Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur

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KEY FEATURES… 

10 

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Ahead of tonight’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur, Chris 

Basham looks back on some notable clashes with 

tonight’s opponents from recent seasons. 

Blades legend Tony Currie pays tribute to the late 

great John Motson, looking back on a famous line of 

commentary. 

Former Sheffield Morning Telegraph reporter Jonathan 

Lang looks back on his time reporting on United 

matches against Spurs. 

A famous FA Cup night is almost 30 years old. Mitch 

Ward looks back on a memorable sixth round tie here 

against Blackburn. 

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

Bramall Lane has witnessed some 

extremely special occasions 

under the lights down the years 

and we hope tonight can be another, 

although we are under no illusions about 

the size of the task that faces us as we 

offer a warm welcome to Tottenham 

Hotspur. 

Everyone knows Spurs are in excellent 

form and their multiple strengths, amongst 

them being fantastic on the break and 

able to score from all sorts of areas. We 

know we are in for a very tough night, but 

cup ties are different and if we are at our 

best then we have a chance. 

Being at our best requires a concerted 

effort from everyone and that doesn’t 

just include the players. I mentioned on 

Saturday that I thought the fans were 

fantastic and undoubtedly played a role 

in picking up three big points against 

Watford. 

We started well and the supporters 

were right behind us. I love that and the 

opposition often comment about how we 

are driven on from the stands. 

I’m aware that there will be a good 

attendance tonight and I understand that 

we have to perform in a way to get the 

crowd going. It will be difficult, but we 

need the fans to have players’ backs and 

then get on front foot when we can. 

It won’t impact Spurs and their players 

much, we appreciate that, but encouraging 

noises from the home areas of the ground 

creates a positive response on the pitch 

for our lads, it is human nature. We like to 

be aggressive, create energy and passion 

and it is so important that we get the 

backing from the fans to support the effort. 

Saturday’s victory was very welcome, 

taking into account the circumstances 

leading up to the game, there was a lot of 

noise after a couple of defeats. Watford 

have one of the best attacking units in the 

Championship, we changed our approach 

slightly and it worked well to limit a 

talented team to very few opportunities. 

We kept going after a tight first half and 

as the second half wore on, we had the 

chances and wondered if it would drop for 

us, as always, we work hard on set plays. 

When we looked back at how and why 

we won the game there was plenty to be 

pleased about, we created more chances 

than them as well as nullifying some big 

threats. 

Ultimately, in preparation and on the 

day, we got everything right in terms of 

executing how we wanted to set up. I’m 

a fan of trying to step on to everyone but 

Watford deserved the respect we showed 

them because they still create moments. 

Our approach and application was very 

pleasing and we were rewarded with three 

deserved points. 

That result, as everyone knows, opened 

the gap up again between ourselves and 

third place. There will be many twists 

and turns to come as we weave our way 

to the end of the season, which includes 

a difficult trip to Blackburn less than 72 

hours after tonight’s game. 

We know what we’re chasing and teams 

are chasing us, but, as I’ve said previously, 

we look to win every game – and that 

includes cup fixtures. 

Hecky 


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TOMMY LOOKING 

TO BUILD ON 

RECENT STRIKE 

Tommy Doyle has 

set the target for 

more big 

contributions before the 

end of the campaign after 

his recent strike against 

Millwall. 

The Manchester City 

loanee netted with a 

superb free kick at The 

Den to bring United level 

in a topsy-turvy encounter 

which eventually went the 

way of the Lions. 

But having just returned 

from a recent injury setback, 

Tommy was pleased to be 

back on the score sheet 

and has targeted more 

big moments as United 

approach the crucial final 

stretch of another exciting 

Championship campaign. 

PLAYER FOCUS 

He said: “It was nice 

to score. I like to score 

and assist and try and 

contribute. I have said 

before I can contribute a 

lot more and hopefully, 

I can keep doing that now 

but ultimately, we lost the 

game at Millwall. The goal 

was nice, but it didn’t really 

mean anything because we 

didn’t win the game. I want 

to contribute more and try 

and help the team as much 

as possible. Hopefully I can 

keep adding numbers. 

“The majority of my 

contributions have been 

assists; I should score a 

lot more. A lot of my goals 

do come from set plays 

- deadball situations. I’ve 

only had one so far but in 

open play I’m looking to 

contribute more in terms of 

goals, and it is something 

I am working on with the 

manager, Jack (Lester) 

and Stu (Stuart McCall) to 

improve in that area.” 

Turning his attention to 

the Championship run in, 

Tommy knows just how 

competitive the division 

is and isn’t expecting any 

favours as United look to 

claw their way towards 

promotion. 

But he does feel the 

experienced former 

promotion winners within 

United’s ranks will be a 

huge help as the season 

moves into March. 

He explained: “It helps 

a lot (having promotion 

winners in the side). Lads 

like me have not been in 

this situation before, so it 

does always help to have 

a lot of senior lads who 

can help you in certain 

situations on the training 

pitch or in the game. 

We have a good mix of 

experience and people 

who perhaps haven’t 

played as many games, 

so we’ll stick together and 

keep going.” 

▲ A second goal of the season for Tommy Doyle in the recent game at Millwall 


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RETURN TO DEFENSIVE SOLIDITY PLEASES JACK 

Jack Robinson 

expressed his 

delight at United’s 

recent return to defensive 

solidity in the recent 1-0 

success at home to 

Watford. 

After conceding six 

goals in the previous 

two outings in defeats 

to Middlesbrough and 

Millwall, United’s well 

renowned defensive 

fortitude took an 

unexpected hit. 

But the incredible 

standards hit for the vast 

majority of this season 

were found again against 

the Hornets, when 

United kept out a potent 

Watford frontline as Paul 

Heckingbottom’s side 

returned to winning ways. 

Jack said: “It was a 

tough game, but we played 

well and dominated in 

periods. We looked solid 

throughout and we knew 

if we kept a clean sheet 

then we would nick a goal 

and that’s exactly how we 

prepared for the game. 

We’re very happy with the 

three points. 

“It’s always nice to get 

a clean sheet. Looking at 

our last few games, we 

have struggled a little, 

we had a dip but that’s 

going to happen at times 

PLAYER FOCUS 

▲ Jack Robinson helped United to a clean sheet in the victory over Watford 

in the season - that’s 

what happens in the 

Championship. It is tough, 

it’s relentless but we’ve 

bounced back today and 

I’m very happy.” 

Asked whether internally 

it felt like a pivotal game, 

Jack added: “It was more 

of, it was just another 

Championship game for us. 

We knew they were a good 

team and in good form and 

had very good players. As 

long as we did our jobs, we 

knew we could put on a 

performance and get them 

points.” 

United’s attacking 

approach has often 

brought huge success 

in a season where 

Heckingbottom’s side have 

consistently appeared 

within the Championship’s 

top two positions. 

But Jack admitted 

keeping clean sheets has 

been just as important, 

as the Blades recorded 

a crucial shut-out to 

maintain a position inside 

the automatic promotion 

places. 

He concluded: “We 

had a game plan, maybe 

we’ve been a bit gung-ho 

lately and it has cost us 

on the break. We were 

much more solid against 

Watford, and the main 

thing was to keep a clean 

sheet and let the forwards 

do their job and get us 

a goal, and that’s what 

happened.” 


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STANDARDS MUST REMAIN HIGH, SAYS ANEL 

There’s no room 

for any lowering of 

standards, says 

Anel Ahmedhodžić, if 

United are to give Premier 

League Tottenham a run 

for their money in 

the FA Cup. 

After two uncharacteristic 

performances defensively 

by the team against 

Middlesbrough and Millwall, 

United were back to their 

stoic best at the weekend 

as Paul Heckingbottom’s 

side defeated Watford at 

Bramall Lane. 

With Premier League 

high flyers Spurs in town, 

Anel knows anything 

short of their best will 

be punished by a potent 

attack which boasts the 

▲ Anel Ahmedhodžić knows he faces a tough test tonight 

PLAYER FOCUS 

likes of Harry Kane and Son 

Heung-min amongst others. 

He said: “I see this as just 

another big game for us 

and I need to go out there 

and do my best. 

“Of course, the mistakes 

you make will be even 

more punishable because 

of the quality of players 

they have. 

“The biggest difference 

is that you have to stay 

concentrated all of the time 

because if you switch off for 

one second, they will run, 

shoot and score. 

“If we can win this game, 

of course it’ll give us a lot 

of confidence but as I see 

it, it is another game and 

another chance to win a 

game, and I love winning 

games. It’s a big game 

and a good chance to see 

where we are at.” 

With United edging a 

close game with Watford 

at the weekend, a packed 

Bramall Lane was crucial in 

helping Heckingbottom’s 

side over the line. 

Anel believes the Blades 

supporters will be crucial 

again if United are to 

spring an FA Cup shock 

and reach the sixth round 

of the competition, and 

whilst it was a good win at 

the weekend, he continues 

to look at the campaign 

game-by-game. 

He added: “The 

atmosphere is a big thing. 

The atmosphere against 

Watford was really good 

and it puts a lot of pressure 

on the teams who come 

here, and it makes the 

game much better for us. 

“We’re going well, and 

it could become a great 

season but if we look too 

far forward it can all be 

taken away. The most 

important thing we can do 

is just focus on the game 

that’s coming, if we focus 

on anything else, it won’t 

be good. We’ll take it 

game-by-game and when 

it comes to the end of the 

season, then we can look 

back.” 


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LOOKING BACK WITH 

CHRIS Chris Basham 

BASHAM 

Ever dependable, reliable, versatile, 

consistent and vastly experienced, the list 

could go on and on when you think of 

words to describe arguably one of the most 

popular members of Paul Heckingbottom’s 

current squad. 

So, it is perhaps no surprise at all that Chris 

Basham was happy to recall his six previous 

encounters against tonight’s visitors to S2. 

From Jay McEveley’s handball at White Hart 

Lane back in 2015, to Che Adams bagging a 

two-minute brace in front of the Kop, fast forward 

to 2019 and VAR denying John Lundstram, then 

in 2020, Sander Berge’s first goal as a Blade. 

Defeats in the 2020-21 campaign are perhaps less 

memorable, but Bash has a typically unique take 

on all of the action that has unfolded against Spurs 

over the last eight years or so. 

And looking ahead to this evening’s FA Cup 

fifth-round tie, the 34-year-old feels it could prove 

to be a welcome distraction from the pressure of 

a promotion race, but knows only too well from 

experience the size of the task the Blades will have 

to overcome to reach the last-eight of the world’s 

most famous cup competition. 


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Wednesday 21st January 2015 

League Cup semi-final first-leg 

TOTTENHAM 1 

(Townsend 74, pen) 

BLADES 0 

(–) 

Blades: Howard, Harris, Basham, 

McEveley, Flynn, Doyle, Scougall 

(K. Wallace 87), Campbell-Ryce, 

Reed, Murphy, McNulty (Baxter 

83). Unused: Turner, Alcock, 

Higdon, Kennedy, Adams. 

Chris recalls: “I remember Nigel 

Clough always turning up pretty 

late to games, we got stuck in 

traffic and ended up only getting 

to the stadium about 45 minutes 

before kick-off. That actually 

took the edge off the nerves 

for the boys because we were 

massive underdogs. We had 

some chances in the first half and 

only lost to a penalty which came 

from Jay McEveley handballing 

at the back post. Jamie Murphy 

had a couple of chances on the 

break I think and Stefan Scougall 

too. We played a back four, I was 

often the centre-half in a two, 

I really enjoyed that role. They 

had some serious attacking 

talent, but we always fancied 

our chances of keeping the tie 

alive going back to the Lane and 

we managed to keep the likes 

of Kane, Adebayor and Eriksen 

pretty quiet. I remember they 

threw Soldado on too chasing 

a goal. Our fans travelled in 

excellent numbers to White Hart 

Lane, I had some family in the 

crowd, and they got right behind 

us in that far corner.” 


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Wednesday 28th January 2015 

League Cup semi-final second-leg 

BLADES 2 

(Adams 77, 79) 

TOTTENHAM 2 

(Eriksen 28, 88) 

Tottenham won 3-2 on 

aggregate 

Blades: Howard, Harris, Basham, 

McEveley, Flynn, Doyle (Reed 

65), Scougall, Campbell-Ryce 

(Adams 74), Baxter, Murphy, 

McNulty (Higdon 74). Unused: 

Turner, Alcock, Kennedy, K. 

Wallace. 

Chris recalls: “It was so nearly 

a night to remember wasn’t it? 

Only for Eriksen to spoil it! It was 

a wet and windy night under the 

Bramall Lane lights, I remember 

it just felt right for us and we 

sensed a shock before the game 

and during the warm-up. There 

was just something about the 

Blades in cup competitions under 

Cloughie. Eriksen’s first half free 

kick was out of this world, but we 

managed to stay in the tie and 

kicking towards the Kop second 

half, we knew they’d be sucking 

the ball in the net. Che came off 

the bench and scored twice in as 

many minutes having only been 

on the pitch for a while. We were 

level and I always remember little 

Louie Reed’s chance to score, 

it was a half chance really, but 

when the ball dropped to him, 

I thought he was going to make a 

real name for himself but it wasn’t 

meant to be. Tottenham perhaps 

felt a little bit vulnerable, but 

Eriksen showed his class again 

late on to nick the tie in their 

favour and he was the difference 

between the two sides. We had a 

good side on paper, at times we 

struggled for that consistency, 

but in a one-off game we always 

had a chance and nothing to lose 

against one of the big Premier 

League teams.” 


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Saturday 9th November 2019 

Premier League 

TOTTENHAM 1 

(Son 58) 

BLADES 1 

(Baldock 78) 

Blades: Henderson, Baldock, 

Stevens, Fleck, O’Connell, 

Basham, Lundstram, Egan, 

Norwood, McGoldrick (L. 

Freeman 89), Mousset (C. 

Robinson 87). Unused: Moore, 

McBurnie, Sharp, Jagielka, Besic. 

Chris recalls: “I just took a 

step back and looked around 

a wonderful stadium when we 

walked out on to the pitch, it was 

an incredible place to walk out 

at and I think we relished the 

challenge that day. We were in 

good form, and they were too, 

we were still the underdogs, but 

we’d enjoyed a good start and 

were causing teams problems 

with the formation and style 

Chris Wilder played. We scored 

one of the best goals we’ve ever 

scored in recent times through 

John Lundstram, and it was 

the first time VAR really denied 

us from what I can remember, 

Lunny was a toenail offside! 

We’d gone behind to a goal 

from Son, but we never gave 

up, we fancied ourselves, the 

manager had us fired up and we 

managed to get a late equaliser 

through a mishit from George 

(Baldock)! People thought I’d 

scored initially but it was his, me 

and George always seemed to 

play well against Spurs during 

that period and we certainly 

deserved a draw at the very 

least, we could have perhaps 

won it towards the end through 

Didzy (McGoldrick). We were 

riding the crest of a wave in the 

Premier League at this time, 

people had already written us 

off, but we were proving people 

wrong most weeks, the manager 

played up to it and as players we 

responded well and had a real 

point to prove, particularly on 

the biggest stages.” 


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Thursday 2nd July 2020 


BLADES 3 

(Berge 31, Mousset 69, 

McBurnie 84) 

TOTTENHAM 1 

(Kane 90) 

Blades: Henderson, Baldock, 

Stevens, Basham, McBurnie (L. 

Freeman 89), Egan, Norwood, 

McGoldrick (Mousset 63), J. 

Robinson, Osborn, Berge. 

Unused: Moore, Sharp, Jagielka, 

K. Freeman, Rodwell, Zivkovic. 

Chris recalls: “Harry Kane missed 

a chance early on I think, and 

he had one disallowed by VAR, 

Jose Mourinho wasn’t happy 

I remember that! My assist for 

Sander’s first United goal was 

my first in the Premier League, 

having combined with George 

before cutting it back and seeing 

Sander fire it home. It was a night 

to remember, and I also pocketed 

Harry Kane’s shirt too. We’d won 

3-1, I was buzzing I thought there 

was no harm in asking him in the 

tunnel and he didn’t hesitate to 

give it me. The only thing that has 

always upset me when thinking 

back to this game and the wins 

over Chelsea and Wolves too 

around this time is thinking what 

we would have been like with 

fans in the stadium because we 

were on a real roll at the time, 

as we were before lockdown. It 

would have been great to have 

won some of those games in 

front of packed out houses, it was 

a fantastic Spurs side when you 

look at the players on show, but a 

European spot was very much in 

our sights at this time. We pushed 

ourselves and it was a fantastic 

challenge to be part of, for a long 

time it looked as if it was going 

to happen, but that season is 

one I’ll never forget because it 

is packed with some wonderful 

moments and results, against all 

the odds really. We worked so 

hard to get to the Premier League 

and I just felt sorry for the fans 

because they won’t remember 

these matches like I do, they 

weren’t behind us unfortunately 

and can only recall them off the 

highlights.” 


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Sunday 17th January 2021 


BLADES 1 

(McGoldrick 59) 

TOTTENHAM 3 

(Aurier 5, Kane 40, Ndombele 62) 

Blades: Ramsdale, Stevens Fleck, 

Basham (Sharp 74), Lundstram, 

Egan, Burke (Brewster 71), 

Norwood (Bryan 67), McGoldrick, 

Bogle, Ampadu. Unused: 

Foderingham, Baldock, Lowe, 

Jagielka. 

Chris recalls: “Before this game 

and the corresponding fixture, 

we’ve always been in the game 

and pushed them all the way. 

I honestly remember very little 

about this one, although I seem 

to think their third goal was a 

fantastic individual effort, that 

was one of the best goals I’ve 

seen from a visiting player at 

Bramall Lane. This type of game 

was the story of our relegation 

season really, when the likes of 

Spurs ‘turn up’ it proves difficult, 

we couldn’t buy a win really and 

with no crowd to cheer us on 

it was a real slog when you fell 

behind. The struggle by this point 

was real, we’d only just won our 

first game of the season a few 

days before and although we 

won a few in quick succession, 

including at Old Trafford, we were 

rock bottom and chasing every 

game. Having said that, we’ve 

always fancied ourselves against 

Tottenham in my time here for 

some reason.” 


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Sunday 2nd May 2021 


TOTTENHAM 4 

(Bale 36, 61, 69, Son 77) 

BLADES 0 

(–) 

Blades: Ramsdale, Baldock, 

Stevens, Fleck, Basham, Egan, 

Norwood, McGoldrick (Mousset 

83), Bogle (Berge 45), Osborn, 

Brewster (Burke 45). Unused: 

Foderingham, Lundstram, Lowe, 

Jagielka, J. Robinson, Gordon. 

Chris recalls: “This was my 

first game back after six or 

seven weeks out I remember, 

Having looked back, reflected and 

reminisced, Chris is understandably 

looking forward to facing the class of 2023 

in tonight’s fascinating fifth-round clash at 

Bramall Lane. 

He concluded: “We’re looking forward 

to the tie, it is a one-off game, and it is 

an opportunity for those selected to test 

themselves against some of the elite 

players of the Premier League. It’ll be a 

packed house I would imagine, both sets 

of supporters will want to see their team 

progress to the next round. They will 

want to win the competition and have a 

good chance I would say, but there is an 

excitement for us post Watford, which was 

a massive win. There will be chances for 

players to grasp, it is great game for us to 

get stuck into and at home we believe we 

can beat anyone on the night. It is brilliant 

the tie will be settled on the night, arguably 

it would hopefully give us an edge if we can 

stay in the game with the fans right behind 

us like they were at the weekend.” 

I played left-sided centre-half 

and unfortunately for us Gareth 

Bale turned up in his prime, 

he was absolutely unplayable 

and scored a hat-trick. It was a 

long afternoon for us all, but for 

me personally I was struggling 

towards the end and Son has 

cut inside me and put one in 

the top corner. It wasn’t a nice 

experience, but Hecky had taken 

over by this point and was doing 

a wonderful job in lifting the lads 

and trying to instill that belief 

in such testing circumstances. 

We won a few games after this 

against Everton and Palace, so 

we finished pretty strongly, but 

relegation had been on the cards 

for much of the season and it 

hurt. We were still on the biggest 

stage though, there was a lot of 

speculation about Bale at the 

time, he was on-loan from Real 

Madrid and hadn’t played much, 

but typically he was on fire in this 

game and he still had that turn 

of pace. I remember him going 

through and I was just fading 

away chasing him. It was so 

hard playing against the likes of 

Gareth, Harry Kane, Son, others 

too when we’d been on the back 

foot all season having worked so 

hard for the opportunity to be in 

the Premier League.” 


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UTB 19 

25 YEARS OF UNITED’S 

DIGITAL ARCHIVE 

To commemorate 25 years since the 

creation of the club’s official digital 

photo archive, UTB delves into the 

folders to celebrate some of the lesser 

known and quirky images from our 

recent past. 

MEETING THE MEDIA… 

Blades boss Nigel Clough has a 

captive audience as he answers 

questions from the written press 

ahead of a big FA Cup tie. 

The year is 2014 and Clough is 

being grilled ahead of United’s (then 

in League One) FA Cup semi-final tie 

against Premier League Hull City. 


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UNDER-21s UPDATE 

United took the derby day 

honours with a single goal victory 

over Sheffield Wednesday at 

Bramall Lane thanks to Louie Marsh’s 15th 

league goal of the season. 

John Fleck and Ciaran Clark returned 

to action while there were also starts for 

Adam Davies and Ismaila Coulibaly as 

United named a strong side. 

After a relatively slow start, the visitors 

went closest when Davies did well to push 

away a powerful header at the expense 

of a corner, before the game swung in 

United’s favour as Adam Adetoro was 

shown a second yellow for a foul on 

Antwoine Hackford, giving the home side a 

numerical advantage. 

And having cranked up the pressure 

in the second period, the breakthrough 

came with just over 20 minutes remaining 

as Fleck’s cross was met by the head of 

Marsh, who headed home into the corner 

to ensure a league double over the Owls. 

TEAM (vs Sheffield Wednesday): Davies, Sachdev 

(Starbuck 63), Buyabu, Pitan, Barratt, Clark (Gordon 75), 

Coulibaly, Arblaster, Hackford, Marsh (Peck 75), Fleck 

(Brooks 75). Unused: Dewhurst. 

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TUE 27 s 1-1 HULL CITY MARSH 

MON 3 u 3-0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MARSH (2), BROOKS 

TUE 11 u 3-0 COVENTRY CITY PECK, HAMPSON, WILLIAMS 

MON 24 u 3-2 BURNLEY ARBLASTER, MARSH (2) 

TUE 1 v 0-3 BARNSLEY – 

FRI 4 s 0-0 BIRMINGHAM CITY – 

MON 14 v 1-2 CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) HAMPSON 

MON 21 u 2-1 BRISTOL CITY (PLC) MARSH, BARRATT 

FRI 25 u 3-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA MARSH (2), SACHDEV 

MON 28 u 2-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED (PLC) MAGUIRE, HAMPSON 

MON 5 u 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED (PLC) GAXHA 

MON 19 v 1-4 BRISTOL CITY (PLC) JEBBISON 

TUE 10 s 3-3 WIGAN ATHLETIC OSULA (2), BROOKS 

FRI 13 s 1-1 CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) HACKFORD 

MON 16 s 1-1 HULL CITY OSULA 

TUE 24 u 2-0 COVENTRY CITY MARSH (2) 

TUE 31 u 2-1 BIRMINGHAM CITY MARSH, HAMPSON 

FRI 3 v 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON (PLC) – 

FEB 

MON 13 u 3-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA 

MON 20 u 1-0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MARSH 

T. WILLIAMS, BROOKS, 

MARSH 

TUE 28 1.30PM PETERBOROUGH UNITED IDVERDE TRAINING GROUND 

MAR 

FRI 3 1PM BARNSLEY 

LNER COMMUNITY 

STADIUM, YORK 

TUE 21 2PM BURNLEY BRAMALL LANE 

TUE 4 1PM BRISTOL CITY ASHTON GATE 

APR 

TUE 18 1PM MILLWALL 

LNER COMMUNITY 

STADIUM, YORK 

MON 24 2PM SWANSEA CITY LANDORE ACADEMY 

MAY 

TUE 2 2PM COLCHESTER UNITED BRAMALL LANE 

FRI 5 1PM IPSWICH TOWN PORTMAN ROAD 

▲ Goal joy for John Fleck and Louie Marsh 

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UNDER-18s UPDATE 

United fell to defeat at Shirecliffe 

against Crewe Alexandra as a first 

half strike from distance proved 

to be the difference on an off day for the 

young Blades. 

After Mekhi Haughton-Parris went close 

with a half volley which went over the bar, 

Crewe hit United on the counter with a 

strike from outside the box on 20 minutes. 

The Blades pushed numbers forward 

after the break chasing a goal, but despite 

some late pressure they couldn’t restore 

parity. 

Lead coach Paul Quinn remarked: “We 

were disappointed with the first 30 

minutes of the game in terms of the 

intensity we played at with and without 

the ball. Second half we were dominant 

but lacked the final detail, we gave Crewe 

something to hang on to and credit to 

them they defended their box well.” 

TEAM (vs Crewe): Faxon, Waldron, Haughton-Parris, 

Okyere, Prunty, Drake, Aston, Dickinson, Oluleye 

(Blaize 78), Ciccarelli (Ly 58), Clarke Unused: Yam, 

Christie-Crainie, Sasnauskas. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SAT 13 u 1-0 MILLWALL HAVENHAND 

SAT 20 v 0-3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 

SAT 27 u 2-0 READING BLACKER (2) 

SAT 3 u 2-1 LEEDS UNITED (PLC) DICKINSON, BLACKER 

SAT 17 s 0-0 COLCHESTER UNITED – 

SAT 24 u 1-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA PITAN 

SAT 1 v 1-3 WIGAN ATHLETIC DRAKE 

SAT 8 v 1-2 CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) HAMPSON 

SAT 15 v 1-2 BARNSLEY WALDRON 

SAT 22 u 5-1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 

STANILAND, MIDWOOD, 

HAMPSON, DICKINSON (2) 

SAT 29 u 2-0 PETERBOROUGH UNITED HAMPSON, HAVENHAND 

SAT 5 u 2-0 BRIGHTON (PLC) HAVENHAND, HAMPSON 

SAT 26 u 1-0 BURNLEY HAVENHAND 

WED 21 v 1-3 WEST HAM UNITED (FAYC3) ASTON 

SAT 28 u 3-0 HULL CITY HAVENHAND (2), ASTON 

SAT 4 u 3-0 FULHAM (PLC) 

TUE 14 u 4-1 BURNLEY 

SAT 18 v 0-1 CREWE ALEXANDRA – 

SAT 25 v 0-2 BARNSLEY – 

PRUNTY, ASTON, 

HAVENHAND 

CLARKE, HAVENHAND, 

OLULEYE, CHRISTIE-CRANIE 

SAT 4 11AM COVENTRY CITY ALAN HIGGS CENTRE 

TUE 7 1PM HULL CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 11 11AM PETERBOROUGH UNITED RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

⊲ Mekhi 

Haughton- 

Parris went 

close for 

United 

MAR 

TUE 14 2PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MIDDLEWOOD ROAD 

SAT 18 11.30AM IPSWICH TOWN 

IPSWICH TOWN 

TRAINING GROUND 

SAT 25 11AM BRISTOL CITY ROBINS TRAINING CENTRE 

TUE 28 TBC WIGAN ATHLETIC 

CHRISTOPHER PARK 


SAT 1 11AM CARDIFF CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 8 11AM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

APR 

TUE 11 1PM COVENTRY CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 15 11AM SWANSEA CITY 

LANDORE 


SAT 22 11AM WATFORD RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM QUEENS PARK RANGERS QPR TRAINING GROUND 

MAY 

SAT 6 7PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST ANDREW’S STADIUM 

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New United Women boss 

Jonathan Morgan slipped to a 

narrow defeat in his first game at 

the helm after a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace. 

The Blades made a bright start and had 

numerous chances in the first half with 

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk seeing a goal 

disallowed for offside, before Bex Rayner 

and Rhema Lord-Mears were denied by 

ex-Blade Fran Kitching. 

Sub Georgia Walters also tested 

Kitching, whilst Sweetman-Kirk saw 

another effort curl just past the post as 

United had the better of the first 45. 

Palace hit back after the break and took 

the lead through Hollie Olding. United 

restored parity soon after when Rayner 

fired in an equaliser off the underside of 

the bar. But with United seeking a winner, 

Palace struck late on when Coral-Jade 

Haines slotted home after United were 

caught down the right. 

TEAM (vs Crystal Palace): Stenson, Newsham, 

Barker (Cusack), Hartley, Riglar, Sweetman-Kirk, 

Rayner, Paul, Lord-Mears (Muir 71), Enderby (Walters), 

Haywood (Wilcock 64). Unused: Davies, Francis- 

Jones, Brown, Graham. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SUN 21 v 0-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS – 

SAT 27 u 2-0 DURHAM SWEETMAN-KIRK (2) 

SUN 18 u 8-0 COVENTRY UNITED 

RIGLAR, LORD-MEARS, CUSACK (2), 

NEWSHAM, ENDERBY (2), RAYNER 

SUN 25 s 2-2 LEWES OG, NEWSHAM 

SUN 2 s 3-3* DURHAM (CC) WALTERS (2), RAYNER 

SUN 16 v 1-3 BRISTOL CITY ENDERBY 

SUN 23 v 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON – 

SUN 30 v 1-2 BIRMINGHAM CITY SWEETMAN-KIRK 

SUN 20 v 0-2 LONDON CITY LIONESSES – 

SAT 26 v 0-3 EVERTON (CC) – 

SUN 4 v 0-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 

WED 7 v 1-2 ASTON VILLA (CC) ENDERBY 

SUN 18 v 0-4 MANCHESTER UNITED – 

SUN 8 u 3-0 NOTTINGHAM F. (FAC) 

SUN 15 v 0-1 BIRMINGHAM CITY – 

SUN 22 s 1-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS WILCOCK 

SUN 29 v 0-7 MANCHESTER CITY (FAC4) – 

SUN 5 v 0-1 DURHAM – 

SUN 12 u 1-0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC WALTERS 

SWEETMAN-KIRK, 

RAYNER, ENDERBY 

SUN 26 v 1-2 CRYSTAL PALACE RAYNER 

SUN 5 2PM LONDON CITY LIONESSES PRINCES PARK 

MAR 

SUN 12 2PM CRYSTAL PALACE BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 19 12PM SUNDERLAND 

EPPLETON COLLIERY 

WELFARE GROUND 

SUN 26 12PM LEWES BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 2 3PM BRISTOL CITY 

ROBINS HIGH 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 

APR 

SUN 16 2PM COVENTRY UNITED BUTTS PARK ARENA 

SUN 23 2PM SUNDERLAND BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 2PM SOUTHAMPTON TESTWOOD STADIUM 

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A QUALITY PLAYER 

REMEMBERS 

A QUALITY 

COMMENTATOR 

“A quality goal, from a quality player...” 

