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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.
Season[lower-alpha 1] | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
Other | Top goalscorer(s)[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||
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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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | Jock Dodds | 20 | ||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 7] | 1st[lower-alpha 8] | 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[lower-alpha 9] (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[lower-alpha 10] (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[lower-alpha 11] | R3 | R2 |
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.
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