Sheffield United 2-1 Grimsby Town - September 15, 1998 / League Cup 1998/1999
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28'
69'
51'
Lee Ashcroft
SU
28' - Goal
Ian Hamilton28
45' - Substitution
Tony Gallimoreis substituted by David Smith
45' - Substitution
Jack Lesteris substituted by Lee Nogan
SU
51' - Goal
Lee Ashcroft
56' - Substitution
Gareth Tayloris substituted by Marcelo56 69' - Goal
Bobby Ford69
86' - Substitution
Kingsley Blackis substituted by Danny Butterfield
GT
GT
Team line-ups
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andy Goram | 34 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Traianos Dellas | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Marker | 33 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lee Sandford | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Vassilis Borbokis | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wayne Quinn | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Ford | 69 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ian Hamilton | 28 | 30 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Graham Stuart | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gareth Taylor | 56 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dean Saunders | 34 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Grimsby Town
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Aidan Davison | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Gallimore | 45 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Richard Smith | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McDermott | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kingsley Black | 86 | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Wayne Burnett | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Groves | 32 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Widdrington | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jack Lester | 45 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Livingstone | 29 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lee Ashcroft | 51 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Marcelo | 56 | 28 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Danny Butterfield | 86 | 18 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Smith | 45 | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lee Nogan | 45 | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
37
11
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Bruce vs Grimsby Town
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Bruce vs Buckley
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
47
309
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Buckley vs Sheffield United
2 victories
2 draws
7 losses
Buckley vs Bruce
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time in his career that Ian Hamilton scores at least 1 goals during the same game in League Cup with Sheffield United
It's the first time Lee Ashcroft scores 1 goal in League Cup with Grimsby Town
Sheffield United keeps its 20 matches with at least one goal scored vs Grimsby Town at home running (since 27/09/1892). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSheffield United 2-1 Sunderland10/05/1998 | VSheffield United 2-1 Swindon Town08/08/1998 | VSheffield United 3-1 Darlington 1883-201211/08/1998 | LSheffield United 0-2 Birmingham City22/08/1998 | VSheffield United 3-1 Crewe Alexandra31/08/1998 | VSheffield United 3-2 Grimsby Town08/09/1998 |
| Overall | LSheffield United 0-2 Birmingham City22/08/1998 | DBolton Wanderers 2-2 Sheffield United29/08/1998 | VSheffield United 3-1 Crewe Alexandra31/08/1998 | LHuddersfield Town 1-0 Sheffield United05/09/1998 | VSheffield United 3-2 Grimsby Town08/09/1998 | DBradford 2-2 Sheffield United12/09/1998 |
Current form
| Away | DFulham 1-1 Grimsby Town09/05/1998 | LBolton Wanderers 2-0 Grimsby Town15/08/1998 | DPreston North End 0-0 Grimsby Town18/08/1998 | DOxford United 0-0 Grimsby Town29/08/1998 | LStockport 2-0 Grimsby Town05/09/1998 | LSheffield United 3-2 Grimsby Town08/09/1998 |
| Overall | VGrimsby Town 1-0 Huddersfield Town22/08/1998 | DOxford United 0-0 Grimsby Town29/08/1998 | VGrimsby Town 5-1 West Bromwich Albion31/08/1998 | LStockport 2-0 Grimsby Town05/09/1998 | LSheffield United 3-2 Grimsby Town08/09/1998 | LGrimsby Town 1-2 Barnsley12/09/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 16 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Dean Saunders | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
 | Vassilis Borbokis | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Dean Saunders | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
27 ga
Away
33 gf
27 ga
Total
89 gf
54 ga
Historical head to head
Home
27 gf
33 ga
Away
27 gf
56 ga
Total
54 gf
89 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 27, 1982 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
October 27, 1982 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 24, 1949 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
November 21, 1995 |
Latest head to head
September 08, 1998 - First Division 1998/1999
February 22, 1997 - First Division 1996/1997
November 03, 1996 - First Division 1996/1997
April 20, 1996 - First Division 1995/1996
November 21, 1995 - First Division 1995/1996
They played in both sides
10 matches
3 matches
2 matches
3 matches
They played in both sides
10 matches
3 matches
2 matches
3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 15, 1998
September 16, 1998
September 22, 1998
September 23, 1998
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