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Highlighting historical moments from the archives of Sheffield United Football Club. #sufc #bskyblades ⚔️🔴⚪️⚫️
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An independent archive of Sheffield United Football Club ⚔️⚽️

Sharing historic moments from Bramall Lane, remembering iconic matches and putting the spotlight on former players who wore the famous red and white shirt 🔴⚪️

Follow for more #SUFC history ✅ #bskyblades
14th Feb 1993 - #OnThisDay 33 years ago…

Dave Bassett’s Sheffield United beat Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United 2-1 at Bramall Lane in the 5th Round of the FA Cup 🏆

#SUFC goals from Jamie Hoyland and Glyn Hodges cancelled out Ryan Giggs’ opener for #MUFC #bskyblades ⚔️
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Bob Hatton was Sheffield United’s top goalscorer in 1980/81 with 18 goals ⚽️

Bob won the 4th Division with the Blades in 1981/82 and formed a good partnership with Keith Edwards 🤝

In total Bob spent two seasons at #SUFC and scored 34 goals in 95 games ⚔️ #bskyblades
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Alan Kelly, Dean Henderson, Alan Hodgkinson or someone else? 🧤⚽️

We’ve had some great goalkeepers over the years but who was the best to have played for Sheffield United in your lifetime? 🤔⚔️

#sufc #bskyblades
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
An independent archive of Sheffield United Football Club ⚔️⚽️

Sharing historic moments from Bramall Lane, remembering iconic matches and putting the spotlight on former players who wore the famous red and white shirt 🔴⚪️

Follow for more #SUFC history ✅ #bskyblades
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
10th February 2001 - #OnThisDay 25 years ago Sheffield United beat Birmingham City 3-1 at Bramall Lane ⚔️

Goals from Shaun Murphy, Paul Devlin and loanee Paul Peschisolido gave #SUFC all 3 points against Blues 🔵

Future Blade Geoff Horsfield scored for #BCFC #bskyblades
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
6 years ago #OnThisDay Sheffield United beat Bournemouth 2-1 at Bramall Lane ⚔️🍒

Billy Sharp equalized after Callum Wilson scored the opening goal for the Cherries. John Lundstram scored the winning goal to help #SUFC climb to 5th in the Premier League ⚽️

#bskyblades
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
8th Feb 2019 #OnThisDay 7 years ago Sheffield United drew 3-3 at Aston Villa 🤝

Despite a Sharp hattrick, #AVFC fought back with goals from Mings, Abraham and Green to earn a point ⚽️

SUFC went onto finish 2nd & Villa beat Derby at Wembley to also win promotion #bskyblades
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
7th Feb 1998 - 28 years ago #OnThisDay Nigel Spackman’s Blades beat Oxford 1-0 thanks to a Bobby Ford goal ⚔️

An unhappy Spackman later resigned due to the sales of Deane & Fjørtoft 💷

Steve Thompson took over as #SUFC went onto lose to Sunderland in the playoffs #bskyblades
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 at Bramall Lane #OnThisDay 83 years ago ⚔️

Charles Thompson scored all 3 goals vs Owls 🦉

During World War Two #SUFC finished the 1943 Football League North 2nd Championship season in 23rd (out of 54 teams) #bskyblades
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Brian Deane & Tony Agana ⚔️

Has there been a better Sheffield United strike partnership in your lifetime? 🤔

#sufc #bskyblades
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
An independent archive of Sheffield United Football Club ⚔️⚽️

Sharing historic moments, players, matches and memories from the Blades’ past.

