Herbert Edward McGee (11 August 1917 – May 1995) was a chairman of

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

Football Club. In April 1984, as Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, he advised Sheffield Wednesday fans not to travel to

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for a game against

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because he felt Cardiff were attempting to cash in by charging higher ticket prices against promotion candidates Wednesday. Cardiff were charging £2.50 to Cardiff fans and those who bought tickets in advance but £3 to Wednesday fans. He was the chairman of the club at the time of the

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. He resigned from his position as Chairman soon after and was replaced by

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. He was appointed an

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in 1991 for services to Sheffield.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcgee, Bert 1917 births 1995 deaths Sheffield Wednesday F.C. directors and chairmen Officers of the Order of the British Empire