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===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>
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