Steel City derby
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Sunday 16 October 2011 Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Bramall Lane Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... , Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... Attendance: 28,136 |
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Sunday 18 April 2010 Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... Hillsborough Hillsborough Stadium Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the... , Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... Attendance: 35,484 |
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Sunday 26 February 2012, 1pm Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Hillsborough Hillsborough Stadium Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the... , Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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The Steel City Derby (or Sheffield Derby) is a local derby
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
that takes place between Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
and Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
, the two professional football league
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
teams based in the city of Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is widely considered one of the most passionate and hotly contested derby
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
matches in English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
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The teams have met competitively a total of 126 times, with United having won 4 more of the encounters than Wednesday (as of 16 October 2011). United have led the series of league
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
encounters since 1951.
History
The teams first met on 15 December 1890 at Wednesday's Old Olive GroveOlive Grove
Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th century...
ground. With The Wednesday playing a friendly match against the newly formed Sheffield United that the home team won 2–1.
The first competitive Steel City Derby fixture took place on the 16th of October 1893 during the 1893–94
1893-94 in English football
The 1893–94 season was the 23rd season of competitive football in England.-Events:The 1893–94 season saw four of the most famous teams in English Footballing history join the Second Division: Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester City, and the first team based in London, Woolwich Arsenal...
English Division 1 season (following United's promotion the first Division the previous season), it ended 1–1.
2007–08 Championship league games
The first of the two league games for the 2007–082007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
Championship league season was at Hillsborough
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
on 19 January 2008 in front of a crowd of 30,486; Wednesday won 2–0 with goals from Akpo Sodje
Akpo Sodje
Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, currently playing for Scottish club Hibernian...
and Marcus Tudgay
Marcus Tudgay
Marcus Tudgay is an English football player who plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a striker.-Derby County:Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002...
. The second match of the season was at Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
on Tuesday 8 April 2008 and saw United battle back from 2–0 down, to snatch a 2–2 draw in front of 31,760 fans.
The result meant 2007–08 Steel City victory for Wednesday as the result after the two games was one point to United and four points to Wednesday.
2008–09 Championship league games
The first meeting of the two matches for the following season, the 2008–09 Championship season was held on 19 October 2008, at Hillsborough with a crowd of 30,441. Wednesday won 1–0 with a 35th minute volley from Steve WatsonSteve Watson
Steven Craig "Steve" Watson is a former English footballer, who retired after being released by Sheffield Wednesday on 15 May 2009. As of November 13, 2010, he is the Development Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.-Playing career:Watson began his career with Newcastle United,...
. This game also had a missed penalty by Deon Burton (saved by Paddy Kenny
Paddy Kenny
Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny is a footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in the Barclays Premier League.-Early career:...
), and 2 red cards, Matthew Kilgallon
Matthew Kilgallon
Matthew Shaun Kilgallon is an English professional footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is a central defender who can also operate at left back.-Leeds United:...
got sent off for United before the goal and Jermaine Johnson
Jermaine Johnson
Jermaine Johnson is a Jamaican professional footballer, who plays for Sheffield Wednesday. He started his career in his homeland with Tivoli Gardens, before coming to England, where he has also played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City...
got sent off for Wednesday midway through the second half after being substituted. The return game at Bramall Lane was on 7 February 2009, with Wednesday winning 2–1 thanks to goals from Tommy Spurr
Tommy Spurr
Thomas "Tommy" Spurr is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Doncaster Rovers.-Sheffield Wednesday:Spurr was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Where he played for Seacroft Colts AFC as a youngster...
and Marcus Tudgay
Marcus Tudgay
Marcus Tudgay is an English football player who plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a striker.-Derby County:Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002...
. This victory was Wednesday's first at Bramall Lane since 1967 and their first double victory over their city rivals for 95 years.
2009–10 Championship league games
On the 18th of September 2009 Sheffield United took a 3–0 lead against Sheffield Wednesday into half time, but two Owls goals in the second half allowed Wednesday back in. But the score finished 3–2 to United and earned Kevin BlackwellKevin Blackwell
Kevin Patrick Blackwell is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager. He has an identical twin, Noel.-Early career:...
his first win against Sheffield Wednesday since joining the club. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sportheadlines/DERBY-VERDICT-34A-massive-win34.5662221.jp
The 125th Sheffield Derby played on April the 18th at Hillsborough was Drawn 1–1. Wednesday took the lead late in the first half form a Darren Potter
Darren Potter
Darren Michael Potter is an English-born Irish footballer who is currently signed to Milton Keynes Dons.He is a former Liverpool schoolboy captain who hails from the Scotland Road area of the city and is a full Irish international....
volley, United equalized on the hour mark through a Lee Williamson
Lee Williamson
Lee Trevor Williamson is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Sheffield United as a Midfielder. Born in Alvaston, Derby he started his career at Mansfield Town before spending time at Northampton Town, Rotherham United and Watford before joining The Blades...
shot.
Summary of all competitive matches
Eligible competitions – Football League, Premier League, F.A. Cup, Football League CupFootball League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
As of 20:00
24-hour clock
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16 October 2011
| Competition | Games Played |
United Wins |
Drawn Games |
Wednesday Wins |
United Goals |
Wednesday Goals |
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| League | 113 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 156 | 146 |
| FA Cup | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| League Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Full Members Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 126 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 174 | 167 |
Statistics obtained from soccerbase.com *except for the Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
result.
This table excludes pre-season games, friendlies and testimonials (see below).
Last ten competitive match results
Eligible competitions – Football League, Premier League, F.A. Cup, Football League CupFootball League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
| Venue | Date | Attendance | Competition | Winner | Score* | Report | Scorers | Notes |
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| Bramall Lane | 3 Dec 2005 | 30,558 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
United | 1–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Alan Quinn Alan Quinn Alan Quinn is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He is a midfielder and is currently a free agent.... 24 |
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| Hillsborough | 18 Feb 2006 | 33,439 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
United | 1–2 (HT 0-2) | BBC SPORT | Michael Tonge Michael Tonge Michael William Eric Tonge is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City.Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. Tonge attended Bedford High... 38, Ade Akinbiyi Ade Akinbiyi Adeola Peter Oluwatoyin "Ade" Akinbiyi is a professional footballer.Akinbiyi has had a much-travelled career with many different clubs with transfer fees totalling more than £11.5 million during his career, including being Leicester City's record signing .Born in England, Akinbiyi qualifies to... 45, Steve MacLean Steve MacLean (footballer) Steven George "Steve" MacLean is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Football League One side Yeovil Town.-Early Days:... (p) 80 |
United's 10th league double (previous one during 1991–92 season) |
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| Sheffield United relegated to Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
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| Hillsborough | 19 Jan 2008 | 30,486 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
Wednesday | 2–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Akpo Sodje Akpo Sodje Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, currently playing for Scottish club Hibernian... 25, Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay is an English football player who plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a striker.-Derby County:Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002... 76 |
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| Bramall Lane | 8 Apr 2008 | 31,760 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
Draw | 2–2 (HT 0-1) | BBC SPORT | Adam Bolder Adam Bolder Adam Peter Bolder is an English footballer who has plays in the central midfield position. He currently plays for Burton Albion... 39, 56, Richard Wood Richard Wood (footballer) Richard Mark Wood is an English footballer who plays for Coventry City as a defender.-Career:Born in Ossett, West Yorkshire, Wood was a Leeds United fan and had a season ticket at Leeds, however Wood came up through the ranks at Sheffield Wednesday and started to support The Owl's instead... (og) 62, James Beattie James Beattie (footballer) James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995... 85 |
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| Hillsborough | 19 Oct 2008 | 30,441 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2008–09 |
Wednesday | 1–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Steve Watson Steve Watson Steven Craig "Steve" Watson is a former English footballer, who retired after being released by Sheffield Wednesday on 15 May 2009. As of November 13, 2010, he is the Development Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.-Playing career:Watson began his career with Newcastle United,... 35 |
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| Bramall Lane | 7 Feb 2009 | 30,786 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2008–09 |
Wednesday | 1–2 (HT 1-2) | BBC SPORT | Tommy Spurr Tommy Spurr Thomas "Tommy" Spurr is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Doncaster Rovers.-Sheffield Wednesday:Spurr was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Where he played for Seacroft Colts AFC as a youngster... 1, Arturo Lupoli Arturo Lupoli Arturo Lupoli is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward, currently for U.S. Grosseto. His former clubs include Parma, Arsenal and Derby County, where he spent the 2006–07 season on loan. He was renowned as having a rivalry with Italian International Giuseppe Rossi, as the media had billed... 5, Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay is an English football player who plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a striker.-Derby County:Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002... 29 |
Wednesday's 6th league double (previous one during 1913-14 season) |
| Bramall Lane | 18 Sep 2009 | 29,210 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2009–10 |
United | 3–2 (HT 3-0) | BBC SPORT | Jamie Ward Jamie Ward Jamie John Ward is an English-born Northern Irish international professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder or forward for Derby County... 7, Darius Henderson Darius Henderson Darius Alexis Henderson is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Millwall.-Reading:... 15, Lewis Buxton Lewis Buxton Lewis Buxton is an English footballer. He currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday after signing on a permanent deal from Stoke City... (og) 42, Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay Marcus Tudgay is an English football player who plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a striker.-Derby County:Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002... 46, Etienne Esajas Etiënne Esajas Etiënne Esajas is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Swindon Town in the English Third Division , He formerly played for Sheffield Wednesday and Vitesse... 65 |
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| Hillsborough | 18 April 2010 | 35,485 | Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... 2009–10 |
Draw | 1–1 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Darren Potter Darren Potter Darren Michael Potter is an English-born Irish footballer who is currently signed to Milton Keynes Dons.He is a former Liverpool schoolboy captain who hails from the Scotland Road area of the city and is a full Irish international.... 41 Lee Williamson Lee Williamson Lee Trevor Williamson is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Sheffield United as a Midfielder. Born in Alvaston, Derby he started his career at Mansfield Town before spending time at Northampton Town, Rotherham United and Watford before joining The Blades... 60 |
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| Sheffield Wednesday relegated to Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... 2010–11 |
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| Sheffield United relegated to Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... 2011–12 |
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| Bramall Lane | 16 Oct 2011 | 28,136 | Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... 2011–12 |
Draw | 2-2 (HT 2-0) | BBC SPORT | Stephen Quinn Stephen Quinn Stephen Quinn is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the English Football League One.... 11, Ched Evans Ched Evans Chedwyn Michael "Ched" Evans is a Wales international footballer currently playing as a striker for Sheffield United.Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire Evans was an inexperienced youth striker with Manchester City, when he arrived at Norwich City on loan in 2007... 20, Chris O'Grady Chris O'Grady Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:... 82, Gary Madine Gary Madine Gary Lee Madine is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday as a striker.He began his career with Carlisle United, where he made his first team debut in 2007. He was sent out on loan in 2009, first with Rochdale and then Coventry City before joining Chesterfield in 2010 on loan... 86 |
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| Hillsborough | 26 Feb 2012 | Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... 2011–12 |
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* Home team score displayed first, Away team score displayed second.
For the results of the previous 116 derby fixtures please see :- soccerbase.com
Non-competitive matches
Eligible games – FriendliesExhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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Also see the Steel City Cup page
Steel City Cup
The Steel City Cup was a pre-season "friendly competition" played between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United annually for four years between 1993 and 1996. Wednesday only entered a reserve team in 1996, as they concentrated on their preparations for the new Premier League campaign and this...
| Venue | Date | Attendance | Competition | Winner | Score | Notes |
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| Olive Grove Olive Grove Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th century... |
15 December 1890 | 10,000 | Friendly | Wednesday | 2–1 | First ever meeting between the two sides |
| Bramall Lane Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... |
12 January 1891 | 15,000 | Friendly | United | 3–2 | First United win |
| Olive Grove Olive Grove Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th century... |
17 October 1892 | 1,500 | Friendly | Drawn | 1–1 | First drawn game |
| Bramall Lane Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... |
5 August 1996 | 7,271 | Steel City Cup Steel City Cup The Steel City Cup was a pre-season "friendly competition" played between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United annually for four years between 1993 and 1996. Wednesday only entered a reserve team in 1996, as they concentrated on their preparations for the new Premier League campaign and this... |
United | 4–1 | Last Non-competitive match. Wednesday entered a reserve XI team. |
Famous matches
The most famous match at Bramall Lane was on 8 September 1951, an encounter United won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 51,075. Wednesday scored after just ninety seconds through Thomas, but goals from Derek HawksworthDerek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...
and Harold Brook
Harold Brook
Harold Brook was a footballer who played as an inside forward for Sheffield United and Leeds United in the 1940s and 1950s.-References:...
gave United a 2–1 interval lead which would have been greater if McIntosh in the Wednesday goal had not saved a Fred Furniss
Fred Furniss
Frederick Furniss is an English former footballer who played in the position of full-back for Sheffield United.-Playing career:...
penalty. Dennis Woodhead
Dennis Woodhead
Dennis Woodhead was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1947 until 1959 during which time he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Derby County and Southport. Woodhead was primarily a left winger who also played as a stand in centre forward when needed...
equalised for Wednesday after sixty minutes, but in rapid succession, Alf Ringstead
Alf Ringstead
Alfred Ringstead son of jockey Charlie Ringstead was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United between 1950 and 1959....
, Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...
and Ringstead
Alf Ringstead
Alfred Ringstead son of jockey Charlie Ringstead was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United between 1950 and 1959....
again, and Fred Smith scored for United, Woodhead pulled one back for Wednesday before Brook
Harold Brook
Harold Brook was a footballer who played as an inside forward for Sheffield United and Leeds United in the 1940s and 1950s.-References:...
made the score 7–3 in a match never to be forgotten by United fans.
The Boxing Day Massacre (as it was named by Sheffield Wednesday fans), was a match played on 26 December 1979. It was famous for being the biggest win in recent times, when Wednesday won 4–0, with goals from Ian Mellor
Ian Mellor
Ian Mellor is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Sale, England.Mellor, a left-winger, began his career with Manchester City before moving to Norwich City in 1973 for a fee of £65,000. The Canaries were struggling against relegation in their first season in English football's...
, Terry Curran
Terry Curran
Edward Terence Curran is a former English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1975 to 1988. Curran was an attacking midfielder, who could also play as a winger, he could also play as an out and out Striker...
, Mark Smith and Jeff King. Another feature that made the victory all the sweeter for Wednesday fans was the domination of the United side at the time who were top of the league, while Wednesday were 4th in the table. The match was watched by a record third division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
crowd of 49,309 spectators.
On 3 April 1993, the two teams met in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
semi-finals. The game was scheduled to be played at Elland Road
Elland Road
Elland Road is an all-seater football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has been the permanent residence of Leeds United A.F.C...
while the other semi between Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
was to be played at Wembley. However The Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
was forced to move the fixture Wembley due to extreme pressure from the fans of both teams. The match itself proved to be a classic, with Wednesday winning 2–1 after extra-time. Chris Waddle
Chris Waddle
Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle is a former footballer from England. He played for a number of clubs in the 1980s and 90s, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France...
and Mark Bright
Mark Bright
Mark Abraham Bright is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London's sport presenter, as well as a coach at Crystal Palace....
scoring for Wednesday, and Alan Cork
Alan Cork
Alan Cork is an English former professional football player. He played as a striker for several clubs, most notably Wimbledon and has held a number of managerial and coaching posts since his retirement from playing. Cork is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association...
scoring for United. The match was watched by 75,364 spectators.
Resurgence in the Steel City Derby
Since Sheffield Wednesday's relegation from the FA Premier LeagueFA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
after the 1999–2000 season both teams have regularly (six out of nine seasons) frequented the same league, this has caused the local rivalry between the two teams to increase with many fans of both clubs keen to see when they play their city rivals when the league fixtures are announced. It has also seen the emergence of crowd trouble (particularly at games staged at Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
) in
2003 &
2008
Before the 2000–01 season
2000-01 in English football
The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons...
both teams were only in the same league for six seasons between 1970–71 & 1999–00 (twenty-nine seasons), although this period did see one FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
semi-final meeting in 1993 and a Zenith Data Cup (Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
) meeting in 1989.
Off Pitch Relationship
On 15 July 2011 both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday held a joint conference called "Supporting Sheffield" in which they announced a joint shirt sponsorship deal with two local Sheffield based companies for the 2011–12 Football League One season. The two local sponsors are Westfield HealthWestfield Health
Formed in 1919, Westfield Health is a UK-based not for profit organisation which provides healthcare plans to private and public sector organisations and blue-chip companies....
(a Not for Profit healthcare organisation) who will be the home kit sponsor for the Blades and the away kit sponsor for the Owls and the Gilder Group (a Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
car dealer) who will be the away kit sponsor for the Blades and the home kit sponsor for the Owls. United and Wednesday have both made a six figure sum from the sponsorship deal. The deal is the first of its kind in English football and British Newspaper The Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
has likened the deal to Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
rivals
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
and neighbours Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
who have frequently shared shirt sponsors in the past.
External links
- Information at FootballDerbies.com
- BBC derby page (via Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
)