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This is a list of seasons played by Sheffield United Football Club from 1889 (when Sheffield United first competed in the FA Cup) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
Seasons
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024
Season[a] | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
Other | Top goalscorer(s)[b] | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
1889–90 | R2 | Sheffield Challenge Cup
Wharncliffe Charity Cup |
RU
SF |
Dugald Galbraith W. Robertson |
5 | ||||||||||
1890–91 | Midland League | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 5th | R1 | Sheffield Challenge Cup | RU | Arthur Watson | 14 | |
1891–92 | Northern League | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 3rd | R2 | Sheffield Challenge Cup | W | Sammy Dobson | 15 | |
1892–93 | Division 2 (2) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 35 | 2nd | R2 | Test Match
Northern League Wharncliffe Charity Cup |
W
3rd
|
Harry Hammond | 22 | |
1893–94 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 31 | 10th | R1 | United Counties League
Wharncliffe Charity Cup |
GS
W
|
Bob Hill | 11 | |
1894–95 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 6th | R2 | Harry Hammond | 15 | ||||
1895–96 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 12th | R2 | Birmingham Cup
Birmingham Charity Cup |
RU
RU
|
Harry Hammond | 12 | ||
1896–97 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 36 | 2nd | R1 | Fred Priest | 12 | ||||
1897–98 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 42 | 1st | R1 | Sheriff of London Charity Shield | W[d] | Walter Bennett | 12 | ||
1898–99 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 29 | 16th | W | George Hedley | 12 | ||||
1899–1900 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 48 | 2nd | QF | Billy Beer | 15 | ||||
1900–01 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 14th | RU | Walter Bennett | 12 | ||||
1901–02 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 10th | W | Fred Priest | 21 | ||||
1902–03 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 4th | R2 | Fred Priest | 10 | ||||
1903–04 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 38 | 7th | QF | Arthur Brown | 20 | ||||
1904–05 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 40 | 6th | R1 | Arthur Brown | 22 | ||||
1905–06 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 36 | 13th | R2 | Arthur Brown | 19 | ||||
1906–07 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 55 | 45 | 4th | R1 | Arthur Brown | 22 | ||||
1907–08 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 35 | 17th | R1 | Arthur Brown | 16 | ||||
1908–09 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 37 | 12th | R1 | Wally Hardinge | 11 | ||||
1909–10 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 6th | R1 | Joe Kitchen | 21 | ||||
1910–11 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 9th | R1 | Joe Kitchen | 18 | ||||
1911–12 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 36 | 14th | R1 | Bobby Evans | 12 | ||||
1912–13 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | 34 | 15th | R1 | Wally Hardinge | 11 | ||||
1913–14 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 37 | 10th | SF | Stan Fazackerley | 23 | ||||
1914–15 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 6th | W | Joe Kitchen | 16 | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 40 | 14th | R2 | Stan Fazackerley | 15 | |||
1920–21 | 42 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 30 | 20th | R1 | County Cup | W | Harry Johnson | 13 | ||
1921–22 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 40 | 11th | R1 | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 17 | ||
1922–23 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 10th | SF | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 19 | ||
1923–24 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 50 | 5th | R1 | County Cup | W | Billy Gillespie Harry Johnson |
16 | ||
1924–25 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 39 | 14th | W | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 22 | ||
1925–26 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 82 | 46 | 5th | R4 | County Cup | W | Harry Johnson | 27 | ||
1926–27 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 44 | 8th | R3 | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 24 | ||
1927–28 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 | 40 | 13th | SF | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 43 | ||
1928–29 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 | 41 | 11th | R3 | County Cup | RU | Harry Johnson | 31 | ||
1929–30 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 36 | 20th | R4 | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 42 | ||
1930–31 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 84 | 38 | 15th | R5 | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 50 | ||
1931–32 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 7th | R4 | County Cup | SF | Jimmy Dunne | 35 | ||
1932–33 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 80 | 43 | 10th | R4 | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 32 | ||
1933–34 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 101 | 31 | 22nd | R3 | County Cup | SF | Billy Boyd | 17 | ||
1934–35 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 41 | 11th | R4 | County Cup | SF | Jock Dodds | 19 | |
1935–36 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 52 | 3rd | RU | County Cup | RU | Jock Dodds | 41 | ||
1936–37 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 46 | 7th | R4 | County Cup | RU | Jock Dodds | 28 | ||
1937–38 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 53 | 3rd | R4 | County Cup | SF | Jock Dodds | 23 | ||
1938–39 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 2nd | R5 | County Cup | W[e] | Jock Dodds | 20 | ||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[f] | R4 | Colin Collindridge | 4 | |||||||||||
1946–47 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 75 | 49 | 6th | QF | Colin Collindridge | 18 | |||
1947–48 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 70 | 42 | 12th | R3 | County Cup | SF | Colin Collindridge | 12 | ||
