Sheffield Wednesday have fallen on difficult financial circumstances in recent years, courtesy of former chairman Dejphon Chansiri, but the Owls have enjoyed a largely illustrious history in the English game.
In the modern era, the former top-flight club have spent most of their time in the Championship, while they have also endured League One campaigns.
The Hillsborough faithful will have fond memories of both the 2015/16 and 2016/17 second-tier seasons, which witnessed their side achieve back-to-back play-off finishes.
Sheffield Wednesday have also earned promotions from League One in recent years, perhaps most memorably in 2012, when the Owls successfully booked a top-two side ahead of bitter rivals Sheffield United.
Following their Championship return, the South Yorkshire outfit acquired eventual England midfielder Ross Barkley on loan from Everton.
Sheffield Wednesday helped Ross Barkley earn regular game time at Everton ahead of lucrative Chelsea move
Ross Barkley
Barkley had made just 10 senior appearances for Everton before he joined the Owls on loan at the beginning of the 2012/13 second-tier season.
Then a youngster, the creative midfielder swiftly endeared himself to Wednesday supporters by notching four goals in 13 Championship outings.
Barkley's Wednesday debut arrived in an away defeat to Brighton, but the midfielder was clearly not disheartened, scoring his first goal for the Owls from the penalty spot against Bolton Wanderers just a week later, albeit the encounter with the Greater Manchester club ended in a 2-1 loss at Hillsborough.
The Englishman went on to help Wednesday defeat Ipswich Town 3-0 in October 2012 by scoring a brace, while Michail Antonio's goal inflicted further damage on the Tractor Boys.
As reported by BBC Sport, former Owls boss Dave Jones spoke highly about Barkley's talent: "Ross has got better and better since he came here. The lad has a very bright future and playing games in the Championship will certainly help his development."
Partly thanks to Barkley's efforts, the S6 club finished 18th in the second tier at the end of the 2012/13 season, avoiding an unwanted return to League One by four points.
Meanwhile, the former Everton star would not spend the entirety of the campaign with Wednesday, instead joining fellow Yorkshire club Leeds United for another loan spell in January 2013.
After returning to Goodison Park from Elland Road, the eventual Aston Villa man made 167 appearances for the Toffees, scoring 27 goals in the process.
As per BBC Sport, Everton went on to recoup a fee of £15million for Barkley's services by selling him to Chelsea in January 2018.
Had Sheffield Wednesday never enabled the midfielder to get his senior career off the ground, the Merseyside club may not have received an eight-figure transfer sum for their academy graduate.
Wednesday supporters may have been surprised by Ross Barkley developments at Chelsea
Ross Barkley
Owls supporters witnessed Barkley prove his worth in the Championship at just 18 years old back in 2012, and would have been thrilled to see him score six goals in 34 Premier League appearances for Everton the following campaign.
Having seen the England man perform well in South Yorkshire in the infancy of his career, the Wednesday faithful would have believed that the midfielder was going to have a strong impact at Chelsea, once he agreed terms with the West London outfit in January 2018.
However, the former Everton star fell out of favour at Stamford Bridge, prompting a free transfer move to French Ligue 1 club Nice for the 2022/23 season.
Barkley's time with Nice got him back on the Premier League radar, as he joined then top-flight side Luton Town ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
The ex-Wednesday man proved his worth in the English game yet again, scoring five goals and producing a further six assists across all competitions, but it wasn't enough to stop the Kenilworth Road side from suffering relegation.
Meanwhile, Owls supporters will be surprised that Barkley didn't enjoy a longer career at Chelsea, whereas Everton can thank the South Yorkshire club for his eventual transfer to West London.