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SHEFFIELD UNITED vs 

BURNLEY 

KEY FEATURES… 

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Goalkeeper Adam Davies reflects on his recent 

spell in the side and also chats about the prospect 

of going to upcoming World Cup this month. 

We look back over another major milestone 

for Bramall Lane after the recent hosting 

of the Rugby League World Cup. 

This week former skipper Brian Gayle takes 

on the Face to Face Revisited Q&A. 

We look over a new book out in time for Christmas, 

written by former Blades boss Danny Wilson 

SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY

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Paul Heckingbot tom 

MANAGER’S NOTES 

After the rigours and everything 

associated with two victories in 

the last week, we now face three 

huge fixtures before we can take a 

breath for the World Cup break. 

Next weekend’s trip to south Wales will 

be tough and we’ve got a local derby in 

midweek but first of all our attentions has 

to be on Burnley – the start that they have 

made to the season makes it one of the 

stand out fixtures in the Championship 

today, hence the Sky cameras being 

with us. 

Since returning from Bristol in midweek, 

it has been a race against time to prepare 

for one of the biggest games of the 

season so far, it has not been easy as we 

look to rest, recuperate and patch up a 

squad that is literally limping to what will 

be a welcome break. 

The two recent victories have come 

at a cost with more injuries to contend 

with, but the drive and commitment of 

the players cannot be questioned with 

everyone playing their part. It’s no secret 

that one or two are carrying problems 

but everyone is up for the fight and that is 

great to see. 

Tuesday night’s victory felt good for a 

number of reasons. I honestly think we 

played better in the majority of the six 

game winless run than we did at Ashton 

Gate. I’ve never won like that at United, 

one that we perhaps didn’t deserve on 

the balance of play. Experience came to 

the fore in how we defended the box in 

the second half, and it was good to bring 

experience off the bench, but it shows 

how crazy football at this level is. Nigel 

Pearson will feel like I did after we got 

beat by QPR at home, having dominated. 

Margins are that fine, as I keep saying. 

As well as all the preparation and hard 

work that goes into all of the games, you 

need decisions to go your way in the 

big moments, nobody in this league will 

achieve anything without things going 

for them because if you don’t you will 

struggle to get results. 

On Tuesday, they walked through us 

at times in the first half and in the second 

they pounded balls into our box. We 

weren’t at our best, but we were tougher, 

resilient and made better decisions and 

that is what pleases me – it’s a different 

way to win a game. We scored a good 

goal, we had to adjust in the first half, 

I wanted Iliman to play higher to be more 

of a threat and fortunately he sniffed out 

a chance. 

It was different to West Brom when 

two fantastic goals changed the nature 

of the game and then we had to defend 

very well. 

In both games we’ve had to make 

changes, play players out of position and 

demand from them. It is clear that the 

personality and the drive of the lads has 

been excellent recently and we need 

the same as we navigate these next 

three games. 

Hecky 


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HARD WORK PAYING OFF FOR ILIMAN 

Iliman Ndiaye 

continues to be a 

shining light for 

United this season, with 

the striker explaining his 

continued development is 

down to plenty of hard 

work behind the scenes. 

The Senegal international 

enjoyed a breakthrough 

campaign last season 

and after building a solid 

foundation in the senior 

game, has pushed himself 

on again this term with 

eight goals already to 

his name. 

Iliman’s consistent allround 

displays have really 

caught the eye, and he 

PLAYER FOCUS 

admits he’s worked hard to 

improve all aspects of his 

game, starting by netting 

on a more regular basis. 

He told SUTV recently: 

“I’ve worked really hard on 

that (scoring) aspect. I’ve 

had more finishing sessions 

on the training ground. Jack 

Lester has always spoken 

to me about getting into 

the box and things like that, 

so hopefully I can score 

even more. 

“I think overall I’ve been 

more professional. Last 

year coming from the 

Academy into the first 

team, and seeing what the 

professionals are doing 

every day has helped. 

This year, I’ve made sure 

I’ve been working harder 

and using the option of 

having massages from the 

physio, things like that, and 

doing extra work. That’s 

helped a lot.” 

After making his 

international debut for 

Senegal back in June this 

year, the 22-year-old has 

a real opportunity to make 

the squad for the upcoming 

World Cup in Qatar. 

But the likeable striker 

admits his main focus 

is on United, with three 

games remaining until the 

season breaks off for the 

World Cup. 

He explained: “While 

I am playing club football, 

all my focus is on Sheffield 

United. Games are coming 

quickly, and I have to be 

ready. If I play well and do 

my best then I think the rest 

will take care of itself. I just 

need to make sure I keep 

performing. 

“It’s self-belief, I’ve 

always believed in myself 

and now I’m at a great 

club in Sheffield United 

and I’ll keep pushing 

myself to try and do better 

and obviously help the 

team win.” 

⊳ Iliman enjoys goal number 

eight at Bristol City 


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PARTNERSHIP PLEASES OLI 

The Oli McBurnie 

and Iliman Ndiaye 

partnership 

continues to flourish and 

with the evidence clear 

from the recent win at 

West Bromwich Albion. 

Both netted a seventh 

goal of the season and 

played a role in each 

other’s strike as United 

downed the Baggies 2-0 at 

The Hawthorns. 

Oli continues to shine 

after breaking his run 

without a goal at Luton 

earlier in the season, with 

this latest strike his seventh 

in his last 12 outings. 

The former Swansea hitman 

also hailed the work of 

his strike partner Ndiaye, 

as the pair continue to 

prosper in attack together 

with 15 goals between 

them already this season. 

Oli said: “He’s a pleasure 

to play with. I think we 

played together for the first 

time in a game earlier in 

the season and after some 

of my friends asked me if 

we had played together 

much. We’d never to be 

honest, it is one of those 

things sometimes with 

players, you have an 

instant connection, and 

you know what each other 

are going to do. I always 

say, I just give him the ball 

PLAYER FOCUS 

and he always makes me 

look good! He’s a pleasure 

to play with, and you 

can see the ability, he’s 

unbelievable to play with.” 

Oli, who is booked in 

for surgery on a hernia 

during the World Cup 

break, admits he’s full of 

confidence at present as 

he continues to show the 

goalscoring form at this 

level which earned him 

the move to the Premier 

League when he joined the 

Blades back in 2019. 

He added: “It’s what 

I used to do before. A 

couple of years ago, this 

was normal for me. I know 

I’ve had a tough couple of 

seasons, but I’ve worked 

hard in the summer and 

made some changes 

and now it is good to see 

the results paying off 

on the pitch. I feel full of 

confidence and feel that 

the boys trust me and give 

me the ball, when I get 

chances, I need to keep 

taking them. 

“Things are going well 

for me. I need to get 

through this period and 

get this surgery out of the 

way and crack on. Fingers 

crossed I won’t miss any 

football, so it has come at a 

good time.” 

▲ Another goal for Oli in the 

recent win at West Brom 


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BLADES SHOWING HEART AND DESIRE 

Chris Basham 

epitomised 

everything about 

United’s determination to 

get three points on 

Tuesday night as Paul 

Heckingbottom’s side dug 

in to secure a 1-0 victory at 

Bristol City. 

The 34-year-old 

produced a dogged display 

before being withdrawn 

late on as United fought 

hard to preserve a second 

consecutive clean sheet 

to secure another three 

points on the road. 

The former Blackpool 

ace admitted it wasn’t 

United’s greatest display at 

Ashton Gate, but he hailed 

the Blades’ determination 

to get over the line 

despite not being at their 

fluent best. 

He said: “It is a tough 

place to come in bad 

conditions, but it is three 

points. We’ve played 

loads better than that, the 

manager won’t be happy 

at times when he analyses 

the game, but it’s three 

points and two wins on 

the bounce which is great 

for us. We showed some 

heart and desire to keep a 

clean sheet. 

“We had a lot of 

experience out there 

tonight and that’s probably 

PLAYER FOCUS 

pulled us through the 

game. We’ve played 

better. QPR at home, we 

played well and got beat 

and it was sickening in 

the dressing room. In our 

dressing room tonight, 

we’ve not played well, 

but everyone is jumping 

around, so we take 

the result and another 

clean sheet.” 

The Blades are having to 

navigate through a difficult 

period on the injury front, 

with Heckingbottom unable 

to call upon the services of 

Tommy Doyle (calf), whilst 

Chris himself admitted 

he was playing through 

a slight issue as United 

had to stick together in 

adversity to secure another 

valuable three points. 

He admitted: “It’s 

difficult. When you are 

missing key players, the 

standards in training can 

dip sometimes. The lads 

are having to dig deep. 

“The lads are digging 

deep, we have heart and 

desire, and we want to do 

well for the club. We have 

dipped off a little recently, 

but we have found some 

form and aggression 

again – the characteristics 

you need to win away at 

Bristol City.” 

▲ Chris produced a dogged 

display at Ashton Gate 


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SITTING DOWN WITH 

A D A M Adam Davies 

DAVIES 

Having enjoyed his taste of first-team 

football with the Blades, goalkeeper Adam 

Davies is ready to fight for his place again, 

following the return from suspension of Wes 

Foderingham. 

The experienced Wales international, who is also 

looking forward to the World Cup which begins later 

this month, recently started three games, keeping 

a clean sheet in last week’s success against West 

Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. 

Amongst the topics the 30-year-old openly 

discussed with UTB were the patience he has had 

to show as an understoody to Foderingham, the 

bond within a goalkeeper’s union and the ups and 

downs of being a goalkeeper, following his error 

and penalty save in the dramatic encounter against 

Norwich City at the Lane. 

Adam is happy with his role at S2, content to 

share his apartment with a former Blades striker 

now plying his trade in the National League, and 

excited about what the future could hold for both 

club and country.

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UTB: It is something of a 

cliché, but is patience literally 

a virtue for a goalkeeper, 

especially when you aren’t in the 

starting XI? 

AD: “Absolutely, that hits the 

nail on the head. As a goalkeeper 

not in the team, you’ve got to be 

patient and wait for your chance 

to impress. I really enjoyed 

my three games in the side, 

particularly the win and clean 

sheet at West Brom and I was 

delighted when the lads managed 

to back it up with another hardfought 

three points in midweek 

at Bristol City. At West Brom, 

we got ourselves in a fantastic 

position with two early goals and 

we were excellent defensively 

to see the game out without too 

many scares. On Tuesday, the 

conditions were awful, Bristol City 

were right up for it and we were 

poor first half, but we regrouped 

at the break, managed to get an 

early goal in the second half and 

again defended our box well. 

Patience and hardwork were key 

in me trying to make the most of 

the opportunity I had, now I have 

to remain strong and resilient 

mentality and be ready for the 

next time I’m called into action.” 

UTB: The goalkeeper’s union 

is something that is often 

spoken about in football, is 

that genuine and how does the 

dynamic work during the week? 

AD: “It certainly is a genuine 

bond. The goalkeepers and the 

coach are always close because 

you spend a lot of time together 

away from the main group. We 

have a healthy goalkeeping 

department as has been proved 

this season, with Wes, myself 

and young Jordan and the 

support we receive from Dukey is 

fantastic, it is enjoyable to be part 

of it. Wes has been unbelievable 

since I arrived at the club in 

January, he has been in amazing 

form and for me personally 

I’ve had to take something of a 

back seat and keep plugging 

away behind the scenes, doing 

everything professionally 

as I always have done away 

from the games to make sure 

I was ready when needed. It 

was mad how my opportunity 

came about, but I relished the 

challenge of playing the three 

games during Wes’s suspension 

and I respected the manager’s 

decision to put him back in the 

team on Tuesday night.” 

“I’VE HAD TO TAKE 

SOMETHING OF A BACK 

SEAT AND KEEP PLUGGING 

AWAY BEHIND THE SCENES, 

DOING EVERYTHING 

PROFESSIONALLY AS 

I ALWAYS HAVE DONE” 

UTB: You initially arrived on a 

short-term deal until the end of 

last season, was it always in your 

mind to earn a longer deal at 

Bramall Lane? 

AD: “Definitely. I loved my 

few months here last season, 

especially having played against 

United for Stoke under the 

previous manager earlier in the 

campaign. We achieved so much 

in the second half of last term and 


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arguably deserved promotion 

via the play-offs on another day. 

The togetherness and spirit 

within this group of players and 

staff is something else and it 

was something I wanted to be 

part of moving forward if given 

the opportunity, so it was a no 

brainer for me when I was offered 

another deal in the summer. 

I’d looked in on the team when 

I was at Stoke and I knew it was a 

decent group, but it is only when 

you are inside the club that you 

realise exactly what the manager 

is doing here. I aimed to push 

Wes last season and hopefully 

played a small role in the success 

we had, despite missing out on 

promotion and obviously I did 

enough to stick around for a lot 

longer.” 

UTB: How important is 

a positive mentality for a 

footballer? 

AD: “Football is a mad man’s 

sport in all honesty. Things 

happen in the game that just 

wouldn’t happen in any other 

sport or profession in my opinion 

because circumstances can 

change for the good or bad so 

quickly and you can go from 

being in or out favour in the blink 

of an eye at any club. My situation 

in the last few weeks is a perfect 

example because before the 

Blackpool game I’d have thought 

I’d have no chance of playing 

but you just can’t think like that 

as a footballer. I’ve been in the 

team and given my all when the 

manager needed to call on me 

and now my challenge is to push 

Wes again and fight for my place.” 

UTB: How different is it going 

from a back-up goalkeeper 

that is a regular on the bench 

to being thrust into the team in 

unexpected circumstances? 

AD: “I’d been first choice at 

Stoke for much of the first half 

of last season, but my last game 

for them was in early January, so 

it was over 10 months from that 

game against Preston to making 

my debut for United at Coventry. 

It was nice, it was great to be 

back on the pitch obviously and 

you feel like a footballer again 

in all honesty. The pre-match 

butterflies, you are preparing, 

warming up with that extra edge 

and there is a different feel, I’d 

be lying if I said there wasn’t, 

it felt totally different because 

you have to be in the right zone 

to perform to the best of your 

ability.” 

UTB: If the home game against 

Blackpool had everything, the 

last outing at Bramall Lane 

against Norwich City wasn’t far 

behind. How much resilience 

did you have to show after that 

early slip? 

