Sheffield United vs Reading

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DIRECTORY 

CHAIRMAN 

Yusuf Giansiracusa 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Princess Reem Bint 

Abdullah Al Saud 

Abdullah Alghamdi 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

Stephen Bettis 

VICE PRESIDENTS 

Graham Moore MBE 

Martin Green 

Darren Baker 

Mark Ross 

Steve Naylor 

BLADES AMBASSADOR 

Tony Currie 

SUPPORTERS’ 

LIAISON OFFICER 

John Garrett 

john.garrett@sufc.co.uk 

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PROGRAMME TEAM 

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Sheffield United FC or the Editor 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

READING 

KEY FEATURES… 

10 

Oli McBurnie 

has enjoyed a 

rollercoaster 

over recent 

games, with 

the striker 

talking to 

UTB about 

a frustrating 

previous 12 

months, and 

his positive 

outlook 

31 

Former 

United club 

secretary 

Dick Chester 

chats to UTB 

about the 

release of his 

new book 

60 

Ex-Blade 

Jamie 

Hoyland is 

the next to 

take on the 

Face to Face 

Revisited 

Q&A 

83 

Iliman Ndiaye 

talks to 

UTB about 

some of his 

favourite 

things in our 

Favourites 

Q&A 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs READING

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

We are six games in, having had 

three at home and three on the 

road, and there’s been plenty to 

digest in this first month but what has 

impressed me during the hectic start has 

been the spirit of the players. 

The buy in and determination from the 

lads, in the face of adversity and some 

testing challenges, is just what a manager 

and a coaching team want to see. The 

work ethic, purpose and togetherness has 

been clear on the pitch and evident to me 

with the approach to training at Shirecliffe. 

Another example of the determination of 

this team was apparent on Friday evening. 

We didn’t get it all our own way in the first 

half, but we passed the ball with more 

intensity in the second and higher up the 

pitch. Although we were disappointed not 

to win, the old adage of making sure you 

don’t lose came into play. 

The game didn’t surprise me in the 

slightest, it was first v second for points 

amassed in 2022, Luton’s home record 

is great and typically Nathan Jones had 

them right up for it making it a big game 

for them. We were prepared and their 

threats came how we’d planned, we stood 

up to them and were better in possession 

in the second half. 

It came at a cost, though, and our 

injury situation is not relenting. Whatever 

the reasons for the issues, and they are 

varying, we have to muster on and use the 

quality and quantity of the squad we have 

put together. 

We strengthened in the summer and 

did some really good business; I think 

supporters appreciate that. The plan has 

not changed, and we’ll have to see what 

happens late in the window, it’s a crazy 

time. We have around 25 players who 

will be needed, we want to keep the lads 

together, but everyone has a price, we 

know that, and sometimes decisions are 

taken out of my hands – that is part and 

parcel of football. Thursday night’s transfer 

deadline cannot come quick enough, my 

priority is to make sure the squad is right 

and ready for the remainder of the season. 

Before that, though, all our focus is on 

tonight. We have done well in the first few 

home games, and the crowd has played a 

part in those performances, undoubtedly, 

hopefully it continues tonight. Everyone 

enjoyed the Blackburn game, we were 

strong, good on the ball, created a lot 

of chances and made it difficult for the 

opposition, we want to be like that every 

fixture. I appreciate it won’t always be 

the case and some teams will make life 

difficult for us – as Reading did last season 

– but when we are on our game, on the 

front foot, we will take some stopping. 

Of course, the home form has 

contributed to our position in the table. 

We are not paying too much attention to 

it at the moment, but it is a start, and we 

are at the right end of what is a very tough 

division. 

Hecky 


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OLLIE’S GOAL DELIGHT 

Ahead of facing 

one of his former 

clubs this evening, 

Ollie Norwood revealed 

his delight at netting his 

first of the season last time 

out at Bramall Lane. 

The former Reading 

playmaker capped a 

superb display against 

Blackburn in S2 with 

United’s opening goal in a 

3-0 success. 

The early contender 

for goal of the season 

certainly pleased Ollie, 

who admitted his superbly 

executed free kick was 

something which had 

been worked on behind 

the scenes on the training 

ground. 

PLAYER FOCUS 

He said: “It is crazy that 

I can score from 25 yards 

but not from the penalty 

spot. It is something we’d 

worked on, Sander was 

going to go low under 

the wall based on our 

analysis, but they blocked 

it and I just said to him I’ll 

go goalkeeper’s side as 

we knew he gambled and 

luckily enough I struck it 

sweetly into the far corner. 

“It is lovely to score, 

but even better to win. 

I fancied my chances after 

that because Kaminski 

takes a very high starting 

position and gives you the 

opportunity to catch him 

out. These are some of 

the fine margins the staff 

look at and pass on to us to 

execute. It is crystal clear 

what we are going to do 

when we enter the field, 

and we are carrying out 

the gameplans well at the 

moment.” 

It has been a fine start 

on home soil for the Blades 

who have notched up three 

wins from three at Bramall 

Lane so far this season, 

with the win over Blackburn 

the highlight. 

The experienced 

midfielder also lavished 

praise on goal hero 

Iliman Ndiaye whose 

brace ensured it was a 

comfortable afternoon for 

the Blades. 

Ollie remarked: “It 

was a really professional 

performance, first half we 

were totally dominant, but 

it is always dangerous at 

1-0 especially when we 

expected a reaction from 

them. We needed the 

second goal to make it 

more comfortable which 

we got, the crowd relaxed 

too, then Iliman turns into 

Messi for the third one. 

“Whenever he faces the 

defender up you know he’s 

got them in trouble, and we 

just stand back and let him 

do his thing.” 

⊳ Ollie Norwood celebrates after 

netting against Blackburn 


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ILIMAN HAPPY 

TO CONTRIBUTE 

Striker Iliman 

Ndiaye hasn’t 

been getting 

carried away with his 

recent goalscoring 

exploits, simply stating he 

is just happy to contribute 

to the team. 

After scoring his first in 

the 2-0 win over Millwall, 

he was back on the score 

sheet against Blackburn 

last time out at Bramall 

Lane, netting a brace after 

coming on from the bench. 

His second against 

Rovers brought great 

acclaim, as he recreated 

his solo goal against 

Fulham last season 

with a devastating run 

from his own half before 

steering the ball past 

Thomas Kaminski in the 

Blackburn goal. 

Iliman then produced 

another hard-working 

display in the draw at Luton 

to continue a fine all-round 

start to the campaign. 

Despite his heroics, 

Iliman cuts a humble figure 

in interviews, showing 

no sign of impatience 

at being on the bench 

initially against Blackburn, 

explaining he’s happy to 

contribute from whichever 

position. 

PLAYER FOCUS 

He said: “The manager 

makes the decisions and 

decided to rest me (against 

Blackburn). The other 

lads have been brilliant 

coming on in the other 

games, so they had their 

chance, and I was happy 

to contribute coming off 

the bench. Everyone has 

been brilliant. Whenever 

I play, I just try and get the 

best out of myself and then 

let the manager make the 

decision.” 

On the second goal, 

the Senegal international 

stated he wasn’t sure which 

was best after recounting 

his winning strike at Craven 

Cottage last season. 

He continued: “Travelling 

with the ball - that’s me, 

it’s what I do. I like doing 

it. The more I practice it, 

the more confident I am 

doing it. 

“It was the same as the 

Fulham goal. It was just 

composure with my left 

foot. I didn’t look up to 

see where the goal was 

because I knew. I was just 

trying to beat the ‘keeper 

at the near post and that’s 

what happened. 

“I will have to re-watch 

both of them and decide 

(which is best)! This recent 

one was good because 

I beat two men, whereas 

the Fulham goal, it was 

more of a run. I’ll look back 

and then decide!” 

▲ Iliman’s delight after netting 

against Blackburn 


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RHYS TAKING 

ON ADVICE 

There have been 

many positive 

words on Rhys 

Norrington-Davies’ start to 

the season, as he 

continues to soak up all 

the advice available in 

order to develop in a 

relatively new position. 

There is no doubting 

playing left or right centre 

half for United is a unique 

position, and after being 

thrust into the left sided 

area, Rhys admits he has 

taken council from one of 

the best. 

Rhys revealed teammate 

Jack O’Connell 

has been tremendously 

supportive, and the advice 

has been paying off after 

a string of top drawer 

performances from the 

Wales international. 

He recently told SUTV: 

“I’ve played there before 

previously for my country 

and whilst I’ve been out 

on loan. It has been good 

playing in this system 

which gives me more 

freedom to get forward, so 

I am really enjoying it. 

“Jack (O’Connell) has 

been a massive help. He 

has been in contact and 

said if I need to go over 

any clips with him, he’ll do 

PLAYER FOCUS 

that. I’ve seen him around 

the training ground, and 

he’s spoken to me about 

particular games which has 

been really good. 

“The gaffer has told me 

what he wants from myself. 

First and foremost, I need 

to be defensively solid and 

then to join in and attack 

when needed. That’s what 

I’ve been trying to do.” 

After starting every 

league game so far, Rhys 

will be hoping to maintain 

his record after being 

forced off during the 

closing stages in the draw 

at Luton. 

In recent weeks, he has 

been partnering Max Lowe 

down United’s left flank 

and whilst the former Luton 

and Stoke loanee admits it 

is still early days, it appears 

it is a relationship which is 

flourishing. 

He stated: “It’s still early 

days but we have a good 

partnership. I have been 

impressed with Max; he’s 

starting to kick on now 

which is great. The team is 

playing well so hopefully 

we can keep on getting 

positive results. We just 

need to kick on now 

game-by-game. 

“There’s a lot of 

competition which is good 

for the squad. It’s healthy. 

Myself, Max (Lowe), Enda 

(Stevens) - and then left 

centre half there’s Jack 

(Robinson), Jack O’Connell 

and Clarky (Ciaran Clark). 

That’s good competition 

and that’s important.” 

▲ Rhys Norrington-Davies in 

action against Luton 


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SITTING DOWN WITH 

O L I Oli McBurnie 

M c BURNIE 

He’s our striker he’s our number nine – 

scoring goals in the red and white! 

Music to the ears of United’s Oli 

McBurnie and certainly a rendition from the away 

fans at Kenilworth Road which he would have 

fully enjoyed after he bagged a well-deserved 

equaliser against Luton Town at the weekend. 

It’s his first since the League Cup tie against 

Southampton at the beginning of last season as 

the popular frontman has had to deal with illness 

and injury over a frustrating 12-month period. 

The Scotland international acknowledges the 

S2 faithful have yet to see the best of him, but that 

is something he is now looking to put right after 

back-to-back formidable displays leading the line 

for the Blades. 

And he believes with the backing of boss Paul 

Heckingbottom and his coaching staff, along with 

several other adjustments to his physique, lifestyle 

and mindset no stone will be left unturned as he 

hopes to contribute to firing the Blades back to the 

Premier League. 

Now back in the goals following a fine finish 

in the 1-1 draw against the Hatters, it’s all about 

kicking on as he looks to back up his recent 

performances against Reading tonight. 


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— UTB: How good does it feel to 

be back in the goals again after 

a terrific finish against Luton at 

the weekend? 

— OM: “You don’t lose that touch 

of scoring, it’s maybe just a bit of 

confidence. The chance against 

Blackburn, maybe I had a bit too 

much time whereas this one was 

more instinctive. You have to do 

what comes natural so to see 

it hit the back of the net was a 

wonderful feeling.” 

— UTB: Does it feel that a 

weight has been lifted from your 

shoulders? 

— OM: “To a certain extent. It’s 

probably spoken about more 

outside our dressing room rather 

than inside. The gaffer and Jack 

(Lester) have said to do the good 

things which will keep you in the 

team and the goals will come. It’s 

a great feeling but it is the start 

now, I need to kick on. It’s a big 

year for me. I’ve worked hard to 

get back into the team and now 

it is my job to stay in the team. 

I need to keep putting in the 

performances and hopefully the 

goals will come from it.” 

— UTB: It was a tough game at 

Kenilworth Road, how good a 

point was that on the road? 

— OM: “In past seasons, a lot of 

the times these are the games 

where we might not have picked 

something up. It shows the 

togetherness we have. I think it 

was gritty. We’d do anything for 

each other, you saw the boys 

coming on and making an impact, 

we are all together and here to 

do something special.” 

— UTB: You put in a very 

impressive performance prior 

to the Luton game in the home 

win over Blackburn. You did 

everything but score in that 

game, what was the feedback 

from the manager and his staff 

afterwards? 

— OM: “When I went home 

afterwards, I was watching 

the boxing, but my chances 

were going through my head 

constantly and I was just thinking 

if I’d done this or put the ball 

there, the reaction if I’d scored, 

what I would have done, how 

the fans would have reacted 

- everything really. I was very 

frustrated with my performance, 

I’m never totally happy if I don’t 

score, we won 3-0 and I should 

have scored, but we got the three 

points and I impacted the game 

in our favour in their opinion 

which made me feel good about 

myself. Jack knows as well as 

anyone what it feels like if you 

aren’t on the scoresheet when 

you’ve had enough chances to 

win a game by yourself. But I’ve 

reflected and analysed and know 

I did pretty much everything 

else but score to the best of my 

ability.” 

— UTB: Last season was 

hampered by illness and 

injuries; would it be fair to say 

the problems you encountered 

were more serious than were 

commonly known at the time? 

— OM: “I felt drained, totally 

drained to be honest having 

suffered with tonsillitis around 

the same time as I got Covid. 

Just breathing was difficult for a 


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time, it wasn’t good and pretty 

worrying too. My immune system 

just wasn’t working as it should, 

it gave up on me for a few weeks 

and it left me struggling and it 

took time to recover. I lost around 

six or seven kilos which is quite 

a lot, it was an annoying and 

frustrating time, but gradually 

I have built myself back up, 

got stronger and I’m now the 

heaviest I’ve ever been in my 

career, so I’m feeling good. I’m fit 

and determined to contribute to 

the team. I’ve put the weight on 

and reduced my body fat, so it is 

lean muscle mass now which is 

what we wanted to happen.” 

“I’M A TERRIBLE WATCHER. 

I FEEL POWERLESS SEEING 

THE BOYS GOING OUT 

THERE BATTLING FOR 

EVERY POINT AND THERE 

IS LITERALLY NOTHING 

YOU CAN DO TO HELP” 

— UTB: Without wanting to 

dwell too much on the past, 

how mentally challenging was 

last season for you personally, 

particularly seeing your 

campaign prematurely ended 

against tonight’s opponents just 

as you were starting to get over 

the aforementioned problems? 

— OM: “I hate not being 

available, I’m a terrible watcher. 

I feel powerless seeing the boys 

going out there battling for every 

point and there is literally nothing 

you can do to help; you just feel 

you are letting everyone around 

you down. You can cheer them 

on from the stands, wish them 

good luck in the dressing room, 

but not being able to play and 

contribute where it really matters 

was very tough for me to accept, 

especially with what was at stake. 

