2010–11 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Sheffield United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship after coming 8th in the 2009–10 season. It was Kevin Blackwell's third season in charge of United; however, he left Bramall Lane in mid-August after losing at home to QPR. Gary Speed was named as his successor but lasted only until December when he left to take over the Wales national side. Following a short spell as caretaker by John Carver, Micky Adams was appointed manager for the rest of the season. It was a turbulent season off the pitch and results declined, with Adams being unable to save the team from relegation to League One for the first time in 23 years.

Sheffield United
2010–11 season
ChairmanKevin McCabe
ManagerKevin Blackwell (until 14 August)
Gary Speed (from 17 August to 14 December)
Micky Adams (from 30 December)
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ched Evans (9)
All: Ched Evans (9)
Highest home attendance23,728 (vs. Leeds United, 19 March)
Lowest home attendance16,888 (vs. Aston Villa, 8 January)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ENGSteve Simonsen
2MF  ENGElliott Whitehouse
4MF  SCONick Montgomery[notes 1]
5DF  ENGChris Morgan (captain)
6MF  AUTJohannes Ertl
7FW  ENGDarius Henderson
8MF  IRLMichael Doyle
9FW  WALChed Evans
10FW  MLTDaniel Bogdanović[notes 2]
11MF  IRLMark Yeates
13GK  ESTMihkel Aksalu
14MF  JAMLee Williamson[notes 3]
15MF  ENGRyan France
16DF  ENGAndy Taylor
17FW  ENGRichard Cresswell
18MF  NIRJamie Ward[notes 4]
19MF  NORErik Tønne
20DF  ENGJoe Mattock (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
21DF  AUSShane Lowry[notes 5] (on loan from Aston Villa)
22DF  ENGRob Kozluk
No.Pos. NationPlayer
23DF  SCONeill Collins
24MF  IRLDavid McAllister
25GK  ENGGeorge Long
26MF  IRLSeamus Conneely[notes 6]
27FW  ENGDanny Philliskirk (on loan from Chelsea)
28MF  IRLStephen Quinn
30MF  ENGKingsley James
31FW  ENGJordan Chapell
32DF  ENGPhil Roe
33DF  ARGElian Parrino (on loan from Estudiantes)
34DF  ENGMatthew Lowton
35FW  ENGJordan Slew
36MF  IRLMatthew Harriott[notes 7]
38MF  NORBjørn Helge Riise (on loan from Fulham)
39GK  AUSLawrence Thomas
40DF  ENGHarry Maguire
41DF  ENGTerry Kennedy
42DF  AUSMarc Warren
43MF  NORKristoffer Løkberg
MF  HUNAndrás Gárdos (on loan from Ferencváros)

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
2DF  ENGStephen Jordan (released)
3DF  ENGNyron Nosworthy[notes 8] (on loan from Sunderland)
8MF  ENGLeon Britton (to Swansea City)
12DF  FRAJean Calvé (on loan from Nancy)
19FW  WALSam Vokes[notes 9] (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23DF  ENGKyle Bartley (on loan from Arsenal)
24MF  IRLAndy Reid (on loan from Sunderland)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
25DF  ENGDanny Batth (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27DF  BELRitchie de Laet (on loan from Manchester United)
29GK  ENGRichard Wright (released)
37FW  ENGMarcus Bent (on loan from Birmingham City)
39GK  ENGPaul Crichton (retired)
40MF  WALGary Speed (retired)

Statistics edit

Goals and appearances edit

As of the end of the season
No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGSteve Simonsen47043+201010
4MF  ENGNick Montgomery37034+101010
5DF  ENGChris Morgan90800010
6DF  AUTJohannes Ertl30025+301010
7FW  ENGDarius Henderson82820000
8MF  IRLMichael Doyle1601600000
9FW  WALChed Evans35926+891000
10FW  MLTDaniel Bogdanovic33512+2051000
11MF  IRLMark Yeates36518+1750010
14MF  JAMLee Williamson41314+2631000
16DF  ENGAndy Taylor100901000
17FW  ENGRichard Cresswell36530+550010
18MF  NIRJamie Ward21113+601110
19MF  NORErik Tønne200+200000
20DF  ENGJoe Mattock13012+100000
21DF  AUSShane Lowry1701700000
22DF  ENGRob Kozluk1012+611010
23DF  SCONeill Collins1401400000
24MF  IRLDavid McAllister311+110+1000
25GK  ENGGeorge Long10100000
27FW  ENGDanny Philliskirk300+300000
28MF  IRLStephen Quinn38133+41000+10
30DF  ENGKingsley James10000010
31FW  ENGJordan Chapell10000010
33DF  ARGElian Parrino907+101000
34DF  ENGMatthew Lowton32421+1140000
35FW  ENGJordan Slew825+220+1000
36MF  ENGMatthew Harriott200+200000
38MF  NORBjørn Helge Riise1319+410000
40DF  ENGHarry Maguire504+100000
41DF  ENGTerry Kennedy100+100000
Players who left before the end of the season:
2DF  ENGStephen Jordan15014+100000
3DF  ENGNyron Nosworthy32031+100000
8MF  ENGLeon Britton26022+201010
12DF  FRAJean Calvé18116+210000
19FW  WALSam Vokes614+210000
23DF  ENGKyle Bartley2302101010
24FW  IRLAndy Reid928+120000
25DF  ENGDanny Batth100+100000
27DF  BELRitchie de Laet604+200000
29GK  ENGRichard Wright20200000
37FW  ENGMarcus Bent1204+701000

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10FW Bogdanović30EUBarnsleyTransferSummer2012FreeBBC Sport
6DF Ertl27EUCrystal PalaceFree agentSummer2012FreeBBC Sport
8MF Britton27EUSwansea City TransferSummer2013FreeThe Star
1GK Simonsen31EUStoke CityTransferSummer2012FreeSheffield United
22DF Kozluk32EUBarnsleyFree agentSummer2011FreeBBC Sport
2DF Jordan28EUBurnleyFree agentSummer2011FreeBBC Sport
29GK Wright32EUFree agentSummer2011FreeBBC Sport
DF Conneely22EUFree agentWinter2012FreeSheffield United
24MF McAllister22EUTransferWinter2012FreeSheffield United
8MF Doyle29EUCoventry CityTransferWinterFreeBBC Sport

Loans in edit

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
3DFNosworthy 30Sunderland21 Jul16 AprBBC SportSheffield United
23DFBartley 19Arsenal10 Aug31 JanBBC SportBBC Sport
12DFCalvé 26Nancy 23 Aug7 AprSheffield United F.C.BBC Sport
33DFParrino 22Estudiantes (LP) 1 OctBBC Sport
24MFReid 28Sunderland30 Oct31 DecBBC SportSheffield United F.C.
27FWPhilliskirk 20Chelsea10 JanSheffield United F.C.
20DFMattock 20West Bromwich Albion13 JanBBC Sport
21DFLowry 21Aston Villa14 JanSheffield United
37FWBent 32Birmingham City18 Jan16 AprBirmingham City F.C.Sheffield United F.C.
38MFRiise 27Fulham15 FebBBC Sport
19FWVokes 21Wolverhampton Wanderers15 FebBBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out edit

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
37FWCamara 33End of contractAtromitos Summern/a112BBC Sport
33FWFortune 29End of contractCharlton AthleticSummern/a61Sky Sports
26DFGeary 29End of contractSummern/a1151Sky Sports Sky Sports
15MFHarper 29End of contractHull CitySummern/a223Sky Sports
25MFLittle 34End of contractAldershot TownSummern/a80BBC Sport
3DFNaysmith 31Free agentHuddersfield TownSummerFree880Huddersfield Town F.C.
1GKKenny 32TransferQueens Park RangersSummer£750 0003180Sheffield United
13GKBennett 38TransferHuddersfield TownSummerFree290BBC Sport
19DFStewart 28Free agentSummerFree230Sky Sport
24FWSharp 24TransferDoncaster RoversSummer£1 100 0006512Sky Sport
10MFReid 22TransferCharlton AthleticSummerFree80Kent Online
8MFBritton 28TransferSwansea City WinterUndisclosed260Sheffield United F.C.
2DFJordan 29Releasedn/a150BBC Sport
29GKWright 33Releasedn/a20BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out edit

