Sheffield United vs Blackpool

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DIRECTORY 

CHAIRMAN 

Yusuf Giansiracusa 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

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Abdullah Al Saud 

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VICE PRESIDENTS 

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Mark Ross 

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SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

BLACKPOOL 

KEY FEATURES… 

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10 

35 

60 

Ben Osborn chats to UTB as he looks to kick on again 

following his recent return from the treatment room. 

United’s ever-present Wales international Rhys 

Norrington-Davies is the next player to sit down 

with UTB to discuss his start to the season. 

What’s the significance behind a totem pole in 

United’s Legends of the Lane museum? Find out 

in John Garrett’s Fables and Folklore feature. 

Paul Beesley looks back on a significant rule 

change as we continue our ongoing feature 

to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 

1992-93 inaugural Premier League season. 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BLACKPOOL

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

First and foremost it is probably 

appropriate that I tackle – 

carefully, of course – the main 

topic of conversation at the club this 

week, the injury situation. 

It is a bit of a challenge, that’s clear 

to see. What adds to the frustration is 

the types of injury we have suffered and 

the unfortunate ways these have been 

sustained. We collect a vast amount of 

data and as such work hard to limit soft 

tissue injuries. So, you can image the 

collective frustrations with the quantity 

of ligament, bone and joint injuries we 

have picked up, which are not fully in our 

control but are still a big part of the game. 

All of these issues cannot be corrected 

with one strategy, and, of course, we want 

as many of the squad available for every 

game. We collect data on the players and 

their bodies, and we have a hard-working 

team covering medical, strength and 

conditioning, science and performance. 

At the start of the season we put 

together a squad that, we thought, had 

the depth to remain competitive in a long, 

hard season in this unforgiving division. 

Last weekend we had to change 

our approach, which included altering 

our system, mainly down to a shortage 

of natural defenders. We knew it 

would be a bit open, almost a game of 

basketball where they had a chance and 

then we had a chance, etc. We didn’t 

have the biggest team out and were 

disappointed to concede from a couple 

of set-pieces – the timing of the second 

was a big blow – but we created good 

opportunities and put Stoke on the back 

foot. McAtee, Doyle, Ndiaye and Gordon 

all had chances on top of the goal that 

we scored. One, two or three of those 

go in and it is a different strategy to the 

second half. 

After half-time we battled and threw 

bodies on but we couldn’t open Stoke up 

and the third goal is a bit harsh late on but 

we had to go for it. 

Blades fans are intelligent and I’m sure 

will realise that I wouldn’t choose to set 

my team up like that, we had to take risks 

and needed some luck, in open play we 

were OK but to be a successful team 

there’s more to do in other areas. 

We have done well to stay amongst 

the front runners, and we’ll continue with 

the strategy of taking each game at a 

time, including today against Blackpool. 

There’s around a month until the break for 

the World Cup when, hopefully, we have 

the opportunity to give the players a bit of 

rest and rehabilitation before the big push 

starts over the winter months. 

This is by no means a distress call 

or bemoaning our luck, as has been 

mentioned a few times we are top of 

the league and we take pride in that, 

but we have to maintain the hard work 

and standards we have set ourselves, in 

this instance, in front of our own fans at 

Bramall Lane. 

Hecky 


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JOHN ENTERS UNITED’S RECORD BOOKS 

Defender John 

Egan recently 

booked his place 

into United’s club record 

books following his recent 

stint away on 

international duty. 

The Republic of Ireland 

international played, and 

scored, in both the Nations 

League games against 

Scotland and Armenia, 

taking his caps total to 28. 

26 of these caps have 

been won during his spell 

at Bramall Lane, which 

now makes him United’s 

most capped international 

player ahead of the 

likes of Peter Ndlovu, 

Billy Gillespie and his 

PLAYER FOCUS 

countryman Enda Stevens 

all on 25. 

The ex-Brentford ace 

admits he was unaware he 

was close and is pleased 

to have notched up the 

milestone in what has been 

a highly successful spell so 

far at Bramall Lane. 

He told SUTV: “I was 

unaware of that until I got 

back. It is surprising to me 

but obviously it is a proud 

moment every time I play 

for Ireland, and playing 

for Sheffield United has 

helped me to do that. I 

am delighted to be the 

record holder. 

“Doing the business 

at club level leads to 

international call ups and 

recognition so coming to 

Sheffield United just over 

four years ago has really 

helped me to kick on with 

the international team as 

well. I owe all of that to 

Sheffield United.” 

The 29-year-old added 

to his solitary international 

goal by scoring in backto-back 

games in what 

was a losing cause against 

Scotland, before helping his 

country defeat Armenia. 

His aim now is to transfer 

some goals onto the 

domestic front as United 

look to return to winning 

ways this afternoon. 

He added: “The first one 

was bittersweet because 

we lost the game, but 

always delighted to score. 

The second goal we 

managed to get the win so 

two goals in two games for 

Ireland was very pleasing. 

Scoring for your country is 

special so hopefully I can 

score a few for Sheffield 

United now. 

“We are into a hectic 

schedule. You need to 

make sure you recover 

well and get your body 

right for the upcoming 

games but we’re up for the 

challenge during this busy 

period.” 

⊳ John enters the United record books 


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MIXED FEELINGS FOR RHIAN 

Rhian Brewster left 

the Potteries last 

weekend 

‘disappointed’ despite 

having netted his first goal 

since the victory over 

Luton Town at Bramall 

Lane in January. 

Having already 

proved his worth to Paul 

Heckingbottom’s side with 

the assist for Reda Khadra’s 

winning goal at Swansea 

City last month, Rhian was 

in the right place at the 

right time to cancel out 

Ben Wilmot’s opener last 

Saturday, but in the end, 

it counted for nothing and 

that annoyed the former 

Liverpool marksman. 

He commented: “I was 

obviously happy with 

the goal but more than 

disappointed with the 

result. I’d rather play well, 

not score and us get the 

three points, than score 

a goal in a 3-1 loss away 

from home because it 

meant nothing. I’d rather be 

talking about a win and a 

goal, that is when it means 

something to me. 

“We had to make 

changes, we were forced 

to change the way we 

normally play slightly, 

but our identity was still 

the same, we wanted to 

dominate the ball, press the 

PLAYER FOCUS 

opposition and score goals, 

we weren’t good enough 

collectively on the day.” 

Reflecting on what 

was an impressive finish 

at the Bet365 Stadium, 

a below-par return from 

the last three matches 

and his hopes for today’s 

encounter, Brewster 

remains typically bullish. 

He added: “James 

(McAtee) is quality on the 

ball, we know what he 

brings to our team, and 

he played really well. For 

the goal, I just tried to 

get into the box, it was a 

perfect ball and thankfully 

I managed to volley it into 

the net. 

“But we wanted more 

than one point from the last 

nine since the international 

break, we wanted a 

minimum of seven in my 

mind but unfortunately 

things just haven’t worked 

out for us. 

“We have an opportunity 

to right the wrongs 

though at Bramall Lane on 

Saturday and that has been 

the focus in the training 

this week. 

“The manager is 

desperate for a couple 

of players to return to full 

fitness to give him an extra 

option, but at home with 

the crowd behind us, there 

is rightly an expectation 

and whoever plays knows 

that.” 

▲ Rhian celebrates his goal 

at Stoke last week 


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BEN ON THE 

COMEBACK TRAIL 

United had some 

good news on the 

injury front when 

Ben Osborn returned to 

first team action last 

weekend at Stoke. 

With the Blades hit hard 

with injuries, Ben’s return 

has been the one bright 

spot from the treatment 

room as United continue to 

manage a difficult situation. 

The versatile ace came 

off the bench at the 

bet365 Stadium for his 

first appearance since 

he picked up an injury in 

the EFL Cup tie at West 

Brom back in mid-August, 

admitting the road to 

recovery was at times 

difficult. 

He told UTB: “There 

have been times when I’ve 

felt a million miles away 

from getting back on the 

pitch. But over the last 

couple of weeks, it has 

progressed quite quickly, 

and I am happy to be back 

out there. 

“I rolled my ankle 

against West Brom, and my 

hamstring also tightened at 

the same time. They were 

probably both related. The 

ankle was a lot worse than 

I first thought, it took a 

while to recover, but when 

PLAYER FOCUS 

I started to get back out on 

the grass it seemed to heal 

pretty quickly.” 

Ben revealed he 

experienced a strong 

pre-season which made 

the injury all the more 

frustrating as all the hard 

miles during the summer 

had to be repeated to a 

degree, with the ex-Forest 

ace now keen to make up 

for lost time. 

He added: “Getting 

through pre-season and 

feeling good to then 

getting injured in the early 

weeks is really frustrating. 

After a couple of weeks 

of sulking I was okay, and 

I had the goal of getting 

back and the lads have 

been doing great, so I was 

just desperate to get back 

out there. 

“I’ve tried to stay as fit as 

possible when I’ve been 

out, and the staff do a great 

job helping with that. For 

me, it is about getting that 

sharpness back in training 

and hopefully I’ll feel even 

better this weekend. 

“Blackpool will be tough, 

the games in this league 

always are, so we need to 

get back to what we have 

been doing most of the 

season.” 

▲ Ben experienced delight at 

returning but disappointment with 

the result at Stoke last weekend 


SITTING DOWN WITH 

R H Y S 

NORRINGTON- 

Rhys Norrington-Davies 

DAVIES 

An ever present for the 

Blades in the Sky Bet 

Championship and 

without doubt one of United’s 

most consistent performers 

to date. 

But Rhys Norrington-Davies, 

who has been a mainstay on a 

depleted left-side in recent weeks, 

remains focused and determined 

to continue his excellent form 

in the coming weeks, before his 

focus switches from club to country 

and the World Cup in Qatar. 

The story of the 23-year-old’s 

path into the professional game 

is an interesting one, in short he 

opted to complete his studies 

following his release by Swansea 

City prior to joining the Blades in 

2018, but his career at United has 

seen him develop on-loan at four 

different clubs, ranging from the 

National League to the second tier, 

before he got his big break at S2. 

Since making his Blades debut 

under Slaviša Jokanović over 

a year ago though, Rhys has 

only been looking onwards and 

upwards and he believes his has 

flourished this term because of 

the support and backing he has 

received from the key people 

around him. 

Having now become a firstteam 

regular at Bramall Lane, his 

performances have earned him 

some rave reviews from followers 

of United, but Rhys was keen to 

focus on the collective throughout 

an intriguing interview, where he 

acknowledged United have their 

sights firmly set on promotion back 

to the Premier League this term.

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UTB: 24 points from the 

opening 13 games represents 

a hugely promising start to the 

campaign. Is it important to 

maintain a positive perspective, 

despite not winning since the 

international break? 

RND: “It is obviously still early 

days, but we’ve started extremely 

well, despite a couple of recent 

losses which has disappointed 

everyone. We’ve been playing 

well all season, so it is about 

building the momentum again 

and we have the opportunity 

to do that against Blackpool on 

Saturday. We’ve not been as 

clinical in the last three games; 

we’ve had to contend with a lot 

of injuries but it is a long season 

and we remain in a very good 

position entering a busy spell 

of fixtures before the World 

Cup. We won’t shy away from 

it; we want to get promoted this 

season and that has to be the aim 

with the squad we have when 

everyone is fit and available. The 

manager will never look for any 

excuses, but the schedule has 

put a lot of stress on those who 

have been fit and hopefully in 

the coming weeks we’ll only get 

stronger as we add more quality 

and experience back to the 

group.” 

UTB: How pleased have you 

been with your contribution to 

the team this season? An ever 

present in the league to date, 

coupled with two starts for 

Wales in the Nations League. 

RND: “This year has been 

a big opportunity for myself, 

and I’m encouraged to have 

developed and progressed from 

last season. I struggled at times 

to get a regular run of games 

in the team and when you are 

trying to establish yourself it isn’t 

ideal. I was in and out of the team 

and my performances perhaps 

lacked some consistency as a 

result. More opportunities came 

towards the end of last season 

thankfully though and with the 

support of the lads and the 

coaching staff I finished strongly 

and then went away and had a 

good summer with Wales, getting 

lots of minutes in some important 

games and I felt extremely 

positive returning for preseason. 

I feel I’ve developed my 

strengths; I’ve always considered 

myself good defensively, but 

I’ve known I needed to be more 

composed on the ball and that is 

definitely an area that I’ve worked 

hard to improve.” 

UTB: Paul Heckingbottom 

recently praised you in the 

media for your determination 

and dedication to be the best 

version of yourself, particularly 

noting your application in 

training. How important has it 

been for you this season to have 

a solid run to help develop your 

game? 

RND: “I’ve had to be patient, 

because ultimately to improve 

you need games. You train hard 

every single day and complete all 

the drills, so you see the pictures 

of play, but the improvements 

only happen when you get the 

minutes on the pitch and I’ve 

been fortunate to play every 

league game so far this season 


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so I’m seeing the pictures quicker 

which 100% helps. Nothing can 

replicate a game situation and 

all the different factors that make 

it totally different to training. It 

is about handling the pressure 

and beating the opposition, in 

training you are against yourself 

and you’ll probably hit the feet 

of the striker 9/10, in a game it is 

much tougher, but you still need 

that 90% success rate really. 

The more you play the quicker 

you see the passes and that is 

where I feel I’ve found some 

consistency to my game. This 

season has started well for me, 

the opportunities have been 

great personally and I’ll do my 

best for the team wherever I’m 

asked to play by the manager.” 

UTB: Chris Basham has been a 

prime example of how important 

versatility can be for a player, do 

you see it as a positive for you, 

especially so far this season? 

