SHEFFIELD UNITED FC


Year formed: 1889
First League Game: September 3, 1892 versus Lincoln City
Nickname(s): The Blades, Red and White Wizards, Red and White Army
Ground: Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Ground Capacity: 32,050

Established as a football and bandy club by the Sheffield United Cricket Club in 1889, the club joined the Football Alliance the same year and earned promotion from the Second Division in 1893. Founder members of the Premier League, the club dropped to the new First Division at the end of the 2010-11 season. The Blades managed to return to the second tier in 2016-17. They earned automatic promotion to the Top Flight in 2018-19 but lasted only two seasons. The Blades finished runners-up in 2022-23, earning the right to return to top flight football, but only for a lone season.

HISTORICAL DATA

1892-93     Founder member of Football League Division Two
            Division Two runner-up, promoted after Test Match 
1896-97     Football League runner-up
1897-98     Football League Champions
1898-99     F.A. Cup Winners
1899-00     Football League runner-up
1900-01     F.A. Cup runner-up
1901-02     F.A. Cup Winners (2nd time)
1914-15     F.A. Cup Winners (3rd time)
1924-25     F.A. Cup Winners (4th time)
1934        Relegated to Division Two
1935-36     F.A. Cup runner-up
1938-39     Football League Division Two runner-up, promoted to Division One
1949        Relegated to Division Two
1952-53     Football League Division Two Champions, promoted to Division One
1956        Relegated to Division Two
1960-61     Football League Division Two runner-up, promoted to Division One
1968        Relegated to Division Two
1970-71     Football League Division Two runner-up, promoted to Division One
1976        Relegated to Division Two
1979        Relegated to Division Three
1981        Relegated to Division Four
1981-82     Football League Division Four Champions, promoted to Division Three
1983-84     Promoted to Division Two
1987        Relegated to Division Three after play-offs 
1988-89     Football League Division Three runner-up, promoted to Division Two
1989-90     Football League Division Two runner-up, promoted to Division One
1992-93     Founder members of F.A. Premier League
1994        Relegated to Football League Division One
2005-06     Football League runner-up, promoted to F.A. Premier League
2007        Relegated to Football League Championship
2011        Relegated to League One
2016-17     English Football League One Champions, promoted to Championship
2018-19     English Football League Championship runner-up, promoted to Premier League
2021        Relegated to English Football League Championship
2022-23     English Football League Championship  runner-up, promoted to Premier League
2024        Relegated to Championship

