These statistics do not lie - Matthew Bell column

[Sothall_Blade]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...-column-these-statistics-do-not-lie-1-8501422

Here are some stats about Sheffield United’s season, with a couple of games to go.

Twenty-eight wins is the most achieved in a single season, beating the 27 of the 1981/82 Fourth Division season.

Ninety-four points with six still to play for are the second-most United have ever achieved, behind the 96 of 1981/82.

Six defeats is the fewest since the four of 1981/82. In that season, like this one, United suffered defeats at the start of the season and in the middle, ending the season with a long unbeaten run.

Another similarity with 1981/82 is that it was the last time before this season that United failed to reach the FA Cup third round.

United have had single-figure defeats in a 42 or 46-game season eight previous times: 2012/13, 2005/06, 1989/90, 1981/82, 197071, 1952/53, 1949/50 and 1938/39.

United have bettered this season’s tally of 86 goals nine times: 102 in 1925/26 (the season the offside law changed), 1952/53, 1981/82, 1988/89, 2011/12, 1929/30, 1951/52, 1946/47 and 1956/57.

Billy Sharp’s 27 league goals is the most since Ched Evans’ 29 in 2011/12. Sharp could become the first United player to score 30 league goals since Keith Edwards’ 34 in 1983/84 and 35 in 1981/82. Sharp’s total is the fourth highest since the Second World War.

According to the Football Association’s website, United are the fourth-best behaved team in the division. They have had only one player suspended all season. No player has been suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

United’s one red is equalled only by Fleetwood Town and bettered only by Bradford City, who are the best-behaved side in the division. In contrast, Shrewsbury have had ten red cards and Rochdale nine. The Bantams also have fewest bookings, which is a surprise considering they have Tony McMahon in their team. Like Chris Wilder, Stuart McCall likes his teams to play the right way.

 

[blade.i.am]

And Wilder's win percentage has just hit the 60% mark, best in the club's history and up there with Alex Ferguson.

 

[Blade56]

And Wilder's win percentage has just hit the 60% mark, best in the club's history and up there with Alex Ferguson.

Now that's a stat (shame no giraffe show in proof). How did the jurno miss that one?

 

[SteveBlade]

I've heard that we'll finish on 79 points next season and beat Sunderland in the play off final in the toss up between who gets to play in red and white.

 

[grafikhaus]

And Wilder's win percentage has just hit the 60% mark, best in the club's history and up there with Alex Ferguson.

Now that's a stat (shame no giraffe show in proof). How did the jurno miss that one?

Because it's not true. In October, 1975 Ce Coldwell was acting manager for one game which he won - win percentage 100%.

Seriously, the records keep stacking up. All our manager's win % here.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

And Wilder's win percentage has just hit the 60% mark, best in the club's history and up there with Alex Ferguson.

Beating the 55% that Danny Wilson had before he was sacked for loitering in a play-off position. Poor owd Danny. I liked him. Even though he had a tattoo of an Owl on his leg. He got a raw deal but not as raw a deal as we got when we appointed Adkins. Anyhow, all in the past now and in Wilder we trust!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I've heard that we'll finish on 79 points next season and beat Sunderland in the play off final in the toss up between who gets to play in red and white.

Shirts v Skins.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I've heard that we'll finish on 79 points next season and beat Sunderland in the play off final in the toss up between who gets to play in red and white.

Nice. Always had a soft spot for Sunderland.

 

[Revolution]

Because it's not true. In October, 1975 Ce Coldwell was acting manager for one game which he won - win percentage 100%.

Seriously, the records keep stacking up. All our manager's win % here.

Coldwell was manager on a caretaker basis for 6 months in 1976-7. His record is less than 100%.

Danny Begara, however, does have a 100% record as Blades boss - played 2 won 2 between McEwan and Bassett (Cup v Maidstone, league at Bournemouth).

 

[TomMounsey]

I'm not sure there is much to be celebrated about having the best disciplinary record.

I'd much rather have players willing to make a tactical foul alas Jake Wright against Millwall to pick up a yellow rather than thinking about the fair play table.

 

[Revolution]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...-column-these-statistics-do-not-lie-1-8501422

Here are some stats about Sheffield United’s season, with a couple of games to go.

Twenty-eight wins is the most achieved in a single season, beating the 27 of the 1981/82 Fourth Division season.

Ninety-four points with six still to play for are the second-most United have ever achieved, behind the 96 of 1981/82.

Six defeats is the fewest since the four of 1981/82. In that season, like this one, United suffered defeats at the start of the season and in the middle, ending the season with a long unbeaten run.

Another similarity with 1981/82 is that it was the last time before this season that United failed to reach the FA Cup third round.

United have had single-figure defeats in a 42 or 46-game season eight previous times: 2012/13, 2005/06, 1989/90, 1981/82, 197071, 1952/53, 1949/50 and 1938/39.

