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September 1

1 September 1835

Decease of Mr William Ashmore, aged 77, formerly of the Commercial and Tontine Inns.

1 September 1943

Former Sheffield United footballer and Worcstershire cricketer Ted Helmsley born in Stoke.

September 2

September 2 1584

After alternating between Sheffield Castle and Manor, the Captive Queen of the Scots left Sheffield for good.

September 2 1899

Official opening of Wednesday's new ground at Owlerton ( Changed name to Hillsborough in 1913). Wednesday beat Chesterfield 5-1.

September 2 1900

Fourteen Ramblers are present for the foundation and inaugural ramble of Sheffield Clarion Ramblers.

September 2 1939

War Looms. Approximately 9,000 children, expectant mothers and disabled people are evacuated from Sheffield.

September 4

September 4 1867

Wednesday Football Club formed at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield.

4 September 1927

Former Attercliffe MP Bernard Coleridge 1895-1916 died.

4 September 1930

Concord Park presented to Sheffield by JG Graves.

4 September 1932

A new Jewish Burial Hall and Cemetery consecrated at Blind Lane, Ecclesfield.

4 September 1944

Dave Bassett , former Sheffield United manager 1989-1995, born.

4th Sept 1962

289th Gleadless Valley Secondary School scout group opened

4 September 1965

Sheffield Wednesday's former Belgian star Marc Degryse born. He played for Wednesday 11995-1996 scoring 8 goals in 34 games.

4 September 1971

Stiker Brian Joicey scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in a match against Portsmouth. He went on to score 48 goals in 145 games.

September 5

September 5 1881

John Parker died. Parker was one of Sheffield's first MPs elected with Silk Buckingham in 1832 and remained in office until 1852.

5eptember 5 1899

New electric tram sections opened :

Tinsley Route - High Street to Weedon Street

Nether Edge - High Street to Nether Edge

September 6

6 September 1899

The first electric Tramcar ran on two new routes, Tinsley & Nether Edge.

September 7

7 September 1932

Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury born. Author & academic Bradbury was the son of a Sheffield railwayman he is probably best know for his novel The History Man published in 1975

7 September 1940

First night of the blitz on London - three months later it would be Sheffield's turn.

7 September 1946

Alan Woodward born Chapeltown, Sheffield. Played for United between 1962 and 1878 scoring 158 goals in 536 games.

7 September 1981

Current Sheffield United footballer Darius Henderson born.

7 September 2009

Former Wednesday player, Norman Curtis. Norman, died aged 84. The tough-tackling defender made 324 appearances for the Owls in a decade-long stay at Hillsborough that spanned 1950 to 1960.

He became established as first choice in the Wednesday starting line-up for almost all of the 1950s, winning Division Two championship medals in 1952, 1956 and 1959.

September 8

The Football Echo

Sheffield

8 September 1895 - 23 February 1896 : Nos. 1-25

Discontinued.

8 September 1969

Gary Speed born

September 10

10th September 1890

Sheffield Guardians decide to buy better whiskey.

10 September 1914

Enlistment opens for the 12th Service Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment - the Sheffield Pals.

10 September 1933

Former Welsh international Rugby Union player Alfred Cattell died. Cattell later served as Chairman of Sheffield Utd and was Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1917.

September 11

11 September 1923

De La Salle College, RC Grammar School, opened at the old Osagathorpe Hall in Scott Road.

September 12

12 September 1887

Wednesday play their first match at Olive Grove. They draw with Blackburn Rovers 4-4.

September 13

13 September 1959

Herrol '"Bomber" Graham, former boxer, born in Nottingham.

September 15

September 15 1965 Sheffield Telegraph renamed as the Sheffield Morning Telegraph.

September 16

16 September 1865

Roman Catholic Priest John Furniss died. Furniss was born in Sheffield, the son of a Master Cutler. He devoted his efforts to working with children and was the founder of Children's Missions and Children's masses.

16 September 1875

City Museum in Weston Park first opened to the public.

16 September 1878

Alderman Richard Sale laid the Foundation stone of Firvale Workhouse.

16 September 1888

Footballer Frank Womack born Stannington. Still Birmingham's all time appearance record maker having played 491 games for them between 1908-1928. Also holds the record of having played in 511 games during his career and never scoring a goal!

16 September 1893

Sheffield Wednesday beat Newton Heath 1-0 in front of 7,000 spectators.

