Johnny Fantham Wednesday legend goalscoring record

[rcarnell]

The Barber was not POLISH he was Ukrainian and he was my Uncle Steve Bajdella and he lived at 16 stanwood crescent, Sheffield 6 and was a prisoner of war having fought for the GERMANS. He met my fathers sister May Carnell whilst working on a farm and they married and had two daughters. One lives in Sheffield still my Cousin and the other was a school headmistress in Cheltenham. Steve bought the shop off Johnny many years ago. However Johnny and Steve opened another shop called The Hammer and Sickle which if I recall was at Wadsley bridge right hand group of shops as you drive down into Hillsborough. Steve Owned the actual wooden Owl that was on the gates at Ollerton when We played there.

 

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Keith Farnsworth's tome, "A Complete Record" has it as 167.

Fantham's shop on Division Street, was run by a Polish chap called Steve.

He has for a long time been a very good golfer and plays at Hallamshire.

I remember in 1961 when he scored Wednesday's winner against Spurs 2-1.

This Spurs' side went on to win the double that season and they lost their unbeaten run at Hillsborough.

Fantham got one cap against Luxembourg in 1961. He was born 6 Feb 1939, so belated 67th John.

The Barber was not POLISH he was Ukrainian and he was my Uncle Steve Bajdella and he lived at 16 stanwood crescent, Sheffield 6 and was a prisoner of war having fought for the GERMANS. He met my fathers sister May Carnell whilst working on a farm and they married and had two daughters. One lives in Sheffield still my Cousin and the other was a school headmistress in Cheltenham. Steve bought the shop off Johnny many years ago. However Johnny and Steve opened another shop called The Hammer and Sickle which if I recall was at Wadsley bridge right hand group of shops as you drive down into Hillsborough.

 

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The Barber was not POLISH he was Ukrainian and he was my Uncle Steve Bajdella and he lived at 16 stanwood crescent, Sheffield 6 and was a prisoner of war having fought for the GERMANS. He met my fathers sister May Carnell whilst working on a farm and they married and had two daughters. One lives in Sheffield still my Cousin and the other was a school headmistress in Cheltenham. Steve bought the shop off Johnny many years ago. However Johnny and Steve opened another shop called The Hammer and Sickle which if I recall was at Wadsley bridge right hand group of shops as you drive down into Hillsborough.

[David T]

The Barber was not POLISH he was Ukrainian and he was my Uncle Steve Bajdella and he lived at 16 stanwood crescent, Sheffield 6 and was a prisoner of war having fought for the GERMANS. He met my fathers sister May Carnell whilst working on a farm and they married and had two daughters. One lives in Sheffield still my Cousin and the other was a school headmistress in Cheltenham. Steve bought the shop off Johnny many years ago. However Johnny and Steve opened another shop called The Hammer and Sickle which if I recall was at Wadsley bridge right hand group of shops as you drive down into Hillsborough.

 

I know this is off-subject but can you answer a question for me. Steve cut my hair many times at Johnny Fantham’s but am I right in thinking he was also at Tom’s barbers on Charles Street.

Thanks

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[rcarnell]

The Barber was not POLISH he was Ukrainian and he was my Uncle Steve Bajdella and he lived at 16 stanwood crescent, Sheffield 6 and was a prisoner of war having fought for the GERMANS. He met my fathers sister May Carnell whilst working on a farm and they married and had two daughters. One lives in Sheffield still my Cousin and the other was a school headmistress in Cheltenham. Steve bought the shop off Johnny many years ago. However Johnny and Steve opened another shop called The Hammer and Sickle which if I recall was at Wadsley bridge right hand group of shops as you drive down into Hillsborough.

 

I know this is off-subject but can you answer a question for me. Steve cut my hair many times at Johnny Fantham’s but am I right in thinking he was also at Tom’s barbers on Charles Street.

Thanks

 

 

He did work at Toms in the 1950's on Charles Street....yes 100% spot on

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[David T]

Thanks, I’m not going bonkers then.

[Person6]

I remember one of my Charles Buchan's Football Monthlys (1/6d from all good newsagents) having a 'Cars of the Stars' feature. Johnny had a Renault Dauphine, yellow if memory serves.

 

Old post I know, but I'll add a bit. Through the sixties John Fantham had a high turnover of cars, most of them European in manufacture, Renault Dauphine, VW Beetle and "razor edge" Karmann Ghia, various Fiat's. He was a regular visitor at Sandygate Motors and "test drove" anything of interest that they had in. They had the Goggomobil franchise and I've recently seen a picture of him behind the wheel of one- I think it might have been a publicity shot. I recall him driving a couple of Mercedes but I don't remember him ownng anything particularly exotic for any length of time.

 

His wife, Carol had the hardware shop at Crosspool.

[zakes]

Johnny Fanthan Wednesday Legend Goalscoring Record.

 

David T post 84: “Thanks, I’m not going bonkers then.”

 

Anyone praising a member of the Waffen SS has surely gone bonkers!!

 

Unfortunately, at the War’s end Britain took in over 9000 Waffen SS people and allowed them to start a new life here. These persons had pled with the British authorities not to be sent back home (East European Countries) because they felt Stalin would have had them killed. These morons escaped justice!

I wonder how many people they murdered on the way to Stalingrad, and in Stalingrad. How many Allies and civilians did they kill in France? A deplorable bunch of criminals.

 

Clement Attlee’s pot-war government actually favoured Eastern Europeans over non-whites and Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

David Cesarani wrote a book… Justice Delayed. It explains how Britain became a refuge for Nazi war criminals. There are reviews on Amazon about this book.

 

Hair-cut Sir? Ugh.

[Albert smith]

Johnny Fanthan Wednesday Legend Goalscoring Record.

 

David T post 84: “Thanks, I’m not going bonkers then.”

 

Anyone praising a member of the Waffen SS has surely gone bonkers!!

 

Unfortunately, at the War’s end Britain took in over 9000 Waffen SS people and allowed them to start a new life here. These persons had pled with the British authorities not to be sent back home (East European Countries) because they felt Stalin would have had them killed. These morons escaped justice!

I wonder how many people they murdered on the way to Stalingrad, and in Stalingrad. How many Allies and civilians did they kill in France? A deplorable bunch of criminals.

 

Clement Attlee’s pot-war government actually favoured Eastern Europeans over non-whites and Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

David Cesarani wrote a book… Justice Delayed. It explains how Britain became a refuge for Nazi war criminals. There are reviews on Amazon about this book.

 

Hair-cut Sir? Ugh.

Bang on ,In the building trade I came across many who had been prisoners of war, many from Poland and Eastern Europe ,this was in the 60's,being inquisitive Would ask why they had not gone home after the war . usually no answer or a shrug the shoulder , even today those that are left will not visit the Country of their birth for some reason.

Apart from that Johnny Fantham was one of the nicest blokes to have walked the Planet.