Sheffield United vs Wrexham

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SHEFFIELD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

WREXHAM 

TUESDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2023 — 7.45PM 

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CHAIRMAN 

Yusuf Giansiracusa 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

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VICE PRESIDENTS 

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SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

WREXHAM 

KEY FEATURES… 

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Mike Heron tells the story of one United supporting 

family whose tales of the 1925 FA Cup Final have had 

a lasting impact on future generations. 

Going back to 1997, we take a look back at a 

League Cup clash between United and Wrexham at 

Bramall Lane. 

Dave Burkinshaw tells the story of another classic 

image from the archives, this time from the mid-1950s. 

All you need to know about Wrexham’s record 

here at Bramall Lane, provided by our stats man 

Andrew Kirkham. 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs WREXHAM

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

“NO DOUBT, THE PRIZE OF A FIFTH ROUND TELEVISED TIE AGAINST 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WILL BE TALKED ABOUT EXTENSIVELY BUT 

OUR FOCUS, LIKE WREXHAM’S, WILL BE ON THIS FIXTURE” 

Tonight will be my 

first taste of FA 

Cup action at 

Bramall Lane and knowing 

what is at stake we should 

be in for an interesting 

game. 

No doubt, the prize of 

a fifth round televised tie 

against Tottenham Hotspur 

will be talked about 

extensively but our focus, 

like Wrexham’s, will be on 

this fixture and plotting a 

path to a victory at the final 

whistle. 

The game at the 

Racecourse ground was 

tough, we knew it would 

be, but we managed to 

show a resilience to keep 

us in the competition. 

The mentality of the 

whole group is what I was 

probably most proud of in 

the adversity, that attitude 

has helped us win games 

this season and will be 

vital tonight and for the 

remainder of the campaign. 

It was evident on 

Saturday too, the draw at 

Rotherham takes us a point 

closer to where we want 

to be and we’ll take that, 

there were lots of positives. 

We knew we wouldn’t get 

it all our own way and how 

they would approach the 

game and, to be honest 

we’ve played a lot worse 

than that and won games 

this season. 

I thought we got into so 

many promising positions, 

especially first half, but 

didn’t manage to cause 

problems for the home 

goalkeeper. In the second 

half we had big chances 

and were dominant with 

the ball and territory, but 

the last bit was missing. 

Overall, it was a strong 

performance, 

and we praised 

the players 

afterwards. 

Tonight, is the 

first of three 

home fixtures 

in eight days 

and we always 

see games 

here as great 

opportunities 

to win or pick 

up points. We’ve 

worked since the weekend 

on an approach that we 

hope is a success and 

then we quickly move on 

to thinking about Swansea 

and Middlesbrough. 

Enjoy the game. 

Hecky 


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JOHN READY TO DO BATTLE AGAIN 

United defender 

John Egan is ready 

to do battle again, 

and he’s expecting 

another tough showdown 

as Wrexham visit Bramall 

Lane for tonight’s fourth 

round replay. 

The Republic of Ireland 

international, not for the 

first time this season, 

was United’s last gasp 

hero when he netted in 

stoppage time to earn 

10-man Blades a replay 

following a thrilling 3-3 

draw at the Racecourse 

Ground. 

John explained United’s 

character was again on 

show in Wales, and he’s 

looking forward to another 

stern examination from 

▲ John Egan celebrates his late leveller in Wales 

PLAYER FOCUS 

Phil Parkinson’s National 

League front runners at the 

Lane tonight. 

He said: “It’s a game we’ll 

look forward to. We want 

to try and win every game 

and the replay is exactly 

the same, we’ll want to win 

that too. 

“Wrexham are in the 

National League, but they 

aren’t a National League 

side. They have a lot of 

players who are capable 

of playing higher up the 

leagues. 

“They were well backed 

by a lively crowd, we had 

some stick all game at the 

Racecourse, so it was good 

to nip in at the back stick in 

the last minute and give a 

little bit back. 

“We found ourselves 

2-1 down but got back into 

the game. We then had 

a man sent off and we’re 

then behind again with 10 

minutes to go. We then 

showed spirit and came 

back to draw. It’s the FA 

Cup, it was a tough game, 

Wrexham are going well, 

so we knew it would be 

tough. Hopefully at home 

we can play better and get 

the win.” 

The original clash 

brought great acclaim 

for both sides in what 

was a traditional FA Cup 

showdown which swayed 

one way and another. 

John was expecting a 

tight contest and knows 

United will have to be on 

guard again tonight, with 

Tottenham awaiting the 

winners in the next round. 

He added: “They have 

some good players, and 

we knew it was going to 

be tough. They are top of 

their league, and I expect 

they’ll be playing league 

football next season, so it 

was good to come away 

with a result. 

“It was a good game. 

They gave it everything, 

we gave it everything, it’ll 

be the same again I’m sure 

and we’re looking forward 

to the challenge.” 


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ISMAILA DELIGHTED TO BE INVOLVED 

It has been a long 

wait for Ismaila 

Coulibaly, but the 

midfielder is thrilled to 

finally be involved in the 

first team as he looks to 

help extend United’s FA 

Cup run. 

After penning a deal 

with the Blades following 

a move from Norwegian 

side Sarspong, the 

22-year-old enjoyed a 

two-year loan with sister 

club Beerschot in Belgium, 

before linking up with Paul 

Heckingbottom’s side in 

pre-season. 

Injury delayed any early 

potential introduction to 

United’s first team, but 

Ismaila finally made his 

Blades bow from the bench 

in the FA Cup against 

Millwall, before enjoying 

another cameo role as a 

sub in the fourth round tie 

at Wrexham 

He told SUTV: “It was 

nice (to play), especially 

after a tough start. It is 

always difficult when you 

come to a new country and 

a new team, then straight 

after pre-season you get 

injured. 

“I am delighted to be 

back and playing. It has 

been difficult to see the 

lads playing and winning 

and I wasn’t involved. I 

PLAYER FOCUS 

▲ Ismaila Coulibaly has enjoyed his FA Cup experiences with the Blades 

was happy to get back, my 

family especially, it was a 

great moment for me to 

finally play. 

“It was always the plan to 

do two years in Belgium to 

allow me to qualify to play 

here. I was always thinking 

to eventually be here 

and compete for a place 

and one day play Premier 

League if possible. I had 

a good experience with 

Beerschot, I enjoyed it, and 

it has helped me learn a lot 

prior to coming here.” 

The target now is to 

try and force his way 

into United’s highly 

competitive starting 11, 

and with a replay tonight 

against the Red Dragons, 

Ismaila is hoping for 

another opportunity after 

embracing the FA Cup 

experience in United’s 

last gasp 3-3 draw at the 

Racecourse. 

He added: “It was a 

typical British football type 

of game. I was expecting 

that before. Before I 

arrived in Sheffield, people 

would talk about English 

football and what it was 

like. I’ve always watched 

the Premier League, but 

not much Championship 

football, it can be different. 

