Liam Palmer is hoping to overtake two more legends at his beloved Sheffield Wednesday before the end of the season.

The 34-year-old made his 499th appearance for the Owls over the weekend as Wednesday were narrowly beaten by Derby County, and the clash with Watford on Tuesday evening will see him become just the fourth player in the history of the club to hit 500.

Andrew Wilson (546) currently tops Wednesday’s list of all-time appearance-makers, followed by Jack Brown (507) and Alan Finney (504), and though reaching top spot could be a big ask, Palmer could leapfrog the others before the 2025/26 campaign is over.

Speaking ahead of his big night on Tuesday, the defender spoke of his love for his boyhood club, and thanked all of those who have believed in him along the journey. What lies ahead is unknown as things stand, but he promises to give his all for as long as he’s needed.

Liam Palmer’s love for the Owls

“I love playing for this club,” he told the media on Monday. “I find myself to be very lucky that I’ve not been a player that’s had to move around, not had to uproot my family. I love playing for this badge, and I’m thankful to every manager that has trusted me with that throughout the years. I think it’s probably 15 managers and over 200 players. Football is a funny game, sport is in general, because you don’t really get chance to look too far back - it’s probably only when I’ve finished playing that I’ll do it properly

“A lot of sportspeople’s brains are just wired to go to the next session, the next meeting, the next game. It’s cliche, but I don’t think you can ever look too far ahead. 504 and 507 are the next ones to catch for me, and we’ve got enough games to do that this season.

“The focus is on that short-term, but longer-term I’ll just keep turning up, keep going, and I’ll keep trying to help the team as long as I’m asked to do so. I just want to help the club move forward.”

Wednesday face the Hornets at 7:45pm, with ‘Palms’ set to lead out the team as captain as he becomes quingenarius number four in the history of this storied football club.