Sheffield United Football Club is an English professional
football club
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who play at
Bramall Lane
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in
Sheffield
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. They were formed in 1889 and played their first competitive match in October of that year, when they entered the first qualifying round of the
FA Cup
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. Since then more than 1,000 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom almost 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here.
Overview
Defender and at times captain
Joe Shaw remains the club's record appearance maker, playing over 700 games for the club between 1944 and 1966. The only other players who have made over 600 appearances for The Blades are Shaw's teammate and
England
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goalkeeper
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Alan Hodgkinson
Alan Hodgkinson MBE (16 August 1936 – 8 December 2015) was an English professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach.
Playing career
Hodgkinson signed for Sheffield United from Worksop Town on 1 August 1953, and made 675 first-team ap ...
, and
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
Alan Woodward
Alan Woodward (7 September 1946 – 21 May 2015) was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16-year period between 1962 and 1978.
Woodward or ''Woody'' as he was nicknamed, will be be ...
who played from 1964 to 1978. United's leading goalscorer is
'Young' Harry Johnson (his similarly named father had also played for the club) who remains the only player to have scored over 200 times for The Blades during his fifteen-year tenure from 1916 to 1931.
The first player to play 100 competitive games for the club was the team's first goal keeper
Charlie Howlett, whilst the most recent player to achieve the feat is
striker Chris Porter who reached that milestone in March 2014.
Of the current squad
Ryan Flynn,
and
Neill Collins
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He is a former Scotland U21 and Scotland B international who played as a centre ...
feature on this list.
Explanation of list
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Players are listed in alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances, substitute appearances and goals are included but wartime matches and friendlies are excluded. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below (dependent on the years at which the player was at the club), and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
Appearances
Games included in the stats include appearances in:
*
Midland Football League
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History
Th ...
,
Northern League,
English Football League
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/
Premier League
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*Test matches and play-off matches
*
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
,
Football League Cup
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,
Football League Trophy
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,
Football League Group Cup
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,
Texaco Cup
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It wa ...
,
Anglo-Scottish Cup
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,
Anglo-Italian Cup
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,
Watney Cup
The Watney Mann Invitation Cup (normally referred to as simply the Watney Cup) was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s.
It was held before the start of the season, and was contested by the teams that had scored th ...
*Friendly matches, exhibition games, and pre-season tournaments are excluded from the figures. Games played during both World Wars are considered friendlies and therefore are also not counted.
Table headers
*Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
*Sheffield United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Sheffield United to the year of his last appearance. Where a player had more than one spell at the club these are listed chronologically.
*Starts – The number of games started.
*Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
*Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.
Key
*Playing positions: GK =
Goalkeeper
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; DF =
Defender; MF =
Midfielder
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; FW =
Forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
* Players with this colour and symbol in the "Name" column are currently signed to Sheffield United.
List of players
Cropped Barclay1933.png, English international Bobby Barclay
Robert Barclay (27 October 1906 – 13 July 1969) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne Barclay is best remembered for his time at Sheffield United for whom he played in the 1936 FA Cup ...
who made over 250 appearances for United in the 1930s., alt=Bobby Barclay posing for a squad photo
Richard Cresswell 24-03-2010 1.jpg, Forward Richard Cresswell
Richard Paul Wesley Cresswell (born 20 September 1977) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a striker. He played in the Premier League and Football League for York City, Mansfield Town, Sheffield Wednesda ...
made over 100 appearances for United., alt=Richard Cresswell in his Sheffield United kit
Jimmy Dunne Cropped Licence Free.png, Irishman Jimmy Dunne
James Dunne (3 September 1905 – 14 November 1949) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Southampton. Dunne was also a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams: th ...
made 190 appearances for The Blades between the wars scoring 167 goals., alt=Jimmy Dunne in his Ireland football kit
Ched Evans.jpg, Welsh international and former forward Ched Evans
Chedwyn Michael Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Preston North End.
Born in Rhyl, Evans was signed by Manchester City from Chester City's youth set up in 2002 and he subsequent ...
made over 100 appearances for the Blades., alt=Ched Evans in his Wales football kit
Billy-gillespie.jpg, Inspirational captain and FA Cup
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winner Billy Gillespie
William Ballintrae Gillespie (6 August 1891 – 2 July 1981) was an Irish association football, football player who played as a Forward (association football), striker for Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United over a twenty-year period from 1 ...
played over 500 times for The Blades., alt=Gillespie in a squad photo
Billyhendry189192.jpg, Billy Hendry
William Harold Hendry (20 June 1869 – 4 May 1901) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. Born in Newport-on-Tay he played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion.
...
was one of United's first 'star players'., alt=Hendry in a squad photo
Phil Jagielka.jpg, England International
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Phil Jagielka
Philip Nikodem Jagielka ( or ; born 17 August 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Stoke City.
Jagielka started his career with Sheffield United in 2000, where he played mainly as a central midfielder ...
made over 250 appearances for United., alt=Phil Jagielka in his car
Ernest Needham (ca. 1901).jpg, Ernest Needham
Ernest Needham (21 January 1873 – 8 March 1936) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played in sixteen international football matches for England and captained the side in 1901.
He was an outstanding left half who played for Sheffield ...
made over 500 appearances for United., alt=Ernest Needham
Roger Nilsen.JPG, upNorwegian international The Norwegian International in badminton is an international open held in Norway
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Roger Nilsen
Roger Nilsen (born 8 August 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. A defender, he played for the Norwegian clubs Tromsø, Viking, Molde and Bryne, and spent time abroad at 1. FC Köln, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur and Gr ...
made almost 200 appearances for United., alt=Roger Nilsen
Page, Robert.jpg, Welsh international Rob Page
Robert John Page (born 3 September 1974) is a Welsh football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of the Wales national team. In an 18-year career in the Premier League and the English Football League, he made 550 competitive ...
was a mainstay of the Blades defence in the early part of the 21st Century., alt=Robert Page
Cropped Stephen Quinn SUFC Jon Candy Owned Image.png, Irish midfielder Stephen Quinn
Stephen Jude Quinn (born 1 April 1986) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mansfield Town. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland national team.
He started his career with League of Ireland club St Patric ...
made over 250 appearances for United., alt=Stephen Quinn during a match
Albertstrugess191314.jpg, England International Albert Sturgess made 382 appearances for United., alt=Albert Sturgess
Taylor, Gareth.jpg, Welsh International Gareth Taylor
Gareth Keith Taylor (born 25 February 1973) is a football manager and former player who is the head coach of Manchester City Women.
He began his career as a defender at Bristol Rovers, having left the Southampton youth team in 1991. After loan ...
made over 100 appearances for United., alt=Gareth Taylor
Fred Tunstall Sheffield United.png, England International Fred Tunstall
Fred Tunstall (28 May 1897 – 21 July 1971) was an English football player and coach who played for Darfield St George's, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Sheffield United, Halifax Town
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scored 135 times in just under 500 appearances for United., alt=Fred Tunstall
Georgeutley1915-2.jpg, George Utley
George Utley (16 May 1887 – 8 January 1966) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and powerful half back who could shoot at goal when required.
Utley was born in Reform Row, Elsecar, ...
made over 100 appearances for United., alt=George Utley
Club captains
See also
*
List of Sheffield United F.C. players (25–99 appearances)
References
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Sheffield United
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