Sheffield United vs Millwall

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KEY FEATURES… 

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Following his first goal of the campaign in the win over 

Stoke City at the weekend, we speak to the returning Lys 

Mousset as he aims for a regular place in United’s team. 

We hear about the story of a famous number 10 shirt 

which resides in the Legends of the Lane as curator 

John Garrett goes behind the scenes in our Secrets of 

the Museum article. 

October is Black History Month, so we hear the story of 

Ian Benjamin, the first modern-day black footballer to 

play for the Blades. 

UTB follows the snappers at Bramall Lane as the first 

team squad line up for the annual team photocall. 

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MANAGER’S NOTES 

“Nothing is won in mid-October, there’s still plenty of points to play for between 

now and May next year, but I’d like us to start putting pressure on the top clubs 

to let them know that Sheffield United are a major force in this division” 

Like every Blades fan, I enjoyed 

Saturday’s victory and the manner in 

which we fought back to collect the 

points – if we can match or better that display 

tonight, I will be very pleased. 

It may have taken two late goals, but I think 

we deserved to beat Stoke City, our overall 

performance was nice to watch and be part of. 

We had a good opening 45 minutes and 

created more than the opposition, we moved 

the ball well and they had to defend well for long 

periods. In the second half they scored a goal 

which was too easy, and we must do better in 

those situations. The goal produced a flat period 

when maybe they got on top, we didn’t react 

correctly in a physical or a mental sense, but we 

made changes and it was crucial in us turning 

the result around. We finished excellently and 

could have scored more goals, but we must be 

satisfied with the three points. 

After the game, there was a lot of talk about 

the substitutes and the impact that they had 

but it is part of my job to make these decisions 

and it emphasises that we have a quality squad. 

On Saturday it was the turn of McGoldrick and 

Mousset to take the headlines, but it could so 

easily be McBurnie or Brewster in the next few 

games because all of the squad bring qualities 

that we need to win matches. 

Generally, when reflecting, I thought that 

it was a huge boost for everyone, it was 

psychologically very important as the club has 

endured some tough times in recent months. 

It could prove to be an important win against a 

very good team in the Championship. 

We quickly move onto the next challenge and 

the prize remains the same, a win and points. 

We offer a very warm welcome to everyone from 

Millwall who has made the trip to tonight’s game. 

I make no excuses for emphasising the 

point that we are following the process, trying 

to improve game by game. We know the final 

target of everyone connected to the club, but 

it won’t be achieved today, gradually I think we 

are moving in the right direction; the focus is 

always on the next opposition and trying to build 

up our total. 

The Championship is unpredictable, and 

games are usually very close, we paid the price 

for not being as clinical as we could earlier in the 

season, but we have worked hard defensively 

and offensively on the training ground, we 

always want to improve our positional play and 

shape, specific to our play in any given game. 

Nothing is won in mid-October, there’s still 

plenty of points to play for between now and 

May next year, but I’d like us to start putting 

pressure on the top clubs to let them know 

that Sheffield United are a major force in 

this division. 

Slav 


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PLAYER TALK 

× JOHN LOOKING FOR BOUNCE BACK 

Following the initial 

international break, 

United’s season saw 

an upward trend and John 

Egan is seeking a similar 

response as the Blades look to 

climb the Championship table. 

Victories over Peterborough, 

Hull and Derby kick-stated 

United’s campaign last month, 

with the improvement, in part, 

in line with the extra time taken 

on the training field due to 

internationals. 

Whilst John, and a handful 

of others, have been away, the 

majority of United’s first team 

squad have been working 

R John Egan wants to see a bounce back for the Blades 

hard behind the scenes at 

Shirecliffe as new boss Slaviša 

Jokanović continues to fine 

tune his blueprint for success. 

Now the Republic of Ireland 

international is keen to see 

the hard work transpire into 

points, as United prepare for 

a tough showdown tonight 

against Millwall. 

He said: “We turned 

the corner after the last 

international break. We want 

to get back on a winning run 

again. We’re looking ahead 

now to some tough games, 

but we’ll do everything we 

can to win some matches and 

get some points on the board. 

We’re not where we want to 

be, but it was always going 

to be tough. We have a long 

season ahead; we’re always 

looking to the next game 

without looking too far ahead. 

We all know what the end 

goal is, and I feel like we’re 

getting better as a team. We’re 

improving all the time and 

hopefully we can keep picking 

up results game-by-game.” 

On the international stage, 

the Republic of Ireland have 

made some strides forward 

after a tough time of late. 

John played in both games 

recently as the Irish defeated 

Azerbaijan and Qatar, with the 

Blades ace taking the armband 

in the absence of Seamus 

Coleman for the first game. 

He added: “We had 

two positive results and 

we produced two good 

performances. It is great for the 

camp and great for confidence, 

so it was a really good spell 

for us. I am hugely proud to 

captain the team. It is a special 

feeling to play for your country 

and to wear the armband is 

an unbelievable feeling. I’ll 

cherish it forever. 

“When you go away and 

have a couple of good 

performances under your belt, 

you then come back to the 

club with a spring in your step 

so we’re back in and looking 

ahead to the upcoming games 

at Sheffield United now.” 


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× ROBIN SETTLING INTO LIFE AT THE LANE 

Goalkeeper Robin 

Olsen is beginning to 

enjoy his time at 

Bramall Lane as he settles into 

life in the Steel City following a 

hectic start to his 

United career. 

The Roma loanee made his 

debut against Preston after 

only briefly meeting his new 

team-mates as he completed 

an international stint with 

Sweden, followed by several 

days of quarantine. 

Fast forward a month, and 

the giant stopper has made 

the number one jersey his own 

after starting United’s last six 

Championship outings. 

Robin said: “It is always 

hard to come to a new team 

and club, it will take time, but 

things are going well. I have 

played a few games now with 

the back four, that will still take 

time also, but it’s going better 

than in the beginning when 

everything was still new to me, 

so I am happy.” 

After United’s victory over 

Stoke City at the weekend, 

the Blades face another tough 

encounter with Millwall making 

the journey to S2. 

There is also the prospect 

of playing in his first South 

Yorkshire derby against 

Barnsley at the weekend, 

but the Sweden international 

says he is just focused on 

the next game. 

He remarked: “I always 

take one game at a time, stay 

R Robin OIsen says he’s enjoying being at Bramall Lane 

focused on the next game 

but of course anything can 

happen, and you can move 

up or down fast in this league. 

I think we just need to keep 

focusing on the next game, 

play well and win the games, 

that’s what we need to do.” 

Robin recently returned 

from a successful stint with 

Sweden where he played 

his part in two clean sheets 

following victories against 

Kosovo and Greece. 

Sweden currently top their 

qualifying group ahead of 

Spain, with a big showdown 

between the two sides firmly 

on the horizon. 

“We had two really important 

games, and we needed the 

six points,” explained the 

31-year-old. 

“We have a tough game 

against Spain away next 

month, so it was good for us 

to get the wins, and to get 

two clean sheets, that was 

good as well. 

“We have Georgia away too, 

so we need to win that as well, 

but we are in a good position, 

and it is up to us, we know 

what to do.” 


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PLAYER TALK 

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× SPECIAL WINNING MOMENT FOR DIDZY 

Saturday’s matchwinner 

David 

McGoldrick says his 

late winner against Stoke 

ranks high amongst some of 

his many special moments at 

Bramall Lane. 

Brought off the bench by 

boss Slaviša Jokanović with 

United trailing to the Potters, 

the former Republic of Ireland 

international was instrumental 

in Lys Mousset’s equaliser with 

10 minutes remaining, before 

he netted the winner after a 

low cross by Enda Stevens. 

The striker, who has 

achieved plenty in red and 

white down the years, admits 

his impressive cameo was 

high on his favourite list as 

United returned from the 

international break to snatch 

maximum points. 

“It’s right up there,” he 

said of the goal in front of 

a packed Kop. 

“It’s great to come on and 

influence the game and get 

my first goal of the season. 

I’ve been out of the team 

for a time with injuries and 

I didn’t come on in the last 

game, so I’ve had to grit my 

teeth and really work hard 

to get back in. I knew I had 

to come on and make an 

impression for the lads, and 

I am just delighted. 

“For the first goal, I got 

played a pass by Ben (Davies), 

and I could see the defender 

charging up, so I know Sharpy 

R David enjoys the moment after netting the winner against Stoke 

plays off my movement, so 

I flicked it around the corner. 

He’s got it and with his quality 

he’s played it back to me 

and I’ve seen Moose in the 

area, so the ball went to him, 

and he finished well. It was a 

great team goal. 

“The second one, well 

I know Enda Stevens’ quality 

because I’ve played with 

him for years. He’s found me 

in the area, I’ve got a good 

connection on it, it has taken a 

deflection and gone in. It was 

such a great feeling.” 

Coming back from an 

injury, the 33-year-old knows 

competition is fierce for 

a starting berth, but he’s 

ready for the fight as he 

seeks more game time in the 

coming weeks. 

He remarked: “It was great 

to have two weeks of training 

under my belt to get my fitness 

up. I am ready to fight for my 

place, the quality that we have 

got in the front line is as good 

as it has been for years. I’ll 

have to fight to play but I am 

chomping at the bit.” 


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Lys Mousset 

PLAYER 

IN FOCUS 

THE BIG INTERVIEW 

UTB’s Mark Woollas catches up with LYS MOUSSET... 

Lys Mousset is optimistic his goal in 

Saturday’s win against Stoke City will 

be the catalyst for an upturn in fortunes 

with the striker now fully recovered from a 

hamstring problem that had hampered his 

progress in the opening couple of months of 

the campaign. 

And the 25-year-old striker, who netted six 

times including five during a 10-game purple 

patch in United’s first campaign back in the 

Premier League, believes he still has a point to 

prove to Blades fans who, in his opinion, have 

yet to see the best of him in a red and white 

striped shirt. 

Having impressed boss Slaviša Jokanović 

during a disrupted pre-season, Lys fought off 

competition from a number of fellow forwards to 

start the season in attack and having endured 

some gruelling double sessions during the 

recent international break, the Frenchman 

hopes his strike against the Potters is the first 

of many this season as he pushes for a recall to 

the starting XI tonight. 

Buoyed by the success at the weekend, Lys 

is backing a ‘talented’ squad to make up ground 

on those above them in the table in a busy 

spell before the next round of internationals 

in November, as United look to position 

themselves to mount a sustained promotion 

push during the second half of the season. 


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⊲ UTB: How happy were you to score 

in front of the Kop to start Saturday’s 

comeback victory over Stoke City? 

⊲ LM: “It was a special moment for me 

– my first goal in the Championship, 

but it needs to be the start of a run of 

games for me in this team. The way 

we play, I’m confident I’ll score goals 

because we create a lot of chances 

but it’s also nice to get that first goal 

of the season, especially having been 

injured. We were more than on top 

against Stoke, but when they scored, 

we struggled for a while and the 

manager had to look to his bench. 

He made three positive changes 

and David McGoldrick made a huge 

impact, he started the move and 

claimed the assist for my goal, then 

grabbed the winner from Enda’s cross 

minutes later. It’s easy to say it after, 

but we deserved the win and it also 

showed the strength we have in the 

squad, that’s really encouraging.” 

“IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO BE 

BACK OUT ON THE PITCH WITH 

THE LADS, MISSING OUT THROUGH 

INJURY ISN’T NICE AND IT IS 

VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU 

CAN’T INFLUENCE GAMES” 

⊲ UTB: How pleased were you to 

return to action against Bournemouth 

just prior to the international break? 

⊲ LM: “It felt really good to be back out 

on the pitch with the lads, missing out 

through injury isn’t nice and it is very 

frustrating when you can’t influence 

games. I’d not done a lot of full training 

really, but the manager named four or 

five attacking options on the bench 

and I was pleased when he gave me 

an opportunity to get back out there 

late on and on another day, I could 

have scored the equaliser. I made my 

run because I expected John Egan 

to win his header at the back post, 

but unfortunately my header hit the 

crossbar and bounced out, I probably 

made too good a contact with the ball 

from such close range.” 

⊲ UTB: It must have been doubly 

frustrating to damage your hamstring 

in the season opener against 

Birmingham City, especially having 

impressed the new manager in what 

was a disrupted pre-season? 

⊲ LM: “Definitely. I felt really good in 

pre-season, I worked extremely hard 

during the summer, and I was more 

determined than ever to make a good 

impression following the permanent 

change of manager and appointment 

of Slaviša Jokanović. I’d got myself in 

excellent shape and honestly thought 

I’d start the season well having scored 

a few times in the friendlies, but 

unfortunately, I stretched for a ball 

early into the second half and straight 

away I knew I damaged my hamstring 

and the scan confirmed I’d be missing 

quite a few of the opening weeks of 

the season.” 

⊲ UTB: Tell us how much you have 

enjoyed working under Slaviša 

Jokanović and would it be fair to say 

he has already willingly demonstrated 

the faith he has in your ability? 

⊲ LM: “The manager has been 

fantastic with me since the day he 

arrived at the club and now I want 

to repay him with a lot of goals, to 

help the team. In the chats we’ve 

had between me, him and his staff, 

I’ve been pleased to know they have 

confidence in what I can bring to the 

team and I’m desperate to not only 

prove them right but also show the 

supporters my best form, because last 

season was frustrating not only for the 

club, being relegated from the Premier 

League, but also I didn’t really make a 

contribution in just 13 appearances.” 


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⊲ UTB: Despite returning to action, 

albeit it briefly prior to the break, 

has your focus over the last fortnight 

been on trying to regain full fitness 

once again? 

⊲ LM: “Yes. We have had a few players 

away on international duty, but training 

has been good, and I’ve done two 

sessions on certain days to try and 

get myself right back in contention for 

when the action resumes this month, 

I just want to play and contribute to 

the team climbing the table and a few 

other lads who have been injured 

have been doing the same too. The 

team struggled in the opening weeks 

of the season, but we had a really 

good run after the first international 

break of the season and that has been 

talked about openly because we 

need to pick points up quickly before 

another break around the corner in 

November.” 

⊲ UTB: Competition for places 

throughout the squad is pretty fierce 

to say the least, but none more so 

than at the top end of the pitch. 

Do you feel all of the strikers offer 

something different to the team? 

⊲ LM: “In my opinion yes and it’s 

down to us as individuals to show 

the manager our best form and 

allow him the chance to find his best 

combinations. It’s not just the strikers, 

we have a really talented squad 

and there are probably two or three 

players who could do a job in every 

position, so the manager has options, 

good players in all areas, so for 

everyone it is about consistently doing 

well because if you aren’t at the top of 

your game someone else will be trying 

to take your spot and that is certainly 

going to help drive us forward this 

season because nobody can just 

expect to play and take their position 

for granted.” 


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⊲ UTB: You enjoyed a memorable 

spell of goalscoring in the early 

months of our first campaign back 

in the Premier League, including 

notable goals in victories over 

Everton and Arsenal and a strike from 

distance against Manchester United. 

Are you confident you can rediscover 

that kind of form again this term? 

⊲ LM: “Those were really special 

moments for me personally and I also 

remember scoring in draws at West 

Ham and Wolves and a goal later in 

the season in a win against Tottenham 

at Bramall Lane, but after the season 

was stopped in March, like the team 

I struggled to find any momentum and 

obviously last season, starting with 

the foot injury I picked up in a friendly 

against Preston, I just never really 

got fully fit and whenever I got in and 

around the squad I seemed to pick up 

another knock. But hopefully now I can 

stay clear of any more problems, find 

some form and momentum, scoring a 

good number of goals and contribute 

to helping this team get towards the 

top of the Championship because 

I believe the squad is certainly good 

enough to challenge.” 

⊲ UTB: The emergence of Iliman 

Ndiaye has caught the eye of 

everyone inside the club this season. 

How impressed have you been with 

his performances so far, especially 

given his lack of first-team experience 

prior to his full debut against 

Peterborough United in September? 

⊲ LM: “He impressed me towards the 

end of last season when he started 

training with the main group under 

Paul Heckingbottom and I remember 

his debut as a substitute at Leicester 

City. I’m not sure why he didn’t feature 

much in pre-season or in the opening 

few games, but he recently signed a 

new long-term contract to commit his 

future to the club and his talent is clear 

to see. Iliman gets the fans excited, he 

gets them out of their seat, and he’s 

already shown he’ll score goals and 

make them for others in the team too. 

He has a very bright future ahead and 

hopefully he is another player that can 

keep improving and help us get much 

higher in the table.” 

⊲ UTB: What is your early 

assessment of the Sky Bet 

Championship – given this is 

your first taste of the division? 

⊲ LM: “The games seem to come 

round really fast. In the Premier 

League, you play the majority 

of the games on weekends 

and there aren’t too many 

midweek matches, but at this 

level you seem to be playing 

twice a week all the time and 

hopefully that is where we can 


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use the squad we have here. It seems 

like the games are very high intensity, 

so again you need to be able to make 

changes and rotate players because 

you are going to pick up injuries and 

suspensions and we can do that 

without weakening the first 11. There 

are a lot of teams you expect to do 

well, but it also looks like anyone can 

get a result against anyone else on 

their day and that makes it fascinating 

and really hard to predict.” 

⊲ UTB: Earlier this week David Brooks 

revealed he had been diagnosed 

with Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma. 

Having spent a season together at 

Bournemouth before your move here, 

I’m sure you’d like join everyone at 

Sheffield United in wishing him well 

ahead his treatment which will begin 

shortly? 

