder Sheridan scored the only goal of the game, which delivered the club's first major trophy since their FA Cup success in 1935. As of 2025 they remain the last team to win one of English football's major trophies while outside the top flight.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/128830/man-united-and-arsenals-shock-defeats-when-teams-outside-top-flight-reach-cup-finals/ |title = Man United and Arsenal's SHOCK defeats: When teams outside the top flight reach cup finals|date = 24 January 2012}}</ref> Atkinson moved to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] shortly after promotion was achieved, and handed over the reins to 37-year-old striker [[Trevor Francis]].

Wednesday finished third in the First Division at the end of the 1991–92 season, booking their place in the following season's UEFA Cup and becoming a founding member of the new [[FA Premier League]].

1992–93 was one of the most eventful seasons in the history of Sheffield Wednesday football club. They finished seventh in the Premier League and reached the finals of both the FA Cup and the League Cup, but were on the losing side to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in both games, the FA Cup final going to a replay and only settled in the last minute of extra time. This prevented the Owls from making another appearance in European competition. Still, the 1992–93 season established Sheffield Wednesday as a top club. Midfielder [[Chris Waddle]] was voted [[Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year]], and the strike partnership of [[David Hirst (footballer)|David Hirst]] and [[Mark Bright]] was one of the most feared in the country. Francis was unable to achieve any more success at the club, and two seasons later he was sacked. His successor was former [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton]], [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] manager [[David Pleat]].

David Pleat's first season as Sheffield Wednesday manager was frustrating, as they finished 15th in the Premiership despite an expensively-assembled line-up which included the likes of [[Marc Degryse]], [[Dejan Stefanovic]] and [[Darko Kovacevic]] – who all had disappointing and short-lived tenures at the club. An excellent start to the 1996–97 season saw the Owls top the Premiership after winning their first four games, and David Pleat was credited [[FA Premier League Manager of the Month|Manager of the Month]] for August 1996. But the club failed to mount a serious title challenge and they faded away to finish seventh in the final table. Pleat was sacked the following November with the club struggling at the wrong end of the Premiership, and Ron Atkinson briefly returned to steer the Owls clear of relegation.

At the end of the 1997–98 season, Ron Atkinson's short-term contract was not renewed and Sheffield Wednesday turned to the [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] boss [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] as their new manager, after being rejected by both [[Gerard Houllier]] and [[Walter Smith]] who joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] respectively.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} Wilson's first season at the helm brought a slight improvement as they finished 12th in the Premiership.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

===Modern highs and lows (2000–2014)===
An expensively assembled squad including [[Paolo Di Canio]], [[Benito Carbone]] and [[Wim Jonk]] failed to live up to the massive wage bill the club was paying and things eventually came to a head when Italian firebrand Di Canio was sent off in a match against Arsenal and proceeded to push the referee on his way off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Di Canio's future in the balance |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/180874.stm |date=1998-09-28 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=BBC News}}</ref> Danny Wilson was sacked the following March with relegation looking a certainty for the Hillsborough club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wednesday sack Wilson |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/mar/21/newsstory.sport5 |date=2000-03-21 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> following a disastrous [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000 season]] where they had been hammered 8–0 by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] as early as September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newcastle 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday {{!}} Shearer's five star day |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/451554.stm |date=1999-09-19 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=BBC News}}</ref> His assistant [[Peter Shreeves]] took temporary charge but was unable to stave off relegation, with a 3–3 draw at Arsenal in May 2000 being enough to see the Owls tumble into the First Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenal 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday {{!}} Wednesday relegated |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/742563.stm |date=2000-05-09 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=BBC News}}</ref>

[[File:Arsenal SheffieldWednesday2000a.jpg|thumb|right|The Owls playing in their final away match of the [[1999–2000 Premier League]] season, at Arsenal in May 2000]]

Having spent large sums building squads that were ultimately ineffective, the club's finances took a turn for the worse, and in 2003 they were relegated for a second time in four years, to the Second Division.<ref name="guardian fanzine">{{cite news|title=Sheffield Wednesday |publisher=Guardian Unlimited fanzines|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/nov/20/footballfanzines.sport|date=20 November 2001|access-date=6 October 2008 | location=London}}</ref>

The club spent two years in the third tier before returning the Championship, [[Paul Sturrock]]'s side won the [[2005 Football League One play-off final|2005 play-off final]] by defeating [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] 4–2 after extra time at the [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4580603.stm |title=Hartlepool United 2–4 Sheffield Wednesday |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2005 |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Ultimately however, the club's perilous financial position ensured another drop to League One was not too far away – five years after the play-off win of 2005, the Owls were again relegated to League One.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8646785.stm|title=Sheff Wed 2–2 Crystal Palace|first=Paul|last=Fletcher|publisher=BBC|date=2010-05-02|access-date=2011-02-03}}</ref>

Between July and November 2010, Sheffield Wednesday faced a series of [[liquidation|winding up]] orders for unpaid tax and [[VAT]] bills, with the club's existence under severe threat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8847626.stm|title=Sheffield Wednesday served winding up order by HMRC|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 July 2010|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8976096.stm|title=Sheffield Wednesday broker deal to avoid administration|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 September 2010|access-date=16 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9172914.stm|title=Sheffield Wednesday served with second winding-up order|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 November 2010|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> It was not until 29 November 2010, when businessman [[Milan Mandarić]] agreed to buy out the old owners, that the club could move forward.

[[File:Sheffield wednesday Pitch invation 5th May 2012.jpg|left|thumb|Wednesday supporters celebrating on the pitch, following promotion to [[EFL Championship|The Championship]], on 5 May 2012]]

Mandarić appointed former Wednesday player [[Gary Megson]] as manager partway through the 2010–11 season, and while Megson only stayed in the job for a year, what was mostly his side won promotion back to the Championship in May 2012, under the stewardship of new manager [[Dave Jones (footballer, born 1956)|Dave Jones]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/05/05/2012/spirited-end-at-wednesdays-party/|title=Spirited End at Wednesday's Party|date=5 May 2012|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers Trust|access-date=11 June 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===The Chansiri era (2014–present)===
In 2014 the club was again taken over by a new owner, Thai businessman [[Dejphon Chansiri]], purchasing the club from Milan Mandarić for £37.5m.<ref name=dej>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31693775|title=Sheffield Wednesday: Dejphon Chansiri targets Premier League|date=2 March 2015|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Chansiri stated his intention to win Premier League promotion for the 2017–18 season – the football club's 150th anniversary – and came close to achieving that goal a year head of schedule, with new coach [[Carlos Carvalhal]] leading the club into the end of season play-offs at the end of the [[2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season|2015–16]] season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31693775 |title=Sheffield Wednesday: Dejphon Chansiri targets Premier League |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref> Wednesday were beaten in the [[2016 Football League Championship play-off final|final]] by [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] at [[Wembley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36348885 |title=Hull City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday |author=Adam Williams |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2016 |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref> They made the play-offs again the following season, but lost on penalties to the eventually promoted [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39866499 |title=Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town |work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref>

The club were favourites to be promoted in the 2017–18 season, but injuries and poor results saw them drop to the lower half of the table. Carvalhal left by mutual consent in December 2017, and was replaced by Dutch manager [[Jos Luhukay]] a month later.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42472402 | title=Sheffield Wednesday part company with boss Carlos Carvalhal| work=BBC Sport| date=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42586860 | title=Jos Luhukay: Sheffield Wednesday name new manager| work=BBC Sport| date=5 January 2018}}</ref> The team finished in an uneventful 15th place at the end of the season. Luhukay was sacked in December 2018 after a run of only one win in 10, which left the team 18th in the table.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2018/december/club-statement/ | title=Club statement |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref> He was replaced by former [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] boss [[Steve Bruce]] who saw an upturn in form to finish 12th.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46660813 |title=Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday appoint new manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 January 2019 |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/championship-table/2018 |title=Championship Table & Standings |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref> However, Bruce controversially resigned in July 2019 to manage [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/17/newcastle-appoint-steve-bruce-manager-rafael-benitez |title = Sheffield Wednesday take legal advice after Newcastle appoint Steve Bruce|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 17 July 2019|last1 = Jackson|first1 = Jamie}}</ref>