The late John Motson’s supremely 

gifted line of commentary perfectly 

encapsulated arguably the most iconic 

goal in Sheffield United history. 

“What about that?” stated Motson, as 

Tony Currie glided across the Bramall 

Lane turf before beating West Ham’s 

Mervyn Day, followed by the broadcaster’s 

now legendary description of Currie’s 

majestic solo effort. 

Following the sad news of Motson’s 

passing last week, the goal has resurfaced 

as a tribute to the great man, who enjoyed 

an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC. 

‘Motty’ covered 10 World Cups, 10 

European Championships and 29 FA Cup 

finals for BBC Sport before hanging up his 

famous sheepskin coat in 2018. 

But from a United perspective the 

standout Motson memory will always be 

his perfect description of Currie’s magic 

against the Hammers back in 1975. 

“It’s amazing that something seemingly 

off the cuff can still resonate all these 

years later,” said Currie as he recalled 

many meetings with Motson when the 

goal was discussed. 

“It has been shown and the words used 

thousands of times over the years. It 

wasn’t just my goal, he had so many iconic 

pieces of commentary for so many other 

moments in the game. It was a goal I was 

always proud of, but his words put it on 

another level which was really nice. 

“I was sad when I heard the news, he 

was just a really nice bloke – a real gent of 

the game.” 

▲ John Motson sadly passed away last week aged 77 


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▲ TC and that goal with Motson positioned in the makeshift gantry as the new South Stand starts to take shape 

Motson’s links to the Steel City go back 

before he became the nation’s number 

one football commentator. He enjoyed a 

stint at the Sheffield Morning Telegraph 

and also worked as a freelancer for BBC 

Radio Sheffield. 

Inevitably, with the shared Sheffield 

links, Currie and Motson’s path often 

crossed, and the goal was always a 

conversation starter, as TC explained: 

“I met him a few times over the years at 

dinners and award nights. We spoke about 

the goal when I met him in Hertfordshire 

once and a few years ago he was given 

a lifetime achievement award by the 

▲ Glyn Hodges and his magic left peg against Manchester United 

Sheffield Star, and we had a good chat 

about it again. Whenever I met him, 

inevitably that piece of commentary 

always came up. 

“He was always good company, a 

proper gent to be honest. It’s a sad loss 

and it’ll be strange knowing he’s not 

around anymore.” 

MOTSON, THE 

FA CUP AND THE 

BLADES 

As it’s the FA Cup Fifth Round, it’s worth 

recalling some more famous Motson 

commentary on the Blades from February 

14th 1993. 

The Blades defeated Manchester United 

at Bramall Lane 2-1 despite trailing to a 

Ryan Giggs strike. Jamie Hoyland levelled 

before Glyn Hodges netted what would 

prove to be the winner. 

“Back in again by Hoyland. Gayle gets 

up again, Hodges is there!” 

The words of Motson, before he 

trotted out another wonderful line of 

commentary. 

“This man’s left foot is magic!” 

He wasn’t wrong as United won the 

tie on the way to an eventual semi-final 

against Wednesday at Wembley. 


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PLAYERS 

SHOW 

SUPPORT 

FOR LEVEL 

PLAYING 

FIELD 

United’s first team players showcased 

their support for Level Playing Field 

by wearing special warm up t-shirts 

prior to Saturday’s home game with 

Watford. 

This was just one of a number of 

club initiatives on the day, as United 

participated in Level Playing Field’s 

new national campaign, ‘Unite For 

Access’ – a celebration of accessibility 

and inclusion for disabled sports fans. 

For more details visit www. 

levelplayingfield.org.uk 

BLADES MASCOTS... 

A warm welcome to tonight’s mascots… 

MAX 

ARMITAGE 

Age: 9 

Favourite Players: 

Billy Sharp and 

Iliman Ndiaye 

OLLIE 

STONE 

Age: 10 

Favourite Player: 

Billy Sharp 

PENELOPE 

BURGIN 

Age: 6 


Iliman Ndiaye and 

Jayden Bogle 

OLLY 

REES-OXLEY 

Age: 10 


Iliman Ndiaye, Wes 

Foderingham and Anel 

Ahmedhodzic 

HARRY 

PEXTON 

Age: 10 


Iliman Ndiaye and 

Ollie Norwood 

ISLA 

BARWELL 

Age: 9 


Rhian Brewster 

AWAY MASCOT 

MATTHEW 

PAGE 

Age: 14 

Favourite Player: 

Rodrigo Bentancur 


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MATCH ACTION 

1 - 3 

M c BURNIE 5 

AKPOM 25, ARCHER 48, 74 

WEDNESDAY 15TH FEBRUARY — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BERGE, McBURNIE, EGAN, LOWE, AHMEDHODŽIĆ 

(JEBBISON 67), NORWOOD (OSBORN 77), ROBINSON, BOGLE, Mc AT E E , 

NDIAYE. UNUSED: DAVIES, FLECK, BASHAM, COULIBALY, CLARK. 

Sander Berge charges through the challenges 


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Oli McBurnie gives United the lead 

Jack Robinson looks to win back possession 

A 12th goal in all competitions for United’s number nine 

James McAtee sees an effort blocked 


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John Garrett’s 

FABLES & FOLKLORE 

Blades historian JOHN GARRETT’S long-running inimitable 

account of following the Blades always provides a talking point 

as UTB again extends a platform for his popular article... 

The Greatest... 

The passing of Pele over the 

Christmas period of 2022 was a 

sad blow for the beautiful game. 

It’s amazing a player who hung his 

boots up so long ago could still have such 

a profound effect on the feelings and 

emotions of fans in the modern era, a good 

many of whom would never have had the 

chance to have actually seen him play. 

He stood for all that the game should be, 

and that counts for everything. A humble 

man with a huge reputation who used his 

life across the globe to pass on the word 

in every corner he reached, and that, my 

friends, is some legacy. An icon and then 

some. 

Sheffield always feels like it has had a 

certain connection with the great man. 

Generations have been weaned on the 

stories of him appearing for his beloved 

Santos, not once but twice, in the Steel 

City. Santos played here in ‘72 during the 

dreaded power cuts and on a weekday 

▲ Pele on the pitch at Bramall Lane in 2007 

afternoon, and it’s famed that there were 

a fair few absentees from school and 

indeed work on that day, but if you believe 

all who say they were present to watch 

the maestro in action, then the population 

of South Yorkshire had all crammed into 

Hillsborough on that day. In fairness, if 

you see any images of the Kop in its state 


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▲ The great man meets the media as part of his visit 

without the roof, its packed. The crowd in 

total was given as 37,000 and just a few 

days later, a home game against Watford 

saw roughly half that number through the 

turnstiles, such was the pull of seeing the 

legend in action. 

Tommy Craig, a player I had an irrational 

liking for as a kid (and Blade) famously 

spent the last 10 minutes of the match 

following Pele around to get his shirt, and 

fair play to him, so would anyone! February 

23rd that year in Sheffield is the stuff of 

local legend, that’s for sure. 

I must say that one of my fondest 

memories out of many over my years here 

was playing a part in his visit 35 years later 

to celebrate the 125th Birthday of Sheffield 

FC. 

Even now, it seems a surreal event to say 

the least. Our then owner’s relationship 

with the chair of Sao Paulo and his business 

connections brought forward the chance 

to have football’s greatest ambassador 

here as the star guest that would culminate 

with a special friendly at Bramall Lane 

against Inter Milan with Pele as the guest 

of honour for the match. Even knowing it 

was happening, and the lead up to the visit, 

didn’t really prepare you for what was going 

to happen, and when he landed at our 

famous home the pace started and never 

slowed for the time that he was here. 

Senior staff were called together outside 

to welcome him out on to the pitch in 

the midst of the press frenzy that was in 

progress, and all were introduced and their 

hands warmly shook by the man himself. 

I saw loads of pictures over the days after 

his passing of TC with him out on the pitch 

with the customary Blades scarf around his 

neck and the ball balanced between their 

heads. You know what? Must have been a 

hell of a kick for Tony as Pele knew exactly 

who he was without any prompting at all. 

As great a player as TC was for us, still 

knowing that the greatest knew your name 

is something that you could never get tired 

of telling, could you? 

Other Blades greats such as Deano, 

Tony Agana, Mick Jones, Colin Colindridge, 

Badge and Ted were assembled in the 

boardroom for a full on red and white 

welcome and, once again, there were 

plenty of photographs to mark the event. 

Being Sheffield United FC, we had a 

host of events to mark his visit and also, 

I suspect, to try and claw back a little bit of 

whatever it took to get him over here. 

We had: 

— An Evening with Pele 

— An Afternoon with Pele 

— An Audience with Pele 

— Table Tennis with Pele 

— Stamp Collecting with Pele 

A couple of them may be a bit of a lie, but it 

would be fair to say that he was at Bramall 

Lane more than me that week. One of my 

favourite photos of my kids is the one of 

my eldest, Liam, who was in charge of the 

mascots back then. He was helping out for 

the game and was quite literally scooped 

into Legends of the Lane by Kevin McCabe 

to be right next to the man himself as he 

unveiled the Sheffield FC cabinet in person. 

I put together a little book on the week 


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later on, and the picture sits proudly within 

his pages. As Liam once said: “That’s the 

greatest footballer in the world with Pele!” 

Mmmm… 

On his first evening, and for a select few, 

there was an intimate dinner with him, and a 

champagne reception for the fortunate few. 

We had been inundated with requests for 

signed items and it seemed that people at 

the club couldn’t say no. There were bags 

of the stuff, I am telling you. Just chancing 

an arm, I had laid out in the museum on a 

table my Escape to Victory shirt and tracky 

top with a pen (as you do). I had the job of 

taking the floor and saying: 

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 

to Bramall Lane the greatest footballer the 

world has ever known…” 

Funnily enough, Liam Garrett didn’t enter 

Legends, it was, of course, Pele who duly 

walked across the floor, picked up the 

Sharpie and signed my stuff. Result! 

By the end of the week though, he had 

pretty much had enough. On the last but 

one day, we had the fabled ‘An Afternoon 

with Pele’ - a packed Platinum Suite with 

a three course and licensed bar with an 

interview with the great man hosted by 

either our own Andy Pack or the late Harry 

Gratian. I can’t recall who was supposed 

to do it, but it nearly didn’t matter as with 

minutes to go before the start of the fun, we 

were told that our guest was ill and that he 

wouldn’t be able to attend. A room full of 

Sheffield’s finest getting steadily refreshed 

and having paid for an afternoon of frivolity 

and entertainment were certainly not going 

to be fobbed off, and we had a problem. 

Our then commercial manager Andy Daykin 

was at the hotel trying to smooth things 

over and persuade Pele to get in the car 

and head for S2 whilst keeping in touch 

with the poor souls who were on the verge 

of being lynched at the Lane. 

I reckon he had gone down with 

something, probably down to the excessive 

list of events he had agreed to during his 

stay. He was just shattered. The bar was 

doing a roaring trade. Great for turnover 

but poor for those left to keep them sweet. 

John Garrett singing the great American 

Songbook with Tony Currie wasn’t going to 

get anyone out in one piece! I told all that 

he hadn’t been well in the night and that 

the club doc was with him - nowt serious, 

just an upset tummy, and that seemed to 

keep the natives from rebelling, at least for 

the time being! 

Finally, and at pushing a fashionable 

two hours late, we got the nod to say 

that he was en route. Those that were in 

the museum for the intimate champagne 

reception had drunk all the champagne and 

were either asleep in a corner or joining in 

with the rousing renditions of unprintable 

Blades terrace tunes that were being 

bellowed out next door. The car pulled up 

outside and Pele was taken straight into the 

museum in readiness for his introductions 

by yours truly. I shook his hand, and he 

gave me a weary smile, then entered the 

room to an incredible ovation, made his 

way to the head table and took his seat. 

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A lad was weaving his way back to where 

his mates were sitting, expertly cradling 

an arm full of Guinness and not a drop 

was being spilled. As he passed the three 

times World Cup winner, he leaned over 

and uttered the immortal words “Alreet 

Pele mate?” A genuine enquiry as to his 

health that would have been much more 

appreciated had he not tipped most of 

the Guinness over our guest. Pele was up 

and off back to his hotel. I reckon it was 

less than 10 minutes, and some say that 

Guinness is good for you… 

Joking aside, that week was 

unforgettable. I was lucky to be in his 

presence on many occasions and to have 

the opportunity to chat to him. I mean, 

what dos a lad from Hackenthorpe say 

to someone like that for crying out loud? 

Just to be in the same room as him was 

enough, but he had the art of making you 

feel like you were actually, well, interesting. 

We talked about Sheffield ref George 

McCabe and the game he officiated over 

at Goodison between Brazil and Portugal. 

He remembered everything about him, 

including the fact that he had taken the ‘69 

Cup Final, and that was incredible. Some 

man and some human. 

To end, I saw a lovely post on 

Facebook from an old school friend 

called Anya Marson. Anya’s family have, 

for generations, been WJ Hoyland 

Undertakers on Mansfield Road at Intake 

and it was a story about her multi linguistic 

grandfather, Ralph, who sadly passed 

away back in the ‘90s. He was self-taught 

and had loads of high-profile jobs. Sir 

Matt Busby had begged him at the 11th 

hour to stand in for Manchester United as 

interpreter for that fatal Munich trip, and 

it was a fear of flying that thankfully saw 

him decline. Ralph was recruited to help 

when Santos visited Hillsborough in ‘72 

and had the pleasure of meeting Pele. 

Being a hospitable Sheffielder, he invited 

him back to the family home for some tea, 

an offer that Pele had to decline due to 

previous commitments. The following day, 

when meeting with him again, Ralph gave 

him a small piece of stone from his home, 

and told him: “You were unable to visit my 

home, so I have brought a piece of my 

home to you.” 

Reading that brought a tear to my eye. 

