Wednesday Rucks and Rock 'n' Roll

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Anthony Cronshaw. Wednesday Rucks and Rock 'n' Roll

CONTENTS

BORN TO BE A WEDNESDAYITE

WE’LL SUPPORT YOU EVERMORE (1973–1976) PART ONE: 1973–74

PART TWO: 1974–75

PART THREE: 1975–76

EAST BANK REPUBLICAN ARMY (WE’RE BARMY)

1977–80

PART ONE: 1977–78

PART TWO: 1978–79

INTO THE EIGHTIES (1979–82) PART ONE: 1979–80

PART TWO: 1980–81

PART THREE: 1981–82

THE EIGHTIES (1982–1990) PART ONE: 1982–83

PART TWO: 1983–84

PART THREE: 1984–85

PART FOUR: 1985–86

PART FIVE: 1986–87

PART SIX: 1987–88

PART SEVEN: 1988–89

PART EIGHT: 1989–90

THE NINETIES (1990–1999) PART ONE: 1990–91

PART TWO: 1991–92

PART THREE: 1992–93

PART FOUR: 1993–94

PART FIVE: 1994–95

PART SIX: 1995–96

PART SEVEN: 1996–97

PART EIGHT: 1997–98

PART NINE: 1998–99

A DECADE OF DESPAIR (2001–2011) PART ONE: 2000–01

PART TWO: 2001–02

PART THREE: 2002–03

PART FOUR: 2003–04

PART FIVE: 2004–05

PART SIX: 2005–06

PART SEVEN: 2006–07

PART EIGHT: 2007–08

PART NINE: 2008–09

PART TEN: 2009–10

PART ELEVEN: 2010–11

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Title Page

INTRODUCTION

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Tommy had now taken over the mantle of the chief Sheffield Wednesday supporter in the house. Dad was too busy working, and enjoying his visits to the Black Swan, to have time for the Owls. Well he was now in his thirties, and that was far too old to be a football supporter – kids were now the future of this great football club. And the Shirecliffe kids were special; Christopher, John and Wesley would be joined by the two Smith brothers with the youngest, Mark, being one to really watch. He was half the age of the other boys, but how he could play football. That bit of land at the top of Musgrave Road was their own special playing area; the training ground for many a future footballer. And it was full to bursting with kids from early morning until the shout went out that it was time for bed.

At home, though, things were a changing. On one of Dad’s numerous visits to the Black Swan he had caught the eye of a young lady by the name of Marie. She had become a regular visitor to the family home and the couple seemed to be getting on like a house on fire. Tommy hadn’t seen his dad so happy for a long time. Grandma Florence had so far been the family’s guardian angel, a kind of caretaker-manager and a very good one at that, and for the past four years had steered this motherless ship onwards and upwards.

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