1915–16 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1915–16 season
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)
	Home colours
	Home colours

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.		Position	Player
		GK	Ernest Blackwell
		DF	Bill Brelsford
		DF	Bill Cook
		DF	Jack English
		MF	Robert Evans
		FW	Stan Fazackerley
		FW	Billy Gillespie
		GK	Harold Gough
		FW	Harry Hall
		DF	Fred Hawley

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Ted Hufton
		FW	Joe Kitchen
		FW	Wally Masterman
		MF	Harry Pantling
		MF	Jimmy Revill
		DF	Tom Richardson
		MF	Jimmy Simmons
		MF	Albert Sturgess
		FW	Jack Thompson
		MF	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.		Position	Player
		MF	Richard Allott
		MF	Fred Brown
		FW	Harold Buddery
		FW	Fred Charles
		MF	Bert Cook
		DF	Ellis Hall
		FW	Harry Johnson
		MF	Harry Kay

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Dicky Leafe
		GK	C.L. Needham
		DF	John Poole
		MF	Arthur Robins
		FW	Ben Shearman
		MF	Oliver Tummon
		FW	J. Whiting
		DF	Alf Wilson

Transfers

Out

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Ernest Blackwell	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF		Bill Brelsford	29	0	21	0	8	0
	DF		Bill Cook	10	0	7	0	3	0
	DF		Jack English	4	0	3	0	1	0
	MF		Robert Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Stan Fazackerley	10	4	10	4	0	0
	FW		Billy Gillespie	30	10	20	5	10	5
	GK		Harold Gough	22	0	12	0	10	0
	DF		Harry Hall	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Fred Hawley	18	0	16	0	2	0
	GK		Ted Hufton	11	0	11	0	0	0
	FW		Joe Kitchen	13	13	13	13	0	0
	FW		Wally Masterman	5	2	2	0	3	2
	MF		Harry Pantling	26	0	17	0	9	0
	MF		Jimmy Revill	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF		Tom Richardson	5	0	4	0	1	0
	FW		Jimmy Simmons	26	10	19	8	7	2
	MF		Albert Sturgess	34	1	24	1	10	0
	MF		Jack Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		George Utley	33	4	23	3	10	1
Guest players:
	MF		Richard Allott	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Fred Brown	5	2	2	1	3	1
	FW		Harold Buddery	15	5	10	3	5	2
	FW		Fred Charles	4	1	3	1	1	0
	MF		Bert Cook	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Ellis Hall	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Harry Johnson	2	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		Harry Kay	11	7	4	4	7	3
	FW		Dicky Leafe	3	0	3	0	0	0
	GK		C.L. Needham	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		John Poole	11	0	6	0	5	0
	MF		Arthur Robins	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW		Ben Shearman	25	3	23	3	2	0
	MF		Oliver Tummon	22	6	14	5	8	1
	FW		J. Whiting	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Alf Wilson	7	0	7	0	0	0

League tables

Midland Section

As of the end of the season^[1]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest	26	15	5	6	48	25	+23	35
2	Sheffield United	26	12	7	7	51	36	+15	31
3	Huddersfield Town	26	12	5	9	43	36	+7	29
4	Bradford City	26	12	4	10	52	32	+20	28
5	Barnsley	26	12	4	10	46	55	-9	28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Midland Division (subsidiary competition)

As of the end of the season^[1]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Grimsby Town	10	5	2	3	25	10	+15	12
2	Sheffield United	10	4	3	3	17	11	+6	11
3	Rotherham County	10	5	1	4	20	24	-4	11
4	Hull City	10	5	0	5	18	27	-9	10
5	The Wednesday	10	3	3	4	10	13	-3	9
6	Lincoln City	10	2	3	5	17	22	-5	7

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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	3–2	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	2–0	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 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.
↑ 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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[player_stats-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.

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

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