Month: May 2021
Fixture release date for 2021-22 campaign
Fixtures for our return to life in division one will be released at 9am on June 24. The season then begins over the weekend of August 7. In addition, the first round of the Carabao Cup will be staged during week commencing August 9 with round one of the Papa John’s Trophy being played during […]
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Owls appoint Chief Operating Officer at S6
Wednesday have appointed Liam Dooley as Chief Operating Officer at the club. He will oversee the operational structure at S6, including retail, ticketing, hospitality and catering. Mr Dooley has a broad range of experience in corporate business, on both a national and international scale. Owls chairman, Dejphon Chansiri, said: “The club will always evolve on […]
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Wednesday release 10 out-of-contract first teamers
Wednesday have released 10 first-team squad players following the end of the 2020/21 season. Joost van Aken, Kadeem Harris, Elias Kachunga, Tom Lees, Matt Penney, Moses Odubajo, Joey Pelupessy, Adam Reach, Jordan Rhodes and Keiren Westwood will all be leaving S6 upon expiry of their current contracts. The club have activated one-year extensions to retain […]
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Euro 2020 blow for Wednesday pair
The Wednesday pair of Liam Palmer and Callum Paterson have been left out of the Scotland squad for this summer’s Euro 2020 finals. Both players were omitted from the 26-strong squad announced by manager Steve Clarke today.
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Defender leaves S6 for life in Belgian league
Joost van Aken has left Hillsborough for Belgian club Zulte Waragem. The 27-year-old defender, whose four-year contract at S6 expires this summer, took to Instagram to reveal his departure, although Wednesday have yet to confirm the move. Van Aken says he has signed a two-year deal with Waragem, who play in the Belgian Pro League, […]
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Hutchinson ‘ready to stay with Wednesday’
Sam Hutchinson could be ready to remain at Hillsborough next season, according to online reports. Hutchinson has only missed one game since returning to S6 from Cyprus in January, making 22 appearances and triggering a one-year option in his contract due to the amount of matches he played during that period. The 31-year-old has largely […]
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Owls announce retained list from academy set-up
Wednesday have announced their retained list from the club’s academy squads. From the under-23s, the trio of Josh Dawodu, Charles Hagan and Josh Render have been offered new deals while one-year options have been activated on Ryan Galvin, Lewis Farmer, Luke Jackson, Declan Thompson and Liam Waldock. Luke Cox, Ben Hughes, Calum Huxley, Charlie Reaney […]
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Chairman releases statement after relegation to division one
Wednesday owner and chairman Dejphon Chansiri has this evening released a statement on the club website following today’s relegation to division one. It reads as follows: As your owner and chairman, I take full responsibility for everything that happens at our club. I am the leader and in good times or bad, the responsibility for […]
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Moore: The players gave us everything today
Darren Moore returned to the Wednesday dugout at Derby today and felt his team gave him everything they could as we slipped back into division one. Manager Moore, who is recovering from pneumonia after previously contracting Covid-19, was given clearance to return to the touchline on Thursday. And after watching his Wednesday side twice lead […]
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Owls go down after last day relegation rollercoaster
Wednesday’s season-long fight against relegation ended with us dropping back into division one after a 3-3 draw at Derby this afternoon. We went into the game knowing that we had to win to have any chance of survival and led twice, before eventually having to settle for a point, leaving us bottom of the table […]
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