Back in the Big Time! Sheffield Wednesday's Return to Division One,
1984-86 tells the story of the Owls' return to the top flight after 14
years in the wilderness. In the 1970s, the club had been a footballing
byword for underachievement. After flirting with relegation to Division
Four in 1976, it began its slow climb back to the top table under Jack
Charlton and then Howard Wilkinson. It was Wilkinson's team that gained
promotion to the highest league in 1984. They attacked Division One with
gusto - within two years finishing fifth in the league and embarking on
cup campaigns that took them heartbreakingly close to Wembley. Drawing
on detailed research, John Dyson shines new light on the period,
combining exclusive interviews with key players, management and club
officials with the perspective of supporters and others to piece
together a new history. Here is the unfiltered story of a team that did
not give up. This is the Owls back in the big time!