HILLSBOROUGH
All games played:
- September 1st, 1971 — 5–1 v Newcastle United (18,623) (September 1st, 1971)
This match took place here when Leeds United was ordered to play the first four fixtures of the 1971/2 season away from Elland Road following crowd disturbances during the game v. West Bromwich Albion (1-2) on April 17th, 1971.
League Record
- First Match
- 5–1 v Chesterfield Municipal (12,000) (September 2nd, 1899)
- Highest Attendance
- 65,384 v Sheffield United (1–3) (January 5th, 1952)
- Lowest Attendance
- 2,500 v Everton (1–1) (April 5th, 1902)
- Biggest Home Win
- 9–1 v Birmingham City (21,226) (December 13th, 1930)
- Biggest Home Defeat
- 1–7 v Nottingham Forest (30,060) (April 1st, 1995)
2,448 League games played at Hillsborough by Sheffield Wednesday (including 5 play-offs)
The Wednesday moved here from the Olive Grove in 1899 and the club was re-named as Sheffield Wednesday in c1930. The club was also involved in a Football League Play Off Match at the neutral venue of the Millennium Stadium.