The Blades and Your Birth Year

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1961. Don't know why I have never looked this up before. Blades finished 5th, Wednesday finished 6th. Both in the then, first division. The Blades did the double. Ipswich were champions. Liverpool won the second division. Millwall won the fourth. Bournemouth were called Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. Interesting. I feel old.
Edit: Why did Wednesday take part in the Inter City Fairs Cup and we didn't? Anyone know?
Inter Cities Fairs Cup committee wanted Everton (finished 4th in league), Wendy (6th) and Birmingham (20th) to enter the 1962-63 Fairs Cup but the Football Legue insisted on Burnley (2nd), Everton and Blades (5th). After a few meetings, Everton then was the only English club in the 1962-63 Fairs Cup
 
October 1963 a somewhat Golden period.
Birth year finished 10th in Division 1 (62/63 season)
Birth season finished 12th in the top flight (63/64)

Somewhat downhill thereafter
 
The Blades were promoted to the top flight in my birth year. 60/61.
 
1955-56 - Oh dear, relegated and the day after Tuesday went up

Same here. Born 11/08/1955 and - nine days later on August 20th - we began the 1955-56 season with a 2-4 defeat at Newcastle. It didn't get much better as we finished that season rock-bottom of the First Division. I threw my toys out the pram...
Joe Mercer was our manager - 'the worst manager United have ever had' said my dad. Thankfully he'd passed away long before Adkins arrived.

13th in the first division with Dean top scorer with 13.
He’s not a real Blade then. He should have told your mum to hold you in for a bit longer and your name should be Brian Dean (Surname) at the very least.
The day I was born 04 September 1971 - We beat Forest 2-3 goals from Deardon, TC & Scullion. I remember it like yesterday.
Bill deardan. 20 goals. 14th finish in top division

Good job some people's dads weren't into naming their kids after United players... 😆
 
Same here. Born 11/08/1955 and - nine days later on August 20th - we began the 1955-56 season with a 2-4 defeat at Newcastle. It didn't get much better as we finished that season rock-bottom of the First Division. I threw my toys out the pram...
Joe Mercer was our manager - 'the worst manager United have ever had' said my dad. Thankfully he'd passed away long before Adkins arrived.






Good job some people's dads weren't into naming their kids after United players... 😆
Lol I'd been drinking since 11am UK time so that's my excuse :D
 
On my actual birthday we lost 1-0 to Norwich at home. The previous week we’d just beaten Spurs 6-0 though.
 
The Saturdays either side of my birth date we lost 1-3 at home to Bolton and 0-1 away at Chelsea.

At the end of the season we were relegated to Division 2
 
Same here. Born 11/08/1955 and - nine days later on August 20th - we began the 1955-56 season with a 2-4 defeat at Newcastle. It didn't get much better as we finished that season rock-bottom of the First Division. I threw my toys out the pram...
Joe Mercer was our manager - 'the worst manager United have ever had' said my dad. Thankfully he'd passed away long before Adkins arrived.






Good job some people's dads weren't into naming their kids after United players... 😆
Same shitty season.

I was born on a Tuesday and fortunately we didn't have a midweek game to spoil my memories of the day
 



1962 finished 10th in the old 1st division, wouldn't mind a repeat of that season, although its highly unlikely as Manchester city got relegated that year.
 
October 1963 a somewhat Golden period.
Birth year finished 10th in Division 1 (62/63 season)
Birth season finished 12th in the top flight (63/64)

Somewhat downhill thereafter
January 63, not a bad season for the Blades.
Same couldn't be said for the weather though, as there was much disruption to fixtures due to freezing conditions between Dec 62 and Mar 63. Some 3rd round FA cup matches not being played until mid March.
Not even the Desso and undersoil heating would have coped.
 
Same here. Born 11/08/1955 and - nine days later on August 20th - we began the 1955-56 season with a 2-4 defeat at Newcastle. It didn't get much better as we finished that season rock-bottom of the First Division. I threw my toys out the pram...
Joe Mercer was our manager - 'the worst manager United have ever had' said my dad. Thankfully he'd passed away long before Adkins arrived.






Good job some people's dads weren't into naming their kids after United players... 😆
It was deliberate. Deane is a surname. Same as if you’d called your kid Keith Edward Grafikhaus. You wouldn’t call him Keith Edwards Grafikhaus, that would just be daft.
 
It was deliberate. Deane is a surname. Same as if you’d called your kid Keith Edward Grafikhaus. You wouldn’t call him Keith Edwards Grafikhaus, that would just be daft.
Thank goodness Keith Edward Maidenhead didn't have a daft dad ;)
 
Relegated to the fourth division the month prior to my birth, doubt anyone can top that
 
May 1991. Finished 13th in the top flight.

Same again this season please, Blades 😁
 
We didnt have a manager until 1932 (Teddy Davison). Before that The Football Committee and the Captain decides on the line up and the Captain largely decides on the tactics. The Secretary arranges the transfers.

Technically speaking you are correct, but I have to say it's taking pedantry a little far in my opinion. Having said which I suppose that's the purpose of pedantry, so carry on.

If you search for a list of Sheffield United managers from our foundation you will find John Nicholson on it, not only that but see him acclaimed as our most successul manager ever.


Let's hope Chris Wilder can take that title from him. :)
 
1991.

We were in the middle of our legendary second half of the season run under Bassett.
 
How did the Blades fare in the season you were born? I was born in November '86.That 86-87 season saw us finish 9th in Division Two and had Beagrie and Foley as top goalscorers.


I was born on Nov 21st 1952 which was a Friday. The next day we beat Leicester 7 - 2 for whom a certain Arthur Rowley scored one of their two goals. There were 33,489 fans at the match. :))
 
I was born on Nov 21st 1952 which was a Friday. The next day we beat Leicester 7 - 2 for whom a certain Arthur Rowley scored one of their two goals. There were 33,489 fans at the match. :))
 
I was born on Nov 21st 1952 which was a Friday. The next day we beat Leicester 7 - 2 for whom a certain Arthur Rowley scored one of their two goals. There were 33,489 fans at the match. :))
52/53 was the year we won the old Second Division with 60 points, 2 ahead of Huddersfield (2 points for a win in those days). Sheff Utd scored 97 goals in winning 25 of their 42 matches.
 
How did the Blades fare in the season you were born? I was born in November '86.That 86-87 season saw us finish 9th in Division Two and had Beagrie and Foley as top goalscorers.


Not a single game played in '42 the country had other things to think about.
 



We finished 7th in the second division at the end of the 1956/7 season but the match nearest to my birthday was an embarrassing 7-2 home defeat by Rotherham.
 

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