2017–18 Sheffield United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Sheffield United's 129th season in their history and marked their return to the Championship, following a six-year stay in the third tier. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
2017–18 season | |
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Chairman | Kevin McCabe |
Manager | Chris Wilder |
Stadium | Bramall Lane |
Championship | 10th |
FA Cup | Fifth round (vs. Leicester City) |
EFL Cup | Second round (vs. Leicester City) |
Top goalscorer | League: Leon Clarke (19) All: Leon Clarke (19) |
Before the season, many EFL fans, Sheffield Wednesday fans amongst them, tipped the Blades for a season of struggles in and around the bottom 3. United defied this by finishing 10th, and chasing the play-offs all season long.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Squad edit
No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | Simon Moore | GK | Sandown | 27 | 55 | 0 | Cardiff City | 19 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
27 | Jamal Blackman | GK | Croydon | 23 | 24 | 0 | Chelsea | 27 July 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |
31 | Jake Eastwood | GK | Sheffield | 20 | 3 | 0 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | 2018 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | George Baldock | RB | Buckingham | 30 | 24 | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
3 | Enda Stevens | LB | Dublin | 33 | 33 | 1 | Portsmouth | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 | |
5 | Jack O'Connell | CB | Liverpool | 23 | 81 | 6 | Brentford | 8 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
13 | Jake Wright | CB | Keighley | 31 | 49 | 0 | Oxford United | 9 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | |
18 | Kieron Freeman | RB | Arnold | 25 | 108 | 13 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Free | 2020 | |
19 | Richard Stearman | CB | Wolverhampton | 36 | 17 | 1 | Fulham | 6 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
23 | Ben Heneghan | CB | Manchester | 30 | 1 | 0 | Motherwell | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
24 | Daniel Lafferty | LB | Derry | 28 | 45 | 4 | Burnley | 13 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
4 | John Fleck | CM | Glasgow | 25 | 79 | 6 | Coventry City | 11 July 2016 | Free | 2021 | |
6 | Chris Basham | DM/CB | Hebburn | 28 | 172 | 8 | Blackpool | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2019 | |
7 | John Lundstram | CM | Liverpool | 29 | 29 | 2 | Oxford United | 25 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
14 | Ryan Leonard | CM/CB | Plympton | 31 | 3 | 0 | Southend United | 9 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
15 | Paul Coutts | CM | Aberdeen | 28 | 120 | 5 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
20 | Lee Evans | CM | Newport | 29 | 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 January 2018 | £750,000 | 2021 | |
21 | Mark Duffy | RM | Liverpool | 31 | 73 | 8 | Birmingham City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | |
26 | Ricky Holmes | LM | Rochford | 36 | 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | 2020 | ||
36 | David Brooks | LW/AM | Warrington | 26 | 26 | 3 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | 2021 | |
44 | Samir Carruthers | CM | Islington | 24 | 28 | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | Leon Clarke | CF | Birmingham | 32 | 24 | Bury | 27 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 | ||
10 | Billy Sharp | CF | Sheffield | 31 | 223 | 75 | Leeds United | 25 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
11 | Clayton Donaldson | CF | Bradford | 39 | 18 | 5 | Birmingham City | 31 August 2017 | Nominal | 2018 | |
12 | James Wilson | CF | Biddulph | 27 | 4 | 1 | Manchester United | 10 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | |
22 | Caolan Lavery | CF | Red Deer | 24 | 36 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 August 2016 | Free | 2019 | |
32 | Ched Evans | CF | Rhyl | 34 | 123 | 48 | Chesterfield | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
Out on Loan | |||||||||||
8 | Nathan Thomas | LW | Ingleby Barwick | 22 | 3 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
17 | James Hanson | CF | Bradford | 29 | 14 | 1 | Bradford City | 24 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
George Long | GK | Sheffield | 23 | 123 | 0 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
Chris Hussey | LB | London | 28 | 11 | 0 | Bury | 1 July 2016 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | ||
James Wilson | CB | Chepstow | 28 | 10 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 5 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
Louis Reed | CM | Barnsley | 19 | 59 | 0 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2018 |
- All appearances and goals up to date as of 10 February 2018.