The boys were great with me, 

but I couldn’t have them worrying 

about me when they are entering 

make or break games, it was 

about them being focused, not 

my wellbeing. Unfortunately, we 

had quite a few on the sidelines 

towards the end of the season 

and I still think of what might 

have been if we’d overcome 

Forest.” 

— UTB: You recently faced 

the media ahead of a game 

where you spoke openly about 

yourself as a person, showing 

greater maturity and the type 

of character you are inside and 

outside the football club. Those 

words to us demonstrated your 

honesty and how genuine you 

are. 

— OM: “My career to this point 

has been on a steady upward 

trend. Before the last 

couple of seasons, I’d 

never really had a major 

setback or injury or gone 

anywhere and it not work 

out so it has tested me 

at times and you find out a 

lot more about yourself. 

But I feel in the 

best place both 

physically and 

most important 

mentally for 

a long time 

and now it is 

really time 


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to crack on. I was telling myself 

I wasn’t injured or hurt against 

Reading, I just wanted to carry 

on and get through it, but by 

playing on I made the injury 

worse. I just couldn’t believe 

my luck, it was tough to swallow 

having worked hard to get over 

Covid, but it has taught me to 

accept injuries because they will 

happen as a footballer. Away 

from football, we recently had a 

charity cricket match for Tommy 

Spurr’s kid who is going through 

a horrible time and undergoing 

treatment at the minute. We used 

to go to the same school and 

have always been good mates. 

It was just nice seeing people at 

home, talking about things like a 

normal 26-year-old. I just happen 

to be a footballer, I don’t change 

because of my job, I am the same 

person I was 10 years ago. I’ve 

had to remember at times that 

as a footballer you are a role 

model to youngsters and you 

are in the public eye a lot more, 

sometimes I haven’t thought 

about it and got myself in trouble 

but most people appreciate 

I’m not a robotic footballer and 

I’ve learnt the hard way. Maybe 

sometimes, I have to play the 

game a bit more, although it 

would possibly be easier if I’d 

change over the years. I’ve been 

stupid at times, but I am who I am, 

and I don’t think my friends or 

family would want me to change 

too much, they’ve always wanted 

me to be grounded and true to 

myself and although I’ve paid 

the consequences at times, I’ve 

always taken whatever has come 

my way.” 


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— UTB: You have a love of 

boxing and are a regular at 

fights when the playing schedule 

allows. What is it about that 

sport which made you become 

an avid fan, and do you feel it 

can aid footballers? 

— OM: “It is the discipline and 

dedication that intrigues me. 

I have friends who are boxers 

and the way they conduct 

themselves whilst in a pre-fight 

training camp is ridiculous and a 

real eye opener, they simply shut 

themselves off from the world. 

To have the mental strength to 

be able to do all that to make 

sure you give yourself the best 

chance of winning on fight night 

is unbelievable. You go into the 

ring on your own, no teammates 

to back you up and if you 

aren’t at it, you could easily get 

hurt, it has always fascinated 

me. Jack Bateson is someone 

I know well, we used to go to the 

amateur boxing club together at 

Burmantofts and he was always 

the one down there. I’ve met 

other boxers and become friends 

through going to fights. Sonny 

Edwards is the same age as me 

and a bit of a character on social 

media. I used to go mainly for 

fitness in the summer months, but 

I’ve kept in touch with a number 

of the coaches.” 

— UTB: The goalkeeper’s union 

is often spoken about by the 

ones between the sticks. How 

does it work with strikers, are 

you as close-knit? 

— OM: “We are exactly the same 

as the goalkeepers, but they are 

obviously much weirder, they 

really are strange cats. To be fair 

to Wes (Foderingham) he is one 

of the more normal ones, but I’ve 

come across some ‘characters’ 

in my time. A striker will always 

back another striker and the 

relationship here between us all 

is fantastic. It has been frosty at 

other clubs though, especially 

when you are the young kid and 

others are perhaps looking over 

their shoulders at you. My two 

closest friends last season were 

Bill and Didzy even though we 

were all kind of fighting for the 

same position when fit. For me 

as a striker it is about taking your 

opportunities in the team and in 

front of goal, not relying on the 

misfortunate of others.” 

— UTB: Has the last year to 18 

months been the toughest spell 

of your professional career and 

do you feel you have handled it 

better than you would have in 

your younger days? 

— OM: “I’ve been around the 

game for long enough now, but 

I wouldn’t have dealt with it when 

I was less experienced. It is often 

swings and roundabouts as a 

striker, sometimes everything 

you touch goes in the net and 

there are other times when you 

just can’t score for love or toffee. 

But you just can’t stress about it, 

it doesn’t help you in your game 

and it is the most cliched answer 

ever but if you keep getting in the 

right positions one will go in, I still 

can’t believe one didn’t against 

Blackburn though! You can’t go 

from scoring 20+ a season to not 


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playing and missing five chances 

a game than not getting the 

chances or not even playing.” 

scoring at all, I’ll keep plugging 

away when selected in the hope 

the floodgates will then open. 

This has been the toughest spell 

I can remember but not purely 

because I haven’t been scoring 

goals, every striker has a bad 

spell unless you are Billy Sharp! 

It is the injuries that have got me 

down, not having the opportunity 

to go out there and play, I’ve not 

played enough in the last two 

seasons, after an enjoyable first 

season in the Premier League 

and that has been frustrating. 

This sounds daft, but I’d rather be 

— UTB: Let’s focus on the 

present now, do you hope your 

relationship with the coaching 

staff here, particularly boss Paul 

Heckingbottom coupled with 

your hunger, will enable you to 

rediscover your best form in the 

coming weeks? 

— OM: “I’ll never forget Hecky 

signing me at Barnsley then 

leaving the club three days later 

for Leeds, so I’ve always thanked 

him for that because I went to 

Oakwell because of him really, 

having seen a presentation 

linking my strengths to how 

the team played and how’d we 

suit each other. He has known 

me since I was in the U23s at 

Swansea and knows what I’m 

about, he knows how to get the 

best from me and it is nothing 

against anyone else, but he is 

possibly the best fit I’ve had 

here. Hecky is always on my 

case though, even before he was 

manager, he has been in my ear 

and he isn’t afraid to hammer me. 

But he knows the best ways to 

get me going, he knows how to 

lift me when I’m having a down 

day, he doesn’t let it happen 

on his watch and we have such 

a good relationship. If he isn’t 

on me, I’m worried because 

I know how much he cares, and 

I owe him a lot. He has shown 

confidence in me for years and 

I want to reward him because 

I think he wants me to succeed 

more than I do sometimes!” 


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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. Today, we look back on a 

slightly different Steel City derby… 

HOW’S THAT? 

United’s players preside over the action 

as Sheffield United take on Sheffield 

Wednesday in the summer of 2005 at… 

cricket! 

This Steel City derby took place at 

Abbeydale with the likes of Michael 

Tonge, Phil Jagielka, Chris Morgan and 

Jon Harley ready and raring to go in 

their whites. 

The Blades were never shy of a team 

gathering in this Neil Warnock era, and a 

game of cricket was often on the agenda… 


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UNDER-21s UPDATE 

Some notable United first team 

players managed some muchneeded 

game time in the recent 

clash with Cardiff City at the LNER 

Community Stadium. 

After recently coming back from injury, 

the likes of Chris Basham and Tommy 

Doyle played 65 minutes as they both 

looked to improve their fitness ahead of 

the first team game against Luton. 

The likes of Daniel Jebbison, Kyron 

Gordon and Will Osula were also selected 

as both sides fielded a strong team. 

Cardiff took the lead on 17 minutes when 

a loose ball from a corner was smashed 

in by Northern Ireland international Gavin 

Whyte. With 20 minutes remaining, Oliver 

Arblaster’s trip just inside the area resulted 

in a soft penalty and Whyte made it 2-0 

from the spot. 

Whyte completed his hat-trick late on, 

whilst Osula came close to a consolation 

for the Blades. 

TEAM (vs Cardiff City): Amissah, Sachdev, Angell, 

Gordon, Basham (Barratt 65), Gomis, Doyle (Trialist 65), 

Arblaster, Jebbison (T. Williams 61), Osula, Broadbent. 

Unused: Wharton, L. Williams. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

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 1PM QUEENS PARK RANGERS HANWELL TOWN FC 

TUE 6 5PM WATFORD 

LNER COMMUNITY 

STADIUM, YORK 

TUE 13 1PM PETERBOROUGH UNITED BRAMALL LANE 

MON 19 1PM WIGAN ATHLETIC 

TUE 27 5PM HULL CITY 

CHRISTOPHER PARK 

TRAINING GROUND 


STADIUM, YORK 

SAT 1 3PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY BRACKEN MOOR 

TUE 11 5PM COVENTRY CITY 

TUE 18 5PM CREWE ALEXANDRA 


STADIUM, YORK 


STADIUM, YORK 

MON 24 7PM BURNLEY LANCASHIRE FA 

MON 31 1PM BARNSLEY 


STADIUM, YORK 

MON 7 7PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST ANDREW’S STADIUM 

MON 14 7PM CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) BRAMALL LANE 

MON 21 2PM BRISTOL CITY (PLC) BRAMALL LANE 

MON 28 3PM NEWCASTLE UNITED (PLC) BRAMALL LANE 

MON 5 7PM NEWCASTLE UNITED (PLC) WHITLEY PARK 

FRI 9 7PM CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) COPERS COPE ROAD 

TUE 20 1PM BRISTOL CITY (PLC) 

TUE 10 5PM WIGAN ATHLETIC 

ROBINS HIGH 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 


STADIUM, YORK 

MON 16 7PM HULL CITY NORTH FERRIBY FC 

TUE 24 1PM COVENTRY CITY ALAN HIGGS CENTRE 

TUE 31 2PM BIRMINGHAM CITY BRAMALL LANE 

MON 13 1PM CREWE ALEXANDRA ALEXANDRA PARK 

FEB 

MON 20 7PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY BRAMALL LANE 

TUE 28 1.30PM PETERBOROUGH UNITED IDVERDE TRAINING GROUND 

MAR 

FRI 3 1PM BARNSLEY OAKWELL 

TUE 21 2PM BURNLEY BRAMALL LANE 

TUE 4 1PM BRISTOL CITY ASHTON GATE 

APR 

TUE 18 1PM MILLWALL 


STADIUM, YORK 

MON 24 2PM SWANSEA CITY LANDORE ACADEMY 

MAY 

TUE 2 2PM COLCHESTER UNITED BRAMALL LANE 

FRI 5 1PM IPSWICH TOWN PORTMAN ROAD 

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UTB 23 

UNDER-18s UPDATE 

Prior to the start of the new 

season, 11 players signed 

scholarships with the club. 

Several of them have already featured 

at U18s level last season, with Kurtis 

Havenhand, Billy Blacker, Jack Waldron, 

Brandon Ly and Sam Aston all making the 

permanent step up. 

Goalkeeper Callum Yam, defenders 

Jayden Prunty and Mekhi Haughton-Parris, 

midfielder Stafford Clarke and forwards 

Ethan Cummings and Tavio Ciccarelli have 

also signed scholarships with the Blades. 

United’s academy manager Derek Geary 

said: “We’re going to be a really young 

group this year. A lot of lads who played 

in this team last year will bump up to the 

U21s, but it will still be the same mantra of 

out run, out fight, out play. Some of these 

lads have been around the under 18s last 

season. They’re used to the environment, 

the coaches, the intensity and the 

standard they’ll be up against.” 

Meanwhile, the U18s suffered a first 

defeat since March 2021 after losing 3-0 to 

Charlton Athletic. 

TEAM (vs Charlton Athletic): Faxon, Waldron, 

Haughton-Parris, Hampson, Pitan, Drake, Staniland, 

Dickinson, Havenhand (Ciccarelli 63), Blacker, Aston 

(Midwood 70). Unused: Yam, Clarke, Oluleye. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SAT 13 1-0 MILLWALL HAVENHAND 

SAT 20 v 0-3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 

SAT 27 2-0 READING BLACKER (2) 

SAT 3 12PM LEEDS UNITED THORP ARCH 

SAT 10 11AM BRISTOL CITY ROBINS TRAINING CENTRE 

SAT 17 2PM COLCHESTER UNITED RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 24 11AM CREWE ALEXANDRA ALEXANDRA PARK 

SAT 1 1PM WIGAN ATHLETIC RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 8 1PM CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 15 10.30AM BARNSLEY 

OAKWELL TRAINING 

GROUND 

SAT 22 1PM BIRMINGHAM CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM PETERBOROUGH UNITED IDVERDE TRAINING GROUND 

SAT 5 7PM BRIGHTON (PLC) RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

FRI 18 3PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MIDDLEWOOD ROAD 

SAT 26 12PM BURNLEY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 3 11AM COVENTRY CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 10 11AM HULL CITY BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE 

SAT 7 11AM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 14 12PM WIGAN ATHLETIC 

SAT 21 12PM BURNLEY 

CHRISTOPHER PARK 

TRAINING GROUND 

BARNFIELD TRAINING 

CENTRE 

SAT 28 11AM HULL CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 18 11AM CREWE ALEXANDRA RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 25 11AM BARNSLEY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 4 11AM COVENTRY CITY ALAN HIGGS CENTRE 

MAR 

SAT 11 11AM PETERBOROUGH UNITED RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 18 11.30AM IPSWICH TOWN 

IPSWICH TOWN TRAINING 

GROUND 

SAT 1 11AM CARDIFF CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

APR 

SAT 15 11AM SWANSEA CITY 

LANDORE TRAINING 

GROUND 

SAT 22 11AM WATFORD RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM QUEENS PARK RANGERS QPR TRAINING GROUND 

▲ United’s new scholars will form a young 

and exciting team this season 

MAY 

SAT 6 7PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST ANDREW’S STADIUM 

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United dominated large parts of 

the season opener against 

Blackburn Rovers, but slipped to 

a narrow 1-0 defeat at Ewood Park. 

The Blades started well and had two 

opportunities inside the first 20 minutes, 

with Courtney Sweetman-Kirk twice going 

close for Neil Redfearn’s side. 

Debutant Chene Muir smashed the 

crossbar with an effort from distance as 

United continued to look strong. 

Inside first half stoppage time, Blackburn 

took the lead when Saffron Jordan’s 

header beat close season signing Bethan 

Davies. There were more opportunities for 

United after the break when Alethea Paul’s 

effort was blocked, and Sweetman-Kirk 

fired wide. 

Bex Rayner also went close during the 

closing stages and then four minutes from 

time Sweetman-Kirk struck the crossbar in 

what turned into a frustrating afternoon for 

the Blades. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SUN 21 v 0-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS – 

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

SUN 11 14:00 SUNDERLAND 

EPPLETON COLLIERY 

WELFARE GROUND 

SUN 18 14:00 COVENTRY UNITED BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 25 12:00 LEWES DRIPPING PAN 

SUN 16 14:00 BRISTOL CITY BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 23 14:00 SOUTHAMPTON BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY ST. ANDREW’S 

SUN 6 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE HAYES LANE 

SUN 20 14:00 LONDON CITY LIONESSES BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 4 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC THE OAKWOOD 

SUN 15 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 22 14:00 BLACKBURN ROVERS BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 5 12:00 DURHAM MAIDEN CASTLE 

SUN 12 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 5 14:00 LONDON CITY LIONESSES PRINCES PARK 

TEAM (vs Blackburn Rovers): Davies, Newsham, Hartley, 

Riglar, Sweetman-Kirk, Cusack, Rayner, Paul (Walters 79), 

Lord-Mears, Muir (Wilcock 58), Haywood (Docherty 46). 

Unused: N. Wilson, Francis-Jones, Brown. 

MAR 

SUN 12 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 26 12:00 LEWES BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 2 15:00 BRISTOL CITY 

ROBINS HIGH 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 

APR 

SUN 16 14:00 COVENTRY UNITED BUTTS PARK ARENA 

SUN 23 14:00 SUNDERLAND BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 14:00 SOUTHAMPTON TESTWOOD STADIUM 

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STRONG HOME START PLEASES SUTV PUNDITS 

Former Blades Carl 

Asaba and Kevin 

Gage were united 

in their positive view of 

United’s start to the 

season here at Bramall 

Lane following the recent 

victory over Blackburn. 

Paul Heckingbottom’s 

side have taken nine points 

on home soil already this 

term, and produced a near 

faultless display in their 3-0 

success against Jon Dahl 

Tomasson’s side last time 

out in S2. 

After the game, both 

pundits hailed the display, 

but ex-full-back Gage 

stated he hasn’t been 

surprised by United’s 

positive start. 

He said: “We have 

started where we have left 

off last season. It hasn’t 

come as a surprise to me 

how we are playing. We 

were a good team at the 

end of last season, we 

have improved our squad 

this season, and it has 

been a good start. It has 

been impressive.” 

Asaba, who starred for 

United between 2001 and 

2003, was impressed with 

the Blades’ concentration 

levels in what turned out to 

be a one-sided contest. 

He remarked: “When 

you are controlling things, 

and are so dominant, 

sometimes these are the 

games when you can 

switch off. But the boys 

didn’t, the defenders were 

covering – even though the 

match was played mostly 

in the other half, they still 

had the discipline to do 

their jobs. Every time a 

sub is coming on, the team 

is not dropping. The next 

sub is adding something, 

and then the next one 

is adding. Players are 

chomping at the bit to get 

involved.” 

Both also expressed 

their admiration of Iliman 

Ndiaye’s contribution, 

especially his individual 

second goal. 

Asaba continued: “What 

a lovely lad. He’s so calm 

and humble, he’s talking 

about his team-mates and 

not being in competition, 

he’s just about doing his 

best when he gets his 

chance. That’s nice to 

hear.” 

Gage added: “The 

second goal was 

technically better than 

his one against Fulham 

because he actually won 

the ball and created it 

himself. Scoring in front of 

the Kop, it doesn’t get any 

better than that!” 


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UTB 31 

FOOTBALL – 

AN INSIDER’S JOB 

The attempted Super League breakaway 

in 2021 shook English football to its core, 

and it also stoked a conversation which 

led to a new book by former Blades 

secretary Dick Chester. 

The proposed breakaway stunned 

everyone in the game, but this was 

nothing new to Dick who recounted some 

similar tales from a long career where he 

held the modern-day CEO post, not just 

with the Blades, but also with Lincoln City 

and Sheffield Wednesday. 

After chatting with local journalist Alan 

Biggs, Dick explains an idea of writing 

a book was mooted, a process he has 

thoroughly enjoyed. 

Dick explained: “When the Super 

League story broke, I remember chatting 

with Alan and telling him this was nothing 

new. I had in fact attended meetings 

myself which would have resulted in a 

Super League being formed several years 

before, breaking up the then Division One. 

Alan suggested this was an interesting 

story, and one of many from my time in the 

game which would make for a good read. 

“I never thought I’d be in a position to 

write a book if I am honest. I’ve never 

been one to court publicity, so it was 

difficult to start with but by the time 

I finished it, I must say I really enjoyed the 

process.” 

The book charts Dick’s time at United, 

where he talks about his experiences 

of working behind the scenes during a 

rollercoaster period on the field, as well as 

United’s precarious financial situation and 

the redevelopment of Bramall Lane. 

Dick adds: “We dropped down to the 

Fourth Division, but the appointment of 

Ian Porterfield and significant investment 

made by Reg Brealey changed things. 

“The investment had a big bearing on a 

lot of the redevelopments of Bramall Lane 

at that time. 

“Reg may not have always been the 

most popular in some quarters, but I can 

go as far to say that had he not come 

forward and put the majority of the million 

pounds into the share offer, I could see a 

situation where the club would not have 

survived. It was that serious.” 

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MATCH ACTION 

2 - 1 

AHMEDHODŽIĆ 33, LOWE 47 

GOOCH 55 

WEDNESDAY 17th AUGUST — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: BALDOCK, BREWSTER (KHADRA 66), BERGE, EGAN, LOWE, 

AHMEDHODŽIĆ, NORWOOD, Mc ATEE (FLECK 66), NDIAYE (McBURNIE 73), 

NORRINGTON-DAVIES. UNUSED: AMISSAH, BASHAM, DOYLE, JEBBISON. 

Max Lowe makes it 2-0 


UTB 33 

Oli McBurnie goes close 

Anel Ahmedhodžić opens the scoring 

Anel celebrates opening his Blades account 

Ollie Norwood takes aim 

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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... 

Gone But Not Forgotten... 

I have said many times a football 

club, and Sheffield United in 

particular, are a huge extended 

family. We have the same things happen 

to us as every family does over the 

course of time, but on a far bigger scale. 

Births, weddings (and divorces), 

birthdays, anniversaries and, of course, 

sadly, deaths. 

The amount of requests we receive 

for tributes to those who have passed is 

huge and though we always try to help 

where we can, the memorial game at the 

end of the season seems a fitting and 

fair way to pay our tribute and get the 

rest of the family to join in as one. We get 

asked so much to wear black arm bands 

and have silences or applause and the 

honest fact is that we just can’t do it for 

everyone. It’s hard trying to find a balance, 

although the policy and charter which we 

reserve for the memory of former players, 

management, board members and owners 

▲ Colin Grainger seen here pictured in 2013 with the 

programme from his two goals for England against Brazil 

as well as long serving staff members now 

seems to serve us well and people tend 

to get it. 

Over the summer, we lost one of our 

former lads in the shape of Colin Grainger. 


36 UTB 

What a man and what a life. Born in 

Havercroft near Wakefield in 1933, he 

joined us by way of Wrexham, his starting 

there prompted by the fact that his cousin 

Dennis played for them. He only made five 

appearances before Reg Freeman brought 

him back to Sheffield - again there was 

a family connection as he had managed 

Colin’s brother Jack at Rotherham. As a 

left winger he prospered at Bramall Lane, 

making 98 appearances over nearly 

four years before being transferred to 

Sunderland for £16,000. 

▲ Andy Goram was a popular figure behind the 

scenes during his short stay at Bramall Lane 

Not many players score two goals 

against Brazil on their international debut, 

but he did, and it happened at Wembley. 

He went on to win seven England caps 

and also appeared for the Football League 

XI. His club career saw him move to Leeds 

from Sunderland, and he appeared in the 

first ever game Don Revie took charge 

of before injury saw the rising figure of 

Albert Johansson seize the chance and 

take his place. Speaking of Albert, Mick 

Jones once told me that not long after he 

signed for Leeds, he was answering the 

call of nature in the dressing room toilets 

prior to going out when Albert appeared 

at the side of him, took off his shirt and 

then proceeded to urinate in his hands 

and rub it all over his body. A mortified 

Mick’s jaw fell to the ground as the South 

African-born player rubbed himself all 

over. Clearly seeing Mick’s amazement, 

he explained, “It’s good for the muscles…” 

Mick never stood next to him in the 

tunnel again! 

Colin’s later career took in Port Vale 

and Donny before dropping into nonleague 

for a spell, but he also famously 

and simultaneously had a career as a 

professional singer on the circuit, and a 

very good one at that. Starting out with 

an American group called the Hilltoppers, 

he had a record deal with HMV, releasing 

“This in Know” to a fair amount of success. 

He is also the only former Blade who I am 

aware of sharing a stage with The Beatles 

in 1963 in Stockport, billed as the ‘Singing 

Winger’ he played his last professional gig 

in Leeds in 1970, quitting to concentrate 

on his sales career. His United connection 

was reaffirmed in the Neil Warnock era 

when he became a much-respected 

member of his scouting network for many 

years. He was a part of the club contingent 

who welcomed Pele to Bramall Lane 

in 2007 and attended a fair few Senior 

Blades dinners where he graced the 


UTB 37 

floor with his singing repertoire - he even 

launched a CD of his hits at the Lane. 

Col was a lovely lad, full of stories of a 

life definitely worth living and one which 

he was rightly proud of. He and his wife 

Doreen were a lovely couple, and I had 

the privilege to share a few brews over at 

their bungalow down the years, and I am 

sure that her loss a couple of years ago hit 

him very hard indeed. Thankfully, all these 

amazing tales were put down in a book, so 

his story is there to be read by all for years 

to come. He moved into a care home, 

and they were amazed to find out what a 

legend had joined their number and Harry 

Kane gave him a call for a chat around the 

time the book was released and that gave 

him a huge boost. For sure, the world will 

be a colder place without the ‘Singing 

Winger’ there to add his warmth to it. Bless 

you Col. 

Andy Goram sadly passed after a short 

illness and, although he only had a short 

spell here on loan as cover in the Steve 

Bruce era, he left a big impression on 

many of the lads 

who were here. 

Wayne Quinn told 

a few tales of him 

keeping an eye on 

the youngsters and 

offering advice, 

and that’s nice to 

hear. One way or 

another, he was a 

good ‘keeper for Oldham and Rangers to 

name two, and the scenes outside Ibrox 

as his cortège passed by showed what the 

Gers fans thought of him. 

Another player who was well thought of 

in his time here was, of course, Mel Rees, 

and it’s hard to imagine that it’s pushing 

30 years since he lost his battle with 

illness. Few will never forget the gesture 

of him leading the Blades out at Wembley 

for our first appearance at the national 

stadium since 1925. With the exception of 

maybe Paul McGrath or perhaps Gordon 

Cowans, I doubt there are many players 

who made as few appearances for the first 

team who could be held in such esteem 

by the Blades. He joined from West Brom 

in March 1992 as another Bassett bargain 

for a reported £25,000 to ease a ‘keeper 

crisis and he made his debut against 

Liverpool, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 

victory for the Blades. After biding his 

time for a real break at a number of clubs, 

he found his feet here and the displays 

summed up to all what it took to be a 

Blade - guts, bravery and more than a little 

skill and craft. His final appearance for 

the first team was just a month later when 

Leeds United confirmed themselves as 

last champions of the old Division One. 

Mel was injured in the game but carried 

on, the final nail being a Brian Gayle lob 

that sadly looped over his head. The injury 

was a blow as he had been called up for 

Wales at the time for the squad to play 

Austria but had to withdraw. 

“THERE’S ALWAYS SUN AROUND THE 

CORNER, AND WE RAISE A GLASS TO 

THOSE OF OURS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE 

AND FOR WHAT THEY DID FOR US IN THEIR 

OWN WAY AND IN THEIR OWN TIMES” 

His battle after his cancer diagnosis 

matched his mettle on the pitch, and at 

one point he looked like he had cracked it, 

managing to go out on loan to Chesterfield 

and he also made the bench for a game at 

Villa Park in January 1993. Sadly, Mel lost 

the biggest battle of all. His dad, Ronnie, 

and brother Steve were huge supporters 

of Mel and built the same relationship with 

Sheffield United as he had done. Blades 

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▲ Mel Rees is still fondly remembered here 30 years since his passing 

army passing his last resting place would 

leave a tribute. Mrs. G and the band of 

Bladettes being part of that number - they 

also left a contact and were touched when 

Ronnie got in touch with them. It forged 

a friendship which lasted the test of time 

and was sadly only broken this year when, 

in his 90s, Ronnie sadly passed away. A 

little bit of Blade in the principality sadly 

left the Supporters’ Club and closed the 

book on a relationship which was forged 

both in steel and football. 

Sorry it’s not a humorous tale this 

week, but, like I said earlier, we are a 

family, and we experience the same 

family traumas, and we have to let the 

rest of you know what’s been going on in 

the Blades world. 

There’s always sun around the corner, 

and we raise a glass to those of ours 

who have gone before and for what they 

did for us in their own way and in their 

own times. 

Cheers lads! 


40 UTB 

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… 

Following a very disappointing 

end to the 1964-65 season 

which saw the Blades finish in 

19th place in the old League One, fans 

were hoping for much better from their 

team for the 1965-66 campaign. 

The team had lost seven of its last eight 

league games in March and April 1965 

to set alarm bells ringing amongst fans. 

Was United’s over reliance on its own 

young players going to bring the club a 

bright future? 

For the 1965-66 season, United had 

made one new signing, winger Gil Reece 

from Newport County, but the rest of the 

squad was made up from experienced 

players who had either been with the 

club a few seasons or youngsters who 

had risen through United’s productive 

youth system of the early 1960s. 

The Blades could not have wished for 

a better start to the new season, winning 

seven and losing only two of their first 14 

league games to sit second in the table. 

The next game saw Tommy Docherty’s 

Chelsea side visit Bramall Lane on 30th 

October 1965. 

Today’s photograph captures an 

incident from that game which took place 

at the Bramall Lane end of the ground 

in the first half. Chelsea were on the 

attack and their promising young centre 

forward Peter Osgood was bearing 

down on goal when he was tackled 

from behind by United defender Reg 

Matthewson. Osgood in the dark shirt is 

seen taking a fall in a theatrical manner 

and Matthewson lies on the ground 

behind him. 

Other United players seen clearly 

in this photograph are experienced 

goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson, already 


UTB 41 

on the floor anticipating a shot from 

Osgood. Another United defender, Ken 

Mallender, has moved across between 

Hodgkinson and Osgood to try and 

block the forward’s anticipated shot 

whilst veteran defender Joe Shaw 

(behind Osgood), looks very concerned 

about what he is witnessing. Further 

behind all of them is Blades’ young 

midfielder David Munks. 

To the relief of United fans, the referee, 

Mr Norman from Blackburn, did not give 

a penalty. This seems like one of those 

incidents where VAR would have been 

used in the modern game. 

The game itself finished with 

Chelsea winning 2-1 in front of a very 

disappointing crowd of 20,795. United 

had taken the lead in the 49th minute, 

ironically from the penalty spot courtesy 

of Scottish winger John Docherty. 

Chelsea, however, stunned the Blades 

with goals from George Graham and 

Osgood to claim all the points. Osgood 

had certainly gained his revenge 

following the non-award of a first half 

penalty. 

United ended the season in a 

creditable, if slightly disappointing, ninth 

place whilst Chelsea finished fourth. The 

season was a notable one for Joe Shaw 

as it was his last season as a player. 

The Chelsea team included two players 

who became very successful and 

famous managers namely Graham (with 

Arsenal especially) and Terry Venables 

(Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and 

England). 


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ANSWERS: Guess the Blade – Reda Khadra, Spot the Ball – B, Spot the Difference – 1. Ball missing, 

2. Blackburn player missing on the right side, 3. Number missing off back of McBurnie’s shirt, 4. Extra 

stripes on back of Norrington-Davies’ shorts, 5. Colour of Edun’s (Blackburn 7) boots. 

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Matchday Activities 

JON HELLIWELL, United’s fan engagement 

lead, keeps the supporters informed… 

AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE COMMENTARY... 

Here at Sheffield United 

we’re thrilled to continue 

to work with our friends 

at Sheffield Sports 

Commentaries who, 

for over 70 years, have 

provided free matchday 

commentary to Blades 

fans who are blind or 

partially sighted, to 

enable them to enjoy the 

matchday experience 

amongst their fellow 

supporters. 

In recent years, and 

in keeping with other 

clubs, Sheffield Sports 

Commentaries have also 

welcomed listeners in the 

ground who may have 

CONTACT... 

other disabilities such as 

Autism, where silencing 

lots of noise and having 

one voice speaking 

to them enables their 

matchday experience to be 

more enjoyable. 

As a charity, they provide 

all equipment required for 

supporters to utilise this 

service and aim to be the 

supporters’ eyes to assist 

them in knowing what else 

may be happening on the 

touchline, something that 

can come naturally for fully 

sighted fans. 

Sheffield Sports 

Commentaries are in 

attendance at every 

game where supporters 

are present, in every 

competition and any 

league, and are delighted 

to have a longstanding 

relationship with the club. 

Both home and visiting 

supporters can utilise this 

free service all whilst being 

sat in their favourite part of 

the ground. 

For further information regarding any of our matchday and non-matchday initiatives, you can keep 

up to date at the below links: 

TWITTER TWITTER: @SUFCServices FACEBOOK FACEBOOK: ‘Sheffield United Fan Services’ page 

Dedicated fan experience page at: www.sufc.co.uk/fans/families-juniors 

Dedicated Disabled Supporters page at: www.sufc.co.uk/fans/disabled-supporters-information 

Alternatively, you can contact our fan engagement lead and disability liaison officer, 

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


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BLADES MASCOTS... 

A warm welcome to this evening’s mascots… 

HOME DEBUT SCHEME... 

Sheffield United would like to give a warm welcome to tonight’s Home Debutants who 

are all visiting Bramall Lane for the very first time. Tonight’s first-time visitors are: 

— Frankie S 

— Frankie T 

— Lily-Mai 

THEO NEWMAN 

Age: 7 

Favourite Player: 

Billy Sharp 

JOSH SAVAGE 

Age: 8 

Favourite Players: 

Billy Sharp & Iliman Ndiaye 

FREDDIE ABRAHAMS 

Age: 11 


Wes Foderingham, 

Billy Sharp & Chris Basham 

— Harvey 

— Mason 

— Timothy 

— Kerry 

— Zachary 

— Ava 

— Arthur 

— George 

— Jacob 

DAN GRAYSON 

Age: 11 

Favourite Player: 

Iliman Ndiaye 

JUDE MAW 

Age: 6 

Favourite Players: Billy Sharp, 

Rhian Brewster & John Egan 

MILO WESTNIDGE 

Age: 9 


Wes Foderingham, 

Billy Sharp & Iliman Ndiaye 

We hope you all enjoy your first night at Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane. 

— Morgan 

— Isabelle 

— Harrison 

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T he Story So Far... 

Catching up and recording events from Bramall Lane… 

— SATURDAY 13th AUGUST 

United’s U18s began the new campaign 

with a win after a late Kurtis Havenhand 

header earned the Blades a 1-0 victory 

over Millwall. 

— SUNDAY 14th AUGUST 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

MIDDLESBROUGH 2 

AKPOM 14, 82 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 

BERGE 3, GILES OG 68 

Middlesbrough: Steffan, Jones, Giles, Fry (Bola 45), 

McGree, Dijksteel (Watmore 76), Howson, McNair, 

Forss (Mowatt 61), Lenihan, Akpom (Hoppe 90). 

Unused: Roberts, Smith, Hackney. 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock, Fleck, Berge, Sharp 

(Brewster 45), Egan, Lowe, Ahmedhodzic, Norwood, 

Ndiaye (McBurnie 81), Norrington-Davies. Unused: 

Amissah, Khadra, Doyle, McAtee, Gordon. 

Referee: A. Marriner — Attendance: 26,056 

United are denied another three points 

after Middlesbrough fought back 

twice to earn a point in a 2-2 draw at 

the Riverside Stadium. Sander Berge 

opened the scoring for United early 

on before Chuba Akpom equalised for 

Boro. Ryan Giles’ own goal looked to 

have won the game for the Blades, but 

eight minutes from time Akpom headed 

in as the match finished all square. 

▲ Sander Berge fires in the opener at Middlesbrough 


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— MONDAY 15th AUGUST 

United’s U21s endured defeat in an eightgoal 

thriller against Charlton. Striker Will 

Osula netted twice, with Sai Sachdev 

also on target but the Addicks ran out 

5-3 winners. 

— TUESDAY 16th AUGUST 

Versatile ace Charley Docherty, 19, 

signs a new deal with United Women for 

the 2022-23 season. 

United maintain strong form on home 

soil after a 2-1 victory over Sunderland. 

The visitors looked strong early on 

but suffered a setback when Dan Neil 

was sent off after hauling down James 

McAtee. United took a firm grip on 

proceedings with Anel Ahmedhodžić 

heading in Ollie Norwood’s corner 

for his first for the club, and after half 

time Max Lowe also bagged his first 

to make it 2-0. Lynden Gooch replied 

for Sunderland but United saw out the 

game for a fine win. 

— SATURDAY 20th AUGUST 

▲ New deal signed for Charley Docherty 

— WEDNESDAY 17th AUGUST 

It is confirmed the returning Sophie 

Barker will captain United Women for the 

2022-23 season. 

CHAMPIONSHIP 


AHMEDHODZIC 33, LOWE 47 

SUNDERLAND 1 

GOOCH 55 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock, Brewster (Khadra 66), 

Berge, Egan, Lowe, Ahmedhodžić, Norwood, McAtee 

(Fleck 66), Ndiaye (McBurnie 73), Norrington-Davies. 

Unused: Amissah, Basham, Doyle, Jebbison. 

Sunderland: Patterson, Cirkin, Batth (Alese 86), 

Embleton (Hume 54), Simms (Matete 54), Gooch, 

O’Nien, Stewart, Clarke (Diamond 86), Pritchard 

(Wright 54), Neil q. Unused: Bass, Roberts. 

Referee: J. Linington — Attendance: 28,597 

United’s U18s suffered a first defeat in 

almost 18 months after losing 3-0 to 

Charlton Athletic. 

CHAMPIONSHIP 


NORWOOD 31, NDIAYE 72, 79 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 

– 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock (Basham 76), Fleck, 

Berge (Doyle 83), McBurnie (Brewster 83), Khadra 

(Ndiaye 65), Egan, Lowe, Ahmedhodžić, Norwood, 

Norrington-Davies. Unused: Amissah, McAtee, 

Jebbison. 

Blackburn: Kaminski, Brittain, Pickering, Ayala, Edun, 

Szmodics (Dolan 66), Gallagher, Buckley, Brereton, 

Travis, Phillips (Morton 72). Unused: Rankin-Costello, 

Pears, Markandy, Dack, Vale. 

Referee: L. Doughty — Attendance: 27,850 

United produce a high-quality display 

to move top of the league after a 

3-0 success against 

Blackburn. The Blades 

dominated from the off 

and took the lead when 

Ollie Norwood’s free kick 

sailed into the top corner. 

Sub Iliman Ndiaye made 

it 2-0 when he deflected 

Sander Berge’s shot 

beyond the ‘keeper and 

then added a third with a 

super solo run that ended 

with a fine finish. 

▲ Celebrations 

for Iliman Ndiaye 

as United beat 

Blackburn 


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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… 

READING 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

TUESDAY 4th NOVEMBER 1997 

United ran out winners in their 

final encounter at Reading’s 

former Elm Park ground, beating 

the Royals by a single goal from 

midfielder Mark Patterson. Little did he 

know at the time that he was celebrating 

the Blades’ 6,000th league goal! 

Despite Reading’s subsequent 

relegation from Division One that season, 

they began this fixture nine games 

unbeaten, whilst the Blades were second 

in the league. Injuries beforehand had 

led to two changes in personnel but 

United still managed to sweep aside the 

Royals, who struggled to cope with Roger 

Nilsen’s crosses and long throws. 

It was goalless at the break. Reading 

had a good chance through Darren 

Caskey, but Simon Tracey parried 

before Carl Tiler cleared to safety. On 

35 minutes, unselfish play from Don 

Hutchison presented Patterson with a 

great chance but he fired over. Moments 

later Nilsen was unfortunate not to open 

his account, but Nicky Hammond got 

down low and somehow scooped the ball 

over the bar. 

On 52 minutes, the Blades took the 

lead when Gareth Taylor chased down 

a lost cause, and cut the ball back into 

the path of Patterson who supplied the 

finishing touch. 

United squandered opportunities to 

extend their lead after Tiler saw his header 

saved and Dane Whitehouse was tackled 

in the nick of time by Linvoy Primus. At the 

other end, Steve Swales tested Tracey 

from 20-yards, whilst Michael Meaker’s 

effort cannoned off the crossbar. 


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1986 

United travelled to Elland 

Road for this old Division Two 

clash in 10th just one place and point 

above Leeds in the table. A solitary Tony 

Philliskirk strike would prove enough for 

Billy McEwan’s side to take maximum 

points in this Yorkshire derby as United 

stunned the home side. The Blades 

ended the 1986-87 season in ninth, whilst 

Leeds finished fourth before missing out 

in the play-offs. 

1999 

With no wins 

from the 

opening four 

games, new 

United boss 

Adrian Heath 

needed a 

result as 

the Blades 

travelled to 

Tranmere. 

Paul Devlin 

gave United 

the lead before future Blade Georges 

Santos saw red for the hosts. Martin Smith 

netted a second and Devlin was on target 

again in a 3-1 win, which saw another 

future Blade, Steve Yates, net for Rovers. 

ON THIS DAY 

UTB looks back into the archives to find out what 

happened on this day in United’s history… 

AUGUST 

30 

After relegation to League 

2011 One, United found themselves 

competing in the Football League Trophy. 

In the first round they fell behind to 

League Two Burton Albion at the Pirelli 

Stadium but goals from David McAllister 

and Erik Tonne secured a 2-1 win. After 

beating Rotherham in round two, the 

Blades then fell to Bradford on penalties 

after a 1-1 draw. 

United took on River Plate in 

1978 a special friendly which was 

arranged as part of Alex Sabella’s arrival 

from the Argentine giants. A crowd of 

22,224 attended as United were beaten 

2-1 by a River Plate side which included 

Argentina internationals such as Daniel 

Passarella, Ubaldo Filliol and Oscar Ortiz. 

United’s goalscorer was Alan Woodward 

who netted a penalty. 


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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... 

Dean Saunders... 

Dean Saunders 

came from a 

footballing family. 

His father, Roy, was a 

player and coach at 

Swansea and this is where 

Dean started his career. 

Later Dean’s son, Callum, 

played for Crewe 

Alexandra. 

Dean enjoyed an 

illustrious playing career 

as a busy forward with 

Brighton, Oxford United, 

Derby County, Liverpool, 

Aston Villa, Galatasaray, 

Nottingham Forest, 

Benfica, Bradford City 

as well having a spell at 

Bramall Lane. 

He played for the Blades 

between December 1997 

and December 1998. Many 

▲ Dean enjoyed a strong spell as manager of Doncaster 

fans from that era recall the 

cheeky goal Dean scored 

for the Blades against Port 

Vale at Bramall Lane on 

28th March 1998. Dean 

was beaten to a through 

ball by the Vale goalkeeper 

who knocked the ball out 

for a throw-in. Before the 

‘keeper had returned to 

his goal, Dean took a quick 

throw-in against his back 


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and curled the ball into the 

empty goal. 

As well enjoying a 

successful club career, 

which included winning the 

FA Cup with Liverpool, and 

the League Cup with Aston 

Villa, Dean also enjoyed a 

fine career with the Welsh 

national team winning 75 

caps and scoring 22 goals. 

After retiring from 

playing, Dean initially 

moved into coaching 

with Blackburn (2001 to 

2003) and Newcastle 

(2004 to 2006). On both 

occasions he worked 

under the management of 

Graeme Souness. He was 

also appointed assistant 

manager of Wales in 

September 2007 when 

John Toshack was the 

manager. 

Dean’s first job in 

management was with 

Conference club Wrexham 

and he showed early 

promise. He had been 

appointed in October 

2008 and took them to 

the promotion play-offs in 

2010-11. 

His first managerial 

role in the EFL came in 

September 2011 when 

he was appointed at 

Championship club 

Doncaster Rovers. 

Unfortunately, Rovers were 

relegated at the end of the 

2011-12 season but in the 

following term he steered 

them to the top of League 

▲ He endured a tough time in the dugout at Wolves 

One by January and had 

them looking well placed 

for an early return to the 

Championship. 

However, the opportunity 

to manage a larger club 

arose in January 2013 

when Championship club 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 

approached Rovers. Dean 

joined Wolves, who had 

been relegated form 

the Premier League the 

previous season, believing 

he could still have his new 

team challenging for the 

promotion play-offs. It all 

went wrong though as he 

did not see his new team 

win until the 10th match 

under his management. 

Wolves continued to 

struggle and were 

themselves relegated to 

the third tier at the end of 

the 2012-13 season, and 

Dean was relieved of his 

duties. 

Subsequently Dean 

has held two further 

management roles with 

EFL clubs, being named as 

interim manager at Crawley 

Town in December 2014 

before being appointed 

as boss of Chesterfield in 

May 2015. Again, results 

were not favourable and by 

November 2015 he had left 

the Spireites. 

