Leicester 1-1 Sheffield United - February 23, 1974 / Division 1 1973/1974
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LEI
0' - Goal
Geoffrey Salmons
45' - Goal
Frank Worthington 45' - Substitution
Alan Birchenallis substituted by Mike Stringfellow45
LEI
46' - Substitution
Mick Speightis substituted by Terry Nicholl
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 24 | 239 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Earle | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Munro | 20 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dennis Rofe | 23 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Cross | 30 | 415 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 21 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Birchenall | 45 | 28 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jon Sammels | 28 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Weller | 27 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Worthington | 45 | 25 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Leonard Glover | 30 | 181 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
137
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Hope | 24 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Edmond Colquhoun | 28 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Ogden | 19 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Flynn | 25 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Len Badger | 28 | 281 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mick Speight | 46 | 22 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Keith Eddy | 29 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Garbett | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Geoffrey Salmons | 26 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Cammack | 19 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Woodward | 27 | 247 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
91
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Mike Stringfellow | 45 | 31 | 301 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Terry Nicholl | 46 | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Ogden
IN
Ted Hemsley
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
127
Success rate in this team:
30 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
27 %
Bloomfield vs Sheffield United
1 victory
4 draws
3 losses
Bloomfield vs Furphy
0 victory
4 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
32
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
Furphy vs Leicester
1 victory
3 draws
2 losses
Furphy vs Bloomfield
0 victory
4 draws
0 loss
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Key figures
Leicester keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a win vs Sheffield United in Premier League running (since 18/09/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/12/1954 (3 matches)
Leicester keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 19/01/1974). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/01/1973-22/09/1973 time period (24 matches).
Sheffield United keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win running (since 09/02/1974).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DLeicester 2-2 Wolverhampton26/12/1973 | VLeicester 2-0 Arsenal29/12/1973 | VLeicester 1-0 Tottenham05/01/1974 | VLeicester 5-0 Ipswich Town19/01/1974 | VLeicester 2-1 Fulham30/01/1974 | LLeicester 0-1 West Ham09/02/1974 |
| Overall | VLeicester 5-0 Ipswich Town19/01/1974 | DFulham 1-1 Leicester26/01/1974 | VLeicester 2-1 Fulham30/01/1974 | DQueens Park Rangers 0-0 Leicester02/02/1974 | LLeicester 0-1 West Ham09/02/1974 | VLuton Town 0-4 Leicester16/02/1974 |
Current form
| Away | DEverton 1-1 Sheffield United15/12/1973 | VManchester United 1-2 Sheffield United26/12/1973 | LNewcastle United 1-0 Sheffield United29/12/1973 | LIpswich Town 3-2 Sheffield United05/01/1974 | VBurnley 1-2 Sheffield United19/01/1974 | LNorwich City 2-1 Sheffield United09/02/1974 |
| Overall | DSheffield United 2-2 Tottenham12/01/1974 | VBurnley 1-2 Sheffield United19/01/1974 | DSheffield United 1-1 Everton02/02/1974 | VSheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton05/02/1974 | LNorwich City 2-1 Sheffield United09/02/1974 | DSheffield United 0-0 Stoke City16/02/1974 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
28 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
29 |
|
14 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
10 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
|
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
36 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
37 |
|
22 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
28 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
35 |
|
10 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.28 |
|
1.57 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.21 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.4 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
17 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Frank Worthington | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 15 goals | Alan Woodward | |
| Frank Worthington | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | Alan Woodward | |
| Frank Worthington | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Keith Eddy | |
| Frank Worthington | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Frank Worthington | 9 goals during the last 10 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Alan Woodward | |
Historical head to head
Home
59 gf
40 ga
Away
43 gf
61 ga
Total
102 gf
101 ga
Historical head to head
Home
61 gf
43 ga
Away
40 gf
59 ga
Total
101 gf
102 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 12, 1957 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
January 12, 1957 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
January 04, 1930 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
November 14, 1964 |
Latest head to head
October 06, 1973 - Division 1 1973/1974
February 24, 1973 - Division 1 1972/1973
December 16, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973
January 01, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
September 18, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
|
Ken Keyworth | 3 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Jackie Sinclair | 2 goals | 1965 - 1966 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 2 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
|
Billy Hodgson | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Frank McLintock | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
|
John Sjoberg | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
|
Alan Woodward | 4 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
|
Leonard Allchurch | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Mick Jones | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Gilbert Reece | 2 goals | 1965 - 1968 |
|
Keith Kettleborough | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
|
Barry Hartle | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
|
Graham Cross | 17 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
John Sjoberg | 13 matches | 1962 - 1972 |
|
Dave Gibson | 13 matches | 1962 - 1969 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 12 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
Richie Norman | 11 matches | 1961 - 1967 |
 |
Gordon Banks | 10 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
 |
Alan Hodgkinson | 14 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
|
Len Badger | 13 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
|
Alan Woodward | 10 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
|
Brian Richardson | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Keith Kettleborough | 7 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Joe Shaw | 7 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
They played in both sides
104 matches
107 matches
50 matches
54 matches
7 matches
33 matches
They played in both sides
104 matches
107 matches
50 matches
54 matches
7 matches
33 matches
Competition info
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February 23, 1974
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