Statistics edit
- As of 6 May 2018
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Simon Moore | 19 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ENG | George Baldock | 38 | 1 | 30+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | IRL | Enda Stevens | 47 | 1 | 45+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | SCO | John Fleck | 43 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ENG | Jack O'Connell | 48 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ENG | Chris Basham | 51 | 2 | 45+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ENG | John Lundstram | 39 | 3 | 20+15 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke | 39 | 19 | 38+1 | 19 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 37 | 14 | 28+6 | 13 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | JAM | Clayton Donaldson | 29 | 5 | 9+17 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
12 | FW | ENG | James Wilson | 9 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | ENG | Jake Wright | 22 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ENG | Ryan Leonard | 13 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | SCO | Paul Coutts | 17 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | WAL | Kieron Freeman | 11 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | ENG | Richard Stearman | 30 | 2 | 28+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | WAL | Lee Evans | 19 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy | 39 | 3 | 28+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ENG | Ben Heneghan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | NIR | Daniel Lafferty | 13 | 1 | 1+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ENG | Ricky Holmes | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
27 | GK | ENG | Jamal Blackman | 33 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
31 | GK | ENG | Jake Eastwood | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
32 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 13 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | ENG | Jake Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
34 | MF | ENG | Regan Slater | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | WAL | David Brooks | 33 | 3 | 9+21 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
44 | MF | IRL | Samir Carruthers | 16 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
Player(s) out on loan: | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
17 | FW | ENG | James Hanson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | NIR | Caolan Lavery | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Player(s) who left the club: | |||||||||||||
16 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 18 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
30 | DF | ENG | John Brayford | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals edit
- As of 6 May 2018
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | CF | Leon Clarke | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
2 | 10 | CF | Billy Sharp | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
3 | 11 | CF | Clayton Donaldson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | 7 | CM | John Lundstram | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
21 | AM | Mark Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
36 | AM | David Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | 4 | CM | John Fleck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | DM | Chris Basham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | LW | Nathan Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
19 | CB | Richard Stearman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
20 | CM | Lee Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | 2 | RB | George Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | LB | Enda Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | CF | James Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | CM | Paul Coutts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | RB | Kieron Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
22 | CF | Caolan Lavery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
24 | LB | Daniel Lafferty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
44 | CM | Samir Carruthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
CB | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 58 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
Disciplinary record edit
- As of 6 May 2018
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | CM | John Fleck | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 3 | LB | Enda Stevens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 6 | DM | Chris Basham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 5 | CB | Jack O'Connell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | CM | Paul Coutts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | CM | Lee Evans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 7 | CM | John Lundstram | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | CF | Leon Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
36 | AM | David Brooks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | 2 | RB | George Baldock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | CF | Billy Sharp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | CB | Richard Stearman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | 21 | AM | Mark Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | 11 | CF | Clayton Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | LB | Daniel Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | GK | Jamal Blackman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
CB | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | 1 | GK | Simon Moore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | CF | James Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | CB | Jake Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 78 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 3 |
Contracts edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Status | Contract Length | Expiry Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 July 2017 | CM | Chris Basham | Signed | 2 years | June 2019 | [1] | |
18 July 2017 | CM | Paul Coutts | Signed | 2 years | June 2019 | [1] | |
18 July 2017 | RB | Kieron Freeman | Signed | 3 years | June 2020 | [1] | |
18 July 2017 | CF | Billy Sharp | Signed | 2 years | June 2019 | [1] | |
