Sheffield derby First, Worst and Best

[YorkBlade]

Be really interested to know your First Sheffield derby match, the Worst one you can remember and most importantly THE BEST!

Myself and Roygbiv have also shared ours if you'd like to see

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

My first one was the 2v0 home win in 1991, probably my favourite as well as not many people expected us to turn them over.

 

[100% part time blade]

1st was 2-0 win at home in 1991
Worst was Wembley.
Best was 2-0 at home in 1991, closely followed by Bobby Davison night away in the rain.

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

1st was 2-0 win at home in 1991
Worst was Wembley.
Best was 2-0 at home in 1991, closely followed by Bobby Davison night away in the rain.

Yes, Wembley was awful. Could have been much worse as well (if Kelly hadn't been so inspired).

 

[Harry's Game]

My first one was the 2v0 home win in 1991, probably my favourite as well as not many people expected us to turn them over.

Same 17 years old… and been through my entire school life with them lot having the bragging rights.. what a day that was.. was walking on air for a week.

 

[blade67]

Boxing day 1979 gets two of those out of the way. Wembley 1993 a close second on the worst.

I have a couple of videos of the 4-2 at Hillsborough on my laptop that I play every now and then

 

[Silent Blade]

My first was October 1970, my worst was BDM in 1979, my best was Bouncing Day in 2017. The only Sheffield derby in the league I missed in the last 55 years was the 1-1 draw in April 1980 (I was playing football in Kortrijk, Belgium)

Post in thread '1970-71 (55 years ago today) match reports and photos'

Oct 3, 2025

3/10/1970

Blades 3 (Colquhoun, Deaden, Tudor) Wendy 2 (Craig/Colquhoun o.g, Sinclair)

Along with my dad and my cousin, we were sat in the middle of BLUT. Hodgkinson and Colquhoun were ruled to be fit for the first competitive Sheffield match I saw after missing the 5-1 win at Portsmouth three days earlier. Tudor was named sub. Early in the game, we had a free kick on the right side, Woody aimed it for Colquhoun to rise like a Salmon inside the left of the box and head the ball firmly past Grummitt for our first goal of the season at the Kop End.



Not long after...

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[SouthEssexBlade]

Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Bobby Davison Day

 

[Cheets]

First: Boxing Day '79
Worst: Boxing Day '79
Best: 34 years ago today with Bobby Davison Day a very close second.

 

[Houston_Blade]

First was the 2 - 0 in 1991, that was also my best although I was only 7 years old.

Worst was Wembley.

I was in Doha and only watched until we were 2 nil up on Bouncing Day, then I went in the pool for an hour convinced we’d screw it up and came back when it was 3-2 and saw the 4th goal.

 

[espoo blade]

First: The Zenith Data Systems Cup match at the sty in 1989
Worst: The Semi at Wembley
Best: A toss-up between the 2-0 and 3-1 in 1991/92

 

[Cheesebored]

Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Bobby Davison Day

Ditto

 

[Bath Blade]

Think my first was Wembley in ‘93 (unless the 1-1 draw with Hodge’s scoring was before that). Wembley would undoubtedly be the worst as well, getting a coach home split 50/50 with Wednesday fans was pretty awful.

Best would be the D’Jaffo match at Hillsborough in about 2002. Can still see Pressman belly-flopping across the line trying to get to Asaba’s header.

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Think my first was Wembley in ‘93 (unless the 1-1 draw with Hodge’s scoring was before that). Wembley would undoubtedly be the worst as well, getting a coach home split 50/50 with Wednesday fans was pretty awful.

Best would be the D’Jaffo match at Hillsborough in about 2002. Can still see Pressman belly-flopping across the line trying to get to Asaba’s header.

I remember going to that game in the early 2000s at Hillsborough, when we won.

Not sure how I got tickets though as I'd never have been near the top of the loyalty points as generally went to all the home games and a very rare away one.

Maybe the allocation was bigger then?!

 

[Yoonitedite]

Be really interested to know your First Sheffield derby match, the Worst one you can remember and most importantly THE BEST!

Myself and Roygbiv have also shared ours if you'd like to see

First and worst,Boxing Day,yeah that one.

