Premiership Football
Sheffield United finished 18th in the Premiership, and were relegated to the Championship after just one season back in the top flight.
In total, they won 10 games during this season, 6 at home and 3 away. Their 2–1 home victory against Middlesbrough on 30 September, was their first Premiership victory since April 1994. The first away win of the season came against Newcastle United on 4 November. The remaining victories came against Charlton Athletic (home), Watford (home and away), West Ham United (home), Wigan Athletic (away), Arsenal (home), Fulham (home) and Tottenham Hotspur (home).
They lost just five home games, to Reading, Chelsea, Newcastle Utd and both Manchester clubs.
United's Premiership top scorer was Rob Hulse with 8 goals. Danny Webber, Phil Jagielka and Jon Stead each scored 4 goals. Keith Gillespie, Stephen Quinn, Christian Nadé scored 2 goals apiece. Colin Kazım-Richards, Chris Morgan and Michael Tonge each score once.
During the game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 17 March 2008, United top scorer Rob Hulse suffered a horrific broken leg in a collision with Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech and was ruled out for the rest of the season. This coincided with a poor run of form that saw United slide down the table and into relegation trouble.
On 24 October 2007, a second string side was knocked out of the League Cup at the 3rd Round stage by Championship side Birmingham City, suffering a 4–2 defeat at Bramall Lane. A similarly understrength team had narrowly beaten Bury of League Two in the previous round.
In the FA Cup Third Round, United were given a home tie against League One side Swansea City, which they surprisingly lost 3–0.
Read more about this topic: History Of Sheffield United F.C.
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