| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday players lift the trophy and celebrate after being promoted to the Championship in the play-off final. | ||||
| Owner | Dejphon Chansiri | |||
| Manager | Darren Moore | |||
| Stadium | Hillsborough Stadium | |||
| League One | 3rd | |||
| Play-offs | Winners (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (vs.Fleetwood Town) | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round (vs.Southampton) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Smith (17) All: Michael Smith (21) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,442 (vsPlymouth Argyle; League One) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,173 (vsLeicester City U21; EFL Trophy) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,378 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (vsForest Green Rovers &Cambridge United; League One) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 4–0 (vsPeterborough United; League One Playoffs) | |||
The2022–23 season was the 155th season in the existence ofSheffield Wednesday and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the2022–23 FA Cup, the2022–23 EFL Cup and the2022–23 EFL Trophy.
On 20 June, the players reported back to pre-season training.[1]
On 2 July, the club announced that managerDarren Moore would miss the first pre-season friendly againstAlfreton Town due to recent knee surgery.[2]
On 12 July, the club unveiled their new kits for the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 12 July, the club announced their new shirt sponsor Host & Stay Limited.[4]
On 19 July, the club announced their first-team squad numbers for the 2022–23 season.[5]
On 9 September, the fixture againstPlymouth Argyle was postponed following the passing ofQueen Elizabeth II.[6]
On 16 September,Mark McGuinness was called up to theRepublic of Ireland U21 squad.[7]
On 30 September,James Shan joined the clubs coaching staff.[8]
On 20 January, manager Darren Moore confirmed that ex-loan star,Michael Hector was currently on trial at the club.[9]
On 14 February, following their 3–0 victory againstMorecambe, the club broke their record for most clean sheets during a single league campaign breaking the previous record of 17.[10]
On 24 February,Marvin Johnson was given a three-match suspension for violent conduct for an incident during the game againstIpswich Town.[11]
On 25 February, following their 1–0 victory againstCharlton Athletic, the club broke their unbeaten league record, breaking the previous record of 19 games unbeaten.[12]
On 16 March,Pierce Charles was called up to theNorthern Ireland U19 squad for their upcoming fixtures.[13]
On 19 April,Liam Palmer was awarded the Wise Old Owls Player of the Season award.[14]
On 23 April,Barry Bannan andJosh Windass were both included into the EFL League One Team of the Season.[15]
On 30 April,Liam Palmer was named Player of the Season, Players player of the Season, and a Lifetime Achievement award, whilstWill Vaulks won Community Player of the Season and Goal of the Season at the club's end of season awards.[16]
On 3 May, the clubs academy retained list was published.[17]
On 7 May, the club finished the season breaking another club record of 96 points. This was the fourth club record to be broken after a new clean sheet record (24), unbeaten run (23) and most away wins (12) during a league season.[18]
On 12 May, the club facedPeterborough United atLondon Road Stadium in the first leg of theLeague One play-offs, where they would lose 4–0.[19] On 18 May, they faced off again in the second leg atHillsborough Stadium. In one of the mostdramatic play-off matches in history, Sheffield Wednesday overturned their 4–0 deficit and scored four goals, taking the match into extra time. The game would finish 5–1 (5–5 on aggregate), meaning penalties would decide who would go through to the final. Wednesday would win the shoot-out 5–3.[20]
On 29 May, Sheffield Wednesday facedBarnsley in theLeague One play-off final. The match nearly went to penalties until whereJosh Windass scored a last-minute winner in extra time to promote Wednesday back to theEFL Championship.[21]

On 8 June, Wednesday announced their first pre-season friendly againstHarrogate Town before heading off toPortugal for a warm weather training camp.[22][23] On 13 June, the club announced that a Wednesday XI made up of U23 and U18 players will faceWakefield.[24] On 16 June, a friendly againstAlfreton Town was announced.[25] Additional friendlies againstWigan Athletic andRayo Vallecano were announced on 1 July.[26][27] A behind-closed-doors friendly againstBournemouth during their pre-season trip to Portugal was announced on 2 July.[28]
| 2 July 2022 (2022-07-02)Friendly | Alfreton Town | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Alfreton |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Impact Arena Attendance: 1,946 |
| 8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)Friendly | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Harrogate |
| 19:00BST | Report | Windass Smith | Stadium:EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 1,901 |
| 14 July 2022 (2022-07-14)Friendly | Wakefield | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Featherstone |
| 19:30BST | Woodward Morrison | Report | Dunn | Stadium:Millennium Stadium Attendance: 504 |
| 15 July 2022 (2022-07-15)Friendly | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portugal |
| 17:30BST | Cook Solanke | Report | Dele-Bashiru | Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) |
| 20 July 2022 (2022-07-20)Friendly | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Sheffield |
| 19:00BST | Report | J. Hunt Nteka | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 4,697 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 23 July 2022 (2022-07-23)Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
