From Pele gracing Hillsborough to the 'Boxing Day Massacre' - 21 Sheffield Wednesday photos from every year in the 70s

Click through our gallery as we take a trip down memory lane to a time which brought us Jack Charlton, the ‘Boxing Day Massacre’ and the legendary Pele gracing the hallowed turf at S6.

. Ian Mellor being congratulated by Mark Smith, Terry Curran and Jeff Johnson after giving Wednesday a 1-0 lead against the Blades after 25 minutes on Boxing Day 1979.

21 Sheffield Wednesday photos from the 1970s. Photo: Steve Ellis

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Action from the Sheffield derby in October 1970. Photo: Les Payne

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Derek Dooley in 1971. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Striker Eddie Prudham in 1971. Photo: JPI Media

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Wednesday skipper Peter Rodrigues relaxes on the Hillsborough pitch in May 1971. Photo: JPI Media

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Your eyes aren't deceiving you. Yes, it's legendary Brazil star Pele running at the Wednesday defence as Santos take on the Owls at Hillsborough in February 1972. Photo: JPI Media

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Art student Robert Walker is pictured in May 1973 after winning a competition to design the iconic stylised owl badge for Wednesday. Sadly, Robert died earlier this year at the age of 66. Photo: JPI Media

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Central defender Alan Thompson pictured in 1973. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Former Owls star of the 50s, Jackie Sewell, third left, returns to his former club in June 1973. Pictured with him are chairman, Sir Andrew Stephen; his son Paul; the club's secretary and general manager, Eric Taylor, and manager Derek Dooley. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers