dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 You can just make out Tango's Grandad - he's the one not wearing a flat cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Any pictures of where the South meets the West Stand...from same era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Any pictures of where the South meets the West Stand...from same era? Actually no - that seemed to be where they took photos from, but I'll have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Sewell Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 And that's where I was for my first match just tall enough to see over that wall at the front. For the next match I looked through the railings to the left on the old North stand terrace even though admission was double at 2 bob ( 10p). Seeing how packed in the crowd, is people used to faint on a regular basis and get passed down over everyone's heads. I used to think it was quite normal- Oh somebody's fainted again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nice one...someone put a link to the British Pathe web site the other week...It's well worth a look.Just type in Hillsborough and there's a few games from the 50's and 60's. Mostly semi finals..It's interesting to see Hillsborough pre 62 before the North was built and after before the Lep as it is today was built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Royds Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Those house still the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Them houses were old even then! Built at the turn of the century!....and still standing now! Edited September 17, 2012 by fatzooma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Those house still the same? Haven't the ones nearest the ground been knocked down for the Gym/Megastore.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 And that's where I was for my first match just tall enough to see over that wall at the front. For the next match I looked through the railings to the left on the old North stand terrace even though admission was double at 2 bob ( 10p). Seeing how packed in the crowd, is people used to faint on a regular basis and get passed down over everyone's heads. I used to think it was quite normal- Oh somebody's fainted again ! Thanks for sharing that - memories like that should be preserved. My Dad likes to tell me stories how children used to be passed over the heads of the crown down to the front. I take everything he says with a pinch of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezb69swfc Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 dunsbyowl - far and away my favourite poster on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GrahamHydeFanClub Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Love these old photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Look at the crowds WOW! Where did they all go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 You can just make out Tango's Grandad - he's the one not wearing a flat cap. Just found this same pic in Keith Farnsworths complete history of Wednesday 1867-1987. There's also some pics of the North Stand being built in 1962......actually..being a closet historian...can anyone tell me if the North was built in time for the 62/63 season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowyOwl13 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Worth remembering about the crowds in those days that people would go to both Sheffield Wednesday and United matches, which is why they'd get stupidly big crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Worth remembering about the crowds in those days that people would go to both Sheffield Wednesday and United matches, which is why they'd get stupidly big crowds. I think it's more the fact that Football has priced itself away froma lot of "common folk"Also TV saturation is killing it as a spectacle. I'm not saying sky coveragehasn't improved the experience but it's gone too far. There is a live game onevery day of the week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Awesome picture again dunsbyowl. Keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Just found this same pic in Keith Farnsworths complete history of Wednesday 1867-1987. There's also some pics of the North Stand being built in 1962......actually..being a closet historian...can anyone tell me if the North was built in time for the 62/63 season? Yes it was formally opening by Sir Stanley Rous on 23 August 1961. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 that corner used to be called the Kiddies Corner in the early sixties and had a shelf running along the outside that I used to stand on...had a great view from there...pity there isn't a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great photo that, bring back the flat caps I say! Would also be good if linesmen were as efficient and well placed as that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 that corner used to be called the Kiddies Corner in the early sixties and had a shelf running along the outside that I used to stand on...had a great view from there...pity there isn't a photo Golly you're even older than me! Can you see it on here Eric Taylor in 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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