2016–17 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2016–17 season
ChairmanKevin McCabe
ManagerChris Wilder
StadiumBramall Lane
League One1st
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerBilly Sharp (30)
Average home league attendance21,892[1]

The 2016–17 season was Sheffield United's 128th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League One. It was manager and boyhood Blade Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, with the Blades accumulating 100 points, promoting them as champions to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 George Long GK Sheffield 23 123 0 Academy 1 July 2011 Trainee 2018
25 Simon Moore GK Sandown 27 44 0 Cardiff City 19 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
Defenders
3 Chris Hussey LB London 28 11 0 Bury 1 July 2016 Undisclosed Undisclosed
5 Jack O'Connell CB Liverpool 23 50 6 Brentford 8 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
13 Jake Wright CB Keighley 31 31 0 Oxford United 9 July 2016 Free 2018
14 Joe Riley LB Blackpool 20 2 0 Manchester United 17 January 2017 Loan 2017
18 Kieron Freeman RB Arnold 25 100 14 Derby County 23 January 2015 Free 2017
19 Ethan Ebanks-Landell CB West Bromwich 24 34 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
20 James Wilson CB Chepstow 28 10 1 Oldham Athletic 5 July 2016 Free 2018
24 Daniel Lafferty LB Derry 28 36 4 Burnley 13 January 2017 Undisclosed 2019
Midfielders
4 John Fleck CM Glasgow 25 49 4 Coventry City 11 July 2016 Free 2019
6 Chris Basham DM/CB Hebburn 28 137 7 Blackpool 1 July 2014 Free 2017
8 Stefan Scougall AM Edinburgh 24 100 10 Livingston 24 January 2014 £400,000 2017
15 Paul Coutts CM Aberdeen 28 104 4 Derby County 23 January 2015 Undisclosed 2017
21 Mark Duffy RM Liverpool 31 44 6 Birmingham City 1 July 2016 Free 2018
22 Louis Reed CM Barnsley 19 59 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 2018
26 Jay O'Shea AM Dublin 28 10 3 Chesterfield 24 January 2017 Loan 2017
32 Harry Chapman RW Hartlepool 19 14 4 Middlesbrough 12 August 2016 Loan 2017
44 Samir Carruthers CM Islington 24 14 0 Milton Keynes Dons 3 January 2017 £250,000 2020
Forwards
7 Marc McNulty CF Edinburgh 24 56 14 Livingston 21 May 2014 £125,000 2017
9 Caolan Lavery CF Red Deer 24 30 4 Sheffield Wednesday 30 August 2016 Free 2019
10 Billy Sharp CF Sheffield 31 198 63 Leeds United 25 July 2015 Undisclosed 2017
11 Matt Done LW/SS Oswestry 28 87 17 Rochdale 2 February 2015 Undisclosed 2017
16 James Hanson CF Bradford 29 13 1 Bradford City 24 January 2017 Undisclosed 2020
27 Leon Clarke CF Birmingham 32 26 9 Bury 27 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
Out on Loan
2 John Brayford RB Stoke-on-Trent 29 68 4 Cardiff City 24 January 2015 £2,000,000 2018
17 Kieran Wallace DF/CM Nottingham 22 23 0 Ilkeston 28 November 2014 Free Undisclosed
23 Ben Whiteman CM Rochdale 21 12 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee Undisclosed

Statistics

As of 5 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG George Long 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF  ENG Chris Hussey 11 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF  SCO John Fleck 49 4 41+3 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF  ENG Jack O'Connell 50 6 40+4 4 2+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 1
6 MF  ENG Chris Basham 48 3 42+1 2 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW  SCO Marc McNulty 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF  SCO Stefan Scougall 29 5 6+19 4 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW  NIR Caolan Lavery 30 4 6+21 4 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW  ENG Billy Sharp 49 30 44+2 30 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW  ENG Matt Done 35 3 24+7 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
13 DF  ENG Jake Wright 31 0 28+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  ENG Joe Riley 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  SCO Paul Coutts 47 3 40+3 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
16 FW  ENG James Hanson 13 1 10+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF  WAL Kieron Freeman 45 11 38+2 10 2+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
19 DF  ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 34 5 29+5 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF  WAL James Wilson 10 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF  ENG Mark Duffy 44 6 38+1 6 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF  ENG Louis Reed 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF  NIR Danny Lafferty 36 4 35+0 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK  ENG Simon Moore 45 0 43+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 MF  IRL Jay O'Shea 10 3 5+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW  ENG Leon Clarke 26 9 12+11 7 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 1
