Popular Post dunsbyowl Posted May 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 90 years ago the Wednesday were celebrating what became known as the "Great Escape". It it often referred to and was pleased to find this interesting old article on the GE from Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. No end of season dreaming of Cleethorpes or Skeggie beach for thees lads who keep battling to the not-so-bitter-end. All the most amazing was that the team then went on to be Champions of England for the next two seasons - eat your heart out Leicester City Enjoy Edited May 23, 2018 by dunsbyowl 11 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 In the 7 or 8 years that followed, not only did we win the title twice but we finished third four times and also won the Cup. If European football had existed then like it does today we'd have had 7 seasons in the Champions League! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky belly Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Great names back then. Trotter and Rimmer - no nonsense! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, Sticky belly said: Great names back then. Trotter and Rimmer - no nonsense! Not forgetting Brown; Blenkinsop; Srange; Leach; Marsden; Hooper & Seed . A Formidable team that just missed the hat trick of Championships and went oh so close to a double ! Great Piece Dunsby ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Unlucky Pompy ! Only one of 7 teams on 39 points to get relegated, The Wednesday also on 39 points but with a positive goals aggregate finished 14th. Big thanks to Jimmy Seed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, nevthelodgemoorowl said: Unlucky Pompy ! Only one of 7 teams on 39 points to get relegated, The Wednesday also on 39 points but with a positive goals aggregate finished 14th. Big thanks to Jimmy Seed. And shame on Sunderland for writing him off as a footballer and dumping him after he was gassed in France during WW1 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, dunsbyowl said: And shame on Sunderland for writing him off as a footballer and dumping him after he was gassed in France during WW1 ! Once read somewhere from his Charlton management days that he thought the gassing may have helped clear his lungs of Anthracite from his mining days. Don't know how true this is ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binky Griptite Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, dunsbyowl said: 90 years ago the Wednesday were celebrating what became known as the "Great Escape". It it often referred to and was pleased to find this interesting old article on the GE from Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. No end of season dreaming of Cleethorpes or Skeggie beach for thees lads who keep battling to the not-so-bitter-end. All the most amazing was that the team then went on to be Champions of England for the next two seasons - eat your heart out Leicester City Enjoy Nice to see Boro at the bottom score 81 goals, almost the waiting of a Dave Allen team preferring to lose 4-3 than win 1-0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Great article. I bet Sky Sports had a field day with the their Last Day of the Season special that year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Didn't we once have an even greater escape by winning our last 7 games of the season to avoid the drop? Or did I just make that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramhall Owl Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 6 hours ago, nevthelodgemoorowl said: Unlucky Pompy ! Only one of 7 teams on 39 points to get relegated, The Wednesday also on 39 points but with a positive goals aggregate finished 14th. Big thanks to Jimmy Seed. I might get wooshed here, but only 2 teams were relegated in those days. It was the mid 70's when 3 up and 3 down was introduced to and from Division 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Leaping Lannys Perm said: Didn't we once have an even greater escape by winning our last 7 games of the season to avoid the drop? Or did I just make that up? No, this was the season. We were unbeaten in our last 10, winning 7 of them. Full record here: http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/lg1928.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmciverslovechild Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Charles Buchan's Football Monthly.....absolutely essential reading back in the 1960's and early 1970's and easily the best football magazine ever. Why on earth did I get rid of them all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, fredmciverslovechild said: Charles Buchan's Football Monthly.....absolutely essential reading back in the 1960's and early 1970's and easily the best football magazine ever. Why on earth did I get rid of them all? I stumbled across 10 of them from the late 50s in bric a brac shop a couple of months for the princely some of 50p each ….great mag and read them all cover to cover .pure nostalgia . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 12 hours ago, Bramhall Owl said: I might get wooshed here, but only 2 teams were relegated in those days. It was the mid 70's when 3 up and 3 down was introduced to and from Division 1 How stupid of me to forget that, I thought it was ingrained 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Fredmcivers love child is spot on about the Charles Buchan Football Monthly what a miss that is compared to what passes for Football News these days. I mean, who wants to know from the BBC that Mamelody Sundowners reserve leftback is making a move to Royal Antwerp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervisor2 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Got a copy of this story this weekend only to find it had been on the OT forum What a story. Danny needs to show the lads that it can be done and to keep the faith WAWAW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Look where Liverpool, Man. Utd. and Tottenham are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Brilliant post. A fine inspiration for this season. Remarkable that 7 teams finished on the same points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOWL Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The 1928 team, not sure if its 1927-28 or 1928-29. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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