2010–11 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2010-11 season was Sheffield United's third 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

First-team squad

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. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen
2 MF  ENG Elliott Whitehouse
4 MF  SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 1]
5 DF  ENG Chris Morgan (captain)
6 MF  AUT Johannes Ertl
7 FW  ENG Darius Henderson
8 MF  IRL Michael Doyle
9 FW  WAL Ched Evans
10 FW  MLT Daniel Bogdanović[notes 2]
11 MF  IRL Mark Yeates
13 GK  EST Mihkel Aksalu
14 MF  JAM Lee Williamson[notes 3]
15 MF  ENG Ryan France
16 DF  ENG Andy Taylor
17 FW  ENG Richard Cresswell
18 MF  NIR Jamie Ward[notes 4]
19 MF  NOR Erik Tønne
20 DF  ENG Joe Mattock (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
21 DF  AUS Shane Lowry[notes 5] (on loan from Aston Villa)
22 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  SCO Neill Collins
24 MF  IRL David McAllister
25 GK  ENG George Long
26 MF  IRL Seamus Conneely[notes 6]
27 FW  ENG Danny Philliskirk (on loan from Chelsea)
28 MF  IRL Stephen Quinn
30 MF  ENG Kingsley James
31 FW  ENG Jordan Chapell
32 DF  ENG Phil Roe
33 DF  ARG Elian Parrino (on loan from Estudiantes)
34 DF  ENG Matthew Lowton
35 FW  ENG Jordan Slew
36 MF  IRL Matthew Harriott[notes 7]
38 MF  NOR Bjørn Helge Riise (on loan from Fulham)
39 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas
40 DF  ENG Harry Maguire
41 DF  ENG Terry Kennedy
42 DF  AUS Marc Warren
43 MF  NOR Kristoffer Løkberg
MF  HUN András Gárdos (on loan from Ferencváros)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Stephen Jordan (released)
3 DF  ENG Nyron Nosworthy[notes 8] (on loan from Sunderland)
8 MF  ENG Leon Britton (to Swansea City)
12 DF  FRA Jean Calvé (on loan from Nancy)
19 FW  WAL Sam Vokes[notes 9] (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 DF  ENG Kyle Bartley (on loan from Arsenal)
24 MF  IRL Andy Reid (on loan from Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Danny Batth (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27 DF  BEL Ritchie de Laet (on loan from Manchester United)
29 GK  ENG Richard Wright (released)
37 FW  ENG Marcus Bent (on loan from Birmingham City)
39 GK  ENG Paul Crichton (retired)
40 MF  WAL Gary Speed (retired)

Statistics

Goals and appearances

As of the end of the season
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Steve Simonsen 47043+201010
4 MF Nick Montgomery 37034+101010
5 DF Chris Morgan 90800010
6 DF Johannes Ertl 30025+301010
7 FW Darius Henderson 82820000
8 MF Michael Doyle 1601600000
9 FW Ched Evans 35926+891000
10 FW Daniel Bogdanovic 33512+2051000
11 MF Mark Yeates 36518+1750010
14 MF Lee Williamson 41314+2631000
16 DF Andy Taylor 100901000
17 FW Richard Cresswell 36530+550010
18 MF Jamie Ward 21113+601110
19 MF Erik Tønne 200+200000
20 DF Joe Mattock 13012+100000
21 DF Shane Lowry 1701700000
22 DF Rob Kozluk 1012+611010
23 DF Neill Collins 1401400000
24 MF David McAllister 311+110+1000
25 GK George Long 10100000
27 FW Danny Philliskirk 300+300000
28 MF Stephen Quinn 38133+41000+10
30 DF Kingsley James 10000010
31 FW Jordan Chapell 10000010
33 DF Elian Parrino 907+101000
34 DF Matthew Lowton 32421+1140000
35 FW Jordan Slew 825+220+1000
36 MF Matthew Harriott 200+200000
38 MF Bjørn Helge Riise 1319+410000
40 DF Harry Maguire 504+100000
41 DF Terry Kennedy 100+100000
Players who left before the end of the season:
2 DF Stephen Jordan 15014+100000
3 DF Nyron Nosworthy 32031+100000
8 MF Leon Britton 26022+201010
12 DF Jean Calvé 18116+210000
19 FW Sam Vokes 614+210000
23 DF Kyle Bartley 2302101010
24 FW Andy Reid 928+120000
25 DF Danny Batth 100+100000
27 DF Ritchie de Laet 604+200000
29 GK Richard Wright 20200000
37 FW Marcus Bent 1204+701000

