[1] The name derives from the light green newsprint on which it was traditionally printed.
[citation needed] The Green 'Un was first published as the Saturday Sports Edition of the Yorkshire Telegraph and Star on 14 September 1907 and continued under this name until 3 June 1911.
Along with its sister publications The Star and Sheffield Telegraph, the Green 'Un was published by Johnston Press PLC.
[citation needed] It ceased publication in printed form in 2013, with a special souvenir edition celebrating its 106-year history appearing on Monday 15 July 2013.
It was one of the last physically printed specialised local sports papers in the country.