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SHEFFIELD SABRES |
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| League Record | Honours | Venue | Facilities | History | Roster | Competition Record |
| LEAGUE RECORD: | |||||||
| NBL 2 N / EBL 3 N/M: | 2001-2008 | P. 132 | W. 56 | N.R. 5 | L. 71 | Best: 3rd EBL3 Midlands, 2006 | |
| HONOURS: | |||
| EBL3 Championship Final | 2006 | ||
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ENGLISH
INSTITUTE OF SPORT,
Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA Tel: 0114 223 5600 Leave M1 at junction 34 (Sheffield Meadowhall). At the roundabout follow signs A6178 City Centre and Attercliffe. Go past Meadowhall Shopping Centre on your right. Keep straight on this road. Pick up signs to Attercliffe and Don Valley Stadium / Sheffield Arena. Go past the Sheffield Arena on your left. Keep straight on this road (Attercliffe Road). The English Institute of Sport is on your left between Sheffield Ice Stadium and Don Valley Stadium on Coleridge Road. |
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Brand new building. Excellent court and seating. |
Entered NBL Division 2 North in 2001. Effectively a "spin off" from Sheffield Sharks.
The team initially struggled, finishing bottom of the division twice. With close links to Hallam University, they had problems fitting in matches near the start and end of terms, and during busy periods such as exams.
Failed to complete all their matches in both their first and third seasons, and in 2003-4 they also forfeited no less than five games through late cancellation, thus playing only 15 of their 22 scheduled matches.
2004-5 proved much better for the Sabres, with a completed schedule and a fifth-place finish in Div 3 North, and they built on this the following season as the Junior Sharks became an integral part of the tie-up between the clubs. This has enabled younger players to gain experience at Senior level, and several of the Juniors regularly play for the Sabres..
ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD
| SEASON | LEAGUE | CUP | CHAMPS. | SHIELD | TEAM NAME | ||||||
| Div. | Pos. | / | P. | W. | NR | L. | |||||
| 2001-02 | NBL 2 N | 10 | /10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | x | 2nd Round | Sheffield Sabres | |
| 2002-03 | NBL 2 N | 8 | /10 | 18 | 5 | 13 | x | dne | Sheffield Sabres | ||
| 2003-04 | EBL 3 N | 12 | /12 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | dne | x | dne | Sheffield Sabres |
| 2004-05 | EBL 3 N | 5 | / 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | dne | x | dne | Sheffield Sabres | |
| 2005-06 | EBL 3 M | 3 | /10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | dne | Final | dne | Sheffield Sabres | |
| 2006-07 | EBL 3 N | 6 | /11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | dne | x | dne | Sheffield Sabres | |
| 2007-08 | EBL 3 N | 4 | /11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | dne | Semi-Final | dne | Sheffield Sabres | |
| 2008-09 | EBL 3 N | /12 | dne | dne | Sheffield Sabres | ||||||
2007-8 Roster:
Names in bold have re-signed for new season.
Names in green are new signings.
Names in red have departed.
| PLAYER | Height | |||
| A ANDERSON | ||||
| Ashley CHANDLEY | Guard | Junior Sharks | ||
| Joe HALL | Forward | Junior Sharks | ||
| W HALL | ||||
| S JEFFRIES | ||||
| Richard WINDLE | Centre | 6' 8" | England International. Retired from BBL, 2006 (but plays for Sabres?) | |
| Jamie CONGREAVE | 2006 | |||
| Bradley CONNOR | Forward | Hallam University | ||
| Sam FERNLEY | Guard | Junior Sharks | ||
| George KARAS | 2006 | |||
| Gary PENNINGTON | Forward | Hallam University | ||
| James WALWYN | 2006 | |||
| Arun BRADLEY | Guard | Sharks Academy | ||
| James BROOKS | Centre | Hallam University | ||
| Chris BUTTERWORTH | Guard | Hallam University | ||
| Paul IHONOR | Guard | Also Sharks & Hallam University | ||
| William PLATT | Guard | 6' 2" | From Northampton Neptunes; To University in Sheffield, 2005 | |
| Luke POLLARD | Forward | Ex Junior Sharks | ||
| Laurie WARBURG | Centre | Sheffield University | ||
| Josh WILSON | Forward | Junior Sharks | ||
| Kingsley ELMER | Guard | 2006. To Saints, 2007 | ||
| Ryan MURRAY-SLATER | Forward | Hallam University. Returned to Derby, 2007 | ||
| Ludmila OKORIE | Coach | |||
| Richard WINDLE | Ass Coach | |||
| Locker OKORIE | Ass Coach | |||
| Justin PHOENIX | Ass Coach | |||
| Benjamin HAMILTON | ||||
| Michael KEITH | ||||
| Paul LOCKWOOD | ||||
| Shaun NEEDHAM | ||||
| Leonid OKORIE | ||||
| Franz SHORTER | ||||
| James WALWYN | ||||
| Robert NEWSON | To Worthing, 2005 | |||
| Rhys PLATTEN | To Arrows II, 2005 | |||