Forty years ago today

[1973Blade]

October 27th 1984, United beat Wimbledon 3-0 and Wednesday lost 1-0 at Coventry.
A family friend, who worked for the Sheffield Star, got me a framed print of the Green Un front page. It has hung on the wall on my old bedroom wall at my mum and dad's house ever since. Apparently he had waited ages for a Sheffield double so that it.would be the perfect front page.
Makes me feel old now forty years on!

 

[Silent Blade]

October 27th 1984, United beat Wimbledon 3-0 and Wednesday lost 1-0 at Coventry.
A family friend, who worked for the Sheffield Star, got me a framed print of the Green Un front page. It has hung on the wall on my old bedroom wall at my mum and dad's house ever since. Apparently he had waited ages for a Sheffield double so that it.would be the perfect front page.
Makes me feel old now forty years on!

Burridge's debut?

 

[Sithblade]

October 27th 1984, United beat Wimbledon 3-0 and Wednesday lost 1-0 at Coventry.
A family friend, who worked for the Sheffield Star, got me a framed print of the Green Un front page. It has hung on the wall on my old bedroom wall at my mum and dad's house ever since. Apparently he had waited ages for a Sheffield double so that it.would be the perfect front page.
Makes me feel old now forty years on!

How many future Blades were in the Wimbledon side?

 

[1973Blade]

Burridge's debut?

I hadn't realised that, but you're probably right

 

[Silent Blade]

I hadn't realised that, but you're probably right

Just checked and it was, I wasnt at the game though.

 

[Hilly]

Just checked and it was, I wasnt at the game though.

Part timer!

 

[Old Programme seller]

I can remember going to that match in fact I remember that more than I can remember my mrs’s birthday but that’s age for you.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Just checked and it was, I wasnt at the game though.

It was good to bump into you on the SS concourse before the match yesterday, Silent

 

[Silent Blade]

It was good to bump into you on the SS concourse before the match yesterday, Silent

You too

 

[Revolution]

My Grandad’s penultimate Blades match. My main memory of the game is Burridge doing a backflip after the final whistle.

The Wimbledon team was:

Dave Beasant
Kevin Gage
Nigel Winterburn
Steve Galliers
Mark Morris
Stephen Hatter
David Martin
Steve Ketteridge
Alan Cork
Andy Sayer (replaced by Stuart Evans)
Glynn Hodges

So that’s 6 ex Blades, Evans (who never played a first team game for us), Gage, Morris, Cork, Sayer and Hodges

That was the week after we were hammered 5-1 at Oxford when Porterfield made a number of unenforced changes (most notably dropping Joe Bolton, Keith Waugh and Colin Morris). It was rumoured he had done that to show Reg Brealey how weak the squad was. Burridge was signed in the intervening week and Mel Eves, Phil Thompson and Dennis Mortimer soon followed him.

We had been awful in losing the previous home game 3-0 to Middlesbrough and we hadn’t won in 7 games so the easy win v Wimbledon - Arnott, Cockerill and Edwards scoring after HT - was a pleasant surprise. We didn’t win for the 7 games after this either but won 7 of 14 between late December and late March.

 

[Silent Blade]

My Grandad’s penultimate Blades match. My main memory of the game is Burridge doing a backflip after the final whistle.

The Wimbledon team was:

Dave Beasant
Kevin Gage
Nigel Winterburn
Steve Galliers
Mark Morris
Stephen Hatter
David Martin
Steve Ketteridge
Alan Cork
Andy Sayer (replaced by Stuart Evans)
Glynn Hodges

So that’s 6 ex Blades, Evans (who never played a first team game for us), Gage, Morris, Cork, Sayer and Hodges

That was the week after we were hammered 5-1 at Oxford when Porterfield made a number of unenforced changes (most notably dropping Joe Bolton, Keith Waugh and Colin Morris). It was rumoured he had done that to show Reg Brealey how weak the squad was. Burridge was signed in the intervening week and Mel Eves, Phil Thompson and Dennis Mortimer soon followed him.

We had been awful in losing the previous home game 3-0 to Middlesbrough and we hadn’t won in 7 games so the easy win v Wimbledon - Arnott, Cockerill and Edwards scoring after HT - was a pleasant surprise. We didn’t win for the 7 games after this either but won 7 of 14 between late December and late March.

When Burridge was on loan from Wolves to Derby he decided was going to sign for Sheffield United. He went to tell Arthur Cox at Derby he was off to BDTBL, who subsequently locked him in his office until he would sign a new contract with them. Luckily Budgie escaped through a window when Cox nipped out for a sandwich!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Not sure if it’s correct but seems like 40 years since Jim McDonald launched his hilarious comedy persona…….

