Alternative History
A club whose nickname proudly reflected the city’s steel-making tradition are back in the big time and were looking sharp when they returned to the Premier League, but the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to blunt their progress.Initially, the club’s nickname was taken from the steel produced in Sheffield and turned into cut-throat razors. These were the stock tools of the local barbers and the practice of swathing cuts from shaving with crepe bandages gave the club their traditional red and white striped shirts. It was from this that the nickname of “The Bleeds” was taken and which, in the fullness of time, has been transmogrified into “The Blades” of current usage.
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Famous Players : – Alan “Woody” Woodward, Jose “Skunk” Baxter, Tony “Ruby” Currie, Famous Fans : – Sean Bean (Actor – Lord of the Rings, When Saturday Comes); Alex Hammond (Sky Sports News Presenter) |
Club Records
Formed | 1889 |
Turned Professional | 1889 |
Became a Limited Company | 1889 |
Former names | – |
Previous grounds | – |
Nickname | “The BLADES” |
Club Colours | Home :![]() Away : |
Record Football League Win | 10-0 v Port Vale Division 2 10.12.1892 10-0 v Burnley Division 1 19.01.1929 |
Record Premier League Win | 6-0 v Tottenham Hotspur (Home) 02.03.1993 |
Record Football League Defeat | 3-10 v Middlesbrough Division One (Away) 18.11.1933 |
Record Premier League Defeat | 0-4 v Liverpool 24.02.2007 |
Record Cup Win | 6-0 v Leyton Orient FAC R1 (Home) 06.11.2016 |
Record Cup Defeat | 0-13 v Bolton Wanderers FAC R2 01.02.1890 |
Record Fee Paid | £23,500,000 to Liverpool for Rhian BREWSTER (02.10.2020) |
Record Fee Received | £11,500,000 from AFC Bournemouth for David BROOKS (July 2018) |
Record Appearances | 713 – Joe SHAW (1948-1966) |
Record Football League Appearances | 631 – Joe SHAW (1948-1966) |
Record Premier League Appearances | 72 – Carl BRADSHAW (1992-1994) |
Record goal-scorer in a League season | 41 – Jimmy DUNNE (Division 1) 1930-1931 |
Record goal-scorer in a season | 50 – Jimmy DUNNE 1930-1931 |
Record all-time goal-scorer | 212 – Harry JOHNSON (1919-1930) |
Record all-time Football League goal-scorer | 201 – Harry JOHNSON (1919-1930) |
Record Premier League goal-scorer | Brian DEANE (1992-1993) |
Most goals in a game | 5 – Harry HAMMOND v Bootle (Division 2) 26.11.1892 5 – Harry JOHNSON v West Ham United (Division 1) 26.12.1927 |
Record Attendance (all-time) | 68,287 v Leeds United FA Cup R5 15.02.1936 |
Record Premier League Attendance | 32,604 v Wigan Athletic 13.05.2007 |
Record total of goals in a League season | 102 – Division 1 1925-1926 |
Record League points total | 2 pts for a win – 60 Division Two (1952-1953) 3 pts for a win – 100 League One (2016-2017) |
Youngest Player | Louis REED 16 years and 257 days v Rotherham United League One (Home) 08.04.2014 |
Oldest Player | Jimmy HAGAN 39 years and 236 days v Derby County Division Two (Away) 14.09.1957 |
Most Capped player while at club | 26 – Peter NDLOVU (Zimbabwe) |
Stadium details
Address : Bramall Lane, Cherry Street, Sheffield S2 4SU
Telephone : 0114 253 7200
Ticket Office : 0114 253 7200
Capacity : 32,050
Pitch size : 101m x 68m (110.5 yards x 74.4 yards)
Official website : https://www.sufc.co.uk
Honours
Division One Champions (First tier) | 1897-1898 |
Division One Runners-up (First tier) | 1896-1897, 1899-1900 |
Division Two Champions (Second tier) | 1952-1953 |
Division Two Runners-up (Second tier) | 1892-1893, 1938-1939, 1970-1971, 1989-1990, 2005-2006 |
Championship Runners-up (Second tier) | 2005-2006, 2018-2019 |
League One Champions (Third tier) | 2016-2017 |
Division Three Runners-up (Third tier) | 1988-1989 |
Division Four Champions (Fourth tier) | 1981-1982 |
Football Conference Runners-up (Fifth tier) | 1991-1992 |
FA Cup Winners | 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925 |
FA Cup Finalists | 1901, 1936 |
Managers
J.B. WOLSINHOLM (Secretary) | 22 March 1889 – 31 May 1899 |
John NICHOLSON (Secretary) | 1 June 1899 – 23 April 1932 |
Teddy DAVISON | 15 June 1932 – 30 June 1952 |
Reg FREEMAN | 1 August 1952 – 4 August 1955 |
Joe MERCER | 18 August 1955 – 25 December 1958 |
Archie CLARK (Caretaker) | 25 December 1958 – 13 April 1959 |
John HARRIS | 13 April 1959 – 11 July 1968 |
Arthur ROWLEY | 11 July 1968 – 6 August 1969 |
John HARRIS | 6 August 1969 – 7 December 1973 |
Ken FURPHY | 7 December 1973 – 6 October 1975 |
Cec COLDWELL (Caretaker) | 6 October 1975 – 16 October 1975 |
Jimmy SIRRELL | 16 October 1975 – 27 September 1977 |
Cec COLDWELL (Caretaker) | 27 September 1977 – 26 January 1978 |
Harry HASLAM | 26 January 1978 – 16 January 1981 |
Martin PETERS | 18 January 1981 – 30 May 1981 |
Ian PORTERFIELD | 6 June 1981 – 27 March 1986 |
Billy McEWAN | 27 March 1986 – 2 January 1988 |
Dave BASSETT | 21 January 1988 – 12 December 1995 |
Howard KENDALL | 13 December 1996 – 27 June 1997 |
Nigel SPACKMAN | 27 June 1997 – 2 March 1998 |
Russell SLADE (Caretaker) | 2 March 1998 – 9 March 1998 |
Steve THOMPSON (Caretaker) | 9 March 1998 – 2 July 1998 |
Steve BRUCE | 2 July 1998 – 17 May 1999 |
Adrian HEATH | 15 June 1999 – 23 November 1999 |
Russell SLADE (Caretaker) | 23 November 1999 – 2 December 1999 |
Neil WARNOCK | 2 December 1999 – 16 May 2007 |
Bryan ROBSON |
22 May 2007 – 314 February 2008 |
Kevin BLACKWELL | 14 February 2008 – 14 August 2010 |
Gary SPEED | 17 August 2010 – 14 December 2010 |
John CARVER (Caretaker) |
14 December 2010 – 30 December 2010 |
Micky ADAMS | 30 December 2010 – 10 May 2011 |
Danny WILSON | 27 May 2011 – 10 April 2013 |
Chris MORGAN (Caretaker) | 10 April 2013 – 10 June 2013 |
David WEIR | 10 June 2013 – 11 October 2013 |
Chris MORGAN (Caretaker) | 11 October 2013 – 23 October 2013 |
Nigel CLOUGH | 23 October 2013 – 25 May 2015 |
Nigel ADKINS | 2 June 2015 – 12 May 2016 |
Chris WILDER | 12 May 2016 – |
League Record
League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
Elected to Division Two | 1892 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1892-1893 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1893-1934 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1934-1939 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1946-1949 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1949-1953 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1953-1956 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1956-1961 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1961-1968 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1968-1971 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1971-1976 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1976-1979 |
Division Three (Tier three) | 1979-1981 |
Division Four (Tier four) | 1981-1982 |
Division Three (Tier three) | 1982-1984 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1984-1988 |
Division Three (Tier three) | 1988-1989 |
Division Two (Tier two) | 1989-1990 |
Division One (Tier one) | 1990-1992 |
Premier League (Tier one) | 1992-1994 |
Division One (Tier two) | 1994-2004 |
Championship | 2004-2006 |
Premier League (Tier one) | 2006-2007 |
Championship | 2007-2011 |
League One (Tier three) | 2011-2017 |
Championship | 2017-2019 |
Premier League (Tier one) | 2019- |