Club information: Sheffield United

Club information: Sheffield United

Full name: Sheffield United Football Club

Nicknames: The Blades

Founded: March 22, 1889

Owners: Prince Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Stadium (capacity): Bramall Lane (31,884)

Most appearances: Joe Shaw (713)

Most league appearances: Joe Shaw (632)

Most goals: Harry Johnson (252)

Most league goals: Harry Johnson (201)

Oldest player: Jimmy Hagan (39 years 236 days vs. Derby County, September 14 1957)

Youngest player: Louis Reed (16 years 257 days vs. Rotherham United, April 8 2014)

Biggest win: 0-10 vs. Port Vale (Division Two, December 10 1892), 10-0 vs. Burnley (Division One, January 19 1929)

Biggest league win: 0-10 vs. Port Vale (Division Two, December 10 1892), 10-0 vs. Burnley (Division One, January 19 1929)

Biggest defeat: 0-13 vs. Bolton Wanderers (FA Cup, February 1 1890)

Biggest league defeat: 3-10 vs. Middlesbrough (Division One, November 18 1933)

Highest transfer fee paid: £27m - Sander Berge from Genk (January 30, 2020)

Highest transfer fee received: £20m - Iliman Ndiaye to Marseille (August 1, 2023)


Honours

First Division/Premier League (1): 1897-98

Football League North (1): 1945-46

Second Division/Championship (1): 1952–53

Third Division/League One (1): 2016-17

Fourth Division/League Two (1): 1981-82

FA Cup (4): 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925

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