Follow to explore more #sufc history 🔴⚪️⚫️ #bskyblades
February 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
4th Feb 1995 - 31 years ago #OnThisDay Sheffield United beat Derby County 3-2 at the Baseball Ground ⚪️

A brace from Australian Carl Veart and a goal from Dane Whitehouse got #SUFC the win vs #DCFC ⚽️

Dave Bassett’s team went onto finish 8th in the 2nd Tier in 1994/95 ⚔️ #bskyblades
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
1 year ago #OnThisDay #SUFC signed Jefferson Cáceres from Melgar (Peru) & Christian Nwachukwu from Botev Plovdiv (Bulgaria) 🇵🇪🇧🇬

Cáceres featured in preseason but was later sold to Dunfermline. Nwachukwu has yet to make a competitive 1st team appearance ⚽️ #bskyblades
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
25 years ago #OnThisDay Sheffield United signed Zimbabwe international Peter Ndlovu on a free from Birmingham City on 2nd February 2001 🇿🇼

Known as ‘Nuddy’ to many #sufc fans - he was a popular and skillful player who scored 25 goals in 135 league games ⚔️ #bskyblades
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
1st Feb 1958 - #OnThisDay 68 years ago Sheffield United won 2-0 vs Swansea Town at Vetch Field 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Bobby Howitt & Derek ‘Doc’ Pace scored for #SUFC ⚔️

After #Swansea became a city in 1969, the club changed their name to Swansea City in early 1970

#bskyblades
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
31st January 2017 #OnThisDay 9 years ago Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was sold for £800k to AFC Bournemouth 🍒

After a 9th place Prem finish #sufc bought him back from #afcb in 2020 for £18.5m. He later joined Arsenal in a deal worth up to £30m ⚔️ #bskyblades
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Back in 1970 #OnThisDay Sheffield United beat Hull City 3-2 at Boothferry Park 🐯

Colin Addison (2) & Eddie Colquhoun scored against #hcfc - Blades would go onto finish 6th in Division 2 under John Harris ⚔️

Watch the highlights here: bit.ly/4rlL53b #bskyblades
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
6 years ago #OnThisDay Norwegian midfielder Sander Berge became a £22m record signing for Sheffield United 🇳🇴

The 21 year old was a key player at #sufc before he was sold to Burnley in August 2023 - only a week after Iliman N’Diaye was also sold to Marseille ⚔️ #bskyblades
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Can you name this former Blades goalkeeper? ⚔️

Comment below with your guess. Do you remember him? 🤔

#sufc #bskyblades
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#OnThisDay in 2015 #SUFC drew 2-2 with #Spurs in a League Cup Semi Final 2nd leg ⚪️

Clough’s League 1 team had lost the away leg 1-0 and were 1-0 down before young sub Ché Adams scored a brace to give Blades hope ⚔️

Spurs went onto score again & win 3-2 on aggregate #bskyblades
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
27th January 1999 - Sheffield United beat Cardiff City 4-1 #OnThisDay 27 years ago ⚔️

Goals from Paul Devlin, David Holdsworth, Lee Morris and Graham Stuart ensured #sufc qualified for the 5th round of the FA Cup after beating #Cardiff at Bramall Lane 🏆 #bskyblades
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
20 years ago Sheffield United made a £1.75m club record signing #OnThisDay when buying Burnley's 31-year-old striker Ade Akinbiyi 💷

Ade made 20 appearances and scored 4 goals for #sufc before Neil Warnock sold him back to Burnley in January 2007 ⚔️ #bskyblades
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
23 years ago #OnThisDay Sheffield United beat Ipswich 4-3 to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup 🏆

A brace from Brown and goals from Jagielka & Peschisolido put #sufc in the hat for the next round ⚔️🔵 #itfc

Watch the highlights here: 👀 bit.ly/467dv8P #bskyblades
January 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
David McGoldrick (Didzy) played for both Sheffield United and Ipswich Town 🔴🔵

Making 130+ appearances and scoring 30+ goals for both clubs. ⚽️

Which of his former teams will come out on top today at Bramall Lane? ⚔️🚜

#sufc #bskyblades #itfc
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Former #sufc boss Nigel Clough signed Paul Coutts & Kieron Freeman from Derby #OnThisDay 11 years ago ⚪️

Coutts joined for an undisclosed fee & Freeman joined on a free. They became key players under Chris Wilder when Blades topped League 1 with 100 points ⚔️ #bskyblades
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM