Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Silent Blade]

Great pics

But Hodgy does resemble Norman Wisdom in the 2nd one

Wendy had just scored in the Oct 1962 derby

 

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Wendy had just scored in the Oct 1962 derby

My first birthday

 

[Chingo]

 

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[Chingo]

Anyone ID this player , not Besty lol

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

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Great photos, thanks for posting them. Do you know if the photo of Hodgy at Everton was from October 1961? In his autobiography he described it as his best-ever performance.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Great pics

But Hodgy does resemble Norman Wisdom in the 2nd one

Nothing wrong with entertaining the crowd with a bit of comedy

 

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Bloody loved Ted

 

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Trusson?

 

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Anyone ID this player , not Besty lol

Mitch Wards dad?

 

[Blad]

Wow!!! Follow that.
Well I will, have you got or ever seen a photo of Hodgy, Blad, horizontal ball in hands, flat hat on and his legs crossed showing how easy it all was for him.
Not a figment of my imagination, I had this newspaper cut out photo from around 1955, could be a little earlier, maybe. Gone now with time and never seen by me, since. You appear to have a priceless collection of Blades photos, so, with thanks for your magnificent contribution to this thread and a pre,
'Thank You' if you could produce the said photo I mention
Hodgy, best but my heart says Ted, with mention to 'Daz' for his long service and stability.
Young HJ, never saw him but knew some one who did and he spoke Very Highly of him.

I’m on the hunt for it

 

[Blad]

Great photos, thanks for posting them. Do you know if the photo of Hodgy at Everton was from October 1961? In his autobiography he described it as his best-ever performance.

Yes it is, that’s him saving a shot from Alex Young

 

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[Silent Blade]

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Anyone ID this player , not Besty lol

Bernard Shaw. April 1968

 

[Silent Blade]

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Teddy Davison, first Blades manager from 1932 to 1952, Harry Latham and Archie Clark

 

[Chingo]

Bernard Shaw. April 1968

Was a bit before my time , 69/70 my first season … just got in for a great era !

 

[Silent Blade]

Was a bit before my time , 69/70 my first season … just got in for a great era !

69/70 was my first as a committed Blade too

 

[ancientblade]

69/70 was my first as a committed Blade too

silent your nowt but a youth

 

[VM198]

Both at Bramall Lane like the photo of Boycott?

Soz late reply SB, I really didn't know, thought not and GBS kindly informed and educated ourselves on the FST one Thanks GBS.
Will I incur a infraction because they weren't at the Lane?

 

[VM198]

That’s a brilliant description of a Hodgy photo. I don’t know the picture, but the photos below each match some, but not all, the features you describe:
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Bloody Hell HBT, mi flabbers never been so gasted in all mi time a Blade. 'Fantabulosa', proper prints also thanks so much for these.
As you say they show the traits of my missing photo, which helps me believe it is out there to be discovered.
The photos, importantly, are a master class in ball handling, sadly a dying part of goalkeeping today. The first one where I'm sure the shot's come in, ball spinning, and he hasn't grasped it straight away, he's took the sting out the shot ,killed the spin by having his hands in the position they are, ball cannot go up/down left/right, then he grasps it. All happens in half the blink of an eyelid.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

That’s a brilliant description of a Hodgy photo. I don’t know the picture, but the photos below each match some, but not all, the features you describe:
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The name on the ball in the fourth photo says it all.

 

[VM198]

Sorry

I’m on the hunt for it

Apologies about the late reply, wifi problems and they aren't too quick about fixing, bet they support the dark side.
I thank you so much for your efforts & time.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Blad]

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Bloody Hell HBT, mi flabbers never been so gasted in all mi time a Blade. 'Fantabulosa', proper prints also thanks so much for these.
As you say they show the traits of my missing photo, which helps me believe it is out there to be discovered.
The photos, importantly, are a master class in ball handling, sadly a dying part of goalkeeping today. The first one where I'm sure the shot's come in, ball spinning, and he hasn't grasped it straight away, he's took the sting out the shot ,killed the spin by having his hands in the position they are, ball cannot go up/down left/right, then he grasps it. All happens in half the blink of an eyelid.

Glad you liked the pictures. I looked in Hodgy’s autobiography to see if it had the picture you remember, and though it hadn’t, there were several pictures there that confirmed what you described. So I pinched them from there.
I don’t know whether you have read the book - full of wonderful stories, Hodgy’s character comes across as we would expect. Unfortunately, lots of things went wrong in putting together the book (possibly he told his stories to whoever produced it, and things went wrong in that process). Some things would have been edited out by any of us around at the time, such as the confirmation of promotion in 61-62 being at Derby rather than at the Lane. A whole story is constructed around crowds travelling to Derby, etc., but unfortunately none of that happened. But it is still a great read.

 

[Silent Blade]

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Fred Tunstall with Tommy Sampy, Jimmy Dunne and Bernard Oxley

 

[VM198]

Glad you liked the pictures. I looked in Hodgy’s autobiography to see if it had the picture you remember, and though it hadn’t, there were several pictures there that confirmed what you described. So I pinched them from there.
I don’t know whether you have read the book - full of wonderful stories, Hodgy’s character comes across as we would expect. Unfortunately, lots of things went wrong in putting together the book (possibly he told his stories to whoever produced it, and things went wrong in that process). Some things would have been edited out by any of us around at the time, such as the confirmation of promotion in 61-62 being at Derby rather than at the Lane. A whole story is constructed around crowds travelling to Derby, etc., but unfortunately none of that happened. But it is still a great read.

I have to admit I haven't read the book but on your recommendation I'll seek it out and give it a go.
Blad's on the trail, which gives me great confidence we may see the fruit of my memory.

 

[Blad]

Saw this elsewhere and thought it might bring back memories for the old timers.

11th February 1939 - The Cleethorpes Band lead Grimsby fans as they march from Sheffield station to Bramall Lane for a cup tie with Sheffield United. The FA Cup fourth round fixture, watched by 62,022 ends in a 0-0 draw. Town win the replay 1-0 on their way to the semis.