Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I would have nominated Dean Hammond but for the fact that Dusty Bin was more mobile.

 

[wavy-blade]

kin pitch

 

[BerksBlade]

I remember the pools man , every thursday lol , spent hours studying form , never won owt !!

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My grandad took an age to fill his pools coupon in. Had all the newspapers spread out to study recent form. Never won owt.

 

[RamsgateBlade]

My grandad took an age to fill his pools coupon in. Had all the newspapers spread out to study recent form. Never won owt.

My dad was the same. Then I did them for years using random numbers. Same level of success......
Also, always remember that as soon as we got home from a match we all listened to the results on the radio and wrote them in the little section of the newspaper. Then checked against the pools coupon. Then had a good moan. Then dad went out to the pub/social club to give his mates his thoughts on the match.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Scene from the film "Looks and Smiles"
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As a kid, I used to love climbing on the roof of the building which is now The Yorkshire Tile Company to get a glimpse of the pitch and players when there was a match on.

 

[djbaldken]

Not old. New today. Its my birthday today and a friend has had this made for me. Thought I'd share it here.

 

[Everblade]

Still got vague memories of this match 62 years on. Freddie Trueman and Wally Grout standing out for some reason.

 

[More Bladier than thou]

1938

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

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Is that the Tefal man front middle?!

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

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Who do you reckon the 2 players in the bottom left corner are meant to be?
My guess is Roy McFarland and Martin Chivers.

 

[Silent Blade]

Who do you reckon the 2 players in the bottom left corner are meant to be?
My guess is Roy McFarland and Martin Chivers.

Probably

 

[Eskimo]

Well, we called at the cemetery at St Mary’s Church Ecclesfield yesterday before the match and at this bit of a shrine asked for three points against Lincoln ……..Well

 

[Gimli]

My uncle played against Mike Trusson (after he’d moved to Brighton) in a friendly.

Not exactly an old photo for no reason whatsoever, but it is at least tangentially blades related!

 

[DifferentClass]

Probably

Probably?

Mate, you're Silent!

 

[Bert]

Well, we called at the cemetery at St Mary’s Church Ecclesfield yesterday before the match and at this bit of a shrine asked for three points against Lincoln ……..WellView attachment 245472

England Players - 247. Harry Johnson

www.englandfootballonline.com

 

[VictoriaBlade]

Still got vague memories of this match 62 years on. Freddie Trueman and Wally Grout standing out for some reason.

https://yorkshireccc.com/news/ken-taylor-1935-2026/

Opener Ken Taylor recently passed away. Talented sportsman!

 

[Bert]

Not a photo, but of interest to the older reader.

https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/502844-who-was-pond-street-nora-the-real-story-of-sheffields-most-famous-character/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAU6B89jbGNrBToGF2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEePDSx6v0hA8h6x2InyXmFXDOGwRKYijWPvL4ZNiM6i41VW0T7PV2S-ckjxQc_aem_3YAjeC-p2Qj6HfQF_h-Dng

 

[Silent Blade]

The Duke of Darnall

If we’re not careful we’re going to forget about the Duke of Darnall, so for future generations, it’s time to write about one of Sheffield’s great eccentrics. His real name was Harry Taylor, who li…

sheffielder.net

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[programmechap]

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Steve Goulding in the 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on 31/176? Arsenal player Liam Brady,.who got the goal I think.

 

[Silent Blade]

Steve Goulding in the 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on 31/176? Arsenal player Liam Brady,.who got the goal I think.

Right match but not Steve Goulding.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Right match but not Steve Goulding.

Faulkner?

 

[Silent Blade]

Faulkner?

Correct

 

[programmechap]

Correct

Looking surprisingly stocky and surprisingly uncurly for the normally lanky and loppy defender.

 

[Silent Blade]

Looking surprisingly stocky and surprisingly uncurly for the normally lanky and loppy defender.

Deffo him, I was at the match. My dad picked me my three friends up from a school near Newbury to go to Highbury for the day.

Attendance at the match was only 14, 477

 

[programmechap]

Deffo him, I was at the match. My dad picked me my three friends up from a school near Newbury to go to Highbury for the day.

Attendance at the match was only 14, 477

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Im not doubting you, just surprised

 

[Deaneandagana]

Correct

Sure it’s not David Bradford?

 

[Aganarama]

Deffo him, I was at the match. My dad picked me my three friends up from a school near Newbury to go to Highbury for the day.

Attendance at the match was only 14, 477

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Arsenal's sub that day... fast forward 14 years

 

[Silent Blade]

Sure it’s not David Bradford?

Not David Bradford