32 MF  ENG Harry Chapman 14 4 0+12 1 1+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 DF  IRL Graham Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
36 MF  ENG David Brooks 4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
37 MF  ENG Jordan Hallam 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 MF  ENG Regan Slater 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
43 DF  ENG Jo Cummings 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
44 MF  IRL Samir Carruthers 14 0 2+12 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Out on Loan:
2 DF  ENG John Brayford 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Ben Whiteman 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
Players who left the club during the season:
9 FW  ENG Che Adams 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK  ENG Aaron Ramsdale 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF  ENG Reece Brown 5 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW  ENG Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 30 April 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 10 CF Billy Sharp 30 0 0 0 30
2 18 RB Kieron Freeman 10 1 0 0 11
3 27 CF Leon Clarke 7 1 0 1 9
4 5 CB Jack O'Connell 4 1 0 1 6
21 RM Mark Duffy 6 0 0 0 6
6 8 CM Stefan Scougall 4 1 0 0 5
19 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 0 0 5
8 9 CF Caolan Lavery 4 0 0 0 4
24 LB Danny Lafferty 4 0 0 0 4
32 RW Harry Chapman 1 3 0 0 4
11 4 CM John Fleck 3 0 0 0 3
6 DM Chris Basham 2 1 0 0 3
11 CF Matt Done 3 0 0 0 3
15 CM Paul Coutts 2 0 0 1 3
26 AM Jay O'Shea 3 0 0 0 3
16 16 CF James Hanson 1 0 0 0 1
20 CB James Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
38 MF Regan Slater 0 0 0 1 1
Total 87 8 1 4 99

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
1 4 CM John Fleck 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 15 CM Paul Coutts 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
3 6 DM Chris Basham 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1
10 CF Billy Sharp 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
18 RB Kieron Freeman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 11 CF Matt Done 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
13 CB Jake Wright 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
8 19 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 21 RM Mark Duffy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
27 CF Leon Clarke 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 5 CB Jack O'Connell 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 LB Danny Lafferty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 9 CF Caolan Lavery 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 9 CF Che Adams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 GK Simon Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 CM David Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF Regan Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
44 CM Samir Carruthers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 69 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 76 0 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RM Mark Duffy Birmingham City Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 LB Chris Hussey Bury Undisclosed [2]
5 July 2016 CB James Wilson Oldham Athletic Free transfer [3]
8 July 2016 CM John Fleck Coventry City Free transfer [4]
8 July 2016 CB Jack O'Connell Brentford Undisclosed [5]
9 July 2016 CB Jake Wright Oxford United Free transfer [6]
27 July 2016 CF Leon Clarke Bury Undisclosed [7]
19 August 2016 GK Simon Moore Cardiff City Undisclosed [8]
30 August 2016 CF Caolan Lavery Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [9]
23 September 2016 CB Reece Brown Bury Free transfer [10]
3 January 2017 CM Samir Carruthers Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [11]
13 January 2017 LB Daniel Lafferty Burnley Undisclosed [12]
24 January 2017 CF James Hanson Bradford City Undisclosed [13]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 AM Jose Baxter Free agent Released [14]
1 July 2016 RW Jamal Campbell-Ryce Barnet Released [14][a]
1 July 2016 CM Florent Cuvelier Walsall Released [14][b]
1 July 2016 CB Ioan Evans Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [17]
1 July 2016 RW Ryan Flynn Oldham Athletic Released [14][c]
1 July 2016 CM CJ Hamilton Mansfield Town Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 LB Bob Harris Bristol Rovers Released [14][d]
1 July 2016 GK Mark Howard Bolton Wanderers Released [14][e]
1 July 2016 CB Terry Kennedy Alfreton Town Released [14][f]
1 July 2016 CB Jay McEveley Ross County Released [14][g]
