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For the football club that plays in Hong Kong formerly called Sheffield United F.C., see Chengdu Blades F.C.
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Sheffield United
Sheffield United logo
Full nameSheffield United Football Club.
Nickname(s)The Blades, Red & White Wizards
Founded1889
GroundBramall Lane
Sheffield
Capacity32,702
ChairmanChristopher Steer
ManagerMicky Adams
League[Football League One]
2009–10The Championship, 8th
Current season

Sheffield United Football Club (Template:Pron-en) is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

They were the first sporting team to use the name "United". They have the nickname 'The Blades' due to Sheffield's worldwide reputation of steel production.[1] The club emblem is said to have been designed by former player Jimmy Hagan.[2] The emblem was first used for the 1977–78 season, replacing the city's coat of arms that had been used since 1966. Like all clubs, Sheffield United have a range of songs and chants sung by their fans, including the most notable: their unofficial anthem, The Greasy Chip Butty Song, which is sung before each half,[3] and often after the game if the team has performed well. 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 and reached the semi-finals in 1993 and 2003. Their best performance in the League Cup was reaching the semi finals in 2003.

History

Main article: History of Sheffield United F.C.
Further information: Sheffield United F.C. seasons
United conceding the third goal in the 1901 FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bolton

Sheffield United formed on 22 March 1889 as a football and bandy club[4] at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield (now the site of the Crucible Theatre) by the President of the Cricket Club Sir Charles Clegg, as a way of keeping the Sheffield United Cricket Club together during the winter close season, following the departure of Sheffield Wednesday to their new ground at Olive Grove and generating income revenues from Bramall Lane over the winter. Sir Charles Clegg was incidentally also the president of Sheffield Wednesday FC. Gradually, as football took off, the football team supplanted the cricket team, such that in 1975, cricket was no longer played at Bramall Lane.

Undoubtedly United's heyday was the 40-year period from 1895–1925, when they were champions of England in 1897–98 and runners up in 1896–97 and 1899–1900, and FA Cup winners in 1899, 1902, 1915 and 1925, finishing runners up in 1901, and also eleven years after their cup final win in 1936. United have not won a trophy since 1925, bar those associated with promotion from lower-leagues, though they did reach both domestic cup semi-finals and the First Division play-off final in the 2002–03 season, ultimately losing all three matches.

Their most darkest days came between 1975 and 1981. After finishing sixth in the First Division at the end of the 1974–75 season, they were relegated to the Second Division the following season and three years after that setback they fell into the Third Division. They reached an absolute low in 1981 when they were relegated to the Fourth Division, but were champions in their first season in the league's basement division and two years afterwards they won promotion to the Second Division.

They did fall back into the Third Division in 1988, but new manager Dave Bassett masterminded a quick revival which launched the Blades towards one of the most successful eras in their history. Successive promotions in the aftermath of the 1988 relegation saw them return to the First Division in 1990 after a 14-year exile. They survived at this level for four seasons (being founder members of the new FA Premier League in 1992) and reached an FA Cup semi-final in the 1992–93 season before being relegated in 1994.

They would remain outside the top flight for the next 12 years, although they did qualify for the playoffs under Bassett's successor Howard Kendall in 1997 and caretaker manager Steve Thompson in 1998. They were struggling at the wrong end of Division One when Neil Warnock was appointed manager in December 1999, and a financial crisis was preventing the club from being able to boost their squad, but in 2002–03 they enjoyed their most successful season for a decade, reach the semi-finals of both domestic cups and also reaching the Division One playoff final, where they were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Three years later, however, Warnock delivered a Premier League return to the Blades as runners-up in the rebranded Football League Championship. They lasted just one season back among the elite before being relegated, and Warnock resigned shortly afterwards.

