#PeakSheffieldUnited

[JJ Sefton]

 

[Silent Blade]

1899 FA Cup winners

Top row; Hedley, Beer, Thickett, Foulke, Almond and Boyle
Front row; Bennett, Johnson, Needham, Morren and Priest

 

[Whiston Blade]

I wonder if Foulke could still do a job... could probably still command his area better than out current "number one".

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I wonder if Foulke could still do a job... could probably still command his area better than out current "number one".

...a bit difficult logistically, but yeah, let's go for it

 

[Blade56]

Faulke looks like a ringer for Harry McGuire in that pic

 

[JJ Sefton]

I wonder if Foulke could still do a job... could probably still command his area better than out current "number one".

We could get Derek Acorah to sit in the goalmouth channeling him. Couldn't be worse.

 

[BushBlade]

Faulke looks like a ringer for Harry McGuire in that pic

And in front of him is Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill the Butcher from Gangs of New York.

 

[Silent Blade]

Age of players when they died


Willie Foulke 42

Harry Thickett 47

Peter Boyle 63

Harry Johnson 64

Tom Morren 57

Ernest Needham 63

Walter Bennett 33 (mining accident)

Billy Beer 62

George Hedley 66

Jack Almond not sure (a report said he died in 1912 but another report said he watched a Blades match in 1931)

Fred Priest 48


Only five at least reached the age of 60

 

[Ecco1889]

I went the other week and tidied the grave up..

 

[Bladepicker]

We could get Derek Acorah to sit in the goalmouth channeling him. Couldn't be worse.

I'd love Acorah at the lane, make it much more entertaining.