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Sheffield Wednesday have had a couple of near misses in the last decade as they search for a Premier League return.

Carlos Carvalhal was the man to lead the Owls closest to the top-flight, but his spell is well in the past now and Garry Monk has taken charge at Hillsborough.

Monk doesn’t have promotion on his CV, but he’s well respected in the Championship and has inherited a squad that, on paper, should have enough about them to be in play-off contention again.

However, in the last decade, this squad is one of the best Wednesday have assembled, with some truly awful players passing through South Yorkshire.

With that in mind, we have put together a list of the worst Wednesday XI from the last 10 years…

The former Coventry City and Liverpool stopper has had a full career blighted by injury, and his time with the Owls was not much different really.

The keeper did in fact make over 80 appearances for them during his years with the club, but that is not to disguise the fact that performances weren't always top level and that he didn't miss plenty of games with injury.

Kirkland is probably best remembered for a confrontation with a Leeds fan at Hillsborough, when he squared up to and was ultimately slapped down by the fan.

It was highlighted to many just what Wednesday had been missing when Keiren Westwood signed and replaced Kirkland as number 1, as the Irish international demonstrated and continues to demonstrate what it takes to be a top class stopper in the league.

The full-back signed for the Owls in 2010 and spent three seasons with the club, but made less than 40 appearances overall.

Jones defensive play left a lot to be desired, and he was often out of position, something plenty of Owls fans were happy to point out to him during his stay with the club.

Going forward, Jones offered little, and his final cross would often leave a lot to be desired.

Jones has since spent time with Port Vale and Chesterfield, which suggests League One is about his level, and he was not of the required level for a club like Sheffield Wednesday.

Taylor was signed from Watford and a lot was expected of him as he was made club captain upon signing, where he was expected to be the dominant force at centre half.

But it just did not pan out for Taylor, and he made only a handful of appearances, none of which were memorable for the right reasons. The former Birmingham man often looked slow and off the pace, and Owls fans were left perplexed with his performances and all in all, surprised.

Taylor was sent to Brentford on loan during his second season with the club before leaving after two seasons.

The Owls turned out to be the last club Taylor would play full time football for, and he has not found another club since he left Hillsborough.

When the 25-year-old centre-back arrived at Hillsborough he looked like the man to step in and replace Glenn Loovens alongside Tom Lees.

There were some assured outings to match, but van Aken's spell with the Owls nosedived quite quickly.

He managed only 15 Championship appearances over an injury-hit two-year spell, with the defender now plying his trade away from South Yorkshire.

Mattock signed for the Owls on a permanent deal from West Brom after spending time on loan with numerous clubs, including Wednesday's cross city neighbours Sheffield United.

He went on to make over 50 appearances during his three year stay with the club, but he was not impressive in the slightest.

Often slow to the ball and rash in his tackles, many fans saw Mattock as a liability in the back line and someone they should have replaced sooner.

He has gone on to sign for local rivals Rotherham United, and if reports are to be believed, has not entirely impressed there either.

McCabe was signed from Rangers as a young man who potentially had the ability to go on and be a star in the midfield for Wednesday for years to come.

Things didn't go well for McCabe though, and he was farmed out on loan to Portsmouth, before leaving the Owls at the end of a three year spell to join Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic.

He managed only 30 appearances during his time in Sheffield, and simply did not live up to expectation by a long way.

The move to Dunfermline signalled to many where people in the game felt his ability could take him, and he continues to ply his trade with them as he looks to build a career in the game.

Lines was indeed part of the team which won promotion from League One, but ultimately failed to make the step up to the next level and was found wanting in the Championship.

Lines was sent on loan to MK Dons in 2013 by manager Dave Jones, and never recovered his place in the Owls team as better players were found to replace him.

He later secured a permanent move to Port Vale, where he continued his career before moving on to Bristol Rovers where he continues to play. The Owls have come a long way since having Lines as their midfield creative spark, and many fans will look back and wonder just how bad that team was given that Lines was one of the main men.

The Northern Irishman made the move to England after a successful season with University College Dublin, when he signed for the Owls in 2012 following their promotion to the Championship.

Plenty was expected of Corry who came with a glowing reputation and many Owls fans were hoping he could have a similar impact to former Irish player Glenn Whelan.

However, it was not to be for Corry, who made less than 30 appearances during his time with the club, and spent time on loan with both Tranmere and Carlisle United, before eventually moving to Northampton Town.

As is so often the case in these teams, the forwards are judged on the goals they score.

Bus enters our team because of exactly that, having scored just once in 10 appearances for the Owls - with that goal even pictured here against Rotherham.

A spell to forget, for sure.

The big ex-Newcastle striker joined the Owls on loan during the 2012 season, and to be quite frank, was simply rubbish.

He managed only two goals in his time with the club, before his career spiralled out of control at Swindon and Blackpool, and off the field troubles followed him around like a bad smell.

It was a very strange signing at the time for the Owls, and one fans never really saw eye to eye with.

Ranger is easily forgotten by fans as a player they ever had, and its not hard to see why when you look at his performances and goals record in Sheffield.

May was signed by the Owls for a fee of around £800k, and they beat of competition from a host of clubs to secure his signature.

A lot was expected for him, and he quite simply did not deliver on anything.

He managed less than 1o goals during his time with the club, and it quickly became apparent he was just not up to the task of being a Championship level striker.

He was sold to Preston after only a full season with the club, and has hardly lit the world up at Deepdale either.

For a striker who signed a four year deal with the Owls, he was just an out-and-out failure.