'Is There Time for a Winner?': Sheffield Wednesday's 2022/23 promotion miracle

by Alex Miller, Joe Crann

As the final whistle went in Sheffield Wednesday's play-off first leg against Peterborough United, it felt like their promotion hopes had been blown, too. The Owls were four goals down, their fan base was in pieces and from a position of seemingly-unsurpassable strength just a few weeks earlier, their world had caved in on them.

What followed, over the course of 17 days in May, was unlike anything ever seen before; one of the most remarkable comeback stories in sport, punctuated by breathless late goals, never-say-die spirit and jubilation untold. Told by those with unrivalled access to the campaign's highs and lows, and recording the journeys of those who made it happen, this is the remarkable inside story of the Owls' 2022/23 season - from their pre-season trip to Portugal to club-record runs, from 96 points to 90+8 and from their gut-punch fall, to the greatest play-off campaign in football history.

263 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2023

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Reviews

[Joe Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wembley chapters in particular are just so superbly written. In a time where my relationship with the club is a little fractured, it reminded me again of why we love football and how special that day was for Wednesday fans at Wembley.

[David Wilcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely, nostalgic jaunt back to only last year. Before Chansiri took a shotgun to his own football club. The highs and occasional lows of 2023, it now reads to me, as a memoir of the wonderful man that is Darren Moore's time in charge. A re visiting of, what many didn't realise and appreciate at the time, was a period of great calm and stability at S6. Moore was more than just a manager at Wednesday, he was a director of football, a sane face and a safety check on the madness of chansiri, until he wasn't.
He will always be fondly remembered by most at swfc and Clinton Morrison said it best, "you're an inspiration to us, man."
I hope Chansiri reads this book and takes a good long look at himself, what he had and what he foolishly discarded. More chance of Billy Sharpe flying.

[Lewis Hastie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good account of one of the most exciting seasons I’ve known in my lifetime as a Sheffield Wednesday fan. Also demonstrates what a good job Darren Moore and his team did, despite a fringe element of the fan base (people who in the main unconsciously enjoy complaining) willing him to fail.

[Mikey Broomhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read of memories I’ll never forget. WAWAW