| 15:00BST | McClean Naylor Magennis Aasgaard | Report | Heneghan | Stadium:DW Stadium |
| 26 July 2022 (2022-07-26)Friendly | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Stocksbridge |
| 19:30BST | Goodwin McKenzie-Grey | Report | Ashman Trialist | Stadium:Bracken Moor |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle(C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 101 | Promotion toEFL Championship |
| 2 | Ipswich Town(P) | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 98 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday(O, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 86 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [Soccerway]
| 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
On Thursday, 23 June 2022, theEFL League One fixtures were revealed.[30]
| 30 July 20221 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 | Portsmouth | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Johnson Windass Byers Dele-Bashiru Gregory Ihiekwe Stockdale | Report | Ogilvie Jacobs Bishop | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 26,901 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 6 August 20222 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Denbigh |
| 15:00BST | Report | Windass Ihiekwe Bannan Paterson Dele-Bashiru | Stadium:Stadium MK Attendance: 13,241 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 13 August 20223 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Bakinson Sow | Report | Clare | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,363 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 16 August 20224 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough |
| 19:45BST | Kent Clarke-Harris Taylor | Report | James Vaulks Ihiekwe | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,169 Referee: James Oldham |
| 20 August 20225 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Horwich |
| 15:00BST | Bradley Sadlier | Report | Byers Palmer Adeniran | Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 27 August 20226 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Windass Bannan Palmer Johnson Gregory Bernard | Report | O'Keeffe Cargill Davis | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 3 September 20227 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Barnsley | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Ihiekwe Smith | Report | Connell Cole Thomas Norwood Wolfe | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 27,939 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)8 | Morecambe | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Morecambe |
| 19:45BST | Report | McGuinness Windass Byers Smith | Stadium:Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Bannan Byers James Smith | Report | Jackson Woolfenden Davis Leigh Iorfa Burns Morsy Harness | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 26,281 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Jacobson Bannan Paterson | Report | Vokes Mawson Grimmer | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,123 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)11 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00BST | Conlon Jones Harrison | Report | Vaulks Paterson | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 11,336 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)12 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth |
| 19:45BST | Hardie Edwards Lonwijk Cosgrove | Report | Palmer Windass | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 16,381 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Windass Bannan Dele-Bashiru | Report | Freestone Nlundulu Perry Long | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,375 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)14 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Taylor | Report | Gregory Smith Vaulks | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)15 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Lincoln |
| 15:00BST | Virtue Mandroiu | Report | Gregory McGuinness Byers | Stadium:LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,152 Referee: Alan Young |
| 26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Sheffield |
| 20:00BST | Ihiekwe Smith | Report | Rossiter Coburn | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,006 Referee:Oliver Langford |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | Burton Albion | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Bannan Smith Wilks Dele-Bashiru Gregory | Report | Winnall Hamer | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 23,692 Referee: David Rock |
| 12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)18 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Mighten Ihiekwe James Vaulks | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 4,938 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | McGuinness Wilks | Report | Pyke | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 24,271 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)20 | Derby County | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Derby |
| 12:30GMT | Dobbin Bird | Report | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,192 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)21 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Key Caprice Brown Stansfield Dieng | Report | McGuinness Paterson | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 7,591 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Oxford United | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Paterson Bakinson Gregory | Report | Bate Murphy | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 22,285 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)23 | Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fleetwood |