This game with Wrexham 

was crazy, the atmosphere 

was really good - I liked 

it - from the bench I was 

enjoying the game, and 

then I was really happy to 

come on.” 


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MATCH ACTION 

0 - 2 

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JEBBISON 23, BOGLE 36 

SATURDAY 7TH JANUARY — EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND — VENUE: THE DEN 

BLADES: DAVIES, STEVENS (BALDOCK 85), BASHAM, EGAN, NORWOOD, ROBINSON, 

BOGLE, DOYLE, Mc ATEE, NDIAYE (BERGE 70), JEBBISON (SHARP 70). 

UNUSED: FODERINGHAM, AHMEDHODZIC, BUYABU, MARSH. 

Ollie Norwood challenges for the ball 


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Daniel Jebbison nets his first of the season 

Iliman Ndiaye rides the challenge 

Jayden Bogle is congratulated after his first of the season

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UP FOR THE 

CUP… AND 

THE CARP! 

MIKE FIRTH, co-editor of Sheffield nostalgia magazine My Kind of 

Town, tells of a local family’s trip to see United lift the FA Cup… 

but football was only the beginning of their adventure... 

When the Chambers family 

clambered aboard a new-fangled 

charabanc in 1925, bound for only 

the third FA Cup final to be played at the 

Empire Stadium, Wembley, they vowed to 

celebrate in style if Sheffield United were 

to win the trophy for a fourth time. 

▲ Andy Chambers carries on the family traditions 

of supporting the Blades and catching fish 

▲ Andy’s late dad, Ed, with his wife Edith. Ed’s role on 

the trip to the FA Cup final was to dig for worms 

They weren’t planning to dive into the 

Trafalgar Square fountain or even go on 

a monster pub crawl around the capital. 

What they had promised themselves, 

however, was a month-long celebratory 

angling excursion! 

Dads, sons, daughters, brothers, 

uncles, grandads and even great-grandad 

Chambers squeezed into the open-top 

vehicle alongside all manner of fishing 


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▲ United’s FA Cup winning side from 1925 ⊲ Fred Tunstall scored on the famous day at Wembley 

rods, reels, line, hooks and nets. They all 

headed down the old A1 road with hopes 

of lifting the silver cup... and some fish of 

the same colour. 

All the older family members had 

informed their places of work in Sheffield 

that the right result on Saturday 25th April, 

would mean they shouldn’t be expected 

back at work for four weeks or so. 

They would be too busy toasting the 

Blades’ success on the banks of the Nene, 

Welland, Great Ouse, Welland and Trent! 

Andy Chambers, who lives in Dronfield, 

explained that when he was a child, 

his father put him to bed at night with 

anecdotes of 1925 – the great FA Cup final 

victory against Cardiff City, followed by 

the fishing adventure of a lifetime around 

Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and 

Nottinghamshire. 

Explained Andy: “I grew up in Greenhill 

with my mum and dad, Ed and Edith. 

The family previously came from Olive 

Grove and when my dad was a kid, his 

neighbours were the Tunstalls. When 

United beat Cardiff 1-0 in front of 97,000 

spectators at Wembley, left-winger Fred 

Tunstall scored the goal, and all my family 

were there to see it. 

“My dad was only five years old, but his 

main role was yet to come on the second 

part of the great adventure. He had been 

taken along to get up early every morning 

to go out to dig for worms for the rest of 

the family to use as bait! 

“He remembered things so well because 

years later, as he tucked me in each night 

when I was five or so, he would always 

tell me stories about the cup final, but 

especially about the places they fished, 

the rivers and what they caught.” 

They landed pike and eels at Kings 

Lynn, carp and chub at Sutton Bridge, 

roach, perch and gudgeon at Fosdyke, 

bream at the 40ft Drain at Swineshead 

and barbel at Newark. 

Andy said that apart from all the family 

members being staunch Blades, their 

other passion had always been coarse 

fishing. It’s a Chambers tradition he has 

continued with... as well as supporting the 

Blades, of course! 


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BLAST FROM THE PAST 

Each week PAUL HOLLAND looks back on a prominent game 

from the past between the Blades and our opponents… 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3-1 WREXHAM 

TUESDAY 26th AUGUST 1997 

The two sides had drawn 1-1 two 

weeks previously at the 

Racecourse Ground in the first leg 

of this first round League Cup tie. 

For the second leg at Bramall Lane, 

as he did in Wales, Blades boss Nigel 

Spackman fielded a strong side but that 

didn’t prevent the Red Dragons from taking 

a shock lead on 20 minutes after Dean 

Spink’s effort deflected off Mark Patterson 

and past a stranded Simon Tracey. 

The goal came two minutes after United 

wasted an excellent opportunity after 

Dane Whitehouse saw his penalty saved 

after Dave Brammer had swiped Vass 

Borbokis in the box. 

The visitors’ lead lasted seven minutes 

when Whitehouse combined with Wayne 

Quinn and the former drove the ball into 

the box for Brian Deane to head home his 

first goal in his second spell for the club. 

United took the lead on 74 minutes 

when a Deane cross caused havoc in the 

Wrexham defence, leaving Whitehouse 

ample time to pick his spot and volley 

home. Within eight minutes the hosts 

had netted a third goal and put the game 

beyond Wrexham’s reach after Deane’s 

flick-on was met by Jan Age Fjortoft 

and the Norwegian magnificently lifted 

the ball over Andy Marriott’s head and 

into the net. 

The hosts were handed a lifeline but, like 

United, they squandered their opportunity 

from the penalty spot after defender Carl 

Tiler conceded a spot kick. Connolly 

stepped up but Tracey made the save. 

United defeated Watford (5-1 on 

aggregate) in the next round before 

bowing out 2-1 at Walsall in round three. 


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Without a win in six Division 

1981 Three encounters, United 

were sliding down the table under Martin 

Peters and in need of a win to stop the 

rot. Without a goal in five, United found 

something in this home game against 

Reading with goals from Steve Neville 

and Bob Hatton earning a 2-0 win. 

Long term though, it would prove futile 

with United relegated at the end of 

the season. 

United were on a sixgame 

unbeaten run in all 

1998 

competitions coming into this second 

tier clash against Oxford United. The 

Blades extended the run, and moved 

into fourth place, thanks to a 1-0 win. 

Bobby Ford netted his first ever goal for 

the club, against the side which sold him 

to Blades earlier in the campaign. 

ON THIS DAY 

UTB looks back into the archives to find out what 

happened on this day in United’s history… 

Having recorded two wins from 

2021 the last three Premier League 

games, United were enjoying perhaps 

the best spell of what was a difficult top 

flight season which ultimately ended in 

relegation. Things were looking up again 

in this game when an own goal from 

Antonio Rudiger cancelled out Mason 

Mount’s opener for Chelsea. United’s 

hopes of a point were ended though 

with a Jorginho penalty winning it for the 

Blues. 