Dean’s managerial 

career made a promising 

start at Wrexham but his 

subsequent experiences in 

the EFL have shown what 

a tough and unforgiving 

business club management 

can be. 


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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… 

▼ 

Here Ryan Parkinson sends in a 

snap of son Charlie who is also 

enjoying a holiday in Tenerife, 

showing off his United shirt 

alongside the hotel mascot 

▲ 

This snap has been sent in by Sarah Roche 

who is pictured alongside her dad and 

brother visiting the Norwegian Fjords near 

Olden. Sarah says the image has been 

captioned as ‘Searching for Sander’ 

⊳ 

This image has been sent in by 

Matt Robinson who is showing 

his Blades colours alongside his 

family in Costa Adeje, Tenerife 

Would you like to see your snap in an edition of UTB? Send your photo, 

complete with a brief description to matthew.young@sufc.co.uk 


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A WHOLE 

NEW 

BALL 

GAME 

Tonight, we focus on the home game against 

Liverpool on Saturday 12th September 1992. 

In a strange quirk of the fixtures, United face the 

Reds having already played at Anfield in August. 

Since the last home game, United had suffered 

back-to-back 2-0 defeats on the road against 

Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough, ensuring 

after seven games the Blades were sat second bottom 

of the Premier League with four points. 

United produced a shock though with Adrian 

Littlejohn’s fourth minute goal enough to earn the win. 


This year marks the 30th 

anniversary of the inaugural 

Premier League season. 

To mark this milestone, 

UTB delves into our 

programme archive to 

reminisce about United’s 

part in this historic 

campaign, whilst also 

talking to those who were 

there at the start of what 

has since grown into the 

most talked about domestic 

competition on the planet. 

As well as looking back 

on United’s campaign, we 

tell the full story of the 1992- 

93 season and also test 

your knowledge about how 

much you remember three 

decades on. 

So, wind the clock back 

30 years to relive this 

special season throughout 

each edition of UTB.

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A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME 

INSIDE THE 

PROGRAMME… 

INJURY UPDATE… 

A regular column provided by physio Derek French confirmed Jamie Hoyland had 

started training after six months out with a cruciate ligament injury. Meanwhile, Richard 

Lucas was closer to a return after a serious knee injury. 


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DAVE BASSETT… 

The manager addressed what he described as ‘controversial’ quotes he gave to 

the media regarding the fans. Without any specific mention of an incident, the 

boss emphasised that criticism of individuals was counter productive, whilst also 

acknowledging the fans’ right to an opinion. Dave Bassett also mentioned his delight at 

Brian Deane receiving a call up for England for the squad which travelled to Spain. 




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CONGRATULATIONS… 

A full page was devoted to Brian Deane to extend congratulations at his recent 

England call up. 


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PEMBO’S RETURN… 

Defender John Pemberton reported no issues after returning from injury for a game 

against Sunderland Reserves. After suffering a knee injury in pre-season, he had to 

make do with several radio appearances for the opening month of the season. 

BLADES TEAM… 

United’s team that day was as follows… 

Tracey, Gage, Gayle, Beesley, Cowan, Bradshaw, Gannon, 

Rogers, Whitehouse, Deane, Littlejohn. Subs: Bryson, Cork, Kelly 




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FACE TO FACE… 

JAMIE HOYLAND 

UTB poses the same questions from 1992-93 to 

the same players to see if they remember what 

they said 30 years ago, and to see what their 

2022-23 answers are… 

— Which is the best 

match I played in? 

— This is before the 

Man U FA Cup game. 

Maybe I went with 

my Blades debut v 

Liverpool? Okay, the 

win over Wednesday in 

1991, thinking about it 

I’d agree with that now. 

— What is your 

favourite food 

and drink? 

— I reckon I would have 

said Italian. In terms of 

favourite drink, I hope 

I didn’t say lime and 

soda or something like 

that? I never said that 

did I? I must have been 

lying or drunk when 

I said it! 

— What are your 

hobbies outside 

football? 

— I didn’t say golf, did I? 

Yeah, well that’s gone 

now! Did I say squash? 

I said gardening, did 

I? Well, that’s true 

and I still do that now 

along with a lot of dog 

walking. 


— If you weren’t 

a footballer, what 

would you be? 

— I would have said 

PE teacher. Yeah, that 

was my fall back. For 

an easy life did I say? 

Well, that’s because 

of the holidays, do 

you know I actually 

remember saying that 

and getting some 

stick for it! 

— Which current 

player do you 

most admire? 

— Did I say Paul 

Gascoigne? No? 

Robson, well I can’t 

argue with that. These 

days, I watched Kevin 

De Bruyne last season 

when I was at a game 

scouting, and I actually 

applauded him off he 

was that good. 

— What is the most 

annoying thing about 

being a footballer? 

— I’ve no idea what 

I would have said 

here. Well, that’s 

interesting I said that 

Revisited 

because today 

I’d say something 

similar especially with 

regards to VAR! 

— What are your most 

endearing qualities? 

— Err...I really don’t 

know what I’d have said 

again? Did I say that? 

Well, that’s probably 

why I am on wife 

number two then! 

— What are your 

worst habits? 

— I bet I said biting my 

nails? Yep, that’s still an 

issue now!

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WHAT HAPPENED 

ELSEWHERE 

THE STATE OF PLAY… 

Ahead of this round of Premier 

League fixtures, there was 

another surprise leader of 

the division. Norwich led the 

way with five wins from seven 

games and were a point clear of 

Coventry who also continued to 

set the early pace. Nottingham 

Forest found themselves rooted 

to the foot of the table, just a 

point behind United who were 

second bottom. On the transfer 

front, former Blade Vinnie Jones 

returned to Wimbledon in a 

£700,000 deal from Chelsea. 

THE GAMES… 

Norwich extended their lead 

at the summit by coming back 

from two goals down to defeat 

Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. 

Goals from Mick Harford and 

Andy Townsend had Chelsea 2-0 


1992-93 

During this particular week back in 1992-93, 

how did the rest of the Premier League get on? 

We look back on what happened elsewhere… 

— SATURDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 1992 — 

⊲ Vinnie Jones returns to Wimbledon 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS? 

Four days after this round of fixtures, a fresh-faced future England international 

by the name of Gary Neville, then 17, made his senior debut for Manchester 

United in the UEFA Cup clash against Torpedo Moscow.

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE… 

Here’s how things stood… 

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POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 NORWICH CITY 8 6 1 1 17 11 6 19 

2 COVENTRY CITY 8 6 0 2 10 6 4 18 

3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 5 2 0 12 4 8 17 

4 MANCHESTER UNITED 8 5 1 2 10 6 4 16 

5 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 8 4 3 1 10 6 4 15 

6 MIDDLESBROUGH 7 4 1 2 13 7 6 13 

7 IPSWICH TOWN 8 2 6 0 10 8 2 12 

8 MANCHESTER CITY 8 3 2 3 11 9 2 11 

9 ASTON VILLA 8 2 4 2 10 8 2 10 

10 LEEDS UNITED 8 2 4 2 14 13 1 10 

11 ARSENAL 8 3 1 4 10 10 0 10 

12 EVERTON 7 2 3 2 7 6 1 9 

13 CHELSEA 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 9 

14 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 8 2 3 3 11 13 -2 9 

15 LIVERPOOL 8 2 3 3 9 11 -2 9 

16 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 8 2 3 3 7 12 -5 9 

17 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 8 1 5 2 14 15 -1 8 

18 SHEFFIELD UNITED 8 2 1 5 8 14 -6 7 

19 SOUTHAMPTON 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 6 

20 WIMBLEDON 8 1 2 5 8 12 -4 5 

21 CRYSTAL PALACE 8 0 5 3 10 15 -5 5 

22 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 7 1 0 6 7 18 -11 3 

up at the break, but the Canaries 

came roaring back with two 

goals from Mark Robins and a 

79th minute winner from David 

Phillips. Elsewhere, Manchester 

United’s strong form continued 

with a 2-0 win at Everton thanks 

to goals from Brian McClair and 

Steve Bruce. QPR also continued 

to shine with Andy Sinton and 

Justin Channing scoring in a 2-1 

win at Southampton. 

⊲ Bryan Gunn cops one in the face 

as Norwich beat Chelsea 

HEADLINE ACT… 

Aside from United’s impressive win over Liverpool, the other big winners were 

Blackburn Rovers who triumphed at Highbury to keep pace with the front 

runners. Having just won promotion, the millions of Jack Walker were being put 

to good use as Rovers looked a strong bet for a title tilt. Much fancied Arsenal 

stuttered again, losing this game 1-0 thanks to a 71st minute Mike Newell strike. 




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TEST YOUR MEMORY… 

TAKE 5... 

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

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

1. Name the manager 

who had guided 

Norwich to the top 

of the league during 

the second month of 

the campaign? 

2. Current England 

manager Gareth 

Southgate played 

for which club during 

the 1992-93 season? 

3. During this round of 

fixtures, Leeds drew 

1-1 with Aston Villa. 

Name the Leeds 

midfielder who 

scored and recently 

hit the headlines 

because of a famous 

shirt? 

4. Name the England 

goalkeeper who 

began the season as 

Sheffield Wednesday 

number one? 

5. Which club was 

sponsored by Mita 

Copiers during the 

1992-93 season? 

ANSWERS: 1. Mike Walker, 

2. Crystal Palace, 3. Steve 

Hodge, 4. Chris Woods, 

5. Aston Villa, 6. Gordon 

Durie, 7. Kevin Richardson. 


1992-93 

PICTURE ROUND... 

Can you guess the names of these players 

who graced the inaugural season of the 

Premier League… 

6. Name this Scottish striker who was leading the 

line for Spurs? 

7. Who is this former Arsenal title winner from 

1989, now at Villa, receiving a yellow card?

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about 

compensation 

…focused on 

results 

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RAINBOW BLADES 

Just as most football clichés 

are easily debunked, so are 

a lot of the assumptions 

about being bisexual. 

Football loves a cliché. 

‘Game of two halves’, ‘good 

touch for a big man’ to name a couple. We 

know football is a bit more complicated 

and nuanced than the catchphrases 

which accompany it. The same can be 

said of bisexuality. I’m pretty confident 

being open and out about being bi and 

embracing the potential to see the beauty 

in everyone is such a great part of my life. 

There’s plenty of clichés and stereotypes 

that make it harder to get to this point 

however: ‘pick a side’, ‘can’t be trusted’ or 

the classic: ‘it’s just a phase’. 

Just as most football clichés are easily 

debunked, so are a lot of the assumptions 

about being bisexual. In a settled 

relationship? Great! Doesn’t mean we 

stop being bi. Not attracted to all genders 

equally all of the time? Cool! Doesn’t mean 

we stop being bi. Obviously, I don’t speak 

for everyone who identifies as bisexual, 

but clichés are tiresome, both in football 

and other areas of life. At the end of the 

day, it’s a long season ahead, so let’s give 

the stereotypes a rest for a bit and remain 

united for all. 

Lewis Parker 

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 

Membership sign up: bit.ly/joinrainbowblades 

Website: shefflaces.com/rainbowblades 

INSTAGRA INSTAGRAM: 

@rainbowblades 

AN UPDATE FROM OUR 

SENIOR BLADES 

A reminder for members that our lunch in September will be 

held on Thursday 15th September (not the usual Tuesday). 

Our speaker at this lunch will be former Blades forward turned 

radio/ SUTV pundit Carl Asaba. Carl will be interviewed by 

United’s supporter liaison officer and club historian, John Garrett. 

This is sure to be an interesting and entertaining afternoon. 

Don’t forget to book your lunch by Tuesday 6th September. 

www.seniorblades.co.uk 


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

ROB NAMED COMMUNITY CAPTAIN 

Rob Jenkinson, our participation and 

inclusion officer, has been named 

United’s Community Captain in 

recognition of his incredible work in the 

local area. 

The accolade is being given to 

members of the public who have made an 

outstanding contribution to their club and 

local community, as part of the Premier 

League’s 30th anniversary celebrations. 

Rob was awarded a PL30 Community 

Captain armband and pennant, and a 

plaque engraved with his name was added 

to the Premier League Trophy plinth. 

On receiving the accolade, Rob said: 

“I’m really touched. I’m really thankful to be 

involved in such an amazing Community 

Foundation and to be involved with such 

amazing partners like the Premier League. 

“They’ve allowed us to do so much work 

and allowed me to find something I’m 

passionate about. 

“I love helping people and without the 

Premier League we wouldn’t have been 

able to work with the amount of people 

across a variety of programmes.” 

To find out more, visit sufc-community. 

com. 


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YOUNG PEOPLE 

GIVE BACK 

WITH NCS 

The Foundation’s summer NCS 

programme has been one to remember as 

young people from across Sheffield raised 

over £10,000 for local charities. 

This summer our young people raised 

money for local charities Cavendish Cancer 

Care, Golddigger Trust, Sheffield Children’s 

Hospital, Mind and Roundabout. 

Charlotte Hedges, NCS manager said: 

“It’s been remarkable how the young 

people have managed to plan and execute 

their fundraising events in just three days. 

To raise over £10,000 for local charities is 

fantastic.” 

Golddigger Trust had two teams of young 

people come down and help them in a 

variety of ways, including a full renovation 

of a garden on the premises. 

Gareth Beer of Golddigger Trust added: 

“It’s been great to see the young people 

come down and make some changes. 

They’ve created a usable space for our 

young people and their hard work has 

really impressed us all.” 

GIRLS 

FOOTBALL 

SESSIONS 

After the Lionesses 

fantastic Euros, we’ve 

seen a massive increase in 

girls playing football in the 

local area. 

For any girls looking to 

play regularly, we have 

two sessions every Friday 

evening at Leisure United 

Westfield (S20 8FA). 

Our Wildcats session (4- 

5pm, ages 5-11) is a chance 

for girls to develop their 

love of football through fun, 

engaging and specially 

created sessions in a safe 

environment. 

Our Premier League 

Kicks session (5pm- 

6pm, ages 11-16) is the 

perfect opportunity for 

girls who just want to 

have a kickabout. Girls 

are encouraged to bring 

their friends (and make 

some new ones) all while 

playing football in a fun 

atmosphere. 

For more information 

contact Shannon Wells 

on 07375 551518 or email 

shannon.wells@sufccommunity.co.uk. 


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— OPPOSITION FOCUS 

FOUNDED: 1871 

NICKNAME: THE ROYALS 

GROUND: SELECT CAR LEASING STADIUM 

CAPACITY: 24,161 

OWNERS: DAI YONGGE AND DAI XIU LI 

LAST FINISH: 21/24 SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 


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Reading manager Paul Ince has set 

realistic targets heading into this 

Championship season and the early 

signs suggest that his team are taking strides 

forward. 

Home form will be crucial to Reading’s hopes 

of piecing together a successful campaign and 

they have started with three wins in front of their 

home fans, with the most recent coming as they 

beat Middlesbrough. 

