Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Can anybody help My wifes nan died last year and was an avid Owl, her brother Charlie Tomlinson played for the Owls between 1946-41 and still holds the record for the fastest goal scored by a Wednesday player...if anybody could help I'm after a photograph of Charlie for my wife Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Buxtonian Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) Sorry I cannot help with a photo, but sympathies to your wife. Charlie Tomlinson was in one of the earliest Wednesday sides I ever turned out to watch. Hope she gets her photo. I'm sure the club must have something in their records, but why not try http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk.They have forums on both the Sheffield Clubs and much other helpful material. Edited February 8, 2011 by Buxtonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWednesdayFC Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Not sure if he can help you but a poster on here called KivoOwl is good with stuff like this. It might also be worth getting in touch with the clubs historian, whose name escapes me but I'm sure someone on here can point you in the right direction. UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Charlie does indeed hold the record for the fastest goal ever scored by a Wednesday player. In October 1949 he netted after just 12 seconds in a game at Deepdale! I will try and find a picture for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Kivo owl that would be fantastic if you could.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Taken from 'The Wednesday Boys' by Jason Dickinson & John Brodie. This is a fantastic book that chronicles every player to have ever pulled on the blue and white stripes - there's a fair few paragraphs on Charlie as well as career information etc..., and i'd recommend you buy it, if only for the better quality photo! By the way, about a year ago I compiled a list of all the players to have played for the Owls, in chronological order, and Charlie was the th player to appear in a competitive game for Wednesday. 387 Redfern Froggatt 388 Reg Stewart 389 Hugh Swift 390 Charlie Tomlinson 391 Alex Wands 392 Tommy Ward 393 Tom Gale Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I think I've seen them ears before on Fanny Jeffers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Kivo, have you ever come across a player called Ian Roath? He's my wifes sort of uncle and he claims to have played for wednesday. Says it was first team but I've never seen his name on your lists or owt. He was telling me about playing at hillsborough but I'm thinking he only mad the reserves. He had a massive brain haemmorage a while ago so isn't fully aware of everything. Be nice to verify his story or not as the case may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Kivo, have you ever come across a player called Ian Roath? He's my wifes sort of uncle and he claims to have played for wednesday. Says it was first team but I've never seen his name on your lists or owt. He was telling me about playing at hillsborough but I'm thinking he only mad the reserves. He had a massive brain haemmorage a while ago so isn't fully aware of everything. Be nice to verify his story or not as the case may be. Sorry, never seen his name. I've recently been checking up on reserve team goalscorers and not seen his name there either, though if he was a defender he might not have got on the scoresheet too often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sorry, never seen his name. I've recently been checking up on reserve team goalscorers and not seen his name there either, though if he was a defender he might not have got on the scoresheet too often? From what I remember he was a defender so maybe that would explain it. Next time I see him I'll try and chat to him about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumboldowl Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 When I was a lad in the nineteen fifties, Charlie Tomlinson played for Langwith Miners Welfare in the Central Alliance. He used to fly up the wing like muck off a shovel, and was a great favourite. The gates at that time were between two and three thousand, which wasn't bad for none league football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks to kivo owl and dumboldass...the photo is great and I will definately be buying the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks to kivo owl and dumboldass...the photo is great and I will definately be buying the book Why on earth did I put dumboldass...I apologise for my incorrect spelling dumboldowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Why on earth did I put dumboldass...I apologise for my incorrect spelling dumboldowl FIGHT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innes Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wow, christmas eve that he got the fastest goal? Team was: Morton, Swift, Pickering, Turton, Gale, Cockcroft, Rogers, Robinson, Lindsay, Froggatt, Tomlinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectOWL Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Aye up Doddicus. Charlie (Shaddows) Tomlinson was my grandad. Mom has a scap book full of photos of him and his team mates from that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 ProjectOwl anychance of getting intouch...would really love to see some of the photos...the wife was saying earlier she was really surprised her nan hadn't got any of Charlie playing...she had some of him as a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectOWL Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 No problem Doddicus. I live in Lincoln but I'm a season ticket holder. I'm usually in the 1867 lounge before the game along with both my parents. So maybe we could meet up for a pint or three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doddicus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sounds like a plan to me... Ask if your parents remember Gillian...my mother in law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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