2018–19 Sheffield United F.C. season
Sheffield United 2018–19 football season
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The 2018–19 season was Sheffield United's 130th season in their history and second consecutive in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. They were promoted to the Premier League during this season, after a long battle with Leeds United. A 2–0 home victory vs Ipswich Town sealed their first promotion to the top flight since 2005-06.
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kevin McCabe | ||
| Manager | Chris Wilder | ||
| Stadium | Bramall Lane | ||
| Championship | 2nd (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Billy Sharp (23) All: Billy Sharp (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 30,261 (9 Nov 2018 v. Wednesday, League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 23,400 (14 Dec 2018 v. West Bromwich Albion) All: 6,327 (14 Aug 2018 v. Hull City, EFL Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,177 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (16 Feb 2019 v. Reading, League) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (7 Aug 2018 v. Middlesbrough, League) | ||
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Their season started poorly after they fell to bottom of the league after 2 defeats to Swansea City and Middlesbrough respectively. They bounced back with 4 wins in a row between games 3 and 6. They had mixed form until Christmas, but after the halfway point they suffered just 2 defeats in 23 games. 2 draws to Birmingham City and Millwall late on in the season made it look a hard task for Sheffield United to finish 2nd. However, Leeds United somewhat bottled the season in the late stages and Sheffield United were presented with a chance to seal promotion against Ipswich Town on Matchday 45. They won the game 2–0 and were all but promoted to the Premier League. Their victory was arithmetically confirmed after Leeds United drew 1–1 at home to Aston Villa.
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Henderson | GK |  | Whitehaven | 29 | 38 | 0 | Manchester United | 1 July 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| 25 | Simon Moore | GK | | Sandown | 36 | 66 | 0 |  Cardiff City | 19 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 31 | Jake Eastwood | GK | | Sheffield | 29 | 3 | 0 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | 2019 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | George Baldock | RB | | Buckingham | 33 | 51 | 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 3 | Enda Stevens | LB |  | Dublin | 35 | 75 | 1 | Portsmouth | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 5 | Jack O'Connell | CB | | Liverpool | 32 | 127 | 7 | Brentford | 8 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 12 | John Egan | CB | | Cork | 33 | 28 | 1 | Brentford | 19 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 13 | Jake Wright | CB | | Keighley | 40 | 52 | 0 | Oxford United | 9 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 18 | Kieron Freeman | RB | | Arnold | 34 | 130 | 16 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Free | 2020 |
| 19 | Richard Stearman | CB | | Wolverhampton | 38 | 41 | 2 | Fulham | 6 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 20 | Kean Bryan | CB/LB | | Manchester | 29 | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 2 August 2018 | Free | 2021 |
| 28 | Martin Cranie | RB | | Yeovil | 39 | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 1 September 2018 | Free | 2019 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | John Fleck | CM |  | Glasgow | 34 | 120 | 7 | Coventry City | 11 July 2016 | Free | 2021 |
| 6 | Chris Basham | DM/CB | | Hebburn | 37 | 225 | 12 | Blackpool | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2019 |
| 7 | John Lundstram | CM | | Liverpool | 32 | 48 | 3 | Oxford United | 25 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 8 | Kieran Dowell | AM | | Ormskirk | 28 | 3 | 0 | Everton | 1 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| 15 | Paul Coutts | CM | | Aberdeen | 37 | 133 | 5 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood | CM | | Burnley | 35 | 26 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 January 2019 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 21 | Mark Duffy | RM | | Liverpool | 40 | 108 | 13 | Birmingham City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2021 |
| 22 | Marvin Johnson | LW | | Birmingham | 35 | 9 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| – | Jordan Hallam | CM | | Sheffield | 27 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2020 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 10 | Billy Sharp | CF | | Sheffield | 40 | 228 | 95 | Leeds United | 25 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 11 | Ben Woodburn | LW/CF | | Nottingham | 26 | 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 1 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| 14 | Gary Madine | CF | | Gateshead | 35 | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 7 January 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| 17 | David McGoldrick | CF | | Nottingham | 38 | 28 | 10 | Ipswich Town | 24 July 2018 | Free | 2019 |
| 39 | Conor Washington | CF | | Chatham | 34 | 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 August 2018 | Free | 2019 |
| 11 | Scott Hogan | CF | | Salford | 34 | 8 | 2 | Aston Villa | 31 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||
| 9 | Leon Clarke | CF | | Birmingham | 41 | 91 | 31 | Bury | 27 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 24 | Daniel Lafferty | LB |  | Derry | 37 | 52 | 5 | Burnley | 13 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 26 | Ricky Holmes | LM | | Rochford | 38 | 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 15 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| – | Nathan Thomas | LW | | Ingleby Barwick | 31 | 3 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| – | Ben Heneghan | CB | | Manchester | 32 | 1 | 0 | Motherwell | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| – | Caolan Lavery | CF |  | Red Deer | 33 | 36 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 August 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| – | Ched Evans | CF | | Rhyl | 37 | 126 | 48 | Chesterfield | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| – | Regan Slater | CM | | Gleadless | 26 | 3 | 1 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2020 |
