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Sheffield United 2-1 Chelsea - September 16, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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Sheffield United 2-1 Chelsea - September 16, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973

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0
photo William Dearden 0' - Goal William Deardenphoto Alan Woodward 0' - Goal Alan Woodward0
0photo Chris Garland 0' - Goal Chris Garland
HT

logo Sheffield United SU

46photo John Boylephoto David Webb 46' - Substitution David Webbis substituted by John Boyle
FT

logo Chelsea CHE

logo Chelsea CHE

Team line-ups

Sheffield United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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McAlister
photo Thomas McAlister
Thomas McAlister
Scotland
B.date10/12/1952
Age19 years
positionGoalkeeper
Goulding
photo Steve Goulding
Steve Goulding
England
B.date21/01/1954
Age18 years
positionDefender
Colquhoun
photo Edmond Colquhoun
Edmond Colquhoun
Scotland
B.date29/03/1945
Age27 years
positionCentral defender
Flynn
photo John Flynn
John Flynn
England
B.date20/03/1948
Age24 years
positionDefender
Badger
photo Len Badger
Len Badger
England
B.date08/06/1945
Age27 years
positionRight full-back
Hemsley
photo Ted Hemsley
Ted Hemsley
England
B.date01/09/1943
Age29 years
positionLeft full-back
Currie
photo Tony Currie
Tony Currie
England
B.date01/01/1950
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Ford
photo David Ford
David Ford
England
B.date02/03/1945
Age27 years
positionRight Winger
Hockey
photo Trevor Hockey
Trevor Hockey
Wales
B.date01/05/1943
Age29 years
positionForward
Dearden0
photo William Dearden
William Dearden
England
B.date11/02/1944
Age28 years
positionForward
Woodward0
photo Alan Woodward
Alan Woodward
England
B.date07/09/1946
Age26 years
positionWinger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Thomas McAlister 19 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Steve Goulding 18 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Edmond Colquhoun 27 58 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Flynn 24 36 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Len Badger 27 214 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ted Hemsley 29 55 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Tony Currie 22 66 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
David Ford 27 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Trevor Hockey 29 44 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
William Dearden 28 46 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Woodward 26 182 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

67

Chelsea

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Bonetti
photo Peter Bonetti
Peter Bonetti
England
B.date27/09/1941
Age30 years
H1m80  
positionGoalkeeper
Webb46
photo David Webb
David Webb
England
B.date09/04/1946
Age26 years
positionDefender
Harris
photo Ron Harris
Ron Harris
England
B.date13/11/1944
Age27 years
positionDefender
McCreadie
photo Eddie McCreadie
Eddie McCreadie
Scotland
B.date15/04/1940
Age32 years
positionDefender
Droy
photo Michael Droy
Michael Droy
England
B.date07/05/1951
Age21 years
positionCentral defender
Hollins
photo John Hollins
John Hollins
England
B.date16/07/1946
Age26 years
positionCentral defender
Mulligan
photo Paddy Mulligan
Paddy Mulligan
Republic of Ireland
B.date17/03/1945
Age27 years
positionRight full-back
Kember
photo Steve Kember
Steve Kember
England
B.date08/12/1948
Age23 years
positionMidfield
Bason
photo Brian Bason
Brian Bason
England
B.date03/09/1955
Age17 years
H1m75  
positionMidfield
Feely
photo Peter Feely
Peter Feely
England
B.date03/01/1950
Age22 years
H1m83  
positionForward
Garland0
photo Chris Garland
Chris Garland
England
B.date24/04/1949
Age23 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Peter Bonetti 30 519 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Webb 46 26 232 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ron Harris 27 463 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Eddie McCreadie 32 338 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Michael Droy 21 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Hollins 26 428 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paddy Mulligan 27 78 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Steve Kember 23 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Brian Bason 17 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter Feely 22 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Chris Garland 23 33 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

195

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
John Boyle 46 25 257 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Ford

IN

change player

Stewart Scullion

OUT

Edmond Colquhoun

IN

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Ian MacKenzie

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Peter Feely

IN

change player

Peter Osgood

OUT

Brian Bason

IN

change player

Alan Hudson

OUT

Michael Droy

IN

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Peter Houseman

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

John Harris

55

591

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Harris vs Chelsea

4 victories

2 draws

10 losses

Latest figure on September 16, 1972

Harris vs Sexton

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on September 16, 1972

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

42

273

Success rate in this team:

49 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Sexton vs Sheffield United

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on September 16, 1972

Sexton vs Harris

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on September 16, 1972

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Key figures

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John Harris has registered 150 participation since the 01/07/1969 as the manager of next after this match..

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Sheffield United keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 26/08/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/03/1971-31/08/1971 time period (16 matches).

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It's the first time Chris Garland scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LSheffield United 0-4 Derby County08/04/1972

VSheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace22/04/1972

LSheffield United 0-2 Leeds United15/08/1972

LSheffield United 1-2 Newcastle United19/08/1972

DSheffield United 0-0 Ipswich Town29/08/1972

VSheffield United 3-1 Southampton02/09/1972

Overall

DStoke City 2-2 Sheffield United23/08/1972

VWest Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United26/08/1972

DSheffield United 0-0 Ipswich Town29/08/1972

VSheffield United 3-1 Southampton02/09/1972

VWorkington 0-1 Sheffield United06/09/1972

DNorwich City 1-1 Sheffield United09/09/1972

Current form

Away

LLeeds United 2-0 Chelsea01/05/1972

DLeicester 1-1 Chelsea16/08/1972

VDerby County 1-2 Chelsea19/08/1972

DManchester United 0-0 Chelsea30/08/1972

DArsenal 1-1 Chelsea02/09/1972

VSouthend 0-1 Chelsea06/09/1972

Overall

LChelsea 1-2 Liverpool23/08/1972

VChelsea 2-1 Manchester City26/08/1972

DManchester United 0-0 Chelsea30/08/1972

DArsenal 1-1 Chelsea02/09/1972

VSouthend 0-1 Chelsea06/09/1972

LChelsea 1-3 West Ham09/09/1972

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Drawing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 2 6
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 1 0
Scoring streak 1 3
Conceding streak 1 1

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 1 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 5 0
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 1 2
Scoring streak 2 3
Conceding streak 0 1
Invincibility streak 1 0

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

8

Number of games (Competition total)

8

4

Number of games (Home / Away)

4

3

Victories (Competition total)

3

1

Victories (Home / Away)

1

3

Draws (Competition total)

3

1

Draws (Home / Away)

3

2

Losses (Competition total)

2

2

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

11

Goals scored (Competition total)

12

4

Goals scored (Home / Away)

4

9

Goals conceded (Competition total)

9

5

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

3

1.38

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.5

1

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1

1.13

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.13

1.25

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0.75

Betting aid

4

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

5

2

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

1

2

Clean sheets (Competition total)

2

1

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

1

2

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

1

2

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

1

5

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

6

2

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

3

0-2
(1 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-1
(2 times)

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

photo Alan WoodwardAlan Woodward3 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)6 goalsChris Garlandphoto Chris Garland
photo William DeardenWilliam Dearden2 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)2 goalsChris Garlandphoto Chris Garland
photo William DeardenWilliam Dearden3 goals during the last 2 matchesThe fittest player1 goal during the last matchChris Garlandphoto Chris Garland

Historical head to head

Home

30 matches
14 v
5 d
11 l

53 gf

41 ga

Away

29 matches
4 v
8 d
17 l

28 gf

55 ga

Total

59 matches
18 v
13 d
28 l

81 gf

96 ga

Historical head to head

Home

29 matches
17 v
8 d
4 l

55 gf

28 ga

Away

30 matches
11 v
5 d
14 l

41 gf

53 ga

Total

59 matches
28 v
13 d
18 l

96 gf

81 ga

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
February 21, 1931
Home
4 - 0
February 21, 1931

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 1
September 09, 1961
Away
3 - 0
January 04, 1908

Latest head to head

March 29, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972

September 25, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972

May 11, 1968 - Division 1 1967/1968

September 06, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968

April 17, 1967 - Division 1 1966/1967

Best historical scorers against Chelsea

photo Mick Jones Mick Jones 3 goals 1963 - 1967
photo Derek Pace Derek Pace 2 goals 1961 - 1962
photo Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw 1 goal 1967 - 1967
photo John Docherty John Docherty 1 goal 1965 - 1965
photo Brian Richardson Brian Richardson 1 goal 1963 - 1963
photo William Russell William Russell 1 goal 1962 - 1962
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Best historical scorers against Sheffield United

photo Robert Tambling Robert Tambling 8 goals 1961 - 1967
photo Barry Bridges Barry Bridges 6 goals 1961 - 1965
photo Bert Murray Bert Murray 4 goals 1963 - 1965
photo David Webb David Webb 2 goals 1972 - 1972
photo George Graham George Graham 2 goals 1965 - 1966
photo Peter Osgood Peter Osgood 2 goals 1965 - 1968
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Players with most games played vs Chelsea

photo Alan Hodgkinson Alan Hodgkinson 12 matches 1961 - 1968
photo Len Badger Len Badger 10 matches 1964 - 1972
photo Alan Woodward Alan Woodward 9 matches 1964 - 1972
photo Ken Mallender Ken Mallender 8 matches 1964 - 1968
photo Mick Jones Mick Jones 8 matches 1963 - 1967
photo Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw 8 matches 1963 - 1968
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Players with most games played vs Sheffield United

photo Peter Bonetti Peter Bonetti 13 matches 1961 - 1972
photo Ron Harris Ron Harris 12 matches 1963 - 1972
photo John Hollins John Hollins 11 matches 1964 - 1972
photo Marvin Hinton Marvin Hinton 10 matches 1963 - 1971
photo Eddie McCreadie Eddie McCreadie 8 matches 1963 - 1968
photo Robert Tambling Robert Tambling 8 matches 1961 - 1967
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They played in both sides

107 matches

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96 matches

1964 - 1970
Total : 1 players
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They played in both sides

107 matches

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96 matches

1964 - 1970
Total : 1 players
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Competition info

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