|  Nickname:
The Owls
Year formed: 1867
Ground: Hillsborough
Capacity: 39,859 2006/07 average:
23,343
For visitors: 3,700 in the upper
tier of the West Stand (Leppings Lane)
end of the ground
Record attendance: 72,841
Last season: 9th in the Championship
Manager: Brian Laws (November
2006)
Players in:
Steve Watson (West Brom), Richard
Hinds (Scunthorpe), Lee Grant (Derby),
Robert Burch (Tottenham), Chris Brunt
(West Brom).
Players out: Chris Adamson
(Stockport), Barry Corr (Swindon),
John Hills (Blackpool), Steven MacLean
(Cardiff), Graham Coughlan (Rotherham),
Steve Adams, Matt Bowman, David Graham
(Gillingham).
Record transfer fee paid:
£4.7m (Paulo Di Canio, Celtic,
August 1997)
Record transfer fee received:
£3m (Chris Brunt, West Brom,
August 15 2007)
Ticket office: 0870 999 1867
Ticket prices: Adults £21,
concessions £12
Official website: www.swfc.co.uk
 How
to get there: Exit the M1
at junction 36 and follow the A61
towards Sheffield. Continue along
the road for approximately 4 miles
until the 2nd roundabout. Take the
3rd exit (Leppings Lane) - the ground
is situated on the left-hand side.
Best place to drink:
The Wadsley Jack on Rural Lane, about
a ten minute walk from the visitors
end, going away from Sheffield Centre.
Return journey: 308
miles
Journey time: 6hrs
40mins
Best League Win:
9-1 v Birmingham City 13/12/1930 Division
1
Last meeting: Sheffield
Wednesday 3, Norwich City 2 (May 6,
2007): Having seen his defence self-destruct
in the first half, it was no surprise
when Peter Grant made Dion Dublin
the fulcrum of his tactical switch
as he attempted to retrieve something
from the game. Dublin headed forward
and within 10 minutes City's comeback
had begun – Dublin setting up
Robert Earnshaw for his 19th of the
season. City huffed and puffed and
with 15 minutes to go Dublin got the
reward his efforts deserved and City
were back in the game. Sadly it was
only the clock ticking towards the
90-minute point that prevented City
from taking a point they deserved.
Full
Match Report
Last Norwich away win:
29/12/2001 Sheffield Wednesday 0,
Norwich 5 (Kenton, Nielsen 2, McVeigh,
Holt)
Chances: A pleasing
season for the Owls after early relegation
fears as manager Brian Laws earned
a solid mid-table finish. With crowds
on the up, Wednesday will be banking
on solid home form this season. Their
away form was exceptional last season
as they won 10 matches on the road
but Laws will have to get his side
performing at Hillsborough if they
want to improve on last season's ninth-placed
finish.
Prediction: 8th
For Directions to the Ground click
here.
For an unofficial Guide to the Ground
click
here.
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