⊲ LM: “Of course. Brooksy is a great 

lad, a year younger than me and 

I was really sad when I heard the 


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news during the week that he was 

ill. It will have come totally out of the 

blue and will take him some time to 

come to terms with it. The year we had 

together saw us finish just below mid 

table in the Premier League and he is 

a real talent. I remember him coming 

in during his first season following a 

big money move and he hit the ground 

running and was a regular in the 

squad. I’m sure he’ll fight this like he 

has fought to have a successful career 

and obviously I’d like to join the Blades 

family in wishing him all the best and 

hopefully for a speedy recovery.” 

⊲ UTB: Finally, if you could offer a 

message to the supporters at this 

stage of the campaign, what would 

it be? 

⊲ LM: “I honestly think Blades fans 

are the best. They always turn out 

in big numbers, home and away and 

support the team from the first whistle 

to the last. We had some memorable 

moments in that first Premier League 

season, both at Bramall Lane and on 

the road and the fans were a big part 

of the success the club has enjoyed 

previously. I’m sure they’ll remain right 

behind the manager and the players 

and hopefully we can give them plenty 

of goals and wins to cheer this season 

as there is still such a good way to go.” 


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UTB 19 

Memory Lane 

TIME CAPSULE 

In each edition of UTB we cast a glance 

into our picture archives for some quirky 

and memorable images from the past… 

× PASSING ON THE KNOWLEDGE… 

Maybe something of a forerunner to today’s 

coaching badges, but snapped here back 

in February 1969 is United’s very own 

gaffer John Harris sharing his knowledge 

on the game at a Football Association 

teaching session at Leeds University. Also 

present to offer their knowhow are Leeds 

boss Don Revie and Barnsley manager 

Johnny Steele. 


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SNAPSHOT 

This season UTB will feature a 

snap from our eagle-eyed sports 

photography agency Sportimage 

as they follow United home and 

away throughout the season… 

× OH DAVID McGOLDRICK… 

David McGoldrick revels in his first 

goal of the season as he nets the 

winner in the weekend’s victory 

over Stoke City alongside teammate 

Jayden Bogle. 


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UNDER-23s UPDATE 

United U23s enjoyed a terrific victory 

over an experienced Coventry City 

side at Bramall Lane. 

Paul Heckingbottom’s side looked to be up 

against it in the first-half when the Sky Blues 

took the lead through Fábio Tavares. 

United stuck to the task and gradually grew 

into the contest and after Jordan Amissah 

made some timely saves before the break, 

Heckingbottom’s side drew level just after the 

interval. 

The Blades earned a penalty which was 

dispatched by Zak Brunt after a foul on Ollie 

Arblaster. After Kamarl Grant headed a corner 

wide, United then took the lead when Angelo 

Cappello was denied one-v-one, but Regan 

Slater followed up to head in the Blades’ 

second. It could have been more when a 

sublime Slater chip cannoned off the bar as 

United recorded a notable win. 

The Blades then slipped to defeat against 

Burnley in the Premier League Cup and face 

Hull City next on Monday. 

Blades (vs Coventry City): Amissah, Starbuck, Gomis, Gordon, 

Grant, Arblaster, Maguire, Brunt, Gaxha (Brooks 84’), Slater, 

Cappello (Lankshear 89’). Unused: Dewhurst, Angell, Ayari. 

Blades (vs Burnley): Dewhurst, Starbuck, Gomis, Grant, 

Cullinan, Arblaster, Maguire (Hackford 75’), Brunt, Gaxha 

(Lankshear 78’), Cappello, Brooks. Unused: Amissah, Angell, 

Staniland. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

DATE KO/F-A OPPOSITION 

VENUE/ 

GOALSCORERS 

Tue 17 4-0 Watford Smith (2), Brooks, Brunt 

Mon 30 3-0 Charlton Athletic Cullinan, Ndiaye (2) 

Fri 10 2-4 Bristol City Lankshear (2) 

Fri 17 3-1 Everton (PLC) Marsh, Lankshear (2) 

Tue 21 0-2 Cardiff City – 

Tue 28 3-1 Barnsley Cappello (2), OG 

Tue 5 2-1 Coventry City Brunt, Slater 

Mon 11 0-3 Burnley (PLC) – 

Mon 18 7pm Hull City 

York Community 

Stadium 

Mon 1 7pm Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane 

Fri 5 1pm Swansea City Technique Stadium 

Tue 9 1pm Peterborough United Weston Homes Stadium 

Fri 19 7pm Wigan Athletic Technique Stadium 

Tue 23 7pm Peterborough Utd (PLC) Zeeco Stadium 

Tue 7 7pm Crewe Alexandra Technique Stadium 

Fri 10 7pm Burnley (PLC) Leyland County Ground 

Tue 14 1pm Coventry City Alan Higgs Centre 

Thu 6 7pm Everton (PLC) Technique Stadium 

Tue 11 1pm Barnsley Bramall Lane 

Mon 24 1pm Wigan Athletic 

Christopher Park 

Training Ground 

Wed 9 1pm Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Park 

Feb 14 7pm Peterborough U. (PLC) Technique Stadium 

Tue 1 7pm Hull City Technique Stadium 

MAR 

Mon 14 7pm Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 

Tue 22 2pm Colchester United Technique Stadium 

APR 

MAY 

Tue 29 1pm Peterborough United Bramall Lane 

Tue 5 1pm Queens Park Rangers 

Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium 

Tue 26 7pm Millwall Bramall Lane 

Mon 2 1pm Ipswich Town 

Ipswich Training 

Ground 

R Zak Brunt celebrates United’s equaliser 

Home games in Bold – PLC: Premier League Cup 


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UNDER-18s UPDATE 

United secured a late equaliser in the 

recent Professional Development 

League Cup tie against Coventry City. 

Going deep into stoppage time it looked as 

though the Blades were heading for a narrow 

defeat, until Billy Blacker rolled in an equaliser 

in the 96th minute to level for Derek Geary’s 

side. In a goalless first-half, United had some 

decent opportunities with Charlie Staniland 

and George Dickinson both going close for the 

Blades. 

Just before the break, Blacker had a 

wonderful chance as he nicked the ball past 

two defenders, but his effort went just wide. 

After the break Coventry took the lead 

through an Oliver Berry header, but United 

levelled on 67 minutes when Sydie Peck 

managed to get a touch on a cross to make it 1-1. 

Justin Obikwu restored Coventry’s advantage 

with 15 minutes remaining, and it looked good 

enough to seal the win until Blacker knocked in 

an equaliser after Theo Williams had challenged 

the Coventry ‘keeper. 

Blades: Hiddleston, Sachdev, Angell, Dickinson, Pitan, 

Anderson, Staniland (Williams), Peck, Blacker, Havenhand, 

Trialist. Unused: Hampshaw, Drake, Hampson, Oluleye. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 


VENUE/ 

GOALSCORERS 

Sat 14 4-0 Colchester United Lankshear (3), Blacker 

Tue 17 0-2 Huddersfield Town (CC) – 

Sat 21 3-3 Charlton Athletic Sachdev, Lankshear (2) 

Sat 28 0-0 Millwall – 

Sat 11 4-0 Watford 

Tue 14 7-1 Barnsley (CC) 

Sat 18 1-4 Peterborough Utd (PLC) Peck 

Fri 1 1-1 Barnsley Peck 

Arblaster, Blacker, 

Williams, Smith 

Peck (4), Blacker, 

Smith, Drake 

Sat 16 2-2 Coventry City (PLC) Peck, Blacker 

Sat 23 11am Coventry City 

Sheffield United 

Academy 

Tue 26 2pm Blackpool (CC) 


Academy 

Tue 2 1pm Huddersfield Town (CC) 

Huddersfield 


Sat 6 12pm Wigan Athletic 

Christopher Park 


Sat 20 11am Crewe Alexandra 


Academy 

Sat 27 1pm Ipswich Town (PLC) 


Academy 

Tue 30 7.25pm Preston North End 

Preston Training 

Ground 

Sat 4 11am Peterborough United 


Academy 

Sat 18 11am Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road 

Sat 8 11am Hull City 


Academy 

Tue 18 11am Swansea City Swansea City Academy 

Sat 22 11am Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Park 

R Billy Blacker celebrates netting United’s 

equaliser against Coventry 

FEB 

MAR 

APR 

MAY 

Sat 29 11am Peterborough United idverde Academy 

Sat 5 11am Sheffield Wednesday 


Academy 

Sat 19 11am Hull City Bishop Burton College 

Sat 26 11am Barnsley 


Academy 

Sat 5 11am Coventry City Alan Higgs Centre 

Sat 19 12pm Wigan Athletic 

Sat 2 11am Ipswich Town 

Sat 9 11am Queens Park Rangers 


Academy 

Ipswich Training 

Ground 


Academy 

Sat 23 11am Bristol City Robins Training Centre 

Sat 7 2pm Cardiff City 


Academy 

Home games in Bold – CC: Clarets Cup – PLC: Premier League Cup 


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UTB 27 

WOMEN’S UPDATE 

United Women played in front of a 

Championship record attendance at 

Bramall Lane, but slipped to defeat in 

the clash with Liverpool. 

4,100 fans turned up at the Lane to cheer 

on Neil Redfearn’s side, but it was a tough 

afternoon for the Blades following a 2-0 loss. 

The visitors started the better of the two 

sides and took the lead when Charlotte 

Wardlaw fired a shot beyond Fran Kitching from 

the edge of the area. 

Lucy Watson saw an effort blocked, and then 

had a shot which fired into the side netting as 

United went in search of an equaliser. 

Liverpool added a second eight minutes 

before the break when Leanne Kiernan headed 

in a cross from Rachel Furness. 

Despite plenty of effort, Liverpool held 

out as United’s four match unbeaten run 

came to an end. 

Blades: Kitching, Newsham (Paul 86’), Robert, Lipka, 

Sweetman-Kirk, Cusack, Watson (Wilcock 90’), J. Clarke, 

Walton (Bourne 67’), Rayner, Bradey-Auckland. Unused: 

N. Wilson, Syme, Taylor, Docherty, R. Clarke. 

JAN 

DEC 

NOV 

OCT 

SEP AUG 


Sun 29 0-2 Blackburn Rovers – 

VENUE/ 

GOALSCORERS 

Sun 5 3-1 Durham Watson, Clarke (2) 

Sun 12 3-0 Coventry United 

Sun 26 3-0 Watford 

Sun 3 0-0 Crystal Palace – 

Sun 10 0-2 Liverpool – 

Watson, 

Sweetman-Kirk (2) 

Watson (2), 

Sweetman-Kirk 

Thu 14 1-1* Sunderland (CC) Sweetman-Kirk 

Sun 31 2pm Bristol City 

Robins High 

Performance Centre 

Wed 3 7.30pm Liverpool (CC) Technique Stadium 

Sun 7 2pm Charlton Athletic Technique Stadium 

Sun 14 2pm London City Lionesses Princes Park 

Wed 17 7.30pm Aston Villa (CC) Banks’s Stadium 

Sun 21 2pm Lewes Technique Stadium 

Sun 5 12noon Blackburn Rovers (CC) 

Sir Tom Finney 

Stadium 

Sun 12 2pm Sunderland Technique Stadium 

Sun 9 2pm Charlton Athletic The Oakwood 

Sun 16 2pm Coventry United Technique Stadium 

Sun 23 12pm Durham Maiden Castle 

FEB 

Sun 6 2pm Sunderland 

Eppleton Colliery 

Welfare Ground 

Sun 13 2pm Blackburn Rovers Technique Stadium 

Sun 6 2pm Watford Kings Langley 

MAR 

Sun 13 2pm London City Lionesses Technique Stadium 

Sun 27 2pm Bristol City Technique Stadium 

APR 

Sun 3 1pm Lewes The Dripping Pan 

Sun 24 2pm Liverpool Prenton Park 

MAY 

Sun 1 2pm Crystal Palace Technique Stadium 

R A proud moment for United Women in front 

of a record crowd at Bramall Lane 

Home games in Bold – CC: Continental Cup – *Sunderland won 4-2 on pens 


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UTB 29 

FUNDRAISING GOALS SMASHED AS 

PACES TAKES OVER BRAMALL LANE 

Sheffield United has hosted 

a night of fundraising and 

celebration of the work of 

Paces, the leading specialist 

centre, charity and school 

for individuals with Cerebral 

Palsy and motor disorder, 

raising an incredible £32,000. 

The organisation, based at 

Smithy Wood and High Green, 

have been a longstanding 

partner of the Blades and 

are one of their Academy’s 

nominated charities. Over 

the past year, the charity has 

moved its adult services into a 

new home and has ambitious 

plans to move its school into 

Thorncliffe Hall. 

On Wednesday (8 

September), players, coaches 

and club staff were joined by 

businesses and organisations 

from across Sheffield. 

Among the other guests 

were superstar fundraisers 

10-year old ‘Captain’ Tobias 

Weller, who goes to Paces 

School, and 19-year old Jack 

Mitchell, who is now supported 

by Paces Living Adult Services, 

for an event hosted by Paces’ 

patron and Yorkshire legend 

Harry Gration MBE. 

During the evening, an 

auction of football memorabilia 

was held, donations made to 

support the charity and two 

companies have sponsored 

rooms at the new home for 

Paces School. The total raised 

so far, with money still coming 

in, is £32,000. 

Julie Booth, Head of 

Fundraising at Paces, said: 

“We were blown away 

by the incredible support 

shown by businesses from 

across Sheffield who were 

impressed by Tobias and Jack 

who showcase so well the 

difference Paces is making to 

the lives of children and adults 

from across South Yorkshire 

and beyond. 

“A huge thank you to 

everyone who joined us, 

donated and continues to 

pledge support, and we’re 

particularly grateful to 

everyone at Sheffield United 

for allowing us to host this 

event, supporting us to make 

it happen and being loyal 

partners for everything we do 

at Paces.” 

VR United’s Dave McCarthy, 

Jon Helliwell and Tony Currie 

with Tobias and Jack 

S Harry Gration was also on 

hand to lend his support 


UTB 31 

Happy Birthday... 

Happy 10th Birthday 

Jacob Longden. 

All our love from 

Mum, Dad, Nannan, 

Grandad, Oliver and 

George. 

WELL DONE SIMON 

Recently in UTB you will have read about 

the fundraising exploits of Blades fan 

Simon Jenkins. 

We reported that Simon was preparing 

for this year’s Great North Run in aid of the 

Christie Hospital in Manchester, where he 

also works. 

We’re delighted to report Simon completed 

the run in a time of 2 hours 47 minutes 

and came 25,854th. At the time of being 

contacted, over £850 had also been raised. 

Sadly, just before the race Simon learned of 

the untimely passing of fellow Blade Stephen 

‘Mouse’ Clifton, and whilst this was set to be 

a one off, Simon is now considering running 

again next year to raise funds for charities 

related to Stephen’s sad passing. 

TONIGHT’S 

MASCOTS 

ELLIS DUNIEC 

Age: 11 – Favourite Player: Billy Sharp 

HARRISON SCHOFIELD 

Age: 10 – Favourite Player: Billy Sharp 

JENSON WALE 

Age: 10 – Favourite Player: George Baldock 

THEO FERGUSON HYDE 

Age: 7 – Favourite Player: David McGoldrick 

In Memory 

Nine Tomorrow! 

Happy Birthday 

Moana Smith. Love 

Mummy, Daddy, 

Georgie, Charles 

and Nana xxx 

Happy 60th Dad, 

hope you have a 

great day & UTB! 

Love Matt, David & 

Christine 

Geoff Taylor (Ontario Blade) 

died aged 54 on 12th October 

2021 following a fearless 

battle with cancer. Geoff is 

survived by his wife Meriel, 

and their three beautiful 

children, Greame married 

to Jennifer, son Bryce and 

their daughter Emily Kate. 

He was a crazy Blades fan 

who used to get up early and 

go down to the pub in Canada that his friend 

owned and made him open up before normal 

hours so he could watch United play. He wasn’t 

even allowed a drink because pubs in Canada 

are not permitted to serve until 11 am. Geoff 

attended home and away games on his trips to 

the UK and will be sadly missed by all his family 

and friends on the Kop. Sithee next game mate. 


32 UTB 

2 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 

Venue: Vitality Stadium × Att: 9,349 (Solanke 62’ pen, Billing 65’) 

MATCH ACTION 

40POSSESSION 

11SHOTS 

7 

ON TARGET 

4CORNERS 

1 2 

× BLADES TEAM: Olsen, Baldock ( Basham 49’), Stevens, Fleck, Sharp ( Mousset 73’), Egan, Norwood, Davies, 

Osborn, Gibbs-White, Ndiaye ( McBurnie 73’). Unused: Foderingham, Brewster, Bogle, Davies 

× THE ACTION: 1. Iliman Ndiaye holds off a challenge; 2. Morgan Gibbs-White is congratulated; 

3. Billy Sharp takes United forward; 4. John Fleck in possession for the Blades; 

5. Ben Osborn challenges for possession 


UTB 33 

MATCH ACTION 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 

(Gibbs-White 56’) 

Referee: R. Jones 

POSSESSION60 

SHOTS8 

ON TARGET1 

CORNERS7 

3 4 

5 

× THE STORY: United are defeated on the south coast despite taking the lead against high-flying 

Bournemouth. The Blades produced a strong showing at the Vitality Stadium, and took the lead in 

the second-half through Morgan Gibbs-White. United then conceded a controversial penalty which 

was converted by Dominic Solanke, and three minutes later Philip Billing put the hosts in front. 

Despite a lot of late pressure, Bournemouth hung on as Lys Mousset headed over at the end. 


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UTB 35 

Fables & Folklore 

Blades historian JOHN GARRETT’S long-running inimitable account of following the Blades 

always provides a talking point as UTB again extends a platform for his popular article... 

T C is a Big Knit! 

There always seems to have been 

some sort of a mascot around in sport, 

doesn’t there? 

