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The Steel City Derby (or Sheffield Derby) is a local derby that takes place between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, the two professional football league teams based in the city of Sheffield, England. It is widely considered one of the most passionate and hotly contested derby matches in English football.[1]
The teams have met competitively a total of 126 times, with United having won 4 more of the encounters than Wednesday (as of 16 October 2011). United have led the series of league encounters since 1951.
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The teams first met on 15 December 1890 at Wednesday's Old Olive Grove ground. With The Wednesday playing a friendly match against the newly formed Sheffield United that the home team won 2–1.[2]
The first competitive Steel City Derby fixture took place on the 16th of October 1893 during the 1893–94 English Division 1 season (following United's promotion the first Division the previous season), it ended 1–1.[3]
The first of the two league games for the 2007–08 Championship league season was at Hillsborough on 19 January 2008 in front of a crowd of 30,486; Wednesday won 2–0 with goals from Akpo Sodje and Marcus Tudgay. The second match of the season was at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 8 April 2008 and saw United battle back from 2–0 down, to snatch a 2–2 draw in front of 31,760 fans. The result meant 2007–08 Steel City victory for Wednesday as the result after the two games was one point to United and four points to Wednesday.
The first meeting of the two matches for the following season, the 2008–09 Championship season was held on 19 October 2008, at Hillsborough with a crowd of 30,441. Wednesday won 1–0 with a 35th minute volley from Steve Watson. This game also had a missed penalty by Deon Burton (saved by Paddy Kenny), and 2 red cards, Matthew Kilgallon got sent off for United before the goal and Jermaine Johnson got sent off for Wednesday midway through the second half after being substituted. The return game at Bramall Lane was on 7 February 2009, with Wednesday winning 2–1 thanks to goals from Tommy Spurr and Marcus Tudgay. This victory was Wednesday's first at Bramall Lane since 1967 and their first double victory over their city rivals for 95 years.
On the 18th of September 2009 Sheffield United took a 3–0 lead against Sheffield Wednesday into half time, but two Owls goals in the second half allowed Wednesday back in. But the score finished 3–2 to United and earned Kevin Blackwell his first win against Sheffield Wednesday since joining the club. [1]
The 125th Sheffield Derby played on April the 18th at Hillsborough was Drawn 1–1. Wednesday took the lead late in the first half form a Darren Potter volley, United equalized on the hour mark through a Lee Williamson shot.
Eligible competitions – Football League, Premier League, F.A. Cup, Football League Cup, Full Members Cup
As of 20:00 16 October 2011
| Competition | Games Played |
United Wins |
Drawn Games |
Wednesday Wins |
United Goals |
Wednesday Goals |
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| League | 113 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 156 | 146 |
| FA Cup | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| League Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Full Members Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 126 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 174 | 167 |
Statistics obtained from soccerbase.com *except for the Full Members Cup result.
This table excludes pre-season games, friendlies and testimonials (see below).
Eligible competitions – Football League, Premier League, F.A. Cup, Football League Cup, Full Members Cup
| Venue | Date | Attendance | Competition | Winner | Score* | Report | Scorers | Notes |
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| Bramall Lane | 3 Dec 2005 | 30,558 | Football League Championship 2005–06 | United | 1–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Alan Quinn 24 | |
| Hillsborough | 18 Feb 2006 | 33,439 | Football League Championship 2005–06 | United | 1–2 (HT 0-2) | BBC SPORT | Michael Tonge 38, Ade Akinbiyi 45, Steve MacLean (p) 80 | United's 10th league double (previous one during 1991–92 season) |
| Sheffield United promoted to Premier League 2006–07 | ||||||||
| Sheffield United relegated to Football League Championship 2007–08 | ||||||||
| Hillsborough | 19 Jan 2008 | 30,486 | Football League Championship 2007–08 | Wednesday | 2–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Akpo Sodje 25, Marcus Tudgay 76 | |
| Bramall Lane | 8 Apr 2008 | 31,760 | Football League Championship 2007–08 | Draw | 2–2 (HT 0-1) | BBC SPORT | Adam Bolder 39, 56, Richard Wood (og) 62, James Beattie 85 | |
| Hillsborough | 19 Oct 2008 | 30,441 | Football League Championship 2008–09 | Wednesday | 1–0 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Steve Watson 35 | |
| Bramall Lane | 7 Feb 2009 | 30,786 | Football League Championship 2008–09 | Wednesday | 1–2 (HT 1-2) | BBC SPORT | Tommy Spurr 1, Arturo Lupoli 5, Marcus Tudgay 29 | Wednesday's 6th league double (previous one during 1913-14 season) |
| Bramall Lane | 18 Sep 2009 | 29,210 | Football League Championship 2009–10 | United | 3–2 (HT 3-0) | BBC SPORT | Jamie Ward 7, Darius Henderson 15, Lewis Buxton (og) 42, Marcus Tudgay 46, Etienne Esajas 65 | |
| Hillsborough | 18 April 2010 | 35,485 | Football League Championship 2009–10 | Draw | 1–1 (HT 1-0) | BBC SPORT | Darren Potter 41 Lee Williamson 60 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday relegated to Football League One 2010–11 | ||||||||
| Sheffield United relegated to Football League One 2011–12 | ||||||||
| Bramall Lane | 16 Oct 2011 | 28,136 | Football League One 2011–12 | Draw | 2-2 (HT 2-0) | BBC SPORT | Stephen Quinn 11, Ched Evans 20, Chris O'Grady 82, Gary Madine 86 | |
| Hillsborough | 26 Feb 2012 | Football League One 2011–12 | ||||||
* Home team score displayed first, Away team score displayed second.
