dunsbyowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) The 2nd most memorable match I attended at Hillsborough in the 1970s. My dad foolishly to me on the Kop and ended up with some other Wednesday dads forming a protective circle around imyself and some other Wednesday lads at the bottom corner of the Kop - t'was like the Alamo as fighting erupted all around us. I still have nightmare of Man Utd fans wearing flare and star jumpers chasing me tripping over their scarves tied around thier wrists. It was also quite exciting on the pitch too - the football was pulsating end to end stuff and the Man Utd fans invaded the pitch again attempting to get the match called off when Wednesday went 3-1 up. From the match highlights Wednesday didn't look that bad and scored some good goals - some shocking defending including some terrible fplapping by poor old Peter Springett. You can't believe this was the same team would be some woeful after the Christmas break. As a last hurrah this wasn't too shabby. If only we'd kepy McMordie.... Come on Wednesdayites of a certain age - what are your memories of this classic 4-4 encounter ? The programme I recall this cartoon appeared in the programme of a 1968 encounter when the encounter finished 5-4 to Wednesday - amazing that history nearly repeated itself Our squad of world beaters ManUre Bernard Shaw tees up the freekick to make it 3-1 - and we had terrible refs even then Crowd trouble TV Footage Edited December 7, 2014 by dunsbyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Can't believe it was 40 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Was there for both those games. The 1968 one though was simply the best game of football I have ever attended. Good work again Dunsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Was there for both those games. The 1968 one though was simply the best game of football I have ever attended. Good work again Dunsby. I wish I'd seen that one sounded like a wonderful game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 My Dad obviously didn't fancy that game Whilst it was a great game the context in a wider light enthralls me but in a negative way. The behaviour of the Man U fans that day but alongside general hooliganism led thereafter to segregation, fences first went up at S6 in advance of a cup semi involving Man U in 76 and the rest is history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not welsh owl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 remember the game well, but like you said mate I was crapping myself on kop never seen anything like it. man utd fans just came to cause trouble that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichSheffWeds Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I was sat in the West Stand with my dad that day. Great game. Scary that its 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 i was on the kop for the 68 game and that was a bit feisty as well ,graduated to the north by 74 and quite enjoyed watching our lads on the kop putting up a gallant show against overwhelming odds. i was all for jumping the wall and wading in to help out but the yellow streak running down my spine prevented me from doing so . .........and dagmeister correct mate best game ive ever seen as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTENDOWL Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Steel toe capped boots came in handy that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Didn't go to the 4-4 game, but was on the Upper West Stand for the 5-4 match, the best match I've ever seen. Also went the year before 1967 for a night match, first time I'd seen trouble in the ground, when Man U fans on the Kop started kicking off at half time, with many spilling onto the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Great thread !! Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I was sat in the West Stand with my dad that day. Great game. Scary that its 40 years ago. I was sat next to a two seat size Manure fan in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 That was my first ever game. Sat in the North on the very back row. My Dad took me (after a lot of persuasion) even though he didn't really like football. I'll give him a call later and see if he remembers it. Cheers Dunsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogadii@hotmail.com Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I too remember that day on the kop. We all came down from "Jacks" Sasparella bar if anyone remembers that small pin ball palace on Langsett road? All Wednesday and all onto the kop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 That was my first ever game that i went to with my Uncle when i was 9 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Royds Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I too remember that day on the kop. We all came down from "Jacks" Sasparella bar if anyone remembers that small pin ball palace on Langsett road? All Wednesday and all onto the kop."Jacks" Sasparella bar! That sounds so retro and takes my mind back to an era lost forever.Wish I could have experienced such places. Slightly before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Madden Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Should be a rule that every team has to have a player called Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Should be a rule that every team has to have a player called Bernard Would add a bit of spice to the dressing room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthervanmac Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 What a day! Although vastly outnumbered believe me dunsby some of them Man utd fans needed protection that day, I was with quite a few reprobates from Mexborough\conisborough area who went straight in,working our way up the kop, showing them our best doc martins! They were crapping themselves its only when the police tried putting themselves between us & trying to get us off the kop that they got brave & came running down, thousands off em! I looked round looking for Michael Caine to give orders!.....happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 carnage, from way before kick off..fighting on the Lepp then the South then all over the Kop. Kop was packed with United fans from about half one..We got in about 2ish and stood in the usual place under the old scoreboard..plenty of Wednesday there, most of the fighting was in the bottom left hand corner near the South, went on for most of the game..just kept sparking up all over the place, not helped by the way the game went...everytime a goal went in one side or another started up again..Great football game though...think if I remember the reports about it after in the Mirror, it said summat like... paraphrase "The parting shot of the battle happened at the appropriately named "Hangmans bend" on the road back to Manchester as someone shot a pellet gun at United coaches".. think thats where the Norfolk pub is...not sure though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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