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Sheffield United
An English professional association football club, Sheffield United Football Club, is based Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club competes in the top division of English football, Premier League. The club was formed as an offshoot of Sheffield United Cricket Club in 1889 and is nicknamed the Blades due to the history of steel production of Sheffield. Since the Bramall Lane was formed in 1889, the club has played their home games there, which is an all-seater ground and can have the attendee around 32,609.
In 1898, Sheffield United won the original Football League and the FA Cup respectively in 1899, 1902, 1915, and 1925. They beat the finalists in the FA cup in 1901, and 1936 respectively, and reached the semifinals in 1961, 1993, 1998, 2003, and likewise in 2014. Also, in 2013 and 2015, they reached the semifinals of the League Cup.
The clubs have played for most of the match in red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Moreover, as they have been a tough contender, they had the closest rival with Sheffield Wednesday, with whom they had a contest in Steel City derby.
Sheffield United had been able to be an unbeaten contender. Due to the reason, they have numerous rivalries, of which include Sheffield Wednesday, teams from South Yorkshire like Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster, Lees United.
Players of Sheffield United
First team
As of 8 August 2019
1 England GK Dean Henderson (on loan from Manchester United), as well as
2 England DF George Baldock
3 Republic of Ireland DF Enda Stevens
4 Scotland MF John Fleck
5 England DF Jack O’Connell
Furthermore,
6 England DF Chris Basham
7 England MF John Lundstram
8 England MF Luke Freeman
9 Scotland FW Oliver McBurnie
10 England FW Billy Sharp (captain)
11 Republic of Ireland FW Callum Robinson
12 Republic of Ireland DF John Egan
14 England MF Ravel Morrison
15 England DF Phil Jagielka
16 Northern Ireland MF Oliver Norwood
17 Republic of Ireland FW David McGoldrick
18 Wales DF Kieron Freeman
19 England DF Richard Stearman
20 England MF Kean Bryan
22 France FW Lys Mousset
23 England MF Ben Osborn
25 England GK Simon Moore
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Muhamed Bešić (on loan from Everton)
— Netherlands GK Michael Verrips
Other players under contract
— England DF Sam Graham, as well as
— Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Mallon
— England DF Jake Wright
— England DF Ben Heneghan
— Republic of Ireland MF Samir Carruthers
— England MF Ricky Holmes
— England FW Leon Clarke
Out on loan
21 England MF Mark Duffy (on loan at Stoke City), as well as
— England MF Nathan Thomas (on loan at Carlisle United)
34 Wales DF Rhys Norrington-Davies (on loan at Rochdale)
— England GK Jake Eastwood (on loan at Scunthorpe United)
— Republic of Ireland DF Jordan Doherty (on loan at Tampa Bay Rowdies)
— England MF Regan Slater (on loan at Scunthorpe United)
— England FW Tyler Smith (on loan at Bristol Rovers)
