2015–16 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
2015–16 season
Owner Dejphon Chansiri
Head Coach Carlos Carvalhal
Stadium Hillsborough
Championship 6th
FA Cup 4th round
(eliminated by Shrewsbury)
League Cup 5th round
(eliminated by Stoke City)
Top goalscorer League: Fernando Forestieri (15)
All: Fernando Forestieri (15)
Highest home attendance 35,065 (vs Arsenal;
League Cup)
Lowest home attendance 11,799 (vs Oxford United; League Cup)
Average home league attendance 22,641

The 2015–16 season was Sheffield Wednesday's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Overview

Pre-season

Prior to the start of the pre-season schedule the club announced that eleven players had been released after reaching the end of their contracts. Also in June, head coach Stuart Gray was sacked after 18 months in charge. Carlos Carvalhal was announced as Gray's replacement on 30 June 2015.

August

Sheffield Wednesday got their 2015–16 season underway at Hillsborough to Bristol City - a match that The Owls won 2–0 thanks to second half goals from Tom Lees and Lewis McGugan who signed a permanent deal after spending last season on loan at the club. This was followed by a victory in the Capital One Cup - which was also at Hillsborough - with a 4–1 victory over League Two side Mansfield Town. The second league match of the season was a 2–1 away loss to Ipswich Town. This was followed by two consecutive 1–1 draws which were at home to Reading and away to Leeds United respectively. In the next game The Owls progressed into the third round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win over Oxford United. This was followed by the first home defeat of the season with a 3–1 loss to Middlesbrough.

September

The Owls lost their first game of September in a 3–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor. This was followed by a goalless draw at the Macron Stadium against lowly Bolton Wanderers and The Owls' second league victory of the season - a 3–2 win against Fulham at Hillsborough, in which star signing Fernando Forestieri scored his first goal since moving from Watford, a simple close range finish on 5 minutes. A few days later Sheffield Wednesday progressed into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup with a 1–0 win against Newcastle United with Lewis McGugan scoring the game's only goal in a shock result. The Owls' last game of September was a 2–1 away win at Brentford thanks to an Atdhe Nuhiu penalty and a late winner from Lucas João.

October

The Owls got October off to a winning start with a 3–1 win against Preston North End at Hillsborough. This was followed by two consecutive draws - 1–1 against Hull City at Hillsborough and 0–0 away to Queens Park Rangers. The following game saw Sheffield Wednesday win 2–1 against local rivals Rotherham United at the New York Stadium thanks to a goal each from Fernando Forestieri and Lucas João respectively. The Owls' next game was a 3–0 victory over Premier League side Arsenal in the Capital One Cup at Hillsborough. To end the month The Owls won 1–0 at home against Nottingham Forest - thus completing the month unbeaten.

November

Wednesday started the month with a goalless draw with unbeaten in the league Brighton followed by a surprise 3–1 defeat against Charlton. After an international break Wednesday beat local rivals Huddersfield Town 3–1 with Kieran Lee scoring along with a Lucas João brace after Sean Scannell's opener for the Terriers. This result was followed by a 2–2 draw away at Blackburn - with Modou Sougou and Lucas João scoring for The Owls.

December

Two successive draws followed for The Wednesday - the first being 0–0 at home to Derby County. This was followed by a 2–2 draw away to Cardiff City - with a Fernando Forestieri goal and Barry Bannan's first goal for the club rescuing a point for The Owls. A 2–1 loss away at Milton Keynes Dons, in which Gary Hoopers consolation was his first for the club, was followed by a 4–1 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough - with a Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal each from Daniel Pudil and Gary Hooper earning all three points for The Owls. Sheffield Wednesday's last home match of 2015 saw them win 3–0 against Birmingham City - with another Fernando Forestieri brace and a goal from Kieran Lee securing the win. A 1–0 loss away to Middlesbrough was Sheffield Wednesday's last game of 2015 - ending the year in 7th place in the league table. A rotated side conceded after just 44 seconds to Christian Stuani, in a poor performance.

