2016–17 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2016–17 season
Chairman	Kevin McCabe
Manager	Chris Wilder
Stadium	Bramall Lane
League One	1st
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	Billy Sharp (30)
Average home league attendance	21,892[1]
Home colours	Away colours

The 2016–17 season was Sheffield United's 128th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League One. It was manager and boyhood Blade Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, with the Blades accumulating 100 points, promoting them as champions to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	George Long	GK	Sheffield	23	123	0	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	2018
25	Simon Moore	GK	Sandown	27	44	0	Cardiff City	19 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
Defenders
3	Chris Hussey	LB	London	28	11	0	Bury	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
5	Jack O'Connell	CB	Liverpool	23	50	6	Brentford	8 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
13	Jake Wright	CB	Keighley	31	31	0	Oxford United	9 July 2016	Free	2018
14	Joe Riley	LB	Blackpool	20	2	0	Manchester United	17 January 2017	Loan	2017
18	Kieron Freeman	RB	Arnold	25	100	14	Derby County	23 January 2015	Free	2017
19	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	CB	West Bromwich	24	34	5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 August 2016	Loan	2017
20	James Wilson	CB	Chepstow	28	10	1	Oldham Athletic	5 July 2016	Free	2018
24	Daniel Lafferty	LB	Derry	28	36	4	Burnley	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	2019
Midfielders
4	John Fleck	CM	Glasgow	25	49	4	Coventry City	11 July 2016	Free	2019
6	Chris Basham	DM/CB	Hebburn	28	137	7	Blackpool	1 July 2014	Free	2017
8	Stefan Scougall	AM	Edinburgh	24	100	10	Livingston	24 January 2014	£400,000	2017
15	Paul Coutts	CM	Aberdeen	28	104	4	Derby County	23 January 2015	Undisclosed	2017
21	Mark Duffy	RM	Liverpool	31	44	6	Birmingham City	1 July 2016	Free	2018
22	Louis Reed	CM	Barnsley	19	59	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2018
26	Jay O'Shea	AM	Dublin	28	10	3	Chesterfield	24 January 2017	Loan	2017
32	Harry Chapman	RW	Hartlepool	19	14	4	Middlesbrough	12 August 2016	Loan	2017
44	Samir Carruthers	CM	Islington	24	14	0	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2017	£250,000	2020
Forwards
7	Marc McNulty	CF	Edinburgh	24	56	14	Livingston	21 May 2014	£125,000	2017
9	Caolan Lavery	CF	Red Deer	24	30	4	Sheffield Wednesday	30 August 2016	Free	2019
10	Billy Sharp	CF	Sheffield	31	198	63	Leeds United	25 July 2015	Undisclosed	2017
11	Matt Done	LW/SS	Oswestry	28	87	17	Rochdale	2 February 2015	Undisclosed	2017
16	James Hanson	CF	Bradford	29	13	1	Bradford City	24 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020
27	Leon Clarke	CF	Birmingham	32	26	9	Bury	27 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
Out on Loan
2	John Brayford	RB	Stoke-on-Trent	29	68	4	Cardiff City	24 January 2015	£2,000,000	2018
17	Kieran Wallace	DF/CM	Nottingham	22	23	0	Ilkeston	28 November 2014	Free	Undisclosed
23	Ben Whiteman	CM	Rochdale	21	12	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	Undisclosed

