2025–26 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2025–26 season
OwnerCOH Sports
ChairmanSteven Rosen
Helmy Eltoukhy
ManagerRubén Sellés
StadiumBramall Lane

The 2025–26 season is the 137th season in the history of Sheffield United and their second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Prior to the season starting, the club and Chris Wilder mutually agreed to terminate his contract as manager.[1] He was quickly replaced by Rubén Sellés who signed a three-year contract as the manager.[2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
11 June 2025 RW Ehije Ukaki Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed [3]

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref.
5 July 2025 DM Vinícius Souza Wolfsburg €15,000,000 [4][5]
Income: €15,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 CB Tyler Bindon Nottingham Forest 31 May 2026 [6]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 LB Harry Boyes [7]
AM Ethan Cummings [7]
LB Mekhi Haughton-Parris [7]
GK Henry Molyneux [7]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
6 June 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste N/A [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 10 June, Sheffield United announced four pre-season friendlies against York City, Rotherham United, Burton Albion and Chesterfield, along with a training camp in Girona.[9]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly York City v Sheffield United Huntington
19:00 BST Stadium: York Community Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly Rotherham United v Sheffield United Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: New York Stadium
22 July 2025 John Brayford testimonial Burton Albion v Sheffield United Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Chesterfield v Sheffield United Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: SMH Group Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup August 2025 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[10]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released, with Sheffield United hosting Bristol City on the opening weekend.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Sheffield United v Bristol City Sheffield
17:30 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
16 August 2025 2 Swansea City v Sheffield United Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
23 August 2025 3 Sheffield United v Millwall Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 August 2025 4 Middlesbrough v Sheffield United Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[12]
12 September 2025 5 Ipswich Town v Sheffield United Ipswich
20:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[12]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Sheffield United were drawn away to Birmingham City in the first round.[13][12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2025 First round Birmingham City v Sheffield United Bordesley
20:00 BST Stadium: St. Andrew's

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Michael Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  ENG Sam McCallum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF  ENG Ollie Arblaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  NED Gustavo Hamer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  WAL Kieffer Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  ENG Callum O'Hare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK  CRO Ivo Grbic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF  ENG Harrison Burrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  BIH Anel Ahmedhodžić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  ENG Jamie Shackleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 GK  WAL Adam Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ENG Jack Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  ENG Tom Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW  ENG Tyrese Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW  IRL Tom Cannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  WAL Rhys Norrington-Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF  ENG Andre Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF  ENG Femi Seriki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW  SCO Ryan Oné 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF  ENG Sydie Peck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- DF  NZL Tyler Bindon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

As of pre-season
Rank No. Nat. Pos. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Club Statement - Chris Wilder". Sheffield United FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Rubén is our man". Sheffield United FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Young talent checks in". Sheffield United FC. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Vini departs". Sheffield United FC. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Vini Souza joins Wolfsburg for €15 million". Yahoo Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Rubén secures Tyler's signature". Sheffield United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "Retained List". Sheffield United FC. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Baptiste pens new deal". Sheffield United FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Pre-season friendlies confirmed". Sheffield United FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Championship 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Birmingham vs Ipswich, Southampton vs Wrexham open new season". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Away trips selected for TV". Sheffield United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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