On 6 September 2019, the club appointed former Birmingham City manager [[Garry Monk]] as the new manager, who achieved a 16th-place finish in a season that was interrupted from March to June by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49610317 | title=Garry Monk: Sheffield Wednesday appoint ex-Birmingham City boss as manager| work=BBC Sport| date=6 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/anatomy-fall-assessing-turning-points-sheffield-wednesdays-disastrous-201920-campaign-2924491 |title=Anatomy of a fall: Assessing the turning points in Sheffield Wednesday's disastrous 2019/20 campaign |last=Miller |first=Alex |work=The Star |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51867989 |title=Coronavirus: Premier League and EFL suspended in England - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland halt games |work=BBC Sport |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref> On 31 July 2020, Sheffield Wednesday were found guilty of breaking EFL spending rules and began the 2020–21 season on -12 points, though the deficit was later reduced to -6 upon appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/12040150/sheffield-wednesday-given-12-point-deduction-for-breaching-efl-rules |title=Sheffield Wednesday given 12-point deduction for breaching EFL rules |work=Sky Sports |date=1 August 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/12123776/sheffield-wednesdays-points-deduction-halved |last=Thomas |first=Lyall |title=Sheffield Wednesday's points deduction halved |work=Sky Sports |date=4 November 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref> On 9 November 2020, Monk was sacked after a poor start to the season and was replaced by [[Tony Pulis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/sheffield-wednesday-garry-monk-sack-b1720209.html |title=Sheffield Wednesday sack manager Garry Monk with club in Championship relegation zone |website=The Independent |date=10 November 2020 |publisher=The Independent Newspaper |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref> However, Pulis was also dismissed after only 45 days in charge on 28 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Pulis sacked by Sheffield Wednesday after just 10 games in charge |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/sheffield-wednesday-tony-pulis-sacked-b1779758.html |website=The Independent |date=28 December 2020 |publisher=The Independent Newspaper |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> After a few months with [[Neil Thompson]] as caretaker manager, [[Darren Moore]] was appointed as the club's third permanent manager of the season in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/12232488/darren-moore-named-sheffield-wednesday-first-team-manager-andy-butler-takes-over-at-doncaster |title=Darren Moore named Sheffield Wednesday first-team manager; Andy Butler takes over at Doncaster |work=Sky Sports |date=1 March 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref> Despite taking the fight to the final day, Moore could not prevent relegation to League One come the end of the season, bringing Wednesday's nine-year spell in the Championship to an end.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56953366 |title=Derby County 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday |work=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref>

After failing to win promotion in their first season back in League One, Wednesday finished third in the [[2022–23 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season|2022–23]] season. In the play-off semi-finals, Wednesday lost 4–0 in the first leg against [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] but won the [[Miracle of Hillsborough|second leg]] 5–1 before prevailing on penalties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2023 |title=Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Peterborough United (5–5 agg): Owls win 5–3 on penalties to reach play-off final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65553765 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Wednesday then won promotion back to the Championship by defeating [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in the [[2023 EFL League One play-off final|2023 play-off final]].<ref name="2023pof">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65667707 |title=Barnsley 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday |author=Ian Woodcock |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Moore departed from the club on 19 June by mutual consent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darren Moore leaves Sheffield Wednesday 'by mutual consent' despite promotion to Championship |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12905606/darren-moore-leaves-sheffield-wednesday-by-mutual-consent-despite-promotion-to-championship |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> 

Moore was replaced by [[Xisco Muñoz]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Owls appoint Xisco Muñoz as first team manager |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/owls-appoint-xisco-munoz-as-first-team-manager/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=www.swfc.co.uk}}</ref> however, he was sacked after 12 games with the club winless during his tenure.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Xisco Munoz: Sheffield Wednesday sack boss after winless start in Championship |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66852888 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Early in the season, following fan protests, owner Chansiri said he would put no more money into the club, unhappy with fans' treatment towards him and his family.<ref name="BBC-29Sep2023">{{cite news |title=Dejphon Chansiri: Sheffield Wednesday owner says he will stop funding club after 'insults' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66958019 |access-date=29 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 September 2023}}</ref> On 31 October 2023, Chansiri, citing cashflow problems, asked Wednesday fans to raise £2m by 10 November 2023 to help the club pay an outstanding [[HM Revenue and Customs|HMRC]] debt and cover wages.<ref name="BBC-31Oct2023">{{cite news |title=Dejphon Chansiri: Sheffield Wednesday owner asks fans for £2m to cover debts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67268518 |access-date=31 October 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 October 2023}}</ref> [[Danny Röhl]] was announced as Munoz's successor and oversaw a revival on form, eventually confirming safety from relegation on the final day of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danny Rohl: Sheffield Wednesday appoint German coach, 34, who becomes youngest manager in EFL |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/12983657/danny-rohl-sheffield-wednesday-appoint-german-coach-34-who-becomes-youngest-manager-in-efl |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday: English Football League - Championship |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn0rz2jvv3wt |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>