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SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

BRISTOL CITY 

KEY FEATURES… 

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Tommy Doyle talks about his contribution as United 

defeated Cardiff City last time out at Bramall Lane. 

Skipper Billy Sharp is still hungry for more success with 

his boyhood club as the striker looks ahead to a busy 

end to the Championship season. 

Ahead of United’s trip to Wembley at the weekend, we 

celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous venue. 

This week Anel Ahmedhodžić takes on the Favourites 

Q&A 

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

A quick turnaround and welcome 

back to Bramall Lane for another 

vitally important game. 

May I kick-off these notes by offering my 

condolences to the Blades family following 

the loss of Eddie Colquhoun over the 

weekend. 

I’m aware that Eddie was a fantastic 

player for this club back in the 1970s and 

his name is still sung around the ground at 

most, if not all games, which is a measure 

of the high regard he is held in. There’s 

a few interesting lines in that song and 

as much as one in particular could be 

pertinent, we’ve just got to keep our 

heads down on the pitch and keep ticking 

off the matches. 

There were many talking points from the 

weekend’s game, lots of good displays 

and moments for everyone to enjoy. 

For me, though, what stood out for me 

is the character to hit back from a setback 

once more. We’ve come from behind 

again – we did so against Sunderland 

and Blackburn recently – and that proves 

our resilience in what is a tough division. 

We know what we are capable of, and it 

fits with a lot of what we talk about, we 

don’t panic and trust ourselves to make 

chances, despite being on the back foot. 

Specifically on Saturday, we passed the 

ball well in the first half but too much in 

front of their defensive system, our best 

moments came when we played balls 

on the diagonal or tried to get around 

the back. 

We managed to get ourselves in front 

early in the second half, deservedly so, 

but Cardiff had a spell of play where they 

a had bit of the ball in our box, which 

we weren’t happy with, so we made the 

changes to make us stronger without 

damaging us offensively. 

You have to appreciate that any 

team towards the bottom of the table 

are fighting for survival and become 

dangerous, so when we went in front 

you knew what was coming. They’ve got 

some big players, so we made changes to 

stop them targeting us in the air and we 

defended well, as well as putting the game 

beyond them at the other end. 

You won’t be surprised to hear that our 

focus for tonight’s game began straight 

after the final whistle, preparing the boys 

for another major challenge. We did a bit 

of work after the game and were back at 

Shirecliffe yesterday to get ready. 

This will be another game where we 

need to be aligned, it was battle at Ashton 

Gate earlier in the season and they will 

arrive here as a wounded animal after 

their weekend result. 

Finally, just another important message 

to our fantastic fans. Like Saturday, be 

noisy and back the lads as much as 

possible, we’ve got something to achieve 

together. 

Enjoy the game, and we’ll see you at 

Wembley at the weekend. 

Hecky 


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WILL LOOKING TO TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITIES 

Will Osula says 

he’s ready to take 

any opportunities 

which may fall his way 

after earning his first 

outing for the Blades this 

season recently in the 

game against Burnley. 

After being restored to 

United’s matchday squad 

in recent weeks, Will was 

pressed back into service 

in the top-of-the-table 

clash with the Clarets, 

coming on for the final 

17 minutes as United 

battled against the odds 

with 10 men following a 

first half red card for Wes 

Foderingham. 

Whilst the 

circumstances of the game 

were far from ideal, Will 

still saw the appearance 

as an opportunity and 

he’s keen to impress 

should more chances arise 

between now and the end 

of the season. 

He told SUTV: “It was 

nice to be back in red and 

white amongst the 

Blades again, it’s 

always a great 

feeling to put 

the shirt back 

on so it was a 

good run out. 

“Every time 

you come onto 

the pitch; it is an 

PLAYER FOCUS 

opportunity. When I get 

my chance, I need to do 

the best I can do, show 

energy and hopefully 

provide something for 

the team.” 

Will spent the first half 

of the current season out 

on loan at League One 

Derby County, and he 

says playing in front of 

big crowds at Pride Park 

and being in and around 

an experienced dressing 

room has helped him 

develop his game. 

He added: “It was a 

good loan, and I was 

happy with it. It was a 

good experience both 

on and off the field, and 

we had similar playing 

styles so that has been a 

help too. 

“Getting used to a big 

atmosphere has been a 

real help. I felt 

⊳ Will Osula wants 

to make the most of 

any chances which 

come his way 

comfortable playing there 

and that has meant I’ve 

been comfortable coming 

back here. 

“I would say I have 

improved a lot off the field, 

especially with gaining 

experience of being in 

a first team changing 

room. I have picked up a 

lot of things from some 

experienced professionals 

and learnt a lot about the 

game. It’s been a huge 

help.” 


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JAYDEN ENJOYING THE FRIENDLY BATTLE 

It’s been a friendly 

battle which has 

often seen one 

play over the other, but 

Jayden Bogle has relished 

playing alongside George 

Baldock in recent outings. 

With Baldock deputising 

on the left in the absence 

of Max Lowe in recent 

weeks, Jayden returned to 

the starting line-up as Paul 

Heckingbottom reshuffled 

his pack. 

Baldock moved into the 

back three in the absence 

of Anel Ahmedhodžić and 

Chris Basham, allowing 

Jayden to dovetail with his 

fellow right wing-back as 

United beat Cardiff 4-1. 

Jayden has often hailed 

the battle between the 

pair as crucial in taking 

their game forward, stating 

it’s a friendly rivalry which 

has brought great results 

for the club over recent 

seasons. 

He said: “It’s been a 

great battle but also nice 

to play alongside each 

other at times. I think 

that’s what you need in 

the team, you need two 

players who support each 

other when the other 

one is playing. I think 

the competition we have 

throughout the team 

has been brilliant. There 

PLAYER FOCUS 

have been times when 

we’ve been running low 

on players so that comes 

down to the squad that we 

have, if someone is injured 

then another player 

comes in. 

“It just shows the 

strength we have as a 

team. George is a great 

guy, we’re off for a coffee 

after I’ve done this! It’s 

been great since I’ve 

arrived at the club, he’s 

been supportive – but 

everyone here is a great 

guy. From when I’ve been 

here, I could feel the 

connection, it is a tight 

squad. That’s what brings 

good performances on 

the pitch.” 

▲ Jayden Bogle has enjoyed his battle with George Baldock 

Now enjoying a strong 

run in the side after 

injury issues earlier in 

the season, Jayden says 

there’s still more to come 

from him between now and 

the end of the season. 

He added: “I still think 

there a bit to come until 

I’m at my best. The injury 

knocked me back a little, 

but since I’ve got back, 

I’ve hit good levels, but 

I want to get better. I’d 

like to improve my final 

ball, and defensively I feel 

I need to keep improving, 

I don’t think I can ever be 

too comfortable with that 

because the better teams 

you play, you need to be at 

the top of your game.” 


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TOMMY HAILS ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ ROBBO DISPLAY 

Tommy Doyle was full of praise 

for colleague Jack Robinson who 

netted the crucial second goal 

from the Manchester City loanee’s cross 

in the recent win against Cardiff City. 

With the game delicately poised, 

Tommy’s wonderful centre was gleefully 

headed home by Robinson for a third 

of the season, and rather than take the 

credit for a sublime assist, the modest 

midfield ace hailed his colleague for a 

wonderful all-round display. 

He told UTB: “Robbo deserves all the 

credit really because he was unbelievable 

for us today. He has been for a long time. 

He is so important for us at the back 

with the way he carries himself and the 

way he marshals us about, ultimately his 

performances have 

been helping 

us as well. I’m 

buzzing that he 

got the goal. 

“Overall, it 

was a good 

performance. 

We went 1-0 

down which 

is obviously 

not what we 

wanted but we 

fought 

PLAYER FOCUS 

back, and Macca’s (James McAtee) goal 

was very important for us and then after 

that we dominated and deserved the 

result in the end. 

“Cardiff stuck it on us at times and we 

had to deal with it. Thankfully we did, but 

there is always going to be moments like 

that in the Championship when you are 

a little bit on the back foot, and it is how 

you deal with it. I thought that we dealt 

with it really well.” 

Tommy’s performance again underlined 

his importance to the Blades, with the ex- 

Cardiff loan ace stating the current run of 

consistent performances is the best he’s 

produced in his fledgling career. 

He continued: “I’d say so, obviously I’m 

still young and I want to improve, but it’s 

going well, so I’ve just got to keep going 

and keep focused. We’ve got a goal to 

get to and that’s all that’s in my head at 

the minute.” 

With the next three Championship 

games all at home, Tommy also 

reiterated the importance of the 

Bramall Lane crowd. 

He concluded: “The crowd are so 

important; they have been great all 

season. The next couple of games could 

be crucial for us, so we need the fans in 

loud voice because it really does help us 

on the pitch. We’re obviously grateful and 

want to give it back to them by getting 

promoted.” 

⊳ Tommy produced a fine assist for 

Jack Robinson’s goal against Cardiff 


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SITTING DOWN WITH 

BILLY 

Billy 

SHARP 

Sharp 

Billy Sharp scores 

goals…well 120 days on 

since his last league 

goal, the skipper still has his 

250th career league strike on 

his mind, remaining optimistic it 

will come soon and hopefully in 

front of his beloved Kop at S2. 

The 37-year-old came oh 

so close to making that dream 

become a reality against Wigan 

Athletic recently and hopes 

tonight is the night when he 

reaches that magical number, 

if selected, acknowledging 

he has been pleased with his 

contribution to the promotion 

chasing cause this season, 

amassing 39 appearances in all 

competitions. 

Not for the first time this 

season, the Blades bounced 

back from a defeat with a 

resounding success and having 

put Cardiff City to the sword 

despite going behind at the 

weekend, Billy says another 

home maximum this evening 

will mean everyone of a United 

persuasion can then head to 

Wembley on Saturday and 

‘enjoy’ the FA Cup semi-final 

clash against Premier League 

champions and Champions 

League contenders Manchester 

City. However, the veteran 

marksman is warning nothing 

can or will be taken for granted 

against Nigel Pearson’s Robins 

who have shown this season 

they are more than capable of 

taking points off the division’s 

front runners. 

Throughout this exclusive 

interview, Billy refused to shy 

away from talking honestly 

and openly about achieving 

automatic promotion, believing 

like the players, the fans 

deserve and will relish another 

crack at the big time, having 

seen the previous two-season 

stint severely affected by the 

Covid-19 pandemic. 


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UTB: How important was it 

to keep perspective despite 

the setback of losing at Turf 

Moor last week? 

BS: “We wanted to go to 

Burnley to win the game and 

make some ground up on them 

to challenge for the title, but 

fair play to Burnley. When we 

went down to 10-men they kept 

possession, remained patient 

and didn’t really give us a sniff. 

They got the breakthrough 

after half-time, added a second 

soon after and managed the 

“WE SHOWED CHARACTER 

AND RESILIENCE AGAIN 

AT THE WEEKEND AND 

WE REMAIN IN A GREAT 

POSITION; WE KNOW 

THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE 

THE CLUB KNOW IT TOO 

AND THOSE BEHIND ARE 

FIGHTING LIKE MAD TO TRY 

AND CHASE US DOWN” 

game really well to get the three 

points. Burnley wanted to get 

one over on us after the 5-2 here 

earlier in the season, but we 

shot ourselves in the foot with a 

mix-up between two players, but 

that happens in football at every 

level, it was a miscommunication 

and it proved costly on the night. 

Usually, we managed to dig 

each other out of trouble, but we 

couldn’t do it against the team 

that have dominated the division. 

It was an obvious blow and 

disappointment to us, but we’ve 

got three out of the last five at 

home, so we know what we need 

to do at Bramall Lane and we’ve 

done it pretty well on the whole 

this season so far. We believe if 

we put in the performances, we 

will get the results we deserve 

and I’m confident of us picking 

up the points we need to win 

automatic promotion.” 

UTB: Without wanting to tempt 

fate in anyway, this is a group 

of players, led by the manager 

and his coaching staff who have 

consistently bounced back from 

any adversity encountered this 

season. Is it simply the cliché of 

focusing on the next game that 

allows this to happen? 

BS: “The first thing the lads 

said to each other when the 

manager had finished his de-brief 

in the dressing room at Burnley 

was ‘get your heads up and we 

go against Cardiff on Saturday’. 

We know the importance of 

going to Wembley on the back of 

two big results at home and that 

has been the sole focus since 

losing on Easter Monday. We 

showed character and resilience 

again at the weekend and we 

remain in a great position; we 

know that people outside the 

club know it too and those 

behind are fighting like mad to 

try and chase us down. I’d rather 

be in our position than everyone 

else’s except Burnley, because 

it is up to us to finish the job we 

started last summer and if we 

don’t get ourselves over the 

line it will be our fault. It is in our 

hands with five games to go 

and we’re more than confident 

of doing our talking on the pitch 

over the next few weeks.” 


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UTB: Should we get the job 

done this season, is there a 

genuine feeling of unfinished 

business in the Premier 

League and a real excitement 

about what the future could 

hold especially having seen 

our last stint amongst the 

elite cruelly hampered by the 

effects of Covid? 

BS: “Obviously I’ve got great 

memories of the first season in 

the Premier League, finishing 

ninth after so long out of the 

top-flight was some achievement, 

but Covid literally ruined that 

campaign, just as it did when 

we were relegated the following 

term. I remember winning at Old 

Trafford against all the odds but 

with no fans, it takes the edge of 

it. It would be great to be back 

up there mixing it with the big 

boys for some of the lads that 

haven’t experienced it before 

and for some of us here it would 

“I WANT TO CAPTAIN 

SHEFFIELD UNITED TO 

A THIRD PROMOTION 

IN SEVEN SEASONS AS 

SKIPPER FIRST AND 

FOREMOST, THAT WOULD 

BE SOMETHING SPECIAL” 

be at least the third time we’ve 

had the wonderful feeling of 

winning promotion with United, 

so it would be great to get over 

the line and have that challenge 

of playing in the best league in 

the world again because it is 

what we all want to do. Looking 

back to when football was 

suspended for the first time and 

lockdown followed in March 

2020, we were set to go 

to Newcastle which 

would have been some 

day out for the fans 

at St James Park 

and a great place 

to play football 

with a terrific 

atmosphere, but it 

was all taken away 

from us. Having no 

fans, we’ve spoken 

about it and highlighted 

it before, hurt us more 


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BS: “I want to captain Sheffield 

United to a third promotion 

in seven seasons as skipper 

first and foremost, that would 

be something special for me 

personally and obviously 

an absolutely phenomenal 

achievement for everyone that 

has been involved over the 

years. There’s still a lot of work 

to do to achieve that, but we’ve 

given ourselves every chance. To 

still be part of this special group 

which is my club is fantastic, so 

hopefully we can keep digging 

away and getting the results 

we need to win promotion. 