Statistics

As of 5 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		George Long	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Chris Hussey	11	0	5+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF		John Fleck	49	4	41+3	4	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF		Jack O'Connell	50	6	40+4	4	2+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1
6	MF		Chris Basham	48	3	42+1	2	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW		Marc McNulty	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Stefan Scougall	29	5	6+19	4	2+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Caolan Lavery	30	4	6+21	4	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW		Billy Sharp	49	30	44+2	30	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW		Matt Done	35	3	24+7	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
13	DF		Jake Wright	31	0	28+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Joe Riley	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Paul Coutts	47	3	40+3	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
16	FW		James Hanson	13	1	10+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Kieron Freeman	45	11	38+2	10	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+1	0
19	DF		Ethan Ebanks-Landell	34	5	29+5	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF		James Wilson	10	1	7+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
21	MF		Mark Duffy	44	6	38+1	6	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
22	MF		Louis Reed	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF		Danny Lafferty	36	4	35+0	4	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK		Simon Moore	45	0	43+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26	MF		Jay O'Shea	10	3	5+5	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Leon Clarke	26	9	12+11	7	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+1	1
32	MF		Harry Chapman	14	4	0+12	1	1+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	DF		Graham Kelly	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	MF		David Brooks	4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
37	MF		Jordan Hallam	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
38	MF		Regan Slater	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
43	DF		Jo Cummings	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF		Samir Carruthers	14	0	2+12	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Out on Loan:
2	DF		John Brayford	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Ben Whiteman	5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
9	FW		Che Adams	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Reece Brown	5	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	FW		Dominic Calvert-Lewin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 30 April 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	10	CF	Billy Sharp	30	0	0	0	30
2	18	RB	Kieron Freeman	10	1	0	0	11
3	27	CF	Leon Clarke	6	1	0	1	8
4	5	CB	Jack O'Connell	4	1	0	1	6
4	21	RM	Mark Duffy	6	0	0	0	6
6	8	CM	Stefan Scougall	4	1	0	0	5
6	19	CB	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	5	0	0	0	5
8	9	CF	Caolan Lavery	4	0	0	0	4
	24	LB	Danny Lafferty	4	0	0	0	4
	32	RW	Harry Chapman	1	3	0	0	4
11	4	CM	John Fleck	3	0	0	0	3
	6	DM	Chris Basham	2	1	0	0	3
	11	CF	Matt Done	3	0	0	0	3
	15	CM	Paul Coutts	2	0	0	1	3
	26	AM	Jay O'Shea	3	0	0	0	3
16	16	CF	James Hanson	1	0	0	0	1
	20	CB	James Wilson	1	0	0	0	1
	38	MF	Regan Slater	0	0	0	1	1
Total				86	8	1	4	98

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CM	John Fleck	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	15		CM	Paul Coutts	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
3	6		DM	Chris Basham	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1
	10		CF	Billy Sharp	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	18		RB	Kieron Freeman	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	11		CF	Matt Done	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	13		CB	Jake Wright	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	19		CB	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	21		RM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
9	27		CF	Leon Clarke	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	5		CB	Jack O'Connell	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	24		LB	Danny Lafferty	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	9		CF	Caolan Lavery	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	9		CF	Che Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		GK	Simon Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	36		CM	David Brooks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	38		MF	Regan Slater	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	44		CM	Samir Carruthers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					69	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	76	0	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RM	Mark Duffy	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2016	LB	Chris Hussey	Bury	Undisclosed	[2]
5 July 2016	CB	James Wilson	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[3]
8 July 2016	CM	John Fleck	Coventry City	Free transfer	[4]
8 July 2016	CB	Jack O'Connell	Brentford	Undisclosed	[5]
9 July 2016	CB	Jake Wright	Oxford United	Free transfer	[6]
27 July 2016	CF	Leon Clarke	Bury	Undisclosed	[7]
19 August 2016	GK	Simon Moore	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[8]
30 August 2016	CF	Caolan Lavery	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[9]
23 September 2016	CB	Reece Brown	Bury	Free transfer	[10]
3 January 2017	CM	Samir Carruthers	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[11]
13 January 2017	LB	Daniel Lafferty	Burnley	Undisclosed	[12]
24 January 2017	CF	James Hanson	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[13]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	AM	Jose Baxter	Free agent	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	RW	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Barnet	Released	[14][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2016	CM	Florent Cuvelier	Walsall	Released	[14][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2016	CB	Ioan Evans	Gainsborough Trinity	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2016	RW	Ryan Flynn	Oldham Athletic	Released	[14][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2016	CM	CJ Hamilton	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2016	LB	Bob Harris	Bristol Rovers	Released	[14][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2016	GK	Mark Howard	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[14][lower-alpha 5]
1 July 2016	CB	Terry Kennedy	Alfreton Town	Released	[14][lower-alpha 6]
1 July 2016	CB	Jay McEveley	Ross County	Released	[14][lower-alpha 7]
1 July 2016	LB	Callum McFadzean	Kilmarnock	Released	[14][lower-alpha 8]
1 July 2016	CB	Harrison McGahey	Rochdale	Released	[14][lower-alpha 9]
1 July 2016	GK	George Willis	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	[26]
2 July 2016	CM	Dean Hammond	Free agent	Mutual consent	[27]
4 July 2016	CF	Jamie McDonagh	Greenock Morton	Free transfer	[28]
7 July 2016	SS	Diego De Girolamo	Bristol City	Free transfer	[29]
15 July 2016	AM	Joel Coustrain	Raith Rovers	Free transfer	[30]
8 August 2016	CF	Che Adams	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[31]
19 August 2016	LW	Martyn Woolford	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[32]
31 August 2016	CF	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton	Undisclosed
6 January 2017	CB	Reece Brown	Bury	Released	[33][lower-alpha 10]
31 January 2017	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	AFC Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[35]