AD: “That was the life 

of a goalkeeper in 

90 minutes! It was 

eventful to say the 

least and thankfully 

both individually 

and collectively it 

finished much better 

than it started. 

I held my hands 

up for my mistake 

early on, but it felt good 

to make a meaningful 

contribution with the 


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penalty save after the lads had 

got us back into the game at 2-2. 

We all showed resilience, but it 

wasn’t easy on my Bramall Lane 

bow, making such a mistake 

and costing us the opening 

goal in front of the Kop, but I’d 

like to think I bounced back 

well. We conceded a second 

pretty quickly, but having made 

that save from Sargent I felt 

I gradually grew into the game. 

Mistakes happen, it happened 

to me, but thankfully as a team 

we still managed to get a result 

against the odds.” 

UTB: How did you reflect on 

the atmosphere on your home 

debut for the Blades and do you 

feel the Blades supporters have 

a big role to play, particular at 

Bramall Lane? 

AD: “The second half was 

incredible, the noise and 

atmosphere was one of the best 

I can remember and I relished 

playing in front of that crowd, 

despite the early setback. 

I remember United coming from 

behind to beat Stoke, kicking 

towards the Kop and they are 

quite literally the 12th man when 

right behind the team. With 

the squad and quality within it 

and these fans behind us we 

should have a terrific chance of 

achieving something this season 

if we continue to apply ourselves 

every game. The lads fed off the 

atmosphere, we had to show 

character in the Norwich game, 

but the noise from the stands was 

phenomenal and it does make 

such a difference when the game 

is being played on the edge.” 


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UTB: You know the boss as 

well as anyone else in the squad, 

if not better having enjoyed 

success under him at Barnsley, 

what gives him that edge? 

AD: “There are simply no grey 

areas with the manager, you 

know your job in the team, you 

know exactly what is expected 

and demanded from your role. 

Hecky knows what he wants 

and isn’t afraid to let you know 

if you aren’t doing it right, but 

he’ll also put his arm around 

a player if he feels they need 

it. He has a brightness and 

enthusiasm every day, he has 

the willingness to go the extra 

mile and make sure everything 

is right for his players and 

obviously he is a fantastic 

coach and manager. Clarity is 

a big word, everyone off the 

field knows what he wants and 

expects too, no stone is left 

unturned and I came here to 

hopefully share some more 

success under him.” 


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UTB: You are no stranger to 

the region, but who is the former 

Blade who you are currently 

sharing an apartment with in 

Sheffield? 

AD: “I commute when I can, 

but I’ve also got a place in the 

city for me to stay in a few nights 

a week. Caolan Lavery is a mate 

of mine and I’m still sharing 

with him now, just like we did 

when he was here and I was 

at Barnsley when we shared 

a house together. He recently 

signed for Scunthorpe so it suits 

us both and it is a friendship that 

goes back quite a while. I’ve 

known Caolan for a long time, 

he has played for Wednesday, 

United, Chesterfield and 

Rotherham in the area. When 

I was looking for something 

having resigned in the summer, 

he was a free agent but has 

since moved to Scunthorpe, so it 

is a perfect fit for us both.” 

UTB: Let’s switch focuses from 

club to country. How much are 

you looking forward to the World 

Cup in Qatar this winter? 

AD: “It is something I’m really 

excited about, and it will take 

priority once we get the next 

three games out of the way. It is 

being talked about in the media 

already and it will obviously be 

a massive occasion for Welsh 

football because it has been 

such a long time (1958) since we 

last reached the finals. It will be 

such a memorable experience 

to hopefully be part of the squad 

and the opportunity of some 

games that I’ve had recently 

came at a really good time. We 

have some good goalkeepers, 

Wardy (Danny Ward) is playing at 

Leicester and Wayne (Hennessy) 

has won over 100 caps, so 

the more of us that have been 

playing the better it is for Rob 

Page when it comes to having 

options at the tournament and 

we’ll all be ready. We’ll go there 

full of confidence and belief 

of progressing from the group 

stages, we’ve got two massive 

games against the USA and Iran, 

before we face England.” 

UTB: Finally, whilst on the 

subject of the World Cup and 

your likely inclusion in the Wales 

squad, it would be remiss not to 

mention the unfortunate injury 

picked up by Rhys Norrington- 

Davies that has robbed him of 

the chance to be involved. Have 

you spoken to him recently? 

AD: “When Rhys went down 

like he did I feared the worst 

for him because he isn’t one 

who stays down for nothing and 

when he couldn’t get back to 

his feet you knew it was very 

serious and it's awful to see. 

I felt for him at the time because 

he’ll have known as he left 

the field on a stretcher that his 

World Cup dream was over. 

I’ve spoken to him since and 

I’m honestly devastated for him 

personally because he has been 

so good this season, one of the 

most consistent performers and 

that won’t have gone unnoticed 

by Pagey. He’ll come back 

stronger, and a better person 

and I really hope for him that 

the next opportunity is only four 

years away.” 


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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. 

HONOUR A LEGEND… 

A brilliant image here from the late ‘90s of a gathering of United legends to 

pay tribute to the great Jimmy Hagan. 

The event, held at the Lane, saw former teammates and the then chairman 

of United Derek Dooley pose for a photograph whist glancing at some photos 

of Hagan in his prime. Hagan had passed away in February 1998, aged 80. 

As well as Dooley, those in this photo include: Colin Collindridge, Tommy 

Hoyland, Fred White, Fred Furniss, Joe Shaw and Cec Coldwell. 


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UNDER-21s UPDATE 

United suffered a late scare but 

picked up another three points to 

extend the lead at the top of the 

Professional Development League. 

The Blades added some first team 

experience to the starting 11 with the likes 

of Reda Khadra and Jack Robinson both 

getting some welcome minutes in the 

tank. United started well with Louie Marsh 

going close inside the opening 10 minutes. 

It wasn’t long before United hit the front 

when a breakout from a Burnley corner 

resulted in Khadra feeding Oliver Arblaster 

who slotted in the opener. 

Marsh and Khadra both went close 

before United netted a second. Andre 

Brooks provided a low cross where Marsh 

freed himself to turn the ball into the net. 

Marsh continued his free scoring run this 

season by adding a second and United’s 

third when he converted Robinson’s 

low cross. Burnley made it a nervy finish 

through goals from Marcel Lewis and Dara 

Costelloe with Jordan Amissah making a 

brilliant late save to ensure United held out. 

TEAM (vs Burnley): Amissah, Sachdev, Buyabu, 

Potter, Gordon, Robinson (Gomis 83), Marsh, 

Arblaster, Khadra (T. Williams 65), Peck, Brooks 

(Maguire 78). Unused: Hiddleston, Barratt. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

DATE KO/F-A OPPOSITION VENUE/SCORER 

TUE 9 u 2-0 READING McBURNIE, OSULA 

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

TUE 23 v 0-3 CARDIFF CITY – 

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

TUE 6 u 2-0 WATFORD PECK, MARSH 

TUE 13 u 2-1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED BROADBENT, MARSH 

WED 21 u 2-0 WIGAN ATHLETIC WILLIAMS 2 

TUE 27 s 1-1 HULL CITY MARSH 

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

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

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

TUE 1 v 0-3 BARNSLEY – 

FRI 4 2PM BIRMINGHAM CITY ST ANDREW’S 

MON 14 7PM CRYSTAL PALACE (PLC) BRAMALL LANE 

MON 21 2PM BRISTOL CITY (PLC) BRAMALL LANE 

FRI 25 2PM CREWE ALEXANDRA 

LNER COMMUNITY 

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 

MON 19 1PM BRISTOL CITY (PLC) 

TUE 10 5PM WIGAN ATHLETIC 

ROBINS HIGH 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 


STADIUM, YORK 

MON 16 7PM HULL CITY NORTH FERRIBY FC 

TUE 24 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 

▲ Oliver Arblaster on target in the win over Burnley 

HOME GAMES IN BOLD – PLC - PREMIER LEAGUE CUP 


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UNDER-18s UPDATE 

After three defeats on the spin in 

all competitions, United found 

their winning touch again in 

emphatic style after a 5-1 hammering of 

Birmingham City. 

The Blades opened the scoring early on 

when Charlie Staniland’s impressive half 

volley from the edge of the area gave Paul 

Quinn’s side the lead. 

Trevan Sanusi quickly levelled for Blues 

but that was as good as it got for the away 

side as United took full control. 

Kylan Midwood made it 2-1 after picking 

up Kurtis Havenhand’s through ball and 

10 minutes later it was 3-1 when Owen 

Hampson maintained his recent scoring 

streak to head home Jack Waldron’s cross. 

Birmingham then conceded a penalty 

and had a man sent off in the same 

incident allowing George Dickinson to 

convert. Dickinson then rounded off the 

scoring when he hammered in his second 

and United’s fifth following good work by 

Ben Drake. 

TEAM (vs Birmingham City): Yam, Waldron, Drake, 

Staniland (Cummings 63), Pitan, Okyere (Clarke 59), 

Midwood, Dickinson (Ly 71), Havenhand, Hampson, 

Haughton-Parris. Unused: Hewitson, Etherington. 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC 

JAN 

FEB 


SAT 13 u 1-0 MILLWALL HAVENHAND 

SAT 20 v 0-3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 

SAT 27 u 2-0 READING BLACKER (2) 

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

SAT 17 s 0-0 COLCHESTER UNITED – 

SAT 24 u 1-0 CREWE ALEXANDRA PITAN 

SAT 1 v 1-3 WIGAN ATHLETIC DRAKE 

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

SAT 15 v 1-2 BARNSLEY WALDRON 

SAT 22 u 5-1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 

STANILAND, MIDWOOD, 

HAMPSON, DICKINSON (2) 

SAT 29 u 2-0 PETERBOROUGH UNITED HAMPSON, HAVENHAND 

SAT 5 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 

TRAINING GROUND 

BARNFIELD 

TRAINING CENTRE 

SAT 28 11AM HULL CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 18 11AM CREWE ALEXANDRA RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 25 11AM BARNSLEY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 4 11AM COVENTRY CITY ALAN HIGGS CENTRE 

MAR 

SAT 11 11AM PETERBOROUGH UNITED RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 18 11.30AM IPSWICH TOWN 

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SAT 1 11AM CARDIFF CITY RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

APR 

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SAT 22 11AM WATFORD RANDOX HEALTH ACADEMY 

SAT 29 11AM QUEENS PARK RANGERS QPR TRAINING GROUND 

▲ Charlie Staniland opened the scoring 

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United Women suffered a narrow 

home defeat against 

Southampton at Bramall Lane. 

A close game was decided inside the 

opening 10 minutes when Ella Pusey was 

played through before rounding United 

stopper Bethan Davies to net what would 

be an early winning goal. 

United had opportunities throughout 

with Rhema Lord-Mears testing Kayla 

Rendell with an effort from range. 

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk sent an effort 

wide, whilst Bex Rayner also forced a save 

from Rendell with a long-range effort. 

In the second half, sub Rachel Brown 

was also denied by Rendell, whilst at the 

other end Davies was also tested. 

Late on United’s Chene Muir was 

denied what looked like a good shout for 

a penalty as Southampton held out for all 

three points. 

TEAM (vs Southampton): Davies, E. Wilson (Brown 

59), Newsham, Hartley, Riglar, Sweetman-Kirk 

(Walters 59), Cusack, Rayner, Paul, Lord-Mears 

(Wilcock 88), Enderby (Muir 68). Unused: N. Wilson, 

Haywood, Docherty, 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 v 1-3 BRISTOL CITY ENDERBY 

SUN 23 v 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON – 

SUN 30 v 1-2 BIRMINGHAM CITY SWEETMAN-KIRK 

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 

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SUN 16 2PM COVENTRY UNITED BUTTS PARK ARENA 

SUN 23 2PM SUNDERLAND BRAMALL LANE 

SUN 30 2PM SOUTHAMPTON TESTWOOD STADIUM 

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LANE HOSTS ANOTHER 

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England’s recent Rugby League World 

Cup showdown against Greece produced 

a record breaking game on another 

showpiece afternoon for Bramall Lane. 

United’s historic home saw England 

defeat Greece 94-4, their biggest victory 

in a World Cup match, as the Lane again 

showed its ability to successfully stage 

major sporting occasions. 

A crowd in excess of 18,000, a record 

attendance for a rugby league match in 

Sheffield, saw England run in 17 tries, with 

Dom Young going over four times for 

Shaun Wane’s side. 

Dave McCarthy, United’s head of 

operations, said: “It was an amazing day 

from start to finish. The work to first of all 

secure Bramall Lane as a venue, started 

way back in January 2018, so to see it all 

to such a wonderful fruition in October 

2022 was both satisfying and amazing in 

equal measure. 

“A record attendance for a rugby league 

game in the steel city of Sheffield is all we 

could have asked for. Bramall Lane looked 

amazing, and it was great to have 18,000 

plus enjoying the city and contributing to 

the local economy.” 


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Happy Birthdays 

1⃞■ Happy Birthday 

Susan Oxley. 100% 

Blade. Love from all 

your family x 

2⃞■ Happy Birthday to 

Henry Newlove who 

is 10 years old today! 

Favourite players are 

Billy Sharp and Iliman 

Ndiaye. Lots of love 

from Mum, Dad and 

your big sister Poppy. 

3⃞■ 95 years a loyal 

Blade! Happy Birthday 

Gordon Lawrence. 

From sneaking in via 

the Players’ Entrance 

in the 40s (sshhh, don’t 

tell anyone) to watching 

Jimmy Hagan and Jock 

Dodds... to the modernday 

comfort of the 

South Stand, cheering 

on Billy Sharp, Sander 

Berge and the lads. 

4⃞■ Happy 12th Birthday 

Samuel Bannerjee. 

Lots of love and best 

wishes from Oscar, 

Isaac, Lorraine, Uncle 

David and Daddy. 

5⃞■6⃞■ Happy Birthday 

to Betsy who was 

recently 5 and Arthur 

who will be 9 on 

November 12th. Love 

Mum and Dad. 

7⃞■ Happy 12th Birthday 

Scarlett Winstanley. 