| – | Samir Carruthers | CM | | Islington | 33 | 31 | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
Statistics
- As of 6 April 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Dean Henderson | 46 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
George Baldock | 27 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | IRL |
Enda Stevens | 46 | 4 | 45+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | SCO |
John Fleck | 46 | 2 | 45+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Jack O'Connell | 42 | 3 | 41+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Chris Basham | 42 | 4 | 38+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
John Lundstram | 12 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Kieran Dowell | 17 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Billy Sharp | 42 | 24 | 34+6 | 23 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | IRL |
Scott Hogan | 8 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | IRL |
John Egan | 45 | 1 | 44+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Gary Madine | 16 | 3 | 6+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | SCO |
Paul Coutts | 14 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | NIR |
Oliver Norwood | 44 | 3 | 43+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | IRL |
David McGoldrick | 45 | 15 | 36+9 | 15 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | WAL |
Kieron Freeman | 22 | 2 | 20+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | ENG |
Richard Stearman | 17 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG |
Kean Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Mark Duffy | 37 | 6 | 32+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Marvin Johnson | 12 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ENG |
Simon Moore | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | ENG |
Martin Cranie | 16 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | NIR |
Conor Washington | 15 | 0 | 3+11 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | NIR |
Daniel Lafferty | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Leon Clarke | 27 | 3 | 10+15 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | WAL |
Lee Evans | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | WAL |
Ben Woodburn | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Leonard | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Goals record
- As of 19 January 2019
| 1 | 10 | | ST | Billy Sharp | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17 | | ST | David McGoldrick | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 21 | | AM | Mark Duffy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | | DM | Chris Basham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | DF | Enda Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 16 | | MF | Oliver Norwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | ST | Leon Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | | ST | Gary Madine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | | DF | Jack O'Connell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 4 | | MF | John Fleck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | | DF | Kieron Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | | MF | Kieran Dowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | | ST | Scott Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | | DF | George Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | DF | John Egan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | | DF | Richard Stearman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 1 | 79 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 19 January 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 6 | | DM | Chris Basham | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | | CM | Oliver Norwood | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | | LB | Enda Stevens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | | CB | John Egan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | | CB | Jack O'Connell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | CF | David McGoldrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | | CM | John Fleck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | CF | Billy Sharp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | | RB | George Baldock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | DF | Kieron Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | | AM | Kieran Dowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CM | Lee Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | CF | Leon Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | LW | Ben Woodburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | CM | Paul Coutts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | CB | Richard Stearman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | AM | Mark Duffy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | ST | | Leonardo Gaxha | Tralee Dynamos | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 4 July 2018 | GK |  | Jordan Amissah | Borussia Dortmund | Free transfer | [2] |
| 4 July 2018 | MF | | Zak Brunt | Matlock Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 July 2018 | DF |  | Nicksoen Gomis | Évreux FC 27 | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 July 2018 | DF | | Harry Sheppeard | Tadcaster Albion | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 July 2018 | MF | | Reece York | Fulham | Free transfer | [3] |
| 19 July 2018 | CB | | John Egan | Brentford | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 24 July 2018 | CF | | David McGoldrick | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [5] |
| 2 August 2018 | CB | | Kean Bryan | Manchester City | Free transfer | [6] |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | | Conor Washington | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | [7] |