RND: “Being naturally leftfooted 

has always helped me, 

particularly at the moment with 

so many injuries to left-sided 

players. My natural position 

growing up was probably at 

left-back, but you grow into other 

roles and adapt to formations 

and the way different managers 

want to play. I played as a 

left centre-half briefly at both 

Rochdale and Stoke City whilst 

out on-loan, but by no means 

regularly. It has really suited me 

though, playing it under Hecky, 

stepping in and overlapping, with 

a real emphasis on fitness and 

supporting the attacking patterns 

of play. If I play as a wing-back, 

it is similar, but it is more a 

personal battle with their right 

wing-back and it is about beating 

them going forward and stopping 

them defensively. In that role 

I still feel I need to improve my 

understanding about aspects of 

the combination play and having 

more end product.” 

“THIS SEASON HAS 

STARTED WELL FOR ME, THE 

OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN 

GREAT PERSONALLY AND I’LL 

DO MY BEST FOR THE TEAM 

WHEREVER I’M ASKED TO 

PLAY BY THE MANAGER” 

UTB: Left wing-back or leftsided 

centre half, which one 

do you prefer and what are the 

main differences between the 

two positions? 

RND: “I wouldn’t say I had a 

preference, I’m happy if I’m 

playing, all footballers 

will say the same. At 

left centre-half you’ve 

always got to be 

aware of the threats 

the opposition have, 

regardless of where the 

ball is on the pitch. You 

have to be positionally 

aware to affect the 

game should they 

break or counter 

because if not you 

are likely to cost the 

team a goal being the 

last line of defence. 

Sometimes you have to 

take a booking if you 

are tight and playing 


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a high line, we try to win the ball 

back but at the same time we 

know we can’t be beaten by the 

attacker as they will be through 

on goal. At wing-back you can be 

slightly more aggressive and get 

tighter when you press because 

you have the cover of a defender 

behind you which enables you 

the time to recover. I wanted the 

ball fired into my feet as quickly 

as possible last season and now 

I have a better understanding of 

what the left-sided centre-back 

needs to do for the wing-back 

and vice-versa. It is about moving 

the ball quickly and accurately 

to create time, enable them to 

square them up and put them on 

the back foot, the slower you play 

out, the easier it is and the less 

options you have.” 

UTB: You had to be patient 

for your first-team debut, having 

initially joined the Blades in 

January 2018. Do you now feel 

very much part of the first-team 

squad, having worked your way 

up the EFL ladder? 

RND: “I’d not worked with 

Hecky in the U23s until Slav 

(Jokanović) was the manager, but 

I played a couple of times under 

him before I made my first-team 

debut against Carlisle United in 

the Carabao Cup, I’d waited a 

long time for that moment since 

joining in 2018. I was in and out 

of the team under Slav and it 

affected my confidence, but in 

the second half of last season 

I managed to make a good 

number of appearances and 

I rediscovered a lot of self-belief. 

Jack (Lester) is someone I first 


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met working with Wales U21s, 

he was Rob Page’s assistant and 

we’ve always kept in contact and 

had a good working relationship.” 

UTB: Would it be fair to say 

the club is in a very promising 

place as we speak and you are 

flourishing under the current 

management team? 

RND: “It goes without saying 

really, we’re doing extremely well 

under Hecky, Jack and Stuart 

(McCall) but we won’t rest on our 

laurels that is for sure. The staff 

have worked so hard with me, 

especially Hecky and I’m keen to 

repay his faith. He sat me down 

and told me what I was good at 

and where I needed to improve. 

He is big on analysis and it helps 

you as a player see the good 

and bad points, there are no 

grey areas. I’m critical of myself 

and an overthinker at times, but 

I’ve made sure I’ve implemented 

those improvements to my game, 

both in training and matches. 

I just want to improve all the time 

and be the best version of myself, 

it is about progression and I’ve 

worked so hard to get to this 

stage, I’m not going to suddenly 

change my mentality. With Hecky 

and his staff, there are quite a few 

givens and the lads know them, 

they are no stones left unturned 

because he knows how he wants 

his side to play. He wants his 

players to be brave on the ball 

and see a good reaction if you 

make a mistake. Hecky is big on 

character and body language, 

it is about applying yourself 

properly and every individual has 

bought into his way. Last season, 

Conor Hourihane was a great 

example for me to follow. The 

way he applied himself, despite 

being in and out of the team was 

fantastic, regardless of whether it 

was in training, in a gym session 

or away from the club, he went 

the extra mile, and it made me 

realise what I needed to do at 

times, he never complained once 

and it made me think.” 

“WITH HECKY AND HIS STAFF, THERE 

ARE QUITE A FEW GIVENS AND THE LADS 

KNOW THEM, THEY ARE NO STONES 

LEFT UNTURNED BECAUSE HE KNOWS 

HOW HE WANTS HIS SIDE TO PLAY” 

UTB: A word for Jack 

O’Connell, someone who 

has and continues to play a 

big role behind the scenes at 

Shirecliffe as he continues his 

rehabilitation. How much has he 

helped you? 

RND: “Jack set the standard 

extremely high, he was one of 

the best in that position and must 

have been close to international 

recognition at the time, he’d 

mastered the role here. The 

fans, rightly, expect us playing 

now to reach those standards 

and that is what I’m striving to do 

personally. But he has been a big 

presence at the training ground 

and on matchdays too. I was 

relatively new to the position 

at the beginning of the season, 

and he asked straight away if 

I wanted him to look through my 

clips, he drops me messages and 

is just really supportive of the 


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group. He points me in the right 

direction, and I want to listen to 

one of the best, understandably 

he is a favourite with the fans, 

and he deserves all the plaudits 

for how he continues to handle 

himself. I’m one who always 

paints pictures of how a game 

could pan out in my head, so 

I can see it quicker on the pitch 

and honestly, he’s a terrific help.” 

UTB: Finally, let’s talk about 

getting back to Bramall Lane 

this afternoon and hopefully 

regaining the momentum that 

was built before the recent 

international break? 

RND: “We have the best 

fans in the Championship in 

my opinion, that comes with an 

expectation but for a club like 

this it isn’t bad thing, if anything 

it is added motivation to improve 

and develop your game to be 

the best you can be as a player. 

We obviously want to win every 

game, it won’t always be the case 

that we can, it’ll be a season that 

has ups and downs but there 

is lots of football to be played 

and when I come to the end of 

the of my career in many years’ 

time hopefully, I’ll always regard 

Bramall Lane and Sheffield 

United as a special place to be.” 


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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. 

FACING THE CAMERA… 

Current assistant boss Stuart McCall is 

answering the questions for the club 

media back in July 2002 after joining 

the Blades as a player. 

Sitting on the old wooden seats in the 

South Stand, the then 38-year-old would 

play an integral part of United’s success 

that season under Neil Warnock. 


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UNDER-21s UPDATE 

United earned the Steel City 

derby bragging rights with a 

comprehensive 3-0 victory over 

Wednesday at Hillsborough. 

The Blades took full command after a 

goalless first half with the in form Louie 

Marsh again amongst the goals for Micky 

Collins’s side. 

After being held at bay in the first 45, 

United took the lead when Marsh played 

the ball wide to Sai Sachdev who returned 

the ball with a low cross to allow Marsh to 

convert. 

Two minutes later Marsh bagged his 

second when he netted after Wednesday 

had failed to deal with a corner. 

Daniel Jebbison then saw an effort 

cleared off the line, but the game was 

sealed late on when an Andre Brooks 

strike from range took a deflection before 

looping over the ‘keeper to make it 3-0. 

TEAM (vs Sheff Wed): Amissah, Sachdev, Buyabu, 

Potter (Barratt 83), Starbuck, Freckleton, Marsh, 

Maguire (Hampson 83), Jebbison (T. Williams 88), Peck, 

Brooks. Unused: Hiddleston, Gomis. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

DATE KO/F-A OPPOSITION VENUE/SCORER 

TUE 9 u 2-0 READING McBURNIE, OSULA 

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

TUE 23 v 0-3 CARDIFF CITY – 

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

TUE 6 u 2-0 WATFORD PECK, MARSH 

TUE 13 u 2-1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED BROADBENT, MARSH 

WED 21 u 2-0 WIGAN ATHLETIC WILLIAMS 2 

TUE 27 s 1-1 HULL CITY MARSH 

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

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

MON 24 2PM BURNLEY LANCASHIRE FA 

MON 31 1PM BARNSLEY 

LNER COMMUNITY 

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 

FRI 25 2PM CREWE ALEXANDRA 


STADIUM, YORK 

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 

JAN 

MON 16 7PM HULL CITY NORTH FERRIBY FC 

TUE 24 5PM COVENTRY CITY 


STADIUM, YORK 

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 

▲ Louie Marsh scores United’s second 

in the 3-0 win at Hillsborough 

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UTB 23 

UNDER-18s UPDATE 

United recently produced an 

impressive performance as they 

ran Category 1 side Crystal Palace 

close in the Premier League Cup. 

A youthful Blades side made a bright 

start with Sam Aston sending an effort 

wide and Owen Hampson also going 

close. Palace took the lead through 

Junior Dixon after being awarded a soft 

penalty but just before the break United 

deservedly levelled. After seeing an 

effort blocked, the impressive Hampson 

then slotted home Johnny Oluleye’s low 

cross to make it 1-1. Hampson could have 

netted again 10 minutes from time but was 

denied one-on-one, and with five minutes 

remaining Asher Agbinone bagged a 

winner for the Eagles. 

Prior to the Palace game, the Blades 

were beaten 3-1 by Wigan in the 

Professional Development League with 

Ben Drake netting for United. 

TEAM (vs Wigan): Yam, Clarke (Okyere 75), Haughton- 

Parris, Waldron, Pitan, Drake, Aston, Staniland, 

Havenhand, Ciccarelli (Midwood 56), Ly (Oluleye 75). 

Unused: Andrews, Tahir. 

TEAM (vs Crystal Palace): Yam, Waldron, Drake, 

Staniland, Pitan, Okyere, Aston, Dickinson, 

Oluleye (Havenhand 75), Hampson, Clarke. 

Unused: Hewitson, Ly, Haughton-Parris, Ciccarelli. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SAT 13 u 1-0 MILLWALL HAVENHAND 

SAT 20 v 0-3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 

SAT 27 u 2-0 READING BLACKER (2) 

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

SAT 17 s 0-0 COLCHESTER UNITED – 

SAT 24 u 1-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA PITAN 

SAT 1 v 1-3 WIGAN ATHLETIC DRAKE 

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

SAT 15 10.30AM BARNSLEY 

OAKWELL 

TRAINING GROUND 

SAT 22 1PM BIRMINGHAM CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM PETERBOROUGH UNITED IDVERDE TRAINING GROUND 

SAT 5 11AM 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 


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 


SAT 25 11AM BRISTOL CITY ROBINS TRAINING CENTRE 

SAT 1 11AM CARDIFF CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

APR 

SAT 15 11AM SWANSEA CITY 

LANDORE 


SAT 22 11AM WATFORD RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM QUEENS PARK RANGERS QPR TRAINING GROUND 

MAY 

SAT 6 7PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST ANDREW’S STADIUM 

▲ Owen Hampson netted against Crystal Palace 

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United fought back strongly to 

register a point in the Continental 

Cup but lost on penalties to 

Durham who nicked the bonus point after 

an entertaining 3-3 draw. 

Durham quickly had United on the back 

foot after racing into a 2-0 goal lead after 

goals from Rio Hardy and Beth Hepple. 

Just before half time, Neil Redfearn’s 

side managed to get a foothold when 

Georgia Walters showed great fleet-of-foot 

before firing in her first for the club. 

In the second half, Walters was on target 

again with a header to level the contest, 

but Durham regained the lead from the 

penalty spot through Hepple. 

With 10 minutes remaining United 

levelled again through Bex Rayner’s 

stunning half volley but it was Durham who 

pinched the extra point after winning the 

penalty shootout. 

TEAM (vs Durham): N. Wilson, Newsham, Hartley, 

Riglar, Cusack, Paul, Walters (Brown 90), Lord-Mears, 

Enderby (E. Wilson 46 (Docherty 90)), Wilcock (Rayner 

46), Muir (Sweetman-Kirk 46). Unused: Davies, 

Francis-Jones, Miller. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SUN 21 v 0-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS – 

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

SUN 11 P-P SUNDERLAND 

SUN 18 u 8-0 COVENTRY UNITED 

EPPLETON COLLIERY 

WELFARE GROUND 

RIGLAR, LORD-MEARS, CUSACK (2), 

NEWSHAM, ENDERBY (2), RAYNER 

SUN 25 s 2-2 LEWES OG, NEWSHAM 

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

SUN 16 2PM BRISTOL CITY BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 23 2PM SOUTHAMPTON BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 2PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST. ANDREW’S 

SUN 6 2PM CRYSTAL PALACE HAYES LANE 

SUN 20 2PM LONDON CITY LIONESSES BRAMALL LANE 

SAT 26 5PM EVERTON (CC) TBC 

SUN 4 2PM CHARLTON ATHLETIC THE OAKWOOD 

WED 7 7.30PM ASTON VILLA (CC) TBC 

SUN 18 12PM MANCHESTER UNITED LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE 

SUN 15 2PM BIRMINGHAM CITY BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 22 2PM BLACKBURN ROVERS BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 5 12PM DURHAM MAIDEN CASTLE 

SUN 12 2PM CHARLTON ATHLETIC BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 5 2PM LONDON CITY LIONESSES PRINCES PARK 

MAR 

SUN 12 2PM CRYSTAL PALACE BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 26 12OM LEWES BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 2 3PM BRISTOL CITY 

ROBINS HIGH 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 

APR 

SUN 16 2PM COVENTRY UNITED BUTTS PARK ARENA 

SUN 23 2PM SUNDERLAND BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 2PM SOUTHAMPTON TESTWOOD STADIUM 

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In Memory... 

