The Wednesday F.C. changed their name today in 1929
Glyn Thompson sent me these original documents showing a confirmed date of 12th July 1929 for when Wednesday FC officially became Sheffield Wednesday FC.
You can read more about Sheffield football history in my book ‘A History of Sheffield Football 1857-1889: Speed, Science and Bottom‘
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It is a lengthy document but the key page is this one:
In among the paperwork is a note for shareholders in respect of their season tickets. I was amazed to see that the club letterhead in 1929 has the club’s foundation wrong, quoting 1866 instead of 1867.
You can read more about Sheffield football history in my book ‘A History of Sheffield Football 1857-1889: Speed, Science and Bottom’
Link to book page – http://bit.ly/2qYw0r0