2016–17 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Sheffield United's 128th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League One. It was manager and boyhood Blade Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, with the Blades accumulating 100 points, promoting them as champions to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Sheffield United
2016–17 season
ChairmanKevin McCabe
ManagerChris Wilder
StadiumBramall Lane
League One1st
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerBilly Sharp (30)
Average home league attendance21,892[1]

Squad edit

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 George Long GK   Sheffield 23 123 0 Academy 1 July 2011 Trainee 2018
25 Simon Moore GK   Sandown 27 44 0 Cardiff City 19 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
Defenders
3 Chris Hussey LB   London 28 11 0 Bury 1 July 2016 Undisclosed Undisclosed
5 Jack O'Connell CB   Liverpool 23 50 6 Brentford 8 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
13 Jake Wright CB   Keighley 31 31 0 Oxford United 9 July 2016 Free 2018
14 Joe Riley LB   Blackpool 20 2 0 Manchester United 17 January 2017 Loan 2017
18 Kieron Freeman RB    Arnold 25 100 14 Derby County 23 January 2015 Free 2017
19 Ethan Ebanks-Landell CB   West Bromwich 24 34 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
20 James Wilson CB   Chepstow 28 10 1 Oldham Athletic 5 July 2016 Free 2018
24 Daniel Lafferty LB   Derry 28 36 4 Burnley 13 January 2017 Undisclosed 2019
Midfielders
4 John Fleck CM   Glasgow 25 49 4 Coventry City 11 July 2016 Free 2019
6 Chris Basham DM/CB   Hebburn 28 137 7 Blackpool 1 July 2014 Free 2017
8 Stefan Scougall AM   Edinburgh 24 100 10 Livingston 24 January 2014 £400,000 2017
15 Paul Coutts CM   Aberdeen 28 104 4 Derby County 23 January 2015 Undisclosed 2017
21 Mark Duffy RM   Liverpool 31 44 6 Birmingham City 1 July 2016 Free 2018
22 Louis Reed CM   Barnsley 19 59 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 2018
26 Jay O'Shea AM   Dublin 28 10 3 Chesterfield 24 January 2017 Loan 2017
32 Harry Chapman RW   Hartlepool 19 14 4 Middlesbrough 12 August 2016 Loan 2017
44 Samir Carruthers CM    Islington 24 14 0 Milton Keynes Dons 3 January 2017 £250,000 2020
Forwards
7 Marc McNulty CF   Edinburgh 24 56 14 Livingston 21 May 2014 £125,000 2017
9 Caolan Lavery CF    Red Deer 24 30 4 Sheffield Wednesday 30 August 2016 Free 2019
10 Billy Sharp CF   Sheffield 31 198 63 Leeds United 25 July 2015 Undisclosed 2017
11 Matt Done LW/SS   Oswestry 28 87 17 Rochdale 2 February 2015 Undisclosed 2017
16 James Hanson CF   Bradford 29 13 1 Bradford City 24 January 2017 Undisclosed 2020
27 Leon Clarke CF   Birmingham 32 26 9 Bury 27 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
Out on Loan
2 John Brayford RB   Stoke-on-Trent 29 68 4 Cardiff City 24 January 2015 £2,000,000 2018
17 Kieran Wallace DF/CM   Nottingham 22 23 0 Ilkeston 28 November 2014 Free Undisclosed
23 Ben Whiteman CM   Rochdale 21 12 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee Undisclosed