1 July 2016 LB Callum McFadzean Kilmarnock Released [14][h]
1 July 2016 CB Harrison McGahey Rochdale Released [14][i]
1 July 2016 GK George Willis Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer [26]
2 July 2016 CM Dean Hammond Free agent Mutual consent [27]
4 July 2016 CF Jamie McDonagh Greenock Morton Free transfer [28]
7 July 2016 SS Diego De Girolamo Bristol City Free transfer [29]
15 July 2016 AM Joel Coustrain Raith Rovers Free transfer [30]
8 August 2016 CF Che Adams Birmingham City Undisclosed [31]
19 August 2016 LW Martyn Woolford Fleetwood Town Free transfer [32]
31 August 2016 CF Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton Undisclosed
6 January 2017 CB Reece Brown Bury Released [33][j]
31 January 2017 GK Aaron Ramsdale AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed [35]
  1. ^ Following Campbell-Ryce's release, he signed for Barnet.[15]
  2. ^ Following Cuvelier's release, he signed for Walsall.[16]
  3. ^ Following Flynn's release, he signed for Oldham Athletic.[18]
  4. ^ Following Bob Harris' release, he signed for Bristol Rovers.[20]
  5. ^ Following Howard's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[21]
  6. ^ Following Kennedy's release, he signed for Alfreton Town.[22]
  7. ^ Following McEveley's release, he signed for Ross County.[23]
  8. ^ Following McFadzean's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[24]
  9. ^ Following McGahey's release, he signed for Rochdale.[25]
  10. ^ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[34]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
12 August 2016 RW Harry Chapman Middlesbrough End of Season [36]
31 August 2016 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [37]
31 August 2016 LB Daniel Lafferty Burnley 13 January 2017 [a] [38]
17 January 2017 LB Joe Riley Manchester United End of Season [39]
24 January 2017 AM Jay O'Shea Chesterfield End of Season [40]
  1. ^ On 13 January 2017, Daniel Lafferty joined permanently.[12]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 August 2016 CF Jake Wright York City 14 September 2016 [41]
19 August 2016 RB John Brayford Burton Albion End of Season [42]
31 August 2016 CF Marc McNulty Bradford City 2 January 2017 [a] [44]
31 August 2016 LB Kieran Wallace Fleetwood Town End of Season [45]
1 January 2017 CM Benjamin Whiteman Mansfield Town End of Season [46]
5 January 2017 CF Connor Hall Woking 11 March 2017 [b] [48]
  1. ^ On 2 January 2017, Marc McNulty was recalled from his loan spell at Bradford City.[43]
  2. ^ On 7 February 2017, Hall's loan was extended until 11 March 2017.[47]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 Friendly Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–5 Sheffield United Stocksbridge
15:00 BST Report McNulty
Done
Adams 		Stadium: Bracken Moor
Attendance: 1,665
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly FC Halifax Town 2–0 Sheffield United Halifax
19:45 BST Hughes 70'
Peniket 75'		 Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,363
23 July 2016 Friendly Grimsby Town 1–3 Sheffield United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Summerfield 54' Report Calvert-Lewin 23'
Sharp 25' 60'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
26 July 2016 Friendly Hallam 0–1 Sheffield United Crosspool
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Sandygate Road
27 July 2016 Friendly Sheffield United 0–1 Derby County Sheffield
19:45 BST Report Blackman 32' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
29 July 2016 Friendly Handsworth Parramore 1–5 Sheffield United Handsworth
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Sandy Lane

EFL League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield United (C, P) 46 30 10 6 92 47 +45 100 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 25 11 10 68 36 +32 86
3 Scunthorpe United 46 24 10 12 80 54 +26 82 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
4 Fleetwood Town 46 23 13 10 64 43 +21 82
5 Bradford City 46 20 19 7 62 43 +19 79
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Matches

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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
6 August 2016 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Bolton
15:00 BST Vela  28'
Spearing 37'  45+1'		 Report Clarke  39'
Adams  90'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,050
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 August 2016 2 Sheffield United 1–1 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck  23'
Sharp 81'		 Report McDermott  35'
Cannon 43'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,399
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 August 2016 3 Sheffield United 0–3 Southend United Sheffield
19:45 BST Sharp  59' Report O'Connell 5' (o.g.)