1959 

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The Blades earned the 

South Yorkshire derby spoils 

in this 5-0 Division Two demolition of 

Barnsley. Doc Pace netted a hat-trick, he 

would go on to score 26 for the league 

campaign, whilst Willie Hamilton and Billy 

Russell scored as United closed in on the 

promotion places. 


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WHAT’S THE 

STORY? 

In every issue of UTB this season, our regular contributor 

DAVE BURKINSHAW features a Blades related photograph 

from his personal archive and reveals the story behind it… 

One of the popular 

football images 

captured, in the 

post-war period especially, 

was of players training 

together, usually on their 

home ground. 

There exists a number of 

such photographs featuring 

various United players at 

Bramall Lane and today’s 

image is one taken in the 

period 1955 to 1957. 

The photograph shows 

the old Bramall Lane end in 

the background with part 

of one of the old floodlight 

pylons clearly visible. 

Prior to the opening of the 

Bramall Lane Stand in the 

autumn of 1966, this end 

of the ground was another 

standing area with a 

covered roof similar in style 

to the one that covered 

the Shoreham Street 

Kop. If you look closely at 

the roof itself there is an 

advertisement for Kennings 

on Leadmill Road. Kennings 

was not only a garage 

offering all the usual car 

maintenance services, it 

was the place to go for 

your car washing according 

to the advert! 

Although the exact 

date of this photograph 

is unknown, looking at 

the fine condition of the 

playing service it seems 

likely this may have been 

taken during pre-season 

training or during an early 

season training session. 

The kit worn by the four 

players on view suggests it 

may have been taken in the 

summer of 1957 as the club 

had moved towards shirts 

without collars by then. 

If there are any fans out 

there who can offer a more 

precise dating, I would 

be grateful for any further 

information. 

Another clue to the date 

of the photograph is the 

identity of the four players 

on view. The four players 

from the left are Jim Iley, 

Tommy Hoyland, Cliff 

Mason and Ted Burgin. 

Half-back Iley had made 

his league debut for United 

in December 1954 and 

played his last game for 

the club on 24th August 

1957 before he was sold to 

Tottenham Hotspur. 

Next to him is Tommy 

Hoyland, another half-back 

who could also play inside 

forward. Hoyland had been 

with the club since 1949 


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making his league debut 

the year after. Tommy left 

United in October 1961 

to join Bradford City and 

later was the landlord of 

the Sheldon not far from 

the Lane, a one-time 

popular pre-match drinking 

establishment with United 

fans. Tommy’s son, Jamie 

also played for the Blades 

in the early 1990s. 

Next along the line from 

Tommy is Cliff Mason. 

Cliff was signed by the 

Blades from Darlington 

in the summer of 1955 

and was a solid, reliable 

full-back. He struggled to 

command a regular place 

in the first team due to 

the fine performances of 

Graham Shaw and Cec 

Coldwell. He did, however, 

play an effective role as an 

emergency right-winger 

during the Blades’ 1960-61 

promotion season. 

Completing the quartet 

of players is goalkeeper 

Ted Burgin. Ted had given 

United great service 

during the 1950s playing 

281 league games, winning 

England B caps and a callup 

for the England 1954 

World Cup squad. By the 

time this photograph was 

taken, Ted’s place in the 

first-team was being taken 

by future club legend 

Alan Hodgkinson. Ted left 

the Blades in December 

1957 to join Doncaster 

Rovers. 


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BLADES ON SKY 

Two of United’s March away 

fixtures have been selected for live 

broadcast by Sky Sports, although 

both games will still be played on 

their original dates. Firstly, the trip 

to Ewood Park to face Blackburn 

Rovers will be televised live on 

Saturday 4th March, kick-off 

12.30pm. Meanwhile, the midweek 

clash against Sunderland at the 

Stadium of Light, will now kick-off 

at 8pm on Wednesday 15th March. 

NEW DATE FOR BIRMINGHAM 

With the coronation of His Majesty 

King Charles III taking place on 

Saturday 6th May, the EFL has 

now confirmed new dates for the 

final day of the season. United’s 

fixture against Birmingham City at 

St. Andrew’s will now take place 

on Monday 8th May 2023, kick-off 

3.00pm (Bank Holiday). 

MILLWALL SOLD OUT 

Tickets for our Sky Bet 

Championship fixture against 

Millwall at The Den have now sold 

out for Blades fans. The match 

against the Lions on Saturday 18th 

February is a 12.30pm kick off. The 

match has also been selected for 

live coverage by Sky Sports. 

TOTTENHAM AWAIT THE WINNERS 

Following the fifth round draw, 

the winners of tonight’s tie will be 

hosting Premier League opposition 

in the next round. The winning team 

will take on Tottenham Hotspur, 

with the fifth round tie taking place 

on Wednesday 1st March, kick-off 

7.55pm. 

BLADES 

MASCOTS... 

A warm welcome to 

tonight’s mascots… 

CHARLIE 

SHAW 

Age: 8 

Favourite Player: 

Iliman Ndiaye 

JAKE 

GARNER 

Age: 8 


Iliman Ndiaye 

ALFIE 

ALLEN 

Age: 11 

Favourite Players: 

Max Lowe and Ollie 

McBurnie 

JOSHUA 

BLYTHE 

Age: 11 


Iliman Ndiaye 

JACK 

MARRISON 

Age: 7 


Iliman Ndiaye 

AWAY MASCOT 

JOSH BASFORD 

Age: 8 

Favourite Players: 

Mark Howard and 

Tom O’Connor 


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United In Business... 

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corporate news. To discuss how you could benefit from our opportunities 

to develop your business, contact Paul on 07983 425066… 

We are delighted to introduce tonight’s 

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Enjoy the game. 

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Head of Commercial 

▲ Thanks to our recent sponsors for the home game with Stoke City 


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The first meeting between 

Wrexham and Sheffield United 

captured headlines around the 

world and interest in this FA Cup fourth 

round replay is certain to stretch well 

beyond local shores. 

Wrexham’s global appeal has been well 

documented with the ongoing TV series 

on the club’s rise capturing attention 

in corners of the globe that would not 

normally be captivated by the travails of a 

fifth-tier Welsh football club. 

Yet the story of Wrexham is proving to 

have mass appeal and their profile off the 

field is being bolstered by the impressive 

performances being served up by Phil 

Parkinson and his National League side. 

With a home match against Tottenham 

awaiting for the winners this evening, the 

stakes are elevated to thrilling levels. 

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STAR MEN 

Wrexham’s against the Blades last 

successful month a snapshot of 

campaign has the kind of drama the 

been built around their club’s fans have been 

goalscoring qualities enjoying this season. 

and the prolific duo of Mullin has been 

Paul Mullin and Ollie leading their scoring 

Palmer are firing their charge, with the 

burners. 

former Huddersfield, 

Phil Parkinson’s Morecambe, Swindon, 

attacking approach Tranmere and 

has served up some Cambridge striker 

thrilling performances already breaking 

at Wrexham’s 

through the 20-goal 

Racecourse Ground, barrier for this season. 

with the 3-3 draw 

He has been ably 

assisted by ex-Leyton 

Orient, Lincoln, Crawley 

and Wimbledon forward 

Palmer, who has scored 

some crucial goals so far 

this season. 