Statistics edit

As of 5 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG George Long 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Chris Hussey 11 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF   SCO John Fleck 49 4 41+3 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   ENG Jack O'Connell 50 6 40+4 4 2+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 1
6 MF   ENG Chris Basham 48 3 42+1 2 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW   SCO Marc McNulty 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Stefan Scougall 29 5 6+19 4 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW   NIR Caolan Lavery 30 4 6+21 4 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW   ENG Billy Sharp 49 30 44+2 30 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW   ENG Matt Done 35 3 24+7 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
13 DF   ENG Jake Wright 31 0 28+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   ENG Joe Riley 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF   SCO Paul Coutts 47 3 40+3 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
16 FW   ENG James Hanson 13 1 10+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   WAL Kieron Freeman 45 11 38+2 10 2+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
19 DF   ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 34 5 29+5 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   WAL James Wilson 10 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF   ENG Mark Duffy 44 6 38+1 6 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF   ENG Louis Reed 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF   NIR Danny Lafferty 36 4 35+0 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK   ENG Simon Moore 45 0 43+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 MF   IRL Jay O'Shea 10 3 5+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   ENG Leon Clarke 26 9 12+11 7 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 1
32 MF   ENG Harry Chapman 14 4 0+12 1 1+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 DF   IRL Graham Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
36 MF   ENG David Brooks 4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
37 MF   ENG Jordan Hallam 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 MF   ENG Regan Slater 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
43 DF   ENG Jo Cummings 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
44 MF   IRL Samir Carruthers 14 0 2+12 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Out on Loan:
2 DF   ENG John Brayford 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   ENG Ben Whiteman 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
Players who left the club during the season:
9 FW   ENG Che Adams 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK   ENG Aaron Ramsdale 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   ENG Reece Brown 5 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW   ENG Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Goals record edit

As of 30 April 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 10   CF Billy Sharp 30 0 0 0 30
2 18   RB Kieron Freeman 10 1 0 0 11
3 27   CF Leon Clarke 7 1 0 1 9
4 5   CB Jack O'Connell 4 1 0 1 6
21   RM Mark Duffy 6 0 0 0 6
6 8   CM Stefan Scougall 4 1 0 0 5
19   CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 0 0 5
8 9   CF Caolan Lavery 4 0 0 0 4
24   LB Danny Lafferty 4 0 0 0 4
32   RW Harry Chapman 1 3 0 0 4
11 4   CM John Fleck 3 0 0 0 3
6   DM Chris Basham 2 1 0 0 3
11   CF Matt Done 3 0 0 0 3
15   CM Paul Coutts 2 0 0 1 3
26   AM Jay O'Shea 3 0 0 0 3
16 16   CF James Hanson 1 0 0 0 1
20   CB James Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
38   MF Regan Slater 0 0 0 1 1
Total 87 8 1 4 99

Disciplinary record edit

As of 30 April 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                                       
1 4   CM John Fleck 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 15   CM Paul Coutts 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
3 6   DM Chris Basham 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1
10   CF Billy Sharp 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
18   RB Kieron Freeman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 11   CF Matt Done 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
13   CB Jake Wright 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
8 19   CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 21   RM Mark Duffy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
27   CF Leon Clarke 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 5   CB Jack O'Connell 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24   LB Danny Lafferty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 9   CF Caolan Lavery 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 9   CF Che Adams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25   GK Simon Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36   CM David Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
38   MF Regan Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
44   CM Samir Carruthers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 69 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 76 0 1

