Hi All,
I am attempting to help the Sheffield United historian in research that he is undertaking to find out lost fixtures and results from the reserves.
The results he is looking for correspond to WWII during all of the seasons (1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1943/44 & 1944/45). Mostly the results, and possibly dates are missing from the games below;
1941/42 - vs Sheffield Wednesday (home), Manvers Main, Thurcroft Main (away), Denaby United
1942/43 - vs Barnsley (home), Thurcroft Main
1943/44 - vs Rotherham United (home), Frickley Colliery Athletic, Manvers Main, Thurcroft Main (away), South Kirby Colliery
1944/45 - Sheffield Wednesday (home), Frickley Colliery Athletic, Grimsthorpe Rovers
I assume that he has already contacted the relevant clubs and they have returned nothing themselves. I know that he has checked local newspapers (The Sheffield Telegraph, The Sheffield Star, the Rotherham Advertiser and the Barnsley Chronicle), and some match day programmes from around that time - but not all.
It is a tall task but I was hoping that someone may either have some first team programmes from that time, ideally towards the end of the season, which would list dates and results or have a different access to online newspapers. I understand that 'The Green Un' may be on the national newspaper archives website but I don't have access to that.
I would appreciate any help anyone can offer me please.
Paul
