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Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League of England in The Championship division. Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world. Their main rivals are Sheffield United, with whom they contest the Steel City derby.

The Owls have won four League titles, three FA Cups and one League Cup, but their League Cup triumph in 1991 is their only major trophy since World War II. They did reach both domestic cup finals in 1993, but lost 2–1 to Arsenal each time.

They play their home matches at Hillsborough Stadium in the north-western suburb of Owlerton, a 38,814 all-seater staduim built in 1899 when the lease expired at their previous ground at Olive Grove. The largest attendance was 72,841, which was achieved in 1934. '''(Read more...)