Sheffield United v Millwall
Official matchday publication of Sheffield United Football Club Up The Blades | Issue 01 Sheffield United v Millwall | EFL Championship Saturday 6th August, 2022 | Bramall Lane
Official matchday publication of Sheffield United Football Club
Up The Blades | Issue 01
Sheffield United v Millwall | EFL Championship
Saturday 6th August, 2022 | Bramall Lane
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NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS<br />
Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS profiles a six notable <strong>Millwall</strong> players signed from non-League clubs...<br />
ALEX STEPNEY<br />
Young goalkeeper Alex<br />
Stepney was a key figure<br />
as <strong>Millwall</strong> won promotion<br />
in two consecutive<br />
seasons. He impressed<br />
with Tooting & Mitcham<br />
and moved to The Den<br />
in May 1963, making 137<br />
League appearances for<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong>. After a brief spell<br />
with Chelsea, he joined<br />
Manchester <strong>United</strong> in<br />
September 1966, starring<br />
in their 1966-67 League<br />
Championship success<br />
and 1968 European Cup<br />
final triumph. The England<br />
international was also an<br />
FA Cup winner in 1977<br />
and moved via Dallas<br />
Tornado to Altrincham<br />
in September 1979.<br />
Featuring in their 1979-80<br />
Alliance Premier League<br />
title triumph and FA Cup<br />
run, he then became a<br />
goalkeeping coach.<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs MILLWALL<br />
BRYAN KING<br />
Goalkeeper Bryan<br />
King was ever-present<br />
for <strong>Millwall</strong> in three<br />
successive seasons.<br />
Initially with Chelmsford<br />
City, he moved to The<br />
Den in June 1967 and<br />
featured prominently as<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> narrowly failed to<br />
win promotion to the topflight<br />
in 1971-72. He also<br />
starred as the Lions won<br />
at Everton in the 1972-73<br />
FA Cup fourth round and<br />
took Norwich City to a<br />
League Cup fifth round<br />
replay in 1973-74, making<br />
302 League appearances<br />
prior to joining Coventry<br />
City in August 1975. His<br />
top-flight career was<br />
ended by a knee injury<br />
soon afterwards. Later<br />
holding managerial posts<br />
in Norway and Sweden,<br />
he has since scouted<br />
for English clubs in<br />
Scandinavia.<br />
GORDON HILL<br />
Skilful winger Gordon<br />
Hill was capped six times<br />
by England after leaving<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong>. He played for<br />
Staines Town, Slough<br />
Town and Southall before<br />
moving to The Den in<br />
January 1973, featuring<br />
in <strong>Millwall</strong>’s 1975-76<br />
promotion campaign.<br />
Scoring 20 goals in 86<br />
League games before<br />
joining Manchester<br />
<strong>United</strong> in November<br />
1975, he featured in two<br />
consecutive FA Cup<br />
finals including their 1977<br />
Wembley triumph. He<br />
also played under Tommy<br />
Docherty at Derby County<br />
and QPR, then had spells<br />
at various clubs including<br />
Montreal Manic, Chicago<br />
Sting and Northwich<br />
where he was playerboss<br />
prior to running<br />
soccer schools in the<br />
<strong>United</strong> States.
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