Where Are They Now? Sheffield United’s Division 3 promotion winners 1983/1984

[Kenilworth]

Not seen this article before but well worth a scan for those of that era.

Where Are They Now? Sheffield United’s Division 3 promotion winners 1983/1984

 

[Trafford]

What a night that was, sat listening to the radio at home as wave after wave of Hull attack failed to deliver the vital third goal - seem to remember that you went Ken, along with several thousand others? I was pleased for them when they made it up via the play offs though, seemed only fair. They were the days. "We'll take more care of you, Porterfield, Porterfield......"

 

[DifferentClass]

Bleddy hell Porterfield, look at the soddin' camera will thi!

 

[Kenilworth]

What a night that was, sat listening to the radio at home as wave after wave of Hull attack failed to deliver the vital third goal - seem to remember that you went Ken, along with several thousand others? I was pleased for them when they made it up via the play offs though, seemed only fair. They were the days. "We'll take more care of you, Porterfield, Porterfield......"

Nah, Traffs
Remember that night and where I was.
I listened to it on the radio - It was my first year at Univ of Nottingham and me and a few mates (one a staunch Bolton fan) were listening to it in one of the kitchens in a block in our Halls of Ressy.
Talk about tense

 

[Sheffsteel]

I was also listening to it on Radio Sheffield.

It wasn't a live broadcast but they had a commentator giving an update and report every 10 minutes.
Burnley were decent at home and Hull has to win by 3 clear goals to leap frog is us for promotion.
The season had already ended but for some weird reason Hull were allowed to play their re-arranged match after all the other clubs has finished their matches.

Felt pretty confident Hull couldn't win by a 3 goal margin but then I remember an early Hull goal 1-0.
First half Hull were the better side but it ended 1-0, so still feeling confident.

Then in the 2nd half Hull made it 2-0 with (from memory) about 20 minutes to go.
Now I was panicking. I remember in those last 20 minutes Hull were camped in their half and had loads of goal mouth scrambles. Amazingly no more goals, so we were promoted by 1 goal.

This is one of our few moments of luck
But it's bloody typical we we couldn't celebrate our promotion en masse at a ground.
Although the commentator did say a few 100 Blades were on the Burnley end supporting them.

 

[Rusty view]

Number 22. Paul Garner has a son who is a die hard Pig.

 

[oldblade]

What a night that was, sat listening to the radio at home as wave after wave of Hull attack failed to deliver the vital third goal - seem to remember that you went Ken, along with several thousand others? I was pleased for them when they made it up via the play offs though, seemed only fair. They were the days. "We'll take more care of you, Porterfield, Porterfield......"

Hull didn't get promoted that season. They finished fourth - one place behind us. Thankfully there weren't any play offs in those days. If there were, we'd have been in them as we finished third behind Oxford and Wimbledon.

You may be getting confused with the 1988-9 season when we finished second, ahead of Port Vale on goal difference. Port Vale went on to get promoted via the play offs.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Hull didn't get promoted that season. They finished fourth - one place behind us. Thankfully there weren't any play offs in those days. If there were, we'd have been in them as we finished third behind Oxford and Wimbledon.

You may be getting confused with the 1988-9 season when we finished second, ahead of Port Vale on goal difference. Port Vale went on to get promoted via the play offs.

Don't think he said they did OB.

 

[oldblade]

Don't think he said they did OB.

Yes he did: "I was pleased for them when they made it up via the play offs though, seemed only fair."

 

[Grecian2000]

Is Joe Bolton (No 2) still out looking for the other half of his face?

 

[Sean Thornton]

Yes he did: "I was pleased for them when they made it up via the play offs though, seemed only fair."

Many apologies. I assumed, wrongly obviously you were replying to a different quote OB.

 

[Silent Blade]

The season had already ended but for some weird reason Hull were allowed to play their re-arranged match after all the other clubs has finished their matches.

