Makes me appreciate Jimmy Sirrel!

[BushBlade]

https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/sheffield-united/

 

[BushBlade]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/sheffield-united-badge

Three for a pound.

 

[ucandomagic]

Just wondering mate, that if Hagan designed it much earlier than the design looks distinctively 70's to me, unless Hagan just designed part of it and it was modified later, by Sirrel or otherwise? I'd be interested to know for a fact the origins or the badge.

Hagan designed the swords and Yorkshire rose as a blazer badge (see the picture). Our shirt badge at the time was the Sheffield Coat of Arms and continued to be, until in the late 70’s Sheffield Council patented it and we needed a new shirt badge. The Hagan design was chosen and turned into the badge that we know. I don’t know how much involvement Jimmy S had, but it was always said that he was closely involved at this stage in the selection and final design.

 

[ucandomagic]

Just wondering mate, that if Hagan designed it much earlier than the design looks distinctively 70's to me, unless Hagan just designed part of it and it was modified later, by Sirrel or otherwise? I'd be interested to know for a fact the origins or the badge.

Just to add to the Hagan story, as it was his 100th birthday this week I’ve been reading the Jimmy Hagan book again. I’d forgotten that he was also a Sports Outfitter, and he supplied ties and blazer badges to the club, hence his involvement in the design - which apparently dates to the early 50’s.

 

[Booker4]

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Hagan designed the swords and Yorkshire rose as a blazer badge (see the picture). Our shirt badge at the time was the Sheffield Coat of Arms and continued to be, until in the late 70’s Sheffield Council patented it and we needed a new shirt badge. The Hagan design was chosen and turned into the badge that we know. I don’t know how much involvement Jimmy S had, but it was always said that he was closely involved at this stage in the selection and final design.

Brilliant, thanks for this! I guess Sirrell modified it with the red and white surround etc, but either way we have Hagan to thank!

 

[Tunstall Fred]

Brilliant, thanks for this! I guess Sirrell modified it with the red and white surround etc, but either way we have Hagan to thank!

And to add to the legendary status,he refused a move to Wednesday

 

[Booker4]

And to add to the legendary status,he refused a move to Wednesday

Quality! Just read that on Wikipedia after you mentioned that! Didn't know Hagan came though the ranks at Liverpool.

 

[Seanshoreham]

Much as i agree with your sentiment, the "BLADES" are nothing to do with the steel industry, they are there to represent the the knife and cutlery trades that flourished in Sheffield for several centuries before "steel" was dreamt of.

The area around the lane was full of small work shops and "Little Mesters" doing their thing, not steel workers - they worked out towards attercliffe, in steel works.

Too right 3-G that's why blokes like me who grew up in that part of the city (1950/60s) are proud of our heritage - all my family worked at Steel, Peach and Tozer (later British Steel Corporation) although I went 'down pit,
We should have had our own team maybe Attercliffe Steel FC .

 

[Silent Blade]

Too right 3-G that's why blokes like me who grew up in that part of the city (1950/60s) are proud of our heritage - all my family worked at Steel, Peach and Tozer (later British Steel Corporation) although I went 'down pit,
We should have had our own team maybe Attercliffe Steel FC .

My Uncle John and David Milner played for Steel, Peach and Tozer FC in the 1950s and 1960s!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Brilliant, thanks for this! I guess Sirrell modified it with the red and white surround etc, but either way we have Hagan to thank!

I may be a little wayward on this, but I was informed that the club gave the Hagan design to then shirt manufacturers Admiral, and asked them to come up with some ideas for the new badge. Sirrell was invloved in the final choice from their designs.

 

[Booker4]

I may be a little wayward on this, but I was informed that the club gave the Hagan design to then shirt manufacturers Admiral, and asked them to come up with some ideas for the new badge. Sirrell was invloved in the final choice from their designs.

Thanks Essex, interesting stuff.

 

[super_pig]

Correct, Jimmy Hagan decided the club blazer needed a club badge and designed something for that. Later when Sheffield Council put the copyright on the coat of arms and we needed a new badge they used the Hagan design as the basis for the new one.

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so yeah young uns.. remember that.. ‘we’ used to have the Sheffield coat of arms on our shirt and the council made us take it off :/

 

[super_pig]

Much as i agree with your sentiment, the "BLADES" are nothing to do with the steel industry, they are there to represent the the knife and cutlery trades that flourished in Sheffield for several centuries before "steel" was dreamt of.

The area around the lane was full of small work shops and "Little Mesters" doing their thing, not steel workers - they worked out towards attercliffe, in steel works.

heh you’re splitting hairs there mate
everywhere i’ve been in Europe people know Sheffield for both.. well except Belgium but they were fucking idiots

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Jimmy Sirrel was strikingly handsome compared to Gerry Young

Jimmy could trap a ball better than Young,but then again who couldn't?

I won't hear a word against Gerry Young - when I met him next to Quinny's shop (doing an engraving job for me) he didn't have a nice word to say for his old club. He said ex-players weren't welcome at Hillsborough and he was disgusted with their attitude. I told him I was a Blade, and his response was "Good for you - they're a genuine family club who treat fans and ex-players with proper respect"