Such a simple and very Sheffield gesture, 

but one that struck a chord as years 

later, Pele mentioned the incident in his 

autobiography and spoke fondly of having 

it in his display cabinet at home. Such a life 

and career, and yet he recalled Ralph and 

his stone, George and his refereeing and 

so much more, well, normal stuff. 

I am really glad he had something 

that meant something from Sheffield 

in his trophy cabinet and that he didn’t 

just think of being soaked in Guinness. 

Seems he touched the lives of those he 

met, and those that he didn’t. A rare and 

irreplaceable talent, and a fine and decent 

human being. God bless. 

▲ Playing for Santos at Hillsborough back in 1972 


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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… 

United began the 

1965-66 season in 

the old First 

Division with a young 

squad and one that 

included winger Gil Reece, 

their first new signing 

since the 1960-61 season. 

This was also the first 

season that teams could 

use a substitute for injured 

players. In the course of 

the season midfielder Tony 

Wagstaff made United 

history by becoming the 

club’s first substitute to 

appear in a league game. 

As in the previous three 

seasons, the Blades 

started the season well and 

by early October were top 

of the table. 

There were a number 

of impressive results in 

the team’s strong start 

to the season including 

a 1-0 win at Liverpool, a 

2-2 draw at Leeds United 

and 1-0 home win against 

local rivals Sheffield 

Wednesday. However, 

three consecutive defeats 

between 23rd October 

and 6th November halted 

the team’s progress. The 

last of those three defeats 

had seen United feature 

away at Arsenal on BBC 

TV’s Match of the Day 

programme. It wasn’t a 

memorable appearance as 

the Blades lost 6-2! 

The week after that 

humbling defeat to the 

Gunners, Saturday 13th 

November 1965, United 

faced Everton at home. 

Today’s action photograph 

was taken during that 

game. It shows United’s 

local born defender Reg 

Matthewson challenging 

Everton goalkeeper Andy 

Rankin for the ball. 

In close attendance 

trying to protect his ‘keeper 

is Everton’s Brian Harris. 

Reg had a solid career 

with the Blades making 

149 league appearances 

before later playing for 

Fulham and Chester. 

In the background to the 

action stands the old John 

Street Stand and terrace. 

On the opposite side of 

the ground to the John 

Street Stand, Bramall Lane 

was still a three-sided 

structure as Yorkshire 

County Cricket club used 

the stadium in the summer. 

Considering the 

attractive opposition, and 

United’s still promising 

position in the league 

table, the game only 

attracted a crowd of 

16,579. United struggled 

to attract the type of gates 

they hoped for with 14 out 

of their 20 home games 

attracting crowds of less 

than 20,000. 


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The Blades won this 

game 2-0 with striker Mick 

Jones notching one in each 

half to end United’s poor 

run of results. However, the 

win did not spark another 

unbeaten run as they only 

won one of their next eight 

games and ultimately 

ended the season in a 

disappointing ninth place 

after such a promising start. 

United did, however, 

have the satisfaction of 

completing the league 

double over Everton 

winning 3-1 at Goodison 

Park on 9th April with 

Jones again scoring a 

double. He finished as 

United’s leading scorer 

with 21 league goals. 

Everton did have the 

satisfaction of winning the 

FA Cup beating Sheffield 

Wednesday 3-2 in the 

final. 


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Blades Tales 

Former Sheffield Morning Telegraph 

reporter JONATHAN LANG takes 

a look back on previous encounters 

between United and Spurs, whilst also 

enlightens UTB with his personal past 

experiences of covering both teams... 

ABOUT JONATHAN 

Now 76, I spent 

four decades as a 

sportswriter for 

four papers and became a 

lifelong pal of the late 

‘Motty’, who was also 

ex-Sheffield Morning 

Telegraph. 

I’ve spent 60 years a 

Bee, as a fan of hometown 

club Barnet FC and half that 

as a Blade. My grandson 

Arturo and granddaughter 

Sandia (who plays for 

SUFC’s Community 

U12s) are now the next 

generation of Blades. 

For now, I share most of 

my attendance at matches 

between Barnet, Blades 

and nearby Sheffield 

FC (going back to Dave 

McCarthy’s days). 

Needless to say, though, 

I was in the Kop for the 

Premier League debut 

match when Brian Deane 

wrote his name into the 

history books with the very 

first in the competition for 

United against Manchester 

United. 

BLADES vs SPURS 

– AN FA CUP 

BACKGROUND 

This night match at 

Bramall Lane will be the 

fifth FA Cup tie between 

the two clubs and the 95th 

in all competitions with 

29 wins, 27 draws and 38 

defeats for United. 

The first was the FA 

Cup final of 1900-01, a 2-2 

draw between the two 

clubs in front of an officially 

reported crowd of 110,820 

(one source said 114,815) 

at Crystal Palace on April 

20th 1901. Fred Priest put 

Blades ahead (11mins), 

Sandy Brown 1-1 (23mins), 

Brown 2-1 (50mins) and 

Walter Bennett 2-2 (51mins). 

The replay a week later at 

Bolton Wanderers’ Burnden 

Park saw a crowd of 

20,470. Priest again scored 

first for Blades (40min) 

John Cameron 1-1 (52min), 

Tom Smith 2-1 (76 min) and 

Brown 3-1 (87 min). 

This victory made Spurs, 

then in the Southern 

League, the only nonleague 

club to win the 

FA Cup. 

It was the first of their 

eight triumphs (Blades 

have four) and launched 

the London club’s rightfully 

famous claim if there is a 

one in the year Spurs win 

the FA Cup (1921, 1961, 1981, 

1991). And they are one of 

three clubs to retain it. 

A year after Tottenham’s 

historic first United 

lifted the trophy (for a 

second time) on their 

return to Crystal Palace 

when they beat another 

Southern League club – 

Southampton – in 1902. 


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Again, the final went to a 

replay – it was 1-1 on April 

19th (Alf Common scoring 

first for United in front of 

a crowd of 74,479) and 

goals from George Hedley 

and Billy Barnes won it 

2-1 a week later in front of 

33,068 fans. 

The other two FA Cup 

ties between Blades and 

Tottenham Hotspur ended 

as follows... 

29th February 1936: 

BLADES 3-1 SPURS 

– en route to losing 1-0 

to Arsenal in our last 

appearance in the final (at 

Wembley on April 25th, 

attendance 93,384). Our 

scorers were Jock Dodds 

(2) and Bobby Barclay. 

25th January 1958: 

SPURS 0-3 BLADES – 

our scorers were Derek 

Pace, Billy Russell and 

Derek Hawksworth. 

was Sheffield United vs 

Tottenham Hotspur, where 

a crowd of 20,176 turned 

out on May 2nd 1973 for the 

last Football League match 

before our famous ground 

was changed forever. 

Blades won that one 3-2 

with an own goal and a 

couple for Billy Dearden to 

clinch a final place of 14th 

in the First Division table. 

United’s team that 

day: McAlister, Badger, 

Hemsley, Mackenzie, 

Colquhoun, Woodward, 

Scullion, Salmons, 

Dearden, Currie, Bone. 

Featured in the 

programme is a farewell 

from Star writer Peter 

Howard, a picture of Ted 

Hemsley (a neighbour 

in Dronfield, where his 

late full back partner Len 

Badger and TC once lived) 

getting a Player of the Year 

award from another (late) 

legendary Star reporter 

Tony Pritchett. 

JONATHAN 

& SPURS – 

HOME & AWAY 

Some personal asides: 

Anyone else here tonight 

who was at White Hart 

Lane to see Spurs beat 

Ipswich Town 5-0 on 

Boxing Day when snow 

fell to launch the big 

freeze of 1963? The 

season which ended 

with Spurs winning the 

European Cup Winners’ 

Cup after a 5-1 win 

against Atletico Madrid. 

A decade on – my first 

match at Bramall Lane for 

the Morning Telegraph 

▲ The programme cover from Jonathan’s first game at Bramall Lane in 1973 


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▲⊲ Front and inside of the programme from 1975 where 

Jonathan was asked to write something 

Weeks later – as the 

paper’s cricket writer – 

under the gaze of sports 

editor Keith Farnsworth 

– I covered Sheffield 

United CC’s final Yorkshire 

League match and then, 

on August 7th, the curtain 

came down on Yorkshire’s 

time at Bramall Lane as 

they drew with Lancashire 

in the last of 339 County 

Championship matches on 

our hallowed turf. 

And the bulldozers 

moved in as the cricketers 

moved to Abbeydale Park. 

Confession time and one 

for older fans, on my way to 

Bramall Lane for our recent 

3-0 victory over Swansea, 

church pal Richard 

Armstrong, one among 

those in the stand where 

once the pavilion stood, 

reminded me of something 

I had not taken into account 

when I told him of my 

recollections offered for 

publication tonight. 

He recalled instantly that 

it was against Spurs that 

the then teenage Tony 

Currie made a scoring 

debut for United (a header) 

under the floodlights on 

February 26th 1968 in a 

thriller which his new club 

won 3-2. 

His opener, incidentally, 

was cancelled out by 

Jimmy Greaves, who 

recently lost his Tottenham 

record scorer title to 

Harry Kane. 

Again the now 

established ‘TC’ was the 

central figure weeks into 

the 1973-74 season when 

I was back on duty at 

Bramall Lane on the night 

– September 4th 1973 

– Blades gunned down 

Tottenham’s great North 

London neighbours 5-0. 

A crowd of 27,839 

watched this epic win, 

but did all of them see TC 

(scorer of two goals) sit on 

the ball? I did not, so failed 

to report it, had a postmatch 

exclusive interview 

with manager John 

Harris as a professional 

consolation. 

Eleven afternoons later 

I was at White Hart Lane 

to cover a 2-1 Sheffield 

United win on September 

9th 1973 secured by Alan 

Woodward’s 100th goal for 

the Blades and a Jim Bone 

winner. 

It was for Sheffield 

United v Spurs on 

December 6th 1975 that 


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I was allowed to write a 

piece in the programme – 

subject (appropriately for 

tonight) The FA Cup – just 

one of many defeats (2-1 

with a rare David Bradford 

goal for the hosts) in our 

relegation season. 

Years later – I was 

allowed to write four 

pieces in the programme 

for the FA Cup tie at 

Bramall Lane which for 

me was fantasy becoming 

reality when my No1 

football love Barnet 

FC, came calling in the 

FA Cup. 

Unlike the following two 

National League clubs 

(AFC Fylde and Wrexham) 

we came away with our 

famous 1-0 third round win 

on December 6th 2019 

secured by a penalty that 

earned us £135,000. It’s 

another £90,000 for the 

winners of this tie. 

The scorer was onetime 

Spurs academy 

player Shaq Coulthirst, 

whose time on the books 

at White Hart Lane was 

similar to that of lan 

Hendon, a previous 

player and manager of my 

hometown club. 

At the other end of the 

career ladder, after his 

United contract was not 

renewed, Jamal Campbell- 

Ryce joined Barnet in 

2016, having played a key 

part in Blades’ run to the 

last four of the League 

Cup eight years ago. 

Needless to say, it was 

Tottenham who dashed 

our hopes of going to 

Wembley with a late goal 

that earned a 2-2 draw 

here on January 28th 

2015 to win the tie 3-2 on 

aggregate in front of a 

crowd of 30,256. 

Some years earlier – as 

a season ticket holder 

– I was among those 

leaving Bramall Lane 

on February 10th 2007 

certain Blades would 

stay up after a 2-1 win 

over Spurs in the (sole) 

Premier League season 

that began and ended 

with penalties (Gerrard’s 

for Liverpool’s given ‘for 

intent’ by ‘Morgs’ to foul 

him in the opener and 

finally David Unsworth’s 

to keep Wigan Athletic up 

at our expense). 


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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 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 

SATURDAY 29th FEBRUARY 1936 

Heavy snow 

contributed to a 

low attendance of 

22,295 spectators as 

Second Division United 

took on Tottenham, also in 

the second tier, in 

the FA Cup. 

This quarter-final 

encounter saw United beat 

their London counterparts 

3-1, but the Blades would 

eventually fall to Spurs’ 

North London rivals, 

Arsenal, 1-0 in the final. 

The weather conditions 

may have been a driving 

factor in a low turnout. 

68,287 had packed 

into Bramall Lane in the 

previous round against 

Leeds United. Snow, 

which had turned to sleet 

made the pitch difficult 

and, perhaps, this would 

not have been played in 

today’s modern game. 

United turned in a strong 

performance from the off 

which Spurs simply failed 

to contend with. Spurs did 

frustrate the Blades during 

the opening quarter, but 

United took the lead on 

31 minutes following good 

work down the left by Jack 

Pickering which resulted 

in Bobby Barclay giving 

the hosts the advantage. 

Tottenham were prevented 

from equalising moments 

later, as United defender 

Tom Johnson did 

enough to keep George 

Hunt at bay. 

Tottenham started 

the second half well 

with both Hunt and Hall 

keeping Jack Smith 

busy in the Blades’ goal. 

After weathering the 

storm, the hosts doubled 

the advantage. After 

collecting a pass from 

Eddie Boot on the edge 

of the area, Jock Dodds 

steadied himself before 

beating Allan Taylor. 

Dodds then added his 

second of the match and 

put the game beyond 

Spurs when good play 

drew Arthur Rowe and Bill 

Whitley to the right as he 

shot past an unsighted 

Taylor. The visitors did 

not abandon all hope of 

salvaging something from 

this tie. With moments 

remaining Johnny Morrison 

scored from close-range 

to earn a consolation 

for Spurs. 

United went on to beat 

Fulham 1-0 at Molineux 

before losing to Arsenal in 

the final. 


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2009 

United won this crucial 

promotion showdown 

against Birmingham City late on as Kevin 

Blackwell’s side moved fifth, just six 

points behind Blues in the table. Danny 

Webber had given United the lead 

before a Chris Morgan own goal levelled 

matters. With seven minutes remaining 

Radhi Jaidi was controversially adjudged 

to have pushed Craig Beattie in the area, 

with David Cotterill netting from the spot. 

United continued an 

2014 impressive run of wins as a 

Stefan Scougall first half goal is enough 

to win 1-0 at MK Dons. After being 

in relegation trouble for much of the 

season, this result was part of a string of 

wins which shot Nigel Clough’s side into 

mid-table. This was Scougall’s second 

goal since moving to United from 

Livingston 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… 

An impressive win for midtable 

United who defeated 

1975 

Bobby Robson’s title challengers Ipswich 

Town 1-0 at Portman Road. Ipswich 

were just two points from the summit 

prior to the game, but United triumphed 

thanks to a Alan Woodward goal. United 

ended this First Division season strongly, 

finishing sixth, two points behind third 

placed Ipswich. 

2005 

MARCH 

1 

United are denied an FA Cup 

shock after losing this clash 

against Arsenal on penalties. After a 1-1 

draw at Highbury, the Blades came close 

to winning the replay in normal time 

when Jon Harley was denied by Manuel 

Almunia. With the game level after extra 

time, Almunia saved spot kicks from Alan 

Quinn and Harley to take the Gunners 

through to round six. 