January

A Ross Wallace goal was enough for The Owls to get off to a winning start in 2016 with a 1–0 win at Craven Cottage against Fulham. They played the Londoners again the week after, winning again (2–1) making three wins over Fulham this campaign. Atdhe Nuhiu and Barry Bannan scored. Two successive wins followed against Bolton Wanderers (3–2) and Leeds United (2–0) - both at Hillsborough. Gary Hooper made his move to Hillsborough permanent in mid January from Norwich for a rumoured £3,000,000. Joe Bennett also joined on loan. Following those matches a 1–1 draw away to Reading saw The Owls end January unbeaten in the Championship. A 3–2 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town saw Sheffield Wednesday exit the FA Cup in the 4th round. Rhoys Wiggins and Sergiu Bus departed on deadline day to Bournemouth (£200,000) and US Salernitana (loan) respectively. Irish midfielder Aiden McGeady joined on loan from Everton.

February

February's first league match saw The Owls maintain their unbeaten run in the Championship with a 1–1 draw at home to Burnley - with Kieran Lee getting the equalising goal to earn a point for Sheffield Wednesday. The second match of the month was away at Birmingham, in which The Owls won 2–1, courtesy of two late Gary Hooper goals. This left them in the play-off positions. Next week they played Brentford, a 4–0 win ensued after an early red card to Yohan Barbet. A super goal by Gary Hooper was the pick of the bunch. At Deepdale, Sheffield Wednesday lost ground on the Automatic Promotion places with a 1–0 turnover to Preston North End. Joe Garner scored after Fernando Forestieri's second yellow card saw him sent off. On the following Tuesday, Atdhe Nuhiu scored a header and missed a penalty in a home draw to Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Toszer scored for the visitors. The final game of the month saw The Owls draw 0–0 away to Hull City.

March

The Owls got March off to a losing start by losing 1–0 at home to Rotherham United. A midweek 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion was followed by a 3–0 win away to Nottingham Forest - keeping The Owls in the promotion play-off places. The following week saw the owls take on Charlton Athletic at home; they won the game 3–0 with all goals being scored in the second half. The month ended with The Owls 6th in the table - three points clear of Cardiff City.

April

The Owls won their first two games in April - with a 1–0 away win at Huddersfield and 2–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers. This was followed by a 4–1 loss at Bristol City and three consecutive draws against Ipswich Town and Milton Keynes Dons at home and Derby County away. A 3–0 victory over Cardiff City in the final home game of the season secured a promotion play-offs place for The Owls - with a brace from Gary Hooper (his first goals since the 3–0 victory over Nottingham Forest in March) and an own goal from Lee Peltier enough to secure all three points and sixth place for The Owls.

May

The result between Brighton and Derby on 2 May 2016 meant that Wednesday could not finish any higher than 6th on their final league game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Owls' finished their league campaign with a 2–1 loss at The Molineux.

After a 3–1 aggregate victory over third placed Brighton and Hove Albion in the play-off semi final, The Wednesday were the first team to book their place in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium - a match that would mark Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance at the stadium since it was rebuilt. At the match though, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City in front of over 41,000 Owls fans; a Mohamed Diamé goal winning the game for The Tigers, denying The Owls a first season in the top flight for 16 years.

Players

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB Darryl Lachman Twente Undisclosed
2 July 2015 CB Brad Beatson Academy Trainee
8 July 2015 RW Marco Matias Nacional Undisclosed
9 July 2015 GK Lewis Price Free agent Free transfer
10 July 2015 LM Ross Wallace Free agent Free transfer
16 July 2015 AM Lewis McGugan Watford Undisclosed
31 July 2015 ST Lucas João Nacional Undisclosed
3 August 2015 RB Jonatas Centeno Free agent Free transfer
5 August 2015 LB Rhoys Wiggins Charlton Athletic Undisclosed
5 August 2015 RW Modou Sougou Free agent Free transfer
29 August 2015 FW Fernando Forestieri Watford Undisclosed
31 August 2015 CM Barry Bannan Crystal Palace Free transfer
13 January 2016 RB Jack Hunt Crystal Palace Undisclosed
22 January 2016 FW Gary Hooper Norwich City Undisclosed
  1. Price joins club following his release from Crystal Palace.
  2. Wallace joins club following his release from Burnley.
  3. Centeno joins club following his release from Arsenal.
  4. Sougou joins club following his departure from Marseille.

