2017–18 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2017–18 season
Chairman	Kevin McCabe
Manager	Chris Wilder
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round; (vs. Leicester City)
EFL Cup	Second round; (vs. Leicester City)
Top goalscorer	League: Leon Clarke (19); All: Leon Clarke (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was Sheffield United's 129th season in their history and marked their return to the Championship, following a six-year stay in the third tier. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Before the season, many EFL fans, Sheffield Wednesday fans amongst them, tipped the Blades for a season of struggles in and around the bottom 3. United defied this by finishing 10th, and chasing the play-offs all season long.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Simon Moore	GK	Sandown	27	55	0	Cardiff City	19 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
27	Jamal Blackman	GK	Croydon	23	24	0	Chelsea	27 July 2017	Loan	2018
31	Jake Eastwood	GK	Sheffield	20	3	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2018
Defenders
2	George Baldock	RB	Buckingham	31	24	1	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
3	Enda Stevens	LB	Dublin	34	33	1	Portsmouth	1 July 2017	Free	2020
5	Jack O'Connell	CB	Liverpool	23	81	6	Brentford	8 July 2016	Undisclosed	2022
13	Jake Wright	CB	Keighley	31	49	0	Oxford United	9 July 2016	Free	2019
18	Kieron Freeman	RB	Arnold	25	108	13	Derby County	23 January 2015	Free	2020
19	Richard Stearman	CB	Wolverhampton	37	17	1	Fulham	6 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
23	Ben Heneghan	CB	Manchester	31	1	0	Motherwell	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
24	Daniel Lafferty	LB	Derry	28	45	4	Burnley	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	2019
Midfielders
4	John Fleck	CM	Glasgow	25	79	6	Coventry City	11 July 2016	Free	2021
6	Chris Basham	DM/CB	Hebburn	28	172	8	Blackpool	1 July 2014	Free	2019
7	John Lundstram	CM	Liverpool	30	29	2	Oxford United	25 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
14	Ryan Leonard	CM/CB	Plympton	32	3	0	Southend United	9 January 2018	Undisclosed	2021
15	Paul Coutts	CM	Aberdeen	28	120	5	Derby County	23 January 2015	Undisclosed	2019
20	Lee Evans	CM	Newport	30	5	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 January 2018	£750,000	2021
21	Mark Duffy	RM	Liverpool	31	73	8	Birmingham City	1 July 2016	Free	2018
26	Ricky Holmes	LM	Rochford	37	2	0	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2020
36	David Brooks	LW/AM	Warrington	27	26	3	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2021
44	Samir Carruthers	CM	Islington	24	28	1	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020
Forwards
9	Leon Clarke	CF	Birmingham	32	24	Bury	27 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
10	Billy Sharp	CF	Sheffield	31	223	75	Leeds United	25 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
11	Clayton Donaldson	CF	Bradford	40	18	5	Birmingham City	31 August 2017	Nominal	2018
12	James Wilson	CF	Biddulph	28	4	1	Manchester United	10 January 2018	Loan	2018
22	Caolan Lavery	CF	Red Deer	24	36	5	Sheffield Wednesday	30 August 2016	Free	2019
32	Ched Evans	CF	Rhyl	35	123	48	Chesterfield	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
Out on Loan
8	Nathan Thomas	LW	Ingleby Barwick	22	3	2	Hartlepool United	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
17	James Hanson	CF	Bradford	29	14	1	Bradford City	24 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020
	George Long	GK	Sheffield	23	123	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	2018
	Chris Hussey	LB	London	28	11	0	Bury	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
	James Wilson	CB	Chepstow	28	10	1	Oldham Athletic	5 July 2016	Free	2018	Louis Reed	CM	Barnsley	19	59	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2018

All appearances and goals up to date as of 10 February 2018.