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52 UTB 

WHO WOULD BE 

A MANAGER? 

Our regular contributor DAVE BURKINSHAW casts a glance over former 

United players who have tried their hand at management... 

Bill Dearden... 

Oldham-born centre forward Bill 

Dearden began his Football 

League career with his hometown 

club, Oldham Athletic, making his debut 

in September 1964. 

He was also tried out as a winger as he 

tried to establish himself as a first team 

regular. Moves to Crewe Alexandra and 

Chester City followed before he was 

signed by Blades boss John Harris in April 

1970 for a bargain £10K fee. 

His career blossomed at the Lane 

playing at centre forward. His pace, 

bravery and finishing skills soon won him 

the support of United fans. He scored 

some vital goals in his first season, 

1970/71, to help the club win promotion to 

the top flight. Bill flourished further in the 

top flight scoring 20 league goals in the 

1972/73 season to finish as United’s top 

scorer. Amongst his other highlights was 

a hat-trick at home to West Ham United in 

February 1972. 

▲ Managing Mansfield in 2007 


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▲ In the dugout for Notts County in a clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2003 

When he left United in February 1976, he 

re-joined former club, Chester, initially on 

loan before later signing for Chesterfield in 

August 1977. He retired from playing at the 

end of the 1979/80 season and became 

a coach at Chesterfield within their youth 

set up. 

Bill moved to local rivals Mansfield Town 

in 1983 initially as first team coach but was 

later appointed assistant manager and 

then had a spell as caretaker manager. 

Whilst he was involved with the Stags they 

won the Football League Trophy in 1987 

beating Bristol City in the final. 

His next move was to join Port Vale in 

July 1994 as assistant manager to Vale’s 

long serving and successful boss, John 

Rudge. When Rudge eventually left the 

club, Bill had a very brief spell as caretaker 

manager. 

A return to Mansfield Town in June 1999 

followed his stint with Vale to take up his 

first post as actual manager. One of his 

strengths was promoting young players to 

the first team which included future Blades 

midfielder Lee Williamson. 

With Town going well in the old Third 

Division (now League Two) in January 

2002, Bill accepted the challenge of 

managing Second Division (now League 

One) Notts County. Bill had to work under 

very difficult circumstances at County due 

to their financial problems and a spell in 

administration. In March 2002 he was 

named Second Division Manager of the 

Month and succeeded against the odds in 

helping County avoid relegation. However, 

the ongoing financial issues at Meadow 

Lane continued with Bill unable to make 

any permanent signings which saw the 

team continue to struggle and he left the 

club by mutual consent in January 2004. 

He then had spells involving scouting, 

coaching and being assistant manager 

at Blackpool and MK Dons between 

September 2005 and June 2006. A return 

to management did follow when former 

club Mansfield Town appointed him in 

December 2006. However, this stint 

saw the club battling to save its Football 

League status and in March 2008 he left 

the club to be replaced by another former 

Blade, Paul Holland. Sadly, for Bill and Paul 

the Stags failed in their fight to remain in 

the Football League. 

In the event, this final spell at Field 

Mill was Bill’s last as manager. He 

subsequently accepted the role as chief 

scout at Blackpool in July 2008 before 

he re-joined the Blades in the summer of 

2011 to head up manager Danny Wilson’s 

scouting team. 


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54 UTB 

A WHOLE NEW 

BALL GAME 

This year marks the 30th anniversary of 

the inaugural Premier League season. 

To mark this milestone, UTB delves 

into our programme archive to reminisce 

about United’s part in this historic 

campaign, whilst also talking to those 

who were there at the start of what 

has since grown into the 

most talked about domestic 

competition on the planet. 

As well as looking back on 

United’s campaign, we tell the 

full story of the 1992-93 season 

and also test your knowledge 

about how much you remember 

three decades on. So, wind the 

clock back 30 years to relive this 

special season throughout each 

edition of UTB. 

This time though, we take a break from 

the Premier League for a special FA Cup 

feature. 


In this edition, it’s back to the FA Cup 

as United take another break from the 

Premier League to focus on a quarterfinal 

replay against Blackburn Rovers. 

With the game at Ewood Park 

finishing goalless, United then slipped 

to defeat at home to Norwich City 

in the Premier League before 

welcoming Kenny Dalglish’s 

Rovers to Bramall Lane. 

United were just one place 

and point above the relegation 

zone, but the FA Cup was proving 

to be a welcome distraction as 

the Blades twice levelled after 

being behind in this 2-2 draw after 

extra time. 

The match went to penalties 

as Alan Kelly’s save from Jason 

Wilcox proved crucial with the Blades 

advancing to the semis after a 5-3 win in 

the shootout.

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56 UTB 

A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME 

INSIDE THE 

PROGRAMME… 

UNITED’S FA CUP FIRST… 

A statistical article mentioned the prospect of both clubs seeing an FA Cup tie 

decided by penalties for the first time. This, of course, came to pass. From 1990-91 

onwards, ties had been restricted to a maximum of two games. 


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DAVE BASSETT… 

Dave Bassett reiterated the Premier League remained the priority, but revealed 

a desire to reach the semis for the first time after losing in the last eight on two 

previous occasions. The Blades boss also spoke heavily on the winner of this tie 

being able to play at Wembley following the decision to stage Arsenal v Tottenham 

at the national stadium. In later years, this was a decision he admitted probably went 

against United. 




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CORK HOPES FOR DERBY… 

With United and Wednesday still in the competition, most were hoping 

for an all-Sheffield semi – but not Alan Cork. This article reiterates Cork’s 

birthplace being Derby, with the then 34-year-old preferring to face his 

boyhood side who took on Wednesday in a sixth round replay. Cork also 

spoke of his memories of being a FA Cup winner with Wimbledon. 


VIEW FROM 

AFAR… 

A familiar sight in the ‘90s. Ewood 

Park’s major redevelopment 

meant an interesting vantage 

point for some, whilst others took 

the option of watching back at 

the Lane on the big screen. 

BLADES TEAM… 

United’s team that day was as follows… 

Kelly, Gage, Pemberton, Gayle, Whitehouse, Littlejohn, Hoyland, 

Hartfield, Hodges, Bryson, Cork. Subs: Ward, Beesley. 

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FUTURE BLADES… 

Inside the away section, the pen pics 

on the 1992-93 Blackburn squad 

featured three future United players 

in full back Alan Wright, midfielder 

Gordon Cowans and versatile 

operator Nicky Marker. 




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FA CUP... 

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 

One of the great FA Cup nights in 

Sheffield United’s history, a night which 

will live long in the memory of those 

who were there, and an occasion Mitch 

Ward is not likely to forget. 

Initially named on the bench for this 

quarter-final replay, the boyhood Blade 

would play the stellar role in United’s 

dramatic penalty shootout victory 

against a big-spending Blackburn side 

who were heavy favourites for the tie. 

United had already achieved a terrific 

result at Ewood Park following a 0-0 

draw to get Kenny Dalglish’s Premier 

League high-flyers back to Bramall 

Lane, as Ward explained: 

“It was a great result for us at Ewood 

Park because they were a really good 

side. We got them back to the Lane 

and it was just a fantastic atmosphere 

from the first whistle. It would prove 

to be a night to remember for me 

and the team.” 

Steve Livingstone headed in from 

a corner to give Blackburn the lead 

on 47 minutes before Ward equalised 

after forcing the ball home following 

Alan Cork’s knockdown with eight 

minutes remaining. 

Into extra time and Rovers re-took 

the lead when Tim Sherwood crossed 

for Mike Newell to convert but on 112 

minutes Cork hooked a ball into the 

near post where Ward netted again to 

take the game to penalties. 

Ward recalled: “It was a funny night 

really because I was actually a sub after 

a bit of a fall out with Harry at that time. 

He left me out and put Gagey (Kevin 

Gage) back in. Kev then got injured 


▲ With the matcball afterwards in the dressing room 

after about 25 minutes, so I managed 

to get on and ended up scoring two 

goals and successfully took a penalty in 

the shootout. 

“From what I remember Corky was 

instrumental in both my goals. One of 

them skimmed my nose at one point 

and the other was a decent left footed 

finish after getting across the front 

of the goal.” 

A hat-trick of some sorts was then 

completed for Mitch who stepped 

forward to net from the spot, followed 

by a tame effort from Jason Wilcox 

which was saved by Alan Kelly. 

Successful penalties from Charlie 

Hartfield and Alan Cork followed,

with an emphatic effort from Glyn 

Hodges also beating Bobby Mimms. 

Blackburn had converted their efforts, 

so it all came down to John Pemberton 

to rifle home his spot kick to take 

United through. 

Mitch said: “I took the first one. I 

remember saying to Harry, being full 

of confidence after scoring two in 

the game, that I’d take the first one. It 

went in and everything turned out well 

after that! 

“All five penalties went in, and they 

were all brilliant penalties. When 

Pembo stepped forward I must admit 

I had a big doubt! We used to call him 

‘stand-finder’ so there were one or two 

▲ One of two goals netted by Mitch during a pulsating tie 

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little nerves! But he rifled it in, didn’t 

he? Great penalty, and when it hit the 

net, the noise was incredible, just a 

fantastic night.” 

And whilst Mitch says 30 years on 

he still has wonderful memories of a 

famous night, he also has some tangible 

ones too, revealing the matchball is 

still tucked safely away somewhere 

in his home. 

He smiled: “I’ve still got the ball. I 

think Deano fetched it for me and got 

it signed which was nice of him. It is 

just sat at home, it’s not on display, it’s 

packed away somewhere but I still have 

it and I still have great memories from a 

fantastic night.” 



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WHAT HAPPENED 

ELSEWHERE 

THE STATE OF PLAY… 

Arsenal and Tottenham had 

already booked their place 

in the semi-finals after the 

Gunners defeated Ipswich 4-2 

in an entertaining game, whilst 

Spurs beat Manchester City 

by the same scoreline. In the 

Premier League on the previous 

Saturday, Norwich continued to 

breathe life into a title challenge. 

It seemed the Canaries had 

dropped out of the race until a 

strong run, which included a 1-0 


1992-93 

During this particular week back in 1992-93, 

how did the rest of the Premier League get on? 

We look back on what happened elsewhere… 

— TUESDAY 16th MARCH 1993 — 

▼ Graham Stuart 

nets for Chelsea in 

the 1-1 draw against 

Crystal Palace 

win over Oldham, had brought 

them back into the fight. At the 

bottom, defeats for Nottingham 

Forest and Middlesbrough 

helped United, who weren’t in 

action. In the Premier League, 

on the Sunday, the big game 

between the top two ended all 

square at Old Trafford. Steve 

Staunton’s terrific strike put 

Aston Villa in front against 

Manchester United but four 

minutes later Mark Hughes 

equalised to earn a point for the 

home side. 

THE GAMES… 

During this week of fixtures, 

there was a mix of FA Cup and 

Premier League matches. In the 

FA Cup, Wednesday advanced to 

the semis after defeating second 

tier Derby County 1-0 in their 

replay at Hillsborough thanks 

to a Paul Warhurst goal. On 

the Monday night, the Premier 

League clash between Chelsea 

and Crystal Palace finished 1-1. 

HEADLINE ACT… 

On the Wednesday, a big game 

at the top and bottom saw a

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE… 

Here’s how things stood… 

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POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 NORWICH CITY 34 18 8 8 49 46 3 62 

2 MANCHESTER UNITED 33 17 10 6 50 26 24 61 

3 ASTON VILLA 33 17 10 6 49 32 17 61 

4 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 31 13 10 8 41 34 7 49 

5 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 33 13 8 12 45 40 5 47 

6 BLACKBURN ROVERS 31 12 10 9 43 32 11 46 

7 MANCHESTER CITY 32 13 7 12 44 35 9 46 

8 COVENTRY CITY 34 12 10 12 45 44 1 46 

9 SOUTHAMPTON 34 12 10 12 44 43 1 46 

10 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 32 12 9 11 39 47 -8 45 

11 IPSWICH TOWN 33 10 14 9 40 39 1 44 

12 CHELSEA 33 11 11 11 36 40 -4 44 

13 ARSENAL 31 12 7 12 29 27 2 43 

14 LIVERPOOL 32 11 9 12 43 43 0 42 

15 WIMBLEDON 33 11 9 13 40 40 0 42 

16 LEEDS UNITED 32 11 9 12 42 45 -3 42 

17 EVERTON 34 12 6 16 40 44 -4 42 

18 CRYSTAL PALACE 32 8 12 12 38 48 -10 36 

19 SHEFFIELD UNITED 32 9 7 16 37 42 -5 34 

20 MIDDLESBROUGH 33 8 9 16 39 56 -17 33 

21 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 32 8 8 16 30 45 -15 32 

22 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 32 8 7 17 41 56 -15 31 

change of leadership at the 

summit of the Premier League. 

Norwich’s incredible recovery 

continued when they hammered 

Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the 

City Ground. Mark Robins, Lee 

Power and Ian Crook all netted 

as the defeat also gave United a 

lift with Forest below the Blades 

in the table. 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS? 

With United drawing 

Wednesday in the semi-final, 

an announcement was made to 

confirm Leeds United’s Elland 

Road would be the venue. 

With Arsenal and Tottenham 

being staged at Wembley, 

conversations had started 

to try and get the Steel City 

fixture moved to the national 

stadium. 

▲ Celebrations for Steve Sedgley as Tottenham 

defeat Manchester City in the FA Cup 




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TEST YOUR MEMORY… 

Each week, we put your memory to the test as we 

celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Premier League 

and that season’s FA Cup with a special quiz... 

TAKE 5... 

1. United had already gone one 

better than the previous season’s 

fifth round. Can you name the 

London club who beat the Blades 

the previous campaign? 

2. Paul Rogers was heavily involved 

in United’s FA Cup progress. He 

was also part of a non-league 

side whose FA Cup exploits were 

the talk of 1989, who was the 

team? 

3. The Blades were on the cusp of 

a semi-final spot, but before 1993 

what was the year that United 

last reached the final four? 

4. On Derby’s route to the last 

eight, they beat Luton Town. Can 

you name the former Tottenham 

manager, who was a FA Cup 

runner up in the dugout with 

Spurs in 1987, who was in his 

second spell in the hot-seat at 

Kenilworth Road? 

5. Back to the Premier League, 

Dave Webb continued to have 

mixed results at Chelsea. He 

would eventually be replaced 

at the end of the season 

by which former England 

playmaker? 

ANSWERS: 1. Chelsea, 2. Sutton United, 

3. 1961, 4. David Pleat, 5. Glenn Hoddle, 

6. Arthur Cox, 7. Ray Parlour. 


1992-93 

PICTURE ROUND... 

Can you guess the names of these 

faces who were heavily involved in 

the 1992-93 FA Cup… 

6. Name this manager who guided 

Derby into the sixth round? 

7. Who is this Arsenal player who 

played a major role in Arsenal’s 

FA Cup run?

