Sheffield United vs Rotherham United

UTB 49
1986
Ian Porterfield’s mid-table
side were looking to kickstart
their season as they travelled to
struggling Blackburn. Having lost a Full
Members Cup tie at Ewood Park just
four days before, United gained revenge
when a Tony Daws double earned a 2-0
win. It was Daws’ first league start of the
season, but he would net just one more
time before departing in 1987.
ON THIS DAY
UTB looks back into the archives to find out what
happened on this day in United’s history…
2003 United
had made
a strong start to the
campaign, sitting
third and one point
off the automatic
promotion places
ahead of a home
game with Burnley.
The Blades edged
a tight contest
thanks to a Michael
Tonge goal. The
win put United
second, but a poor
run towards the
end of the season
saw the Blades
finish outside the play-offs.
NOVEMBER
8
Against the odds, United
1992 were again trying to maintain
top flight status on a limited budget as
Wednesday visited for the first ever Steel
City Premier League derby. The Sky
Sports cameras arrived at Bramall Lane
for the first time as Adrian Littlejohn
gave United the lead before David Hirst
equalised for the Owls as the points
were shared.
2008
The Blades were sat in the
Championship play-off zone
ahead of this South Yorkshire derby
against Barnsley at Oakwell. Danny
Webber teed up James Beattie to open
the scoring for United, but the game
then turned sour when United’s Ugo
Ehiogu and Barnsley’s Anderson De
Silva were shown straight red cards for
violent conduct. Beattie added a second
from the spot before Kayode Odejayi
headed in a consolation.
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs ROTHERHAM UNITED