lt109 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Great thread Kivo, very interesting. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOWL Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Superb thread Kivo and thank you. Took these out of the 2017 programme for the 150th anniversary. They are the details of the Wednesday Boys that served in the 1st and 2nd World Wars,some of whom may be laid to rest in the locality. There may be a possibility,perhaps remote,that some from the 2nd are still with us. Thanks to them all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tight Arse Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 This is a brilliant thread, keep up the good work kivoOwl, very interesting and sombre at the same time. Sad to see the state of some of the grave stones, but I suppose like most, families move on and forget nor have the money for the upkeep of the gravestones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 What a great thread this is - so interesting as a Wednesday fan to find out this history 2 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron springett Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Not a former player but a great Wednesdayite . Buried at wards end cemetery. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Minor Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Not a player but I came across the grave of former manager Eric Taylor at Christ Church, Fulwood a few years ago (quite by accident) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkenyonqfc2 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 fantastic thread, very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 19:49, KivoOwl said: John Marsh Our very first captain. Nicknamed the 'Little Wonder', he helped form the club in September 1867 and led the side to the Cromwell Cup victory the following spring. It is believed Marsh is the figure holding the ball in this drawing, of the Sheffield FA team that took on London in 1874. He retired to take over the Crystal Palace pub in Thurlstone, and broke an arm while playing for the village team he had helped form there. The arm never healed properly, and he died in 1880 aged just 37. He is buried in the churchyard at St. James the Baptist in Penistone. His headstone is laid down, with the edges partly buried, under a big tree next to the wall on Church Street. I've been looking for this myself today, Kivo's directions were spot on once I'd remembered which side was Church Street. Here's the stone, and the view down the hill to help find it. I then took myself to the Crystal Palace in Thurlstone. I've not been up there in the best part of 25 years - and would have put money on it having closed down. But no, it's fully up and running. Named the Crystal Palace as the local brass band apparently won a national competition at the London Crystal Palace built for the Great Exhibition in Victorian times. I wonder if the locals know the history of the place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I doff my cap Kivo...absolutely excellent mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynx Owl Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Fantastic idea (I'd go so far to say best I've seen on any forum) I also like the idea where if any resting places look neglected they are adopted by fans. If there are any in the Lincoln area or you need me to scout an area let me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 This thread is just superb Well done mate 1 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 21:23, KivoOwl said: Harry Chapman This is one I have a personal interest in. Harry was born in my home village, Kiveton Park, in 1880, two years after his brother Herbert, who went on to manage Arsenal and Huddersfield to Football League titles. Harry helped Wednesday to the 1903 and 1904 Football League championships and was man of the match in the 1907 FA Cup final. Sadly, he died of tuberculosis in 1916, and was buried at Wales Cemetery. His nephew, Ken, is still alive and I speak with him regularly. He recalls seeing Harry's headstone, in the shape of the FA Cup, but it was stolen and not replaced. Harry currently has no headstone, which I'd love to change. Collection? if we on here all chipped in a quid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 18 hours ago, @owlstalk said: This thread is just superb Well done mate Totally agree,very interesting and a breath of fresh air....lets work together and get these graves restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Charles Clegg Played for Wednesday in the very early years, winning the first Sheffield Challenge Cup in 1877 having appeared for England in the first international five years earlier. Went on to become a football administrator, and held the presidency of Wednesday and the FA. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersC/BioCleggJC.html Knighted in 1927, he died in 1937, and is buried at Fulwood churchyard. William Clegg Younger brother William also played for Wednesday in the 1870s, and also played for England. After finishing playing he became a famed solicitor and politician. Knighted in 1908, he died in 1932, and is buried in Fulwood churchyard. I have been unable to find his grave - maybe he was buried with Charles and the rest of the family but no inscription was added? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Tom Cawley Hugely important figure in our history. Played in the 1890 FA Cup final, and won the Football Alliance the same year. Most importantly, three years earlier he had implored the club to turn professional. Wednesday would likely not exist if they hadn't. He is buried at Burngreave cemetery, not far from the Scott Road entrance. His headstone has fallen over. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 This needs turning into a book or summat mate - seriously - great work 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thought this thread would be quite morbid but find it fascinating. Is they any famous ex Wednesday (or United, or even Yorkshire County Cricket) players in City Road Cemetery? I only live 5 mins walk from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 31 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: Tom Cawley Hugely important figure in our history. Played in the 1890 FA Cup final, and won the Football Alliance the same year. Most importantly, three years earlier he had implored the club to turn professional. Wednesday would likely not exist if they hadn't. He is buried at Burngreave cemetery, not far from the Scott Road entrance. His headstone has fallen over. Another one of Tom's grave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: Another one of Tom's grave It's a bit of a fixer upper that one Id' be up for cleaning it up and fixing it Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Royds Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 7 hours ago, KivoOwl said: Younger brother William also played for Wednesday in the 1870s, and also played for England. After finishing playing he became a famed solicitor and politician. Who defended the infamous Charles Peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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