Anything beyond that is out of my 

control so I’m honestly not even 

thinking about it.” 

than most, because we regularly 

thrived off being the underdog 

and we always believed anything 

was possible even if we went 

behind. The fans were excellent 

too, they missed out on so much 

and it must have so disappointing 

for them to see us playing in 

front of empty stadiums for 

what seemed like forever. We’d 

worked so hard to get that, like 

we are doing now, so hopefully 

nothing like that spoils it if it 

happens again.” 

UTB: What would it mean to 

you personally to win promotion 

this season and I’m guessing 

the ideal scenario would be to 

lead the Blades out back in the 

Premier League? 

UTB: Is the FA Cup semi-final 

against Manchester City at 

Wembley on Saturday going 

to be a welcome distraction 

from the race for promotion 

in the league? 

BS: “I believe so, Tuesday night 

is the priority though against a 

good Bristol City team. We’ve 

consistently said the same all 

season, but the trip to Wembley 

is sandwiched in before the 

run-in and we’ll be excited when 

the time is right despite being 

massive underdogs. We’ll have 

35,000 Unitedites down there 

with us and it is a game where 

we have nothing to lose because 

we’ve already been written off, 

it was probably a good warm-up 

at Burnley in hindsight! Anything 

could happen though on the 

day, especially in a cup tie at 

Wembley. We’ve got to enjoy the 

day and occasion, embrace the 


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challenge and see what happens. 

It would be a huge upset that 

goes without saying. An excellent 

season could become one 

nobody ever forgets, if we get a 

couple of positive home results 

before the semi-final, we’d be in 

an unbelievably strong position. 

We’ve done so well to get to the 

last four in the cup, we’ve gone 

one step further than a couple of 

years ago. But again, as I keep 

saying, it’s all about Bristol City 

at Bramall Lane, that’s the main 

focus at the moment.” 

UTB: The hunt for your 250th 

career league goal is still going; 

you must have thought it was 

going to come against Wigan 

Athletic earlier this month? 

BS: “I honestly thought I’d 

done it with the late strike against 

Norwich when I cut inside from 

the left and hit the woodwork, it 

looked in from the moment I hit 

it, but unfortunately it didn’t go in 

and against Wigan I think with a 

bit more match sharpness I would 

have taken one of those chances. 

The first one was a great reflex 

save in all honesty, but I’d really 

expect to be putting chances 

like that one away more often 

than not from there. The header 

I’m trying to generate the pace 

on the ball from the cross that’s 

slightly behind me and again 

Amos has managed to get a good 

hand on it and tip it over. I was 

kicking myself all night though 

for missing the one in front of 


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the Kop, it would have been the 

perfect way to hit the milestone. 

I was in the right place at the time 

though and you know me I’ll keep 

doing that until it comes, I’ve 

backed myself all my career.” 

UTB: Despite perhaps not 

scoring as many goals as you’d 

have liked this season, how 

would you assess your overall 

contribution to the cause 

on the field? 

BS: “I’ve been disappointed 

with the number of goals I’ve 

scored this season, but I still 

feel I’ve contributed a lot in 

other ways though. My role 

has changed slightly, and I’ve 

come on in games where we’ve 

needed to see it out holding on 

to a narrow lead and I’ve been 

pleased with how I’ve managed 

to contribute to the whole team 

from the top of the pitch, but 

obviously it hasn’t been my most 

prolific season in front of goal. 

My experience and maturity 

have helped me through the 

tougher days, I still want to score 

as many goals as possible. I got 

15 last season so to have got 

nowhere near that mark this 

season has hurt me personally, 

but I still believe I can score 

goals and I’ll back myself to stick 

the next chance away whenever 

it comes. A run is always just 

around the corner for a striker, 

and you always have to remind 

yourself of that.” 

UTB: How much excitement 

and pride do you still have 

skippering your boyhood club? 

BS: “I had a little injury at the 

start of the season, nobody, 

especially me, likes to be injured 

and it was tough, but to still be 

training every day, leading some 

of the exciting younger lads we 

have performing well for the club 

and being involved in such a 

great season to date, 41 games 

in, I’m still immensely proud 

and hopefully there are more 

memories and special times to 

enjoy together between now 

and the end of the season. I’ve 

said it before, I learnt quickly 

that as the captain, you have to 

be focused on others not just 

worrying about yourself. You 

have to lead by example, Burnley 

was an example of that, we didn’t 

throw the towel in and get a 

good hiding, we stuck at it until 

the end and then focused on 

making sure we bounced back 

against Cardiff which we did 

comfortably in the end. We’ve 

got a number of leaders in the 

group, I’m just the lucky one who 

is known as the skipper and gets 

to wear the armband when I’m on 

the pitch.” 


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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. 

STAR OF THE FUTURE... 

A young and very fresh-faced Billy 

Sharp is pictured here way back in 

October 2001. 

Suited and booted at Bramall Lane, 

and flanked by the then chairman Derek 

Dooley and manager Neil Warnock, Billy 

was one of several youngsters who had 

just penned a Blades scholarship who 

were paraded before a league game 

against Crewe Alexandra. 


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UNDER-21s UPDATE 

Some of our U21 players out on 

loan have found the net in recent 

weeks as a host of players 

continue their development. 

Midfielder George Broadbent recently 

netted his fourth goal of the campaign 

for National League side Boreham Wood 

in their 4-0 win at Maidstone. Broadbent 

continues to be a regular alongside Zak 

Brunt with Boreham Wood currently sat 

inside the play-off positions. 

Elsewhere, Harrison Neal continues to 

play regularly for Barrow who are fighting 

for a play-off spot in League Two, whilst in 

League One Harry Boyes played as Lincoln 

pulled off a surprise 2-0 win against title 

challengers Plymouth at Home Park. 

Finally, Theo Williams netted his 

fourth goal for Farsley Celtic in 

their battle to stay in National 

League North. 

Meanwhile, United’s U21s 

are approaching the final 

stretch of another impressive 

campaign with just four 

games remaining of 

the regular season. 

Micky Collins’s 

side have 

stretched their 

lead to an 

impressive 20 

points in the 

Professional 

Development 

League at the time 

of writing, and faced 

Millwall today. 

⊳ Micky Collins has enjoyed 

great success with United’s 

U21s this season 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 

APR 

MAY 

DATE KO/F-A OPPOSITION VENUE/SCORER 

TUE 9 u 2-0 READING McBURNIE, OSULA 

MON 15 v 3-5 CHARLTON ATHLETIC SACHDEV, OSULA (2) 

TUE 23 v 0-3 CARDIFF CITY – 

TUE 30 u 2-0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS BROADBENT, MARSH 

TUE 6 u 2-0 WATFORD PECK, MARSH 

TUE 13 u 2-1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED BROADBENT, MARSH 

WED 21 u 2-0 WIGAN ATHLETIC WILLIAMS 2 

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) – 

MON 13 u 3-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA 

MON 20 u 1-0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MARSH 

TUE 28 u 4-3 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 

T. WILLIAMS, BROOKS, 

MARSH 

HAMPSON, MARSH, 

PECK, HACKFORD 

FRI 3 u 2-1 BARNSLEY HACKFORD, MARSH 

TUE 21 u 4-0 BURNLEY OSULA (2), GORDON, MARSH 

TUE 4 s 0-0 BRISTOL CITY – 

TUE 18 1PM MILLWALL 

LNER COMMUNITY 

STADIUM, YORK 

MON 24 2PM SWANSEA CITY SWANSEA.COM STADIUM 

TUE 2 2PM COLCHESTER UNITED BRAMALL LANE 

FRI 5 1PM IPSWICH TOWN PORTMAN ROAD 

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UNDER-18s UPDATE 

United’s U18s took four points off 

rivals Wednesday after back-toback 

Steel City derby clashes 

against the Owls. 

In a six-goal thriller at Shirecliffe, United 

led through a George Dickinson penalty 

before going 2-1 down. Kurtis Havenhand 

levelled, but Wednesday went 3-2 up 

until Brandon Ly rescued a point with two 

minutes remaining. 

United had to come from behind again 

at Middlewood Road with Sam Aston 

cancelling out Wednesday’s opener at the 

start of the second 45. The winner arrived 

when Sai Sachdev’s cross was sliced into 

his own net by Sean Fusire. 

United then slipped to a 2-1 defeat at 

home to Coventry, with a trialist on target 

for the Blades. 

TEAM (vs Sheff W H): Yam, Waldron, Haughton-Parris, 

Sasnauskas, Okyere, Drake, Aston, Ly, Havenhand, 

Ciccarelli (Blaize 55), Ly. Unused: Andrews, Trialist, 

Christie-Crainie, Long. 

TEAM (vs Sheff W A): Faxon, Waldron, Haughton- 

Parris, Sasnauskas, Sachdev, Drake, Aston, Dickinson, 

Havenhand, Peck, Staniland. Unused: Hewitson, Long, 

Okyere. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 


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 – 

SAT 4 u 4-0 COVENTRY CITY 

PRUNTY, ASTON, 

HAVENHAND 

CLARKE, HAVENHAND, 

OLULEYE, CHRISTIE-CRANIE 

LY, HAUGHTON-PARRIS, 

HAVENHAND (2) 

TUE 7 u 2-1 HULL CITY HAVENHAND (2) 

SAT 11 v 0-1 TOTTENHAM H. (PLC) – 

SAT 18 u 2-1 IPSWICH TOWN CLARKE, HAVENHAND 

SAT 25 u 2-0 BRISTOL CITY DICKINSON, OG 

⊲ Sam Aston was 

on target in a win 

over Wednesday 

TUE 28 u 5-1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 

HAVENHAND (2), 

DICKINSON (2), CICCARELLI 

SAT 1 u 4-2 CARDIFF CITY HAVENHAND (2), OG, ASTON 

WED 5 s 3-3 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 

DICKINSON, 

HAVENHAND, LY 

SAT 8 u 2-1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY ASTON, OG 

APR 

TUE 11 v 1-2 COVENTRY CITY TRIALIST 

SAT 15 v 1-3 SWANSEA CITY DICKINSON 

SAT 22 11AM WATFORD RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

TUE 25 11.30AM BIRMINGHAM CITY 

WAST HILLS 

TRAINING GROUND 

SAT 29 11AM QUEENS PARK RANGERS QPR TRAINING GROUND 

MAY 

WED 3 3PM PETERBOROUGH UNITED RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

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Another good weekend for 

United Women saw Jonathan 

Morgan’s side make it back-toback 

wins after a 4-0 success against 

Coventry United. 

After several near misses, United 

opened the scoring when Sophie 

Haywood netted her first United goal after 

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk had blocked a 

clearance from Coventry ‘keeper Eleanor 

Heeps. Haywood didn’t have to wait long 

for her second when she dribbled past 

several challenges before finishing in 

the far corner. Five minutes before the 

break the game was all but sealed when 

Sweetman-Kirk handed Mia Enderby a 

tap-in at the far post. 

United continued to dominate after the 

break but had to wait until stoppage time 

for a fourth when Maddy Cusack’s freekick 

was headed in by Sweetman-Kirk. 

Prior to this win, the Blades narrowly 

lost to a strong Jamaican national team 

2-0 in a friendly at Leicester’s King Power 

Stadium. 

TEAM (vs Coventry United): Stenson, Newsham, 

Barker (Rayner 68), Sweetman-Kirk, Cusack, Paul, 

Lord-Mears (Clarke 61), Enderby (Muir 61), Haywood 

(Wilcock 61), Brown, Graham. Unused: Davies, Wilson, 

Riglar, Walters 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 


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 

SUN 26 v 1-2 CRYSTAL PALACE RAYNER 

SUN 5 u 2-1 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 

SUN 12 v 0-1 CRYSTAL PALACE – 

SWEETMAN-KIRK, 

RAYNER, ENDERBY 

SWEETMAN-KIRK, 

ENDERBY 

SUN 19 s 1-1 SUNDERLAND ENDERBY 

SUN 26 v 2-3 LEWES SWEETMAN-KIRK, HARTLEY 

SUN 2 u 1-0 BRISTOL CITY SWEETMAN-KIRK 

APR 

SUN 16 u 4-0 COVENTRY UNITED 

HAYWOOD (2), ENDERBY, 

SWEETMAN-KIRK 

SUN 23 2PM SUNDERLAND BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 2PM SOUTHAMPTON TESTWOOD STADIUM 

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Supporter Roy Ashton enjoyed a day to 

remember as United marked his landmark 100th 

birthday by inviting him and his family to Bramall 

Lane for the Good Friday game against Wigan 

Athletic. 

Roy was guest of honour in the boardroom and 

was then introduced to supporters at half time 

before being greeted by members of the current 

Blades side. 

Chris Basham and Ben Osborn then had 

the honour of presenting Roy with a special 

personalised shirt to mark the occasion, as 

the Blades enjoyed a successful afternoon 

with a 1-0 win over the Latics. 

Roy, who has been attending Bramall 

Lane since he was four, served 

during WWII and continues to be 

a season ticket holder. 

He watched United at 

Wembley in the 1936 FA Cup 

Final and has passed his love 

of the Blades on to his family who 

also regularly attend games. 

We hope you enjoyed your 

big day Roy and look forward 

to seeing you at many more 

games in the future. 

Happy 

Birthdays 

1⃞■ Happy 21st birthday to 

Luke Beighton for 20th 

April. Lots of love from 

Mum, Dad, Finlay & Holly. 

2⃞■ A massive Happy 

Birthday to Ollie Reed 

who is celebrating his 11th 

birthday today and is sat on 

the Kop tonight. We hope 

that you have had a brilliant 

birthday Ollie, we love you 

all the world. Lots of love, 

from Mum, Nanny Lynne 

and your big brother Alfie. 


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I N M E M O R Y 

RIP Eddie Colquhoun 

Sheffield United will 

pay tribute to one of our 

greatest ever leaders 

tonight, following the sad 

news over the weekend 

that Eddie Colquhoun had 

passed away. 

Born in Prestonpans, 

Scotland, in March 1945, 

he made his Football 

League debut for Bury 

before joining West 

Bromwich Albion in 1967. 

It was Arthur Rowley 

who brought him to 

Bramall Lane, and his 

leadership qualities would 

see him made captain of 

the side which clinched 

promotion back to the top 

flight in 1971. 

Eddie was strong and 

quick as well as being 

exceptional in the air, 

and his partnership with 

John Flynn became the 

very heart of the defence 

of arguably one of our 

greatest teams. In 1978 he 

moved to America to join 

Washington Diplomats, 

after making 430 starts 

for United, scoring 23 

goals with an additional 

three appearances from 

the bench. 

The proud Scot 

represented his country 

nine times, and it was one 

of the most unforgettable 

moments of the 125 Dinner 

at Ponds Forge back in 

2014 when, working with 

the SFA and his wonderful 

wife Maureen, the club 

arranged for a cap to be 

awarded to him. Back in 

the day, Scotland didn’t 

issue one unless you had 

played in all the home 

internationals that season, 

an accolade he missed. 

Stuart McCall, then 

manager of Motherwell, 

drove down to do the 

honours to a shocked and 

bemused Eddie – a man 

that didn’t court attention 

or fuss who became centre 

stage in front of over 1,000 

people. The gesture and 

applause brought him 

to tears. 

Eddie was a true 

gentleman. He loved his 

career and adored his 

Blades. He was carved out 

of Scottish granite both 

on the outside and on the 

field of play with the heart 

of the lion displayed on his 

country’s coat of arms, but 

his warmth on the inside 

and generosity to friends 

and fellow Blades was and 

is legendary. 

The club will miss him 

hugely, and his loss leaves 

another colossal hole in 

our family and, of course, 

in his own. Our love and 

thoughts go to Fiona, 

Heather and all Eddie’s 

family and friends at this 

saddest of times. 


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MATCH ACTION 

1 - 0 

NDIAYE 8 

– 

FRIDAY 7TH APRIL — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK, BERGE, SHARP (McBURNIE 66), 

EGAN, AHMEDHODŽIĆ, ROBINSON, BOGLE, DOYLE (FLECK 79), Mc AT E E 

(NORWOOD 66), NDIAYE. UNUSED: DAVIES, BASHAM, CLARK, OSULA. 

Iliman Ndiaye nets the match winning goal 


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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... 

Spooning at Wembley... 

We should have played in the first 

ever Wembley final 100 years ago 

this very year. 

In fact, we were masters of the semis 

back in the 1920s to a certain degree, 

making it there on three occasions. The 

first attempt of the decade coming in 

1923. There had been feverish activity to 

get the stadium open and ready for the 

Empire exhibition and also, clearly, to give 

domestic football’s greatest competition a 

spiritual home after being played at such 

venues as The Crystal Palace, Stamford 

Bridge, Fallowfield and The Oval, as well 

as our beloved Bramall Lane welcoming 

the famous final to its footprint, albeit in a 

replay in 1912. 

1923 saw us meet Bolton Wanderers at 

Old Trafford (another final venue where 

we triumphed in 1915) on March 24th in 

front of 75,000 people where the Blades 

lost narrowly to a looping goal from the 

legendary David Jack – think the play-off 

▲ Sheffield descends on Wembley Way back in 1993 

final vs Palace and David Hopkin, but in 

black and white and with Harry Enfield 

doing the commentary. The Trotters were 

off to meet West Ham United and be one 

of the first clubs to walk up Wembley Way 

to take part in what came to be called ‘The 

White Horse Final’ after the huge crowd 

continually spilled out on to the pitch and 

a police horse – Billy who, of course, just 

happened to be white – helped move them 

back. Incidentally, the record crowd for a 

final up until then had been held by the 

Blades and Spurs when they met in the 

1901 final – another that went to a replay 


36 UTB 

and one that we lost at Burnden Park 

in Bolton. 

We made the final in 1925, and the semi 

took place for us at Stamford Bridge against 

Southampton on March 25th of that year. 

We won 2-1 (Tunstall and a Parker own 

goal) and ‘keeper Charles Sutcliffe saved 

a pen. We played in all red that day by the 

way. We had two replays in 1928 against 

eventual finalists Huddersfield Town as well 

– busy decade. 

It was only after we got to the semis 

this year, I began to think how lucky our 

generation of Blades has been in terms of 

big days out in such matches. My dad was 

born in 1925 and died in 1983, and in all 

that time the only Wembley appearance 

that the club made was in 1936 when we 

faced Arsenal and lost the game narrowly 

1-0. It was a game I have been told many 

times, even by players who took part, that 

we could and should have won, but that’s 

another story. After that, the nearest he 

▲ Charles Sutcliffe saved a penalty in the semi-final of 1925 

got was 1961 when we came up against 

Leicester City and got dispatched, again 

after a couple of replays. He promised my 

older brother that he would take him to the 

one at Elland Road and, as tickets were 

at a premium, invested in a Caxton home 

printing set to forge a couple to make sure 

they were in. I doubt he was an expert, but 

in they got! I wish they still survived, I would 

have loved to have seen one! 

I never grew up expecting ever to see us 

in a major game. I loved cup final day and 

couldn’t wait to get settled down at 11.15 so 

the build up could start at the team hotel 

and to me it was always a bit of an out of 

body experience. It was something that 

I never expected us to do, and to be fair, 

by the time I was watching the club under 

my own steam with my mates, we were 

plummeting at an alarming rate towards 

Division Four! 

By the time we got through to the semi 

in 1993, I think it left me in a state of shock. 

We had a couple of good runs under 

Harry Bassett, but even I didn’t really see it 

coming, and then there was the campaign 

to have it played at Wembley. 

I always thought if we played our 

neighbours at the original venue at Leeds, 

with the size and width of the pitch, we 

could have a good go at them. All of a 

sudden, you had people hanging round 

with petitions to get it played at Wembley 

on a pitch that they could outplay us on 

with the width and pace that they had. 

I wanted to get to the final, and if that 

meant kicking lumps out of the culture club 

at Elland Road, that was fine by me. Plus, 

Leeds was a lot easier to get to and more 

comfortable than the wooden bench seats 

that had probably been there when Tunstall 

won the cup for us in 1925! 

As the Waddle free kick scythed past 

Alan Kelly, I just knew my fears were to be 

confirmed. My ex-missus was sat next to 

me and had decided to go to the loo as 


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▲ The spoon which belonged to Les 

the game kicked off and returned to ask if 

we had scored. The answer is, of course, 

unprintable 30 years on… 

One of my old mates in football, and from 

days gone by, Scouse Mark (who was and 

is a Toffee) had sagely told me in the week 

leading up to the game that coming back 

after if you had lost was the longest journey 

ever. You know, he was wrong, it was 

much worse. 

In fact, as I said earlier, no matter 

what the outcome of the game (which is 

possibly a blessing) our generation has 

seen more than its fair share of showpiece 

games and big days out. Whether it 

be at Wembley, Cardiff, Old Trafford or 

wherever, and I suppose that also changes 

the expectation level of fans for what or 

where they think that we should be as a 

club. I mean, it’s easy to forget that we 

were also part of the biggest breakaway 

in football history when we effectively 

resigned from the Football League to form 

what has become the most powerful and 

lucrative in the world, and that is, of course, 

the Premier League. David Capper, who 

was the company secretary back then, 

often told the tale of what a momentous 

moment that was, and even now I doubt 

if all those involved had any inkling as to 

where it would all be 30 years later – how 

could they? 

It kind of summed us up back then in 

so much as, within a year of creating yet 

more Blades history, we were back in the 

Football League and once again with a 

three-sided ground. You really couldn’t 

have made it up. Certain things bring it 

home to you how much that bigger stage 

really means in the grander scheme 


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though. My older brother ran coaches 

for the club for years, some of the older 

readers may remember the caravan that 

used to be parked up against the wall of 

the gents when you came into the Kop from 

the turnstiles at the top end of Shoreham 

near to Cherry Street, and the trip to 

Wembley for the ‘Sheffield Semi Final’ was 

made with him from The Royal Standard. 

I will never forget him checking the last 

Blade on before saying “right, next stop 

Wembley, I have been waiting for 40 years 

to say that” it brought a lump to my throat 

even though it wasn’t technically true as we 

had to stop at the services for a pee break. 

Then again, I also don’t suppose “Next stop 

Watford Gap for a pee” has quite the same 

romance, does it? 

So, here we are on the verge of another 

trip down the M1. We may have even been 

when this article gets printed, so if you 

are reading this and the game has been 

and gone, I hope you all had a great time, 

and the lads did us proud. If it gets printed 

before, then hopefully I will see most of you 

down there taking out a loan for a hotdog 

and pint and you an your family have a time 

that you will always talk about whatever 

the result, because Wembley really is one 

of the best stadiums in the world and the 

place where every football player wants to 

strut his or her stuff – the venue of legends 

and of that, there is no doubt. All I ask is 

don’t bring too much tat back! 

I used to go and have a cup of tea with 

an old boy that lived in the shadow of the 

ground by the name of Les, and what an 

interesting man he was. Les had lived in 

the same house most of his life and had 

been born to a very different Sheffield at 

the turn of the 1900s. He could recall the 

team winning the 1915 FA Cup Final at Old 

Trafford as a real young un, but his father 

had taken him in 1925 to see Gillespie lead 

them to glory in a Wembley that was still 

shiny, new and a trek out of London back 

then, let alone from Sheffield. Many of the 

Empire exhibition buildings were still open 

to visit back then, in fact a fair few still 

survive to this day at the Wembley Park 

end of Wembley Way in the form of Kwik Fit 

and other businesses. Each represented a 

part of the Empire and it must have made 

fascinating viewing for a young Les. For 

him, prior to that, the furthest he had been 

was Cleethorpes for the day. 

Now, what do you think he chose to bring 

back as a souvenir of this piece of Blades’ 

history? 

“NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE 

CHOSE TO BRING BACK AS A 

SOUVENIR OF THIS PIECE OF BLADES’ 

HISTORY? A PROGRAMME? TOO 

EXPENSIVE BACK THEN. THEY 

WERE FOR THE POSH FOLKS. NO 

HALF AND HALF SCARVES THANK 

GOODNESS, NO COLOURED JESTER 

HATS, NO WEMBLEY T-SHIRTS. 

LES BROUGHT BACK A SPOON” 

A programme? Too expensive back 

then. They were for the posh folks. No 

half and half scarves thank goodness, 

no coloured jester hats, no Wembley 

T-shirts. Les brought back a spoon. It’s a 

nice spoon, enamel top lettered “British 

Empire Exhibition, Wembley 1923” but it’s a 

spoon. Simple. 

Now I can tell you that it was treasured 

by him as a memory of success that was 

personal. He went in 1936 when we lost to 

Arsenal, and he was working then so he 

bought a programme and even a rosette, 

but his souvenir of the finest moment of 

triumph he ever saw as Blade was a simple 

teaspoon, and it meant the world. He gave 

it to me, and I still have it. In fact, I may 

even take it with me back there as my 

mascot for the day. Believe me, I have tried 

everything else! 


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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… 

The 1971-72 season began with 

the newly promoted Blades 

making a storming start to life 

back in the top flight. 

United won eight of their first 10 league 

games and drew the other two. Amongst 

the wins were victories over the teams 

who had won the Football League 

Championship (now Premier League) title 

in the previous three seasons. They had 

beaten Leeds United 3-0 at home and 

then achieved consecutive 1-0 away wins 

at Everton and Arsenal. 

Across the Pennines, also making a 

fine start to the season were Manchester 

United. They had won six, drawn three 

and lost one of their first 10 games. The 

Blades’ 11th game was another real test 

for them - a visit to Old Trafford on 2nd 

October 1971. 

This was a real early season table 

topping showdown and interest in 

the game from both sets of fans was 

huge. There was also massive interest 

nationally in the game with experts 

wondering whether the Blades could 

sustain their fabulous start or whether 

Manchester United were now really over 

the Matt Busby era and were building a 

new successful future under manager 

Frank O’Farrell. Household names like 

Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis 

Law were still regular starters in the Red 

Devils’ team. The game was the main 

event on BBC TV’s Match of the Day. 

An official crowd of 51,338 was reported 

although there were many thousands 

locked out of the ground in those days 

when not all matches were all ticket. 

How many thousands missed out varies 

according to the reports you read, 

although the figure of 20,000 did feature 

in newspaper reports at the time. 

The two photographs featured with 

this article were taken during this Old 

Trafford meeting. One shows Blades’ 


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highly influential midfielder Tony Currie 

having a shot at goal with Manchester 

United midfielder Alan Gowling watching 

on. The other image shows winger Alan 

Woodward taking on Manchester United 

full-back Tony Dunne with their number 

five, Steve James, there as reinforcement. 

Woodward had already scored four 

league goals prior to Old Trafford and 

both he and Currie were seen as possible 

future England players. 

The game itself, played on a warm 

sunny day, was a tight, tense affair with 

the Blades matching their illustrious 

opponents. A key moment for United 

was when left full-back Ted Hemsley had 

to hobble off inside the last 10 minutes. 

In the days of only one substitute, 

forward Gil Reece took his place. In 

the 85th minute Best opened up the 

United defence on the left hand side 

with a pacey run gliding past defenders 

and ending with a precise shot across 

goalkeeper John Hope into the far 

corner of the net. A wonderful goal from 

a tremendous player which has been 

replayed for years by the BBC. 

As the Blades pushed forward for 

an equaliser, Alan Gowling scored a 

second for the home team two minutes 

after Best’s goal to clinch a 2-0 win for 

Manchester United. However, the Blades 

had impressed experts and their fans 

alike with their performance. 

In the event neither side could maintain 

their sizzling early season form with the 

Blades finishing 10th and Manchester 

United eighth. 


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SPOT THE 

BALL... 

Can you find 

the ball from 

this image of 

Iliman Ndiaye 

against Wigan 

Athletic? 

GUESS WHO… 

Can you identify this 

Sheffield United player 

from the missing letters? 

FANZONE 

Junior Blades 

GUESS THE BLADE… 

Can you name this current hidden Blade? 

ANSWERS: Guess the Blade – Jack Robinson, Spot the Ball – C, Guess Who – Billy Sharp. 

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Matchday Activities 

JON HELLIWELL, United’s fan engagement 

lead, keeps the supporters informed… 

UNITED CASHBACK INITIATIVE 

Tonight, on our United Cashback Initiative, 

we would like to give a warm welcome to 

Clowne Comets JFC. 

Clowne Comets were formed in 1988 

and the club have one adult team, five 

boys’ teams and a development squad. In 

2021, they formed their first girls’ football 

team for the club, by manager Emmi Cook. 

Emmi started football with U8s Dronfield 

Town girls before playing several years 

at the Sheffield United RTC and is now 

playing for Chesterfield Ladies in the East 

Midlands Women Premier League before 

going out to college in America to play 

football this summer. 

The U12 girls play in Division Four of 

the Sheffield & Hallamshire Girls League 

and have a squad of 17 players, with a few 

games left they are currently mid-table. 

The club are currently looking to recruit 

girls locally for a new U12s team for next 

season. 

CONTACT... 

For further information 

regarding any of our 

matchday and non-matchday 

initiatives, you can keep up to 

date at the following links: 


As part of our United Cashback 

Initiative, Clowne Comets can be seen 

taking part in tonight’s pre-match flag 

waving, and have raised funds to spend on 

anything they wish, from new equipment 

to end of season presentation evenings, 

the choice is theirs! 

We hope you all have a fantastic night at 

Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane. 

TWITTER TWITTER: @SUFCServices 

FACEBOOK FACEBOOK: ‘Sheffield United Fan Services’ page 

On our dedicated Fan Experience page at: 

www.sufc.co.uk-fans-families-juniors 

On our dedicated Disabled Supporters page at: 

www.sufc.co.uk-fans-disabled-supporters-information 

Alternatively, you can contact our supporter liaison and disability 

access manager, Jon Helliwell, at jon.helliwell@sufc.co.uk

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BLADES MASCOTS... 

A warm welcome to tonight's mascots… 

ALICE 

DALTON 

Age: 10 

Favourite Player: 

Iliman Ndiaye 

NEVAEH 

JACKSON-BAILEY 

Age: 9 


Wes Foderingham 

FINLAY 

LUDDEN 

Age: 10 

Favourite Players: 

Iliman Ndiaye, 

Anel Ahmedhodzic 

& Sander Berge 

OLLI-SCOTT 

BRADFORD 

Age: 7 

Favourite Players: 

Iliman Ndiaye 

& Billy Sharp 

ALBERT 

CAVE 

Age: 7 


Ollie Norwood 

OWEN 

PASS 

Age: 13 


Iliman Ndiaye 

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BLADES FAMILY 

GALLERY... 

If you’ve been part of our United Cashback 

Initiative, Home Debut Scheme, Captain 

Blade Club, visited the Blades Family Hub 

or took part in our John Street Family 

Stand entertainment, see if you can spot 

yourself in our Blades Family Gallery each 

matchday on our Sheffield United Fan 

Services Facebook page, or by visiting 

www.sufc.co.uk/fans/families-juniors. 


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HAPPY 

BIRTHDAY 

WEMBLEY! 

We will all have other things on our minds when we 

travel to Wembley, but one fact which has slipped 

under the radar is the grand old stadium’s centenary 

this week. Mike Firth, co-editor of local nostalgia 

magazine My Kind of Town, explains… 

When fans of the Blades and 

Manchester City converge on 

London this weekend, we will be 

arriving at a very special time indeed for 

Wembley Stadium – its 100th birthday. 

Way back in mid-April, 1923, the final 

touches were being made to what was 

agreed by many to be the world’s greatest 

sporting arena – “the cathedral of football” 

as Pele later dubbed it. 

All those years ago, The Empire 

Stadium, as it was originally known, had 

been built in exactly 300 days at a cost 

of £750,000. It was completed on April 

24th, only four days before staging its first 

FA Cup final, but its main role was to be a 

focal point of the following year’s British 

Empire Exhibition. 

The original plan was to demolish the 

great stadium following the exhibition so 

no-one could have guessed that – in all 

its guises – it would continue to be one of 

the world’s premier sporting venues for a 

century and more. Even after all this time, 

just the mention of the word “Wembley” 

fills supporters with a tingling excitement. 

And as Blades fans know right now, 

making plans for a trip there just cannot be 

bettered. 

All manner of sports have featured 

at Wembley and, as far as football 

goes, scores of talented players have 

been elevated to the level of legends 

on its famous playing surface – the 

“hallowed turf”. 


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▲ Pc Scorey and Billy attempting to clear the playing surface. Wembley’s first 

football match eventually kicked off 45 minutes late with a human touchline 

We all know about the Wembley exploits 

of Stanley Matthews, Geoff Hurst and 

others – including the Lionesses last 

summer – but the stadium’s very first 

character to achieve legendary status in 

the world of football was someone who 

never played the game. Indeed, George 

Scorey had very little interest in the sport 

at all. His main passions in life were horses 

and playing the trumpet! 

However, 100 years ago, the FA Cup 

final on April 28th saw George, a police 

constable, take centre stage when a 

crush of upwards of 200,000 supporters 

threatened to see the West Ham 

United versus Bolton Wanderers fixture 

abandoned before a ball was kicked. 

A World War One hero, Pc Scorey was 

on crowd control duty at Wembley in the 

saddle of an 11-year-old horse called Billy. 

Together with almost 600 other 

police officers, including eight more on 

horseback, they persuaded the huge 

crowd to move off the pitch and something 

of a human touchline was formed around 

the playing surface. Pc Scorey’s efforts 

were perhaps no grander than any of the 

other officers on duty, but because Billy 

was a grey horse, it was this duo that 

stood out in the remarkable Pathe News 

black and white movie footage and in the 

following day’s newspapers. So, although 

Bolton were the first team to be presented 

with the famous silver trophy, the match 

has forever been known as the ‘White 

Horse Final’. 

The Blades narrowly missed out on the 

honour of being one of the first teams 

to play at the stadium when their 1923 

FA Cup journey was halted by Bolton 

Wanderers at the semi-final stage. In those 

days of course, teams reaching the last 

four of the competition played at neutral 

venues and the Trotters triumphed 1-0 at 

Old Trafford. 

However, United only had to wait a 

further two years before enjoying their first 

trip to the Empire Stadium, beating Cardiff 

City 1-0 in the FA Cup final on April 25th, 

1925 – still our last success there! 


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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… 

BRISTOL CITY 1-3 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

SATURDAY 14th FEBRUARY 2015 

United came from a goal behind 

to record a 3-1 victory at Ashton 

Gate, exacting revenge on their 

2-1 defeat at Bramall Lane on the opening 

day of the season. 

With a back injury to regular ‘keeper, 

Mark Howard, Iain Turner was selected in 

goal, whilst defender Terry Kennedy was 

handed a rare start. 

The first half was even but with 

opportunities a rarity until Matt Smith fired 

home from close-range turning in future 

Blade Luke Freeman’s deflected cross on 

41 minutes. 

A second-half rally saw Nigel Clough’s 

side score three goals in reply. Before this 

Freeman’s long-range drive threatened to 

double the hosts’ advantage but, on 54 

minutes, the Blades were level. 

The move began with Chris Basham 

in the middle of midfield, and his ball 

to the right found John Brayford who 

delivered a low cross where Jason Holt 

was waiting. Holt’s effort was kept out by 

Frankie Fielding, however, in the ensuing 

scramble, Matt Done got the vital touch to 

steer the ball home. 

The hosts threatened to re-take the lead 

and were thankful for Michael Doyle, who 

blocked Wade Elliott’s effort before Bob 

Harris booted Jay Emmanuel-Thomas’s 

shot off the line. 

United were on top for the final 15 

minutes, so it came as no surprise when 

Done added his second on 77 minutes 

after he finished Jamie Murphy’s cross at 

the near post. 

The victory was secured five minutes 

later. Again, Basham was the catalyst with 

a strong challenge in midfield which saw 

Murphy expose the Robins defence before 

beating Derrick Williams and finishing 

past Fielding. 


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United were holding the final 

1998 play-off spot in the second tier 

with five games remaining ahead of a 

home game against mid-table Bury. This 

one-sided encounter saw Graham Stuart 

open the scoring from the penalty spot, 

with Dean Saunders adding a brace in 

the final quarter to secure a 3-0 win. The 

brace for Saunders was two of 12 goals 

for the campaign. 

Five wins from the previous 

1992 six top flight games had seen 

Dave Bassett’s United climb to eighth 

ahead of a home game against fourth 

placed Arsenal. In this 1-1 draw Bobby 

Davison netted for the first time since 

his brace on debut against Wednesday, 

with Kevin Campbell on target for the 

Gunners. 

ON THIS DAY 

UTB looks back into the archives to find out what 

happened on this day in United’s history… 

APR 

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With three games remaining, 

2010 United sat 11th in the 

Championship but well adrift of the 

play-offs, but Wednesday were in deep 

trouble inside the drop zone. The Owls 

took the lead at Hillsborough through 

Darren Potter, but Lee Williamson 

equalised for United as the game finished 

1-1. United ended the campaign in 8th, 

whilst Wednesday went down. 

United fought back to register 

2022 a vital point in the race for the 

play-offs in this game against Bristol City 

at Ashton Gate. The Blades fell behind 

to a counter attack goal by Chris Martin 

but Paul Heckingbottom’s side, who were 

just inside the top six by two points, hit 

back to earn a share of the spoils when 

Morgan Gibbs-White moved into double 

figures for the season to make it 1-1. 


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WHO WOULD BE 

A MANAGER? 

Our regular contributor DAVE BURKINSHAW casts a glance over former 

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

Steve Bruce... 

Steve Bruce, born in Corbridge 

Northumberland, began his 

professional playing career as a 

solid central defender with Gillingham. 

His fine form attracted clubs from higher 

divisions, and he joined Norwich City in 

August 1984 where he enjoyed some 

success winning the Football League Cup 

in 1984-85 and promotion back to the top 

flight in 1985-86. 

It was with Manchester United where 

Steve’s playing career was especially 

memorable. He helped his team win 12 

trophies including three Premier League 

titles and three FA Cups. 

After leaving Old Trafford he moved 

to Birmingham City in 1996. After St 

Andrew’s, Steve joined the Blades as 

player-manager in July 1998 and was seen 

as a major acquisition providing the team 

with leadership both on and off the field. 

He became the first Blades’ current 

manager to play for the club in a game 

▲ Steve Bruce sat in his office at Bramall Lane in 1998 

other than friendlies. His League debut 

was on 8th August 1998 at home to 

Swindon Town in a 2-1 victory. However, 

injuries limited his appearances and he 

soon called time on his playing career to 

concentrate on managing full-time. He had 

played 10 league games for the Blades. 


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Overall, he had enjoyed a fabulous 

playing career and Steve will be 

remembered as a superb strong central 

defender unlucky not to be capped at full 

international level by England. 

His first managerial stint was eventful 

especially with boardroom level politics 

and the controversial fifth round FA Cup 

tie at Arsenal in February 1999 where a 

controversial Gunners goal saw Steve 

threaten to take his team off the field. 

Steve resigned in May 1999 due to the 

sale of key players, the lack of funds for 

transfers and perceived lack of support 

from the boardroom. 

He subsequently became Huddersfield 

Town manager in May 1999 until October 

2000 when he was sacked. Then 

followed short stints as manager of both 

Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace in 2001 

before he took up the managerial reins of 

Birmingham City in December that year. 

He enjoyed some success with the Blues 

winning two promotions to the Premier 

League in 2001-02 and 2006-07. 

More Premier League jobs came his 

way with a second stint at Wigan Athletic 

before he moved back to his native north 

east as manager of Sunderland between 

May 2009 and November 2011. 

Following his dismissal at Sunderland 

he was appointed manager of Hull City in 

June 2012 where he was to remain until 

2016. Again, he enjoyed success, winning 

two promotions with the Tigers in 2012-13 

and 2015-16. Steve also took City to the 

FA Cup final for first time in their history 

in 2013-14. On the way to this final Hull 

beat the Blades 5-3 at Wembley in the 

semi-finals. 

After leaving Hull he had a 

disappointing spell at Aston Villa 

between October 2016 and October 

2018. Following his dismissal by Villa he 

was Sheffield Wednesday’s manager 

▲ In his last managerial post to date at West Brom in 2022 

from January 2019 to his resignation 

in July 2019. 

His left Hillsborough to take up the 

manager’s post at Newcastle United, the 

team he had supported as a boy. Steve 

led the Magpies through a difficult spell 

including the Covid pandemic, keeping 

the team in the Premier League. He left 

the club by mutual consent in October 

2021 when new owners took over. 

His most recent managerial spell 

came at West Bromwich Albion between 

February 2022 to October 2022 where 

he was dismissed following a number of 

disappointing results. 

Steve has had the distinction of being 

manager of both Sheffield clubs (along 

with Danny Wilson), three major clubs from 

Birmingham area and two of the north 

east’s biggest clubs. It remains to be seen 

if there are any further managerial posts in 

his long and distinguished career. 


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HOLIDAY SNAPS 

UTB are once again calling on Blades fans to show your colours 

around the world for our ever-popular feature… 

▼ 

Blades fan Logan Wales-Patrick, 

alongside his brother Finlay, here 

show support for United, with Logan 

proudly wearing his shirt at the Petronas 

Towers in Kuala Lumpur back in January 

this year. Also, here’s Logan again in 

Blades attire standing in front of the 

giant World Cup ball in Qatar Airport 

▲ 

Next, we have an image 

sent in by Dave Ward 

who is pictured here with 

son Lennon on holiday in 

Lanzarote before heading to 

Blades themed pub The Dog 

and Duck to watch United 

Would you like to see your 

snap in an edition of UTB? 

Send your photo, complete 

with a brief description to 

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A WHOLE 

NEW 

BALL 

GAME 

Today, we look back over the programme 

from Friday 9th April 1993 as United 

welcome Manchester City to Bramall Lane. 

With just seven games remaining, the home 

win over Leeds three days before this fixture had 

moved the Blades outside of the bottom three, with 

Dave Bassett’s side having played less games than 

the three teams below them. 

After a John Pemberton own goal gave City 

the lead in this game, United battled back to earn 

another crucial point thanks to Brian Deane’s 69th 

minute equaliser in front of the Sky cameras. 


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 this seasons 

UTB.

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A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME 

INSIDE THE 

PROGRAMME… 

WEMBLEY ’93… 

A six-page colour spread included some snaps from in and outside of Wembley 

Stadium as Sheffield descended on the capital. 


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DAVE BASSETT… 

The boss focused purely on the Leeds victory in his notes. He alluded to a 

conversation with the then Leeds gaffer Howard Wilkinson who commented 

afterwards about the impressive noise levels inside Bramall Lane. This game 

with Manchester City was the first of an Easter double header, but Bassett wasn’t 

concerned about a fixture pile up which wasn’t helped by United’s FA Cup exploits. 




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JIM LENDS HIS EXPERIENCE… 

There was a full-page interview with ‘keeper Jim Leighton who had arrived on loan 

from Dundee to provide cover for Alan Kelly. Jim talked about his now infamous FA Cup 

experience at Manchester United, as well as looking forward to training and supporting 

Kelly. Whilst he didn’t play a senior game for United, the then 34-year-old pushed his 

career forward again by eventually playing for Scotland in the 1998 World Cup. 


BYE BYE 

BEARD… 

In the Lane 

News section 

there was a 

snippet included 

regarding Alan 

Cork’s now 

famous facial 

hair. His refusal to 

shave his beard 

until United’s 

cup run ended 

would go down in 

folklore. But after 

United’s defeat, 

Cork admitted 

he started 

the process 

of removing 

the beard in 

the Wembley 

dressing room. 

BLADES TEAM… 

United’s team that day was as follows… 

Kelly, Gage, Pemberton, Gayle, Beesley, 

Bradshaw, Gannon, Rogers, Whitehouse, 

Deane, Hodges. Subs: Cork, Hoyland, Leighton. 

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REMEMBERING MEL REES 

It was the abiding memory for most during the 1992-93 season, the 

reception Mel Rees received from close to 80,000 people as he walked 

around Wembley Stadium... 


Clearly showing the strain 

of his brave battle against 

cancer, the popular 

Welshman received an 

emotive response from 

both Blades and Owls 

fans as he embarked on a 

lap of honour on FA Cup 

semi-final day. 

Less than two months 

later, Mel passed away, 

aged just 26. 

A much-loved member 

of United’s famed closeknit 

group of players of 

the time, two members 

of the goalkeepers’ 

union still remember 

their colleague with great 

fondness, almost 30 years 

on from his sad passing. 

“Mel Rees first and 

foremost was just an 

outstanding person, 

a really good guy,” 

explained Simon Tracey. 

“He was a funny man; 

he was always good 

company. He was really 

well liked in the dressing 

room and having worked 

closely with him; I can 

tell you he was an 

outstanding goalkeeper.” 

“He was a wonderful 

character,” agreed fellow 

custodian Alan Kelly. 

“He was larger than 

life, some of the jackets 

he’d walk in wearing on 

a Monday would bring 

a smile to your face. 

He could do that Mel; 

he would always make 

you smile.” 

Mel had played a total 

of eight games for the 

club prior to his diagnosis, 

and had even made the 

Wales squad at the back 

end of the 1991-92 season 

but he had to withdraw. 

His treatment initially 

seemed to have a 

positive effect and he was 

even on the bench for the 

Premier League game 

against Aston Villa in the 

January. 

Sadly though, the 

disease would return and 

eventually it was a brave 

battle which he could 

not win. 

“He was an outstanding 

‘keeper but all of a 

sudden this illness arrived

▲ Mel pictured with fellow Welsh goalkeeper Neville Southall 

and got hold of him, it 

was just a very sad time,” 

Tracey recalled. 

“There was a point 

where we thought he was 

coming through it, there 

was some positive news 

during the season but 

sadly he soon fell ill again, 

and it was a real dark day 

when he passed for all of 

us who knew him. 

“Mel was one of those 

types of people who liked 

to live his life, he enjoyed 

his life and he made sure 

that was going to happen 

right up to the end. He 

is much missed still, and 

the fact we’re still talking 

about him says a lot about 

the person.” 

Seeing what Mel was 

having to go through put 

things into perspective 

for Kelly, who had taken 

over the gloves during the 

season following injury 

to Tracey. 

A lasting memory for 

the Republic of Ireland 

international was the 

bravery shown by his 

colleague, in the most 

difficult of circumstances. 

“Seeing Mel, and 

seeing what he had to go 

through, and looking on 

to see how strong he was 

- he was so brave,” Kelly 

explained. 

“It culminated with 

Wembley, walking 

around Wembley and 

being applauded by 

both sides of the city, 

that was sobering for 

all of us really. It put life 

into perspective. We’re 

fortunate as footballers 

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to do what we do, but 

when something like 

what happened to Mel 

happens, it grounds you 

as an individual. 

“He didn’t play a lot of 

games, but the quality of 

his goalkeeping in those 

games has resonated 

throughout Sheffield 

United’s recent history. 

The players and fans 

at that time will quite 

rightly applaud him for 

his ability as a top quality 

goalkeeper. 

“To create that in such 

a short period, it doesn’t 

happen by chance, it 

happens by talent and 

how he came across as a 

person. That’s his legacy, 

the imprint of how he was 

as a person on the people 

of Sheffield.” 



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WHAT HAPPENED 

ELSEWHERE 

THE STATE OF PLAY… 

The title race had threatened 

to become a two-horse race at 

times over recent weeks and 

months, but the staying power 

of Norwich City ensured an 

exciting finish was still on the 

cards. Mike Walker’s side were 

just two points behind leaders 

Aston Villa, having played a 

game more, with Manchester 


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… 

— FRIDAY 9th APRIL 1993 — 

▼ Steve Bruce heads 

in a dramatic winner 

against Sheffield 

Wednesday 

United sat second a point off the 

pace. With the season entering 

the Easter period, and games 

coming in quick succession, 

it was a vital stage of the 

campaign. 

THE GAMES… 

This now famous result ensured 

Manchester United took a 

major step forward in the title 

race. John Sheridan’s 65th 

minute penalty had Sheffield 

Wednesday in front at Old 

Trafford, before Steve Bruce’s 

86th minute goal looked to have 

rescued a point. The same player 

then scored again deep into 

stoppage time, resulting in manic 

celebrations on and off the field. 

Villa’s 0-0 draw with Coventry 

ensured it was an even bigger 

result. Forest looked increasingly 

likely to be relegated after a 

4-3 defeat to QPR, whilst fellow 

strugglers Middlesbrough and 

Oldham also tasted defeat. 

HEADLINE ACT… 

Despite being amongst the 

leaders all season, Norwich 

were prone to the odd pasting

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE… 

Here’s how things stood… 

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POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 MANCHESTER UNITED 37 19 12 6 56 29 27 69 

2 ASTON VILLA 37 19 11 7 52 33 19 68 

3 NORWICH CITY 38 19 8 11 52 57 -5 65 

4 BLACKBURN ROVERS 36 15 11 10 56 40 16 56 

5 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 37 14 10 13 52 49 3 52 

6 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 35 14 10 11 48 50 -2 52 

7 MANCHESTER CITY 36 14 9 13 50 41 9 51 

8 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 35 13 12 10 44 40 4 51 

9 COVENTRY CITY 38 13 12 13 48 47 1 51 

10 ARSENAL 35 14 8 13 35 32 3 50 

11 CHELSEA 38 12 14 12 43 44 -1 50 

12 WIMBLEDON 37 13 10 14 50 47 3 49 

13 LIVERPOOL 36 13 10 13 47 48 -1 49 

14 SOUTHAMPTON 38 13 10 15 49 51 -2 49 

15 EVERTON 37 14 6 17 45 46 -1 48 

16 LEEDS UNITED 36 12 11 13 50 51 -1 47 

17 IPSWICH TOWN 38 10 16 12 43 48 -5 46 

18 SHEFFIELD UNITED 36 11 8 17 43 46 -3 41 

19 CRYSTAL PALACE 36 9 14 13 41 54 -13 41 

20 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 37 10 9 18 53 64 -11 39 

21 MIDDLESBROUGH 38 9 10 19 44 66 -22 37 

22 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 37 9 9 19 37 55 -18 36 

as shown by a goal difference 

of -5 after this round of results. 

This latest setback looked to 

be incredibly damaging as the 

Canaries succumbed to a 5-1 

defeat which left them four points 

adrift having played a game 

more than their title rivals. Two 

goals for Teddy Sheringham, and 

further goals from Neil Ruddock, 

Nicky Barmby and Nayim pushed 

Spurs into the top six. 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS? 

Looking down a division, the 

possibility of Swindon earning 

top flight football for the first 

time in their history grew when 

they won an incredible game 

against Birmingham 6-4, despite 

trailing 4-1 after 60 minutes. 

⊳ Action from Villa’s goalless 

draw against Coventry 




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

30th anniversary of the Premier League with a special quiz. 

TAKE 5... 

1. Middlesbrough had started the season 

in fine form, but their sharp decline had 

resulted in a desperate fight to stay up. 

Can you name the Boro boss who was 

leading the scrap for survival? 

2. The Boro gaffer during the 1992-93 

season would eventually be replaced 

in 1994 by a player who was enjoying a 

swansong to his playing career at another 

Premier League team. Who was he? 

3. United’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City 

saw Dave Bassett’s side come up against 

a host of future Blades. Can you name 

a midfielder who would play a cameo 

role for Neil Warnock as United earned 

promotion back to the Premier League 

in 2006? 

4. Manchester United’s late show to 

defeat Wednesday saw some famous 

celebrations from Alex Ferguson 

and his staff. Who was the member 

of Ferguson’s backroom team who 

ran onto the field before falling to 

his knees in delight? He would later 

become a Premier League manager in 

his own right… 

5. In this round of Premier League 

fixtures, Leeds defeated Blackburn 

5-2 at Elland Road. Can you name the 

then veteran Scotsman who bagged a 

hat-trick, which included two penalties, in 

this impressive win? 


1992-93 

TEST YOUR MEMORY… 

ANSWERS: 1. Lennie Lawrence, 2. Bryan Robson, 3. Garry Flitcroft, 

4. Brian Kidd, 5. Gordon Strachan, 6. Vinny Samways, 7. Paul Elliott. 

PICTURE ROUND... 

Can you guess the names 

of these players who graced 

the inaugural season of the 

Premier League… 

6. Who is this player who 

marshalled the midfield 

for Tottenham during the 

1992-93 season? 

7. Who is this Chelsea 

defender who suffered an 

injury in September 1992, 

which would eventually 

end his professional 

career?

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WE’RE ALL BLADES. LET’S 

SUPPORT THEM TOGETHER 

Stephanie, one of Rainbow Blades’ 

transgender members, has been attending 

matches since she was six. The standout 

moment of her 64 years supporting the 

club is the 2003 play-off semi-final against 

Nottingham Forest. 

Stephanie is keen to promote the 

importance of calling out transphobia. “The 

best thing to do is report it to a steward who 

can take action immediately,” she says. “Or 

alternatively you can report it to the club.” You 

can also report anonymously via Kick It Out. 

Finally, what message would Stephanie 

give other Unitedites? 

“Rainbow Blades has worked hard along 

with Sheffield United for everyone to be 

welcome at football, regardless of gender 

or sexual orientation. We’re all Blades. Let’s 

support them together.” 

Katey Beeden 

Rainbow Blades Committee Member 

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 

Two representatives from Senior 

Blades attended the sponsors 

presentation event on Tuesday 

11th April. 

Our secretary, Sheila Herring 

and chairwoman Kathryn 

Woodward, went along and 

were very lucky to get a photo 

with club and team captain, Billy 

Sharp, whilst they were there. 

Huge thanks to Billy for 

popping into the Senior Blades 

lunch, which was happening 

at the same time, where our 

members were thrilled to see 

him and gave him a very warm 

welcome. It made the day 

very special for us all, many 

thanks again. 

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)... 

WILSON GIVES BACK 

WITH PREMIER 

LEAGUE KICKS 

United Women’s 

goalkeeper Nina Wilson 

has recently been 

developing the next crop 

of local talent at our Girls 

Premier League Kicks 

sessions at Leisure United 

Westfield. Wilson is 

currently on loan at Wolves 

but still finds time to 

support our participants. 

One participant who 

has benefitted from Nina’s 

coaching has been Izzy 

Thorpe: 

“With Nina, I think just 

having a professional player 

here, it makes a difference 

with me and with the 

younger girls as they look 

up to her as we all do. It’s 

a nice, safe place to learn. 

My dream is to play football 

professionally, but even if 

that doesn’t work out, I still 

want to be involved in it.” 

Nina sees the sessions 

as an opportunity to inspire 

the girls: “I think it’s massive 

that the girls see me as a 

role model, especially since 

I’m a female coach which 

is something I never had 

growing up. 

“I would have loved to 

come to these kinds of 

sessions with female 

professional 

players. It’s 

massive for 

them to see 

what they 

can be in their 

future and 

that’s why I love coming 

here so much.” 

Our free Premier League 

Kicks sessions for girls 

are every Friday during 

term-time, 4-5pm for 5-11 

year-olds, and 5-6pm for 11- 

16 year-olds. Both sessions 

take place at Leisure 

United Westfield (S20 

8FA), just turn up on 

the day or for more 

information contact 

Shannon.Wells@ 

sufc-community. 

co.uk 


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LGBT+ INCLUSIVE 

SESSIONS 

Our Empower LGBT+ programme offers 

a safe environment for people of all 

backgrounds to get involved in activities 

across the city. 

The aim of the project is to give young 

people in the LGBT+ community the 

opportunity to make new friends, boost 

their confidence and improve their physical 

and mental wellbeing. 

