Sheffield United vs Burnley
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 09
Sheffield United vs Burnley | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 5th November, 2021 | KO 12.30pm | Bramall Lane
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 09
Sheffield United vs Burnley | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 5th November, 2021 | KO 12.30pm | Bramall Lane
40 UTB WHAT’S THE STORY? In every issue of UTB this season, our regular contributor DAVE BURKINSHAW features a Blades related photograph from his personal archive and reveals the story behind it… 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. SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY
UTB 41 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. SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY
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UTB 41<br />
The other <strong>United</strong> players visible are as<br />
follows:<br />
1) Just behind Franks is teenage<br />
midfielder Gary Hamson<br />
2) Partially hidden by Boyer is<br />
defender Andy Keeley<br />
MacDougall had opened the scoring for<br />
the Saints in the 31st minute but it was<br />
Franks who had levelled the scoreline just<br />
before half time. Just when it looked like<br />
the Blades might gain a morale boosting<br />
point, Boyer broke <strong>United</strong> hearts with an<br />
87th minute winner.<br />
The 2-1 win for the Saints was another<br />
step on the road to their eventual<br />
automatic promotion at the season’s end.<br />
The Blades managed to gain enough<br />
points between their trip to The Dell and<br />
the end of the season to avoid relegation.<br />
However, <strong>United</strong> could not repeat the trick<br />
at the end of the next season, 1978-79,<br />
and were relegated to the third tier.<br />
Franks left the Blades in February 1979<br />
to join Toronto Blizzard, who played in<br />
the North American Soccer League. His<br />
sale along with that of a number of other<br />
players who played at Southampton was<br />
part of Haslam’s massive turnover to try<br />
and stop the club’s slide.<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED <strong>vs</strong> BURNLEY
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