'Like we were fighting for our lives' - How Chris Wilder motivated Sheffield United's players to make club history with 100 points, on this day in 2017

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Over 31,000 fans crammed inside Bramall Lane. The club sold out of commemorative programmes. Leon Clarke continued to struggle with opening champagne bottles, which was strange considering the amount of practice he had in the weeks previous.

On this day in 2017, Sheffield United's remarkable and breathtaking journey to the Premier League took its first significant step when they finished the League One season in style, overcoming neighbours Chesterfield at a packed Bramall Lane to reach the 100-point barrier for the first and only time in the club's history.

Promotion had been secured some weeks earlier, on a magical day away at Northampton. The league title followed soon after and, with three games remaining, boss Chris Wilder set his Blades side a new challenge; win all three and make club history by hitting the century mark.

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