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Blades Tales 

Tonight, marks the 65th anniversary 

of United fan Chris Wikeley’s first ever 

game supporting his beloved Blades. 

Here Chris recounts his experience, and 

many others during his long-standing 

support of the Red and White Wizards... 

March 1st 1958, 

aged 11, my first 

visit to a Blades 

game and the start of a 

lifelong relationship. My 

first friend at school in 

Sheffield was a lad from 

Rotherham who shared 

my interest in football 

despite our respective 

families having no interest 

in the beautiful game, so 

neither of us had been to 

any games. 

On a visit to my friend’s 

home in Rotherham, he 

told me Sheffield United 

were playing Rotherham 

United at Millmoor that 

afternoon and asked if 

should we go? I thought 

we should as he could 

support Rotherham and 

I would support the 

Blades. So off we went not 

knowing what to expect 

but very excited. 

Given the restrictions 

and regulations nowadays, 

I still marvel at what 

we did. Just the two of 

us went to the ground 

and I have a vague 

recollection of getting in 

as two for the price of one 

and a bit! I can remember 

▲ Chris pictured in his Blades shirt on an artic cruise 

the terrace on which we 

stood but not where it was 

in the ground in relation 

to the other supporters. 

We did, however, seem to 

have space around us and 

it was not a crush. 

My friend was jumping 

up and down shouting 

“Rotherham United, 

Rotherham United” so 

I countered by shouting 

“Sheffield United, Sheffield 

United”. I wanted to show 

my ‘extensive’ knowledge 

of the team by shouting 

for a player or two but 

I could only recall one 

name: Alan Hodgkinson. 

So, I spent a lot of time 

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▲ Alan Hodgkinson didn’t play in the 

game, despite Chris shouting his name 

chanting “Hodgkinson, 

Hodgkinson, Hodgkinson”, 

especially when he was 

in the goal nearest to us. 

The folly of this particular 

chanting only materialised 

on the following Monday! 

I also remember 

cheering our goals as they 

went in – and quite a few 

did – we won 6-1! I peaked 

early: this is the best result 

I have ever witnessed, 

although the 2008 5-2 

victory over Charlton 

Athletic came close. 

The match report 

in Monday’s Sheffield 

Telegraph was headed 

up ‘Only Sheffield were 

United’. Imagine my 

embarrassment on 

reading that Thompson 

was in goal for us as 

Hodgkinson was injured. 

So much for my helpful 

chanting. Funny how you 

can still feel embarrassed 

years after the event! 

Of course, there have 

been ups (Jagielka’s 

goal v Leeds, Jones and 

Birchenall in harness, the 

Wilder years, 100 points v 

Chesterfield) and downs 

(John Lundstram not 

cutting his toenails for 

VAR at Spurs, incessant 

play-offs and semi-finals 

not going to plan) but it’s 

the downs that prove the 

strength of support. 

When we were 

relegated to the Fourth 

Division two moments 

stand out. The first was 

that I heard the result 

driving along Dawlish 

sea front (I was living 

and working in the West 

▲ Jones and Birchenall pictured centrally in this image with Tony Wagstaff and Len Badger 

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▲ Another FA Cup near miss for United in the semi-final against Arsenal 

Country, where I have now 

retired though still have 

a season ticket) and my 

then wife saying that “it 

doesn’t matter!” All I could 

reply was (with young 

children in the back of 

the car) was “of course it 

matters!” (This, by the way, 

was not the sole reason 

why we got divorced 

but it helped!). Secondly 

another friend on hearing 

about the relegation 

said that I should change 

allegiance to which 

I replied “that is a crime 

worse than treason”. 

So, there we have it, 

a lifetime of painful lows 

and ecstatic highs; never 

wavering in my support. I’d 

love to celebrate my 65th 

anniversary game with 

a scoreline in our favour 

similar to my first game. Is 

that too much to ask?! 


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FOUNDED: 1882 

NICKNAME: SPURS 

GROUND: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM 

CAPACITY: 62,850 

LAST FINISH: 4TH PREMIER LEAGUE 


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The next few days have the 

potential to define this 

season for Antonio Conte’s 

Tottenham. 

Ending the club’s 15-year wait for 

a trophy is the chief target of the 

Spurs players arriving at Bramall Lane 

tonight and they have two chances to 

do that in the final third of this season. 

With a proud record of success 

in the FA Cup, eight-time winners 

Tottenham will be aiming to lift that 

trophy for the first time since 1991 

and next Wednesday, they have an 

opportunity to seal a place in the 

Champions League quarter-finals as 

they look to overturn a 1-0 first leg 

deficit against AC Milan. 

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STAR MEN 

A striking Tottenham Hotspur 

double act that Stadium, and it was Son 

will go down in who scored the opening 

Tottenham’s history as at the club’s hugely 

one of the best they impressive new arena 

have ever had, Kane against Crystal Palace 

and Son have pieced in April 2019. 

together some 

Kane scored his 

impressive statistics 200th Premier League 

during their eight years goal last month and 

playing alongside also claimed the 

each other. 

ultimate record in 

The pair hold the Tottenham colours, 

record for the most breaking the all-time 

goal combinations scoring record of 

in Premier League Jimmy Greaves as 

history, with Kane and he scored the winner 

Son developing a fine against Manchester 

understanding that City last month. They 

has seen them unpick 

top-level defences with 

clinical consistency. 

As a joint-winner of 

last season’s Premier 

League golden boot, 

Son joined three-time 

Kane on a list of winners 

of that prestigious 

prize and the duo also 

hold some significant 

landmark goals that will 

ensure their legacy 

will endure at Spurs 

Kane scored the 

last goal at the 

club’s old White Hart 

Lane ground before 

it was rebuilt into the 


are moments that are 

etched into Tottenham’s 

folklore, but Kane and 

Son would swap them 

all if they could finally 

get their hands on a 

trophy this season. 

“We want to win 

something now,” 

confirms Kane. “I’m at 

that stage in my career 

where I want to keep 

pushing and keep 

improving. 

“We have come so 

close to winning big 

trophies in recent years 

and now we want to get 

over the line.”

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Harry KANE 

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THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 28/07/93 

Previous club: – 

Tottenham’s all-time record 

goalscorer will be eager to 

drive his team towards FA 

Cup glory as he fills in as 

captain following an injury 

to Hugo Lloris. Kane has 

been a talisman for Spurs 

since he broke into the first 

team during the 2013-14 

season and he has come 

close to winning trophies 

with club and country 

time and again. 

Oliver SKIPP 

4 

YOUNG GUN... 


Previous club: – 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

Dejan KULUSEVSKI 

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Spurs manager Antonio 

Conte has promoted the 

qualities Skipp brings to 

his side, with his energy 

in midfield helping to set 

the tone for their attacking 

ambitions. In his fourth 

season as a first team 

performer, he has a big 

role to play in the coming 

weeks as injuries have 

affected key performers in 

the heart of the Spurs side. 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

Sunday 2nd May 2021 

Gareth Bale’s hat-trick gave Tottenham a victory over 

relegated Sheffield United as they maintained their 

pursuit of European football. In a match played at 

an empty Tottenham Hotspur Stadium due to Covid 

restrictions, Blades caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom 

admitted he was disappointed by a second half display 

that saw his side concede three goals. 

ONE TO WATCH... 


Parent club: Juventus 

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This Sweden international 

was signed on an extended 

loan deal in January 2022 

and he has confirmed his 

qualities as he has added 

to the attacking options 

in this Tottenham squad. 

A threat breaking from 

wide positions, he has 

provided plenty of assists 

for Harry Kane and will aim 

to score his first FA Cup 

goal tonight. 


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NUMBERS COUNT... 

8 

13 

220 

— 

655 

— 

— The number of 

times Spurs have won 

the FA Cup, with their 

most recent success 

coming as they beat 

Nottingham Forest in 

the 1991 final. 

— Tottenham’s record 

victory in the FA Cup 

came as they recorded 

a 13-2 win against 

Crewe in February 

1960. 

Harry Kane has 

broken Jimmy Greaves’ 

record for most goals 

in a Spurs shirt, but 

he has yet to overhaul 

his total of 220 league 

goals for the club. 

Two-time FA Cupwinning 

captain Steve 

Perryman holds the 

record for the most 

appearances in a 

Tottenham shirt. 

Jimmy Greaves 

TOTTENHAM LEGEND... 

Harry Kane’s achievement of becoming Tottenham’s 

all-time leading goalscorer last month was all the 

more impressive as he broke Greaves’ record to 

get there. This iconic goalscorer fired 268 goals for 

Spurs in his career and is widely regarded as one of 

England’s greatest strikers of all-time. Greaves won 

the FA Cup with Spurs in 1962 and 1967.

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Antonio Conte 

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MANAGER SAYS 

Trophies have been a regular European stage. Yet they have 

part of Antonio Conte’s diet failed to convert that promise into 

as a manager and now he has tangible success and that is the 

the task of continuing that story as challenge Conte is laying down 

Tottenham boss. 

to his team ahead of this clash 

The Italian tactician won three against the Blades. 

Series A titles in his homeland with “You know very well to win this 

Juventus and backed that up with a trophy is not simple,” he adds as he 

Premier League title in England with looks forward to another FA Cup tie. 

Chelsea and another league title in “In our minds, the FA Cup would be 

Italy with Inter Milan. 

a possible target. Also, for our mind’s 

He was also an FA Cup winner with stimulation to give us something to 

Chelsea in 2017 and now he is eager hope for at the end of the season to 

to add to that collection of silverware lift the trophy. 

by ending Tottenham’s enduring wait “In my opinion, you gain the winning 

for a trophy. 

mentality and you become a winner 

“I think every single player is ready in the moment that you start to win. 

to exchange a personal achievement A lot of people speak about, ‘winning 

to reach a trophy,” says the 

mentality, winning mentality’, but you 

53-year-old coach. 

only start to get the winning mentality 

“We’re working on this aspect. The when you start to win. 

path is difficult, the path is long, but “When you start to win, winning 

we have to try to do this. 

becomes a drug for you and you want 

“The situation is here for many to repeat it. You want to have this 

years. We are trying to work very fantastic moment, to celebrate, to feel 

hard, I promise to put all of myself in this moment that you are the best. 

into the club and now we have three “In the same moment this makes 

months left to have more days to work you stronger because when you win 

with the players to prepare the games it means you are the best. When you 

is a big positive for us.” 

know that you are the best, you are 

Tottenham have come close to feeling your belief starting to rise. 

winning trophies in recent years, This is important, because when you 

with their run to the 2019 Champions are a winner and you start the game, 

League final confirming their status you know that at the end, sooner or 

as one of the rising forces on the later, you are going to win the game.” 


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NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS 

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

HARRY CLARKE 

England international 

centre-half Harry Clarke 

was ever-present as 

Tottenham Hotspur 

won the League 

Championship in 1950-51. 

Following RAF service, 

he helped Lovells Athletic 

win the Welsh Cup in 

1948 and moved to White 

Hart Lane in March 1949. 

He went straight into the 

first-team and was also 

ever-present as Spurs 

won the Second Division 

title in 1949-50. Capped 

against Scotland in April 

1954, he missed just 

one match that season 

and netted four goals 

in 295 League outings, 

becoming Llanelli’s 

player-boss in February 

1959. He later managed 

Romford for 13 years and 

worked for a security 

transit company. He died 

in April 2000. 


GEORGE ROBB 


winger George Robb was 

Tottenham Hotspur’s top 

scorer in 1953-54. The 

schoolmaster gained 

18 England amateur 

caps while at Finchley 

before joining Spurs 

in December 1951 and 

scored on his League 

debut in that month’s 3-0 

win at Charlton Athletic. 

He missed just one match 

as they reached the FA 

Cup semi-finals in 1955- 

56, then helped finish 

League Championship 

runners-up in 1956-57. 

Scoring 53 goals in 182 

League games, an injury 

curtailed his career in 

May 1960. He returned to 

teaching as sports master 

at Christ’s College in 

Finchley, then at Ardingly 

College near Haywards 

Heath and died on 

Christmas Day 2011. 

RON HENRY 


left-back Ron Henry 

was ever-present in 

Tottenham Hotspur’s 

1960-61 League and FA 

Cup ‘Double’ success. 

A former Luton Town 

amateur, he played 

for Harpenden and 

Redbourn before turning 

professional with Spurs in 

January 1955. He made 

his League debut in their 

1-0 defeat at Huddersfield 

three months later 

and understudied Mel 

Hopkins before forming a 

notable partnership with 

Peter Baker. Also helping 

Spurs to win the FA Cup 

in 1962 and ECWC in 

1964, he scored once in 

247 League games before 

hanging up his boots in 

May 1966. He later had 

a 14 acre bedding plant 

nursery in Redbourn and 

died in December 2014.

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Harry Clarke & 

Graham Roberts 

TERRY DYSON 

Winger Terry Dyson was 

an important figure in 


1960-61 League and FA 

Cup ‘Double’ success. 

The son of jockey 

‘Ginger’ Dyson, he 

played for Scarborough 

prior to joining Spurs 

in December 1954. He 

scored twice in their 

1963 ECWC final triumph, 

netting 41 goals in 184 

League outings while at 

White Hart Lane before 

moving to Fulham in June 

1965. Joining Colchester 

United in August 1968, he 

later played for Guildford 

City and Wealdstone, 

then was manager/ 

coach of Dagenham 

(1977 FA Trophy final), 

Wingate, Boreham Wood, 

Kingsbury Town and 

Ruislip. He became a 

PE teacher at Falconer’s 

School in Bushey. 

TONY GALVIN 

Republic of Ireland 

international winger 

Tony Galvin starred as 

Tottenham Hotspur won 

the FA Cup in 1981 and 

1982. He gained a BA 

degree in Russian Studies 

at Hull University and 

trained as a teacher while 

playing for Goole. Moving 

to Spurs in January 1978, 

he was also a League 

Cup finalist in 1982 and 

featured in their 1984 

UEFA Cup final triumph. 

He netted 20 goals 

in 201 League games 

prior to joining Sheffield 

Wednesday in August 

1987, then reunited 

with Ossie Ardiles at 

Swindon Town in July 

1989 and also assisted 

him at Newcastle United. 

He became a lecturer 

at Hertford Regional 

College, then College of 

North West London. 

GRAHAM ROBERTS 

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central defender Graham 

Roberts captained 


1984 UEFA Cup final 

triumph. A former 

Portsmouth reserve, he 

played for Dorchester 

and Weymouth before 

joining Spurs in May 

1980. He starred as they 

twice win the FA Cup 

and netted 23 goals in 

209 League outings. 

Moving to Glasgow 

Rangers in December 

1986, he helped win the 

Scottish League title, then 

skippered Chelsea to the 

Second Division title in 

1988-89. He joined West 

Brom in November 1990, 

then had spells at Enfield, 

Slough and Stevenage. 

Appointed Yeovil’s playerboss 

in February 1995, 

he then managed Clyde, 

Pakistan and Nepal. 


