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| Commonly known as simply "The Wednesday" until c.1929 |
| 1881-82 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1889-90 | Founder member of Football Alliance |
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| Football Alliance Champions |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1892-93 | Elected into First Division of Football League |
| 1893-94 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1894-95 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1895-96 | F.A. Cup Winners |
| 1899 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1899-00 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| 100% home record (17-17-0-0-61-7) |
| 1902-03 | Football League Champions |
| 1903-04 | Football League Champions (2nd time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1904-05 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1906-07 | F.A. Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1920 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1925-26 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1928-29 | Football League Champions (3rd time) |
| 1929-30 | Football League Champions (4th time) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1934-35 | F.A. Cup Winners (3rd time) |
| 1937 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1949-50 | Football League Division Two runner-up |
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| Promoted to Division One on goal average |
| 1951 | Relegated to Division Two on goal average |
| 1951-52 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1953-54 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1955 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1955-56 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1958 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1958-59 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1959-60 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1960-61 | Football League runner-up |
| 1961-62 | European Inter Cities Fairs Cup Quarter Finalist |
| 1965-66 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1970 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1975 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 1979-80 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 1982-83 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1983-84 | Football League Division Two runner-up (lost title on goal |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1985-86 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1990 | Relegated to Division Two (on goal difference) |
| 1990-91 | Football League Cup Winners |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1992-93 | Founder members of F.A. Premiership |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1993-94 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 2000 | Relegated to Football League Division One |
| 2001-02 | Football League cup semi-finalists |
| 2003 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 2004-05 | Football League Division Two renamed "League One" |
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| Promoted to Championship after playoffs (SF Sheffield Wednesday 1 |
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| Brentford 0, Brentford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2 - Agg 3-1, F |
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| Hartlepool United 2 Sheffield Wednesday 4 @ Millennium Stadium, |
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| Cardiff) |