16 September 1962

Stephen Jones, aka 'Babybird" best known for the hit single 'You're Gorgeous'

September 20

20 September 1587

Robert Sanderson baptised in Sheffield Parish Church. After Oxford he took holy orders and was appointed a chaplain to Charles 1. He later became Bishop of Lincoln.

20 September 1720

Tailor's Society, first benefit society in the town, established.

20 September 1773

Sheffield Assay Office hallmarked its first piece of silverware with the crown hallmark.

20 September 1780

Friendly and United Benefit society founded.

20 September 1944

Father Bernard Benson, former curate at St Patricks, Sheffield Lane Top, parachuted into Arnhem and received fatal wounded from which he died seven days later.

20 September 1947

Sir Henry Kenyon Stephenson died.

20 September 1954

Electric trains first ran from Sheffield Victoria to Penistone.

20 September 1974

First Test Transmission by Radio Hallam

September 21

21 September 1734

Death of Mr John Balguy, master of Sheffield Grammar School (1664-1696)

21 September 1780

Garden Street chapel opened by Rev. Bristol to minister to a group of independent methodists.

21 September 1802

A great storm hits Sheffield causing much destruction and deaths.

21 September 1841

First Cab on the streets of Sheffield plying for trade on the streets

21 September 1850

Fall of part of grinding well of Messers Walters & Co Globe works.

September 23

23 September 1821

William Johnson Clegg (father of Sir WIlliam Edwin Clegg) born in Earl Street

September 24

24 September 1774

Foundation stone laid of the Duke of Norfolk's Hospital Chapel on eastern side of the Sheaf.

24 September 1790

Admiral Rodney presented hs portrait to the Sheffield club that bore his name.

24 September 1879

Sheffield Blind School, Manchester Road opened by Samuel Roberts JP.

24 September 1908

Methodist Victoria Hall officially opened at a cost of over £40,000.

24 September 1939

Sheffield Actor Roger Middleton (Stage name Maurice Colbourne). He was the co-founder of the Half Moon Theatre in London and best known as character Tom Howard in Howard's Way.

24 September 1944

Former Sheffield Wednesday footballer, John Hicktob born. Hickton played for Wednesday 1963 - 1966 before moving on to Middlesborough

24 September 2007

Sheffield band Milburn release their new album "These are the Facts'

September 25

25th September 1916

A single Zeppelin dropped 36 bombs in a line between Burngreave and through Attercliffe to Darnall.

September 26

26 September 2006

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence visit Sheffield and tour a number of manufacturers.

26 September 1813

An 'armed ride' was established on the mail coach between Glossop and Sheffield in order the protect the London mail.

26 September 1838

Foundation stone of new church at Gleadless laid by Hugh Parker Esq.

26th September 1916

Day after Zeppelin Raid - 350 Children are absent from Newhall School.

26 September 1932

Louis Armstrong opened at the Empire for a week.

26 September 1933

207th Bents Green scout group opened

26 September 1938

The Graves Trust presented Forge Dam and Old May House, Mayfield Valley to the City.

26 September 1973

“Flying Scotsman” visits Sheffield’s Midland Station.

International match held at Hillsborough, Northern Ireland 0 Bulgaria 0

26 September 1998

Paolo Di Canio's future in English football was left in the balance after shoving referee Paul Alcock to the ground during Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Arsenal.

September 27

27 September 1821

Public dinner held at Tontine - hosted by Duke of Norfolk

27 September 1832

Annual meeting of the Political Union held at Town Hall

27 September 1833

Presentation of plate made to Earl Fitzwilliam by the inhabitants of Sheffield

27 September 1837

Mrs Graham made a balloon ascent from the Botanical Gardens.

27 Sept 1927

168th Bradfield Church scout group opened

27 Sept 1929

43rd Owlerton St John's scout group re opened

180th Holy Trinity Millhouses scout group opened

181st St Chad's Woodseats scout group opened STILL OPEN

27 September 1930

British Home Stores open their first store in a Northern provincial city on the Moor

27 September 1934

The Graves Trust announce the building of 100 rent free houses in Sheffield

27 September 1937

The LMS Railway knocked half an hour off the three and a half hour journey to London

27 September 1940

Dame Josephine Barstow DBE born Sheffield. Renowned English soprano.

September 28

28 September 1840

North Midland Railway ran a 1/2 price excursion from Sheffield to Leeds.

