The crazy numbers behind Liam Palmer's Sheffield Wednesday journey
April will see Liam Palmer and Jack Brown to go second on Sheffield Wednesday's list of all-time appearance-makers.
It’s all a bit mad, really. ‘Palms’ has been on quite the journey since his debut against Bury back in 2010, and he’ll definitely not have expected to make 502 outings in the colours of his boyhood club.
There have been promotions, relegations, a great escape and numerous awards… There’s also been a pretty memorable goal at Hillsborough that no Wednesdayite who was alive to see it will ever forget.
Playing over 500 games for one club is a feat in itself, but to do so in a modern game where players move left, right and centre is genuinely incredible. He has had chances to leave, and he’s had to fight his way back into managerial plans on many occasions, but he’s always pulled it off. With professionalism and dignity, too.
Here at The Wednesday Word we thought we’d take a look at some of the crazy numbers behind Mr. Sheffield Wednesday’s long spell at S6.
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38, 234 - Total minutes played in a Sheffield Wednesday shirt. And counting.
242 - The amount of Wednesday players he’s shared a pitch with in a competitive fixture.
23,236 - Minutes playing alongside Barry Bannan
636 - Successful league tackles since the start of 2013/14
181 - The games played with Atdhe Nuhiu. More than any other Owl except Barry Bannan (315).
12, 809 - Minutes on the field with Tom Lees. Only Bannan is higher.
34 - Goals and assists, including at least one in every competition he’s played in. The Championship, League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup.
780 - Clearances Championship and League One clearances since the 2013/14 season began.
46 - Games played for Tranmere Rovers - his only time spent away from the Owls.
17 - The amount of active players with 500 appearances for one club. Igor Akinfeev (817 - CSKA Moscow) is top, and Palmer is only one of six in the UK.
17, again - Matches against Middlesbrough, more than any other club.
6-0 - Biggest win in a Wednesday shirt. It came against Leeds United in 2014.
2 - Player of the Year awards - 2013/14 and 2022/23.
1 - Play-off semi-final goal in the final seconds of injury time
Six active players with 500 or more appearances, who are the others? Great stat!