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{{short description|Association football match in Sheffield, England}}
{{Redirect|Sheffield derby|the derby between [[Sheffield F.C.|Sheffield]] and [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]]|Rules derby}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox sports rivalry
 | name                     = Steel City derby
 | other names              = {{ubl|Blades vs Owls|United vs Wednesday (vice-versa)}}
 | image                    = [[File:Hillsborough_Stadium_interior.jpg|110px|]] [[File:Bramall Lane End.jpg|110px]]
 | caption                  = The home stadiums of Wednesday and United in Sheffield
 | image_size               = 
 | city or region           = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]
 | teams involved           = {{ubl|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]}}
 | first contested          = {{ubl|23 April 1891|[[Wharncliffe Charity Cup]]|The Wednesday 2–1 Sheffield United}}
 | most wins                = Sheffield United (51)<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |title=Sheffield United football club: record v Sheffield Wednesday |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Sheffield%20Wednesday/ |website=11v11.com |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref>
 | mostrecent               = {{ubl|16 March 2025|[[2024–25 EFL Championship|EFL Championship]]|Wednesday 0–1 United}}
 | nextmeeting              = 
 | total                    = 146
 | series                   = {{ubl|United: 51|Drawn: 47|Wednesday: 48}}
 | stadiums                 = {{ubl|[[Bramall Lane]] (Sheffield United)|[[Hillsborough Stadium]] (Sheffield Wednesday)}}
 | map_location             = Sheffield
 | map_label1               = '''Sheffield United'''
 | map_label2               = '''Sheffield Wednesday'''
 | map_label2_position      = left
 | map_mark2                = Blue pog.svg
 | coordinates1             = {{coord|53|22|13|N|1|28|15|W|region:GB_type:landmark}}
 | coordinates2             = {{Coord|53|24|41|N|1|30|2|W|region:GB_type:landmark}}
}}

The '''Steel City derby,''' or the '''Sheffield derby''' is a [[local derby]] between [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], the two professional [[English football league system|football league]] teams in the city of [[Sheffield]], England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7669905.stm|title=The Steel City showdown |date=16 October 2008 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Peter |title=Stoke v Port Vale named in top 30 English football rivalries, below Vale v Crewe |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-port-vale-derby-3300121 |access-date=30 August 2021|work=Stoke Sentinel |date=9 September 2019}}</ref>

{{asof|2025|3|16|post=,}} the teams have met 146 times in competitive games, with United winning 51 and Wednesday 48. 

Following Sheffield United's relegation from the Premier League in the [[2023–24 Premier League|2023–24 season]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield United relegated after thrashing at Newcastle |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3983128|access-date=5 May 2024 |website=PremierLeague.com |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> and Sheffield Wednesday successfully avoiding relegation to League One, the Steel City derby returned in the [[2024–25 EFL Championship|2024–25 Championship season]].

==History==
The teams first met on 15 December 1890 at Wednesday's [[Olive Grove]] ground, with The Wednesday playing a friendly match against the newly formed Sheffield United that the home team won 2–1.<ref>Sheffield United the first 100 years. Clarebrough, D. 1989, {{ISBN|0-9508588-1-1}}</ref>

The first competitive Steel City Derby fixture took place on 16 October 1893 during the [[1893–94 in English football|1893–94 English First Division season]] (following United's promotion to the First Division the previous season), it ended 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffieldunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadroll.asp?cid=ED14&id=431353|title=United vs Wednesday – Facts & Figures|publisher=Blades-Mad|access-date=6 February 2009}}</ref>

Most Steel City derbies have taken place in the top two tiers of English football, with only two seasons ([[1979–80 in English football|1979–80]] and [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]]) featuring both teams in the third tier.

[[Alan Quinn]] became the first player to score a goal for both clubs in a Steel City derby match. He scored for Sheffield Wednesday in their 3–1 defeat to United at Bramall Lane in February 2003. He signed to United from Wednesday in 2004 and scored the winning goal for Sheffield United in a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane on 4 December 2005.

