William Clegg
“…The Uncrowned King of Sheffield…”
( 1852-1932 )
…of Sheffield
Club…
Apps/Goals!
Sheffield F.C
(N/A )
Perseverance F.C
(N/A)
The Wednesday
(N/A)
Albion F.C
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Norfolk F.C
(N/A)
Country
Apps/Goals!
England
2/0
“…a safe kick & a good Half-Back…”
Wee Willy’s pair o’ pinnacles come a full five years apart - Football’s second ever International - England’s 4-2 November, 1873 Oval victory over Auld Enemies, Scotland followed by the ‘79, 2-1 win over the Welsh, also at the Oval…
No-No-Notorious…
The Banner Cross Murderer…
(Solicitor Willy was reported as having showed up twenty minutes late for his second International appearance due to a late night working on the notorious Banner Cross Murder Case, taking the (delayed) Saturday Morning train to London, instead…)
1877…
Scores the last minute equaliser for The Wednesday that takes the inaugural Sheffield Challenge Cup Final to Extra-Time - Wednesday finally win this forgotten thriller from Three Goals down to capture the Clubs maiden Trophy…
Heely F.C*
3-4
The Wednesday
…a.e.t
1878…
Takes charge of the ‘Blues’, older brother Charles, the ‘Reds’ in the Planets very first attempt at Football under Flood-light…
…coming soon…
Alongside brother Charlie, appears many times for the semi-legendary Sheffield Football Association Representative XI…
…here’s one from 1873 against the similarly semi-legendary London Football Association Representative XI - Hopefully a lot more interesting than it sounds !
Sheffield F.A XI v London F.A XI, Live from Bramall Lane…
1879….
Defends infamous master burglar, escapology artist & master of disguises, Charles Peace, standing trial for his very life for the alleged murder of his lover’s Husband (along with the odd copper or two, along the way…)
No Peace for the Wicked…
…Somewhat unfortunately for cheating Charlie, however, Willy turns out to be much better defending Goals than Necks & on the morning of the Twenty-Fifth of February, 1879, at Armely Gaol, near Leeds, the man described as an evil…
“…Short & with a limp, two fingers missing, an extreme case of rickets & able to dislocate his jaw at will…”
“…beyond the power of even Shakespeare to paint…”
…does the dreaded ‘dangle’…
We were fairly sure that Shakespeare had been, in fact, a writer, not a painter, but there you go! Shows what we know !
Bill Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Legendary, er, painter…
1898…
…becomes Mayor of Sheffield - the second of his formidable Clan to achieve such Honour - Father Clegg had been twice Mayor of the Steel City, back in 1887 & again in 1891, just for luck…
Smokin’!-19th Century Sheffield !
Credit, where Credit’s due, Brian…
Historical Football Kits…
Vintage Footballers…
Before the ‘D’…
Umpired by Wikipedia…
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