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 FW Bogdanović 30EU Barnsley Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
6 DF Ertl 27EU Crystal Palace Free agent Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
8 MF Britton 27EU Swansea City Transfer Summer 2013 Free The Star
1 GK Simonsen 31EU Stoke City Transfer Summer 2012 Free Sheffield United
22 DF Kozluk 32EU Barnsley Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
2 DF Jordan 28EU Burnley Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
29 GK Wright 32EU Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
DF Conneely 22EU Free agent Winter 2012 Free Sheffield United
24 MF McAllister 22EU Transfer Winter 2012 Free Sheffield United
8 MF Doyle 29EU Coventry City Transfer Winter Free BBC Sport

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
3 DF Nosworthy 30 Sunderland 21 Jul 16 Apr BBC Sport Sheffield United
23 DF Bartley 19 Arsenal 10 Aug 31 Jan BBC Sport BBC Sport
12 DF Calvé 26 Nancy 23 Aug 7 Apr Sheffield United F.C. BBC Sport
33 DF Parrino 22 Estudiantes (LP) 1 Oct BBC Sport
24 MF Reid 28 Sunderland 30 Oct 31 Dec BBC Sport Sheffield United F.C.
27 FW Philliskirk 20 Chelsea 10 Jan Sheffield United F.C.
20 DF Mattock 20 West Bromwich Albion 13 Jan BBC Sport
21 DF Lowry 21 Aston Villa 14 Jan Sheffield United
37 FW Bent 32 Birmingham City 18 Jan 16 Apr Birmingham City F.C. Sheffield United F.C.
38 MF Riise 27 Fulham 15 Feb BBC Sport
19 FW Vokes 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 Feb BBC 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

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
37 FW Camara 33 End of contract Atromitos Summer n/a 11 2 BBC Sport
33 FW Fortune 29 End of contract Charlton Athletic Summer n/a 6 1 Sky Sports
26 DF Geary 29 End of contract Summer n/a 115 1 Sky Sports Sky Sports
15 MF Harper 29 End of contract Hull City Summer n/a 22 3 Sky Sports
25 MF Little 34 End of contract Aldershot Town Summer n/a 8 0 BBC Sport
3 DF Naysmith 31 Free agent Huddersfield Town Summer Free 88 0 Huddersfield Town F.C.
1 GK Kenny 32 Transfer Queens Park Rangers Summer £750 000 318 0 Sheffield United
13 GK Bennett 38 Transfer Huddersfield Town Summer Free 29 0 BBC Sport
19 DF Stewart 28 Free agent Summer Free 23 0 Sky Sport
24 FW Sharp 24 Transfer Doncaster Rovers Summer £1 100 000 65 12 Sky Sport
10 MF Reid 22 Transfer Charlton Athletic Summer Free 8 0 Kent Online
8 MF Britton 28 Transfer Swansea City Winter Undisclosed 26 0 Sheffield United F.C.
2 DF Jordan 29 Released n/a 15 0 BBC Sport
29 GK Wright 33 Released n/a 2 0 BBC 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

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
18 MF Jamie Ward 24 Derby County 16 Feb Derby 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

Championship

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

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

References

    Notes

    1. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
    2. Bogdanović was born in Misrata, Libya, but also qualified to represent Malta and made his international debut for Malta in February 2002.
    3. Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut in September 2015.
    4. Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
    5. Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.
    6. Conneely was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and U-23 level.
    7. Harriott was born in Luton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
    8. Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
    9. Vokes was born in Southampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Wales in May 2008.
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