28th Sept 1934

216th Maud Maxfield Deaf School scout group opened

217th The Grove scout group opened

28 September 1955

Former Sheffield Wednesday footballer(1983 -1991) , Laurie Madden, born 1955

September 29

29 September 1842

Two wheat stacks burnt at Cherry Tree Hill, property of H. Newbould Esq.

29 September 1842

Richard Otley and George Harney, Chartists, arrested. They were charged with conspiracy at a meeting in Manchester.

29 September 1785

A group of Sheffield businessmen met and agreed to 'erect a commodious inn' in the Haymarket. It was financed by a Tontine and was named the Tontine Inn.

29th Sept 1936

223rd Wadsley Methodist Church scout group opened

29 September 1956

Sebastian Coe was born in Chiswick. Seb has strong Sheffield roots and began his running career at the age of 12 when he joined Sheffield's Hallamshire Harriers. Later Olympic Champion, Conservative MP and spearheading the 2012 London Olympics arrangements.

29 September 1989

Actor Mark Digham died. Probably best known for portraying an MI5 officer in the TV series The XYY Man.

September 30

30 September 1900

West Tinsley Railway station opened as 'Tinsley Road' on the Sheffield District Railway.

30 September 1930

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce resolve to send a deputation to the City Council to support the case for a Sheffield Areodrome.

30 September 1935

Hartley Brook Road Council School opened.

30 September 1935

113rd Burngreave Congregational scout group opened

30 September 1936

Woodthorpe Council School opened.

30 September 1940

Sir Robert Hadfield, discoverer of manganese steel, died

30 September 1961

Professional Golfer, Malcolm McKenzie, born Sheffield 1961.

30 September 1987

Tommy Spurr, currrent Sheffield Wednesday defender, born Leeds. Spurr made his debut in 2005 and has made over 125 appearances for the club.

October 1

1 October 1934

Work started on the restoration of Shrewsbury Chapel, Sheffield Cathedral

1 October 1944

Race walker, John Warhurst born Sheffield. Warhurst finished 18th on the 50KM walk in the 1972 Munich Olympics and in 1974 finished 1st in the 20 ml race in the Christchurch Commonwealth Games.

1 October 1961

Mel Sterland born Sheffield. Played for Wednesday 1978-1988, winning one England Cap.

October 2

2 October 1934

New Master Cutler appointed, Mr Alexander Williamson, general manager, United Steel Company.

2 October 1935

Sheffield City Council resolve to prepare a scheme for building an aerodrome at Todwick, instead of Coal Aston.

2 October 1955

Philip Oakey singer with the Human League born in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

2 October 1958

Carl Bradshaw, former Wednesday & United Player born.

2 October 1958

Bob Bolder, former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper born. Played over 200 games for the Owls between 1977-1983.

2 October 1963

Former United striker, Tony Agana born. Agana formed a leathal partnership with Brian Deane in the late 1980s.

October 3

3 Oct 1949

65th St Bartholomew's Mission scout group opened

3 Oct 1962

Mike142sl Born

October 4

4 October 1797

The General Infirmary was opened to patients

4 October 1893

Due to coal strike at Newhall school arrangements are made to provide poorer children breakfast - 70 starving children are fed for the duration of the strike.

4 October 1932

New Master Cutler installed - Lt Col Arthur Neale Lee, Director of Walker & Hall

4 October 1937

Batchelor's Peas Ltd formally open new canning factory at Wadsley Bridge, the largest in England.

4 October 1938

New Master Cutler installed - Mr A J Grant managing director of Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd.

October 5

5 October 1830

Twibell & Turner 'barbarously' rob Jonathan Haberson between Sheffield & Intake. They are later executed at York on 23 April 1831.

5 October 1835

Public Meeting resolved to raise a subscription to build a Church in the Park.

5 October 1837

Earl Fitzwilliam presided at the AGM of the Bible Society.

5 October 1842

RC Chapel of St Bede opened at Masbro.

5 October 1847

Clay Wheel destroyed by a incendiary fire.

5 October 1930

The R101 Airship crashes and a Sheffield man is one of the six survivors.

5 October 1938

180th Holy Trinity Millhouses scout group opened - still open

October 6

6 October 1819

Sheffield's first gas lamps installed.

6 October 1873

First Tram route opened , lines laid by Thomas Lightfoot of Grenoside from Lady's Bridge to the Golden Ball Hotel at Attercliffe

6 October 1943

Sheffield Central MP & former Firth Brown fitter. Richard Caborn was born. Caborn was elected in 1983 and is a former Minister of Sport.

