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.
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 AppsGoals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers1Dean HendersonGKWhitehaven380Manchester United1 July 2018Loan201925Simon MooreGKSandown660 Cardiff City19 August 2016Undisclosed202131Jake EastwoodGKSheffield30 Youth Academy1 July 2015Trainee2019 Defenders2George BaldockRBBuckingham512Milton Keynes Dons1 July 2017Undisclosed20203Enda StevensLBDublin751Portsmouth1 July 2017Free20205 Jack O'ConnellCBLiverpool1277Brentford8 July 2016Undisclosed202212John EganCBCork281Brentford19 July 2018Undisclosed202213Jake WrightCBKeighley520Oxford United9 July 2016Free201918Kieron FreemanRBArnold13016Derby County23 January 2015Free202019Richard StearmanCBWolverhampton412Fulham6 July 2017Undisclosed202020Kean BryanCB/LBManchester10Manchester City2 August 2018Free202128Martin CranieRBYeovil30Middlesbrough1 September 2018Free2019 Midfielders4 John FleckCMGlasgow1207Coventry City11 July 2016Free20216 Chris BashamDM/CBHebburn22512Blackpool1 July 2014Free20197John LundstramCMLiverpool483Oxford United25 July 2017Undisclosed20208 Kieran DowellAMOrmskirk30Everton1 January 2019Loan201915Paul CouttsCMAberdeen1335Derby County23 January 2015Undisclosed201916Oliver NorwoodCMBurnley262Brighton & Hove Albion1 January 2019UndisclosedUndisclosed21Mark DuffyRMLiverpool10813Birmingham City1 July 2016Free202122Marvin JohnsonLWBirmingham90Middlesbrough31 August 2018Loan2019–Jordan HallamCMSheffield10Academy1 July 2016Trainee2020 Forwards10Billy SharpCFSheffield22895Leeds United25 July 2015Undisclosed201911Ben WoodburnLW/CFNottingham80Liverpool1 August 2018Loan201914Gary MadineCFGateshead10Cardiff City7 January 2018Loan201917David McGoldrickCFNottingham2810Ipswich Town24 July 2018Free201939Conor WashingtonCFChatham120Queens Park Rangers31 August 2018Free201911Scott HoganCFSalford82Aston Villa31 January 2019Loan2019 Out on Loan9Leon ClarkeCFBirmingham9131Bury27 July 2016Undisclosed201924Daniel LaffertyLBDerry525Burnley13 January 2017Undisclosed201926Ricky HolmesLMRochford50Charlton Athletic15 January 2018Undisclosed2020–Nathan ThomasLWIngleby Barwick32Hartlepool United1 July 2017Undisclosed2020–Ben HeneghanCBManchester10Motherwell31 August 2017Undisclosed2020–Caolan LaveryCFRed Deer365Sheffield Wednesday30 August 2016Free2019–Ched EvansCFRhyl12648Chesterfield1 July 2017Undisclosed2020–Regan SlaterCMGleadless31Academy1 July 2016Trainee2020–Samir CarruthersCMIslington311Milton Keynes Dons3 January 2017Undisclosed2020
Statistics
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Goals record
110STBilly Sharp 230124217STDavid McGoldrick 150015321AMMark Duffy 600646 DMChris Basham 40043DFEnda Stevens 4004616MFOliver Norwood 30039STLeon Clarke 300314STGary Madine 30035DFJack O'Connell 3003104MFJohn Fleck 200218DFKieron Freeman 20029MFKieran Dowell 200211STScott Hogan 2002142DFGeorge Baldock 100112DFJohn Egan 100119DFRichard Stearman 1001Own Goals 3003Total 780179
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 16 DMChris Basham 710000000710216CMOliver Norwood 70000000070033 LBEnda Stevens 600000000600412CBJohn Egan 50000000050055 CBJack O'Connell 40000000040017CFDavid McGoldrick 40000000040074 CMJohn Fleck 30000000030010CFBilly Sharp 30000000020092 RBGeorge Baldock 20000000020010DFKieron Freeman 200000000200118 AMKieran Dowell 1000000001008CMLee Evans 1000000001009 CFLeon Clarke 10000000010011LWBen Woodburn 10000000010015CMPaul Coutts 00010000010019CBRichard Stearman 00010000010021AMMark Duffy 100000000100Total 46102001004910
