Sheffield United
1915–16 season
ChairmanTom Bott
ManagerNone
(John Nicholson acted as club secretary)
StadiumBramall Lane
Midland Section2nd
Midland Division2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: Kitchen (13)
All: Kitchen (13)
Highest home attendance16,000
(vs The Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance3,000
(vs Lincoln City)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Ernest Blackwell
DF England ENG Bill Brelsford
DF England ENG Bill Cook
DF England ENG Jack English
MF England ENG Robert Evans
FW England ENG Stan Fazackerley
FW Ireland EIR Billy Gillespie
GK England ENG Harold Gough
FW England ENG Harry Hall
DF England ENG Fred Hawley
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Ted Hufton
FW England ENG Joe Kitchen
FW England ENG Wally Masterman
MF England ENG Harry Pantling
MF England ENG Jimmy Revill
DF England ENG Tom Richardson
MF England ENG Jimmy Simmons
MF England ENG Albert Sturgess
FW England ENG Jack Thompson
MF England ENG George Utley (captain)

Wartime guest players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Richard Allott
MF England ENG Fred Brown
FW England ENG Harold Buddery
FW England ENG Fred Charles
MF England ENG Bert Cook
DF England ENG Ellis Hall
FW England ENG Harry Johnson
MF England ENG Harry Kay
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Dicky Leafe
GK England ENG C.L. Needham
DF England ENG John Poole
MF England ENG Arthur Robins
FW England ENG Ben Shearman
MF England ENG Oliver Tummon
FW England ENG J. Whiting
DF England ENG Alf Wilson

Transfers

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Wales David Davies Released 31 May 1915 [2]
FW England Harry Hall Released 30 September 1915 [3]

Squad statistics

As of the end of the season[1]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMidland SectionMidland Division
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Ernest Blackwell 202000
DF England ENG Bill Brelsford 29021080
DF England ENG Bill Cook 1007030
DF England ENG Jack English 403010
MF England ENG Robert Evans 000000
FW England ENG Stan Fazackerley 10410400
FW Ireland EIR Billy Gillespie 3010205105
GK England ENG Harold Gough 220120100
DF England ENG Harry Hall 101000
DF England ENG Fred Hawley 18016020
GK England ENG Ted Hufton 11011000
FW England ENG Joe Kitchen 1313131300
FW England ENG Wally Masterman 522032
MF England ENG Harry Pantling 26017090
MF England ENG Jimmy Revill 303000
DF England ENG Tom Richardson 504010
FW England ENG Jimmy Simmons 261019872
MF England ENG Albert Sturgess 341241100
MF England ENG Jack Thompson 000000
MF England ENG George Utley 334233101
Guest players:
MF England ENG Richard Allott 101000
MF England ENG Fred Brown 522131
FW England ENG Harold Buddery 15510352
FW England ENG Fred Charles 413110
MF England ENG Bert Cook 201010
DF England ENG Ellis Hall 101000
FW England ENG Harry Johnson 200020
MF England ENG Harry Kay 1174473
FW England ENG Dicky Leafe 303000
GK England ENG C.L. Needham 101000
DF England ENG John Poole 1106050
MF England ENG Arthur Robins 303000
FW England ENG Ben Shearman 25323320
MF England ENG Oliver Tummon 22614581
FW England ENG J. Whiting 100010
FW England ENG Alf Wilson 707000

League tables

Matches

Midland Section

4 September 1915 Lincoln City 7–3 Sheffield United Sincil Bank
Kitchen ?', ?', ?' Attendance: 5,000
11 September 1915 Sheffield United 0–1 Bradford City Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,500
18 September 1915 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield United Leeds Road
Kitchen ?'
Fazakerley ?'
Attendance: 3,500
25 September 1915 Sheffield United 6–1 Grimsby Town Bramall Lane
Kitchen ?', ?', ?'
Gillespie ?'
Utley ?'
Shearman ?'
Attendance: 7,000
2 October 1915 Notts County 3–0 Sheffield United Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,000
9 October 1915 Sheffield United 2–0 Derby County Bramall Lane
Kitchen ?'
Fazakerley ?'
Attendance: 5,500
16 October 1915 The Wednesday 0–0 Sheffield United Hillsborough
Attendance: 10,500
23 October 1915 Sheffield United 2–2 Bradford Park Avenue Bramall Lane
Gillespie ?'
Tummon ?'
Attendance: 5,500
6 November 1915 Sheffield United 3–0 Hull City Bramall Lane
Fazackerley ?', ?'
Kitchen ?'
Attendance: 5,000
13 November 1915 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield United City Ground
Attendance: 4,000
20 November 1915 Sheffield United 1–0 Barnsley Bramall Lane
Tummon ?' Attendance: 7,700
27 November 1915 Leicester Fosse 2–5 Sheffield United Filbert Street
Gillespie ?', ?'
Kitchen ?', ?'
Shearman ?'
Attendance: 3,500
4 December 1915 Sheffield United 4–1 Lincoln City Bramall Lane
Kitchen ?', ?'
Simmons ?' (pen.)
Tummon ?'
Attendance: 3,000
11 December 1915 Bradford City 1–2 Sheffield United Valley Parade
Simmons ?', ?' Attendance: 450
18 December 1915 Sheffield United 5–1 Lincoln City Bramall Lane
Simmons ?', ?', ?'
Utley ?'
Gillespie ?'
Attendance: 5,500
25 December 1915 Grimsby Town 2–1 Sheffield United Blundell Park
Kay ?' Attendance: 5,000
27 December 1915 Leeds City 2-3 Sheffield United Elland Road
Kay ?', ?'
Charles ?'
Attendance: 5,000
1 January 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 Notts County Bramall Lane
Kay ?' Attendance: 7,500
8 January 1916 Derby County 2–1 Sheffield United Baseball Ground
Kay ?' Attendance: 3,000
15 January 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 The Wednesday Bramall Lane
Tummon ?' Attendance: 16,000
22 January 1916 Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Sheffield United Park Avenue
Brown ?' Attendance: 3,000
29 January 1916 Sheffield United 4–1 Leeds City Bramall Lane
Buddery ?', ?', ?'
Utley ?' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
5 February 1916 Hull City 2–1 Sheffield United Anlaby Road
Brown ?' Attendance: 4,000
12 February 1916 Sheffield United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Bramall Lane
Tummon ?'
Shearman ?'
Simmons ?'
Attendance: 8,000
19 February 1916 Barnsley 0–0 Sheffield United Oakwell
Attendance: 4,756
25 April 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 Leicester Fosse Bramall Lane
Wally Masterman ?' Attendance: 7,000

Midland Division (subsidiary competition)

4 March 1916 Hull City 5–2 Sheffield United Anlaby Road
Gillespie ?'
Tummon ?'
Attendance: 3,000
11 March 1916 Sheffield United 2–3 Rotherham County Bramall Lane
Buddery ?'
Utley ?'
Attendance: 4,500
18 March 1916 Sheffield United 7–0 Lincoln City Bramall Lane
Gillespie ?', ?'
Kay ?', ?'
Simmons ?', ?'
Brown ?'
Attendance: 4,000
25 March 1916 Grimsby Town 0–1 Sheffield United Blundell Park
Gillespie ?' Attendance: 2,000
1 April 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 The Wednesday Bramall Lane
Simmons ?' Attendance: 15,000
8 April 1916 Sheffield United 2–0 Hull City Bramall Lane
Buddery ?'
Gillespie ?'
Attendance: 5,000
15 April 1916 Rotherham County 1–0 Sheffield United Millmoor
Attendance: 8,000
22 April 1916 Lincoln City 1–1 Sheffield United Sincil Bank
Masterman ?' Attendance: 3,500
24 April 1916 The Wednesday 0–1 Sheffield United Hillsborough Stadium
Masterman ?' Attendance: 14,500
29 April 1916 Sheffield United 0–0 Grimsby Town Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

6 May 1916 Sheffield United 3–0 The Wednesday Bramall Lane
Gillespie ?'
Whiting ?'
Tummon ?'
Attendance: 6,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
  3. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
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