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With the dressing room dream scene currently being produced by Jamie Cooper, It got me thinking about who could realistically be considered as a club great, for whatever reason, and could be deemed worthy of being included in something such as this painting. It's not all about appearances or goals, but those statistics certainly add to a players worth in the history books. We've all done a favourite 11 before, and obviously those are usually heavily weighted with early 90's players, as this is a relatively recent glory period. If nothing else, in compiling this list, I have found it interesting looking into our more "ancient" history in a little more depth than I have ever really bothered doing before.

Apparently Cooper's painting will include just 10 players from our history, so of course some people will be disappointed that certain players have been left out. You can't please all the people all the time!

Here's a short(ish) list of past players who I would consider to be our club greats/legends/cult heroes.. In chronological order, I've tried to cover as many of the most notable servants of Wednesday as I could here from all eras, but I'm sure I will have missed a few out. Some of you may find this kind of thing boring, but some of you may see a players name that you don't recognise, tap it into google and find out a little more about them and our history, as I have, and some of you may have a different opinion to who made my list.

 

PLAYER           YEAR(S)       LEAGUE APPs

C Clegg            1867                 0

T Cawley          1882-91            35

A Mumford       1888-94            43

F Spiksley        1892-05            324

A Langley         1893-03            317

T Crawshaw     1894-08            465

A Wilson           1900-20            545

T Davison         1908-26            397

E Blenkinsop     1923-34           424

J Brown             1923-37           507

J Allen               1927-31           114

E Rimmer          1928-38           418

R Starling          1932-37           176

J Robinson        1934-46           108

R Froggatt         1942-60           458

D Dooley            1947-53           63

A Finney            1949-65           503

J Sewell             1951-55           175

A Quixall            1951-58           260

P Swan              1952-73           301

D Megson          1952-70           442

T Kay                 1955-63           203

J Fantham          1956-69           435

R Springett         1958-67           384

D Layne              1962-64           81

J McCalliog         1965-69           150

T Craig               1969-74           233

T Curran             1979-82           138

M Sterland          1979-89           347

G Megson           1981-89          286

M Lyons              1982-85           135

M Hodge             1983-88           197

N Worthington     1984-94          417

K Pressman         1985-04          478

D Hirst                 1986-97           358

N Pearson           1987-94           221

C Palmer            1989-94 + '01   286

R Nilsson             1989-94           186

J Sheridan           1989-96           244

C Waddle             1992-96           147

D Walker              1993-01           362

B Carbone           1996-99           107

P Di Canio            1997-99           48

 

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12 minutes ago, Internationowl said:

With the dressing room dream scene currently being produced by Jamie Cooper, It got me thinking about who could realistically be considered as a club great, for whatever reason, and could be deemed worthy of being included in something such as this painting. It's not all about appearances or goals, but those statistics certainly add to a players worth in the history books. We've all done a favourite 11 before, and obviously those are usually heavily weighted with early 90's players, as this is a relatively recent glory period. If nothing else, in compiling this list, I have found it interesting looking into our more "ancient" history in a little more depth than I have ever really bothered doing before.

Apparently Cooper's painting will include just 10 players from our history, so of course some people will be disappointed that certain players have been left out. You can't please all the people all the time!

Here's a short(ish) list of past players who I would consider to be our club greats/legends/cult heroes.. In chronological order, I've tried to cover as many of the most notable servants of Wednesday as I could here from all eras, but I'm sure I will have missed a few out. Some of you may find this kind of thing boring, but some of you may see a players name that you don't recognise, tap it into google and find out a little more about them and our history, as I have, and some of you may have a different opinion to who made my list.

 

PLAYER           YEAR(S)       LEAGUE APPs

C Clegg            1867                 0

T Cawley          1882-91            35

A Mumford       1888-94            43

F Spiksley        1892-05            324

A Langley         1893-03            317

T Crawshaw     1894-08            465

A Wilson           1900-20            545

T Davison         1908-26            397

E Blenkinsop     1923-34           424

J Brown             1923-37           507

J Allen               1927-31           114

E Rimmer          1928-38           418

R Starling          1932-37           176

J Robinson        1934-46           108

R Froggatt         1942-60           458

D Dooley            1947-53           63

A Finney            1949-65           503

J Sewell             1951-55           175

A Quixall            1951-58           260

P Swan              1952-73           301

D Megson          1952-70           442

T Kay                 1955-63           203

J Fantham          1956-69           435

R Springett         1958-67           384

D Layne              1962-64           81

J McCalliog         1965-69           150

T Craig               1969-74           233

T Curran             1979-82           138

M Sterland          1979-89           347

G Megson           1981-89          286

M Lyons              1982-85           135

M Hodge             1983-88           197

N Worthington     1984-94          417

K Pressman         1985-04          478

D Hirst                 1986-97           358

N Pearson           1987-94           221

C Palmer            1989-94 + '01   286

R Nilsson             1989-94           186

J Sheridan           1989-96           244

C Waddle             1992-96           147

D Walker              1993-01           362

B Carbone           1996-99           107

P Di Canio            1997-99           48

 

 

Bit before my time but I was always under the impression that these signed together. There's a picture of them both eating an uncooked pizza. I was under the impression that this was the official unveiling or whatever its called. 