Keeping this prolific 

duo fit will be crucial 

to Wrexham’s hopes of 

securing promotion to 

the EFL and continuing 

their FA Cup adventure 

in tonight’s replay at 

Bramall Lane. 

“They are good 

players but good lads 

as well and that’s 

the key; they are just 

good characters,” said 

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Wrexham boss Phil 

Parkinson of his strike 

pairing. 

“They get on well 

off the pitch, there is a 

good bit of competition 

between them. 

“Everyone wants to 

be the top scorer, but 

they are not selfish 

with that. There is 

genuine competition 

and both of them did 

great again. 

“Goals are so 

important to any team 

so we are pleased 

with what they have 

done so far, but we 

are looking for them to 

build on that.” 

Mullin’s goal against 

Sheffield United was 

his 60th for the club in 

just 77 appearances 

and he will be a player 

to watch at Bramall 

Lane tonight.

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THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 22/02/93 

Previous club: Torquay 

Young has been part of 

the Wrexham story since 

2018 and he has played 

a key role in their rise 

since their high-profile 

ownership change. A 

midfielder who leads by 

example, he scored in the 

3-2 win against Maidstone 

last month and was also on 

target in the win against 

Barnet earlier this season. 

Sam DALBY 

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YOUNG GUN... 


Previous club: Southend 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

WREXHAM 3-3 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

Sunday 29th January 2023 

Wrexham’s prolific strike 

duo Paul Mullin and Ollie 

Palmer have stolen most 

of the headlines this 

season, but Dalby has a 

key role to play coming off 

the bench. He has played 

a major part in Wrexham’s 

lengthy FA Cup story 

this season, scoring in 

the wins against Oldham 

and Coventry. 

A thrilling FA Cup fourth round tie at the 

Racecourse Ground was played before a 

raucous crowd and a huge global television 

audience. John Egan’s stoppage-time goal 

paved the way for this replay at Bramall Lane, 

with the match seeing 34 shots on goal from two 

sides who served up a memorable contest. 

Thomas O’CONNOR 

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ONE TO WATCH... 


Parent club: Burton Albion 

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O’Connor turned in an 

impressive performance 

in the first game against 

the Blades that included 

a second half goal.This 

Irish midfielder also 

scored in the FA Cup 

against Coventry, and 

he has chipped in with 

some additional goals 

in the National League 

this season. 


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NUMBERS COUNT... 

7 

44 

49 

— 

91 

592 

— 

— Wrexham’s Paul Mullin is the 

leading scorer in this season’s 

FA Cup with seven goals. 

— Tommy Bamford was a 

prolific scorer for Wrexham 

in the 1930s and he holds 

the record for scoring the 

most goals in a single season 

(1933-34). 

Dennis Lawrence was 

Wrexham’s most capped player, 

as he appeared 49 times for 

Trinidad and Tobago during his 

time with the Welsh club. 

— Phil Parkinson will take 

charge of his 91st game as 

Wrexham manager this evening. 

Arfon Griffiths holds 

the record for the most 

appearances in a Wrexham 

shirt, in a career that included 

two spells at the club in the 

1960s and 70s. 


Mickey T homas 

WREXHAM LEGEND... 

Thomas enjoyed one of his best moments 

in a long Wrexham career during his 

second spell at the club, as he scored a 

famous goal that contributed to a shock FA 

Cup win against Arsenal in 1992. Overall, 

Thomas played 326 games for Wrexham 

and also played for Manchester United, 

Everton, Brighton, Stoke, Chelsea and 

West Bromwich Albion. He also enjoyed an 

extended international career with Wales.

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Phil Parkinson 

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MANAGER SAYS... 

Phil Parkinson expressed a one of the great upsets in the recent 

mixture of pride and 

history of the competition. 

disappointment after the 3-3 Jose Mourinho was in charge of a 

draw against Sheffield United in the Chelsea side beaten by Parkinson’s 

FA Cup fourth round at the 

side in 2015, with the Blues boss 

Racecourse Ground. 

famously entering the Bradford 

After coming so close to a 

dressing room after the game to shake 

victory, former Bradford, Bolton and hands with each and every Bradford 

Sunderland boss Parkinson struggled player. Now Parkinson is eyeing up 

to hide his frustration after the final more FA Cup success and he has 

whistle, but he is relishing this trip to already engineered a big upset when 

Bramall Lane. 

his side won 4-3 in a third round tie. 

“The start we had, conceding a That was followed by the highscoring 

game against the Blades and 

goal and losing two players, for the 

team to reset ourselves as well as even though Parkinson admits this 

we did I thought was outstanding,” FA Cup story is just a sideshow as 

said Parkinson. 

promotion to the EFL is the primary 

“A lesser group of players could target this season, he is keen to make 

have got beaten four or five-nil there. the most of the journey. 

We had to rejig the team around and “The FA Cup is a bonus for us, it’s 

the way we regained our composure a welcome distraction like I’ve said 

was absolutely outstanding. 

before and we go into it with nothing 

“We got to half-time and I believed to lose,” he stated. 

at half-time we would get back in “We’ve had history in the FA 

the game. We took the game to Cup before and it’s great for us to 

Sheffield United, pinned them in for represent the club in the right way so 

long periods. 

far in this competition. 

“Obviously it’s a real blow that we “Spirit, character and determination 

haven’t got over the line, so it’s mixed is what we’re all about. We’ve got 

emotions as you can imagine. But the to keep producing it every minute 

way the lads performed on the big of every game. 

stage was outstanding.” 

“And I really do feel that’s going to 

Parkinson has plenty of FA Cup take us a long way. The spirit we’ve 

pedigree as a manager as he was in got running through this club at the 

charge of Bradford as they pulled off moment is special.” 


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Wrexham's 

NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS 

Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS profiles six notable Wrexham players signed from non-League clubs... 

WYN DAVIES 

Striker Wyn Davies 

was capped 34 times 

by Wales after leaving 

Wrexham. He impressed 

with Caernarvon prior 

to joining Wrexham in 

December 1959 and 

featured in their 1961-62 

promotion campaign, 

netting 21 goals in 55 

League games. Moving to 

Bolton Wanderers in an 

exchange deal involving 

Ernie Phythian in March 

1962, he joined Newcastle 

United in October 1966 

and starred in their 1969 

Fairs Cup final triumph. 

He moved to Manchester 

City in August 1971, 

then had spells playing 

for Manchester United, 

Blackpool, Stockport 

County, Arcadia 

Shepherds, Crewe 

Alexandra and Bangor 

City, becoming a baker in 

Bolton. 


