dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 From the Sheffield Independent December 1899 "it was very hard lines indeed for Langley the Wednesday captain, that such wretched weather prevailed on Friday on the occasion of his benefit match and it is a matter for surprise that even so many as 2,000 people braved the wind & rain. The cash receipts amounted to only £25 but I believe there has been a fairly good sale of tickets and I hope some additional means of giving Langley a reward commensurate with his excellent services to the club will be found" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 From the Sheffield Independent December 1899 "it was very hard lines indeed for Langley the Wednesday captain, that such wretched weather prevailed on Friday on the occasion of his benefit match and it is a matter for surprise that even so many as 2,000 people braved the wind & rain. The cash receipts amounted to only £25 but I believe there has been a fairly good sale of tickets and I hope some additional means of giving Langley a reward commensurate with his excellent services to the club will be found" Some great posts today Dunsby, you may have a future here he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 From the Sheffield Independent December 1899 "it was very hard lines indeed for Langley the Wednesday captain, that such wretched weather prevailed on Friday on the occasion of his benefit match and it is a matter for surprise that even so many as 2,000 people braved the wind & rain. The cash receipts amounted to only £25 but I believe there has been a fairly good sale of tickets and I hope some additional means of giving Langley a reward commensurate with his excellent services to the club will be found" That would have been £2,090.00 using the retail price index in todays money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 That would have been £2,090.00 using the retail price index in todays money. Progress ? If a modern footballer was said to work an 8 hour day 7 days a week Rooney earns more than than in an hour! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_wayne_rooney_earn_per_week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Not to say its the same man, but its possible Ambrose Langley, householder, 82 Dorothy Road (close to the ground) (1919) and Ambrose Langley, Victualler, Cricketers Arms, 106 Bramall Lane (1925) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Not to say its the same man, but its possible Ambrose Langley, householder, 82 Dorothy Road (close to the ground) (1919) and Ambrose Langley, Victualler, Cricketers Arms, 106 Bramall Lane (1925) Manager of Hull City April 1905 to April 1913 and Manager of Huddersfield Town December 1919 to March 1921 - which could work with the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 Yes it could! http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=5005&st=0&p=29145&hl=+ambrose%20+langley&fromsearch=1&#entry29145 Manager of Hull City April 1905 to April 1913 and Manager of Huddersfield Town December 1919 to March 1921 - which could work with the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 He was "a crock" oh, no he wasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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