Nicky Weaver: A Trevor Francis moment and why he had to leave Sheffield Wednesday

Not many footballers get to live the dream of playing for their boyhood club, but Sheffield Wednesday fan, Nicky Weaver, is one of the lucky few.

Nicky Weaver during his playing days at Sheffield Wednesday: Image: Getty

Weaver played 71 times for the Owls over two spells - one loan and one permanent - but had to leave to come back as he departed the club’s ranks as a teenager after a lengthy spell out due to injury.

That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have some great memories from his younger days at Middlewood Road, though…

Speaking to The Wednesday Word about his original period at Hillsborough, the childhood Wednesdayite recalled a moment involving one of English football’s greats, Trevor Francis, during his time over at S6.