22 September 2017 | CM | John Fleck | Signed | 4 years | June 2021 | [2] | |
15 November 2017 | CB | Jack O'Connell | Signed | 4.5 years | June 2022 | [3] |
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | RB | George Baldock | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [4] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Ched Evans | Chesterfield | Undisclosed | [5] | |
1 July 2017 | LB | Enda Stevens | Portsmouth | Free | [6] | |
1 July 2017 | LW | Nathan Thomas | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [7] | |
6 July 2017 | CB | Richard Stearman | Fulham | Undisclosed | [8] | |
25 July 2017 | CM | John Lundstram | Oxford United | Undisclosed | [9] | |
31 August 2017 | CF | Clayton Donaldson | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | [10] | |
31 August 2017 | CB | Ben Heneghan | Motherwell | Undisclosed | [11] | |
9 January 2018 | CM | Ryan Leonard | Southend United | Undisclosed | [12] | |
10 January 2018 | CM | Lee Evans | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £750,000 | [13] | |
15 January 2018 | LM | Ricky Holmes | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | [14] |
Transfers out edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | LB | Graham Kelly | Port Vale | Free | [15] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Marc McNulty | Coventry City | Free | [16][a] | |
1 July 2017 | AM | Jay O'Shea | Bury | Free | [18][b] | |
1 July 2017 | AM | Stefan Scougall | St Johnstone | Free | [16][c] | |
3 August 2017 | LM | Matt Done | Rochdale | Mutual consent | [21][d] | |
16 August 2017 | LB | Kieran Wallace | Free agent | Mutual consent | [23] | |
31 August 2017 | RB | John Brayford | Burton Albion | Mutual consent | [24][e] | |
11 January 2018 | CM | Ben Whiteman | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed | [26] |
- ^ Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.[17]
- ^ Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.[19]
- ^ Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.[20]
- ^ Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.[22]
- ^ John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.[25]
Loans in edit
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 July 2017 | GK | Jamal Blackman | Chelsea | 30 June 2018 | [27] | |
25 August 2017 | CB | Cameron Carter-Vickers | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2018 | [28] | |
10 January 2018 | CF | James Wilson | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 | [13] |
Loans out edit
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | AM | Benjamin Whiteman | Doncaster Rovers | January 2018 | [29] | |
4 July 2017 | GK | George Long | AFC Wimbledon | 30 June 2018 | [30] | |
7 July 2017 | LB | Chris Hussey | Swindon Town | 30 June 2018 | [31] | |
11 July 2017 | CM | Louis Reed | Chesterfield | 30 June 2018 | [32] | |
17 July 2017 | CB | James Wilson | Walsall | 30 June 2018 | [33] | |
26 October 2017 | FW | Jordan Hallam | Southport | 23 November 2017 | [34] | |
3 January 2018 | CF | James Hanson | Bury | 30 June 2018 | [35] |
Pre-season edit
Friendlies edit
As of 16 June 2017, Sheffield United have six pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,[36] Stocksbridge Park Steels, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Eastleigh[37] and Málaga.[38]
8 July 2017 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–9 | Sheffield United | Stocksbridge |
15:00 BST | Report | Sharp 21' Clarke 25', 27' Lavery 57', 72', 82' (pen.) Brooks 85', 89' Stevens 88' | Stadium: Bracken Moor Attendance: 1,824 |
14 July 2017 | Málaga | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Coín, Spain |
20:30 CEST | Report | Fleck 25' | Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana |
18 July 2017 | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Chesterfield |
19:30 BST | O'Grady 31' | Report | O'Connell 72' Brooks 85' | Stadium: Proact Stadium |
21 July 2017 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Rotherham |
19:45 BST | Yates 86' | Report | Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.) Stevens 80' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,396 |
25 July 2017 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Stoke City | Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Sharp 10' Brooks 90' | Report | Shaqiri 35' | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
28 July 2017 | Eastleigh | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Eastleigh |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Ten Acres Referee: Graham Horwood |
Competitions edit
EFL Championship edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 72 |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 |
10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 |
11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 |
12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 |
Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by matchday edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
On 21 June 2017, the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced.[39][40]
5 August 2017 1 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Brentford | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Sharp 39' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Stephen Martin |
12 August 2017 2 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Middlesbrough |
17:30 BST | Gestede 20' Friend 70' | Report | Stevens 63' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,876 Referee: Peter Bankes |
15 August 2017 3 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Leckwith |
19:45 BST | Mendez-Laing 20', 55' Bamba 23' Morrison 44' | Report | 21' Basham | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Lee Mason |
19 August 2017 4 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Barnsley | Sheffield |
12:15 BST | Sharp 17' 21' Clarke 42' Fleck 58' Stevens 84' | Report | McCarthy 31' MacDonald 42' Hammill 45+2' Pearson 48' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,482 Referee: Tim Robinson |
26 August 2017 5 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Derby County | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Sharp 4', 90+7' 89' O'Connell 32' Russell 39' (o.g.) Blackman 90+6' | Report | Lawrence 59' Johnson 71' Keogh 89' Bryson 90+1' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Andy Madley |
9 September 2017 6 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | Wilson 41' Rodwell 90+4' | Report | Donaldson 21', 77' Coutts 48' Lundstram 90+4' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,579 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
12 September 2017 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Horwich |
19:30 BST | Morais 41' Cullen 52' Madine 88' | Report | Carter-Vickers 33' Lafferty 82' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
16 September 2017 8 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Norwich City | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Coutts 63' Fleck 65' | Report | Wildschut 23' Tettey 59' Husband 78' Jerome 82' Maddison 86' Trybull 89' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,218 Referee: Scott Duncan |
24 September 2017 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | Sheffield United | Owlerton |
13:15 BST | Bannan 12' Hooper 45+1' João 66' | Report | Fleck 3' 90' Clarke 15', 77' Duffy 67' Basham 75' | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,839 Referee: Simon Hooper |
27 September 2017 10 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Clarke 39', 58' Coutts 54' Basham 67' Baldock 75' | Report | Coady 15' Neves 72' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Peter Bankes |
30 September 2017 11 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Cummings 9' Dowell 27' Bouchalakis 83' Osborn 84' Bridcutt 88' | Report | Lundstram 3', 21' Coutts 44' Duffy 90+3' Stevens 90+4' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Andy Davies |
14 October 2017 12 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Clarke 33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers 90+2' | Report | Knudsen 69' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington |
21 October 2017 13 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Reading | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Coutts 19' Sharp 37' Brooks 90+3' | Report | van den Berg 56' McShane 57' Beerens 85' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,265 Referee: David Coote |
27 October 2017 14 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Leeds |
19:45 BST | Phillips 34' 62' Ronaldo Vieira 87' | Report | Sharp 2' Stevens 45' Coutts 51' O'Connell 60' Baldock 74' Brooks 81' Clarke 82' Fleck 84' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,504 Referee: Scott Duncan |
31 October 2017 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Shepherd's Bush |
19:45 GMT | Sylla 4' Cousins 28' Scowen 90+1' | Report | Clarke 29' Brooks 90+1' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Keith Stroud |
4 November 2017 16 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Hull City | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Clarke 23' 53', 76', 80', 88' | Report | Grosicki 29' Aina 39' Campbell 42' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,466 Referee: Darren Bond |
17 November 2017 17 | Burton Albion | 1–3 | Sheffield United | Burton upon Trent |
19:45 GMT | Palmer 31' Warnock 42' | Report | Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford |
21 November 2017 18 | Sheffield United | 4–5 | Fulham | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Clarke 6', 39', 90+1' Sharp 33' Lundstram 45+4' Carruthers 86' Brooks 90+3' | Report | Ojo 28', 69' Sessegnon 30', 43', 78' Fredericks 33' Ayité 45+2' Odoi 73' Kamara 90+6' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,445 Referee: James Linington |
25 November 2017 19 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Sheffield |
17:30 GMT | Clarke 71' Fleck 78' | Report | Kieftenbeld 31' Boga 38' Jota 54' Grounds 72' Ndoye 76' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,427 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
2 December 2017 20 | Millwall | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Bermondsey |
15:00 GMT | Gregory 14' Romeo 66' Cooper 87' | Report | Brooks 10', 41' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,669 Referee: Andy Madley |
8 December 2017 21 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Bristol City | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Stevens 43' Clarke 48' Fleck 59' | Report | Paterson 43', 90+5' Djuric 55' Flint 90+1' Reid 90+3' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,409 Referee: David Coote |
16 December 2017 22 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Preston |
15:00 GMT | Hugill 58' | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson |
23 December 2017 23 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Birmingham |
17:30 GMT | Adomah 4' (pen) Jedinak 9' | Report | Donaldson 12', 26' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,210 Referee: Simon Hooper |
26 December 2017 24 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Sunderland | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Lundstram 36' Stearman 58' Baldock 62' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,668 |
30 December 2017 25 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Fleck 29' Baldock 45+1' | Report | Madine 21' 52' Robinson 37' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Stephen Martin |
1 January 2018 26 | Derby County | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Vydra 24' (pen.) | Report | Clarke 57' | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,003 Referee: Darren Bond |
12 January 2018 27 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Report | Loovens 25' 64' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,120 Referee: David Coote |
20 January 2018 28 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Norwich |
15:00 GMT | Pinto 70' 90+3' Klose 90+1' | Report | Wilson 6' Fleck 66' Donaldson 68' Leon Clarke 87' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,486 Referee: Tony Harrington |
30 January 2018 29 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Report | Snodgrass 90' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
3 February 2018 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Wolverhampton |
17:30 GMT | Neves 5' Jota 30' Cavaleiro 76' | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Darren Bond |
10 February 2018 31 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
12:30 GMT | Sharp 2', 14', 73' (pen) Evans 44' Fleck 90+2' | Report | Forshaw 5' Roofe 19' Lasogga 47' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Andrew Madley |
20 February 2018 32 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Stearman 27' Lundstram 50' Evans 77' | Report | Freeman 63' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Oliver Langford |
23 February 2018 33 | Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Kingston upon Hull |
19:45 GMT | Irvine 16' Dicko 55' | Report | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper |
27 February 2018 34 | Reading | 1–3 | Sheffield United | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Richards 51' van den Berg 57' Bacuna 62' Mannone 64' Clement 70' | Report | Sharp 11', 63' Duffy 44' Basham 50' Donaldson 83' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Andy Davies Referee: 6,769 |
Note: Game moved from 17 February, due to Sheffield United's FA Cup fifth-round match against Leicester City |
6 March 2018 35 | Fulham | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Fulham |
19:45 GMT | Mitrović 31', 44' Cairney 61' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud |
10 March 2018 36 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Skuse 40' Gleeson 84' | Report | Stearman 9' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks |
13 March 2018 37 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Burton Albion | Sheffield |
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The 2017 18 season was Sheffield United s 129th season in their history and marked their return to the Championship following a six year stay in the third tier Along with the Championship the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup Sheffield United2017 18 seasonChairmanKevin McCabeManagerChris WilderStadiumBramall LaneChampionship10thFA CupFifth round vs Leicester City EFL CupSecond round vs Leicester City Top goalscorerLeague Leon Clarke 19 All Leon Clarke 19 Home coloursAway colours 2016 172018 19 Before the season many EFL fans Sheffield Wednesday fans amongst them tipped the Blades for a season of struggles in and around the bottom 3 United defied this by finishing 10th and chasing the play offs all season long The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 Contents 1 Squad 1 1 Statistics 1 1 1 Goals 1 1 2 Disciplinary record 1 2 Contracts 2 Transfers 2 1 Transfers in 2 2 Transfers out 2 3 Loans in 2 4 Loans out 3 Pre season 3 1 Friendlies 4 Competitions 4 1 EFL Championship 4 1 1 League table 4 1 2 Result summary 4 1 3 Results by matchday 4 1 4 Matches 4 2 FA Cup 4 3 EFL Cup 5 ReferencesSquad editNo Name Pos Nat Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract EndGoalkeepers1 Simon Moore GK nbsp Sandown 27 55 0 nbsp Cardiff City 19 August 2016 Undisclosed 201927 Jamal Blackman GK nbsp Croydon 23 24 0 Chelsea 27 July 2017 Loan 201831 Jake Eastwood GK nbsp Sheffield 20 3 0 Youth Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 2018Defenders2 George Baldock RB nbsp Buckingham 30 24 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 20203 Enda Stevens LB nbsp Dublin 33 33 1 Portsmouth 1 July 2017 Free 20205 Jack O Connell CB nbsp Liverpool 23 81 6 Brentford 8 July 2016 Undisclosed 202213 Jake Wright CB nbsp Keighley 31 49 0 Oxford United 9 July 2016 Free 201918 Kieron Freeman RB nbsp nbsp Arnold 25 108 13 Derby County 23 January 2015 Free 202019 Richard Stearman CB nbsp Wolverhampton 36 17 1 Fulham 6 July 2017 Undisclosed 202023 Ben Heneghan CB nbsp Manchester 30 1 0 Motherwell 31 August 2017 Undisclosed 202024 Daniel Lafferty LB nbsp Derry 28 45 4 Burnley 13 January 2017 Undisclosed 2019Midfielders4 John Fleck CM nbsp Glasgow 25 79 6 Coventry City 11 July 2016 Free 20216 Chris Basham DM CB nbsp Hebburn 28 172 8 Blackpool 1 July 2014 Free 20197 John Lundstram CM nbsp Liverpool 29 29 2 Oxford United 25 July 2017 Undisclosed 202014 Ryan Leonard CM CB nbsp Plympton 31 3 0 Southend United 9 January 2018 Undisclosed 202115 Paul Coutts CM nbsp Aberdeen 28 120 5 Derby County 23 January 2015 Undisclosed 201920 Lee Evans CM nbsp Newport 29 5 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 January 2018 750 000 202121 Mark Duffy RM nbsp Liverpool 31 73 8 Birmingham City 1 July 2016 Free 201826 Ricky Holmes LM nbsp Rochford 36 2 0 Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 202036 David Brooks LW AM nbsp nbsp Warrington 26 26 3 Youth Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 202144 Samir Carruthers CM nbsp nbsp Islington 24 28 1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 January 2017 Undisclosed 2020Forwards9 Leon Clarke CF nbsp Birmingham 32 24 Bury 27 July 2016 Undisclosed 201910 Billy Sharp CF nbsp Sheffield 31 223 75 Leeds United 25 July 2015 Undisclosed 201911 Clayton Donaldson CF nbsp Bradford 39 18 5 Birmingham City 31 August 2017 Nominal 201812 James Wilson CF nbsp Biddulph 27 4 1 Manchester United 10 January 2018 Loan 201822 Caolan Lavery CF nbsp nbsp Red Deer 24 36 5 Sheffield Wednesday 30 August 2016 Free 201932 Ched Evans CF nbsp Rhyl 34 123 48 Chesterfield 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020Out on Loan8 Nathan Thomas LW nbsp Ingleby Barwick 22 3 2 Hartlepool United 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 202017 James Hanson CF nbsp Bradford 29 14 1 Bradford City 24 January 2017 Undisclosed 2020George Long GK nbsp Sheffield 23 123 0 Youth Academy 1 July 2011 Trainee 2018Chris Hussey LB nbsp London 28 11 0 Bury 1 July 2016 Undisclosed UndisclosedJames Wilson CB nbsp Chepstow 28 10 1 Oldham Athletic 5 July 2016 Free 2018Louis Reed CM nbsp Barnsley 19 59 0 Youth Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 2018All appearances and goals up to date as of 10 February 2018 Statistics edit As of 6 May 2018No Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp ENG Simon Moore 19 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 DF nbsp ENG George Baldock 38 1 30 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 03 DF nbsp IRL Enda Stevens 47 1 45 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 04 MF nbsp SCO John Fleck 43 2 40 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 05 DF nbsp ENG Jack O Connell 48 0 46 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 06 DF nbsp ENG Chris Basham 51 2 45 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 07 MF nbsp ENG John Lundstram 39 3 20 15 3 2 0 0 2 0 09 FW nbsp ENG Leon Clarke 39 19 38 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 010 FW nbsp ENG Billy Sharp 37 14 28 6 13 0 1 0 2 0 111 FW nbsp JAM Clayton Donaldson 29 5 9 17 5 0 0 0 2 1 012 FW nbsp ENG James Wilson 9 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 013 DF nbsp ENG Jake Wright 22 0 13 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 014 MF nbsp ENG Ryan Leonard 13 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 MF nbsp SCO Paul