Sheffield United | ||
Full name | Sheffield United Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Blades Red and White Wizards Red and White Army | |
Founded | 22 March 1889 | |
Ground | Bramall Lane, Sheffield (Capacity: 32,702) | |
Owner | Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |
Chairman | Yusuf Giansiracusa | |
Manager | Chris Wilder | |
Current League | Premier League | |
2022–23 | Championship, 2nd (promoted) | |
Website | Club home page | |
Current season |
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The football club was formed in 1889 as an offshoot of Sheffield United Cricket Club, and are nicknamed The Blades due to Sheffield's history of steel production. The club have played their home games at Bramall Lane since their formation in 1889. Bramall Lane is currently an all-seater ground with a capacity of 32,702.
Sheffield United won the original First Division 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 1961, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2014. They reached the semi-finals of the League Cup in 2003 and 2015.
For most of the club's history they have played in red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Their closest rivals are Sheffield Wednesday, with whom they contest the Steel City derby.
History[]
Sheffield United formed on 22 March 1889 at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield (now the site of the Crucible Theatre) by the President of the Cricket Club Sir Charles Clegg. The Wednesday had moved from Bramall Lane to their own ground at Olive Grove, and the tenants of Bramall Lane needed to create a new team to generate income. Sir Charles Clegg was incidentally also the president of The Wednesday.
Players[]
First team[]
- As of 3 September 2023
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Out on loan[]
The following players have previously made a league or cup appearance (or have appeared on the substitutes bench for the first team) and are currently on loan at other teams:
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Honours and achievements[]
Leagues[]
- First Division / Premier League (Level 1)
- Champions: 1897–98
- Runners-up: 1896–97, 1899–1900
- Second Division / First Division / Championship (Level 2)
- Third Division / Second Division / League One (Level 3)
- Champions: 2016–17
- 2nd place promotion: 1988–89
- 3rd place promotion: 1983–84
- Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (Level 4)
- Champions: 1981–82
- Football League North
- Champions: 1945–46
Sheffield United are the fourth club to have won a championship title in each of England's four professional leagues. After Burnley, Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cups[]
- FA Cup
- Sheriff of London Charity Shield
- Winners: 1898 (shared)
External links[]
- Official website (English)
- Sheffield United F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures – Club statistics
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Sheffield United F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
1 A. Davies • 2 Baldock • 3 Lowe • 4 Fleck • 5 Trusty • 6 Basham • 7 Brewster • 8 Hamer • 9 McBurnie • 10 Archer • 11 Traoré • 12 Egan (c) • 14 Thomas • 15 Ahmedhodžić • 16 Norwood • 17 Coulibaly • 18 Foderingham • 19 Robinson • 20 Bogle • 21 Souza • 22 T. Davies • 23 Osborn • 25 Ben Slimane • 26 Oné • 27 Larouci • 28 McAtee • 32 Osula • 33 Norrington-Davies • 35 Brooks • 36 Jebbison • 37 Amissah • 38 Buyabu • 39 Sachdev • Manager: Chris Wilder |
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2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · |
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1984-85 · 1985-86 · 1987-88 · 1990-91 · 1994-95 · 1995-96 · 1997-98 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · |
Premier League 2023–24 |
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