William Chesterman
Remembers…
In Conclusion…
“ It was wonderful to see how much the game had grown, all the more wonderful considering how difficult it had been to make people think it would come on at all! ”
“ I remember on one occasion when our beloved ‘Club’ travelled to Nottingham for the first time & came back with the win…
Nottingham F.C
0-1
Sheffield F.C
We were so utterly elated, we tossed the leather up outside the old Wicker Station…
…& booted it, for all its worth, all the way through the old town, to each players door, in turn, until we reached the Sandygate, where the last few members of our team lived - The final door being that of our victorious vice-captain John Charles Shaw who, it was said, carried the ball with him all the way through his door, up his stairs & into bed! ”
Three Cheers…
Roars of laughter!!!
for…
Mr Chesterman!!!
Hip-Hip...
Hip-Hip...
...Hoo-ray!
...Hoo-ray!
“Thank you, Gentlemen…
my, how swiftly the time has flown…”
(Wake me up in 2026, when everything’s been sorted…)
The Sheffield Daily Telegraph…
19th of May…