KEVIN KEELAN 

Goalkeeper Kevin Keelan 

featured as Wrexham 

won promotion and 

were Welsh Cup finalists 

in 1961-62. Born in 

Calcutta, he grew up in 

Kidderminster and had 

spells with Aston Villa and 

Stockport County before 

joining Kidderminster 

Harriers. He moved to 

Wrexham in November 

1961 and missed just 

two matches in 1962- 

63. Making 68 League 

appearances, he joined 

Norwich City in July 1963 

and starred as they twice 

won promotion to the 

top-flight, also playing in 

two League Cup finals. 

He was awarded the MBE 

prior to joining Tampa 

Bay Rowdies in May 1981, 

becoming a goalkeeping 

coach in Florida. 

ALAN BERMINGHAM 

Ex-England Schoolboy 

left-back Alan 

Bermingham was an 

important figure in 

Wrexham’s 1969-70 

promotion success. A 

former Everton amateur, 

he joined Skelmersdale 

United and trained as 

a teacher. He missed a 

vital last-minute penalty 

in the 1967 FA Amateur 

Cup final and moved to 

Wrexham that summer. 

His long throw-ins caused 

problems for defences, 

and he scored twice in 

116 League games prior 

to joining Durban City 

in June 1971. He helped 

twice win the South 

African League title and 

later played for Enfield, 

Bangor City, Buckley 

United and Conwy 

United, becoming a 

self-employed designer, 

settling in Abergele.

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Wyn Davies & 

Barry Horne 

BARRY HORNE 

Influential midfielder 

Barry Horne was 

capped 59 times by 

Wales after leaving 

Wrexham. A latecomer 

to professional football, 

he played for Rhyl while 

completing chemistry 

and engineering degrees 

at Liverpool University 

and joined Wrexham in 

June 1984. He was twice 

ever-present and starred 

in their 1986 Welsh Cup 

final triumph, netting 

16 goals in 136 League 

games before moving to 

Portsmouth in July 1987. 

Sold to Southampton for 

£700,000 in March 1989, 

he joined Everton in July 

1992 and was an FA Cup 

winner in 1995. He later 

played for Birmingham, 

Huddersfield, 

Sheffield Wednesday, 

Kidderminster and 

Walsall. 

CHRIS ARMSTRONG 

England B international 

striker Chris Armstrong 

had two spells at 

Wrexham. Previously 

with Llay Welfare, he 

joined Wrexham in March 

1989 and scored their 

winner against Lyngby 

in the 1990-91 ECWC 

first round. He moved 

to Millwall in August 

1991 and joined Crystal 

Palace for £1,000,000 in 

September 1992. Twice 

top scorer, including their 

1993-94 First Division 

title campaign, he was 

sold to Tottenham 

Hotspur for a club record 

£4,500,000 in June 

1995. Featuring in their 

triumphant 1999 League 

Cup run, he moved via 

Bolton Wanderers back 

to Wrexham in July 2003 

and netted 26 goals in 119 

League games overall. 

ANDY PREECE 

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Striker Andy Preece 

played for Wrexham in the 

1991 Welsh Cup final. He 

had spells with hometown 

Evesham, Northampton 

Town and Worcester 

City before moving to 

Wrexham in March 1990. 

Scoring seven goals in 

51 League games, he 

joined Stockport County 

in December 1991 and 

appeared in three playoff 

finals. He was sold 

to Crystal Palace for 

£350,000 in June 1994 

and joined Blackpool in 

July 1995, helping reach 

the Second Division 

play-offs in 1995-96. 

Joining Bury in July 1998, 

he became player-boss, 

then played for Carlisle 

United, since managing 

Worcester, Northwich, 

Airbus UK, Southport and 

Chorley. 


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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Wrexham 

Each week UTB takes an alternative look over our opponents... 

1864… 

Formed in 1864, Wrexham 

are the oldest club in 

Wales and the third oldest 

professional association 

football team in the 

world. The club initially 

participated in friendlies 

and cup competitions, and 

first entered a league by 

joining The Combination 

in 1890. 

ROBBIE NOT RYAN... 

Ryan Reynolds and coowner 

Rob McElhenney 

are now the two most 

famous names associated 

with Wrexham, but Robbie 

Savage was born in the 

city in 1974. The midfielder, 

who won 39 caps for 

Wales, represented 


the likes of Leicester 

City, Birmingham City, 

Blackburn Rovers and 

Derby County, before 

becoming owner of 

Macclesfield Town. 

THINGS LOOKING UP... 

Phil Parkinson seemingly 

has his side well on course 

to win promotion back 

to the EFL this season. 

Wrexham are currently 

in their 15th consecutive 

campaign in England’s fifth 

tier following relegation 

from League Two in 2008. 

MACCA CALLS TIME... 

Blades assistant boss 

and former midfield 

maestro Stuart McCall 

made his final professional 

FAMOUS FACES... 

appearance against 

Wrexham in a League 

Cup tie for the Blades in 

September 2004. United 

won the game 3-2, thanks 

to a brace from Andy 

Gray and a goal from Phil 

Jagielka. 

Focusing on matters on the pitch, a number of 

famous players have plied their trade at The 

Racecourse in the past, including former England 

stopper Ben Foster and Wales midfielder Joe 

Allen. Former Liverpool legends Ian Rush and Alan 

Kennedy and Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias have 

all pulled on a Wrexham shirt.

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MEMORY LANE CLUB LAUNCH 

A HUGE SUCCESS FOR TC 

United’s ‘Memory Lane’ 

club is now up and running 

following a successful 

launch at Bramall Lane 

recently. 

Directed by Blades 

ambassador Tony Currie, 

the monthly gathering is 

geared towards primarily 

helping former players 

who are suffering from the 

effects of onset dementia 

and other neurological 

issues. 

Currie welcomed a 

number of guest speakers 

including long-time 

campaigner Dawn Astle, 

who spoke passionately 

about the work undertaken 

in the 20 years following 

the passing of her father, 

the former West Brom and 

England striker Jeff Astle. 

Following the launch, the 

invitational only gathering 

will continue on a monthly 

basis to help provide 

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support for former Blades 

and their families. 

TC said: “This, of course, 

is just the start. We will 

be organising monthly 

meetings at Bramall Lane 

aimed at helping those who 

are living with neurological 

issues. So many players 

from my era are learning 

to cope with some life 

changing illnesses, and 

I just want to try and help in 

any way I can.” 