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Not sure if it’s correct but seems like 40 years since Jim McDonald launched his hilarious comedy persona…….

So it is

 

[Geordie Blade]

I’ve got a vague memory of Dave Beasant wearing a red cap during that game. I’d never seen a keeper wear a hat before. Might’ve been a different game though.

Apologies for one of the most pointless posts ever!

 

[Sean Thornton]

I’ve got a vague memory of Dave Beasant wearing a red cap during that game. I’d never seen a keeper wear a hat before. Might’ve been a different game though.

Apologies for one of the most pointless posts ever!

 

[Cheets]

We definitely looked a lot more solid with Burridge in goal. I quite enjoyed that season even though we only finished above the relegation places. Made a nice change to be playing some bigger teams after five years in divisions three and four.

 

[1973Blade]

We definitely looked a lot more solid with Burridge in goal. I quite enjoyed that season even though we only finished above the relegation places. Made a nice change to be playing some bigger teams after five years in divisions three and four.

I think it's true that since then we've only finished in the lower half of the second tier when we have been relegated.

 

[Sithblade]

I’ve got a vague memory of Dave Beasant wearing a red cap during that game. I’d never seen a keeper wear a hat before. Might’ve been a different game though.

Apologies for one of the most pointless posts ever!

The season before? The game we lost 2-1, near the end of the season and thought we'd blown promotion, there was a bus strike that day as well. Likely more sunnier in April/May and needing to wear a cap than October.

 

[DifferentClass]

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Weerz whippet?

 

[Cheets]

I think it's true that since then we've only finished in the lower half of the second tier when we have been relegated.

Great stat.

 

[coaxingstar71]

First season I had a season ticket and was allowed to go to games without an adult. I was 13.

 

[Revolution]

I think it's true that since then we've only finished in the lower half of the second tier when we have been relegated.

Not quite - 16th and 13th under Warnock in 2000 and 2002 respectively.

 

[1973Blade]

Not quite - 16th and 13th under Warnock in 2000 and 2002 respectively.

Damn, I knew.I should.have checked first

 

[Revolution]

We definitely looked a lot more solid with Burridge in goal. I quite enjoyed that season even though we only finished above the relegation places. Made a nice change to be playing some bigger teams after five years in divisions three and four.

I had no real memory of the few games I’d seen before 1982 so it was exciting to me to see the likes of Man City, Leeds and Wolves (who were crap in the second of 3 straight relegations).

We looked like we’d had a great start: we drew at relegated Wolves after coming back from 2 down, beat Cardiff, drew at Oldham despite finishing with 9 men, and beat relegated Notts County 3-0, to give us 8 points in 4 games.

It turned out that 3 of these 4 teams ended up relegated, and we won 1 of the next 15 as I said above.

 

[Revolution]

The season before? The game we lost 2-1, near the end of the season and thought we'd blown promotion, there was a bus strike that day as well. Likely more sunnier in April/May and needing to wear a cap than October.

Yes, Beasant wore a cap in the 1983-4 game, played in bright sunshine. I can see him in my mind’s eye, looking over his shoulder, as Morris’ great consolation goal enters the top corner.

 

[Cheets]

I had no real memory of the few games I’d seen before 1982 so it was exciting to me to see the likes of Man City, Leeds and Wolves (who were crap in the second of 3 straight relegations).

We looked like we’d had a great start: we drew at relegated Wolves after coming back from 2 down, beat Cardiff, drew at Oldham despite finishing with 9 men, and beat relegated Notts County 3-0, to give us 8 points in 4 games.

It turned out that 3 of these 4 teams ended up relegated, and we won 1 of the next 15 as I said above.

My main memory of that season is the red and white striped nets.

 

[Bell4]

You too

What’s he look like Silent ?

Hope he does justice to my image of him - a 6ft 5 , slim , toned , jet black haired , slightly tanned , designer Sun glass wearing hitman ,with shiny shoes and a Rolex ?

 

[Silent Blade]

What’s he look like Silent ?

Hope he does justice to my image of him - a 6ft 5 , slim , toned , jet black haired , slightly tanned , designer Sun glass wearing hitman ,with shiny shoes and a Rolex ?

More scary than that!

 

[Bell4]

More scary than that!

Though so tbh

Bet he looks more like Robert Di Nero in Cape Fear

 

[Sean Thornton]

What’s he look like Silent ?

Have you watched Withnail & I?