Sheffield Wednesday — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

One of the founding members of the Football League, Wednesday had won the league title four times, most recently in 1930. In 1996–97 they were a steady mid-table Premier League side with David Pleat as manager.

The Owls

Nickname

English Premier League

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Hillsborough

Stadium · 36,020 capacity

David Pleat

Manager

67.8

Squad avg · 26 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

FOR

FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Kevin Pressman Skills Move Speed 44 Agility 79 Acceleration 71 Stamina 50 Strength 78 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 46 Passing 67 Heading 31 Control 64 Dribbling 23 Tack Tackling Determination 31 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 74 GK Throw 76 GK Handling 81 Other Cool 74 Awareness 75 Flair 23 Throw-in 28 Leadership 45 Consistency 68 Determination 47 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 76 RB 44 LB 44 CD 39 RWB 42 LWB 42 SW 47 DM 54 RM 52 LM 52 AM 54 RW 48 LW 48 FR 47 FOR 49 SS 50	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	76
2	RB	Peter Atherton Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 62 Acceleration 76 Stamina 69 Strength 76 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 40 Passing 55 Heading 59 Control 59 Dribbling 57 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 8 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 67 Awareness 74 Flair 39 Throw-in 60 Leadership 35 Consistency 72 Determination 76 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 44 RB 70 LB 70 CD 68 RWB 65 LWB 65 SW 68 DM 65 RM 61 LM 61 AM 60 RW 59 LW 59 FR 60 FOR 54 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	70
3	LB	Ian Nolan Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 63 Acceleration 76 Stamina 70 Strength 75 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 42 Passing 46 Heading 60 Control 58 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 68 Awareness 75 Flair 41 Throw-in 63 Leadership 36 Consistency 68 Determination 74 Greed 36 Position ratings GK 43 RB 69 LB 69 CD 68 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 66 DM 61 RM 57 LM 57 AM 56 RW 57 LW 57 FR 59 FOR 54 SS 52	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	69
4	LM	Mark Pembridge Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 55 Acceleration 67 Stamina 76 Strength 66 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 72 Heading 57 Control 70 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 43 Tackling Skill 51 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 74 Awareness 75 Flair 65 Throw-in 50 Leadership 47 Consistency 55 Determination 59 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 44 RB 58 LB 58 CD 55 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 63 DM 64 RM 66 LM 66 AM 67 RW 67 LW 67 FR 68 FOR 67 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	25	66
5	CD	Jon Newsome Skills Move Speed 84 Agility 63 Acceleration 71 Stamina 69 Strength 94 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 32 Passing 37 Heading 70 Control 52 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 71 Awareness 69 Flair 25 Throw-in 45 Leadership 52 Consistency 72 Determination 79 Greed 49 Position ratings GK 44 RB 69 LB 69 CD 70 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 61 DM 58 RM 52 LM 52 AM 49 RW 46 LW 46 FR 49 FOR 49 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	70
6	CD	Des Walker Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 55 Acceleration 69 Stamina 61 Strength 76 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 52 Heading 72 Control 57 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 68 Awareness 80 Flair 18 Throw-in 41 Leadership 77 Consistency 65 Determination 80 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 43 RB 73 LB 73 CD 73 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 66 DM 66 RM 58 LM 58 AM 56 RW 50 LW 50 FR 51 FOR 48 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	73
7	FOR	Guy Whittingham Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 69 Acceleration 62 Stamina 78 Strength 71 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 54 Heading 67 Control 54 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 34 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 75 Awareness 78 Flair 61 Throw-in 39 Leadership 37 Consistency 57 Determination 59 Greed 52 Position ratings GK 47 RB 50 LB 50 CD 47 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 56 DM 54 RM 54 LM 54 AM 56 RW 59 LW 59 FR 62 FOR 68 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	31	68
8	FOR	Mark Bright Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 62 Acceleration 63 Stamina 78 Strength 83 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 67 Heading 60 Control 72 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 43 Tackling Skill 43 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 14 GK Handling 29 Other Cool 60 Awareness 72 Flair 80 Throw-in 40 Leadership 43 Consistency 68 Determination 63 Greed 52 Position ratings GK 47 RB 53 LB 53 CD 50 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 61 DM 60 RM 63 LM 63 AM 64 RW 67 LW 67 FR 69 FOR 68 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	34	68
