Every Sheffield Wednesday season on record, from 1867–68 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867–68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1880–81 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 1881–82 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 1882–83 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | |||
| 1883–84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1884–85 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1885–86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1887–88 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 1888–89 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 1889–90 | Football Alliance | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | Billy Ingram (22) |
| 1890–91 | Football Alliance | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | Harry Woolhouse (17) |
| 1891–92 | Football Alliance | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Fred Spiksley (11) |
| 1892–93 | First Division | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 60 | 70 | 12 | Fred Spiksley (18) |
| 1893–94 | First Division | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 62 | 12 | Fred Spiksley (16) |
| 1894–95 | First Division | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 8 | Harry Davis (12) |
| 1895–96 | First Division | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 7 | Fred Spiksley (14) |
| 1896–97 | First Division | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Fred Spiksley (10) |
| 1897–98 | First Division | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 43 | 5 | Fred Spiksley (17) |
| 1898–99 | First Division | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 18 | Bill Hemmingfield (8) |
| 1899–00 | Second Division | 37 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 25 | 1 | Jocky Wright (27) |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 43 | 8 | Andrew Wilson (13) |
| 1901–02 | First Division | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 53 | 9 | Harry Chapman (9) |
| 1902–03 | First Division | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 37 | 1 | Harry Davis (13) |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 34 | 1 | Andrew Wilson (12) |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 39 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 61 | 9 | Andrew Wilson (18) |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 43 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 58 | 3 | Jimmy Stewart (22) |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 66 | 13 | Andrew Wilson (21) |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 39 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 73 | 66 | 5 | Andrew Wilson (19) |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 64 | 5 | Andrew Wilson (21) |
| 1909–10 | First Division | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 64 | 11 | Andrew Wilson (12) |
| 1910–11 | First Division | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 50 | 6 | Harry Chapman (11) |
| 1911–12 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 51 | 5 | David McLean (26) |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 59 | 3 | David McLean (38) |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 74 | 18 | Andrew Wilson (15) |
| 1914–15 | First Division | 41 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 56 | 7 | David McLean (23) |
| 1919–20 | First Division | 44 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 66 | 22 | Jimmy Gill (8) |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 10 | Johnny McIntyre (27) |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 43 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 51 | 10 | James Lofthouse Johnny McIntyre (8) |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 45 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 49 | 8 | Sid Binks (16) |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 8 | Sid Binks (17) |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 59 | 14 | Jimmy Trotter (18) |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 43 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 89 | 50 | 1 | Jimmy Trotter (38) |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 78 | 94 | 16 | Jimmy Trotter (39) |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 88 | 84 | 14 | Mark Hooper (22) |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 64 | 1 | Jack Allen (35) |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 48 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1 | Jack Allen (39) |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 109 | 79 | 3 | Jack Ball (29) |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 47 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 109 | 88 | 3 | Jack Ball Ellis Rimmer (23) |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 74 | 3 | Jack Ball (35) |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 47 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 73 | 11 | Harry Burgess Neil Dewar Mark Hooper (13) |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 85 | 69 | 3 | Ellis Rimmer (26) |
| 1935–36 | First Division | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 69 | 83 | 20 | Neil Dewar (21) |
| 1936–37 | First Division | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 72 | 22 | Neil Dewar (10) |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 60 | 17 | Ernest Matthews Jackie Robinson (7) |
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 50 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 97 | 67 | 3 | Douglas Hunt (25) |
| 1945–46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 1946–47 | Second Division | 45 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 73 | 92 | 20 | Tommy Ward (18) |
| 1947–48 | Second Division | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 56 | 4 | Eddie Quigley (23) |
| 1948–49 | Second Division | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 59 | 8 | Eddie Quigley (19) |
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 43 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 49 | 2 | Redfern Froggatt (14) |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 43 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 84 | 21 | Redfern Froggatt Hugh McJarrow Dennis Woodhead (14) |
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 43 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 101 | 68 | 1 | Derek Dooley (47) |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 74 | 18 | Jackie Sewell (17) |
| 1953–54 | First Division | 50 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 84 | 99 | 19 | Dennis Woodhead (21) |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 45 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 66 | 103 | 22 | Jackie Sewell (14) |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 65 | 1 | Roy Shiner (33) |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 95 | 14 | Albert Quixall (24) |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 45 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 76 | 98 | 22 | Roy Shiner (16) |
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 43 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 106 | 50 | 1 | Roy Shiner (28) |
