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Sheffield Wednesday cat was missing for seven months before invading pitch to be rescued

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Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Wigan Athletic was considered dead and had been without its owner for seven months. Alison Jubb recognised the feline which disrupted the fixture at Hillsborough Stadium, having lost ‘Topsey’ in June during a trip to a cattery in Sheffield.

In the League One fixture on Tuesday night, the pet ran on the pitch during the second half, causing a delay to the match while players tried to capture the scurrying animal.

Ultimately, Wigan player Jason Kerr was able to pick up the pet and take it over to a vet who tended to it overnight for examination.

Jubb told BBC Sport: "She went missing last June. We were going away and I was taking her to a cattery and she escaped out of the cat box and we never heard anything again. "My daughter-in-law rang me last night as they were watching the match and said there was a cat on the football pitch.

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