dunsbyowl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Of the Football Alliance! Story of Season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889%E2%80%9390_Football_Alliance History : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Alliance Wednesday in 1890 [ Match held this day 1890 away against the classy-as-ever Newton Heath /URL] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnybrook_Fair Edited September 17, 2017 by Mickjj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 some strange looking bods in that side ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaywizard Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 What year did we start to be referred to as 'Sheffield Wednesday FC' rather than 'The Wednesday FC'? I always thought it was post 1900. I was wrong apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolaOwls Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Wonder how much tickets were that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaywizard Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Minor misprint there I think. For 70, against 3. That's some goal difference... yet we lost 5 games :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Wonder how much tickets were that day This seemed to be the going rate at a decent club - cheaper at"Lane :-) April 8 1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolaOwls Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Hey dunsbyowl- sent you a pm other week asking if you knew anthing about a player from the 1930's peter Percival? came from man city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAT OWL Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 What year did we start to be referred to as 'Sheffield Wednesday FC' rather than 'The Wednesday FC'? I always thought it was post 1900. I was wrong apparently. Whilst we didnt officially change our name til the late 1920's, I'm pretty sure I've seen the name "Sheffield Wednesday" on one of the stands at Olive Grove (no doubt one of Dunsby's other posts) so I'm guessing that term was in use early 1880's i.e. for 40 odd years before we "officially" adopted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 So the Manure hooligans were at it even back in those days! Brilliant article Dunsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Whilst we didnt officially change our name til the late 1920's, I'm pretty sure I've seen the name "Sheffield Wednesday" on one of the stands at Olive Grove (no doubt one of Dunsby's other posts) so I'm guessing that term was in use early 1880's i.e. for 40 odd years before we "officially" adopted it. You can't really make it out but it says Sheffield Wednesday on the roof! Official name change Summer of 1929 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest minsk owl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Mr Nixon the treasurer ( middle row, far right ) , looks just like a treasurer Edited April 26, 2016 by minsk owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 That Photograph of Olive Grove must have been taken very close to the site of another of our former ground, Highfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaton_Swfc Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Poor old Brayshaw. Hope his ear was okay after getting “prodded with a stick". Nando would get a booking for diving for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkstone Owl Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Awesome :-) Can't believe Winterbottom got his cap stolen though! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 It's a sign Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Whilst we didnt officially change our name til the late 1920's, I'm pretty sure I've seen the name "Sheffield Wednesday" on one of the stands at Olive Grove (no doubt one of Dunsby's other posts) so I'm guessing that term was in use early 1880's i.e. for 40 odd years before we "officially" adopted it. Here's another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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