This is how blogs work. I get reminded by Facebook that I was lucky enough to share a lunch with Bob Noble (a Charterhouse legend) and some young athlete who was giving out prizes. It was a few years ago now, but today when Facebook reminded of this event, the postman brought me a book by Michael Glover called "111 Places in Sheffield that you shouldn't miss". Excellent photographs and information. I bought it for our holiday let next door, but it is so interesting that I might well keep it!
Funnily enough there are 111 locations in the Sheffield area to read about, the photographs by Richard Anderson are superb.
Place 23 is about Derek Dooley Way, a city inner ring road which remembers a Sheffield Wednesday and United legend. He was a member at both clubs as a player, manager and chairman. Dooley, a bull of a centre forward, suffered a terrible injury at Preston at 23 years old, got gangrene and had to lose his leg. His career continued off the pitch.
Place 50 tells of the Bramall Lane Museum built in the Sheffield United ground's redevelopment in 2015. There are records of the famous Khaki FA Cup Final in 1915, when despite winning the Cup beating Chelsea, there were no celebrations much during the game or after, due to war worries.
Place 36 is a Golden Post Box outside the Sheffield Water Works building in the city, which celebrates local girl, Jessica Ennis-Hill's great efforts at the 2012 Olympics. Her other great reward was to share lunch with Bob and me.
Other Sheffield sporting heroes include Seb Coe, Roger Taylor, Gordon Banks and Joe Root.
Place 76 records the famous football ground of Sandygate, home to Hallam FC founded in 1860, three years after the first ever club Sheffield FC, who described the first "Rules". Here is a previous blog....
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/oldest-club-plays-by-rules.html
There have been MANY blogs with snippets of the City's contribution to Association Football.
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