Wednesday are devastated as David Layne, Peter Swan and former player Tony Kay are convicted of match fixing and are banned for life by the FA.  Sensationally manager Vic Buckingham is sacked with 2 matchs of the season to go with Wednesday in the top 6.  Although he wasn't believed to be involved in the match fixing scandle, his apparent lax attitude to player's discipline may have been a factor in his dismissal. 

For the fourth season running, Wednesday decline to enter the Football League Cup (now EFL Cup).