==Head-to-head statistics==
{{updated|16 March 2025}}<ref name="11v11"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | Competition
! scope="col" | Games<br />played
! scope="col" | United<br />wins
! scope="col" | Drawn<br />games
! scope="col" | Wednesday<br />wins
! scope="col" | United<br />goals
! scope="col" | Wednesday<br />goals
|-
! scope="row" | League
|120
|45
|39
|36
|163
|149
|-
! scope="row" | [[FA Cup]]
|9
|3
|3
|3
|14
|13
|-
! scope="row" | [[EFL Cup]]
|3
|0
|1
|2
|2
|5
|-
! scope="row" | [[Full Members' Cup]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|2
|3
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total (official)
! 133
! 48
! 43
! 42
! 181
! 170
|-
! scope="row" | [[Wharncliffe Charity Cup]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|1
|2
|-
! scope="row" | Football League (Midland Section)
|12
|3
|4
|5
|15
|23
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total (overall)
! 146
! 51
! 47
! 48
! 196
! 195
|}
<!--
'''Derby match league doubles'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!scope=col|Competition
!scope=col|United
!scope=col|Wednesday
|-
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|8
|5
|-
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]/[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|3
|1
|-
!Total
!11
!6
|}
-->

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!scope=col|Competition
!scope=col|United
!scope=col|Wednesday
|-
|First Division
|1
|4
|-
|Second Division
|1
|5
|-
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|1
|0
|-
|[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]
|1
|0
|-
|FA Cup
|4
|3
|-
|EFL Cup
|0
|1
|-
|[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]]
|0
|1
|-
!Total
!8
!14
|}

==Comparative table positions==
[[File:Steel City Derby League Performance.svg|thumb|500px|left|Comparative table positions of Sheffield United and Wednesday in the English football league system]]
{{clear}}

==Matches played==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ League
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Tier
! scope="col" colspan="4" | United vs Wednesday
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Wednesday vs United
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Atten.
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Atten.
|-
|1893–94
|[[1893–94 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|16 October 1893
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|13 November 1893
|Olive Grove
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–2
|
|-
|1894–95
|[[1894–95 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|12 January 1895
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|27 October 1894
|Olive Grove
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–3
|
|-
|1895–96
|[[1895–96 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|26 December 1895
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|7 September 1896
|Olive Grove
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1896–97
|[[1896–97 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|26 December 1896
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–0
|
|2 March 1897
|Olive Grove
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|-
|1897–98
|[[1897–98 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|27 December 1897
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|16 October 1897
|Olive Grove
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–1
|
|-
|1898–99
|[[1898–99 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|26 December 1898
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–1
|
|3 October 1899
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|-
|1900–01
|[[1900–01 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|15 December 1900
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|29 April 1901
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1901–02
|[[1901–02 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|1 March 1902
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–0
|
|2 November 1901
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1902–03
|[[1902–03 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|1 September 1902
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–3
|
|11 October 1903
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–1
|
|-
|1903–04
|[[1903–04 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|12 December 1903
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|9 April 1904
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–0
|
|-
|1904–05
|[[1904–05 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|8 April 1905
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 4–2
|
|10 December 1904
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–3
|
|-
|1905–06
|[[1905–06 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|21 October 1905
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–2
|
|18 April 1906
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1906–07
|[[1906–07 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 May 1907
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–1
|
|3 November 1906
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|
|-
|1907–08
|[[1907–08 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|9 November 1907
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–3
|
|7 March 1908
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|
|-
|1908–09
|[[1908–09 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|26 December 1908
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–1
|
|
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1909–10
|[[1909–10 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|6 November 1909
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 3–3
|
|19 March 1910
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–3
|
|-
|1910–11
|[[1910–11 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|25 February 1911
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–1
|
|22 October 1910
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|
|-
|1911–12
|[[1911–12 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 November 1911
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|9 March 1912
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|-
|1912–13
|[[1912–13 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|1 March 1913
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–2
|
|26 October 1912
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|
|-
|1913–14
|[[1913–14 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|25 October 1913
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–1
|
|28 February 1914
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|
|-
|1914–15
|[[1914–15 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 September 1914
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–1
|
|2 January 1915
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|-
|1919–20
|[[1919–20 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 October 1919
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–0
|
|27 September 1919
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|
|-
|1926–27
|[[1926–27 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|15 January 1927
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–0
|
|28 August 1926
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–3
|
|-
|1927–28
|[[1927–28 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 3–3
|
|-
|1928–29
|[[1928–29 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|2 February 1929
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|
|22 September 1928
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 5–2
|
|-
|1929–30
|[[1929–30 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|28 September 1929
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|47,038
|1 February 1930
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|54,459
|-
|1930–31
|First Division
|1
|6 September 1930
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|36,738
|3 January 1931
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–3
|33,322
|-
|1931–32
|[[1931–32 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|2 April 1932
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|37,872
|21 November 1931
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|25,823
|-
|1932–33
|[[1932–33 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 February 1933
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–3
|32,608
|24 September 1932
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 3–3
|24,804
|-
|1933–34
|[[1937–38 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|3 March 1934
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 5–1
|32,318
|21 October 1933
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–1
|28,049
|-
|1937–38
|[[1937–38 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|26 February 1938
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–1
|50,827
|16 October 1937
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–1
|51,893
|-
|1938–39
|[[1938–39 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|29 October 1938
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 0–0
|44,909
|4 March 1939
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|48,891
|-
|1949–50
|[[1949–50 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|21 January 1950
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–0
|51,644
|17 September 1949
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|55,555
|-
|1951–52
|[[1951–52 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|8 September 1951
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 7–3
|52,045
|5 January 1952
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–3
|65,384
|-
|1953–54
|[[1953–54 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|12 September 1953
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–0
|45,463
|23 January 1954
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–2
|43,231
|-
|1954–55
|[[1961–62 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|18 September 1954
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|37,308
|5 February 1955
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–2
|36,176
|-
|1958–59
|[[1958–59 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|21 February 1959
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|43,919
|4 October 1958
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|46,404
|-
|1961–62
|[[1961–62 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|16 September 1961
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|38,497
|3 February 1962
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–2
|50,937
|-
|1962–63
|[[1962–63 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|6 October 1962
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|42,687
|15 May 1963
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–1
|41,585
|-
|1963–64
|[[1963–64 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|14 September 1963
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|35,276
|18 January 1964
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–0
|42,898
|-
|1964–65
|[[1964–65 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|2 January 1965
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–3
|37,190
|5 September 1964
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–2
|32,684
|-
|1965–66
|[[1965–66 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|18 September 1965
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|35,655
|12 March 1966
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|34,045
|-
|1966–67
|[[1966–67 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|4 February 1966
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|43,490
|24 September 1967
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|43,557
|-
|1967–68
|[[1967–68 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|2 September 1967
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–1
|36,258
|6 January 1968
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|43,020
|-
|1970–71
|[[1970–71 Football League|Second Division]]
|2
|3 October 1970
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–2
|39,983
|12 April 1971
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 0–0
|47,592
|-
|1979–80
|[[1979–80 Football League|Third Division]]
|3
|5 April 1980
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|45,156
|26 December 1979
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 4–0
|49,309
|-
|1991–92
|[[1991–92 Football League|First Division]]
|1
|17 November 1991
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–0
|31,832
|11 March 1992
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–3
|40,327
|-
|1992–93
|[[1992–93 FA Premier League|Premier League]]
|1
|8 November 1992
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|30,039
|21 April 1993
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|38,688
|-
|1993–94
|[[1993–94 FA Premier League|Premier League]]
|1
|23 October 1993
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|30,044
|22 January 1994
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–1
|34,959
|-
|2000–01
|[[2000–01 Football League First Division|First Division]]
|2
|16 December 2000
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|25,156
|1 April 2001
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–2
|38,433
|-
|2001–02
|[[2001–02 Football League First Division|First Division]]
|2
|29 January 2002
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 0–0
|29,364
|7 October 2001
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 0–0
|29,281
|-
|2002–03
|[[2002–03 Football League First Division|First Division]]
|2
|17 January 2003
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–1
|28,179
|1 September 2002
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|27,075
|-
|2005–06
|[[2005–06 Football League Championship|Championship]]
|2
|3 December 2005
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|30,558
|18 February 2006
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–2
|33,439
|-
|2007–08
|[[2007–08 Football League Championship|Championship]]
|2
|8 April 2008
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|31,760
|19 January 2008
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|30,486
|-
|2008–09
|[[2008–09 Football League Championship|Championship]]
|2
|7 February 2009
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–2
|30,786
|19 October 2008
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|30,441
|-
|2009–10
|[[2009–10 Football League Championship|Championship]]
|2
|18 September 2009
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–2
|29,210
|18 April 2010
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|35,485
|-
|2011–12
|[[2011–12 Football League One|League One]]
|3
|16 October 2011
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 2–2
|28,136
|26 February 2012
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–0
|36,364
|-
|2017–18
|[[2017–18 EFL Championship|Championship]]
|2
|12 January 2018
|Bramall Lane
|style="background:grey; color:white;"| 0–0
|31,120
|24 September 2017
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 2–4
|32,839
|-
|2018–19
|[[2018–19 EFL Championship|Championship]]
|2
|9 November 2018
|Bramall Lane
|style="background:grey; color:white;"| 0–0
|30,261
|4 March 2019
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;"| 0–0
|31,630
|-
|2024–25
|[[2024–25 EFL Championship|Championship]]
|2
|10 November 2024
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 1–0
|31,127
|16 March 2025
|Hillsborough
|style="background:#d00; color:white;"|0–1
|33,827
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Cup
|-
! scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Competition
! scope="col" | Round
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Atten.
|-
|rowspan="2" |1899–1900
|rowspan="2" |[[1899–1900 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|2nd Round
|17 February 1900
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|28,374
|-
|2nd Round Replay
|19 February 1900
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 0–2
|23,000
|-
|1924–25
|[[1924–25 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|2nd Round
|31 January 1925
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 3–2
|40,256
|-
|rowspan="2" |1927–28
|rowspan="2" |[[1927–28 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|5th Round
|18 February 1928
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|57,076
|-
|5th Round Replay
|22 February 1928
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#d00; color:white;" | 4–1
|59,447
|-
|rowspan="2" |1953–54
|rowspan="2" |[[1953–54 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|3rd Round
|9 January 1954
|Hillsborough
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|61,250
|-
|3rd Round Replay
|13 January 1954
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 1–3
|40,847
|-
|1959–60
|[[1959–60 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|6th Round
|12 March 1960
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 0–2
|61,180
|-
|rowspan="2" |1980–81
|rowspan="2" |[[1980–81 Football League Cup|League Cup]]
|1st Round first leg
|12 August 1980
|Bramall Lane
| style="background:grey; color:white;" | 1–1
|25,588
|-
|1st Round second leg
|9 August 1980
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–0
|23,989
|-
|1989–90
|[[1989–90 Full Members' Cup|Full Members' Cup]]
|2nd Round
|21 November 1989
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 3–2
|30,464
|-
|1992–93
|[[1992–93 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
|Semi-final
|3 April 1993
|Wembley Stadium
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|75,364
|-
|2000–01
|[[2000–01 Football League Cup|League Cup]]
|3rd Round
|1 November 2000
|Hillsborough
| style="background:#00d; color:white;" | 2–1
|32,283
|}

