Sheffield Wednesday have been one of the UK's sleeping giants for the past decade now, but with Carlos Carvalhal at the helm, they seem to be on their way back.

Several poor seasons, which saw them drop down to League One for a brief two years, before bouncing back to the Championship, where they have gradually improved year on year.

Last season, Wednesday came agonisingly close to a Premier League return, only to be denied by Hull City at Wembley, but the Owls have returned this season and look set to give it another push.

The rich history of Sheffield Wednesday is well known and the glory days of the 90's where they were established in the Premier League and even had a UEFA Cup venture.

Most Wednesday fans will be aware of the common knowledge that surrounds the club, but here, FLW's Chris Wilson will look at 2 things that you probably never knew about Sheffield Wednesday...

 

1970 Anglo-Italian Cup

In 1970, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the inaugural Anglo-Italian Cup, in which 6 teams from England and 6 from Italy came together to compete tournament format competition.

Sheffield Wednesday were drawn in Group One, alongside eventual finalists Swindon Town and Napoli, as well as Italian giants, Juventus.

Wednesday finished up as the worst placed English side in the competition, winning just one of their four games, which was a 4-3 win over Napoli.

The Cricket Club

Sheffield Wednesday was originally a cricket club and the football was just used to keep the players fit during the cricket's off-season.

The football side of the club took off very quickly and the cricket soon became a side part to the football.

The club was named 'The Wednesday' and their formation came within a decade of the oldest football club in the country, Sheffield FC.

The Wednesday's first game came in October 1867 against the Mechanics Club at Norfolk Park, which they won.