In fact, mascots appear in so many different 

places. The first time I heard about one around 

the Blades was of the time of the 1925 FA Cup 

Final. At some point during the run to Wembley, 

a stuffed Felix the Cat (a famous cartoon 

character that surfaced in the silent films in 

1923) was adopted by the team and appeared 

on many photos around the time, clearly 

becoming a symbol of good luck for the boys. 

Dora Winter, daughter of the great Billy 

Cook who lifted the FA Cup twice for the 

Blades, remembered it being around when 

she was a child. Dora has a great claim to 

fame by the way, she was technically there 

when we beat Cardiff and also on the steps 

of the Town Hall in Sheffield when the team 

came back with the trophy for the civic 

reception as her mother was eight months 

pregnant with her at the time! Tenuous I know, 

but I wouldn’t argue with her as it’s a great 

story and she is a lovely lady! 

She seemed to think that another player, 

Tommy Sampy, may have also had possession 

of it at some point along with possibly the 

great Billy Gillespie. All I know is that, sadly, it’s 

never been seen for many years, and I have 

definitely never seen it in my time around the 

club - shame! 

R Blades mascot Tommy Wood 

Tommy Wood was possibly the forerunner 

of Captain Blade, but a lot thinner and also 

without a character outfit! Tommy was born in 

1892, a stone’s throw from the ground and was 

regularly seen leading the singing at the front of 

the Kop and at big games, such as the 1936 FA 

Cup Final against Arsenal in his red and white 

striped suit with matching hat, rattle and ‘Play 

Up Blades’ rosette. You certainly wouldn’t have 

been able to miss him, he ran a newsagent near 

the ground as well, so it must have helped drum 

business up! 


36 UTB 

In more modern times players have certainly 

used mascots to try and bring them a little 

more luck. The legendary Blades ‘keeper Jack 

Smith had an oily old flat cap that he wore from 

time-to-time but always threw into the back of 

the net in case he needed to shield his eyes 

from the sun, as did another legend between 

the sticks, Ted Burgin, a short while later. John 

Hope started the gonk craze at Bramall Lane 

around the time of the great promotion of 1971. 

For the younger readers, a gonk was a soft 

toy – and they came in different shapes and 

sizes. Our first proper club shop, located over 

on the corner of John Street, did a roaring trade 

on a Sheffield United FC version and I had 

one of my very own as a kid - another piece of 

tat that I conned my dad out of on my regular 

Bramall Lane trips with him as a kid. A match 

with me was never a cheap day out, trust me on 

that score. 

I had it kicking around for years at Mum’s 

until one of our west highland terriers either 

tried to mate with it in lieu of a cushion or 

simply decided that it shouldn’t have been 

looking at it in quite that way and tore it limb 

from limb. Either way it no longer lives, which 

is a bit of a shame as it’s hard to explain 

exactly what the thing looked like. Either way, 

I suppose that you had to be there. It was like a 

cut price womble! 

There have been more modern efforts. 

I well recall the appearance of Bertie Bassett 

around the place when the one and only Harry 

became our boss. I would imagine that it was a 

marketing managers delight to have a manager 

called Bassett come to work in the hometown 

of the world-famous Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts. 

The character, cunningly constructed from 

different colours and flavours of the sweet 

was originally designed by a man called Frank 

Regan to promote them way back. 

Personally, I think liquorice is vile, but Mum 

loved it. Her job for years was actually making 

it. She was the production manager there, 

starting as a girl when she left school in 1939 

and staying with Bassetts right through. During 

R John’s Bertie Bassett 

the war years much of it was converted over 

to making food to be sent out to the soldiers 

fighting in Europe. Dad always said they killed 

more allies than the entire German army! 

She also used to talk about the fabled ‘juice 

pits’ that were downstairs where several old 

men used to have to sit and stir them. This 

conjured up some very worrying images as 

a kid, I mean A) what did they use to stir the 

juice? and B), how did they get them to do it? 

Can’t imagine it being fun with no daylight for 

endless hours. Mum told me some used to spit 

their chewing tobacco into the pits for good 

measure. Good grief, and she still ate ‘em? 

Things must have been grim during the war! 

Thinking about it, she must have had something 


UTB 37 

of a fetish on the stuff, because she used to 

buy me liquorice root to chew telling me how 

good it was for me. She lied, it was like gnawing 

on Long John Silver’s wooden leg and still 

tasted awful. 

Anyway, there were loads of publicity shots 

down at the ground with a giant Bertie Bassett 

and Harry down at the Lane for the programme 

and other old school media outlets. I have a 

feeling that we must have also sold them in the 

shop for a time as well. When the famous BBC2 

United documentary went on air in 1990, lovely 

old Winnie Royston, who lived opposite the 

back of the Kop on the Shoreham, was seen 

taking one from home to the game, and without 

any payment from the manufacturers I would 

imagine! Either way, for some reason (and 

I certainly didn’t buy one!) we seem to have two 

of them in our house, although Mrs. G is only 

holding her hands up to one of them! 

Now, back to the title of the piece, and why 

TC is a big knit. 

TC is, without a doubt, one of the greatest 

players to pull on the famous shirt of the 

Blades, and I doubt very much that statement 

would get too many arguments. His plaudits 

around the Steel City and in football generally 

over the years are legion, a suite named after 

him in the ground first that he presides over 

pretty well every home game. Then the famous 

South Stand that was under construction in the 

background when he scored the fabled “quality 

goal from a quality player” goal against West 

Ham was unveiled as the Tony Currie Stand in 

his honour. There is much more, many forget 

he was runner up in BBC1’s legendary series 

Superstars (I bet he was beaten by Brian Jacks, 

as everyone was) and also the famous shot of 

he and Birch kissing won loads of accolades 

in leading gay mags of the time. I bet you 

didn’t know that! 

Anyhow, the subject of a biography to be 

released just in time for Christmas this year 

got an accolade in his United prime and my 

childhood that, until a short while ago I had 

forgotten completely about. It is a figure lovingly 

knitted from wool by the old lady that used to 

come in our newsagent shop and sell us her 

own orange marmalade that was so bitter it 

could suck your cheeks into your head in one 

mouthful. Mrs. L was a formidable octogenarian 

entrepreneur where Mum was concerned, 

and I recall her crocheted tribute to our very 

greatest being foisted on Mum for me at a 

‘bargain price’. It survived all the westies much 

better than the gonk! It used to give me a few 

sleepless nights as a kid and got stuffed at the 

back of a cupboard for good measure, which 

I guess is why its surfaced again when we 

moved a few years ago! 

I wouldn’t say it was a lifelike offering, far from 

it, but I bet TC never knew an old dear from 

Frecheville was making knitted models of him 

as he tapped the ball past Mervyn Day. 

I wonder if he would have got the ‘needle’ 

or if he would have been in ‘stiches’ over 

the thought! 

R The knitted model of TC still survives 


38 UTB 

Junior 

BLADES 

NAME THE GROUND 

Can you name the club who plays at the stadium pictured below? 

STAT 

ATTACK 

Can you guess which 

current Blade holds 

this particular stat? 

GUESS THE BLADE 

Can you name this current hidden Blade? 

NAME THE 

BADGE 

Can you name this 

Championship club’s badge 

which is outlined below? 

ANSWERS: Guess the Blade – Iliman Ndiaye, 

Name the badge – Cardiff City, Stat Attack 

– Billy Sharp, Name the ground – Ashton 

Gate – Bristol City, Spot the difference – 1. 

Player in background missing, 2. Badge 

missing on Gibbs-White’s shirt, 3. Ball 

in a different position, 4. Stripe missing 

at top of Bournemouth player’s sock, 5. 

Crest missing on Gibbs-White’s shorts. 


UTB 39 

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE 

Can you find the five differences from this image from the game against Bournemouth? 


40 UTB 

MATCHDAY 

Activities 

× UNITED CASHBACK INITIATIVE 

JON HELLIWELL, United’s fan engagement 

lead, keeps the supporters informed… 

Our United Cashback Initiative is up and 

running for the 2021/22 season, providing local 

football clubs, schools and community groups 

with the opportunity to raise much needed 

funds for their organisation, all whilst being 

able to come and watch the Blades at Beautiful 

Downtown Bramall Lane. 

As part of our UCI, organisations will be 

provided with discounted matchday tickets, 

where they will also receive 20% cashback on 

all the tickets that they sell! Organisations can 

then use these funds on anything they wish, 

from pitch fees to training equipment, or maybe 

even an end of season presentation evening - 

the choice is yours! 

Not only does our United Cashback Initiative 

help you raise funds for your club, school or 

community group, but your organisation will also 

receive the following: 

× Write up and team photo in our 

matchday programme 

× Team name and logo displayed 

on the big screen 

× A shout out pre-match and at half-time 

× HOME DEBUT SCHEME 

Are you coming to watch the Blades in action 

for the very first time and would love an 

exclusive introduction to Beautiful Downtown 

Bramall Lane? Then look no further than 

our FREE Home Debut Scheme where you 

will receive: 

× A mini-introduction to Bramall Lane 

× Photo on the pitch and name 

announced over the tannoy 

× Free matchday programme with 

your name and picture inside 

× CAPTAIN BLADE CLUB 

Have you ever wanted to know what Captain 

Blade does on a matchday and be out there on 

the pitch with him? Well now is your chance! 

Our Captain Blade Club is also back up 

and running for the 2021/22 season, and is 

once again offering four lucky Blades fans the 

opportunity to come down to Bramall Lane 

and be one of our very own Captain Blade 

matchday helpers. 


UTB 41 

× JOHN STREET FAMILY STAND 

Don’t forget to join us on our John Street 

Family Stand for all your pre-match 

entertainment. Open from one hour and 30 

minutes before kick-off, we have a number of 

games and activities for the whole family to 

enjoy, as well your chance to get your hands on 

some free handouts and goodies. This includes 

the following… 

Amongst meeting Captain Blade and having 

your photo taken on the pitch, our Captain 

Blade helpers will also receive a host of extras 

including a Captain Blade goodie bag, and your 

name and photo in the matchday programme. 

If that wasn’t enough, each Captain Blade 

helper will then get to welcome the players 

onto the pitch with Captain Blade himself, as the 

players walk out of the tunnel ready for kick-off. 

Prices start at just £45. 

× BLADES FAMILY HUB 

Don’t forget to join us in our Blades Family Hub 

prior to kick-off for every home game for the 

2021/22 Championship season. 

Information on the Hub is as follows… 

× Open two hours before kick-off 

× Inclusive for all supporters 

× Refreshments available 

× FIFA, pool table, table tennis 

and much, much more! 

× Staffed by our very own Sheffield United 

Community Foundation staff team 

× Competition posters 

× Play your squad numbers right 

× Sweet shop 

× Captain Blade visit 

× SENSORY ROOM 

Our new Sensory Room has proved a real 

success so far with Blades supporters and is 

helping make Bramall Lane more accessible 

and inclusive for all of our supporters. 

Due to its fantastic success, we only have 

limited places remaining for the 2021/22 season, 

so be sure to get booked in early should you be 

wishing to utilise this fantastic space. 

Our Sensory Room is located on the John 

Street Family Stand, in full view of the pitch, 

and has been designed to help encourage 

and support those wishing to attend Bramall 

Lane with additional sensory needs such as 

hypersensitivity to loud noises, bright lights 

and overcrowded spaces. Our Sensory Room is 

wheelchair accessible, soundproofed with low 

level lighting and hosts a wealth of specialist 

equipment, including a breakout sensory den, 

bubble tube seating area, wall mounted sensory 

toys and both indoor and outdoor seating areas, 

as well as being managed by our professional 

and qualified staff. 

For more details on our sensory room, you 

can visit: www.sufc.co.uk/fans/disabledsupporters-information/sensory-room 

× CONTACT 

For further information regarding any of our 

matchday initiatives or if you would like to book 

on to any of these initiatives, you can visit www. 

sufc.co.uk/fans/families-juniors or contact 

our fan engagement lead and disability liaison 

officer, Jon Helliwell at jon.helliwell@sufc.co.uk 


UTB 43 

BLADES STRENGTHEN RANDOX PARTNERSHIP TO THE ACADEMY 

United recently announced a further 

strengthening of their principal partnership 

with Randox. 

The healthcare giants have agreed to become 

naming right partners of the widely-acclaimed 

Sheffield United Academy. 

Located at Shirecliffe, it is the base of the 

men’s, women’s and academy teams. The 

facility, since opening its doors in the early 

2000s, has seen the likes of Kyle Walker, Harry 

Maguire, David Brooks, Dominic Calvert-Lewin 

and Aaron Ramsdale all progress through the 

academy ranks. 

Established in 1982 in Northern Ireland, 

Randox is the largest healthcare diagnostics 

company from the UK and Ireland. In 2019 

Randox manufactured over four billion tests and 

operated in over 145 countries. The company 

employs more than 2,500 staff, including more 

than 450 research scientists and engineers, 

with key facilities located in Co. Antrim and 

Co. Donegal. 

Randox Managing Director Dr Peter 

FitzGerald CBE said: “We are very excited 

for the opportunity to extend our partnership 

by aligning Randox with the Sheffield United 

Academy. With almost 40 years of experience 

in the manufacture of world-leading medical 

diagnostics and comprehensive health check 

and sports science services, Randox is well 

positioned to assist in the development of the 

health, wellbeing and performance of these 

elite athletes. We look forward to working with 

the academy and to lending our expertise to 

make further developments in cutting-edge 

sports science.” 

Paul Reeves, the club’s head of commercial, 

said: “This is a significant further investment from 

Randox and a long-term commitment to our next 

generation of players, both male and female. 

The academy plays an integral part within the 

club, and it goes without question the rising 

importance of developing players of all ages to 

continue to compete on a global scale. We would 

like to thank Dr FitzGerald and his colleagues for 

their valued contribution.” 

Paul added: “The newly-named Randox Health 

Academy has some exciting prospects on the 

horizon with the likes of Daniel Jebbison, Femi 

Seriki and Iliman Ndiaye all making their Premier 

League debuts at the end of the 20/21 season.” 

Visit www.randoxhealth.com to find out more 

about their ground-breaking R&D, advanced 

health checks, and rapid COVID travel tests. 


44 UTB 

FIRST LAST 

This season PAUL HOLLAND picks out a Blade with 

a connection to our opponents looking back on their 

first and last outing for the red and white wizards... 

Carl Asaba had 

enjoyed spells with 

Brentford, Colchester 

(loan), Reading and Gillingham 

in the Football League, having 

begun his career with Dulwich 

Hamlet, before signing for 

United in March 2001 for a 

nominal £92,500. 

With United, the forward 

put his name in the history 

books after assisting and then 

scoring in the 100th Steel City 

derby at Hillsborough in a 

historic victory. He was part 

of the memorable 2002/03 

squad that reached the semifinals 

of both domestic cup 

competitions as well as the 

play-off final – a game which 

proved to be Carl’s final one in 

a Blades shirt. 

In August 2003, the forward 

left Bramall Lane on a free 

transfer, signing for Stoke City 

after scoring 24 goals in 80 

appearances in S2. He spent 

two seasons at the Britannia 

Stadium before ending his 

career at today’s opposition, 

Millwall. Nowadays, Carl 

can be heard on BBC Radio 

Sheffield and seen on SUTV 

Live providing his thoughts on 

the current team. 

First Game... 

Carl Asaba 

10/03/2001 vs Nottingham Forest (L1-3) 

Asaba made his debut 24-hours after signing for the Blades 

which, unfortunately, ended in defeat at home to Nottingham 

Forest. The striker played 90 minutes in the game which is 

remembered for Georges Santos’ injury after five minutes 

when he collided with Andy Johnson. Asaba didn’t go 

unnoticed despite the defeat but for the majority of the game 

was a lonesome figure in attack. Shaun Murphy had netted 

a consolation goal for the hosts. On 78 minutes, United had 

missed a golden opportunity in front of goal when Bobby Ford 

smashed his spot-kick against the bar after Tony Vaughan had 

fouled Asaba in the box. 

Last Game... 

26/05/2003 vs Wolves (L0-3) 

The 2003 Championship Play- 

Off Final is a fixture that joins 

a long list of major matches 

that United supporters would 

sooner forget. For Asaba 

this was his last match as a 

Sheffield United player. Having defeated Nottingham Forest in 

the semi-finals, United faced Wolves in the final at the Millennium 

Stadium in Cardiff. United found themselves three down at 

hat-time via goals from Mark Kennedy, Nathan Blake and Kenny 

Miller. Asaba and his strike-partner, Steve Kabba, combined well 

in attack but failed to find that killer strike against a solid Wolves 

defence. Michael Brown saw his second-half spot-kick saved by 

Matt Murray, and, on 74 minutes, Asaba’s day was over when he 

was replaced by Wayne Allison. 


UTB 45 

HE SHOOTS, 

HE SCORES… 

David Barnes 

In every edition of this season’s UTB we got back into the 

Blades’ recent history to look back over some of the greatest 

goals scored by those in red and white. This week, we 

remember a long-range strike from an unlikely source… 

Date: 06/10/90 Opposition: Wimbledon Competition: Barclays League Division One Scoreline: 1-2 

× BACKGROUND… 

Following back-to-back 

promotions, United were 

finding the going tough on the 

return to Division One. Coming 

into this home game against 

Wimbledon, the Blades had 

no wins from seven league 

games and only one point and 

one place separated Dave 

Bassett’s side from basement 

club Derby County. Wimbledon 

hadn’t had a blistering start 

either, and sat just four points 

in front of the Blades with just 

one win from their opening 

seven outings. 

