The ''Green 'Un'' ("Green One" in slang) is a sports website. Originally a

Saturday sports paper In the UK, a Saturday sports paper was a local newspaper published on a Saturday evening containing information about sports matches played on that day. Throughout most of the twentieth century they were very popular, representing one of the few ...

published on Saturday evenings in

Sheffield, England Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southe ...

, it moved online in 2013. The name derives from the light green

newsprint Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has ...

on which it was traditionally printed. The ''Green 'Un'' was first published as the ''Saturday Sports Edition'' of the ''Yorkshire Telegraph and Star'' on 14 September 1907 and continued under this name until 3 June 1911. From 10 June 1911 to 28 February 1914 it was known as the ''Week and Sports Special Green 'Un'', then as ''Sports Special The Green 'Un'' from 7 March 1914 to 24 December. 1937. The title became ''Green 'Un'', after the war on 31 August 1946 and continued so until 23 November 1946, after which it formally assumed the title ''The Star Green 'Un'' (30 November 1946). Along with its sister publications '' The Star'' and ''

Sheffield Telegraph The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' is a weekly newspaper published in Sheffield, England. Founded in 1855 as the ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph'', it became known as the ''Sheffield Telegraph'' in 1938. History The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' was founded ...

'', the ''Green 'Un'' was published by Johnston Press PLC. It ceased publication in printed form in 2013, with a special souvenir edition celebrating its 106-year history appearing on Monday 15 July 2013. It was one of the last physically printed specialised local sports papers in the country.

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''The Sheffield Star''
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