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FACTS&FIGURES 2022-23 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2022-23 ROLLCALL 

2022-23 

LEAGUE 

2022-23 

CUP 

UNITED 

CAREER 

2022-23 

RECORD 

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

1 ADAM DAVIES 17.07.92 RINTEIN, GER 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 24 1 1 - 1 - 182 10 6 2 4 - 

3 ENDA STEVENS 09.07.90 DUBLIN 8 2 - 1 - - 195 5 9 2 2 - 

4 JOHN FLECK 24.08.91 GLASGOW 9 2 - 1 - - 238 19 15 2 2 - 

5 JACK O’CONNELL 29.03.94 LIVERPOOL - - - - - - 172 5 9 - - - 

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 12 7 - 2 - - 346 25 14 - - - 

7 RHIAN BREWSTER 01.04.00 CHADWELL HEATH 5 11 1 1 - - 31 32 5 1 1 - 

8 SANDER BERGE 14.02.98 ASKER 19 1 4 - 2 - 71 17 12 3 1 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 13 8 9 1 - 1 63 54 18 1 7 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 11 12 2 - 3 - 266 92 128 2 5 - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 28 - 2 3 - 1 196 1 8 2 6 1 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 10 2 1 1 1 - 20 5 1 4 1 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 21 2 4 2 - - 23 2 4 2 8 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 29 - 2 3 - 1 191 12 10 6 6 - 

17 ISMAILA COULIBALY 25.12.00 MALI - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - 

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 26 - - 1 - - 64 - - 1 1 1 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON 8 2 1 1 - - 57 7 4 - 1 - 

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING 5 2 2 2 - 1 44 8 9 - 5 - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER 11 8 1 2 1 - 13 9 1 4 2 - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY 10 5 1 1 1 - 66 35 5 1 - - 

26 CIARAN CLARK 26.09.89 HARROW 7 2 1 - 1 - 7 3 1 - 4 - 

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 10 12 3 3 - - 13 12 3 4 4 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 27 2 10 1 1 - 55 13 17 10 3 - 

30 OLIVER ARBLASTER 08.01.04 SHEFFIELD 1 3 - 1 - - 2 3 - - - - 

32 WILL OSULA 04.08.03 COPENHAGEN - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 

33 RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 22.04.99 RIYADH, SAU 15 - - - - - 38 3 - - 3 - 

34 KYRON GORDON 24.05.02 SHEFFIELD 1 - - 1 - - 9 1 - - - - 

35 ANDRE BROOKS 20.08.03 SHEFFIELD - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - - - 

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 2 6 1 2 - 1 9 16 3 - 1 1 

37 JORDAN AMISSAH 02.08.01 HERNE - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 

39 SAI SACHDEV 09.03.05 LEICESTER - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 

OWN GOALS: 1 

– REDA KHADRA 04.07.01 BERLIN 4 11 1 1 - - 5 11 1 - - - 

SHEFFIELD UNITED ON THE ROAD 2022-23 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2,714 - - 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1,536 - - 

BLACKPOOL 1,499 3,474 182 

BRISTOL CITY - 781 356 

BURNLEY 2,683 - - 

CARDIFF CITY - 1,769 388 

COVENTRY CITY 2,232 1,857 168 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1,430 - - 

HULL CITY 2,661 2,288 132 

LUTON TOWN - 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY 2,643 - - 

MIDDLESBROUGH - 2,183 202 

MILLWALL 1,270 - - 

PRESTON NORTH END - 4,428 150 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 668 1,148 336 

READING 566 - - 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 2,687 2,225 20 

STOKE CITY 2,555 2,553 144 

SUNDERLAND 2,572 - - 

SWANSEA CITY - 560 462 

WATFORD - 1,908 292 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 1,936 180 

WIGAN ATHLETIC - 2,225 128 

CARABAO CUP 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 739 174 

FA CUP 

MILLWALL - 930 382 

WREXHAM - 1,163 176 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS 

● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOAL TIMES 

F A 

0-15 10 5 

16-30 8 3 

31-45 6 5 

46-60 8 6 

61-75 13 5 

76-90 8 4 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 43 

HEADERS 9 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 1 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2482 2483 4965 

W 1322 680 2002 

D 617 611 1228 

L 543 1192 1735 

F 4545 2994 7539 

A 2711 4296 7007 

STAT SNIPPET... 

Oli McBurnie entered double 

figures for the season after opening 

the scoring against Wrexham in the 

FA Cup at the Racecourse Ground.

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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

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

MON 1 20:00 WATFORD 0-1 19,536 (1,908) 23 FOD’HAM BALDOCK CLARK EGAN N’-DAVIES STEVENS BERGE 

SAT 6 15:00 MILLWALL 2-0 27,738 (1,270) 7 FOD’HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN CLARK N’-DAVIES BERGE 1 

THU 11 20:00 WEST BROM CC1 0-1 6,747 (739) – FOD’HAM GORDON AHMED’ZIC EGAN LOWE NORWOOD ARBLASTER 

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MAR 

FEB 

JAN 

DEC 

NOV 

OCT 

SEP 

AUG 

SUN 14 14:00 MIDDLESBROUGH 2-2 26,056 (2,183) 9 FOD’HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN N’-DAVIES LOWE BERGE 1 

WED 17 20:00 SUNDERLAND 2-1 28,597 (2,572) 4 FOD’HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC 1 EGAN N’-DAVIES LOWE 1 BERGE 

SAT 20 15:00 BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-0 27,859 (1,536) 1 FOD’HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN N’-DAVIES LOWE BERGE 

FRI 26 20:00 LUTON TOWN 1-1 9,882 (1,032) 2 FOD’HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN N’-DAVIES LOWE BERGE 

TUE 30 19:45 READING 4-0 27,810 (566) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC 2 EGAN N'-DAVIES LOWE BERGE 

SUN 4 15:00 HULL CITY 2-0 20,426 (2,288) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN N'-DAVIES LOWE BERGE 1 

TUE 13 19:45 SWANSEA CITY 1-0 15,458 (560) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN AHMED’ZIC N'-DAVIES BERGE 

SAT 17 15:00 PRESTON NORTH END 2-0 18,412 (4,428) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN BASHAM N'-DAVIES BERGE 

SAT 1 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1-1 29,927 (2,714) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN N'-DAVIES KHADRA BERGE 

TUE 4 19:45 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0-1 26,666 (668) 1 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN N'-DAVIES BOGLE BERGE 

SAT 8 15:00 STOKE CITY 1-3 22,008 (2,553) 1 FOD'HAM GORDON BASHAM EGAN N’-DAVIES DOYLE NORWOOD 

SAT 15 15:00 BLACKPOOL 3-3 28,455 (1,499) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN N'-DAVIES OSBORN DOYLE 

WED 19 19:45 COVENTRY CITY 0-1 17,913 (1,857) 4 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN BASHAM N'-DAVIES OSBORN 

SAT 22 15:00 NORWICH CITY 2-2 30,035 (2,643) 5 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN BASHAM OSBORN 1 FLECK 

SAT 29 12:30 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-0 22,270 (1,936) 4 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN BASHAM OSBORN FLECK 

TUE 1 20:00 BRISTOL CITY 1-0 17,437 (781) 3 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON OSBORN FLECK 

SAT 5 12:30 BURNLEY 5-2 28,924 (2,683) 3 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC 1 EGAN ROBINSON 1 STEVENS FLECK 

TUE 8 19:45 ROTHERHAM UNITED 0-1 30,700 (2,687) 3 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN ROBINSON STEVENS FLECK 