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
18MFJamie Ward 24Derby County16 FebDerby Telegraph
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Results edit

Championship edit

8 August 2010 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff City Stadium
13:00Bothroyd 62'Evans 24'
Lowton  35'
Attendance: 20,573
14 August 2010 Sheffield United 0–3 Queens Park Rangers Bramall Lane
15:00Ephraim 11'
Mackie 20'
Taarabt 23' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,651
22 August 2010 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United Riverside Stadium
13:00Boyd 52'Attendance: 14,633
28 August 2010 Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End Bramall Lane
15:00Calvé 74'Attendance: 19,692
11 September 2010 Derby County 0–1 Sheffield United Pride Park
15:00Cresswell 15'Attendance: 25,749
14 September 2010 Sheffield United 0–4 Scunthorpe United Bramall Lane
19:45Dagnall 33', 73'
Mirfin 63'
Woolford 90'
Attendance: 19,390
18 September 2010 Sheffield United 1–0 Portsmouth Bramall Lane
15:00Evans 77'Attendance: 20,712
25 September 2010 Leeds United 1–0 Sheffield United Elland Road
15:00Johnson 83'
Snodgrass  89'
Ward  90'Attendance: 33,622
28 September 2010 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sheffield United City Ground
19:45McKenna 69'Cresswell 6'Attendance: 19,782
2 October 2010 Sheffield United 0–1 Watford Bramall Lane
15:00Sordell 16'Attendance: 22,433
16 October 2010 Sheffield United 3–3 Burnley Bramall Lane
15:00Bogdanović 57'
Lowton 82'
Yeates 90'
Marney 49'
Eagles 54' (pen.)
Rodriguez 90'
Attendance: 22,936
19 October 2010 Hull City 0–1 Sheffield United KC Stadium
19:45Yeates 53'Attendance: 20,276
23 October 2010 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Sheffield United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00Coppinger 33'
Sharp 42'
Attendance: 8,985
30 October 2010 Sheffield United 0–1 Coventry City Bramall Lane
15:00McSheffrey 23'Attendance: 20,059
6 November 2010 Sheffield United 1–2 Ipswich Town Bramall Lane
15:00Quinn 29'Priskin 6'
McAuley 40'
Attendance: 19,207
10 November 2010 Leicester City 2–2 Sheffield United Walkers Stadium
19:45Gallagher 8'
Howard 90' (pen.)
Yeates 29', 41'Attendance: 20,445
13 November 2010 Millwall 0–1 Sheffield United The Den
15:00Reid 29'Attendance: 11,312
20 November 2010 Sheffield United 3–2 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane
15:00Cresswell 39' (pen.)
Evans 85'
Bogdanović 87' (pen.)  90'
Danns 18' (pen.)
Vaughan 63'
Garvan  37'
Attendance: 20,240
27 November 2010 Bristol City 3–0 Sheffield United Ashton Gate
15:00Pitman 6' (pen.), 34' (pen.)
McAllister 62'
Attendance: 13,376
11 December 2010 Barnsley 1–0 Sheffield United Oakwell
15:00Colace 37'Attendance: 12,976
18 December 2010 Sheffield United 1–0 Swansea City Bramall Lane
15:00Evans 44'Attendance: 17,496
26 December 2010 Sheffield United 2–3 Hull City Bramall Lane
15:00Evans 62', 73'Simpson 3', 45' (pen.)
Bullard 90'
Attendance: 22,688
28 December 2010 Norwich City 4–2 Sheffield United Carrow Road
15:00Nelson 20'
Hoolahan 64' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 90'
Reid 17'
Cresswell 29'
Quinn  90'
Attendance: 25,809
1 January 2011 Burnley 4–2 Sheffield United Turf Moor
15:00Eagles 29'
Iwelumo 45'
Rodriguez 45'