× THE GOAL… 

After a tentative start to the 

game, United took the lead 

after 14 minutes at Bramall 

Lane. Close season signing 

Vinnie Jones would come 

back to haunt one of his former 

clubs when he launched a long 

throw into the Wimbledon area. 

The throw was headed clear 

from the edge of the six-yard 

box but only to the edge of 

the penalty area. Waiting for 

the ball was Blades full-back 

David Barnes who instantly 

controlled the ball with his 

left and then under pressure 

immediately launched a shot 

towards goal which flew into 

the bottom corner. 

Q Manager Dave Bassett 

faced his old club 

× THE OUTCOME… 

With United in front, many 

inside Bramall Lane were 

crossing their fingers that 

victory in the top flight might 

have arrived at the eighth time 

of asking. They were wrong. 

Warren Barton’s corner was 

kept alive on the edge of the 

area where Detzi Kruszyński 

thundered a shot against 

the bar, only for Carlton 

Fairweather to eventually get 

to the loose ball, netting the 

rebound with an acrobatic 

effort from close range. Dons 

striker John Gayle was then 

sent off for a second bookable 

offence opening the door for 

a United win, but the Blades 

couldn’t capitalise on the extra 

man. It was the 10-men who 

won it when sub John Fashanu 

drilled a low effort into the 

bottom corner from the edge 

of the area. United had to wait 

another nine games before 

finally tasting victory against 

Nottingham Forest. 


46 UTB 

SWAP 

SHOP 

There have been many player swap deals down the years at Bramall Lane with varying 

degrees of success. For each edition of UTB this season we take a look back on some of those 

transfers to delve further into the most famous exchange deals in United’s long history… 

× THE STORY… 

United were struggling near the foot 

of the second tier and amid a lengthy 

takeover which finally saw Mike 

McDonald installed as chairman, longserving 

boss Dave Bassett departed 

and was replaced by Howard Kendall. 

The new boss was handed funds to 

try and turn around United’s fortunes 

and he wasted no time in taking an 

axe to the squad he inherited. Kendall 

had already made David White’s loan a 

permanent transfer and now he turned 

his attention to Notts County full-back 

Chris Short. Kendall had managed Short 

during his brief tenure as County boss, 

and the move was an appealing one for 

the defender as it opened the door for 

a return to the second tier following the 

Magpies’ relegation the previous season. 

A fee of just £25,000 was agreed but 

it also included midfielder Paul Rogers 

who moved in the opposite direction. 

× THE PLAYERS… 

CHRIS SHORT 

to Sheffield United 

Short had worked his way up from the 

bottom after following his older brother 

and future Blade Craig from non-league 

Pickering Town to Scarborough and 

then onto Notts County in 1990. He 

had earned promotion to the top flight 

under Neil Warnock and by the time 

1987 

PAUL ROGERS & £25,000 

to Notts County 

Chris Short 


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Kendall came calling he had served the 

Meadow Lane club for five years. He 

made his debut in the FA Cup against 

Arsenal and was a regular as United 

turned the corner with a strong climax 

to the season, finishing ninth. 

Rogers had served United well after 

leaving non-league Sutton to sign for 

the top flight Blades in 1992. His allaction 

style made him popular but by 

1995 he had turned 30 and Kendall was 

keen on freshening up United’s ranks. 

Rogers had made 139 appearances 

for the Blades and had been a regular 

through the early part of the 1995/6 

season but the chance to play regularly 

again at Meadow Lane was an 

attractive one. 

× THE OUTCOME… 

The deal certainly favoured United in 

the short-term as Short, alongside a 

whole host of other new faces, was 

integral to United’s resurgence under 

Kendall. It took time for the new faces 

to gel and by March time the Blades 

were still deep in trouble. An unbeaten 

run of nine games at the end of season, 

in which Short played in five, brought 

the Blades into a respectable ninth 

position. Injuries though began to bite, 

and Short was restricted to 22 starts 

the following season as United lost the 

play-off final to Crystal Palace. He made 

just 10 appearances in 1997/98 and 

eventually joined Stoke where injuries 

continued and eventually ended his 

professional career in 2000. 

Rogers enjoyed success in the lower 

leagues for a number of years before 

he retired. He spent less than two 

years at Notts County before joining 

Wigan where he netted the winning 

goal for the Latics as they won the EFL 

Trophy in 1999. He also made over 

100 appearances for Brighton which 

included back-to-back promotions 

which saw him briefly once again play in 

the second tier at the age of 37. 

Paul Rogers 


UTB 49 

SECRETS OF THE MUSEUM 

Legends of the Lane curator JOHN GARRETT talks through some memorable 

artifacts currently residing in the museum at Bramall Lane... 

I suppose it’s all 

relative to age and 

era. Sometimes it will 

be the one that reminds you 

of success, sometimes the 

one that sums the first player 

you really loved or maybe just 

the first kit that you ever had 

bought for you. 

Some shirts will always, 

however, remain iconic no 

matter who the player or 

which club. The shirt that 

always conjures up those 

special images of a time in 

the past that is special in 

so many ways. 

There would be a few 

votes from the Blades back 

catalogue for sure, but for me, 

the shirt pictured here from our 

collection is the one that sums 

up so much about Sheffield 

United FC at its very best. 

It’s a round necked, short 

sleeved Bukta offering (we 

had Bukta pretty much from 

around 1923 up to changing to 

Umbro in the early part of the 

1970s) and it bears the classic 

Sheffield city coat of arms. 

We never really wore a 

shirt badge in the League 

until the mid-60s apart from a 

brief spell in the early 1890s 

for a season. There were 

exceptions for the cup finals 

of 1925 and 1936 and it came 

to an end in the back half of 

the 1970s when we needed 

to copyright a badge for 

commercial purposes and the 

council wouldn’t let us! 

The number on the back 

is 10, which means that, 

when the Blades clinched 

promotion back to Division 

One under John Harris 

against Watford on May 1st 

1971, this was on the back of 

the legendary Tony Currie. 

He had two shirts that 

day, but the long sleeved 

one went missing from the 

changing rooms at some 

point during the celebrations 

afterwards! One piece of 

material sums up the era 

and one of our greatest ever 

sons, also a team that will be 

remembered forever for its 

flare and quality. Incidentally, 

back then all club shirts were 

ordered from Jack Archer 

Sports on Bramall Lane, 

so no multi-million-pound 

deals back then. It belongs 

to TC, in fact it’s his prize 

possession from his career, 

and it’s loaned to the museum 

collection on display in 

his cabinet. 


50 UTB 

1981/82 

40th Anniversary 

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of United’s Fourth Division title winning season 

in 1981/82, UTB trawls through our programme archive to chart the memorable 

season through the eyes of the Blades matchday programme of the time. In this 

week’s edition we look back over the home programme against Hartlepool, with 

United edging up the Division Four table, sitting fifth ahead of this match... 

× COMMERCIAL NEWS… 

In commercial news, the programme 

was also used for a full page to promote 

the Money-Spinner Lottery Ticket. With 

a first prize of £1,000, agents were 

required to sell the tickets with some of 

the benefits including free admission to 

games if sales exceeded 40 tickets. 

× IAN PORTERFIELD… 

The manager initially paid tribute to coach and 

former player Cec Coldwell who celebrated 

his 30-year association with the Blades. 

Porterfield also gave mention to the last 

home game which saw United defeat Division 

One Arsenal in the League Cup. There were 

also words for Keith Edwards following a 

spectacular goal in the win at Port Vale. 


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× T.C. HARRISON… 

Match Sponsor for the afternoon, T.C. 

Harrison, took out a full-page advert. 

Based on London Road, the Ford 

dealership used their advertising space 

to showcase the new 1982 Granada GL. 

× NEWS AND VIEWS… 

Some interesting words inside the News 

and View section. One supporter writes 

as he seeks to add to his programme 

collection, another thanks the club for the 

introduction of the family ticket scheme 

and there is also an invite from ‘Mr. 

Porterfield’ for Junior Blade members to 

watch a training session at Bramall Lane. 

× THE TEAMS… 

The first 11 printed was the one which took 

the field, although Steve Neville was the sub 

instead of Trenton Wiggan. This game with 

Hartlepool finished 1-1 with Keith Edwards 

maintaining his excellent form with United’s goal. 


52 UTB 

HIGHS, LOWS 

& THE UNUSUAL 2003/04 

In each edition of UTB this season, DAVE BURKINSHAW looks back on a particular campaign 

to seek out the good, bad and the sometimes strange events from the season... 

Following the Triple Assault season of 

2002/03, hopes had been raised 

amongst United supporters that this 

new season would be the one when the Blades 

finally clinched promotion. Amongst the notable 

close season signings were central defender 

Chris Morgan, wing-back or midfielder Chris 

Armstrong and experienced strikers Jack Lester 

and Ashley Ward. 

× THE HIGHS… 

1. The Blades scored 10 goals in two 

consecutive home league games in September 

2003. Firstly, they beat South Yorkshire 

neighbours Rotherham United 5-0 with both 

Peter Ndlovu and Paul Peschisolido scoring 

twice. Four days later in an incredible secondhalf 

Cardiff City were beaten 5-3. The half-time 

score had been 0-0 but the goals certainly 

flowed in the second-half with Ndlovu scoring a 

hat-trick this time which included two penalties. 

2. The Blades’ 2-0 win at one of the promotion 

favourites West Bromwich Albion, on 14th 

October 2003, showed the rest of the division 

that they were going to be serious challengers. 

Goals from Michael Tonge and Ashley Ward 

gave the Blades this impressive result. 

3. The Blades’ six game unbeaten run between 

9th December and 17th January showed that 

the team was able to be consistent and where 

necessary grind out results to earn valuable 

points. The run consisted of three wins and 

R Paul Peschisolido celebrates scoring 

in the 5-0 win over Rotherham 

three draws including the thrilling 3-3 home 

draw with West Ham United. The game against 

the Hammers showed the team’s willingness 

to keep battling to the final whistle when they 

scored a late equaliser through a Phil Jagielka 

header. The game against West Ham also 

marked the debut of another new striker, Paul 

Shaw, who scored one of the Blades’ goals.. 

× THE LOWS… 

1. A disappointing second half of the season 

saw United’s chances of both automatic 

promotion and qualification for the play-offs 

fade. The team only won two of its last nine 

league games with home form especially 

poor. The Blades only won one of their last 

five games at the Lane with defeats against 


UTB 53 

R Ashley Ward is on target in the win at West Brom 

Nottingham Forest and Stoke City being 

especially damaging. 

2. Whilst cup runs to match the previous 

season were unrealistic the manner of the 

team’s exit from the FA Cup and League Cup 

was disappointing. In the FA Cup the team had 

done well to reach the last eight but in a tight, 

tense game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light 

the Blades lost 1-0. In the League Cup the 

Blades were deservedly beaten 2-0 at home 

by Division Two Queens Park Rangers in the 

second round. 

3. The sale of influential midfielder, Michael 

Brown, in December 2003 to Tottenham 

Hotspur was a blow. Brown had been a key 

player the previous season notching 16 league 

goals. Although he had not started this season, 

missing games through injury and suspension, 

he was nevertheless still a key player and was 

difficult to replace. As he was out of contract at 

the end of the season the club had no option 

but to accept a lower fee than they would have 

otherwise required. 

× THE UNUSUAL... 

1. The first day of the new season, Saturday 

9th August 2003, was one of the hottest in 

which the Football League had kicked off. 

Temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit 

were recorded at Luton Town and Bradford 

City. The Blades played Gillingham at the 

Lane, a game which ended 0-0 as the players 

struggled to cope with the heat. 

2. Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny was injured in the 

40th minute at Crystal Palace on 26th August 

2003 and did not return to action until the end 

of December. For the remaining 50 minutes 

of the Palace game Phil Jagielka went in goal 

and did a fine job conceding only one goal, a 

penalty, as the team clinched a 2-1 win. After 

the Palace game Kenny’s replacement was Paul 

Gerrard signed on loan from Everton. Gerrard‘s 

loan was time limited and when this temporary 

move ended the Blades fielded two ‘keepers 

making their debuts in the 3-2 defeat at Burnley. 

In the first-half Lee Baxter played but made 

errors costing two goals. He was replaced at 

half-time by Alan Fettis. 

3. The team earned a remarkable 14 penalties 

during the course of the league season netting 

12 and missing two. There were also five 

different players who took the kicks. They were 

Michael Brown, Peter Ndlovu, Jack Lester, Andy 

Gray and Michael Tonge. Tonge was the only 

one of the above who did not score. 

× THE VERDICT... 

An eighth-place finish two places and two 

points outside the play-offs was a very 

disappointing outcome after such a promising 

start to the season. The team lost impetus in the 

second half of the season winning only six of its 

final 19 league games. 

R Baking hot conditions greet the teams on 

the opening day against Gillingham 


54 UTB 

FORMER PLAYER 

Ian Benjamin 

AT THE TIME 

I WAS WONDERING, 

‘WHY AM I HERE’? 

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, UTB caught up with IAN 

BENJAMIN, United’s first modern-day black footballer, to discuss his experiences, 

his time with United and his involvement in a much talked about testimonial... 

It is a game which still sparks 

great debate over 40 years 

since it took place. 

It was also a match Ian Benjamin 

believes was the beginning of the end of 

his Sheffield United career. 

West Brom midfielder Len Cantello’s 

testimonial game in 1979 grabbed the 

headlines as it pitted a team of black 

players against a team of white players 

– a concept which seems odd and 

offensive now in 2021, but back in the 

late ‘70s some saw it as progressive, 

whilst some didn’t think anything 

of it at all. 

Albion’s Cyrille Regis picked the team 

of black players, and the call went out to 

Ian – by then still in the fledgling stages 

of his Blades career. 

Whilst knowing nothing of the concept 

until he arrived in the dressing room, 

Ian has to this day always believed 

there was also an ulterior motive for 

his presence, as just a few weeks later 

he was heading for the exit door at 

Bramall Lane. 

“At the time I was wondering, ‘why am 

I here?’,” Ian recently explained to UTB. 

“I knew nothing about it being black 

players v white players. It was just a 

game, and I was asked to play. Before 

I went in, Neville Briggs (United’s chief 

scout) got me to sign a pro contract with 

Sheffield United, that was it, no agents 

then, so I was happy my future was 

with United. 

“I played in the game and then a few 

weeks later I was a West Brom player.” 

But before we get Ian’s take on the 

game, and his experiences as a young 

black footballer trying to forge a career 

in a time when racism was arguably at 

its height, it’s important to learn how he 

burst onto the scene at Bramall Lane. 


UTB 55 

IAN 

BENJAMIN 


56 UTB 

FORMER PLAYER 

A player with electric pace, he caught 

the eye of the Blades as a 15-yearold 

and became one of the youngest 

players ever to represent United at 

reserve team level. It was clear then, the 

Blades had a player on their hands, and 

Ian admits he immediately felt at home in 

the Steel City. 

“I was playing in a cup final for my 

school at the City Ground,” explained Ian 

who was born in Nottingham. 

“After the cup final, Forest’s Peter 

Taylor and Ronnie Fenton got me into 

a room and asked me to sign for them 

but I told them I didn’t want to because 

all my brothers were Notts County 

fans, and they were threatening to 

chuck me in the Trent if I signed! They 

both laughed, but then they realised 

I wasn’t joking! 

“About three weeks later I ended 

up signing for United. Jimmy Sirrel 

was the manager, and was formerly of 

Notts County, so that was how I signed. 

I remember going to the ground and 

then the house in Nether Edge where 

the young players stayed, and I just 

got a really good feel for the club, 

so I signed. 

“I played a couple of reserve games 

when I was 15. The first was against 

Manchester City and I played against 

Colin Bell who was a real favourite of 

mine, he was coming back from injury, 

so that was an unbelievable feeling. 

“I never thought too much about 

making it, I was just surprised to have 

been called up to play for the reserves. 

I just remember it being a really good 

experience. My attitude was I just 

loved playing football, I wanted to play 

all the time.” 

Ian was starting to make waves at 

Bramall Lane, and it wasn’t long before 

he got his first taste of senior action in 

August 1978. 

Following Alejandro Sabella’s arrival 

from River Plate, a friendly between 

the two sides was part of the deal. With 

Argentina fresh from winning the 1978 

World Cup, there was a lot of excitement 

surrounding the fixture when the 

Argentine giants arrived in Sheffield. 

Much to Ian’s delight, he was included 

in the senior squad, and eventually 

made a first senior appearance in red 

and white as a second-half substitute. 

“I think I was 16, I was sitting on the 

bench and was just thinking ‘wow’,” 

revealed Ian, who would also represent 

England at youth level. 

“They had six players who had just 

played for Argentina in the World Cup 

- the likes of Daniel Passarella, Luque 

was playing up front and one or two 

others. I was just delighted to be in the 

squad, then Harry Haslam put me on 

S Ian played 

for England 

at youth team 

level during 

his time with 

United 


UTB 57 

R Ian pictured 

bottom left, 

on United’s 

team photo 

from 1978/79 

for the last 20 minutes of the game. It 

was just a blur to be honest, I think I had 

a few touches, but I was just excited 

to be involved. I remember passing it 

to Alan Woodward a few times, so it 

was a brilliant experience in front of 

about 20,000 fans – although quite 

nerve wracking!” 

Ian would be a regular for United’s 

reserves, and after continually 

impressing, a competitive debut 

presented itself in April 1979. 

He may not have thought too much 

about it at the time, but when Ian came 

off the bench at Ninian Park as United 

faced Cardiff City, he would become a 

trailblazer as the first modern day black 

footballer to play for the Blades’ senior 

team. Of course, Arthur Wharton is the 

first black player to represent the Blades 

way back in the 1890s. 

