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| Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. They were formed in Sheffield, England, in 1889. Their nickname is 'The Blades' and can be seen on the team emblem. |
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Like their great local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday F.C., the team began as a cricket club. Formed in 1854 as the Sheffield United Cricket Club they were a club without a team. The main task of the club was to manage the then new Bramall Lane sporting enclosure. Incidentally this was the first example of any sporting club in the world calling itself 'United'. In 1857 two of the Sheffield United members, William Prest and Nathaniel Creswick founded Sheffield FC, the World's oldest football club.
Sheffield United were a professional club almost from the start, and were admitted to the Football League in 1892. They currently play in the Football League Championship. Their manager is Neil Warnock.
The club play at Bramall Lane, in Sharrow, just south of Sheffield city centre. Their strip is red and white striped shirts.
Like all clubs, Sheffield United have a great range of songs and chants sung by their fans, including the most notable: their unofficial anthem, The Greasy Chip Butty Song, which is famous and recognised by many as one of the great football anthems. Sang to the tune of Annie's Song, a U.K. number one hit for John Denver in 1974.
Sheffield United won the League in 1898 and the FA Cup in 1899, 1902, 1915 and 1925.
The club have been involved in many notable 'firsts'.
They were the first football club to call themselves 'United'.
They were the first and remain the only League club to score ten goals in an away fixture versus Burslem Port Vale in 1892.
In 1892 after a test match (play off) victory against Accrington they were the first team in the World to be promoted.
United were involved in the first British radio commentary of a football match. Versus Arsenal at Highbury in 1927.
The club scored the first goal in the Premiership. Brian Deane v Manchester United in 1992.
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