Sheffield Wednesday appointed Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP as administrators on 24 October 2025. The joint administrators named in the appointment record were Julian Pitts, Paul Stanley and Kris Anthony Wigfield. Begbies Traynor had previously handled Wigan Athletic’s administration, but the available court-source excerpt does not establish that the firm administered Blackpool.
Which firm and practitioners were appointed?
The appointment notice in The Gazette names Julian Nigel Richard Pitts, Kris Anthony Wigfield and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP as joint administrators of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited. The appointment date was 24 October 2025. Companies House records the same start date and practitioners.
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The English Football League said on 24 October 2025 that it had received formal notice of steps to appoint administrators for both the club and the company that owns Hillsborough. The EFL said the administration triggered an automatic 12-point deduction under league regulations. Its statement attributes that deduction to the league’s rules.
What had Begbies Traynor done at Wigan Athletic?
Begbies Traynor had earlier worked on Wigan Athletic’s administration. The firm says it was appointed over five companies in the Wigan Athletic group. In its own retrospective account, the aims included completing the 2019/20 season, paying player and staff wages as funds allowed, and finding a buyer; it says a sale staved off liquidation. Begbies Traynor’s case study is the source for that account. Companies House also records administration filings for Wigan Athletic Holdings in July 2020 and subsequent case filings. The company record does not establish that the three practitioners named in Wednesday’s appointment personally handled Wigan’s case.
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Did the firm administer Blackpool?
The Blackpool claim in the original wording is not established by the available source excerpt. A court judgment mentions Gerald Krasner as a Begbies Traynor partner and discusses his football-club experience, but the passage does not show that Begbies Traynor was appointed administrator of Blackpool Football Club. The judgment excerpt therefore cannot substantiate that specific claim.
Is Sheffield Wednesday still in administration?
No. On 2 May 2026, the EFL said Begbies Traynor had agreed with Arise Capital Partners LLC to transfer the club’s assets and that Sheffield Wednesday under its new ownership was no longer regarded as in administration. The EFL update describes that status. Wiggin LLP reported on 6 May 2026 that the sale had completed after EFL approval. Its account covers the completion.
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