| 15:00GMT | Rooney Vela | Report | Byers McGuinness Johnson Paterson | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,389 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Port Vale | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | Smith Johnson | Report | Garrity Jones | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 26,021 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 2 January 2023 (2023-01-02)25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Cambridge United | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Windass Smith | Report | Bennett | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)26 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | High Wycombe |
| 15:00GMT | McCarthy | Report | Vaulks Windass | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Johnson Palmer Gregory | Report | Vela Lynch | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 23,230 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Paterson Byers Bannan | Report | Edwards | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 33,442 Referee: John Busby |
| 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)29 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| 15:00GMT | Chaplin Broadhead Davis | Report | Smith Vaulks Byers | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 29,072 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Morecambe | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | Bannan Windass | Report | Simeu Gibson | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Windass Smith Gregory Byers | Report | Leko McEachran Eisa | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 24,318 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 25 February 2023 (2023-02-25)32 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton, London |
| 15:00GMT | Blackett-Taylor | Report | Palmer Smith Iorfa Dawson | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 16,729 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 4 March 2023 (2023-03-04)33 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Flint Bannan Thompson Gregory | Report | Edwards | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 26,984 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 11 March 2023 (2023-03-11)34 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth |
| 15:00GMT | Morrell Raggett | Report | Windass Brown Iorfa | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 18,910 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | Gregory Bannan | Report | Adeboyejo Santos | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 29,230 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 21 March 2023 (2023-03-21)36 | Barnsley | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Barnsley |
| 20:00GMT | Cole Norwood Phillips Williams Andersen Watters Kitching | Report | Gregory Smith | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 18,377 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)37 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Nailsworth |
| 13:00GMT | Garrick Bunker | Report | James | Stadium:The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 3,837 Referee: David Rock |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 29 March 2023 (2023-03-29)38 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cheltenham |
| 19:45GMT | Taylor Broom Keena May | Report | Palmer Flint Gregory | Stadium:Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,433 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 1 April 2023 (2023-04-01)39 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Smith | Report | Mandroiu | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 27,903 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)40 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Littlemore |
| 15:00GMT | McGuane Brannagan O'Donkor | Report | Vaulks Bannan Famewo | Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,238 Referee:Rebecca Welch |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)41 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Adeniran Palmer | Report | Rodgers Hamilton | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 25,025 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)42 | Burton Albion | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00GMT | Brayford Hughes Helm | Report | Paterson Smith | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)43 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bristol |
| 19:45GMT | Collins | Report | Smith Bannan Famewo Vaulks Palmer | Stadium:Memorial Ground Attendance: 8,724 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)44 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Exeter City | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Gregory Paterson Palmer Vaulks | Report | Key Caprice | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 26,046 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)45 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00GMT | Bennett Flannagan Dunkley | Report | Smith Palmer Johnson | Stadium:Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 8,457 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)46 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Derby County | Sheffield |
| 12:00GMT | Smith Brown Palmer Johnson | Report | Davies Roberts Smith | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 33,413 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
Sheffield Wednesday finished 3rd in the regular2022–23 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 6th placedPeterborough United in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at theWeston Homes Stadium and thesecond leg took place atHillsborough.
