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YORKSHIRE PRIDE!

by
The LeaguePaper Team
9 April 2017

Sheff United and Doncaster on the up

By John Lyons

SHOUT OF JOY: Jubilant Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp is held aloft by Blades fans and, below, Doncaster revel in their success
PICTURE: Action Images

IT WAS party time in Yorkshire last night as Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers both sealed promotion.
The Blades came from behind to win 2-1 at Northampton thanks to John Fleck’s 88th-minute winner – and clinched promotion back to the Championship after a six-year absence.
Delighted Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, who won promotion with Northampton last term...

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