9	FOR	David Hirst Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 68 Acceleration 68 Stamina 78 Strength 80 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 73 Passing 68 Heading 78 Control 62 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 42 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 27 Other Cool 68 Awareness 79 Flair 79 Throw-in 39 Leadership 40 Consistency 61 Determination 63 Greed 65 Position ratings GK 49 RB 57 LB 57 CD 54 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 64 DM 63 RM 64 LM 64 AM 66 RW 69 LW 69 FR 70 FOR 72 SS 71	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	72
10	FOR	Andrew Booth Skills Move Speed 77 Agility 64 Acceleration 79 Stamina 71 Strength 71 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 76 Passing 57 Heading 67 Control 62 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 70 Awareness 79 Flair 76 Throw-in 49 Leadership 29 Consistency 46 Determination 51 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 47 RB 50 LB 50 CD 48 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 61 DM 56 RM 59 LM 59 AM 61 RW 67 LW 67 FR 70 FOR 72 SS 70	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	72
11	RM	Regi Blinker Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 67 Acceleration 84 Stamina 73 Strength 75 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 68 Heading 61 Control 63 Dribbling 73 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 45 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 67 Awareness 77 Flair 80 Throw-in 35 Leadership 35 Consistency 65 Determination 55 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 45 RB 56 LB 56 CD 53 RWB 66 LWB 66 SW 66 DM 63 RM 66 LM 66 AM 68 RW 72 LW 72 FR 74 FOR 73 SS 72	🇳🇱 Dutch	27	66
12	DM	Graham Hyde Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 57 Acceleration 66 Stamina 80 Strength 68 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 52 Passing 74 Heading 57 Control 69 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 67 Awareness 74 Flair 69 Throw-in 41 Leadership 43 Consistency 53 Determination 55 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 44 RB 58 LB 58 CD 55 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 63 DM 65 RM 65 LM 65 AM 67 RW 67 LW 67 FR 67 FOR 61 SS 63	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	65
13	GK	Matthew Clarke Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 75 Acceleration 65 Stamina 60 Strength 67 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 16 Passing 61 Heading 36 Control 68 Dribbling 17 Tack Tackling Determination 29 Tackling Skill 26 GK GK Kick 71 GK Throw 75 GK Handling 77 Other Cool 78 Awareness 70 Flair 26 Throw-in 18 Leadership 43 Consistency 71 Determination 46 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 73 RB 42 LB 42 CD 38 RWB 38 LWB 38 SW 45 DM 50 RM 49 LM 49 AM 50 RW 45 LW 45 FR 45 FOR 39 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	73
14	CD	Steve Nicol Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 55 Acceleration 57 Stamina 73 Strength 87 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 37 Heading 69 Control 53 Dribbling 39 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 64 Awareness 73 Flair 20 Throw-in 43 Leadership 77 Consistency 73 Determination 71 Greed 49 Position ratings GK 43 RB 67 LB 67 CD 69 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 59 DM 57 RM 49 LM 49 AM 47 RW 44 LW 44 FR 47 FOR 46 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	34	69
15	RM	Benito Carbone Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 69 Acceleration 69 Stamina 71 Strength 73 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 79 Passing 83 Heading 58 Control 71 Dribbling 43 Tack Tackling Determination 64 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 65 Awareness 76 Flair 83 Throw-in 46 Leadership 31 Consistency 58 Determination 49 Greed 77 Position ratings GK 49 RB 69 LB 69 CD 66 RWB 65 LWB 65 SW 69 DM 75 RM 75 LM 75 AM 76 RW 68 LW 68 FR 67 FOR 73 SS 73	🇮🇹 Italian	24	75
17	RW	Lee Briscoe Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 64 Acceleration 61 Stamina 72 Strength 55 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 53 Passing 70 Heading 42 Control 61 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 32 Tackling Skill 27 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 59 Awareness 68 Flair 61 Throw-in 41 Leadership 42 Consistency 31 Determination 50 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 41 RB 41 LB 41 CD 38 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 54 DM 55 RM 58 LM 58 AM 61 RW 63 LW 63 FR 63 FOR 57 SS 59	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	63
18	CD	Dejan Stefanovic Skills Move Speed 61 Agility 55 Acceleration 55 Stamina 62 Strength 79 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 48 Heading 61 Control 61 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 11 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 27 Other Cool 58 Awareness 66 Flair 26 Throw-in 43 Leadership 32 Consistency 71 Determination 77 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 43 RB 69 LB 69 CD 69 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 60 DM 61 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 45 SS 44	Yugoslavian	21	69
19	AM	Scott Oakes Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 50 Acceleration 70 Stamina 72 Strength 63 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 72 Heading 52 Control 71 Dribbling 71 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 39 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 68 Awareness 79 Flair 60 Throw-in 47 Leadership 39 Consistency 67 Determination 51 Greed 64 Position ratings GK 44 RB 52 LB 52 CD 48 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 62 DM 62 RM 64 LM 64 AM 66 RW 68 LW 68 FR 70 FOR 67 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	66
20	AM	Wayne Collins Skills Move Speed 57 Agility 48 Acceleration 63 Stamina 77 Strength 67 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 67 Passing 75 Heading 58 Control 57 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 39 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 64 Awareness 76 Flair 58 Throw-in 45 Leadership 37 Consistency 65 Determination 52 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 40 RB 51 LB 51 CD 47 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 59 DM 62 RM 62 LM 62 AM 64 RW 64 LW 64 FR 63 FOR 62 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	64
21	DM	Ryan Jones Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 52 Acceleration 63 Stamina 78 Strength 88 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 63 Passing 71 Heading 54 Control 65 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 52 Tackling Skill 45 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 61 Awareness 72 Flair 58 Throw-in 47 Leadership 41 Consistency 40 Determination 54 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 41 RB 54 LB 54 CD 51 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 61 DM 62 RM 63 LM 63 AM 64 RW 64 LW 64 FR 64 FOR 62 SS 63	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	23	62
23	AM	Michael Williams Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 53 Acceleration 64 Stamina 71 Strength 63 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 66 Passing 70 Heading 53 Control 61 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 51 Tackling Skill 49 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 66 Awareness 68 Flair 61 Throw-in 42 Leadership 44 Consistency 42 Determination 57 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 42 RB 55 LB 55 CD 53 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 62 DM 62 RM 64 LM 64 AM 65 RW 65 LW 65 FR 65 FOR 64 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	65
24	RB	Brian Linighan Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 54 Acceleration 63 Stamina 60 Strength 69 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 24 Passing 43 Heading 49 Control 50 Dribbling 49 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 61 Awareness 60 Flair 31 Throw-in 46 Leadership 45 Consistency 69 Determination 72 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 40 RB 63 LB 63 CD 62 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 59 DM 55 RM 51 LM 51 AM 50 RW 49 LW 49 FR 50 FOR 42 SS 41	🇮🇪 Irish	22	63
26	DM	Richard Barker Skills Move Speed 52 Agility 44 Acceleration 47 Stamina 65 Strength 72 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 42 Passing 62 Heading 63 Control 52 Dribbling 40 Tack Tackling Determination 53 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 68 Awareness 65 Flair 31 Throw-in 48 Leadership 30 Consistency 39 Determination 55 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 38 RB 64 LB 64 CD 64 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 59 DM 64 RM 58 LM 58 AM 57 RW 50 LW 50 FR 48 FOR 48 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	64
27	DM	Adam Poric Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 45 Acceleration 42 Stamina 69 Strength 77 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 46 Passing 57 Heading 64 Control 55 Dribbling 42 Tack Tackling Determination 64 Tackling Skill 46 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 70 Awareness 63 Flair 38 Throw-in 44 Leadership 31 Consistency 35 Determination 67 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 36 RB 54 LB 54 CD 53 RWB 47 LWB 47 SW 52 DM 55 RM 52 LM 52 AM 52 RW 49 LW 49 FR 49 FOR 50 SS 50	🇦🇺 Australian	23	55
28	AM	Orlando Trustfull Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 58 Acceleration 49 Stamina 70 Strength 82 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 59 Passing 79 Heading 65 Control 66 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 12 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 74 Awareness 77 Flair 47 Throw-in 39 Leadership 46 Consistency 60 Determination 66 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 44 RB 69 LB 69 CD 67 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 67 DM 73 RM 69 LM 69 AM 69 RW 62 LW 62 FR 61 FOR 60 SS 62	🇳🇱 Dutch	25	69
29	AM	Richie Humphreys Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 69 Acceleration 73 Stamina 54 Strength 59 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 83 Passing 76 Heading 59 Control 64 Dribbling 71 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 50 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 62 Awareness 74 Flair 57 Throw-in 45 Leadership 44 Consistency 53 Determination 61 Greed 69 Position ratings GK 45 RB 56 LB 56 CD 54 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 65 DM 66 RM 68 LM 68 AM 70 RW 71 LW 71 FR 70 FOR 72 SS 72	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	70