Thompson 85'
Yeates 9'
Evans 47' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,897
3 January 2011 Sheffield United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Bramall Lane
15:00Bogdanović 86'
Kozluk 90'
Sharp 66', 74' (pen.)
Guedes  58'
Attendance: 21,102
15 January 2011 Coventry City 0–0 Sheffield United Ricoh Arena
15:00Attendance: 14,854
22 January 2011 Sheffield United 1–2 Norwich City Bramall Lane
15:00Evans 69'Crofts 61', 80'Attendance: 20,725
1 February 2011 Sheffield United 0–1 Leicester City Bramall Lane
19:45King 4'Attendance: 20,464
5 February 2011 Ipswich Town 3–0 Sheffield United Portman Road
15:00Delaney 29'
Norris 53'
Wickham 87'
Kozluk  88'
Williamson  89'
Attendance: 18,280
12 February 2011 Sheffield United 1–1 Millwall Bramall Lane
15:00Bogdanović 77' (pen.)Lisbie 90'Attendance: 19,793
15 February 2011 Sheffield United 1–1 Reading Bramall Lane
19:45Bogdanović 88'Long 81'Attendance: 19,271
19 February 2011 Crystal Palace 1–0 Sheffield United Selhurst Park
15:00Ambrose 69'Attendance: 14,214
21 February 2011 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Sheffield United Glanford Park
19:45Garner 37', 44'
Miller 53'
6' Evans
7' Cresswell
Attendance: 6,281
26 February 2011 Sheffield United 0–1 Derby County Bramall Lane
15:00 27' RobinsonAttendance: 21,084
5 March 2011 Portsmouth 1–0 Sheffield United Fratton Park
15:00Hreiðarsson 24'Attendance: 15,096
8 March 2011 Sheffield United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Bramall Lane
19:45Vokes 74'
Matthew Lowton 80'
Adebola 42'Attendance: 20,547
12 March 2011 Watford 3–0 Sheffield United Vicarage Road
15:00Graham 10'
Taylor 57'
Jenkins 86'
Attendance: 12,441
19 March 2011 Sheffield United 2–0 Leeds United Bramall Lane
15:00Lichaj 55' (o.g.)
Riise 74'
Attendance: 23,728
4 April 2011 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Sheffield United Loftus Road
19:45Routledge 29', 66'
Faurlín 52'
Attendance: 14,535
9 April 2011 Sheffield United 1–2 Middlesbrough Bramall Lane
15:00Lowton 28'Bates 18'
Emnes 89'
Attendance: 21,572
12 April 2011 Sheffield United 0–2 Cardiff City Bramall Lane
19:45Bellamy 21'
E-Thomas 71'
Attendance: 18,230
16 April 2011 Preston North End 3–1 Sheffield United Deepdale
15:00Treacy 55', 68'
Ellington 90'
Slew 72'Attendance: 12,076
23 April 2011 Sheffield United 3–2 Bristol City Bramall Lane
15:00Williamson 40'
McAllister 43'
Maguire  59'
Slew 86'
Simonsen 10' (o.g.)
Maynard  42'
Pitman 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,151
25 April 2011 Reading 2–3 Sheffield United Madjeski Stadium
15:00Hunt 9'
Robson-Kanu 20'
Henderson 30' (51)
Williamson 45+1'
Attendance: 19,165
30 April 2011 Sheffield United 2–2 Barnsley Bramall Lane
15:00Lowton 39'
Williamson 59'
Haynes 15', 84'Attendance: 22,366
7 May 2011 Swansea City 4–0 Sheffield United Liberty Stadium
12:00Dobbie 30', 60'
Sinclair 55' (pen.)
Britton 90'
Lowry  54'Attendance: 17,584

FA Cup edit

8 January 2011 Round 3 Sheffield United 1–3 Aston Villa Bramall Lane
15:00Ward 48' (pen.)Walker 9'
Albrighton 33'
Petrov 90'
Attendance: 16,888

League Cup edit

11 August 2010 Round 1 Hartlepool United 2–0 Sheffield United Victoria Park
19:45Brown 6'
Boyd 61' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,520

References edit

Notes edit