Statistics

As of 6 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	19	0	15+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	George Baldock	38	1	30+4	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Enda Stevens	47	1	45+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
4	MF	SCO	John Fleck	43	2	40+0	2	0+1	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connell	48	0	46+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Basham	51	2	45+1	2	0+2	0	2+1	0
7	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	39	3	20+15	3	2+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Leon Clarke	39	19	38+1	19	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	37	14	28+6	13	0+1	0	2+0	1
11	FW	JAM	Clayton Donaldson	29	5	9+17	5	0+0	0	2+1	0
12	FW	ENG	James Wilson	9	1	4+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	DF	ENG	Jake Wright	22	0	13+4	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Leonard	13	0	6+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts	17	1	16+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	DF	WAL	Kieron Freeman	11	1	10+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Richard Stearman	30	2	28+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	WAL	Lee Evans	19	2	18+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Mark Duffy	39	3	28+8	3	1+0	0	1+1	0
23	DF	ENG	Ben Heneghan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	NIR	Daniel Lafferty	13	1	1+7	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Ricky Holmes	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK	ENG	Jamal Blackman	33	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Jake Eastwood	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	13	0	2+7	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
33	DF	ENG	Jake Bennett	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Regan Slater	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	MF	WAL	David Brooks	33	3	9+21	3	2+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	IRL	Samir Carruthers	16	1	4+9	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Nathan Thomas	3	2	0+1	0	1+0	1	1+0	1
17	FW	ENG	James Hanson	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	NIR	Caolan Lavery	6	1	1+2	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
Player(s) who left the club:
16	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers	18	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	ENG	John Brayford	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Goals

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	9	CF	Leon Clarke	19	0	0	19
2	10	CF	Billy Sharp	13	0	1	14
3	11	CF	Clayton Donaldson	5	0	0	5
4	7	CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	3
	21	AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	3
	36	AM	David Brooks	3	0	0	3
7	4	CM	John Fleck	2	0	0	2
	6	DM	Chris Basham	2	0	0	2
	8	LW	Nathan Thomas	0	1	1	2
	19	CB	Richard Stearman	2	0	0	2
	20	CM	Lee Evans	2	0	0	2
12	2	RB	George Baldock	1	0	0	1
	3	LB	Enda Stevens	1	0	0	1
	12	CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	1
	15	CM	Paul Coutts	1	0	0	1
	18	RB	Kieron Freeman	1	0	0	1
	22	CF	Caolan Lavery	0	1	0	1
	24	LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	1	0	1
	44	CM	Samir Carruthers	1	0	0	1
		CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	1
Total				58	3	2	63

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			League Cup			FA Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CM	John Fleck	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1
2	3		LB	Enda Stevens	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
3	6		DM	Chris Basham	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
4	5		CB	Jack O'Connell	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	20		CM	Lee Evans	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	7		CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	9		CF	Leon Clarke	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
	36		AM	David Brooks	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
11	2		RB	George Baldock	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		CF	Billy Sharp	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	19		CB	Richard Stearman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	21		AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	11		CF	Clayton Donaldson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	27		GK	Jamal Blackman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
			CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	1		GK	Simon Moore	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	12		CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CB	Jake Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					78	0	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	85	0	3

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
18 July 2017	CM	Chris Basham	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
18 July 2017	CM	Paul Coutts	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
18 July 2017	RB	Kieron Freeman	Signed	3 years	June 2020	^[1]
18 July 2017	CF	Billy Sharp	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
22 September 2017	CM	John Fleck	Signed	4 years	June 2021	^[2]
15 November 2017	CB	Jack O'Connell	Signed	4.5 years	June 2022	^[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	George Baldock	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Ched Evans	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	^[5]
1 July 2017	LB	Enda Stevens	Portsmouth	Free	^[6]
1 July 2017	LW	Nathan Thomas	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	^[7]
6 July 2017	CB	Richard Stearman	Fulham	Undisclosed	^[8]
25 July 2017	CM	John Lundstram	Oxford United	Undisclosed	^[9]
31 August 2017	CF	Clayton Donaldson	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[10]
31 August 2017	CB	Ben Heneghan	Motherwell	Undisclosed	^[11]
9 January 2018	CM	Ryan Leonard	Southend United	Undisclosed	^[12]
10 January 2018	CM	Lee Evans	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£750,000	^[13]
15 January 2018	LM	Ricky Holmes	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[14]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Graham Kelly	Port Vale	Free	^[15]
1 July 2017	CF	Marc McNulty	Coventry City	Free	^[16]^[a]
1 July 2017	AM	Jay O'Shea	Bury	Free	^[18]^[b]
1 July 2017	AM	Stefan Scougall	St Johnstone	Free	^[16]^[c]
3 August 2017	LM	Matt Done	Rochdale	Mutual consent	^[21]^[d]
16 August 2017	LB	Kieran Wallace	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[23]
31 August 2017	RB	John Brayford	Burton Albion	Mutual consent	^[24]^[e]
11 January 2018	CM	Ben Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	^[26]

^ Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.^[17]
^ Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.^[19]
^ Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.^[20]
^ Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.^[22]
^ John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.^[25]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
27 July 2017	GK	Jamal Blackman	Chelsea	30 June 2018	^[27]
25 August 2017	CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2018	^[28]
10 January 2018	CF	James Wilson	Manchester United	30 June 2018	^[13]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	AM	Benjamin Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	January 2018	^[29]
4 July 2017	GK	George Long	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2018	^[30]
7 July 2017	LB	Chris Hussey	Swindon Town	30 June 2018	^[31]
11 July 2017	CM	Louis Reed	Chesterfield	30 June 2018	^[32]
17 July 2017	CB	James Wilson	Walsall	30 June 2018	^[33]
26 October 2017	FW	Jordan Hallam	Southport	23 November 2017	^[34]
3 January 2018	CF	James Hanson	Bury	30 June 2018	^[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 16 June 2017, Sheffield United have six pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,^[36] Stocksbridge Park Steels, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Eastleigh^[37] and Málaga.^[38]

8 July 2017	Stocksbridge Park Steels	0–9	Sheffield United	Stocksbridge
15:00 BST		Report	Sharp 21' Clarke 25', 27' Lavery 57', 72', 82' (pen.) Brooks 85', 89' Stevens 88'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Attendance: 1,824

14 July 2017	Málaga	0–1	Sheffield United	Coín, Spain
20:30 CEST		Report	Fleck 25'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

18 July 2017	Chesterfield	1–2	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Grady 31'	Report	O'Connell 72' Brooks 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

21 July 2017	Rotherham United	1–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Yates 86'	Report	Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.) Stevens 80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,396

25 July 2017	Sheffield United	2–1	Stoke City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Sharp 10' Brooks 90'	Report	Shaqiri 35'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

28 July 2017	Eastleigh	2–3	Sheffield United	Eastleigh
19:45 BST				Stadium: Ten Acres Referee: Graham Horwood

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Millwall	46	19	15	12	56	45	+11	72
9	Brentford	46	18	15	13	62	52	+10	69
10	Sheffield United	46	20	9	17	62	55	+7	69
11	Bristol City	46	17	16	13	67	58	+9	67
12	Ipswich Town	46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
44	19	9	16	59	52	+7	66	12	5	5	33	19	+14	7	4	11	26	33	−7

Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W
Position	8	12	17	10	5	5	3	6	4	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced.^[39]^[40]

5 August 2017 1	Sheffield United	1–0	Brentford	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 39'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Stephen Martin

12 August 2017 2	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
17:30 BST	Gestede 20' Friend 70'	Report	Stevens 63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,876 Referee: Peter Bankes

15 August 2017 3	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield United	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Mendez-Laing 20', 55' Bamba 23' Morrison 44'	Report	21' Basham	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Lee Mason

19 August 2017 4	Sheffield United	1–0	Barnsley	Sheffield
12:15 BST	Sharp 17' 21' Clarke 42' Fleck 58' Stevens 84'	Report	McCarthy 31' MacDonald 42' Hammill 45+2' Pearson 48'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,482 Referee: Tim Robinson

26 August 2017 5	Sheffield United	3–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 4', 90+7' 89' O'Connell 32' Russell 39' (o.g.) Blackman 90+6'	Report	Lawrence 59' Johnson 71' Keogh 89' Bryson 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Andy Madley

9 September 2017 6	Sunderland	1–2	Sheffield United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wilson 41' Rodwell 90+4'	Report	Donaldson 21', 77' Coutts 48' Lundstram 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,579 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

12 September 2017 7	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Sheffield United	Horwich
19:30 BST	Morais 41' Cullen 52' Madine 88'	Report	Carter-Vickers 33' Lafferty 82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Stuart Attwell

16 September 2017 8	Sheffield United	0–1	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 63' Fleck 65'	Report	Wildschut 23' Tettey 59' Husband 78' Jerome 82' Maddison 86' Trybull 89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,218 Referee: Scott Duncan

24 September 2017 9	Sheffield Wednesday	2–4	Sheffield United	Owlerton
13:15 BST	Bannan 12' Hooper 45+1' João 66'	Report	Fleck 3' 90' Clarke 15', 77' Duffy 67' Basham 75'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,839 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 September 2017 10	Sheffield United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 39', 58' Coutts 54' Basham 67' Baldock 75'	Report	Coady 15' Neves 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Peter Bankes

30 September 2017 11	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Sheffield United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Cummings 9' Dowell 27' Bouchalakis 83' Osborn 84' Bridcutt 88'	Report	Lundstram 3', 21' Coutts 44' Duffy 90+3' Stevens 90+4'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Andy Davies

14 October 2017 12	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers 90+2'	Report	Knudsen 69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington

21 October 2017 13	Sheffield United	2–1	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 19' Sharp 37' Brooks 90+3'	Report	van den Berg 56' McShane 57' Beerens 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,265 Referee: David Coote

27 October 2017 14	Leeds United	1–2	Sheffield United	Leeds
19:45 BST	Phillips 34' 62' Ronaldo Vieira 87'	Report	Sharp 2' Stevens 45' Coutts 51' O'Connell 60' Baldock 74' Brooks 81' Clarke 82' Fleck 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,504 Referee: Scott Duncan

31 October 2017 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Sheffield United	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Sylla 4' Cousins 28' Scowen 90+1'	Report	Clarke 29' Brooks 90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Keith Stroud

4 November 2017 16	Sheffield United	4–1	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 23' 53', 76', 80', 88'	Report	Grosicki 29' Aina 39' Campbell 42'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,466 Referee: Darren Bond

17 November 2017 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Sheffield United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Palmer 31' Warnock 42'	Report	Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 November 2017 18	Sheffield United	4–5	Fulham	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 6', 39', 90+1' Sharp 33' Lundstram 45+4' Carruthers 86' Brooks 90+3'	Report	Ojo 28', 69' Sessegnon 30', 43', 78' Fredericks 33' Ayité 45+2' Odoi 73' Kamara 90+6'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,445 Referee: James Linington

25 November 2017 19	Sheffield United	1–1	Birmingham City	Sheffield
17:30 GMT	Clarke 71' Fleck 78'	Report	Kieftenbeld 31' Boga 38' Jota 54' Grounds 72' Ndoye 76'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,427 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

2 December 2017 20	Millwall	3–1	Sheffield United	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Gregory 14' Romeo 66' Cooper 87'	Report	Brooks 10', 41'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,669 Referee: Andy Madley

8 December 2017 21	Sheffield United	1–2	Bristol City	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stevens 43' Clarke 48' Fleck 59'	Report	Paterson 43', 90+5' Djuric 55' Flint 90+1' Reid 90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,409 Referee: David Coote