For the results of the previous 116 derby fixtures please see :- soccerbase.com
Eligible games – Friendlies,
Also see the Steel City Cup page
| Venue | Date | Attendance | Competition | Winner | Score | Notes |
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| Olive Grove | 15 December 1890 | 10,000 | Friendly | Wednesday | 2–1 | First ever meeting between the two sides |
| Bramall Lane | 12 January 1891 | 15,000 | Friendly | United | 3–2 | First United win |
| Olive Grove | 17 October 1892 | 1,500 | Friendly | Drawn | 1–1 | First drawn game |
| Bramall Lane | 5 August 1996 | 7,271 | Steel City Cup | United | 4–1 | Last Non-competitive match. Wednesday entered a reserve XI team. |
The most famous match at Bramall Lane was on 8 September 1951, an encounter United won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 51,075. Wednesday scored after just ninety seconds through Thomas, but goals from Derek Hawksworth and Harold Brook gave United a 2–1 interval lead which would have been greater if McIntosh in the Wednesday goal had not saved a Fred Furniss penalty. Dennis Woodhead equalised for Wednesday after sixty minutes, but in rapid succession, Alf Ringstead, Hawksworth and Ringstead again, and Fred Smith scored for United, Woodhead pulled one back for Wednesday before Brook made the score 7–3 in a match never to be forgotten by United fans.
The Boxing Day Massacre (as it was named by Sheffield Wednesday fans), was a match played on 26 December 1979. It was famous for being the biggest win in recent times, when Wednesday won 4–0, with goals from Ian Mellor, Terry Curran, Mark Smith and Jeff King. Another feature that made the victory all the sweeter for Wednesday fans was the domination of the United side at the time who were top of the league, while Wednesday were 4th in the table. The match was watched by a record third division crowd of 49,309 spectators.
On 3 April 1993, the two teams met in the FA Cup semi-finals. The game was scheduled to be played at Elland Road while the other semi between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur was to be played at Wembley. However The Football Association was forced to move the fixture Wembley due to extreme pressure from the fans of both teams. The match itself proved to be a classic, with Wednesday winning 2–1 after extra-time. Chris Waddle and Mark Bright scoring for Wednesday, and Alan Cork scoring for United. The match was watched by 75,364 spectators.[4]
Since Sheffield Wednesday's relegation from the FA Premier League after the 1999–2000 season both teams have regularly (six out of nine seasons) frequented the same league, this has caused the local rivalry between the two teams to increase with many fans of both clubs keen to see when they play their city rivals when the league fixtures are announced. It has also seen the emergence of crowd trouble (particularly at games staged at Bramall Lane) in 2003[5] & 2008[6] [7]
Before the 2000–01 season both teams were only in the same league for six seasons between 1970–71 & 1999–00 (twenty-nine seasons), although this period did see one FA Cup semi-final meeting in 1993 and a Zenith Data Cup (Full Members Cup) meeting in 1989.
On 15 July 2011 both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday held a joint conference called "Supporting Sheffield" in which they announced a joint shirt sponsorship deal with two local Sheffield based companies for the 2011–12 Football League One season. The two local sponsors are Westfield Health (a Not for Profit healthcare organisation) who will be the home kit sponsor for the Blades and the away kit sponsor for the Owls and the Gilder Group (a Volkswagen car dealer) who will be the away kit sponsor for the Blades and the home kit sponsor for the Owls. United and Wednesday have both made a six figure sum from the sponsorship deal.[8] The deal is the first of its kind in English football and British Newspaper The Telegraph has likened the deal to Glasgow rivals and neighbours Celtic and Rangers who have frequently shared shirt sponsors in the past.[9]
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