United have bettered this season’s tally of 86 goals nine times: 102 in 1925/26 (the season the offside law changed), 1952/53, 1981/82, 1988/89, 2011/12, 1929/30, 1951/52, 1946/47 and 1956/57.

Billy Sharp’s 27 league goals is the most since Ched Evans’ 29 in 2011/12. Sharp could become the first United player to score 30 league goals since Keith Edwards’ 34 in 1983/84 and 35 in 1981/82. Sharp’s total is the fourth highest since the Second World War.

According to the Football Association’s website, United are the fourth-best behaved team in the division. They have had only one player suspended all season. No player has been suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

United’s one red is equalled only by Fleetwood Town and bettered only by Bradford City, who are the best-behaved side in the division. In contrast, Shrewsbury have had ten red cards and Rochdale nine. The Bantams also have fewest bookings, which is a surprise considering they have Tony McMahon in their team. Like Chris Wilder, Stuart McCall likes his teams to play the right way.

Dammit - he beat me to it. I was waiting for the end of the season...

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...-column-these-statistics-do-not-lie-1-8501422

Here are some stats about Sheffield United’s season, with a couple of games to go.

Twenty-eight wins is the most achieved in a single season, beating the 27 of the 1981/82 Fourth Division season.

Ninety-four points with six still to play for are the second-most United have ever achieved, behind the 96 of 1981/82.

Six defeats is the fewest since the four of 1981/82. In that season, like this one, United suffered defeats at the start of the season and in the middle, ending the season with a long unbeaten run.

Another similarity with 1981/82 is that it was the last time before this season that United failed to reach the FA Cup third round.

United have had single-figure defeats in a 42 or 46-game season eight previous times: 2012/13, 2005/06, 1989/90, 1981/82, 197071, 1952/53, 1949/50 and 1938/39.

United have bettered this season’s tally of 86 goals nine times: 102 in 1925/26 (the season the offside law changed), 1952/53, 1981/82, 1988/89, 2011/12, 1929/30, 1951/52, 1946/47 and 1956/57.

Billy Sharp’s 27 league goals is the most since Ched Evans’ 29 in 2011/12. Sharp could become the first United player to score 30 league goals since Keith Edwards’ 34 in 1983/84 and 35 in 1981/82. Sharp’s total is the fourth highest since the Second World War.

According to the Football Association’s website, United are the fourth-best behaved team in the division. They have had only one player suspended all season. No player has been suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

United’s one red is equalled only by Fleetwood Town and bettered only by Bradford City, who are the best-behaved side in the division. In contrast, Shrewsbury have had ten red cards and Rochdale nine. The Bantams also have fewest bookings, which is a surprise considering they have Tony McMahon in their team. Like Chris Wilder, Stuart McCall likes his teams to play the right way.

How come when I start a thread by quoting the Star I get a volley of abuse (or the Star does), but you start one and get a discussion of the topic going? Will you write a 'How to start a thread' item for the Get Started section? I need the advice.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I'm not sure there is much to be celebrated about having the best disciplinary record.

I'd much rather have players willing to make a tactical foul alas Jake Wright against Millwall to pick up a yellow rather than thinking about the fair play table.

I think United have got it right this year. A few yellows picked up for last-ditch tackles (terrible when opponents do them, but OK for us), but virtually none for stupid things (dissent, retaliation, taking your shirt off), the kind of thing which achieves nothing other than a suspension.

 

[sitwell]

How come when I start a thread by quoting the Star I get a volley of abuse (or the Star does), but you start one and get a discussion of the topic going? Will you write a 'How to start a thread' item for the Get Started section? I need the advice.

Mathew Bell/ James Shields , know all/know nowt.

 

[Grecian2000]

I'm not sure there is much to be celebrated about having the best disciplinary record.

I'd much rather have players willing to make a tactical foul alas Jake Wright against Millwall to pick up a yellow rather than thinking about the fair play table.

OR, we'd much rather have our players in the right place so they haven't got to make the tactical foul. More a case at being good at your job than keeping an eye on any fair play table me thinks.

Our disciplinary record is good because we play the right way and don't need to be roughing other sides up. No suspensions is one of the keys to keeping a full strength side out there on the pitch.

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Surely the unsung Jake Wright , as some kind of record ?

 

[bornablade]

Shirts v Skins.

Think we should wear 'Anniversary bibs'. There'll be thousands of those shirts in storage. Just cut 'em down to size.

 

[Crouchy]

I'm not sure there is much to be celebrated about having the best disciplinary record.

I'd much rather have players willing to make a tactical foul alas Jake Wright against Millwall to pick up a yellow rather than thinking about the fair play table.

We're 14 points clear. How much further would we be if we were dirtier? I very much doubt any of the players is thinking Fair Play Table when challenging an opposition player.

 

[Revolution]

Surely the unsung Jake Wright , as some kind of record ?