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RB Lewis Buxton Rotherham United Free transfer
1 July 2015 CM Giles Coke Ipswich Town Released
1 July 2015 CM Paul Corry Northampton Town Free transfer
1 July 2015 CB Rafael Floro Belenenses Free transfer
1 July 2015 CB Dejan Kelhar Olimpija Ljubljana Free transfer
1 July 2015 CF Gary Madine Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
1 July 2015 AM Jacques Maghoma Birmingham City Free transfer
1 July 2015 LB Joe Mattock Rotherham United Free transfer
1 July 2015 CM Rhys McCabe Dunfermline Athletic Free transfer
1 July 2015 RB Matt Young Dover Athletic Free transfer
1 July 2015 CB Kamil Zayatte Al-Raed Free transfer
2 July 2015 GK Chris Kirkland Preston North End Free transfer
2 July 2015 CF Chris Maguire Rotherham United Free transfer
1 September 2015 CF Stevie May Preston North End Undisclosed
1 February 2016 LB Rhoys Wiggins Bournemouth £200,000
  1. Following Buxton's release he joined Rotherham United.
  2. Following Coke's release he joined Ipswich Town.
  3. Following Corry's release he joined Northampton Town.
  4. Following Floro's release he joined Belenenses.
  5. Following Kelhar's release he joined Olimpija Ljubljana.
  6. Following Madine's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.
  7. Following Maghoma's release he joined Birmingham City.
  8. Following Mattock's release he joined Rotherham United.
  9. Following McCabe's release he joined Dunfermline Athletic.
  10. Following Young's release he joined Dover Athletic.
  11. Following Zayatte's release he joined Al-Raed.
  12. Following Kirkland's release he joined Preston North End.
  13. Following Maguire's release he joined Rotherham United.

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2015 MF Vincent Sasso Braga End of season
3 July 2015 DF Jack Hunt Crystal Palace 13 January 2016
10 July 2015 MF Álex López Celta de Vigo End of season
27 August 2015 DF Michael Turner Norwich City End of season
29 August 2015 DF Daniel Pudil Watford End of season
27 October 2015 FW Gary Hooper Norwich City 17 January 2016
18 January 2016 DF Joe Bennett Aston Villa End of season
1 February 2016 MF Aiden McGeady Everton End of Season

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
6 August 2015 RB Marnick Vermijl Preston North End End of Season
12 October 2015 FW Caolan Lavery Portsmouth 12 January 2016
7 January 2016 CB Darryl Lachman SC Cambuur End of Season
2 February 2016 FW Sergiu Buș Salernitana End of Season
25 February 2016 LM Jérémy Hélan Wolves End of Season
26 February 2016 CB Claude Dielna Slovan Bratislava End of Season

New contracts

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
4 June 2015 CM Kieran Lee 2 years June 2017
23 June 2015 DM José Semedo 1 year June 2016
30 June 2015 CB Glenn Loovens 1 year June 2016
31 July 2015 CB Tom Lees 4 years June 2019
28 August 2015 GK Cameron Dawson 2 years June 2017
28 August 2015 GK Joe Wildsmith 2 years June 2017
2 September 2015 GK Keiren Westwood 3 years June 2018
14 January 2016 MF Barry Bannan 3½ years June 2019
14 January 2016 FW Atdhe Nuhiu 2½ years June 2018
15 January 2016 DF Glenn Loovens 2½ years June 2018
15 January 2016 MF Sam Hutchinson 2½ years June 2018

International call ups

No Pos Name Team Competition Opposition Date Caps Goals Ref
13 FW Caolan Lavery Northern Ireland UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Faroe Islands
Luxembourg 		4–7 September 2015 0 0
22 DF Darryl Lachman Curaçao FIFA World Cup Qualifiers El Salvador
El Salvador 		4–8 September 2015 4 1
29 GK Joe Wildsmith England U-20 Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup Netherlands U-20
Turkey U-20
Germany U-20 		7,10–13 October 2015 1 0
29 GK Joe Wildsmith England U21 UEFA Euro U-21 qualifier Kazakhstan U-21 7,10–13 October 2015 0 0
29 GK Joe Wildsmith England U21 UEFA Euro U-21 qualifier Bosnia-Herzegovina U-21
Switzerland U-21 		12–16 November 2015 0 0
18 FW Lucas João Portugal Friendly Bosnia-Herzegovina 13–16 November 2015 2 0
1 GK Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs Russia
Luxembourg 		14–17 November 2015 18 0
36 DF Daniel Pudil Czech Republic Friendly Scotland
Poland 		13–17 November 2015 29 2
29 GK Joe Wildsmith England U21 UEFA Euro U-21 qualifier Bosnia-Herzegovina U-21
Switzerland U-21 		12–16 November 2015 0 0
- DF Josh Stachini Northern Ireland U-19 UEFA Euro U-19 qualifier Norway U-19
Russia U-19
Slovakia U-19 		12,14–16 November 2015 3 0
— FW George Hirst England U-17 Algarve Tournament Portugal U-17
Germany U-17
Netherlands U-17 		5–9 February 2016 3 2
36 DF Daniel Pudil Czech Republic Friendly Scotland
Sweden 		24–29 March 2016 31 2
41 MF Barry Bannan Scotland Friendly Czech Republic 24 March 2016 21 0
29 GK Joe Wildsmith England U21 UEFA Euro U-21 qualifier Switzerland U-21 26 March 2016 0 0
18 FW Lucas João Portugal U-23 Friendly Mexico U-23 28 March 2016 0 0
37 MF Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland Friendly Switzerland
Slovakia 		25–29 March 2016 81 5
— FW George Hirst England U-17 UEFA Euro U-17 Sweden U-17
France U-17
Denmark U-17
Spain U-17 		5–15 May 2016 7 3
1 GK Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland Friendly Netherlands
Belarus 		23–31 May 2016 18 0
37 MF Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland Friendly Netherlands 23–27 May 2016 81 5
41 MF Barry Bannan Scotland Friendly Italy
France 		29 May–4 June 2016 21 0
1 GK Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro 2016 Sweden
Belgium
Italy 		10 June–10 July 2016 18 0
36 DF Daniel Pudil Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2016 Spain
Croatia
Turkey 		10 June–10 July 2016 31 2