RIP KEITH EDDY 

Sheffield United is deeply saddened to 

learn of the passing of former player and 

captain, Keith Eddy, at the age of 77. 

He made 136 appearances for the 

Blades, scoring 21 goals. 

Keith made his Football League debut 

with Barrow but made his name as a 

player under Ken Furphy at Watford, 

where he captained them to the FA Cup 

semi-final and promotion to Division Two. 

Signed for the Blades by the legendary 

John Harris, his first touch of the ball as 

a Blade was in the Watney Cup penalty 

shoot-out against Bristol Rovers at 

Eastville. Keith played in Tony Currie’s 

first ever game for Watford as well as 

featuring together at Bramall Lane, and 

United’s ambassador said: 

“He was excellent in midfield and a 

fine passer of the ball, but in defence he 

was outstanding, a great reader of the 

game. Along with many others at the 

time, I think he was unlucky not to have 

been capped for England.” 

When Furphy took over at Bramall 

Lane, he took Alan Woodward off 

penalties in favour of Eddy, which caused 

a few raised eyebrows at the time. Keith 

also took over as captain from Currie 

in 1975. 

He departed United in 1976 and played 

for the legendary New York Cosmos, 

captaining a team that included Pele and 

Franz Beckenbauer, before coaching 

in Canada and then carving out a 

successful career as a businessman. 

In the States, he was in regular touch 

with former Blade Alan Woodward. 

Our thoughts are with the Eddy family 

at this sad time. 

▲ Keith Eddy, right, chasing West Ham’s 

Patsy Holland from a game in 1975 


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WARM WELCOME FROM 

DISABLED SUPPORTERS OF 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 

During the visits from Birmingham City and 

Queens Park Rangers, Disabled Supporters of 

Sheffield United had the pleasure of welcoming 

the opposition’s Disabled Supporters 

Associations, with the help of Sheffield United 

FC. Everyone had an enjoyable matchday 

experience and for some fans it was their first 

experience of attending Beautiful Down Town 

Bramall Lane. 

Happy Birthdays 

Happy 40th Birthday Ryan 

Edmonds. With love from Kelly, 

Harley, Millie and Finley xxx 

Congratulations 

Happy first Wedding 

Anniversary to 

Benjamin and Alison 

Woof. The day 

after their wedding, 

Benjamin went to the Sheffield United vs Stoke 

City game, and this year they are celebrating 

their first anniversary together at today's game. 

Martin 

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knows that 

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quite like 

being a 

football 

supporter 

when your 

team is Sheffield United. He is a 

dedicated fan and supporter for 

many years attending regularly 

with his son Joe. A stalwart of 

Sheffield and a great family 

man, Martin has just celebrated 

his 60th birthday. In style! 

Happy 

6th 

Birthday 

Seb. All 

our love 

Mummy, 

Daddy & 

Milla xx 


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MATCH ACTION 

0 - 2 

– 

NDIAYE 40, Mc BURNIE 75 

SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: DEEPDALE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK, BASHAM, BREWSTER (DOYLE 69), BERGE, 

McBURNIE (SHARP 82), EGAN, AHMEDHODŽIĆ, NORWOOD, NDIAYE (Mc AT E E 90), 

NORRINGTON-DAVIES. UNUSED: AMISSAH, KHADRA, GORDON, BROOKS. 

Sander Berge tees up United’s second 


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James McAtee battles for the ball 

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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... 

Totem Pole Position... 

I am sure all of those privileged 

to have been parents have gone 

through the same ‘souvenir’ toys 

on family holidays. Both of my kids had a 

weakness for, well, tat, and they were 

both experienced pros in the art of 

acquiring it. 

Your heart ran cold if they laid sight 

on anything that vaguely resembled 

something off the TV. I recall one rain 

sodden last day in Cornwall where my 

eldest insisted that we couldn’t get off 

early as he wanted to wait until the shop 

on the Haven site opened so he could 

get a particular plush Tweenie spotted 

the night before. 12pm the shop opened, 

and I stayed in the car as his mum rushed 

into the place like someone on the first 

day of the sales to grab the offending 

object, get back in the car before being 

the first woman to drown on dry land and 

then get on the A30 before it became its 

usual Friday afternoon car park. Oh, how 

▲ The totem pole is back out in the museum 


36 UTB 

we laughed when we pulled back on the 

drive at Handsworth over 10 hours later. 

It didn’t even survive the back seat of the 

car before its arm had parted company 

with the rest of its body. 

The journey had been a nightmare, 

and that heady concoction of siblings, 

heat, lack of a toilet and a West Highland 

terrier who had decided she now loathed 

everyone in the family hadn’t helped 

things! We all know that there are only 

so many times that the wheels on the 

bus can go round and round before 

they come off, don’t, we? The Tweenie 

went missing soon after and the dog 

was saying nothing, although there 

was a strange bump in the flower bed 

at Wheatley Grove which appeared 

overnight. If the dog took a dislike to 

“THE TOUR STARTED ON MAY 12TH, 

JUST TWO SHORT WEEKS AFTER THE 

SEASON CLOSED AGAINST ARSENAL 

AT HIGHBURY AND IT WENT ON UNTIL 

JUNE 9TH, TAKING LOCAL LADS 

LIKE LEN BADGER AND MICKY ASH 

TO THE USA AND CANADA WHEN 

THEY HAD PROBABLY BEEN NO 

FURTHER THAN ROTHERHAM ON THE 

TOP DECK OF A NUMBER 69 BUS” 

something, it had a habit of, well, just not 

being there very long. I am sure that if 

someone ever digs the garden up to build 

an extension it will look like some crazed 

killer of plush toys with a shoe fetish once 

lived there! 

Abroad was worse. First it was the 

plastic toys which were basically a 

fake version of something which could 

be bought (for a lot more money) at a 

reputable store. I swear we kept so many 

sellers in Tenerife going for a year every 

time the Garrett family were in town. We 

had a Buzz Lightyear. Similar but not as 

good. Twenty minutes that lasted before 

the button which was supposed to make 

his wings pop out shot its head clear off, 

landing in a lady from Leighton Buzzard’s 

drink. How we laughed! 

It apparently said all of the 

catchphrases of the Disney original, but 

with the novel twist of being in some 

dialect that no-one had ever heard 

before. Every time the voice button was 

pressed, they brought out a jug of Sangria 

and a bowl of olives. Very strange. 

Spinnerman was another purchase. 

That beat the record for disintegration by 

a mile. Yes, it proudly said ‘Spinnerman’ 

on the box. I checked the time it lasted 

before being damaged on the fake Rolex 

I’d also been sold. It said the thing had 

broken three hours before it was sold to 

us. The Spinnerman had serious issues 

when inspected. For a start, it had three 

arms and one leg, largely due to the fact 

that one leg had been replaced by an 

arm. Handy for holding on to a wall when 

climbing I suppose. Terrifying for those 

playing with it though. Spinnerman also 

could not perform the basic superhero of 

its Marvel counterpart. This was proven 

when it was dropped from a wall, and it 

crashed to the floor without the parachute 

opening. In fact, as it turned out, it didn’t 

have a parachute to go with the loss of 

its head. In fact, any customs searching 

our luggage on the way back from a 

trip abroad would have arrested us on 

suspicion of having some form of sadist 

who got pleasure out of dismembering 

children’s toys! That was the thing - 

instead of filling a Spanish landfill, we 

had to lug them all back with us to show 

grandparents how their spending money 

had been spent. 

The other thing a bit later was football 

kits. The eldest, in particular, just couldn’t 

get enough of them. Wherever we were, 

he had to get a kit at all costs. Spain it 


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was Real Madrid every time, and never a 

fake. I can’t abide fake football shirts full 

stop. You can spot one a mile off. Some 

of the United ones in recent years I have 

seen have been a joke - colours wrong, 

material wrong, badly badged etc. 

We had loads of others. Benfica when 

in Portugal, Valletta in Malta, England 

every time there was a kit change - the 

list was endless and always expensive to 

say the least. That’s the other thing, when 

a new kit comes out it’s a must have, and 

even at our level that’s a regular thing. 

Kits and shirts at least always made 

it home, albeit occasionally a tad battle 

scarred from ketchup, cola, orange or 

sun cream. 

When the team have played abroad, 

they will also generally come back 

with a souvenir gift or two. There used 

to be a storeroom under the Tony 

Currie Stand years ago which was full 

of dusty old trophies - nothing of any 

great significance, more the sort of 

‘presented to Sheffield United FC on 

commemoration of them playing such and 

such on whatever date’ which had been 

handed over in exchange for something. 

Never a case of being ungrateful, far 

from it, just one of those things that 

happens I suppose. Occasionally there is 

something a little more substantial, and 

we have cabinets in the boardroom to 

accommodate if the need arises. 

One of the best things I have ever 

found from when we went abroad is a 

totem pole. 

Not a full sized one (it wouldn’t fit in 

the kit bag), no, this is a bit smaller, and 

it relates to the trip to Canada at the 

end of the 1961-62 season - a mammoth 

undertaking back then and a great 

example of the late, great John Harris not 

having a great deal to do when football 

stopped. He was described to me by 

several players of the time as a tee-total 

▲ John Harris led a tour to Canada 

Methodist lay preacher who still lived with 

his beloved mother, the game was all and 

any chance to extend it over the summer 

was seized with glee. 

The tour started on May 12th, just two 

short weeks after the season closed 

against Arsenal at Highbury and it went 

on until June 9th, taking local lads like 

Len Badger and Micky Ash to the USA 

and Canada when they had probably 

been no further than Rotherham on the 

top deck of a number 69 bus. We played 

various exhibition games before the final 

game against Eintracht Frankfurt at the 

Varsity Stadium in Toronto in front of a 

crowd of 11,000. The Canada leg of the 


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tour had been organised by the son of 

one time FA Cup winner and England 

International Bert Lipsham. Bert had 

emigrated to Canada in 1923 after a spell 

as the first manager proper of Millwall, 

and whilst he was in the new country, 

he played a huge part in setting up the 

Canadian FA. He also lost an arm whilst 

working in a saw mill (I swear) and was 

apparently killed in a train crash, though 

some reports say it was a heart attack, in 

1932 at the age of 53. 

Anyway, we had played Frankfurt 

before on the tour on June 2nd at the 

Empire Stadium. Vancouver won 4-1, this 

game billed as an ‘International Football 

Match’ saw the Blades run out as 4-0 

winners with the goals being scored 

by Doc Pace and a hat trick from Keith 

Kettleborough. 

“I KNOW FROM OLD PICTURES 

THAT IT HAD A SPELL IN THE OLD 

BOARDROOM IN JOHN STREET 

BEFORE BEING EVENTUALLY 

CONSIGNED TO THE DARK CUPBOARD 

UNDER THE STAIRS, WHERE I FOUND 

IT 20 OR SO YEARS AGO” 

Now, we didn’t get any old trophy 

for this. As said, we got a totem pole 

to lug all the way back to Blighty, and it 

amazingly made it back intact. I know 

from old pictures that it had a spell in 

the old boardroom in John Street before 

being eventually consigned to the 

dark cupboard under the stairs, where 

I found it 20 or so years ago. It has to 

be said that it’s a strange looking thing 

to bring back from abroad, but nowhere 

near as strange as a Buzz Lightyear or 

disfigured Spinnerman, and, as its 60 

years this year since we won it, it’s lasted 

a damned sight longer than either of 

those did! 

▲ Keith Kettleborough netted a hat-trick 

It’s back out in the museum. Every time 

we have had it on display, it seems to 

have brought us a little bit of luck, so it’s 

going to get a chance again. 

Fingers crossed. 


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WHAT’S THE STORY? 

In every issue of UTB this season, our regular contributor DAVE BURKINSHAW features a 

Blades related photograph from his personal archive and reveals the story behind it… 

One of United’s most 

controversial player sales since 

the Second World War was Mick 

Jones’ move to Leeds United in late 

September 1967. 

Manager John Harris threatened to 

resign over the deal and many fans 

protested. Into such a potentially difficult 

atmosphere came midfielder Willie Carlin, 

signed by the Blades from Carlisle United 

during the same period. 

Carlin made his debut in the first home 

game after Jones’ sale against Newcastle 

United and impressed immediately with 

his tenacity and passing ability. He also 

scored one of the Blades’ goals in a 

2-1 win. 

Carlin, who began his career with 

Liverpool and won England schoolboy and 

youth honours, is featured in the centre of 

today’s photograph moving towards the 

ball. The photograph was taken during 

United’s fifth round FA Cup tie at West 

Ham United on 9th March 1968. As well as 

Carlin the photo shows West Ham forward, 

Brian Dear, just behind him. Due to FA 

rules governing change kits for their cup 

competition, West Ham actually played 

in their away kit and United wore black 

shorts rather than the white ones they 

wore as their first-choice home strip. 

The other United player who can just 

be seen behind Carlin is another midfield 

player, Frank Barlow, a product of United’s 

prolific youth system in the 1960s. An 

injury hit Blades team claimed a famous 

2-1 win in this game to move to the last 

eight of the competition where they were 

unlucky to lose 1-0 at Leeds United. 

Ironically, this photograph was used in 

the now defunct magazine Soccer Star in 

its issue of 13th September 1967 reporting 

that the Blades had just sold Carlin to 

Brian Clough’s Derby County for £60,000. 