Doubtful when you consider Arsenal put together a 40+ game unbeaten run. Someone must be ahead of him.

 

[Sothall_Blade]

How come when I start a thread by quoting the Star I get a volley of abuse (or the Star does), but you start one and get a discussion of the topic going? Will you write a 'How to start a thread' item for the Get Started section? I need the advice.

I dunno but maybe it's because Matthew Bell is a Blades fan not a journalist.
His article is well researched and contains interesting facts that people might not already be aware of.
He hasn't attempted to shoe-horn Wednesday into it to try and get internet traffic from both sets of fans.
There is no attempt to play one set of fans off against the other in order to generate controversy and more clicks.
If all articles in The Star were like this one they would get lose abuse.

 

[Groucho Blade]

Doubtful when you consider Arsenal put together a 40+ game unbeaten run. Someone must be ahead of him.

Hmmm, yeah you're right Rev. Nevertheless, it's an amazing achievement. He must be close to some records, surely...
What's the Blades record?
What's the Division 1 / 3rd Division record?
What's the Football League / outside the Prem record?

Just asking, like...

 

[Harry's Game]

"Another similarity with 1981/82 is that it was the last time before this seasonthat United failed to reach the FA Cup third round. "

There you go....

 

[Silent Blade]

Because it's not true. In October, 1975 Ce Coldwell was acting manager for one game which he won - win percentage 100%.

Seriously, the records keep stacking up. All our manager's win % here.

Wiki is wrong about Coldwell's stats as caretaker manager for October 1975

Furphy got the sack after our defeat at Birmingham (played on 4th October)

Coldwell took charge for our 2-0 away defeat to Hull in the League Cup on 7th October also for the 5-1 defeat at Wolves on the 11th.

On the 16th October, Jimmy Sirrel agreed to become our new manager but bizarrely insisted on giving a months notice to Notts County before taking charge at the Lane so Coldwell still took charge for the 2-0 home defeat to Stoke on the 18th (Sirrel was taking charge at Notts County that day)

Notts County then thought it would be in the best interests for both clubs that Sirrel starts working at Bramall Lane so Sirrel's first match in charge was in the 1-0 defeat at QPR on the 25th

Coldwell's record as caretaker manager for October 1975 was played 3, lost 3

 

[Robby Blade]

Beating the 55% that Danny Wilson had before he was sacked for loitering in a play-off position. Poor owd Danny. I liked him. Even though he had a tattoo of an Owl on his leg. He got a raw deal but not as raw a deal as we got when we appointed Adkins. Anyhow, all in the past now and in Wilder we trust!

Only met him a couple of times socially but seemed a genuine friendly sort of person and a true gent. If only Ched had kept it in his trousers he could have taken us all the way to the Premiership.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I dunno but maybe it's because Matthew Bell is a Blades fan not a journalist.
His article is well researched and contains interesting facts that people might not already be aware of.
He hasn't attempted to shoe-horn Wednesday into it to try and get internet traffic from both sets of fans.
There is no attempt to play one set of fans off against the other in order to generate controversy and more clicks.
If all articles in The Star were like this one they would get lose abuse.

Cheers, lesson learnt. A small tip in return - watch out for predictive text (last line).

 

[DifferentClass]

And Wilder's win percentage has just hit the 60% mark, best in the club's history and up there with Alex Ferguson.

More proof that Tufty and Darren were switched at birth

 

[Houston_Blade]

I'm not sure there is much to be celebrated about having the best disciplinary record.

I'd much rather have players willing to make a tactical foul alas Jake Wright against Millwall to pick up a yellow rather than thinking about the fair play table.

Depends, if we've controlled a game and had less cause to foul it's a positive. If we are a bunch of pussies who don't put our foot in it's a bad thing. This season is the former.

 

[blade too long]

Wiki is wrong about Coldwell's stats as caretaker manager for October 1975

Furphy got the sack after our defeat at Birmingham (played on 4th October)

Coldwell took charge for our 2-0 away defeat to Hull in the League Cup on 7th October also for the 5-1 defeat at Wolves on the 11th.

On the 16th October, Jimmy Sirrel agreed to become our new manager but bizarrely insisted on giving a months notice to Notts County before taking charge at the Lane so Coldwell still took charge for the 2-0 home defeat to Stoke on the 18th (Sirrel was taking charge at Notts County that day)

Notts County then thought it would be in the best interests for both clubs that Sirrel starts working at Bramall Lane so Sirrel's first match in charge was in the 1-0 defeat at QPR on the 25th

Coldwell's record as caretaker manager for October 1975 was played 3, lost 3

thats how I remember it
Sirrells principles cost us 9 points

 

[blade too long]

the other stat of note is Wright not playing on a losing team

this is an extraordinary stat, one I cant remember being bettered

and the fact we scored a lot of away goals, far more than at home

 

[Silent Blade]

thats how I remember it
Sirrells principles cost us 9 points

2 points for a win at the time!