2018–19 Sheffield United F.C. season

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.

Sheffield United

2018–19 season
Chairman	Kevin McCabe
Manager	Chris Wilder
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Championship	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Sharp (23) All: Billy Sharp (24)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 30,261 (9 Nov 2018 v. Wednesday, League)
Lowest home attendance	League: 23,400 (14 Dec 2018 v. West Bromwich Albion) All: 6,327 (14 Aug 2018 v. Hull City, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	26,177
Biggest win	4–0 (16 Feb 2019 v. Reading, League)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (7 Aug 2018 v. Middlesbrough, League)
Home colours Away colours
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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	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Dean Henderson	GK		Whitehaven	28	38	0	Manchester United	1 July 2018	Loan	2019
25	Simon Moore	GK		Sandown	35	66	0	Cardiff City	19 August 2016	Undisclosed	2021
31	Jake Eastwood	GK		Sheffield	28	3	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2019
Defenders
2	George Baldock	RB		Buckingham	32	51	2	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
3	Enda Stevens	LB		Dublin	35	75	1	Portsmouth	1 July 2017	Free	2020
5	Jack O'Connell	CB		Liverpool	31	127	7	Brentford	8 July 2016	Undisclosed	2022
12	John Egan	CB		Cork	32	28	1	Brentford	19 July 2018	Undisclosed	2022
13	Jake Wright	CB		Keighley	39	52	0	Oxford United	9 July 2016	Free	2019
18	Kieron Freeman	RB		Arnold	33	130	16	Derby County	23 January 2015	Free	2020
19	Richard Stearman	CB		Wolverhampton	38	41	2	Fulham	6 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
20	Kean Bryan	CB/LB		Manchester	28	1	0	Manchester City	2 August 2018	Free	2021
28	Martin Cranie	RB		Yeovil	38	3	0	Middlesbrough	1 September 2018	Free	2019
Midfielders
4	John Fleck	CM		Glasgow	33	120	7	Coventry City	11 July 2016	Free	2021
6	Chris Basham	DM/CB		Hebburn	37	225	12	Blackpool	1 July 2014	Free	2019
7	John Lundstram	CM		Liverpool	31	48	3	Oxford United	25 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
8	Kieran Dowell	AM		Ormskirk	27	3	0	Everton	1 January 2019	Loan	2019
15	Paul Coutts	CM		Aberdeen	37	133	5	Derby County	23 January 2015	Undisclosed	2019
16	Oliver Norwood	CM		Burnley	34	26	2	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 January 2019	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
21	Mark Duffy	RM		Liverpool	39	108	13	Birmingham City	1 July 2016	Free	2021
22	Marvin Johnson	LW		Birmingham	34	9	0	Middlesbrough	31 August 2018	Loan	2019
–	Jordan Hallam	CM		Sheffield	26	1	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2020
Forwards
10	Billy Sharp	CF		Sheffield	39	228	95	Leeds United	25 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
11	Ben Woodburn	LW/CF		Nottingham	25	8	0	Liverpool	1 August 2018	Loan	2019
14	Gary Madine	CF		Gateshead	34	1	0	Cardiff City	7 January 2018	Loan	2019
17	David McGoldrick	CF		Nottingham	37	28	10	Ipswich Town	24 July 2018	Free	2019
39	Conor Washington	CF		Chatham	33	12	0	Queens Park Rangers	31 August 2018	Free	2019
11	Scott Hogan	CF		Salford	33	8	2	Aston Villa	31 January 2019	Loan	2019
Out on Loan
9	Leon Clarke	CF		Birmingham	40	91	31	Bury	27 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
24	Daniel Lafferty	LB		Derry	36	52	5	Burnley	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	2019
26	Ricky Holmes	LM		Rochford	38	5	0	Charlton Athletic	15 January 2018	Undisclosed	2020
–	Nathan Thomas	LW		Ingleby Barwick	30	3	2	Hartlepool United	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
–	Ben Heneghan	CB		Manchester	31	1	0	Motherwell	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
–	Caolan Lavery	CF		Red Deer	32	36	5	Sheffield Wednesday	30 August 2016	Free	2019
–	Ched Evans	CF		Rhyl	36	126	48	Chesterfield	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
–	Regan Slater	CM		Gleadless	25	3	1	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2020
–	Samir Carruthers	CM		Islington	32	31	1	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020

