2025–26 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2025–26 season
OwnerCOH Sports
ChairmanSteven Rosen
Helmy Eltoukhy
ManagerRubén Sellés
(until 14 September)[1]
Chris Wilder
(from 15 September)[2]
StadiumBramall Lane
Championship19th
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tyrese Campbell (5 goals)
All: Tyrese Campbell (5 goals)
Highest home attendance30,165 (20 September 2025 vs. Charlton Athletic)
Lowest home attendance26,529 (10 November 2024 vs. Queens Park Rangers)

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.

Managerial changes

Prior to the season starting, the club and Chris Wilder mutually agreed to terminate his contract as manager.[3] He was quickly replaced by Rubén Sellés who signed a three-year contract as the manager.[4] Ruben Selles lost his first five games in a row, the worst start in Sheffield United's history and was relieved of his duites on 14 September 2025.[1] A day later, the club re-appointed Chris Wilder as manager on a two-year contract.[2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
11 June 2025 RW Ehije Ukaki Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed [5]
7 July 2025 CB Max Asante-Boakye Aston Villa Free [6]
22 July 2025 RB Mihail Polendakov PFC Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed [7]
22 August 2025 CB Nils Zätterström Malmö £2,850,000 [8][9]
27 August 2025 CF Danny Ings West Ham United Free [10]
28 August 2025 CB Japhet Tanganga Millwall £7,500,000 [11][12]
29 August 2025 CAM Tahith Chong Luton Town Undisclosed [13]
1 September 2025 CM Alex Matos Chelsea £2,700,000 [14]
CB Mark McGuinness Luton Town Undisclosed [15]
CB Ben Mee Brentford Free [16]
3 October 2025 GK Liam Hall Wrexham [17]
17 October 2025 CDM Jaïro Riedewald Royal Antwerp [18]
13 November 2025 CF Patrick Bamford Leeds United [19]
Expenditure: ~ £37,350,000

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref.
5 July 2025 DM Vinícius Souza Wolfsburg £13,000,000 [20][21]
24 July 2025 CB Miguel Freckleton St Mirren Undisclosed [22]
5 August 2025 CB Anel Ahmedhodžić Feyenoord £15,600,000 [23][24]
5 August 2025 CF Kieffer Moore Wrexham £2,000,000 [25][26]
15 August 2025 LW Jefferson Cáceres Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [27]
1 September 2025 CB Jack Robinson Birmingham City £175,000 [28]
Income: ≈ £30,775,000 (all fees converted into GBP)

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 CB Tyler Bindon Nottingham Forest 31 May 2026 [29]
22 July 2025 LW Louie Barry Aston Villa [30]
4 August 2025 CM Djibril Soumaré Braga 31 May 2026[a] [31]
22 August 2025 CB Ben Godfrey Atalanta 31 May 2026 [32]
1 September 2025 RW Chiedozie Ogbene Ipswich Town [33]
  1. ^ The deal includes an obligation to buy upon certain criteria being met

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
21 July 2025 CF Billy Blacker Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2026 [34]
7 August 2025 GK Ivo Grbić Fatih Karagümrük [35]
25 August 2025 LB Rhys Norrington-Davies Queens Park Rangers [36]
29 August 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste Rotherham United [37]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 LB Mekhi Haughton-Parris Kentucky Wildcats 1 July 2025 [38]
GK Henry Molyneux Chatham Town [38][39]
LB Harry Boyes Southend United 2 July 2025 [38][40]
CF Rhian Brewster Derby County 1 August 2025 [41][42]
AM Ethan Cummings [38]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
6 June 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste Undisclosed [43]
7 July 2025 CAM Jackson Blaize Undisclosed[a] [6]
CM Archie Christie-Crainie [6]
RB Sam Colechin [6]
CF Siem Eyob-Abraha [6]
RB Zach Giggs [6]
GK Coby Hewitson [6]
CDM Theo Howard [6]
CM Frankie Jones [6]
CB Seth Okyere [6]
RM Aaron Reid [6]
9 July 2025 CF Jevan Beattie Undisclosed [44]
CB Dovydas Sasnauskas [44]
26 September 2025 RB Keehan Barret-Underwood Undisclosed[a] [45]
CB Alfie Hough [45]
15 December 2025 CDM Jaïro Riedewald 30 June 2026[b] [46]
  1. ^ a b First professional contract
  2. ^ Option of a further year

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.[47] A behind closed doors fixture against Nice was also added to the schedule.[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly York City 2–6 Sheffield United Huntington
19:00 BST
  • Hunt 65'
  • Fallowfield 69'
Report
Stadium: York Community Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly Rotherham United 0–5 Sheffield United Rotherham
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
22 July 2025 John Brayford testimonial Burton Albion 1−2 Sheffield United Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Chesterfield 1–4 Sheffield United Chesterfield
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
30 July 2025 Friendly Nice 3–2 Sheffield United Nice, France
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: OGCN Training and Academy Center
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 21 7 2 12 25 31 −6 033.33
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 13 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 22 7 2 13 26 33 −7 031.82