Whilst it was a huge achievement to 

make the senior squad at such a young 

age, it wasn’t quite the debut Ian was 

looking for, as a struggling United lost 

4-0 in Wales. 

“I think there was an expectation 

that I would be the first of this particular 

group of players to come through,” said 

Ian, who was knocking on the door of 

a side which was struggling to keep its 

place in the second tier. 

“In the end, I was one of the last 

because Phil Jones and Paul Casey had 

already played. I was due to make my 

debut at Burnley but when we got to 

Turf Moor, the rain was relentless, and 

the pitch was heavy, and Harry Haslam 

decided to pull me out. I had to wait but 

I’d played in the reserves all season and 

was enjoying playing for United. 

“Bruce Rioch - what a wonderful bloke 

- he spoke to me all the way there - for 

four hours. He gave me great advice; he 

was so patient with me. 

“The game itself, well, I always joke 

with people that I changed the game! 

It was 0-0 at half-time and someone 

came off injured. I came on for my debut 

in midfield alongside Bruce who was 

on loan from Derby, and they had a 

midfielder called John Buchanan who 

scored a couple from 30 yards, and we 

were well beaten. I don’t remember 

too much, but I remember thinking that 

I did okay.” 

United’s relegation to the Third 

Division looked unavoidable by the 

time the Blades geared up for the final 

game of the 1978/79 season against 


58 UTB 

FORMER PLAYER 

Leicester City at Bramall Lane. Ian 

enjoyed a special full debut by netting 

twice in a 2-2 draw, but perhaps the 

experience was a little bittersweet with 

relegation confirmed. 

“John Matthews was supposed to take 

the penalties, but they said if John didn’t 

want to do it, who would step forward,” 

recalls Ian, who would be a regular at 

the start of the following campaign. 

“I think Tony Kenworthy nominated 

me, and I was happy to take it when 

John wasn’t keen. I think we needed 

something ridiculous like a 9-0 win to 

stay up. I took the penalty and scored. 

I’m pretty sure we had another one in 

the last five minutes, and I scored that 

as well, so I was happy from a personal 

perspective.” 

Playing for United may have brought 

great joy to Ian, but he was having to 

ply his trade whilst also listening and 

receiving racial abuse, which blighted 

the game back in the late ‘70s and well 

into the ‘80s. 

Ian reveals that the abuse was 

something he, and others, had to deal 

with and sadly in 2021 it’s an issue 

which is still prevalent with England’s 

recent games against Hungary a prime 

example of how much more work is 

still to be done. 

“Most away games I would get some 

form of racist abuse and I won’t repeat 

the words,” remarked Ian, who is still 

involved in the game today, scouting 

most recently for Northampton Town. 

“Invariably it would happen, and 

I had one or two problems with my 

own teammates at that time as well. 

Back then, I just had to stand up for 

myself. Mostly it inspired me to play 

better, whenever I received some 

abuse, it would spur me on to do better. 

It happened and it was tough. It was 

really strange for me because I came 

out of Nottingham in a school which 

was 48% black people. When I arrived 

in Sheffield, I hardly saw any black 

people at all. I have to say though that 

I was well looked after at the club, and 

treated well. 

“I think back when I played, a lot of 

the abuse was trying to put you off 

your game. Now I just feel it is a lot 

more cutting. Yes, we were targeted 

in my day, but I just felt, not that it was 

right obviously, that it was designed to 

put you off. You would get applauded 

as you came off the pitch at the end. 

I am surprised that I am saying this, but 

I really think it’s more cutting now, and 

I do believe it is probably worse which is 

really sad.” 

With Ian starting the 1979/80 

campaign in United’s first 11, it didn’t take 

long before other clubs began to notice 

the progression of the teenager. 

Despite interest from elsewhere, Ian 

revealed he was happy at United and 

leaving the club was the furthest thing 

from his mind until boss Harry Haslam 

asked for a meeting in late August 1979. 

“BACK THEN, I JUST HAD TO STAND UP FOR 

MYSELF. MOSTLY IT INSPIRED ME TO PLAY 

BETTER, WHENEVER I RECEIVED SOME ABUSE, 

IT WOULD SPUR ME ON TO DO BETTER. 

IT HAPPENED AND IT WAS TOUGH” 

“I met Harry Haslam and he 

explained that Alex Sabella had turned 

down a move to Sunderland and the 

club needed money,” remembers 

Ian, now 59. 

“They had accepted an offer from 

West Brom. I was gutted to be honest, 

I asked if I had to go, and I was sort 

of told yes in a roundabout way. I was 

really happy at Sheffield United; I would 

have spent the rest of my career here if 

I could. That’s how I felt at that time. 


UTB 59 

R Cyrille 

Regis’s 

team for Len 

Cantello’s 

testimonial. 

Ian pictured 

back row, first 

on the left 

“It was £138,000 and at that time 

it was the highest fee paid for a 

teenager. I think two or three weeks 

later Steve MacKenzie went from Palace 

to Manchester City for £250,000 

and beat it.” 

But how much did Ian’s presence in 

the now much talked about testimonial 

at The Hawthorns have on his arrival at 

West Brom? And, looking back now on 

the game and the idea behind it, what 

did he think at the time? 

“I walked into the dressing room 

and there was Cyrille Regis, Lawrie 

Cunningham, Brendan Batson, Garth 

Crooks etc,” Ian, who went on to play for 

the likes of Peterborough, Northampton 

and Southend, said. 

“I saw everyone was black, I hadn’t 

been told what it was all about. It was 

then explained to me, but the attitude of 

everyone in that room was we wanted 

firstly to make it a good evening for Len, 

but also, we wanted to win the game and 

that’s all I thought about it at that time. 

We just thought, lets win the game which 

we did. I was surprised how it turned out, 

because I don’t think any of us realised 

how big it would become and that we 

would be talking about it now. 

“In terms of my involvement, looking 

back now, I think it was an opportunity 

for Ron Atkinson (West Brom manager) 

to take another look at me because 

a few months later I was a West Brom 

player. There must have been something 

like that in it. I was only a young lad, so 

I think there was something else to it and 

I believe Ron wanted someone to get 

me involved in that game so he could 

have a close look. 

“Leaving United was tough, I really 

loved my time in Sheffield, and I would 

have loved to have played more games, 

but that’s football. 

“I really enjoyed my career, and I’m 

still involved in the game. I’ve always 

stuck to my principles, and I think that’s 

why I’ve stayed involved so long, it’s 

been great.” 


60 UTB 

BEHIND THE SCENES… 

TEAM PHOTO DAY 

UTB recently went behind the scenes at Bramall Lane for the 

Blades’ official team photocall. 

The annual event was, as always, a fun occasion, as you can 

see by some of these shots taken prior to the main team photo. 

Photography partners Sportimage started clicking the moment 

the first team squad arrived on the Bramall Lane pitch, capturing 

the light-hearted atmosphere within the camp. 


UTB 61 

VTRU (Clockwise 

from top left): Morgan 

Gibbs-White admires 

the gym work of 

Enda Stevens, Oli 

McBurnie has found 

something amusing, 

Ben Osborn takes a 

laid-back approach 

to proceedings, Billy 

Sharp arrives in a fit 

of excitement, Rhian 

Brewster brings a smile 

to the front row’s faces 


62 UTB 

John Egan 

PICTURES OF MY CAREER 

UTB looks back on some special images during the careers of United’s first team squad. 

This week it is the turn of JOHN EGAN to look back on some career highlights... 

WALSALL 3-2 BLADES 

Date: 06/03/2012 

Competition: League One 

John says: “I remember this day well. 

It was a right rush to get down from 

Sunderland to play. I hadn’t even met 

the lads. I jumped onto the bus to go 

to the game and just played. I think 

Ched Evans scored twice. We were in 

control but ended up losing the game 

3-2. It was disappointing, but it was 

great to play for United. It looked like 

being my one and only appearance, 

so I was proud to play and even more 

proud to come back and still be here.” 

BRENTFORD 2-0 IPSWICH TOWN 

Date: 13/08/2016 

Competition: Championship 

John says: “This was my home 

debut for Brentford, and I scored 

twice in a 2-0 win. This image 

brings back really good memories 

for me. It was hot day and 

I remember having all my family in 

the crowd. It was just brilliant.” 


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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0-1 ICELAND 

Date: 28/03/2017 

Competition: International Friendly 

John says: “This was my debut 

for Ireland, but I suppose it was a 

bittersweet game for me. Whenever you 

make your debut for your country, you 

are always thrilled, it is such an honour. 

You can see in this image; I got a cut on 

my head after about two minutes! We 

lost the game so that was disappointing, 

but I was happy to make my debut.” 

BLADES 2-1 NORWICH CITY 

Date: 18/08/2018 

Competition: Championship 

John says: “This I remember well. 

It is Norwich at home, and it was a 

really good day. I feel like we turned 

the corner around this time against 

a really good side in Norwich. I got 

the first goal in a 2-1 win, and this 

was also my first at Bramall Lane. 

My missus and my family were in the 

stand, and I am pointing at them.” 

BLADES 1-0 WOLVES 

Date: 08/07/2020 

Competition: Premier League 

John says: “This could be the best 

feeling I have ever had at Bramall 

Lane. Maybe promotion actually? 

But this is right up there. Getting 

the last-minute winner against 

Wolves, we were both fighting for 

a European place, so this was an 

important winner. It was special, if 

only the Kop was full!” 


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Sheffield United Community Foundation is a charity working in the areas of education and training, health and 

wellbeing and participation and inclusion. For more community news, follow us on social media @CommunitySUFC, 

visit www.sufc-community.com, email enquiries@sufc-community.co.uk or call 0114 253 7200 (OPTION 6)... 

FOUNDATION CELEBRATE 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 

To celebrate Black History 

Month, Sheffield United 

Community Foundation 

would like to shine a light on 

our community health coach, 

Dave Kavanagh. 

This year’s theme for Black 

History Month is ‘Proud to be’ 

and focuses on celebrating 

being black or brown and 

inspiring and sharing the 

pride people have in their 

heritage and culture – in their 

own way, in their own words. 

Dave is of mixed heritage 

– Irish, English and Afro- 

Caribbean and has been 

working for the participation 

& inclusion strand of the 

Foundation since 2019 and 

helps deliver sessions for Joy 

of Moving, United in Health 

and Football Camps. 

Black History Month 

On why Black History Month 

is important to Dave, he 

said: “It is an opportunity to 

celebrate and tell the true 

history of black people and 

African/ Afro-Caribbean 

heritage. It is important as 


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many people have a poor understanding of 

black heritage. 

“Many think that it started and ended with 

slavery, which is so wrong! We have had many 

great civilisations and empires as well as 

political leaders, inventors and much more.” 

Proud to Be 

On this year’s Black History Month theme of 

‘Proud to be’, Dave said: “I am proud of my black 

heritage because we have an incredible identity 

and culture. We have amazing food, music and 

a history that deserves to be celebrated and 

taught to others!” 

Barriers 

Dave has faced many barriers from being black, 

such as challenges in the workplace and having 

judgements made about himself in public. 

To help overcome these challenges, 

Dave tries to challenge people’s logic and 

educate them. 

These barriers give Dave the motivation to 

work harder and prove that he is capable. 

“I am proud of building relationships with 

participants to encourage a healthy lifestyle!” 

“I try to be a good person in society and 

respect others,” says Dave. 

Role Models 

There are many black role models that people 

can look up to and celebrate. On his own role 

models, Dave said: “Dr Martin Luther King Jr is 

someone who I truly admire and look up to. 

“He taught us that we can win over hate, but 

we must be an example of peace and lead by 

example and that’s an amazing thing.” 

“To judge a person on the contents of their 

character and not the colour of one’s skin. 

If we all did this the world would be a far 

better place.” 

Sheffield United Community Foundation will 

be celebrating Black History Month across 

all our programmes and projects. For more 

information about what we will be doing, 

follow us on social media @CommunitySUFC 

and keep an eye on the news section on 

our website. 

FOUNDATION CONFIRMS 

INVOLVEMENT IN 

EXPANDED TALENT 

INCLUSION PROGRAMME 

Sheffield United Community 

Foundation are delighted to 

announce our involvement in the 

newly expanded Talent Inclusion 

Programme with the FA and 

33 other EFL Club Community 

Organisations (CCO). 

The Talent Inclusion Programme 

ensures that through our existing 

community activities, female 

participants can be identified and 

referred to the FA England Women’s 

Talent Pathway. Social class, ethnicity 

and demographics should not be a 

barrier to success. 

For girls showing potential, the 

programme creates a pathway from 

community to full England honours, 

with an educated workforce that 

identifies and supports potential. 

We will be supported by an 

education and learning programme 

managed by the EFL Trust and 

supported by The FA. 

Rob Jenkinson, United’s 

participation & inclusion officer, said: 

“We are delighted to be a part of 

Talent Inclusion Programme and think 

it is a fantastic initiative. Anything 

we can do to help get more talented 

girls recognised and identified for 

their footballing abilities is a step in 

the right direction for the women and 

girl’s game.” 

The longer-term aspiration of the 

programme is for all English EFL 

clubs to engage. 


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Rainbow Blades 

member Katy 

Lovell explains 

what it means 

to be part 

of the group… 

Although I 

identify as 

pansexual, I’m 

married to a 

man, which 

made me 

worried I wasn’t 

gay enough to join Rainbow Blades! There 

was a sense of apprehension as I filled out the 

online form, but most of all I was determined 

– I wanted the group to be a goer. Even if it 

wasn’t for me, LGBTQ+ people are everywhere 

in football, even if people are not publicly 

out. Joining Rainbow Blades was a quiet act 

of solidarity. 

I received a membership badge and monthly 

newsletters popped up in my inbox. There 

was never pressure to attend events, just a 

warm welcome from James and the rest of the 

committee. As time went on, it became clear 

Rainbow Blades was for me (and I was quite 

gay enough, although that wasn’t a stipulation 

– allies help strengthen the voice of minorities) 

and I’ve become more involved, including 

meeting fellow members at social events. 

Rainbow Blades has reignited my love for 

United and given me some amazing new 

friends. If you’ve been thinking of joining, I 

highly recommend it. 

Katy Lovell 

Rainbow Blades member 

@rainbow_blades @rainbowblades 

facebook.com/BladesRainbow 

shefflaces.com/rainbowblades 

Membership sign up: tiny.cc/rainbowbladesmember 

SENIOR BLADES 

An update on the Senior Blades… 

On Thursday 16th September the 

Senior Blades trip to Skegness finally 

departed Cherry Street after a delay 

of 16 months! 

Although the numbers had been 

depleted from the original bookings, 

the day went very well. Sunshine was 

the order of the day and everyone 

had a really good time from a lovely 

walk along the beach, a round of pitch 

and put, a stroll along the prom with 

coffee breaks and ice creams and of 

course the obligatory seaside fare of 

a delicious fish and chip tea to finish 

off a good day out. 

Big thanks go to our excursions 

organiser, Sue Foster, who 

unfortunately was unable to join us 

on the day, for all her hard work in 

ensuring everyone who went had 

a really enjoyable day. We are all 

looking forward to next year’s trip 

and we’ve heard a whisper of the 

proposed destination, it sounds like it 

could be a really scrumptious day? 

For more information on the Senior 

Blades, visit www.seniorblades.co.uk 


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TRANSFER 

TRAIL 

In every edition of UTB this season, DAVE BURKINSHAW looks 

back on a significant transfer involving the Blades... 

A MASSIVE NEW RECORD FEE FOR A BRITISH PLAYER AS 

THE BLADES CONTINUE TO SEEK BARGAINS (1956-59) 

The British game was shocked 

by Leeds United’s sale of their 

star player, Welsh international 

John Charles, to Juventus in April 1957 

for a fee £65,000 - almost double the 

previous highest fee paid. It was clear 

that the British game was facing new 

threats from Italian clubs especially 

when it came to poaching the best 

talent. They were prepared to pay 

higher fees and wages. The maximum 

player wage still remained in place in 

the Football League. 

The sad news of the death of 

United’s manager Reg Freeman in 1955 

overshadowed the start of the 1955/56 

season. In his place the inexperienced 

former Everton, Arsenal and England 

player, Joe Mercer, was appointed. 

The club was relegated from the top 

flight at the end of Mercer’s first season 

in charge. Along the way United looked 

to shop sensibly in the transfer market. 

Two players signed prior to the start of 

the 1955/56 season were full-back Cliff 

Mason from Darlington for £6500 and 

Scotsman Bobby Howitt from Partick 

Thistle for £8000. Both gave some 

good service to the Blades although 

neither were sure of a regular first team 

place. 

Whilst Mercer was in charge some 

young players developed well and 

became key players. Amongst them R ‘Doc’ Pace signed in 1957 


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were goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson, 

full-back Graham Shaw, winger Colin 

Grainger and half-back Jim Iley. 

Grainger with his speed, accurate 

crossing and powerful shooting won 

England caps whilst with the Blades, 

memorably scoring twice on his debut 

against Brazil. Following United’s 

relegation, it seemed inevitable that 

a top flight club would want to sign 

him. He was sold to Sunderland in 

February 1957 for a United record 

fee of approximately £17,000 plus 

Sunderland’s Sammy Kemp. 

South Kirby-born Jim Iley thrived 

under the management of Mercer and 

became an established member of 

the first team. He was a strong tackler 

and could shoot powerfully. He also 

attracted the interest of the national 

selectors and other clubs earning 

selection for the Football League 

against the Irish League. With United 

needing money for new floodlights, Jim 

was sold in August 1957 to Tottenham 

Hotspur for a fee of £16,000. 

