Sheffield United
City: Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Founded: 1889
Nickname: The Blades, Red and White Wizards, Red and White Army
Sheffield United Football Club is a football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They are currently in League One, the third 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.
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 1961, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2014. They reached the semi-finals of the League Cup in 2003 and 2015.
One of the founders of the Premier League in 1992, the club finished 14th in the inaugural season before being relegated the following year. The club returned to the Premier League in 2006 but were relegated in 2007. They reached the Championship play-off final in 2009 but were relegated to the third tier of English football in 2011.
Current season top scorers
# | Player | |||
1. | Jack Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2. | Cameron Archer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Oli McBurnie | 4 | 2 | 0 |
4. | James McAtee | 3 | 1 | 0 |
5. | Gustavo Hamer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6. | Jayden Bogle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7. | Ben Brereton Díaz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8. | Wes Foderingham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9. | Oliver Norwood | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10. | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-team squad
Goalkeepers: Adam Davies (1), Ivo Grbić (13), Wes Foderingham (18), Jordan Amissah (37),
Defenders: George Baldock (2), Max Lowe (3), Auston Trusty (5), Chris Basham (6), John Egan (12), Anel Ahmedhodžić (15), Jack Robinson (19), Jayden Bogle (20), Yasser Larouci (27), Mason Holgate (30), Rhys Norrington-Davies (33), Femi Seriki (38), Sai Sachdev (39), Jili Buyabu (40),
Midfielders: John Fleck (4), Gustavo Hamer (8), Oliver Norwood (16), Ismaila Coulibaly (17), Vinícius Souza (21), Tom Davies (22), Ben Osborn (23), Anis Ben Slimane (25), James McAtee (28), Andre Brooks (35),
Forwards: Bénie Traoré (0), Rhian Brewster (7), Oli McBurnie (9), Cameron Archer (10), Ben Brereton Díaz (11), William Osula (32), Daniel Jebbison (36),
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