PERFORMANCE IN EACH SEASON
GOALS GOALS GOAL NO. OF
Season Division P W D L FOR AGAINST DIFF. POINTS POSITION TEAMS
1892-93 2 22 16 3 3 62 19 43 35 2 12 ↑
1893-94 1 30 13 5 12 47 61 -14 31 10 16
1894-95 1 30 14 4 12 57 55 2 32 6 16
1895-96 1 30 10 6 14 40 50 -10 26 12 16
1896-97 1 30 13 10 7 42 29 13 36 2 16
1897-98 1 30 17 8 5 56 31 25 42 1 16 Champions
1898-99 1 34 9 11 14 45 51 -6 29 16 18
1899-00 1 34 18 12 4 63 33 30 48 2 18
1900-01 1 34 12 7 15 35 52 -17 31 14 18
1901-02 1 34 13 7 14 53 48 5 33 10 18
1902-03 1 34 17 5 12 58 44 14 39 4 18
1903-04 1 34 15 8 11 62 57 5 38 7 18
1904-05 1 34 19 2 13 64 56 8 40 6 18
1905-06 1 38 15 6 17 57 62 -5 36 13 20
1906-07 1 38 17 11 10 57 55 2 45 4 20
1907-08 1 38 12 11 15 52 58 -6 35 17 20
1908-09 1 38 14 9 15 51 59 -8 37 12 20
1909-10 1 38 16 10 12 62 41 21 42 6 20
1910-11 1 38 15 8 15 49 43 6 38 9 20
1911-12 1 38 13 10 15 63 56 7 36 14 20
1912-13 1 38 14 6 18 56 70 -14 34 15 20
1913-14 1 38 16 5 17 63 60 3 37 10 20
1914-15 1 38 15 13 10 49 41 8 43 6 20
1919-20 1 42 16 8 18 59 69 -10 40 14 22
1920-21 1 42 6 18 18 42 68 -26 30 20 22
1921-22 1 42 15 10 17 59 54 5 40 11 22
1922-23 1 42 16 10 16 68 64 4 42 10 22
1923-24 1 42 19 12 11 69 49 20 50 5 22
1924-25 1 42 13 13 16 55 63 -8 39 14 22
1925-26 1 42 19 8 15 102 82 20 46 5 22
1926-27 1 42 17 10 15 74 86 -12 44 8 22
1927-28 1 42 15 10 17 79 86 -7 40 13 22
1928-29 1 42 15 11 16 86 85 1 41 11 22
1929-30 1 42 15 6 21 91 96 -5 36 20 22
1930-31 1 42 14 10 18 78 84 -6 38 15 22
1931-32 1 42 20 6 16 80 75 5 46 7 22
1932-33 1 42 17 9 16 74 80 -6 43 10 22
1933-34 1 42 12 7 23 58 101 -43 31 22 22 ↓
1934-35 2 42 16 9 17 79 70 9 41 11 22
1935-36 2 42 20 12 10 79 50 29 52 3 22
1936-37 2 42 18 10 14 66 54 12 46 7 22
1937-38 2 42 22 9 11 73 56 17 53 3 22
1938-39 2 42 20 14 8 69 41 28 54 2 22 ↑
1946-47 1 42 21 7 14 89 75 14 49 6 22
1947-48 1 42 16 10 16 65 70 -5 42 12 22
1948-49 1 42 11 11 20 57 78 -21 33 22 22 ↓
1949-50 2 42 19 14 9 68 49 19 52 3 22
1950-51 2 42 16 12 14 72 62 10 44 8 22
1951-52 2 42 18 5 19 90 76 14 41 11 22
1952-53 2 42 25 10 7 97 55 42 60 1 22 ↑ Champions
1953-54 1 42 11 11 20 69 90 -21 33 20 22
1954-55 1 42 17 7 18 70 86 -16 41 13 22
1955-56 1 42 12 9 21 63 77 -14 33 22 22 ↓
1956-57 2 42 19 8 15 87 76 11 46 7 22
1957-58 2 42 21 10 11 75 50 25 52 6 22
1958-59 2 42 23 7 12 82 48 34 53 3 22
1959-60 2 42 19 12 11 68 51 17 50 4 22
1960-61 2 42 26 6 10 81 51 30 58 2 22 ↑
1961-62 1 42 19 9 14 61 69 -8 47 5 22
1962-63 1 42 16 12 14 58 60 -2 44 10 22
1963-64 1 42 16 11 15 61 64 -3 43 12 22
1964-65 1 42 12 11 19 50 64 -14 35 19 22
1965-66 1 42 16 11 15 56 59 -3 43 9 22
1966-67 1 42 16 10 16 52 59 -7 42 10 22
1967-68 1 42 11 10 21 49 70 -21 32 21 22 ↓
1968-69 2 42 16 11 15 61 50 11 43 9 22
1969-70 2 42 22 5 15 73 38 35 49 6 22
1970-71 2 42 21 14 7 73 39 34 56 2 22 ↑
1971-72 1 42 17 12 13 61 60 1 46 10 22
1972-73 1 42 15 10 17 51 59 -8 40 14 22
1973-74 1 42 14 12 16 44 49 -5 40 13 22
1974-75 1 42 18 13 11 58 51 7 49 6 22
1975-76 1 42 6 10 26 33 82 -49 22 22 22 ↓
1976-77 2 42 14 12 16 54 63 -9 40 11 22
1977-78 2 42 16 8 18 62 73 -11 40 12 22
1978-79 2 42 11 12 19 52 69 -17 34 20 22 ↓
1979-80 3 46 18 10 18 60 66 -6 46 12 24
1980-81 3 46 14 12 20 65 63 2 40 21 24 ↓
1981-82 4 46 27 15 4 94 41 53 96 1 24 ↑ Champions
1982-83 3 46 19 7 20 62 64 -2 64 11 24
1983-84 3 46 24 11 11 86 53 33 83 3 24 ↑
1984-85 2 42 10 14 18 54 66 -12 44 18 22
1985-86 2 42 17 11 14 64 63 1 62 7 22
1986-87 2 42 15 13 14 50 49 1 58 9 22
1987-88 2 44 13 7 24 45 74 -29 46 21 23 ↓
1988-89 3 46 25 9 12 93 54 39 84 2 24 ↑
1989-90 2 46 24 13 9 78 58 20 85 2 24 ↑
1990-91 1 38 13 7 18 36 55 -19 46 13 20
1991-92 1 42 16 9 17 65 63 2 57 9 22
1992-93 EPL 42 14 10 18 54 53 1 52 14 22
1993-94 EPL 42 8 18 16 42 60 -18 42 20 22 ↓
1994-95 2 46 17 17 12 74 55 19 68 8 24
1995-96 2 46 16 14 16 57 54 3 62 9 24
1996-97 2 46 20 13 13 75 52 23 73 5 24
1997-98 2 46 19 17 10 69 54 15 74 6 24
1998-99 2 46 18 13 15 71 66 5 67 8 24
1999-00 2 46 13 15 18 59 71 -12 54 16 24
2000-01 2 46 19 11 16 52 49 3 68 10 24
2002-02 2 46 15 15 16 53 54 -1 60 13 24
2002-03 2 46 23 11 12 72 52 20 80 3 24
2003-04 2 46 20 11 15 65 56 9 71 8 24
2004-05 FLCH 46 18 13 15 57 56 1 67 8 24
2005-06 FLCH 46 26 12 8 76 46 30 90 2 24 ↑
2006-07 EPL 38 10 8 20 32 55 -23 38 18 20 ↓
2007-08 FLCH 46 17 15 14 56 51 5 66 9 24
2008-09 FLCH 46 22 14 10 64 39 25 80 3 24
2009-10 FLCH 46 17 14 15 62 55 7 65 8 24
2010-11 FLCH 46 11 9 26 44 79 -35 42 23 24 ↓
2011-12 3 46 27 9 10 92 51 41 90 3 24
2012-13 3 46 19 18 9 56 42 14 75 5 24
2013-14 3 46 18 13 15 48 46 2 67 7 24
2014-15 3 46 19 14 13 66 53 13 71 5 24
2015-16 3 46 18 12 16 64 59 5 66 11 24
2016-17 3 46 30 10 6 92 47 45 100 1 24 ↑ Champions
2017-18 FLCH 46 20 9 17 62 55 7 69 10 24
2018-19 FLCH 46 26 11 9 78 41 37 89 2 24 ↑
2019-20 EPL 38 14 12 12 39 39 0 54 9 20
2020-21 EPL 38 7 2 29 20 63 -43 23 20 20 ↓
2021-22 FLCH 46 21 12 13 63 45 18 75 5 24
2022-23 FLCH 46 28 7 11 73 39 34 91 2 24 ↑
2023-24 EPL 38 3 7 28 35 104 -69 16 20 20 ↓
2024-25 FLCH 46 28 8 10 63 36 27 90 3 24  
↑ Promoted ↓ Demoted 
The inputs in the second column of the table above indicate  the tier at which the club played in that season.

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