Did You Know?

  • England’s legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield in 1937.
  • Sheffield United have won the FA Cup 4 times.
  • MP David Blunkett is a loyal Sheffield Wednesday fan.
  • Former England and now FC Twente manager Steve McClaren was born in York.
  • There was once a professional team called the Zulus based in Sheffield.
  • Former Huddersfield and Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman is believed to have introduced shirt numbers to the game.

2 Responses

  1. Ali, on December 8th, 2008 at 6:22 pm Said:

    Really like the ‘did you know?’ section. More random facts please, I love this kind of stuff!

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  2. chris2903, on December 10th, 2008 at 1:51 pm Said:

    I like this section. Keep using the facts please.

    Reply

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