19/07/17 – Matlock Town 2 – 1 Sheffield United XI – Pre-season Friendly Sheffield United assistant manager Alan Knill oversaw a Blades XI slip to a defeat at a rainy Causeway Lane on Wednesday night. In front of 309 (plus 2 dogs and S2 Jnr in a baby sling) spectators, it was proven that contrary to all known evidence, it is possible for Jake Wright (Snr) to be on the losing side after 90 … Read More
15/07/17 – Scarborough Athletic 1 – 4 Sheffield United U23 – Pre-season Friendly After ten long years outside of their home town, the phoenix club Scarborough Athletic returned on Saturday, officially opening the new Flamingo Land Stadium at Scarborough Sports Village with a friendly against Sheffield United U23s. A sell out crowd of 2038 looked on as the young Blades – in true party pooper fashion – ran out comfortable winners over the … Read More
11/07/17 – Sheffield FC 0 – 1 Sheffield United XI – Pre-season Friendly A Blades XI compromising of members of the U23/Development squad played Sheffield FC at the Coach and Horses on a rainy Tuesday night, watched by 311 supporters. With a run out for Kieran Wallace confirming he was still at the club, the Blades named four “trialists” – though one of those did look mightily familiar – and gave plenty of … Read More
10/10/15 – Sheffield United U18 2 – 1 Huddersfield Town U18 Sheffield United U18 won for the sixth time in ten games against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town on a crisp morning at Shirecliffe thanks to an own goal and a free kick from Jordan Hallam. The home side got the game underway a couple of minutes later than scheduled and they dominated the early proceedings despite Town having the first attempt … Read More
[28/07/2015] MATLOCK TOWN 1 – 4 SHEFFIELD UNITED U21 (PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY) The Blades fielded a strong U21’s side against Matlock Town on Tuesday night and were rewarded with a comfortable victory. It wasn’t all good news however, with Matty Done leaving the ground in an ambulance after an awkward fall not long into the fixture – later confirmed to have broken his collar bone. After a fairly uneventful opening 7 minutes … Read More
[15/07/2015] STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS 2 – 3 SHEFFIELD UNITED U21 (PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY) Five days after kicking off their pre-season campaign with a victory over Penistone Church FC, Chris Morgan’s Under 21 side took the short trip to Bracken Moor, the home of Stocksbridge Park Steels. Despite a second half come back from the hosts, the young Blades side once again emerged victorious, thanks to a late brace from Joel Coustrain. As they … Read More