When Pelé emptied Sheffield classrooms as Santos faced Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday v Santos 0-2
Played on 23rd February 1972.
The match was played on an afternoon due to power cuts & a Minor's strike, and many young people from the local area skipped school to attend. Some say that the atmosphere was great.
So it was no surprise that 37,000 headed to S6 for the 2.30pm kick off, many of them youngsters who were bunking off school to make sure they got the chance to see the great man play.