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RM   Mark Duffy Birmingham City Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 LB   Chris Hussey Bury Undisclosed [2]
5 July 2016 CB   James Wilson Oldham Athletic Free transfer [3]
8 July 2016 CM   John Fleck Coventry City Free transfer [4]
8 July 2016 CB   Jack O'Connell Brentford Undisclosed [5]
9 July 2016 CB   Jake Wright Oxford United Free transfer [6]
27 July 2016 CF   Leon Clarke Bury Undisclosed [7]
19 August 2016 GK   Simon Moore Cardiff City Undisclosed [8]
30 August 2016 CF   Caolan Lavery Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [9]
23 September 2016 CB   Reece Brown Bury Free transfer [10]
3 January 2017 CM   Samir Carruthers Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [11]
13 January 2017 LB   Daniel Lafferty Burnley Undisclosed [12]
24 January 2017 CF   James Hanson Bradford City Undisclosed [13]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 AM   Jose Baxter Free agent Released [14]
1 July 2016 RW   Jamal Campbell-Ryce Barnet Released [14][a]
1 July 2016 CM   Florent Cuvelier Walsall Released [14][b]
1 July 2016 CB   Ioan Evans Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [17]
1 July 2016 RW   Ryan Flynn Oldham Athletic Released [14][c]
1 July 2016 CM   CJ Hamilton Mansfield Town Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 LB   Bob Harris Bristol Rovers Released [14][d]
1 July 2016 GK   Mark Howard Bolton Wanderers Released [14][e]
1 July 2016 CB   Terry Kennedy Alfreton Town Released [14][f]
1 July 2016 CB   Jay McEveley Ross County Released [14][g]
1 July 2016 LB   Callum McFadzean Kilmarnock Released [14][h]
1 July 2016 CB   Harrison McGahey Rochdale Released [14][i]
1 July 2016 GK   George Willis Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer [26]
2 July 2016 CM   Dean Hammond Free agent Mutual consent [27]
4 July 2016 CF   Jamie McDonagh Greenock Morton Free transfer [28]
7 July 2016 SS   Diego De Girolamo Bristol City Free transfer [29]
15 July 2016 AM   Joel Coustrain Raith Rovers Free transfer [30]
8 August 2016 CF   Che Adams Birmingham City Undisclosed [31]
19 August 2016 LW   Martyn Woolford Fleetwood Town Free transfer [32]
31 August 2016 CF   Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton Undisclosed
6 January 2017 CB   Reece Brown Bury Released [33][j]
31 January 2017 GK   Aaron Ramsdale AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed [35]
  1. ^ Following Campbell-Ryce's release, he signed for Barnet.[15]
  2. ^ Following Cuvelier's release, he signed for Walsall.[16]
  3. ^ Following Flynn's release, he signed for Oldham Athletic.[18]
  4. ^ Following Bob Harris' release, he signed for Bristol Rovers.[20]
  5. ^ Following Howard's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[21]
  6. ^ Following Kennedy's release, he signed for Alfreton Town.[22]
  7. ^ Following McEveley's release, he signed for Ross County.[23]
  8. ^ Following McFadzean's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[24]
  9. ^ Following McGahey's release, he signed for Rochdale.[25]
  10. ^ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[34]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
12 August 2016 RW   Harry Chapman Middlesbrough End of Season [36]
31 August 2016 CB   Ethan Ebanks-Landell Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [37]
31 August 2016 LB   Daniel Lafferty Burnley 13 January 2017 [a] [38]
17 January 2017 LB   Joe Riley Manchester United End of Season [39]
24 January 2017 AM   Jay O'Shea Chesterfield End of Season [40]
  1. ^ On 13 January 2017, Daniel Lafferty joined permanently.[12]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 August 2016 CF   Jake Wright York City 14 September 2016 [41]
19 August 2016 RB   John Brayford Burton Albion End of Season [42]
31 August 2016 CF   Marc McNulty Bradford City 2 January 2017 [a] [44]
31 August 2016 LB   Kieran Wallace Fleetwood Town End of Season [45]
1 January 2017 CM   Benjamin Whiteman Mansfield Town End of Season [46]
5 January 2017 CF   Connor Hall Woking 11 March 2017 [b] [48]
  1. ^ On 2 January 2017, Marc McNulty was recalled from his loan spell at Bradford City.[43]
  2. ^ On 7 February 2017, Hall's loan was extended until 11 March 2017.[47]

Competitions edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

9 July 2016 Friendly Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–5 Sheffield United Stocksbridge
15:00 BST Report McNulty    
Done    
Adams  
Stadium: Bracken Moor
Attendance: 1,665
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly FC Halifax Town 2–0 Sheffield United Halifax
19:45 BST Hughes   70'
Peniket   75'
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,363

EFL League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield United (C, P) 46 30 10 6 92 47 +45 100 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 25 11 10 68 36 +32 86
3 Scunthorpe United 46 24 10 12 80 54 +26 82 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
4 Fleetwood Town 46 23 13 10 64 43 +21 82
5 Bradford City 46 20 19 7 62 43 +19 79
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Matches edit

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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
6 August 2016 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Bolton
15:00 BST Vela   28'
Spearing   37'   45+1'
Report Clarke   39'
Adams   90'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,050
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 August 2016 2 Sheffield United 1–1 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck   23'
Sharp   81'
Report McDermott   35'
Cannon   43'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,399
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 August 2016 3 Sheffield United 0–3 Southend United Sheffield
19:45 BST Sharp   59' Report O'Connell   5' (o.g.)
McLaughlin   13'
Cox   15'
Thompson   40'
Coker   59'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,410
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 August 2016 4 Millwall 2–1 Sheffield United South Bermondsey
15:00 BST Williams   14'
Morison   89' (pen.)
Report Scougall   21'
O'Connell   88'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,058
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 August 2016 5 Sheffield United 2–1 Oxford United Sheffield
15:00 BST Basham   1'
Wright   16'
Freeman   52'
Sharp   65'
Wilson   73'
Report Hemmings   16'   60'
Ruffels   73'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,313
Referee: Nicholas Kinsley
4 September 2016 6 Gillingham 1–2 Sheffield United Gillingham
14:15 BST Dack   34'
Oshilaja   46'
Pask   90'
Report Done   14'
Lafferty   32'
Freeman   65'
Sharp   90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,598
Referee: Darren Handley
10 September 2016 7 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Sheffield United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Poleon   37'
Fuller   40'
Elliott   72'
Report Sharp   16'   26'
Duffy   20'
Done   60'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 September 2016 8 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Done   13'
Sharp   62'
Basham   67'
Coutts   78'
Ebanks-Landell   90+1'
Report Moncur   74'
Smith   90+3'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,555
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 September 2016 9 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Sheffield United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Clarke   33'
van Veen   44'
Morris   55'
Wallace   62'
Holmes   82'
Mirfin   85'
Report Ebanks-Landell   14'
Basham   34'   69'
Done   42'
Sharp   85' (pen.)
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Darren Deadman
27 September 2016 10 Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Sheffield
19:45 BST Coutts   37'
Chapman   65'
Lavery   90+3'
Report Boateng   30'
Easter   66'
Leadbitter   90+2'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 October 2016 11 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sheffield United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Ball   13'
McLaughlin   18'
Long   34'
Neal   58'
Jónsson   79'
Hunter   83'
Report Ebanks-Landell   90+5'   90+6' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Andy Haines
15 October 2016 12 Sheffield United 4–0 Port Vale Sheffield
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell   23', 45'
Duffy   62'
Scougall   83'
Report Hart   85' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,699
Referee: Mark Heywood
18 October 2016 13 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Sheffield United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Sharp   46', 66'
Lafferty   63'
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Referee: David Webb
22 October 2016 14 Bradford City 3–3 Sheffield United Bradford
15:00 BST Clarke   35'
Hiwula-Mayifuila   60'
Dieng   68'
Report Sharp   18', 51'
Basham   26'   72'
Duffy   28'
Done   45+1'
Wright   77'
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 20,972
Referee: Jon Moss
29 October 2016 15 Sheffield United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Sheffield
15:00 BST Scougall   5'
Freeman   31'
Sharp   63'
Coutts   81'
Report Hendry   40'
Baldock   45+3'
Potter   49'   87'
Walsh   70'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Simon Hooper
13 November 2016 16 Chesterfield 1–4 Sheffield United Chesterfield
14:15 GMT Nolan   2' Report Freeman   54'   54'
Fleck   72'
Sharp   73'
Clarke   81'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 November 2016 17 Sheffield United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   8'   21'
Scougall   24'
Lafferty   88'
Report O'Brien   20'
Ogogo   45+4'
Deegan   52'
Dodds   72'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Darren Deadman
22 November 2016 18 Sheffield United 1–0 Bury Sheffield
19:45 GMT O'Connell   85'
Ebanks-Landell   90+3'
Report Mellis   43'
Pope   44'
Williams   62'
Leigh   80'   85'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,022
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 November 2016 19 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Sheffield United Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Fox   36'
Bauer   90+3'
Report Duffy   32'
Clarke   66'
Coutts   84'
Lafferty   90+2'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,580
Referee: Graham Scott
29 November 2016 20 Sheffield United 0–1 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko   42'
Preston   62'
Laird   86'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Darren England
10 December 2016 21 Sheffield United 4–0 Swindon Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Freeman   7'
Duffy   52', 60'
Coutts   54'   67'
Lavery   77'
Report Branco   83' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 December 2016 22 Coventry City 1–2 Sheffield United Coventry
19:45 GMT Agyei   51'
Turnbull   82'
Sordell   90'
Report Sharp   23', 87' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2016 23 Sheffield United 2–0 Oldham Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell   70'
Sharp   72', 88'
Report Flynn   26'
Osei   57'
Dummigan   65'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,821
Referee: Mark Heywood
31 December 2016 24 Sheffield United 1–0 Northampton Town Sheffield
13:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell   34'
Freeman   89'
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,194
Referee: Darren Drysdale
2 January 2017 25 Bury 1–3 Sheffield United Bury
15:00 GMT Mellis   12'
Etuhu   35'
Kay   52'
Vaughan   54'
Soares   62'
Report Sharp   21'
Etuhu   72' (o.g.)
Freeman   81'
Wright   84'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Rob Lewis
7 January 2017 26 Southend United 2–4 Sheffield United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Cox   19'   45+1'
Atkinson   54'
McGlashan   88'
Report Ebanks-Landell   3'
O'Connell   42'
Freeman   51'   76'
Basham   67'
Lavery   72'
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Andrew Davies
14 January 2017 27 Walsall 4–1 Sheffield United Walsall
15:00 GMT Bakayoko   5'   61'
McCarthy   44'   58'
Edwards   67'
Oztumer   76' (pen.)
Report O'Connell   10'
Done   33'
Fleck   87'
Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Richard Clark
21 January 2017 28 Sheffield United 2–2 Gillingham Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   32'
Freeman   61'
Duffy   81'
Report Wright   51', 58'   55'
Oshilaja   59'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,649
Referee: Ben Toner
24 January 2017 29 Sheffield United 0–2 Fleetwood Town Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report McLaughlin   20'
Schwabl   25'
Cole   66'   67'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,012
Referee: Rob Jones
4 February 2017 30 Sheffield United 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   2'
Hanson   37'
Fleck   79'
Lavery   90+1'
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,549
Referee: David Webb
11 February 2017 31 Peterborough United 0–1 Sheffield United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Edwards   38'
Nichols   40'
Report Carruthers   43'
Sharp   74'   87'
Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Andy Haines
14 February 2017 32 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Sheffield United Bristol
19:45 GMT Report Wright   69' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,175
Referee: Kevin Johnson
18 February 2017 33 Sheffield United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   49'   87'
Coutts   58'
Duffy   77'
Fleck   90+7'
Report Toffolo   10'   51'
van Veen   35'
Madden   47'
Bishop   59'
Dawson   88'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,980
Referee: Mike Jones
25 February 2017 34 Sheffield United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   12', 70' (pen.)
Fleck   33'
Report Wilkinson   51'
Wheater   69'
Osede   79'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,165
Referee: Mike Dean
4 March 2017 35 Rochdale 3–3 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Cannon   10'
Davies   20'
Lund   46'   71'
Mendez-Laing   78'
Report Duffy   5'
Lafferty   11'
Coutts   41'
Sharp   68'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 March 2017 36 Oxford United 2–3 Sheffield United Oxford
19:45 GMT Dunkley   22'
Ledson   37'
Nelson   76'
Martínez   90+2'
Report Wright   16'
Sharp   55', 76' (pen.)   81'
Freeman   72'
Coutts   74'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Paul Tierney
14 March 2017 37 Swindon Town 2–4 Sheffield United Swindon
19:45 GMT Colkett   46'
Gladwin   53'
Report Lavery   29'
Freeman   35'
O'Shea   58'
Basham   61'
Coutts   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 March 2017 38 Sheffield United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT O'Connell   14'
Lafferty   48'
Report Holmes   3' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,308
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 March 2017 39 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Sheffield United Oldham
15:00 GMT Fané   42'
Obadeyi   44'
Report Basham   21'
O'Shea   50'
Freeman   71'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 March 2017 40 Sheffield United 2–0 Millwall Sheffield
19:45 BST O'Connell   16'
Wright   31'
Freeman   55'
Fleck   90'
Report Thompson   45+2'
O'Brien   90+3'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,832
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 April 2017 41 Sheffield United 2–0 Coventry City Sheffield
20:00 BST Clarke   70'
Fleck   75'
Report Bigirimana   36' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,334
Referee: Ross Joyce
8 April 2017 42 Northampton Town 1–2 Sheffield United Northampton
15:00 BST Richards   45+1' Report Lafferty   23'
Clarke   61'
Fleck   79'   88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 April 2017 43 Port Vale 0–3 Sheffield United Burslem
15:00 BST Report O'Shea   2'
Clarke   30'
Done   51'   90+3'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,999
Referee: Nick Kinseley
17 April 2017 44 Sheffield United 3–0 Bradford City Sheffield
12:15 BST Clarke   13', 42'   79'
Sharp   20'
Fleck   21'
Wright   35'
Coutts   58'
Report Vincelot   68' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,838
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 April 2017 45 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sheffield United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Potter   27' Report Clarke   45+2'
Sharp   67', 81'
Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: John Brooks
30 April 2017 46 Sheffield United 3–2 Chesterfield Sheffield
12:00 BST Freeman   18'   20'
Moore   45'
Sharp   59'   67'
Lafferty   82'
Fleck   90+2'
Report Mitchell   9'
Dennis   45' (pen.)
McGinn   65'
Gardner   66'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 31,003
Referee: John Busby

FA Cup edit

6 November 2016 First round Sheffield United 6–0 Leyton Orient Sheffield
14:00 GMT Basham   22'
Scougall   39'
Freeman   45'
Chapman   54', 69', 90+2'
Report Massey   74' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Nigel Miller
4 December 2016 Second round Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Sheffield United Bolton
14:00 GMT Madine   44'
Sammy Ameobi   46'
Vela   84'
Report Clarke   57'
Lavery   58'
Coutts   64'
O'Connell   86'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 7,027
Referee: Lee Probert

EFL Cup edit

9 August 2016 First round Sheffield United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
19:45 BST Clarke   6'
O'Connell   65'
Report Lowe   89', 100' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,305
Referee: James Adcock

EFL Trophy edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Sheffield United 0–0
(4–5 p)
Leicester City U23 Sheffield
19:45 BST Brooks   72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Coutts  
Fleck  
Duffy  
Chapman  
O'Connell  
Chilwell  
Gray  
Muskwe  
Barnes  
Ndukwu  
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Sheffield United 1–2 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 BST Duffy   45+1'
Coutts   78'
Report Laird   16'
Toner   54'
Bakayoko   66'
Shorrock   90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Mark Heywood
9 November 2016 Group stage 3 Grimsby Town 2–4 Sheffield United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Jackson   14'
Boyce   63'
Disley   81'
Report Slater   53'   59'
Basham   60'
Boyce   74' (o.g.)
O'Connell   78'
Clarke   87'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 597
Referee: Richard Clark

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