Vital QPR takes a look at Sunday’s opponents Sheffield United
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Facts and figures |
Founded: 1889
Nickname: The Blades
Ground: Bramall Lane (Capacity: 32,702)
Manager: Kevin Blackwell
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Selected Honours |
Premiership: Whilst branded as Division One: 1897-98; Runners up: 1896-97, 1899-1900
FA Cup: 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925; Runners up: 1901, 1936
Championship: Whilst branded as Division Two: 1952-53; Runners up: 1892-93, 1938-39, 1960-61, 1970-71, 1989-90, 2005-06
League One:Whilst branded as Division Three:Runners up:1988-89
League Two:Whilst branded as Division Four: 1981-82
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Club Records |
Record Attendance: 68,287 v Leeds United (15 Feb 1936)
Record victory: 10-0 v Port Vale (10 Dec 1892) and v Burnley (19 Jan 1929)
Record defeat: 0-13 v Bolton Wanderers (01 Feb 1890)
Record Buy: £4m for James Beattie from Everton
Record Sale: £4m for Phil Jagielka to Everton, July 2007
Record Appearances: 631 – Joe Shaw
Record Goals: 201 – Harry Johnson
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Squad |
Goalkeepers:
13. Ian Bennett
22. Justin Haber
23. Mark Bunn (on loan from Blackburn)
30. Carl Ikeme (on loan from Wolves)
Defenders:
3. Gary Naysmith
5. Chris Morgan (captain)
6. Matt Kilgallon
16. Andy Taylor
19. Jordan Stewart
26. Derek Geart
32. Toni Kallio (on loan from Fulham)
33. Jonathan Fortune
34. Kyle Walker (on loan from Spurs)
Midfielders:
2. Ryan France
4. Nick Montgomery
10. Kyel Reid
12. Lee Williamson
15. James Harper (on loan from Reading)
25. Glen Little
28. Stephen Quinn
Strikers:
7. Darius Henderson
9. Ched Evans
17. Richard Cresswell (on loan from Stoke)
18. Jamie Ward
37. Henri Camera
39. Jordan Robertson
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Last Five Fixtures |
Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United 2-0 Crystal Palace
QPR 1-1 Sheffield United
Leicester City 2-1 Sheffield United
Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End
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Last Five Fixtures v QPR |
QPR 1-1 Sheffield United (19 Dec 2009)
QPR 0-0 Sheffield United (07 Mar 2009)
Sheffield United 3-0 QPR (16 Aug 2008)
QPR 1-1 Sheffield United (23 Feb 2008)
Sheffield United 2-1 QPR (12 Jan 2008)
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