6 October 1957

Former Sheffield Wednesday footballer Harry Burgess died. Burgess played 234 games for the Owls and scored 77 goals and won 4 England Caps.

6 October 1931

New Master Cutler - Mr Joseph Ward, Chairman of Thos. W. Ward Ltd.

October 8

October 8th 1913.

Death of Charles Stokes, one of the pioneers in the founding of both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

8 October 1930

Wednesday lose to Arsenal in the Charity Shield, at Stamford Bridge Burgess scored a penalty in a 2-1 defeat.

The Charity Shield had taken many formats over the years and (whilst not the first match between League Champions & FA Cup winners) this was the first match in the run of this regular format.

8 October 1936

Peter Swan born in South Emsall

8 October 1960

Official closure of the Sheffield Transport Department Tramways

October 9

9 October 1891

The foundation stone for the new Town Hall was laid by the Mayor Alderman W.J.Clegg

9 October 1907

Train crash at Dore Junction.

9 October 1935

Election meeting held at City Hall - Lord Hailsham, the Lord Chancellor addressed the meeting.

9 October 1952

274th High Storrs School scout group opened

October 10

10 October 1878

Charles Peace caught by Police and remanded at Greenwich Police Court.

10 October 1914

55th Wortley & Thurgoland scout group opened

10 October 1917

99th Doncaster's scout group opened

10 October 1919

114th Fulwood Church scout group opened

10 October 1932

Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 and Jimmy Dunne scored all four United goals.

10 October 1935

Cutler's Feast held, chief guest Lord Halifax, Secretary of State for War.

October 11

11 October 1786

George Yardley, a charcoal burner was burnt to death in his cabin in Ecclesall Woods after a night out at the Rising Sun. A memorial was erected in Ecclesall woods by the innkeeper Sampson Brookshaw and others.

11 October 1875

The original Woodhouse Railway station closed, having opened in 1850.

11 October 1885

Body of John Heald, bell ringer and peace keeper at Parish Church discovered in canal at Attercliffe.

11 October 1899

Boer War began.

11 October 1929

Former Sheffield Cllr and MP Irvine Patnick born.

11 October 1943

Former Sheffield Wednesday footballer Vic Mobley born. He played for Wednesday between 1964-1969 most notably in the 1966 FA Cup Semi Final against Chelsea when he carried on playing despite a bad injury which ruled his out of the subsequent final.

11 October 1987

Sheffield singer Joe Cocker married Pam Baker.

11 October 1997

Boxer Joe Calzaghe first won his WBO world title at Sheffield Arena against Chris Eubank.

October 12

12 October 1826

St Mary's church was built under the "Million Pound" act, at a cost of over £12,500, on a site given by the Duke of Norfolk.The first stone was laid on 12th October 1826 by the Countess of Surrey, and the church was consecrated on 21st July 1830.

12 October 1869

Raby Howell, Wincobank born Romany & Sheffield United footballer born. Howell played for United between 1890 and 1898 and also won two England caps.

12 October 1987

Howard Wilkinson, Wednesday manager, splashed out £250,000 on new signing Nigel Pearson.

October 14

14 October 1878

Brammal Lane hosts the first ever floodlit football match.

14 October 1930

Bishop of Sheffield launched an appeal for 1,000 guineas to build churches on Sheffield's new housing estates.

14 October 1935

Previously know as the Royal Theatre, the new Regal Cinema opened in Attercliffe.

14 October 1936

Cutler's Feast - chief guest, Mr Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary.

14 October 1939

Having been consecrated at York Minster on the 29th September, the new Bishop of Sheffield, Rt Revd. Leslie S Hunter was enthroned in Sheffield.

14 October 1961

Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws born Wallsend.

14 October

Roger Taylor Tennis player born Sheffield

14 October 1961

Brian Laws born

October 15

15 October 1887

First round of the FA Cup. Local teams in action included, Sheffield FC who lost 3-1 to Lockwood Bros, Sheffield Heeley beat Attercliffe 9-0 and Ecclesfield beat Derby Midland 4-1.

15 October 1921

Harold Brook, Sheffield United footballer 1945-1954 born.

15 October 1969

Dominic West, born in Sheffield. West is an actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in The Wire. His father, George West, owned a plastics factory in Sheffield.

15 October 1987

The Ramones played in Sheffield.

