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Ahead of his impressive charitable encounter to conquer Mount Everest, Sheffield United presented Ian Toothill with a Blade’s flag which he intends to plant at the top of the world’s highest mountain – despite his lifelong support to Sheffield Wednesday!
Leaders Sheffield United defeated bottom club Coventry City but were made to wait for promotion from League One.The Blades would have secured a top-two finish with a victory over the Sky Blues if Fleetwood had lost at Oxford.However, Fleetwood's 3-1 win means the Blades still need three more points and Chris Wilder's side will go up if they win at Northampton Town on Saturday.
Sheffield United confirmed their return to the Championship after a six-year absence with victory at Northampton.The Blades knew a win was enough to send them up and, after Marc Richards put the hosts ahead, Leon Clarke and John Fleck scored to secure promotion.Chris Wilder made a triumphant return to Northampton, having led the Cobblers to the League Two title last season.United will win the League One title if they take four points from their final four games of the campaign.Even if the Blades had lost, they would still have been promoted as third-placed Fleetwood were beaten at Oldham.
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Sheffield United have been promoted to the Championship after a 2-1 victory overNorthampton Town. The win, coupled with Oldham Athletic's 2-0 win over Fleetwood Town, has given the Blades an unassailable lead over the play-off pack and means they will be playing Championship football for the first time in six seasons.
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The Blades celebrated promotion to the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday, with Sharp playing a crucial role in their success, scoring 26 goals so far this season. Team-mate John Fleck and Scunthorpe United’s Josh Morris were the other two players shortlisted for the award. After collecting the prize, Sharp said: “I am a very happy man. We did the hardest part yesterday winning promotion and that was our aim at the start of the season. “To win the Player of the Season Award is very nice. You cannot win these types of awards without your team-mates. The manager and the team have shown a lot of belief in me this season.”
Already-promoted Sheffield United took a huge step towards securing the League One title as they ran out comfortable winners at Port Vale.First-half goals from Jay O'Shea and Leon Clarke sent the Blades on their way to victory before Matt Done added the third in stoppage time.The Blades will be crowned champions should Bolton fail to win at Oldham on Saturday, but the result leaves Vale in the relegation zone and a point from safety.
Sheffield United were crowned League One champions as 10-man Oldham beat second-placed Bolton thanks to Lee Erwin's second-half goal.