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 After a season long of football in non-league's highest tier just 90 minutes separated Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town for a return to the Football League. For Rovers, they would join City rivals Robins in gaining promotion after they romped home to the League One title whilst bouncing back instantly after finding themselves relegated into the Vanarama Conference twelve months ago...
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 The 2002/03 season saw Sheffield United reach the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions (FA Cup and League Cup) whilst in the First Division they would be losing finalists to Wolverhampton Wanderers in Cardiff. We look at that epic cup trail which saw them beat Yorkshire rivals Leeds United before facing Arsenal at Old Trafford.
 There are many local derbies contested up and down the land with the Steel City Derby between Sheffield United and Wednesday remaining very close to my heart and whilst the likes of the Glasgow, Black Country, Manchester and Merseyside derbies are well publicised it is more noted that the Lancashire derby between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers is one not to be missed.
Simon Stainrod was a professional footballer who was a forward for home town clubs Sheffield Wednesday and United as well as Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City and featured in an FA Cup Final.
We research the career of former Arsenal, Mansfield Town and Chesterfield midfielder John Matthews...
Essex born defender/midfielder Andy Keeley who turned out for Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United...
We profile the career of Jeff King who played for both Sheffield United and Wednesday as well as Derby County, Portsmouth and Walsall...
Striker who served a host of clubs including Manchester City, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Everton and both Sheffield United and Wednesday between 1975 to 1995...
Grandson of former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper James Massey. Roy made few appearances in the Football League for Rotherham United, Colchester United and Leyton Orient. However this striker did once net a hat-trick against Reading whilst representing the U's.
Jimmy Hagan was a football legend for Sheffield United having commanded the Forward position and once turned down a move to rivals Wednesday...
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about meI have been a football fan all my life and although I do support my own club I find football and its history fascinating. No matter which club it is (football league or non-league), victorean football or modern era I enjoy reading and writing about it. So please enjoy my site and if you have any requests please email me them and will endeavor to researching it. 
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