Carlin had impressed in the recent fixture 

between the Blades and Derby, scoring 

one of United’s goals in their 2-0 win. 

The Blades were relegated to the 

Second Division at the end of the 1967-68 

season. United fans were optimistic that 

their side had enough quality to make an 

immediate return to the top flight. They 

had appointed a new manager during the 

close season, former Shrewsbury Town 

boss, Arthur Rowley. Rowley was allowed 

to wheel and deal in the transfer market 

to build a promotion winning side and one 

of his early decisions was to sell Carlin 

to divisional rivals Derby as there had 

been reported ill-feeling between the two 

of them. 

The sale was a controversial one and 

United missed Carlin’s midfield energy, 

especially as he played an important 

role in helping the Rams win the Division 

Two league title and promotion to the 


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top flight. By contrast United finished in 

a disappointing ninth place and it was no 

surprise that Rowley had been replaced 

by previous incumbent, John Harris, 

as manager by the start of the 1969- 

70 season. 

Carlin also helped Leicester City win 

the Second Division title in 1970-71, 

the same season that United finished 

runners-up to them and joined them in 

winning automatic promotion to the top 

flight. 


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Today on our United 

Cashback Initiative, 

we would like to give a 

welcome back to Bramley 

Sunnyside Juniors. 

Bramley Sunnyside U9s 

are a junior grassroots 

football team based in 


JON HELLIWELL, United’s fan engagement 

lead, keeps the supporters informed… 

Bramley, Rotherham. They 

formed in summer 2021 

with the aim to give more 

kids in the local area an 

opportunity to play football. 

They had a successful 

first season, went through 

a few changes over the 

summer and have had 

a good start to the new 

season. Today they are 

represented by manager 

Shane Robshaw and 

coach Matt Betts (both big 

HOME DEBUT SCHEME... 

Blades supporters). For 

more information about the 

club, you can call Shane 

Robshaw on 07837 711021. 

As part of our United 

Cashback Initiative, 

Bramley Sunnyside can be 

seen taking part in today’s 

pre-match flag waving 

and have managed to 

raise funds for their club 

to spend on anything they 

wish. We hope you all have 

a fantastic day. 

United would like to give a warm welcome to today’s 

home debutants who are all visiting Bramall Lane for the 

very first time. Today’s first-time visitors are: 

— Bradley 

— Zoe 

— Ollie 

— Amy 

— Arthur (Happy 9th 

Birthday for yesterday!) 

We hope you all enjoy your first day at Beautiful 

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Welcome to this afternoon’s mascots… 

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Age: 10 

Favourite Player: 

Oliver Norwood 

ISABELLA HOBSON 

Age: 12 


Chris Basham 

ZAC ASHTON 

Age: 9 


Iliman Ndaiye 


ACADEMY BOYS – UNDER-8s 

United’s new intake of U8 players will be 

in attendance at today’s game as they 

look to start their footballing journey at 

the Sheffield United Academy. The boys 

will be joining the Home Debut Scheme 

as first-time visitors to the Lane, before 

cheering on the Blades for the game 

afterwards! 

ALBIE IRVING 

Age: 7 


John Egan 

LOLA KAY 

CAPTAIN 

BLADE CLUB... 

CONTACT... 

Age: 9 


Billy Sharp 

HADLEY FARRAND JONES 

Age: 13 

Favourite Players: Billy Sharp, 

John Fleck and Iliman Ndiaye 

Today, on our Captain Blade 

Club, we have: Ollie. We hope 

you have a fantastic day! 

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’ 

Dedicated fan experience page at: 

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

Dedicated Disabled Supporters page 

at: www.sufc.co.uk/fans/disabledsupporters-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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T he Story So Far... 

Catching up and recording events from Bramall Lane… 

— WEDNESDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 

United’s U21s earn a deserved 2-0 win 

over Wigan Athletic with two goals from 

the impressive Theo Williams. 

— FRIDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 

United’s November fixtures against 

Bristol City and Burnley are both picked 

to be screened live by Sky Sports. 

United youngster George Broadbent 

joins National League side Boreham 

Wood on loan until January 2023. 

— SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 

United’s U18s make it three wins on 

the spin with a hard fought 1-0 win over 

Crewe Alexandra thanks to a goal from 

Levis Pitan. 

— SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 

United Women show their fighting 

qualities after coming from 2-0 down to 

draw 2-2 away at Lewes. An own goal 

followed by a Charlotte Newsham strike 

ensure a share of the spoils for Neil 

Redfearn’s side. 

— TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 

United’s U21s snatched a late point in a 

1-1 draw against Hull City. Harry Wood 

opened the scoring for Hull before Louie 

Marsh equalised in the 90th minute. 

— SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER 

United’s U18s slipped to only a second 

defeat of the season after going down 

3-1 to Wigan. Ben Drake was on target for 

the Blades. 

▲ George Broadbent joins Boreham Wood on loan 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 

McBURNIE 62 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 

DEENEY 70 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock, Basham, Berge, 

McBurnie (Sharp 69), Khadra (Bogle 62), Egan, 

Norwood, Doyle (Brewster 62), Ndiaye (McAtee 

89), Norrington-Davies. Unused: Davies, Arblaster, 

Gordon. 

Birmingham: Ruddy, Colin, Sanderson, Trusty, Bacuna 

(Hannibal 65), Graham, Deeney (Bellingham 90), 

Longelo, Hogan (Jutkiewicz 90), Chong (Hall 81), 

Bielik. Unused: Etheridge, Leko, James. 

Referee: D. Bond — Attendance: 29,927 

United remained top of the 

Championship despite being pegged 

back at home to Birmingham City. The 

Blades opened the scoring when Oli 


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McBurnie rifled home his fifth of the 

season on 62 minutes but just eight 

minutes later Blues levelled for a share 

of the points when skipper Troy Deeney 

converted from close range. 

— SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 

United Women came from two goals 

down again in an entertaining 3-3 draw 

against Durham in the Continental 

Cup group stages. Goals from Georgia 

Walters (2) and Bex Rayner ensured a 2-2 

draw but Durham took the bonus point 

after winning the penalty shootout. 

▲ Louie Marsh on target again as United beat Wednesday 3-0 

— MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER 

▲ Georgia Walters scores a brace against Durham 

United’s U21s took the Steel City 

derby spoils after a comprehensive 

3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at 

Hillsborough. The in-form Louie Marsh 

netted twice with Andre Brooks adding 

a third late on. 

▲ Oli McBurnie enjoys his goal against Birmingham 


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BLAST FROM THE PAST 

Each week PAUL HOLLAND looks back on a prominent game 

from the past between the Blades and our opponents… 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3-1 BLACKPOOL 

SATURDAY 31st OCTOBER 1981 

United’s assault on the old Fourth 

Division took place during the 

1981-82 campaign, where under 

the stewardship of Ian Porterfield, the 

Blades accumulated 96 points, winning 

27 matches with no defeats at Bramall 

Lane throughout the season. 

The Tangerines were one of the Blades’ 

many ‘victims’ when they visited the Lane 

in October 1981 as the 15,566 spectators, 

the second highest of the day outside the 

First Division, witnessed a 3-1 victory. 

Ten years previously, these two sides 

would have contested First Division 

football, however, due to a decline the duo 

had wallowed to the depths of the bottom 

tier in the Football League. 

Whilst the scoring was high, the quality 

was not good as a goalless first half was 

met with several miss-hit passes and 

shapeless play. 

United took the lead on 59 minutes 

through former Blackpool striker Bob 

Hatton after he intercepted a loose ball to 

score his 200th career goal. Mike Trusson 

doubled the hosts’ lead two minutes later 

from close range before Stan McEwan 

quickly reduced the deficit. 

The Blades’ dominance paid dividends 

as Porterfield’s side cruised into a hardfought 

3-1 lead through the 34-year-old 

Hatton’s second on 82 minutes. After 

sending Steve Neville away on the right 

flank, the veteran charged 50 yards into 

the opposition’s penalty area to convert 

his teammates’ cross. 

United also won the return fixture 1-0 

at Bloomfield Road five months later and 

would go on to win the Fourth Division, 

achieving automatic promotion to the third 

tier, whilst Blackpool would finish 12th in 

the table. 


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1960 

This 1-0 win at Portman Road 

against Alf Ramsey’s Ipswich 

Town ensured a seventh straight league 

win for John Harris’s side. Billy Russell 

scored the crucial winner. It would 

eventually be a successful season for 

both as Ipswich won the Division Two 

title with United also promoted after 

finishing second. 

1996 

United had 

games in 

hand on all 

the teams 

above them 

as Howard 

Kendall’s side 

prepared 

to host 

struggling 

Charlton at 

Bramall Lane in this second-tier 

encounter. After defeat against Southend 

and a goalless draw at home to Tranmere, 

United picked up a much needed three 

points after second half goals from Petr 

Katchouro (2) and a third goal in as many 

games from Andy Walker. Both strikers 

would end the campaign with 14 goals 

apiece in all competitions. 

ON THIS DAY 

UTB looks back into the archives to find out what 

happened on this day in United’s history… 

2016 

Defender 

Ethan Ebanks- 

Landell 

continued a 

strong run 

in front of 

goal, netting 

a brace in 

United’s 4-0 

win over Port 

Vale. After 

scoring his 

first goal for the club in midweek 

against Fleetwood in the Football 

League Trophy, the Wolves loanee 

added two more with Mark Duffy and 

Stefan Scougall also scoring as United 

recorded their biggest win so far in the 

eventual promotion winning 2016-17 

League One season. 

1988 

OCTOBER 

15 

The Blades were second 

ahead of this third-tier clash 

at Bloomfield Road as Dave Bassett took 

his side to Blackpool. Martin Pike had 

scored in the first half for United and with 

the match level at the break, the Blades’ 

winner arrived through Simon Webster as 

United made it five league wins in a row 

on their way to eventual promotion. 


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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... 

Jim Iley... 

South Kirkby-born 

Jim Iley played for 

the Blades 

between 1953 and 1957. 

He was a left footed 

strong wing half, who 

tackled hard, was 

comfortable on the ball 

possessing a strong shot 

and fine passing ability. 

His excellent form with the 

Blades attracted attention 

of clubs in the top flight 

and he was sold to 

Tottenham Hotspur in 

August 1957. The fee 

United received helped 

them to fund new 

floodlights! 

Later in his career Jim 

played for Nottingham 

Forest, Newcastle United 

and Peterborough United 

achieving well over 500 

Football League games by 

the end of his career. 

Arguably his best form 

was at Newcastle where he 

became captain showing 

exemplary on-field 

leadership. He helped lead 

the Magpies to the Second 

Division (Championship) 

title in 1964/65 and was 

part of the side which reestablished 

the club in the 

top flight. 

His form had been 

impressive enough to 

earn him selection for the 

Football League (once 

whilst with the Blades) 

and to earn one England 

U23 cap. 

His leadership skills had 

been noticed by other 

clubs and it was Fourth 

Division Peterborough who 

appointed him to his first 

▲ Jim managed the likes of Peterborough, 

Barnsley, Blackburn, Bury and Exeter 

managerial post in January 

1969, initially as caretaker 

player-manager and then 

on a full-time basis. Whilst 

with Posh perhaps to the 

extra responsibility he bore 

on the field he became 

their first ever player to 


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be sent off in a Football 

League game whilst 

playing Port Vale. 

He left Peterborough 

in September 1969 

having failed to get 

the club promoted. He 

took a scouting job with 

Cambridge United in the 

interim until another Fourth 

Division club at the time, 

Barnsley, appointed him 

as manager in April 1973. 

Although going close to 

winning promotion, fans 

became frustrated at the 

narrow failures and the 

club lost patience and 

dismissed him in April 1978. 

Ironically, the Tykes were 

promoted the following 

season benefitting greatly 

from the foundations Jim 

had established. 

Probably his least 

successful foray into 

management came 

at Second Division 

Blackburn Rovers where 

his tenure lasted only 172 

days between April and 

November 1978. Nothing 

seemed to go his way and 

the club struggled. He was 

sacked after a campaign in 

the local press against him. 

Other clubs still 

recognised his ability 

to work on a shoestring 

budget and Fourth Division 

Bury were the next to 

appoint him in July 1980. 

He went agonisingly close 

to helping the Shakers 

win promotion and indeed 

▲ Jim during his playing days with United 

they missed out on the 

last day of 1982/83 season 

when they lost their final 

game. As at Barnsley, the 

club’s board lost patience 

and Jim was sacked in 

February 1984 and in the 

following season the club 

won promotion, again 

benefitting from the work 

Jim had done. 

Hi final managerial 

appointment was at 

Exeter City in June 1984 

after their relegation from 

Division Three. Tasked 

with a rebuilding job, he 

started well with his team 

winning 5-0 win against 

Northampton Town. 

The team subsequently 

struggled but he still had 

the majority of fans on his 

side and who very unhappy 

when he was dismissed 

in April 1985. There was a 

campaign here to have him 

reinstated and indeed Jim 

tried to buy a controlling 

share of club to take up the 

post again, but he failed 

with his bid. 

Jim had a reputation for 

working effectively with 

small budgets and building 

struggling clubs who 

enjoyed future success. 

He was highly respected 

in the game for his eye for 

a player and he undertook 

further scouting work for 

Charlton Athletic. 


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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… 

⊳ ▲ 

This week we have three images 

sent in by supporter Gary Shaw. 

Gary, alongside his girlfriend 

Hannah McEwan recently enjoyed 

a holiday in Kefalonia, Greece. 

Of course, they remembered to 

pack their Blades shirts, and wore 

them with great pride it seems! 

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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54 UTB 

A WHOLE 

NEW 

BALL 

GAME 

United were back in Premier League action and 

welcomed Nottingham Forest to Bramall Lane on 

Saturday 24th October 1992. 

After overcoming Bristol City in the League Cup, the 

Blades were beaten 3-1 by Leeds at Elland Road leading 

to an already vital game at the bottom as Brian Clough’s 

side arrived in South Yorkshire bottom of the Premier 

League, but just three points behind 19th placed United. 

A drab game ended goalless, a result which probably 

didn’t help either side much as Forest continued to 

struggle. 


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… 

MAKING HIS MARK… 

Alan Kelly was the feature of the main player interview with the ‘keeper admitting he 

knew he was arriving in the summer as Simon Tracey’s number two. The article also 

includes quotes from Dave Bassett, stating he regarded Tracey as his number one, 

but Kelly was close to bucking his theory, despite Tracey being recalled for this game. 


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DAVE BASSETT… 

Leading off with Dave Bassett’s programme notes, the boss defended his side 

following comments made on TV by Leeds striker Lee Chapman. The subject of 

United’s direct style irked the Blades gaffer who rightly referred to Chapman’s role at 

Leeds where he was the target of several long balls from ‘keeper John Lukic, according 

to the United manager. Bassett also called for a ‘cup tie’ atmosphere for the upcoming 

League Cup third round tie as the Blades were drawn against Liverpool. 




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MATCH ACTION… 

There was an action spread from the recent 2-0 success against Southampton which 

included an image of ex-Blade Glen Cockerill receiving treatment. Cockerill had joined 

the Saints from the Blades back in 1985. 


INJURY UPDATE… 

Throughout the early part of the season, physio 

Derek French had been kept very busy with a 

number of players suffering injury. In a regular 

programme contribution, he provided fans with an 

update which included news that Dane Whitehouse 

would be missing for several weeks. 

CAPTAIN’S NOTES… 

Skipper Brian Gayle admitted Forest’s lowly 

position was a surprise. Forest propped up the 

league for much of the campaign after finishing 

the previous season in eighth. Gayle mentioned 

United’s style may not be of Forest’s liking after 

the Blades had won three from the last four 

league meetings between both sides. 

BLADES TEAM… 

United’s team for this game was as follows… 

Tracey, Ward, Gayle, Beesley, Cowan, Bradshaw, Gannon, 

Hoyland, Bryson, Deane, Littlejohn. Subs: Hodges 

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60 UTB 

NEW LEAGUE, 

NEW RULES 

The Premier League has 

widely been credited for 

redefining the English 

game. But back in the 

infancy of the new 

league in 1992-93, the 

changes were subtle as 

the first steps were being 

taken to breathe new life 

into the beautiful game. 

For all intents and 

purposes, nothing much 

had changed from 

the final Division One 

season to the inaugural 

Premier League 

campaign. 

It would be in the 

coming years when 

clubs upgraded or 

moved stadia, signed 

some of the world’s 

best talent and sealed 

eye watering TV and 

sponsorship deals. 

The main change 

off the field was the 

introduction of Sky 

Sports who began the 

journey on revolutionising 

how we watched the 

Premier League. 

On the field though, a 

couple of rule changes 

would subtly help the 

entertainment factor, 

whilst also keeping the 

players on their toes! 

1992-93 was the first 

season we saw the back 


pass rule introduced, with 

goalkeepers no longer 

able to pick the ball up 

when it was played to 

them by the foot of a 

teammate. 

The rule change was 

introduced to discourage 

time-wasting and 

negative play, something 

which was a major 

talking point following 

the end of the 1990 

World Cup. 

Over time, this 

modification would prove 

to be one of the most 

▲ Paul dishes out the instructions at QPR away 

successful rule changes, 

but for goalkeepers and 

defenders, it meant a 

sudden change from the 

norm as players up and 

down the country quickly 

retrained the mind to 

adapt to the new rules. 

Paul Beesley was 

one player who was 

now adjusting to the 

new regulations, and 

he explained there was 

many hours of work on 

the training ground to 

ensure everyone was up 

to speed.

▲ In action at Ayresome Park against Middlesbrough 

He told UTB: “If you 

go back to the first ever 

Premier League season, 

there was a feeling 

something special might 

be happening, but of 

course there was no 

overnight huge changes. 

It happened over time. 

“One change I really 

had to get to grips with 

was the back pass rule. 

This really did have a 

major immediate impact 

on the game, and some 

watching now will find 

it hard to believe there 

was a time before this 

rule change! 

“It was huge for me 

as a defender because 

I was closest to the 

‘keeper and more likely 

than most to pass it to 

him. I remember we were 

actually practicing it 

during the close season. 

I remember in training 

having balls knocked 

over the top and we’d 

work on playing it back 

correctly to the ‘keeper. 

“Making sure the 

ball was played to the 

correct foot, and at 

the right pace. It was a 

big adjustment for the 

keepers of course too. In 

fact, our first goal of the 

season came from a back 

pass, I think. Trace then 

cleared it up field and we 

got a throw, and from that 

throw we scored the first 

ever goal.” 

Of course, there were 

mishaps, and United 

were no exception as 

Tracey opted to take a 

touch from a back pass 

at Spurs before dribbling 

the ball away and out of 

play under pressure. 

He then wrestled an 

opponent to the ground 

to prevent a quick throw 

when out of his goal 

and promptly saw red 

for a second yellow. The 

incident prompted boss 

Dave Bassett to say his 

‘keeper had “the brains 

of a rocking horse!” 

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WHAT HAPPENED 

ELSEWHERE 

THE STATE OF PLAY… 

The top two were now starting 

to open up a small gap at the 

summit, as surprise leaders 

Norwich continued to set the 

pace. A top four which included 

Blackburn, Coventry and QPR 

was seen as a surprise, with 

the much-fancied Manchester 

United six points off the pace 

in sixth. Meanwhile, in the 

week building up to this round 

of fixtures, Liverpool legend 

Ian Rush broke the club’s 

goalscoring record when he 

surpassed Roger Hunt by netting 

goal 287 in a 2-2 draw against 

Manchester United. 

HEADLINE ACT… 

Liverpool had stuttered badly at 

the start of the 1992-93 season 

and this powerhouse of the 

1970s and 1980s now looked in 

serious decline. After finishing 

sixth the previous season, the 

Reds were well off the pace 

and 16th when leaders Norwich 

visited Anfield. But there were 

signs of the old magic as 

Graeme Souness’s side turned 

on the style despite going 


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 24th OCTOBER 1992 — 

▲ Ian Rush broke the 

Liverpool goal record 

behind to an Ian Butterworth 

goal on two minutes. Goals from 

Michael Thomas, Don Hutchison, 

David Burrows and Mark Walters 

earned the home side an 

impressive 4-1 win. 

THE GAMES… 

With the table now taking shape, 

it was clear newly promoted

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE… 

Here’s how things stood… 

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POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 13 7 5 1 24 9 15 26 

2 NORWICH CITY 13 8 2 3 23 24 -1 26 

3 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 13 6 5 2 20 13 7 23 

4 ARSENAL 13 7 2 4 17 12 5 23 

5 COVENTRY CITY 13 6 4 3 16 13 3 22 

6 ASTON VILLA 13 5 6 2 21 15 6 21 

7 MANCHESTER UNITED 13 5 6 2 14 10 4 21 

8 CHELSEA 13 5 4 4 18 16 2 19 

9 MIDDLESBROUGH 13 4 5 4 22 18 4 17 

10 LEEDS UNITED 13 4 5 4 23 21 2 17 

11 IPSWICH TOWN 13 3 8 2 19 18 1 17 

12 MANCHESTER CITY 13 4 4 5 14 13 1 16 

13 LIVERPOOL 13 4 4 5 20 21 -1 16 

14 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 13 4 4 5 16 17 -1 16 

15 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 13 3 6 4 21 22 -1 15 

16 EVERTON 13 3 4 6 11 16 -5 13 

17 SHEFFIELD UNITED 13 3 4 6 12 18 -6 13 

18 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 13 2 6 5 12 22 -10 12 

19 CRYSTAL PALACE 13 1 8 4 17 21 -4 11 

20 WIMBLEDON 13 2 5 6 17 21 -4 11 

21 SOUTHAMPTON 13 2 5 6 11 17 -6 11 

22 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 13 2 4 7 11 22 -11 10 

Blackburn stood a real chance 

of the title after they held 

favourites Manchester United 

to a goalless draw. Goals from 

Ian Wright and Anders Limpar 

moved Arsenal into fourth as 

they started to live up to the 

pre-season hype following a win 

over Everton. Leeds still looked 

off the pace despite Gordon 

Strachan giving them the lead at 

QPR, who came back to win, and 

narrow the gap on the leaders, 

after goals from David Bardsley 

and Les Ferdinand. 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS? 

Manchester United boss Alex 

Ferguson was thwarted in an 

attempt to bolster his striking 

options after failing to land 

Sheffield Wednesday’s David 

Hirst following a £3.5m bid. 

⊲ Les Ferdinand netted in QPR’s win over Leeds 




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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. During the 1992-93 

season, who was 

the England national 

team manager? 

2. Earlier in the month, 

Leeds advanced to 

the second round 

of the Champions 

League after 

defeating which 

German side? 

3. It had been a tough 

start for Wimbledon, 

but who was 

their boss back in 

1992-93? 

4. Who was the future 

England goalkeeper 

who was Crystal 

Palace number one 

back in 1992-93? 

5. Which 1992-93 

Premier League club 

were sponsored by 

Fisons? 

ANSWERS: 1. Graham 

Taylor, 2. Stuttgart, 3. Joe 

Kinnear, 4. Nigel Martyn, 

5. Ipswich Town, 6. Kevin 

Hitchcock, 7. Ian Snodin. 


1992-93 

PICTURE ROUND... 

Can you guess the names of these players 

who graced the inaugural season of the 

Premier League… 

6. Can you name this Chelsea stopper? 

7. Who is this Everton midfielder?

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UTB 67 

AN OPEN LETTER 

TO JAKE DANIELS 

Dear Jake, 

Many of us at Rainbow 

Blades related to 

your experience of 

coming out, knowing 

first-hand how nervewracking 

and deeply 

personal it is. To do 

this in the public eye 

shows enormous 

bravery and we are 

delighted you have 

received such fantastic support from your 

club and the wider football world. 

The impact you have had and will 

continue to have by inspiring gay and 

LGBTQ+ footballers at all levels cannot 

be underestimated. You have shown 

people do not have to change who they 

are to fit in; that they belong as they are. 

No one should have to hide any part of 

themselves to be accepted in football, the 

beautiful game we all love. 

Thank you for being visible in a space 

where many of us have previously felt 

unseen and for showing that everyone 

can aspire to be their happiest, most 

authentic self in every aspect of their 

life. We look forward to seeing how your 

career develops both on and off the pitch 

and hope to welcome you to Bramall Lane 

in the future. 

Best wishes 

Rainbow Blades 

If you would like to find out more and join Rainbow 

Blades, please follow the links below... 

FACEBOOK FACEBOOK: /BladesRainbow 

TWITTER TWITTER: @rainbow_blades 

INSTAGRA INSTAGRAM: @rainbowblades 

Membership sign up: bit.ly/joinrainbowblades 

Website: shefflaces.com/rainbowblades 

AN UPDATE FROM OUR 

SENIOR BLADES 

On Wednesday 28th September 

a party of 24 Senior Blades made 

their own way to Wentworth 

Woodhouse for a tour around the 

spectacular house there, which has 

the longest facade of 606 feet of 

any country house in Europe. 

Set in lovely grounds and gardens 

and on a beautiful autumn day, it 

was a fantastic day out. We had two 

groups and one of our guides David 

had a wealth of knowledge about the 

history of the house and made the 

tour extremely interesting. 

After the tour and a stroll around 

the gardens, some made their way 

to the equally enjoyable Wentworth 

Garden Centre and enjoyed a very 

nice lunch there too. Thanks to 

Sue for organising the outing and 

we are already looking forward to 

our first trip next year to another 

enjoyable spot! 

www.seniorblades.co.uk 


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

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

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

HALF-TERM CAMPS 

Our popular football camps at Leisure 

United Graves, Leisure United 

Westfield, Wisewood Sports Centre and 

Handsworth FC are back for the October 

half-term break for children aged 5-14 

with more fun and engaging football 

sessions. 

Our girls football camps are also 

returning at Leisure United Graves and 

Leisure United Westfield for girls aged 

5-14. 

The camps run from Monday 24th to 

Friday 28th October. Places are limited 

and going quickly so please book early. 

For full details head to 

officialsoccerschools.co.uk/ 

sheffieldunited/ 

FANS FC PREMIER 

LEAGUE TROPHY VISIT 

Our Fans FC participants were thrilled to 

see the Premier League trophy up close 

after a recent session at Bramall Lane! 

We’d like to thank the Premier League for 

organising the visit. 


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JAN THRIVES WITH FANS FC 

One of our longestserving 

participants on 

our Fans Fighting Cancer 

programme, Jan, spoke 

to us about her time with 

the Foundation: 

“I first got involved with 

United with the pitchside 

fitness sessions at 

Bramall Lane. I thought 

I had a bit of a drinking 

problem, so I’d been to 

another group, and I said, 

‘yeah I’m getting that 

under control, but I need 

to get physically active’ 

and they recommended 

the Foundation’s 

programme. I’ve stayed 

ever since.” 

Fans FC is a free 

programme run in 

conjunction with Sheffield 

Hospitals Charity and 

NHS Charities Together 

that consists of 18 weekly 

sessions. Our variety 

of sessions focus on 

physical and mental 

wellbeing for people 

diagnosed with cancer 

and/or other long-term 

illnesses and people 

affected by cancer (family 

and friends). Sessions 

take place both virtually 

and face-to-face to 

ensure everyone can get 

the help they need. 

Jan added: “It’s a very 

good programme at 

the present time, and 

it’s getting better. I got 

really depressed during 

the lockdowns, with not 

being able to go outside, 

so doing the programme 

online during those 

times really helped. 

That combined with 

the physical activities 

has really improved my 

overall health. 

“Through Fans FC I’ve 

been able to get involved 

with other programmes 

at the Foundation, 

particularly helping the 

younger participants. I’m 

nearly a senior citizen but 

I love playing football! 

That’s my passion at 

the moment and I’m 

passionate about getting 

younger women and 

girls involved in football 

because when I was 

young, I felt like an 

outsider. When I was 

growing up, if I wanted to 

play football I had to play 

with the lads in the street, 

and of course there was 

no way to carry that on 

professionally. 

“I didn’t play for ages, 

and I think I missed out 

on quite a bit, particularly 

getting into a women’s 

football league. It’s been 

great seeing the women’s 

Euros this past summer 

and I hope we can get 

more women joining 

in with our Fans FC 

sessions.” 

To see our full list 

of Fans FC activities 

and session timetable, 

please head to sufccommunity.com, 

and for 

more information contact 

health@sufc-community. 

co.uk. 


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FOUNDED: 1887 

NICKNAME: THE TANGERINES 

GROUND: BLOOMFIELD ROAD 

CAPACITY: 16,616 

OWNER: SIMON SADLER 

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Michael Appleton is trying to build 

momentum with the Blackpool 

squad he took over last summer 

and he has seen positive signs in 

recent weeks. 

After Blackpool’s 16th-place finish in 

the Championship last season, Appleton 

set realistic targets as he returned to 

Lancashire for a second spell as the club’s 

manager last summer. 

While there have been some setbacks 

for the Tangerines since their managerial 

change, the last few matches have served 

up some hugely encouraging signs that 

progress is being made. 

A 0-0 draw against Sunderland could 

easily have swung in Blackpool’s favour 

and then they produced a fine performance 

to beat a strong Watford side 3-1 last 

weekend. 

That win was a blueprint for success and 

Appleton will be hoping his team can build 

on recent results at Bramall Lane today. 

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Making good use of the loan 

market is crucial to the 

prospects of any 

Championship side and Blackpool 

appear to have recruited a young 

gem in striker Theo Corbeanu. 

The talented forward has scored 

some crucial goals in the opening 

weeks of the season and has shown 

signs that he can be a real asset for 

Michael Appleton’s men this season. 

“Theo knows where the goal is and 

he’ll get more goals and assists to his 

name between now and the end of the 

season,” says Blackpool boss Michael 

Appleton when speaking about his 

loan signing. 


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POSITION: STRIKER 

LOAN FROM WOLVES 

“He’s a great lad and is learning 

all of the time. He wants to learn and 

wants to be better, and we can help 

develop him as much as possible.” 

Corbeanu has extra motivation 

to shine in the next few weeks for 

Blackpool, as he is in line to play at the 

World Cup finals in Qatar with Canada. 

“I think I have a serious shot at 

making the team for Qatar,” says the 

young striker. 

“I’m very confident. Obviously, it’s 

going to be difficult because you need 

to be very informed, especially at my 

age and especially because some of 

the players at my position are at top 

teams around the world. 

“I believed 100 per cent that I’d get 

invited to camp. I’m on loan, but I’ve 

stepped up a division and I knew that 

if I did well, which I have, I’d get the 

call. 

“I have loved my time at Blackpool 

so far and hopefully that move can 

help me with Canada.” 

Canada will play Belgium, Morocco 

and Croatia in the group stages of the 

World Cup.

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Chris MAXWELL 

1 

THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 30/07/90 

Previous club: Preston 

There is always a debate 

over the suitability of a 

goalkeeper to captain 

a team, yet Maxwell 

has grown into the role 

at Blackpool. He has 

recently returned to the 

first team after a spell 

on the sidelines and was 

praised for an impressive 

performance in the 0-0 

draw at Sunderland earlier 

this month. 

Charlie PATINO 

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YOUNG GUN... 


Club: On loan from Arsenal 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

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Wednesday 16th March 2022 

This teenager is lapping 

up the first team 

opportunities coming his 

way at Blackpool, with 

Patino catching the eye 

in his first few months 

at the club. Making his 

way through the ranks 

at Arsenal, Patino has 

represented England at 

under-15, under-16 and 

under-17 level but could 

also represent Spain. 

Gary MADINE 

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ONE TO WATCH... 


Previous club: Cardiff 

This experienced striker 

will be eager to make 

an impact as he returns 

to Bramall Lane today. 

A former Sheffield 

Wednesday and Bolton 

marksman, Madine had 

a spell on loan with the 

Blades in 2019 and scored 

three goals in 16 league 

appearances for the club. 

Sheffield United missed the chance to climb 

into the Championship play-offs as they were 

held at Blackpool. Beginning the night three 

points outside the top six, the Blades endured 

a frustrating night in Lancashire as both Sander 

Berge and Oliver Norwood had goals ruled out for offside, while Billy Sharp 

came close to finding a winner with a shot that flew just wide. 

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NUMBERS COUNT... 

11 

24 

— 

252 

— 

— The number of seconds it took 

for Billy Slater and Jimmy Quinn 

to score Blackpool’s fastest 

goal in a match. Slater’s strike 

came against Stoke in 1949, with 

Quinn’s effort against Bristol City 

in 1995. 

The number of times 

Blackpool have beaten Sheffield 

United in all competitions, with 

the Blades winning this fixture 

32 times. 

Jimmy 

Hampson 

holds the 

Blackpool 

scoring 

record with 

his 252 

goals scored 

between 

October 1927 

and January 

1938. 

428 

— 

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The number of games Sir 

Stanley Matthews played for 

Blackpool between 1947 and 

1962. 

— The number of times 

Blackpool have earned a 

promotion through the play-offs, 

in 1992, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017 

and 2021 

Jimmy Armfield 

BLACKPOOL LEGEND... 

A true legend at Blackpool, Armfield 

holds the appearance record for the 

club and was a passionate follower 

until his passing in 2018. Armfield was 

capped 43 times by England, 15 of them 

as captain and was part of Alf Ramsey’s 

1966 World Cup winning squad. He 

later managed Bolton Wanderers and 

Leeds United, and was a BBC radio 

commentator for more than 35 years.

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FROM THE TOUCHLINE 

Michael Appleton set realistic “A lot of clubs in this division have 

targets when he returned for players who are experienced playing 

a second spell as Blackpool in the Premier League and we have to 

manager last summer and he appears rise to the challenge.” 

to be laying foundations that are The victory against Watford last 

starting to reap rewards. 

weekend was a highlight of the 

Appleton’s first stint in charge of season so far, with Appleton hinting 

Blackpool lasted just 11 games, as it was evidence that his side can 

he was lured away by Blackburn and challenge anyone in this division. 

became the shortest-serving manager “I think it was a massive win and a 

in the club’s history. 

great performance,” he added. 

Since returning last June, he has “I said the other night that no matter 

already taken charge of more matches who you play against they will always 

than his first spell at the club and last have a spell in the game. Once they 

weekend’s 3-1 win against Watford got their equaliser, their tails were up. 

suggested he is already having a They started to pop the ball about and 

positive impact at Bloomfield Road. did well, but other than that I thought 

Blackpool are coming up against we were great. 

sides with bigger budgets more often “The second half was fantastic. We 

than not in the Championship, but were aggressive and on the front 

Appleton believes he can find a way to foot. We were a lot braver in and out 

piece together a successful campaign. of possession, created chances and 

“Coming up against good teams, earned the right to be in the game. 

we’ve got to remember who we are a “The lads really dug in and knew 

little bit, we’re not going to dominate with the backing we were getting that 

every game of football that we play,” we’d get an opportunity. I think we got 

states this former Oxford and Lincoln our just rewards today.” 

manager. 

Appleton is likely to have a different 

“There are a lot of good teams in perspective on any football result after 

this league who are going to have he underwent surgery for testicular 

spells in games, whether that’s a cancer last year. 

20-minute spell or 45 or we’re under After dealing with that shock, the 

the pump for 70 minutes and have challenges of a football match must 

a good 20-minute spell and win the seem more than manageable for the 

game. 

Blackpool boss. 


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

ROY GRATRIX 

England B international 

centre-half Roy Gratrix 

starred as Blackpool 

finished League 

Championship runnersup 

in 1955-56. He played 

for works team Taylor 

Brothers in his native 

Salford prior to joining 

Blackpool in March 

1953 and contested 

the right-back slot with 

Eddie Shimwell before 

replacing Harry Johnston 

in the heart of defence. 

Ever-present in two 

consecutive seasons, he 

starred in Blackpool’s 

1958-59 FA Cup run and 

1961-62 League Cup 

run, making 400 League 

appearances prior to 

joining Manchester City 

in September 1964, 

then played in Canada. 

He was a milkman and 

died in Blackpool in 

April 2002. 


RAY CHARNLEY 

England international 

centre-forward 

Ray Charnley was 

Blackpool’s leading 

marksman on seven 

occasions. Initially with 

Bolton-le-Sands, he 

joined Morecambe in 

September 1954 and 

moved to Bloomfield 

Road for £1,000 in May 

1957. He starred as 

Blackpool took Luton 

to an FA Cup sixth 

round replay in 1958-59 

and were League Cup 

semi-finalists in 1961-62, 

netting 193 goals in 363 

League games before 

being sold to Preston for 

£10,000 in December 

1967. He moved to 

Wrexham in July 1968, 

then had a spell with 

Bradford PA and rejoined 

Morecambe. Later a local 

painter and decorator, he 

died in November 2009. 

TONY WAITERS 

England international 

goalkeeper Tony 

Waiters was capped 

five times while at 

Blackpool. Previously 

with Macclesfield and 

Bishop Auckland, he 


Road in October 1959 and 

made his League debut 

in Blackpool’s 1-0 victory 

at home to Blackburn 

two months later. He 

was twice ever-present 

and played 257 League 

games before retiring in 

May 1967. After coaching 

Liverpool, Burnley and 

Coventry, he became 

Plymouth Argyle’s 

manager in October 

1972 and plotted their 

1973-74 League Cup run 

and 1974-75 promotion 

success. Later coaching 

Vancouver Whitecaps 

and Canada, he died in 

November 2020.

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MICKEY WALSH 

Republic of Ireland 

international striker 

Mickey Walsh was 

Blackpool’s top scorer 

three times. Initially with 

hometown Chorley, 

he joined Blackpool 

in November 1971 

and scored BBC TV’s 

‘Goal of the Season’ 

against Sunderland in 

February 1975. He was 

ever-present in 1975- 

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180 League games for 

Seasiders before joining 

Everton for £200,000 in 

August 1978. Swapped 

for QPR’s Peter Eastoe 

in March 1979, he moved 

to Porto for £175,000 in 

August 1980 and helped 

twice win the Portuguese 

title. He was also a ECWC 

finalist in 1984, then 

played for Salgueiros 

and Espinho, becoming a 

football agent. 

DAVID EYRES 

Winger David Eyres 

featured in Blackpool’s 

1991-92 Fourth Division 

play-off final triumph. 

Initially with Rhyl, he 


Road for £10,000 in 

August 1989 and also 

helped Blackpool reach 

the Fourth Division playoff 

final in 1990-91. He 

netted 38 goals in 158 

League games before 

reuniting with Jimmy 

Mullen at Burnley for 

£90,000 in July 1993. 

Scoring in their 1993-94 

Second Division play-off 

final success, he moved 

to Preston for £80,000 

in October 1997 and 

starred in their 1999- 

2000 Second Division 

title triumph. He joined 

Oldham Athletic in 

October 2000 and later 

played for Hyde United 

and Mossley. 

BRETT ORMEROD 

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Striker Brett Ormerod is 

the only player to have 

scored in all four divisions 

for Blackpool. A former 

Blackburn junior, he was 

Accrington’s top scorer 

in 1996-97 and joined 

Blackpool in March 1997. 

He scored in their 2000- 

01 Third Division play-off 

final triumph and was 

sold to Southampton for 

£1,750,000 in December 

2001. An FA Cup finalist 

in 2003, he joined 

Preston in January 2006, 

returning to Blackpool 

in January 2009. He 

helped win promotion 

in 2009-10 and netted 

60 goals in 215 League 

games overall. Later with 

Wrexham, an FA Trophy 

winner in 2013, he then 

played for Padiham and 

Bamber Bridge. 


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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Blackpool 

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

TANGERINE DREAM 

Referee Albert Hargreaves 

is the man behind 

Blackpool’s famous orange 

strip. The official refereed 

an international between 

Holland and Belgium and 

was impressed by the 

Dutch’s eye-catching kit. 

As a direct result of this, 

the Seasiders first adopted 

an orange kit in the 

1923/24 season and have 

worn the colour ever since. 

STAY WITH US 

Possibly unbeknown to 

some fans of the club 

and sure to have been 

overlooked by visiting 

supporters, Bloomfield 

Road actually features a 

hotel. The BFC Hotel was 

open in 2012 to celebrate 

the club’s 125th anniversary 

and offers rooms with a 

view of the pitch. 

STAN THE MAN 

England legend Sir Stanley 

Matthews joined the 

Tangerines at the age of 

32 in 1947 and made 391 

appearances, scoring 17 

goals, during 14 years at 

the club, before leaving for 

Stoke City at the age of 46. 

A vegetarian tea-totaller, 

Matthews played his final 

competitive game in Brazil 

in 1985 when he was 70! 

HONOURING THE LEGENDS 

PLAY-OFF EXPERTS 

The club hold the unusual 

record of being the first 

club promoted from all 

four divisions via the playoffs 

having climbed from 

League Two to the Premier 

League in just nine years. 

Having overcome Leyton 

Orient at the Millennium 

Stadium in 2001, Blackpool 

beat both Yeovil Town in 

2007 and Cardiff City in 

2010 at Wembley. 

Bloomfield Road home has seen drastic improvement 

over recent years, which has included the creation 

of two statues honouring legends Stan Mortensen, 

behind the North Stand, and record appearance 

holder Jimmy Armfield, outside the main entrance. 

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TICKETS & 

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OPENING HOURS 

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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 

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ADULT £35 £31 £26 

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YA U22 / STUDENT £24 £20 £17 

UNDER 18 £17 £14 £12 

JUNIOR BLADES £15 £12 £10 

ADULT £40 £35 £31 

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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 


AWAY 

vs COVENTRY CITY 

Wednesday 19th October 

Sky Bet Championship 

Coventry Building Society 

Arena 

Kick Off 7.45pm 

This match is ALL TICKET for 

Blades supporters. We have 

been allocated 2000 tickets. 

A further allocation maybe 

available if necessary. Tickets 

now on general sale. 150 

loyalty points will be awarded 

to supporters purchasing 

tickets. 

TICKET PRICES: 

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

Seniors (60+): .........................£20 

Student/Armed Forces*: .....£20 

Young Adult (18-21): ............£20 

Under 18: ................................ £15 

*Students and Armed 

Forces discounts cannot be 

redeemed online; proof will be 

required before purchase. 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

10 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 

the personal assistant FOC 

(subject to qualification). 

AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £25 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

2.45pm, prompt. 


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HOME 

vs NORWICH CITY 

Saturday 22nd October 


Bramall Lane 

Kick Off 3pm 

This match is a Category A 

fixture. Tickets are now on 

general sale. Supporters 

purchasing tickets will be 

allocated 100 loyalty points. 

TICKETS ARE PRICED FROM: 

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

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

Young Adults / Students: ...£20 

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

Junior Blade Members: .......£12 

AWAY 

vs WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

Saturday 29th October 


The Hawthorns 


Tickets for this game are now 

sold out for Blades supporters. 


Price: £25 


8am, prompt. 

AWAY 

vs BRISTOL CITY 

Tuesday 1st November 


Ashton Gate 

Kick Off 8pm 

This match is ALL TICKET 

for Blades supporters. We 

have been allocated 1500 

tickets. 150 loyalty points will 

be awarded to supporters 

purchasing tickets. 

TICKET PRICES: 

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

Seniors (65+): .........................£25 

Under 25: ................................£25 

Under 22: ................................ £21 

Under 19: ................................ £15 

Under 12: ................................ £10 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

10 pairs of wheelchair/ 

personal assistant tickets 

are available at the ageappropriate 

price with the 

personal assistant FOC. 

Ambulant tickets are available 

from the main allocation at 

the age-appropriate price 

with the personal assistant 

FOC (subject to qualification). 

A limited amount of 

wheelchair parking spaces 

are available at £20, these 

can be booked in advance 

by contacting Gareth Torpy 

(DLO) on 0117 963 0600. 

Should any tickets remain, 

they will go on general sale at 

9am on Monday 17th October. 


Price: £37 


12.30pm, prompt. 

HOME 

vs BURNLEY 

Saturday 5th November 


Bramall Lane 


This match is a Category A 

fixture. Tickets now on general 

sale. Supporters will be 

allocated 100 loyalty points. 

TICKETS ARE PRICED FROM: 

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

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

Young Adults / Students: ...£20 

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

Junior Blade Members: .......£12 

Information correct at the time 

of going to print. Please check 

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

information. 


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THE EX-FILES 

David McGoldrick 

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

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

David McGoldrick is off the mark 

for his new club Derby County 

after scoring a dramatic stoppage 

time winner recently against 

Peterborough United. 

Trailing 1-0 and down to 10 men, 

things looked bleak for the Rams 

until an equaliser from Jason 

Knight on 88 minutes was followed 

up by McGoldrick’s winner from 

12 yards. 

After missing the first four games 

of the campaign through injury, 

McGoldrick is now finding his 

feet at Pride Park after his highly 

successful stint at Bramall Lane 

came to an end at the conclusion 

of last season. 

“As a striker you enjoy your 

goals, and especially when 

they come as a winner as well,” 

McGoldrick said of his first strike. 

“We hadn’t scored for a few 

games, so to get two right at the 

end was nice. It was a pleasing day 

all around and it’s always special 

to turn it around late on. 

“We are all together as one in 

the dressing room and it helps with 

the team bonding too, celebrating 

together at the end, especially 

as quite a few of us have come 

through the door this summer. 

The changing room was very 

happy after.” 

Grateful to be back fit again after 

recovering from the injury which 

curtailed his final season in S2, the 

ex-Forest front man is now focused 

on a strong run in the side. 

He added: “I feel I am getting 

fitter. I came here after a four or 

five-month spell out, following an 

operation. I’ve been building my 

fitness up and I had a setback by 

doing too much too soon, but now 

I am building things up slowly.” 

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LEARN CPR, 

SAVE A LIFE! 

Sheffield United 

has teamed up with 

Yorkshire Ambulance 

Service to encourage 

fans to learn life-saving 

cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation (CPR). 

Anyone can be affected 

by a sudden cardiac arrest 

at any time, and without 

intervention, the person 

will not live. 

When someone 

collapses and stops 

breathing normally, it is 

important to quickly call 

999, perform CPR and use 

a defibrillator to give the 

patient the best chance of 

survival. 

Sheffield United is one of 

Yorkshire’s top 10 football 

league clubs to support 

Yorkshire Ambulance 

Service’s Restart a Heart 

campaign to encourage 

fans to learn CPR. 

Supporters will be given 

the opportunity to learn 

CPR from ambulance staff 

before the match today 

against Blackpool. 

Jason Carlyon, the 

community engagement 

manager with Yorkshire 

Ambulance Service, said: 

“There have been many 

high-profile cardiac arrests 

among professional 

footballers in recent years, 

including Christian Eriksen, 

Fabrice Muamba, Glen 

Hoddle and David Ginola, 

as well as fans at football 

stadiums, and we have 

all seen how the quick 

reaction of witnesses 

has undoubtedly saved 

their lives. 

“But not everyone is 

as lucky. In the UK, only 

10% of people who suffer 

a cardiac arrest out of 

hospital survive, partly 

because they don’t receive 

early CPR and defibrillation. 

“It is therefore vital 

that we give people the 

confidence and skills to 

perform CPR in this ultimate 

medical emergency and 

we are delighted that 

Sheffield Utd is supporting 

our campaign and helping 

us to achieve our goal of 

saving more lives.” 

As part of the campaign, 

ambulance staff and 

volunteers will visit 136 

of Yorkshire’s secondary 

schools to teach CPR to 

more than 30,000 students 

on Friday 14th October 

2022 to mark Restart a 

Heart Day. 

Find out how you can 

learn CPR at https:// 

restartaheart.yas.nhs.uk/ 

The Restart a Heart 

campaign is supported by 

the Yorkshire Ambulance 

Service Charity. Find out 

more at https://www. 

yascharity.org.uk/ 


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UNITED IN BUSINESS 

Head of Commercial PAUL REEVES provides UTB with the latest 

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

to develop your business, contact Paul on 07983 425066… 

Welcome back to Bramall Lane for 

this afternoon’s fixture against 

Blackpool. As always, we are 

delighted to introduce our match sponsors 

who join us this afternoon. 

Our first main match sponsor is West 

Street Leisure. Over the years they have 

acquired prominent and prestigious retail 

and commercial properties within cities 

throughout the UK. Their services include 

the purchasing of commercial property, 

bridging finance, venture capital raising 

and buying trading businesses. Some of 

work includes recent purchases of the Club 

House Diner in Sheffield and a night club in 

the nightlife quarter of Sheffield. For further 

details, visit www.weststreetleisure.co.uk 

Our second main match sponsor is 

Full Circle Packaging. They are a wellestablished 

provider of metal and plastic 

drums, bulk bags, pallets and cardboard 

– along with waste management services 

– to a wide variety of industries. Taking and 

refurbishing our products from the food 

and drink sector, they pride themselves 

on the quality, speed and efficiency of 

service. For further details visit www. 

fullcirclepackaging.co.uk 

Our third main match sponsor is 

CS2 Transport. They are a family run 

business with depots in Chesterfield and 

Nottingham. Their services include chilled/ 

frozen same or next working day delivery 

to most UK addresses (both business 

and domestic) at highly competitive 

distribution rates. Their dedicated team of 

professionals has allowed them to grow the 

company to over 50 vehicles, supplying all 

the major retailers: Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, 

Sainsbury’s etc with finished goods. For 

further details visit www.cs2-transport.com 

Today’s programme sponsor is Yorkshire 

Laundry. Specalising in laundry for 

hotels, guest houses, holiday homes and 

restaurants. If you are looking for quality 

laundry services, linen hire or dry cleaning, 

they will do their best to offer a professional 

and speedy response. For more details visit 

www.yorkshirelaundry.co.uk 

Finally, our match ball sponsor today is 

Mark Rose. A lifelong Blade and season 

ticket holder, Mark is joining us to celebrate 

his birthday with close family and friends. 

We hope that you all enjoy your day with 

us. UTB! 

Paul Reeves 

Head of Commercial 

▲ Thanks to our sponsors from the home game against Birmingham 


86 UTB 

MATCH ACTION 

1 - 1 

McBURNIE 62 

DEENEY 70 

SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK, BASHAM, BERGE, Mc BURNIE (SHARP 69), 

KHADRA (BOGLE 62), EGAN, NORWOOD, DOYLE (BREWSTER 62), NDIAYE 

(Mc ATEE 89), NORRINGTON-DAVIES. UNUSED: DAVIES, ARBLASTER, GORDON. 

United’s players look on as the Blades go close 


UTB 87 

Oli McBurnie fires in United’s goal 

Sander Berge puts the ball into a dangerous area 

Tommy Doyle side steps his man 

Oli is congratulated 


88 UTB 


UTB 89 

GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 

– SOAPER HEROES 

Each year on 15th October, 200 million people 

worldwide celebrate Global Handwashing Day. 

Join Lifebuoy’s mission to educate 5 million 

children on the importance of hand hygiene by 

2025! 

Teaching our children why handwashing matters 

is vital. Lifebuoy, Official Hygiene Partner of the 

EFL, set up a kids hand hygiene programme called 

‘Soaper Heroes’ which has been put in place to 

improve kids hand washing behaviours. 

The aim of the programme is to help kids, and 

those around them stay healthy. If we can keep 

them away from having sick days from nasty 

germs, we can have them out playing sport and 

there is where you can help! 

By downloading the Lifebuoy Soaper Heroes 

programme, you will also receive the following: 

— A welcome letter from EFL’s 

Soaper Heroes ambassadors 

— An overview of Lifebuoy’s 

Soaper Heroes programme 

— Soaper Heroes warm up 

and clean up activity 

— Educational hygiene posters for your club 

— Soaper Heroes certificates 

Search Soaper Heroes to find out more: 

https://www.lifebuoy.co.uk/ 

soaper-heroes-for-schools.html 

TC WELCOMES 

Our very our Blades 

ambassador Tony Currie 

has again extended warm 

welcomes to a host of 

guests over the previous 

two home games. 

TC was delighted to 

welcome former ‘keeper 

Paddy Kenny, as well 

as Andy Bull, the great 

grandson of the legendary 

Billy Gillespie, and his 

wife Sam. 

Finally, TC also made time 

for a picture for three fans 

who are still watching the 

Blades despite being in their 

90s! Here he’s pictured with 

Barry, Roy and Colin who 

are all still passionate United 

followers. 


HERE’S 

A ST AT 

I BET 

YOU 

DIDN’T 

KN 

W

OVER HALF A MILLION 

SKY BET CUSTOMERS USE DEPOSIT LIMITS 

TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. 

THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 

6 WEMBLEYS. 

201 ALLY PALLYS. 

OR 8 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP DAYS. 

(THAT’S A LOT OF TWEED) 

ALL GOOD BOOKMAKERS 

HAVE DEPOSIT LIMITS. 

SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, 

SET AN APPROPRIATE ONE FOR YOU 

AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. 

DEPOSIT LIMITS 

THAT’S BETTING BETTER.

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FACTS&FIGURES 2022-23 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2022-23 ROLLCALL 

2022-23 

LEAGUE 

2022-23 

CUP 

UNITED 

CAREER 

2022-23 

RECORD 

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

1 ADAM DAVIES 17.07.92 RINTEIN, GER - - - - - - - - - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 12 - - - - - 170 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 6 3 - - - - 338 21 14 - - - 

7 RHIAN BREWSTER 01.04.00 CHADWELL HEATH 4 9 1 1 - - 30 30 5 1 1 - 

8 SANDER BERGE 14.02.98 ASKER 12 - 3 - 1 - 64 15 11 3 1 - 

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 8 2 5 - - - 57 48 13 - 5 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 1 6 - - 1 - 256 84 126 - 2 - 

11 REDA KHADRA 04.07.01 BERLIN 3 5 1 1 - - 4 5 1 - - - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 13 - - 1 - - 179 1 5 1 2 - 

13 MAX LOWE 11.05.97 SOUTH NORMANTON 6 1 1 1 - - 16 3 1 2 1 - 

15 ANEL AHMEDHODŽIĆ 26.03.99 MALMO, SWE 8 1 3 1 - - 9 1 3 1 3 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 13 - 1 1 - - 173 12 8 3 3 - 

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

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 13 - - 1 - - 51 - - 1 - - 

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

20 JAYDEN BOGLE 27.07.00 READING 1 1 - - - - 38 7 6 - 1 - 

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER 6 3 - - 1 - 6 4 - 1 - - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY - 3 - - 1 - 55 33 4 - - - 

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

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 3 6 - 1 - - 4 6 - 1 1 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 12 1 5 - - - 38 11 12 2 2 - 

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

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

33 RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 22.04.99 RIYADH, SAU 13 - - - - - 36 3 - - 3 - 

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

36 DANIEL JEBBISON 13.08.03 OAKVILLE, CAN 1 2 - - - - 6 12 1 - - - 

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

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

OWN GOALS: 1 

SHEFFIELD UNITED ON THE ROAD 2022-23 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2,714 - - 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1,536 - - 

BLACKPOOL - - - 

BRISTOL CITY - - - 

BURNLEY - - - 

CARDIFF CITY - - - 

COVENTRY CITY - - - 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN - - - 

HULL CITY - 2,288 132 

LUTON TOWN - 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY - - - 

MIDDLESBROUGH - 2,183 202 

MILLWALL 1,270 - - 

PRESTON NORTH END - 4,428 150 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 668 - - 

READING 566 - - 

ROTHERHAM UNITED - - - 

STOKE CITY - 2,553 144 

SUNDERLAND 2,572 - - 

SWANSEA CITY - 560 462 

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 3 3 

16-30 3 - 

31-45 3 1 

46-60 3 3 

61-75 6 1 

76-90 3 2 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 17 

HEADERS 3 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 1 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2474 2475 4949 

W 1317 675 1992 

D 615 609 1224 

L 542 1191 1733 

F 4527 2985 7512 

A 2701 4292 6993 

STAT SNIPPET... 

Rhian Brewster 

netted his first Blades 

goal of the season 

in the recent game 

against Stoke City. 


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CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 5s 2022-23 

GOALS 

ÓSCAR ESTUPIÑÁN 

Hull City 8 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

Blackburn Rovers 7 

JOSH SARGENT 

Norwich City 7 

NAHKI WELLS 

Bristol City 6 

CARLTON MORRIS 

Luton Town 6 

ASSISTS 

SORBA THOMAS 

Huddersfield Town 5 

ILIAS CHAIR 

Queens Park Rangers 5 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 


DAN BARLASER 

Rotherham United 4 

JACK CLARKE 

Sunderland 4 

CLEAN SHEETS 

FREDDIE WOODMAN 

Preston North End 9 

WES FODERINGHAM 

Sheffield United 6 

VIKTOR JOHANSSON 

Rotherham United 5 

RYAN ALLSOP 

Cardiff City 5 

ETHAN HORVATH 

Luton Town 5 

GOALS SCORED FROM THE BENCH 

ANTOINE SEMENYO 


ILIMAN NDIAYE 

Sheffield United 2 

OLIVIER NTCHAM 

Swansea City 2 

BRANDON THOMAS-ASANTE 

West Bromwich Albion 2 

VAKOUN BAYO 

Watford 2 

POINTS GAINED AFTER GOING BEHIND 

SWANSEA 

CITY 7 

HULL CITY 

6 

NORWICH 

CITY 5 

QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 5 

WATFORD 

5 

MOST YELLOWS BY CLUB 

SUNDERLAND 

34 

PRESTON 

NORTH END 29 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

29 

SHEFFIELD 

UNITED 28 

BIRMINGHAM 

CITY 27 


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UTB 95 

FACTS&FIGURES 

HOME 

AWAY 

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

1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 13 4 1 1 12 3 3 2 2 9 7 +11 24 

2 NORWICH CITY 13 4 2 1 14 8 3 1 2 6 5 +7 24 

3 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 13 3 2 1 9 6 4 1 2 10 7 +6 24 

4 BURNLEY 13 2 4 0 10 7 3 3 1 10 5 +8 22 

5 READING 13 5 1 1 12 7 2 0 4 3 11 -3 22 

6 SWANSEA CITY 13 3 1 3 8 9 3 2 1 9 7 +1 21 

7 BLACKBURN ROVERS 14 5 0 2 12 6 2 0 5 4 10 0 21 

8 PRESTON NORTH END 14 1 4 2 2 4 3 3 1 6 4 0 19 

9 WIGAN ATHLETIC 13 1 3 3 5 11 4 1 1 9 5 -2 19 

10 LUTON TOWN 13 1 4 2 9 9 3 2 1 7 4 +3 18 

11 BRISTOL CITY 14 4 1 2 11 6 1 2 4 11 16 0 18 

12 CARDIFF CITY 13 3 2 1 5 3 2 1 4 7 10 -1 18 

13 SUNDERLAND 13 1 4 1 6 4 3 1 3 11 9 +4 17 

14 WATFORD 13 3 1 2 9 8 1 4 2 8 8 +1 17 

15 MILLWALL 13 5 0 2 11 6 0 2 4 4 11 -2 17 

16 BIRMINGHAM CITY 13 2 2 2 7 5 2 2 3 5 7 0 16 

17 STOKE CITY 13 2 2 2 8 9 2 2 3 7 8 -2 16 

18 ROTHERHAM UNITED 12 3 3 1 12 5 0 3 2 1 7 +1 15 

19 BLACKPOOL 13 2 1 3 7 7 2 2 3 6 10 -4 15 

20 HULL CITY 13 4 0 3 9 12 0 2 4 4 14 -13 14 

21 MIDDLESBROUGH 13 3 3 1 9 7 0 1 5 5 11 -4 13 

22 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 13 1 4 2 11 10 0 4 2 6 8 -1 11 

23 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 12 3 1 3 9 7 0 1 4 6 12 -4 11 

24 COVENTRY CITY 10 1 0 2 1 2 0 4 3 7 12 -6 7 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 

P TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 BRISTOL CITY 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 10 

2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4 3 0 1 11 6 5 9 

3 CRYSTAL PALACE 4 3 0 1 8 3 5 9 

4 SHEFFIELD UNITED 4 2 1 1 12 3 9 7 

5 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 7 

6 BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 7 

7 SOUTHAMPTON 4 1 2 1 5 6 -1 5 

8 LEWES 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 

9 DURHAM WOMEN 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 4 

10 BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 1 0 3 3 8 -5 3 

11 SUNDERLAND 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 1 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 4 0 0 4 2 15 -13 0 

LEAGUE 

TABLES 

2022-23 

U21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 10 7 1 2 20 10 10 22 

2 BURNLEY 9 4 2 3 15 15 0 14 

3 HULL CITY 9 3 1 5 21 20 1 10 

4 WIGAN ATHLETIC 10 3 1 6 14 15 -1 10 

5 COVENTRY CITY 8 3 0 5 11 13 -2 9 

6 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 10 2 3 5 15 22 -7 9 


8 BIRMINGHAM CITY 8 2 2 4 15 16 -1 8 

9 CREWE ALEXANDRA 7 1 4 2 9 11 -2 7 

10 BARNSLEY 7 1 2 4 8 14 -6 5 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 BARNSLEY 5 4 0 1 15 7 8 12 

2 BURNLEY 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 10 

3 SHEFFIELD UNITED 6 3 1 2 5 6 -1 10 

4 CREWE ALEXANDRA 5 2 1 2 6 5 1 7 

5 COVENTRY CITY 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 

6 WIGAN ATHLETIC 6 2 0 4 9 10 -1 6 

7 PETERBOROUGH 6 2 0 4 9 17 -8 6 


9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 1 0 4 9 10 -1 3 

10 HULL CITY 5 0 0 5 3 21 -18 0 

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

UPDATED AS OF 12/10/22 


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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 

APR 

M 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAT 15 15:00 BLACKPOOL 

WED 19 19:45 COVENTRY CITY 

SAT 22 15:00 NORWICH CITY 

SAT 29 12:30 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

TUE 1 20:00 BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 5 12:30 BURNLEY 

TUE 8 19:45 ROTHERHAM UNITED 

SAT 12 15:00 CARDIFF CITY 

SAT 10 15:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

MON 19 20:00 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 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 

All at Sheffield United FC are delighted 

to wish former chairman of Senior 

Blades Brian Walton and his beloved 

wife Marjorie a Happy Diamond 

Wedding Anniversary. 

Brian joined the Senior Blades 

Committee in February 2007 and was 

voted in as chairman at the Annual 

General Meeting in June 2012. 

Since then, he has worked tirelessly 

for the Senior Blades with a sense of 

humour in his own inimitable style and 

we join them both in celebrating their 60 

years of marriage. 

LANE FROM THE LOWER TIER… A great shot of Bramall Lane from the 

back of the lower tier of the Bramall Lane end taken just before the gates are 

opened prior to our last home game against Queens Park Rangers. 


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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 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


98 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

EVEN MORE ON GOALKEEPERS 

Today we look at the outfield players who 

played in goal because the ‘keeper who 

started was injured or sent off. 

There have been 42 instances in 

competitive games: 31 league, 1 FA Cup, 2 

EFL Cup, 1 County Cup, 1 Northern League 

and six wartime games. 28 different 

outfield players have been involved and 

before reading on you may wish to recall 

the eight players who have been in goal 

since 1983. 

MORE THAN ONCE Number Total Goals 

of times time conceded 

Albert Sturgess 1912-22 8 325 7 

Alan Woodward 1967-73 5 157 1 

Phil Jagielka 2003-06 4 188 4 

Harry Hooper 1931-37 2 55 1 

Peter Boyle 1902-03 2 few 1 

CONCEDED MOST IN A GAME 

4 Len Birks 35 min 

A v Arsenal 12 Apr 1930 (L 1-8) 

3 Albert Sturgess 75 min 

A v West Brom 25 Mar 1922 (L 0-3) 

3 Graham Shaw 65 min 

A v Birmingham City 25 Apr 1964 (L 0-3) 

LONGEST TIME IN GAME 

Time Who Conceded Final Score 

Venue/Opposition/Date 

83 Colin Collindridge 1 W 2-1 

H v Manchester United 31 Jan 1948 

81 Alan Woodward 0 W 1-0 

H v Leeds United 11 Nov 1967 

75 John Pemberton 2 L 1-3 

H v Liverpool 25 Aug 1990 

▲ Shaun Derry donned the gloves in 1998 

75 Albert Stugess 3 L 0-3 

A v West Bromwich A 25 Mar 1922 

ODDITIES 

On 25th Aug 1932 Harold Pantling’s first touch 

of the ball was to save a penalty in the first ever 

league game at Manchester City’s Maine Road. 

On 19th Dec 1903 Harry Thickett went in goal, 

immedialtely conceded a goal from a corner, and 

was immediately replaced by Peter Boyle – the 

only time United have had three goalkeepers 

in a game. 

The eight since 1983: John Pemberton , Phil 

Jagielka (above) and Alan Young (A v Millwall 

Mar 1983), Glen Cockerill (A v Luton Town Oct 

1985 LC), Paul Stancliffe (A v WBA Nov 1987), 

Roger Nilsen (H v Norwich City Feb 1997), Don 

Hutchison (A v Ipswich Town Nov 1997) and 

Shaun Derry (A v Portsmouth Jan 1998). 



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 

33 O Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES 

34 O Kyron GORDON 

36 O Daniel JEBBISON 

37 O Jordan AMISSAH 

39 O Sai SACHDEV 

BLACKPOOL 

1 O Chris MAXWELL 

2 O Callum CONNOLLY 

3 O James HUSBAND 

4 O Jordan GABRIEL 

6 O Kevin STEWART 

8 O Lewis FIORINI 

9 O Jerry YATES 

10 O Keshi ANDERSON 

12 O Kenny DOUGALL 

13 O Stuart MOORE 

14 O Gary MADINE 

15 O Rhys WILLIAMS 

16 O Sonny CAREY 

18 O Jake BEESLEY 

19 O Shayne LAVERY 

21 O Marvin EKPITETA 

22 O CJ HAMILTON 

23 O Dominic THOMPSON 

24 O Callum WRIGHT 

25 O Theo CORBEANU 

26 O Ian POVEDA 

28 O Charlie PATINO 

29 O Luke GARBUTT 

32 O Daniel GRIMSHAW 

34 O Jordan THORNILEY 

35 O Liam BRIDCUTT 

42 O Tayt LEMAR–TRUSTY 

REFEREE 

DAVID WEBB 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

SHAUN HUDSON 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

ROBERT MERCHANT 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

JOHN BUSBY 

MAIN MATCH SPONSOR: WEST STREET LEISURE — FULL CIRCLE PACKAGING — CS2 

PROGRAMME SPONSOR: YORKSHIRE LAUNDRY SERVICE — MATCH BALL SPONSOR: MARK ROSE 

MARK 

ROSE 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: 

In the event of any emergency you will hear a safety 

message over the PA system. Remain where you are 

and listen carefully to the announcement. Comply 

immediately if it affects your area. Stewards, Police 

Officers and Officials will direct you to safe areas, 

which may be through Exit Doors/Gates to the street 

or on to the playing area. If you are disabled or 

feel unsafe in a large crowd, remain where you are 

until stewards assist you. Remain calm and do not 

move unless the announcement affects your area.

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