==Non-competitive matches==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Eligible games – [[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]
|-
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Competition
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| [[Olive Grove]]
| 15 December 1890
| 10,000
| Friendly
| style="background:blue; color: white" | Wednesday
| 2–1
| First ever meeting between the two sides <br />{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
|-
| [[Bramall Lane]]
| 12 January 1891
| 15,000
| Friendly
| style="background:red; color: white" | United
| 3–2
| First United win
|-
| [[Olive Grove]]
| 23 April 1891
| 3,250
| [[Wharncliffe Charity Cup]]
| style="background:blue; color: white" | Wednesday
| 2–1
| Tournament went uncompleted
|-
| [[Olive Grove]]
| 17 October 1892
| 1,500
| Friendly
| style="background:silver" |Drawn
| 1–1
| First drawn game
|-
| [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]]
| 9 August 1994
| 13,724
| Steel City Challenge Trophy
| style="background:red; color: white" | United
| 2–3
| Inaugural match for the trophy
|-
| [[Bramall Lane]]
| 5 August 1995
| 13,254
| Steel City Challenge Trophy
| style="background:blue; color: white" | Wednesday
| 1–3
| Last meeting between the sides under Dave Bassett's time at United
|-
| [[Bramall Lane]]
| 27 August 1996
| 7,271
| Steel City Challenge Trophy
| style="background:red; color: white" | United
| 4–1
| Last non-competitive match
|}

== Famous matches ==
The most famous match at Bramall Lane was on 8 September 1951, an encounter United won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 51,075. Wednesday scored after just ninety seconds through Thomas, but goals from [[Derek Hawksworth]] and [[Harold Brook]] gave United a 2–1 interval lead which would have been greater if McIntosh in the Wednesday goal had not saved a [[Fred Furniss]] penalty. [[Dennis Woodhead]] equalised for Wednesday after sixty minutes, but in rapid succession, [[Alf Ringstead]], [[Derek Hawksworth|Hawksworth]] and [[Alf Ringstead|Ringstead]] again, and Fred Smith scored for United, Woodhead pulled one back for Wednesday before [[Harold Brook|Brook]] made the score 7–3.

