Deadbat's bumper SUFC Quiz

[GreasyChipBeattie]

I am hoping it will all be ok but you never know...just one smart arse may say 'actually.....'

It will be 99% on the money. I am fairly certain. 95% certain in fact.

Funny that, because I'm 95% certain I won't be getting any right!!
I'll give it a proper go next time though.
Great effort mate and thanks.
ROY and your good self do some sterling work on here.

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Did Benjamin play before Richardson?

Richardson was orange and useless.

 

[Deadbat]

Answers

1970’s


1. What were Ted Hemsley’s initials show on County Cricket scorecards when he appeared for Worcestershire?

EJO Hemsley

2. United were top of Division One in August 1971 after winning their first four games – who did they beat?

Southampton, Leeds, Everton, Arsenal

3. Who scored with his first touch as a Blades player when he converted a penalty in the shoot out in the Watney Cup final defeat against Bristol Rovers in 1972?

Keith Eddy

4. How many points were United off league champions Derby County in 1975?

Four

5. Mick Jones partnered which other future Blade in his Nottingham schoolboys representative team?

Alan Birchenall

6. Who was United’s first black footballer of the 20th century?

Ian Benjamin

7. Which United player’s car registration was 777 PPP?

Tony Currie

8. In a game against Chelsea in 1973; which United substitute acted as a temporary linesman?

David Staniforth

9. United played which side to open the ‘new’ South Stand in 1975?

Derby County

10. Who were the three full Welsh internationals on SUFC’s books in 1971?

Gil Reece, David Powell and Trevor Hockey

 

[Deadbat]

Next round....

1980’s

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?

Tomorrow the 1990's......

 

[Silent Blade]

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?
Top Rank

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?
Dunno
13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?
Oldham

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?
Forgot

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?
Maidstone

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?
Played on Sunday

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?
Bradford, Halifax, Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?
Bury and Bristol City

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?
Peter Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?
Score a hat-trick

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

12. Don't know why but Maths comes to mind ? .... and taking all Uniteds throw ins even if he had to run the length of the pitch to do so.

 

[Deadbat]

Most right Silent but a few missing ones....11,12 and 14

12 is right DBgoneonholiday - Maths!

 

[Silent Blade]

Most right Silent but a few missing ones....11,12 and 14

12 is right DBgoneonholiday - Maths!

number 11 I meant Roxy's whatever it was called at the time!

 

[blade67]

8. In a game against Chelsea in 1973; which United substitute acted as a temporary linesman? Dave Staniforth

Quite the all rounder Dave was, by 2004 he was a dab hand with the brickwork when he put my extension up

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?
Roxy

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?
Oldham

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?
Bramall Centre

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?
Maidstone

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?
Won Trans Pennine Cup (or summut like that) on pens or played Barnsley away in County cup on same evening, both classed as first team fixtures.

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?
Donny, Bradford, Halifax, Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?
Bury, Bristol City

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?
Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?
Hat-trick

 

[Silent Blade]

Quite the all rounder Dave was, by 2004 he was a dab hand with the brickwork when he put my extension up

I remember Dave being a tallish player (looked 5 feet 11 inches on the pitch. Says so in the Lane Line up programme I have at home) but when I saw him at the 1971 promotion reunion 5 years ago he seemed to have shrunk to about 5 feet 8 inches!

 

[blade67]

I remember Dave being a tallish player (looked 5 feet 11 inches on the pitch. Says so in the Lane Line up programme I have at home) but when I saw him at the 1971 promotion reunion 5 years ago he seemed to have shrunk to about 5 feet 8 inches!

All that wading around in concrete footings for 15 years. To be honest he was a top bloke, had a few chats about football and him and Danny (his partner) did a great job. tried to get them back to do another one but they'd packed it in or didn't fancy any more of my bullshit

 

[bricktop]

Deadbat’s Sheffield United Quiz




As it is coming up to Xmas and everyone loves a Quiz / Games…..I have put together an 80 question Blades quiz. Of course you could cheat by googling, looking through the various SUFC Clareborough/Kirkham tomes etc but it would be good if people had a go at these without trying to find the answers. Some may be quite simple or you can guess but some are a bit harder and have a series of answers required to each question. They will get harder as the week goes along.


Anyway….I will release these one section at a time over the next week or so and will reveal the answers when it is completed. Feel free to answer on the threads of course or alternately keep them to yourself until the answers are revealed.


I have a full word version if anyone wants to e mail me/PM me for purposes of doing at Christmas parties / away trips etc.


Hoping there won’t be too many errors (I await certain posters to reveal some inaccuracies of course – please do not be too critical if one or two are not totally right – done them to the best of my ability)


5 sections…80 questions

1) 1970’s

2) 1980’s

3) 1990’s

4) 2000’s

5) 2010’s

6) Managers and the board

7) Miscellaneous

8) Picture Quiz



1970’s


1. What were Ted Hemsley’s initials show on County Cricket scorecards when he appeared for Worcestershire?

2. United were top of Division One in August 1971 after winning their first four games – who did they beat?

3. Who scored with his first touch as a Blades player when he converted a penalty in the shoot out in the Watney Cup final defeat against Bristol Rovers in 1972?

4. How many points were United off league champions Derby County in 1975?

5. Mick Jones partnered which other future Blade in his Nottingham schoolboys representative team?

6. Who was United’s first black footballer of the 20th century?

7. Which United player’s car registration was 777 PPP?

8. In a game against Chelsea in 1973; which United substitute acted as a temporary linesman?

9. United played which side to open the ‘new’ South Stand in 1975?

10. Who were the three full Welsh internationals on SUFC’s books in 1971?

Tomorrow 1980's............

1.. E.J. R. Hemsley
2. .Leicester, West Brom, Liverpool and Newcastle Utd
3 .Stewart Scullion
4. 4
5. Geoff Salmons
6. Ian Benjamin
7. Trevor Hockey
8. John Flynn
9. Derby County
10, Gil Reece, Dave Powell, Trevor Hockey

 

[bricktop]

Next round....

1980’s

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?

Tomorrow the 1990's......

11. Roxys
12. Maths
13. Oldham
14. The Bramall Centre
15. Maidstone United
16. Bradford played in their away shirt
17. Scarborough in the final
18. Wolves and Wigan
19. Martin Kuhl
20. Score a hat trick

 

[super_pig]

6.Trenton Wiggan
9.Derby County.

9 2-2 draw..

 

[super_pig]

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?
Roxy

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?
Oldham

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?
Bramall Centre

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?
Maidstone

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?
Won Trans Pennine Cup (or summut like that) on pens or played Barnsley away in County cup on same evening, both classed as first team fixtures.

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?
Donny, Bradford, Halifax, Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?
Bury, Bristol City

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?
Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?
Hat-trick

12 Mathematics

 

[Wooden Blade]

11. TOP RANK
12. MASTERS DEGREE IN SPORTS SCIENCE
13. OLDHAM ATHLETIC
14. BRAMALL CENTRE
15. MAIDSTONE UNITED
16. BURY AND BRISTOL CITY
17. FRIENDLY GAME WON ON PENALTIES FOR RADIO PENNINE CUP
18. BRADFORD DONCASTER HALIFAX
19 PETER BEAGRIE
20. SCORED A HAT TRICK

 

[Revolution]

Without peeking at anyone else's answers:

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?
The Roxy?

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?
Physical Education?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?
Oldham Athletic

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?
The Bramall Centre

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?
Maidstone United

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?
Played on a Sunday the day after another game - but that was 1983 not 1982.

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?
Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?
Bristol City and Bury

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?
Peter Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?
Score a hat trick

 

[ken shabby]

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?... no idea

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?.. some sort of physical athletic sciency type thingy?, as a fellow rowlinson youth, he had brains that`un.

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?... oldham (wasn`t liverpools new wonder boy meant to play against us. laoned back to `em?)

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?... Reg`s £10million pound development?

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?... maidstone

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?... pass

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?... oh dear, say barnsley and pigs?

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?.. bury and bristol c

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed? Beagrie,, then marinerog came to rescue

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?... he got an hat trick.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Without peeking at anyone else's answers:

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?
The Roxy?

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?
Physical Education?

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?
Oldham Athletic

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?
The Bramall Centre

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?
Maidstone United

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?
Played on a Sunday the day after another game - but that was 1983 not 1982.

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?
Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?
Bristol City and Bury

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?
Peter Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?
Score a hat trick

My era. Truthfully, I'd have got all these apart from no's. 12, 16 (although I knew we didn't play Bradford in May 1982), 17 (apart from Scarboro) and 18 (though would have guessed Bury).

So despite it being my era, not a great score!

 

[coaxingstar71]

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?... no idea

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?.. some sort of physical athletic sciency type thingy?, as a fellow rowlinson youth, he had brains that`un.

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?... oldham (wasn`t liverpools new wonder boy meant to play against us. laoned back to `em?)

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?... Reg`s £10million pound development?

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?... maidstone

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?... pass

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?... oh dear, say barnsley and pigs?

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?.. bury and bristol c

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed? Beagrie,, then marinerog came to rescue

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?... he got an hat trick.

Steve Charles was also a very good Badminton player and played in top Sheffield League - think he played for Poly (Hallam Uni when it was still Polytechnic) or Sheff Uni itself.

 

[Deadbat]

Answers

1980’s

11. At which venue did United launch their new fundraising scheme, the Blades Revival, in 1986?

Roxy Nightclub

12. Which subject did Steve Charles study at Colombia State University in the USA?

Mathematics

13. Who were United scheduled to play before the game was postponed in February 1985 due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb?

Oldham Athletic

14. What was the proposed name of the £10 million pound development planned by Reg Brealey in August 1982?

The Bramall Centre

15. Which non-league side did United narrowly beat the week after Billy McEwan resigned in 1988?

Maidstone United

16. What was unusual about United’s away game at Bradford in May, 1982?

United’s first ever Sunday league game

17. Who were the teams United played en route to winning the Yorkshire and Humberside cup in 1989?

Bradford, Doncaster, Halifax and Scarborough

18. Brian Deane scored two identical overhead flicked goals from low crosses against which teams?

Bury and Bristol City

19. Which United player was sent off in the explosive game against Portsmouth un the 1986/87 season that saw 3 Portsmouth players dismissed?

Peter Beagrie

20. Keith Edwards became the first United substitute to do what in a 5-1 win at Grimsby in the Milk Cup in 1982?

Score a hat trick (as a sub)

 

[Deadbat]

1990’s


21. United missed two penalties in an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth in 1990. Who missed them?

22. How many games did United go without winning to start the 1990-91 season?

23. United’s leading scorer in the season they got relegated in 1993-94 was whom?

24. Who became United’s first full international for 15 years when he was selected to play for his country in 1990?

25. Who was the goal scorer in Howard Kendall’s first game in charge; a 1-1 draw at Ipswich?

26. Which Blades players were sent off (along with Dave Bassett) in the bad tempered Anglo Italian Cup game against Udinese?

27. The lower tier of the Bramall Lane Stand was seated for the first time against which opponents in 1994?

28. Which goalkeeper came on and played outfield for the final few minutes of a 3-0 win at Reading in 1996?

29. What number did Jimmy Muir wear when he played for United in the cup semi final (at Bramall Lane?!) in the film ‘When Saturday Comes?’

30. United had 6 international strikers on their books in December 1997. Can you name them?

Tomorrow the 2000's.....

 

[sitwell]

Steve Charles is now a counseller in Sheffield or was a couple of years ago ,boss of a friend before tongues start wagging

 

[Silent Blade]

21. United missed two penalties in an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth in 1990. Who missed them?
Ian Bryson and Carl Bradshaw
22. How many games did United go without winning to start the 1990-91 season?
16 league games

23. United’s leading scorer in the season they got relegated in 1993-94 was whom?
Flo

24. Who became United’s first full international for 15 years when he was selected to play for his country in 1990?
Colin Hill

25. Who was the goal scorer in Howard Kendall’s first game in charge; a 1-1 draw at Ipswich?

Paul Rogers

26. Which Blades players were sent off (along with Dave Bassett) in the bad tempered Anglo Italian Cup game against Udinese?
Hartfield, Blake and Hodges

27. The lower tier of the Bramall Lane Stand was seated for the first time against which opponents in 1994?
Watford

28. Which goalkeeper came on and played outfield for the final few minutes of a 3-0 win at Reading in 1996?

Carl Muggleton

29. What number did Jimmy Muir wear when he played for United in the cup semi final (at Bramall Lane?!) in the film ‘When Saturday Comes?’
Erm he came on as sub

30. United had 6 international strikers on their books in December 1997. Can you name them?

Deane, Saunders, Fjortoft,Taylor, Marcelo and Walker

 

[fishpie]

1990’s


21. United missed two penalties in an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth in 1990. Who missed them?

22. How many games did United go without winning to start the 1990-91 season?

23. United’s leading scorer in the season they got relegated in 1993-94 was whom?

24. Who became United’s first full international for 15 years when he was selected to play for his country in 1990?

25. Who was the goal scorer in Howard Kendall’s first game in charge; a 1-1 draw at Ipswich?

26. Which Blades players were sent off (along with Dave Bassett) in the bad tempered Anglo Italian Cup game against Udinese?
Glynn Hodges and co
27. The lower tier of the Bramall Lane Stand was seated for the first time against which opponents in 1994?

28. Which goalkeeper came on and played outfield for the final few minutes of a 3-0 win at Reading in 1996?
Carl Muggleton

29. What number did Jimmy Muir wear when he played for United in the cup semi final (at Bramall Lane?!) in the film ‘When Saturday Comes?’

30. United had 6 international strikers on their books in December 1997. Can you name them?

Tomorrow the 2000's.....

I'm rubbish. I thought I remembered the '90s well!

 

[Deadbat]

People are saying it is too tough! Wait till we get to the end questions.

Silent nailed most from te 90's by the looks of it

2 not got though!

 

[Bath Blade]

Finally into a decade I can remember!

1990’s


21. United missed two penalties in an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth in 1990. Who missed them?
Not a clue.

22. How many games did United go without winning to start the 1990-91 season?
17 (or did we win our 17th?)

23. United’s leading scorer in the season they got relegated in 1993-94 was whom?
Flo?

24. Who became United’s first full international for 15 years when he was selected to play for his country in 1990? I think Deano made his debut on the Australia tour of 1991 so not him. Tom Cowan for Scotland?

25. Who was the goal scorer in Howard Kendall’s first game in charge; a 1-1 draw at Ipswich?
Andy Walker?

26. Which Blades players were sent off (along with Dave Bassett) in the bad tempered Anglo Italian Cup game against Udinese?
Hodges, Hartfield and Blake.

27. The lower tier of the Bramall Lane Stand was seated for the first time against which opponents in 1994?
No idea.

28. Which goalkeeper came on and played outfield for the final few minutes of a 3-0 win at Reading in 1996?
Carl Muggleton?

29. What number did Jimmy Muir wear when he played for United in the cup semi final (at Bramall Lane?!) in the film ‘When Saturday Comes?’
No. 9

30. United had 6 international strikers on their books in December 1997. Can you name them?
Deane, Fjortoft, Saunders, Walker, Katchouro, Taylor.

 

[Silent Blade]

Katchouro

Bugger! Forgot him!

 

[Deadbat]

Yes not sure Marcelo ever made the Portuguese (or was he actually Brazillian?!) national side