Nineteen years ago today, Alan Quinn wrote his name in Sheffield football folklore by becoming the first - and so far only - player to score for both Sheffield United and Wednesday in a Steel City derby. The midfielder’s magic moment came in a 1-0 win over his former club on December 3, 2005, at Bramall Lane.
Three seasons earlier he’d netted for Wednesday on the same pitch in a 3-1 Blades one and this strike was a peach, a left-footed volley right in front of the Owls fans after a good Blades move saw the ball deflected into his path. Quinn’s shot hit Neil Shipperley on the line, but the referee decided the ball had already crossed it and the Blades went on to win 1-0 – and later achieve promotion to the Premier League that season.
"I didn't know what to do when I scored," Quinn said at the time. "I didn't want to make a meal of it in front of the Wednesday fans." Quinn instead celebrated with manager Neil Warnock, who had earlier in the week looked like he was leaving for Portsmouth. "On Monday and Tuesday, we all thought the gaffer was going," Quinn admitted. "We're delighted he stayed and we owed him that for staying. He's just said: 'Now win the league for me'."
13. Derek Geary
Geary won over Blades fans despite his previous links to the other side of the Steel City and remains a Blade to this day, graduating from the Blades' U18s coach to the head of their famed academy Photo: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images
14. Paul Ifill
The former winger runs his own football academy and is currently in charge of New Zealand Central League side Wellington Olympic, who won their fourth successive league title earlier this year | Getty Images
15. Michael Tonge
Another product of the United academy who went on to play for them in the Premier League, Tonge is now an individual coach at Huddersfield Town with a remit to “help young Terriers make transition into senior football”. | Getty Images
16. Vincent Pericard
The former Juventus man had a loan spell at United from Portsmouth and was later convicted of perverting the course of justice after lying about being the driver of a car caught speeding at 103mph near Plymouth. He is the founder of a tech start-up company and is involved with UK Deaf Sport as well as gaining undergraduate and postgrad degrees | Getty Images