Cannot remember which season it was when it was compulsory that all teams in the same division had to complete their season's fixtures on the same day but it wasnt long after the 1984-85 season when Norwich had completed their season's fixtures but Coventry (8 points behind) still had to play three more games and against the odds Coventry won all the three games (including beating Everton who were already champions) to send Norwich down

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

15 - Mick Henderson, is or used to be a copper. 15 - Noseph Bolton is or used to be a lorry driver. 5 - Gary West is still trying to work out what to do with that round spherical thing.

 

[Geordie Blade]

I didn't know that Joe Bolton was mentioned on the sleeve of 'Happy Hour'. You live and learn...

 

[Kenilworth]

Number 22. Paul Garner has a son who is a die hard Pig.

Fucking how?

 

[Kenilworth]

Just to make me look a bit like Silent Blade (don't fecking tell him I cheated, will ya?)

1. Tom Heffernan: A right back who became a painter and decorator in Bournemouth but has now returned to his native Ireland but remains in the same trade.

2. Joe Bolton: A full back featured in The Housemartins hit Happy Hour was Matlock Town boss but living in his native Birtley is working as a lorry driver.

3. Keith Waugh: A goalkeeper who became youth team manager at Watford before joining Bedfordshire police force and he has been a detective for the last 14 years.

4. Paul Stancliffe: A defender has been assistant manager and youth team coach at York before becoming head of youth of Doncaster Rovers where he is professional phase development coach.

5. Gary West: The England youth international defender is back living and working in his native Scunthorpe.

6. Paul Tomlinson: A goalkeeper is living in Dronfield, Sheffield where he has been working in the pub trade.

7. Tony Philliskirk: The former striker went into coaching and is head of youth at Oldham Athletic and his son Danny is playing for Blackpool.

8. Glenn Cockerill: A midfielder who managed Woking and Winchester. Has also scouted for Carlisle and Brighton. Now working as a painter-decorator.

9. Steve Charles: A midfielder who has managed Gainsborough Trinity and is working at Norton College, Sheffield as a tutor in sports science.

10. Kevin Arnott: A midfielder who worked in the family building business in South Wearside before becoming a driving instructor in his native Tyne and Wear.

11. Jim McGuigan: The former Crewe, Grimsby, Chesterfield, Rotherham and Stockport manager died in Chesterfield in March 1988 aged 64.

12. John McSeveney: The former miner who was assistant manager later scouted for a Wolves, Coventry, Bolton, Ipswich, Derby and is now retired living in Barnsley.

13. Jim Dixon: The former trainer and coach is now living in retirement in the North East.

14. Bob Atkins: The former defender is now living back in his native Leicestershire and is earning a living as a prison officer.

15. Mike Henderson: A defender who was caretaker manager at Chesterfield before becoming a Policeman in Sheffield where for 19 years he has been a dog handler.

16. Gary Brazil: A midfielder who went into coaching has twice managed Notts County and is now the academy manager across the Trent at Nottingham Forest.

17. Ray McHale: A central defender who twice managed Scarborough Town, had a spell as Oldham’s chief scout then as worked as an FA Tutor and ran a soccer school until retiring to Spain.

18. Colin Morris: A midfielder who became a car salesman for Arundale of Bridlington but then moved to Portugal where he was a currency dealer. His son Lee played for the Blades.

19. Ian Porterfield: The hero of Sunderland’s 1973 FA Cup win managed all over the world before his death from cancer in September 2007 aged 67.

20. Keith Edwards: A striker who worked as a lorry driver before joining Cancer Research UK, is now lorry driver with Sheffield Installations and has been a summariser for BBC Radio Sheffield.

21. Tony Kenworthy: A defender who moved to Scotland where he worked for a Youth training Programme and then lived in Stockton on Tees and worked for the Press Association.

22. Paul Garner: A left back who stayed in his native Sheffield, and worked as an insurance agent and a milkman before becoming a plumber.

NOT PICTURED

Mike Trusson: A midfielder who became youth team coach and then first team coach at Bournemouth is now a coach educator, working for various County Football Associations.

Paul Richardson: A midfielder has spent many years working for BT.

Jeff King: A midfielder who settled in Derby where he is working as a painter and decorator.

Alan Young: A striker who lives in Nottingham and has worked for BBC Leicester and in youth development for Notts County, Chesterfield and Leeds.

Steve Neville: A striker – Is now living in Western Australia and was senior coach with Sorrento FC and works as a plasterer. His son Scott is an Australian under-23 international.

Terry Curran: A striker who bought a transport cafe, and opened a pallet business, later turned the cafe into a motel and an Italian restaurant before selling up to a property developer and retiring.

Paul Smith: A winger became a Policeman in Sheffield.

Julian Broddle: A full back is now a Policeman with the Greater Manchester Police.

Stuart Houston: A full back was twice caretaker manager of Arsenal, managed QPR, and coached a number of other clubs and then scouted for The Gunners.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Went to burnley that night with the late sra fledgling BBCit was a event full night to say the least but goes down as a darlo Leicester moment. Blades took the the kop much to burnley shock and hull were very nervous in the car park after as there was about ten blades coaches parked next to them. Memories

 

[1973Blade]

That has to be fact of the century, Joe Bolton featured in the Housemartins video Happy Hour!

 

[JJ Sefton]

 

[LS5 Blade]

Can you edit the Terry Curran section to be a bit more descriptive please?

 

[Bladeloyal]

Can you edit the Terry Curran section to be a bit more descriptive please?

Twat

 

[Groucho Blade]

I went to the Burnley v Hull game. It seemed like there were more Blades in the ground than either Burnley or Hull fans. A fab atmosphere if a little nervy at times.

Brian Marwood was on fire for Hull that night. He hit the post in the first minute, scored in about the fifth...and it was non-stop traffic most of the game. I think they needed to win 3-0 but only managed to win 2-0 and we went up on goals scored.

A great night in the end, but it was a very close call.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

Thanks for posting this Kenilworth
I love stuff like this. Really interesting to see how things turned out for that team. So many of that generation had to go and get another trade when their playing days were over. Not sure too many will have to nowadays.

I started following the Blades in the 82/83 season, so I remember them well.
How sad that Jim McGuigan dies just 4 years later.

BTW - does seem strange that they published that picture, with Portterfield not even looking up.

 

[Russ]

That has to be fact of the century, Joe Bolton featured in the Housemartins video Happy Hour!

I remembered he had a United kagool on on a video

 

[Kenilworth]

Can you edit the Terry Curran section to be a bit more descriptive please?

Fuck!
I forgot to sort that out.
Foxy - can you edit the twat out please?
Begging not to get an infraction for including that abomination in a post.

 

[Cheets]

How many coppers?

 

[Eskimo]

We followed coach from Rotherham all the way to Burnley and arrived just as Hull scored. My abiding memory of an excruciating game was one guy going round geeing up the Burnley fans. Come on Burnley, come on Burnley. Support your club, sing you bastards. Bizarrely it worked. On the way back two coaches stopped at a pub in Huddersfield and as the Barman went down to the cellar to change a barrel filled a large stainless steel bucket with beer put it under a table and dipped glasses into it. all I can say us that it didn't seem odd at the time. After all we'd been promoted.

 

[Revolution]

BTW - does seem strange that they published that picture, with Portterfield not even looking up.

I've always thought this: they used that picture a lot. Did they really not have one with Porterfield looking at the camera?

 

[Rusty view]

Fucking how?

He did it as a revolt I believe. He's a good lad (but still a pig)

 

[Grecian2000]

Steve Neville: A striker – Is now living in Western Australia and was senior coach with Sorrento FC and works as a plasterer. His son Scott is an Australian under-23 international.

Was flicking through the channels the other Saturday morning whilst waiting for The Morning Line on C4 and caught some live Aussie footy on BT Sports.
Neville Jnr was playing. I had no idea of any connection until he did something good and the commentators mentioned his dad had played for Exeter and Sheffield United. Nearly spit my coffee all over the dog!