SAT 12 15:00 CARDIFF CITY 1-0 18,700 (1,769) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK 1 BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON STEVENS ARBLASTER 

SAT 10 15:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-0 27,794 (1,430) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN CLARK STEVENS McATEE 

MON 19 20:00 WIGAN ATHLETIC 2-1 11,556 (2,225) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN 1 CLARK STEVENS McATEE 

MON 26 15:00 COVENTRY CITY 3-1 29,651 (2,232) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN CLARK 1 LOWE McATEE 1 

THU 29 20:15 BLACKPOOL 2-1 13,295 (3,474) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED'ZIC CLARK ROBINSON STEVENS McATEE 1 

MON 2 20:00 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1-1 14,751 (1,148) 2 FOD’HAM BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN 1 CLARK STEVENS DOYLE 

SAT 7 15:00 MILLWALL FAC3 2-0 7,268 (930) – DAVIES BOGLE 1 BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON STEVENS DOYLE 

SAT 14 15:00 STOKE CITY 3-1 29,644 (2,555) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE 2 AHMED'ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 

FRI 20 19:45 HULL CITY 1-0 29,271 (2,661) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE DOYLE 

SUN 29 16:30 WREXHAM FAC4 3-3 9,909 (1,163) – DAVIES BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN 1 BASHAM OSBORN DOYLE 

SAT 4 12:30 ROTHERHAM UNITED 0-0 11, 485 (2,225) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE OSBORN 

TUE 7 19:45 WREXHAM FAC4R 

SAT 11 15:00 SWANSEA CITY 

WED 15 20:00 MIDDLESBROUGH 

SAT 18 12:30 MILLWALL 

SAT 25 15:00 WATFORD 

SAT 4 12:30 BLACKBURN ROVERS 

TUE 7 20:00 READING 

SAT 11 15:00 LUTON TOWN 

WED 15 20:00 SUNDERLAND 

SAT 18 15:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

SAT 1 15:00 NORWICH CITY 

FRI 7 15:00 WIGAN ATHLETIC 

MON 10 15:00 BURNLEY 

SAT 15 15:00 CARDIFF CITY 

TUE 18 19:45 BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 22 15:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

SAT 29 15:00 PRESTON NORTH END 

MON 8 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY 


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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) 

8 9 10 11 SUBSTITUTES REFEREE 

NORWOOD FLECK JEBBISON NDIAYE LOWE (6), BREWSTER (10), KHADRA (3), OSBORN (8), SHARP (11), GORDON, AMISSAH J. SMITH 

NORWOOD FLECK BREWSTER NIDAYE 1 SHARP (10), JEBBISON (11), OSBORN (9), LOWE, KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH D. COOTE 

FLECK McATEE KHADRA BREWSTER OSBORN (8), CLARK (3), DOYLE (9), SHARP (10), BERGE (12), BALDOCK, N’-DAVIES, JEBBISON, AMISSAH D. WEBB 

NORWOOD FLECK SHARP NDIAYE BREWSTER (10), McBURNIE (11), GORDON, DOYLE, KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH OG A. MARRINER 

NORWOOD McATEE BREWSTER NDIAYE FLECK (9), KHADRA (10), McBURNIE (11), DOYLE, BASHAM, JEBBISON, AMISSAH J. LININGTON 

NORWOOD 1 FLECK KHADRA McBURNIE NDIAYE (10) 2 , BASHAM (2), BREWSTER (11), DOYLE (7), McATEE, JEBBISON, AMISSAH L. DOUGHTY 

NORWOOD McATEE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE DOYLE (9), AMISSAH (1), AHMEDHODZIC (5), BREWSTER (11), ARBLASTER, OSULA, JEBBISON D. WEBB 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE 1 KHADRA (11), BREWSTER (10), BASHAM (2), McATEE (9), ARBLASTER, JEBBISON, AMISSAH G. WARD 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE BASHAM (6), BREWSTER (10) , McATEE (7), ARBLASTER (9), KHADRA, GORDON, AMISSAH M. DONOHUE 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE NDIAYE McATEE (9), BREWSTER (10), KHADRA (11) 1, JEBBISON, BROOKS, GORDON, AMISSAH D. BOND 

NORWOOD NDIAYE 1 McBURNIE 1 BREWSTER DOYLE (11), SHARP (10), McATEE (9), KHADRA, BROOKS, GORDON, AMISSAH J. SIMPSON 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE BOGLE (6), BREWSTER (9), SHARP (10), McATEE (11), ARBLASTER, GORDON, DAVIES D. BOND 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE NDIAYE KHADRA (2), BREWSTER (9), SHARP (10), McATEE (6), ARBLASTER, GORDON, DAVIES J. LININGTON 

McATEE NDIAYE KHADRA BREWSTER 1 SHARP (10), ARBLASTER (8), SACHDEV (2), JEBBISON (11), OSBORN (6), BROOKS, DAVIES P. BANKES 

NORWOOD 1 McATEE 1 SHARP NDIAYE 1 BREWSTER (10), McBURNIE (6), AHMEDHODZIC (9), KHADRA (2), ARBLASTER, ROBINSON, DAVIES D. WEBB 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE NIDAYE McATEE (6), FLECK (9), SHARP (5), KHADRA, BREWSTER, ROBINSON, AMISSAH K. STROUD 

NORWOOD McATEE SHARP BREWSTER NDIAYE (9), DOYLE (7), McBURNIE (11) 1, KHADRA (10), BUYABU, ROBINSON, AMISSAH J. SMITH 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE 1 BREWSTER (7), SHARP (12), ROBINSON (2), STEVENS (5), KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH D. WHITESTONE 

NORWOOD NDIAYE 1 SHARP KHADRA McATEE (11), McBURNIE (10), STEVENS (7), CLARK (3), SACHDEV, BROOKS, DAVIES S. MARTIN 

NORWOOD OSBORN McBURNIE 2 NDIAYE 1 BASHAM (6), SHARP (10), ARBLASTER (7), BROOKS (2), CLARK, KHADRA, DAVIES D. BOND 

NORWOOD OSBORN McBURNIE NDIAYE McATEE (7), BASHAM (3), SHARP (6) , KHADRA (12), CLARK, ARBLASTER, DAVIES K. STROUD 

NORWOOD OSBORN SHARP NDIAYE CLARK (5), McATEE (7), KHADRA (11), BROOKS, SACHDEV, AMISSAH, DAVIES M. DONOHUE 

NORWOOD OSBORN SHARP 1 NDIAYE BERGE (7), McBURNIE (11), KHADRA (10), BASHAM, LOWE, BOGLE, DAVIES D. BOND 

NORWOOD BERGE SHARP 1 NDIAYE DOYLE (7), McBURNIE (10), KHADRA (11), BASHAM, LOWE, BOGLE, DAVIES D. WHITESTONE 

NORWOOD BERGE SHARP NDIAYE JEBBISON (10), DOYLE (7) 1, BASHAM (11), STEVENS , KHADRA, BOGLE, DAVIES M. DONOHUE 

NORWOOD BERGE 1 SHARP NDIAYE BALDOCK (2), DOYLE (7), LOWE (6), JEBBISON (11), BASHAM, BROOKS, DAVIES P. BANKES 

NORWOOD BERGE SHARP NDIAYE ROBINSON (5), McATEE (7), JEBBISON (2) , BOGLE (3), BASHAM, BROOKS, DAVIES J. SMITH 

NORWOOD McATEE JEBBISON 1 NDIAYE BERGE (11), SHARP (10), BALDOCK (6), COULIBALY (7), BROOKS (9), BUYABU, MARSH, AHMED'ZIC, FOD'HAM J. BROOKS 