In February 1967, broadcasting history was made when the derby at Bramall Lane was shown live on Pay-TV. United’s Bill Punton scored the only goal in the first pay-per-view League game on British television, and only the second to be televised live.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Neil |date=11 February 1967 |title=Five Men and a Million Pound Soccer Problem |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/878437854/?terms=Sheffield%20united%20pay-tv&match=1 |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=[[Hull Daily Mail]] |pages=13}}</ref> The coverage was available to around 700 subscribers in the Sheffield area, who had to pay ten shillings (50p) for the privilege of watching.

The "Boxing Day Massacre" was a match played on 26 December 1979. Sheffield Wednesday won 4–0, with goals from [[Ian Mellor]], [[Terry Curran]], [[Mark Smith (footballer born 1960)|Mark Smith]] and Jeff King. The United side at the time were top of the league, while Wednesday were 4th in the table. Sheffield Wednesday were promoted at the end of the season.

On 3 April 1993, the two teams met in the [[FA Cup]] semi-finals. The game was scheduled to be played at [[Elland Road]] while the other semi between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] was to be played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]. However [[The Football Association]] was forced to move the fixture to Wembley due to extreme pressure from the fans of both teams. The match itself proved to be a classic, with Wednesday winning 2–1 after [[Extra time|extra-time]]. [[Chris Waddle]] and [[Mark Bright]] scoring for Wednesday, and [[Alan Cork]] scoring for United. The match was watched by 75,364 spectators.<ref name="Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993-94">{{cite book|last=Rollin|first=Jack|title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|year=1993|isbn=0-7472-7895-4}}</ref>

The 2017-18 Steel City Derby at [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]] on Sunday 24 September 2017, saw United claim their biggest win at Hillsborough with their 4-2 victory in front of a crowd of 32,839. Goals for United came from [[John Fleck (footballer)|John Fleck]] in the 3rd minute, [[Mark Duffy (footballer)|Mark Duffy]] in the 67th minute, and two (in the 15th and 77th minute respectively) from [[Leon Clarke]] against his former side, with [[Gary Hooper]] in the 47th minute (scored in the first half as two minutes were added on) and [[Lucas Joao]] (65') scoring for Wednesday.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41297178|title=Sheffield Wednesday 2–4 Sheffield United|work=BBC Sport|access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref> This game was nicknamed the 'Bouncing Day Massacre' by the United fans, due to a chant by the Wednesday fans following Joao's goal that ended abruptly as a result of Mark Duffy's goal shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-fans-remember-the-bouncing-day-massacre-one-year-on-1-9363606|title=Sheffield United: Fans remember the 'Bouncing Day Massacre' one year on|work=The Star|date=24 September 2018|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

==Resurgence in the Steel City Derby==
After Sheffield Wednesday's relegation from the [[Premier League]] after the [[1999–00 in English football|1999–2000 season]] both teams frequented the same league for seven of the next ten years. This caused the local rivalry between the two teams to increase and to cause an emergence of crowd trouble in 2003<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2721113.stm|title=FA investigates crowd trouble|date=3 February 2003|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Fans-clash-at-Steel-City.3961009.jp|title=Fans clash at Steel City Derby|date=9 April 2008|publisher=Johnston Publishing|work=Sheffield Star|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/reports/report.php?id=1073|title=Atmosphere report (Sheffield United – Sheffield Wednesday 08 April 2008)|date=10 April 2008|publisher=FootballDerbies.com|access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref> and 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47455678|title = Sheffield derby: Fans blast policing as Wednesday and United draw|work = BBC News|date = 5 March 2019}}</ref>

Before the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01 season]] both teams were only in the same league for six seasons between [[1970–71 in English football|1970–71]] and [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–00]] (twenty-nine seasons), although this period did see one [[FA Cup]] semi-final meeting in 1993 and a Zenith Data Cup ([[Full Members Cup]]) meeting in 1989.

