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Standing from left to right (Blades in bold). Tommy Hoyland, Dennis Woodhead, Harry Latham, Ronnie Starling (1935 FA Cup final captain), Johnny Fantham (talking to Quixall), Harold Brook, Mark Hooper, Albert Quixall, Joe Shaw, Harry Johnson, Tommy Sampy, Graham Shaw, Fred White and Colin Addison. Kneeling; Redfern Froggatt, Len Badger, Ken Mallender and Alan Birchenall
Wonder how reliable these attendance figures are, and how the crowd limit numbers evolved. As a kid, it always seemed to be 57000 as the limit for big cup games, with an extra 3000 with a temporary stand on the cricket pitch, as v Wednesday in the 6th round cup-tie. 57000 felt extremely uncomfortable in the 1950s/60s, and it doesn't look like any of those pictured here would have been going out for a pie and a pee before half-time.Sheffield United 59,555 v Sheffield Wednesday – On 15 January 1927, at Bramall Lane, in Division One
My first derby game at Bramall Lane was in Feb 1959,i remember my hero as a young lad was the 'Doc',thinking back i now realise what a great player he was.There was a story at the time that before the game Harry Catterick told that bastard Peter Swan to kick the'Doc' off the park as they saw him as our most serious threat,Swanny did just that,but undaunted the 'Doc' scored and we won 1-0,what a man !!!
I also remember that for some really big games we had the cheek to sell tickets for the cricket pavilion balcony,bring your own binoculars !!
Or a periscope when there was a temporary stand on the cricket pitch?
With me it was always Hodgy and Joe Shaw - perhaps defenders suit my cautious nature! Looking back, I don't think I appreciated how good Pace was. He didn't look like a superstar, he wasn't big, he wasn't fast, he wasn't incredibly skilful, had not got an especially hard shot, though he was a terrific header of the ball. But he was an outstanding goal-scorer - right-foot, left-foot, headers, and one or two improvised goals. I always liked him, but it never quite became hero-worship.
The below photo is the match you are talking about
With the low wall as it was back then, and living just off Bramall Lane, the sound from the ground really travelled well. When I was too young to go to games, whenever we scored, I certainly knew about it!The below photo is the match you are talking about
Wonder what Vic Mobley was doing so far forward. Pancho Pearson looks like he's asking the same question.No. It was the 2-2 draw in Sept 1966. Woody and Jones gave us a 2-0 lead at half time. McCalliog and an own goal leveled the scores
The below photo was Birch's 2nd game in Sept 1964 (we wore all white)
This photo was taken in the 2nd half. I remember reading the match report in the Sheffield Archives. Birch scored the first goal at the Kop End after Mick Jones had a shot that hit the bar. The second goal was early in the 2nd half at Leppings Lane End and I have seen a photo of Birch running towards Barry Hartle to celebrate (Birch had headed in a Hartle corner). Looks like Wendy were throwing players up front late in the game.
Yes,both Hodgy and Joe were great players in a defence that was very rarely disturbed with Cec,Graham Shaw,Rocky and Summers they were quite formidable.That 1959 derby game was played in the second division and at a time when Wednesday were the outstanding side,they finished top and were promoted,i think we just missed out by ending up in third place.In fact,had it not been for the wonderful Spurs double winning side in 1960/61 they may well have won the first division title finishing second,thank God they didn't we would still be reminded about it to this day.We soon put things right after promotion the following season and back in Div1 in 1961/62 we did the double over Wednesday and finished above them in fifth place,'Doc' was at it again,i think he scored in both derby games that season.
Sharp did in 2008-09 but not Wilder
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