Sander Berge’s No.1 

fan!! Have a fab 

day. Lots of Love 

from Mum, Dad and 

Lewis xxx 

8⃞■ Look who is 

80!! Tony Topliss 

- a lifelong Blade! 

Lots of love all the 

family xxx xxx 

CONGRATULATIONS 

9⃞■ Congratulations 

on your wedding 

Monique and Bradley 

Lennon. All the best 

from your friends 

and family. 

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FROM TC 

Tony Currie, our very own Blades ambassador, 

has been giving out his own birthday wishes in the 

lounges at some of our recent home games. TC 

posed for snaps with fans Trevor Wombell, who 

was 80, and also Kez Lax who was celebrating his 

50th birthday. 


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MATCH ACTION 

3 - 3 

M c ATEE 8, NDIAYE 23, NORWOOD 90 

YATES 30, 42, DOUGALL 51 

SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: BRAMALL LANE 

BLADES: FODERINGHAM, BALDOCK (KHADRA 84), BASHAM, SHARP (BREWSTER 64), 

EGAN, NORWOOD, DOYLE, OSBORN (AHMEDHODŽIĆ 64), Mc ATEE (McBURNIE 64), 

NDIAYE, NORRINGTON-DAVIES. UNUSED: DAVIES, ROBINSON, ARBLASTER. 

Celebrations for the Manchester City loanee 


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Iliman Ndiaye heads in United’s second 

James McAtee nets his first senior goal 

Iliman celebrates his sixth of the campaign 

Rhian Brewster fights his way clear 


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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... 

In Stiches... 

I must admit that I never get over 

excited at the launch of a 

new shirt. 

Not that I don’t like to see a nice, sharp 

new offering adorning the backs of our 

players on the first day of the season, 

far from it. I am also acutely aware of the 

financial aspect of a new offering for the 

club – it’s huge and I also love to see kids 

in the streets around the City playing in 

them. It’s noted that, certainly in the last 

20 years or so, you seem to see far more 

of the red and white variety than the other 

colours from across the city, but then 

I suppose that is the product of a couple 

of spells in the Premier League, quite a 

few Wembley visits and generally having 

the upper hand on our neighbours in 

terms of success (apart from a lifetime in 

League One of course). 

We also had a spell back in the 

Warnock era when we ran a schools 

project called ‘For Schools’ which looked 

▲ Curtis Woodhouse in the infamous 

gold shirt in a game at Forest 


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at health, wellbeing, every child matters 

and a host of other relevant topics tied 

in with a visit to the ground and also the 

chance to meet and interview a player 

from the first team. We also organised 

travel to and from school and every child 

who attended got a home shirt and also 

a ticket with a parent or guardian. The 

owners and directors bankrolled it and it 

cost a fortune as I am sure you can well 

imagine. The upswing was seeing our 

colours all over the place and loads of 

▲ The 2015-16 home shirt worn here by Billy Sharp split opinion 

emails from supporters of the other side 

whose kids had taken part, had a great 

time and were now resplendent in the 

red, white and black. It’s hard to gauge 

now looking back how many new fans 

it won us, but I would like to think that it 

has also played a part in the continuously 

incredible level of support that we enjoy 

form the stands though thick and thin. 

There have also been other times when 

we have unwittingly got our shirts out on 

the streets in pretty huge numbers. 

If you remember the old cricket sheds 

that once stood at the top of the Cherry 

Street car park, you may recall that 

they were, for many years, used as a 

sports hall and for 5-a-side. They were 

a remnant of the Bramall Lane of old 

and once housed the nets where many 

Yorkshire greats plied their trade when 

we were still a cricket venue of some 

repute. They also had a spell as water 

tanks during the war, so we got more than 

our money’s worth out of them. Inevitably, 

there came a time when the powers that 

be said they couldn’t be used anymore. 

The roof had just about caved in at that 

point in fairness, but it was another piece 

of the old ground that was going, and that 

in itself was a bit sad. For years, the late 

and much missed Derek Newbould ruled 

the bookings there with a rod of iron. Del 

did most things around Bramall Lane, or 

so it seemed. He finished off helping Carl 

Hopwood as kit man and was as much a 

feature behind the scenes at United as 

the pitch itself! 

When we couldn’t hire it out anymore, 

for its twilight years we started to store 

stuff in there – paperwork, that kind of 

thing. Now, you may recall the gold Midas 

kit from way back - it would be fair to 

say that it was a tad controversial and 

featured in several ‘worst ever’ polls back 

then, and that was before we had even 

released it! 


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▲ The much-missed Derek Newbould took 

bookings for the old gym at Bramall Lane 

Former director and voice of reason, 

Bernard Proctor, had identified from 

board meetings that we had, shall we 

say, something of a surplus of these in 

stock to say the least. He came up with 

the idea, and I swear that this is true, 

of sending me up on the South Stand 

concourse to, and I quote: “Sell them out 

of large suitcases like that Del Boy on 

Only Fools and Horses.” 

I fell about laughing until the penny 

dropped that Mr. Proctor was deadly 

serious. He did, indeed, view me as 

having the public persona of a fly pitch 

trader with bants to match and thought it 

would be a lighthearted way of knocking 

some surplus out cheap to get some 

dough back in the coffers. 

Now Sheffield being Sheffield, we all 

know that had this been allowed to pass, 

I would still be being reminded about it 

now on a fairly regular basis and in no 

uncertain terms, so there was no way 

it could happen. It wasn’t until Derek 

Dooley pointed out to his old friend that 

there was a high chance that JG would 

get lynched by the poor sods who had 

paid full whack for the version in gold and 

purple only a short time before. 

Anyway, it was decided that they 

should be stored in the sports hall until 

such a time that it was viewed they were 

safe to be seen in public again. After 

a few weeks, everywhere you went in 

S2 you saw adults and children alike 

adorned in the creative Patrick garment, 

and no-one could work out why until 

one day one someone from accounts 

went up to the hall to try and track down 

some paperwork only to find most of the 

kids from the local area in there helping 

themselves to the kit. They were even 

apparently delivering to size order like 

an early version of Amazon. They were 

gaining access via a whopping great 

hole that had appeared in the roof and 

by lowering themselves into the building 

itself. You had to give them credit; it 

was an ingenious system. They were 

apparently going in when they had orders 

come day or night! The same shirts have 

now, incidentally, gained a cult following 

and fetch a fair few quid when they come 

up for sale. 

The lead up to kits coming out always 

fascinates, along with the debate and 

opinions that you get all over social 

media. People get to know what you do 

for a living and, of course, where you 

work. The knowledge that you work for 

a club means that, from that moment 

on, there is seldom anything like a quiet 

drink or afternoon out with the missus. 

Because you work for the club you are 

generally deemed to do anything and 

everything and also know all that goes 


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on behind the scenes. The reality is 

that most times, the staff are the last to 

know, and I suppose it’s because it is 

far too easy in casual conversation to 

compromise things. My ex-missus once 

said that she didn’t like going out for a 

beer where we lived because everyone 

knew who I was and what I did and, if 

they nailed me in a pub, that was it for 

the rest of the day and she may as well 

have not been around. 

“TALKING OF CONTROVERSIAL, 

I WOULD HAVE PERSONALLY 

HAD THE KIT WITH BLUE SHORTS 

AND SOCKS, WHICH IS WHAT WE 

PLAYED IN RIGHT UP TO JUST 

BEFORE WWI, BUT I THINK THAT 

MAY HAVE BEEN A STEP TOO FAR!” 

The classic question is always, “Have 

you seen the new kit? What’s it like?” 

After a number of years, I would beckon 

and, in a hushed voice say, “Do you really 

want to know?” 

After letting the inquisitor nod and show 

the same level of interest the answer 

was always “It’s red, white and black!” 

– I mean, we are never going play in 

anything else as a home kit, are we? 

In that way you haven’t lied, have 

you? The reaction you get, however, is 

sometimes unprintable! 

I do get the interest - all want their 

club to look the best it possibly can 

when they hit the grass on the first day 

of the season, but it will always polarise 

opinion. I remember the Adidas debut in 

the shape of the 125 kit that was actually 

technically a year late, but that wasn’t 

by choice of the staff. I had been a big 

supporter of the idea of playing in a shirt 

and badge as near to the first one as was 

reasonably possible without just turning 

out in a plain white offering as the first 

▲ This season’s home shirt with the traditional popular features 

United players would have done back 

in 1889. 

All was geared to go, but the CEO at 

the time didn’t act and the deadline was 

missed. An irate chair was adamant that 

it was going to happen, so we got it a bit 

late. Talking of controversial, I would have 

personally had the kit with blue shorts 

and socks, which is what we played in 

right up to just before WWI, but I think that 

may have been a step too far! 

Anyway, I hope that the current kit is 

going down well. I must admit that, for 

someone who isn’t overly excited on the 

appearance of a new look, I quite like it 

and it stands out nicely. 

Wonder what next season’s will 

be like? 


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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… 

As the 1970s drew to a close, 

the Blades were struggling in 

the old Second Division (now 

Championship). 

A decade which had begun so 

brightly for the club after its promotion 

to the top flight in 1971 now threatened 

to end with the club dropping into 

the third tier for the first time in their 

history. 

Today’s featured photograph was 

taken during the Blades’ away game at 

Southampton on 25th February 1978. 

The venue for the game was the Saints’ 

old compact Dell ground which they 

used between 1898 and 2001. 

Southampton were fighting for 

promotion to the top flight whilst the 

Blades were trying to arrest an alarming 

slide in form which had seen them lose 

three and draw one of their previous 

four league games. Two of these losses 

had been by 5-1 at home to Bolton 

Wanderers and away at Sunderland. 

United had appointed Luton Town 

manager, Harry Haslam, as boss in 

January and the long trip down to 

the south coast was only his second 

league game in charge. He had brought 

Uruguayan born Danny Bergara with 

him from Kenilworth Road as assistant 

manager. 

Southampton, under the management 

of Lawrie McMenemy, had a potent 

strike force in the ex-Bournemouth and 

Norwich City pair Ted MacDougall and 

Phil Boyer. 

Both can be seen in this photograph 

either side of United defender Colin 

Franks, who has his eyes focused on the 

ball. MacDougall with the darker hair is to 

Franks’ right and Boyer to his left. 


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The other United players visible are as 

follows: 

1) Just behind Franks is teenage 

midfielder Gary Hamson 

2) Partially hidden by Boyer is 

defender Andy Keeley 

MacDougall had opened the scoring for 

the Saints in the 31st minute but it was 

Franks who had levelled the scoreline just 

before half time. Just when it looked like 

the Blades might gain a morale boosting 

point, Boyer broke United hearts with an 

87th minute winner. 

The 2-1 win for the Saints was another 

step on the road to their eventual 

automatic promotion at the season’s end. 

The Blades managed to gain enough 

points between their trip to The Dell and 

the end of the season to avoid relegation. 

However, United could not repeat the trick 

at the end of the next season, 1978-79, 

and were relegated to the third tier. 

Franks left the Blades in February 1979 

to join Toronto Blizzard, who played in 

the North American Soccer League. His 

sale along with that of a number of other 

players who played at Southampton was 

part of Haslam’s massive turnover to try 

and stop the club’s slide. 


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CASHBACK 

INITIATIVE 

Today on our United 

Cashback Initiative, we 

would like to give a warm 

welcome to Charnock 

Ridgeway FC. 

The club were formed 

in 1984, offering football 

across the S12 area. 

Their female section was 

established in 2016 and 

now offers over 200 girls 

CONTACT... 

JON HELLIWELL, United’s fan engagement 

lead, keeps the supporters informed… 

and women the chance 

to play football on a 

weekly basis. Their rapidly 

expanding club now has 

female teams playing from 

U8s to open age. 

Based at Springs 

Academy, Charnock 

Ridgeway Women & Girls 

FC strongly believe that 

football is a game to be 

enjoyed by everyone and 

the legacy created through 

the women’s Euros has put 

the female game firmly on 

the football map. Alongside 

their grassroots teams, 

they also run a range 

of weekly recreational 

sessions, open to all: 

— Wildcats Development 

Sessions (girls 4yrs+) 

— Disability Wildcats 

Sessions (girls 5-11yrs) 

— Soccersize fitness classes 

— England Football Squad 

(girls 12-14yrs) 

— Mixed Just Play Sessions (16yrs+) 

— Over 30s Women’s 

Just Play sessions 

Find out more about their 

sessions by visiting; www. 

charnockridgewaygirls. 

co.uk or search for them at 

find.englandfootball.com 

As part of our United 

Cashback Initiative, 

Charnock Ridgeway can be 

seen taking part in today’s 

pre-match flag waving 

as the players come out 

onto the pitch, and have 

managed to raise funds 

for their club to spend on 

anything they wish, from 

new kit to new sports 

equipment. We hope you 

all have a fantastic day 

at Beautiful Downtown 

Bramall Lane. 

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

up to date at the below links: 

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

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On our dedicated Disabled Supporters page at: 

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BLADES MASCOTS... 

Welcome to this afternoon’s mascots… 

TOBY 

SALT 

Age: 12 

Favourite Player: 

Iliman Ndiaye 

DYLAN 

WILKINSON 

Age: 7 


Iliman Ndiaye 

BETHAN 

MITCHELL 

Age: 11 

Favourite Players: 

Wes Foderingham and 

Iliman Ndiaye 

KEIRON 

TIMM 

Age: 11 


Wes Foderingham 

THEO 

OGUNBONA 

Age: 7 


Iliman Ndiaye 

JUDD 

EXTON 

Age: 9 


Billy Sharp 

AWAY MASCOT 

CHAYSE 

SCHOFIELD 

Age: 7 


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BLADES FAMILY 

GALLERY... 

— Charlie 

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We hope you both have a fantastic 

day and enjoy the lead up to kick-off 

with Captain Blade himself! 

If you’ve been part of our United 

Cashback Initiative, Home Debut 

Scheme, Captain Blade Club, visited 

the Blades Family Hub or took part 

in our John Street Family Stand 

entertainment, see if you can spot 

yourself in our Blades Family Gallery 

each matchday on our Sheffield 

United Fan Services Facebook page, 

or by visiting www.sufc.co.uk/fans/ 

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T he Story So Far... 

