Sheffield Unitit F.C.

Sheffield Unitit Footbaa Club (pronounced /ˈʃɛfiːld juːˈnaɪtɪd/) is a professional Inglis fitbaa club based in the ceety o Sheffield, Sooth Yorkshire. They currently play in the Inglis Fitbaa League Championship. They play at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, an play in red an white striped shirts.

Their nickname is 'The Blades'. The club emblem is said to hae been designed bi former player Jimmy Hagan. They hae the nickname The Blades due to Sheffield's warldwide reputation o steel production. The emblem wis first uised for the 1977–78 saison, replacing the ceety's coat o arms that haed been uised since 1966. Like all clubs, Sheffield Unitit hae a range o songs an chants sung bi their fans, including the maist notable: their unofficial anthem, The Greasy Chip Butty Song, which is sung before each half, an aften efter the game if the team haes performed well. Sheffield Unitit wan the League in 1898 an the FA Cup in 1899, 1902, 1915 an 1925. They wur beaten finalists in the FA Cup in 1901 an 1936. Their best performance in the League Cup wis reaching the semi finals in 2003.

Honours

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Captain George Utley leads Sheffield Unitit oot for the 1915 FA Cup final.

• Division Ane/Premier League
  • Champions: 1897/1898
  • Runners-up: 1896/1897, 1899/1900

• Division Twa/Championship
  • Champions: 1952/1953
  • Runners-up: 1892/1893, 1938/1939, 1960/1961, 1970/1971, 1989/1990, 2005/2006

• Division Three/League Ane
  • Runners-up: 1988/1989

• Division Fower/League Twa
  • Champions: 1981/1982

• FA Cup
  • Winners: 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925
  • Runners-up: 1901, 1936

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