Coutts 17 1 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 018 DF nbsp WAL Kieron Freeman 11 1 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 019 DF nbsp ENG Richard Stearman 30 2 28 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 020 MF nbsp WAL Lee Evans 19 2 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 021 MF nbsp ENG Mark Duffy 39 3 28 8 3 1 0 0 1 1 023 DF nbsp ENG Ben Heneghan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 024 DF nbsp NIR Daniel Lafferty 13 1 1 7 0 2 0 1 3 0 026 MF nbsp ENG Ricky Holmes 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 GK nbsp ENG Jamal Blackman 33 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 031 GK nbsp ENG Jake Eastwood 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 032 FW nbsp WAL Ched Evans 13 0 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 033 DF nbsp ENG Jake Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 034 MF nbsp ENG Regan Slater 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 036 MF nbsp WAL David Brooks 33 3 9 21 3 2 0 0 0 1 044 MF nbsp IRL Samir Carruthers 16 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 2 0 0Player s out on loan 8 MF nbsp ENG Nathan Thomas 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 117 FW nbsp ENG James Hanson 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 022 FW nbsp NIR Caolan Lavery 6 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0Player s who left the club 16 DF nbsp USA Cameron Carter Vickers 18 1 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 030 DF nbsp ENG John Brayford 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Goals edit As of 6 May 2018Rank No Nat Po Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total1 9 nbsp CF Leon Clarke 19 0 0 192 10 nbsp CF Billy Sharp 13 0 1 143 11 nbsp CF Clayton Donaldson 5 0 0 54 7 nbsp CM John Lundstram 3 0 0 321 nbsp AM Mark Duffy 3 0 0 336 nbsp AM David Brooks 3 0 0 37 4 nbsp CM John Fleck 2 0 0 26 nbsp DM Chris Basham 2 0 0 28 nbsp LW Nathan Thomas 0 1 1 219 nbsp CB Richard Stearman 2 0 0 220 nbsp CM Lee Evans 2 0 0 212 2 nbsp RB George Baldock 1 0 0 13 nbsp LB Enda Stevens 1 0 0 112 nbsp CF James Wilson 1 0 0 115 nbsp CM Paul Coutts 1 0 0 118 nbsp RB Kieron Freeman 1 0 0 122 nbsp CF Caolan Lavery 0 1 0 124 nbsp LB Daniel Lafferty 0 1 0 144 nbsp CM Samir Carruthers 1 0 0 1 nbsp CB Cameron Carter Vickers 1 0 0 1Total 58 3 2 63Disciplinary record edit As of 6 May 2018Rank No Nat Po Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 4 nbsp CM John Fleck 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 12 3 nbsp LB Enda Stevens 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 03 6 nbsp DM Chris Basham 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 04 5 nbsp CB Jack O Connell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 015 nbsp CM Paul Coutts 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 020 nbsp CM Lee Evans 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 07 7 nbsp CM John Lundstram 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 09 nbsp CF Leon Clarke 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 136 nbsp AM David Brooks 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 011 2 nbsp RB George Baldock 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 010 nbsp CF Billy Sharp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 019 nbsp CB Richard Stearman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 014 21 nbsp AM Mark Duffy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 015 11 nbsp CF Clayton Donaldson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 024 nbsp LB Daniel Lafferty 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 027 nbsp GK Jamal Blackman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 nbsp CB Cameron Carter Vickers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 019 1 nbsp GK Simon Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 nbsp CF James Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 013 nbsp CB Jake Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Total 78 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 85 0 3Contracts edit Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref 18 July 2017 CM nbsp Chris Basham Signed 2 years June 2019 1 18 July 2017 CM nbsp Paul Coutts Signed 2 years June 2019 1 18 July 2017 RB nbsp Kieron Freeman Signed 3 years June 2020 1 18 July 2017 CF nbsp Billy Sharp Signed 2 years June 2019 1 22 September 2017 CM nbsp John Fleck Signed 4 years June 2021 2 15 November 2017 CB nbsp Jack O Connell Signed 4 5 years June 2022 3 Transfers editTransfers in edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 1 July 2017 RB nbsp George Baldock nbsp Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 4 1 July 2017 CF nbsp Ched Evans nbsp Chesterfield Undisclosed 5 1 July 2017 LB nbsp Enda Stevens nbsp Portsmouth Free 6 1 July 2017 LW nbsp Nathan Thomas nbsp Hartlepool United Undisclosed 7 6 July 2017 CB nbsp Richard Stearman nbsp Fulham Undisclosed 8 25 July 2017 CM nbsp John Lundstram nbsp Oxford United Undisclosed 9 31 August 2017 CF nbsp Clayton Donaldson nbsp Birmingham City Undisclosed 10 31 August 2017 CB nbsp Ben Heneghan nbsp Motherwell Undisclosed 11 9 January 2018 CM nbsp Ryan Leonard nbsp Southend United Undisclosed 12 10 January 2018 CM nbsp Lee Evans nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers 750 000 13 15 January 2018 LM nbsp Ricky Holmes nbsp Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 14 Transfers out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref 1 July 2017 LB nbsp Graham Kelly nbsp Port Vale Free 15 1 July 2017 CF nbsp Marc McNulty nbsp Coventry City Free 16 a 1 July 2017 AM nbsp Jay O Shea nbsp Bury Free 18 b 1 July 2017 AM nbsp Stefan Scougall nbsp St Johnstone Free 16 c 3 August 2017 LM nbsp Matt Done nbsp Rochdale Mutual consent 21 d 16 August 2017 LB nbsp Kieran Wallace Free agent Mutual consent 23 31 August 2017 RB nbsp John Brayford nbsp Burton Albion Mutual consent 24 e 11 January 2018 CM nbsp Ben Whiteman nbsp Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed 26 Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club 17 Jay O Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United 19 Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club 20 Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure 22 John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure 25 Loans in edit Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref 27 July 