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Nickname: The Owls
Ground: Hillsborough
Capacity: 39,859
Last season: Ninth
Manager: Brian Laws (September 2004)

In: Steve Watson (West Brom), Richard Hinds (Scunthorpe), Lee Grant (Derby), Robert Burch (Tottenham), Francis Jeffers (Blackburn).

Out: Chris Adamson (Stockport), Barry Corr (Swindon), John Hills (Blackpool), Steven MacLean (Cardiff), Graham Coughlan (Rotherham), Steve Adams, Matt Bowman, David Graham (Gillingham).

BBC Sport verdict: A strong finish to last season has given cause for optimism at Hillsborough, but Brian Laws needs to add to a thin squad in August, with a 20-goal-a-season striker a priority.

Key man: Chris Brunt