Sheffield Wednesday are a football club based in the city of Sheffield and currently compete in Football Leauge One.
Sheffield Wednesday and Rovers have met 13 times, 10 times in Division Two of the Football League, twice in League One and once in the FA Cup, which was the first game played between the sides. The game finished 1-0 to The Wednesday, as they were called at the time.
Records[]
- Last meeting:- 30 April 2011 - Bristol Rovers 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday
- Biggest win: - 31 December 1955 - Bristol Rovers 4 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Biggest defeat: - 11 December 2010 - Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: - 11 December 2010 - Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Bristol Rovers
Past meetings[]
This is a list of all competitive meetings between Bristol Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 January 1906 | FA Cup | The Wednesday | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers |
3 September 1955 | Division Two | Sheffield Wednesday | 4-2 | Bristol Rovers |
31 December 1955 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 4-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
6 September 1958 | Division Two | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Bristol Rovers |
30 April 1959 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
24 August 1974 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
17 Setember 1974 | Division Two | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers |
18 October 1980 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 3-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
13 December 1980 | Division Two | Sheffield Wednesday | 4-1 | Bristol Rovers |
6 October 1990 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
23 March 1991 | Division Two | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Bristol Rovers |
11 December 2010 | League One | Sheffield Wednesday | 6–2 | Bristol Rovers |
30 April 2011 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday are listed below.
- Junior Agogo
- Wayne Andrews
- Craig Armstrong
- Graham Barrett
- Jon Beswetherick signed for Rovers from Wednesday in 2004
- Guy Branston
- Michele di Piedi joined Rovers on loan from Sheffield Wednesday in 2003
- Paul Heffernan joined The Owls shortly after spending a loan spell at Bristol Rovers
- Graham Hyde
- Daniel Jones joined Wednesday after his loan spell at Rovers in 2011
- Aaron Lescott
- Chris Lines joined The Owls from Rovers in 2011
- Mark McKeever had two loan spells at Rovers from Sheffield Wednesday, before signing permanently from them in 2001
- Don Megson spent his entire playing career at Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers, and later managed the Pirates
- Richie Partridge
- James Quinn
- Anwar Uddin joined Rovers from the Owls in 2001
- Alan Warboys
Other staff[]
- Former Rovers manager Garry Thompson played for Sheffield Wednesday