2010-2011 Season

The first match of the Npower Championship started well for The Blades, drawing with promotion rivals Cardiff City F.C. However results since then have not been favourable, recording six losses in the first nine games of the season.[5] Kevin Blackwell was subsequently sacked as manager, with a brief spell by Gary Speed. They are now managed by Micky Adams. In the first half of the season, United have struggled to move away from the relegation zone, recording a total of fifteen losses out of the twenty-eight games played as of the 2nd February.[6]

Ground

The John Street Stand at Bramall Lane
Main article: Bramall Lane

Sheffield United play at Bramall Lane, near the centre of Sheffield. Bramall Lane is the oldest major league cricket ground anywhere in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862,[7] a match between Hallam and Sheffield Club. Bramall Lane also hosted the worlds first ever floodlit football match on 14 October 1878 with two teams picked from the Sheffield Football Association. The power for the lights was provided by two generators. The crowd was 20,000 and the score 2–0. 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 3,000 seat corner stand,[8] was an all-seater stadium holding 32,609.[9] In March 2009 the club were officially granted permission to expand the stadium once again, over two phases. The first phase would have seen the Kop being extended to increase the grounds capacity up to approximately 37,000. It would also have seen the removal of the main supporting pillars and a giant screen installed as part of the stands roof. The second phase would have seen the Valad Stand (formerly Arnold Laver Stand) also extended, bringing the total capacity to a 40,000 all seater. The expansion would also have had a secondary focus of being available for selection for FIFA World Cup matches in 2018 or 2022, if England's bid were to be successful. However on the 16th December 2009 the Football Association announced that should England's 2018 / 2022 World Cup bid be successful then any games played in Sheffield would be staged at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. Following this Sheffield United's Chief Executive, Trevor Birch, made it known that all planned ground redevelopment had been put on hold until the club was able to regain and maintain Premiership status.

Kits, colours and crest

The Blades playing against Cardiff City

Sheffield United may be known for their famous red and white striped kits, but The Blades began playing 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 1892–93 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[disambiguation needed] logo, the club's principal sponsor. This was to be replaced by a striped kit, with the sponsor Bentley's (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 1988–92 (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.[10] The club also every few seasons opt to put thin black stripes between the red and white stripes. 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.[11]

The first time a crest appeared on the shirt was actually in the 1891–92 season, when a red crest appeared on the white shirt, but this disappeared the following season. United used the city of Sheffield's coat of arms from 1965–77, 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 (white) 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.

In August 2008 the club unveiled a new sponsor, the country of Malta to be represented on the shirts by visitmalta.com, the tourism board of the Mediterranean country.[12]

Macron, an Italian sportswear company supply Sheffield United's kits and sportswear. The four year deal was signed for a seven-figure sum. The 2009/2010 season is Sheffield United's 120th anniversary, and to mark this Macron has designed a 3rd kit for the Blades for that season. This shirt is black and has the names of every player to have ever played for the club woven into the material.

Sheffield United shirts can be seen in several films most notably in When Saturday Comes starring Sean Bean, but also, The Full Monty and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. Also, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott is seen wearing a shirt during his band's 1993 concert at Don Valley Stadium. Joe and bandmate Rick Allen are big Sheffield United fans.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Year Kit Manufacturer Main Shirt Sponsor Secondary Sponsor
1973–75 Umbro
1975–79 Admiral
1979–81 Hobott Cantor's
1981–82 Bentleys
1982–83 Renault
1983–85 Umbro Simonds
1985–95 Arnold Laver
1995–97 Avec Wards
1997–99 Le Coq Sportif
1999–00 Blades
2000–02 Patrick Midas Games
2002–04 Le Coq Sportif Desun
2004–06 HFS Loans
2006–07 Capital One
2007–08 Valad
2008–09 VisitMalta.com
2009–Present Macron Capita

Players

As of 27 February 2011.[13]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen
3 DF England ENG Nyron Nosworthy (on loan from Sunderland)
4 MF Scotland SCO Nick Montgomery
5 DF England ENG Chris Morgan (captain)
6 MF Austria AUT Johannes Ertl
7 FW England ENG Darius Henderson
8 MF Ireland EIR Michael Doyle
9 FW Wales WAL Ched Evans
10 FW Malta MLT Daniel Bogdanović
11 MF Ireland EIR Mark Yeates
12 DF France FRA Jean Calvé (on loan from Nancy)
13 GK Estonia EST Mihkel Aksalu
14 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson
15 MF England ENG Ryan France
16 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
17 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell
19 FW Wales WAL Sam Vokes (on loan from Wolves)
20 DF England ENG Joe Mattock (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
21 DF Australia AUS Shane Lowry (on loan from Aston Villa)
22 DF England ENG Rob Kozluk
23 DF Scotland SCO Neill Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Ireland EIR David McAllister
25 GK England ENG George Long
28 MF Ireland EIR Stephen Quinn
29 GK England ENG Richard Wright
30 MF England ENG Kingsley James
31 FW England ENG Jordan Chapell
32 DF England ENG Phil Roe
33 DF Argentina ARG Elian Parrino (on loan from Estudiantes)
34 DF England ENG Matthew Lowton
35 FW England ENG Jordan Slew
36 MF England ENG Matthew Harriott
37 FW England ENG Marcus Bent (on loan from Birmingham City)
38 MF Norway NOR Bjørn Helge Riise (on loan from Fulham)
39 GK England ENG Paul Crichton
— MF Ireland EIR Seamus Conneely
— MF Hungary HUN András Gárdos
— MF Norway NOR Kristoffer Løkberg
— FW England ENG Danny Philliskirk (on loan from Chelsea)
— MF Norway NOR Erik Tønne
— DF Australia AUS Marc Warren

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan (on loan at Huddersfield Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward (on loan at Derby County)

Former players

Further information: List of Sheffield United F.C. former players

Reserve and Academy teams

Club officials

The board

  • Chairman (Football Club): Chris Steer

Coaching staff

  • Performance Manager: Dean Riddle
  • Physiotherapist: Paul Teather

In January 2006, Sheffield United became the first foreign club to take over a Chinese team[14] when they purchased the football club Chengdu Wuniu, based in the city of Chengdu, China.[15] The club was re-named the Chengdu Blades, after their new owners. Sheffield United shirts are now sold in China, and Chengdu shirts are now sold in Sheffield, increasing revenue streams for both clubs.

In February 2008, Kevin McCabe, the club's chairman, finalised an agreement with Budapest-based Ferencváros to buy its football team, and also negotiated with the Hungarian government to purchase and develop the ground around Stadion Albert Flórián.[16] The development of a new all-seater football stadium with a capacity of 25,000 has been started. A match was played in Budapest to celebrate the link-up.[17]

As Group Executive Director, Michael Farnan is responsible for the commercial development of the Sheffield United International Group. Sheffield United’s unique international football model began with the club purchasing high profile foreign teams in China and Hungary as well as becoming a major stakeholder with a leading Australian A-League side.

The Blades also have operating/business and exchange of ideas links with Central Coast Mariners[18] of Australia and White Star Woluwé[19] of Belgium.

The Australian Valad Property Group were sponsors of the South Stand at Bramall Lane. From the 2009–10 season, the South Stand sponsors are GACWorld

Affiliated clubs[citation needed]

Rivalries

Sheffield United have numerous rivalries. The most notable rivalry is with their older city neighbours Sheffield Wednesday, with whom they contest the Steel City derby. Sheffield United's other rivals are mainly other teams from Yorkshire, such as Leeds United, Barnsley, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers. West Ham United are also fierce rivals due to the 'Tevez saga' and the following lawsuit charges.

Sheffield United also have, along with many other sports teams across Yorkshire, a strong rivalry with Nottingham Forest.[citation needed] This can be attributed to the miners' strikes of the 1980s, where workers in the pits of Nottinghamshire did not join the strike (known locally as scabbing) while miners from Yorkshire did.[citation needed]

Supporters

Sheffield United derives support from a broad cross-section of the community. The majority of football fans in the S2 postcode of the city (where the ground is located) are Sheffield United fans, particularly the Sharrow, Heeley, Highfield, Manor and Park Hill areas of the city. There are also a lot of supporters in the S3 areas, close to the city centre, S8 and around the Gleadless area, a strong contingent from the Dearne Valley, with a large supporters club from Swinton[21] in particular. The club usually run two or three special student deals each season, and so also have a small student following, based in the suburbs of Crookes and Broomhall.

Famous supporters

Supporters of note include current manager Micky Adams,[22] former manager Neil Warnock,[23] actor Sean Bean,[24] former Sports Minister Richard Caborn, MP,[25] the singer Paul Heaton,[26] athlete Jessica Ennis, musicians Joe Elliott and Antony Genn, television presenter Anna Walker,[27] author G. P. Taylor,[28] Olympic Laser Class Sailing gold medalist Paul Goodison has followed Sheffield United since he was a youngster[29] and Alex Hammond (Sky Sports News presenter). Former Monty Python actor Michael Palin also supports the Blades. Kevin Davies, a Premier League and England striker, is also an avid Sheffield United fan.[30][31] As a boy Argentinian legend Juan Sebastian Veron dreamed of playing for the Blades.[32] Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster is also a Blades supporter.[33] Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary is also known to a Blades supporter, after he confessed his love for the club at the Reading festival in 2007.[34]

Nickname

Sheffield United's predominant nickname is "The Blades", a reference to Sheffield's status as the major producer of cutlery in the United Kingdom. Because of this, the nickname would also be used in reference to rivals Sheffield Wednesday. Another nickname used was "The Cutlers", but this failed to catch on. In the early days, the two teams would be differentiated by the grounds they played at, with United being referred to as "Laneites" (in reference to Bramall Lane), while Wednesday would be called "Groveites", as they played at Olive Grove. In 1907, Wednesday came to be referred to as "The Owls", in reference to their new ground in Owlerton, meaning that United could claim the "Blades" nickname for themselves.

When Sheffield United purchased Chinese club Chengdu Wuniu in 2006, they redesigned the club crest in the style of the Sheffield United badge and renamed the team "Chengdu Blades".

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 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.[35] A popular chant at the moment is "Oh when the Blades go marching in!" this is usually sung for a long period of time whilst playing away from home. Songs played before kick off at Bramall Lane include 'Meet Her At The Love Parade' by Da Hool, 'We took Pelham' by Deadly Avenger and 'United' by Judas Priest and. These songs are known to fans as the 'Countdown To Kick-Off'. . Another popular chant is (sung to the tune of "I am sailing"): We are Bladesmen, we are Bladesmen, super Bladesmen, from the Lane. We are Bladesmen, super Bladesmen, we are Bladesmen, from the Lane".

League history

Further information: Sheffield United F.C. seasons
Graphical representation of Sheffield United's historical league standings. Coloured bars represent the tiers of English football
  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 60
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 39
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 5
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 1
Sheffield United: League Standings for last 10 Seasons
Season League Pos P W D L F A Pts
1998–99 Division One 8 46 18 13 15 71 66 67
1999–00 Division One 16 46 13 15 18 59 71 54
2000–01 Division One 10 46 19 11 16 52 49 68
2001–02 Division One 13 46 15 15 16 53 54 60
2002–03 Division One 3 46 23 11 12 72 52 80
2003–04 Division One 8 46 20 11 15 65 56 71
2004–05 Championship 8 46 18 13 15 57 56 67
2005–06 Championship 2 46 26 12 8 76 46 90
2006–07 Premier League 18 38 10 8 20 32 55 38
2007–08 Championship 9 46 17 15 14 56 51 66
2008–09 Championship 3 46 22 14 10 64 39 80
2009–10 Championship 8 46 17 14 15 62 55 65

Pos = Position; P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points

Honours

Further information: Sheffield United F.C. records
Captain George Utley leads Sheffield United out for the 1915 FA Cup final.
  • Division Three/League One
  • Division Four/League Two

Managerial history

List of managers

As of 30 December 2010
Name Nat From To Record
P W L D Win%
John Wostinholm[36] (secretary) England 1 August 1889 1 May 1899 233 103 76 54 44.21%
John Nicholson[37] (secretary) England 1 May 1899 1 April 1932 1216 486 449 281 39.97%
Teddy Davison[38] England 1 June 1932 1 August 1952 592 248 205 139 41.89%
Reg Freeman[39] England 1 August 1952 1 August 1955 132 54 48 30 40.91%
Joe Mercer[40] England 1 August 1955 1 December 1958 156 64 57 35 41.03%
Archie Clark (acting) England 1 December 1958 1 April 1959
John Harris[41] Scotland 1 April 1959 1 July 1968 424 174 148 102 41.04%
Arthur Rowley[42] England 1 July 1968 1 August 1969 43 16 16 11 37.21%
John Harris[41] Scotland 1 August 1969 5 December 1973 188 84 59 45 44.68%
Ken Furphy[43] England 5 December 1973 6 October 1975 80 27 31 22 33.75%
Cec Coldwell (acting) England 6 October 1975 15 October 1975
Jimmy Sirrel[44] England 15 October 1975 27 September 1977 81 20 38 23 24.69%
Cec Coldwell (acting) England 27 September 1977 23 January 1978
Harry Haslam[45] England 23 January 1978 31 May 1981 158 50 68 40 31.65%
Martin Peters[46] England 31 May 1981 1 September 1981 1 0 0 1 0%
Ian Porterfield[47] Scotland 1 September 1981 27 March 1986 226 98 70 58 43.36%
Billy McEwan[48] England 27 March 1986 2 January 1988 86 27 34 25 31.4%
Dave Bassett[49] England 2 January 1988 12 December 1995 393 150 142 101 38.17%
Howard Kendall[50] England 12 December 1995 27 June 1997 82 34 21 27 41.46%
Nigel Spackman[51] England 27 June 1997 2 March 1998 43 20 6 17 46.51%
Russell Slade[52] (acting) England 2 March 1998 9 March 1998 2 0 1 1 0%
Steve Thompson[53] (acting) England 9 March 1998 2 July 1998 17 5 6 6 29.41%
Steve Bruce[54] England 2 July 1998 17 May 1999 55 22 18 15 40%
Adrian Heath[55] England 15 June 1999 23 November 1999 22 7 10 5 31.82%
Russell Slade[52] (acting) England 23 November 1999 2 December 1999 2 0 1 1 0%
Neil Warnock[56] England 2 December 1999 16 May 2007 388 165 123 100 42.53%
Bryan Robson[57] England 22 May 2007 14 February 2008 38 14 12 12 36.84%
Kevin Blackwell[58] England 14 February 2008 14 August 2010 90 39 25 28 42.39%
Gary Speed[59] Wales 17 August 2010 14 December 2010 18 6 3 9 033.33
John Carver[60] (acting) England 14 December 2010 30 December 2010 3 1 0 2 033.33
Micky Adams[61] England 30 December 2010 present 12 0 4 8 000.00

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Assistant Managers

Bibliography

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References

  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ "Sheffield United – The Biography" by Gary Armstrong with John Garrett, ISBN 1-874718-65-2
  3. ^ "The Greasy Chip Butty Song". YouTube video. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  4. ^ http://www.gaissa.com/Sport_Game/database/Team_Sports/Bandy.htm
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  19. ^ "Royal White Star Woluwe". Sheffield United F.C. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  20. ^ White Star Woluwe
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  22. ^ "Micky Adams confirmed as Sheffield United manager " news.bbc.co.uk 30 December 2010 Link retrieved 30 January 2011
  23. ^ Neil Warnock, famous supporter: article at The Independent website, via the FindArticles service.
  24. ^ Sean Bean, famous supporter: his Tiscali.co.uk biography.
  25. ^ McRae, Donald (28 March 2005). "Interview: Richard Caborn, sports minister". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  26. ^ Paul Heaton, famous supporter: from a Guardian Unlimited interview.
  27. ^ "Sheffield's Anna Walker". BBC. 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  28. ^ G. P. Taylor, famous supporter: Shadowmancer.com website.
  29. ^ Paul Goodison, famous supporter : sufc.co.uk.
  30. ^ "Call yourself a football fan?". Retrieved 17 July 2010.
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  37. ^ John Nicholson management career statistics at Soccerbase
  38. ^ Teddy Davison management career statistics at Soccerbase
  39. ^ Reg Freeman management career statistics at Soccerbase
  40. ^ Joe Mercer management career statistics at Soccerbase
  41. ^ a b John Harris management career statistics at Soccerbase
  42. ^ Arthur Rowley management career statistics at Soccerbase
  43. ^ Ken Furphy management career statistics at Soccerbase
  44. ^ Jimmy Sirrel management career statistics at Soccerbase
  45. ^ Harry Haslam management career statistics at Soccerbase
  46. ^ Martin Peters management career statistics at Soccerbase
  47. ^ Ian Porterfield management career statistics at Soccerbase
  48. ^ Billy McEwan management career statistics at Soccerbase
  49. ^ Dave Bassett management career statistics at Soccerbase
  50. ^ Howard Kendall management career statistics at Soccerbase
  51. ^ Nigel Spackman management career statistics at Soccerbase
  52. ^ a b Russell Slade management career statistics at Soccerbase
  53. ^ Steve Thompson management career statistics at Soccerbase
  54. ^ Steve Bruce management career statistics at Soccerbase
  55. ^ Adrian Heath management career statistics at Soccerbase
  56. ^ Neil Warnock management career statistics at Soccerbase
  57. ^ Bryan Robson management career statistics at Soccerbase
  58. ^ Kevin Blackwell management career statistics at Soccerbase
  59. ^ Gary Speed management career statistics at Soccerbase
  60. ^ John Carver management career statistics at Soccerbase
  61. ^ Micky Adams management career statistics at Soccerbase
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