2017 GK nbsp Jamal Blackman nbsp Chelsea 30 June 2018 27 25 August 2017 CB nbsp Cameron Carter Vickers nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2018 28 10 January 2018 CF nbsp James Wilson nbsp Manchester United 30 June 2018 13 Loans out edit Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref 1 July 2017 AM nbsp Benjamin Whiteman nbsp Doncaster Rovers January 2018 29 4 July 2017 GK nbsp George Long nbsp AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2018 30 7 July 2017 LB nbsp Chris Hussey nbsp Swindon Town 30 June 2018 31 11 July 2017 CM nbsp Louis Reed nbsp Chesterfield 30 June 2018 32 17 July 2017 CB nbsp James Wilson nbsp Walsall 30 June 2018 33 26 October 2017 FW nbsp Jordan Hallam nbsp Southport 23 November 2017 34 3 January 2018 CF nbsp James Hanson nbsp Bury 30 June 2018 35 Pre season editFriendlies edit As of 16 June 2017 Sheffield United have six pre season friendlies against Stoke City 36 Stocksbridge Park Steels Chesterfield Rotherham United Eastleigh 37 and Malaga 38 Stocksbridge Park Steels v Sheffield United 8 July 2017Stocksbridge Park Steels0 9Sheffield UnitedStocksbridge15 00 BST Report Sharp nbsp 21 Clarke nbsp 25 27 Lavery nbsp 57 72 82 pen Brooks nbsp 85 89 Stevens nbsp 88 Stadium Bracken Moor Attendance 1 824 nbsp Malaga v Sheffield United 14 July 2017 nbsp Malaga0 1Sheffield UnitedCoin Spain20 30 CEST Report Fleck nbsp 25 Stadium Estadio Jose Burgos Quintana Chesterfield v Sheffield United 18 July 2017Chesterfield1 2Sheffield UnitedChesterfield19 30 BST O Grady nbsp 31 Report O Connell nbsp 72 Brooks nbsp 85 Stadium Proact Stadium Rotherham United v Sheffield United 21 July 2017Rotherham United1 2Sheffield UnitedRotherham19 45 BST Yates nbsp 86 Report Ihiekwe nbsp 68 o g Stevens nbsp 80 Stadium AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance 7 396 Sheffield United v Stoke City 25 July 2017Sheffield United2 1Stoke CitySheffield19 45 BST Sharp nbsp 10 Brooks nbsp 90 Report Shaqiri nbsp 35 Stadium Bramall Lane Eastleigh v Sheffield United 28 July 2017Eastleigh2 3Sheffield UnitedEastleigh19 45 BST Stadium Ten Acres Referee Graham HorwoodCompetitions editEFL Championship edit Main article 2017 18 EFL Championship League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts8 Millwall 46 19 15 12 56 45 11 729 Brentford 46 18 15 13 62 52 10 6910 Sheffield United 46 20 9 17 62 55 7 6911 Bristol City 46 17 16 13 67 58 9 6712 Ipswich Town 46 17 9 20 57 60 3 60Source English Football LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored Result summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD44 19 9 16 59 52 7 66 12 5 5 33 19 14 7 4 11 26 33 7Last updated 28 April 2018 Source citation needed Results by matchday edit Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAAAHHAHAHHAHAResultWLLWWWWLWWLWWWLWWLDLLLDWLDDWLLWWLWLDWDDDLWDLLWPosition8121710553642333132233446766766788776997999999111110Updated to match es played on 6 May 2018 Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit On 21 June 2017 the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced 39 40 Sheffield United v Brentford 5 August 2017 1Sheffield United1 0BrentfordSheffield15 00 BST Sharp nbsp 39 Report Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 26 746Referee Stephen Martin Middlesbrough v Sheffield United 12 August 2017 2Middlesbrough1 0Sheffield UnitedMiddlesbrough17 30 BST Gestede nbsp 20 Friend nbsp 70 Report Stevens nbsp 63 Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 26 876Referee Peter Bankes Cardiff City v Sheffield United 15 August 2017 3Cardiff City2 0Sheffield UnitedLeckwith19 45 BST Mendez Laing nbsp 20 nbsp 55 Bamba nbsp 23 Morrison nbsp 44 Report nbsp 21 Basham Stadium Cardiff City Stadium Attendance 17 844Referee Lee Mason Sheffield United v Barnsley 19 August 2017 4Sheffield United1 0BarnsleySheffield12 15 BST Sharp nbsp 17 nbsp 21 Clarke nbsp 42 Fleck nbsp 58 Stevens nbsp 84 Report McCarthy nbsp 31 MacDonald nbsp 42 Hammill nbsp 45 2 Pearson nbsp 48 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 25 482Referee Tim Robinson Sheffield United v Derby County 26 August 2017 5Sheffield United3 1Derby CountySheffield15 00 BST Sharp nbsp 4 90 7 nbsp 89 O Connell nbsp 32 Russell nbsp 39 o g Blackman nbsp 90 6 Report Lawrence nbsp 59 Johnson nbsp 71 Keogh nbsp 89 Bryson nbsp 90 1 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 26 202Referee Andy Madley Sunderland v Sheffield United 9 September 2017 6Sunderland1 2Sheffield UnitedSunderland15 00 BST Wilson nbsp 41 Rodwell nbsp 90 4 Report Donaldson nbsp 21 77 Coutts nbsp 48 Lundstram nbsp 90 4 Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 29 579Referee Jeremy Simpson Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United 12 September 2017 7Bolton Wanderers0 1Sheffield UnitedHorwich19 30 BST Morais nbsp 41 Cullen nbsp 52 Madine nbsp 88 Report Carter Vickers nbsp 33 Lafferty nbsp 82 Stadium Macron Stadium Attendance 14 346Referee Stuart Attwell Sheffield United v Norwich City 16 September 2017 8Sheffield United0 1Norwich CitySheffield15 00 BST Coutts nbsp 63 Fleck nbsp 65 Report Wildschut nbsp 23 Tettey nbsp 59 Husband nbsp 78 Jerome nbsp 82 Maddison nbsp 86 Trybull nbsp 89 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 26 218Referee Scott Duncan Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United 24 September 2017 9Sheffield Wednesday2 4Sheffield UnitedOwlerton13 15 BST Bannan nbsp 12 Hooper nbsp 45 1 Joao nbsp 66 Report Fleck nbsp 3 nbsp 90 Clarke nbsp 15 77 Duffy nbsp 67 Basham nbsp 75 Stadium Hillsborough Stadium Attendance 32 839Referee Simon Hooper Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 September 2017 10Sheffield United2 0Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield19 45 BST Clarke nbsp 39 58 Coutts nbsp 54 Basham nbsp 67 Baldock nbsp 75 Report Coady nbsp 15 Neves nbsp nbsp 72 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 25 893Referee Peter Bankes Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United 30 September 2017 11Nottingham Forest2 1Sheffield UnitedNottingham15 00 BST Cummings nbsp 9 Dowell nbsp 27 Bouchalakis nbsp 83 Osborn nbsp 84 Bridcutt nbsp 88 Report Lundstram nbsp 3 nbsp 21 Coutts nbsp 44 Duffy nbsp 90 3 Stevens nbsp 90 4 Stadium City Ground Attendance 25 700Referee Andy Davies Sheffield United v Ipswich Town 14 October 2017 12Sheffield United1 0Ipswich TownSheffield15 00 BST Clarke nbsp 33 Basham nbsp 49 Carter Vickers nbsp 90 2 Report Knudsen nbsp 69 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 