Pre-season friendlies

On 18 June 2015, Sheffield Wednesday announced their pre-season schedule.

11 July 2015 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday North Street
15:00 BST Heaton 72' Report Buș 49' Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Nigel Smith
15 July 2015 Friendly Ilkeston 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday New Manor Ground
19:45 BST Report Matias 51'
18 July 2015 Friendly York City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bootham Crescent
15:00 BST McCoy 32' Report McGugan 81' Attendance: 2,904
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 July 2015 Friendly Braga 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Estádio da Nora
19:15 CEST Pinho 8'
Alan 77' 		Report Sasso Yellow card 31'
Lavery 68'
29 July 2015 Friendly Scunthorpe United 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Glanford Park
19:45 BST van Veen 14', 68'
Madden 26'
Wootton 89' 		Report Nuhiu 12'
Matias 21' 		Referee: Seb Stockbridge
1 August 2015 Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 St Mirren Hillsborough
15:00 BST Sasso 21'
Nuhiu 30', 49'
McGugan 40'
Vermijl 83' 		Report Attendance: 9,330
Referee: Craig Pawson

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Hull City (O, P) 46 24 11 11 69 35 +34 83 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 +23 78
6 Sheffield Wednesday 46 19 17 10 66 45 +21 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 53 51 +2 69
8 Cardiff City 46 17 17 12 56 51 +5 68
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results Summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 17 10 66 45  +21 74 13 8 2 42 17  +25 6 9 8 24 28  −4

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: Championship

Results by Round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A
Result W L D D L L D W W W D D W W D L W D D D L W W L W W W D D W W L D D L D W W W W L D D D W L
Position 4 10 11 8 15 19 18 14 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 9 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

