THE FIRST & ORIGINAL UNITED!!!

2011/2012 NPOWER LEAGUE 1 SEASON - SHEFFIELD UNITED F.C.:

LEAGUE POSITION: 2ND

GAMES PLAYED: 31

HOME FORM: WON 12, DRAWN 2 & LOST 2

AWAY FORM: WON 7, DRAWN 3 & LOST 5

SEASON FORM: WON 19, DRAWN 5 & LOST 7

GOAL DIFFERENCE: +28

POINTS: 62

Full Name: Sheffield United Football Club

Nicknames: The Blades/Red & White Wizards

Founded: 1889

Football Stadium: Bramall Lane, Sheffield (Capacity: 32,702)

Current League: nPower League 1

2010-2011 Season Position: nPower Championship - 23RD (RELEGATED)

Owner: Kevin McCabe

Chairman: Chris Steer

Chief Executive: Julian Winter

Managing Director: Dave McCarthy

Head Of Football Operations: John Stephenson

Manager: Danny Wilson

Assistant Manager: Frank Barlow

Player/First Team Coach: Chris Morgan

Academy Manager: John Pemberton

Goalkeeping Coach: Paul Crichton

Fitness Coach: Dave Morrison

Physiotherapist: Paul Teather

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' & are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production. The Club play their home games at Bramall Lane, the oldest major stadium in the world still hosting football matches. Sheffield United have played in red & white stripes for most of their history, but began playing in white shirts & blue shorts.

Sheffield United enjoyed possibly their most successful period between 1897 & 1902, winning the League in 1898 & the FA Cup in 1899 & 1902, with further wins following in 1915 & 1925. They were beaten finalists in the FA Cup in 1901 & 1936, & reached the semi-finals in 1961, 1993, 1998 & 2003. Their best performance in the League Cup was reaching the semi finals in 2003.

More recent times saw The Blades promoted to the Premier League in 2006, which shortly ended amidst controversy after just one season. Despite reaching the Championship play-off final in 2009, further decline followed, where an over reliance on loan players & the sale of the club's star players saw The Blades relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time in 23 years.

SHEFFIELD UNITED F.C.'S HONOURS:

Division One/Premier League:

Champions Of England: 1897/1898

Runners-up: 1896/1897 & 1899/1900

Division Two/Championship:

Champions: 1952/1953

Runners-up: 1892/1893, 1938/1939, 1960/1961, 1970/1971, 1989/1990 & 2005/2006

Division Three/League One:

Runners-up: 1988/1989

Division Four/League Two:

Champions: 1981/1982

FA Cup:

Winners: 1899, 1902, 1915 & 1925

Runners-up: 1901 & 1936

SHEFFIELD UNITED F.C. ANTHEM:

"YOU FILL UP MY SENSES
LIKE A GALLON OF MAGNET
LIKE A PACKET OF WOODBINES
LIKE A GOOD PINCH OF SNUFF
LIKE A NIGHT OUT IN SHEFFIELD
LIKE A GREASY CHIP BUTTY
LIKE SHEFFIELD UNITED
COME FILL ME AGAIN...
NA NA NA NAA NAA NAAAAA, OOO!"