NORWOOD BERGE SHARP NDIAYE 1 DOYLE (7), JEBBISON (11), OSBORN (10), BASHAM, COULIBALY, BROOKS, DAVIES M. SALISBURY 

NORWOOD BERGE JEBBISON 1 NDIAYE OSBORN (7), SHARP (10), BASHAM (9), McBURNIE (11) , COULIBALY, McATEE, DAVIES D. BOND 

NORWOOD 1 McATEE JEBBISON McBURNIE 1 LOWE (9), NDIAYE (6), SHARP (11), COULIBALY (3), ROBINSON, SACHDEV, MARSH, FODERINGHAM D. WHITESTONE 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE SHARP (10), MCATEE (7), BASHAM, CLARK, COULIBALY, MARSH, DAVIES G. SCOTT 

DERBY DAY 

DRAW… 

Iliman Ndiaye in 

action and another 

point on the board for 

United after a clean 

sheet in the 0-0 draw 

with Rotherham at 

New York Stadium. 


34 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

FA CUP UNITED, WREXHAM & REPLAYS... 

This evening we welcome Wrexham to Bramall Lane for the fourth time. Their previous 

visits were: 

Season Comp Score Att. Blades Goalscorers 

1978-79 Div 2 ● 1-1 19,846 Kenworthy/og (Tibbott) 

1982-83 Div 3 ● 2-0 11,582 Morris (p), Edwards 

1997-98 EFL Cup ● 3-1 7,181 Deane, Whitehouse, Fjortoft/Spink 

Tonight also sees the eighth cup meeting between the clubs, the third in the FA Cup. 

The previous ones were, with United’s score first: 

Season Comp H/A Score 

1983-84 FA Cup Rd 1 A ● 5-1 

1988-89 EFL Trophy A ● 1-1 

1988-90 EFL Trophy A ● 1-2 

1997-98 EFL Cup Rd 1.1 A ● 1-1 

REPLAYS AT THE LANE 

Today’s replay is our 38th at Bramall 

Lane in the FA Cup. The first was on 21st 

December 1889 when we beat Rotherham 

Town 2-1. The most recent was our round 

four, 1-3 defeat to Preston, on 3rd February 

2015. Our home replay record is: 

P W D L F A 

37 24 8 5 73 36 

Four of the draws were settled by a 

penalty shoot-out, the Blades winning 

three (Blackburn 5-3, Coventry 3-1, West 

Ham 3-1) and losing one (Arsenal 2-4). The 

other four, before penalty shoot-outs, went 

to further replays. United eventually won 

three and lost one. 

The clubs to win a replay here, besides 

Preston, are Sheffield Wednesday (3-1, 

1953-54) Wolves (4-3, 1949-50 and 2-1, 

Season Comp H/A Score 

1997-98 EFL Cup Rd 1.2 H ● 3-1 

2004-05 EFL Cup Rd 2 A ● 2-1 

2022-23 FA Cup Rd 4 A ● 3-3 

1936-37) and Swindon (3-1, 1907-08). 

Swindon were then a non-league club but 

at the time there were only two divisions in 

the Football League. 

OUR OVERALL FA CUP RECORD 

P W D L F A 

Home 180 106 39 35 326 182 

Away 181 67 41 74 235 253 

Neutral 37 13 13 11 47 40 

Total 398 186 93 120 608 475 

Five games decided on penalties are 

counted as draws. The 1998-99 void game 

at Arsenal and the 1-2 defeat at Burton 

Swifts in 1890-91, awarded to United 

because Swifts fielded an ineligible player, 

are included. 

▲ Mark Howard in action for United in the last replay 

at the Lane against Preston back in 2015 


SHEFFIELD UNITED 

1 O Adam DAVIES 

2 O George BALDOCK 

3 O Enda STEVENS 

4 O John FLECK 

5 O Jack O’CONNELL 

6 O Chris BASHAM 

7 O Rhian BREWSTER 

8 O Sander BERGE 

9 O Oli McBURNIE 

10 O Billy SHARP 

12 O John EGAN 

13 O Max LOWE 

15 O Anel AHMEDHODŽIĆ 

16 O Ollie NORWOOD 

17 O Ismaila COULIBALY 

18 O Wes FODERINGHAM 

19 O Jack ROBINSON 

20 O Jayden BOGLE 

22 O Tommy DOYLE 

23 O Ben OSBORN 

26 O Ciaran CLARK 

28 O James McATEE 

29 O Iliman NDIAYE 

30 O Oliver ARBLASTER 

32 O Will OSULA 

33 O Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES 

34 O Kyron GORDON 

35 O Andre BROOKS 

36 O Daniel JEBBISON 

39 O Sai SACHDEV 

WREXHAM 

1 O Rob LAINTON 

2 O Reece HALL-JOHNSON 

3 O Callum McFADZEAN 

4 O Ben TOZER 

5 O Aaron HAYDEN 

6 O Jordan TUNNICLIFFE 

7 O Jordan DAVIES 

8 O Luke YOUNG 

9 O Ollie PALMER 

10 O Paul MULLIN 

11 O Liam McALINDEN 

14 O Anthony FORDE 

17 O Bryce HOSANNAH 

18 O Sam DALBY 

19 O Jacob MENDY 

20 O Andy CANNON 

21 O Mark HOWARD 

22 O Tom O’CONNOR 

23 O Kai CALDERBANK-PARK 

24 O Scott BUTLER 

25 O Ryan AUSTIN 

26 O Harry LENNON 

27 O Jake BICKERSTAFF 

30 O James JONES 

31 O Rory WATSON 

32 O Max CLEWORTH 

33 O Dan JONES 

34 O Aaron JAMES 

36 O Will MOUNTFIELD 

37 O Kai EVANS 

38 O Elliot LEE 

39 O Dan DAVIES 

40 O Louis LLOYD 

REFEREE 

LEIGH DOUGHTY 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

SHAUN HUDSON 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

JONATHAN HUNT 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

ANTHONY BACKHOUSE 

MAIN MATCH SPONSOR: SYTNER — PROGRAMME SPONSOR: ETICLOUD — MATCH BALL SPONSOR: WESHOP 

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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