Sheffield Wednesday has received a new six-point deduction penalty for violating EFL rules and regulations.
The EFL has announced, via The Independent, that the Owls have been demoted to minus 10 points in the rankings, having already been punished 12 for entering administration in late October.
Breaches of the league’s rules occurred under previous owner Dejphon Chansiri, who has since lost control of the Championship team after delegating responsibility to the administrators.
The Thai billionaire managed the club’s failure to pay players and staff on schedule many times in 2025, leading to their October 24 administration.
Begbies Traynor has been chosen to supervise the sale of the South Yorkshire firm, with a preferred bidder still to be announced despite widespread speculation about potential new owners.
The EFL has confirmed Sheffield Wednesday’s points deduction as the latest blow to the Owls.
The EFL has revealed that Sheffield Wednesday has been punished six points for several violations of its regulations following an agreement with the second-tier side, with a failure to meet mandatory payments given as the reason.
As part of this verdict, the Owls’ previous owner has been given a three-year ban that precludes him from owning or becoming a director of any EFL club between now and 2028, albeit he is unlikely to pass the Owners Test.
“Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations, with the club’s former owner, Mr Dejphon Chansiri, prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years,” the Football League (EFL) announced on Sky Sports.
“The sanctions on both the club and Mr Chansiri can be confirmed after the parties reached an agreement on the appropriate sanction which was subsequently ratified by the chair of the appointed independent disciplinary commission.”
Sheffield Wednesday were already at the bottom of the table before this recent development, and their position in the standings is now even more entrenched.
Henrik Pedersen’s side has won only one of their first 18 games, and they are therefore almost guaranteed to be relegated from the Championship this season.
Following this latest defeat, the gap to safety has grown to 27 points, with Yorkshire currently trailing by 10 points.
Sheffield Wednesday’s next game is a trip to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, with a preferred bidder to take over the club unlikely to be identified before then after it was revealed that the soft deadline of December 5 for that announcement would be extended.
Sheffield Wednesday’s points deduction had little effect on the club; Henrik Pedersen has a significant challenge.
Survival from relegation was all but certain when Sheffield Wednesday were issued with a 12-point deduction based on their results thus far this season; this is now just adding fuel to the fire.
An extra six stings, but it has no meaningful influence on the team in terms of results or squad depth, especially with the additions of the veteran duo of Liam Cooper and Nathan Redmond.
The good news is that these breaches have had an impact on this season rather than stretching into the next, so they should be able to start over in League One next year under a new owner – as long as the price paid for the takeover satisfies all creditors.
While Sheffield Wednesday fans have been heartbroken by the club’s decline, they can take comfort in knowing that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel.
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