KivoOwl Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I've been collecting reports of the Wednesday club from the Sheffield newspapers of late - here are some of the earliest mentions of the club I've been able to find - Earliest mention of the club - Sheffield Independent, 25th October 1828 Note that the club is already said to be 'old' Earliest match report - Sheffield Independent, 22nd August 1829 Closing dinner & Tom Marsden challenge - Sheffield Independent, 10th October 1829 Marsden was an outstanding cricketer of the age, and a proud Wednesday man Notice of presentation to Tom Marsden - Sheffield Independent, 30th April 1830 This cup is currently in the possession of Sheffield City Council, and was competed for last year by the current incarnation of The Wednesday CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurnscoe_OWL Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Aren't we the oldest sporting club in the world? Sure I read that somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallinj Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Here's one for you Kivo. My Dad (now 83) always tells me the nickname OWLS comes from the Old Wednesday League. Have you come across anything in your research to back this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePiusX Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Is that Marsden who lost to Fuller Pilch in some single-wicket challenge back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam1867 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Here's one for you Kivo. My Dad (now 83) always tells me the nickname OWLS comes from the Old Wednesday League. Have you come across anything in your research to back this up? Can't be true that buddy. We were nicknamed the blades before the owls. Can only presume we became the owls when we moved to owlerton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womble Owl Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Can't be true that buddy. We were nicknamed the blades before the owls. Can only presume we became the owls when we moved to owlerton! I thought we were the Owls because of Owlerton too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Can you imagine how much McCabe would have made out of the fact that they were the oldest sporting club in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 No but I did post in the right section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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