1915–16 Sheffield United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Sheffield United 1915–16 None(John Nicholson acted as club secretary) Tom Bott Bramall Lane Midland Section 2nd Midland Division 2nd Kitchen (13) Kitchen (13) 16,000(vs The Wednesday) 3,000(vs Lincoln City) _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 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. 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 yes yes ENG GK Ernest Blackwell yes ENG DF Bill Brelsford yes ENG DF Bill Cook yes ENG DF Jack English yes ENG MF Robert Evans yes ENG FW Stan Fazackerley yes IRE FW Billy Gillespie yes ENG GK Harold Gough yes ENG FW Harry Hall yes ENG DF Fred Hawley yes yes ENG GK Ted Hufton yes ENG FW Joe Kitchen yes ENG FW Wally Masterman yes ENG MF Harry Pantling yes ENG MF Jimmy Revill yes ENG DF Tom Richardson yes ENG MF Jimmy Simmons yes ENG MF Albert Sturgess yes ENG FW Jack Thompson yes ENG MF George Utley captain Wartime guest players yes yes ENG MF Richard Allott yes ENG MF Fred Brown yes ENG FW Harold Buddery yes ENG FW Fred Charles yes ENG MF Bert Cook yes ENG DF Ellis Hall yes ENG FW Harry Johnson yes ENG MF Harry Kay yes yes ENG FW Dicky Leafe yes ENG GK C.L. Needham yes ENG DF John Poole yes ENG MF Arthur Robins yes ENG FW Ben Shearman yes ENG MF Oliver Tummon yes ENG FW J. Whiting yes ENG DF Alf Wilson Transfers Out Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource0 FWDavies, David WAL 1807 David DaviesReleased31 May 1915Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham Sheffield United Who's Who Hallamshire Press 2008 98 978-1-874718-69-70 FWHall, Harry ENG Harry HallReleased30 September 1915Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham Sheffield United Who's Who Hallamshire Press 2008 144 978-1-874718-69-7 Squad statistics the end of the seasonDenis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999 Sheffield United 1999 122–123 0-9508588-2-X Midland Section Midland Division ENG GK Ernest Blackwell 2 0 0 0 ENG DF Bill Brelsford 21 0 8 0 ENG DF Bill Cook 7 0 3 0 ENG DF Jack English 3 0 1 0 ENG MF Robert Evans 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Stan Fazackerley 10 4 0 0 IRE FW Billy Gillespie 20 5 10 5 ENG GK Harold Gough 12 0 10 0 ENG DF Harry Hall 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Fred Hawley 16 0 2 0 ENG GK Ted Hufton 11 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Kitchen 13 13 0 0 ENG FW Wally Masterman 2 0 3 2 ENG MF Harry Pantling 17 0 9 0 ENG MF Jimmy Revill 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Tom Richardson 4 0 1 0 ENG FW Jimmy Simmons 19 8 7 2 ENG MF Albert Sturgess 24 1 10 0 ENG MF Jack Thompson 0 0 0 0 ENG MF George Utley 23 3 10 1 |- |colspan="10"|Guest players: ENG MF Richard Allott 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Fred Brown 2 1 3 1 ENG FW Harold Buddery 10 3 5 2 ENG FW Fred Charles 3 1 1 0 ENG MF Bert Cook 1 0 1 0 ENG DF Ellis Hall 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Harry Johnson 0 0 2 0 ENG MF Harry Kay 4 4 7 3 ENG FW Dicky Leafe 3 0 0 0 ENG GK C.L. Needham 1 0 0 0 ENG DF John Poole 6 0 5 0 ENG MF Arthur Robins 3 0 0 0 ENG FW Ben Shearman 23 3 2 0 ENG MF Oliver Tummon 14 5 8 1 ENG FW J. Whiting 0 0 1 0 ENG FW Alf Wilson 7 0 0 0 |} League tables Midland Section main WDL 2 SHU Q NOT Nottingham Forest SHU Sheffield United HUD Huddersfield Town BRC Bradford City BAR Barnsley 15 5 6 48 25 12 7 7 51 36 12 5 9 43 36 12 4 10 52 32 12 4 10 46 55 complete Midland Division (subsidiary competition) main WDL 2 SHU Q GRI Grimsby Town SHU Sheffield United ROT Rotherham County HUL Hull City WED The Wednesday LIN Lincoln City 5 2 3 25 10 4 3 3 17 11 5 1 4 20 24 5 0 5 18 27 3 3 4 10 13 2 3 5 17 22 complete Matches Midland Section 4 September 1915 Lincoln City 7–3 Sheffield United Kitchen ? ? ? Sincil Bank 5,000 L 11 September 1915 Sheffield United 0–1 Bradford City Bramall Lane 8,500 L 18 September 1915 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield United Kitchen ?Fazakerley? Leeds Road 3,500 D 25 September 1915 Sheffield United 6–1 Grimsby Town Kitchen ? ? ?Gillespie ?Utley ?Shearman ? Bramall Lane 7,000 W 2 October 1915 Notts County 3–0 Sheffield United Meadow Lane 3,000 L 9 October 1915 Sheffield United 2–0 Derby County Kitchen ?Fazakerley ? Bramall Lane 5,500 W 16 October 1915 The Wednesday 0–0 Sheffield United Hillsborough 10,500 D 23 October 1915 Sheffield United 2–2 Bradford Park Avenue Gillespie ?Tummon ? Bramall Lane 5,500 D 6 November 1915 Sheffield United 3–0 Hull City Fazackerley ? ?Kitchen ? Bramall Lane 5,000 W 13 November 1915 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield United City Ground 4,000 L 20 November 1915 Sheffield United 1–0 Barnsley Tummon ? Bramall Lane 7,700 W 27 November 1915 Leicester Fosse 2–5 Sheffield United Gillespie ? ?Kitchen ? ?Shearman ? Filbert Street 3,500 W 4 December 1915 Sheffield United 4–1 Lincoln City Kitchen ? ?Simmons ? pen.Tummon ? Bramall Lane 3,000 W 11 December 1915 Bradford City 1–2 Sheffield United Simmons ? ? Valley Parade 450 W 18 December 1915 Sheffield United 5–1 Lincoln City Simmons ? ? ?Utley ?Gillespie ? Bramall Lane 5,500 W 25 December 1915 Grimsby Town 2–1 Sheffield United Kay ? Blundell Park 5,000 L 27 December 1915 Leeds City 2-3 Sheffield United Kay ? ?Charles ? Elland Road 5,000 W 1 January 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 Notts County Kay ? Bramall Lane 7,500 W 8 January 1916 Derby County 2–1 Sheffield United Kay ? Baseball Ground 3,000 L 15 January 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 The Wednesday Tummon ? Bramall Lane 16,000 D 22 January 1916 Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Sheffield United Brown ? Park Avenue 3,000 W 29 January 1916 Sheffield United 4–1 Leeds City Buddery ? ? ?Utley ? pen. Bramall Lane 8,000 W 5 February 1916 Hull City 2–1 Sheffield United Brown ? Anlaby Road 4,000 L 12 February 1916 Sheffield United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Tummon ?Shearman ?Simmons ? Bramall Lane 8,000 W 19 February 1916 Barnsley 0–0 Sheffield United Oakwell 4,756 D 25 April 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 Leicester Fosse Wally Masterman ? Bramall Lane 7,000 D Midland Division (subsidiary competition) 4 March 1916 Hull City 5–2 Sheffield United Gillespie ?Tummon ? Anlaby Road 3,000 L 11 March 1916 Sheffield United 2–3 Rotherham County Buddery ?Utley ? Bramall Lane 4,500 L 18 March 1916 Sheffield United 7–0 Lincoln City Gillespie ? ?Kay ? ?Simmons ? ?Brown ? Bramall Lane 4,000 W 25 March 1916 Grimsby Town 0–1 Sheffield United Gillespie ? Blundell Park 2,000 W 1 April 1916 Sheffield United 1–1 The Wednesday Simmons ? Bramall Lane 15,000 D 8 April 1916 Sheffield United 2–0 Hull City Buddery ?Gillespie ? Bramall Lane 5,000 W 15 April 1916 Rotherham County 1–0 Sheffield United Millmoor 8,000 L 22 April 1916 Lincoln City 1–1 Sheffield United Masterman ? Sincil Bank 3,500 D 24 April 1916 The Wednesday 0–1 Sheffield United Masterman ? Hillsborough Stadium 14,500 W 29 April 1916 Sheffield United 0–0 Grimsby Town Bramall Lane 6,000 D Friendlies 6 May 1916 Sheffield United 3–0 The Wednesday Gillespie ?Whiting ?Tummon ? Bramall Lane 6,000 W References Sheffield United Category:Sheffield United F.C. seasons