More info on the Sheffield Wednesday Newspaper Book

Sheffield Wednesday FC was founded in 1820 as the Wednesday Cricket Club (because the team played mid-week). Just like the other Sheffield team the club was formed to keep the cricket team active during the winter months and provide some extra income. Wednesday played their very first football game against a side intriguingly called ‘The Mechanics.’ Our personalised Sheffield Wednesday football book starts in 1907 with the FA Cup win, a 2:1 victory over Everton at Crystal Palace.

A range of reports and press images will give the fan of Hillsborough a behind the scenes view of this great club which makes this football book a great Sheffield Wednesday gift idea. Interesting snippets of history are reported like the record 72,841 crowd that watched the 2:2 draw with Manchester City in the 5th Round of the FA Cup in 1934. The 1930’s also receives coverage, two pages, of the FA Cup victory over West Bromwich Albion.

The 1950s saw extended FA Cup runs with a semi-final defeat against the might of Preston North End. 1959 saw some mighty teams lead to the slaughter, West Ham getting a 7:0 drubbing, and the London boys of Arsenal receiving a 5:1 thrashing. This is a true and memorable account of Sheffield Wednesday history; which will produce a memorable football reading experience.

1963 has the first coverage of European competition with a 4:1 victory over DOS Utrecht fully reported in words and vivid press photography. The narrow loss to Everton in the FA Cup final of 1966, 3:2 also received the newspaper story treatment to make a Sheffield Wednesday football gift of note.

The 1980s saw the Owls in Milk Cup competition, paying a record fee for Garry Thompson (West Bromwich Albion) for £450,000, and the arrival of Ron Atkinson as manager in 1989. A gathering of interesting stories, behind the scenes manoeuvres, and goal mouth action make this the ultimate Sheffield United souvenir, a winning history, and a bold piece of Owls memorabilia.

Order your Sheffield Wednesday history and we’ll make it to order with your personalisation details including a name and a greeting. For a small fee you can gold emboss the cover with the recipient’s name and make this a special gift for the Sheffield Wednesday fan in your world.

Every season we bring up to date our version of the Sheffield Wednesday football gift and add even more memories to make an evocative Sheffield Wednesday football present idea come to life.

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