The 2026–27 season is the 159th season in the existence of Sheffield Wednesday and the club's first season back in League One following relegation the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
Season overview June On 11 June, the club announced they have broken the club’s record for the highest number of Season Tickets sold ahead of a single campaign.
On 15 June, Simon Wilson was announced as the clubs new sporting director, joining from Stockport County.
On 24 June, the club struck a partnership with General Sports Worldwide, with their role to include remodelling and revenue generation for all key commercial areas, primarily partnerships, premium seating and retail.
On 30 June, the club announced a new multi-year partnership with Umbro to be their new technical partner.
July On 8 July, Fibrely was announced as the club’s new front-of-shirt partner and Wolf Competitions as their online competitions and sleeve partner.
On 9 July, the club unveiled their 2026–27 home shirt.
On 23 July, CEO David Bruce joined the Board of Directors of Wednesday 1867 Limited.
On 29 July, the club unveiled their 2026–27 away shirt.
August On 7 August, MrQ became the club’s official back-of-shirt sponsor.
On 7 August, Wednesday confirmed their season squad numbers.
On 11 August, NOCO became the new back-of-shorts sponsor for the season.
September On 4 September, the club unveiled their 2026–27 third shirt.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Joe Lumley GK Harlow Bristol City 11 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2028 13 Ashley Maynard-Brewer GK Dunstable Dundee United 31 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 27 Connal Trueman GK Birmingham Milton Keynes Dons 30 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 35 Jack Phillips GK Academy 3 July 2024 30 June 2027 Defenders 2 Liam Palmer RB/LB/CB Worksop Academy 1 July 2010 30 June 2027 3 Max Lowe LB/CB South Normanton Sheffield United 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 4 Ricardo Santos CB Almada Swansea City 19 June 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 5 Di'Shon Bernard CB Wandsworth Manchester United 31 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 6 Liam Cooper CB Kingston upon Hull CSKA Sofia 17 November 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 7 Yan Valery RB Champigny-sur-Marne Angers 21 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 22 Gabriel Otegbayo CB Cork Burnley 1 March 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 26 Sil Swinkels CB Sint-Oedenrode Aston Villa 2 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 28 Cole McGhee CB Coventry Preston North End 2 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 30 Ernie Weaver CB Sheffield Academy 2 July 2025 30 June 2027 33 Reece James LB Bacup Rotherham United 24 August 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 42 Will McPartland RB Middlesbrough 8 September 2026 Free Transfer 46 Kailen Hatfield CB Academy 8 September 2026 Midfielders 8 Callum Slattery CM Kidlington Motherwell 1 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2029 10 Barry Bannan CM Airdrie Millwall 9 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 14 Sean Fusire RB/CM Sheffield Academy 9 December 2022 30 June 2027 16 Billy Mitchell DM Orpington Millwall 19 July 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2029 18 Jaden Heskey CM Manchester Manchester City 1 September 2026 Loan 31 May 2027 21 Tyler Onyango CM Luton Everton 7 August 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2029 23 Jordi Liongola RB/RM Tessenderlo La Louvière 27 June 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 37 Jarvis Thornton CM Barnsley Academy 3 July 2024 30 June 2028 38 Denny Oliver CM Lincoln City 2 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 Forwards 9 Jamal Lowe RW/LW/CF Harrow Bournemouth 1 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 11 Louie Barry LW Sutton Coldfield Aston Villa 9 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 12 Ali Al-Hamadi CF Maysan Ipswich Town 26 August 2026 Loan 31 May 2027 19 Will Grainger RW/CF Academy 30 June 2026 30 June 2029 20 Kieran Morrison RW/LW Manchester Liverpool 20 August 2026 Loan 31 May 2027 24 Harry Gray LW/CF Leeds United 7 July 2026 Loan 31 May 2027 29 George Brown CF Leeds UFCA 6 September 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 44 Joel Akpobi LW Academy 23 September 2026 47 Samuel Duruh CF Kilmarnock 8 September 2026 Free Transfer 48 Mason Burstow CF Greenwich Hull City 31 July 2026 Loan 31 May 2027 50 Davis Keillor-Dunn CF Sunderland Wrexham 3 September 2026 Loan 2 January 2027 Out on loan 17 Charlie McNeill CF Droylsden Manchester United 10 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 32 Joe Emery CB Academy 2 July 2025 30 June 2027 40 Devlan Moses CF Huddersfield Academy 3 July 2024 30 June 2027 Iké Ugbo CF Lewisham Troyes 8 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
International Call-Ups NoNameTeamCompetitionOppositionDateRef31 Will GraingerWales U19Friendly Qatar U19, Sweden U195 & 8 June 202625 Logan StretchWales U19Friendly Qatar U19, Sweden U195 & 8 June 202625 Logan StretchWales U192026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Spain U19, Germany U19, Denmark U1928 June, 1 & 4 July 202612 Ali Al-HamadiIraq27th Arabian Gulf Cup Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia23, 26 & 29 September 202614 Sean FusireZimbabwe2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo24 & 28 September 20267 Yan ValeryTunisia2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Friendly Uganda, Botswana, Mali, Benin24, 28 September, 3 & 6 October 202620 Kieran MorrisonNorthern Ireland2026–27 UEFA Nations League Georgia, Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia25 & 28 September, 2 & 5 October 202624 Harry GrayEngland U19Friendly Republic of Ireland U19, Norway U19, USA U19, Belgium U1925, 29 September, 2 & 5 October 202619 Will GraingerWales U19Friendly USA U19, Norway U19, Northern Ireland U1929 September, 2 & 5 October 2026
Coaching staff Before the first game in the league, coach Craig Mudd returned to Manchester City to become their new Head of Player Development, with Wednesday bringing in former player Matt Hamshaw as his replacement. In October, set-piece analyst Ben King joined Bristol City as their set-piece coach.
In the academy, Under-18s head coach Jordan Broadbent left the club in June to become first team manager of National League North club Buxton. In September Mark Burton was appointed the U21 manager.
RoleNameManager Henrik PedersenCoach Giles CokeCoach Matt HamshawCoach Andy HoldsworthCoach Pete ShuttleworthGoalkeeper coach Darryl Flahavan
Pre-season and friendlies In May, non-league sides Hallam and Goole confirmed pre-season friendlies against a Wednesday XI for the upcoming season. On 8 June, Wednesday confirmed their full pre-season schedule, confirming they would return for testing at the end of June, before heading off for 6 days at St George’s Park, culminating in a friendly against West Bromwich Albion. They would then return to Sheffield which would see them face Preston North End in a behind-closed-doors friendley at Middlewood Road, before heading overseas for two stops; the first, a 5 day stay in Budapest, Hungary, then concluding the week in Vienna, Austria. They would then finish their pre-season fixtures with two friendlies in one day against Accrington Stanley and Oldham Athletic on 1 August. On 19 June, the friendly against Hallam was confirmed by Wednesday, whilst Buxton confirmed a Wednesday XI would play them in July. On 24 June, the players returned for pre-season testing. On 13 July, Wednesday confirmed the behind-closed-doors friendly against Preston North End, would now take place across the Pennines. On 20 July, a behind-closed-doors friendly against Stoke City in Austria was confirmed. A Wednesday XI were due to play a friendly against Buxton, but was cancelled the day before.
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
On 25 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sheffield Wednesday being drawn against Bolton Wanderers for the second season in a row in the first round. Wednesday were drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers following the second round draw on 10 August 2026.
EFL Trophy
Sheffield Wednesday were drawn in Group A of the northern section alongside Accrington Stanley, Salford City and Sunderland U21.
