Sheffield United vs Coventry City
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 12 Sheffield United vs Coventry City | Sky Bet Championship Monday 26th December, 2022 | KO 3pm | Bramall Lane
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 12
Sheffield United vs Coventry City | Sky Bet Championship
Monday 26th December, 2022 | KO 3pm | Bramall Lane
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40 UTB<br />
WHAT’S THE STORY?<br />
In every issue of UTB this season, our regular contributor DAVE BURKINSHAW features a<br />
Blades related photograph from his personal archive and reveals the story behind it…<br />
Traditionally the<br />
Boxing Day<br />
fixtures produce<br />
some of the highest<br />
crowds of the season.<br />
When the fixture list for<br />
the 1986-87 season was<br />
announced, the Blades<br />
had an attractive home<br />
game against Hull <strong>City</strong><br />
where the travel distance<br />
was not too far for the<br />
away support. The Blades<br />
certainly were hoping for<br />
a bumper turnout for the<br />
game.<br />
However, crowds at<br />
Bramall Lane had dipped<br />
alarmingly in this season.<br />
In 21 home league games<br />
<strong>United</strong> had 14 which were<br />
under 10,000 and they<br />
never had an attendance<br />
of 20,000 or more. The<br />
Hull <strong>City</strong> fixture actually<br />
produced the fourth<br />
largest gate of the season<br />
with 11,296 present.<br />
Those who did attend<br />
the game saw an<br />
entertaining match. When<br />
<strong>United</strong> went into the halftime<br />
interval 1-0 down<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED <strong>vs</strong> COVENTRY CITY
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