R Colin 

Grainger 

and Jim Iley 

were two of 

a number of 

players who 

came through 

the ranks 

As Mercer grew into the 

management role, he made some 

fine signings for bargain fees as well 

as probably making his worst signing 

whilst Blades’ boss. The players 

whom Mercer signed who proved 

to be vital players for the next few 

seasons were: 

1. Half-back Gerry Summers signed 

for £3,000 from West Bromwich Albion. 

Gerry went on to play 260 league 

games for the club and was a key 

player when the club returned to the 

top flight in 1961. 

2. Inside forward or winger Billy 

Hodgson signed from St Johnstone for 

£3,250. He played 152 league games 

and scored 32 goals for the club. 

3. Centre forward Derek ‘Doc’ Pace, 

signed from Aston Villa for £12,000 

on Boxing Day 1957. He scored on 

his debut on the same day he signed. 

He proved to be arguably Mercer’s 

finest ever signing for the Blades as 

he scored 140 goals in 253 league 

appearances for the club. 

4. Left winger Ronnie Simpson, 

signed from Huddersfield Town in May 

1958 for a fee of £6,000 plus United’s 

Derek Hawksworth. This was one 

of United’s biggest deals. Although 

slow to settle Ronnie became a key 

maker of goals for Pace with his 

speed, trickery and crossing. He also 

possessed a powerful shot and scored 

some spectacular goals. He played 

203 league games for United scoring 

44 goals. 

Finally, arguably Mercer’s worst 

mistake was trying to replace club 

legend Joe Shaw. Believing the team 

needed a more traditional big central 

defender, the experienced Malcolm 

Barrass was signed from Bolton 

Wanderers in September 1956 for 

£4,160. It was soon clear that Barrass 

was past his best and Joe Shaw was 

restored to centre half where he was to 

remain until his retirement in 1966. 


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OPPOSITION 

PROFILE 

MILLWALL 


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INTRODUCTION... 

Millwall have offered up 

some real signs of optimism 

in the first couple of months 

of the Championship season 

and now they are seeking to 

build on the platform they 

have created. 

Back-to-back wins against 

Bristol City and Barnsley ahead 

of last week’s international 

break gave Gary Rowett’s side 

a real boost as they started to 

turn draws into wins. 

The Lions now find 

themselves in a position where 

their season could turn in 

either direction, with Rowett 

and his players determined 

to be looking up at the teams 

ahead of them as they aim to 

secure a second away win of 

this Championship season at 

Bramall Lane tonight. 


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MANAGER... 

GARY ROWETT 

He marked his 100th game in charge of 

Millwall earlier this month, but Gary Rowett 

believes he is only just getting started 

as Lions boss. 

This former Burton, Birmingham, Derby and 

Stoke manager is relishing the challenge he 

has taken on in south London, with 47-yearold 

Rowett convinced his Millwall side are on 

an upward curve as they look to add winning 

consistency to their promise. 

“We have got ourselves into great positions 

in a lot of matches this season, but we haven’t 

always converted those positions into wins,” 

says the coach who has overseen 438 games in 

a management career that started in 2012. 

“We want to play forward with quality, pace 

and precision and there is more to come from 

us. We’ve got to be ambitious. We want to 

be ambitious. 

“We’ve always said that we want to be a team 

and a club that can sustain that top half of the 

table challenge, which as we know is a tough, 

tough challenge with a lot of the teams in there. 

“We need all of our players available; we 

need a little bit of good fortune with injuries, 

and we need to click a bit in that final third and 

if we do we will have a very good chance in and 

around those areas. 

“The aim is to be as competitive as we can, 

we want to be proud of the team, we want to 

do as well as we can, our aim is of course to be 

pushing for that top 10.” 

Rowett’s extensive experience in the dug-out 

should be a big asset for Millwall as they look 

to sustain a push for a top six finish, with this 

former Birmingham and Derby defender now 

embraced into the fabric of the club he has led 

since October 2019. 

Much of Rowett’s time in charge was spent 

without the club’s vocal fans backing his side 

and he believes their presence this season can 

be crucial to the Lions’ ambitions. 

“I’m aware that to get longevity at any club is 

a massive challenge,” he added. “There is that 

thirst in modern day football for success, so 

to get to 100 games at a club like Millwall is a 

proud moment and shows a relative amount of 

success in what we’re trying to do. 

“It feels a little bit like we’re just starting and 

that is a good thing because two years in a job, 

with all sorts of challenges, can feel a lot longer 

than two years. There is a real chance to build 

something here, which I’ve always wanted to 

do. Let’s see how it goes. 

“I’m mindful that this is the Championship you 

can lose the next seven and be out. It keeps 

you on your toes.” 

With stability off the field at Millwall backed 

up by the presence of Rowett on the touchline, 

the travelling fans arriving at Bramall Lane 

tonight have every reason to feel optimistic 

after their long trip from London. 


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Greatest Day 

FA CUP SEMI-FINAL 

MILLWALL 1-0 SUNDERLAND 

Saturday 4th April 2004 

As Millwall set out on their 

FA Cup adventure in January 

2004, few would have 

imagined that their journey 

would end in the final in May. 

A tight 2-1 victory in a third 

round tie against Walsall 

at The Den was an unlikely 

platform for a run that will 

forever be remembered 

by Millwall fans, with wins 

against Telford, Burnley and 

Tranmere setting up a golden 

opportunity to seal a place in 

the club’s first FA Cup final as 

Sunderland lay in wait in an 

Old Trafford semi-final. 

This felt like a once-in-alifetime 

moment for Millwall 

and as a result, the pressure 

on player/manager Dennis 

Wise and his players could not 

have been more acute. 

Yet a famous winner from 

Tim Cahill sent the Lions into 

the final, as the Aussie calmly 

fired home the loose ball 

after Paul Ifill’s 26th-minute 

shot was parried by the 

Sunderland ‘keeper. 

“That’s why you play 

football, for moments like 

that,” recalls Cahill. “We knew 

we might never get a chance 

like that to win a semi-final 

and create a special moment 

for Millwall. 

“We knew what it meant to 

the fans, and we also knew 

it might not happen again, 

so we needed to take the 

opportunity. Thankfully we did 

it. That was our final in many 

ways because it was always 

going to be tough against a 

strong Manchester United side 

in the final.” 

Sir Alex Ferguson’s 

Manchester United duly won 

the final 3-0 as Cristiano 

Ronaldo took centre stage, but 

Millwall still had their moment 

of glory in the biggest game in 

English football. 


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SHAUN HUTCHINSON 

BENIK AFOBE 

JED WALLACE 

MD 

ST 

MD 

CAPTAIN... 

SHAUN HUTCHINSON 

Born: 23rd November 1990 

Former clubs: Motherwell, Fulham 

With club captain Alex Pearce 

in and out of the Millwall side, 

Hutchinson has a big role 

to play on the field for Gary 

Rowett. This experienced 

defender missed a chunk of 

this season with a thigh injury 

and his presence was missed, 

yet he is back to his best now 

and provides great depth 

for the defensive options 

available to Rowett tonight. 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

GOAL GETTER... 

BENIK AFOBE 

Born: 12th February 1993 

Former clubs: Arsenal, Huddersfield (loan), 

Reading (loan), Bolton (loan), Millwall (loan), Sheff Wed 

(loan), MK Dons (loan), Wolves, Bournemouth, Stoke, 

Bristol City (loan), Trabzonspor (loan) 

This talented striker was 

added to the Millwall squad 

for this season in a loan deal 

with Stoke and he scored his 

first goal for the Lions against 

Fulham in August. Afobe was 

called up by England at junior 

level before switching his 

international allegiances to 

the Democratic Republic of 

the Congo in 2017. 

WILDCARD... 

JED WALLACE 

Born: 26th March 1994 

Former clubs: Portsmouth, Wolves 

This attacking midfielder has 

been in fine form this season, 

scoring important goals in the 

win against Blackpool and 

Bristol City last month. He 

has taken his goal tally into 

double figures for the past 

two Championship seasons 

and if he can repeat that effort 

in this campaign, Millwall 

could eye up a push to secure 

a top six finish. 

MILLWALL 0-2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

Saturday 25th January 2020 

This FA Cup tie at The Den was decided 

by goals from Muhamed Besic and Oliver 

Norwood, with a much-changed Blades 

side getting the job done in south London. 

With United going well in the Premier 

League, the Blades used the momentum 

to advance despite being worked hard by 

a strong Millwall performance. 


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MILLWALL 

IN NUMBERS... 

11 

21 

34 

38 

87 

94 

111 

138 

596 

Millwall finished in 11th place in the Championship last 

season with 62 points. 

Millwall and Sheffield United have both beaten each 

other on 21 occasions in league matches, with 10 draws 

on the record in this fixture. 

Gary Rowett is the 34th manager to take charge of 

Millwall since Bert Lipsham became the Lions first 

professional boss in 1911. 

Richard Parker set a record for scoring the most goals 

in a season for Millwall, hitting the net 38 times in the 

1926/27 season. 

Millwall hold the record for scoring the most home league 

goals in a season, as they fired 87 in the 1927/28 season. 

Millwall have spent 94 consecutive seasons in the 

Football League and have played in each division 

in that time. 

Teddy Sheringham became the first player to score a 

century of goals for Millwall and he was the club’s leading 

scorer until 2009 with a total of 111, when Neil Harris took 

overtook him. 

Neil Harris has scored more goals for Millwall than any 

other player, firing 138 goals in two spells between 1998 

and 04, before a second stint between 2007 and 2011. 

Barry Kitchener holds the appearance record for Millwall 

in a career that spanned between 1966 and 1982. 

All-Time Great 

Teddy Sheringham went on to enjoy great success with Tottenham, 

Manchester United and England, the striker started his career at Millwall 

and scored over 100 goals for the club between 1983 and 1991. His strike 

partnership with Tony Cascarino is still celebrated as one of the finest 

combinations seen at Millwall and Sheringham always speaks fondly of his 

formative days in the blue of Millwall. 


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Homegrown Heroes 

Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS profiles eight notable players 

who progressed through the ranks at Millwall... 

CHARLIE HURLEY 

BARRY KITCHENER 

KEVIN O’CALLAGHAN 

KEITH STEVENS 

Central defender 

Charlie Hurley gained 

the first of his 40 

Republic of Ireland 

caps while at Millwall. 

Signing professional 

at The Den in October 

1953, he scored twice 

in 105 League games 

for the Lions and 

made his international 

debut against England 

shortly before sold 

to Sunderland 

for £20,000 in 

September 1957. 

‘King Charlie’ was 

runner-up to Bobby 

Moore as ‘Footballer 

of the Year’ when he 

skippered Sunderland 

back to the topflight 

in 1963/64 

and was later voted 

their ‘Player of the 

Century’. Moving to 

Bolton Wanderers in 

June 1969, he then 

managed Reading 

between January 1972 

and February 1977. 

Long-serving central 

defender Barry 

Kitchener holds 

Millwall’s appearance 

record. A former 

apprentice at The 

Den, he turned 

professional in August 

1965 and made his 

League debut in 

Millwall’s 2-0 defeat 

at Birmingham City in 

February 1967. ‘Kitch’ 

was ever-present 

in five consecutive 

seasons including the 

1971/72 promotion 

near-miss, also 

captaining successive 

Cup runs and the 


triumph. Scoring 25 

goals in a club record 

523 League games, 

he joined Millwall’s 

coaching staff in May 

1982 and became 

caretaker-boss. He 

then ran souvenir 

shops in Caister and 

Great Yarmouth and 

died in March 2012. 

Republic of Ireland 

international winger 

Kevin O’Callaghan 

helped Millwall to win 

the Second Division 

title in 1987/88. 


at The Den in 

November 1978, he 

was given his League 

debut in Millwall’s 4-2 

victory at Charlton 

four months later. He 

was sold to Ipswich for 

£250,000 in January 

1980 and joined 

Portsmouth in January 

1985. Starring in their 


success, he rejoined 

Millwall in June 1987 

and helped reach the 

First Division play-offs 

in 1990/91. He netted 

17 goals in 96 League 

games overall before 

joining Southend 

in July 1991, later 

returning to Millwall as 

youth team manager. 

Long-serving rightback 

Keith Stevens 

featured as Millwall 

qualified for the 

promotion play-offs in 

1990/91 and 1993/94. 

A former apprentice 

at The Den, he made 

his League debut in 

Millwall’s 1-0 defeat 

at Oxford United two 

months before turning 

professional in June 

1981. ‘Rhino’ starred 

as the Lions won 

promotion in 1984/85, 

then were Second 

Division champions 

in 1987/88. Scoring 

nine goals in 462 

League games, he 

became player-boss 

in May 1998 and took 

Millwall to the 1999 

Auto Windscreens 

Shield final. He left 

in September 2000, 

then managed Fisher 

Athletic and now has 

Subway franchises 

in Australia. 


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Barry Kitchener, 

Teddy Sheringham 

& Andy Roberts 

ALAN McLEARY 

TEDDY SHERINGHAM 

ANDY ROBERTS 

TONY CRAIG 

England U-21 

central defender 

Alan McLeary was 

twice ever-present 

for Millwall. Signing 

professional at The 

Den in October 1981, 

he scored in Millwall’s 

1983 Football League 

Trophy final triumph 

and was ‘Player of 

the Year’ in 1985/86, 

featuring in their 

rise from the Third 

Division to First. He 

also helped them 

qualify for the Second 

Division play-offs in 

1990/91 and joined 

Charlton Athletic in 

May 1993. Following 

a spell at Bristol City, 

he returned to Millwall 

in February 1997 and 

netted five goals in 

343 League games 

overall for the Lions. 

He was joint manager 

with Keith Stevens 

from May 1999 until 

September 2000. 

Striker Teddy 

Sheringham was 

leading marksman 

as Millwall won the 

Second Division title 

in 1987/88. Signing 

professional at The 

Den in January 1984, 

he was also top scorer 

as the Lions reached 

the Second Division 

play-offs in 1990/91. 

He netted 93 goals in 


before being sold to 

Nottingham Forest 

for £2,000,000 in 

July 1991, then joined 

Tottenham Hotspur for 

a similar fee in August 

1992 and Manchester 

United for £3,500,000 

in July 1997. Amassing 

numerous honours, 

including 51 England 

caps, he later played 

for Spurs again, 

Portsmouth, West 

Ham and Colchester 

United before 

managing Stevenage. 

England U-21 

midfielder Andy 

Roberts helped 

Millwall reach the 

2004 FA Cup final. 


at The Den in October 

1991, he starred as 

Millwall reached the 

First Division play-offs 

in 1993/94 and FA 

Cup fifth round in 

1994/95. He joined 

Crystal Palace in 

July 1995 and was 

‘Player of the Year’ 

in 1995/96, featuring 

in two consecutive 

First Division playoff 

finals including 

their 1997 Wembley 

triumph. Moving to 

Wimbledon in March 

1998, he was loaned 

to Norwich City before 

rejoining Millwall in 

August 2002. He 

netted eight goals in 


overall, since working 

for his family-run 

company Go Travel. 

Central defender 

Tony Craig captained 

Millwall’s 2017 League 

One play-off final 

triumph. Starting with 

Millwall, he joined 

Crystal Palace in June 

2007 but returned to 

The Den, initially on 

loan, in March 2008. 

Featuring in two 

League One play-off 

finals, including the 

Lions’ 2010 success, 

he joined Brentford in 

July 2012 and was a 

League One play-off 

finalist in 2013. He 

skippered promotion 

in 2013/14 and 

returned to Millwall for 

a fourth spell in July 

2015. A League One 

play-off finalist again 

in 2016, he scored 

nine goals in 270 

League games overall. 

He joined Bristol 

Rovers in February 

2018 and is now at 

Crawley Town. 


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Saturday (Matchday): 9am-half time and 15 mins after final whistle 

Matchday (Evening): 9am-kick off 

× CONTACT DETAILS 

Tel: 0114 253 7200 (option 1) 

Visit: tickets.sufc.co.uk Email: boxoffice@sufc.co.uk 

*A £1 booking fee applies to all telephone and online orders 

× AWAY BLADE 

Coach Travel - Under-16s Policy 

Sheffield United continue to ensure that the club complies 

with safeguarding procedures and to make sure that all young 

supporters travelling on the official Away Blade transport are 

properly supervised. Therefore, juniors, aged U16, will not 

be allowed to travel on the Away Blade coaches without a 

responsible adult, aged 25 or above. A maximum of two juniors 

U16 may travel with a responsible adult. For more information 

contact 0114 253 7200. 

2021/22 MATCHDAY PRICES 

STAND TYPE CATEGORY A* CATEGORY A CATEGORY B 

ADULT £35 £31 £26 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £29 £25 £20 

KOP STAND 

YA U22 / STUDENT £24 £20 £17 

UNDER 18 £17 £14 £12 

JUNIOR BLADES £15 £12 £10 

SOUTH STAND 

- JOHN STREET 

FAMILY ENCLOSURE 

& FAMILY CORNER 

ADULT £40 £35 £31 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £32 £25 £23 

YA U22 / STUDENT £26 £21 £20 

UNDER 18 £21 £17 £14 


ADULT £37 £33 £29 

BRAMALL LANE 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £31 £26 £21 

UPPER AND 

YA U22 / STUDENT £25 £21 £18 

UPPER CORNER 

UNDER 18 £20 £16 £13 


£1 DISCOUNT FOR ADULT MEMBERSHIPS × £2 DISCOUNT FOR JUNIOR MEMBERS 

BARNSLEY vs 

BLADES 

Sky Bet Championship 

Sunday 24th October 

Kick off 12.30pm 

This match is all ticket for 

Blades supporters. Please 

note information is correct at 

the time of going to print. We 

have received an additional 

allocation of 2,070 tickets 

bringing our total allocation to 

4,108. All Barnsley refunds and 

ticket amendments must be 

made before 12noon on Friday 

22nd October. 50 loyalty 

points will be awarded to 

supporters purchasing tickets. 

Tickets are priced from: 

Adults: £36 

Seniors (65+): £28 

Young adult (19-21): £28 

Junior (12-18): £10 

Under 12: £5 

# AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £15 

Departs: 10.30am prompt 

from Bramall Lane. 

Important information 

regarding coach travel: 

× Double seat immediately 

behind the driver not to be used 

× Masks to be worn by 

all passengers unless 

medically exempt 

× Sanitiser to be used 

prior to boarding 

× Loading to be from back 

to front and vice versa for 

unloading wherever possible 

× Vehicles will be vented as 

much as possible and drivers 


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will clean contact points at 

any available opportunity. 

× As per current guidelines there 

will be no social distancing in 

place on the coach and it will 

be sold to capacity, please 

arrive early should you wish 

to sit in a specific group/seat. 

BLADES vs 

BLACKPOOL 


Saturday 30th October 

Kick off 3pm 

Tickets are on general sale 

now. This match is a category 

B fixture. 


Adults: £26 

Seniors: £20 

Young Adults / Students: £17 

Juniors: £12 

Junior Blade Members: £10 

Only one ticket per customer 

number is now permitted. A 

booking fee of £1 per ticket 

applies for orders placed 

online or over the telephone. 

Supporters purchasing tickets 

will be allocated 150 loyalty 

points. 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST vs 

BLADES 


Tuesday 2nd November 


This match is all ticket for 

Blades supporters. We have 

been allocated 2,004 tickets. 

Tickets are located in the 

Bridgford Stand Lower Tier 

behind the goal, tickets in the 

X blocks are more central. 


W X 

Adults: £28 £30 

Senior (65+): £22 £24 

Young adult (18-23): £14 £15 

Junior (12-17): £13 £13 

Child (4-11): £6 £6 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

11 wheelchair and PA tickets 

are available at the ageappropriate 

price. Ambulant 

tickets are available at the 

age-appropriate price from 

the main allocation, a personal 

assistant can be provided free 

of charge subject to eligibility. 

50 loyalty points will be 

awarded to supporters 

purchasing tickets. Should any 

tickets remain, they will be 

available (one per supporter) 

via General Sale from 

Wednesday 20th October. 

# AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £21 | Departs: 3.30pm 

prompt from Bramall Lane. 

See Barnsley on this page for 

important coach information. 

BLACKBURN ROVERS vs 

BLADES 


Saturday 6th November 

Kick off 3pm 

Ticket details are still to be 

confirmed. An announcement 

on www.sufc.co.uk will be 

made shortly. 

BLADES vs 

COVENTRY CITY 


Saturday 20th November 


Tickets are now on general 

sale. This match is a Category 

B fixture. 


Adults: £26 

Seniors: £20 

Young Adults / Students: £17 

Juniors: £12 

Junior Blade Members: £10 

Only one ticket per customer 

number is now permitted. A 

booking fee of £1 per ticket 

applies for orders placed 

online or over the phone. 

Those purchasing tickets will 

be allocated 150 loyalty points. 

All information correct at the 

time of going to print. For 

up-to-date information visit 

tickets.sufc.co.uk 


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QUIZ 

1 Who scored his only ever Blades goal in a 2-0 win over Millwall in the FA Cup back in 

January 2020? 

 

2 Can you name the other United scorer from the above game? 

 

3 The last league meeting at Bramall Lane between the two sides in April 2019 ended 

in a 1-1 draw. Who was sent off for the Blades on the day? 

 

4 Can you name the loanee who had given United the lead in the above game? 

 

5 Who is the current Millwall midfielder who signed from United in 

August 2018? 

 

6 Millwall signed this goalkeeper this year, he started his career with 

United after coming through the Academy. Can you name him? 

 

7 Can you name this former Millwall defender and manager, who 

joined United on loan in 1992 and played in the club’s inaugural 

Premier League fixture against Manchester United? 

 

8 A former manager of both clubs. He was with the Blades 

for almost one season in the ‘90s and managed Millwall in 

2006, who is he? 

 

9 Name this winger who starred for both… 

 

10 This man signed for United in 2015 after two years with 

Millwall. Who is he? 

 

Quickfire Quiz... 

Can you answer these Blades and Millwall related quiz questions… 

Answers: 1. Mo Besic, 2. Ollie Norwood, 3. John Egan, 4. Gary Madine, 5. Ryan Leonard, 6. George Long, 

7. Alan McLeary, 8. Nigel Spackman, 9. Paul Ifill, 10. Martyn Woolford. 


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2 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 

Venue: Bramall Lane × Att: 28,576 (Mousset 80’, McGoldrick 83’) 

MATCH ACTION 

54POSSESSION 

16SHOTS 

4 ON TARGET 

8CORNERS 

1 2 

3 

× THE TEAM: Olsen, Stevens, Fleck, Sharp, Egan, Norwood ( Hourihane 71’), Bogle, Davies, Osborn 

( Mousset 67’), Gibbs-White, Ndiaye ( McGoldrick 77’). Unused: Foderingham, Basham, McBurnie, Robinson 

× THE ACTION: 1. Lys Mousset celebrates United’s equaliser; 2. David McGoldrick is mobbed after scoring United’s winner; 

3. John Fleck with a trademark burst; 4. Morgan Gibbs-White heads towards goal; 

5. Ben Davies heads clear; 6. Billy Sharp clears off the line in the first-half 


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MATCH ACTION 

STOKE CITY 1 

(Brown 55’) 

Referee: K. Stroud 

POSSESSION46 

SHOTS12 

ON TARGET 4 

CORNERS4 

4 5 

6 

× THE STORY: United come from behind to defeat Stoke City in a pulsating contest at Bramall Lane. 

The Blades missed opportunities in a positive first-half showing, and then fell behind to a Jacob 

Brown strike on 55 minutes. With the game seemingly getting away from United, sub Lys Mousset 

finished a quality move to level, and just three minutes later fellow sub David McGoldrick netted 

to bag all three points. 


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T he Story So Far... Catching up and recording events from Bramall Lane… 

TUESDAY 

28 

SEPTEMBER 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

Middlesbrough 2 

Watmore (9’), McNair (37’) 

Blades 0 

– 

Middlesbrough: Lumley, Fry, 

Tavernier (Léa Siliki 88’), Sporar 

(Ikpeazu 72’), Peltier, Howson, 

McNair, Watmore (Olusanya 78’), 

Bamba, Crooks. Unused: Daniels, 

Hall, Payero, Jones. 

Blades: Olsen, Baldock, Stevens 

(Norrington-Davies 69’), Fleck, 

Sharp, Egan, Norwood (McGoldrick 

45’), Davies, Osborn, Gibbs- 

White, Ndiaye (Hourihane 77’). 

Unused: Foderingham, Basham, 

Brewster, McBurnie. 

Referee: J. Linington 

Attendance: 19,390 

United’s unbeaten run in 

the league was brought 

to an end after defeat 

at Middlesbrough. 

First-half goals from 

R Action from the Riverside as United 

are defeated by Middlesbrough 

Duncan Watmore and 

Paddy McNair are enough 

for the hosts despite 

United enjoying the lion’s 

share of the ball and 

hitting the post through 

Iliman Ndiaye. 

THURSDAY 

30 

SEPTEMBER 

United’s U18s play out a 

1-1 draw against Barnsley 

with Sydie Peck’s freekick 

earning a point for 

Derek Geary’s side. 

SATURDAY 

2 

OCTOBER 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

Bournemouth 2 

Solanke (62’) pen, Billing (65’) 

Blades 1 

Gibbs-White (56’) 

Bournemouth: Travers, Kelly, 

Lerma, Solanke (Stacey 90’), 

R Blades celebrate after taking the lead at Bournemouth 

Christie (Lowe 88’), Smith, 

Pearson, Cahill, Billing (Mepham 

86’), Anthony, Zemura. 

Unused: Nyland, Brooks, 

Marcondes, Rogers. 

Blades: Olsen, Baldock (Basham 

49’), Stevens, Fleck, Sharp 

(Mousset 73’), Egan, Norwood, 

Davies, Osborn, Gibbs-White, 

Ndiaye (McBurnie 73’). Unused: 

Foderingham, Brewster, 

McGoldrick, Hourihane. 

Referee: R. Jones 

Attendance: 9,349 

Despite a good 

performance, United 

slip to defeat against 

high-flying Bournemouth 

at the Vitality Stadium. 

After a goalless firsthalf, 

United took the 

lead when Morgan 

Gibbs-White converted 

Billy Sharp’s cross. The 

game was then turned 

out its head when a 

debatable penalty was 

awarded to the hosts, 

converted by Dominic 

Solanke. Three minutes 

later Philip Billing made 

it 2-1 to Bournemouth 

and despite some late 

concerted pressure, 

the Cherries held on for 

maximum points. 

SUNDAY 

3 

OCTOBER 

United Women earn a 

useful point on the road 

after a goalless draw 

against Crystal Palace. 


90 UTB 

FORGOTTEN GROUNDS 

T he Old Den 

Opened: 1909 Closed: 1993 

Each week UTB looks back over a stadium from the past to 

discover United’s first, last and most memorable performance... 

× THE GROUND… 

Millwall moved into The Den 

in 1910 and famed stadium 

architect Archibald Leitch was 

the man charged with the 

stadium’s design. The Den 

largely consisted of grass 

banking in the early days, but 

eventually the terraces were 

concreted, taking capacity to 

an estimated 40,000. After 

some gradual improvements 

over the years, the ground 

suffered during WWII when 

susceptible to air raids due 

to the nearby docks. In 1943 

a German bomb hit the North 

Terrace and a week later a 

fire destroyed the Main Stand. 

Millwall were homeless for a 

time as renovation took place, 

work which was undertaken 

mainly by fans. In 1948 a new 

Main Stand was constructed, 

and this was the only part of 

the stadium with seats and 

fully covered. Few alterations 

R The scene in August 1976 

were made in the following 

years, and even as early 

as the ‘70s the club were 

considering a new stadium. 

The plan proved unpopular 

with supporters and the club 

failed to raise the necessary 

funds. Minor improvements, 

mainly in terms of facilities, 

were made in the ‘80s but the 

stadium looked inadequate to 

handle the increased crowds 

later in the decade as Millwall 


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hosted top flight football. 

Following the Taylor Report, 

plans to make The Den allseated 

were quickly shelved 

for a new stadium at nearby 

Senegal Fields. The final 

game at the old stadium was 

played in May 1993. 

× FIRST UNITED VISIT… 

United made a first visit to The 

Den as early as February 1914 

for an FA Cup tie. The Blades 

comfortably won 4-0 with 

goals from George Utley (2), 

Billy Gillespie and Joe Kitchen. 

United made a first league visit 

in 1939 losing 4-0. 

× LAST UNITED VISIT… 

With United in the Premier 

League at the time of the 

closure of the old ground, the 

Blades’ final visit to the Old 

Den was back in December 

1987. Millwall won this second 

tier clash 3-1 with Clive 

Mendonca scoring for United. 

R Fans look on in January 1989 

R The Den being demolished in July 1993 

Millwall won the league and 

promotion to the top flight 

whilst United were relegated. 

× MEMORABLE GAME… 

There were few high points 

for United during the 1980/81 

season, a campaign which 

would eventually end in 

relegation to the old Fourth 

Division. In October and 

early November, the Blades 

did manage a five-game 

unbeaten run which included 

four wins. One of those was a 

4-1 success at The Den with 

goals from Steve Charles, John 

Ryan, Steve Neville and an 

own goal. 

× WHAT HAPPENED NEXT… 

The old stadium site was sold 

to Fairview Homes in 1991 

for £6.5m although Millwall 

continued to play at the old 

stadium for another 18 months 

until construction of the New 

Den was complete in 1993. 

The old ground was then 

quickly demolished and is 

now a housing estate. The 

New Den was the first new 

all-seated stadium to be built 

following the publication of 

the Taylor Report. 


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FACTS&FIGURES 2021/22 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2021/22 ROLLCALL 2021/22 

LEAGUE 

2021/22 

CUP 

UNITED 

CAREER 

2021/22 

RECORD 

Player DOB POB App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls Assists ■ ■ 

1 Robin Olsen (L) 08.01.90 Malmö 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 

2 George Baldock 09.03.93 Buckingham 11 - - - - - 144 6 4 - 1 - 

3 Enda Stevens 09.07.90 Dublin 3 1 - 1 - 1 167 3 8 1 1 - 

4 John Fleck 24.08.91 Glasgow 11 - 1 - 2 - 206 13 14 - 3 - 

5 Jack O’Connell 29.03.94 Liverpool - - - - - - 172 5 9 - - - 

6 Chris Basham 30.05.88 Peterborough 4 2 - 2 - - 309 16 14 - - - 

7 Rhian Brewster 01.04.00 Chadwell Heath 3 3 - 1 1 1 18 20 1 - 1 - 

8 Sander Berge 14.02.98 Asker 5 1 1 - - - 32 6 3 - - - 

9 Oli McBurnie 04.06.96 Leeds 2 7 - 1 1 1 42 34 8 2 2 - 

10 Billy Sharp 05.02.86 Sheffield 10 2 3 1 1 1 234 70 115 6 - - 

11 Lys Mousset 08.02.96 Montivilliers 1 2 1 - - - 17 32 7 - - - 

12 John Egan 20.10.92 Cork 12 - 2 - - - 129 1 5 - 1 - 

13 Max Lowe 11.05.97 South Normanton - - - - - - 9 2 - - - - 

14 Oli Burke 07.04.97 Kirkcaldy 2 1 - 2 - - 19 16 2 - - - 

15 Luke Freeman 22.03.92 Dartford 1 3 - 3 - 1 11 12 1 1 1 - 

16 Ollie Norwood 12.04.91 Burnley 11 - - 1 1 - 126 9 6 - 1 - 

17 David McGoldrick 29.11.87 Nottingham 3 3 1 1 - - 96 26 29 1 1 - 

18 Wes Foderingham 14.01.91 Hammersmith 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 

19 Jack Robinson 01.09.93 Warrington 5 - - 2 - - 24 4 - - 1 - 

20 Jayden Bogle 27.07.00 Reading 1 2 - 3 - - 21 6 3 1 - - 

21 Michael Verrips 03.12.96 Velp 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 

22 Ben Davies (L) 11.08.95 Barrow-in-Furness 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 

23 Ben Osborn 05.08.94 Derby 8 2 2 1 1 - 40 17 3 1 2 - 

24 Conor Hourihane (L) 02.02.91 Cork 1 5 - - - - 1 5 - 2 - - 

25 Adlène Guedioura 12.11.85 La Roche-sur-Yon - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 - 

27 Morgan Gibbs-White (L) 27.01.00 Stafford 7 - 3 - - - 7 - 3 2 1 - 

28 Regan Slater 06.09.99 Sheffield - - - - - - 1 2 1 - - - 

29 Iliman Ndiaye 06.03.00 Rouen 6 - 2 1 1 - 7 2 2 1 - - 

30 Zak Brunt 17.11.01 Chesterfield - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 

31 Jake Eastwood 03.10.96 Rotherham - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - 

33 Rhys Norrington-Davies 22.04.99 Riyadh 6 1 - 1 - - 7 1 - - 3 - 

34 Kyron Gordon 14.05.02 Sheffield - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 

35 Kacper Lopata 27.08.01 Krakow - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 

36 Daniel Jebbison 13.08.03 Oakville - - - 1 1 - 4 2 1 - 1 - 

OWN GOALS –OTHERS 1 

ALSO PLAYED 

– Aaron Ramsdale 14.05.98 Stoke-on-Trent 2 - - - - - 46 - - - - - 

– Tyler Smith 04.12.98 Sheffield - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 

HEAD-TO-HEAD vs MILLWALL 

SUFC DRAWS MFC 

LEAGUE 21 10 21 

FA CUP 3 0 0 

LEAGUE CUP 0 0 1 

TOTAL 24 10 22 

2021/22 ON THE ROAD 

● ● ● 

● ● ● 

BARNSLEY - - - MILLWALL - - - 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2,570 - - NOTTINGHAM FOREST - - - 

BLACKBURN ROVERS - - - PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1,966 - - 

BOURNEMOUTH - 1,318 450 PRESTON NORTH END 571 - - 

BLACKPOOL - - - QUEENS PARK RANGERS - - - 

BRISTOL CITY - - - READING - - - 

CARDIFF CITY - - - STOKE CITY 2,584 - - 

COVENTRY CITY - - - SWANSEA CITY - TBC 362 

DERBY COUNTY 2,044 - - WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 1,960 144 

FULHAM - - - CARABAO CUP 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2,006 - - CARLISLE UNITED 524 - - 

HULL CITY - 4,123 134 DERBY COUNTY 1,368 - - 

LUTON TOWN - 1,036 256 SOUTHAMPTON 1,169 - - 

MIDDLESBROUGH - 1,591 202 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS ● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOALS: THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS HEADERS PENALTIES OWN GOALS OTHERS 