Last updated: 12 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Swansea City 22 7 5 10 24 30 −6 26
18 Charlton Athletic 20 6 6 8 20 26 −6 24
19 Sheffield United 21 7 2 12 25 31 −6 23
20 Blackburn Rovers 20 6 4 10 20 26 −6 22
21 Portsmouth 20 5 5 10 17 27 −10 20
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 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)[49]

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
21 7 2 12 25 31  −6 23 3 2 5 12 12  0 4 0 7 13 19  −6

Last updated: 12 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLLLLLWLLWWLLLDWWWWDL
Position242424242424242424232122222322222119181718
Points0000003336999910131619222323
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Sheffield United 1–4 Bristol City Sheffield
17:30 BST Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,033
Referee: Josh Smith
16 August 2025 2 Swansea City 1–0 Sheffield United Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,816
Referee: Thomas Kirk
23 August 2025 3 Sheffield United 0–1 Millwall Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,835
Referee: John Busby
30 August 2025 4 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,610
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[51]
12 September 2025 5 Ipswich Town 5–0 Sheffield United Ipswich
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,012
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[51]
20 September 2025 6 Sheffield United 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,165
Referee: Ben Toner
27 September 2025 7 Oxford United 0–1 Sheffield United Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,352
Referee: Ben Speedie
30 September 2025 8 Sheffield United 1–2 Southampton Sheffield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,053
Referee: Adam Herczeg
4 October 2025 9 Hull City 1–0 Sheffield United Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,030
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]
18 October 2025 10 Sheffield United 1–0 Watford Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,431
Referee: Bobby Madley
21 October 2025 11 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United Blackburn
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,104
Referee: David Webb
24 October 2025 12 Preston North End 3–2 Sheffield United Preston
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,542
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]
1 November 2025 13 Sheffield United 1–3 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,473
Referee: Michael Salisbury
4 November 2025 14 Coventry City 3–1 Sheffield United Coventry
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 29,589
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]
8 November 2025 15 Sheffield United 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,529
Referee: Lewis Smith
23 November 2025 16 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Sheffield United Sheffield
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,740
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]
26 November 2025 17 Sheffield United 3–0 Portsmouth Sheffield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,785
Referee: Leigh Doughty
29 November 2025 18 Leicester City 2–3 Sheffield United Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,834
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]
6 December 2025 19 Sheffield United 4–0 Stoke City Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,044
Referee: Stephen Martin
9 December 2025 20 Sheffield United 1–1 Norwich City Sheffield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Josh Smith
12 December 2025 21 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Sheffield United West Bromwich
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,217
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[52]

FA Cup

As a Championship side, Sheffield United enter the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Mansfield Town.[53][54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2026 Third round Sheffield United v Mansfield Town Sheffield
14:30 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane

EFL Cup

As a Championship side, Sheffield United entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn away to Championship club Birmingham City.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2025 First round Birmingham City 2–1 Sheffield United Birmingham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Gavin Ward

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 12 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Michael Cooper 21 0 21+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG Japhet Tanganga 18 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Sam McCallum 15 1 9+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF  ENG Oliver Arblaster 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  ENG Ben Godfrey 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  NZL Tyler Bindon 7 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 FW  IRL Tom Cannon 19 2 7+11 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  NED Gustavo Hamer 16 2 10+5 1 0+0 0 0+1 1
9 FW  ENG Danny Ings 13 1 4+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  ENG Callum O'Hare 22 5 19+2 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  ENG Andre Brooks 18 1 11+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 DF  ENG Harrison Burrows 20 1 12+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  ENG Ben Mee 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  ENG Jamie Shackleton 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK  WAL Adam Davies 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF  SEN Djibril Soumaré 15 0 7+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW  IRL Chiedozie Ogbene 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW  NGA Ehije Ukaki 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF  ENG Tom Davies 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW  ENG Tyrese Campbell 21 5 17+3 5 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 MF  CUW Tahith Chong 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF  IRL Mark McGuinness 15 1 12+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW  SCO Ryan Oné 7 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW  ENG Louie Barry 9 0 6+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF  ENG Alex Matos 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF  IRL Sam Curtis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF  WAL Rhys Norrington-Davies 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW  ENG Louie Marsh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF  LTU Dovydas Sasnauskas 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 DF  ENG Femi Seriki 15 1 9+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF  ENG Sydie Peck 20 3 19+0 3 0+0 0 0+1 0
44 MF  NED Jaïro Riedewald 10 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW  ENG Patrick Bamford 6 2 3+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
19 DF  ENG Jack Robinson 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals

As of match played 12 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Pos. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1= 10 ENG MF Callum O'Hare 5 0 0 5
23 ENG FW Tyrese Campbell 5 0 0 5
3= 42 ENG MF Sydie Peck 3 0 0 3
4= 7 IRL FW Tom Cannon 2 0 0 2
8 NED MF Gustavo Hamer 1 0 1 2
45 ENG FW Patrick Bamford 2 0 0 2
7= 3 ENG DF Sam McCallum 1 0 0 1
9 ENG FW Danny Ings 1 0 0 1
11 ENG MF Andre Brooks 1 0 0 1
14 ENG DF Harrison Burrows 1 0 0 1
25 IRL DF Mark McGuinness 1 0 0 1
38 ENG DF Femi Seriki 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 25 0 1 26

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