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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Tot tenham Hotspur 

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

WHERE IT BEGAN 

The club was formed in 

1882 when boys from 

Hotspur Cricket Club 

formed Hotspur FC so that 

they could play a sport 

during the winter. The 

name was changed to 

Tottenham Hotspur in 1884 

to avoid any confusion 

with another club, London 

Hotspur. 

UP FOR THE CUP 

Tottenham won the FA 

Cup for the first time in 

1901, the only non-league 

club to do so since the 

formation of the Football 

League in 1888. Spurs 

were also the first club 

in the 20th century to 

achieve the league and 

FA Cup double, winning 

both competitions in the 

1960-61 season. 

SIR LES 

The 10,000th Premier 

League goal was scored 

by Tottenham Hotspur’s 

Les Ferdinand in a 4-0 

ERIK THE FIRST 

win against Fulham in 

December 2001. 

NUMBER 10 

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The late Diego Maradona 

once pulled on a 

Tottenham shirt. The 

legendary Argentinian 

wore the number 10 shirt 

for Spurs in Ossie Ardiles’ 

testimonial against Inter 

Milan in 1986. Tottenham 

won the game 2-1. 

Former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt became 

the first Premier League substitute when he replaced 

Ian Walker in the first game of the 1992 campaign. 


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AWAY 

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Visit: tickets.sufc.co.uk Email: boxoffice@sufc.co.uk 

A £1 booking fee applies to all telephone and online orders 

AWAY BLADE 

Coach Travel – Under-16s Policy 

Sheffield United continue to ensure that the club 

complies with safeguarding procedures and to 

make sure that all young supporters travelling 

on the official Away Blade transport are properly 

supervised. Therefore, juniors, aged U16, will not be 

allowed to travel on the Away Blade coaches without 

a responsible adult, aged 25 or above. A maximum 

of two juniors U16 may travel with a responsible 

adult. For more information contact 0114 253 7200. 

2022-23 MATCHDAY PRICES 

STAND TYPE CAT. A* CAT. A CAT. B 

ADULT £35 £31 £26 

OVER 60 - DISABLED £29 £24 £20 

KOP STAND* YA U22 - STUDENT £24 £20 £17 

UNDER 18 £17 £14 £12 

JUNIOR BLADES £15 £12 £10 

CHERRY STREET 

SOUTH STAND 

& JOHN STREET 

FAMILY ENCLOSURE 

& FAMILY CORNER 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER CORNER & 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER TIER 

ADULT £40 £35 £31 

OVER 60 - DISABLED £32 £27 £23 

YA U22 - STUDENT £26 £21 £20 

UNDER 18 £21 £17 £14 


ADULT £37 £33 £29 

OVER 60 - DISABLED £31 £26 £21 

YA U22 - STUDENT £25 £21 £18 

UNDER 18 £20 £16 £13 


*Please note, until further notice, there are no 

matchday tickets being sold for the Kop stand 

vs BLACKBURN ROVERS 

Saturday 4th March 

Sky Bet Championship 

Kick Off 12.30pm 

This match is ALL TICKET for 

Blades supporters. Tickets are 

currently on general sale. We 

have been initially allocated 

4,073 tickets. A further 

allocation may be available if 

necessary. 50 loyalty points 

will be awarded to supporters 

purchasing tickets. 

PRICES: 

Adults: ......................................£25 

Senior (65+): ...........................£20 

YA (18-23): .............................. £15 

Junior (12-17): ........................ £10 

Junior (U12): ..............................£7 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

10 wheelchair and PA tickets 

are available at the ageappropriate 

price with a FOC 

PA, a further allocation of 

wheelchair bays is available if 

necessary. Ambulant tickets 

are available at the ageappropriate 

price from the 

main allocation, a personal 

assistant can be provided free 

of charge subject to eligibility. 

AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £25 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

9am prompt. 

AWAY 

vs READING 

Tuesday 7th March 


Kick off 8pm 

This match is ALL TICKET for 

Blades supporters. We have 

been initially allocated 1,598 

tickets, a further allocation 

may be available if necessary. 


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150 loyalty points will be 

awarded to supporters 

purchasing tickets. 

STH & MEMBERS PRICES: 

Adults: ......................................£22 

Senior (65+): ........................... £15 

YA (18-24): ................................£12 

Junior (12-17): ...........................£8 

Junior (U12): ..............................£6 

GENERAL SALE PRICES: 

Adults: ......................................£27 

Senior (65+): ........................... £18 

YA (18-24): ............................... £15 

Junior (12-17): .........................£11 

Junior (U12): ..............................£9 

Family Area (41 tickets). These 

tickets are not available online. 

Adults will not be admitted 

without children in this area. 

STH & MEMBERS PRICES: 

Adults: ...................................... £18 

Senior (65+): ........................... £15 

YA (18-24): ................................£12 

Junior (12-17): ...........................£5 

Junior (U12): ..............................£2 

GENERAL SALE PRICES: 

Adults: ......................................£23 

Senior (65+): ........................... £18 

YA (18-24): ............................... £15 

Junior (12-17): ...........................£8 

Junior (U12): ..............................£5 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

Nine wheelchair and PA 

tickets are available at the 

age-appropriate price with 

a FOC PA. 52 ambulant 

tickets have been allocated 

in Block R30/R31 on rows J 

and K, these are the rows 

nearest to the concourse. 

The two rows directly in 

front are netted to help offer 

supporters an unobstructed 

view, supporters in this area 

must always remain seated. 

These seats are available at 

the age-appropriate price 

with a PA FOC subject to 

eligibility. 

Ω PARKING INFORMATION 

Supporters are advised to 

book parking (including 

accessible) in advance at 

ticketing.readingfc.co.uk or 

by calling 0118 9681313. 

AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £40 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

1.30pm prompt. 

HOME 

vs LUTON TOWN 

Saturday 11th March 


Kick off 3pm 

This match is a Category B 

fixture. Tickets now on general 

sale. Supporters purchasing 

tickets will be allocated 150 

loyalty points. 

TICKETS ARE PRICED FROM: 

Adults: ......................................£29 

Seniors: .................................... £21 

Young Adults/Students: ..... £18 

Juniors: .....................................£13 

Junior Blade Members: .......£11 

Information correct at the time 

of going to print. Please check 

www.sufc.co.uk for up-to-date 

information. 


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THE EX-FILES 

David McGoldrick 

EACH WEEK UTB CATCHES UP WITH THE PROGRESS OF SOME OF THE NAMES WHO ONCE 

GRACED BRAMALL LANE, BUT ARE NOW CONTINUING THEIR CAREER ELSEWHERE… 

David McGoldrick is off the mark 

for his new club Derby County 

after scoring a dramatic stoppage 

time winner recently against 

Peterborough United. 

Trailing 1-0 and down to 10 men, 

things looked bleak for the Rams 

until an equaliser from Jason 

Knight on 88 minutes was followed 

up by McGoldrick’s winner from 

12 yards. 

After missing the first four games 

of the campaign through injury, 

McGoldrick is now finding his 

feet at Pride Park after his highly 

successful stint at Bramall Lane 

came to an end at the conclusion 

of last season. 

“As a striker you enjoy your 

goals, and especially when 

they come as a winner as well,” 

McGoldrick said of his first strike. 

“We hadn’t scored for a few 

games, so to get two right at the 

end was nice. It was a pleasing day 

all around and it’s always special 

to turn it around late on. 

“We are all together as one in 

the dressing room and it helps with 

the team bonding too, celebrating 

together at the end, especially 

as quite a few of us have come 

through the door this summer. 

The changing room was very 

happy after.” 

Grateful to be back fit again after 

recovering from the injury which 

curtailed his final season in S2, the 

ex-Forest front man is now focused 

on a strong run in the side. 

He added: “I feel I am getting 

fitter. I came here after a four or 

five-month spell out, following an 

operation. I’ve been building my 

fitness up and I had a setback by 

doing too much too soon, but now 

I am building things up slowly.” 

▲ Didzy celebrates his first for Derby 

against Peterborough 


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1⃞■ 

3⃞■ 

2⃞■ 

5⃞■ 

Happy Birthday 

1 Tyler Blade Robinson – 

Happy 17th Birthday. Hope 

you have a great day. Lots 

of love, Mum, Dad and 

Imogen. 

2 Happy 7th Birthday Hugo 

Bennehan. Sheffield United 

U7s pre-Academy player. 

Lots of love from Mum, Dad 

and all your family! X 

3 Happy 16th Birthday 

today to Benjamin and Tilly 

Barber, hope you enjoyed 

your early celebrations and 

enjoy the game tonight 

Benj. Lots of love from all 

the family. 


Chris. Love Jess, Julie and 

Tom xx 


Radek! Lucky to be born a 

Blade! UTB 

6 Happy 18th Birthday to 

Alex Emsley tomorrow. 

Your whole family is so 

proud of you, have a great 

day and sorry (not sorry) 

for finding the photo - you 

can blame Auntie Kim for 

that one! 


KIT SPONSORS 

Do you want to sponsor a player’s kit? Contact us at 0114 253 7200 (option 2) or email commercial@sufc.co.uk. 

A player kit sponsorship package is priced at £700 plus VAT per player and includes the following: 

Match worn kit of your chosen player — Video message from your chosen player 

Christmas card from your chosen player — Invitation to annual sponsor training event 

Advertising on club website — Stadium big screen and within the matchday programme 

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UNITED IN BUSINESS 

Head of Commercial PAUL REEVES provides UTB with the latest 

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

to develop your business, contact Paul on 07983 425066… 

Welcome back to Bramall Lane 

for tonight’s exciting Emirates FA 

Cup fifth round home fixture 

against Tottenham Hotspur. As always, 

we are delighted to introduce the 

sponsors who join us for the visit of 

Premier League Spurs. 

Our first main match sponsor is 

BECSCO. Established in 1999 as a supplier 

to local retail outlets, Becsco has rapidly 

become a major supplier of all branded 

soft drinks. They supply soft drinks to 

large cash and carry wholesalers, the 

food service industry, retail distributors, 

vendors and retail outlets. For details visit 

www.becsco.com 

Our second main match sponsor is Elev8 

Access Platforms Ltd. They are experts in 

work at height and safe lifting and invest 

in the best lifting equipment in the world 

and take service and safety seriously. 

Their fleet of specialist access platforms 

provides a safe and efficient access 

solution throughout the UK and Europe. 

For details visit www.elev8hire.com 

Tonight’s programme sponsor is SIG plc. 

They are a leading supplier of insulation, 

roofing materials and sustainable building 

products to customers across Europe 

known for their specialist expertise, quality 

service and reliability. They have been 

supplying specialist building materials 

to the construction industry for over 65 

years. 80% of their products serve the 

insulation and building energy efficiency 

markets. For details, visit www.sigplc.com 

Finally, our match ball sponsor 

Skills People Group. They are the 

largest provider of training to the UK’s 

construction, health, social care and 

business administration sectors. They 

have three businesses within the group, 

Construction Skill People, Skills Academy 

and C&G Training and Assessments 

Ltd. For further details, visit www. 

skillspeoplegroup.com 

We hope that you all enjoy the magic of 

the cup and your evening with us. UTB! 

Paul Reeves 

Head of Commercial 

⊳ Thanks to 

our recent 

sponsors for 

the game 

against 

Swansea City 


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MATCH ACTION 

3 - 2 

BRADSHAW 6, 63, 88 

DOYLE 39, Mc ATEE 82 

SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: THE DEN 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BASHAM (Mc ATEE 77), BERGE, Mc BURNIE, EGAN, 

LOWE, NORWOOD, ROBINSON, BOGLE, DOYLE (OSBORN 55), JEBBISON 

(NDIAYE 63). UNUSED: DAVIES, FLECK, AHMEDHODŽIĆ, CLARK. 

Chris Basham is denied 


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Tommy Doyle levels at 1-1 

James McAtee hammers in United’s second 

Tommy is congratulated after 

netting his second of the season 

A fourth United goal for the Manchester City loanee 


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Rainbow Blades has a very busy couple of months… 

Annual Members Survey 

Our third annual members 

survey has now been 

sent to over 550 Rainbow 

Blades. You have until 

Monday 6th March to 

complete the survey, and, 

if you wish, enter a prize 

draw for a first team signed 

Rainbow Blades top. 

The 600 club 

We have set ourselves 

a target of hitting 600 

members by our third 

birthday in April. If you 

would like to sign up for 

free, please use the details 

below. 

AGM 

We will be holding our 

third AGM on Tuesday 21st 

March. An email inviting 

our members will be sent 

out on Monday 6th March. 

Third Birthday Party 

We will be celebrating our 

third birthday on Saturday 

8th April. Our party will be 

at DINA, 12 Fitzalan Sq, 

Sheffield, S1 2AZ, from 

7pm. We’ll also be raising 

money for our charity 

partner, SAYiT. Look out 

for an invite soon. 

Rainbow Blades 

Player of the Year 

Look out for the Rainbow 

Blades POTY vote which 

will go live early April. Your 

votes alone will decide 

the winner. Who will join 

our previous winners, 

David McGoldrick and Billy 

Sharp. 

If you would like to find out 

more and join Rainbow Blades, 

please follow the links below... 

FACEBOOK FACEBOOK: /BladesRainbow 

TWITTER TWITTER: @rainbow_blades 

INSTAGRA INSTAGRAM: @rainbowblades 

Membership sign up: 

bit.ly-joinrainbowblades 

Website: rainbowblades.com 

AN UPDATE FROM OUR 

SENIOR 

BLADES 

Former Blades star Ted 

Hemsley is pictured here 

presenting the first prize 

in our recent charity raffle 

to the winner, John Cullen. 

John was delighted to 

receive the full kit of our 

No 16, Oliver Norwood. 

Proceeds from this raffle 

will be going to our chosen 

charity for this year, The 

Sheffield Autistic Society. 

Don’t forget to book 

your place by Tuesday 

7th March, for our lunch 

on 14th March, when our 

guest speaker will be 

former Blades striker, 

Carl Asaba, who will be 

interviewed by Andy Pack. 

www.seniorblades.co.uk 


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Sheffield United Community Foundation is a charity working in the areas of education and training, health and 

wellbeing and participation and inclusion. For more community news, follow us on social media @CommunitySUFC, 

visit www.sufc-community.com, email enquiries@sufc-community.co.uk or call 0114 253 7200 (OPTION 6)... 

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS 

Have you tried our weekly 

mental health sessions 

for men? 

Talk Club provides a safe 

space for men aged 18+ to 

share feelings, listen and 

meet like-minded people 

to help improve mental 

health and reduce the risk 

of suicide amongst men. 

Talk Club’s co-founder 

Mike McCarthy, who lost 

his son Ross to suicide in 

2021, is leading the charge 

to help men struggling with 

poor mental health. 

Mike said: “I’ve spoken 

to hundreds of bereaved 

mums, dads, brothers, 

sisters, etc – I’ve lost count. 

They all tell me a similar 

story, that when it comes to 

the crisis end, when people 

are suicidal, the help is just 

not there.” 

Since Mike started the 

initiative, we’ve been able 

to welcome hundreds 

of men to Bramall Lane 

to open up about their 

struggles. 