Catching up and recording events from Bramall Lane… 

— TUESDAY 11th OCTOBER 

United’s U21s defeat Coventry City 

3-0 with goals from Sydie Peck, Owen 

Hampson and Theo Williams. 

— SATURDAY 15th OCTOBER 

United’s U18s are beaten 2-1 in the 

South Yorkshire derby against Barnsley. 

Jack Waldron equalised for United, who 

had Sam Aston sent off, with the Reds 

winning the contest late on. 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 

McATEE 8, NDIAYE 23, NORWOOD 90 

BLACKPOOL 3 

YATES 30, 42, DOUGALL 51 

RED CARD: FODERINGHAM 90; EKPITETA 78, THOMPSON 81, LAVERY 90 

Blades: Foderingham, Baldock (Khadra 84), Basham, 

Sharp (Brewster 64), Egan, Norwood, Doyle, Osborn 

(Ahmedhodžić 64), McAtee (McBurnie 64), Ndiaye, 

Norrington-Davies. Unused: Davies, Robinson, 

Arblaster. 

Blackpool: Maxwell, Connolly, Yates, Dougall, 

Madine (Hamilton 85), Lavery (Williams 82), Ekpiteta, 

Thompson, Patino, Thorniley, Bridcutt (Wright 75). 

Unused: Carey, Corbeanu, Poveda, Grimshaw. 

United and Blackpool shared the spoils 

after a six-goal thriller at Bramall Lane. 

United raced into a two-goal advantage 

through James McAtee’s first senior 

strike and an Iliman Ndiaye header. 

The Blades were pegged back though 

before half time thanks to a Jerry Yates 

brace, before Kenny Dougall put the 

Tangerines in front just after the break. 

Late on, Blackpool were reduced to nine 

men, and Anel Ahmedhodžić had a goal 

disallowed whilst Rhian Brewster missed 

a penalty. Just when it looked like time 

was running out, Ollie Norwood netted 

in the 98th minute to earn United a point. 

The drama continued after the whistle 

with both Wes Foderingham and Shayne 

Lavery sent off. 

Referee: D. Webb — Attendance: 28,458 

▲ Mia Enderby scores against Bristol City 

— SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER 

▲ Iliman Ndiaye celebrates United’s second against Blackpool 

United Women are defeated 3-1 by 

leaders Bristol City at Bramall Lane. Mia 

Enderby scored United’s consolation, 

her third of the season. 


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▲ Oli McBurnie enjoys his goal against Norwich 

— WEDNESDAY 19th OCTOBER 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

COVENTRY CITY 1 

WAGHORN PEN 87 


– 

Coventry City: Wilson, Panzo, Rose, McFadzean, 

Allen (Palmer 65), Sheaf, Gyokeres, Dabo (Hamer 56), 

Godden (Waghorn 65, Tavares 90), Bidwell, Eccles. 

Unused: Moore, Doyle, Kane. 

Blades: Davies, Baldock, Basham (Sharp 88), 

McBurnie, Egan, Ahmedhodžić, Norwood, Doyle 

(Fleck 79), Osborn, Ndiaye, Norrington-Davies 

(McAtee 11). Unused: Amissah, Brewster, Khadra, 

Robinson. 

Referee: K. Stroud — Attendance: 17,913 

A tight game at the CBS Arena was won 

by the hosts three minutes from time 

after Martyn Waghorn netted a first of 

the season from the penalty spot. United 

had come closest to scoring prior to this 

with Ollie Norwood hitting the bar with a 

free kick, whilst Oli McBurnie crashed an 

effort off the post on a frustrating night 

for the Blades. 

— SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER 

United’s U18s defeated Birmingham City 

5-1 with goals from Charlie Staniland, 

Kylan Midwood, Owen Hampson and 

George Dickinson (2). 

CHAMPIONSHIP 


OSBORN 62, McBURNIE 71 

NORWICH CITY 2 

PUKKI 3, 16 

Blades: Davies, Baldock, Fleck (Doyle 57), Basham, 

Brewster (McBurnie 64), Sharp (Khadra 80), Egan, 

Ahmedhodzic, Norwood, Osborn, McAtee (Ndiaye 

45). Unused: Amissah, Robinson, Buyabu. 

Norwich City: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Hayden 

(Hernandez 75), Cantwell, Ramsey (Gibbs 75), Pukki, 

Sargent, Nunez (Sinani 90), Giannoulis (Springett 71). 

Unused: Krul, Hugill, Tomkinson. 

Referee: J. Smith — Attendance: 30,035 

The points are shared in another home 

thriller as United come from two down to 

draw 2-2 with Norwich. Teemu Pukki put 

the Canaries 2-0 up at half time before 

goals from Ben Osborn and Oli McBurnie 

levelled. There was late drama as Pukki 

then had a spot kick saved by Adam 

Davies with two minutes remaining as the 

points were shared. 


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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… 

BURNLEY 1-2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 

SATURDAY 12th APRIL 2008 

United had started to make a late 

surge for a top six finish and 

recently recorded a dramatic 2-2 

draw in the Steel City derby against 

Wednesday in the previous match. 

In this contest, the Blades scored a goal 

in each half to set themselves on their 

way for maximum points, whilst the hosts 

netted in the final 10 minutes to set up a 

nervy finish. 

United enjoyed the early possession 

in what was overall a scrappy encounter. 

Burnley ‘keeper Brian Jensen was kept 

busy and after nine minutes he kept out a 

James Beattie header, whilst at the other 

end Chris McCann’s 25-yard effort worked 

Paddy Kenny in the Blades’ goal. 

Kevin Blackwell’s side took the lead on 

33 minutes through a ferocious Beattie 

free-kick with the striker netting from 

fully 35-yards. The hosts responded 

immediately, and Kyle Lafferty thought 

he had equalised, but Kenny somehow 

stuck his foot out on the line to prevent a 

certain goal. 

Burnley enjoyed much of the second 

half and created several opportunities at 

goal. On 50 minutes Robbie Blake struck 

from inside the box but Kenny was well 

placed to save. 

The Blades doubled their advantage 

eight minutes after the break when David 

Cotterill got the better of Stephen Jordan 

and his cross into the back post and was 

coolly headed home by Billy Sharp. 

On 75 minutes Lafferty’s left-footed 

effort flew over from distance as the hosts 

made a vain attempt to claw their way 

back into the game. With nine minutes 

remaining they netted to set up a tense 

finish as Joey Gudjonsson found veteran 

Andy Cole who slotted home past Kenny 

on the angle. 


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United and Bury both earned 

1949 a point in a eight goal thriller 

at Bramall Lane. The draw extended 

United’s unbeaten run to six games 

thanks to goals from Harold Brook, Joe 

Shaw (2) and Fred Furniss. 

Just out of the Premier 

1994 League, Dave Bassett’s United 

languished in 18th after 15 games, but 

this win over Bristol City sparked a major 

upturn in fortunes. Charlie Hartfield 

gave United the lead before Kevin Gage 

crashed in an unstoppable effort from 35 

yards to make it 2-0. Carl Veart added a 

third in the second half as United began 

a run of four wins from five to take them 

within one point of the play-offs. 

ON THIS DAY 

UTB looks back into the archives to find out what 

happened on this day in United’s history… 

2005 

United maintained 

a three-point lead 

over Reading at 

the summit of the 

Championship 

after a hard-fought 

win over Crystal 

Palace at Selhurst 

Park. Steve Kabba 

provided an assist 

for Phil Jagielka 

to give United 

the lead before 

Michael Hughes 

equalised. Paul Ifill made it 2-1 before 

ex-Eagle Neil Shipperley headed in for 

3-1. Dougie Freedman made it 2-3, and 

United were indebted to a goal-line 

clearance in the final minute to hang on 

to all three points. 

1962 

NOVEMBER 

5 

United made a mid-season 

trip to Tynecastle for a benefit 

match for Hearts striker Willie Bauld. A 

former team-mate of United’s boss John 

Harris, the Blades made the long journey 

despite having a Division One fixture at 

Arsenal five days later. The match ended 

2-2 and United’s scorers were Dennis 

Shiels and Keith Kettleborough. 


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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... 

Gerry Summers... 

Gerry Summers 

was a wing half 

who gave great 

service to the Blades. He 

was signed from West 

Bromwich Albion in May 

1957 by then manager, Joe 

Mercer. He stayed with the 

Blades until April 1964 and 

during his stay he helped 

win promotion to the top 

flight at the end of the 

1960-61 season. In the 

same season as promotion 

was achieved the team 

also reached the FA Cup 

semi-finals. 

Gerry was a two footed 

constructive midfield 

player perfectly suited to 

link defence and attack. 

His form was sufficiently 

impressive for him to be 

selected for the 1961 FA 

tour to the Far East, New 

Zealand and the USA. By 

the time he had departed 

the Lane to join Hull City 

in April 1964, he had made 

260 league appearances 

and scored four goals. 

Having a long-term 

interest in coaching, he 

qualified as an FA coach 

and following his move 

to Walsall, initially as a 

player in October 1965, he 

was appointed first team 

coach in February 1967. 

This appointment saw him 

retire from playing. He soon 

moved to Wolves, also as 

first team coach to work 

with his ex-West Bromwich 

Albion colleague, Ronnie 

Allen, who was manager. 

Whilst at Molineux he 

experienced his first taste 

of management, taking over 

▲ Gerry was linked with the United job 

in 1981 but it went to Ian Porterfield 

temporarily when Allen was 

sacked in November 1968. 

Gerry’s first full-time 

managerial role was with 

Second Division (now 

Championship) Oxford 

United. He started the job 

in July 1969, and he guided 


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▲ In the dugout for Oxford (second left) in 1973 

Oxford to consecutive 

mid-table finishes between 

1969-70 and 1974-75. 

However, his team’s poor 

start to the 1975-76 season, 

when they lost six of their 

first nine league games, 

saw him dismissed in 

September 1975. 

Gerry soon found himself 

back in management with 

Third Division (now League 

One) Gillingham. He was 

appointed in October 

1975, and he almost 

succeeded in guiding the 

Gills to promotion twice, in 

1977-78 and 1978-79. His 

final season at Priestfield, 

1980-81, was a struggle. He 

managed to guide his team 

to safety with a late eight 

game unbeaten run. The 

Gills finished 15th two points 

above the Blades who were 

relegated to the fourth tier. 

Although Gerry had done 

well to rescue Gillingham’s 

season, the club sought a 

new direction, and he was 

sacked in May 1981. There 

were rumours of him being 

considered for the Blades 

job as they contemplated 

life in the Fourth Division 

for the first time. However, 

United went on to appoint 

Ian Porterfield. 

After doing some 

scouting work for 

Southampton, Gerry again 

linked up with Ronnie Allen, 

this time at their old club 

West Bromwich Albion in 

October 1981. Gerry was 

chief coach and assistant 

manager whilst Allen was 

manager. 

Another assistant 

manager’s role followed 

at Leicester City between 

1982 and 1986 before his 

managerial career ended 

with a spell as Derby 

County youth development 

coach from 1986 into the 

1990s. 

Gerry enjoyed a solid 

managerial career but had 

not won any promotions 

or cups. His knowledge 

and skill as a coach was 

recognised by a number 

of clubs and he did also 

enjoy a spell as an FA staff 

coach. 


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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 image has been sent in 

by Lee Boyes. Lee is enjoying 

a recent break in Hurghada, 

Egypt where his Blades related 

headwear enjoyed an outing! 

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 

▲ 

These two images this week have 

been sent in by supporter Trevor 

Bishop. Enjoying a cruise through 

Norway, Trevor, of course, didn’t 

leave without his Blades shirt 


HOLE NEW BALL GAME A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME A WHOLE NEW BALL GA 

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A WHOLE 

NEW 

BALL 

GAME 

After two games on the road, United were back on 

home soil for this Premier League encounter against 

Coventry City on Saturday 28th November 1992. 

The Blades lost 3-0 at Anfield to go out of the League 

Cup before a narrow 2-1 league defeat against Norwich. 

Sat 16th coming into this game, the Blades held a threepoint 

cushion ahead of the bottom three against a Coventry 

side dropping towards mid-table after an impressive start. 

This match ended 1-1 with Coventry taking the lead before 

an Andy Pearce own goal ensured the points were shared. United 

had to work hard with Carl Bradshaw sent off after 61 minutes. 


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… 

TOP OF THE POPS… 

A full-page advert was taken out by 

Virgin Megastores promoting the latest 

music at the time with artists featured 

including Madonna, Simple Minds and 

Michael Bolton. 


KAMMY INCOMING… 

More on United’s new arrivals inside 

the programme, with Chris Kamara 

leaving David Pleat’s Luton to sign. On 

his arrival, Chris said: “I told Mr Pleat 

I wanted to go to a club that I saw doing 

things in the future, and I’d long fancied 

playing for United under Dave Bassett.”

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DAVE BASSETT… 

The manager spoke about the recent departures from his squad with Mike Lake joining 

Wrexham on loan and Ashley Fickling singing on loan for Billy McEwan’s Darlington. 

There was also some incomings with Dave Bassett explaining he wanted experience 

in midfield as Chris Kamara arrived on loan from Luton, whilst youngster Andy Scott 

joined from non-league Sutton. Bassett explained he wasn’t expecting Scott to play 

straight away, he was an investment for the future. 




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DICK WRAGG… 

There was a full page, written by Star reporter Tony Pritchett, on the passing of former 

chairman and president of the Blades, Dick Wragg. 


DUO UNDER THE KNIFE… 

More bad news for injured ‘keeper Simon 

Tracey who was forced to have an operation 

on his troublesome shoulder, whilst Brian 

Gayle would also be out with a knee injury. 

CAPTAIN’S NOTES… 

Skipper Brian Gayle lifts the lid on his recent 

knee injury which required a minor operation. 

He talked at length about watching the game 

against Norwich which he missed through the 

problem. 

BLADES TEAM… 

United’s team for this game was as follows… 

Kelly, Bradshaw, Pemberton, Beesley, Cowan, Ward, Gannon, 

Rogers, Hodges, Cork, Deane. Subs: Littlejohn, Kamara, Wainwright 

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60 UTB 

FACE TO FACE… 

BRIAN GAYLE 

UTB poses the same questions from 1992-93 to 

the same players to see if they remember what 

they said 30 years ago, and to see what their 

2022-23 answers are… 

— Which team did 

you support as a boy 

and who was your 

favourite player? 