McLaughlin 13'
Cox 15'
Thompson  40'
Coker  59'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,410
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 August 2016 4 Millwall 2–1 Sheffield United South Bermondsey
15:00 BST Williams 14'
Morison 89' (pen.)		 Report Scougall 21'
O'Connell  88'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,058
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 August 2016 5 Sheffield United 2–1 Oxford United Sheffield
15:00 BST Basham  1'
Wright  16'
Freeman  52'
Sharp 65'
Wilson 73'		 Report Hemmings 16'  60'
Ruffels  73'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,313
Referee: Nicholas Kinsley
4 September 2016 6 Gillingham 1–2 Sheffield United Gillingham
14:15 BST Dack 34'
Oshilaja  46'
Pask  90'		 Report Done  14'
Lafferty  32'
Freeman 65'
Sharp 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,598
Referee: Darren Handley
10 September 2016 7 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Sheffield United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Poleon 37'
Fuller  40'
Elliott 72'		 Report Sharp  16' 26'
Duffy 20'
Done 60'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 September 2016 8 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Done 13'
Sharp  62'
Basham  67'
Coutts  78'
Ebanks-Landell  90+1'		 Report Moncur  74'
Smith  90+3'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,555
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 September 2016 9 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Sheffield United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Clarke  33'
van Veen  44'
Morris 55'
Wallace  62'
Holmes 82'
Mirfin  85'		 Report Ebanks-Landell  14'
Basham 34'  69'
Done  42'
Sharp 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Darren Deadman
27 September 2016 10 Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Sheffield
19:45 BST Coutts  37'
Chapman 65'
Lavery  90+3'		 Report Boateng  30'
Easter  66'
Leadbitter  90+2'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 October 2016 11 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sheffield United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Ball 13'
McLaughlin  18'
Long  34'
Neal  58'
Jónsson  79'
Hunter  83'		 Report Ebanks-Landell 90+5'  90+6' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Andy Haines
15 October 2016 12 Sheffield United 4–0 Port Vale Sheffield
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell 23', 45'
Duffy 62'
Scougall 83'		 Report Hart  85' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,699
Referee: Mark Heywood
18 October 2016 13 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Sheffield United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Sharp 46', 66'
Lafferty 63'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Referee: David Webb
22 October 2016 14 Bradford City 3–3 Sheffield United Bradford
15:00 BST Clarke 35'
Hiwula-Mayifuila 60'
Dieng 68'		 Report Sharp 18', 51'
Basham  26' 72'
Duffy  28'
Done  45+1'
Wright  77'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 20,972
Referee: Jon Moss
29 October 2016 15 Sheffield United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Sheffield
15:00 BST Scougall 5'
Freeman  31'
Sharp 63'
Coutts  81'		 Report Hendry  40'
Baldock  45+3'
Potter 49'  87'
Walsh  70'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Simon Hooper
13 November 2016 16 Chesterfield 1–4 Sheffield United Chesterfield
14:15 GMT Nolan 2' Report Freeman 54'  54'
Fleck 72'
Sharp 73'
Clarke 81'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 November 2016 17 Sheffield United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 8' 21'
Scougall 24'
Lafferty  88'		 Report O'Brien  20'
Ogogo  45+4'
Deegan  52'
Dodds 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Darren Deadman
22 November 2016 18 Sheffield United 1–0 Bury Sheffield
19:45 GMT O'Connell  85'
Ebanks-Landell 90+3'		 Report Mellis  43'
Pope  44'
Williams  62'
Leigh  80'  85'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,022
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 November 2016 19 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Sheffield United Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Fox  36'
Bauer 90+3'		 Report Duffy 32'
Clarke  66'
Coutts  84'
Lafferty  90+2'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,580
Referee: Graham Scott
29 November 2016 20 Sheffield United 0–1 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko 42'
Preston  62'
Laird  86'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Darren England
10 December 2016 21 Sheffield United 4–0 Swindon Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Freeman  7'
Duffy 52', 60'
Coutts 54'  67'
Lavery 77'		 Report Branco  83' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 December 2016 22 Coventry City 1–2 Sheffield United Coventry
19:45 GMT Agyei 51'
Turnbull  82'
Sordell  90'		 Report Sharp 23', 87' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2016 23 Sheffield United 2–0 Oldham Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell  70'
Sharp 72', 88'		 Report Flynn  26'
Osei  57'
Dummigan  65'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,821
Referee: Mark Heywood
31 December 2016 24 Sheffield United 1–0 Northampton Town Sheffield
13:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell  34'
Freeman 89'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,194
Referee: Darren Drysdale
2 January 2017 25 Bury 1–3 Sheffield United Bury
15:00 GMT Mellis 12'
Etuhu  35'
Kay  52'
Vaughan  54'
Soares  62'		 Report Sharp 21'
Etuhu 72' (o.g.)
Freeman 81'
Wright  84'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Rob Lewis
7 January 2017 26 Southend United 2–4 Sheffield United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Cox 19'  45+1'
Atkinson  54'
McGlashan 88'		 Report Ebanks-Landell 3'
O'Connell 42'
Freeman  51' 76'
Basham  67'
Lavery 72'		 Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Andrew Davies
14 January 2017 27 Walsall 4–1 Sheffield United Walsall
15:00 GMT Bakayoko 5'  61'
McCarthy  44' 58'
Edwards 67'
Oztumer 76' (pen.)		 Report O'Connell 10'
Done  33'
Fleck  87'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Richard Clark
21 January 2017 28 Sheffield United 2–2 Gillingham Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 32'
Freeman 61'
Duffy  81'		 Report Wright 51', 58'  55'
Oshilaja  59'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,649
Referee: Ben Toner
24 January 2017 29 Sheffield United 0–2 Fleetwood Town Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report McLaughlin 20'
Schwabl  25'
Cole  66' 67'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,012
Referee: Rob Jones
4 February 2017 30 Sheffield United 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 2'
Hanson 37'
Fleck 79'
Lavery 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,549
Referee: David Webb
11 February 2017 31 Peterborough United 0–1 Sheffield United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Edwards  38'
Nichols  40'		 Report Carruthers  43'
Sharp  74' 87'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Andy Haines
14 February 2017 32 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Sheffield United Bristol
19:45 GMT Report Wright  69' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,175
Referee: Kevin Johnson
18 February 2017 33 Sheffield United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 49'  87'
Coutts  58'
Duffy  77'
Fleck  90+7'		 Report Toffolo  10'  51'
van Veen  35'
Madden 47'
Bishop  59'
