Owlcoholic Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, helmut_rooster said: 87 What a blunder to make on your favourite final! 86 was Scousers 3-1 Other Scousers. 87, when Coventry eon, future Owl Dave Bennett featured on the wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoorfOwl Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I know the 1961 Cup matches against them have already been mentioned, but 1961 was a very good year for The Owls against Manchester United all around. We played them four times in the calendar year, twice in the league and twice in the cup: Won 3 Drawn 1, Goals For 16 Against 5. The results were: 28th January FA Cup 4th Round SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 Derek Wilkinson 14' MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Noel Cantwell 43' (pen) 1st February - 4th Round Replay MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Mark Pearson 4', Alex Dawson 60' SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 7 John Fantham 2', 52', Alan Finney 30', 80', Keith Ellis 32', 38', 64' 25th March – Division 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 5 Noel Cantwell 4' (o.g.), Gerry Young 14', 52', 65', Bobby Craig 72' MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Bobby Charlton 89' 4th November - Division 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3 John Fantham 9', Tony Kay 14', Keith Ellis 88' MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Dennis Viollet 20' I'm looking forward to our next such run! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Chester away - being told by coppers that Chester has 2nd highest gay population in England in a bizarre attempt to encourage us to go straight home after the game (quite a bit of bother beforehand) and loads went in with forged tickets. Replay when Ian Knight had his career ended with an audible legbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Where did the Magic go? For me it was ending the Replays and Semi Finals being held at Wembley. Man U, playing in that stupid competition that no one remembers whilst not fielding a team in the FA Cup didn't help. Now it seems the Cup sadly comes 2nd to staying in the PL or gaining promotion or avoiding relegation, The days of bigger crowds for a 3rd round match than any League game are sadly long gone. But I still love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brommers Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Dexter Morgan said: Any link to that call, I’d like to listen to that, Mick talks complete sense constantly, can’t say enough good things about him No idea how to provide a link mate but if you download the Talksport App, select "Schedule" and then you can chose to re-listen to the Jim White show which is the one Mick phoned into. Won caller of the day (again!). Was a great call, really captured his passion for the FA cup. Like you I always think he speaks well, one of the few on Football Heaven that doens't want me to smash my radio to pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Micks calls are usually pretty good..There was one Wednesday fan used to phone 5 live and he used to make me cringe...It was like listening to an Arsenal fan, but without the trophies to back up his self entitled claims...I once tried to phone up to apologise for the "normal" Wednesday fans...but I didn't get on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Castleford Owl said: That postman who scored when Histon beat Leeds 1-0 It's almost fifty years to the day (8th January 1969) since one of my early favourite FA Cup moments when Wednesday won a third round replay 3-1 at Leeds with Brian Woodall scoring twice. Wednesday gave the "legendary" Leeds side, which included the like of Bremner, Sprake, Jones, Charlton, Lorimer, Reaney, Madeley, etc., a right old battering that night. My dad turned up from work and told me to get my coat. At first, I thought we were moving house, but then he showed me the tickets... Great night out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastern Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 The endless replays against Everton in 87-88 season only to be tonked 0-5 at home. Not one of my happier FA Cup moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, squonk said: I meant to mention the proper draw as well not seeded and mucked about with so the big teams avoided each other I mentioned Charlie George lying full length on the pitch which if memory serves was the match Alan Sunderland scored in it was scorching hot that day i think and the players were dropping like flies with cramp I love 3rd round day Charlie George was v Liverpool, Alan Sunderland was v Man U 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 hours ago, matthefish2002 said: Being pedantic but I think you are talking about the 3-0 win over Arsenal that was in the League Cup not the FA Cup. I usually shout PEDANT! at the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 A recent one was huge disappointment at losing to Charlton and not getting a opportunity to smash Sheff Utd. Gutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squonk Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dexter Morgan said: Any link to that call, I’d like to listen to that, Mick talks complete sense constantly, can’t say enough good things about him google talksport then schedule then listen again ( Jim White ) and toggle 11-11,30 my call is about 11-20 Edited January 4, 2019 by squonk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867Heaven Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Gob_Bluth said: One of my earliest memories was when I was around 7 and we replayed Everton what seemed about 5 times in around 87/88 ish each game was 1-1 until we got battered about 6-0 at Goodison I've said this before at matches and all I ever get is "that was Arsenal not Everton"......i'm pleased someone else can remember this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, 1867Heaven said: I've said this before at matches and all I ever get is "that was Arsenal not Everton"......i'm pleased someone else can remember this.. Arsenal was 5 matches whilst we were in Division 3. 1 at Hillsborough, 1 at Highbury, final 3 at Filbert street. Everton was 4 matches whilst we were both (good) division 1 teams. 1st and final games at Hillsborough with 2 in between at Goodison Park. Remember being at Goodison after the 1st replay, throw of a coin to decide where next match would be. Both great memories although the final outcome in both was defeat. Edited January 4, 2019 by OWL1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squonk Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, BIG D said: Charlie George was v Liverpool, Alan Sunderland was v Man U I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 7 hours ago, TrickyTrev said: I'm not sure why but one of my favourite memories was Mark Brights winner in front of the Kop, in stoppage time against Sunderland in 1993. Was at University at the time and lived with a Sunderland and a Huddersfield fan who had Arsenal as a second team. The gloating that I did after that goal came back in spades a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldowl67 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Some great and not so great memories in this thread. Here's a random one from 22 years ago on 4 January 1997 when the excited Grimsby Town fans on the Leppings Lane end, anticipating a possible giant killing, were furiously waving their Harry Haddock fish inflatables as the teams run out onto the pitch. They were soon deflated though - Final Score Wednesday 7, Grimsby 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 31 minutes ago, squonk said: I stand corrected Do you know I remember more about cup finals in late 60s to end of 80s than I do the last few years. Honestly couldn’t tell you who won last year without googling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 hours ago, BIG D said: Charlie George was v Liverpool, Alan Sunderland was v Man U And 8 years apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Terrible memories of '66 .................or should that be Trebilcock memories (barsteward) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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