Now former Manchester United and England 

midfielder Ince will be looking to find a formula 

that provides his side with consistency away 

from home, with their win against Sheffield 

United at Bramall Lane in April evidence that 

they can be a threat on their travels. 

In a competitive Championship division, Ince is 

keen to dampen down expectations as his side 

flirt with the promotion positions in the opening 

month of the campaign, but this serial winner 

will be keen to build momentum behind his team 

after signing a contract to continue as Reading 

boss after a spell as caretaker in the final weeks 

of last season. 

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STAR MAN 

It was very much a case of 

making a return home as 

Shane Long rejoined Reading 

in July after 11 years. 

Long started his story as a teenager 

at Reading and went on to play for 

West Bromwich Albion, Hull and 

Southampton in the top flight, with 

Royals boss Paul Ince convinced the 

striker still has plenty to offer at the 

age of 35. 

“The arrival of Shane is something 

of a football fairytale for Reading fans, 

but make no mistake about it, he is 

coming into the dressing room purely 

on the merits of what he can offer this 

squad out on the pitch,” said Ince. 

“Experience, energy, leadership, 

desire and a natural instinct you 

need to score goals. Shane will be an 

important addition to the group 

we are patiently trying to build 

and grow. 

“You can see he has played 

in the Premier League – he 

backs into people, he bumps 

defenders and his 

retention of the ball 

was superb. He is a 

different striker to 

what we have got, 

and it is great to have 

him here.” 

Long started his 

second spell at 


Shane LONG 

7 PREVIOUS 

DATE OF BIRTH: 22/01/87 

POSITION: STRIKER 

CLUB: SOUTHAMPTON 

Reading in fine fashion by scoring in 

the 2-1 win against Cardiff earlier this 

month and the striker who has scored 

17 goals at international level for the 

Republic of Ireland will be eager to 

add to his tally at Bramall Lane tonight. 

“In the 11 years since I left Reading, 

I’m very proud to have played in the 

Premier League for all of that time,” 

said Long. 

“After Southampton, this opportunity 

came up and I was straight onto 

my agent saying can you make this 

happen? And the club were more 

than willing to do it as well. It’s 

kind of one of those fairytale 

moments where you get to 

properly finish your career at the 

club you started at. 

“I look at the Eamonn Dolan 

Stand at Reading - rest in 

peace - he’s the one who 

brought me through the 

academy, and I’ve got so 

many good memories 

of this stadium. Now 

I’m looking forward to 

making a few more.”

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Andy YIADOM 

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THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 02/12/91 

Previous club: Barnsley 

A steady performer for 

the Royals since arriving 

in 2018, Yiadom made 

his breakthrough with 

Barnet. He was appointed 

as Reading captain this 

summer, with manager 

Paul Ince stating: “Andy 

is a perfect example to all 

young footballers. He’s a 

player who plays for his 

team-mates, the fans and 

the crest.” 

Tom HOLMES 

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Friday 15th April 2022 

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YOUNG GUN... 


Previous club: Liverpool (loan) 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

A product of the Reading 

youth team set-up, he 

has been handed plenty 

of responsibility in the 

defensive line by Royals 

manager Paul Ince. 

He made his first team 

breakthrough in the 2020- 

21 season and has been a 

regular in the line-up and 

he scored his first goal in 

the draw against Hull last 

December. 

Tom INCE 

10 

Reading took a big step towards securing their 

Championship status with a late winner at Bramall Lane. 

Tom McIntyre poked home in stoppage time after Iliman 

Ndiaye thought he had saved a point for the Blades with 

an equaliser a minute earlier. Lucas Joao gave Reading 

a first-half lead with a shot from the edge of the penalty 

area that looked like being the game’s only goal. 

ONE TO WATCH... 


Previous club: Stoke City 

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The son of Reading 

manager Paul Ince has 

a big role to play in their 

ambitions this season. 

Ince started his career at 

Liverpool and has played 

for Blackpool, Hull, Derby 

and Huddersfield, as well 

as several more clubs 

in loan spells. He joined 

his father permanently at 

Reading this summer after 

being released by Stoke. 


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NUMBERS COUNT... 

18 

— 

53 

— 

54 

— 

191 

— 

603 

— 

Reading have beaten 

Sheffield United 18 times in all 

competitions, with the Blades 

coming out on top in this fixture 

21 times. 

Royals manager Paul Ince 

played 53 times for England 

in a career which saw him win 

two Premier League titles with 

Manchester United. 

The number of goals Shane 

Long scored in his first spell at 

Reading, and he is looking to 

add to that total after his return 

to the club for this season. 

Trevor Senior holds the 

record for the most goals 

scored by a Reading player. 

Martin Hicks made a record 

603 appearances for Reading 

between 1978 and 1991. 


Martin Hicks 

READING LEGEND... 

Appearance records are unlikely to be 

broken in a modern game which often 

sees players moving clubs on a regular 

basis, so Martin Hicks is set to be part 

of Reading folklore for decades to 

come. 

Hicks played in a record 603 games 

for Reading during his superb career at 

the club, with a win in the Full Members 

Cup final against Luton at Wembley one 

of many highlights. 

“A small boy from just outside 

Stratford-upon-Avon, who ended up 

lifting a cup at Wembley and playing 603 

games for Reading…you couldn’t make it 

up really,” says Hicks. 

“You go back to the day you started, 

and I had no idea whatsoever. It was a 

big chunk of my life and the club looked 

after me. I was always happy here. We 

were up and down like a yo-yo in the 

league, but we enjoyed some good cup 

runs. I loved every minute of it.”

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Paul Ince 

FROM THE TOUCHLINE 

Reading manager Paul Ince is to be a siege mentality this season 

satisfied with his side’s start and the fans are going to be so 

to this Championship season, important to us. 

but he appreciates that tougher tests “This league is so demanding. You 

will lie ahead. 

have to put in a shift in every game 

The Royals have given themselves and in the Middlesbrough game, we 

a platform to build on with three were out on our feet and managed to 

impressive home wins against Cardiff, get over the line. 

Blackburn and Middlesbrough, with “I can deal with losing games, but 

former MK Dons and Blackburn I want my players to put everything 

manager Ince in upbeat mood ahead into it and as long as they do that, 

of this game at Bramall Lane. 

they’ll get no complaints from me.” 

“If we’re going to stay in this league, Ince’s home in the Wirral region of 

we’ve got to pick up wins at home the North West of England meant he 

and try and nick a few more away,” he was embarking on a lot of travel as he 

stated. 

took on the Reading job last season 

“We’ve got three wins on the and he has shown his commitment to 

bounce here and I think we’ve the job by moving closer to Berkshire 

deserved them – I thought we were after signing a deal to stay on as 

outstanding against Cardiff, we Reading boss after he kept the club in 

outplayed Blackburn and against the Championship in the second half 

a Middlesbrough team who have of last season 

a very strong squad, I thought we “I don’t understand any manager 

deserved to win. 

that commutes, as a manager you 

“This is a massive job. It’s a good have to put everything into it,” 

job because it’s a challenge. I always he added. 

like a challenge. The structure needs “You’ve got to be in, as we don’t 

to change and that’s something get time off. If you’re trying to squirrel 

we’re looking to change in some up to see your family, it’s not the 

departments. 

right mentality. Whatever happens 

“The Championship is up and down, in life, and as a manager, if you’re 

up and down. It’s yo-yo football, but going to lose your job as long as you 

in every game, you have to work know you’ve given it your all, haven’t 

and work hard, and our fans know cheated yourself and not cut corners, 

where we are. They know it’s going you can live with that.” 

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Reading’s 

NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS 

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

RON BLACKMAN 

Centre-forward Ron 

Blackman holds Reading’s 

all-time goalscoring 

record. He was a prolific 

marksman for Gosport 

Borough before moving 

to Reading in February 

1947 and succeeded Tony 

MacPhee in their attack. 

Scoring a club record 

39 goals as they were 

Third Division (South) 

runners-up in 1951-52, he 

netted 158 times in 228 

League games prior to 

joining Nottingham Forest 

in June 1954. Moving 

to Ipswich Town in July 

1955, he featured in their 

1956-57 Third Division 

(South) title campaign, 

then played for Tonbridge 

and Newport (IOW). 

He spent 24 years with 

British Telecom and died 

in Portsmouth in February 

2016. 


TOMMY JENKINS 

Winger Tommy Jenkins 

played for Reading during 

the 1969-70 season. 

Rejected by Orient and 

West Ham, he joined 

Margate in February 

1968 and helped win the 

Southern League Cup 

that year. He moved to 

Reading in July 1969 and 

netted five goals in 21 

League games before 

sold to Southampton for a 

then club record £60,000 

five months later. Starring 

as Saints qualified for 

the UEFA Cup in 1970-71, 

he moved to Swindon 

Town in November 

1972. He reunited with 

Jimmy Gabriel at Seattle 

Sounders in March 1976 

and played in the 1977 

Soccer Bowl, becoming 

their manager and since 

holding other coaching 

posts in Seattle. 

ROBIN FRIDAY 

Colourful striker Robin 

Friday was top scorer 

in Reading’s 1975-76 

promotion success. He 

impressed for Hayes 

against Reading in the 

1972-73 FA Cup second 

round and moved to Elm 

Park in February 1974. 

Scoring twice on his 

home debut in a 4-1 win 

over Exeter City, he was 

also Reading’s leading 

marksman in 1974-75 and 

twice voted ‘Player of the 

Year’. He netted 46 goals 

in 121 League outings 

for Royals before joining 

Cardiff City for £30,000 

in December 1976. His 

brief yet spectacular 

League career is charted 

in his biography ‘The 

Greatest Footballer You 

Never Saw’ and he died, 

aged 38, in London in 

December 1990.

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Gary Peters & 

Michail Antonio 

GARY PETERS 

Right-back Gary Peters 

was a key figure in 

Reading’s 1985-86 Third 

Division title triumph. He 

moved from Guildford 

to Reading in May 1975, 

also starring in their 

1975-76 and 1978-79 

promotion successes. 

Joining Fulham in August 

1979, he was a promotion 

winner again in 1981-82, 

then twice led Wimbledon 

to promotion. Briefly at 

Aldershot, he returned 

to Reading in February 

1985 and featured in their 

1988 Simod Cup final 

triumph, netting 11 goals 

in 256 League games 

overall before re-joining 

Fulham in August 1988. 

He was coach/manager 

of Cambridge United 

and Preston, then held 

posts at Shrewsbury and 

Hereford. 

KERRY DIXON 

Striker Kerry Dixon was 

capped eight times by 

England after leaving 

Reading. He had spells 

with Chesham United, 

Tottenham Hotspur and 

Dunstable before joining 

Reading in July 1980. 

Twice leading marksman, 

he netted 51 goals in 116 

League games, moving to 

Chelsea in August 1983. 

He starred in their 1983- 

84 and 1988-89 Second 

Division title triumphs, 

joining Southampton 

in July 1992. Moving to 

Luton Town in February 

1993, he helped reach 

the FA Cup semi-finals 

in 1993-94, then played 

for Millwall and Watford. 

He has been manager/ 

coach of Doncaster, 

Basildon, Boreham Wood, 

Letchworth, Hitchin and 

Dunstable. 

MICHAIL ANTONIO 

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Jamaica international 

winger Michail Antonio 

featured in Reading’s 

2011-12 Championship 

title campaign. Previously 

with Tooting & Mitcham, 

he joined Reading in 

October 2008 and was 

loaned to Cheltenham, 

Colchester and 

Southampton, scoring 

in Saints’ 2010 Football 

League Trophy final 

triumph. Netting once 

in 28 League games 

for Reading, he joined 

Sheffield Wednesday in 

February 2012 and helped 

them clinch promotion. 

He moved to Nottingham 

Forest for £1,500,000 

in August 2014 and was 

‘Player of the Year’ in 

2014-15. Sold to West 

Ham for £7,000,000 in 

September 2015, he was 

‘Player of the Year’ in 

2016-17. 


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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Reading 

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

HANDS UP FOR A BISCUIT 

The Championship 

club are now known as 

the Royals due to their 

location in the Royal 

County of Berkshire 

but that was not always 

the case. Due to their 

close proximity to 

the headquarters of 

confectionary company 

Huntley & Palmers, their 

original nickname was the 

Biscuitmen. 

HOME FROM HOME 

The Royals have had a 

number of homes in their 

149-year history, but they 

spent much of their early 

years playing at cricket 

grounds. They called the 

Reading Cricket Ground 

home between 1878 and 

1882, and the Caversham 

Cricket Ground home 

between 1889 and 

1896. Elm Park was then 

Reading’s home for more 

than 100 years prior to 

moving to the Madejski 

Stadium in 1998. 

WHO WANTS TO BE A 

MILLIONAIRE? 

Chris Tarrant is arguably 

one of the most famous 

of Reading’s celebrity 

fans, with the popular 

television presenter still 

a regular watcher of the 

club. Actress Kate Winslet 

and comedian Ricky 

Gervais are two further 

high-profile fans, along 

YOU SHALL NOT PASS 

with Irwin Sparkes who 

is the lead singer of The 

Hoosiers. 

CHRISTMAS CHEER 

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The club were formed on 

Christmas Day in 1871. A 

crest was emblazoned 

on the Reading shirt for 

the first time in 1953. It 

was a simplistic design, 

featuring just the letter “R”. 

The current crest was first 

introduced on the club kit 

for the 1998-99 season. 

The Royals hold the record in the EFL for the most 

consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. 

Goalkeeper Steve Death and his teammates achieved 

the feat across two seasons in 1979, not allowing a 

goal to be scored against them for 1,103 minutes. 


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AWAY 

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 

KOP STAND 

CHERRY STREET 

SOUTH STAND 

& JOHN STREET 

FAMILY ENCLOSURE 

& FAMILY CORNER 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER CORNER & 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER TIER 

ADULT £35 £31 £26 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £29 £24 £20 

YA U22 / STUDENT £24 £20 £17 

UNDER 18 £17 £14 £12 

JUNIOR BLADES £15 £12 £10 

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 HULL CITY 

Sunday 4th September 

Sky Bet Championship 

MKM Stadium 

Kick off 3pm 

Tickets for this game have 

now sold out for Blades 

supporters. 100 loyalty points 

will be awarded to supporters 

purchasing tickets. 

# AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £23 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

11am prompt. 

HOME 

vs ROTHERHAM UNITED 

Saturday 10th September 


Bramall Lane 

Kick off 3pm 

This match is a Category A 

fixture. Supporters purchasing 

tickets will be allocated 150 

loyalty points. 