Statistics

As of 6 April 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Dean Henderson	46	0	46+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	George Baldock	27	1	26+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Enda Stevens	46	4	45+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	SCO	John Fleck	46	2	45+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connell	42	3	41+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Chris Basham	42	4	38+2	4	0+1	0	0+1	0
7	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	12	0	5+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Kieran Dowell	17	2	8+8	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	42	24	34+6	23	0+1	0	0+1	1
11	FW	IRL	Scott Hogan	8	2	5+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	IRL	John Egan	45	1	44+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Gary Madine	16	3	6+10	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts	14	0	1+12	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood	44	3	43+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	IRL	David McGoldrick	45	15	36+9	15	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	WAL	Kieron Freeman	22	2	20+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Richard Stearman	17	1	3+13	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Kean Bryan	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Mark Duffy	37	6	32+3	6	0+1	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Marvin Johnson	12	0	3+8	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
28	DF	ENG	Martin Cranie	16	0	9+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	NIR	Conor Washington	15	0	3+11	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
24	DF	NIR	Daniel Lafferty	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Leon Clarke	27	3	10+15	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
Players who left the club:
8	MF	WAL	Lee Evans	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	WAL	Ben Woodburn	8	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Leonard	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 19 January 2019

1	10		ST	Billy Sharp	23	0	1	24
2	17		ST	David McGoldrick	15	0	0	15
3	21		AM	Mark Duffy	6	0	0	6
4	6		DM	Chris Basham	4	0	0	4
	3		DF	Enda Stevens	4	0	0	4
6	16		MF	Oliver Norwood	3	0	0	3
	9		ST	Leon Clarke	3	0	0	3
	14		ST	Gary Madine	3	0	0	3
	5		DF	Jack O'Connell	3	0	0	3
10	4		MF	John Fleck	2	0	0	2
	18		DF	Kieron Freeman	2	0	0	2
	9		MF	Kieran Dowell	2	0	0	2
	11		ST	Scott Hogan	2	0	0	2
14	2		DF	George Baldock	1	0	0	1
	12		DF	John Egan	1	0	0	1
	19		DF	Richard Stearman	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					3	0	0	3
Total					78	0	1	79