25 799Referee Tony Harrington Sheffield United v Reading 21 October 2017 13Sheffield United2 1ReadingSheffield15 00 BST Coutts nbsp 19 Sharp nbsp 37 Brooks nbsp 90 3 Report van den Berg nbsp 56 McShane nbsp 57 Beerens nbsp 85 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 26 265Referee David Coote Leeds United v Sheffield United 27 October 2017 14Leeds United1 2Sheffield UnitedLeeds19 45 BST Phillips nbsp 34 nbsp 62 Ronaldo Vieira nbsp 87 Report Sharp nbsp 2 Stevens nbsp 45 Coutts nbsp 51 O Connell nbsp 60 Baldock nbsp 74 Brooks nbsp 81 Clarke nbsp 82 Fleck nbsp 84 Stadium Elland Road Attendance 34 504Referee Scott Duncan Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United 31 October 2017 15Queens Park Rangers1 0Sheffield UnitedShepherd s Bush19 45 GMT Sylla nbsp 4 Cousins nbsp 28 Scowen nbsp 90 1 Report Clarke nbsp 29 Brooks nbsp 90 1 Stadium Loftus Road Attendance 13 604Referee Keith Stroud Sheffield United v Hull City 4 November 2017 16Sheffield United4 1Hull CitySheffield15 00 GMT Clarke nbsp 23 nbsp 53 76 80 88 Report Grosicki nbsp 29 Aina nbsp 39 Campbell nbsp 42 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 27 466Referee Darren Bond Burton Albion v Sheffield United 17 November 2017 17Burton Albion1 3Sheffield UnitedBurton upon Trent19 45 GMT Palmer nbsp 31 Warnock nbsp 42 Report Sharp nbsp 10 pen 34 Clarke nbsp 78 Stadium Pirelli Stadium Attendance 5 167Referee Oliver Langford Sheffield United v Fulham 21 November 2017 18Sheffield United4 5FulhamSheffield19 45 GMT Clarke nbsp 6 39 90 1 Sharp nbsp 33 Lundstram nbsp 45 4 Carruthers nbsp 86 Brooks nbsp 90 3 Report Ojo nbsp 28 69 Sessegnon nbsp 30 43 78 Fredericks nbsp 33 Ayite nbsp 45 2 Odoi nbsp 73 Kamara nbsp 90 6 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 25 445Referee James Linington Sheffield United v Birmingham City 25 November 2017 19Sheffield United1 1Birmingham CitySheffield17 30 GMT Clarke nbsp 71 Fleck nbsp 78 Report Kieftenbeld nbsp 31 Boga nbsp 38 Jota nbsp 54 Grounds nbsp 72 Ndoye nbsp 76 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 27 427Referee Jeremy Simpson Millwall v Sheffield United 2 December 2017 20Millwall3 1Sheffield UnitedBermondsey15 00 GMT Gregory nbsp 14 Romeo nbsp 66 Cooper nbsp 87 Report Brooks nbsp 10 nbsp 41 Stadium The Den Attendance 12 669Referee Andy Madley Sheffield United v Bristol City 8 December 2017 21Sheffield United1 2Bristol CitySheffield19 45 GMT Stevens nbsp 43 Clarke nbsp 48 Fleck nbsp 59 Report Paterson nbsp 43 nbsp 90 5 Djuric nbsp 55 Flint nbsp 90 1 Reid nbsp 90 3 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 24 409Referee David Coote Preston North End v Sheffield United 16 December 2017 22Preston North End1 0Sheffield UnitedPreston15 00 GMT Hugill nbsp 58 Report Stadium Deepdale Attendance 15 202Referee Tim Robinson Aston Villa v Sheffield United 23 December 2017 23Aston Villa2 2Sheffield UnitedBirmingham17 30 GMT Adomah nbsp 4 pen Jedinak nbsp 9 Report Donaldson nbsp 12 nbsp 26 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 35 210Referee Simon Hooper Sheffield United v Sunderland 26 December 2017 24Sheffield United3 0SunderlandSheffield15 00 GMT Lundstram nbsp 36 Stearman nbsp 58 Baldock nbsp 62 Report Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 30 668 Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers 30 December 2017 25Sheffield United0 1Bolton WanderersSheffield15 00 GMT Fleck nbsp 29 Baldock nbsp 45 1 Report Madine nbsp 21 nbsp 52 Robinson nbsp 37 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 28 387Referee Stephen Martin Derby County v Sheffield United 1 January 2018 26Derby County1 1Sheffield UnitedDerby15 00 GMT Vydra nbsp 24 pen Report Clarke nbsp 57 Stadium Pride Park Stadium Attendance 30 003Referee Darren Bond Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday 12 January 2018 27Sheffield United0 0Sheffield WednesdaySheffield19 45 GMT Report Loovens nbsp 25 nbsp 64 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 31 120Referee David Coote Norwich City v Sheffield United 20 January 2018 28Norwich City1 2Sheffield UnitedNorwich15 00 GMT Pinto nbsp 70 nbsp 90 3 Klose nbsp 90 1 Report Wilson nbsp 6 Fleck nbsp 66 Donaldson nbsp 68 Leon Clarke nbsp 87 Stadium Carrow Road Attendance 26 486Referee Tony Harrington Sheffield United v Aston Villa 30 January 2018 29Sheffield United0 1Aston VillaSheffield19 45 GMT Report Snodgrass nbsp 90 Stadium Bramall Lane Referee Jeremy Simpson Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United 3 February 2018 30Wolverhampton Wanderers3 0Sheffield UnitedWolverhampton17 30 GMT Neves nbsp 5 Jota nbsp 30 Cavaleiro nbsp 76 Report Stadium Molineux Attendance 29 311Referee Darren Bond Sheffield United v Leeds United 10 February 2018 31Sheffield United2 1Leeds UnitedSheffield12 30 GMT Sharp nbsp 2 nbsp 14 nbsp 73 pen Evans nbsp 44 Fleck nbsp 90 2 Report Forshaw nbsp 5 Roofe nbsp 19 Lasogga nbsp 47 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 27 553Referee Andrew Madley Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers 20 February 2018 32Sheffield United2 1Queens Park RangersSheffield19 45 GMT Stearman nbsp 27 Lundstram nbsp 50 Evans nbsp 77 Report Freeman nbsp 63 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 25 339Referee Oliver Langford Hull City v Sheffield United 23 February 2018 33Hull City1 0Sheffield UnitedKingston upon Hull19 45 GMT Irvine nbsp 16 Dicko nbsp 55 Report Stadium KCOM Stadium Attendance 15 213Referee Simon Hooper Reading v Sheffield United 27 February 2018 34Reading1 3Sheffield UnitedReading20 00 GMT UTC Richards nbsp 51 van den Berg nbsp 57 Bacuna nbsp 62 Mannone nbsp 64 Clement nbsp 70 Report Sharp nbsp 11 63 Duffy nbsp 44 Basham nbsp 50 Donaldson nbsp 83 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance Andy DaviesReferee 6 769Note Game moved from 17 February due to Sheffield United s FA Cup fifth round match against Leicester City Fulham v Sheffield United 6 March 2018 35Fulham3 0Sheffield UnitedFulham19 45 GMT Mitrovic nbsp 31 44 Cairney nbsp 61 Report Stadium Craven Cottage Attendance 18 400Referee Keith Stroud Ipswich Town v Sheffield United 10 March 2018 36Ipswich Town0 0Sheffield UnitedIpswich15 00 GMT Skuse nbsp 40 Gleeson nbsp 84 Report Stearman nbsp 9 Stadium Portman Road Attendance 15 152Referee John Brooks Sheffield United v Burton Albion 13 March 2018 37Sheffield United2 0Burton AlbionSheffieldStevens nbsp 29 L Evans nbsp 57 Brooks span data src, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |