Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cricket

The Wednesday Cricket Club had existed since 1820 and took their name from the only day of the week on which they could actually play. In 1867, they decided to form a football team to keep their members fit during the winter months. The football team were officially known as The Wednesday until 1929 when the name of the city was added.

Answer: Hillsborough

Sheffield Wednesday had a number of temporary homes in their early days, before making Hillsborough their permanent home in 1899. Originally known as Owlerton Stadium (until 1914), Hillsborough hosted four matches at the 1966 World Cup and three at the 1996 European Championships. A record crowd of 72,841 attended an F.A Cup tie vs Manchester City in 1934 - by the second decade of the 21st century, the stadium's capacity had ben reduced to a more modest 34,845.

Answer: Blue & White

Sheffield Wednesday have always worn blue and white shirts. Kit designs vary from season to season but the most common Wednesday shirt design has been blue and white vertical stripes, most commonly accompanied by black shorts.

Answer: Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers were the club that Sheffield Wednesday faced in their first F.A. Cup final appearance, in 1890, and it was Blackburn who prevailed, 6-1, at The Oval. Wednesday won the famous trophy for the first time in 1896, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Crystal Palace.

In 1907, Everton were defeated 2-1, also at Crystal Palace. Wembley was the venue for a 4-2 triumph over West Bromwich Albion in 1935.

Answer: Owls

Sheffield Wednesday were originally nicknamed The Blades, before their city rivals Sheffield United adopted this moniker. The Owls nickname dates from the early 20th century, and there is some dispute as to its origin. The club play in the Owlerton district of Sheffield, a player called George Robertson presented the club with an owl mascot in 1912, whilst the city was once covered with alder trees, pronounced "owler" in Yorkshire dialect. Whatever the correct reason, the owl has been the official nickname for over a century, and the club's badge features the bird.

Answer: Robert Brown

Robert Brown succeeded Arthur Dickinson as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in 1920 and oversaw one of the most successful periods in the club's history. In season 1928-29 they finished the season a single point ahead of Leicester City to win the title as champions of Egland then, the following season, finished top of the pile again, ten points ahead of runners-up Derby County. Brown would retire from football management in 1933.

Answer: Barcelona

A second-place finish in the 1960-61 season saw Sheffield Wednesday qualify for European competition for the first time. The first round of the 1961-62 Fairs Cup ended in a dramatic 7-6 aggregate win over French club Lyon, whilst, in the second round, Italian club AS Roma were comfortably dispatched 4-1.

The first leg of the quarter-finals at Hillsborough saw Barcelona defeated 3-2 in front of 52,353 fans, but the Spaniards turned things around at the Nou Camp, winning 3-0 to advance to the semis.

Answer: Manchester United

In the 1990-91 League Cup competition, Sheffield Wednesday defeated Brentford, Swindon Town, Derby County and Coventry City before Chelsea were seen off in a two-legged semi-final. On 21st April, at Wembley, a 37th minute goal from John Sheridan proved enough to see Wednesday defeat Manchester United 1-0.

Answer: Northern Ireland

Nigel Worthington, from Ballymena, County Antrim, joined Sheffield Wednesday from Notts County in 1984. In his ten years at Hillsborough, he made 338 league appearances scoring 12 times, before signing for Leeds United. He would make 66 international appearances for Northern Ireland, 50 of which came during his time as a Wednesday player.

Answer: Arsenal

In the 1993 League Cup, Sheffield Wednesday saw off Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final, to set up a final date with Arsenal at Wembley on April 18th. John Harkes gave Wednesday the lead, before Paul Merson and Steve Morrow scored to give Arsenal a 2-1 victory.

In the F.A. Cup, Wednesday faced city rivals Sheffield United in a Wembley semi-final, which they won 2-1. Arsenal also had a local rival to overcome in the semis, edging out Tottenham Hotspur 1-0. This meant the the two clubs would meet in both major finals in the same season. On May 15th, a David Hirst goal for Wednesday cancelled out Ian Wright's opener and there was no further scoring, so it was back to Wembley yet again five days later. Ian Wright again gave Arsenal the lead, before Chris Waddle equalised. It looked like a first-ever penalty shoot-out would be required to settle who lifted the trophy, until Andy Linighan popped up with the winner one minute from the end of extra time to break Wednesday's hearts.