8 August 2015 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Bristol City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Wallace Yellow card 43'
Lees 60'
McGugan 71' 		Report Fredericks Yellow card 43'
Pack Yellow card 65'
Wilbraham Yellow card 90+7' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,255
Referee: James Adcock
15 August 2015 2 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 BST Douglas Yellow card 4'
Sears 21'
Smith 53'
Fraser Yellow card 70' 		Report Wallace 19'
Hutchinson Yellow card 50'
López Yellow card 70' 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: James Linington
19 August 2015 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Reading Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Matias Yellow card 32'
Hutchinson Yellow card 65'
Sougou 90' 		Report Tshibola Yellow card 26'
Williams 49'
Hector Yellow card 90+3' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,247
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 August 2015 4 Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Holbeck, Leeds
12:30 BST Phillips Yellow card 2'
Berardi Yellow card 22'
Wood 61' 		Report Matias 37'
Lees Yellow card 43'
Sougou Yellow card 52'
Hutchinson Yellow card 73'
Hélan Yellow card 81' 		Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,597
Referee: Mike Jones
29 August 2015 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Middlesbrough Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Matias 64'
López Yellow card 73'
Matias Yellow card 89' 		Report Gibson Yellow card 28'
Reach 42'
Clayton Yellow card 45+2'
Fabbrini 67'
Nsue Yellow card 75'
Stuani 86' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,976
Referee: Mark Heywood
12 September 2015 6 Burnley 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
15:00 BST Jones 7'
Taylor 78'
Gray 90+1' 		Report Nuhiu 20'
Bannan Yellow card 80'
Hutchinson Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,277
Referee: Stephen Martin
15 September 2015 7 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Horwich, Bolton
20:00 BST Moxey Yellow card 54'
Davies Yellow card 57' 		Report Hunt Yellow card 62'
Sougou Yellow card 68'
Hutchinson Yellow card 70'
Forestieri Yellow card 80' 		Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,438
Referee: Peter Bankes
19 September 2015 8 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Fulham Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Forestieri 13'
López Yellow card 23'
Lees 37'
Turner 50' 		Report O'Hara 31', Yellow card 90+1'
Cairney 67'
Burn Yellow card 79' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,706
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 September 2015 9 Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford, London
15:00 BST McCormack Yellow card 28'
Tarkowski Red card 36'
Judge 77'
Button Yellow card 90+3' 		Report Nuhiu 37' (pen.)
Hélan Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 78'
Hutchinson Yellow card 80'
João 90' 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,756
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 October 2015 10 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Preston North End Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Lee 45+1'
Pudil 55'
McGugan 90+6' 		Report Browne 76'
Johnson Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,383
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 October 2015 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Hull City Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 BST Forestieri 28'
Hutchinson Yellow card 31'
Hunt Yellow card 56' 		Report Diamé Yellow card 34'
Hernández 51'
Clucas Yellow card 63' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,389
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 October 2015 12 QPR 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST Sandro Yellow card 9' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,471
Referee: Andy Haines
23 October 2015 13 Rotherham United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
19:45 BST Clarke-Harris Yellow card 51'
Derbyshire Yellow card 81'
Thorpe 90+5' 		Report Hunt Yellow card 45+1'
João 46'
Forestieri 50'
Bannan Yellow card 69'
Hutchinson Yellow card 76'
Pudil Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,658
Referee: Mike Jones
31 October 2015 14 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Nottingham Forest Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Bannan Yellow card 46'
Forestieri 68', Yellow card 78'
Lee Yellow card 69' 		Report Vaughan Yellow card 30'
Ward Yellow card 41'
Burke Yellow card 56'
Mills Yellow card 74' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,465
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
3 November 2015 15 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,712
Referee: Kevin Wright
7 November 2015 16 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Jackson 26'
Makienok 45'
Ghoochannejhad 55'
Ba Yellow card 60'
Fox Yellow card 70' 		Report Hutchinson Yellow card 31'
Forestieri Yellow card 55', 73'
Bannan Yellow card 64' 		Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,267
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 November 2015 17 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Huddersfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Hélan Yellow card 30'
Pudil Yellow card 59'
João 78', 90+3'
Lee 83' 		Report Bunn Yellow card 27'
Whitehead Yellow card 38'
Scannell 53' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,191
Referee: Carl Boyeson
28 November 2015 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
15:00 GMT Akpan 5'
Evans Yellow card 31', 44' 		Report Hélan Yellow card 31'
Lee Yellow card 38'
Sougou 39'
João 84' 		Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Fred Graham
6 December 2015 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Derby County Owlerton, Sheffield
13:15 GMT López Yellow card 31'
Hutchinson Yellow card 53'
Pudil Yellow card 70'
Forestieri Yellow card 90+2' 		Report Thorne Yellow card 23'
Butterfield Yellow card 30' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,252
Referee: Graham Scott
12 December 2015 20 Cardiff City 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Leckwith, Cardiff
15:00 GMT Peltier Yellow card 4'
Noone 21' (pen.)
Pilkington 34'
Ralls Yellow card 71'
Morrison Yellow card 72' 		Report Forestieri 61'
Bannan 76'
Loovens Yellow card 78' 		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,526
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 December 2015 21 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Baker 25'
Maynard 50' 		Report Forestieri Yellow card 35'
López Yellow card 43'
Hooper 77' 		Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 11,422
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 December 2015 22 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Owlerton, Sheffield
14:00 GMT Forestieri 20' (pen.), 25'
Pudil 59'
Hooper 90' 		Report Afobe 16' (pen.)
Price Yellow card 31'
McDonald Yellow card 42' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,529
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 December 2015 23 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Birmingham City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Forestieri 37', 48'
Lee 39' 		Report Maghoma Yellow card 43'
Caddis Yellow card 83' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,523
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 December 2015 24 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
17:15 GMT Stuani 1'
Clayton Yellow card 34' 		Report Palmer Yellow card 37'
Bannan Yellow card 60'
Lucas João Yellow card 77'
Loovens Yellow card 79' 		Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,363
Referee: David Coote
2 January 2016 25 Fulham 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Burn Yellow card 60'
McCormack Yellow card 78' 		Report Wallace 29'
Bannan Yellow card 45+2' 		Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,263
Referee: Kevin Johnson
12 January 2016 26 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Forestieri 14'
Hooper 52', 77'
Hunt Yellow card 61'
Bannan Yellow card 90+5' 		Report Trotter Yellow card 25'
Madine 19'
Wheater 62' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,757
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 January 2016 27 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Leeds United Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 GMT Hutchinson Yellow card 34'
Hooper 47', 50'
Pudil Yellow card 74' 		Report Bellusci Yellow card 37'
Cook Yellow card 55' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,909
Referee: Anthony Taylor
23 January 2016 28 Reading 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
15:00 GMT Cooper 74' Report Hooper 10'
Hunt Yellow card 29'
Lee Yellow card 64' 		Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,972
Referee: Steve Martin
2 February 2016 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burnley Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Lee 48', Yellow card 83' Report Gray 3'
Barton Yellow card 32'
Keane Yellow card 84' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,762
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 February 2016 30 Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Bordesley, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Donaldson 45+5'
Vaughan Yellow card 90+2'
Morrison Yellow card 90+3' 		Report McGugan Yellow card 45'
Pudil Yellow card 70'
Hooper 77', 79'
Wallace Yellow card 90+3' 		Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,302
Referee: James Adcock
13 February 2016 31 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Forestieri 12'
Hooper 30'
Lee 45'
João 89' 		Report Barbet Red card 5' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,921
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 February 2016 32 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Woods Yellow card 42'
Wright Yellow card 57'
Cunningham Yellow card 59'
Garner 73' 		Report Bannan Yellow card 30'
Forestieri Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 66'
Pudil Yellow card 90+6' 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,923
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 February 2016 33 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 QPR Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Nuhiu 63'
Wallace Yellow card 73' 		Report Tőzsér 57'
Phillips Yellow card 76' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,233
Referee: Andy Davies
26 February 2016 34 Hull City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Report Bennett Yellow card 56'
Forestieri Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+1' 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 March 2016 35 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Rotherham United Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Derbyshire 21' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,912
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
8 March 2016 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Falmer, Brighton and Hove
19:45 GMT Stephens Yellow card 60' Report João Yellow card 36'
Matias Yellow card 79' 		Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,128
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 March 2016 37 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report McGeady 30'
Hooper 62'
Bannan Red card 76'
Matias 85' 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,690
Referee: Graham Scott
19 March 2016 38 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Charlton Athletic Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Hutchinson Yellow card 35'
Wallace Yellow card 57'
Lees 64'
Forestieri 70'
Ba 77' (o.g.) 		Report Fanni Yellow card 31'
Ba Yellow card 75'
Harriott Yellow card 90+2' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,668
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 April 2016 39 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield
15:00 BST Hudson Yellow card 44' Report Loovens Yellow card 32'
Forestieri 83' 		Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,469
Referee: Iain Williamson
5 April 2016 40 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Henley 51' (o.g.)
Lee Yellow card 58'
Wallace 62' 		Report Conway 46', Red card 53' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,803
Referee: David Webb
9 April 2016 41 Bristol City 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bristol
15:00 GMT Palmer 10' (o.g.)
Reid 13'
Tomlin 42' (pen.)
Kodjia 52' (pen.)
Flint Yellow card 73' 		Report O'Donnell 61' (o.g.)
Matias Yellow card 79' 		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,854
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 April 2016 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Forestieri 42'
Wallace Yellow card 69' 		Report Bru Yellow card 69'
Dozzell 71'
Pitman Yellow card 79'
Chambers Yellow card 90+4' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,082
Referee: Robert Madley
19 April 2016 43 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Lees Yellow card 78'
Hooper Yellow card 79'
Forestieri Yellow card 81'
Wallace Red card 83'
Pudil Yellow card 87' 		Report Maynard Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,220
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 April 2016 44 Derby County 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
12:30 BST Hughes Yellow card 19'
Bryson Yellow card 48'
Martin Yellow card 73'
Keogh Yellow card 77'
Butterfield Yellow card 80'
Bent 82' 		Report Lee Yellow card 54'
Bannan 69'
Forestieri Yellow card 79'
Hélan Yellow card 88'
Pudil Yellow card 90+5' 		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Lee Mason
30 April 2016 45 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Cardiff City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Forestieri Yellow card 31'
Hooper 64', 90+4'
Peltier 75' (o.g.) 		Report O'Keefe Yellow card 24'
Connolly Yellow card 54'
Malone Yellow card 74' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 31,843
Referee: Paul Tierney
7 May 2016 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
12:30 BST Turner 7' (o.g.)
Saville 35' 		Report McGugan 90' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 25,488
Referee: Darren Bond

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home against Mansfield Town. Following this The Owls were later drawn at home against Oxford United, away against Newcastle United, home against Arsenal and away against Stoke City.

11 August 2015 1st round Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Mansfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST João 13'
Semedo 19'
Lee 53'
Palmer Yellow card 79'
Sougou 84' 		Report Tafazolli 45'
Chapman Yellow card 90' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Mark Brown
25 August 2015 2nd round Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Oxford United Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Lees Yellow card 47'
Nuhiu 55'
Lee Yellow card 77'
Sougou Yellow card 89' 		Report Dunkley Yellow card 29' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 11,799
Referee: David Webb
23 September 2015 3rd round Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:45 BST Mbabu Yellow card 61'
Pérez Yellow card 75' 		Report Matias Yellow card 61'
McGugan 76', Yellow card 90+3' 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,986
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
27 October 2015 4th round Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Arsenal Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Wallace 27', Yellow card 45+4'
João 40'
Hutchinson Yellow card 30', 51'
Loovens Yellow card 59' 		Report Debuchy Yellow card 59'
Campbell Yellow card 86' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 35,065
Referee: Graham Scott
1 December 2015 5th round Stoke City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Afellay 30'
van Ginkel Yellow card 60'
Bardsley 75' 		Report Sougou Yellow card 30' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,779
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Cup from the third round. After a 2–1 victory over Fulham at home The Owls were drawn away against Shrewsbury Town - a match that the Wednesday lost 3–2 after 95th minute winning goal.

9 January 2016 3rd round Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Fulham Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Bannan 42'
Nuhiu 73' 		Report Richards Yellow card 9'
Woodrow Yellow card 18'
Dembele 43' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,244
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 January 2016 4th round Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Grimmer Yellow card 37', 90+5'
Akpa Akpro 56'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 68'
Whalley 87'
João Yellow card 89' 		Report McGugan 19', 76'
Nuhiu Yellow card 84' 		Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,699
Referee: Paul Tierney

Football League play-offs

As a result of The Owls finishing in sixth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Sheffield Wednesday played against third placed team Brighton and Hove Albion - winning 3–1 on aggregate to reach the play-off final. In the final, Wednesday lost 1–0 to Hull City who went straight back up to the Premier League after being relegated the previous season.

13 May 2016 Semi final (1st leg) Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Wallace Yellow card 29', 45'
Pudil Yellow card 68'
Lee 73'
Matias Yellow card 90+1' 		Report Bruno Yellow card 51'
Kayal Yellow card 90+2' 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 34,260
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 May 2016 Semi final (2nd leg) Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1
(1–3 agg.) 		Sheffield Wednesday Falmer, Brighton and Hove
19:45 BST Dunk 19'
Kayal Yellow card 56'
Knockaert Yellow card 63'
Bruno Yellow card 82' 		Report Lees Yellow card 13'
Wallace 28'
Hutchinson Yellow card 55'
Hunt Yellow card 59'
Nuhiu Yellow card 85' 		Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Roger East
28 May 2016 Final Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Hull City Wembley, London
17:00 BST Report Dawson Yellow card 10'
Diamé 72' 		Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 70,189
Referee: Bobby Madley

