Tag: Baldock

14 May 2025 Off

Sheffield United: Starman George Baldock is the Blades’ 12th man

By Total Football News

The 12th man usually refers to a club’s supporters.

The passion from the stands, the noise, the energy to give the players that extra boost to get them over the line.

The Sheffield United supporters will indeed need to be the 12th man at Wembley in the Championship play-off final, but the players already have a 12th man on their side.

In fact, his presence has been felt since 9

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16 March 2025 Off

George Baldock: Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says former defender will not be forgotten

By Total Football News

Sunday’s 1-0 win extended Wilder’s own unbeaten record as Blades boss against the Owls to six games and also moved them back up to second in the Championship.

After the match Wilder looked back at how much things had changed since he took over for his first spell in charge in May 2016.

United were a League One side and Wednesday had just missed out on promotion to the Premier

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11 November 2024 Off

Investigation over ‘abhorrent’ George Baldock image at match

By Total Football News

The club added that it “roundly condemns this abhorrent act”.

“We are working together with South Yorkshire Police on an immediate investigation and make it absolutely clear that there is no place in football or society for such appalling behaviour,” it added.

The image was allegedly taken during Sheffield United’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win against Wednesday at the Bramall Lane stadium on Sunday lunchtime, which had been the first

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17 October 2024 Off

Chris Wilder: George Baldock tragedy has been ‘difficult’ for Sheffield United

By Total Football News

Wilder initially signed Baldock on loan at Oxford United from MK Dons, where his career had been punctuated by a series of loans.

He went from that uncertainty to playing in the Premier League under both Wilder and his successor Paul Heckingbottom.

“Everybody admired how he went about his business, how his career went from where it did to being an international footballer, and just his general personality around the

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15 October 2024 Off

Sheffield United fans raise thousands for George Baldock banner

By Total Football News

The banner was the idea of fan Nigel Brooke and was set up by Klaire Heap, of supporters’ group We Are True Blades.

The group said donations above the £4,000 target would be donated to charity.

“The banner will be a tribute to George,” Ms Heap said.

“We decided that any extra raised will go back to local causes George was involved with, supporting the older generation through the Blades

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11 October 2024 Off

George Baldock: Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder stunned by death of popular Greece international

By Total Football News

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he has been left “stunned and numb” by the death of George Baldock.

The England-born Greece international was found dead in the swimming pool of his house in Glyfada, southern Athens on Wednesday at the age of 31.

Baldock left Bramall Lane for Panathinaikos in the summer after making 219 appearances for the Blades, with the majority of them coming under the leadership of

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9 October 2024 Off

George Baldock dies: Former Sheffield United defender found dead aged 31

By Total Football News

Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock has died at the age of 31.

The England-born Greece international was found dead in the swimming pool of his house in Glyfada, southern Athens.

Police attempted to resuscitate Baldock at the scene but he could not be revived and medical emergency units confirmed his death, Reuters news agency reported, citing a police official.

Baldock had joined Greek side Panathinaikos in the summer after

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