TICKETS ARE PRICED FROM: 

Adults: ...................................... £31 

Seniors: ....................................£24 

Young Adults / Students: ...£20 

Juniors: .....................................£14 

Junior Blade Members: .......£12 

AWAY 

vs SWANSEA CITY 

Tuesday 13th September 


Swansea.com Stadium 

Kick off 7.45pm 

This match is ALL TICKET 

for Blades supporters. We 

have been allocated 1,971 

tickets. 150 loyalty points will 

be awarded to supporters 



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PRICES: 

Adults: ............................... £32.50 

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

Students**: .............................. £10 

Under-18: ........................... 14.50 

Under-12: .................................£11 

*Armed Forces concessions 

cannot be purchased online; 

proof is required to purchase 

and must also be produced 

on the turnstiles. **This game 

is a designated student offer 

game, full time students can 

purchase tickets for £10 – they 

cannot be purchased online, 

proof is required to purchase 

and must also be produced on 

the turnstiles. 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

15 pairs of wheelchair/ 

personal assistant tickets 

are available at the ageappropriate 

price with the 

personal assistant FOC. 

Ambulant tickets are available 

out of the main allocation at 

the age-appropriate price 

with a personal assistant FOC 

(subject to qualification) – 

Row J is the designated easy 

access row. 

Tickets are on sale on the 

following dates and times 

to members only (including 

season ticket holders), one 

ticket, per supporter: 

Tuesday 30th August, 9am 

45,000+ loyalty points 

Tuesday 30th August, 2pm 


Wednesday 31st August, 9am 


Wednesday 31st August, 2pm 


Thursday 1st September, 9am 


Thursday 1st September, 2pm 


Friday 2nd September, 9am 

Superdraw Lotto participants 

and members with 2,500+ 

loyalty points 

Should any tickets remain, 

they will go on general sale at 

2pm on Friday 2nd September. 

AWAY 

vs PRESTON NORTH END 

Saturday 17th September 


Deepdale 

Kick off 3pm 

This match is ALL TICKET 

for Blades supporters. We 

have been allocated 5,699 

tickets. 100 loyalty points 

will be awarded to supporters 


PRICES: 

Adults: ......................................£28 

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

Young Adults (19-24): ..........£20 

Juniors (11-18): ...................... £10 

Juniors (U11): ............................£5 

All U14s must be accompanied 

by an adult age 18+. 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

Ambulant tickets are available 

from the main allocation. The 

most accessible seats from 

the vomitory are row six in 

all blocks. There are eight 

stairs from the concourse to 

the vomitory. Alternatively, 

supporters can enter through 

door NX07 which is level 

access and go up to the row 

they can manage. 19 pairs 

of wheelchair tickets are 

also available at the ageappropriate 

price. 

Deepdale is a cashless 

stadium. 

Tickets are on sale on the 

following dates and times 

to members only (including 

season ticket holders), one 

ticket per supporter: 

Thursday 1st September, 9am 

50000+ loyalty points 

Thursday 1st September, 2pm 


Friday 2nd September, 9am 


Friday 2nd September, 2pm 


Saturday 3rd September, 9am 


Monday 5th September, 9am 


Monday 5th September, 2pm 


Tuesday 6th September, 9am 

Superdraw Lotto participants 

and members with 2,500+ 

loyalty points. 

Should any tickets remain, 

they will go on general sale 

at 2pm on Tuesday 6th 

September. 

# AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £25 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

10.30am, prompt. 

Information correct at the time 

of going to print. Please check 

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

information. 


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THE EX-FILES 

John Lundstrum 

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

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

It has certainly been a time of 

mixed emotions for former Blade 

John Lundstram. 

The Liverpudlian is now into 

his second season with Rangers 

after departing Bramall Lane in 

2021 and has been a regular for 

the Ibrox club during the current 

campaign. 

He certainly felt the ups and 

downs of life as a professional 

footballer recently when he was 

red carded with the Gers 2-1 up 

against Hibernian – a match which 

ended 2-2. 

Lundstram’s dismissal was 

followed by another red for Alfredo 

Morelos, and to rub further salt 

into the wounds, Hibs’ equaliser 

arrived in stoppage time. 

Lundstram’s sending off proved 

controversial, and was later 

downgraded to a yellow, but it 

didn’t help Rangers’ cause at the 

time after being pegged back. 

But four days later Lundstram 

started as Rangers defeated PSV 

Eindhoven in a Champions League 

qualifier, ensuring the midfielder 

is set to play in the competition’s 

coveted group stages. 

Rangers boss Giovanni Van 

Bronckhorst has been impressed 

with Lundstram’s recent display, 

whilst he also acknowledged the 

former Oxford ace was harshly 

treated when recently given his 

marching orders. 

The Dutchman said: “John has 

been really important. He kept the 

pressure on them and made sure 

the balance was good in the team. 

We know the fire he has in these 

moments, and he gave that to the 

team as well.” 

On the recent red card, he 

commented: “The ref decides if 

it’s a red card or yellow. I think 

John was harsh to get a red card. 

It was a foul, but he didn’t have 

any intention to hit him really hard, 

so I was surprised he gave him a 

red card.” 

▲ Celebrating with Scott Arfield after defeating 

PSV; Red card for John against Hibs 


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FAVOURITES 

with I liman Ndiaye 

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/ARTIST... It’s a French one. His name is Maître Gims. I’ve been 

listening to him since I was young. 

BOX SET/TV SERIES... I really enjoyed watching Stranger Things. 

COMPUTER GAME... I play Candy Crush Saga every day on my phone. 

Other than that, I’d say FIFA. 

PHONE APP... I will say Instagram. 

COMEDIAN... It’s another French one. Loris Giuliano. 

HOLIDAY DESTINATION... I’ve never really been anywhere 

which stands out. I just really like going back to 

Senegal. 

OTHER SPORT TO PLAY... I like all sports but if 

pushed I’d go for tennis or basketball. 

OTHER SPORT TO WATCH... Pretty much the 

same as the ones I like to play, but I’ll 

also put boxing in there. 

SPORTSMAN... Lionel Messi. 

CURRENT TEAMMATE... They are all good, but I’ll say 

my mate from the U21s, Nickseon Gomis. 

GROUND TO PLAY AT... I can’t pick Bramall Lane? 

Okay then, I’ll say the Senegalese national 

stadium - Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. 

When I went there it was unreal. 

MEAL... This is a Senegalese dish called mafe. 

It’s basically rice, vegetables and meat. 

CHOCOLATE BAR... Snickers. 


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 

DAVIES 

DAVIES 

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 

– – 

SHEFFIELD 

TRANSMISSION 

SHEFFIELD 

TRANSMISSION 

KIED 

CONSULTING 

PARAMEDICAL 

FIRST AID 

VERTICAL 

EDITIONS 

BOOKS 

YEC ASSET 

MANAGEMENT 

McBURNIE 

McBURNIE 

SHARP 

SHARP 

KHADRA 

KHADRA 

EGAN 

EGAN 

BLINKFIRE 

ANALYTICS 

– 

DOOR 

MAINTENANCE 

2003 LTD 

SIMON 

AVIS 

PEXTON 

FLEMING LTD 

PARAMEDICAL 

FIRST AID 

H E 

BARNES 

VERTICAL 

EDITIONS 

BOOKS 

LOWE 

LOWE 

AHMEDHODZIC 

AHMEDHODZIC 

NORWOOD 

NORWOOD 

COULIBALY 

COULIBALY 

– – 

BALFOUR 

CARPETS 

KIED 

CONSULTING 

CLIVE EYRE 

LIMITED 

IPS 

ELECTRICAL 

– – 

FODERINGHAM 

FODERINGHAM 

ROBINSON 

ROBINSON 

BOGLE 

BOGLE 

DOYLE 

DOYLE 

PETERMAN 

FORKLIFT 

TRUCKS 

LANDIN 

WILCOCK 

& CO 

LOUIS 

NICHOLLS 

– 

B2W 

NES 

ASBESTOS 

VALORUM 

CARE GROUP 

S2S 

GROUP 

OSBORN 

OSBORN 

CLARK 

CLARK 

McATEE 

McATEE 

NDIAYE 

NDIAYE 

ANDREW 

TREHERNE 

– 

HARVEY & 

ROWAN FRASER 

H E 

BARNES 

JPM FINANCIAL 

MANAGEMENT 

PEXTON 

FLEMING LTD 

SIMON 

AVIS 

PARAMEDICAL 

FIRST AID 

OSULA 

OSULA 

N’-DAVIES 

N’-DAVIES 

JEBBISON 

JEBBISON 

M 

HECKINGBOTTOM 

SENIOR 

BLADES 

– 

CJ SIGNS – 

PAUL 

KEY 

SRH-EC 

LTD 

–

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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 

tonight’s fixture against 

Reading. As always, it is our pleasure 

to introduce the match sponsors who 

join us tonight. 

Our main match sponsor is S&L 

Electrical. They are a complete 

electrical contractor for major new 

build, fit out and refurbishment projects 

– a specialist in retail, leisure and the 

public sector. They offer end-to-end 

electrical services including design 

and build, new build and refurbishment, 

small works and maintenance, and 

green energy installations, as well 

as fire alarm, EMG and pat testing. 

Whatever your requirements and 

challenges, they will advise you on the 

right technology and set up to meet 

your specification. For details visit 

www.sandlelectrical.co.uk 

Tonight’s programme sponsor is AMI 

(Architectural Metalwork Installations 

Ltd). They are a leading name in the 

business of high end architectural 

metalwork design fabrication and 

installation. They have specialised in 

the design, manufacture and installation 

of balustrades from their inception, 

providing clients with a flexible design 

service allowing for the creation of 

some truly unique balustrades. For 

details visit ami-sheffield.co.uk 

Finally, our match ball sponsor is 

Construction Floor Systems. They are 

experienced and approved installers 

of all the market leading floor screed 

products. They have carried out work 

for and on behalf of some of the leading 

construction companies in the UK and 

offer innovative products for each 

project. For further details, visit www. 

constructionfloorsystems.com 

We hope that you all enjoy your 

evening with us. UTB! 

Paul Reeves 

Head of Commercial 

▲ Thanks to our recent sponsors for 

the game against Blackburn 


86 UTB 

MATCH ACTION 

3 - 0 

NORWOOD 31, NDIAYE 72, 79 

– 

SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK (BASHAM 76), FLECK, BERGE (DOYLE 83), 

M c BURNIE (BREWSTER 83), KHADRA (NDIAYE 65), EGAN, LOWE, AHMEDHODŽIĆ, 

NORWOOD, NORRINGTON-DAVIES. UNUSED: AMISSAH, Mc ATEE, JEBBISON. 

Ollie Norwood gives United the lead 


UTB 87 

Ndiaye celebrates an exceptional solo goal 

Iliman Ndiaye makes it 3-0 

Ollie congratulated after his first of the season 

Rhian Brewster 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 


UTB 89 

EFL LAUNCHES 

NEW EDI STRATEGY 

The EFL recently launched its new 

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 

strategy ‘Together’, which aims make 

to make the League and its clubs more 

reflective and representative of the 

communities in which they serve. 

Providing a framework for the EDI work 

of the EFL and its 72 clubs for the next 

five years, the headline objectives of the 

strategy are: 

— Ensure the workforce is 

representative and reflective of the 

communities its clubs represent 

— Improve the diversity of supporters 

attending EFL matches 

— Continue to challenge 

discrimination and behaviour both 

in stands and across social media 

— Establish a path for continual 

EDI development for clubs 

— Improve the understanding 

of EDI across the game 

Working collaboratively is a key theme of 

the Together strategy and several of the 

partners that will help delivery over the 

next five years were present at a launch 

event at Charlton Athletic, including, 

Kick it Out, the Professional Footballers 

Association, Women in Football, Level 

TC AND THE NEXT 

GENERATION… 

Blades ambassador Tony Currie 

continues to cross generations 

after presenting a young supporter 

with a raffle prize at the last home 

game against Blackburn. 

Young Harry was the grateful 

winner as TC kindly donated 

a number of signed prints for 

supporters to win in the lounge. 

The latest prize, a print of TC 

playing for England, ensures his 

legacy is passed down to the 

youngsters attending Bramall Lane 

in 2022. 

Playing Field, Pride Sports and Fans For 

Diversity. 

Speaking, David McArdle, the EFL’s 

head of equality, diversity and inclusion 

said: “While football has made strides, 

it continues to face challenges that are 

reflected across society and with over 

20 million attending EFL matches each 

season and millions more watching around 

the world, the League will use its platform 

to challenge unwelcome behaviours and 

promote inclusive practices, to help drive 

change on the pitch, in club offices, in the 

stands and within the communities which 

clubs call home.” 


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.

92 UTB 

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 6 - - - - - 164 8 5 - 1 - 

3 ENDA STEVENS 09.07.90 DUBLIN 1 - - - - - 187 3 9 - - - 

4 JOHN FLECK 24.08.91 GLASGOW 4 1 - 1 - - 233 18 15 2 2 - 

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

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 1 1 - - - - 333 19 14 - - - 

7 RHIAN BREWSTER 01.04.00 CHADWELL HEATH 2 4 - 1 - - 28 25 4 - - - 

8 SANDER BERGE 14.02.98 ASKER 6 - 2 - 1 - 58 15 10 1 1 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 2 2 1 - - - 51 48 9 - 2 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 1 2 - - 1 - 256 80 126 - 1 - 

11 REDA KHADRA 04.07.01 BERLIN 1 2 - 1 - - 2 2 - - - - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 6 - - 1 - - 172 1 5 1 - - 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 4 1 1 1 - - 14 3 1 - 1 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 4 1 1 1 - - 5 1 1 1 1 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 6 - 1 1 - - 166 12 8 2 - - 

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

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 6 - - 1 - - 44 - - 1 - - 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON - - - - - - 48 5 3 - - - 

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING - - - - - - 37 6 6 - - - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - - - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY - 2 - - 1 - 55 32 4 - - - 

26 CIARAN CLARK 26.09.89 HARROW 2 - - - 1 - 2 1 - - 2 - 

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - - 1 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 5 - 1 - - - 31 11 10 1 2 - 

30 OLIVER ARBLASTER 08.01.04 SHEFFIELD - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 

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

33 RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 22.04.99 RIYADH, SAU 6 - - - - - 29 3 - - 2 - 

34 KYRON GORDON 24.05.02 SHEFFIELD - - - 1 - - 8 1 - - - - 

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 1 1 - - - - 6 11 1 - - - 

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

OWN GOALS: 1 

SHEFFIELD UNITED ON THE ROAD 2022-23 

BIRMINGHAM CITY - - - 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1,536 - - 

BLACKPOOL - - - 

BRISTOL CITY - - - 

BURNLEY - - - 

CARDIFF CITY - - - 

COVENTRY CITY - - - 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN - - - 

HULL CITY - - - 

LUTON TOWN - 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY - - - 

MIDDLESBROUGH - 1,908 202 

MILLWALL 1,270 - - 

PRESTON NORTH END - - - 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS - - - 

READING - - - 

ROTHERHAM UNITED - - - 

STOKE CITY - - - 

SUNDERLAND 2,572 - - 

SWANSEA CITY - - - 

WATFORD - 1,908 292 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - - - 

WIGAN ATHLETIC - - - 

CARABAO CUP 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 739 174 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS 

● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOAL TIMES 

F A 

0-15 2 2 

16-30 1 - 

31-45 2 - 

46-60 2 2 

61-75 2 1 

76-90 1 1 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 8 

HEADERS 1 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 1 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2471 2471 4942 

W 1316 672 1988 

D 614 609 1223 

L 541 1190 1731 

F 4522 2979 7501 

A 2699 4289 6988 

STATS SNIPPET... 