Dawson  88'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,980
Referee: Mike Jones
25 February 2017 34 Sheffield United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 12', 70' (pen.)
Fleck  33'		 Report Wilkinson  51'
Wheater  69'
Osede  79'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,165
Referee: Mike Dean
4 March 2017 35 Rochdale 3–3 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Cannon  10'
Davies 20'
Lund 46'  71'
Mendez-Laing 78'		 Report Duffy 5'
Lafferty 11'
Coutts  41'
Sharp 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 March 2017 36 Oxford United 2–3 Sheffield United Oxford
19:45 GMT Dunkley 22'
Ledson  37'
Nelson  76'
Martínez 90+2'		 Report Wright  16'
Sharp 55', 76' (pen.)  81'
Freeman 72'
Coutts  74'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Paul Tierney
14 March 2017 37 Swindon Town 2–4 Sheffield United Swindon
19:45 GMT Colkett 46'
Gladwin 53'		 Report Lavery 29'
Freeman 35'
O'Shea 58'
Basham  61'
Coutts 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 March 2017 38 Sheffield United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT O'Connell 14'
Lafferty 48'		 Report Holmes 3' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,308
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 March 2017 39 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Sheffield United Oldham
15:00 GMT Fané  42'
Obadeyi 44'		 Report Basham  21'
O'Shea 50'
Freeman  71'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 March 2017 40 Sheffield United 2–0 Millwall Sheffield
19:45 BST O'Connell 16'
Wright  31'
Freeman 55'
Fleck  90'		 Report Thompson  45+2'
O'Brien  90+3'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,832
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 April 2017 41 Sheffield United 2–0 Coventry City Sheffield
20:00 BST Clarke 70'
Fleck 75'		 Report Bigirimana  36' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,334
Referee: Ross Joyce
8 April 2017 42 Northampton Town 1–2 Sheffield United Northampton
15:00 BST Richards 45+1' Report Lafferty  23'
Clarke 61'
Fleck  79' 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 April 2017 43 Port Vale 0–3 Sheffield United Burslem
15:00 BST Report O'Shea 2'
Clarke 30'
Done  51' 90+3'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,999
Referee: Nick Kinseley
17 April 2017 44 Sheffield United 3–0 Bradford City Sheffield
12:15 BST Clarke 13', 42'  79'
Sharp 20'
Fleck  21'
Wright  35'
Coutts  58'		 Report Vincelot  68' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,838
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 April 2017 45 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sheffield United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Potter  27' Report Clarke 45+2'
Sharp 67', 81'		 Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: John Brooks
30 April 2017 46 Sheffield United 3–2 Chesterfield Sheffield
12:00 BST Freeman 18'  20'
Moore  45'
Sharp 59'  67'
Lafferty 82'
Fleck  90+2'		 Report Mitchell  9'
Dennis 45' (pen.)
McGinn 65'
Gardner  66'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 31,003
Referee: John Busby

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
6 November 2016 First round Sheffield United 6–0 Leyton Orient Sheffield
14:00 GMT Basham 22'
Scougall 39'
Freeman 45'
Chapman 54', 69', 90+2'		 Report Massey  74' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Nigel Miller
4 December 2016 Second round Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Sheffield United Bolton
14:00 GMT Madine 44'
Sammy Ameobi 46'
Vela 84'		 Report Clarke  57'
Lavery  58'
Coutts 64'
O'Connell 86'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 7,027
Referee: Lee Probert

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Sheffield United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
19:45 BST Clarke 6'
O'Connell  65'		 Report Lowe 89', 100' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,305
Referee: James Adcock

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Sheffield United 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Leicester City U23 Sheffield
19:45 BST Brooks  72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Coutts
Fleck
Duffy
Chapman
O'Connell 		Chilwell
Gray
Muskwe
Barnes
Ndukwu
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Sheffield United 1–2 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 BST Duffy  45+1'
Coutts 78'		 Report Laird 16'
Toner  54'
Bakayoko 66'
Shorrock  90'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Mark Heywood
9 November 2016 Group stage 3 Grimsby Town 2–4 Sheffield United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Jackson 14'
Boyce  63'
Disley 81'		 Report Slater 53'  59'
Basham  60'
Boyce 74' (o.g.)
O'Connell 78'
Clarke 87'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 597
Referee: Richard Clark

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