League One (Week 24) : Sheffield United beats Bradford City 3-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 28, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 24: Three wins in a row for Sheffield United. After their success against Coventry City and Scunthorpe United, the Blades continued their sensational form in the League One with a 3-1 victory over Bradford City this Monday.
Sheffield United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Sharp Billy in the 11th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Blades further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Sammon Conor '59 and Edgar David '63).
Sheffield United FC climbed to 8th place with 36 points from 23 games, only one point behind Southend United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of December 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Bury | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 23 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Sheffield United FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield United 3-0 Fleetwood Town (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Scunthorpe United 0-1 Sheffield United (19 Dec.)
- Next game:
Bradford City AFC
- Position: 10 -2
- Best performance of the season:Rochdale 1-3 Bradford City (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Chesterfield 0-1 Bradford City (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Bradford City (2 Jan.)
Sheffield United
3:1
Bradford City
3:1 (1:0)
- 28 December 2015
- 15:00
- Sheffield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 44 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 40 |
Week 24 Results
| Monday 28 December 2015 | ||||
| Southend United | 0-4 | Millwall |  | |
| Barnsley | 4-2 | Blackpool |  | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Sheffield United | 3-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Gillingham | 1-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Port Vale | 1-0 | Bury | ||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-3 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Walsall | 2-0 | Peterborough United | ||