Sheffield Wednesday Facing Winding-Up Petition Over £1m Tax Debt

Sheffield Wednesday are set to be served with a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & Customs after failing to settle a £1m debt, according to an investigation by BBC Radio Sheffield and the Sheffield Star.

The development will place further pressure on owner Dejphon Chansiri to sell the financially troubled Championship club, which is already under five separate EFL embargoes following repeated failures to pay wages on time.

The situation has left Wednesday in turmoil both on and off the field. The club sits second bottom of the Championship with just six points from nine matches, while ongoing uncertainty has resulted in a depleted squad and disrupted preparations.

Wage payments were delayed in both March and May, triggering EFL sanctions and creating instability throughout the summer. Former manager Danny Rohl resigned in July, with assistant Henrik Pedersen stepping in only days before the new season began.

Wednesday’s pre-season campaign was severely affected, with no friendlies played in front of supporters and players withdrawing from a planned match against Burnley amid unpaid wages.

Fans have mounted protests at matches and boycotted home cup ties against Leeds and Grimsby, while the supporters’ trust urged a boycott of food and drink sales inside Hillsborough.

Chansiri, who has owned the club for a decade, has been absent throughout the crisis, and no credible takeover offer has yet materialised.