HISTORY OF SHEFFIELD UNITED

The Blades were never an afterthought; the notion of Bramall Lane having its own football team to play inside its

already renowned confines meant that the new squad would be assembled to compete for the top accolades in the

sport at the time.

Sheffield United Football Club was founded on the evening of March 22, 1889, at the Bramall Lane Ground

Committee’s and Joseph Wostinholm’s offices at 10 Norfolk Row.

Charles Clegg, a football pioneer and the chairman of the local FA, and David Haigh were among those present for a

meeting that started at 7.30 p.m. on the second floor. It was decided to create a new club that would be managed by

Joseph, the Haigh Ground Committee at the time.

Clegg declined a role due to his other responsibilities with the FA, but offered his advice and guidance. His resilience

would not last as he would go on to become the club’s chairman and one of the greatest figures in the early

professional game.

The Blades became the first senior ‘United’ team in the game when they adopted the name from the Sheffield United

Cricket Club.

The Blades defeated Burslem Port Vale in 1892 and are still the only league team to score ten goals in a league game.

The team was the first to ever be promoted through a play-off match in 1893 (against Accrington).

Sheffield United won the League Championship within ten years of its founding; in 1897–1898 the Blades defeated

Sunderland to capture the coveted trophy. That year, they also became the inaugural winners of the Charity Shield,

which was the precursor to the Community Shield.

Honours

Division One/Premier League
Champions: 1897-98
Runners-up: 1896-97, 1899-1900
Football League North
(Wartime – Joint Division One League with Football League South)
Champions: 1945-46
Division Two/Championship
Champions: 1952-53
Runners-up: 1892-93, 1938-39, 1960-61, 1970-71, 1989-90, 2005-06
Division Three/League One
Champions: 2016-17
Runners-up: 1988-89
Division Four/League Two
Champions: 1981-82
FA Cup
Winners: 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925
Runners-up: 1901, 1936
Facts and figures
Here are a few interesting stats.

The highest home attendance is 68,287 v Leeds United, FA Cup fifth round, 15th February 1936
Joe Shaw made a total of 713 appearances (including 632 in the league) between 1945-1966 and is the club’s record appearance maker
Most goals scored in a Blades shirt – Harry Johnson scored a total of 252 goals in 395 appearances (201 goals in 313 league games) between 1916-1931
Jimmy Dunne scored most goals in a season, 41 goals from 41 league appearances, Division One, 1930-31​​​
In 2016-17 Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, the Blades won Sky Bet League One with a record 100 points
Season 2018-19 will see Sheffield United feature in the inaugural FA Women’s Championship – the second tier of elite women’s football in England

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