| 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)First leg | Peterborough United | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough |
| 20:00BST | Kent Taylor Ward Poku Clarke-Harris | Report | Flint Ihiekwe | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,965 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)Second leg | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–1 (5–5agg.) (5–3p) | Peterborough United | Sheffield |
| 20:00BST | Palmer Smith Gregory Bannan James Palmer Ihiekwe Paterson Hunt | Report | Kyprianou Butler Taylor Gregory | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,835 Referee: David Webb |
| Penalties | ||||
| Smith Vaulks Bannan Windass Hunt | ||||
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)Final | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Barnsley | Wembley |
| 15:00BST | Windass | Report | Phillips Thomas | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 72,492 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home toMorecambe in the first round[31] and toMansfield Town in the second round.[32] On 28 November 2022, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn againstNewcastle United in the third round.[33] On 8 January 2023, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home toFleetwood Town in the fourth round.[34]
| 4 November 2022First round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Morecambe | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | Windass Mighten Johnson | Report | Weir | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 8,558 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 26 November 2022Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Smith | Report | Lapslie Gordon | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 7 January 2023Third round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
| 18:00GMT | Dele-Bashiru Windass | Report | Guimarães | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 25,884 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Note: Live onBBC | ||||
| 28 January 2023Fourth round | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Vaulks Earl | Report | Rooney Omochere Lane Robertson | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 15,743 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 February 2023Fourth round replay | Fleetwood Town | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fleetwood |
| 19:45GMT | Mendes Gomes Omochere Hayes | Report | Adeniran Gregory Brown Hunt | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Darren Bond |
Wednesday were drawn againstSunderland in the first round on 23 June 2022.[35] The second round draw took place on 10 August 2022 byClinton Morrison andMichael Gray in which Wednesday were drawn againstRochdale.[36] The third round draw took place on 24 August 2022 and Sheffield Wednesday were drawn againstSouthampton.[37]
| 10 August 2022First round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Sunderland | Sheffield |
| 19:45BST | Adeniran Sow Bakinson | Report | Winchester | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 8,412 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 23 August 2022Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Rochdale | Sheffield |
| 19:30BST | Brown Dele-Bashiru Adeniran Glover Vaulks | Report | Seriki Rodney | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 9 November 2022Third round | Southampton | 1–1 (6–5p) | Sheffield Wednesday | Southampton |
| 19:45GMT | Ward-Prowse Perraud | Report | Windass Paterson | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,457 Referee:John Brooks |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ward-Prowse Elyounoussi Diallo Maitland-Niles Armstrong Walcott | Smith Bannan Johnson Vaulks Gregory Iorfa | |||
The Owls were drawn into Group H of the Northern section alongsideBradford City,Burton Albion andLeicester City U21.[38]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | L1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
| 30 August 2022Group Game 1 | Bradford City | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bradford |
| 19:30BST | Young Harratt | Report | Smith | Stadium:University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 20 September 2022Group Game 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 | Burton Albion | Sheffield |
| 19:00BST | Bakinson Wilks Paterson | Report | Winnall Smith Hamer Keillor-Dunn Butcher Adeboyejo | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 18 October 2022Group Game 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Leicester City U21 | Sheffield |
| 19:00BST | Paterson Trueman | Report | Maswanhise | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022[a] | CM | Free transfer | [39] | ||
| 1 July 2022[b] | RW | Free transfer | [39] | ||
| 1 July 2022[c] | CB | Free transfer | [40] | ||
| 1 July 2022[d] | CB | Free transfer | [41] | ||
| 1 July 2022[e] | CF | Free transfer | [42] | ||
| 1 July 2022[f] | GK | Free transfer | [43] | ||
| 1 July 2022[g] | CM | Free transfer | [44] | ||
| 6 July 2022 | CB | Undisclosed | [45] | ||
| 21 July 2022 | CM | Undisclosed | [46] | ||
| 4 August 2022 | CB | Free transfer | [47] | ||
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Free transfer | [47] | ||
| 22 August 2022 | CF | Undisclosed | [48] | ||
| 30 January 2023 | LW | Undisclosed | [49] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2022 | LB | End of Season | [74] | ||
| 18 August 2022 | CB | 19 January 2023[a] | [76] | ||
| 29 August 2022 | LW | 10 January 2023[b] | [78] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | CB | End of Season | [79] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022 | CB | End of season | [80] | ||
| 13 September 2022 | LB | End of season[a] | [84] | ||
| 26 November 2022 | GK | 26 December 2022 | [85] | ||
| 2 December 2022 | CM | 2 January 2023 | [86] | ||
| 2 December 2022 | WB | 2 January 2023 | [86] | ||
| 9 December 2022 | CM | End of season[b] | [88] | ||
| 5 January 2023 | CM | 5 April 2023 | [89] | ||
| 6 January 2023 | CB | 2 February 2023[c] | [90] | ||
| 3 February 2023 | GK | 18 March 2023[d] | [92] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Length | Expiry | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2022 | CF | — | — | [93] | |
| 17 June 2022 | RB | — | — | [94] | |
| 24 June 2022 | CB | — | — | [39] | |
| 24 June 2022 | LB | — | — | [39] | |
| 20 July 2022 | CB | — | — | [95] | |
| 14 October 2022 | GK | — | — | [96] | |
| 9 December 2022 | CM | — | — | [97] | |
| 14 December 2022 | CM | — | — | [98] | |