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 28 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK EIR Keiren Westwood 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF SCO Liam Palmer 19 0 13+2 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF ENG Michael Turner 12 1 11 1 1 0 0 0
4 MF ENG Sam Hutchinson 30 1 26+1 0 0 0 2+1 1
5 DF NED Glenn Loovens 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0
6 MF POR José Semedo 15 1 7+3 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
7 FW POR Marco Matias 22 3 9+9 3 1 0 1+2 0
9 FW AUT Atdhe Nuhiu 49 5 22+21 3 0+2 1 1+3 1
10 MF ENG Lewis McGugan 17 6 5+8 3 1 2 1+2 1
12 DF ENG Joe Bennett 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW NIR Caolan Lavery 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW ENG Gary Hooper 33 13 25+6 13 1 0 1 0
15 DF ENG Tom Lees 42 3 37 3 0 0 5 0
17 MF FRA Jérémy Hélan 27 0 6+16 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
18 FW POR Lucas João 48 8 15+27 6 2 0 4 2
20 MF ENG Kieran Lee 52 6 43+3 5 1+1 0 4 1
21 MF ESP Álex López 27 0 16+8 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF FRA Vincent Sasso 18 0 11+3 0 2 0 2 0
24 MF SEN Modou Sougou 15 3 5+4 2 2 0 3+1 1
28 GK ENG Joe Wildsmith 14 0 8+1 0 1 0 4 0
29 FW ENG Jack Stobbs 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF ENG Jack Hunt 40 0 36+1 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF SCO Ross Wallace 48 6 37+6 5 2 0 3 1
34 GK WAL Lewis Price 7 0 4+1 0 1 0 1 0
36 DF CZE Daniel Pudil 42 2 38+1 2 1 0 1+1 0
37 MF EIR Aiden McGeady 13 1 10+3 1 0 0 0 0
41 MF SCO Barry Bannan 40 3 37 2 1 1 1+1 0
45 FW ITA Fernando Forestieri 39 15 38+1 15 0 0 0 0
Out on loan
11 FW ROU Sergiu Buș 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players no longer at the club
16 DF WAL Rhoys Wiggins 9 0 5+1 0 0 0 3 0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of 16 May 2016
Rank Pos. Nationality No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 45 Fernando Forestieri 15 0 0 15
2 FW 14 Gary Hooper 13 0 0 13
3 FW 18 Lucas João 6 0 2 8
4 MF 20 Kieran Lee 5 0 1 6
MF 10 Lewis McGugan 3 2 1 6
MF 33 Ross Wallace 5 0 1 6
5 FW 9 Atdhe Nuhiu 3 1 1 5
6 MF 41 Barry Bannan 2 1 0 3
DF 15 Tom Lees 3 0 0 3
FW 7 Marco Matias 3 0 0 3
MF 24 Modou Sougou 2 0 1 3
7 DF 36 Daniel Pudil 2 0 0 2
8 MF 4 Sam Hutchinson 0 0 1 1
MF 37 Aiden McGeady 1 0 0 1
MF 6 José Semedo 0 0 1 1
DF 3 Michael Turner 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 4 0 0 4

Disciplinary record

As of 16 May 2016
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
45 MF Fernando Forestieri 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
41 MF Barry Bannan 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
33 MF Ross Wallace 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
17 MF Jérémy Hélan 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
4 MF Sam Hutchinson 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
36 DF Daniel Pudil 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
32 DF Jack Hunt 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
20 MF Kieran Lee 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
21 MF Álex López 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 FW Marco Matias 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
5 DF Glenn Loovens 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
24 MF Modou Sougou 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
18 FW Lucas João 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Tom Lees 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
10 MF Lewis McGugan 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Atdhe Nuhiu 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Liam Palmer 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
12 DF Joe Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Gary Hooper 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Awards

Player of the Month

Player of the Month awards for the 2015–16 season.

Month First % Second % Third % Ref
August Marco Matias 30% Kieran Lee 15% Sam Hutchinson
Jack Hunt 		11%
September Kieran Lee 28% Atdhe Nuhiu 24% Ross Wallace 15%
October Barry Bannan 31% Fernando Forestieri 16% Sam Hutchinson 13%
November Lucas João 69% Fernando Forestieri 17% Kieran Lee 7%
December Fernando Forestieri 84% N/A – N/A –
January Gary Hooper 62% Barry Bannan 17% Fernando Forestieri 10%
February Gary Hooper 26.5% Barry Bannan 26.1% Atdhe Nuhiu 15%
March Tom Lees 30% Atdhe Nuhiu – Barry Bannan –
April Álex López 39% Barry Bannan 13% Fernando Forestieri 10%

Player of the Season

The Player of the Season award was announced on 18 May 2016.

First % Second % Third % Ref
Fernando Forestieri 52% Barry Bannan – Kieran Lee –

Other awards

  • PFA Fans' Player of the Month (September): Ross Wallace
  • PFA Fans' Player of the Month (October): Fernando Forestieri
  • PFA Fans' Player of the Month (April): Fernando Forestieri
  • PFA Championship Team of the Year: Barry Bannan
  • Owls Foundation Player of the Year: Fernando Forestieri