Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'm being a bit self indulgent here with this variation on a recent thread. Not one for the younger end. Question for those who attended the 1968 Owls 5 v Man U 4 game. Have any of you ever seen a better game of football? I'd be amazed if there was even one dissenter but I'd like to hear any reminiscences. I have many great memories...... the Rumbelows Cup, Beating United at Wembley ( the scene as the teams walked out!!!). The away trip to Ipswich on Day 1 of our promotion season in 1991. Simply though, for me, that game of over 44 years ago eclipses anything I have ever witnessed live purely from a football aspect. What do you other oldies think? Apologies to those lucky enough to be too young to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 was 15 at the time and like you say 44 years later still can remember every detail of the game took an early lead and then went 1 2 down back to 2 2 then 2 4 down then 3 4 just before half time .second half we slaughtered them and still think stiles's own goal should have gone to whitham .great great game and 4 days later we went to exeter in the cup and got stuffed 3 1 could only happen to wednesday . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dukeries Owl Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The cup semi final first leg away at Blackburn: Roy Wegerle scored for Blackburn to put them in front and we all thought, here we go again we're bottling it. All of a sudden before you could blink we were 4 - 1 up, incredible, even Carlton's OG just before half time didn't take the edge off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 The cup semi final first leg away at Blackburn: Roy Wegerle scored for Blackburn to put them in front and we all thought, here we go again we're bottling it. All of a sudden before you could blink we were 4 - 1 up, incredible, even Carlton's OG just before half time didn't take the edge off it. Yep, wonderful but better than THE game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colinwankerdoessheep Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 No, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dukeries Owl Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yep, wonderful but better than THE game? I don't comment on things that happened when my age was still in single digits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) I don't comment on things that happened when my age was still in single digits Ah there's the answer. Fair do's. Edited January 7, 2013 by Dagmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan48 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Think the only one to rival it was when we beat the unbeaten Spurs 2 - 1 at a 3-sided Hillsboro in front of 56,000 .Absolutely fabulous game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Think the only one to rival it was when we beat the unbeaten Spurs 2 - 1 at a 3-sided Hillsboro in front of 56,000 .Absolutely fabulous game . Just before my time but interesting to hear the view of someone who saw THE game who witnessed another match to rival it or even top it. Must have been some game. I've heard it mentioned..... that was the great Spurs push and run double winning team wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 talking to my dad about this, he remembers 3 games in particular. 5-4 v man utd 2-1 v spurs in 61 (their first loss of the season) 7-2 victory at old trafford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan48 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thats the one Dag - we finished 2nd in what was one of our best ever seasons , and I cant knock Spurs who had a great team as well in the days when it was o k to appreciate the way other teams as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 For pure drama, the 3-2 Jemson game vs an unbeaten United in a sold out Hillsborough ranks as the best I've seen. Would be interested in views of those who went to some of those older games mentioned whether the 1991 3-2 game ranks alongside them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 For pure drama, the 3-2 Jemson game vs an unbeaten United in a sold out Hillsborough ranks as the best I've seen. Would be interested in views of those who went to some of those older games mentioned whether the 1991 3-2 game ranks alongside them. We've had many a good tussle with ManU but the 1968 one was just sublime in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thats the one Dag - we finished 2nd in what was one of our best ever seasons , and I cant knock Spurs who had a great team as well in the days when it was o k to appreciate the way other teams as well. Yes it was different back then. I remember playing Liverpool at Hillsborough and they had Thompson mesmerising on one wing (Callaghan on the other flank). Old fashioned wing play at its best; slower than today but real cat and mouse. Even though you deperately wanted us to win you had to appreciate (and enjoy even) the prowess of that kind of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Great game indeed, but one that I will always savour was beating Chelsea in the League Cup semi 2nd leg at Hillsborough. I sat in the North by the halfway line and must have been one of the last out of the ground, just sat there drinking in the atmosphere and feeling pretty bloody content! Oh! happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Surprised nobody has mentioned Boxing Day 1979 over 5-4 v Man U In 1968. Edited January 7, 2013 by matthefish2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient zero Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Beating the European champions and one of England's greatest ever teams in the top flight versus thrashing a team of garbage pigs in the Third Division, think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Beating the European champions and one of England's greatest ever teams in the top flight versus thrashing a team of garbage pigs in the Third Division, think about it. personally i would prefer to stuff the pigs. since watching wednesday in the 70s, i have seen us beat man utd more times than they have beaten us. beating utd 4-0 was something special, especially as it was my first sheffield derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 personally i would prefer to stuff the pigs. since watching wednesday in the 70s, i have seen us beat man utd more times than they have beaten us. beating utd 4-0 was something special, especially as it was my first sheffield derby actually just checking that is wrong since 1984 season wednesday won 10, drawn 7, lost 13 v man utd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmciverslovechild Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I went to the 5-4 game against Man Utd but to be honest I remember very little of it. I do remember Jack Whitham's cracking early goal and John Ritchie's bullet header which made it 2-2 (after 16 minutes!) and the ovation for both sides at half time when it was 3-4. We got the equaliser almost straight after the restart.....I remember the old Kop scoreboard giving it to Whitham even though even I could see he was nowhere near the ball. And I have vague recollections of Ritchie missing the easiest chance of the lot which would have made it 6-4. Actually, I remember more of it than I thought! That was definitely the greatest game I have ever been to but not the greatest ever Wednesday performance I have seen. That has to be the 4-2 semi at Blackburn, particularly the first 45 minutes, where we played like Barca and Real rolled into one. I just hope we see the likes of that Wednesday side again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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