It is ironical that I have few of the programmes for the remainder of the 63-64 season, but do have the one for this match. I have been putting off the trauma of reminding myself of this disastrous afternoon (spent freezing on the Kop at S6), but in fact re-reading the programme wasn’t too bad.
1. Wednesday had lost at Newport in the 3rd Round of the Cup, described in the programme as Wednesday’s worst humiliation ever in the Cup. The Cup was much more important in the 60s, and we, of course, had reached at least the 5th Round every year since 1958. And we were about to play Swansea in the 4th Round at home the following Saturday, so we were confident that the run would continue.
2. The programme is quite fair about United, expressing the view that all Sheffielders hope Utd have success v Swansea. I don’t think such noble thoughts would be expressed today!
3. There is a very fair summary of United’s rise, followed by a decline largely because of injuries. There is even an honourable mention of Hodgy’s Broken Thumb
4. Despite all the warmth, they can’t resist a comment comparing attendances at Bramall Lane and Hillsborough.
So, here are some pages from the programme, a memento of a cold and miserable afternoon:
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