The 2026–27 season is the 138th season in the history of Sheffield United and their third consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 24 June 2026 CF Covarne Leon Basford United Free transfer 15 July 2026 CB Ben Purches Bournemouth Free 20 July 2026 RB Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 August 2026 CDM Hamza Choudhury Leicester City Undisclosed 8 September 2026 CF Jordan Ayew Free
Out DatePosPlayerToFeeRef. 25 June 2026 LW Andre Brooks Norwich City £8,000,000 2 August 2026 LW Christian Nwachukwu Sabah FK £500,000 11 August 2026 CM Gustavo Hamer Coventry City £6,000,000 1 September 2026 GK Ivo Grbić Ludogorets Razgrad £850,000 CAM Callum O'Hare Wrexham £6,500,000 3 September 2026 CF Siem Eyob-Abraha Cracovia Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromUntilRef. 8 July 2026 RW Romelle Donovan Brentford End of Season 11 August 2026 DM Kalvin Phillips Manchester City 28 August 2026 FW Ben Brereton Díaz Southampton 1 September 2026 CB Liam Kitching Coventry City
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 2 July 2026 CM Alex Matos Göztepe End of Season 3 July 2026 GK Luke Faxon Boston United 4 January 2027 15 July 2026 RB Mihail Polendakov Ludogorets Razgrad End of Season 21 July 2026 RB Sai Sachdev Boston United 4 January 2027 27 July 2026 CB Zain Tahir Oldham Athletic End of Season 28 July 2026 LB Jili Buyabu Rotherham United 6 August 2026 CB Max Asante-Boakye Matlock Town 3 October 2026 11 August 2026 GK Benjamin Grainger Hallam 8 September 2026 31 August 2026 SS Louie Marsh Chesterfield End of Season 1 September 2026 RB Sam Curtis Cambridge United 8 September 2026 RW Ehije Ukaki Botev Plovdiv CB Nils Zätterström Raków Częstochowa End of Season
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 30 June 2026 CM Owen Hampson Hartlepool United 1 July 2026 LB Dylan Tawodzera Huddersfield Town 8 July 2026 CB Evan Easton Airdrieonians 11 July 2026 LWB Frankie Jones Derby County 17 July 2026 CF Danny Ings Wycombe Wanderers 25 September 2026 CM Jackson Blaize CM Tom Davies CF Marshall Francis LB Franklyn Gordon GK Liam Hall CF Riley McLachlan CB Jayden Prunty RB Jack Waldron CB Ben Mee
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. 18 May 2026 GK Adam Davies 30 June 2027 2 July 2026 CDM Jaïro Riedewald 30 June 2027 15 July 2026 CF Arlo Coubrough Undisclosed GK Benjamin Grainger CF Cole Hay CF Matthew Poppleton 14 August 2026 CF Tyrese Campbell 30 June 2028
Pre-season and friendlies On 29 May, The Blades announced their first pre-season friendly against 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. Three days later, the club confirmed their completed schedule with further fixtures against FC Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United. On 29 June, a behind closed doors fixture against Levante in Spain was added.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the Championship fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Sheffield United enter the FA Cup in the third round.
EFL Cup
Sheffield United were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round, Blackburn Rovers in the second round and Fleetwood Town in the third round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Disciplinary record
Rank Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 5 CB Japhet Tanganga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 RB Rhys Norrington-Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 CB Liam Kitching 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 LB Sam McCallum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 CM Oliver Arblaster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 RW Romelle Donovan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 LB Harrison Burrows 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 CB Mark McGuinness 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 CDM Kalvin Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 RB Femi Seriki 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 42 CM Sydie Peck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
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