| 1959–60 | First Division | 47 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 88 | 62 | 5 | John Fantham (18) |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 48 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 52 | 2 | John Fantham (23) |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 60 | 6 | John Fantham (24) |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 6 | David Layne (30) |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 86 | 70 | 6 | David Layne (28) |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 8 | John Fantham (20) |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 48 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 69 | 74 | 17 | John Fantham (15) |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 47 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 50 | 11 | David Ford John Ritchie (15) |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 50 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 67 | 74 | 19 | John Ritchie (22) |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 47 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 63 | 15 | Jack Whitham (10) |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 76 | 22 | Jack Whitham (11) |
| 1970–71 | Second Division | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 76 | 15 | Mick Prendergast (16) |
| 1971–72 | Second Division | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 66 | 14 | Brian Joicey (16) |
| 1972–73 | Second Division | 49 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 10 | Brian Joicey (20) |
| 1973–74 | Second Division | 48 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 77 | 19 | Brian Joicey (20) |
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 44 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 68 | 22 | Eric McMordie (6) |
| 1975–76 | Third Division | 52 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 20 | Mick Prendergast (13) |
| 1976–77 | Third Division | 53 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 61 | 8 | Rodger Wylde (25) |
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 54 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 14 | Tommy Tynan (21) |
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 59 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 14 | Brian Hornsby (21) |
| 1979–80 | Third Division | 52 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 89 | 55 | 3 | Terry Curran (24) |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 48 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 59 | 10 | Andy McCulloch (18) |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 57 | 4 | Gary Bannister (22) |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 55 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 82 | 60 | 6 | Gary Bannister (22) |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 53 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 48 | 2 | Gary Bannister (22) |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 52 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 85 | 64 | 8 | Imre Varadi (21) |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 52 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 83 | 65 | 5 | Lee Chapman Brian Marwood (15) |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 51 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 77 | 69 | 13 | Lee Chapman (22) |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 49 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 79 | 11 | Lee Chapman (22) |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 57 | 15 | David Hirst (9) |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 56 | 18 | David Hirst (16) |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 60 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 103 | 64 | 3 | David Hirst (32) |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 50 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 73 | 57 | 3 | David Hirst (21) |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 63 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 106 | 75 | 7 | Mark Bright (18) |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 54 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 91 | 69 | 7 | Mark Bright (23) |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 49 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 63 | 13 | Mark Bright (13) |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 47 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 65 | 74 | 15 | David Hirst (14) |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 61 | 56 | 7 | Andy Booth (13) |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 16 | Paolo Di Canio (14) |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 46 | 12 | Benito Carbone (9) |
| 1999–00 | Premier League | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 77 | 19 | Gilles De Bilde (11) |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 53 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 66 | 81 | 17 | Gerald Sibon (15) |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 54 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 64 | 83 | 20 | Gerald Sibon (13) |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 49 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 78 | 22 | Gerald Sibon (9) |
| 2003–04 | Football League | 57 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 66 | 73 | 16 | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (10) |
| 2004–05 | League One | 53 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 87 | 69 | 5 | Steve MacLean (20) |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 49 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 62 | 19 | Chris Brunt (7) |
| 2006–07 | Championship | 49 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 9 | Deon Burton Steve MacLean (13) |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 16 | Deon Burton (9) |
| 2008–09 | Championship | 48 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 12 | Marcus Tudgay (14) |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 49 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 53 | 73 | 22 | Marcus Tudgay (10) |
| 2010–11 | League One | 53 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 85 | 79 | 15 | Neil Mellor (20) |
| 2011–12 | League One | 54 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 56 | 2 | Gary Madine (18) |
| 2012–13 | Championship | 51 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 67 | 18 | Michail Antonio (9) |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 51 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 72 | 72 | 16 | Chris Maguire (10) |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 50 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 13 | Atdhe Nuhiu (11) |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 56 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 82 | 54 | 6 | Fernando Forestieri (15) |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 50 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 51 | 4 | Fernando Forestieri (12) |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 53 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 70 | 67 | 15 | Atdhe Nuhiu (14) |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 51 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 63 | 67 | 12 | Steven Fletcher (11) |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 51 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 62 | 70 | 16 | Steven Fletcher (13) |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 51 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 66 | 24 | Josh Windass (10) |
| 2021–22 | League One | 55 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 88 | 59 | 4 | Lee Gregory (17) |
| 2022–23 | League One | 60 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 105 | 53 | 3 | Michael Smith (21) |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 51 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 75 | 20 | Anthony Musaba (8) |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 51 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 73 | 12 | Josh Windass (13) |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 50 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 96 | 24 | Jamal Lowe (5) |
| 2026–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |