Bristol City v Sheffield United
Bristol City v Sheffield United matchday programme, Easter Monday (18.04.2022). Featuring an exclusive interview with Tommy Conway.
Bristol City v Sheffield United matchday programme, Easter Monday (18.04.2022). Featuring an exclusive interview with Tommy Conway.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED<br />
CLUB FACTS<br />
GROUND<br />
BRAMALL LANE<br />
FORMED<br />
1889<br />
MANAGER<br />
PAUL<br />
HECKINGBOTTOM<br />
NICKNAME<br />
THE BLADES<br />
HONOURS<br />
1 4<br />
Football League champions<br />
1897/98<br />
FA Cup winners<br />
1898/99, 1901/02, 1914/15, 1924/25<br />
Second tier winners<br />
1952/53<br />
Third tier winners<br />
2016/17,<br />
pictured<br />
Fourth tier<br />
winners<br />
1981/82<br />
THE BLADES VISIT BS3 FOR<br />
OUR PENULTIMATE HOME<br />
GAME OF THE SEASON…<br />
Clockwise from top: Manager Paul Heckingbottom; on-loan Aston Villa<br />
and Republic of Ireland midfielder Conor Hourihane; Irish international<br />
centre-back John Egan; Northern Ireland midfielder Oliver Norwood<br />
and veteran striker Billy Sharp, the club's <strong>Sheffield</strong>-born skipper.<br />
In May 1988 the Robins overcame<br />
the Blades 2-1 on aggregate<br />
over two legs in a Third Division<br />
play-off. In front of the largest<br />
home crowd in nine years, Alan<br />
Walsh put <strong>City</strong> 1-0 ahead before<br />
a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane. In the<br />
final <strong>City</strong> were beaten by Walsall<br />
in a replay.<br />
LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
55<br />
GOALS<br />
SCORED<br />
76<br />
GOALS<br />
CONCEDED<br />
19<br />
TOP SCORER<br />
ANDI<br />
WEIMANN<br />
POSSESSION<br />
44.8 %<br />
PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />
69.6 %<br />
TACKLE SUCCESS<br />
67.8 %<br />
AVERAGE AERIAL<br />
DUELS WON<br />
24.7<br />
V<br />
HEAD TO HEAD<br />
LEAGUE<br />
POSITION<br />
R3<br />
YELLOW<br />
82 1<br />
CARDS<br />
58<br />
MATCHES PLAYED<br />
Best victory: 5-1, January 1957<br />
Worst defeat: 2-5, September 1959<br />
Last time out: 0-2, November 2021<br />
2021/22 IN NUMBERS<br />
18 TH<br />
7.02<br />
BEST AVERAGE<br />
RATING (OPTA)<br />
ROB<br />
ATKINSON<br />
R1<br />
RED<br />
CARDS<br />
9<br />
MOST<br />
ASSISTS<br />
ANDI WEIMANN /<br />
ANTOINE SEMENYO<br />
59<br />
GOALS<br />
SCORED<br />
14<br />
TOP SCORER<br />
BILLY<br />
SHARP<br />
W<br />
16<br />
D<br />
11<br />
49<br />
GOALS<br />
CONCEDED<br />
7.05<br />
BEST AVERAGE<br />
RATING (OPTA)<br />
MORGAN<br />
GIBBS-WHITE<br />
CITY v BLADES<br />
27.5 %<br />
WIN RATE<br />
POSITION<br />
R3<br />
6 TH<br />
YELLOW<br />
85 2<br />
CARDS<br />
R3<br />
L<br />
31<br />
RED<br />
CARDS<br />
7<br />
MOST<br />
ASSISTS<br />
MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE<br />
/ BILLY SHARP<br />
POSSESSION<br />
56.9 %<br />
PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />
78.9 %<br />
TACKLE SUCCESS<br />
69 %<br />
AVERAGE AERIAL<br />
DUELS WON<br />
19.9<br />
8 | THE ROB NS <strong>Sheffield</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
THE ROB NS <strong>Sheffield</strong> <strong>United</strong> | 9
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