Our Top 10 Chris Wilder wins as Sheffield United boss reaches 100
By James Shield & Danny Hall
Published 11th Jan 2021, 15:38 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2021, 15:53 BST
On Saturday, after a longer period stuck on 99 than anyone would have anticipated, Chris Wilder registered his 100th win in charge of Sheffield United.
It’ll be five years in May since the boyhood Blade took over his beloved club and the vast majority of that time has been glory-filled, with victory over Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup at the weekend marking an impressive milestone to give boss Wilder a record of 100 wins, 44 draws and 70 defeats.
To mark the feat, our Sheffield United writers James Shield and Danny Hall have picked out, in order of preference, their Top 10 victories under Wilder’s stewardship.
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13. August 18, 2019 - 1-0 v Crystal Palace (H)
Their first win since returning to the Premier League following a 12 year absence and, crucially, ensured the pressure didn’t start to build on Wilder’s squad as it does so many newly promoted clubs. Photo: Simon Bellis
It’s been forgotten that United endured some disappointing results at the start of Wilder’s reign but, coming against his former employers, this was the manager’s first win since taking charge and gave us the first glimpse of their new 3-5-2 formation. Photo: Sport Image
United had already shown themselves to be capable of mixing it with the top clubs in the country but this was their first win over one of the Premier League’s genuine heavyweight names. Photo: Simon Bellis
Missing some key players, Wilder’s men looked to be in for a long evening against Jose Mourinho’s side but showed real guts and guile to record their first win over ‘Project Restart’. Photo: Oli Scarff/NMC Pool/PA Wire