| 24 March 2023 | CM | — | — | [99] |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | Play-offs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | Liam Palmer | 52 | 6 | 43+1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Jaden Brown | 16 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Will Vaulks | 54 | 2 | 34+9 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ben Heneghan | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 45 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Mallik Wilks | 24 | 2 | 5+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Dennis Adeniran | 28 | 4 | 9+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Lee Gregory | 47 | 11 | 25+13 | 10 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 48 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Josh Windass | 42 | 16 | 30+4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Leojo Davidson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Callum Paterson | 38 | 8 | 13+12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | George Byers | 29 | 6 | 19+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Akin Famewo | 19 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 41 | 5 | 12+21 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Marvin Johnson | 51 | 3 | 38+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Tyreeq Bakinson | 32 | 1 | 13+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Michael Ihiekwe | 28 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Rio Shipston | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Jay Glover | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Michael Smith | 49 | 21 | 34+5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | Cameron Dawson | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Ryan Galvin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Bailey Cadamarteri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Sean Fusire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | David Stockdale | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Jack Hunt | 26 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Reece James | 34 | 1 | 22+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | Sam Durrant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Luke Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Adam Alimi-Adetoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Will Trueman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | DF | Paulo Aguas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Aden Flint | 21 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players that left the club mid-season: | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | David Agbontohoma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Alex Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Mark McGuinness | 24 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 40 | FW | Sylla Sow | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | FW | Alex Mighten | 14 | 2 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Player | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 24 | Michael Smith | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Josh Windass | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Lee Gregory | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | FW | 13 | Callum Paterson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Barry Bannan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Liam Palmer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| MF | 14 | George Byers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | MF | 17 | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Dennis Adeniran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | MF | 18 | Marvin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | 4 | Will Vaulks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 7 | Mallik Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| FW | 45 | Alex Mighten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | 3 | Jaden Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 15 | Akin Famewo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 19 | Tyreeq Bakinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 33 | Reece James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 34 | Mark McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 38 | Will Trueman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | 40 | Sylla Sow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 44 | Aden Flint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 104 | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Lee Gregory | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Reece James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Palmer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Will Vaulks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Michael Ihiekwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Callum Paterson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Marvin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Michael Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Josh Windass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | George Byers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mark McGuinness | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jaden Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tyreeq Bakinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dennis Adeniran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jack Hunt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Aden Flint | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Mallik Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Akin Famewo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jay Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Cameron Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | David Stockdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Sylla Sow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches played | Clean sheet % | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cameron Dawson | 33 | 51.52% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 31 | David Stockdale | 27 | 44.44% | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Player of the Month awards for the 2022–23 season.
| Month | Player | % | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 80% | [100] | |
| September | 38% | [101] | |
| October | 55% | [102] | |
| November | 53% | [103] | |
| December | 58% | [104] | |
| January | 33% | [105] | |
| February | 50% | [106] | |
| March | – | [107] |
Player of the Year award for the 2022–23 season.
| Player | Ref. |
|---|---|
| [16] |
| Month | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Winner | [108][109] | |
| October | Nomination | [110] | |
| December | Nomination | [111] | |
| January | Nomination | [112] |
| Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nomination | [113] |
| Month | Player | Goal | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 83' vs Cheltenham Town, 8 October | Winner | [114][115] |
| Player | Goal | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83' vs Cheltenham Town, 8 October | Nomination | [116] |
| Month | Manager | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Nomination | [117] | |
| October | Nomination | [118] | |
| November | Nomination | [119] | |
| January | Nomination | [112] | |
| February | Nomination | [120] |
| Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nomination | [113] |
| Round | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Winner | [121][122] |
| Round | Player | Goal | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16' vs Sunderland, 10 August | Winner | [123] | |
| 2 | 44' vs Rochdale, 23 August |