William Dearden

01/07/79 >		Retired
01/07/77 > 01/07/79		Chesterfield
01/07/76 > 01/07/77		Chester City
01/07/70 > 01/07/76		Sheffield U
01/07/68 > 01/07/70		Chester City
01/07/66 > 01/07/68		Crewe
01/07/63 > 01/07/66		Oldham

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Player career by clubLast updated on 18/05/2024 at 15:27

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Sheffield U	145	49		256	12543			97%141	39%56	35%51

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Arsenal	9	3	2
Leicester	8	3	1
Ipswich Town	6	3	1
Palace	4	3	3
Stoke City	8	2	0
Liverpool	6	1	0
West Ham	4	2	4
Charlton	3	1	1
Norwich City	3	2	1
WBA	3	1	3
Chelsea	7	4	2
Wolves	7	2	2
Leeds United	6	1	2
Man United	5	2	2
Newcastle	5	2	1
Everton	5	2	2
Birmingham	5	2	1
Coventry	5	2	2
Derby County	5	2	2
QPR	3	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Arsenal	9	5	12
Liverpool	6	4	11
Leeds United	6	4	11
Man City	8	4	17
Stoke City	8	4	13
Coventry	5	3	10
Derby County	5	3	9
Man United	5	2	8
Chelsea	7	2	10
Newcastle	5	2	8
Tottenham	7	2	11
Wolves	7	2	9
Leicester	8	2	7
Southampton	5	2	9
QPR	3	2	2
Burnley	3	2	6
Cardiff City	1	1	3
Everton	5	1	7
Aston Villa	1	1	5
Birmingham	5	1	5

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1978/1979	Chesterfield	0%	0%	0	33%	33%	6	-
1977/1978	Chesterfield	0%	0%	0	33%	67%	3	-
1976/1977	Chester City	0%	0%	0	63%	38%	8	-
1975/1976	Sheffield U	0%	75%	8	19%	59%	37	Extremely negative
1974/1975	Sheffield U	47%	26%	34	36%	29%	14	Slightly positive
1973/1974	Sheffield U	30%	35%	20	33%	46%	24	Slightly negative
1972/1973	Sheffield U	39%	39%	44	20%	40%	5	-
1971/1972	Sheffield U	44%	31%	39	33%	33%	9	Slightly positive
1970/1971	Sheffield U	0%	0%	0	49%	20%	45	-
1969/1970	Chester City	0%	0%	0	43%	29%	7	-
1968/1969	Chester City	0%	0%	0	14%	29%	7	-
1967/1968	Crewe	0%	0%	0	0%	67%	3	-
1966/1967	Crewe	0%	0%	0	50%	33%	6	-
1965/1966	Oldham	0%	0%	0	50%	33%	6	-
1964/1965	Oldham	0%	0%	0	50%	50%	4	-
1963/1964	Oldham	0%	0%	0	50%	50%	4	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Sheffield United
14/08/1971	D1	Sheffield U - Southampton	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
17/08/1971	D1	Sheffield U - Leeds United	3 - 0	First goal
31/08/1971	D1	Sheffield U - Huddersfield	3 - 1	First time scoring 2 goals
02/10/1971	D1	Man United - Sheffield U	2 - 0	First loss
29/02/1972	D1	Sheffield U - West Ham	3 - 0	First time scoring 3 goals

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 18/05/2024 at 15:27

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	134	45	255	1	11493	97%130	38%51	26%35	36%48
FA Cup	FA Cup	3	1	270		270	100%3	33%1		67%2
League Cup	League Cup	8	3	260		780	100%8	50%4	38%3	13%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1975/1976	Sheffield U	1	22	22	42	6	10	26	33	82
1974/1975	Sheffield U	1	6	49	42	18	13	11	58	51
1973/1974	Sheffield U	1	13	40	42	14	12	16	44	49
1972/1973	Sheffield U	1	14	40	42	15	10	17	51	59
1971/1972	Sheffield U	1	10	46	42	17	12	13	61	60
1970/1971	Sheffield U	2	2	56	42	21	14	7	73	39

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
December 06, 1978	06/12	FAC	First round	Chesterfield	0 - 1	Darlington	No data
November 25, 1978	25/11	FAC	First round	Darlington	1 - 1	Chesterfield	No data
October 04, 1978	04/10	LC	Round of 32	Chesterfield	4 - 5	Charlton	No data
August 30, 1978	30/08	LC	2nd round	Leyton Orient	1 - 2	Chesterfield	No data
August 15, 1978	15/08	LC	First round	Chesterfield	0 - 0	Barnsley	No data
August 12, 1978	12/08	LC	First round	Barnsley	1 - 2	Chesterfield	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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