When Sheffield Wednesday youngster netted Wembley winner - readers' letter
Sheffield Wednesday youngster nets Wembley winner from Star reader Andrea Cooney
I wanted to share this great review of an up-and-coming local football star in the making – Mackenzie Maltby who came on at half-time for Sheffield Wednesday against last weekend.
While he was in the academy, he was allowed to play for his school, Norton Free, in a northern competition sponsored by Sheffield United.
The winners of this competition would face the southern UK winners.
Norton Free School won the northern championship, and Peterborough won the southern championship, leading to an cup final at Wembley.
The boys were only 11 years old at the time, and Macca (Mackenzie) was the captain.
Remarkably, he scored the winning goal at Wembley! You can watch the goal on YouTube by searching for ‘Kids Brilliant Goal Wembley Cup Final’.
The Star Wednesday writer Liam Norcliffe covered this clip recently, you can read his piece here.