Palmer had an incredible 2022/23 campaign, playing more games and minutes than he ever has before in a single season, and going on to win a whole host of individual awards along the way. He also happened to be the player that scored the Owls’ dramatic late equaliser in the Miracle of Hillsborough against Peterborough United.
The win over Barnsley at Wembley last month was his 397th appearance for the club more than a decade after his debut back in 2010, and after a clause was triggered in his contract he’ll almost certainly be adding to that tally in the Championship next season.
‘Palms’ will join a very exclusive group of players to have passed the 400-game mark once he makes those three extra appearances, and if all goes well for him then he could even clamber up into the club’s top 10 appearance-makers of all time, becoming the first modern day player to do so since Kevin Pressman.
Here are the other 13 players who have over 400 Wednesday outings to their name:
5. Teddy Davison - 424
Pictured here as a manager of Chesterfield, Davison spent over a decade as The Wednesday’s number one - holding down a place between the sticks for many, many years before leaving in 1926. | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
6. Ernest Blenkinsop - 424
Signed for £1,250 in 1923, Blenkinsop will go down as an excellent value for money signing. The left back won three league titles in Wednesday colours before his departure. | copied by Sheffield Newspapers
7. Johnny Fantham - 434
One of Sheffield’s most talented sons, Fantham left a lasting impact at Hillsborough and remains the second highest scorer in the club’s history with 167 goals. In 13 years he secured his status as an Owls great. | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
8. Don Megson - 44214th December 1968
Described as ‘Mr Sheffield Wednesday’ by some, Megson wrote his name into the club’s history with a decade of service to the club. The full back served years as captain - sadly passed away earlier this year aged 86. | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd