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Saturday 16th March 2002,
Nationwide League Division One, Bramall Lane, Kick-Off 3pm |
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Sheffield United |
0 - 3 |
West Bromwich Albion |
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Dobie (18 & 77) |
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McInnes (63) |
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Managers |
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Neil Warnock |
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Gary Megson |
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Starting XI |
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Simon Tracey |
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Russell Hoult |
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(Suffo 62) Gus Uhlenbeek |
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Larus Sigurdsson (Butler 68) |
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Robert Page |
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Darren Moore |
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Keith Curle |
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Phil Gilchrist |
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Rob Ullathorne |
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Igor Balis |
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(de Vogt 8) Peter Ndlovu |
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Adam Chambers (Taylor 56) |
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Phil Jagielka |
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Derek McInnes |
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(Santos 62) Michael Tonge |
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Andy Johnson (Jordao 71) |
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Michael Brown |
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Neil Clement |
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Paul Peschisolido |
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Danny Dichio |
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Laurent D'Jaffo |
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Scott Dobie |
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Substitutes |
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Patrick Suffo |
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Tony Butler |
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(gk) Wilko de Vogt |
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Bob Taylor |
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Georges Santos |
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Jordao |
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Nick Montgomery |
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Chris Adamson (gk) |
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Jean-Philippe Javary |
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Ruel Fox |
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Bookings |
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(persistent fouling 61) Brown |
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Sigurdsson (obstruction 13) |
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(foul 74) Curle |
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Sent-Off |
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(professional foul 9) Tracey |
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(serious foul play 65) Santos |
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(violent conduct 66) Suffo |
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| Attendance:
17,653 |
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| Referee:
Eddie Wolstenholme |
| Assistant 01:
D Morrison |
| Assistant 02:
N Bannister |
| Fourth Official:
G Frankland |
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| Official Matchday
Programme |
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The game was abandoned after 82 minutes due to lack of players. Sheffield
United were reduced to six men after having three players sent off and two
later going off |
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injured (Brown & Ullathorne) after all three substitutes had already been made. |
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It was the first time in Football League history that a game had been
abandoned due to a lack of players. |
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The match later became known as the 'Battle of Bramall Lane'. |
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After an FA investigation Sheffield United were fined £10,000 and Neil
Warnock escaped punishment. |
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Warnock called for Albion's win to stand. He immediately transfer listed
Patrick Suffo and Georges Santos who never played for the Yorkshire club again. |
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