Last Promotion at the lane

[ItCouldBeWorse]

When is the last time we confirmed a promotion by getting a result at home? All the last few I can remember were either away from home or confirmed by other teams results

 

[ThatJa]

Ipswich game pretty much confirmed it, albeit not mathematically.

 

[Corkblade]

Watford in 71 l think

 

[ItCouldBeWorse]

Ipswich game pretty much confirmed it, albeit not mathematically.

Yeh it was the Leeds Villa game the next day though that properly confirmed it. Or ‘Stearman Day’ as it shall henceforth be known

 

[Gimli]

When is the last time we confirmed a promotion by getting a result at home? All the last few I can remember were either away from home or confirmed by other teams results

Yesterday.


If you are reading this on Thursday…

 

[dronny_blade]

I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that we’ve never been promoted after a game at Bramall Lane, I started following in div 4 and we haven’t got promoted in my time at the lane

 

[Woodward's Currie]

This is the quickest we ever been promoted back to the top league since l have been following us. Does anyone know if we ever got back up so quick?

 

[Sheffsteel]

Ipswich game pretty much confirmed it, albeit not mathematically.

Thought it was daft when some of our fans were insisting it wasn't definite and how even Sheff Utd could mess it up.
Our goal difference was 12 goals better than the Leeds United goal difference.

So, for the final match away at Stoke City we needed to avoid losing 6-0
where as at the same time Leeds United were away at already relegated Ipswich Town and had to win 7-0 to pip us.

 

[Sheffsteel]

This is the quickest we ever been promoted back to the top league since l have been following us. Does anyone know if we ever got back up so quick?

Our previous best was it took 3 seasons in the Championship 1969 to 1971 before returning back to the top flight.
So we've beaten that record by needing only 2 seasons in the Championship before returning to the top flight.

By comparison Sheff Wed have managed to return to the top flight at the first attempt, needing just 1 season to be promoted.
and they've managed this on 5 different occasions.

 

[MadDad38]

Our previous best was it took 3 seasons in the Championship 1969 to 1971 before returning back to the top flight.
So we've beaten that record by needing only 2 seasons in the Championship before returning to the top flight.

By comparison Sheff Wed have managed to return to the top flight at the first attempt, needing just 1 season to be promoted.
and they've managed this on 5 different occasions.

Presumably when HMS Piss the League was seaworthy.

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Ipswich game pretty much confirmed it, albeit not mathematically.

Forget the maths

 

[Nick Jansky]

I think we should drag it out for 3 or 4 games. Just for the bantz.

 

[Silent Blade]

Watford in 71 l think

I think you are right. Not done that since 1971, I think. The promotion clinchers since then happened at an away game or from results elsewhere

 

[Corkblade]

I think you are right. Not done that since 1971, I think. The promotion clinchers since then happened at an away game or from results elsewhere

A nice 3-0 win like that great day would do

 

[Silent Blade]

1982 after Peterborough failed to win at Hereford



1984 after Hull failed to win by 3 goals at Burnley

1989 Mathematically confirmed after we lost 2-0 at Bristol City and Port Vale didnt score enough goals

1990 clinched promotion by winning 5-2 at Leicester

2006 after Reading drew 1-1 at Leeds

2017 clinched promotion winning 2-1 at Northampton

2019 after Villa drew at Leeds

 

[Foxy]

I think we should drag it out for 3 or 4 games. Just for the bantz.

or 7?

 

[Harry's Game]

Imagine having to go to Uncle Colin’s place still needing somthing…

 

[HD8 Blades]

The stage is set then. Cue dramatic music and season so far montage

 

[Programmechap2]

I think you are right. Not done that since 1971, I think. The promotion clinchers since then happened at an away game or from results elsewhere

Yep. Subsequently

1982: promoted when Peterborough lose at Hereford
1984: Hull fail to beat Burnley by 3
1989; United lose by 2 at Bristol City and Port Vale win but fail to achieve the large GD swing needed.
1990: win at Leicester
2006 Leeds fail to beat Reading
2017 win at Northampton
2019 Leeds fail to beat Villa

 

[ItCouldBeWorse]

I think you are right. Not done that since 1971, I think. The promotion clinchers since then happened at an away game or from results elsewhere

Brilliant, thank you Silent and Corkblade. Gives some context to the opportunity that is in front of us this week. 52 years…..!

 

[Dkc]

This is the quickest we ever been promoted back to the top league since l have been following us. Does anyone know if we ever got back up so quick?

Have we been promoted already?

 

[Programmechap2]

Conversely, we've tended to be relegated at the Lane . Since WW2

1949: draw at home to Newcastle when a win would have kept us up
1956: lose at Spurs in the penultimate game
1968: losr at home to Chelsea.
1976: inevitable relegation confirmed with 5-0 defeat at Spurs with 6 games left
1979: pretty inevitable relegation confirmed by failing to beat Leicester at the Lane
1981 losr 1-0 to Walsall and miss a last minute pen when a draw would have kept us up.
1988: draw the play off second leg with Bristol City after losing the first leg
1994: last minute defeat a Chelsea
2007: defeat at the Lane v Wigan when a draw would have kept us up.
2011: virtually inevitable relegation confirmed by failure to beat Barnsley at the Lane
2021: inevitable relegation confirm by defeat at Wolves with 6 games left.

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

Just done some research and can confirm it was 1971

 

[Bert]

1971, Currie stops just outside their box at the Kop end with the ball at his feet, and blows kisses to the Kop. Bert and nearly 40,000 others go crazy.

The Blades were up.

Bert is hoping for a replay of that tomorrow night from Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye.

 

[Dnblade]

Yeah Watford '71,set up by that great night v Cardiff.

 

[reedy63]

Is there a video of The Blades v Watford 1971 Handsworth Blades have it I think, won't mind adding to my Ipad by downloading it.

 

[reedy63]

Just occurred to me that The Blades V Cardiff match when we licked them 5-1 on 27/4/1971.I,m sure promotion was achieved that fantastic night. from the Times Archive.52 years later. Tommorrow night at Bramall Lane we could secure promotion to the premier league 52 years later.. I'm sure His Royal Highness Bert and Sir Silent Blade will correct me. if I,m wrong it,s because I still get excited now as I did then.

 

[Silent Blade]

Just occurred to me that The Blades V Cardiff match when we licked them 5-1 on 27/4/1971.I,m sure promotion was achieved that fantastic night. from the Times Archive.52 years later. Tommorrow night at Bramall Lane we could secure promotion to the premier league 52 years later.. I'm sure His Royal Highness Bert and Sir Silent Blade will correct me. if I,m wrong it,s because I still get excited now as I did then.

No, after the 5-1 win, Cardiff had 2 games left (v Orient h and v Luton a) and were 3 points behind us. Cardiff beat Orient 1-0 on the same day we beat Watford 3-0. A few days later Luton beat Cardiff 3-0

 

[S64 Blade]

I know we technically didn’t go up, but we basically did against Ipswich in 2019 (barring losing 20-0 or something daft, in the next game, we were up).

 

[Sandygate Blade]

It's definitely the Watford game in 1970/71. A 3 0 win with 2 goals from Gil Reece and one from Alan Woodward.