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'Sheffield United Football Club' is a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
They currently play in the English Football League Championship after they were relegated from the Premier League in 2007 on the last day of the season. They play at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield wearing a strip of red and white striped shirts.
Their nickname is The Blades, which can be seen on the team emblem that is said to have been designed by former player Jimmy Hagan.[1] They have the nickname The Blades due to Sheffield's worldwide reputation of steel production.[2] The emblem was first used for the 1977-78 season, replacing the city coat of arms that had been used since 1966. Like all clubs, Sheffield United have a great range of songs and chants sung by their fans, including the most notable: their unofficial anthem, The Greasy Chip Butty Song.
Sheffield United won the League in 1898 and the FA Cup in 1899, 1902, 1915 and 1925. They were beaten finalists in the FA Cup in 1901 and 1936. Their best performance in the League Cup was reaching the semi finals in 2003.
History
Main articles: History of Sheffield United F.C.
Formation
Sheffield United Football Club is one of only a few football clubs in the country to form because there was an available ground to play on, the usual manner being that a club is set up, later to build themselves a stadium. The others were Chelsea F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., New Brighton Tower F.C. and Thames A.F.C. The Sheffield United Cricket Club had been in existence at Bramall Lane since 1854, but at the suggestion of president Sir Charles CleggSheffield United, SUFC page on the official website of the F.A. Premier League, accessed 3 Dec 2006 Sheffield United Football Club was formed at a meeting at the same place at which rivals Sheffield Wednesday had been created 22 years earlier, the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield (now the site of the Crucible Theatre) on March 22 1889, six days after a crowd of 22,688 paid a total of £574Sheffield United F.C - Full History to watch an FA Cup semi-final played at their ground between Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion.[3] The idea was that they were to play at Bramall Lane and keep the ground in use (and profitable) during the winter months of the cricket close season. It has been suggested that some of The Blades original players came from an earlier amateur side called Norfolk F.C., who played in the Youdan Cup. After the formation, Sir Charles Clegg became Chairman and President of Sheffield United, as well as Sheffield Wednesday and also the Football Association.
In 1878, Bramall Lane became the first ground to have floodlights installed.[4]
Early years
They took professional status almost from the start, and were the first ever club to be named "United".[5] They played their first game against Notts Rangers of the Midland Counties League on September 7 1889 losing 4-1 at Meadow Lane. Their first game at Bramall Lane did not come until September 28 1889 against Birmingham St George of the Football Alliance which they also lost, this time 4-0.
United's first season was comprised of friendlies and local cup matches, but notable for them reaching the second round of the FA Cup at their first attempt by beating Football League side Burnley 2-1 at home. However, the next cup game against Bolton Wanderers gave United their record defeat 13-0 and persuaded the committee that regular competitive league games were required.
They joined the Midland Counties League for the 1890-91 season, finishing fifth. Sheffield United - History - Year by Year This season was the first time that the club introduced a red stripe to their shirts, having played their first season in all-white shirts Denis Clareborough (1998) Images of Sport: Sheffield United Football Club. ISBN 0-7524-1059-8. They then competed the following season in the Northern League finishing third. At the end of the season they applied to join the Football League First Division, which was expanding from 14 to 16 clubs for the 1892 season, but polled only 5 votes and were instead admitted as one of the twelve founder members of the Second Division. They were the first team in the world to be promoted; a test match victory against Accrington in that season.[6] They also remain the only League club to score ten goals in an away fixture; versus Burslem Port Vale in 1892.6
Glory years
United secured promotion to the First Division in 1892-93, after finishing second to Small Heath and beating Accrington 1-0 in the Test Match. United enjoyed an unbroken 37-season spell in the top flight (which remains a record for a newly promoted team) winning the League Championship in 1897-98 and were runners up in 1896-97 and 1899-00.
They won their first FA Cup on April 15, 1899, beating Derby County 4-1 at Crystal Palace, returning to the London venue to play Tottenham Hotspur on April 20, 1901. Despite Spurs being a Southern League club, they took The Blades to a replay with a 1-1 draw. Seven days later, at Burnden Park in Bolton, the London side won 3-1 in the replay.
United returned to Crystal Palace the following year on April 19 1902, and were again taken to a replay. This time Southampton (also from the Southern League) drew 1-1 but the replay exactly a week later, on the same ground was won 2-1 by the Blades.
The next final appearance came on April 24, 1915 at Old Trafford when United beat Chelsea 3-0 to win "The Khaki Cup final", the last game before the Football League and FA Cup competition was suspended until the end of the First World War.
The fourth and final win came with their first Wembley Cup Final, beating Cardiff City 1-0 on April 25 1925.
Between this and their last appearance in a final (on April 25 1936, losing 1-0 to Arsenal.), they were involved in the first British radio commentary of a football match; versus Arsenal at Highbury in 1927.[7]
Disappointment and relegation
After several close shaves - including 1919-20 when they won just 6 matches, and 1929-30 when a 5-1 win at Old Trafford on the final day pulled them out of the bottom spot - they finished bottom of the First Division in 1934 and were relegated for the first time.
They fell just short in promotion battles in 1936 and 1938 - finishing third in the Second Division on each occasion - but it was third time lucky when they pipped local rivals Sheffield Wednesday for second spot in 1939, winning their last game 6-1 against Tottenham. They started the 1939-40 season brightly before World War II curtailed the campaign.
Post-war
The restart of League competition after the war came a year too late for The Blades as they won League North - a regional competition featuring the Northern clubs from the top two Divisions - in 1945-46. This good form was not to last, as the club were relegated again in 1948-49, and suffered the agony of missing out on an instant promotion the following season when Wednesday gained revenge for 1939 and pipped them for second place and promotion on goal average with a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur when a scoring draw or defeat would have sent The Blades up instead.
After a couple of average seasons, Teddy Davison ended his 20 year managerial career at the Lane. He was replaced by Reg Freeman, who guided the Blades to the Second Division Championship in |1952-53, scoring 97 goals along the way. Two seasons of struggle, but survival, in the First Division followed before Freeman died in the summer of 1955. His replacement, Joe Mercer, was unable to stave off relegation in 1955-56.
Another revival
Mercer left the club in 1958 to join Aston Villa and was replaced by former Chelsea captain John Harris. The team was always in the promotion frame and had some good cup runs, reaching the quarter finals in 1959 and 1960, and finally achieved promotion in 1961 as runners up to Ipswich Town. That same season, they reached the FA Cup semi finals but went down 0-2 to Leicester City in a second replay after two scoreless draws.
Later in the decade, they were the first club to sell two £100,000 players; Alan Birchenall to Chelsea[8] in 1967, and Mick Jones to Leeds United[9] in 1968.
Back among the elite
Sheffield United's most memorable post-war run was in 1971. Ending the season with six victories and five draws to win promotion from Division Two. The following season United took the First Division by storm, playing the first ten games without defeat, recording eight victories and two draws. With one League Cup victory during this period, United had had an unbeaten run of 22 matches. They finally lost the top spot in Division One in a memorable encounter with Manchester United at Old Trafford on October 2, 1971, The Blades losing out 2-0 on that occasion.
The remarkable success in the early 1970s brought to a head the long-standing argument about the desirability of playing football and cricket at the same ground and a decision was taken to build a new stand to provide a fourth side to what was essentially a three-sided stadium. This stand (originally known as 'The South Stand') with a seating capacity of 7746 people, was opened in 1975.
Another relegation
The completion of the new stand coincided with a slump in fortunes on the field, with relegation to the Second Division in 1976. Relegation was a financial disaster and the drop in season ticket sales meant limited funds for strengthening the team. The club's bank was reluctant to give additional loans on top of the debt on the new South Stand. Jimmy Sirrel left on September 27, 1977, with United next to bottom of the Second Division, and was replaced on a temporary basis by Cec Coldwell who had previously taken control between the reign of John Harris and Ken Furphy. Results picked up but a bad run in January led to the appointment of Harry Haslam, a 'wheeler dealer' who had successfully managed a Luton Town side in similar circumstances for nine years. "Happy Harry" brought in Danny Bergara, a Uruguayan as Assistant Manager. With a reputation for finding talent, Haslam brought in a number of players, but was forced to sell promising players such as Keith Edwards. Alan Woodward left for the United States as did Bruce Rioch whose short loan spell brought a mini-revival in the club's fortunes.
Plummeting to an all-time low
The 1978-79 season ended with relegation to the Third Division. United's first ever season outside the top two divisions started promisingly with the team at the top of the table at Christmas but then the team went into free fall, winning only three of the last sixteen games and were relegated to the Fourth Division. The 1981 relegation came as a result of a last minute miss from a penalty kick in the final game of the season against Walsall, who would have been relegated instead had the kick (by Don Givens) been successful.
Revival under Dave Bassett
Dave Bassett took charge on January 21, 1988 shortly before the club's relegation to the Third Division and masterminded two successive promotions which saw them in the First Division for the 1990-91 season.
Sheffield United vs. Manchester United, on the opening day of the Premiership Season in 1992
From 1990, Sheffield United were in the top division of English football for four seasons - including the first two Premier League campaigns. Brian Deane scored the first ever Premiership goal on August 15 1992 5 minutes into the 2-1 win over Manchester United. Having been a certainty for relegation for the first half of the season, they were on Championship form for the second-half with only Arsenal matching them for points won in the New year.
The Blades failed to win any of their first 10 league games in the 1991-92 campaign, before another remarkable turnaround in fortunes saw them climb to ninth place in the final table. Had it not been for their dismal early season form, the Blades could have qualified for the UEFA Cup or even challenged for the league title.
Brian Deane was sold to Leeds United in the summer of 1993, and the Blades were unable to find a suitable replacement. They found it increasingly difficult to score goals in 1993-94, and were relegated on the final day of the season when a last minute goal gave Chelsea a 3-2 win. 1994-95 saw the Blades finish eighth in Division One - not enough for even a playoff place.
Waiting for promotion
Bassett resigned as manager in November 1995 to be replaced by Howard Kendall, who was at the helm for 18 months until the end of the 1996-97 season, just a few weeks after United lost Division One Play-Off Final to Crystal Palace.
Over the next two-and-a-half years, Sheffield United had three unsuccessful managers - Nigel Spackman, Steve Bruce and Adrian Heath - although they reached the FA Cup semi final again in 1998. In December 1999 the club turned to Neil Warnock in a bid to re-establish the club as promotion challengers. At this time the club was over £20m in debt and the priority was cutting costs, so Warnock's first three seasons in charge ended in mid-table finishes in Division One.
2002-03 was a promising season for Sheffield United, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup, losing both ties to Premiership clubs, Arsenal and Liverpool. They also reached the Division One playoff final, but were beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Millennium Stadium.
In both 2003-04 and 2004-05, Sheffield United narrowly missed out on a place in the playoffs for promotion to the Premier League finishing 8th in both seasons.
The team celebrating promotion
2005-06 was the team's twelfth straight season at the second level of the English football pyramid - a period longer than any other team currently in the Championship, and their longest spell in any Division since 1934.
It was in 2006 that they became the first foreign team to own a Chinese football club, Chengdu Blades (formerly known as Chengdu Five Bulls) from the Chinese Jia League.[10]
Back in the Premiership
After beating Cardiff 1-0 on Good Friday and never being outside of the top two places all season, United required only one point from their final three games to secure their promotion. Results later that evening meant only Leeds United could in theory catch Sheffield United, but the following day, April 15 2006, they failed to beat Reading at Elland Road. After many disappointments in the previous few seasons, Sheffield United won promotion back into the Premiership.
Two notable moments during their first match back in the top flight (at home to Liverpool on August 19 2006) were a header by Rob Hulse, the first goal to be scored in the 2006-2007 Premiership season,[11] and their being involved in the first Premier League game to be shown in High-definition television (HD), in the same match.[12]
However after a 2-1 defeat to Wigan Athletic on the last day of the 2006-07 season, the Blades were relegated on goal difference after just one year in the Premiership. Following their relegation, Neil Warnock resigned as manager of the club.[13] On 21 May 2007, Sheffield United announced that the new team manager is Bryan Robson.[14]
Immediately after the relegation, Sheffield United Plc Chairman Kevin McCabe launched a legal fight against a Premier League independent commission's decision not to punish West Ham United with a points deduction after the signing of Carlos Tévez and Javier Mascherano.[15] A two-day arbitration tribunal was held on 18 June2007, to examine the initial decision by the Premier League committee.[16]
Sheffield United subsequently lost their arbitration appeal after the tribunal found in favour of the FA Premier League. The tribunal said they had "sympathy" with Sheffield United, while West Ham had been "deliberately deceitful" and yet remained in the Premier League.[17]
Premiership Football
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The Ground
the John Street Stand at Bramall Lane
Main articles: Bramall Lane
The Blades play at Bramall Lane in Sharrow, a suburb near the centre of Sheffield. Bramall Lane is the oldest major ground anywhere in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862,[18] a match between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield Club. It was originally a cricket ground and the first important match played here was between Yorkshire and Sussex in 1855. A cricket club was formed in 1854 named Sheffield United Cricket Club and Bramall Lane was leased to the club by the Duke of Norfolk. The ground was opened with a cricket match on 30 April 1855. Yorkshire County Cricket Club also formed here, and played most of their games in Sheffield at Bramall Lane until the last match on 7 August 1973 against their old rivals, Lancashire. The ground has seen expansion in recent years, and by 2006, on completion of a 2000 seat corner stand,[19] was an all-seater stadium holding 32,609.[20] The first ever floodlit football match took place at Bramall Lane on 15 October 1878.
Colours and Crest
Sheffield United may be known for their red and white striped kits, but in fact when they first began, the Blades played in white shirts and blue shorts. They briefly flirted with narrow red stripes for the 1890-91 season, before returning to all white the following year. The stripes returned in the 1892-83 season, with black shorts replacing the blue in 1904. The shirts remained largely unchanged until collars were first removed in 1955, replaced by V-necks until the 1966-67 season (when white socks were also used), and from here on the neck style varied hugely.
The traditional red and white striped remained while the 1974-75 season, when elements of black were added, until the 1979-81 kit. This was essentially white with a red breast, and with thin stripes down either side, and was created to accommodate the Cantor's logo, the club's principle sponsors. This was to be replaced by a striped kit, with the sponsor Bentleys (1981-82) and Renault (1982-83) written vertically down a white stripe over the left-hand side. Stripes continued while the 1995-96 season, albeit with various aids to accommodate the sponsors, including a yellow square for Laver from 1988-1992 (the 1990-92 shirt also featured narrow black stripes through each white stripe) and a black hoop, also for Laver in the 1994-95 season. Then came the diamond kit, which was so badly received that the club reverted to stripes rather hastily the following season. Since then, red and white stripes and black socks with varying trim have been the order of the day, with black shorts for all but the 2002-05 seasons, when white and then red were tried.[21] Sheffield United's home colours have been the inspiration for the kit of Irish club, Derry City. In 1934, Derry City adopted the stripes, while Billy Gillespie was manager of the club, in recognition of Gillespie's achievements at Sheffield United.[22]
The first time a crest appeared on the shirt was actually the 1891-92, when a red crest appeared on the white shirt, but this disappeared the following season. United used the City of Sheffield Arms from 1965-1977, when a new crest was used, introduced by former manager Jimmy Sirrel, but designed apparently over 20 years previously by former player Jimmy Hagan . This consisted of two white crossed swords, or blades, the club's nickname, with a Yorkshire Rose above, on a black background. This is surrounded by a red ring with "Sheffield United F.C." written around the top and "1889", the year the club was founded, underneath. This had been altered very slightly a few times, with a simple black embroidered crest appearing on shirts from 1987-90, and an all-white crest on a red-edged black shield for the 1992-99 seasons, when shields were in fashion with English football clubs, but from 2000-present it has reverted to its original form.
Sheffield United's shirt sponsor was Hfs Loans for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons. Following the takeover of Hfs Loans by Capital One, Capital One took over the final year of the sponsorship deal, with a view to extend this at the end of the season.
Players
:''As of 31 August 2007.'' Players in 'bold' have international caps.
Current squad
(on loan to Gretna fc)
(on loan to Dundee United)
Reserve and Academy teams
★ Sheffield United Reserves currently play in the Pontin's Holidays League East at Don Valley Stadium.
★ Sheffield United Academy U18's currently play in the FA Premier Academy League U18's Group D at the Shirecliffe ground at Firshill Crescent.
Chants
Like many English clubs, Sheffield United supporters have a wide variety of chants and songs, the most famous of which is The Greasy Chip Butty Song . Many others are intended to berate their local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, the most famous of which are (to the tune of "Singing the Blues): ''"Never felt more like Swinging a pig/from Hyde Park Flats to Wadsley Bridge/United! You've got me swinging a pig/As you do, as you do, as you do!"'' and ''"No pigs fans in town/No Hillsborough to sadden my eyes/Jack Charlton is dead/and the pig's fans have fled/and the year is 1889!"''. They can also be heard to sing ''"Are you Wednesday in disguise"'' to poorly-playing teams - an attempt to undermine both the opposition and Sheffield Wednesday.
Sheffield United Ladies F.C.
Main articles: Sheffield United L.F.C.
Sheffield United also have a ladies' team. They play in The Midland Combination League
League history
Graphical representation of Sheffield United's historical league standings. Coloured bars represent the tiers of English football
★ 1892-1893 Division 2 ★ 1893-1934 Division 1 ★ 1934-1939 Division 2 ★ 1946-1949 Division 1 ★ 1949-1953 Division 2 ★ 1953-1956 Division 1 | ★ 1956-1961 Division 2 ★ 1961-1968 Division 1 ★ 1968-1971 Division 2 ★ 1971-1976 Division 1 ★ 1976-1979 Division 2 ★ 1979-1981 Division 3 | ★ 1981-1982 Division 4 ★ 1982-1984 Division 3 ★ 1984-1988 Division 2 ★ 1988-1989 Division 3 ★ 1989-1990 Division 2 ★ 1990-1992 Division 1 | ★ 1992-1994 Premier League ★ 1994-2004 Division 1 ★ 2004-2006 Championship ★ 2006-2007 Premier League ★ 2007- Championship |
★ Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 60
★ Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 38
★ Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 5
★ Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 1
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Pos = Position; P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points
Honours
★ 'Football League Division One'
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★ ' Champions': 1897-98
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★ 'Runners-up': 1896-97, 1899-1900
★ 'Football League Championship'
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★ 'Runners-up:' 2005-06
★ 'Football League Division Two'
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★ ' Champions': 1952-53
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★ 'Runners-up': 1892-93, 1938-39, 1960-61, 1970-71, 1989-90
★ 'Football League Division Four'
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★ ' Champions': 1981-82
★ 'FA Cup'
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★ ' Winners' : 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925
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★ 'Runners-up': 1901, 1936
Managerial history
★ 1889 John Wostinholm ★ 1899 John Nicholson ★ 1932 Teddy Davison ★ 1952 Reg Freeman ★ 1955 Joe Mercer ★ 1958 Archie Clarke | ★ 1959 John Harris ★ 1968 Arthur Rowley ★ 1969 John Harris ★ 1973 Ken Furphy ★ 1975 Cec Coldwell ★ 1975 Jimmy Sirrel | ★ 1977 Cec Coldwell ★ 1978 Harry Haslam ★ 1981 Martin Peters ★ 1981 Ian Porterfield ★ 1986 Billy McEwan ★ 1988 Dave Bassett | ★ 1995 Howard Kendall ★ 1997 Nigel Spackman ★ 1998 Steve Thompson ★ 1998 Steve Bruce ★ 1999 Adrian Heath ★ 1999 Neil Warnock | ★ 2007 Bryan Robson |
Notable former players
★ 1890s: Ernest Needham, William Foulke
★ 1900s: Alf Common
★ 1910s: Albert Sturgess, George Utley
★ 1920s: Billy Gillespie, Fred Tunstall, Harry Johnson
★ 1930s: Jimmy Dunne, Jock Dodds, Bobby Barclay, Jack Pickering
★ 1940s: Jimmy Hagan
★ 1950s: Joe Shaw, Ted Burgin, Graham Shaw, Cec Coldwell
★ 1960s: Alan Hodgkinson, Derek Pace, Mick Jones
★ 1970s: Tony Currie, Alan Woodward, Len Badger, Eddie Colquhoun, Trevor Hockey, Alex Sabella
★ 1980s: Keith Edwards, Colin Morris , Paul Stancliffe
★ 1990s: Brian Deane, Tony Agana, Simon Tracey, Alan Kelly
★ 2000s: Michael Brown, Paul Peschisolido, Phil Jagielka
Supporters
Sheffield United derives support from a broad cross-section of the community. Obviously, the majority of football fans in the S2 postcode of the city (where the ground is located) would be Sheffield United fans, particularly the Sharrow, Heeley, Highfield, Manor and Park Hill areas of the city. There is also a lot of support in the S3 areas, close to the city centre, S8 and around the Gleadless area. There is also a strong contingent from the Dearne Valley, with a large supporters club from Swinton (the Swinton Blades)[23] in particular.