16 December 2017 22	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Hugill 58'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson

23 December 2017 23	Aston Villa	2–2	Sheffield United	Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Adomah 4' (pen) Jedinak 9'	Report	Donaldson 12', 26'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,210 Referee: Simon Hooper

26 December 2017 24	Sheffield United	3–0	Sunderland	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Lundstram 36' Stearman 58' Baldock 62'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,668

30 December 2017 25	Sheffield United	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck 29' Baldock 45+1'	Report	Madine 21' 52' Robinson 37'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Stephen Martin

1 January 2018 26	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Vydra 24' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 57'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,003 Referee: Darren Bond

12 January 2018 27	Sheffield United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Loovens 25' 64'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,120 Referee: David Coote

20 January 2018 28	Norwich City	1–2	Sheffield United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Pinto 70' 90+3' Klose 90+1'	Report	Wilson 6' Fleck 66' Donaldson 68' Leon Clarke 87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,486 Referee: Tony Harrington

30 January 2018 29	Sheffield United	0–1	Aston Villa	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Snodgrass 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Jeremy Simpson

3 February 2018 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT	Neves 5' Jota 30' Cavaleiro 76'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Darren Bond

10 February 2018 31	Sheffield United	2–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Sharp 2', 14', 73' (pen) Evans 44' Fleck 90+2'	Report	Forshaw 5' Roofe 19' Lasogga 47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Andrew Madley

20 February 2018 32	Sheffield United	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stearman 27' Lundstram 50' Evans 77'	Report	Freeman 63'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Oliver Langford

23 February 2018 33	Hull City	1–0	Sheffield United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Irvine 16' Dicko 55'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 February 2018 34	Reading	1–3	Sheffield United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Richards 51' van den Berg 57' Bacuna 62' Mannone 64' Clement 70'	Report	Sharp 11', 63' Duffy 44' Basham 50' Donaldson 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Andy Davies Referee: 6,769
Note: Game moved from 17 February, due to Sheffield United's FA Cup fifth-round match against Leicester City

6 March 2018 35	Fulham	3–0	Sheffield United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Mitrović 31', 44' Cairney 61'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud

10 March 2018 36	Ipswich Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Skuse 40' Gleeson 84'	Report	Stearman 9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks

13 March 2018 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Burton Albion	Sheffield
	Stevens 29' L. Evans 57' Brooks 64' Stearman 73'	Report	Naylor 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Scott Duncan

17 March 2018 38	Sheffield United	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck 90'	Report	44' Fox 77' Watson 87' Colback	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,095 Referee: Paul Tierney

30 March 2018 39	Brentford	1–1	Sheffield United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mepham 68' Woods 69'	Report	Basham 50', 55' Stevens 60' Blackman 69'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

2 April 2018 40	Sheffield United	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 28'	Report	Joe Bennett 29' Pilkington 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live On Sky TV

7 April 2018 41	Barnsley	3–2	Sheffield United	Barnsley
12:15 BST	Gardner 25' McBurnie 34', 74' Lindsay 45' Bradshaw 88'	Report	O'Connell 36' Brooks 45' Fleck 57' Clarke 65'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,041 Referee: Scott Duncan

10 April 2018 42	Sheffield United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
	L. Evans 2', 40' Fleck 35'	Report	Leadbitter 19' 25' Traoré 41' Ayala 48' Fábio 71' Friend 87'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Darren Bond

14 April 2018 43	Sheffield United	1–1	Millwall	Sheffield
13:00 BST	Clarke 74' Stearman 70' L. Evans 90'	Report	Williams 45' Marshall 75' Morison 76' Saville 81'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,454 Referee: David Coote

21 April 2018 44	Birmingham City	2–1	Sheffield United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Harding 16' Roberts 32' Maghoma 69'	Report	Duffy 7', 7' O'Connell 63'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 23,579 Referee: Tim Robinson

28 April 2018 45	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck 44' L. Evans 52' Stevens 66' Sharp 81'	Report	Fisher 28' Harrop 31' Browne 57' Rudd 90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,568 Referee: James Linington

6 May 2018 46	Bristol City	2-3	Sheffield United	Bristol
12:30 BST	Flint 17', 60' Diédhiou 42' Bryan 49', 75' Pack 90+1'	Report	Clarke 8' Sharp 29' Freeman 34' Stearman 74' Baldock 89'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,902 Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sheffield United entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Ipswich Town.^[41]

6 January 2018 Third round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Chambers 24'	Report	Thomas 25' Basham 45+2' Wright 81' Carter-Vickers 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Sheffield United	1–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
	Sharp 80' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Graham Scott

16 February 2018 Fifth round	Leicester City	1–0	Sheffield United	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Vardy 66'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Sheffield United were drawn at home to Walsall in the first round.^[42] A home tie was to follow in the second round, with Leicester City the visitors.^[43]

9 August 2017 First round	Sheffield United	3–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Roberts 74' (o.g.) Thomas 79' Lafferty 82'	Report	Bakayoko 13' Kinsella 56' Oztumer 90+1' (pen.) Chambers 90+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Kevin Friend

22 August 2017 Second round	Sheffield United	1–4	Leicester City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Lafferty 4' Lundstram 54' Lavery 84'	Report	Musa 20' 90+4' Slimani 24' 63', 67' Gray 52'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Tony Harrington

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[18] Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.^[17]

[21] Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.^[19]

[23] Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.^[20]

[26] Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.^[22]

[30] John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.^[25]

[18Jul-1] "Sheffield United: Sharp, Coutts, Basham & Freeman sign new contracts after promotion". BBC Sport. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[2] "John Fleck: Sheffield United midfielder signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[3] "Jack O'Connell: Sheffield United defender signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[4] "George Baldock: Sheffield United sign MK Dons defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[5] "Ched returns to the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[6] "Stevens joins the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[7] "Thomas signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[8] "Stearman signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[9] "Lundstram signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[10] "Striker signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[11] "Deadline Day defender signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[12] "Ryan Leonard: Sheffield United sign Southend United midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[EvansWilson-13] "Lee Evans and James Wilson: Sheffield United sign midfielder and striker". BBC Sport. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[14] "Ricky Holmes: Sheffield United sign midfielder from Charlton for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[15] "Graham Kelly: Port Vale sign Sheffield United defender on one-year contract". BBC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[Release-16] "Duo released, trio listed". Sheffield United Official Site. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[17] "Mark Robins beats off competition to land striker". Coventry Telegraph. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[19] "O'Shea exits". Sheffield United Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[20] "CONFIRMED: Jay O'Shea signs for Bury Football Club". buryfc.co.uk. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[22] "Scougall signs for Saints!". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[24] "Done leaves". Sheffield United Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[25] "Matt Done: Rochdale re-sign former winger on a free transfer from Sheffield United". BBC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[27] "Wallace departs". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[28] "Brayford departs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[29] "John Brayford: Burton Albion sign Sheffield United defender". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[31] "Ben Whiteman: Doncaster Rovers sign Sheffield United midfielder". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[32] "Blades loan giant goalkeeper". Sheffield United Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[33] "Loan defender signs in". Sheffield United Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[34] "Whiteman loaned out". Sheffield United Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[35] "Long loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[36] "Hussey loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[37] "Reed loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[38] "Defender loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[39] "Hallam joins Southport". Sheffield United Official Site. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[40] "Bury sign striker James Hanson and defender Peter Clarke on loan deals". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[41] "Potters set for Lane friendly". Sheffield United Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[42] "Friendlies confirmed". Sheffield United Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[43] "Blades to face Málaga". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[44] "2017/18 fixtures released". Sheffield United Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[45] "Fixture List". Sheffield United Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[46] "Away draw for Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[47] "Home draw in Carabao Cup". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

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