2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Musa’ad bin Khalid Al Saud | |||
Manager | Chris Wilder (until 13 March) Paul Heckingbottom (interim, from 13 March) | |||
Stadium | Bramall Lane | |||
Premier League | 20th (relegated) | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
EFL Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: David McGoldrick (8) All: David McGoldrick (9) | |||
The2020–21Sheffield United Football Club season was the club's 132nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight ofEnglish football. In addition to thedomestic league, Sheffield United participated in this season's editions of theFA Cup and theEFL Cup.
Sheffield United suffered a disastrous start to the season. With just 2 points in their first 17 fixtures, Sheffield United set a record for the worst-ever Premier League start not including administrative point deductions. They also broke the Premier League record of most consecutive games without a win to start the season, with 17. Previously, the record was held by the2012–13 Queens Park Rangers squad.
Things marginally improved after Matchday 18, when Sheffield United defeatedNewcastle United 1–0 on 12 January 2021 atBramall Lane. Two further wins followed, including a shock away win againstManchester United. However, Sheffield United remained bottom of the table and they were eventually officially relegated on 17 April 2021 following a 1–0 away defeat atWolves - thus ending the Blades' two-year status in the English top flight. The team manager Chris Wilder resigned towards the end of the season, following reported clashes with the club ownership and board. He was replaced by interim manager Paul Heckingbottom (previously under 23's manager).
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Updated 23 May 2021
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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1 | 17 | ![]() | CF | David McGoldrick | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | 10 | ![]() | CF | Billy Sharp | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
3 | 20 | ![]() | DF | Jayden Bogle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | 14 | ![]() | CF | Oliver Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | 9 | ![]() | CF | Oli McBurnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | ![]() | DF | Kean Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | CM | Sander Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | ![]() | CM | Ben Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | DF | Chris Basham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
38 | ![]() | CF | Daniel Jebbison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 20 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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17 July 2020 | GK | ![]() | Wes Foderingham | ![]() | Free transfer | [1] |
19 August 2020 | GK | ![]() | Aaron Ramsdale | ![]() | Undisclosed | [2] |
25 August 2020 | CB | ![]() | Kacper Łopata | ![]() | Free transfer | [3] |
7 September 2020 | LB | ![]() | Max Lowe | ![]() | Undisclosed | [4] |
7 September 2020 | RB | ![]() | Jayden Bogle | ![]() | Undisclosed | [4] |
9 September 2020 | RW | ![]() | Oliver Burke | ![]() | Undisclosed | [5] |
9 September 2020 | CM | ![]() | Ismaila Coulibaly | ![]() | Undisclosed | [6] |
2 October 2020 | FW | ![]() | Rhian Brewster | ![]() | Undisclosed | [7] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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7 September 2020 | CB | ![]() | Ethan Ampadu | ![]() | 30 June 2021 | [8] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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2 July 2020 | LW | ![]() | Stephen Mallon | ![]() | 30 November 2020 | [9] |
30 July 2020 | GK | ![]() | Jake Eastwood | ![]() | 1 January 2021 | [10] |
6 August 2020 | CF | ![]() | Tyler Smith | ![]() | End of season | [11] |
27 August 2020 | GK | ![]() | Marcus Dewhurst | ![]() | 1 January 2021 | [12] |
28 August 2020 | AM | ![]() | Luke Freeman | ![]() | End of season | [13] |
3 September 2020 | LB | ![]() | Rhys Norrington-Davies | ![]() | End of season | [14] |
8 September 2020 | CB | ![]() | Sam Graham | ![]() | 1 January 2021 | [15] |
9 September 2020 | CM | ![]() | Ismaila Coulibaly | ![]() | End of season | [6] |
10 September 2020 | CF | ![]() | David Parkhouse | ![]() | 1 January 2021 | [16] |
29 September 2020 | CB | ![]() | Kamarl Grant | ![]() | October 2020 | [17] |
30 September 2020 | DM | ![]() | Regan Slater | ![]() | End of season | [18] |
6 October 2020 | RB | ![]() | Ashton Hall | ![]() | 2 January 2021 | [19] |
14 October 2020 | LB | ![]() | Harry Boyes | ![]() | January 2021 | [20] |
24 December 2020 | AM | ![]() | Daniel Jebbison | ![]() | 2021 | [21] |
12 January 2021 | LB | ![]() | Rhys Norrington-Davies | ![]() | End of season | [22] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2020 | CM | ![]() | Ta'Shae Andall-Gibbons | ![]() | Released | [23] |
1 July 2020 | RM | ![]() | Mark Duffy | ![]() | Released | [23][24] |
1 July 2020 | CF | ![]() | Leon Clarke | ![]() | Released | [23][25] |
1 July 2020 | DF | ![]() | Kieron Freeman | ![]() | Released | [23][26] |
1 July 2020 | AM | ![]() | Oliver Greaves | ![]() | Released | [23] |
1 July 2020 | AM | ![]() | Callum Gribbin | ![]() | Released | [23][27] |
1 July 2020 | CB | ![]() | Ben Heneghan | ![]() | Released | [23][28] |
1 July 2020 | LW | ![]() | Ricky Holmes | Retired | [23][29] | |
1 July 2020 | LW | ![]() | Nathan Thomas | ![]() | Released | [23][30] |
1 July 2020 | CM | ![]() | Reece York | ![]() | Released | [23] |
7 July 2020 | AM | ![]() | Ravel Morrison | ![]() | Released | [31][32] |
16 July 2020 | FW | ![]() | Jake Young | ![]() | Free transfer | [33] |
4 August 2020 | FW | ![]() | Sam Ackroyd | ![]() | Released | [34] |
4 August 2020 | DF | ![]() | Harrison Foulstone | ![]() | Released | [34][35] |
4 August 2020 | GK | ![]() | Sam Kelly | ![]() | Released | [34] |
4 August 2020 | MF | ![]() | Connor Leak-Blunt | ![]() | Released | [34] |
2 September 2020 | GK | ![]() | Christopher Farrugia | ![]() | Free transfer | [36] |
9 September 2020 | LW | ![]() | Callum Robinson | ![]() | Undisclosed | [5] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
1 September 2020Friendly | Derby County | 0–2 | Sheffield United | Derby |
17:00BST | Report | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 |
4 September 2020Friendly | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 14 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 018.42 |
FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 21 March 2021 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 075.00 |
EFL Cup | 17 September 2020 | 17 September 2020 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
Total | 43 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 023.26 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source:Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 41 | |
17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 39 | |
18 | Fulham(R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | Relegation toEFL Championship |
19 | West Bromwich Albion(R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 26 | |
20 | Sheffield United(R) | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 23 |
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 |
38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 36 | −28 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source:[citation needed]
Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W |
Position | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[38]
14 September 20201 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
18:00BST | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Mike Dean |
21 September 20202 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Aston |
18:00BST | Report | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Graham Scott |
27 September 20203 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
12:00BST | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Paul Tierney |
4 October 20204 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Holloway |
14:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Lee Mason |
18 October 20205 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Fulham | Sheffield |
12:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Andre Marriner |
24 October 20206 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Liverpool |
20:00BST | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee:Mike Dean |
31 October 20207 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
12:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Michael Oliver |
7 November 20208 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Sheffield United | Fulham |
17:30GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
22 November 20209 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | West Ham United | Sheffield |
14:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
28 November 202010 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Sheffield United | West Bromwich |
20:00GMT | Report | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee:Mike Dean |
6 December 202011 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Leicester City | Sheffield |
15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
13 December 202012 | Southampton | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Southampton |
12:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Andrew Madley |
17 December 202013 | Sheffield United | 2–3 | Manchester United | Sheffield |
20:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Michael Oliver |
20 December 202014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Falmer |
12:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Peter Bankes |
26 December 202015 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Everton | Sheffield |
20:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:David Coote |
29 December 202016 | Burnley | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Burnley |
18:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
2 January 202117 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Selhurst |
15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
12 January 202118[39] | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
18:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Andrew Madley |
17 January 202119 | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
14:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Andre Marriner |
27 January 202120 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Greater Manchester |
20:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee:Peter Bankes |
30 January 202121 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Manchester |
15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:David Coote |
2 February 202122 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Sheffield |
19:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Paul Tierney |
7 February 202123 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Chelsea | Sheffield |
19:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Kevin Friend |
15 February 202124 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Stratford |
18:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Simon Hooper |
20 February 202125 | Fulham | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Fulham |
20:00GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
28 February 202126 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Liverpool | Sheffield |
19:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
3 March 202127 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
18:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
6 March 202128 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Southampton | Sheffield |
15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Paul Tierney |
14 March 202129 | Leicester City | 5–0 | Sheffield United | Leicester |
14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Peter Bankes |
3 April 202130 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Leeds |
15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee:Graham Scott |
11 April 202131 | Sheffield United | 0–3 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
19:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Peter Bankes |
17 April 202132 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Wolverhampton |
20:15BST |
| Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
24 April 202133 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Sheffield |
20:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Kevin Friend |
2 May 202134 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Sheffield United | Tottenham |
19:15BST | Report |
| Stadium:Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Andre Marriner |
8 May 202135 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Sheffield |
15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Simon Hooper |
16 May 202136 | Everton | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Liverpool |
19:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
19 May 202137 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
18:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:St. James' Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Jones |
23 May 202138 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Burnley | Sheffield |
16:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Kevin Friend |
9 January 2021Third round | Bristol Rovers | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Bristol |
15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Keith Stroud |
23 January 2021Fourth round | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Sheffield |
15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee:Lee Mason |
10 February 2021Fifth round | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Bristol City | Sheffield |
19:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
21 March 2021Quarter-finals | Chelsea | 2–0 | Sheffield United | London |
13:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee:Andrew Madley |
17 September 2020Second round | Burnley | 1–1 (5–4p) | Sheffield United | Burnley |
17:30BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee:Paul Tierney |
Penalties | ||||