Jordan Amissah made 

his senior debut for the 

Blades after coming on 

for Wes Foderingham 

in the recent draw 

against Luton. 


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CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 5s 2022-23 

GOALS 

ÓSCAR ESTUPIÑÁN 

Hull City 7 

JOSH BROWNHILL 

Burnley 4 

JOSH SARGENT 

Norwich City 4 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 

Bristol City 3 

ILIMAN NDIAYE 

Sheffield United 3 

ASSISTS 

DAN BARLASER 

Rotherham United 4 

RYAN HEDGES 

Blackburn Rovers 3 

ILIAS CHAIR 

Queens Park Rangers 3 

GRADY DIANGANA 

West Bromwich Albion 3 

SORBA THOMAS 

Huddersfield Town 3 

CLEAN SHEETS 

FREDDIE WOODMAN 

Preston North End 6 

RYAN ALLSOP 

Cardiff City 4 

DANIEL BACHMANN 

Watford 3 

VIKTOR JOHANSSON 

Rotherham United 3 

THOMAS KAMINSKI 


YELLOW CARDS 

LUKE O’NIEN 

Sunderland 4 

JACOB BROWN 

Stoke City 3 

KENNY DOUGALL 

Blackpool 3 

LEWIS BAKER 

Stoke City 3 

SAM GALLAGHER 


GOALS SCORED BY TEAM 

BRISTOL 

CITY 11 

BURNLEY 

11 

SHEFFIELD 

UNITED 10 

HULL 

CITY 10 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

9 

GOALS SCORED IN SECOND HALF 

WEST BROMWICH 

ALBION 6 

HULL 

CITY 6 

SHEFFIELD 

UNITED 5 

NORWICH 

CITY 5 

BURNLEY 

4 


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FACTS&FIGURES 

HOME 

AWAY 

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

1 READING 6 3 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 1 5 +1 12 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 6 3 0 0 7 1 0 2 1 3 4 +5 11 

3 HULL CITY 6 3 0 0 7 4 0 2 1 3 6 0 11 

4 NORWICH CITY 6 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 2 3 +2 10 

5 ROTHERHAM UNITED 5 2 1 0 7 1 0 2 0 1 1 +6 9 

6 BURNLEY 6 0 3 0 5 5 2 0 1 6 2 +4 9 

7 WATFORD 6 2 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 +1 9 

8 BLACKBURN ROVERS 6 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 3 6 -2 9 

9 BRISTOL CITY 6 2 0 1 6 3 0 2 1 5 6 +2 8 

10 PRESTON NORTH END 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 +1 8 

11 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 6 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 0 8 

12 SUNDERLAND 6 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 5 4 0 8 

13 BLACKPOOL 6 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 -1 8 

14 CARDIFF CITY 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 -1 8 

15 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6 1 2 0 6 3 0 2 1 4 5 +2 7 

16 MILLWALL 6 2 0 1 5 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 7 

17 STOKE CITY 6 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 2 5 -2 7 

18 MIDDLESBROUGH 6 1 2 0 5 4 0 1 2 4 6 -1 6 

19 LUTON TOWN 6 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 -1 6 

20 WIGAN ATHLETIC 5 0 2 1 2 6 1 1 0 2 1 -3 6 

21 BIRMINGHAM CITY 6 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3 5 

22 SWANSEA CITY 6 0 1 2 2 7 1 1 1 3 3 -5 5 

23 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 5 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4 

24 COVENTRY CITY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 -2 1 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 

P TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 

2 BRISTOL CITY 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 6 

3 BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 4 

4 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 3 

5 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 

6 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 

7 BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3 

8 LEWES 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 

9 SOUTHAMPTON 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1 

10 DURHAM 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1 

11 SUNDERLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5 -4 1 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0 

LEAGUE 

TABLES 

2022-23 

U21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 COVENTRY CITY 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 

2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 3 1 0 2 7 5 2 3 

3 HULL CITY 4 1 0 3 9 9 0 3 

4 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 1 0 2 5 8 -3 3 

5 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3 1 0 2 3 9 -6 3 

6 CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 

7 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1 

8 BARNSLEY 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 1 

9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 

10 BURNLEY 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 BARNSLEY 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 

3 CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4 

4 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3 

5 WIGAN ATHLETIC 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 

6 COVENTRY CITY 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 

7 BURNLEY 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3 

8 BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0 

9 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 0 0 3 3 11 -8 0 

10 HULL CITY 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10 0 

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

UPDATED AS OF 28/08/22 


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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

M 

APR 

MAR 

FEB 

JAN 

DEC NOV 

OCT 

SEP 

AUG 

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUE 30 19:45 READING 

SUN 4 15:00 HULL CITY 

SAT 10 15:00 ROTHERHAM UNITED 

TUE 13 19:45 SWANSEA CITY 

SAT 17 15:00 PRESTON NORTH END 

SAT 1 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY 

TUE 4 19:45 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

SAT 8 15:00 STOKE CITY 

SAT 15 15:00 BLACKPOOL 

WED 19 19:45 COVENTRY CITY 

SAT 22 15:00 NORWICH CITY 

SAT 29 15:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

TUE 1 19:45 BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 5 15:00 BURNLEY 

SAT 12 15:00 CARDIFF CITY 

SAT 10 15:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

SAT 17 15:00 WIGAN ATHLETIC 

MON 26 15:00 COVENTRY CITY 

THU 29 19:45 BLACKPOOL 

MON 2 15:00 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

SAT 14 15:00 STOKE CITY 

FRI 20 19:45 HULL CITY 

SAT 28 15:00 READING 

SAT 4 15:00 ROTHERHAM UNITED 

SAT 11 15:00 SWANSEA CITY 

WED 15 19:45 MIDDLESBROUGH 

SAT 18 15:00 MILLWALL 

SAT 25 15:00 WATFORD 

SAT 4 15:00 BLACKBURN ROVERS 

SAT 11 15:00 LUTON TOWN 

WED 15 19:45 SUNDERLAND 

SAT 18 15:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

SAT 1 15:00 NORWICH CITY 

FRI 7 15:00 WIGAN ATHLETIC 

MON 10 15:00 BURNLEY 

SAT 15 15:00 CARDIFF CITY 

TUE 18 19:45 BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 22 15:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

SAT 29 15:00 PRESTON NORTH END 

SAT 6 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY 

UNDER THE LIGHTS... 

A great pitch side shot here of Bramall Lane 

under the lights as United recently defeated 

Sunderland on our last midweek home game. 


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HOME GAMES IN BOLD 

1 NUMBER SIGNIFIES GOALS SCORED 

OG = INDICATES AN OWN GOAL – P = PENALTY 

BOOKED – SENT-OFF 

(9) = SUBSTITUTE USED (NUMBER DENOTES PLAYER REPLACED) 

*SOUTHAMPTON WON 4-2 ON PENALTIES 

**FORESTWON 3-2 ON PENALTIES 

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 


98 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

INTERNATIONALS 

LOANEE INTERNATIONALS 

Last season two of our on-loan players 

made full international appearances whilst 

at the Lane – Conor Hourihane (7 caps, 

Republic of Ireland) and Robin Olsen (5 

caps, Sweden). Can you name eight other 

loanees who played full internationals 

whilst with United? Six countries are 

involved. The answers are below. 

NO FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES 

Can you name the four players, not 

loanees, who have made full international 

appearances whilst a Blade but who 

have made no competitive first team 

appearances for United and the one 

whose only appearance was in the EFL 

Cup? Again, the answers are below 

PETER NDLOVU 

Using various websites that now exist, 

including 11v11, I have been trying to 

confirm how many internationals Peter 

Ndlovu played for Zimbabwe whilst with 

United. Previously he was credited with 

26 games and 21 goals including: H vs 

Burkina Faso on 15th July 2001 (1 goal) and 

A vs Mauritania on 14th November 2003. 

I now think he did not play in these games 

(I had reservations about the second 

game and it appears it was Adam, Peter’s 

brother, who played). However it seems 

that he did play in a game not previously 

▲ Peter Ndlovu starred for United between 2001 and 2004 

included: H vs Malawi on 11th Mar 2001 

(no goals). If correct, we have to reduce 

Peter’s international appearances with 

United to 25 with 20 goals. He remains 

the Blade with most international goals 

but he is equal, with two others, with 25 

international caps. 

Loanee internaionals: Ethan Ampadu (7 

caps, Wales), Cameron Carter-Vickers 

(1 cap, USA), Mo Besic (3 caps, Bosnia 

Herzegovina), David Edgar (3 caps, 

Canada), Toni Kallio (1 cap, Finland), Bjorn 

Helge Riise (1 cap, Norway), Carl Robinson 

(1 cap, Wales) and Ben Woodburn (2 caps, 

Wales). No first team appearances: Mihkel 

Askalu (3 caps, Estonia), Angelo Capello (5 

caps, Belize), Adam Davies (2 caps, Wales), 

Justin Haber (9 caps, Malta). EFL Cup only: 

Li Tie (5 caps, China). Adam Davies has a 

chance of removing himself from this list 

later this season. 

If you disagree with any of the above please contact me at 

blades195451@yahoo.com 


92 UTB 

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 6 - - - - - 164 8 5 - 1 - 

3 ENDA STEVENS 09.07.90 DUBLIN 1 - - - - - 187 3 9 - - - 

4 JOHN FLECK 24.08.91 GLASGOW 4 1 - 1 - - 233 18 15 2 2 - 

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

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 1 1 - - - - 333 19 14 - - - 

7 RHIAN BREWSTER 01.04.00 CHADWELL HEATH 2 4 - 1 - - 28 25 4 - - - 

8 SANDER BERGE 14.02.98 ASKER 6 - 2 - 1 - 58 15 10 1 1 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 2 2 1 - - - 51 48 9 - 2 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 1 2 - - 1 - 256 80 126 - 1 - 

11 REDA KHADRA 04.07.01 BERLIN 1 2 - 1 - - 2 2 - - - - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 6 - - 1 - - 172 1 5 1 - - 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 4 1 1 1 - - 14 3 1 - 1 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 4 1 1 1 - - 5 1 1 1 1 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 6 - 1 1 - - 166 12 8 2 - - 

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

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 6 - - 1 - - 44 - - 1 - - 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON - - - - - - 48 5 3 - - - 

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING - - - - - - 37 6 6 - - - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - - - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY - 2 - - 1 - 55 32 4 - - - 

26 CIARAN CLARK 26.09.89 HARROW 2 - - - 1 - 2 1 - - 2 - 

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - - 1 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 5 1 3 - - - 31 11 10 1 2 - 

30 OLIVER ARBLASTER 08.01.04 SHEFFIELD - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 

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

33 RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 22.04.99 RIYADH, SAU 6 - - - - - 29 3 - - 2 - 

34 KYRON GORDON 24.05.02 SHEFFIELD - - - 1 - - 8 1 - - - - 

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 1 1 - - - - 6 11 1 - - - 

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

OWN GOALS: 1 

SHEFFIELD UNITED ON THE ROAD 2022-23 

BIRMINGHAM CITY - - - 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1,536 - - 

BLACKPOOL - - - 

BRISTOL CITY - - - 

BURNLEY - - - 

CARDIFF CITY - - - 

COVENTRY CITY - - - 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN - - - 

HULL CITY - - - 

LUTON TOWN - 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY - - - 

MIDDLESBROUGH - 1,908 202 

MILLWALL 1,270 - - 

PRESTON NORTH END - - - 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS - - - 

READING - - - 

ROTHERHAM UNITED - - - 

STOKE CITY - - - 

SUNDERLAND 2,572 - - 

SWANSEA CITY - - - 

WATFORD - 1,908 292 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - - - 

WIGAN ATHLETIC - - - 

CARABAO CUP 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 739 174 

● AWAY FANS AT THE LANE ● BLADES AWAY FANS 

● ROUND TRIP (MILES) 

GOAL TIMES 

F A 

0-15 2 2 

16-30 1 - 

31-45 2 - 

46-60 2 2 

61-75 2 1 

76-90 1 1 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 8 

HEADERS 1 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 1 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2471 2471 4942 

W 1316 672 1988 

D 614 609 1223 

L 541 1190 1731 

F 4522 2979 7501 

A 2699 4289 6988 

STATS SNIPPET... 

Jordan Amissah made 

his senior debut for the 

Blades after coming on 

for Wes Foderingham 

in the recent draw 

against Luton. 


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 

11 O Reda KHADRA 

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 

36 O Daniel JEBBISON 

37 O Jordan AMISSAH 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: 

READING 

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. 

1 O Joe LUMLEY 

3 O Tom HOLMES 

4 O Sam HUTCHINSON 

5 O Tom MCINTYRE 

6 O Scott DANN 

7 O Shane LONG 

8 O Jeff HENDRICK 

9 O Lucas JOAO 

10 O Tom INCE 

11 O Yakou MEITE 

14 O Ovie EJARIA 

15 O Femi AZEEZ 

16 O Dejan TETEK 

17 O Andy YIADOM 

18 O Nesta GUINNESS-WALKER 

19 O Tyrese FORNAH 

21 O Dean BOUZANIS 

22 O Mamadou LOUM 

23 O Junior HOILETT 

25 O Jokull ANDRESSON 

28 O Mamadi CAMARA 

29 O Jeriel DORSETT 

30 O Kelvin ABREFA 

31 O Coniah BOYCE-CLARKE 

32 O Nelson ABBEY 

33 O John CLARKE 

34 O Louie HOLZMAN 

35 O Kelvin EHIBHATIOMHAN 

36 O Michael CRAIG 

37 O Kian LEAVY 

38 O Michael STICKLAND 

39 O Jahmari CLARKE 

40 O Rashawn SCOTT 

41 O Claudio OSORIO 

42 O Nahum MELVIN-LAMBERT 

43 O Hamid ABDEL SALAM 

44 O Sam PAUL 

45 O Benjamin PURCELL 

46 O Jack SENGA-NGOYI 

47 O George PUSCAS 

48 O Basil TUMA 

REFEREE 

GAVIN WARD 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

GEORGE BYRNE 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

MATTHEW SMITH 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

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