dunsbyowl Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Now that must have been a very fine day to be a Wednesday supporter - nice to see the First Lord of the Admiralty cheering on the lads! The Owls were 2nd in Division 1 and the rain effected attendance was a mere 14,246 - not so hardy in 1929 . Goals Allen 4, Rimmer 2 & Hooper 1. Edited November 16, 2017 by dunsbyowl 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Brilliant article! Didn't we beat 'em 7-2 at Old Trafford in a cup replay in the 60s aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Thanks as always Dunsby , love that cartoon ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Fantastic Nostalgia , Thanks Dunsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 what a great side that must have been , to win the league by 10 points is some achievement and its not inconceivable to think that they could have been the best club side in the world.at that time ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 13 hours ago, Pulsar said: Brilliant article! Didn't we beat 'em 7-2 at Old Trafford in a cup replay in the 60s aswell? Yes we did Might have been late 50's though Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 5 hours ago, HOOTIE AND THE bobbar TU said: Yes we did Might have been late 50's though Feb 1st 1961 after a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 8 hours ago, torryowl said: what a great side that must have been , to win the league by 10 points is some achievement and its not inconceivable to think that they could have been the best club side in the world.at that time ....... Equivalent of 15 points in today's terms just to put it in proper perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambs Owl Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Excellent article. Like the reporting - 'Hooper was full of beans and the crowd laughed heartily...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 11 hours ago, nevthelodgemoorowl said: Feb 1st 1961 after a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough. Cheers mate, I'm surprised by that, thought it was 58/59 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 My old man always got on about those sides in the late '20s early 30's. BUT, for younger fans :- FA Cup 4th Round Jan 28, 1962 Man Utd 1 Sheff Wed 1 Attend. 58,000 4th Replay Feb 1st 1962 Sheff Wed 7 (Seven) Man.Utd 2 Attend. 65,000. the records say Home and Away, I thought it was the other way around No matter, I can say to both I WAS THERE. Incidentally, same season , Spurs won the league with 66 points, second came Wednesday with 58 equivalent to 81 points from 22 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffs owl Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Awesome dunsby, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Buxtongent said: My old man always got on about those sides in the late '20s early 30's. BUT, for younger fans :- FA Cup 4th Round Jan 28, 1962 Man Utd 1 Sheff Wed 1 Attend. 58,000 4th Replay Feb 1st 1962 Sheff Wed 7 (Seven) Man.Utd 2 Attend. 65,000. the records say Home and Away, I thought it was the other way around No matter, I can say to both I WAS THERE. Incidentally, same season , Spurs won the league with 66 points, second came Wednesday with 58 equivalent to 81 points from 22 games. Used to go with 3 uncles who harked back , all the time... You would say..."Bannister tho"..They would go "PFhhhhhhhhhhh Bannister....then roll off a litany of players you had never heard of....I learned to say "Fantham tho"...had some middle ground there..might get an "Aye..not so bad was Fantham.,.but he was no Dooley/Rimmer/whoeverthefook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday Fan Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Fantastic article. Remember like it was yesterday going with my dad to Wednesday v Man U 31 August 1968 which we won 5-4. Jack Whitman got a hat trick, John Ritchie, got one and Nobby Stiles scored an own goal. United scorers were Best Law(2) & Charlton. Attendence 50,490. Halcyon days!! ...UP THE OWLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 7 hours ago, HOOTIE AND THE bobbar TU said: Cheers mate, I'm surprised by that, thought it was 58/59 We were 2nd division champions in 1958-9. We did beat Lincoln 7-0 that season, Grimsby 6-0, Sunderland 6-0, Barnsley 5-0, Rotherham 5-0. So you could say it was a decent season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, Lincs Owl said: We were 2nd division champions in 1958-9. We did beat Lincoln 7-0 that season, Grimsby 6-0, Sunderland 6-0, Barnsley 5-0, Rotherham 5-0. So you could say it was a decent season. I was born October 58, I like to think Wednesday did it for me Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 17/11/2017 at 16:52, Wednesday Fan said: Fantastic article. Remember like it was yesterday going with my dad to Wednesday v Man U 31 August 1968 which we won 5-4. Jack Whitman got a hat trick, John Ritchie, got one and Nobby Stiles scored an own goal. United scorers were Best Law(2) & Charlton. Attendence 50,490. Halcyon days!! ...UP THE OWLS Here you go mate, just for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday Fan Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 18/11/2017 at 23:13, eugene said: Here you go mate, just for you. Superb mate. Thanks a million! ps... sorry about the misspelled ‘Whitman’ - Jack Whitham was a star for us and I believe we sold him to Liverpool. Thanks again eugene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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