1948–49 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 33 | 22nd | R4 | County Cup | RU | Colin Collindridge | 17 | ||
1949–50 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 49 | 52 | 3rd | R4 | County Cup | RU | Harold Brook | 21 | |
1950–51 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 8th | R4 | County Cup | SF | Jimmy Hagan | 17 | ||
1951–52 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 76 | 41 | 11th | QF | County Cup | W | Alf Ringstead | 27 | ||
1952–53 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 60 | 1st | R4 | County Cup | W | Alf Ringstead | 24 | ||
1953–54 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 90 | 33 | 20th | R3 | County Cup | W | Harold Brook Derek Hawksworth |
14 | |
1954–55 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 86 | 41 | 13th | R3 | County Cup | SF | Derek Hawksworth | 14 | ||
1955–56 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 77 | 33 | 22nd | R5 | County Cup | RU | Bobby Howitt | 14 | ||
1956–57 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 46 | 7th | R3 | County Cup | W | Derek Hawksworth | 22 | |
1957–58 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 | 52 | 6th | R5 | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 21 | ||
1958–59 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 53 | 3rd | QF | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 31 | ||
1959–60 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 4th | QF | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 33 | ||
1960–61 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 58 | 2nd | SF | R2 | Derek Pace | 26 | |||
1961–62 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 47 | 5th | QF | QF | Derek Pace | 28 | ||
1962–63 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 44 | 10th | R5 | R3 | Derek Pace | 21 | |||
1963–64 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 43 | 12th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 15 | |
1964–65 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 35 | 19th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | W | Mick Jones | 17 | |
1965–66 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 43 | 9th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | RU | Mick Jones | 22 | |
1966–67 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 42 | 10th | R5 | QF | County Cup | W | Mick Jones | 21 | |
1967–68 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 32 | 21st | QF | R2 | County Cup | SF | Gil Reece | 13 | |
1968–69 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R2 | County Cup | W | John Tudor | 16 |
1969–70 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 49 | 6th | R4 | R4 | County Cup | SF | Alan Woodward | 22 | |
1970–71 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 56 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | Watney Cup | SF | Alan Woodward | 17 | |
1971–72 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 46 | 10th | R3 | QF | Alan Woodward | 20 | ||
1972–73 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 59 | 40 | 14th | R4 | R4 | Texaco Cup
Watney Cup County Cup |
R1
RU
RU
|
Bill Dearden | 25 | |
1973–74 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Texaco Cup
County Cup |
R1
W
|
Alan Woodward | 18 | |
1974–75 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 6th | R4 | R4 | Texaco Cup
County Cup |
GS
RU
|
Alan Woodward | 16 | |
1975–76 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 82 | 22 | 22nd | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup
County Cup |
GS
RU
|
Chris Guthrie | 15 | |
1976–77 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 40 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup
County Cup |
GS
RU
|
Keith Edwards | 18 |
1977–78 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 73 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup
County Cup |
GS
W
|
Keith Edwards | 15 | |
1978–79 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 34 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | GS | Peter Anderson | 12 | |
1979–80 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 46 | 12th | R2 | R1 | Anglo-Scottish Cup
County Cup |
SF
W
|
Jeff Bourne | 11 |
1980–81 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 40 | 21st | R2 | R1 | Anglo-Scottish Cup
County Cup |
GS
SF |
Bob Hatton | 23 | |
1981–82 | Division 4 (4) | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 41 | 96[g] | 1st[h] | R1 | R2 | Football League Group Cup
County Cup |
GS
W
|
Keith Edwards | 36 |
1982–83 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 11th | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | GS | Keith Edwards | 24 |
1983–84 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 53 | 83 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | NSF | Keith Edwards | 41 | |
1984–85 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | 44 | 18th | R3 | R2 | Keith Edwards | 15 | ||
1985–86 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 7th | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | GS | Keith Edwards | 21 | |
1986–87 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R2 | Steve Foley | 12 | |
1987–88 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | 46 | 21st | R4 | R2 | Play-offs
Full Members' Cup |
SF
R1 |
Tony Philliskirk | 11 | |
1988–89 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 54 | 84 | 2nd | R5 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup
Yorkshire & Humberside Cup |
NR1
W
|
Tony Agana | 31 |
1989–90 | Division 2 (2) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 58 | 85 | 2nd | QF | R1 | Full Members' Cup
Yorkshire & Humberside Cup |
NR2
GS |
Brian Deane | 24 |
1990–91 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 46 | 13th | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | NQF | Brian Deane | 17 |
1991–92 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 9th | R5 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | NR2 | Brian Deane | 16 | |
1992–93 | Premier League[i] (1) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 14th | SF | R3 | Brian Deane | 19 | ||
1993–94 | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Jostein Flo | 9 | |||
1994–95 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 68 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS | Nathan Blake | 18 |