Famous supporters
Supporters of note include the actor Sean Bean,[24] the Sports Minister Richard Caborn, MP,[25] the singer Paul Heaton,[26] rock singer Joe Elliott,[27] comedian Michael Palin,[28] television presenter Anna Walker,[29] and author G. P. Taylor.[30]
Bibliography
★ The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United Football Club, , Tony, Matthews, Britespot Publishing Ltd, , ISBN 1-904103-19-7
★ Sheffield United Football Club, , Denis, Clarebrough, Chalford Publishing, , ISBN 0-7524-1059-8
★ Sheffield United Football Club - The Biography, , Gary, Armstrong, Hallamshire Publications Ltd, , ISBN 1-8747-1865-2
References
1. "Sheffield United - The Biography" by Gary Armstrong with John Garrett, ISBN 1-874718-65-2
2. There are numerous sources showing the international reputation of Sheffield for metallurgy, and in particular steel and cutlery manufacture. Some examples are: the Oxford English Dictionary, which begins its entry for ''Sheffield'', "The name of a manufacturing city of Yorkshire, famous for cutlery"; and the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which in its entry for ''Sheffield'' states that by 1830 Sheffield had earned "recognition as the world centre of high-grade steel manufacture". David Hey in the preface to his 1997 book ''Mesters to Masters: A History of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire.'' (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-828997-9) states "It (Sheffield) was known for its cutlery wares long before the incorporation of the Cutlers' Company in 1624, and long before it acquired an international reputation as the steel capital of the world."
3. Denis Clarebrough (1989) Sheffield United: The First 100 Years. Sheffield United Football Club. ISBN 0-9508588-1-1
4. First to have floodlights: Article at ''HubPages.com'' website.
5. The first United ever: Guardian Unlimited, 'The Knowledge'.
6. 10 goals, away to Burslem Port Vale, 1892, also first ever team to gain promotion: mentioned at ''Football-England.com'' website.
7. First radio commentary on a football match, v. Arsenal, 1927: ''Chronomedia'' website.
8. Alan Birchenall, £100,000 transfer: ''Nobok'' website Player Profiles.
9. Mick Jones, £100,000 transfer: ''MightyLeeds.co.uk'' website.
10. Chengdu Blades ownership: Article at ''People's Daily Online''.
11. Rob Hulse, scorer of first Premiership goal in 2006-07: ''PremierLeague.com'' website.
12. First "HD" match on Sky Television: from Sky's own website.
13. Warnock 'resigns as Blades boss'
14. Blades to appoint Robson (accessed 06 July2007)
15. West Ham handed record £5.5m fine (accessed 18 June2007)
16. Premier League v Sheffield Utd (accessed 18 June2007)
17. "Blades lose appeal on relegation.", BBC Website, 3 July2007. Retrieved 4 July2007.
18. Sheffield United home page
19. 2000 seat corner stand, completed Sept 2006, accessed 3 Dec 2006
20. BBC webpage, accessed 3 Dec 2006
21. Historical Football Kits Retrieved 9 April 2007.
22. "Derry City FC - A Concise History", ''CityWeb'', 2006.
23. Swinton Blades
24. Sean Bean, famous supporter: his Tiscali.co.uk biography.
25. Richard Caborn MP, famous supporter: from a Guardian Unlimited interview.
26. Paul Heaton, famous supporter: from a Guardian Unlimited interview.
27. Joe Elliott, famous supporter: from an ''Andover Advertiser'' website interview.
28. Michael Palin, famous supporter: his IMDB.com biography.
29. Anna Walker, famous supporter: BBC website.
30. G. P. Taylor, famous supporter: ''Shadowmancer.com'' website.
External links
★ Official Site
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