Sheffield United vs Millwall
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 07 Sheffield United vs Millwall | Sky Bet Championship Tuesday 19th July, 2021 | KO 7.45pm | Bramall Lane
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 07
Sheffield United vs Millwall | Sky Bet Championship
Tuesday 19th July, 2021 | KO 7.45pm | Bramall Lane
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UTB 77<br />
Barry Kitchener,<br />
Teddy Sheringham<br />
& Andy Roberts<br />
ALAN McLEARY<br />
TEDDY SHERINGHAM<br />
ANDY ROBERTS<br />
TONY CRAIG<br />
England U-21<br />
central defender<br />
Alan McLeary was<br />
twice ever-present<br />
for <strong>Millwall</strong>. Signing<br />
professional at The<br />
Den in October 1981,<br />
he scored in <strong>Millwall</strong>’s<br />
1983 Football League<br />
Trophy final triumph<br />
and was ‘Player of<br />
the Year’ in 1985/86,<br />
featuring in their<br />
rise from the Third<br />
Division to First. He<br />
also helped them<br />
qualify for the Second<br />
Division play-offs in<br />
1990/91 and joined<br />
Charlton Athletic in<br />
May 1993. Following<br />
a spell at Bristol City,<br />
he returned to <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
in February 1997 and<br />
netted five goals in<br />
343 League games<br />
overall for the Lions.<br />
He was joint manager<br />
with Keith Stevens<br />
from May 1999 until<br />
September 2000.<br />
Striker Teddy<br />
Sheringham was<br />
leading marksman<br />
as <strong>Millwall</strong> won the<br />
Second Division title<br />
in 1987/88. Signing<br />
professional at The<br />
Den in January 1984,<br />
he was also top scorer<br />
as the Lions reached<br />
the Second Division<br />
play-offs in 1990/91.<br />
He netted 93 goals in<br />
220 League games<br />
before being sold to<br />
Nottingham Forest<br />
for £2,000,000 in<br />
July 1991, then joined<br />
Tottenham Hotspur for<br />
a similar fee in August<br />
1992 and Manchester<br />
<strong>United</strong> for £3,500,000<br />
in July 1997. Amassing<br />
numerous honours,<br />
including 51 England<br />
caps, he later played<br />
for Spurs again,<br />
Portsmouth, West<br />
Ham and Colchester<br />
<strong>United</strong> before<br />
managing Stevenage.<br />
England U-21<br />
midfielder Andy<br />
Roberts helped<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> reach the<br />
2004 FA Cup final.<br />
Signing professional<br />
at The Den in October<br />
1991, he starred as<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> reached the<br />
First Division play-offs<br />
in 1993/94 and FA<br />
Cup fifth round in<br />
1994/95. He joined<br />
Crystal Palace in<br />
July 1995 and was<br />
‘Player of the Year’<br />
in 1995/96, featuring<br />
in two consecutive<br />
First Division playoff<br />
finals including<br />
their 1997 Wembley<br />
triumph. Moving to<br />
Wimbledon in March<br />
1998, he was loaned<br />
to Norwich City before<br />
rejoining <strong>Millwall</strong> in<br />
August 2002. He<br />
netted eight goals in<br />
204 League games<br />
overall, since working<br />
for his family-run<br />
company Go Travel.<br />
Central defender<br />
Tony Craig captained<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong>’s 2017 League<br />
One play-off final<br />
triumph. Starting with<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong>, he joined<br />
Crystal Palace in June<br />
2007 but returned to<br />
The Den, initially on<br />
loan, in March 2008.<br />
Featuring in two<br />
League One play-off<br />
finals, including the<br />
Lions’ 2010 success,<br />
he joined Brentford in<br />
July 2012 and was a<br />
League One play-off<br />
finalist in 2013. He<br />
skippered promotion<br />
in 2013/14 and<br />
returned to <strong>Millwall</strong> for<br />
a fourth spell in July<br />
2015. A League One<br />
play-off finalist again<br />
in 2016, he scored<br />
nine goals in 270<br />
League games overall.<br />
He joined Bristol<br />
Rovers in February<br />
2018 and is now at<br />
Crawley Town.<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED <strong>vs</strong> MILLWALL