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Formed in March 1889 on the suggestion of Sir Charles Clegg to run in conjunction with Sheffield United Cricket Club, Sheffield United played their first game in August of that year, beating Sheffield Club 3-1. That season also saw them make their FA Cup bow and they reached the second round before suffering a 13-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, which still remains United's record loss. In May 1892, they were handed a place in the newly-formed Second Division and won promotion at the first attempt, remaining in the top division until 1934.

During this period, United won the FA Cup four times, in 1899, 1902, 1915, and 1925, plus the First Division Championship in 1898. United returned to the top flight in 1939 and the period after the Second World War saw the emergence of Jimmy Hagen, who many consider to be United's greatest-ever player. 1949-1976 saw the Bramall Lane outfit move between the top two divisions seven times but by 1981, they were languishing in the old Fourth Division. However, by 1990 they were once again back in the top flight thanks to the leadership of Dave Bassett and became one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992, when they finished 14th. Unfortunately, the Blades were relegated the following season and remained in the old First Division, which subsequently became the Championship, until promotion after finishing second in the 2005/06 campaign.

PREMIER LEAGUE PERFORMANCE

Founder members Sheffield United hold the unique honour of scoring the first-ever goal in the Premier League when, on August 15, 1992, Brian Deane found the net after only five minutes in a 2-1 victory over eventual champions Manchester United at Bramall Lane. It proved to be a season of incredibly mixed fortunes for United as, bottom of the table by February 6 after a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford, they then displayed title-winning form, which included a 6-0 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur, to comfortably escape relegation. Dave Bassett's side also reached the FA Cup semi-final during the 1992/93 season but were beaten 2-1 by local rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley.

The following campaign again proved a test and the Blades were in the bottom three towards the end of February. However, a run of one defeat in 12 games seemed to have provided the late surge to secure Premier League survival. But a last-gasp Chelsea goal in a 3-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge, coupled with Everton's dramatic comeback home win over Wimbledon, sent the Blades down to Division One, from which they did not return until the 2005/06 season. The years in between saw Howard Kendall, Nigel Spackman, Steve Bruce and Adrian Heath all take spells in the manager's chair.

But it was not until lifelong Blades fan Neil Warnock took the helm in December 1999 that the side was moulded into its current incarnation. A play-off final loss in 2003 to Wolverhampton Wanderers was coupled with FA Cup semi-final heartbreak to Arsenal and a League Cup semi-final defeat by Liverpool in the same year. But the ever-colourful and charismatic Warnock was not to be denied and he led the Blades into the Barclays Premiership as Championship runners-up.

CLUB HONOURS
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1897-98		CHARITY/COMMUNITY SHIELD WINNERS		F.A. CUP WINNERS 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925		LEAGUE CUP WINNERS

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