Sheffield United 2-1 Gillingham: result and report

League One · Saturday 27 September 2014

Result

Sheffield United 2-1 Gillingham

League One · Saturday 27 September 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 2-1 Gillingham: match report

Sheffield United beat Gillingham 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 27 September 2014. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Luke Norris opened the scoring in the 83rd minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Michael Higdon (87') and Jamie Murphy (90+7'). Gillingham scored through Luke Norris (83').

Discipline: Sheffield United received no yellow cards; Gillingham received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 11th on 13 points from 8 and Gillingham 10th on 13 points from 9. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 5th with 74 points, and Gillingham 10th with 63.

Sheffield United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Gillingham in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 0 draws and 1 for Gillingham.

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Gillingham's D-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Amine LinganziGillingham
  • 82'Yellow card · Stephen BywaterGillingham
  • 83'Goal · Luke NorrisGillingham · 0-1
  • 87'Goal · Michael HigdonSheffield United · 1-1
  • 90+1'Yellow card · D. LoftGillingham
  • 90+7'Goal · Jamie MurphySheffield United · 2-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Sheffield United 1, draws 0, Gillingham 1.

Team news

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Sheffield United expected line-up (4-3-3)

George Long, Mark Howard, Harry Maguire, Tony McMahon, Conor Coady, Ryan Flynn, Simon Lappin, Jamie Murphy, Matthew Hill

Gillingham expected line-up (4-4-2)

Stuart Nelson, Joe Martin, Leon Legge, Charlie Lee, Steven Gregory, Jake Hessenthaler, Cody McDonald, Danny Kedwell, Myles Weston, Adam Barrett, Michael Harriman