Disciplinary record

As of 19 January 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	6		DM	Chris Basham	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
2	16		CM	Oliver Norwood	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	3		LB	Enda Stevens	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	12		CB	John Egan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	5		CB	Jack O'Connell	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	17		CF	David McGoldrick	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	4		CM	John Fleck	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10		CF	Billy Sharp	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	2		RB	George Baldock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10		DF	Kieron Freeman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	8		AM	Kieran Dowell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Lee Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Leon Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Ben Woodburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		CB	Richard Stearman	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		AM	Mark Duffy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					46	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	49	1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	ST		Leonardo Gaxha	Tralee Dynamos	Undisclosed	[1]
4 July 2018	GK		Jordan Amissah	Borussia Dortmund	Free transfer	[2]
4 July 2018	MF		Zak Brunt	Matlock Town	Free transfer	[3]
4 July 2018	DF		Nicksoen Gomis	Évreux FC 27	Free transfer	[3]
4 July 2018	DF		Harry Sheppeard	Tadcaster Albion	Free transfer	[3]
4 July 2018	MF		Reece York	Fulham	Free transfer	[3]
19 July 2018	CB		John Egan	Brentford	Undisclosed	[4]
24 July 2018	CF		David McGoldrick	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[5]
2 August 2018	CB		Kean Bryan	Manchester City	Free transfer	[6]
31 August 2018	CF		Conor Washington	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	[7]
1 September 2018	CB		Martin Cranie	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	[8]
2 January 2019	FW		Jake Young	Guiseley	Undisclosed	[9]
4 January 2019	CM		Oliver Norwood	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[10][11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	AM		David Brooks	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[12]
1 July 2018	CF		Clayton Donaldson	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[13][14]
1 July 2018	CF		James Hanson	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	[15]
1 July 2018	LB		Chris Hussey	Cheltenham Town	Released	[13][16]
1 July 2018	CM		Louis Reed	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[17]
18 July 2018	GK		George Long	Hull City	Undisclosed	[18]
1 January 2019	CM		Lee Evans	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[19]
1 January 2019	CM		Ryan Leonard	Millwall	£1,500,000	[20]
7 January 2019	CM		Harvey Gilmour	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed	[21]
22 January 2019	CB		Callum Semple	Ross County	Undisclosed	[22]
25 January 2019	LW		Jordan Hallam	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	GK		Dean Henderson	Manchester United	31 May 2019	[24]
1 August 2018	LW		Ben Woodburn	Liverpool	10 January 2019	[25]
13 August 2018	CM		Oliver Norwood	Brighton & Hove Albion	4 January 2019	[10][11]
31 August 2018	LM		Marvin Johnson	Middlesbrough	31 May 2019	[26]
2 January 2019	AM		Kieran Dowell	Everton	31 May 2019	[27]
7 January 2019	CF		Gary Madine	Cardiff City	31 May 2019	[28]
31 January 2019	CF		Scott Hogan	Aston Villa	31 May 2019	[29]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
14 March 2018	CF		Jordan Hallam	Viking	19 July 2018	[30]
1 July 2018	CM		Samir Carruthers	Oxford United	31 May 2019	[31]
3 July 2018	CB		Ben Heneghan	Blackpool	31 May 2019	[32]
3 July 2018	LW		Nathan Thomas	Notts County	29 January 2019	[33][34]
6 July 2018	CB		Sam Graham	Oldham Athletic	31 January 2019	[35][36]
13 July 2018	MF		Harvey Gilmour	Tranmere Rovers	7 January 2019	[37][21]
13 July 2018	DF		Callum Semple	Queen of the South	7 January 2019	[37]
20 July 2018	CF		Ched Evans	Fleetwood Town	31 May 2019	[38]
20 July 2018	CM		Regan Slater	Carlisle United	6 January 2019	[39]
2 August 2018	FW		Tyler Smith	Barrow	January 2019	[40]
9 August 2018	LM		Ricky Holmes	Oxford United	31 January 2019	[41][42]
10 August 2018	CM		Lee Evans	Wigan Athletic	January 2019	[19]
31 August 2018	CF		Caolan Lavery	Bury	31 May 2019	[43]
31 August 2018	CM		Ryan Leonard	Millwall	1 January 2019	[20]
14 September 2018	LB		Rhys Norrington-Davies	Barrow	31 May 2019	[44][45]
9 October 2018	RB		Jake Bennett	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	[46]
30 October 2018	GK		Marcus Dewhurst	Gainsborough Trinity	27 November 2018	[47]
30 October 2018	CF		David Parkhouse	Boston United	27 November 2018	[47]
23 November 2018	CF		Jordan Hallam	Chesterfield	December 2018	[48]
30 November 2018	CF		David Parkhouse	Tamworth	3 March 2019	[49]
30 November 2018	CF		Reon Potts	Tamworth	Work experience	[49]
1 January 2019	CF		Tyler Smith	Doncaster Rovers	31 May 2019	[50]
2 January 2019	GK		Marcus Dewhurst	Guiseley	Work experience	[51]
3 January 2019	LB		Daniel Lafferty	Peterborough United	31 May 2019	[52]
29 January 2019	LW		Nathan Thomas	Carlisle United	31 May 2019	[53]
30 January 2019	CF		Leon Clarke	Wigan Athletic	31 May 2019	[54]
31 January 2019	CB		Sam Graham	Central Coast Mariners	31 December 2019	[36]
31 January 2019	LW		Ricky Holmes	Gillingham	4 May 2019	[42]
31 January 2019	MF		Stephen Mallon	Central Coast Mariners	31 December 2019	[36]
5 February 2019	CB		Jordan Doherty	Tampa Bay Rowdies	20 October 2019	[55]

Competitions

Friendlies

Sheffield United announced, on 16 May 2018, that a friendly away to Stocksbridge Park Steels was scheduled for 7 July.^[56] Three fixtures, against Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers, were revealed on 18 May.^[57]

Stocksbridge Park Steels v Sheffield United

7 July 2018 Friendly	Stocksbridge Park Steels	1–5	Sheffield United	Stocksbridge
15:00 BST		Report	Fleck 12' Sharp 17', 42' Smith 48' Lavery 78'	Stadium: Look Local Stadium Attendance: 1,324

Marítimo v Sheffield United

12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) Friendly	Marítimo	0–1	Sheffield United	Estômbar e Parchal, Portugal
19:00 BST		Report	Evans 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista

Bradford City v Sheffield United

17 July 2018 Friendly	Bradford City	2–3	Sheffield United	Bradford
19:30 BST	Payne 53' Brünker 80'	Report	Fleck 6' Clarke 34' Sharp 84'	Stadium: Valley Parade

Mansfield Town v Sheffield United

21 July 2018 Friendly	Mansfield Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Mansfield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Field Mill

Sheffield United v Inter Milan

24 July 2018 Friendly	Sheffield United	1–1	Inter Milan	Sheffield
19:30 BST	McGoldrick 28'	Report	Icardi 35'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United

27 July 2018 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Sheffield United	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	McGoldrick 74' Sharp 79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Norwich City (C, P)	46	27	13	6	93	57	+36	94	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Sheffield United (P)	46	26	11	9	78	41	+37	89
3	Leeds United	46	25	8	13	73	50	+23	83	Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4	West Bromwich Albion	46	23	11	12	87	62	+25	80
5	Aston Villa (O, P)	46	20	16	10	82	61	+21	76
6	Derby County	46	20	14	12	69	54	+15	74

Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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
46	26	11	9	78	41	+37	89	15	4	4	42	17	+25	11	7	5	36	24	+12

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	D
Position	21	24	12	8	7	3	5	6	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	3	2	5	4	6	3	4	6	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[59][60]

Sheffield United v Swansea City

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Sheffield United	1–2	Swansea City	Sheffield
17:30 BST	Baldock 62'	Report	McBurnie 71' Dhanda 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,654 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Middlesbrough v Sheffield United

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2	Middlesbrough	3–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Braithwaite 7' Flint 18' Downing 25'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,960 Referee: Robert Jones

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 3	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Sheffield United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Eze 29' Lynch  67'	Report	Sharp 43' McGoldrick 65' Woodburn  90+5'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,128 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield United v Norwich City

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 4	Sheffield United	2–1	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Egan 9' Sharp 90+3'	Report	Rhodes 26'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Darren Bond

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Sheffield United	Bolton
15:00 BST		Report	Duffy 5' Freeman 22' Fleck 73'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,848 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield United v Aston Villa

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Sheffield United	4–1	Aston Villa	Sheffield
15:00 BST	O'Connell 6' Duffy 23' Basham  27' Norwood 41' Sharp 49'	Report	El Ghazi 61' Grealish  83'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,030 Referee: James Linington

Bristol City v Sheffield United

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7	Bristol City	1–0	Sheffield United	Bristol
15:00 BST	Watkins 81'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,540 Referee: John Brooks

Sheffield United v Birmingham City

19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8	Sheffield United	0–0	Birmingham City	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,525 Referee: Gavin Ward

Sheffield United v Preston North End

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Sheffield United	3–2	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 36' Basham 51' McGoldrick 87'	Report	Robinson 80' Johnson 82'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,857 Referee: Scott Duncan

Millwall v Sheffield United

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Millwall	2–3	Sheffield United	London
15:00 BST	Cooper 47' Gregory 50'	Report	Sharp 40' McGoldrick 79,88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Andy Davies

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Sheffield United	Blackburn
19:45 BST		Report	Sharp 66,79'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield United v Hull City

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Sheffield United	1–0	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	McGoldrick 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,360 Referee: Peter Bankes

Derby County v Sheffield United

20 October 2018 13	Derby County	2–1	Sheffield United	Derby
17:30 BST	Bryson 1' Marriott 77'	Report	Basham 41',  70'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,927 Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield United v Stoke City

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14	Sheffield United	1–1	Stoke City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 70'	Report	Allen 88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,463 Referee: Gavin Ward

Sheffield United v Wigan Athletic

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Sheffield United	4–2	Wigan Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Dunkley 23' (o.g.) Sharp 45', 53', 63'	Report	Naismith 39' Garner 69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,429 Referee: Tony Harrington

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Sheffield United	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Cash  34' Grabban 69' Figueiredo  71' Robinson  90'	Report	Egan  88'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,757 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) 17	Sheffield United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Bannan  71' Baker  86' Hector  89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,261 Referee: Andrew Madley

Rotherham United v Sheffield United

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Rotherham United	2–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Taylor 66' Proctor 90+2'	Report	Duffy 8' Basham 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Referee: Peter Bankes

Brentford v Sheffield United

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Brentford	2–3	Sheffield United	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Maupay 6' Fleck 65' (o.g.)	Report	Konsa 10' (o.g.) Norwood 15' Clarke 72'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,903 Referee: Stephen Martin

Sheffield United v Leeds United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20	Sheffield United	0–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Stevens  25' Egan  33' Baldock  53' Norwood  80'	Report	Hernández 82' Halme  85' Klich  90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,794 Referee: Oliver Langford

Reading v Sheffield United

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Reading	0–2	Sheffield United	Reading
17:30 GMT (UTC)	Loader  80'	Report	Fleck  23' Sharp 84' Baldock 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,066 Referee: James Linington

Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion

14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 22	Sheffield United	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	McGoldrick 12'	Report	Barry 41' Gibbs 76'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Harrison 38' Chalobah  40' Spence  90+2'	Report	Sharp 47' Basham  70' Norwood  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Derby County

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Sheffield United	3–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Stevens  32' Sharp 41' Duffy  45+1' McGoldrick 64' Norwood  75' Clarke 84'	Report	Wilson  28', 53' Keogh  54' Tomori  82' Carson  89' Nugent  89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,974 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Sheffield United	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Basham  9'  51' Norwood  30' Egan  50' Sharp  70', 73', 77' McGoldrick 82',  85'	Report	Palmer  59' Smallwood  71'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,384 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Wigan Athletic v Sheffield United

