When Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United clashed in the League Cup

With Sheffield United looking good in the Premier League and Sheffield Wednesday not looking so good in the Sky Bet Championship, well at least before the season was suspended, it may be a while until they face each other again.

That means if we want to see another Steel City Derby it’ll probably happen in the cup. This has happened a few times before, nine times before actually. The most famous time was the 1993 FA Cup Semi-Final when what seemed like the entirety of Sheffield migrated to London for the day to watch a dramatic match between the Owls and the Blades.

But if you are from Sheffield, you know that story. Chris Waddle scores with a fantastic free-kick and gets excited in the pants because of it, United strike back through Alan Cork and while Wednesday dominate, a superb performance from Alan Kelly keeps it level and forces the game until extra time. However, Mark Bright eventually scores for Wednesday and seals a historic win for them. Everyone knows that story, Wednesday fans still brag about it and United fans still try to forget about it. Let’s tell a different story.

This is when Sheffield Wednesday faced Sheffield United back in 2000.

When the draw came up, it was like bringing Christmas a bit earlier. That’s because this game had not happened competitive since 1994 when Wednesday beat United 3-1 on the way for the Blades to be relegated. They had faced each other in a friendly tournament called the Steel City Challenge Trophy a few times but let’s face it, that didn’t really matter.

But while the cup draw was a surprise, the two teams were scheduled to face each other. That’s because Wednesday had been relegated from the Premier League that year and the Steel City derby was going to happen on the 16th