NICKNAME: Blades
FOUNDED: 1889
MANAGER: Bryan Robson
GROUND: Bramall Lane
LAST SEASON:
League Second
FA Cup Third Round
Carling Cup Third Round
HONOURS:
Division One Champions (1) 1897-98
Division Two Champions (1) 1952-53
Division Four Champions (1) 1981-82
FA Cup Winners (4) 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925
RECORD VICTORY: League 10-0 v Burslem Port Vale, Division Two, 10-12-1892 Cup 5-0 v Newcastle, FA Cup First Round, 10-01-1914 and 5-0 v Corinthians, FA Cup First Round, 10-01-1925 and 5-0 v Barrow, FA Cup Third Round, 07-01-1956
RECORD DEFEAT: 0-13 v Bolton, FA Cup Second Round, 01-02-1890
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 68,287 v Leeds, FA Cup Fifth Round, 15-02-1936
RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £1.75m, Ade Akinbiyi to Burnley, January 2006
RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £3m, Brian Deane from Leeds, July 1993 and Lee Morris from Derby, October 1999
TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season Jimmy Dunne, 41, 1930-31 All-time Harry Johnson, 205, 1919-30
MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Joe Shaw, 629, 1948-66
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