— I reckon I’d have 

said Man City. In terms 

of a player, Dave 

Watson or Franny Lee? 

I mentioned West Ham, 

did I? Well, I was from 

London, but I loved 

Francis Lee and that’s 

why I followed City. 

— What is the best 

match you have 

played in? 

— Well, this is pre-1993 

isn’t it? So, it has to be 

the Steel City derby 

at Hillsborough or a 

Manchester derby 

when I was at City? I 

won’t argue with the 

Wednesday game. Now 

I’d say the Wembley FA 

Cup semi-final, even 

though we lost, it was 

some occasion. 

— What is your 

favourite record 

and music? 

— Maybe I said 

something by Bob 

Marley? I got the 


reggae bit then...I 

forgot about the Luther 

Vandross record; I 

still have that on vinyl! 

Difficult to say what 

I’d go for now, there’s 

a number of them... 

UB40 Red Red White, 

something like that. 

— What are your 

hobbies outside of 

football? 

— Gardening or DIY? 

Yeah, I’d still say that 

now. My son Josh then 

would have been about 

1 think. I still enjoy 

spending time with 

the family. 

— If you weren’t 

a footballer what 

would you be? 

— I would have said 

something to do with 

the building trade? 

Yeah, I was, and still 

am, very hands on. 

It was always my 

calling before being a 

footballer. 

— Which current player 

do you most admire? 

— So, thinking back 

Revisited 

to 1992...did I say 

someone like Bryan 

Robson? Des Walker, 

was it? He was a top 

player so that’s a 

good shout. 

— What car do 

you drive? 

— Back in 1992, I’d say 

it was a BMW? I think 

in that same winter we 

had bad snow, and it 

was terrible in those 

conditions. I got rid of it 

and bought a 4x4, but 

we didn’t have snow for 

about five years after!

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62 UTB 

WHAT HAPPENED 

ELSEWHERE 

THE STATE OF PLAY… 

Norwich continued to set the 

pace holding a four-point lead 

over Arsenal prior to this current 

round of fixtures. Incredibly, the 

likes of Liverpool and Leeds 

were languishing in mid-table 

whilst Manchester United 

were nine points off the pace 

in eighth. In what would turn 

into the biggest transfer of the 

season, Frenchman Eric Cantona 

left reigning champions Leeds to 

join Manchester United in a deal 

worth just £1.2m. Elsewhere, 

there was further transfer 

activity with England midfielder 

Neil Webb re-joining Nottingham 

Forest in a £800,000 deal from 

Manchester United. 

THE GAMES… 

With Manchester United 

threatening to fall off the pace 

entirely, they had just ended a 

seven-match run without a win 

coming into this round of games. 

They then travelled to Highbury 

to face an Arsenal side looking 

most likely to chase down 

Norwich, but the Gunners were 

dealt a blow as Mark Hughes’ 


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 28th NOVEMBER 1992 — 

▲ Eric Cantona signs 

for Manchester United 

goal won the game for the 

Red Devils. Blackburn stayed 

in the hunt with a 1-0 win over 

fellow high-flyers QPR thanks 

to an Alan Shearer strike. At the 

bottom it was starting to look 

ominous for Nottingham Forest 

and Crystal Palace who both 

lost, with the latter thumped 5-0 

by Liverpool. 

HEADLINE ACT… 

Norwich pulled five points clear 

at the top after ending Aston 

Villa’s 12-match unbeaten run 

in what was a five-goal thriller

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE… 

Here’s how things stood… 

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POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 

1 NORWICH CITY 17 11 3 3 32 30 2 36 

2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 17 8 7 2 26 12 14 31 

3 ARSENAL 17 9 2 6 22 17 5 29 

4 ASTON VILLA 17 7 7 3 26 18 8 28 

5 CHELSEA 17 8 4 5 24 19 5 28 

6 MANCHESTER UNITED 17 7 6 4 18 12 6 27 

7 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 17 7 5 5 22 17 5 26 

8 MANCHESTER CITY 17 7 4 6 24 17 7 25 

9 LIVERPOOL 17 7 4 6 30 24 6 25 

10 IPSWICH TOWN 17 5 10 2 22 19 3 25 

11 COVENTRY CITY 17 6 6 5 21 22 -1 24 

12 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 17 5 7 5 17 22 -5 22 

13 LEEDS UNITED 17 5 6 6 28 28 0 21 

14 MIDDLESBROUGH 17 5 6 6 27 27 0 21 

15 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 17 4 8 5 19 20 -1 20 

16 SOUTHAMPTON 17 4 7 6 15 19 -4 19 

17 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 17 4 6 7 27 30 -3 18 

18 SHEFFIELD UNITED 17 4 6 7 17 23 -6 18 

19 EVERTON 17 4 4 9 13 21 -8 16 

20 WIMBLEDON 17 3 6 8 19 26 -7 15 

21 CRYSTAL PALACE 17 1 9 7 20 32 -12 12 

22 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 11 

at Villa Park. The Canaries 

were sitting pretty with a twogoal 

cushion thanks to goals 

from David Phillips and Darren 

Beckford but two quickfire 

strikes just before and after the 

interval from Ray Houghton and 

Garry Parker pulled Villa level. 

Three minutes later Daryl Sutch 

gave Norwich the lead again, 

and the visitors held out to pull 

eight points clear of Villa. 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS? 

Just prior to this round of 

fixtures, there was a Premier 

League debut for future England 

ace Nicky Butt who came off the 

bench for Manchester United in 

a 3-0 win over Oldham. 

⊲ David Phillips netted for Norwich 

in a 3-2 win over Aston Villa 




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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. Eric Cantona’s move to 

Manchester United from Leeds 

United would eventually prove 

pivotal, but which French team 

did he leave to move to English 

shores in 1991? 

2. With David James and Bruce 

Grobbelaar unavailable, 

Liverpool turned to this future 

Newcastle United ‘keeper 

for their 5-0 win over Crystal 

Palace. Who is he? 

3. Nottingham Forest remained 

rooted to the foot of the 

table after a 2-1 defeat to 

Southampton in this round 

of fixtures. Who was their 

goalscorer, who was an England 

international, who would go 

on to play for Liverpool and 

Manchester City later in his 

career? 

4. Who was Coventry’s goalscorer 

against United in this 1-1 draw? 

He had arrived at Highfield 

Road in 1992 from second tier 

Newcastle United… 

5. Which Premier League club back 

in 1992-93 was sponsored by 

Tulip Computers? 

ANSWERS: 1. Nimes, 2. Mike Hooper, 3. 

Nigel Clough, 4. Micky Quinn, 5. Crystal 

Palace, 6. Bobby Mimms, 7. John Jensen. 


1992-93 

PICTURE ROUND... 

Can you guess the names of these 

players who graced the inaugural 

season of the Premier League… 

6. Who is this then Blackburn 

Rovers custodian? 

7. Can you identify this Arsenal 

midfielder?

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RAINBOW 

BLADES 

Over the past few 

years, you may 

have seen 

different LGBTQ+ 

flags be 

introduced, this 

has been to show 

the progress of inclusion. We all know the 

original pride flag, but recently the progress 

pride flag has become popular. The progress 

pride flag is the one we and Sheffield United 

use wherever possible. 

The Pride flag was created by American 

artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker, and 

first displayed in 1978 to be a symbol for the 

LGBT community. 

40 years later the progress pride flag was 

launched. It included black, brown, pink, 

pale blue and white stripes, to represent 

marginalised people of colour in the LGBTQ+ 

community, as well as the trans community. 

“The arrow points to the right to show 

forward movement, while being along the 

left edge shows that progress still needs 

to be made,” explained progress pride flag 

artist, Daniel Quasar. 

The progress pride flag is a recognised 

symbol of hope and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ 

community. A symbol we and Sheffield United 

will continue to use to help make Bramall 

Lane a welcoming place for all 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: rainbowblades.com 

AN UPDATE FROM OUR 

SENIOR BLADES 

CHRISTMAS LUNCH TICKETS 

A last reminder for members 

and guests to purchase their 

tickets for our Christmas lunch. 

This can be done at our lunch on 

Thursday 10th November or by 

emailing info@seniorblades.com 

or phoning 07505 559678. 

We are also hoping to have 

the tickets on sale for our Annual 

Charity Raffle. The charity 

this year is Sheffield Autistic 

Society, and the prize is the full 

match worn kit of our 2021- 

22 sponsored player Oliver 

Norwood. 

The draw will be made on 

14th February 2023, so plenty 

of time for everyone to get their 

tickets. This is NOT restricted to 

members only. 

A mention for the Manor 

Operatic Society Christmas 

Pantomime which this year 

is Cinderella. It will be at the 

Sheffield City Hall from Tuesday 

27th December 2022 to Sunday 

8th January. Tickets can only be 

obtained through the Box Office 

07533 021407 or the website 

www.ticketsource.co.uk/manoroperatic-society 

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)... 

MUMS & TODDLERS GROUP BRING WOMEN TOGETHER 

Our Mums and Toddlers 

Groups provide the 

perfect combination of 

support for both. 

The mums get the 

opportunity to socialise 

and even exercise, whilst 

the toddlers get to play in a 

fun and safe environment. 

We’ve found the sessions 

have provided a boost for 

many participants’ mental 

health as a lot of them had 

their children during the 

lockdowns. 

Scan the QR code to 

watch a video to see the 

kind of impact this group 

has had. 

For more information, 

contact shannon.wells@ 

sufc-community.co.uk. 

The groups meet as 

follows: 

Mondays 

10am-11am at Leisure 

United Thorncliffe (St 

Georges Park, Pack Horse 

Lane, Sheffield, S35 3HY) 

Thursdays 

10am-12pm at Westfield 

Community Centre 

(32 Westfield Centre, 

Sheffield, S20 8ND) 


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THERAPY CLUB 

We’re pleased to announce a 

new mental health initiative in 

Therapy Club. 

In partnership with Take Control 

Therapy, we provide sessions with a 

highly trained and qualified therapist 

with over 15 years’ experience 

and training in psychology. Take 

Control Therapy have developed 

personalised therapy solutions with 

great success for anxiety, stress, 

depression, addictions, PTSD, eating 

disorders and more. 

Therapy Club runs every 

Thursday, 6pm-8pm at the Blades 

Family Hub (Red Door) on John 

Street. For more information visit 

takecontroltherapies.co.uk. 

Sign up anonymously at bit.ly/ 

sucftherapyclub or contact health@ 

sufc-community.co.uk for further 

information. 

PREMIER 

LEAGUE KICKS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Using the reach and appeal of the 

Premier League, our Premier League 

Kicks sessions engage children and 

young people of all backgrounds and 

abilities in football, sport and personal 

development. 

PL Kicks is for children and young 

people aged 8-18 years and is inclusive 

and accessible to all. We also seek to 

provide specific inclusive opportunities 

for key priority groups including girls, 

LGBT+ and children and young people 

with disabilities. 

We deliver weekly sports sessions 

across the city, including football and 

basketball, to provide opportunities for 

young people. Our full PL Kicks timetable 

is below. 

For more information, contact rob. 

jenkinson@sufc-community.co.uk 

SAT 

FRI THU TUE MON 

SESSION TIME LOCATION 

WESTFIELD GIRLS 

WESTFIELD SCHOOL 

FIR VALE SCHOOL 

HEMSWORTH PLAYING FIELDS 

(13-17 YEAR-OLDS) 

THE U-MIX CENTRE 

THE U-MIX CENTRE 

LEISURE UNITED 

WESTFIELD GIRLS 

BASKETBALL 

(11-18 YEAR-OLDS) 

SHEFFIELD SPRINGS ACADEMY 

PAN DISABILITY FOOTBALL 

HIGH STORRS SCHOOL 

5PM-7PM 

6PM-8PM 

4PM-6PM 

6PM-7.30PM 

7PM-9PM 

6PM-8PM 

4PM-6PM 

5PM-6.30PM 

7PM-9PM 

10AM-12PM 

12PM-2PM 

COM.UNITY COMMUNITY CENTRE (32 WESTFIELD 

CENTRE, WESTFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S20 8ND) 

WESTFIELD SCHOOL (ECKINGTON ROAD, 

BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ) 

FIR VALE SCHOOL (OWLER LANE, 

SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB) 

HEMSWORTH PLAYING FIELDS (BLACKSTOCK 

ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S14 1BA) 

THE U-MIX CENTRE (ASLINE ROAD, 

LOWFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ) 

THE U-MIX CENTRE (ASLINE ROAD, 

LOWFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ) 

LEISURE UNITED WESTFIELD (ISOBEL 

BOWLER SPORTS GROUND, MOSS WAY, 

WESTFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S20 8FA) 

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 

(GRANVILLE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2RJ) 

SHEFFIELD SPRINGS ACADEMY (HURLFIELD 

ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S12 2SF) 

GOALS SHEFFIELD (95 NORFOLK PARK 

ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2RU) 

HIGH STORRS SCHOOL (HIGH STORRS 

ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 7LH) 


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— OPPOSITION FOCUS 

FOUNDED: 1882 

NICKNAME: THE CLARETS 

GROUND: TURF MOOR 

CAPACITY: 21,944 

CHAIRMAN: ALAN PACE 

LAST FINISH: 18/20 PREMIER LEAGUE ↓ 


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The target was clear for Vincent 

Kompany when he took over as 

Burnley manager last summer and 

the first phase of his project has served up 

plenty of promise. 

Kompany won four Premier League 

titles during his time as an inspiring leader 

at Manchester City, with his iconic goal 

against Leicester in May 2019 swinging the 

title race in his side’s direction as Liverpool 

were pipped to the big prize in the final 

month of the season, 

Yet Kompany admitted that legacy 

counted for nothing when he returned to 

English football to take over at Turf Moor, 

with expectations high as he looked to 

guide the Clarets back into the Premier 

League after last season’s relegation. 

Ahead of their 20th Championship game 

of the season today, Burnley are still in a 

strong position in the Championship with 

the World Cup break looming large and are 

going in search of a fifth away win in the 

league at Bramall Lane today. 

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STAR MAN 

Burnley manager Vincent 

Kompany has suggested he 

needs to be cautious as he 

manages the workload of his leading 

scorer Jay Rodriguez this season. 

The former Southampton and 

West Bromwich Albion striker is in his 

second spell at Burnley after making 

a return to the club in the summer of 

2019, with his sparkling scoring form 

this season confirming he still 

has plenty to offer at the 

age of 33. 

Major injuries 

have been a part of 

Rodriguez’s story over the 

course of his goal-laden 

career and Kompany is 

keen to ensure he gets 

the best out of 

the striker this 

season. 

“Jay Rod 

is a special 

player,” said 

Kompany. “If 

it wasn’t for 

his injuries, 

there is no 

doubt he 

would have 

played for a 

top four or 

top six club 

in England. 


Jay RODRIGUEZ 

9 PREVIOUS 

DATE OF BIRTH: 29/01/89 

POSITION: STRIKER 

CLUB: WEST BROM 

That quality never goes, and he is fit 

so I think he is happy as well. 

“He’s got this real goal threat, but 

also quality on the ball, and he seems 

like he’s really enjoying his game. 

“At times, it’s like having a 

22-year-old player. You watch 

him drinking in everything 

you say, so it’s easy for me to 

coach him. 

“The biggest thing now is for 

everybody to understand we’ll 

need to manage him, and 

if we keep him fit, he’s 

only going to get 

better.” 

Rodriguez 

earned a solitary 

senior cap for 

England in 

February 2011, 

but his injury 

problems 

affected his 

hopes of an 

extended 

international 

career.

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Jack CORK 

5 

THE CAPTAIN... 

Date of Birth: 25/06/89 

Previous club: Swansea 

The experienced 

midfielder is a vital cog in 

the Burnley line-up, with 

this one-time Chelsea 

graduate adding a touch of 

class to the Clarets' team. 

This is his second spell at 

Burnley, with his first spell 

starting in 2010 and his 

second in 2017 after he 

has spells at Southampton 

and Swansea. 

Anass ZAROURY 

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SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-0 BURNLEY 

Sunday 23rd May 2021 

YOUNG GUN... 


Previous club: Charleroi 

LAST TIME WE MET... 

Nathan TELLA 

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Burnley made some 

shrewd moves last summer 

and this 21-year-old will 

be keen to give himself 

an extra present today 

ahead of his 22nd birthday 

on Monday. Zaroury 

scored the late winner 

that secured all three 

points against Reading last 

weekend, with that strike 

his fifth goal since his 

arrival at the club. 

David McGoldrick was the Burnley 

match-winner as he scored a goal that 

ensured Sheffield United’s two-year stay 

in the Premier League ended on a high. 

McGoldrick curled a shot past Will Norris 

from 25 yards to delight the Blades fans 

present at Bramall Lane for the first time since March 2020. 

ONE TO WATCH... 


Parent club: Southampton 

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This attacking star has 

made a big impression 

at Burnley after making a 

season-long loan move 

from Southampton. He 

has added goals and 

quality to the Clarets' side, 

with Vincent Kompany 

impressed by what he has 

brought to his team. “He 

was a player I liked and 

followed for a long time,” 

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NUMBERS COUNT... 

26 

89 

102 

— 

— The most wins 

Burnley have 

recorded in a 

single season, 

with this total 

reached in 

the 2013-14 

and 2015-16 

Championship 

promotionwinning 

campaigns. 

— Burnley 

manager Vincent 

Kompany played 

89 times for 

Belgium at 

international 

level. 

The highest 

total of goals 

Burnley have 

recorded in a 

single season, 

but it was not 

enough to win 

569 

— 

Ben Mee 

the old First 

Division title as 

Tottenham were 

crowned as 

champions. 

Jerry Dawson 

holds the 

record for the 

most Burnley 

appearances, 

playing 569 

games for the 

Clarets between 

1907 and 1929. 

BURNLEY LEGEND... 

1960 

— 

A year 

etched into the 

Burnley record 

books as this 

was the last 

time they were 

crowned as 

champions of 

England. 

While some of the greatest players to pull on a 

Burnley shirt made their mark during the era when 

the club were at the top of the game and winning 

major trophies in the 1950s and 60s, Mee is a Clarets 

great from the modern era. He played a key role in the 

club’s Premier League story, making 376 appearances 

and taking centre stage in two promotion successes 

prior to his move to Brentford last summer.

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Vincent Kompany 

FROM THE TOUCHLINE 

Burnley manager Vincent “I was very clear about making 

Kompany has been 

sure we are in and amongst the top 

downplaying expectations six by the time that the World Cup is 

since his appointment as the club’s on. I didn’t know if we would be two 

manager last summer, but the Clarets or three points inside the top six or 

fans are starting to dream about a two or three points outside the top 

return to the Premier League. 

six. The main thing for me is to be in 

The former Manchester City captain and amongst it. 

took on his first coaching role in 

“I feel the team still has lots of 

English football when he accepted improvement ahead, but I think we 

the chance to take over at Turf Moor are where we are now, and we just 

and he has been keen to insist his try to win the next game and we’ll 

side’s fast start to the season is only a see where we are then.” 

stepping stone to their ultimate target Kompany has been impressed by 

of promotion. 

the backing his side has received 

“Managing expectations is always from their home fans this season, 

about going back to, kind of what we with Turf Moor buzzing as they are 

anticipated at the beginning of the seeing the team return to winning 

season,” states the former Belgium ways following on from the club's 

international defender, who had relegation from the Premier League 

a spell as Anderlecht head coach last season. 

before taking on the challenge as “We just love playing at home,” he 

Clarets boss. 

added after last weekend’s 2-1 win 

“It can’t just change because you’ve against Reading. 

had a good run of games, you always “It’s special for us all, there is just a 

have hope to win every game that’s great feeling when we are at home. 

ahead of you but at the start of the If we could play every game there, 

season we were just looking to avoid then we would because it’s a special 

the worst-case scenario. 

atmosphere.” 

“We were looking to avoid 

The mid-season World Cup break 

Sunderland and to rebuild in time and will add an unexpected ingredient 

be consistent amongst the top six into this Championship season, but 

teams, so the goal hasn’t changed. Kompany and his Burnley players 

“There is an ambition within the club look set to be in a strong position 

to win every game and that makes it heading into the second half of 

quite easy. 

this season. 

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Burnley's 

NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS 

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

BRIAN PILKINGTON 

England international 

winger Brian Pilkington 

missed just one match 

during Burnley’s 1959-60 

League Championship 

success. Initially with 

hometown Leyland 

Motors, he moved to 

Burnley in April 1951 

and was ever-present in 

1957-58, netting 67 goals 

in 300 League games 

prior to joining Bolton 

Wanderers for £25,000 

in March 1961. He joined 

Bury in February 1964 

and moved to Barrow in 

February 1965, helping 

them to win promotion 

in 1966-67. Later with 

Chorley, he returned 

to Leyland Motors and 

became their manager. 

He went into the housing 

industry and ran an estate 

agent business in his 

native Leyland. He died in 

February 2020. 


JOHN CONNELLY 


winger John Connelly was 

top scorer in Burnley’s 

1959-60 League 

Championship triumph. 

Starting with hometown 

St Helens, he joined 

Burnley in November 

1956 and also starred 

as they were FA Cup 

and League Cup semifinalists 

in 1960-61, then 

FA Cup finalists in 1962. 

He netted 86 goals in 

215 League games prior 

to joining Manchester 

United for £60,000 in 

April 1964. Ever-present 

in their 1964-65 League 

Championship success, 

he moved to Blackburn 

Rovers in September 

1966 and was leading 

marksman in 1966-67, 

then played for Bury. He 

later ran a fish and chip 

in Brierfield and died in 

October 2012. 

RAY POINTER 


centre-forward Ray 

Pointer was ever-present 

in Burnley’s 1959-60 


success. Previously with 

Cramlington Welfare and 

Dudley Welfare, he joined 

Burnley in August 1957 

and was twice leading 

scorer, starring as the 

Clarets were FA Cup 

and League Cup semifinalists 

in 1960-61. He 

was an FA Cup finalist 

in 1962 and netted 118 

goals in 223 League 

games before joining 

Bury in August 1965, 

then moved via Coventry 

City to Portsmouth in 

January 1967. Later youth 

team coach at Blackpool, 

Burnley and Bury, he ran a 

sandwich bar, then a subdepot 

for home shopping 

giant Grattan. He died in 

January 2016.

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Brian Pilkington & 

Peter Mellor 

GORDON HARRIS 


wing-half Gordon Harris 

was an influential figure 

as Burnley were FA Cup 

finalists and League 

Championship runnersup 

in 1961-62. He was 

a miner and played for 

Firbeck Colliery prior 

to joining Burnley in 

January 1958. Scoring 

on his League debut at 

home to Leeds United 

a year later, he featured 

in the Clarets’ 1959-60 


campaign and had a spell 

as captain. He netted 

69 goals in 258 League 

games before sold to 

Sunderland for £70,000 

in January 1968. Later 

playing for South Shields, 

he settled back in his 

native Nottinghamshire 

and was a driver in the 

coal industry. He died in 

Langold in February 2014. 

PETER MELLOR 

Ex-England Youth 

goalkeeper Peter 

Mellor was ever-present 

in the top-flight for 

Burnley in 1969-70. A 

former Manchester City 

apprentice, he moved via 

Witton Albion to Burnley 

in April 1969 and helped 

take Manchester United 

to a League Cup fourth 

round replay in 1969-70. 

He made 69 League 

appearances while at 

Turf Moor prior to joining 

Fulham in February 1972. 

An FA Cup finalist in 1975, 

he spent a season with 

Hereford United before 

moving to Portsmouth in 

July 1978. He was everpresent 

in 1978-79, then 

starred in their 1979-80 

promotion success and 

emigrated to the United 

States in January 1982, 

becoming a businessman 

in Miami. 

WAYNE BIGGINS 

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Striker Wayne Biggins 

was ever-present top 

scorer for Burnley in 

1984-85. He had spells 

at Lincoln City, King’s 

Lynn and Matlock 

before joining Burnley in 

February 1984. Scoring 

30 goals in 78 League 

games, he moved to 

Norwich City in October 

1985 and helped win the 

Second Division title. He 

was a promotion winner 

again with Manchester 

City in 1988-89 and 

joined Stoke in August 

1989. Leading marksman 

in three successive 

seasons, he starred as 

they reached the Third 

Division play-offs and won 

the Autoglass Trophy in 

1992. He joined Barnsley 

in October 1992 and later 

played for Celtic, Stoke 

again, Oxford United and 

Wigan Athletic. 










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THE LOWDOWN... 

...on Burnley 

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

FOUNDING MEMBERS 

Burnley were founded in 

May of 1888 by members 

of a local rugby team called 

Burnley Rovers. They were 

one of the first teams to 

become professional and 

also one of the 12 founding 

members of the Football 

League. 

HOME SWEET HOME 

Turf Moor has been 

Burnley’s home since 1883 

and is one of the longestserving 

football stadiums in 

the EFL. In 1883, a cricket 

club invited Burnley FC 

to move from Calder Vale 

to the pitch adjacent to 

their cricket ground where 

fans would congregate 

around the pitch or stand 

upon a nearby hill to see 

the game. 

JIMMY JIMMY 

Lancashire and England 

fast bowler Jimmy 

Anderson is an avid 

follower of the Clarets, 

with England’s all-time 

leading wicket taker 

affectionally known as the 

Burnley Express. A couple 

of famous faces from the 

cobbles of Coronation 

Street are also regarded 

as Burnley followers, the 

late Johnny Briggs who 

played Mike Baldwin and 

Sam Aston, who played 

Chesney Brown. 

RECORD BREAKING BOB 

PRIDE OF LANCASHIRE 

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The Clarets have won the 

Lancashire Senior Cup 

on 10 occasions and have 

also been champions of 

England twice, winning 

the 1914 FA Cup final too. 

Burnley are also one of 

only five sides to win all 

four divisions of English 

football. 

When England international forward Bob Kelly made 

the move from Burnley to Sunderland in 1921, he broke 

the world transfer record with a fee of around £6,500. 

Kelly scored eight times from 14 appearances for the 

Three Lions. 


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HOME 

TICKETS & 

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OPENING HOURS 

Monday-Friday: 9am–5pm 

Saturday (Non-Matchday): 9am–12noon 

Saturday (Matchday): 9am–half time 

Matchday (Evening): 9am–kick off 

CONTACT DETAILS 

Tel: 0114 253 7200 (option 1) 

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

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

AWAY BLADE 

Coach Travel – Under-16s Policy 

Sheffield United continue to ensure that the club 

complies with safeguarding procedures and to 

make sure that all young supporters travelling 

on the official Away Blade transport are properly 

supervised. Therefore, juniors, aged U16, will not 

be allowed to travel on the Away Blade coaches 

without a responsible adult, aged 25 or above. 

A maximum of two juniors U16 may travel with a 

responsible adult. For more information contact 

0114 253 7200. 

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

KOP STAND 

CHERRY STREET 

SOUTH STAND 

& JOHN STREET 

FAMILY ENCLOSURE 

& FAMILY CORNER 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER CORNER & 

BRAMALL LANE 

UPPER TIER 

ADULT £35 £31 £26 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £29 £24 £20 

YA U22 / STUDENT £24 £20 £17 

UNDER 18 £17 £14 £12 

JUNIOR BLADES £15 £12 £10 

ADULT £40 £35 £31 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £32 £27 £23 

YA U22 / STUDENT £26 £21 £20 

UNDER 18 £21 £17 £14 


ADULT £37 £33 £29 

OVER 60 / DISABLED £31 £26 £21 

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vs ROTHERHAM UNITED 

Tuesday 8th November 

Sky Bet Championship 

Bramall Lane 

Kick Off 7.45pm 

This match is a Category A 

fixture. Tickets 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 CARDIFF CITY 

Saturday 12th November 


Cardiff City Stadium 

Kick Off 3pm 

This match is ALL TICKET for 

Blades supporters. We have 

been allocated 2801 tickets. 

TICKET PRICES: 

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

Seniors (60+): ......................... £18 

Young Adult (16-21): .............£12 

Under 16: ................................ £10 

Q DISABLED TICKET INFORMATION 

12 pairs of wheelchair/ 

personal assistant tickets 

are available at £19 adults, 

£15 seniors, £12 young adults 

and £9 under 16s 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). 

12 disabled parking spaces 

are available directly from 

Cardiff on a first come first 


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served basis by contacting 

ben.jones@cardiffcityfc.co.uk 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Blocks 121 and 122 have safe 

standing areas within them 

(rail seats), these are clearly 

marked on the plan and also 

on your ticket – standing will 

not be permitted in other 

areas. These blocks also 

have a small amount of nonstanding 

tickets. 

Under 14s will not be 

permitted entry into the 

stadium without an adult 

aged 18+. 

AWAY BLADES COACH TRAVEL 

Price: £40 

Departing Bramall Lane at 

8:00am, prompt. 

HOME 

vs HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

Saturday 10th December 


Bramall Lane 

Kick Off 3pm 

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 

Tickets are on sale on from 

9am Monday 7th November to 

members only. One ticket per 

customer number. Tickets go 

on general sale on Thursday 

10th November. 

Information correct at the time 

of going to print. Please check 

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

information. 


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THE EX-FILES 

David McGoldrick 

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

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

David McGoldrick is off the mark 

for his new club Derby County 

after scoring a dramatic stoppage 

time winner recently against 

Peterborough United. 

Trailing 1-0 and down to 10 men, 

things looked bleak for the Rams 

until an equaliser from Jason 

Knight on 88 minutes was followed 

up by McGoldrick’s winner from 

12 yards. 

After missing the first four games 

of the campaign through injury, 

McGoldrick is now finding his 

feet at Pride Park after his highly 

successful stint at Bramall Lane 

came to an end at the conclusion 

of last season. 

“As a striker you enjoy your 

goals, and especially when 

they come as a winner as well,” 

McGoldrick said of his first strike. 

“We hadn’t scored for a few 

games, so to get two right at the 

end was nice. It was a pleasing day 

all around and it’s always special 

to turn it around late on. 

“We are all together as one in 

the dressing room and it helps with 

the team bonding too, celebrating 

together at the end, especially 

as quite a few of us have come 

through the door this summer. 

The changing room was very 

happy after.” 

Grateful to be back fit again after 

recovering from the injury which 

curtailed his final season in S2, the 

ex-Forest front man is now focused 

on a strong run in the side. 

He added: “I feel I am getting 

fitter. I came here after a four or 

five-month spell out, following an 

operation. I’ve been building my 

fitness up and I had a setback by 

doing too much too soon, but now 

I am building things up slowly.” 

▲ Didzy celebrates his first for Derby 

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PLAY YOUR 

PART IN 

HISTORY 

We’re looking to break 

another record at Bramall 

Lane, and you can help by 

getting behind Sheffield 

United Women this 

November. 

For the upcoming game 

against London City 

Lionesses on Sunday 20th 

November (1pm), United 

are setting the challenge 

of breaking our own 

attendance record for a 

Women’s Championship 

fixture at Bramall Lane. 

Last season we saw an 

unbelievable response for 

our home game against 

Liverpool when 4,100 fans 

attended our historic home, 

and now we’re looking to 

go one better. 

This season Sheffield 

United Women are playing 

all home fixtures in S2, with 

four successive crowds in 

excess of 1,000 already, 

as interest in the women’s 

game continues to grow 

following the successful 

European Championships. 

United Women boss Neil 

Redfearn said: “Playing at 

Bramall Lane this season 

has been special for 

everyone associated with 

Sheffield United Women, 

and now we have an 

opportunity to once again 

create some history. 

“The response to our 

fixture against Liverpool 

last season was incredible, 

and with the backing we 

have had already this 

season, we firmly believe 

achieving another record 

crowd is very possible. 

“The girls have been 

giving their all in a really 

tough and competitive 

Championship division 

this season, and having a 

strong home crowd behind 

them at a top facility has 

been a real boost. 

“To have a bumper 

crowd here at Bramall Lane 

would be huge, the extra 

support really does make a 

difference.” 

The club are providing 

tickets to local schools and 

sports clubs to encourage 

youngsters to get involved, 

with a number of matchday 

activities also being 

planned in order to make it 

a day to remember. 

Zoe Johnson, United 

Women’s general manager, 

added: “It has been a 

phenomenal year for 

women’s football as we 

continue to build on the 

fantastic achievement of 

the Lionesses this summer. 

“Following the staging 

of games at Bramall 

Lane, including England’s 

victorious semi-final, 

we’ve seen a real upturn in 

interest in Sheffield United 

Women, with significantly 

increased attendances 

here at Bramall Lane. 

“With this in mind, we’ve 

set a target of surpassing 

our record attendance 

against London City. 

“We aim to attract more 

supporters to our women’s 

team, and with the men’s 

side taking a break for 

the World Cup, we urge 

those who have yet to see 

our women’s team play to 

come down and see what 

we’re all about.” 

For ticket information, 

visit tickets.sufc.co.uk. 


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UTB 85 

UNITED IN BUSINESS 

Head of Commercial PAUL REEVES provides UTB with the latest 

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

to develop your business, contact Paul on 07983 425066… 

Good afternoon and welcome back to 

Bramall Lane for today’s fixture against 

Burnley. 

As always, it is a pleasure to introduce the 

sponsors that join us to watch the Blades take 

on the Clarets. Our first main match sponsor is 

Presto International UK, a regular sponsor over 

the past few seasons at Bramall Lane, they have 

been providing a complete range of quality 

tooling for drilling, reaming, threading and milling 

since 1843. For further details visit www.prestotools.co.uk 

Our second main match sponsor is The Health 

Store Turkey. They are a UK based medical 

tourism and health services company. Their 

professional UK based team works directly with 

a carefully selected group of Turkey’s leading 

hospitals to bring you world class medical care 

at extremely affordable prices. They are there 

to take away the stress or anxiety that their 

clients might be feeling before taking advantage 

of the market leading technology on offer by 

their highly regarded experts. Whatever your 

requirements, be it health problems or cosmetic 

procedures their local agents are available to 

help you every step of the way. For details, visit 

www.thehealthstoreturkey.com 

Today’s programme sponsor is KR Fleet 

Solutions. They are a fleet solution specialist 

based in the UK. KR Fleet Solutions are an 

independent, family-run company with over 

20 years of experience in the motor industry. 

They specialise in all aspects of vehicle leasing, 

so no matter what your personal or business 

circumstance or vehicle requirement they will 

be able to tailor a fleet solution for you. Their 

website has information on hundreds of vehicle 

leases such as the Nissan Qashqai, Tesla Model 

Y, Range Rover Sport, and the Hyundai Tucson. 

For details, visit www.krfleetsolutions.co.uk 

Finally, our match ball sponsors this afternoon 

is HE Barnes, a long-standing sponsor of the 

club. They are the Official UK Mechanical and 

Electrical Partner of the Blades. They provide 

efficient, innovative electrical and mechanical 

services with both reliability and integrity. Based 

in Sheffield, they undertake a multitude of 

commercial projects throughout the UK, working 

24 hours a day, seven days per week to the 

highest standards. Having recently acquired 

a commercial cleaning company HE Barnes 

provide a division offering 360-degree facilities 

management. HE Barnes are a strong supporter 

of football and grassroots sport, sponsoring 

several local professional and amateur clubs. For 

details, visit www.hebarnes.com 

We hope that you all enjoy your afternoon with 

us. UTB! 

Paul Reeves 

Head of Commercial 

⊳▲ Thanks 

to our 

sponsors 

from the 

game 

against 

Blackpool 


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MATCH ACTION 

1 - 0 

WAGHORN 87 

– 

WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER — SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP — VENUE: CBS ARENA 

BLADES:DAVIES, BALDOCK, BASHAM (SHARP 88), Mc BURNIE, EGAN, 

AHMEDHODŽIĆ, NORWOOD, DOYLE (FLECK 79), OSBORN, NDIAYE, NORRINGTON- 

DAVIES (Mc ATEE 11). UNUSED: AMISSAH, BREWSTER, KHADRA, ROBINSON. 

Coventry ‘keeper Ben Wilson tips over 


UTB 87 

Anel Ahmedhodzic heads towards goal 

Oli McBurnie takes aim 

John Egan wins his header 

John Fleck returns from injury 


88 UTB 

ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT 

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING 

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE 

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN. 

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ 

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

To mark the new season, we want to 

make you aware of new measures 

being taken across all of football 

to ensure everyone can have a safe 

and enjoyable experience. We are 

supporting strong action from the 

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle 

anti-social and criminal behaviours 

that put all of us at risk. 

This reflects the seriousness of 

the risks to fans and staff – pyros 

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius 

and cause lifechanging injuries, 

while entering the pitch endangers 

players, managers and match 

officials. 

We know those who commit these 

illegal acts do not represent the 

majority of supporters. 

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame 


UTB 89 

I GET 

KNOCKED 

DOWN 

The 27th May 2011, one of the most 

controversial days in the history of 

Sheffield United. 

As hundreds of Blades supporters 

gathered to air their dissatisfaction at the 

appointment of former Owl Danny Wilson, 

little did they know he would become 

one of a rare breed who would eventually 

earn the full respect from both sides of the 

Steel City. 

Despite his Hillsborough connections, 

Danny would endear himself to the fans of 

S2 during his two years at the helm, with 

supporters now able to read all about his 

remarkable turnaround in fortunes in this 

revealing autobiography. 

Out in time for Christmas, I Get 

Knocked Down lifts the lid over Danny’s 

appointment and his time in the Bramall 

Lane hot seat during a dramatic 2011- 

12 season which saw United push for 

promotion from League One, and his 

controversial departure despite the 

Blades being well placed for another 

promotion tilt. 

The book details the career of one 

of the most respected men in English 

football, which started as a player with 

Wigan in the mid-70s. Working his way 

through the divisions, Danny also played 

for Bury, Chesterfield, Nottingham Forest, 

Scunthorpe, Brighton, Luton, Wednesday 

and Barnsley. He won two League Cups in 

his career whilst being capped 24 times by 

Northern Ireland. 

His 25-year managerial career started 

at Barnsley who he guided to the Premier 

League for the first time in their history. 

Managing over 1,000 games, he also took 

in spells at Wednesday, Bristol City, MK 

Dons, Hartlepool United, Swindon Town, 

United and Chesterfield. 

Danny speaks candidly about his time 

in management, including working with 

Paolo Di Canio, being attacked in the 

media by four MPs, managing MK Dons 

during their inaugural season, helping 

to turn a young Harry Maguire from a 

midfielder to a defender and how he 

managed the situation of being the 

first boss to manage both teams in the 

Steel City. 

I Get Knocked Down is a truly 

fascinating insight into the life of a true 

football man and will be available in the 

Blades Superstore soon. 


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 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 

2 GEORGE BALDOCK 09.03.93 BUCKINGHAM 17 - - - - - 175 8 5 1 3 - 

3 ENDA STEVENS 09.07.90 DUBLIN 1 2 - - - - 187 5 9 - - - 

4 JOHN FLECK 24.08.91 GLASGOW 7 2 - 1 - - 236 19 15 2 2 - 

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

6 CHRIS BASHAM 30.05.88 PETERBOROUGH 11 3 - - - - 343 21 14 - - - 

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

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

9 OLI McBURNIE 04.06.96 LEEDS 10 5 7 - - - 59 51 15 - 5 - 

10 BILLY SHARP 05.02.86 SHEFFIELD 4 8 - - 1 - 259 86 126 2 3 - 

11 REDA KHADRA 04.07.01 BERLIN 4 7 1 1 - - 5 7 1 - - - 

12 JOHN EGAN 22.10.92 CORK 18 - - 1 - - 184 1 5 2 3 - 

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 11 2 3 1 - - 12 2 3 1 5 - 

16 OLLIE NORWOOD 12.04.91 BURNLEY 18 - 2 1 - - 178 12 9 4 4 - 

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

18 WES FODERINGHAM 14.01.91 HAMMERSMITH 15 - - 1 - - 53 - - 1 - 1 

19 JACK ROBINSON 01.09.93 WARRINGTON 1 1 - - - - 49 6 3 - - - 

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

22 TOMMY DOYLE 17.10.01 MANCHESTER 9 4 - - 1 - 9 5 - 1 1 - 

23 BEN OSBORN 05.08.94 DERBY 5 3 1 - 1 - 60 33 5 - - - 

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

28 JAMES McATEE 18.10.02 SALFORD 5 8 1 1 - - 6 8 1 2 4 - 

29 ILIMAN NDIAYE 06.03.00 ROUEN, FRA 16 2 8 - - - 42 12 15 3 3 - 

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 15 - - - - - 38 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 1,499 - - 

BRISTOL CITY - 781 356 

BURNLEY - - - 

CARDIFF CITY - - - 

COVENTRY CITY - 1,857 168 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN - - - 

HULL CITY - 2,288 132 

LUTON TOWN - 1,032 258 

NORWICH CITY 2,643 - - 

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 - 1,936 180 

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 5 4 

16-30 5 2 

31-45 3 2 

46-60 4 4 

61-75 8 1 

76-90 4 3 

EXTRA-TIME - - 

GOALS THE BREAKDOWN 

SHOTS 23 

HEADERS 5 

PENALTIES - 

OWN GOALS 1 

OTHERS - 

LEAGUE RECORD 

HOME AWAY TOTAL 

P 2476 2478 4954 

W 1317 677 1994 

D 617 609 1226 

L 542 1192 1734 

F 4532 2988 7520 

A 2706 4293 6999 

STAT SNIPPET... 

Iliman Ndiaye’s goal 

against Bristol City was 

his eighth of the season, 

taking him past last 

season’s overall tally. 


UTB 93 

CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 5s 2022-23 

GOALS 

JERRY YATES 

Blackpool 9 

JAY RODRIGUEZ 

Burnley 9 

ILIMAN NDIAYE 

Sheffield United 8 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

Blackburn Rovers 8 

JOSH SARGENT 

Norwich City 8 

ASSISTS 

DAN BARLASER 

Rotherham United 6 

SORBA THOMAS 

Huddersfield Town 6 

ILIAS CHAIR 

Queens Park Rangers 6 

JACK CLARKE 

Sunderland 6 

STEFAN JOHANSEN 

Queens Park Rangers 6 

CLEAN SHEETS 

FREDDIE WOODMAN 

Preston North End 11 

WES FODERINGHAM 

Sheffield United 7 

BEN WILSON 

Coventry City 7 

ETHAN HORVATH 

Luton Town 7 

JOHN RUDDY 

Birmingham City 7 

YELLOW CARDS 

JORDAN STOREY 

Preston North End 7 

ISAIAH JONES 

Middlesbrough 7 

ALEX SCOTT 

Bristol City 7 

REGAN SLATER 

Hull City 6 

BEN SHEAF 

Coventry City 5 

GOALS SCORED 

BURNLEY 

35 

SHEFFIELD 

UNITED 29 

BRISTOL 

CITY 26 

WATFORD 

26 

NORWICH 

CITY 26 

AVERAGE ATTENDANCES 

SUNDERLAND 

37,905 

SHEFFIELD 

UNITED 28,331 

NORWICH 

CITY 26,993 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

24,669 

WEST BROMWICH 

ALBION 21,961 


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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 BURNLEY 19 6 4 0 20 10 4 4 1 15 8 +17 38 

2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 19 7 0 2 16 7 4 0 6 7 12 +4 33 

3 SHEFFIELD UNITED 18 4 3 1 17 8 5 2 3 12 8 +13 32 

4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 18 5 2 1 14 7 4 2 4 11 12 +6 31 

5 NORWICH CITY 19 5 3 2 17 10 3 2 4 9 10 +6 29 

6 WATFORD 18 5 1 2 15 9 3 4 3 11 12 +5 29 

7 SWANSEA CITY 18 5 1 3 13 11 3 3 3 10 13 -1 28 

8 PRESTON NORTH END 19 3 4 3 5 7 4 3 2 9 8 -1 28 

9 MILLWALL 18 7 0 2 16 7 1 3 5 6 13 +2 27 

10 LUTON TOWN 18 2 6 2 13 11 4 2 2 8 8 +2 26 

11 READING 18 6 1 2 14 9 2 1 6 6 16 -5 26 

12 SUNDERLAND 18 2 4 2 10 9 4 2 4 14 12 +3 24 

13 BIRMINGHAM CITY 18 3 4 2 10 6 3 2 4 8 9 +3 24 

14 ROTHERHAM UNITED 18 4 3 2 16 10 1 4 4 6 13 -1 22 

15 BRISTOL CITY 19 4 2 4 13 10 2 2 5 13 18 -2 22 

16 BLACKPOOL 18 3 1 4 12 12 3 3 4 11 15 -4 22 

17 STOKE CITY 18 2 2 4 8 12 4 2 4 11 11 -4 22 

18 CARDIFF CITY 18 4 2 3 7 6 2 1 6 7 15 -7 21 

19 MIDDLESBROUGH 18 3 4 2 10 9 2 1 6 13 15 -1 20 

20 COVENTRY CITY 16 3 1 3 6 6 2 4 3 10 12 -2 20 

21 HULL CITY 18 4 0 6 10 18 2 2 4 11 17 -14 20 

22 WIGAN ATHLETIC 18 1 3 6 6 17 4 1 3 11 9 -9 19 

23 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 18 2 4 4 12 14 1 4 3 9 10 -3 17 

24 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 17 4 1 5 10 10 0 2 5 7 14 -7 15 

FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 

P TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 BRISTOL CITY WOMEN 7 6 1 0 13 2 11 19 

2 LONDON CITY LIONESSES 7 4 2 1 14 4 10 14 

3 SOUTHAMPTON 7 4 2 1 8 6 2 14 

4 CRYSTAL PALACE 7 4 0 3 9 8 1 12 

5 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 7 3 1 3 14 12 2 10 

6 BIRMINGHAM CITY 6 3 1 2 9 7 2 10 

7 LEWES 7 2 4 1 8 7 1 10 

8 BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 2 2 3 8 12 -4 8 

9 SHEFFIELD UNITED 7 2 1 4 14 9 5 7 

10 DURHAM 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7 

11 SUNDERLAND LADIES 7 1 1 5 5 12 -7 4 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 7 0 0 7 4 24 -20 0 

LEAGUE 

TABLES 

2022-23 

U21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 



2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 13 5 2 6 21 19 2 17 

3 BURNLEY 12 5 2 5 20 25 -5 17 

4 HULL CITY 12 5 1 6 30 23 7 16 

5 BIRMINGHAM CITY 11 4 3 4 21 19 2 15 

6 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 13 3 4 6 22 28 -6 13 

7 COVENTRY CITY 11 3 2 6 17 21 -4 11 

8 CREWE ALEXANDRA 9 2 4 3 11 14 -3 10 

9 BARNSLEY 10 2 3 5 13 17 -4 9 

10 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 13 3 0 10 12 33 -21 9 

U18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH 2022-23* 


1 BARNSLEY 8 5 1 2 20 12 8 16 


3 BURNLEY 9 4 3 2 18 16 2 15 

4 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 9 4 0 5 16 23 -7 12 

5 WIGAN ATHLETIC 9 3 1 5 14 14 0 10 

6 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 8 2 3 3 8 8 0 9 

7 CREWE ALEXANDRA 8 2 2 4 10 13 -3 8 

8 COVENTRY CITY 7 2 1 4 11 13 -2 7 

9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 8 2 1 5 16 20 -4 7 

10 HULL CITY 8 1 1 6 10 28 -18 4 

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

UPDATED AS OF 02/11/22 


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SEASON STATS 

2022-23 

M 

APR 

MAR 

FEB 

JAN 

DEC 

NOV 

OCT 

SEP 

AUG 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAT 15 15:00 BLACKPOOL 3-3 28,455 (1,499) 2 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN N'-DAVIES OSBORN DOYLE 

WED 19 19:45 COVENTRY CITY 0-1 17,913 (1,857) 4 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN BASHAM N'-DAVIES OSBORN 

SAT 22 15:00 NORWICH CITY 2-2 30,035 (2,643) 5 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED'ZIC EGAN BASHAM OSBORN 1 FLECK 

SAT 29 12:30 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-0 22,270 (1,936) 4 DAVIES BALDOCK AHMED’ZIC EGAN BASHAM OSBORN FLECK 

TUE 1 20:00 BRISTOL CITY 1-0 17,437 (781) 3 FOD'HAM BALDOCK BASHAM EGAN ROBINSON OSBORN FLECK 

SAT 5 12:30 BURNLEY 

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 20:15 BLACKPOOL 

MON 2 20:00 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 

ANOTHER WIN ON THE ROAD… Iliman Ndiaye celebrates 

his eighth of the season as United record back-to-back away wins 

after a 1-0 success against Bristol City on Tuesday night. 


UTB 97 

HOME GAMES IN BOLD 

1 NUMBER SIGNIFIES GOALS SCORED 

OG = INDICATES AN OWN GOAL – P = PENALTY 

BOOKED – SENT-OFF 

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

8 9 10 11 SUBSTITUTES REFEREE 

NORWOOD FLECK JEBBISON NDIAYE LOWE (6), BREWSTER (10), KHADRA (3), OSBORN (8), SHARP (11), GORDON, AMISSAH J. SMITH 

NORWOOD FLECK BREWSTER NIDAYE 1 SHARP (10), JEBBISON (11), OSBORN (9), LOWE, KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH D. COOTE 

FLECK McATEE KHADRA BREWSTER OSBORN (8), CLARK (3), DOYLE (9), SHARP (10), BERGE (12), BALDOCK, N’-DAVIES, JEBBISON, AMISSAH D. WEBB 

NORWOOD FLECK SHARP NDIAYE BREWSTER (10), McBURNIE (11), GORDON, DOYLE, KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH OG A. MARRINER 

NORWOOD McATEE BREWSTER NDIAYE FLECK (9), KHADRA (10), McBURNIE (11), DOYLE, BASHAM, JEBBISON, AMISSAH J. LININGTON 

NORWOOD 1 FLECK KHADRA McBURNIE NDIAYE (10) 2 , BASHAM (2), BREWSTER (11), DOYLE (7), McATEE, JEBBISON, AMISSAH L. DOUGHTY 

NORWOOD McATEE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE DOYLE (9), AMISSAH (1), AHMEDHODZIC (5), BREWSTER (11), ARBLASTER, OSULA, JEBBISON D. WEBB 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NORWOOD 1 McATEE 1 SHARP NDIAYE 1 BREWSTER (10), McBURNIE (6), AHMEDHODZIC (9), KHADRA (2), ARBLASTER, ROBINSON, DAVIES D. WEBB 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE NIDAYE McATEE (6) Y, FLECK (9), SHARP (5), KHADRA, BREWSTER, ROBINSON, AMISSAH K. STROUD 

NORWOOD McATEE SHARP BREWSTER NDIAYE (9), DOYLE (7), McBURNIE (11) 1, KHADRA (10), BUYABU, ROBINSON, AMISSAH J. SMITH 

NORWOOD DOYLE McBURNIE 1 NDIAYE 1 BREWSTER (7), SHARP (12), ROBINSON (2), STEVENS (5), KHADRA, McATEE, AMISSAH D. WHITESTONE 

NORWOOD NDIAYE 1 SHARP KHADRA McATEE (11), McBURNIE (10), STEVENS (7), CLARK (3), SACHDEV, BROOKS, DAVIES S. MARTIN 


98 UTB 

BLADES STATISTICIAN ANDREW KIRKHAM DELVES INTO THE 

ARCHIVES TO ENLIGHTEN UNITEDITES WITH TOPICAL FIGURES… 

ABOUT TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN... 

What has happened 62 (or 61) times 

in the Football League but not since 

November 1987, never in the Premier 

League, not at Bramall Lane since 

January 1929 and not involving the 

Blades since November 1933? 

The answer: a side scoring 10 or more 

goals in a league game. 

Below are some facts and figures about 

those 61/62 scores. 

UNITED’S DOUBLE FIGURE 

SCORELINES 

Port Vale 0-10 United 10/12/1892 Div 2 

United 11-2 Cardiff City 01/01/1926 Div 1 

United 10-0 Burnley 19/01/1929 Div 1 

Middlesbrough 10-3 United 18/11/1933 Div 1 

Our 10-0 win at Port Vale remains the 

only time an away side has scored double 

figures in a league game 

THE MOST RECENT 

Man. City 10-7 Huddersfield T. 07/11/1987 Div 2 

Gillingham 10-0 Chesterfield 05/09/1987 Div 3 

Doncaster 10-0 Darlington 25/01/1964 Div 4 

Fulham 10-1 Ipswich Town 26/12/1963 Div 1 

The 23 year plus gap between Doncaster 

and Gillingham scoring 10 was the longest 

to that time. We have now waited 35 years 

since Manchester City’s 10 goals. 

Oldham had beaten Tranmere 4-1 at home 

on the previous day (games were played 

on Christmas Day back then). 

14 IN A GAME 

Aston Villa 12-2 Accrington 12/03/1892 Div 1 

Man. City 11-3 Lincoln City 23/03/1895 Div 2 

Tottenham H. 10-4 Everton 11/10/1958 Div 1 

DOES IT COUNT? 

On 2 Sep 1939, in Division 3 (South), 

Bournemouth beat Northampton Town 10- 

0. The following day the war was declared 

and the Football League was abandoned. 

The three games that most clubs had 

played are not included in their league 

records. 

When the Football League restarted in 

1946-47 the same fixture list as in 1939- 

40 was used and Bournemouth did beat 

Northampton again but only 2-1. 

▼ Harry Johnson scored four as United beat Burnley 10-0 in 1929 

THE MOST GOALS IN A GAME 

The biggest ever goals total is 17 in a 

Division 3 (North) game: 

Tranmere R. 13-4 Oldham A. 26/12/1935 


SHEFFIELD UNITED 

1 O Adam DAVIES 

2 O George BALDOCK 

3 O Enda STEVENS 

4 O John FLECK 

5 O Jack O’CONNELL 

6 O Chris BASHAM 

7 O Rhian BREWSTER 

8 O Sander BERGE 

9 O Oli McBURNIE 

10 O Billy SHARP 

11 O Reda KHADRA 

12 O John EGAN 

13 O Max LOWE 

15 O Anel AHMEDHODŽIĆ 

16 O Ollie NORWOOD 

17 O Ismaila COULIBALY 

18 O Wes FODERINGHAM 

19 O Jack ROBINSON 

20 O Jayden BOGLE 

22 O Tommy DOYLE 

23 O Ben OSBORN 

26 O Ciaran CLARK 

28 O James McATEE 

29 O Iliman NDIAYE 

30 O Oliver ARBLASTER 

33 O Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES 

34 O Kyron GORDON 

36 O Daniel JEBBISON 

37 O Jordan AMISSAH 

39 O Sai SACHDEV 

BURNLEY 

2 O Matthew LOWTON 

3 O Charlie TAYLOR 

4 O Jack CORK 

5 O Taylor HARWOOD-BELLIS 

6 O CJ EGAN-RILEY 

7 O Jóhann Berg GUÐMUNDSSON 

8 O Josh BROWNHILL 

9 O Jay RODRIGUEZ 

10 O Ashley BARNES 

11 O Scott TWINE 

14 O Connor ROBERTS 

15 O Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL 

17 O Manuel BENSON 

18 O Ashley WESTWOOD 

19 O Anass ZAROURY 

20 O Denis FRANCHI 

21 O Luke McNALLY 

22 O VITINHO 

23 O Nathan TELLA 

24 O Josh CULLEN 

25 O Will NORRIS 

26 O Samuel BASTIEN 

27 O Darko CHURLINOV 

28 O Kevin LONG 

29 O Ian MAATSEN 

30 O Halil DERVIŞOĞLU 

36 O Jordan BEYER 

44 O Dara COSTELLOE 

49 O Arijanet MURIC 

REFEREE 

DARREN BOND 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 

PHILIP DERMOTT 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 

MARK STEVENS 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

OLIVER LANGFORD 

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EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: 

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message over the PA system. Remain where you are 

and listen carefully to the announcement. Comply 

immediately if it affects your area. Stewards, Police 

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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 

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