No registration is required and for more 

information contact Ellie.Wilson@sufccommunity.co.uk 

Learn more about our Empower LGBT+ 

Programme at sufc-community.com 

OUR CURRENT SESSIONS ARE: 

Mondays: Trampolining (Age 16+) Ponds Forge (S1 2BP) 7.40-8.40pm 

Tuesdays: Multi-Sports (Ages 11-25) Hillsborough Leisure 6.00pm-7.00pm 

Centre (S6 2AN) 

Wednesdays: Therapeutic Yoga (Age 16+) R1SE Yoga (S11 8DL) 1.30pm-2.30pm 

SHANNON 

NAMED 

“ONE OF 

OUR OWN” 

As part of the Premier 

League’s “One of Our 

Own” campaign, we 

were able to recognise 

the impact of Shannon 

Wells, our women and 

girls inclusion coordinator, 

has made on our Premier 

League Kicks and 

Empower Women and 

Girls Programmes. 

Shannon was surprised 

with a commemorative 

scarf and artwork from 

our senior manager Katie 

Glossop and United 

Women’s Grace Riglar at 

our girls’ football camp at 

Graves this past Easter. 


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— OPPOSITION FOCUS 

FOUNDED: 1894 

NICKNAME: THE ROBINS 

GROUND: ASHTON GATE 

CAPACITY: 27,000 

LAST FINISH: 17/24 SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 


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A successful season is edging 

towards a conclusion for Bristol 

City, with manager Nigel Pearson 

eager to set his team ambitious targets for 

the final weeks of the campaign. 

With their Championship status secure 

for another season, Pearson has built a 

team that has proved it can compete with 

the best in this division and now they are 

keen to finish the campaign on a high. 

“It’s really important for us that we finish 

the season with a really meaningful run 

of games where, even if we don’t win, we 

are trying everything to win and look as 

though we’re giving our everything,” says 

Pearson. “Ultimately, we’ve got to use this 

time now to develop ourselves.” 

Last week’s 2-2 draw with promotionchasing 

Middlesbrough was the latest 

example of Bristol City matching a side at 

the top end of the table and the ambition 

for former Sheffield Wednesday captain 

Pearson next season will be getting his 

side in the mix for promotion. 

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STAR MAN 

The goals have been spread 

around the Bristol City squad 

this season, yet this 

experienced marksman has led their 

scoring statistics after taking his tally 

into double figures. 

A marksman who started his career 

at Carlisle, he went on to secure bigmoney 

moves to Huddersfield and 

Burnley before sealing a £5million 

switch to Bristol City in January 2020. 

He has been a consistent source of 

goals since that move and 

manager Nigel Pearson 

confirms he is a 

player who offers so 

much to his side on 

different levels. 

“Last season 

he spent a lot of 

time on the bench 

and was a model 

professional,” said 

the Robins boss of 

Wells. “He was never 

at any point negative. 

“He wasn’t happy 

not playing and 

I’ve always had 

a very good 

relationship 

with him. He 

focuses his 

energy on 

being ready. 

Nahki WELLS 

21 PREVIOUS 

DATE OF BIRTH: 01/06/90 

POSITION: FORWARD 

CLUB: BURNLEY 

“He played a lot of Under-23 games 

and didn’t miss the opportunity to 

keep practicing and so like what 

happens in most players’ careers, 

they’ll have spells of disappointment 

and opportunity. 

“He’s taken his opportunity 

with both hands this season. 

He’s our top scorer and at 32, 

he’s earned a new contract. 

I’m delighted he’s staying 

with us for another two 

years. He’s physically fit, 

he’s got an appetite to score. 

He helps the younger players 

so he’s a manager’s dream.”

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THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 05/08/91 

Previous club: Derby County 

This experienced Austrian 

international has Premier 

League experience from 

his time with Aston Villa, 

playing over 100 top-flight 

games for the Midlands 

club. Weimann is edging 

towards the end of his 

fifth season at Bristol City, 

where he has emerged 

as a respected captain on 

and off the pitch. 

Tommy CONWAY 

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YOUNG GUN... 


Previous club: – 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

A young forward who has 

enjoyed a breakthrough 

season at first-team level, 

Conway has earned 

praise from manager 

Nigel Pearson for his 

performances. Capped 

by Scotland at U21 level, 

he will be pushing for a 

call-up to the senior squad 

if he continues to progress 

at his current rate. 

BRISTOL CITY 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

Tuesday 1st November 2022 

Iliman Ndiaye’s close-range header shortly after 

half-time was enough to hand Sheffield United 

victory at Bristol City. In a tight game that saw the 

home side edge possession and have more shots 

at goal, Robins boss Nigel Pearson suggested his 

side deserved something from a game that could 

have swung in a different direction. 

Harry CORNICK 

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ONE TO WATCH... 


Previous club: Luton Town 

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This versatile performer 

was on target in the 

2-2 draw against 

Middlesbrough last week 

and he will be looking to 

add to his goal tally here at 

Bramall Lane. After starting 

his career at Bournemouth, 

Cornick confirmed he 

could make his mark in the 

Championship during an 

extended spell at Luton. 


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NUMBERS COUNT... 

14 

99 

— 

351 

— 

608 

— 

646 

— 

— Bristol City have won 14 

league matches against 

Sheffield United, with the 

Blades beating the Robins in 26 

matches. 

The record number of points 

a Bristol City side collected 

in a season, with a final total 

of 99 coming in their 2014-15 

League One promotion-winning 

campaign. 

John Ateyo holds Bristol 

City’s scoring record with 351 

goals in a Robins career that 

ran between 1951 and 1966 and 

included 645 appearances. 

Nigel Pearson will take 

charge of his 608th game as 

a manager this evening, in a 

career that has included spells 

at 10 clubs. 

Louis Carey holds the record 

for the most appearances in a 

Bristol City shirt in a career that 

covered two spells at the club 

between 1995 and 2014. 

Louis Carey 

BRISTOL CITY LEGEND... 

Appearance records are rarely broken in a modern 

game that sees players switch clubs consistently, 

so Carey’s achievement in setting a new record 

for Bristol City in 2013 is impressive. Bristol-born 

Carey made his debut for the Robins in 1996 and at 

the age of 36, he set the record as he came on as 

a late substitute in a game against Stevenage at 

Ashton Gate.

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MANAGER SAYS 

He started his managerial gap that needs to be closed between 

career back in 1998 and 25 the sides in the promotion push can 

years later, Nigel Pearson’s be breached. 

passion to succeed on the touchline “It’s a tough league to be 

still burns brightly. 

consistently good in and when you 

This former Southampton, Leicester, consider how many points short we 

Hull and Watford boss has been in are off the play-off places, it’s not a 

charge at Bristol City since February massive shift,” he added. 

2021 and his leadership qualities “I’m realistic too, we have a lot of 

have been in evidence since he young players in our team and squad 

assumed the role at Ashton Gate. and that’s one of the trade-offs when, 

Huge progress has been made you’re going to have times where the 

by his Robins side this season and consistency is lacking somewhat. 

Pearson is arriving at Bramall Lane “We will look to strengthen this 

eager to add the finishing touches to summer. We’ve been in the market 

a solid season. 

for players abroad over the past two 

“We’ve done really well since the years but have not been able to do 

Christmas period and had lots of the deals because other clubs have 

positives,” reflects Pearson. 

gazumped us with more money. 

“We’ve had some setbacks too with “Premier League clubs are 

injuries which has asked different spending millions and millions, but 

questions of the squad, but they have we have to be mindful of how we 

responded well. We look better as spend our money. It’s much more 

a team in terms of defending. You’re cost-effective to be in the market for 

going to have occasions where things players who are available on a free, 

don’t entirely go your way but, for but we have a wage structure now 

the most part, I think the players’ and one of which we’re not prepared 

application has been really good. to move outside of. 

“You want your players to be as “This will be the first summer since 

honest and as committed as possible. I’ve been here that we’ve not got a lot 

Outside of that, it’s up to us then to of players out of contract so I would 

construct the right squad that we can expect it to be more of a positive 

then find ways of winning any game.” summer in terms of us adding to 

Pearson is already looking towards what we’ve already got rather than 

next season, as he suggested the replacing departures.” 

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Bristol City's 

NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS 

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

JACK BOXLEY 

Winger Jack Boxley had 

two spells at Bristol City. 

Initially with Stourbridge, 

he moved to Ashton 

Gate in October 1950 

and was a key figure in 

Bristol City’s 1954-55 

Third Division (South) 

title triumph. He joined 

Coventry City with Jimmy 

Rogers in December 

1956 and helped them 

win promotion in 1958- 

59. Returning to Bristol 

City in August 1960, he 

scored their first-ever 

goal in the League Cup 

two months later. He 

netted 34 goals in 207 

League games overall 

for the Robins, moving 

to Chippenham Town in 

July 1961. Later at Welton 

Rovers and Bath City, he 

sold cars at Winterstoke 

Garage for 34 years 

and died in Bristol in 

March 2016. 


JOHN ATYEO 

Widely regarded as 

Bristol City’s finest postwar 

player, long-serving 

England international 

John Atyeo holds both 

the club appearance 

and goalscoring records. 

Initially with Westbury 

United, gaining top-flight 

experience as an amateur 

with Portsmouth, he 

moved to Ashton Gate in 

June 1951. He was everpresent 

and top scorer 

in Bristol City’s 1954-55 

Third Division (South) 

title triumph as well as a 

key figure in their 1964- 

65 promotion success. 

Capped six times, he 

netted 314 goals in 596 

League games before 

hanging up his boots in 

1966. He taught maths 

at Kingdown School, 

Warminster, for over 20 

years and died of a heartattack 

in June 1993. 

CLIVE WHITEHEAD 

Versatile England Youth 

winger Clive Whitehead 

scored the goal that 

clinched Bristol City’s 

promotion to the top-flight 

in April 1976. He played 

for Northfield Juniors 

before joining City in 

August 1973 and starred 

as they consolidated First 

Division status in 1976-77. 

An Anglo-Scottish Cup 

winner in 1978, he netted 

ten goals in 229 League 

games prior to joining 

West Brom in November 

1981. He moved via 

Portsmouth to Exeter City 

in July 1989 and starred 

in their 1989-90 Fourth 

Division title triumph, 

then was Yeovil Town’s 

player-manager before 

coaching and scouting 

back at Bristol City. He 

later became a financial 

adviser for the PFA, then 

Openwork.

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John Atyeo & 

Adriano Basso 

MARK SHAIL 

Former England Semi- 

Pro central defender 

Mark Shail skippered 

Bristol City’s 1993-94 FA 

Cup third round replay 

win over Liverpool. Born 

in Sweden of English 

parents, he moved to 

England at the age of four 

and joined Worcester City 

from school. He gained 

a degree in Psychology 

and Sociology at Surrey 

University after moving 

to Yeovil Town in March 

1989. Starring as they 

won the Bob Lord Trophy 

in 1990 and reached the 

FA Cup third round in 

1992-93, he joined Bristol 

City in March 1993. He 

netted four goals in 128 

League games prior to 

joining Kidderminster in 

July 2000, then played 

for Worcester again, 

becoming a journalist for 

the PFA. 

STEVE PHILLIPS 

Goalkeeper Steve Phillips 

was ever-present for 

Bristol City in three 

successive seasons. 

Previously with Paulton 

Rovers, he moved to the 

Robins in November 1996 

and was a key figure in 

their 2003 LDV Vans 

Trophy final triumph. He 

went close to equalling 

Mike Gibson’s club 

record of consecutive 

appearances for a keeper. 

Playing 257 League 

games, he joined Bristol 

Rovers in July 2006, 

starring in their 2006-07 

promotion success and 

2007-08 FA Cup run. 

He moved to Crewe in 

November 2009, helping 

win promotion in 2011- 

12 and Football League 

Trophy in 2013, then 

played for Shepton Mallet, 

Bath City, Mangotsfield 

and Yeovil Town. 

ADRIANO BASSO 

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Brazilian goalkeeper 

Adriano Basso missed 

just one match as Bristol 

City won promotion in 

2006-07. He played for 

Ponte Preta and Atletico 

Paranaense in his native 

country, then moved via 

Woking to Bristol City in 

October 2005. Helping 

reach the FA Cup fourth 

round and Johnstone’s 

Paint Trophy southern 

final in 2006-07, he 

was ‘Player of the 

Year’ as City reached 

the Championship 

play-off final in 2007- 

08. He played 165 

League games before 

returning to Brazil with 

Flamengo in March 

2010, then appeared 

for Wolves, Hull City 

and Truro. Becoming 

a goalkeeping coach, 

he is now at Sheffield 

Wednesday. 


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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Bristol City 

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

INTO THE LEAGUE... 

City joined the Football 

League in 1901 when they 

became only the third 

club south of Birmingham 

(following in the footsteps 

of Woolwich Arsenal and 

Luton Town) to perform in 

the competition. 

1909 FINAL... 

In 1909 the Robins faced 

Manchester United in the 

FA Cup final with both 

clubs aiming to secure 

their first-ever FA Cup 

title. City were narrowly 

beaten 1-0 and it is fair to 

say that both clubs have 

been on very different 

paths ever since. 

FREEVIEW... 

The Robins moved into 

Ashton Gate in 1904 

but prior to that played 

their games at St John’s 

Lane. The stadium had 

a rather unique feature, 

which made it popular 

amongst fans but not 

hugely lucrative, as the 

nearby Mutton Hill gave 

supporters a free view 

of the pitch. 

ITALIAN CONNECTIONS... 

Among the many 

nicknames City have 

had over the years, one 

you may not have heard 

is the Garibaldians. The 

club were given it due to 

the similarities between 

their red kits and the 

red uniforms worn by 

Italian general Giuseppe 

Garibaldi’s men. 

DOUBLE FIGURES... 

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The Robins’ biggest 

league victory came 

against Aldershot 

in 1946, when they 

won 9-0. However, 

City have hit double 

figures in the FA Cup. In 

1960, they hammered 

Chichester City 11-0. 


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FA CUP 

TICKETS & 

TRAVEL 

OPENING HOURS 

Monday-Friday: 9am–5pm 

Saturday (Non-Matchday): 9am–12noon 

Saturday (Matchday): 9am–half time 

Matchday (Evening): 9am–kick off 

CONTACT DETAILS 

Tel: 0114 253 7200 (option 1) 

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 


vs MANCHESTER CITY 

FA Cup Semi-Final 

Saturday 22nd April 

Kick Off 4.45pm 

Wembley Stadium 

This match is ALL TICKET for 

Blades fans and are available 

ONLINE ONLY. Tickets are 

available to purchase 24 

hours a day at tickets.sufc. 

co.uk. Tickets are currently 

on general sale, one ticket 

per customer number. All 

ticket sales are subject to 

availability. 50 loyalty points 

will be issued to supporters 

purchasing tickets. 

For full ticket details and upto-date 

sales information visit 

tickets.sufc.co.uk 

TICKET PRICES 

Adults Concessions 

Premium Level 2 Ticket 

£120 £100 

Level 2 Ticket 

£100 £80 

Category 1 

£80 £70 

Category 2 

£65 £55 

Category 2 Safe Standing* 

£65 £55 

Category 3 

£45 £35 

Category 4 

£30 £20 

(*No Under 12s) 

Price categories are on a first 

come first served basis and 

are subject to availability. All 

purchases are subject to a 

£1.50 per ticket booking fee. 

*Please note, until further notice, there are no 

matchday tickets being sold for the Kop stand 


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DISABLED AND VISUALLY 

IMPAIRED SUPPORTERS 

100 wheelchair spaces are 

available in blocks 123-126, 

128-130, 132-135, 137-139, 

141-143, 539-540 priced at 

£30 Adults and £20 Under 

22 & Over 60s. 100 ambulant 

disabled tickets are also 

available priced at £30 for 

Adults and £20 for Under 22 

& Over 60s, with a personal 

assistant free of charge should 

this be required. The specific 

area for these tickets are 

blocks 126, 128, 129, 131, 135, 

136, 137, 139, 140, 141 - rows 

31. Further ambulant tickets 

can be taken from the general 

allocation with a personal 

assistant free of charge 

(subject to the club’s regular 

requirements). 

The Stadium operates a free 

of charge system for personal 

commentary receivers 

with either a head-set or a 

mini-induction loop so that 

commentary is available. 

Tickets for both Wheelchair 

and Ambulant Supporters can 

be purchased online, if you 

require any assistance please 

contact the club by phone on 

0114 253 7200 (option 1). 

HOME 

vs WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

Sky Bet Championship 

Wednesday 26th April 

Kick Off 8pm 

This match is a Category B 

fixture. Tickets are now on 

general sale. Supporters 

purchasing tickets will be 

allocated 150 loyalty points. 

TICKET ARE PRICED FROM: 

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

Seniors: ....................................£25 

Young Adults/Students: ..... £18 

Under 12: ................................ £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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FAVOURITES 

with Anel Ahmedhodžic... 

IN EVERY EDITION OF UTB THIS SEASON, 

WE TALK TO A CURRENT MEMBER OF 

UNITED’S FIRST TEAM SQUAD TO FIND OUT 

SOME OF THEIR FAVOURITE THINGS... 

FAVOURITE... 

BAND OR ARTIST... There’s so many, it is difficult to choose. I’m going 

to go with Future. 

BOX SET/TV SERIES... Breaking Bad ↘ is a big favourite of mine. 

FILM... It’s between two, I can’t decide. It’s Shutter Island and 

Interstellar. 

PHONE APP... Twitter is the one I use the most. 

COMPUTER GAME... I like my games; I’ll say it’s between Call of Duty 

and Rocket League. 

HOLIDAY DESTINATION... I enjoyed going to Dubai. 

OTHER SPORT TO PLAY... I genuinely don’t play any other 

sport, I’m all about football. 

OTHER SPORT TO WATCH... I’m not a watcher of other 

sports either! 

SPORTSMAN... Zlatan Ibrahimović ↗ is a big 

hero of mine. 

COMEDIAN... I like Jimmy Carr. 

BOOK... I am Zlatan. Zlatan Ibrahimović’s 

autobiography was a good read. 

CURRENT TEAMMATE... I like them all, I can’t pick one! 

GROUND TO PLAY AT... I once played a Champions 

League game at Zenit and that was 

some stadium. 

MEAL... This is something that probably 

only Bosnian people will know, it’s 

called cevapi. It’s like the national 

dish of Bosnia. It’s like small bits of 

lamb. Very nice. 

CHOCOLATE BAR... Marabou. Only Swedes 

will know this! 

KARAOKE SONG… It’s actually a John Denver 

song. Take Me Home, Country Roads.

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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BALDOCK 

BALDOCK 

STEVENS 

STEVENS 

FLECK 

FLECK 

S2S 

GROUP 

– 

ARAGON LAND 

& PLANNING 

BALFOUR 

CARPETS 

BENGALINE 

GROUP 

TOTLEY 

PHARMACY 

H E 

BARNES 

PAUL 

KEY 

O’CONNELL 

O’CONNELL 

BASHAM 

BASHAM 

BREWSTER 

BREWSTER 

BERGE 

BERGE 

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TRANSMISSION 

SHEFFIELD 

TRANSMISSION 

KIED 

CONSULTING 

PARAMEDICAL 

FIRST AID 

VERTICAL 

EDITIONS 

BOOKS 

YEC ASSET 

MANAGEMENT 

McBURNIE 

McBURNIE 

SHARP 

SHARP 

EGAN 

EGAN 

LOWE 

LOWE 

BLINKFIRE 

ANALYTICS 

SENIOR 

BLADES 

DOOR 

MAINTENANCE 

2003 LTD 

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AVIS 

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BARNES 

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EDITIONS 

BOOKS 

PEXTON 

FLEMING LTD 

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AHMEDHODZIC 

NORWOOD 

NORWOOD 

COULIBALY 

COULIBALY 

FODERINGHAM 

FODERINGHAM 

BALFOUR 

CARPETS 

KIED 

CONSULTING 

CLIVE EYRE 

LIMITED 

IPS 

ELECTRICAL 

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PETERMAN 

FORKLIFT 

TRUCKS 

LANDIN 

WILCOCK 

& CO 

ROBINSON 

ROBINSON 

BOGLE 

BOGLE 

DOYLE 

DOYLE 

OSBORN 

OSBORN 

LOUIS 

NICHOLLS 

– 

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NES 

ASBESTOS 

VALORUM 

CARE GROUP 

S2S 

GROUP 

ANDREW 

TREHERNE 

P.J.M LANDSCAPE 

& CONSTRUCTION 

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CLARK 

CLARK 

McATEE 

McATEE 

NDIAYE 

NDIAYE 

ARBLASTER 

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MANAGEMENT 

PEXTON 

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SIMON 

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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… 

Good evening and welcome back to 

Bramall Lane for another important 

home fixture. Tonight, we are delighted 

to introduce the sponsors that join us, as we 

take on our opponents Bristol City. 

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We hope that you all enjoy your evening with 

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⊳ ▲ Thanks for 

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MATCH ACTION 

2 - 0 

GUDMUNDSSON 60, 70 

– 

MONDAY 10TH APRIL — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: TURF MOOR 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK, BERGE (BASHAM 82), Mc BURNIE (OSULA 73), 

EGAN, AHMEDHODŽIĆ, NORWOOD, ROBINSON (DAVIES 19), BOGLE, 

DOYLE (FLECK 73), NDIAYE (SHARP 73). UNUSED: CLARK, Mc ATEE. 

Tommy Doyle wins the aerial battle 


UTB 87 

Iliman Ndiaye slaloms his way through challenges 

Jack Robinson with a well timed challenge 

Billy Sharp takes the ball forward 

Sander Berge challenges for the ball 


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ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT 

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING 

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE 

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN. 

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ 

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

To mark the new season, we want to 

make you aware of new measures 

being taken across all of football 

to ensure everyone can have a safe 

and enjoyable experience. We are 

supporting strong action from the 

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle 

anti-social and criminal behaviours 

that put all of us at risk. 

This reflects the seriousness of 

the risks to fans and staff – pyros 

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius 

and cause lifechanging injuries, 

while entering the pitch endangers 

players, managers and match 

officials. 

We know those who commit these 

illegal acts do not represent the 

majority of supporters. 

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame 


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T he Story So Far... 

Catching up and recording events from Bramall Lane… 

— FRIDAY 7th APRIL 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 

NDIAYE 8 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 

– 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock, Berge, Sharp 

(McBurnie 66), Egan, Ahmedhodžić, Robinson, Bogle, 

Doyle (Fleck 79), McAtee (Norwood 66), Ndiaye. 

Unused: Davies, Basham, Clark, Osula. 

Wigan Athletic: Amos, Whatmough, Power, McClean, 

Lang, Tiehi (Naylor 58), Fletcher (Magennis 58), Rekik 

(Bennett 45), Darikwa (Keane 71), Aasgaard (Nyambe 

87), Hughes. Unused: Jones, Caulker. 

Referee: A. Davies Attendance: 29,046 

United make it four consecutive wins 

in all competitions after securing a 

1-0 Good Friday victory over Wigan. 

The winner arrived early when James 

McAtee crossed for Iliman Ndiaye to 

convert at the far post for his 13th goal of 

the season. United could have won by a 

lot more with Billy Sharp denied by Ben 

Amos, whilst another Ndiaye effort was 

cleared off the line by James McClean. 

— SATURDAY 8th APRIL 

United’s U18s enjoy a Steel City derby 

win after beating Wednesday 2-1 at 

Middlewood Road. The Blades were 

behind but goals from Sam Aston and a 

Sean Fusire own goal secure the win. 

— MONDAY 10th APRIL 

United Women are defeated 2-0 in a 

friendly against the Jamaican national 

team at Leicester’s King Power Stadium. 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

BURNLEY 2 

GUDMUNDSSON 60, 70 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 

– 

Burnley: Muric, Cullen, Foster (Benson 45), Maatsen, 

Barnes, Beyer, Cork (Gudmundsson 45), Harwood- 

Bellis (Taylor 68) Brownhill (Bastien 77), Roberts, Tella 

(Obafemi 87). Unused: Peacock-Farrell, Vitinho. 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock, Berge (Basham 82), 

McBurnie (Osula 73), Egan, Ahmedhodžić, Norwood, 

Robinson (Davies 19), Bogle, Doyle (Fleck 73), Ndiaye 

(Sharp 73). Unused: Clark, McAtee. 

Referee: M. Salisbury Attendance: 21,506 

Ten-man United are defeated by 

already promoted Burnley 2-0 at Turf 

Moor. With the game finely poised, it 

quickly turned against the Blades when 

Wes Foderingham was sent off after 

pulling down Nathan Tella following a 

mix up. United defended stoutly but 

were finally undone by a Johann Berg 

Gudmundsson brace as Burnley took a 

huge step towards the title. 

⊳ Iliman Ndiaye with United’s winner 

against Wigan on Good Friday 


HERE’S 

A ST AT 

I BET 

YOU 

DIDN’T 

KN 

W

OVER HALF A MILLION 

SKY BET CUSTOMERS USE DEPOSIT LIMITS 

TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. 

THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 

6 WEMBLEYS. 

201 ALLY PALLYS. 

OR 8 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP DAYS. 

(THAT’S A LOT OF TWEED) 

ALL GOOD BOOKMAKERS 

HAVE DEPOSIT LIMITS. 

SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, 

SET AN APPROPRIATE ONE FOR YOU 

AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. 

DEPOSIT LIMITS 

THAT’S BETTING BETTER.

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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 4 1 - 3 - - 7 1 - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 29 3 1 2 1 - 189 12 6 3 7 - 

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

4 JOHN FLECK 24.08.91 GLASGOW 12 9 - 1 1 - 241 27 15 2 3 - 

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

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 15 10 - 4 1 - 351 29 14 - 1 - 

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

8 SANDER BERGE 14.02.98 ASKER 31 1 5 2 3 1 85 18 14 6 5 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 22 11 11 2 - 2 73 57 21 3 9 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 13 20 2 2 4 1 270 101 129 2 5 - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 40 - 2 5 - 1 210 1 8 2 9 1 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 20 2 1 2 3 - 31 7 1 6 6 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 29 2 4 5 - 1 34 2 5 2 12 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 37 4 2 3 1 1 199 17 10 7 7 - 

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

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 37 - - 3 - - 77 - - 1 1 2 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON 20 2 3 4 - - 72 7 6 1 5 - 

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING 15 3 2 2 1 1 54 10 9 1 9 - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER 17 11 3 4 1 1 21 12 4 5 3 - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY 10 10 1 3 1 - 68 40 5 3 - - 

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

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 17 15 7 6 - - 23 15 7 7 5 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 38 3 13 3 2 1 67 15 21 10 5 - 

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

32 WILL OSULA 04.08.03 COPENHAGEN - 1 - - - - - 6 - - - - 

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

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

35 ANDRE BROOKS 20.08.03 SHEFFIELD - 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 - - - - 

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 4 9 1 2 - 1 11 19 3 - 1 1 

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

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

OWN GOALS: 2 

– 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 3,726 128 

BLACKPOOL 1,499 3,474 182 

BRISTOL CITY - 781 356 

BURNLEY 2,683 2,153 128 

CARDIFF CITY 568 1,769 388 

COVENTRY CITY 2,232 1,857 168 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1,430 - - 

HULL CITY 2,661 2,288 132 

LUTON TOWN 1,717 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY 2,643 1,831 306 

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 1,058 348 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 2,687 2,225 20 

STOKE CITY 2,555 2,553 144 

SUNDERLAND 2,572 1,771 250 

SWANSEA CITY 675 560 462 

WATFORD 2,184 1,908 292 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 1,936 180 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1,245 2,225 128 

CUPS 

WEST BROM (CARABAO CUP) - 739 174 

MILLWALL (FA CUP) - 930 382 

WREXHAM (FA CUP) 4,764 1,163 176 

TOTTENHAM (FA CUP) 5,933 - - 

BLACKBURN (FA CUP) 5,872 - - 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS ● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOAL TIMES 

F A 

0-15 12 7 

16-30 11 7 

31-45 9 5 

46-60 11 11 

61-75 16 8 

76-90 17 5 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 62 

HEADERS 11 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 3 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2488 2489 4977 

W 1326 683 2009 

D 617 611 1228 

L 545 1195 1740 

F 4555 3000 7555 

A 2716 4303 7019 

STAT SNIPPET... 