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 ST Leonardo Gaxha Tralee Dynamos Undisclosed 4 July 2018 GK Jordan Amissah Borussia Dortmund Free transfer 4 July 2018 MF Zak Brunt Matlock Town Free transfer 4 July 2018 DF Nicksoen Gomis Évreux FC 27 Free transfer 4 July 2018 DF Harry Sheppeard Tadcaster Albion Free transfer 4 July 2018 MF Reece York Fulham Free transfer 19 July 2018 CB John Egan Brentford Undisclosed 24 July 2018 CF David McGoldrick Ipswich Town Free transfer 2 August 2018 CB Kean Bryan Manchester City Free transfer 31 August 2018 CF Conor Washington Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 1 September 2018 CB Martin Cranie Middlesbrough Free transfer 2 January 2019 FW Jake Young Guiseley Undisclosed 4 January 2019 CM Oliver Norwood Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 AM David Brooks Bournemouth Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CF Clayton Donaldson Bolton Wanderers Released 1 July 2018 CF James Hanson AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed 1 July 2018 LB Chris Hussey Cheltenham Town Released 1 July 2018 CM Louis Reed Peterborough United Undisclosed 18 July 2018 GK George Long Hull City Undisclosed 1 January 2019 CM Lee Evans Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 1 January 2019 CM Ryan Leonard Millwall £1,500,000 7 January 2019 CM Harvey Gilmour Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed 22 January 2019 CB Callum Semple Ross County Undisclosed 25 January 2019 LW Jordan Hallam Scunthorpe United Free transfer
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 1 July 2018 GK Dean Henderson Manchester United 31 May 2019 1 August 2018 LW Ben Woodburn Liverpool 10 January 2019 13 August 2018 CM Oliver Norwood Brighton & Hove Albion 4 January 2019 31 August 2018 LM Marvin Johnson Middlesbrough 31 May 2019 2 January 2019 AM Kieran Dowell Everton 31 May 2019 7 January 2019 CF Gary Madine Cardiff City 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Scott Hogan Aston Villa 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 14 March 2018 CF Jordan Hallam Viking 19 July 2018 1 July 2018 CM Samir Carruthers Oxford United 31 May 2019 3 July 2018 CB Ben Heneghan Blackpool 31 May 2019 3 July 2018 LW Nathan Thomas Notts County 29 January 2019 6 July 2018 CB Sam Graham Oldham Athletic 31 January 2019 13 July 2018 MF Harvey Gilmour Tranmere Rovers 7 January 2019 13 July 2018 DF Callum Semple Queen of the South 7 January 2019 20 July 2018 CF Ched Evans Fleetwood Town 31 May 2019 20 July 2018 CM Regan Slater Carlisle United 6 January 2019 2 August 2018 FW Tyler Smith Barrow January 2019 9 August 2018 LM Ricky Holmes Oxford United 31 January 2019 10 August 2018 CM Lee Evans Wigan Athletic January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Caolan Lavery Bury 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 CM Ryan Leonard Millwall 1 January 2019 14 September 2018 LB Rhys Norrington-Davies Barrow 31 May 2019 9 October 2018 RB Jake Bennett Chesterfield 31 May 2019 30 October 2018 GK Marcus Dewhurst Gainsborough Trinity 27 November 2018 30 October 2018 CF David Parkhouse Boston United 27 November 2018 23 November 2018 CF Jordan Hallam Chesterfield December 2018 30 November 2018 CF David Parkhouse Tamworth 3 March 2019 30 November 2018 CF Reon Potts Tamworth Work experience 1 January 2019 CF Tyler Smith Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2019 2 January 2019 GK Marcus Dewhurst Guiseley Work experience 3 January 2019 LB Daniel Lafferty Peterborough United 31 May 2019 29 January 2019 LW Nathan Thomas Carlisle United 31 May 2019 30 January 2019 CF Leon Clarke Wigan Athletic 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CB Sam Graham Central Coast Mariners 31 December 2019 31 January 2019 LW Ricky Holmes Gillingham 4 May 2019 31 January 2019 MF Stephen Mallon Central Coast Mariners 31 December 2019 5 February 2019 CB Jordan Doherty Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 October 2019
Competitions Friendlies Sheffield United announced, on 16 May 2018, that a friendly away to Stocksbridge Park Steels was scheduled for 7 July. Three fixtures, against Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers, were revealed on 18 May.
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
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