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List of Sheffield United F.C. records and statistics

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List of Sheffield United F.C. records and statistics

This article lists honours and records associated with Sheffield United F.C..

Contents

Honours

  • Division One:
  • Champions 1897–98 Runners up 1896,97, 1899–1900
  • Division Two:
  • Champions 1952–53 Runners-up: 1892–93, 1938–39, 1960–61, 1970–71, 1989–90, 2005–06 (as The Championship)
  • Division Four
  • Champions: 1981–82
  • Football League North
  • Champions: 1945–46
  • FA Cup
  • Winners: 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925 Runners-up: 1901, 1936

    League

  • Record League Win: 10–0 away v Port Vale, Division Two, 10 December 1892 and 10–0 home v Burnley, Division One,
  • Record League Defeat: 3–10 away v Middlesbrough, Division One, 18 November 1933
  • Most League Points in a Season (2 points for a win): 60 in Division Two, 1952–53
  • Most League Points in a Season (3 points for a win): 96 in Division Four, 1981–82
  • Most League Goals: 102 in Division One, 1925–26
  • Successive League Wins: 8 in 1892–93; 1903–04; 1945–46; 1957–58; 1960–61 & 2005–06
  • Successive Home League Wins: 11 in Division Two, 1960–61
  • Successive Away League Wins: 6 in Division Two, 1892–93
  • Successive League Games Without Defeat: 22 in Division One, 1899–1900
  • Successive Home League Games Without Defeat: 20 in Division Two, 1936–37
  • Successive Away League Games Without Defeat: 15 in The Championship, 2008–09
  • Successive League Defeats: 7 in Division One, 1975–76
  • Successive Home League Defeats: 4 in Division One, 1954–55 & 1964–65 & 5 spanning two seasons in Division One, 1908 (28 March – 19 September)
  • Successive Away League Defeats: 12 in Division One, 1898–99
  • Successive League Games Without Victory: 19 in Division One, 1975–76
  • Successive Home League Games Without Victory: 9 in Division One, 1975–76
  • Successive Away League Games Without Victory: 18 in Division One, 1975–76
  • Cup

  • Record Cup Win: 6–0 home v Leyton Orient F.C., FA Cup 1st Round, 6 November 2016.
  • Record Cup Defeat: 0–13 home v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 2nd Round, 1 February 1890
  • Team

  • Highest number of players to score a goal in a single season 19 in 2008–09 league season plus 1 in cup competitions.
  • Players

  • Most League Appearances: Joe Shaw made 631 appearances between 1948–1966
  • Most Consecutive Appearances: Jack Smith made 203 consecutive appearances between 1935–1948
  • Most Ever Presents in a League Season: Alan Woodward: 5 seasons between 1968-1969 and 1974-75
  • Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Harry Johnson scored 201 goals in 313 games between 1919–1930
  • Most Hat Tricks in Total Aggregate: Harry Johnson 20:- 18 in Football League & 2 in FA Cup
  • Highest League Scorer in a Season: Jimmy Dunne 41 goals from 41 appearances, Division One, 1930–31
  • Most League Goals in One Match: 5 Harry Hammond v Bootle, Division Two, 1892, and 5 Harry Johnson v West Ham United, Division One, 26 December 1927
  • Scoring in Consecutive Games: Jimmy Dunne scored in 12 consecutive games, Division One, 1931–32
  • Most Penalties Taken, Scored and Missed in all Competitive Games: Colin Morris: 54 Taken; 42 Scored; 12 Missed
  • Highest Percentage of Penalties Scored from 10 or more attempts in Competitive Games: Tony Kenworthy: 90.9% (20 scored from 22 taken)
  • Best Perfect Penalty Record: Peter Duffield: 7 scored from 7 taken
  • Most Penalties Saved in all Competitive Games: Jack Smith saved 11 penalties between 1932-33 and 1947-48
  • Most Sendings Off in all Competitive Games: Chris Morgan: 6 between 2003-4 and 2007-8
  • Most Supporters' Club Player of Year Awards: Alan Woodward: 4 in 1969-70, 1973-74, 1975-76 and 1977-78
  • Oldest Player: Jimmy Hagan: 39 years, 236 days
  • Youngest Player: Louis Reed: 16 years, 257 days
  • Youngest Goalscorer: Regan Slater: 17 years, 60 days: v Grimsby Town, EFL Trophy, 9 November 2016
  • Youngest League Goalscorer: Simon Stainrod: 17 years, 61 days: v Norwich City, Division One, 3 April 1976
  • Most Capped Player for Home Nations: Billy Gillespie made 25 appearances for Northern Ireland
  • Most Capped Player Worldwide: Peter Ndlovu, made 26 of his 100 appearances for Zimbabwe as a Sheffield United player
  • Record Transfer Fee Paid: £4 million for James Beattie to Everton on 4 August 2007
  • Record Transfer Fee Received: £8 million for Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker (combined fee) from Tottenham Hotspur in July 2009
  • Misc

  • Highest Attendance: 68,287 v Leeds United, FA Cup 5th Round, 15 February 1936
  • Record gate receipts: £467,036 v Nottingham Forest, first division play-off semi-final, 15 May 2003
  • Highest Average Home League Attendance: 35,094, First Division, 1947-48
  • Lowest Official League Attendance: 4,014 v Nottingham Forest, Second Division, 27 April 1935
  • Lowest Official FA Cup Attendance: 5,987 v Crewe Alexandra, 18 November 2014
  • Lowest League Cup Attendance: 3,531 v Colchester United, 19 September 2000
  • Lowest Modern Day Minor Cup Attendance: 1,827 v AC Ancona, Anglo Italian Cup, 5 October 1994
  • Lowest Official Away League Attendance: 1,325 v Wimbledon FC, First Division, 7 April 2003
  • Lowest Official Away FA Cup Attendance: 2,509 v Colchester United, 9 November 2013
  • Lowest Away League Cup Attendance: 1,379 v Lincoln City, 5 September 2000
  • Lowest Away Modern Day Minor Cup Attendance: 597 v Grimsby Town, EFL Trophy, 9 November 2016
  • References

    List of Sheffield United F.C. records and statistics Wikipedia