The vicissitudes of League Association Football have for four years put the two Sheffield teams poles apart. In the season of 1933-34 both the United and the Wednesday were in the First Division. Relegation befell the United and therefore until last Saturday when as the result of the same predicament accruing to the Wednesday at the end of last season they met in the Second Division, they had not been able to decide on their respective merits, The United won on the Wednesday ground by the narrow margin of a single goal match, so it may be assumed that there is little to choose between the two sides for the advantage of playing at home could not have meant much to the Wednesday if the United's supporters knew their business. Wednesday's plight is puzzling Sheffield folk, for in 1929 and 1930 they were champions, In. 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1935 they stood third in the final table, so their collapse to the ignominy of relegation' in 1937 was most unexpected, The season has started disastrously for the Wednesday as they are now in the bottom position but two, whereas the United stand second and are apparently making a strong bid for return to the company' in which, unless the Wednesday pull up their socks, they will again not be on playing terms with their fellow citizens, Last season United were seventh in the table and lost only one match on their own ground as against thirteen defeats away. W. H. Walker, the old Aston Villa player, is managing the Wednesday team and it is confidently expected that he will soon get better results than at present seem to be forthcoming. The Second Division of the League just now simply bristles with the names of fallen giants for, in addition to the two Sheffield teams, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers figure therein. And Newcastle United are just below the Wednesday and just above the present wooden spoonists, Plymouth Argyle!
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