1915–16 Sheffield United F.C. season
Sheffield United 1915–16 football season
| 1915–16 season | ||
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| Chairman | Tom Bott | |
| Manager | None (John Nicholson acted as club secretary) | |
| Stadium | Bramall Lane | |
| Midland Section | 2nd | |
| Midland Division | 2nd | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kitchen (13) All: Kitchen (13) | |
| Highest home attendance | 16,000 (vs The Wednesday) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 (vs Lincoln City) | |
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← 1914–15 1916–17 → | ||
The 1915–16 season was the 27th season in existence for Sheffield United. Following the outbreak of World War I the English Football League and cup competitions were suspended, instead the team played in two regional competitions competing in the Midland section. With players away on active service or engaged in the war effort the first team squad was augmented by a series of guest players. These players were usually local born footballers who were home on leave from the army or had returned to the city to take up their former professions. Some were former Blades players whilst others would go on to sign for the club after the end of the war.[1]
At this time the club did not employ a manager, with the team being selected by the Football Committee although the club secretary, John Nicholson, undertook many of the duties now associated with a team manager.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Wartime guest players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Out
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  David Davies | Released | 31 May 1915 | [2] | ||
| FW |  Harry Hall | Released | 30 September 1915 | [3] |
Squad statistics
- As of the end of the season[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Midland Section | Midland Division | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ENG | Ernest Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bill Brelsford | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bill Cook | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jack English | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Robert Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Stan Fazackerley | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  EIR | Billy Gillespie | 30 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |
| GK | ENG | Harold Gough | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Harry Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Fred Hawley | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Ted Hufton | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Joe Kitchen | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Wally Masterman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG | Harry Pantling | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jimmy Revill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tom Richardson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Simmons | 26 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG | Albert Sturgess | 34 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jack Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | George Utley | 33 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
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| MF | ENG | Richard Allott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Fred Brown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Harold Buddery | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Fred Charles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Bert Cook | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ellis Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Harry Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Harry Kay | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Dicky Leafe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | C.L. Needham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | John Poole | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Arthur Robins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Ben Shearman | 25 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Oliver Tummon | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | J. Whiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Alf Wilson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
League tables
Midland Section
Source: [1] | Midland Division (subsidiary competition)
Source: [1]
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Matches
Midland Section
Lincoln City v Sheffield United
| 4 September 1915 | Lincoln City | 7–3 | Sheffield United | Sincil Bank |
Kitchen  ?', ?', ?' | Attendance: 5,000 |
Sheffield United v Bradford City
| 11 September 1915 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Bradford City | Bramall Lane |
| Attendance: 8,500 |
Huddersfield Town v Sheffield United
| 18 September 1915 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Leeds Road |
| Kitchen ?' Fazakerley ?' | Attendance: 3,500 |
Sheffield United v Grimsby Town
| 25 September 1915 | Sheffield United | 6–1 | Grimsby Town | Bramall Lane |
| Kitchen ?', ?', ?' Gillespie ?'Utley ?'Shearman ?' | Attendance: 7,000 |
Notts County v Sheffield United
| 2 October 1915 | Notts County | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Meadow Lane |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
Sheffield United v Derby County
| 9 October 1915 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Derby County | Bramall Lane |
| Kitchen ?' Fazakerley ?' | Attendance: 5,500 |
The Wednesday v Sheffield United
| 16 October 1915 | The Wednesday | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Hillsborough |
| Attendance: 10,500 |
Sheffield United v Bradford Park Avenue
| 23 October 1915 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Bradford Park Avenue | Bramall Lane |
| Gillespie ?' Tummon ?' | Attendance: 5,500 |
Sheffield United v Hull City
| 6 November 1915 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Hull City | Bramall Lane |
| Fazackerley ?', ?' Kitchen ?' | Attendance: 5,000 |
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United
| 13 November 1915 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Sheffield United | City Ground |
| Attendance: 4,000 |
Sheffield United v Barnsley
| 20 November 1915 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Barnsley | Bramall Lane |
| Tummon ?' | Attendance: 7,700 |
Leicester Fosse v Sheffield United
| 27 November 1915 | Leicester Fosse | 2–5 | Sheffield United | Filbert Street |
| Gillespie ?', ?' Kitchen ?', ?'Shearman ?' | Attendance: 3,500 |
Sheffield United v Lincoln City
| 4 December 1915 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Lincoln City | Bramall Lane |
| Kitchen ?', ?' Simmons ?' (pen.)Tummon ?' | Attendance: 3,000 |
Bradford City v Sheffield United
| 11 December 1915 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Valley Parade |
| Simmons ?', ?' | Attendance: 450 |
Sheffield United v Lincoln City
| 18 December 1915 | Sheffield United | 5–1 | Lincoln City | Bramall Lane |
| Simmons ?', ?', ?' Utley ?'Gillespie ?' | Attendance: 5,500 |
Grimsby Town v Sheffield United
| 25 December 1915 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Blundell Park |
| Kay ?' | Attendance: 5,000 |
Leeds City v Sheffield United
| 27 December 1915 | Leeds City | 2-3 | Sheffield United | Elland Road |
| Kay ?', ?' Charles ?' | Attendance: 5,000 |
Sheffield United v Notts County
| 1 January 1916 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Notts County | Bramall Lane |
| Kay ?' | Attendance: 7,500 |
Derby County v Sheffield United
| 8 January 1916 | Derby County | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Baseball Ground |
| Kay ?' | Attendance: 3,000 |
Sheffield United v The Wednesday
| 15 January 1916 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | The Wednesday | Bramall Lane |
| Tummon ?' | Attendance: 16,000 |
Bradford Park Avenue v Sheffield United
| 22 January 1916 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Park Avenue |
| Brown ?' | Attendance: 3,000 |
Sheffield United v Leeds City
| 29 January 1916 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Leeds City | Bramall Lane |
| Buddery ?', ?', ?' Utley ?' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,000 |
Hull City v Sheffield United
| 5 February 1916 | Hull City | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Anlaby Road |
| Brown ?' | Attendance: 4,000 |
Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest
| 12 February 1916 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Bramall Lane |
| Tummon ?' Shearman ?'Simmons ?' | Attendance: 8,000 |
Barnsley v Sheffield United
| 19 February 1916 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Oakwell |
| Attendance: 4,756 |
Sheffield United v Leicester Fosse
| 25 April 1916 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Leicester Fosse | Bramall Lane |
| Wally Masterman ?' | Attendance: 7,000 |
Midland Division (subsidiary competition)
Hull City v Sheffield United
| 4 March 1916 | Hull City | 5–2 | Sheffield United | Anlaby Road |
| Gillespie ?' Tummon ?' | Attendance: 3,000 |
Sheffield United v Rotherham County
| 11 March 1916 | Sheffield United | 2–3 | Rotherham County | Bramall Lane |
| Buddery ?' Utley ?' | Attendance: 4,500 |
Sheffield United v Lincoln City
| 18 March 1916 | Sheffield United | 7–0 | Lincoln City | Bramall Lane |
| Gillespie ?', ?' Kay ?', ?'Simmons ?', ?'Brown ?' | Attendance: 4,000 |
Grimsby Town v Sheffield United
| 25 March 1916 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Blundell Park |
| Gillespie ?' | Attendance: 2,000 |
Sheffield United v The Wednesday
| 1 April 1916 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | The Wednesday | Bramall Lane |
| Simmons ?' | Attendance: 15,000 |
Sheffield United v Hull City
| 8 April 1916 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Hull City | Bramall Lane |
| Buddery ?' Gillespie ?' | Attendance: 5,000 |
Rotherham County v Sheffield United
| 15 April 1916 | Rotherham County | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Millmoor |
| Attendance: 8,000 |
Lincoln City v Sheffield United
| 22 April 1916 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Sincil Bank |
| Masterman ?' | Attendance: 3,500 |
The Wednesday v Sheffield United
| 24 April 1916 | The Wednesday | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Hillsborough Stadium |
| Masterman ?' | Attendance: 14,500 |
Sheffield United v Grimsby Town
| 29 April 1916 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Bramall Lane |
| Attendance: 6,000 |
Friendlies
Sheffield United v The Wednesday
| 6 May 1916 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | The Wednesday | Bramall Lane |
| Gillespie ?' Whiting ?'Tummon ?' | Attendance: 6,000 |
References
- ^ a b c d Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (1999). A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999. Sheffield United. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-9508588-2-X.
- ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
- ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
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