How many of you attended every competitive Sheffield derby matches since 1970?

[BlairBlade]

My first derby was September 1966 at Hillsborough 2-2

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

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[Koh Samui Blade]

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

Think so, my 1st Derby was that Season's home game, haven't missed one since.

 

[Dongivensmademecry]

If it counts seem to think first time I saw us play them was Cec Coldwells testimonial, I’m wrong about that I think but a testimonial mid 70s at the lane ,first league match 26 Dec , favourite one for me the bouncing day game even though missed first two goals , best goal Brownies at the Lane … Hope this is the last one for a long time

 

[Silent Blade]

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

Woodward and Jones scored in that match. Birchenall scored 6 times in the four previous Sheffield Derby matches.

 

[Lane Ender]

Haven’t missed one including County Cup, testimonials and Zenith there’s a few contenders for best but Bobby Davidson day was tops

 

[Silent Blade]

Haven’t missed one including County Cup, testimonials and Zenith there’s a few contenders for best but Bobby Davidson day was tops

Since what year?

 

[Silent Blade]

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

Photos and match reports below

Post in thread '1966-67 match reports and photos'

Mar 11, 2022

24/9/1966

Wendy 2 (Munks og, McCalliog) Blades 2 (Woodward, Jones)



Woody about to score the opener






Wendy's equaliser

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[Lane Ender]

Since what year?

67

 

[cahill]

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

Believe we did. Think we played for a season or two in white shorts. We were 2-0 can’t remember the scorers. I was in the open seats opposite their big side stand. Hillsborough was a good ground in those days

 

[finlaytheblade]

… as was mine. Didn’t we wear white shorts for some reason. Was it Jones and Birchenall who scored - at a guess?

Birchenall with both he had the Indian sign on pigs ! Until we sold him and Jones ! For me the biggest gaff the club has made the blond bomber s as they were called were having a great time and then we sold em!!

 

[Kenilworth]

I don’t like them. Due to some personal reasons i’m always welcome in their directors area, i’ve only ever used the offer for derbies. Sat next to Chansiri at the last one. Man was a nervous wreck. His breathing into a bag irked Howard Wilkinson who was sat in front.

Paper or Howard’s Mrs?

 

[Ecco1889]

200th meeting in 1966?

 

[Silent Blade]

Believe we did. Think we played for a season or two in white shorts. We were 2-0 can’t remember the scorers. I was in the open seats opposite their big side stand. Hillsborough was a good ground in those days

When Spurs came to the Lane for a midweek fixture in September 1966, they brought their dark shorts so the ref ordered us to wear white shorts, we bear Spurs 2-1. We then decided to wear our "lucky" white shorts for the next few months as we were on a good run, we reverted to black shorts after two defeats in December 1966 (you can see the reports and photos in the 1966-67 thread). It was decided in summer 1967 that we would play with white shorts for the 1967-68 season. It didnt bring us much luck for the season despite that we switched back to black shorts in the last game of the season (v Chelsea)

 

[Silent Blade]

Birchenall with both he had the Indian sign on pigs !

He didnt score in the September 1966 match when we wore white shorts. He did score both in the March 1966 match (we wore black shorts)

 

[cahill]

When Spurs came to the Lane for a midweek fixture in September 1966, they brought their dark shorts so the ref ordered us to wear white shorts, we bear Spurs 2-1. We then decided to wear our "lucky" white shorts for the next few months as we were on a good run, we reverted to black shorts after two defeats in December 1966 (you can see the reports and photos in the 1966-67 thread). It was decided in summer 1967 that we would play with white shorts for the 1967-68 season. It didnt bring us much luck for the season despite that we switched back to black shorts in the last game of the season (v Chelsea)

We lost that 1-2 from memory, think West Ham beat us by the same score two weeks earlier. Didn’t we also lose a relegation 4 pointer at home against S’land around the same time ?

 

[Silent Blade]

We lost that 1-2 from memory, think West Ham beat us by the same score two weeks earlier. Didn’t we also lose a relegation 4 pointer at home against S’land around the same time ?

Yes, we didnt win a home game for the rest of the season after beating Spurs 3-2 in February 1968.