Tonight's teaser

[Darren]

In getting the winning goal tonight and making us all happy what did Gallagher do that no United player has ever done before?

 

[Foxy]

Spoiler

Score in his shirt number?

 

[Darren]

Spoiler

Score in his shirt number?

Got it in one. He's the first player with the number 23 to score and that now completes the set of every squad number from 2-39 (apart from 13) having had a scorer.

 

[j j]

Booked and scored within a minute?

A guess that's a no then (in my defence I was busy thinking hasn't every Blades scorer done so in a shirt with his number on).

 

[Foxy]

Added spoiler tag

 

[alcoblade]

In getting the winning goal tonight and making us all happy what did Gallagher do that no United player has ever done before?

Scored from the blade of grass 23,298 blades of grass away from the penalty spot?

UTB

 

[sitwell]

Got moaned at on a message board for scoring a last minute winner away ?

 

[SRBlade]

beating the first man from a corner?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

What's our consecutive league match unbeaten record?

 

[KenMcnaughtsNuts]

Had a duel to the death with Spock on the planet Vulcan?

 

[Revolution]

What's our consecutive league match unbeaten record?

22 games in 1899-1900, which is also the best run from the start of a season.

 

[Selly]

In getting the winning goal tonight and making us all happy what did Gallagher do that no United player has ever done before?

Fess up Darren, how long have you been sitting on that one???

 

[Darren]

Fess up Darren, how long have you been sitting on that one???

I actually mentioned when we signed Gallagher that if he scored he would be the first no. 23 to do so.

The next squad number teaser is this: in the seasons we have had squad numbers (1993-94 and since 1999-2000) which number has had the smallest number of players wearing it?

 

[Selly]

13??

 

[Russ]

40?

 

[Darren]

40?

Not 13.

On 40, we have had:

1999-00 Phil Jageilka
2000-01 Michael Anderson
2005-06 Jamie Annerson
2007-08 Jamie Annerson
2009-10 Phillip Roe
2010-11 Gary Speed and Harry Maguire

So that's 6 different players and the figure I am thinking of is five different players.

However, you could argue that 45 is the number as we have only ever had one player with that number (Blackwell in 00-01 as it happens), but obviously the higher the number the less often you get it in a season. o the question has to be re-phrased as which number under 40 has had least players wearing it.

 

[Selly]

1?

Kelly
Tracey
Kenny
Simondson
Howard

????

 

[Balham]

If not 1, 28? 4 probably hasn't had many occupants, either.

 

[Darren]

1?

Kelly
Tracey
Kenny
Simondson
Howard

????

93-94 Kelly
99-00 Davison
00-01 -02-03 Tracey
03-04-09-10 Kenny
10-11-11-12 Simonsen
12-13 Howard

So no.

 

[Darren]

--double post--

28:

1. Paul Burke (99-00)
2. Jon Newby (oo)
3. Rob Ullathorne (oo-01)
4. Grant Smith (01-02)
5. Lee Featherstone (02)
6. Owen Morrison (03)
7. Ian Ross (03-04)
8. Billy Sharp (04-05)
9. Neil Collins (06)
10. Stephen Quinn (06-12)

4

1. John Gannon 93-94
2. Lee Sandford 99-02
3. Steve Yates 02-03
4. Nick Montgomery 03-05 and o9-12
5. Craig Short 05-06
6. Claude Davis 06-07
7. Phillip Bardsley 07-08
8. David Cotterill 08-09.

 

[SRBlade]

33

 

[Darren]

33

1. Roger Nilsen (93-94)
2. Andy Smith (99-00)
3. Ian Hamilton (00)
4. Benoit Croissant (01-02)
5. Danny Haystead (05)
6. Jamie Annerson (05-6)
7. Uho Eghiogu (08-09)
8. Jon Fortune (09-10)
9. Elian Parrino (10-12)
10. Aaron Barry (12-)

To put people out of their misery (if anyone is interested), the answer is no.5

1. Brian Gayle (93-4)
2. Rob Kozluk (99-00)
3. Shaun Murphy (00-03)
4. Chris Morgan (03-12)
5. Harry Maguire (12-)

 

[moDtheGod]

Remember whenMurphenbauer wore 7? Adrian Heath was nuts.

 

[Kenilworth]

Is it 5?