One of our regular 

participants shared with 

us about how much Talk 

Club had helped him: “I’ve 

been coming to Talk Club 

for over eight months 

now and it has played an 

integral part in improving 

my mental health. It’s given 

me a support network 

and inspired me to leave 

the house more often as 

I would previously only 

go out around once a 

month. It’s also helped 

encourage me to start 

taking better care of both 

my personal hygiene and 

diet. I have lost over two 

stones in weight and Talk 

Club has definitely helped 

me achieve this. I would 

recommend others to 

attend.” 

Sessions are free 

and take place every 

Wednesday, 6pm-8pm 

at the Blades Family Hub 

(John Street). 

If you or someone you 

know may benefit from 

Talk Club, feel free to turn 

up on the night, or for any 

further questions please 

contact health@sufccommunity.co.uk. 

To see our full 

Mental Health Support 

programme, head to sufccommunity.com. 


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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT 

As part of this year’s 

International Women’s Day 

festivities, the Community 

Foundation are hosting a 

free celebration event at 

Bramall Lane. 

Join us as we celebrate 

women’s achievement on 

Wednesday 8th March, 

6pm-11pm at the Platinum 

Suite situated in the 

South Stand. 

We’ll have an in-house 

DJ playing music all 

evening along with a free 

chip butty, candy floss, a 

photo booth, games and 

more. Anyone is welcome 

to attend including 

children. 

For more information 

and to book your 

tickets, head to bit.ly/ 

SUCF_IWD23 or scan the 

QR code. 

For any further 

questions or any specific 

dietary requirements 

please contact Shannon 

at shannon.wells@sufccommunity.co.uk. 

Scan 

Here... 

CHILDREN’S 

DISABILITY FOOTBALL 

We’re pleased to announce a new 

weekly disability football session for 

under 14s! 

In partnership with Derek Dooley 

Football Academy, children will be able 

to take part in the inclusive session every 

Saturday morning, 10.30-11.30am at Goals 

Sheffield (95 Norfolk Park Road, S2 2RU). 

No registration is required, simply 

turn up and play on the day or for more 

information please contact Rob at rob. 

jenkinson@sufc-community.co.uk. 


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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 - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 

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 10 3 - 1 - - 239 20 15 2 2 - 

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

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 13 8 - 3 - - 348 26 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 23 1 5 1 2 1 76 17 14 3 3 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 16 9 11 1 - 1 66 55 20 2 9 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 12 13 2 1 3 1 268 93 129 2 5 - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 32 - 2 4 - 1 201 1 8 2 7 1 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 14 2 1 1 2 - 24 6 1 4 2 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 24 2 4 3 - 1 27 2 5 2 10 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 33 - 2 3 1 1 195 13 10 7 6 - 

17 ISMAILA COULIBALY 25.12.00 MALI - 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 - - 1 - 

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 30 - - 1 - - 68 - - 1 1 1 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON 12 2 2 2 - - 62 7 5 1 3 - 

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING 9 2 2 2 - 1 48 8 9 1 7 - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER 12 9 2 2 1 - 14 10 2 4 2 - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY 10 9 1 2 1 - 67 39 5 3 - - 

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

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 12 13 4 4 - - 16 13 4 6 5 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 30 3 10 2 1 - 58 14 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 - - 2 - - 3 - - - - 

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 3 8 1 2 - 1 10 18 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 2,701 2,183 202 

MILLWALL 1,270 1,940 368 

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 675 560 462 

WATFORD 2,184 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 4,764 1,163 176 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS 

● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOAL TIMES 

F A 

0-15 11 6 

16-30 9 4 

31-45 8 5 

46-60 9 8 

61-75 14 7 

76-90 12 5 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 51 

HEADERS 10 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 2 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2485 2484 4969 

W 1324 680 2004 

D 617 611 1228 

L 544 1193 1737 

F 4550 2996 7546 

A 2714 4299 7013 

STAT SNIPPET... 

The winning goal for United 

against Watford was the second 

time the Blades have benefited 

from an own goal this season. 


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FA CUP 

FACTS&STATS 

2022-23 

– This season’s 

competition is the 142nd 

in the long and illustrious 

history of the FA Cup with 

the first ever taking place 

back in 1871. 

– Currently Wrexham’s 

Paul Mullin has scored 

the most goals during this 

season’s FA Cup campaign 

with eight to his name from 

five outings. 

– In total, 732 teams have 

competed in this year’s FA 

Cup with initial ties taking 

place during the first week 

in August. 

– The lowest ranked team 

this season to reach round 

five of the competition 

is League Two Grimsby 

Town. They haven’t 

reached this stage of the 

FA Cup since 1996. 

– This season’s final 

will again take place at 

Wembley Stadium where 

it has been staged since 

2007 after the stadium 

was rebuilt. Bramall Lane 

is one of 13 stadiums 

(including both new and 

old Wembley) to have 

staged an FA Cup final. The 

Lane hosted the 1912 FA 

Cup Final Replay between 

Barnsley and West Brom. 

– Emirates are again 

sponsoring the FA Cup this 

season, they have done so 

since 2015. They are one 

of just five official sponsors 

of the competition with 

Littlewoods becoming the 

first in 1994. 

– FA Cup replays returned 

this season for rounds 

three and four but tonight’s 

tie will be decided on the 

night with extra time and 

penalties in operation 

during round five. Replays 

were first removed from 

round five during the 2019- 

20 competition. 


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FACTS&FIGURES 

HOME 

AWAY 

P TEAM P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 

1 BURNLEY 34 13 5 0 40 13 9 5 2 28 15 +40 76 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 33 11 3 3 35 16 8 4 4 20 14 +25 64 

3 MIDDLESBROUGH 34 9 5 2 26 13 8 1 9 30 27 +16 57 

4 BLACKBURN ROVERS 34 11 1 4 22 13 6 3 9 16 25 0 55 

5 MILLWALL 33 9 5 2 25 12 6 3 8 16 21 +8 53 

6 LUTON TOWN 33 5 7 4 20 17 9 4 4 20 15 +8 53 

7 NORWICH CITY 34 8 4 6 27 21 7 3 6 21 16 +11 52 

8 WATFORD 34 8 4 4 24 16 5 7 6 17 22 +3 50 

9 SUNDERLAND 34 6 5 5 21 17 7 5 6 28 21 +11 49 

10 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 33 8 5 4 24 15 5 4 7 20 21 +8 48 

11 COVENTRY CITY 33 9 5 4 23 16 4 4 7 14 18 +3 48 

12 PRESTON NORTH END 33 4 5 8 12 22 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45 

13 BRISTOL CITY 33 7 5 6 22 18 4 6 5 21 23 +2 44 

14 READING 33 10 3 3 27 18 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44 

15 SWANSEA CITY 33 7 2 7 26 24 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42 

16 HULL CITY 34 6 4 7 18 23 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42 

17 STOKE CITY 34 5 4 8 20 19 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40 

18 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 34 5 4 8 19 26 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39 

19 BIRMINGHAM CITY 34 5 5 8 20 21 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38 

20 ROTHERHAM UNITED 33 6 5 5 26 20 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36 

21 CARDIFF CITY 34 5 5 7 13 16 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35 

22 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 33 6 3 7 16 16 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31 

23 BLACKPOOL 34 4 5 7 17 21 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31 

24 WIGAN ATHLETIC 33 3 4 10 12 30 4 6 6 18 22 -22 31 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 

P TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 14 9 3 2 30 11 19 30 

2 BRISTOL CITY 13 9 3 1 22 7 15 30 

3 SOUTHAMPTON 14 7 5 2 16 9 7 26 

4 BIRMINGHAM CITY 13 7 1 5 20 14 6 22 

5 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 12 7 1 4 20 15 5 22 

6 CRYSTAL PALACE 14 7 0 7 16 21 -5 21 

7 LEWES 12 4 4 4 10 14 -4 16 

8 DURHAM 13 4 3 6 16 17 -1 15 

9 BLACKBURN ROVERS 13 3 5 5 12 19 -7 14 

10 SUNDERLAND 14 4 1 9 17 21 -4 13 

11 SHEFFIELD UNITED 14 3 2 9 17 17 0 11 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 14 2 0 12 13 44 -31 6 

LEAGUE 

TABLES 

2022-23 

U21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 



2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 20 9 3 8 36 29 7 30 

3 HULL CITY 19 8 3 8 41 32 9 27 

4 BURNLEY 18 7 3 8 31 37 -6 24 

5 CREWE ALEXANDRA 17 6 4 7 25 31 -6 22 

6 BIRMINGHAM CITY 19 5 6 8 27 37 -10 21 

7 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 16 5 5 6 32 30 2 20 

8 BARNSLEY 18 5 4 9 25 31 -6 19 

9 COVENTRY CITY 18 5 3 10 23 30 -7 18 

10 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 20 5 1 14 18 43 -25 16 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 BARNSLEY 17 13 2 2 48 20 28 41 

2 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 18 9 1 8 33 37 -4 28 


4 COVENTRY CITY 17 6 5 6 28 26 2 23 

5 CREWE ALEXANDRA 17 6 4 7 24 25 -1 22 

6 BURNLEY 18 6 3 9 28 34 -6 21 

7 BIRMINGHAM CITY 15 5 2 8 26 32 -6 17 

8 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 15 3 5 7 14 23 -9 14 

9 WIGAN ATHLETIC 17 4 2 11 20 32 -12 14 

10 HULL CITY 17 4 2 11 24 37 -23 14 

*PLEASE NOTE, GAMES AGAINST TEAMS FROM THE SOUTH LEAGUE CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS NORTH TABLE 

UPDATED AS OF 27/02/23 


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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

M 

APR 

MAR 

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 

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 3-1 20,310 (4,764) – DAVIES BASHAM AHMED'ZIC 1 EGAN ROBINSON OSBORN McATEE 

SAT 11 15:00 SWANSEA CITY 3-0 27,800 (675) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED'ZIC EGAN ROBINSON 1 LOWE McATEE 

WED 15 20:00 MIDDLESBROUGH 1-3 29,084 (2,701) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 

SAT 18 12:30 MILLWALL 2-3 15,571 (1,940) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON LOWE DOYLE 1 

SAT 25 15:00 WATFORD 1-0 29,132 2,184 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE FLECK 

WED 1 19:55 TOTTENHAM H. FAC5 

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 


UTB 97 

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 

COULIBALY BERGE 1 SHARP 1 NDIAYE NORWOOD (8), LOWE (3), BROOKS (7), CLARK, ARBLASTER, MARSH, STARBUCK, FODERINGHAM L. DOUGHTY 

NORWOOD BERGE 1 SHARP NDIAYE OSBORN (7), McBURNIE (10) 1, FLECK (6), BASHAM (2), COULIBALY (9), CLARK, DAVIES M. DONOHUE 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE JEBBISON (3), OSBORN (8), BASHAM, CLARK, FLECK, COULIBAY, DAVIES A. MARRINER 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE JEBBISON OSBORN (7), NDIAYE (11), McATEE (3) 1, CLARK, AHMEDHODZIC, FLECK, DAVIES S. MARTIN 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE DOYLE (7), OSBORN (6), SHARP (10), JEBBISON (11), DAVIES, BASHAM, McATEE OG K. STROUD 


98 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

400 UP... 

OUR OVERALL FA CUP RECORD 

In our Wrexham programme there was a 

small error (mine) in our overall FA Cup 

record. The Wrexham replay was our 

400th in the competition. Our record is: 

P W D L F A 

Home 181 107 39 35 329 183 

Away 182 67 41 74 235 253 

Neutral 37 13 13 11 47 40 

Total 400 187 93 120 611 476 

THE PLAYERS 

723 players have appeared in those 

400 games, including 39 who made only 

sub appearances and also ‘T Wilson’, a 

pseudonym who’s identitiy is unknown. Of 

those 723, 143 made just one appearance 

of which 29 appeared just once as a sub. 

The top four appearance makers are: 

Alan Hodgkinson .52 Ernest Needham ..49 

Joe Shaw ................51 Billy Gillespie ...... 44 

The two with most sub appearances are: 

Petr Katchouro ........ 9 Billy Sharp ................ 8 

Lee Martin (2007-08 at Middlesbrough) is 

our only FA Cup subbed sub. 

THE SCORERS 

At least 283 players have scored an FA 

Cup goal including ‘T Wilson’, (in the early 

years some scorers are unknown). The 

top four scorers are: 

Harry Johnson ..... 20 

Fred Priest ..............18 

Derek ‘Doc’ Pace .18 

Billy Russell ............15 

▲ Alan Hodgkinson has made the most 

FA Cup appearances for United 

15 subs have scored an FA Cup goal 

including Mitch Ward and Chris Porter who 

both scored twice in one game. 

PENALTY SAVES 

Five Blades ‘keepers have saved an FA 

Cup penalty. Bill Foulke saved two in 

1900-01 on our way to lose to Tottenham 

in the replayed final. The others, 

before Adam Davies against Wrexham, 

are: Charles Sutcliffe (1925-26), Alan 

Hodgkinson (1960-61) and Jim Brown 

(1976-77). Alan Kelly (4), Simon Tracey and 

Paddy Kenny (2) have saved ‘shoot-out’ 

penalties. 

SENDING-OFFS 

Daniel Jebbison was our 12th FA Cup 

dismissal, all since 1956-57 (Tommy 

Hoyland), Keith Kettleborough (1964-65) 

and Mike Trusson (1981-82) followed. Can 

you recall the other eight, red-carded 

since 1992-93? 

Answers: Adrain Littlejohn (Burnley, 1992-3), Charlie 

Hartfield (Man Utd, 1994-5), Chris Short (Ipswich, 1997-8), 

Wayne Quinn (Notts C, 1998-9), Bobby Ford (Southampton, 

2000-1), Chris Morgam (West Ham, 2004-5), Michael Doyle 

(Fulham, 2013-4) and Che Adams (Oldham, 2015-6). 


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 


1 O Hugo LLORIS 

4 O Oliver SKIPP 

5 O Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG 

6 O Davinson SÁNCHEZ 

7 O Son HEUNG-MIN 

9 O RICHARLISON 

10 O Harry KANE 

12 O Emerson ROYAL 

14 O Ivan PERIŠIĆ 

15 O Eric DIER 

16 O Arnaut DANJUMA 

17 O Cristian ROMERO 

19 O Ryan SESSEGNON 

20 O Fraser FORSTER 

21 O Dejan KULUSEVSKI 

23 O Pedro PORRO 

25 O Japhet TANGANGA 

27 O Lucas MOURA 

29 O Pape MATAR SARR 

30 O Rodrigo BENTANCUR 

33 O Ben DAVIES 

34 O Clément LENGLET 

38 O Yves BISSOUMA 

40 O Brandon AUSTIN 

41 O Alfie WHITEMAN 

45 O Alfie DEVINE 

REFEREE 

JOHN BROOKS 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

NEIL DAVIES 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

MATTHEW WILKES 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

ANDREW MADLEY 

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the announcement. Comply immediately if it affects your area. 

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