A third goal of the season 

for Jack Robinson as 

United defeated Cardiff 

City 4-1 at the weekend. 


UTB 93 

CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 5s 2022-23 

GOALS 

CHUBA AKPOM 

Middlesbrough 27 

VIKTOR GYÖKERES 

Coventry City 20 

NATHAN TELLA 

Burnley 18 

CARLTON MORRIS 

Luton Town 17 

JOEL PIROE 

Swansea City 16 

ASSISTS 

RYAN GILES 


VIKTOR GYÖKERES 


JACK CLARKE 

Sunderland 9 

GUSTAVO HAMER 


JOSH BROWNHILL 

Burnley 8 

SUCCESSFUL PENALTIES 

CHUBA AKPOM 


AMAD DIALLO 

Sunderland 3 

ANDY CARROLL 

Reading 3 

TROY DEENEY 

Birmingham City 3 

JOEL PIROE 

Swansea City 2 

GOALS FROM THE BENCH 

BRANDON THOMAS-ASANTE 

West Bromwich Albion 4 

LUCAS JOAO 

Reading 3 

MANUEL BENSON 

Burnley 3 

JOHANN BERG GUDMUNDSSON 

Burnley 3 

OZAN TUFAN 

Hull City 3 

CLEAN SHEETS 

ETHAN HORVATH 

Luton Town 19 

BEN WILSON 


FREDDIE WOODMAN 

Preston North End 17 

WES FODERINGHAM 

Sheffield United 17 

ARIJANET MURIC 

Burnley 16 

GOALS SCORED AFTER 90 MINUTES 

STOKE 

CITY 6 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

5 

BURNLEY 

5 

SUNDERLAND 

5 

COVENTRY 

CITY 5 


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FACTS&FIGURES 

HOME 

AWAY 

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

P BURNLEY 41 15 6 0 45 13 11 7 2 33 17 +48 90 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 41 13 3 4 40 18 11 4 6 24 18 +28 79 

3 LUTON TOWN 42 9 8 4 29 20 11 6 4 24 16 +17 74 

4 MIDDLESBROUGH 42 12 6 3 42 17 9 2 10 37 34 +28 71 

5 MILLWALL 42 11 6 4 31 17 7 5 9 19 24 +9 65 

6 BLACKBURN ROVERS 41 13 2 5 25 16 6 4 11 20 31 -2 63 

7 COVENTRY CITY 42 9 7 5 26 23 7 7 7 26 20 +9 62 

8 PRESTON NORTH END 42 7 6 8 19 24 10 5 6 22 23 -6 62 

9 SUNDERLAND 42 7 7 7 30 30 9 6 6 30 21 +9 61 

10 NORWICH CITY 42 8 5 8 27 23 9 5 7 28 24 +8 61 

11 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 41 10 7 4 28 17 6 5 9 24 28 +7 60 

12 WATFORD 42 10 6 5 32 20 5 8 8 19 27 +4 59 

13 SWANSEA CITY 42 9 4 8 31 28 6 7 8 26 31 -2 56 

14 BRISTOL CITY 42 8 7 6 27 21 5 7 9 23 31 -2 53 

15 HULL CITY 42 8 5 8 22 26 5 9 7 26 31 -9 53 

16 STOKE CITY 42 6 5 10 25 25 8 5 8 29 24 +5 52 

17 BIRMINGHAM CITY 42 7 6 8 23 21 6 5 10 22 32 -8 50 

18 ROTHERHAM UNITED 41 8 5 7 33 27 2 10 9 11 28 -11 45 

19 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 42 7 6 8 23 25 4 4 13 18 35 -19 43 

20 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 42 6 4 11 20 32 5 6 10 20 35 -27 43 

21 CARDIFF CITY 41 6 6 9 18 21 5 3 12 17 29 -15 42 

22 READING 42 10 6 5 29 22 3 3 15 14 40 -19 **42 

23 BLACKPOOL 42 6 6 9 26 29 3 5 13 18 38 -23 38 

24 WIGAN ATHLETIC 42 4 6 11 15 34 4 7 10 19 29 -29 *34 

*WIGAN DEDUCTED THREE POINTS ** READING DEDUCTED SIX POINTS 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 

P TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 BRISTOL CITY 20 14 3 3 35 10 25 45 

2 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 20 12 3 5 37 18 19 39 

3 BIRMINGHAM CITY 19 12 2 5 34 21 13 38 

4 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 20 11 4 5 33 22 11 37 

5 SOUTHAMPTON 20 8 6 6 18 14 4 30 

6 CRYSTAL PALACE 20 10 0 10 23 32 -9 30 

7 LEWES 19 7 5 7 18 22 -4 26 

8 DURHAM 19 7 4 8 27 25 2 25 

9 SHEFFIELD UNITED 20 6 3 11 27 23 4 21 

10 SUNDERLAND 20 5 3 12 24 33 -9 18 

11 BLACKBURN ROVERS 19 3 8 8 16 26 -10 17 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 20 2 1 17 16 62 -46 7 

LEAGUE 

TABLES 

2022-23 

U21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 



2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 24 10 3 11 45 38 7 33 

3 HULL CITY 24 10 3 11 48 44 4 33 

4 CREWE ALEXANDRA 24 8 7 9 33 44 -11 31 

5 BURNLEY 24 9 4 11 37 49 -12 31 

6 BARNSLEY 23 8 5 10 33 34 -1 29 

7 COVENTRY CITY 24 8 5 11 32 34 -2 29 

8 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 23 7 6 10 40 47 -7 27 

9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 23 7 6 10 32 42 -10 27 

10 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 24 5 2 17 20 48 -28 17 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 BARNSLEY 26 19 4 3 75 31 44 61 


3 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 24 13 2 9 48 41 7 41 

4 CREWE ALEXANDRA 24 9 7 8 42 35 7 34 

5 COVENTRY CITY 25 8 7 10 41 46 -5 31 

6 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 23 8 6 9 33 36 -3 30 

7 BURNLEY 24 7 6 11 33 46 -13 27 

8 HULL CITY 24 6 2 16 33 66 -33 20 

9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 22 5 4 13 38 54 -16 19 

10 WIGAN ATHLETIC 25 5 3 17 26 60 -34 18 

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

UPDATED AS OF 16/04/23 


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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 

APR 

MAY 

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 1-0 28,308 (5,933) – FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM AHMED’ZIC ROBINSON OSBORN DOYLE 

SAT 4 12:30 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0-1 16,646 (3,726) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE BASHM EGAN ROBINSON LOWE FLECK 

TUE 7 20:00 READING 1-0 9,897 (1,058) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 

SAT 11 15:00 LUTON TOWN 0-1 28,406 (1,717) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE FLECK 

WED 15 20:00 SUNDERLAND 2-1 37,490 (1,771) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 1 

SUN 19 12:00 BLACKBURN R. FAC6 3-2 25,814 (5,872) – FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 

SAT 1 15:00 NORWICH CITY 1-0 26,801 (1,831) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON LOWE McATEE 1 

FRI 7 15:00 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1-0 29,026 (1,245) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON BALDOCK McATEE 

MON 10 20:00 BURNLEY 0-2 21,056 (2,153) 2 FOD'HAM BOGLE AHMED’ZIC EGAN ROBINSON BALDOCK NORWOOD 

SAT 15 12:30 CARDIFF CITY 4-1 27,768 (568) 2 DAVIES BOGLE BALDOCK EGAN ROBINSON 1 LOWE McATEE 1 

TUE 18 19:45 BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 22 16:45 MANCHESTER CITY FACSF 

WED 26 20:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

SAT 29 15:00 PRESTON NORTH END 

THU 4 19:45 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

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 

COULIBALY BROOKS McATEE SHARP LOWE (2) , BERGE (8), NDIAYE (9) 1, FLECK (10), NORWOOD, McBURNIE, JEBBISON, SACHDEV, DAVIES J. BROOKS 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE BALDOCK (2), McATEE (7), OSBORN (6), SHARP (3), DOYLE (8), CLARK, DAVIES J. SMITH 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE 1 BALDOCK (2), SHARP (11), FLECK (7), CLARK, DOYLE, JEBBISON, DAVIES D. WHITESTONE 

NORWOOD BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE SHARP (7), DOYLE (8), McATEE (5), BALDOCK, BASHAM, CLARK, DAVIES L. DOUGHTY 

DOYLE 1 BERGE JEBBISON NDIAYE McBURNIE (10), BOGLE (2), NORWOOD (8), FLECK (7), SHARP (11), BASHAM, DAVIES M. DONOHUE 

DOYLE 1 BERGE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE SHARP (5), BOGLE (2), BASHAM (7), FLECK, NORWOOD, COULIBAY, ARBLASTER, JEBBISON, DAVIES OG T. ROBINSON 

DOYLE BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE NORWOOD (9), SHARP (10), FLECK (7), BASHAM (8), BOGLE, OSULA, DAVIES D. BOND 

DOYLE BERGE SHARP NDIAYE 1 NORWOOD (7), McBURNIE (10), FLECK (8), BASHAM, CLARK, OSULA, DAVIES A. DAVIES 

DOYLE BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE DAVIES (5), SHARP (11), FLECK (8), OSULA (10), BASHAM (9), CLARK, MCATEE M. SALISBURY 

DOYLE BERGE McBURNIE NDIAYE 1 FLECK (7), NORWOOD (8), CLARK (2) 1, SHARP (10), JEBBISON (11), ARBLASTER, DEWHURST D. WEBB 


98 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

FA CUP FINAL VENUES... 

A small item in our programme for the Spurs FA Cup game mentioned that 13 different 

venues had hosted an FA Cup Final – including the old and new Wembley Stadium. 

Some are easy to name but some are difficult. Before reading on how many can you 

name? They are: 

DATES USED FINALS REPLAYS 

The Old Wembley.................................. 1923 – 2000 ................................. 72........................5 

Kennington Oval..................................... 1872, 1874-1892.......................... 20 .......................2 

Crystal Palace.......................................... 1895 - 1914 ................................... 20 .......................1 

The New Wembley................................ 2007- present.................................16 ....................... - 

The Millenium Stadium........................ 2001 -2006 .....................................6 ........................ - 

Stamford Bridge..................................... 1920-1922 .......................................3 ........................ - 

Old Trafford............................................... 1911, 1915, 1970............................1..........................2 

Goodison Park......................................... 1894, 1910 ......................................1..........................1 

Lillie Bridge............................................... 1873 ...................................................1.......................... - 

Fallowfield................................................. 1893 ...................................................1 ........................ - 

Burnden Park........................................... 1901.................................................... -..........................1 

Bramall Lane............................................ 1912..................................................... -..........................1 

Derby Racecourse Ground................ 1886.................................................... -..........................1 

NOTES 

Crystal Palace: This 

is not the current 

Crystal Palace FC club 

ground. It was where 

the current athletics 

stadium now is. 

Old Trafford: The 

1915 final: UNITED 

3 Chelsea. The 1911 

replay: Bradford City 1 

Newcastle United. The 

1970 replay: Chelsea 

2 Leeds United 1 

Goodison Park: The 

1894 final: Notts 

County 4 Bolton 

Wanderers 1 

The 1910 replay: 

Newcastle United 

2 Barnsley 0 

Lillie Bridge was 

a sports stadium 

in London, near to 

Stamford Bridge. 

The 1873 final: 

Wanderers 2 Oxford 

University 0 

Fallowfield was an 

athletics stadium 

in Manchester. 

The 1893 final: 

Wolves 1 Everton 0 

Burnden Park (Bolton 

Wanderers old ground) 

The 1901 replay: 

Tottenham Hotspur 

3 UNITED 1 

Bramall Lane: 

The 1912 replay 

Barnsley 1 West 

Bromwich Albion 0 

Derby Racecourse 

Ground or the County 

Cricket Ground was 

the home of Derby 

County until 1895 

and still is the home 

of Derbyshire CCC. 

The first FA Cup Final, 

a replay, to be played 

outside London 

was played there 

in 1886: Blackburn 

Rovers 2 West 

Bromwich Albion 0 

Bramall Lane and 

Kennington Oval 

are the only grounds 

to stage an FA Cup 

Final, a cricket Test 

Match and an England 

soccer international. 

Derby Racecourse 

ground did host an 

England international 

but not a Test Match. 

⊲ The 1901 FA Cup final between Tottenham and United held at Crystal Palace. United would lose the replay at Burnden Park 


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 

BRISTOL CITY 

2 O Kane WILSON 

3 O Jay DASILVA 

4 O Kal NAISMITH 

5 O Robert ATKINSON 

6 O Matty JAMES 

7 O Alex SCOTT 

8 O Joe WILLIAMS 

9 O Harry CORNICK 

10 O Andy KING 

11 O Anis MEHMETI 

12 O Max O’LEARY 

13 O Harvey WILES-RICHARDS 

14 O Andreas WEIMANN 

15 O Tommy CONWAY 

16 O Cameron PRING 

17 O Mark SYKES 

18 O Ayman BENAROUS 

19 O George TANNER 

20 O Sam BELL 

21 O Nahki WELLS 

22 O Tomáš KALAS 

24 O Duncan IDEHEN 

26 O Zak VYNER 

29 O Josh OWERS 

33 O Elijah MORRISON 

35 O Omar TAYLOR-CLARKE 

36 O Marlee FRANCOIS 

37 O Olly THOMAS 

39 O Callum WOOD 

40 O Harry LEESON 

REFEREE 

GEOFF ELTRINGHAM 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

ANDREW FOX 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

SHAUN HUDSON 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

CARL BOYESON 

MAIN MATCH SPONSOR: STRAALTECHNIEK — CONSTRUCTION FLOOR SYSTEMS 

PROGRAMME SPONSOR: SILKSTONE CONSULTANTS/BTG — MATCH BALL SPONSOR: THE UNDERDOG 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: 

In the event of any emergency you will hear a safety message 

over the PA system. Remain where you are and listen carefully to 

the announcement. Comply immediately if it affects your area. 

Stewards, Police Officers and Officials will direct you to safe areas, 

which may be through Exit Doors/Gates to the street or on to the 

playing area. If you are disabled or feel unsafe in a large crowd, 

remain where you are until stewards assist you. Remain calm 

and do not move unless the announcement affects your area.

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