2018–19 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
# 2018–19 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Sheffield Wednesday's seventh consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Player transfers and contracts

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 August 2018 | GK | Cameron McCulloch | Unattched | Free |
| 2 January 2019 | FW | Omar Damba | RIASA | Free |
| 31 January 2019 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Glenn Loovens | Sunderland | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Ross Wallace | Fleetwood Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Jake Kean | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | George Hirst | OH Leuven | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2018 | FB | Jack Hunt | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2018 | MF | Sean Clare | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 August 2018 | MF | Josh Onomah | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Michael Hector | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | Rolando Aarons | Newcastle United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2019 | DF | Achraf Lazaar | Newcastle United | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 July 2018 | FW | Jordan Rhodes | Norwich City | End of Season |
| 18 September 2018 | GK | Dan Wallis | Frickley Athletic | October 2018 |
| 28 March 2019 | MF | Ben Hughes | Gainsborough Trinity | End of Season |

### New contracts

| Date from | Position | Name | Length | Expiry |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 August 2018 | FW | Lucas João | 3 years | June 2021 |
| 29 August 2018 | MF | Barry Bannan | 3 years | June 2021 |
| 31 October 2018 | DF | Matt Penney | 2 years | June 2020 |
| 11 December 2018 | MF | Conor Grant | — | — |
| 19 December 2018 | DF | Isaac Rice | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2021 |
| 20 December 2018 | DF | Josh Dawodu | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2021 |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Liam Shaw | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2021 |

## Competitions

### Friendlies

As of 13 June 2018, Sheffield Wednesday have announced three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Villarreal CF

### Championship

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 65 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 62 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 60 |

* ↑ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 5 May 2019. Source:

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |

### FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sheffield Wednesday entered the competition in the third round and were drawn home to Luton Town. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.

## Squad statistics

### Appearances

    As of 5 May 2019

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | EIR | Keiren Westwood | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Liam Palmer | 39 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ENG | David Jones | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Joost van Aken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Kieran Lee | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Morgan Fox | 29 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Joey Pelupessy | 35 | 0 | 26+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steven Fletcher | 45 | 11 | 32+8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Barry Bannan | 45 | 4 | 40+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jordan Thorniley | 22 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Gary Hooper | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tom Lees | 46 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | KOS | Atdhe Nuhiu | 38 | 5 | 13+21 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | POR | Lucas João | 32 | 10 | 18+13 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | POR | Marco Matias | 34 | 7 | 20+11 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Adam Reach | 46 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | George Boyd | 25 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson | 27 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Ashley Baker | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Cameron Dawson | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Dominic Iorfa | 12 | 3 | 9+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Joe Wildsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Alex Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Connor Kirby | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | JAM | Michael Hector | 39 | 2 | 36+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | DEN | Frederik Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | CZE | Daniel Pudil | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Fraser Preston | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | MAR | Achraf Lazaar | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Rolando Aarons | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Jack Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Matt Penney | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Jack Stobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ITA | Fernando Forestieri | 27 | 6 | 15+10 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 5 May 2019

Includes all competitive matches.

| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Steven Fletcher | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | | 18 | Lucas João | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | | 20 | Adam Reach | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | | 19 | Marco Matias | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | | 45 | Fernando Forestieri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | | 17 | Atdhe Nuhiu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | 10 | Barry Bannan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | | 27 | Dominic Iorfa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 15 | Tom Lees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 34 | Michael Hector | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | 14 | Gary Hooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 21 | George Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 39 | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 1 | 2 | 62 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 5 May 2019

| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 45 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ash Baker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Sam Hutchinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Tom Lees | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Marco Matias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Michael Hector | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Morgan Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Steven Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Lucas João | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Matt Penney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | George Boyd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Pelupessy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Sam Winnall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Cameron Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Keiren Westwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Joost van Aken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jordan Thorniley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Frederik Nielsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 5 May 2019

| No. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | TOTAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Keiren Westwood | 21 | 52.38% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | Cameron Dawson | 28 | 17.86% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Joe Wildsmith | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Awards

### Player of the Month

Player of the Month awards for the 2018–19 season.

| Month | First | % | Second | % | Third | % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | Barry Bannan | 69% | Jordan Thorniley | 14% | Matt Penney | 7% |
| September | Matt Penney | 57% | Barry Bannan | 20% | Adam Reach | 10% |
| October | Michael Hector | 40% | Adam Reach | 32% | Barry Bannan | 10% |
| November | Cameron Dawson | 52% | Jordan Thorniley | 10% | Adam Reach | 10% |
| December | Michael Hector | 33% | Morgan Fox | 24% | Kieren Westwood | 17% |
| January | Steven Fletcher | 43% | Kieren Westwood | 17% | Morgan Fox | 13% |
| February | Steven Fletcher | 51% | Liam Palmer | 29% | Sam Hutchinson | 10% |
| March | Steven Fletcher | 31% | Keiren Westwood | 21% | Dominic Iorfa | 16% |
| April | Barry Bannan | 50% | Michael Hector | 20% | Fernando Forestieri | 13% |

### Player of the Year

Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.

| First | % | Second | % | Third | % | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Hector | 42% | Steven Fletcher | 16% | Barry Bannan | 13% | |

### EFL Awards

| No | Pos | Name | Competition | Award | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | FW | Lucas Joao | Championship | Team of the Week | Matchday 5 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | Championship | Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month | August |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | Championship | Team of the Week | Matchday 10 |
| 18 | FW | Lucas Joao | Championship | Team of the Week | Matchday 12 |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | Championship | PFA Fans’ Championship Player of the Month | September |
| 15 | DF | Tom Lees | Championship | Team of the Week | Matchday 20 |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | Championship | Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month | October |
| 18 | FW | Lucas Joao | Championship | Team of the Week | Matchday 21 |
| 18 | FW | Lucas Joao | Championship | Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month | December |