1995–96 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 9th | R4 | R2 | Nathan Blake | 12 | |||
1996–97 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | 73 | 5th | R3 | R2 | Play-offs | RU | Andy Walker | 15 | |
1997–98 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 6th | SF | R3 | Play-offs | SF | Brian Deane | 13 | |
1998–99 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 8th | R5 | R2 | Marcelo | 20 | |||
1999–2000 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | 54 | 16th | R4 | R2 | Marcus Bent | 16 | |||
2000–01 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | 68 | 10th | R3 | R3 | Marcus Bent Paul Devlin David Kelly |
8 | |||
2001–02 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 60 | 13th | R4 | R2 | Carl Asaba | 7 | |||
2002–03 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 80 | 3rd | SF | SF | Play-offs | RU | Michael Brown | 22 | |
2003–04 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 56 | 71 | 8th | QF | R2 | Jack Lester | 15 | |||
2004–05 | Championship[j] (2) | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 8th | R5 | R3 | Andy Gray | 18 | ||
2005–06 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | 90 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | Neil Shipperley | 11 | |||
2006–07 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 38 | 18th | R3 | R3 | Rob Hulse | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Championship (2) | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 66 | 9th | R5 | R4 | James Beattie | 22 | ||
2008–09 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 80 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Play-offs | RU | James Beattie | 12 | |
2009–10 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 65 | 8th | R4 | R1 | Richard Cresswell | 14 | |||
2010–11 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 79 | 42 | 23rd | R3 | R1 | Ched Evans | 9 | |||
2011–12 | League One (3) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | 90 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | Football League Trophy
Play-offs |
NQF
|
Ched Evans | 35 |
2012–13 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 75 | 5th | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy
Play-offs |
NQF
SF |
Nick Blackman | 14 | |
2013–14 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 67 | 7th | SF | R1 | Football League Trophy | NR2 | Chris Porter | 11 | |
2014–15 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | 71 | 5th | R4 | SF | Football League Trophy
Play-offs |
NQF
SF |
Jose Baxter Marc McNulty |
13 | |
2015–16 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | NQF | Billy Sharp | 21 | |
2016–17 | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | 100 | 1st | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | GS | Billy Sharp | 30 | |
2017–18 | Championship (2) | 46 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 49 | 65 | 10th | R5 | R2 | Leon Clarke | 19 | ||
2018–19 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 41 | 89 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | Billy Sharp | 24 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 9th | QF | R3 | Oli McBurnie Lys Mousset |
6 | ||
2020–21 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 23 | 20th | QF | R2 | David McGoldrick | 9 | |||
2021–22 | Championship (2) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | 75 | 5th | R3 | R3 | Play-offs | SF | Billy Sharp | 15 |
2022–23 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 91 | 2nd | SF | R1 | Oli McBurnie Iliman Ndiaye |
15 | |||
2023–24 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | 16 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Ben Brereton Díaz Oli McBurnie |
6 | ||
2024–25 | Championship (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[k] | R3 | R2 |
Key
[edit]- Pld = Matches played
- W = Matches won
- D = Matches drawn
- L = Matches lost
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Final position
- N/A = Not applicable
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- R3 = Round 3
- R4 = Round 4
- R5 = Round 5
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
Winners | Runners-up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Note: Bold text indicates a competition won. Italics denotes the club is still a participant in that competition for the current season
Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Until 2012, season performance sourced from Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012), Sheffield United: The Complete Record. After 2012, sourced from Soccerbase.
- ^ For each season, goals in all the competitions listed are included. Until 2012, League & FA Cup goals sourced from the English National Football Archive (subscription required), other competitions sourced from Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012), Sheffield United: The Complete Record. After 2012, all competitions sourced from Soccerbase.
- ^ Shared with Sheffield Wednesday, after a 0–0 draw.
- ^ Shared with Corinthian, after a 0–0 and 1–1 draw.
- ^ Shared with Sheffield Wednesday, after a 0–0 draw.
- ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but The Football League did not resume until the following season.
- ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ^ Lowest League finish.
- ^ The 1992–93 season saw the introduction of the Premier League, so Division 1 replaced Division 2, Division 2 replaced Division 3 and Division 3 replaced Division 4.
- ^ The 2004–05 season saw the rebranding of Divisions 1–3, so Division 1 became the Championship, Division 2 became League One and Division 3 became League Two.
- ^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[2]
References
[edit]- General
- Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012), Sheffield United: The Complete Record. The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited.
- English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Soccerbase
- Specific
- ^ Matthews, Clarebrough & Kirkham (2003). The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United. Britespot Publishing. p. 263.
- ^ EFL (11 April 2024). "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". EFL. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.