This is how long it's been since Sheffield Wednesday travelled to Millwall on a Saturday

The 2019/20 Championship fixtures are out and in the third round of matches Sheffield Wednesday supporters will make the trip to Millwall on August 17 – the first time they’ll have played at The Den on a Saturday since 2006.
Sheffield Wednesday will travel to Millwall on August 17.Sheffield Wednesday will travel to Millwall on August 17.
Sheffield Wednesday will travel to Millwall on August 17.

The fixture has been played on either a Monday or a Tuesday night on five consecutive occasions since the Owls’ return to the second tier in 2012. It’s been a common gripe of Wednesday supporters forced to navigate evening travel and obscene midweek return times.

They’ve had a reasonable record down there in that time, however, recording two wins, two draws and a defeat.

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Supporters will hope for a re-run of the result their last Saturday visit - on February 4 of the 2005/06 season - when a 63rd-minute Frankie Simek goal earned Wednesday three priceless points in an old-fashioned relegation six-pointer.

The opener, which came just seconds after the home side had a goal disallowed, was far from the most incredible factor in the game, overshadowed by club legend Lee Bullen’s second-half performance – and clean sheet - in goal.

The result didn’t quite act as the springboard fans may have hoped for, however, as Paul Sturrock’s men went the next five games without a win, turning their form around in the last weeks of the season to record a run of one defeat in their last nine matches.

Wednesday stayed up by 10 points, in 19th place. Millwall were relegated.