A 9ct. gold & enamel Sheffield United FC medal awarded to the opposition Sheffield Wednesday player Fred Kean for his appearance in John Nicholson's B

A 9ct. gold & enamel Sheffield United FC medal awarded to the opposition Sheffield Wednesday player Fred Kean for his appearance in John Nicholson's Benefit Match 18th September 1924, fully inscribed with the above details, in original fitted case Fred Kean made a total of 230 League appearances for Wednesday between 1920 and 1928. John Nicholson (1864-1932) was club secretary at Sheffield United. During this period the club did not employ a 'manager' by title but Nicholson undertook many of the duties currently associated with a modern-day football manager Nicholson presided over the most successful period in The Blades history, winning four F.A. Cups in 1899, 1902, 1915 and 1925 (also reaching the final in 1901) and maintaining United as a dominant league force, although winning the Championship eluded him.