15/16 October 1987

Great storm of 1987

October 17

October 17 1852

Death of James Dixon, the silversmith, at his home at Page Hall, Sheffield.

October 17 1874

Wednesday played a game against Fir Vale!

October 17 1940

Peter Stringfellow , night club owner was born in Sheffield on this day. Well known for his "playboy" image. The son of a steelworker, his first major success was the the King Mojo club in in Sheffield.

October 17 1985

George Darling died , Labour MP for Hillsborough, 1950-1974 and later Baron Darling of Hillsborough.

October 17 1989

Derek 'Doc' Pace died. Former Sheffield United footballer

October 17 2005

Arctic Monkeys release their No 1 single "I bet you look you look good on the dancefloor"

October 18

18 October 1916

90th Free Foresters scout group opened

18 October 1920

Adelphi, Attercliffe opened.

18 October 1934

Cutler's Feast - Chief guest, Mr Walter Ellis, Minister for Agriculture.

October 20

20 October 1879

Firth College, erected at a cost of £20,000, opened by Prince Leopold, who subsequently receives addresses from the Cutlers' Company and the Town Trustees, and is entertained to luncheon by the Corporation.

Public testimonial to Mr. Mark Firth presented by the Prince.

20th October 1890

Water main blown up in Glossop Road

October 22

22 October 1821

Sheffield Canal; first sloop built on the canal wharf launched into the basin.

22 October 1892

Wednesday beat Newton Heath 1-0 in front of 6,000 fans.

22 October 1945

Longjumper, Shelia Sherwood, born Sheffield. Sherwood won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and later a Commonwealth gold medal.

22 October 1967

Oona King, former Labour MP for Bethnal Green & Bow until defeat by George Galloway in 2005, born Sheffield.

October 23

23 October 1935

Wednesday win the Charity Shield against Arsenal. Dewar scores the goal which wins the match 1-0 at Highbury.

23 October 2003

Tony Capstick, radio presenter and folk musician, died.

October 24

October 24 1857

The inaugural meeting of Sheffield F.C. took place on 24 October 1857 at Parkfield House in the suburb of Highfield. Sheffield FC is accepted by UEFA to be the oldest football club in the world.

October 25

25 October 1843

Decease of Mr Joseph Wreaks, aged 73, having been postmaster of Sheffield from November 1826. Succeeded by Miss Wreaks.

25 October 1874

Birth of Wednesday footballer Bob Petries, played 1894-97 and received an Winners medal in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wednesday.

October 26

26 October 1864

St. Joseph's RC Girls Reformatory opened.

26th Oct 1926

76th All Saint's scout group opened

26th Oct 1928

175th Handsworth Wesleyan scout group opened

26 October 1933

After a break of 22 years, Sheffield Musical festival revived.

October 27

27 October 1832

Tontine Inn, Mr William Lyon Bickley succeeded Mr Lambert.

27th Oct 1837

John Wainwright indicted for refusing to sign the information he had given to the Registrar of births and deaths, of the birth of his child, Lord Wharncliffe to defendant�"

"You are a great fool for your pains."

Fined 6d., with a warning.

27 October 1882

Shrewsbury Hotel, Paradise square destroyed by fire.

27 October 1913

Bronze statute of King Edward VII by Alfred Drury unveiled by the Duke of Norfolk in Fitzalan Square.

27 October 1928

Dedication of organ at Primative Methodist Church, Hatfield House Lane, Shiregreen as a tribute to those members of the Church and District who died and served in the First World War.

October 29th

Oct 29th 1869.

Disgraced trades union leader William Broadhead takes leave of Sheffield in an address at the Pavilion Music Hall. He is off to America.

October 30

Oct 30th 1973. Journalists at Sheffield Newspapers go on strike. Production of both papers, the Morning Telegraph and The Star affected. Dispute lasted until November 26th. Editors Michael Hides and Colin Brannigan had produced the papers during the strike.

November 1

1 November 1843

First elections held for the Borough of Sheffield. The Council had 56 members.

2 November 1900

Ecclesall National school staged a concert and presentation to Mrs Pearson, the mistress of the Infant's department, who had given 33 years service to the school.

November 4

4 November 1995

Marti Caine died

November 6

6 November 1882

Newhall School closed early because of a great horse race at Newhall Grounds. A great rush of rough men and cabs expected.

November 7

7 November 1897

Aruthur Lowdell Sheffield Wednesday footballer born . Played over 100 games for Wednesday 1921-1926.

7 November 1898

Sheffield Corporation horse tram service from Church Gates to Harcourt Road began, fare 2d uphill, 1d down. Despite the terminal point, it was known as the Walkley service.

7 November 1937

The last Sheffield Wednesday manager to lead Wednesday to FA Cup success resigned. Billy Walker manager Wednesday between 1933 and 1937

7 November 1945

2nd Darnall Church scout group reopened

7 November 1945

Former MP for Sheffield Attercliffe, Cecil Wilson, died.

November 8

8 November 1919

Nearly a year following the end of WW1,the last contingent of Hallamshires left Cologne to return home to Sheffield.

8 November 1941

Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Sheffield.

8 November 1943

246th Woodside scout group opened

8 November 1966

Public enquiry held into plans to install parking meters in Sheffield streets

8 November 1968

Former Sheffield United footballer, David Holdsworth born.

8 November 1981

Moslem mosque in Shirland Road Attercliffe destroyed by fire.

November 9

9 November 1894

Former Wednesday footballer, Jimmy Gill born. Gill played for Wednesday between 1913-1920.

9 November 1923

A memorial to Thomas Boulsover, pioneer of silver plating unveiled at St Pauls Church

9 November 1936

Mrs A.E. Longden was elected first woman Lord Mayor of Sheffield

9 November 2008

Former Sheffield United stalwart Cec Coldwell died. Coldwell played over 600 games for United.

November 10

10 November 1849

First section of the South Yorkshire Railway opened between Swinton Junction and Doncaster.

10 November 1858

At a meeting held at Sheffield Town Hall a resolution was passed to establish a Sheffield Trades Council.

10 November 1964

Former Sheffield Wednesday striker Guy Whittingham born. Whittingham played for Wednesday btween 1994-1999.

November 12

12 November 1296

Sheffield is ranted a Royal Charter to hold weekly market and a three day annual fair around Holy Trinity

12 November 1296

Abolition of Slavery petition laid before House of Lords subscribed to by Sheffield Wesleyans:

Attercliffe: Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Attercliffe Chapel, near Sheffield, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sheffield:Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ebenezer Chapel in Sheffield, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

November 13

13th Nov 1911

24th Dronfield scout group opened

13 November 1912

Francis John Taylor, 3rd Bishop of Sheffield (1962-1971) born 1912.

13 November 1943

Howard Wilkinson born Sheffield. Played for both United and Wednesday and as manager of Wednesday 1983-1988 returned them to the 1st Division.

13th Nov 1957

2nd Darnall Church scout group reopened

November 14

14 November 1932

Having failed to sell in October, Hillsborough Barracks were purchased by Mr H Burdall of Burdall's Limited.

14 November 1935

General Election National Conservatives win Central, Ecclesall and Hallam but Labour take Attercliffe, Brightside, Hillsborough and Park.

14 November 1938

Meeting at City Hall - addressed by Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air.

14 November 1949

Jimmy Dunne, former Sheffield United stirker dies. Irish International Dunne was a prolific goalscorer and in the 1930-31 season scored a record breaking 41 goals. He played for united between 1926 and 1934 in 173 games scoring 143 goals.

14 November 1997

Ron Atkinson returned for his second spell as Sheffield Wednesday manager

November 15

15 Nov 1916

91st Abbeydale PM Chapel scout group opened

15 November 1924

Former Sheffield Wednesday striker Roy Shiner born Isle of Wight, played for Wednesday between 1955-59.

November 15 1933

Sidney Odall Addy died 15th November 1933. An author of many books on folklore and history. Born in Norton, his father was a coal merchant. He was a solicitor by profession.

15 November 1966

Princess Margaret attended re-hallowing of the west end of the nave of Sheffield Cathedral and the consecration of the chapel of St.George.

She also attended a pageant written by L Du Gade Peach and an exhibition at the Cutler's Hall

15 November 1967

BBC Radio Sheffield launched.

November 17

17 November 1866

Sheffield Trades Unionists form a delegation to the Home Secretary to made representations regarding the 'Sheffield outrages"

17 November 1915

84th Unity Hall scout group opened

17 November 1920

128th Hillsborough scout group opened

17 November 1937

Amalgamation of Royal Hospital and Royal Infirmary agreed by Governors of both.

17 November 1955

Labour MP for Pudsey, Paul Trusswell, born Sheffield, elected 1987

17 November 1955

Star Striker Tommy Tynan born Liverpool. Played for Sheffield Wednesday 1976-1978 scoring over thirty goals during his time with the club. Now a taxi driver in Plymouth.

November 21

Nov 21 1949 Famous light-comedy star Jack Buchanan begins a week at the Lyceum, Sheffield, in ‘Castle in the Air’, a new comedy by Alan Melville.

November 24

24 November 1935

Former Sheffield Labour MP for Heeley Bill Michie born.

24 November 1950

Former Sheffield Wednesday striker Mick Prendergast born, played for Wednesday 1966-1978

24 November 1953

Former Sheffield Wednesday player Bobby Brown born

24 November 1982

Classic closed as a cinema

24 November 1989

PC Barry Saunders Died 24 November 1989, aged 31

He was killed in a fall through a roof while checking burgled factory premises.

24 November 2008

The Prince of Wales visited Sheffield Forgemasters to see how the firm had recovered from the 2007 flood. He toured the foundry and unveiled a commemorative stone for a new heavy machine shop.

November 25

25 November 1841

Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey 7 April 1782 -25th November 1841- Sculpter

25 November 1860

Decease of Henry Granville Fitzalan Howard 14th Duke of Norfolk aged 45 years. Creations; Earl of Surrey and Duke of Norfolk 28th June 1483. Earl Marshal and Hereditary Earl Marshal of England 19th October 1672, Earl of Arundel by inheritance and tenure of the Castle of Arundel, and by act of parliament. 3rd Charles the Baronies of Fitzalan, Clun and Oswaldtre, and Maltravers were inseparably unite to that earldom.

25 November 1892

Ted Hutton born. England international goalkeeper, Hutton began his career at Atlas & Norfolk and later at Sheffield United but it was at West Ham he established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

November 25, 1930

Cecil George Paine, a pathologist at the Royal Infirmary in Sheffield....achieved the first recorded cure with penicillin

25 November 1945

Local comedian Bobby Knutt born.

25 November 1960

The death of arguably the most successful ever Wednesday player Tommy Crawshaw. Tommy won 2 FA Cup medals, 2 1st Division Championship medals and 10 England caps. Playing for Wednesday between 1894 and 1909 he played 492 games for Wednesday scoring 27 goals in a wonderful career.

25 November 1961

Possibly the first Asian born player to play in the English football league, Chinese born Cheung Chi Doy scored a goal for Blackpool in a game against Sheffield Wednesday.

25 November 1972

Thin Lizzy appeared at Sheffield City Hall

25 November 1979

Motorhead appeared at Sheffield City Hall

25 November 1989

After responding to a radio advert Helen Sharman is selected to become the first British Astronaut.

November 26

26 November 1926

St Catherine's RC Church opened, Burngreave Road.

November 27

27 November 1809

The vault beneath the Shrewsbury Chapel in the Parish church explored by Mr Joseph Hunter, Mr VH Eyre and Mr John Greaves. "By eight or nine steps from the chancel, we decended to an upright door, which we found so decayed that it fell from its bolt and hinges on a slight force being applied to it. We were then admitted into a room about ten feet square and six feet in height, its stone roof supported by a rough hewn pillar rising in the centre. We found only two coffins lying on tressels (Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, 1616, and Henry Howard, Esq, 1787) Formerly more of the coffins were in sight: the other deposited here are probably walled up in that part of the vault which lies under the founders tomb'

27 November 2000

Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury died.

November 28

28 November 1570

The Queen of Scots left Chatsworth for Sheffield Castle accompanied by the Earl of Shrewsbury

28 November 1858

Birth of Robert Hadfield, metallurgist discovered Manganese and Silicon steel.

28 November 1880.

Death of Mr Mark Firth, Oakbrook.

28 November 1941

Malcolm Rawnsley Fireman; National Fire Service, 41 years of age. Injured November 28th, 1944, at Rockingham Street. Died on 2nd January 1945.

28 November 1957

Sheffield Wednesday play Juventus

28 November 1959

Sheffield Wednesday beat West Ham 7-0.

28 November 1977 John Osborn MP asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will refer to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission the setting up by Sheffield District Council of a monopoly for the sale of tickets for concerts in the City Hall. :rolleyes: Refused!

28 November 1990

Death of former Sheffield Wednesday footballer Ted Catlin. Catlin played for Wednesday between 1931-1939 and won 5 England caps. He later ran a number of pubs including the Magnet at Southey Green.

28 November 1991

Nirvana appeared at the Octagon Centre

28 November 1997

Actor Sean Bean received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University.

December 1

1st December 1890

Miss Booth hoists the flag of the Salvation Army on the site of the new army buildings in Pinstone Street, to be erected at a cost of £20,000.

1 December 1948

Nei Warnock born

1 December 1960

Rick Savage of Def Leppard born Sheffield

December 5

5 December 1914

1,131 Sheffield City Battalion Officers and Men left Sheffield for 5 months training at Redmires camp.

December 6

December 6 1816

John Brown born Flavell's Yard, Fargate

December 7

7 December 1967

David Hirst born Cudworth

Dec 7th 1973

Sir Andrew Stephen resigns from board of Sheffield Wednesday FC.

December 8

8 December 1846

This stone is erected

in memory of John Kidd,

who lost his life at the end

of the enclined tunnel on

the midland line at Sheffield,

December 8th 1846, aged 29 years.

Here Lieth the body of John Kidd,

In eternal realms his soul is hid;

A railway engine did him kill,

And crushed his poor head so ill.

December 12

12 December 1940

First night of the 'Sheffield Blitz'

December 13

13 December 1929

Derek Dooley born in Pitsmoor.

December 14

14 December 1996

Bishop Gerald Moverley, first RC Bishop of the Diocese of Hallam from 30 May 1980 until July 1996. He had been a priest for 50 years and a bishop for almost 29 years.

December 15

15 December 1890

The first meeting between The Wednesday and Sheffield United at Olive Grove before a crowd of about 10,000. Wednesday win 2-1 with goals by "Toddles" Woolhouse and Winterbottom. Robertson replied for United.

15 December 1940

Second Night of the 'Sheffield Blitz'

December 17

17th December 1890

The Sheffield Guardians, by eight votes to six, decide to allow the paupers beer on Christmas Day.

17 December 1976

City Hall, Sheffield -Anarchy Tour The Damned with The Sex Pistols & The Clash - CANCELLED.

December 20

20 December 1915

The Sheffield City Battalion embarked on HMT Nestor at Devenport for Alexandria

December 24

24 December 1973

Sheffield Wednesday Board sack manager Derek Dooley on Christmas Eve - shame on them :angry:

December 26th

26 December 1979

Wednesday beat United in an infamous fixture 4-0 in a 3rd division game which became known as the "Boxing Day Massacre"

December 31

December 31 1867

Earliest recorded Wednesday match? Wednesday beat Dronfield 1 goal to 4 'rouges.

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Malcolm in Sheffield, 4th December 1964

In Sheffield Malcolm’s FOSIS host was Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, the Secretary of the University’s Islamic Circle. Dr Siddiqui, then a Pakistani doctoral student in chemical engineering, told me that there were many Muslim students at the university; the Islamic society had been formed prior to his arrival. Malcolm was escorted to Sheffield by two engineering students, Salah Shahey, an Egyptian doctoral student and the other from Pakistan. The Student Union had not been very happy about the invitation to Malcolm, but had acquiesced, and the Secretary of the Union chaired the meeting. The meeting for Malcolm was the largest that had ever been organised by the students – about 700 attended. Dr Siddiqui remembers that Malcolm was asked many questions by American students, whose accents Malcolm recognised. He dealt with the questioners partly by reminding them of some snippet of local his- tory! Another memory is of Malcolm saying that “Martin [Luther King] was nobody until we came on the scene”, and asking to be stopped should he “go off the rails” which sometimes happened when he was tired.

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Friday 17 December 1976 - City Hall, Sheffield

Comments: Anarchy Tour The Damned with The Sex Pistols & The Clash - CANCELLED.

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Friday 17 December 1976 - City Hall, Sheffield

Comments: Anarchy Tour The Damned with The Sex Pistols & The Clash - CANCELLED.

On the pitch the world’s first inter-club match between Sheffield and the newly formed Hallam F.C. took place on 26 December 1860. The match took place at Hallam's ground, Sandygate Road. It was reported that "The Sheffielders turned in their usual Scarlet and White" which suggests that club colours were already in use.[22] Despite playing with inferior numbers Sheffield F.C. beat Hallam 2–0.

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SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 22, 1855

[On Saturday Evening Mr. Charles Dickens read his Christmas Carol

in the Mechanics' Hall in behalf of the funds of the Institute.

Source;

http://www.dickens-literature.com/Speeches..._Social/15.html

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

Charles Dickens

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