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Wigan Athletic	0–3	Sheffield United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Massey  35' McManaman  62'	Report	McGoldrick 40' Duffy 48' Stevens  52' Sharp 54' Fleck  83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,054 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Sheffield United	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 37'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Swansea City v Sheffield United

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Swansea City	1–0	Sheffield United	Swansea
17:30 GMT	McBurnie 65'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,673 Referee: John Brooks

Norwich City v Sheffield United

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Norwich City	2–2	Sheffield United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Hernández 11' Krul  45+4' Pukki 56' Trybull  77' Zimmermann  86'	Report	Sharp 45+4' (pen.), 79' Basham  81' Duffy  86'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,844 Referee: James Linington

Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Sheffield United	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 56' Sharp 73'	Report	Connolly  62'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,131 Referee: Keith Stroud

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 31	Aston Villa	3–3	Sheffield United	Aston
19:45 GMT	Jedinak  14' Hutton  60' Whelan  73' Mings 82' Abraham 86' Green 90+4'	Report	Sharp 11', 53', 62' Basham  42' Egan  72' Baldock  88'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,892 Referee: Tony Harrington

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32	Sheffield United	1–0	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Norwood  38' Stearman 61' Fleck  76'	Report	Shotton  35' Ayala  57'  64'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,805 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Reading

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Sheffield United	4–0	Reading	Sheffield
15:00GMT	Freeman 1' Norwood  13' Madine 16', 44' Fleck 49' Cranie  57'	Report	Swift  71'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,513 Referee: Robert Jones

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Sheffield United	West Bromwich
17:30 GMT	Dawson  82' Rodriguez  84'	Report	Dowell 14'  19' Stevens  80' Madine  90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,928 Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United

4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 35	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Sheffield United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,630 Referee: Peter Bankes

Sheffield United v Rotherham United

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Sheffield United	2–0	Rotherham United	Sheffield
12:15 GMT	O'Connell 5' Duffy 74'	Report	Vaulks  28'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,402 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield United v Brentford

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Brentford	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Basham  20' Norwood 26' (pen.) Madine  35' McGoldrick 84'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,463 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leeds United v Sheffield United

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Leeds United	0–1	Sheffield United	Leeds
12:30 GMT	Casilla  90+1'	Report	Baldock  18' Sharp  62' Basham 71'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,004 Referee: David Coote

Sheffield United v Bristol City

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39	Sheffield United	2–3	Bristol City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 6' Norwood  66' Hogan 71'	Report	Hunt  15' Pack  24' Weimann 30', 77', 83'  79' Palmer  88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,030 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Sheffield United

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40	Preston North End	0–1	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	McGoldrick 33'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Gavin Ward

Birmingham City v Sheffield United

10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 41	Birmingham City	1–1	Sheffield United	Bordesley
19:45 BST	Davis  34' Morrison 42' Pedersen  65'	Report	Stevens 38'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,351 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield United v Millwall

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Sheffield United	1–1	Millwall	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Madine 51' Fleck  62' Egan  85'	Report	Wallace  59' Marshall 87' Cooper  90+5' 90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,703 Referee: David Webb

Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Sheffield United	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Duffy 51' Cranie  45+1' Baldock  77' Stevens 85' Norwood  86'	Report	Colback  19' Byram  43' Benalouane  47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,403 Referee: Andy Madley

Hull City v Sheffield United

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Hull City	0–3	Sheffield United	Kingston-upon-Hull
15:00 BST		Report	McGoldrick 10', 22' Stevens 42'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Graham Scott

Sheffield United v Ipswich Town

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Sheffield United	2–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
17:15 BST	Hogan 24' O'Connell 71'	Report	Judge  45+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,140 Referee: Tim Robinson

Stoke City v Sheffield United

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 46	Stoke City	2–2	Sheffield United	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Vokes 19' Woods  57' Shawcross 69'	Report	Fleck  43' Dowell 48' Stevens 77'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,665 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[61]

Sheffield United v Barnet

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round	Sheffield United	0–1	Barnet	Sheffield
14:00 GMT	Coutts  12' Stearman  20'	Report	Coulthirst 21' (pen.) Adams  68' Reynolds  89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,906 Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[62]

Sheffield United v Hull City

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Sheffield United	1–1 (4–5 p)	Hull City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Sharp 75'	Report	Toral 18'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Norwood Sharp Woodburn O'Connell Basham		Toral Keane Grosicki Fleming Stewart