| 1 September 2018 | CB | | Martin Cranie | Middlesbrough | Free transfer | [8] |
| 2 January 2019 | FW | | Jake Young | Guiseley | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 4 January 2019 | CM | | Oliver Norwood | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | [10][11] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | AM | | David Brooks | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 1 July 2018 | CF |  | Clayton Donaldson | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [13][14] |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | | James Hanson | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | | Chris Hussey | Cheltenham Town | Released | [13][16] |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | | Louis Reed | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 18 July 2018 | GK | | George Long | Hull City | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 1 January 2019 | CM | | Lee Evans | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 1 January 2019 | CM | | Ryan Leonard | Millwall | £1,500,000 | [20] |
| 7 January 2019 | CM | | Harvey Gilmour | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 22 January 2019 | CB | | Callum Semple | Ross County | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 25 January 2019 | LW | | Jordan Hallam | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [23] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | GK | | Dean Henderson | Manchester United | 31 May 2019 | [24] |
| 1 August 2018 | LW | | Ben Woodburn | Liverpool | 10 January 2019 | [25] |
| 13 August 2018 | CM | | Oliver Norwood | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 January 2019 | [10][11] |
| 31 August 2018 | LM | | Marvin Johnson | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 | [26] |
| 2 January 2019 | AM | | Kieran Dowell | Everton | 31 May 2019 | [27] |
| 7 January 2019 | CF | | Gary Madine | Cardiff City | 31 May 2019 | [28] |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | | Scott Hogan | Aston Villa | 31 May 2019 | [29] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2018 | CF | | Jordan Hallam |  Viking | 19 July 2018 | [30] |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | | Samir Carruthers | Oxford United | 31 May 2019 | [31] |
| 3 July 2018 | CB | | Ben Heneghan | Blackpool | 31 May 2019 | [32] |
| 3 July 2018 | LW | | Nathan Thomas | Notts County | 29 January 2019 | [33][34] |
| 6 July 2018 | CB | | Sam Graham | Oldham Athletic | 31 January 2019 | [35][36] |
| 13 July 2018 | MF | | Harvey Gilmour | Tranmere Rovers | 7 January 2019 | [37][21] |
| 13 July 2018 | DF | | Callum Semple | Queen of the South | 7 January 2019 | [37] |
| 20 July 2018 | CF | | Ched Evans | Fleetwood Town | 31 May 2019 | [38] |
| 20 July 2018 | CM | | Regan Slater | Carlisle United | 6 January 2019 | [39] |
| 2 August 2018 | FW | | Tyler Smith | Barrow | January 2019 | [40] |
| 9 August 2018 | LM | | Ricky Holmes | Oxford United | 31 January 2019 | [41][42] |
| 10 August 2018 | CM | | Lee Evans | Wigan Athletic | January 2019 | [19] |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | | Caolan Lavery | Bury | 31 May 2019 | [43] |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | | Ryan Leonard | Millwall | 1 January 2019 | [20] |
| 14 September 2018 | LB | | Rhys Norrington-Davies | Barrow | 31 May 2019 | [44][45] |
| 9 October 2018 | RB | | Jake Bennett | Chesterfield | 31 May 2019 | [46] |
| 30 October 2018 | GK | | Marcus Dewhurst | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 November 2018 | [47] |
| 30 October 2018 | CF | | David Parkhouse | Boston United | 27 November 2018 | [47] |
| 23 November 2018 | CF | | Jordan Hallam | Chesterfield | December 2018 | [48] |
| 30 November 2018 | CF | | David Parkhouse | Tamworth | 3 March 2019 | [49] |
| 30 November 2018 | CF | | Reon Potts | Tamworth | Work experience | [49] |
| 1 January 2019 | CF | | Tyler Smith | Doncaster Rovers | 31 May 2019 | [50] |
| 2 January 2019 | GK | | Marcus Dewhurst | Guiseley | Work experience | [51] |
| 3 January 2019 | LB | | Daniel Lafferty | Peterborough United | 31 May 2019 | [52] |
| 29 January 2019 | LW | | Nathan Thomas | Carlisle United | 31 May 2019 | [53] |
| 30 January 2019 | CF | | Leon Clarke | Wigan Athletic | 31 May 2019 | [54] |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | | Sam Graham |  Central Coast Mariners | 31 December 2019 | [36] |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | | Ricky Holmes | Gillingham | 4 May 2019 | [42] |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | | Stephen Mallon | Central Coast Mariners | 31 December 2019 | [36] |
| 5 February 2019 | CB | | Jordan Doherty |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 October 2019 | [55] |
Competitions
Friendlies
Sheffield United announced, on 16 May 2018, that a friendly away to Stocksbridge Park Steels was scheduled for 7 July.[56] Three fixtures, against Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers, were revealed on 18 May.[57]
| 7 July 2018 Friendly | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1–5 | Sheffield United | Stocksbridge |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Fleck  12'Sharp 17', 42'Smith 48'Lavery 78' |
Stadium: Look Local Stadium Attendance: 1,324 |
| 12 July 2018 Friendly |  Marítimo | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Estômbar e Parchal, Portugal |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Evans 86' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista |
| 17 July 2018 Friendly | Bradford City | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Bradford |
| 19:30 BST | Payne 53' Brünker 80' |
Report | Fleck 6' Clarke 34'Sharp 84' |
Stadium: Valley Parade |
| 21 July 2018 Friendly | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Field Mill |
| 24 July 2018 Friendly | Sheffield United | 1–1 |  Inter Milan | Sheffield |
| 19:30 BST | McGoldrick 28' |
Report | Icardi 35' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane |
| 27 July 2018 Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Sheffield United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Report | McGoldrick 74' Sharp 79' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 93 | 57 | +36 | 94 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Sheffield United (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 89 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 83 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 80 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 61 | +21 | 76 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 |
Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 89 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 |
Results by matchday
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[59][60]
| 4 August 2018 1 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Swansea City | Sheffield |
| 17:30 BST | Baldock 62' |
Report | McBurnie 71' Dhanda 85' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,654 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 7 August 2018 2 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 BST | Braithwaite 7' Flint 18'Downing 25' |
Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,960 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 11 August 2018 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Eze 29' Lynch 67' |
Report | Sharp 43' McGoldrick 65'Woodburn 90+5' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,128 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 18 August 2018 4 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Norwich City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Egan 9' Sharp 90+3' |
Report | Rhodes 26' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 25 August 2018 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Sheffield United | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Duffy 5' Freeman 22'Fleck 73' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,848 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 1 September 2018 6 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | O'Connell 6' Duffy 23'Basham 27'Norwood 41'Sharp 49' |
Report | El Ghazi 61' Grealish 83' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,030 Referee: James Linington |
| 15 September 2018 7 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Watkins 81' |
Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,540 Referee: John Brooks |
| 19 September 2018 8 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,525 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 22 September 2018 9 | Sheffield United | 3–2 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Sharp 36' Basham 51'McGoldrick 87' |
Report | Robinson 80' Johnson 82' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,857 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 29 September 2018 10 | Millwall | 2–3 | Sheffield United | London |
| 15:00 BST | Cooper 47' Gregory 50' |
Report | Sharp 40' McGoldrick 79,88' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 3 October 2018 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Sheffield United | Blackburn |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Sharp 66,79' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 6 October 2018 12 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Hull City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | McGoldrick 70' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,360 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 20 October 2018 13 | Derby County | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Derby |
| 17:30 BST | Bryson 1' Marriott 77' |
Report | Basham 41', 70' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,927 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 23 October 2018 14 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Stoke City | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Clarke 70' |
Report | Allen 88' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,463 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 27 October 2018 15 | Sheffield United | 4–2 | Wigan Athletic | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Dunkley 23' (o.g.) Sharp 45', 53', 63' |
Report | Naismith 39' Garner 69' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,429 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 3 November 2018 16 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Cash 34' Grabban 69'Figueiredo 71'Robinson 90' |
Report | Egan 88' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,757 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 9 November 2018 17 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Bannan 71' Baker 86' Hector 89' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,261 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 24 November 2018 18 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Rotherham |
| 12:30 GMT | Taylor 66' Proctor 90+2' |
Report | Duffy 8' Basham 85' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 27 November 2018 19 | Brentford | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Brentford |
| 19:45 GMT | Maupay 6' Fleck 65' (o.g.) |
Report | Konsa 10' (o.g.) Norwood 15'Clarke 72' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,903 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 1 December 2018 20 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stevens 25' Egan 33'Baldock 53'Norwood 80' |
Report | Hernández 82' Halme 85'Klich 90+3' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,794 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 8 December 2018 21 | Reading | 0–2 | Sheffield United | Reading |
| 17:30 GMT (UTC) | Loader 80' |
Report | Fleck 23' Sharp 84' Baldock 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,066 Referee: James Linington |
| 14 December 2018 22 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | McGoldrick 12' |
Report | Barry 41' Gibbs 76' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 22 December 2018 23 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Harrison 38' Chalobah 40'Spence 90+2' |
Report | Sharp 47' Basham 70'Norwood 84' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 26 December 2018 24 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Derby County | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stevens 32' Sharp 41'Duffy 45+1'McGoldrick 64'Norwood 75'Clarke 84' |
Report | Wilson 28', 53' Keogh 54'Tomori 82'Carson 89'Nugent 89' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,974 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 29 December 2018 25 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Basham 9' 51' Norwood 30'Egan 50'Sharp 70', 73', 77'McGoldrick 82', 85' |
Report | Palmer 59' Smallwood 71' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,384 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 1 January 2019 26 | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | Sheffield United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Massey 35' McManaman 62' |
Report | McGoldrick 40' Duffy 48'Stevens 52'Sharp 54'Fleck 83' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,054 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 12 January 2019 27 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | McGoldrick 37' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 19 January 2019 28 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Swansea |
| 17:30 GMT | McBurnie 65' |
Report | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,673 Referee: John Brooks |
| 26 January 2019 29 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Hernández 11' Krul 45+4'Pukki 56'Trybull 77'Zimmermann 86' |
Report | Sharp 45+4' (pen.), 79' Basham 81'Duffy 86' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,844 Referee: James Linington |
| 2 February 2019 30 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | McGoldrick 56' Sharp 73' |
Report | Connolly 62' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,131 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 8 February 2019 31 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Sheffield United | Aston |
| 19:45 GMT | Jedinak 14' Hutton 60'Whelan 73'Mings 82'Abraham 86'Green 90+4' |
Report | Sharp 11', 53', 62' Basham 42'Egan 72'Baldock 88' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,892 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 13 February 2019 32 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Norwood 38' Stearman 61'Fleck 76' |
Report | Shotton 35' Ayala 57' 64' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,805 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 16 February 2019 33 | Sheffield United | 4–0 | Reading | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Freeman 1' Norwood 13'Madine 16', 44'Fleck 49'Cranie 57' |
Report | Swift 71' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,513 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 23 February 2019 34 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Sheffield United | West Bromwich |
| 17:30 GMT | Dawson 82' Rodriguez 84' |
Report | Dowell 14' 19' Stevens 80'Madine 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,928 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 4 March 2019 35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,630 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 9 March 2019 36 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Sheffield |
| 12:15 GMT | O'Connell 5' Duffy 74' |
Report | Vaulks 28' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,402 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 12 March 2019 37 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Brentford | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Basham 20' Norwood 26' (pen.)Madine 35'McGoldrick 84' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,463 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 16 March 2019 38 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Leeds |
| 12:30 GMT | Casilla 90+1' |
Report | Baldock 18' Sharp 62'Basham 71' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,004 Referee: David Coote |
| 30 March 2019 39 | Sheffield United | 2–3 | Bristol City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Sharp 6' Norwood 66'Hogan 71' |
Report | Hunt 15' Pack 24'Weimann 30', 77', 83' 79'Palmer 88' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,030 Referee: James Linington |
| 6 April 2019 40 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | McGoldrick 33' |
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 10 April 2019 41 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Bordesley |
| 19:45 BST | Davis 34' Morrison 42'Pedersen 65' |
Report | Stevens 38' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,351 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 13 April 2019 42 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Millwall | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Madine 51' Fleck 62'Egan 85' |
Report | Wallace 59' Marshall  87'Cooper 90+5' 90+5' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,703 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 April 2019 43 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Duffy 51' Cranie 45+1'Baldock 77'Stevens 85'Norwood 86' |
Report | Colback 19' Byram 43'Benalouane 47' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,403 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 22 April 2019 44 | Hull City | 0–3 | Sheffield United | Kingston-upon-Hull |
| 15:00 BST | Report | McGoldrick 10', 22' Stevens 42' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 27 April 2019 45 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| 17:15 BST | Hogan 24' O'Connell 71' |
Report | Judge 45+2' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,140 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 27 April 2019 46 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 12:30 BST | Vokes 19' Woods 57'Shawcross 69' |
Report | Fleck 43' Dowell 48'Stevens 77' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,665 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[61]
| 6 January 2019 Third round | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Barnet | Sheffield |
| 14:00 GMT | Coutts 12' Stearman 20' |
Report | Coulthirst 21' (pen.) Adams 68'Reynolds 89' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,906 Referee: Tony Harrington |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[62]