I refrained from pulling all the Christmas dec's down mind

 

[Bell4]

My first was October 1970, my worst was BDM in 1979, my best was Bouncing Day in 2017. The only Sheffield derby in the league I missed in the last 55 years was the 1-1 draw in April 1980 (I was playing football in Kortrijk, Belgium)

Post in thread '1970-71 (55 years ago today) match reports and photos'

Oct 3, 2025

3/10/1970

Blades 3 (Colquhoun, Deaden, Tudor) Wendy 2 (Craig/Colquhoun o.g, Sinclair)

Along with my dad and my cousin, we were sat in the middle of BLUT. Hodgkinson and Colquhoun were ruled to be fit for the first competitive Sheffield match I saw after missing the 5-1 win at Portsmouth three days earlier. Tudor was named sub. Early in the game, we had a free kick on the right side, Woody aimed it for Colquhoun to rise like a Salmon inside the left of the box and head the ball firmly past Grummitt for our first goal of the season at the Kop End.



Not long after...

• Silent Blade

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This every day ....

 

[CrookesBlade]

1st - 1-1 draw in 93, Paul Rodgers scored for us. Remember very little.

Worst - possibly the 2-0 defeat at their place in September 03. Lost count of the number of lucky escapes they’ve had against us but this was the most baffling, we could easily have scored 6.

Best - Bouncing Day.

 

[Silent Blade]

1st - 1-1 draw in 93, Paul Rodgers scored for us. Remember very little.

Hodges scored

 

[JohnDenver]

My first one was the 2v0 home win in 1991, probably my favourite as well as not many people expected us to turn them over.

Same here. The young JD was pretty shocked by the noise and how hostile everyone was.

The fact Wednesday were doing so well and their fans were so insufferable made it a true joy. A bit like 2017 but simply levels above.

 

[LudlamBlade]

Used to have a job working for city catering as a fresh faced 18 year old...got stuck working the away end at Hillsborough for derby day...didn't charge a single penny all day and still gave plenty of Blades their "change"...

Obviously lost the job afterwards, but worth every minute!

 

[Carlton Blade]

My first one was the 2v0 home win in 1991, probably my favourite as well as not many people expected us to turn them over.

Same for me, 1st and favourite. I'd never heard a stadium be so loud.

Worst is the semi final

 

[Zero dark thirty]

Same for me, 1st and favourite. I'd never heard a stadium be so loud.

Worst is the semi final

Semi final was brilliant

 

[Bashambauer]

First = 3-1 at Bramall Lane in 2003. Michael Brown my lord. Michael Brown!

Worst = 0-2 at Hillsborough in 2008. Tram back to town was also shite and couldn’t face any pig mates for weeks.

Best = 4-2 at Hillsborough in 2017. Special day with my old man in the stands. Lost my voice celebrating.

 

[Greenwich Blade]

First: Boxing Day 1979 - the first time in my life I was more excited for December 26th as opposed to the 25th.
Worst: Boxing Day 1979 - as we shuffled quietly out at the final whistle, one Blade summed up our gallows humour when saying to his mate: "We've had to watch that rubbish, and then we've got our Auntie Ida coming 'round this afternoon!"
Best: Bobby Davison - it rained apparently; I never noticed.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

The first one I remember watching was the 0-0 draw at Bramall Lane in January 2002. Dull and unmemorable.

The worst was probably that 2-2 draw in our first League One season. We were leading 2-0 for most of the game but they hit back with two late goals in the 82nd and 86th minutes. It felt even worse than a defeat somehow.

The best? Well, daft question innit?

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

First - 1951. Blades 7 - Wendy 3 .

Worst - Boxing Day

Best - torn between Bouncing Day and Bobby Davison Night with Michael Brown Day a close runner up .

 

[S64 Blade]

First I remember - cup game in 2000 (think this came before the first league fixture ?)

Worst - the one under Robson at Hillsborough.

Best - I wasn’t physically at Bouncing Day, so can’t really pick that. I’ll go for the 3-1 home win in 2003. Brown’s goal is still my favourite ever.

 

[Revolution]

First: 3-2 defeat in Zenith Cup, 1989-90
Worst: Wembley in 1993
Best: 2-0 in 1991-2

 

[cahill]

First September 1966 away, 2-2.

Best 3/10/1970, 3-2, we were 2-0 up, Colquhoun scored their equaliser and Tudor came on to score the winner. Raucous delight on the kop.

Worst. 0-4 defeat

 

[Frank the tank]

First: The Zenith Data Systems Cup match at the sty in 1989
Worst: The Semi at Wembley
Best: A toss-up between the 2-0 and 3-1 in 1991/92

Immthe same with the first two but the best was easily bouncing day