Revolution
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That might be it, but it’s daft not to record sub appearances.It is 248 starts then, because thats the number in players appearances?
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That might be it, but it’s daft not to record sub appearances.It is 248 starts then, because thats the number in players appearances?
Edwards set up a lot of teammates by dint of the fact that in his second spell he took our corners.
Edwards took, and scored, 2 penalties for us in the league.Agree...and Edwards rarely ever took a penalty.
We had Colin Morris and even Tony Kenworthy who were brilliant at penalties...can't remember either one missing
both would calmly pass it just inside the post giving their keeper little chance.....so there was no reason to ask KE to take them.
Just imagine what Edward's scoring total would have been if he took penalties and if he'd been in the box when we had a corner.
Also agree....with the earlier comment...that Sharp's legendary status has much to do with his influential leadership behaviour off the pitch
in tandem with what he's done on the pitch. So Sharp will always be appreciated and can walk around Sheffield with his head held high.
1985-6 v Hull, for his hat trick in a 3-1 win. Morris had been subbed off.Remember Keith scoring a pen at the Old Show Ground (in a 1-1 draw, or 1-0 defeat in knobhead world) but can't recall any more. Who was No2 against?
Kenworthy missed twice I think (one of them at Mansfield), Morris failed to convert his penalty 12 times but often scored from the rebound after the keeper saved his effortWe had Colin Morris and even Tony Kenworthy who were brilliant at penalties...can't remember either one missing
Plymouth away 1980, Kenworthy’s pen was saved.Kenworthy missed twice I think (one of them at Mansfield), Morris failed to convert his penalty 12 times but often scored from the rebound after the keeper saved his effort
Joint 9th all time:
Harry Johnson 201
Alan Woodward 158
Keith Edwards 143/144
Jimmy Dunne 143
Derek Pace 140
Fred Tunstall 129
Billy Gillespie 127
Jimmy Hagan 117
Jock Dodds 113
Billy Sharp 113
Revolution Jr is 19 years old. His favourite player is Billy Sharp.
After the game on Saturday I reminded Revolution Jr that when his Great Grandad was 19 years old - in 1937 - his favourite player was Jock Dodds.
From a family perspective, it is nice to see the 2 players tied for goals.
30+ league goals in a season for United:
Jimmy Dunne 36 (1929-30), 41 (1930-31) and 33 (1931-2)
Harry Johnson 33 (1927-8) and 31 (1928-9)
Keith Edwards 35 (1981-2) and 33/34 (1983-4)
Jock Dodds 33 (1935-6)
Billy Sharp 30 (2016-7)
Dodds' 33 was in Division 2.Incredible that one man has a third of all our 30+ league goal seasons.
Indeed, only 6 of those seasons are in the top flight, aren't then (Dunne's three, both of Johnson's and Dodds'). So Jimmy Dunne has half of our 30+ goal top flight seasons by himself.
He did it in consecutive seasons, too. As far as I know, no-one repeated that feat until Alan Shearer managed it.
Yep, my dad will be watching on from his celestial grandstand slightly concerned with that young ragamuffin Billy Sharp closing in on his hero. Meanwhile, another 13 would mean that Sharpy could legitimately claim to be United's Best Billy.Jock Dodds firmly in the rear view mirror now:
Harry Johnson 201
Alan Woodward 158
Keith Edwards 143/144
Jimmy Dunne 143
Derek Pace 140
Fred Tunstall 129
Billy Gillespie 127
Jimmy Hagan 117
Billy Sharp 115
Jock Dodds 113
I said above that Jock Dodds was my Grandad's favourite player when he was 19. His all time favourite player was, of course, Jimmy Hagan. If you have a relative born between about 1915 and 1940, and they were a Blade, then it's likely their all time favourite player is Jimmy Hagan too, and it's likely that they say that Jimmy Hagan is the best Blades player they've ever seen. My Grandad said that. His son, Revolution Snr, also still says that. Billy Sharp said last week that Hagan was his Grandad's favourite. He's Billy's next target.
My uncle Pete was a Wendy fan but he liked to think he was Jock Dodds when he was having a kickabout with his palsI said above that Jock Dodds was my Grandad's favourite player when he was 19.
Come on Billy, get a 5th minute goal!
I said above that Jock Dodds was my Grandad's favourite player when he was 19. His all time favourite player was, of course, Jimmy Hagan. If you have a relative born between about 1915 and 1940, and they were a Blade, then it's likely their all time favourite player is Jimmy Hagan too, and it's likely that they say that Jimmy Hagan is the best Blades player they've ever seen. My Grandad said that. His son, Revolution Snr, also still says that. Billy Sharp said last week that Hagan was his Grandad's favourite. He's Billy's next target.
I remember during the early 1970s my dad and I were just about to go in our local barbers, we bumped into an elderly man who my dad knew. My dad was telling me that the elderly man is a big fan of Jimmy Hagan, then this man pointed his walking stick at me saying "Hagan played for 85 minutes every game and TC plays for only 5 mins every game". When we went separate ways, my dad chuckled and told me that the old man was just exaggerating!In the 80's I spoke to loads of older relatives and friends, some were very grounded and not prone to exaggeration.
They were all big Tony Currie fans (obviously) but everyone said that Jimmy Hagan was better.
Periodic reminder that Billy Sharp is number 1 for all time.
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