But wednesday were a top side with some of the best players in England. Prior to '66 they finished runners up in the league and had Springett, Swan, and Kay in the England team.
I watched them from the Kop the wind coming in off the Peak District and saw heroes and stars like Charlton, Best, Law, Hughes , Greaves, Gilzean, and many others. It took nearly two hours by bus to get to the ground from Maltby and the final walk to the ground with my scrapbooks bulging with autographs saw me mingling with the crowds before my first meat pie and bovril drink. Waiting outside for autographs and watching the visiting team arrive where part of the ritual. In those days you could name every player from 1 to 11 and on one occasion I actually travelled on the same bus as one of the players to the match.
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