Transfers & contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 19 June 2026 CB Ricardo Santos Swansea City Undisclosed 27 June 2026 RB Jordi Liongola La Louvière Undisclosed 1 July 2026 CM Callum Slattery Motherwell Free 2 July 2026 CB Sil Swinkels Aston Villa Undisclosed 9 July 2026 CM Barry Bannan Millwall Undisclosed 9 July 2026 LW Louie Barry Aston Villa Undisclosed 11 July 2026 GK Joe Lumley Bristol City Free 19 July 2026 DM Billy Mitchell Millwall Free 30 July 2026 GK Connal Trueman Milton Keynes Dons Free 31 July 2026 GK Ashley Maynard-Brewer Dundee United Free 7 August 2026 CM Tyler Onyango Everton Free 24 August 2026 LB Reece James Rotherham United Free 8 September 2026 AM Josh Bayliss † Gillingham Free 8 September 2026 CM Fortune Onoh † Grimsby Town Free 8 September 2026 CM Joel Martin † Bradford City Free 8 September 2026 LB Louis Poland † Everton Free 8 September 2026 RB Will McPartland † Middlesbrough Free 8 September 2026 CF Samuel Duruh † Kilmarnock Free † Signed for the academy
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 1 July 2026 CM Svante Ingelsson Stoke City Undisclosed 1 July 2026 LW Olaf Kobacki Wisła Płock Undisclosed 10 July 2026 GK Pierce Charles Manchester City Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerLoaned fromDate untilRef. 7 July 2026 CF Harry Gray Leeds United End of season 31 July 2026 CF Mason Burstow Hull City End of season 20 August 2026 RW Kieran Morrison Liverpool End of season 26 August 2026 CF Ali Al-Hamadi Ipswich Town End of season 1 September 2026 CM Jaden Heskey Manchester City End of season 3 September 2026 CF Davis Keillor-Dunn Wrexham 2 January 2027
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerLoaned toDate untilRef. 20 July 2026 GK Logan Stretch Buxton End of season 29 July 2026 LB Reece Johnson Eastleigh End of season 2 August 2026 CF Iké Ugbo Apollon Limassol End of season 13 August 2026 CF Charlie McNeill Crewe Alexandra End of season 15 August 2026 GK Ashley Maynard-Brewer Gillingham 26 August 2026 5 September 2026 CF Devlan Moses Buxton 5 December 2026 11 September 2026 CB Joe Emery South Shields 10 October 2026
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2026 AM Liam Clayton Boston United 1 July 2026 CB Mackenzie Maltby Halifax Town 1 July 2026 CM Rio Shipston Solihull Moors 7 July 2026 LW Zain Silcott-Duberry Rochdale 28 July 2026 CM Nathaniel Chalobah Charlton Athletic 7 August 2026 RB Jacob Jessop Emley 7 August 2026 CM Marvelous Nakamba Panetolikos 7 August 2026 LW Favour Onukwuli Cheltenham Town 8 August 2026 RB Gui Siqueira Buxton 21 August 2026 CB Dominic Iorfa Rotherham United 15 September 2026 RW Daniel da Costa Leixões 17 September 2026 LB Harry Evers Lancaster City 18 September 2026 RW Junior Kamwa
Contracts DatePos.PlayerLengthExpiryRef. 24 June 2026 CB Liam Cooper 1 year 30 June 2027 25 June 2026 LB Max Lowe 1 year 30 June 2027 30 June 2026 CF Will Grainger 3 years 30 June 2029 29 July 2026 LB Reece Johnson 1 year 30 June 2027 3 August 2026 CM Jarvis Thornton 2 years 30 June 2028 5 August 2026 CB Joe Emery 1 year 30 June 2027 13 August 2026 CF Devlan Moses 1 year 30 June 2027 17 August 2026 GK Jack Phillips 1 year 30 June 2027 8 September 2026 CM Aodhan Sopala – – 8 September 2026 CB Kailen Hatfield – – 23 September 2026 LW Joel Akpobi – –
Squad statistics Appearances
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Goalscorers
PlayerLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW9Jamal Lowe401162FW11Louie Barry300033MF8Callum Slattery200024DF7Yan Valery10001MF10Barry Bannan00011MF18Jaden Heskey00011DF22Gabriel Otegbayo10001FW48Mason Burstow10001FW50Davis Keillor-Dunn00011Own goals10001Total 13 0 1 418
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