2024–25 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 157th season in the existence of Sheffield Wednesday and the club's second season back in the Championship. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday
2024–25 season
OwnerDejphon Chansiri
ManagerDanny Röhl
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
Championship18th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
2025–26 →

Season overview

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June

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On 14 June, coach Chris Powell was awarded an MBE for his services to football.[1]

On 24 June, Wednesday confirmed their home strip for the 2024–25 season.[2]

On 28 June, the players reported back for pre-season training.[3]

On 29 June, Niklas Lanwehr joined the club as a performance analyst.[4]

Current squad

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As of 30 June 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
Pierce Charles GK   Manchester (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 18) Manchester City 14 October 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Ben Hamer GK   Chard (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36) Watford 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Defenders
Bambo Diaby CB   Ziguinchor (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26) Preston North End 2 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Akin Famewo CB   Lewisham (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 25) Norwich City 6 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Michael Ihiekwe CB   Liverpool (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31) Rotherham United 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Marvin Johnson LB   Birmingham (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) Middlesbrough 5 August 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Max Lowe LB   South Normanton (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 27) Sheffield United 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Liam Palmer RB   Worksop (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 32) Academy 1 July 2010 30 June 2025
Pol Valentín RB   Avinyonet de Puigventós (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) Sporting Gijón 27 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Yan Valery RB   Champigny-sur-Marne (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25) Angers 21 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
Midfielders
Barry Bannan CM   Airdrie (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 34) Crystal Palace 31 August 2015 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Svante Ingelsson CM   Kalmar (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) Hansa Rostock 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Forwards
Bailey Cadamarteri CF   Leeds (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19) Academy 8 June 2022 30 June 2028
Djeidi Gassama LW   Nieleba Haouisse (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20) Paris Saint-Germain 15 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Jamal Lowe RW   Harrow (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29) AFC Bournemouth 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Anthony Musaba RW   Beuningen (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23) Monaco 3 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Callum Paterson CF   London (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 (age 29) Cardiff City 30 September 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Michael Smith CF   Wallsend (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 32) Rotherham United 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Mallik Wilks RW   Leeds (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25) Hull City 22 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025

Pre-season and friendlies

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The club announced their first friendly against Alfreton Town as well as two training camps in St George's Park and in Germany on 18 June.[5]

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) Friendly Alfreton Town v Sheffield Wednesday Alfreton
15:00 BST Stadium: Impact Arena

Competitions

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EFL Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[6]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 4 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1
GroundH
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[7]

11 August 2024 1 Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle Sheffield
16:00 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 August 2024 2 Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
24 August 2024 3 Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST Stadium: The Den

FA Cup

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EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sheffield Wednesday being drawn away against Hull City.[8]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

First round Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday Kingston upon Hull
Stadium: MKM Stadium

Transfers & contracts

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
21 June 2024 RB   Yan Valery   Angers Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2024[a] GK   Ben Hamer   Watford Free [10]
1 July 2024[b] LB   Max Lowe   Sheffield United Free [11]
1 July 2024[c] CM   Svante Ingelsson   Hansa Rostock Free [12]
1 July 2024[d] RW   Jamal Lowe   AFC Bournemouth Free [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Watford contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield United contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Hansa Rostock contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Bournemouth contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player Loaned from Until Ref.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player Loaned to Until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB   Ciaran Brennan   Newport County 1 July 2024 [14][15]
30 June 2024 GK   Cameron Dawson   Rotherham United 1 July 2024 [16]
30 June 2024 CF   Lee Gregory   Mansfield Town 1 July 2024 [14][17]
30 June 2024 LB   Reece James   Rotherham United 1 July 2024 [14][18]
30 June 2024 CM   Will Vaulks   Oxford United 1 July 2024 [19]
30 June 2024 CB   Adam Alimi-Adetoro [20]
30 June 2024 CM   Tyreeq Bakinson [14]
30 June 2024 CM   George Byers [14]
30 June 2024 CF   Luke Cook [20]
30 June 2024 LB   Tyrell Dawes [20]
30 June 2024 RB   Juan Delgado [14]
30 June 2024 CM   Jay Glover [20]
30 June 2024 GK   Luke Jackson [20]
30 June 2024 LB   Carlos Rodrigues [20]

Contracts

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Date Pos. Player Length Expiry Ref.

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of pre-season
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   NIR Pierce Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Ben Hamer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ESP Bambo Diaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Akin Famewo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Michael Ihiekwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Marvin Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Liam Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Max Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ESP Pol Valentín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   TUN Yan Valery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Barry Bannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SWE Svante Ingelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Bailey Cadamarteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   FRA Djeidi Gassama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   JAM Jamal Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   NED Anthony Musaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Callum Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Michael Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Mallik Wilks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Total 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of pre-season
No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
               

Clean sheets

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As of pre-season
No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total


References

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  1. ^ "Chris Powell awarded MBE". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "2024/25 official Macron home kits on sale Monday!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Owls return to Middlewood Road". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday arrival revealed as Owls land Europa League winner". Sheffield Star FC. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Alfreton friendly confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "2024/25 fixtures confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Yan Valery joins the Owls!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Ben Hamer agrees Owls deal". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Max Lowe agrees Wednesday move". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Owls sign Svante Ingelsson". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Jamal Lowe seals Owls switch". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Owls confirm retained list". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Newport County confirm signing of Ciaran Brennan". Newport County AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Cam comes in to bolster goalkeeping ranks". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Stags land experienced striker". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Three-time League One Promotion-winning Reece returns for second Rotherham spell". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Will Vaulks Signs For Oxford United". Oxford United FC. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  20. ^ a b c d e f "Academy retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.