 

 

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26 minutes ago, Internationowl said:

With the dressing room dream scene currently being produced by Jamie Cooper, It got me thinking about who could realistically be considered as a club great, for whatever reason, and could be deemed worthy of being included in something such as this painting. It's not all about appearances or goals, but those statistics certainly add to a players worth in the history books. We've all done a favourite 11 before, and obviously those are usually heavily weighted with early 90's players, as this is a relatively recent glory period. If nothing else, in compiling this list, I have found it interesting looking into our more "ancient" history in a little more depth than I have ever really bothered doing before.

Apparently Cooper's painting will include just 10 players from our history, so of course some people will be disappointed that certain players have been left out. You can't please all the people all the time!

Here's a short(ish) list of past players who I would consider to be our club greats/legends/cult heroes.. In chronological order, I've tried to cover as many of the most notable servants of Wednesday as I could here from all eras, but I'm sure I will have missed a few out. Some of you may find this kind of thing boring, but some of you may see a players name that you don't recognise, tap it into google and find out a little more about them and our history, as I have, and some of you may have a different opinion to who made my list.

 

PLAYER           YEAR(S)       LEAGUE APPs

C Clegg            1867                 0

T Cawley          1882-91            35

A Mumford       1888-94            43

F Spiksley        1892-05            324

A Langley         1893-03            317

T Crawshaw     1894-08            465

A Wilson           1900-20            545

T Davison         1908-26            397

E Blenkinsop     1923-34           424

J Brown             1923-37           507

J Allen               1927-31           114

E Rimmer          1928-38           418

R Starling          1932-37           176

J Robinson        1934-46           108

R Froggatt         1942-60           458

D Dooley            1947-53           63

A Finney            1949-65           503

J Sewell             1951-55           175

A Quixall            1951-58           260

P Swan              1952-73           301

D Megson          1952-70           442

T Kay                 1955-63           203

J Fantham          1956-69           435

R Springett         1958-67           384

D Layne              1962-64           81

J McCalliog         1965-69           150

T Craig               1969-74           233

T Curran             1979-82           138

M Sterland          1979-89           347

G Megson           1981-89          286

M Lyons              1982-85           135

M Hodge             1983-88           197

N Worthington     1984-94          417

K Pressman         1985-04          478

D Hirst                 1986-97           358

N Pearson           1987-94           221

C Palmer            1989-94 + '01   286

R Nilsson             1989-94           186

J Sheridan           1989-96           244

C Waddle             1992-96           147

D Walker              1993-01           362

B Carbone           1996-99           107

P Di Canio            1997-99           48

 

C Clegg Wednesday legend

 

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7 minutes ago, Owling said:

C Clegg Wednesday legend

 

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As the date suggests he was involved when wednesday The Wednesday were established as a professional club, but was apparently staunchly againt professionalism in football. As a result there are no records, to my knowledge, of him representing us in a professional league game. He later became chairman of the club during the formative years, so I thought him to be a worthy inclusion.

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29 minutes ago, OughtibridgeOwl said:

 

Bit before my time but I was always under the impression that these signed together. There's a picture of them both eating an uncooked pizza. I was under the impression that this was the official unveiling or whatever its called. 

 

 

 

We bought Carbone first from Inter, think it was around October-November (no August transfer window nonsense back then!). Then we got Di Canio from Celtic the following summer

 

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27 minutes ago, OughtibridgeOwl said:

 

Bit before my time but I was always under the impression that these signed together. There's a picture of them both eating an uncooked pizza. I was under the impression that this was the official unveiling or whatever its called. 

 

 

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that was just a publicity shot and Beni was already a Wednesday player. A quick search shows that the club was far more creative and less sterotyping when we signed Carbone in doing a shot of him eating some pasta.......

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27 minutes ago, Owling said:

C Clegg Wednesday legend

 

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Also founded the bacon stripes who have took our original nickname. He did however have an illustrious career in the administration of the game. In that capacity he was a legend. He played once for England but didn't like his team-mates remarking "snobs from the south who had no use for a lawyer from Sheffield". He was a Wednesday fan despite everything but being a blades founder sort of disqualifies him as a Wednesday legend.

 

Edit to correct a typo.

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18 minutes ago, OughtibridgeOwl said:

 

Bit before my time but I was always under the impression that these signed together. There's a picture of them both eating an uncooked pizza. I was under the impression that this was the official unveiling or whatever its called. 

 

 

No Carbone had already been there nearly a year.  Signed October 1996 from Inter Milan.  That picture was just a publicity picture after Di Canio had joined his countryman in August 1997 from Celtic.

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5 minutes ago, Owl999 said:

I agree, infamous but certainly not a legend .

Players like Gerry Young, Tom McInearney, Norman Curtis from the 5's and 60's have been missed off and have more a claim to be a club legend than Di Canio.  Di Canio one of the best players but I would say he needed a longer spell to be a legend.

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1 hour ago, Etchesketch said:

Players like Gerry Young, Tom McInearney, Norman Curtis from the 5's and 60's have been missed off and have more a claim to be a club legend than Di Canio.  Di Canio one of the best players but I would say he needed a longer spell to be a legend.

Fair point, but unfortunately I'm not old enough to have seen them play hence me missing them out. Di Canio, although not here all that long, is probably the most talented Wednesday player I have ever seen in the flesh.

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