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 :

Third :

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-