15 5 1 - - 

GOAL TIMES 

FOR 

AGAINST 

0-15 3 1 

16-30 2 4 

31-45 - 3 

46-60 5 5 

61-75 4 4 

76-90 7 3 

Extra-time - - 

OUR LEAGUE RECORD 

P W D L F A 

HOME 2,451 1,303 610 538 4,489 2,691 

AWAY 2,451 665 602 1,184 2,955 4,264 

TOTAL 4,902 1,968 1,212 1,722 7,444 6,955 


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CHAMPIONSHIP IN STATS 

2021/22 

× GOALS 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ 

Fulham 12 

BEN BRERETON-DIAZ 

Blackburn Rovers 10 

VIKTOR GYÖKERES 

Coventry City 9 

JOHN SWIFT 

Reading 8 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC Bournemouth 7 

× ASSISTS 

SORBA THOMAS 

Huddersfield Town 7 

JOHN SWIFT 

Reading 5 

RYAN GILES 

Cardiff City 5 

TOMMY SMITH 

Stoke City 4 

JED WALLACE 

Millwall 4 

× YELLOW CARDS 

GUSTAVO HAMER 

Coventry City 6 

SAM CLUCAS 

Stoke City 5 

STEFAN JOHANSEN 

Queens Park Rangers 5 

NATHAN BYRNE 

Derby County 5 

MATT CROOKS 

Middlesbrough 5 

× AERIAL DUALS WON 

KYLE BARTLEY 

West Bromwich Albion 94 

MATT SMITH 

Millwall 93 

CHRIS MARTIN 

Bristol City 85 

ADEN FLINT 


LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ 

Birmingham City 77 

× INTERCEPTIONS 

MICHAL HELIK 

Barnsley 33 

ADEN FLINT 


KAL NAISMITH 

Luton Town 28 

JORDAN STOREY 

Preston North End 24 

KRISTIAN PEDERSEN 

Birmingham City 24 

× FOULS DRAWN 

ELIJAH ADEBAYO 

Luton Town 23 

PHILIP BILLING 

Bournemouth 22 

JAKE LIVERMORE 

West Bromwich Albion 22 

MARLON PACK 

Bristol City 22 

DOMINIC BALL 

Queens Park Rangers 21 


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SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 2021/22 LEAGUE TABLE 

POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 BOURNEMOUTH 12 8 4 0 20 8 12 28 

2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12 7 4 1 21 9 12 25 

3 FULHAM 12 7 2 3 27 14 13 23 

4 COVENTRY CITY 12 7 2 3 18 14 4 23 

5 STOKE CITY 12 6 3 3 16 13 3 21 

6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 12 6 2 4 18 14 4 20 

7 READING 12 6 1 5 18 19 -1 19 

8 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 12 5 3 4 23 20 3 18 

9 BLACKBURN ROVERS 12 4 5 3 21 16 5 17 

10 LUTON TOWN 12 4 5 3 20 16 4 17 

11 BRISTOL CITY 12 4 4 4 14 15 -1 16 

12 MIDDLESBROUGH 12 4 3 5 13 13 0 15 

13 SHEFFIELD UNITED 12 4 3 5 16 17 -1 15 

14 MILLWALL 12 3 6 3 11 13 -2 15 

15 BLACKPOOL 12 4 3 5 12 16 -4 15 

16 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 12 4 2 6 16 15 1 14 

17 SWANSEA CITY 12 3 5 4 12 14 -2 14 

18 PRESTON NORTH END 12 2 6 4 12 15 -3 12 

19 BIRMINGHAM CITY 12 3 3 6 10 16 -6 12 

20 CARDIFF CITY 12 3 2 7 12 22 -10 11 

21 HULL CITY 12 2 3 7 8 17 -9 9 

22 BARNSLEY 12 1 5 6 7 15 -8 8 

23 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 12 2 2 8 12 25 -13 8 

24 DERBY COUNTY** 12 3 6 3 7 8 -1 3 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2021/22 (UPDATED AS OF 17/10/21) 


1 DURHAM 6 5 0 1 11 4 7 15 

2 LIVERPOOL 6 4 1 1 9 4 5 13 

3 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 6 4 1 1 9 6 3 13 

4 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 12 

5 SHEFFIELD UNITED 6 3 1 2 9 5 4 10 

6 LEWES 6 3 1 2 6 5 1 10 

7 CRYSTAL PALACE 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 

8 SUNDERLAND 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 

9 BRISTOL CITY 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2 7 

10 BLACKBURN ROVERS 6 2 0 4 6 8 -2 6 

11 COVENTRY UNITED 6 0 1 5 5 14 -9 1 

12 WATFORD 6 0 0 6 5 17 -12 0 

U23 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2021/22 LEAGUE TABLE* (UPDATED AS OF 17/10/21) 


1 COVENTRY CITY 6 4 1 1 13 5 8 13 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 6 4 0 2 14 8 6 12 

3 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 7 3 2 2 16 11 5 11 

4 HULL CITY 7 3 1 3 15 15 0 10 

5 WIGAN ATHLETIC 6 3 0 3 6 9 -3 9 

6 BARNSLEY 7 2 1 4 6 20 -14 7 

7 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 8 1 2 5 7 14 -7 5 

8 CREWE ALEXANDRA 7 1 0 6 8 20 -12 3 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2021/22 LEAGUE TABLE* (UPDATED AS OF 17/10/21) 


1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 6 4 1 1 12 10 +2 13 

2 BARNSLEY 6 3 1 2 17 15 +2 10 

3 WIGAN ATHLETIC 5 3 0 2 17 6 +11 9 

4 SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 2 3 0 12 4 +8 9 

5 CREWE ALEXANDRA 6 3 0 3 15 13 +2 9 

6 HULL CITY 5 3 0 2 9 10 -1 9 

7 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 6 2 2 2 12 12 0 8 

8 COVENTRY CITY 5 1 4 0 7 6 +1 7 

*Please note, games against teams from south league contribute towards north table **Derby County deducted 12 points for entering administration 


96 UTB 

SHEFFIELD UNITED SEASON STATS 2021/22 

APR 

MAR 

FEB 

JAN 

DEC 

NOV 

OCT 

SEP 

AUG 

DATE KO OPPOSITION F-A ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

Sat 7 20:00 Birmingham City 0-1 29,043 (2,570) Ramsdale Baldock Egan Robinson Osborn Norwood Berge 

Tue 10 19:45 Carlisle United CC1 1-0 6,778 (524) Verrips Bogle Basham Lopata Gordon N’-Davies Brunt 

Sat 14 20:00 Swansea City 0-0 15,946 (TBC) Ramsdale Baldock Basham Egan Robinson Norwood Berge 

Wed 18 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 0-4 23,113 (1,960) Verrips Baldock Basham Egan Robinson Norwood Berge 

Sat 21 15:00 Huddersfield Town 1-2 28,036 (2,006) Fod’ham Baldock Basham Egan Davies N’-Davies Berge 

Tue 24 19:45 Derby County CC2 2-1 7,973 (1,368) Verrips Bogle Gordon Lopata Robinson ■ Osborn ■ Brunt 

Sat 28 15:00 Luton Town 0-0 9,774 (1,036) Fod’ham Baldock Basham Egan ■ Davies N’-Davies Berge 

Sat 11 15:00 Peterborough United 6-2 27,359 (1,966) Fod’ham Baldock Egan Robinson N’-Davies G’-White 1 Norwood 

Tue 14 19:45 Preston North End 2-2 25,463 (571) Olsen Baldock Egan Robinson N’-Davies G’-White 1 Norwood 

Sat 18 12:30 Hull City 3-1 14,451 (4,123) Olsen Baldock Egan 2 Davies N’-Davies Hourihane Fleck 

Tue 21 19:45 Southampton CC3 2-2* 8,934 (1,169) Fod’ham Bogle Basham Robinson Stevens 1 Freeman Norwood 

Sat 25 15:00 Derby County 1-0 27,905 (2,044) Olsen Baldock Egan Davies N’-Davies G’-White Norwood 

Tue 28 19:45 Middlesbrough 0-2 19,390 (1,591) Olsen Baldock Egan Davies Stevens ■ G’-White Norwood 

Sat 2 15:00 Bournemouth 1-2 9,349 (1,318) Olsen Baldock Egan Davies Stevens G’-White 1 Norwood 

Sat 16 15:00 Stoke City 2-1 28,576 (2,584) Olsen Bogle Egan Davies Stevens G’-White Norwood 

Tue 19 19:45 Millwall 

Sun 24 12:30 Barnsley 

Sat 30 15:00 Blackpool 

Tue 2 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

Sat 6 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 20 12:30 Coventry City 

Tue 23 20:00 Reading 

Sun 28 12:30 Bristol City 

Sat 4 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sat 11 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 

Sat 18 15:00 Fulham 

Sun 26 15:00 Preston North End 

Wed 29 19:45 Hull City 

Sat 1 15:00 Middlesbrough 

Sat 15 15:00 Derby County 

Sat 22 15:00 Luton Town 

Sat 29 15:00 Peterborough United 

Sat 5 15:00 Birmingham City 

Wed 9 19:45 West Bromwich Albion 

Sat 12 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 19 15:00 Swansea City 

Wed 23 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 26 15:00 Millwall 

Sat 5 15:00 Nottingham Forest 

Sat 12 15:00 Coventry City 

Wed 16 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 19 15:00 Barnsley 

Sat 2 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 9 15:00 Bournemouth 

Fri 15 15:00 Reading 

Mon 18 15:00 Bristol City 

Sat 23 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sat 30 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 

Sat 7 12:30 Fulham 


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Home games in bold 

1 Number signifies goals scored 

OG = indicates an own goal 

P = Penalty 

■ = Booked 

■ = Sent-off 

(9) = Substitute used (number denotes player replaced) 

*Southampton won 4-2 on penalties 

8 9 10 11 SUBSTITUTES REFEREE 

Fleck McGoldrick Burke Mousset Brewster (11) ■, Sharp (8), McBurnie (10), Basham, Bogle, Freeman, Verrips T. Robinson 

Freeman Smith Sharp Brewster 1 McBurnie (10), Norwood (5), Jebbison (9), Baldock, Lowe, Osborn, Foderingham J. Oldham 

Brewster McGoldrick Burke Sharp McBurnie (11) ■, Osborn (10), Bogle (8), Norrington-Davies, Fleck, Freeman, Verrips K. Stroud 

Fleck Osborn McGoldrick ■ Sharp McBurnie (10), Burke (11), Freeman (7), Davies, Bogle, Brewster, Foderingham M. Donohue 

Norwood Fleck McBurnie Brewster Sharp 1 (11), Osborn (6), McGoldrick (9), Robinson, Bogle, Freeman, Verrips M. Salisbury 

Freeman 1 ■ McGoldrick Jebbison Burke Fleck (10) ■, Ndiaye (9), Sharp (11) 1, Basham, Norrington-Davies, Brewster, Foderingham A. Backhouse 

Norwood Fleck McBurnie Sharp Bogle (2), Freeman (3), Brewster (10), Robinson, Osborn, Burke, Verrips A. Davies 

Fleck 1 Osborn 2 Ndiaye 2 Sharp Hourihane (7), Freeman (10), McBurnie (6), Basham, Bogle, Brewster, Verrips S. Martin 

Fleck Freeman Ndiaye Sharp Berge (9) 1, Brewster (10), Hourihane (7), Basham, Bogle, McBurnie, Foderingham G. Eltringham 

Brewster Gibbs-White Osborn Sharp 1 Guédioura (6), McBurnie (11), Basham (4), Norwood, Bogle, Ndiaye, Foderingham D. Whitestone 

Guedioura Ndiaye McBurnie ■ 1 Burke Osborn (6), Brewster (11), Fleck (9), Sharp, Norrington-Davies, Lopata, Verrips J. Brooks 

Fleck Osborn Ndiaye Sharp 1 McBurnie (7), Stevens (5), Hourihane (10), Basham, Guédioura, Brewster, Foderingham D. Webb 

Fleck ■ Osborn Ndiaye Sharp McGoldrick (7), N’-Davies (5), Hourihane (10), Basham, McBurnie, Brewster, Foderingham J. Linington 

Fleck ■ Osborn ■ Ndiaye Sharp Basham (2), McBurnie (10), Mousset (11), Hourihane, McGoldrick, Brewster, Foderingham R. Jones 

Fleck Osborn Ndiaye Sharp Mousset (9) 1, Hourihane (7), McGoldrick (10) 1, Basham, McBurnie, Robinson, Foderingham K. Stroud 

SNAPSHOT... 

A job well done… George Baldock 

and Sander Berge congratulate 

their team-mates following the 

recent home win over Stoke City. 


98 UTB 

Stats All Folks 

Blades statistician ANDREW KIRKHAM delves into the archives to enlighten Unitedites with topical figures… 

THREE DIFFERENT KEEPERS IN A ROW 

As was mentioned in a previous programme not only have we used four different goalkeepers 

so far this season but we used three different ‘keepers in successive league games. This is the 

eighth time this has occurred and on two further occasions three ‘keepers have been used in two 

successive games. The first time was in 1933/34 but most have been more recent. You may try to 

remember who the ‘keepers were in 1979/80, 1984/85, 1998/99, 2003/04, 2009/10 and 2017/18… 

THREE IN THREE GAMES: 

1933/34: Harry Wilkes, Jack Smith, Jack Kendall 

1934/35: Harry Wilkes, Michael McCarthy, Roy John 

1949/50: Ted Burgin, Fred White, Jack Smith 

1979/80: Steve Conroy, Neil Ramsbottom, Derek Richardson 

1984/85: Keith Waugh, Paul Tomlinson, John Burridge 

1998/99: Andy Goram, Alan Kelly, Simon Tracey 

2009/10: Ian Bennett, Mark Bunn, Carl Ikeme 

2021/22: Aaron Ramsdale, Michael Verrips, Wes Foderingham 

THREE IN TWO GAMES: 

2003/04: Paul Gerrard, Lee Baxter, Alan Fettis 

2017/18: Simon Moore, Jake Eastwood and Jamal Blackman 

In 2003/04 Alan Fettis 

replaced Lee Baxter at half 

time (both making their club 

debuts). Paul Gerrard played 

in the previous game. In 

2017/18 Jake Eastwood 

replaced red-carded Simon 

Moore. Jamal Blackman 

played in the following game. 

HOW MANY KEEPERS 

Robin Olsen is the 81st player to keep goal for the Blades in 

league games (ignoring the 21 outfield players who played in 

goal for an injured or red-carded ‘keeper). 12 of those have 

made just one appearance, seven since 1978 – how many can 

you name? 

George Waller 1893/94 2-0 A Manchester Utd 

Arthur Wharton 1894/95 0-2 A Sunderland 

Mark Mellors 1907/08 2-2 H Arsenal 

George Turnbull 1927/28 1-3 A Leicester City 

Alf Ashmore 1957/58 0-2 H Leyton Orient 

Nicky Johns 1978/79 3-2 H Sunderland 

Mervyn Day 1991/92 0-3 A Wimbledon 

Gary Kelly 2002/03 0-2 A Watford 

Lee Baxter 2003/04 2-3 A Burnley 

Phil Barnes 2004/05 1-0 H Rotherham United 

Jake Eastwood 2017/18 0-3 A Wolves 

Michael Verrips 2021/22 0-4 A West Brom 

R Gary Kelly playing for United 

against Watford in 2003 

NOTES: George Waller was an outfield player but started the game as no regular ‘keepers were available. Mervy Day saved a 

penalty. Lee Baxter played only the first half but conceded all three goals. Sub Jake Eastwood conceded only one of the three 

goals. Carl Muggleton made a brief outfield sub appearance at Reading in May 1996 


1. ROBIN OLSEN 

2. GEORGE BALDOCK 

3 ENDA STEVENS 

4. JOHN FLECK 

5. JACK O’CONNELL 

6. CHRIS BASHAM 

7. RHIAN BREWSTER 

8. SANDER BERGE 

9. OLI Mc BURNIE 

10. BILLY SHARP 

11. LYS MOUSSET 

12. JOHN EGAN 

14. OLI BURKE 

15. LUKE FREEMAN 

16. OLLIE NORWOOD 

17. DAVID Mc GOLDRICK 

18. WES FODERINGHAM 

19. JACK ROBINSON 

20. JAYDEN BOGLE 

21. MICHAEL VERRIPS 

22. BEN DAVIES 

23. BEN OSBORN 

24. CONOR HOURIHANE 

25. ADLÈNE GUEDIOURA 

27. MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE 

28. REGAN SLATER 

29. ILIMAN NDIAYE 

30. ZAK BRUNT 

31. JAKE EASTWOOD 

33. RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 

34. KYRON GORDON 

35. KACPER LOPATA 

1. GEORGE LONG 

2. DANNY Mc NAMARA 

3. MURRAY WALLACE 

4. SHAUN HUTCHINSON 

5. JAKE COOPER 

6. MAIKEL KIEFTENBELD 

7. JED WALLACE 

8. BEN THOMPSON 

9. TOM BRADSHAW 

10. MATT SMITH 

11. SCOTT MALONE 

13. RYAN SANDFORD 

14. SHEYI OJO 

15. ALEX PEARCE 

17. GEORGE SAVILLE 

18. RYAN LEONARD 

20. MASON BENNETT 

21. CONNOR MAHONEY 

22. JÓN DAÐI BÖÐVARSSON 

23. BENIK AFOBE 

24. BILLY MITCHELL 

26. DANIEL BALLARD 

28. GEORGE EVANS 

33. BARTOSZ BIAŁKOWSKI 

REFEREE: MATTHEW DONOHUE × ASSISTANT REFEREE: PHILIP DERMOTT × ASSISTANT REFEREE: PAUL HODSKINSON × FOURTH OFFICIAL: PETER WRIGHT 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE 

In the event of any emergency you will hear a safety 

message over the PA system. Remain where you are 

and listen carefully to the announcement. Comply 

immediately if it affects your area. Stewards, Police 

Officers and Officials will direct you to safe areas, 

which may be through Exit Doors/Gates to the street 

or on to the playing area. If you are disabled or 

feel unsafe in a large crowd, remain where you are 

until stewards assist you. Remain calm and do not 

move unless the announcement affects your area. 

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