==Off-pitch relationship==
Supporters of the two Sheffield clubs have a fierce but healthy relationship. This goes right back to 1889 after [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in European football|Sheffield Wednesday]], formed in 1867, had vacated [[Bramall Lane]] due to a dispute over rent. To compensate for the loss in revenue, the Cricket committee took the decision to form another football club, thus [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] were established and Bramall Lane subsequently became their home.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

The Clubs themselves do appear to have an amicable relationship, and on 15 July 2011 both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday held a joint conference called "Supporting Sheffield" in which they announced a joint shirt sponsorship deal with two local Sheffield based companies for the [[2011–12 Football League One|2011–12 League One season]]. The two local sponsors were [[Westfield Health]] (a [[Not for Profit]] [[healthcare]] organisation), who were the home kit sponsor for the Blades and the away kit sponsor for the Owls, and the Gilder Group (a [[Volkswagen]] car dealer), who were the away kit sponsor for the Blades and the home kit sponsor for the Owls. United and Wednesday both made a six figure sum from the sponsorship deal.<ref name="Joint Sponsorship Deal">{{cite news|title=Both Sheffield United and Wednesday forecast friction over sponsorship link-up|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/both_sheffield_united_and_wednesday_forecast_friction_over_sponsorship_link_up_1_3581039 |access-date=19 July 2011|publisher=Johnston Publishing|work=Sheffield Star|date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The deal was the first of its kind in English football with ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' likening the deal to [[Glasgow]] [[Old Firm|rivals]] and neighbours [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] who have frequently shared shirt sponsors in the past.<ref name="Telelgraph joint sponsorship deal">{{cite news|title=Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday to share shirts sponsors this season|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-one/8639782/Sheffield-United-and-Sheffield-Wednesday-to-share-shirts-sponsors-this-season.html|access-date=19 July 2011|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|work=The Telegraph|date=15 July 2011}}</ref>

==Played or managed for both clubs==
'''Players to have played for both clubs:'''
* [[Earl Barrett]]
* [[Danny Batth]]
* [[Carl Bradshaw (footballer)|Carl Bradshaw]]
* [[Leigh Bromby]]
* [[Franz Carr]]
* [[Leon Clarke]]
* [[Richard Cresswell]]
* [[Terry Curran]]
* [[David Ford (footballer)|David Ford]]
* [[Derek Geary]]
* [[Paul Heald]]
* [[Ben Heneghan]] 
* [[David Johnson (footballer, born 1976)|David Johnson]]
* [[Marvin Johnson (footballer, born 1990)|Marvin Johnson]] 
* [[Caolan Lavery]]
* [[Max Lowe]]
* [[Gary Madine]]
* [[Brian Marwood]]
* [[David McGoldrick]]
* [[Jon-Paul McGovern]]
* [[Tony McMahon]]
* [[Nathaniel Mendez-Laing]] 
* [[Owen Morrison]]
* [[Joe Mattock]]
* [[Chris O'Grady]]
* [[Alan Quinn]]
* [[Neil Ramsbottom]]
* [[Carl Robinson]]
* [[Wilf Rostron]]
* [[Bernard Shaw (footballer, born 1945)|Bernard Shaw]]
* [[Simon Stainrod]]
* [[Keith Treacy]]
* [[Imre Varadi]]
* [[Alan Warboys]]
* [[Dean Windass]]

'''Scored in the derby match for both clubs:'''
* Alan Quinn

'''100+ appearances for both clubs:'''
* Leigh Bromby

'''Managed both clubs:'''
* [[Steve Bruce]] <span style="font-size:88%">(Managed United first, later Wednesday)</span>
* [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] <span style="font-size:88%">(Managed Wednesday first, later United)</span>

'''Played for Wednesday, managed United:'''
* [[Nigel Clough]]
* [[Teddy Davison]]
* [[Ian Porterfield]]
* [[Paul Heckingbottom]]

'''Played for one, coached the other:'''
* [[Sam Ellis (footballer)|Sam Ellis]]
* [[Phil Henson]]
* [[James Beattie (footballer)|James Beattie]]
* [[Mike Trusson]]
* [[Alan Hodgkinson]]

'''Coached both teams:'''
* [[Frank Barlow (footballer)|Frank Barlow]]
* [[Danny Bergara]]
* [[Willie Donachie]]
* [[Adam Owen]]

'''Other connections:'''
* [[Derek Dooley (footballer)|Derek Dooley]], played for and managed Wednesday and was then had a variety of roles at United including Commercial Manager, Managing Director, Chairman and Vice President
* [[John Harris (Scottish footballer)|John Harris]], managed United and scouted for Wednesday

== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=32 Steel City Derby] FootballDerbies.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080118221731/http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/sport/football_heaven/steel_city_derby/ Steel City Derby] BBC South Yorkshire (archived 18 January 2008)
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