Following Campbell-Ryce's release, he signed for Barnet.[15]
Following Cuvelier's release, he signed for Walsall.[16]
Following Flynn's release, he signed for Oldham Athletic.[18]
Following Bob Harris' release, he signed for Bristol Rovers.[20]
Following Howard's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[21]
Following Kennedy's release, he signed for Alfreton Town.[22]
Following McEveley's release, he signed for Ross County.[23]
Following McFadzean's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[24]
Following McGahey's release, he signed for Rochdale.[25]
Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[34]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 August 2016	RW	Harry Chapman	Middlesbrough	End of Season	[36]
31 August 2016	CB	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of Season	[37]
31 August 2016	LB	Daniel Lafferty	Burnley	13 January 2017 [lower-alpha 1]	[38]
17 January 2017	LB	Joe Riley	Manchester United	End of Season	[39]
24 January 2017	AM	Jay O'Shea	Chesterfield	End of Season	[40]

On 13 January 2017, Daniel Lafferty joined permanently.[12]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 August 2016	CF	Jake Wright	York City	14 September 2016	[41]
19 August 2016	RB	John Brayford	Burton Albion	End of Season	[42]
31 August 2016	CF	Marc McNulty	Bradford City	2 January 2017 [lower-alpha 1]	[44]
31 August 2016	LB	Kieran Wallace	Fleetwood Town	End of Season	[45]
1 January 2017	CM	Benjamin Whiteman	Mansfield Town	End of Season	[46]
5 January 2017	CF	Connor Hall	Woking	11 March 2017 [lower-alpha 2]	[48]

On 2 January 2017, Marc McNulty was recalled from his loan spell at Bradford City.[43]
On 7 February 2017, Hall's loan was extended until 11 March 2017.[47]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 Friendly	Stocksbridge Park Steels	0–5	Sheffield United	Stocksbridge
15:00 BST		Report	McNulty Done Adams	Stadium: Bracken Moor Attendance: 1,665

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	FC Halifax Town	2–0	Sheffield United	Halifax
19:45 BST	Hughes 70' Peniket 75'	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,363

23 July 2016 Friendly	Grimsby Town	1–3	Sheffield United	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Summerfield 54'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 23' Sharp 25' 60'	Stadium: Blundell Park

26 July 2016 Friendly	Hallam	0–1	Sheffield United	Crosspool
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Sandygate Road

27 July 2016 Friendly	Sheffield United	0–1	Derby County	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report	Blackman 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane

29 July 2016 Friendly	Handsworth Parramore	1–5	Sheffield United	Handsworth
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Sandy Lane

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Sheffield United (C, P)	46	30	10	6	92	47	+45	100	Promotion to the EFL Championship
2	Bolton Wanderers (P)	46	25	11	10	68	36	+32	86	Promotion to the EFL Championship
3	Scunthorpe United	46	24	10	12	80	54	+26	82	Qualification for the League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Fleetwood Town	46	23	13	10	64	43	+21	82
5	Bradford City	46	20	19	7	62	43	+19	79

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Matches

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	18	18	22	24	20	18	13	6	7	6	4	5	4	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

6 August 2016 1	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Sheffield United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Vela 28' Spearing 37' 45+1'	Report	Clarke 39' Adams 90'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,050 Referee: Ross Joyce

13 August 2016 2	Sheffield United	1–1	Rochdale	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck 23' Sharp 81'	Report	McDermott 35' Cannon 43'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,399 Referee: Kevin Johnson

16 August 2016 3	Sheffield United	0–3	Southend United	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Sharp 59'	Report	O'Connell 5' (o.g.) McLaughlin 13' Cox 15' Thompson 40' Coker 59'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 17,410 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

20 August 2016 4	Millwall	2–1	Sheffield United	South Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Williams 14' Morison 89' (pen.)	Report	Scougall 21' O'Connell 88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,058 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 August 2016 5	Sheffield United	2–1	Oxford United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Basham 1' Wright 16' Freeman 52' Sharp 65' Wilson 73'	Report	Hemmings 16' 60' Ruffels 73'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Nicholas Kinsley

4 September 2016 6	Gillingham	1–2	Sheffield United	Gillingham
14:15 BST	Dack 34' Oshilaja 46' Pask 90'	Report	Done 14' Lafferty 32' Freeman 65' Sharp 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,598 Referee: Darren Handley

10 September 2016 7	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Sheffield United	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Poleon 37' Fuller 40' Elliott 72'	Report	Sharp 16' 26' Duffy 20' Done 60'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Graham Salisbury

17 September 2016 8	Sheffield United	1–0	Peterborough United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Done 13' Sharp 62' Basham 67' Coutts 78' Ebanks-Landell 90+1'	Report	Moncur 74' Smith 90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,555 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

24 September 2016 9	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Sheffield United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' van Veen 44' Morris 55' Wallace 62' Holmes 82' Mirfin 85'	Report	Ebanks-Landell 14' Basham 34' 69' Done 42' Sharp 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Darren Deadman

27 September 2016 10	Sheffield United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Coutts 37' Chapman 65' Lavery 90+3'	Report	Boateng 30' Easter 66' Leadbitter 90+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,196 Referee: Chris Sarginson

1 October 2016 11	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Sheffield United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Ball 13' McLaughlin 18' Long 34' Neal 58' Jónsson 79' Hunter 83'	Report	Ebanks-Landell 90+5' 90+6'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Andy Haines

15 October 2016 12	Sheffield United	4–0	Port Vale	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Landell 23', 45' Duffy 62' Scougall 83'	Report	Hart 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,699 Referee: Mark Heywood

18 October 2016 13	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Sheffield United	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST			Sharp 46', 66' Lafferty 63'	Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Referee: David Webb

22 October 2016 14	Bradford City	3–3	Sheffield United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Clarke 35' Hiwula-Mayifuila 60' Dieng 68'	Report	Sharp 18', 51' Basham 26' 72' Duffy 28' Done 45+1' Wright 77'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 20,972 Referee: Jon Moss

29 October 2016 15	Sheffield United	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Scougall 5' Freeman 31' Sharp 63' Coutts 81'	Report	Hendry 40' Baldock 45+3' Potter 49' 87' Walsh 70'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Simon Hooper

13 November 2016 16	Chesterfield	1–4	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
14:15 GMT	Nolan 2'	Report	Freeman 54' 54' Fleck 72' Sharp 73' Clarke 81'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 November 2016 17	Sheffield United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 8' 21' Scougall 24' Lafferty 88'	Report	O'Brien 20' Ogogo 45+4' Deegan 52' Dodds 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,195 Referee: Darren Deadman

22 November 2016 18	Sheffield United	1–0	Bury	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	O'Connell 85' Ebanks-Landell 90+3'	Report	Mellis 43' Pope 44' Williams 62' Leigh 80' 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,022 Referee: Ross Joyce

26 November 2016 19	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Sheffield United	Charlton, London
15:00 GMT	Fox 36' Bauer 90+3'	Report	Duffy 32' Clarke 66' Coutts 84' Lafferty 90+2'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,580 Referee: Graham Scott

29 November 2016 20	Sheffield United	0–1	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Bakayoko 42' Preston 62' Laird 86'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,343 Referee: Darren England

10 December 2016 21	Sheffield United	4–0	Swindon Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Freeman 7' Duffy 52', 60' Coutts 54' 67' Lavery 77'	Report	Branco 83'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,196 Referee: Gavin Ward

15 December 2016 22	Coventry City	1–2	Sheffield United	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Agyei 51' Turnbull 82' Sordell 90'	Report	Sharp 23', 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,801 Referee: David Webb

26 December 2016 23	Sheffield United	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Ebanks-Landell 70' Sharp 72', 88'	Report	Flynn 26' Osei 57' Dummigan 65'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,821 Referee: Mark Heywood

31 December 2016 24	Sheffield United	1–0	Northampton Town	Sheffield
13:00 GMT	Ebanks-Landell 34' Freeman 89'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,194 Referee: Darren Drysdale

2 January 2017 25	Bury	1–3	Sheffield United	Bury
15:00 GMT	Mellis 12' Etuhu 35' Kay 52' Vaughan 54' Soares 62'	Report	Sharp 21' Etuhu 72' (o.g.) Freeman 81' Wright 84'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Rob Lewis

7 January 2017 26	Southend United	2–4	Sheffield United	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Cox 19' 45+1' Atkinson 54' McGlashan 88'	Report	Ebanks-Landell 3' O'Connell 42' Freeman 51' 76' Basham 67' Lavery 72'	Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Andrew Davies

14 January 2017 27	Walsall	4–1	Sheffield United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Bakayoko 5' 61' McCarthy 44' 58' Edwards 67' Oztumer 76' (pen.)	Report	O'Connell 10' Done 33' Fleck 87'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Richard Clark

21 January 2017 28	Sheffield United	2–2	Gillingham	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 32' Freeman 61' Duffy 81'	Report	Wright 51', 58' 55' Oshilaja 59'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,649 Referee: Ben Toner

24 January 2017 29	Sheffield United	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	McLaughlin 20' Schwabl 25' Cole 66' 67'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Rob Jones

4 February 2017 30	Sheffield United	4–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 2' Hanson 37' Fleck 79' Lavery 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,549 Referee: David Webb

11 February 2017 31	Peterborough United	0–1	Sheffield United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Edwards 38' Nichols 40'	Report	Carruthers 43' Sharp 74' 87'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 10,258 Referee: Andy Haines

14 February 2017 32	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Sheffield United	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	Wright 69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,175 Referee: Kevin Johnson

18 February 2017 33	Sheffield United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 49' 87' Coutts 58' Duffy 77' Fleck 90+7'	Report	Toffolo 10' 51' van Veen 35' Madden 47' Bishop 59' Dawson 88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,980 Referee: Mike Jones

25 February 2017 34	Sheffield United	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 12', 70' (pen.) Fleck 33'	Report	Wilkinson 51' Wheater 69' Osede 79'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,165 Referee: Mike Dean

4 March 2017 35	Rochdale	3–3	Sheffield United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Cannon 10' Davies 20' Lund 46' 71' Mendez-Laing 78'	Report	Duffy 5' Lafferty 11' Coutts 41' Sharp 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

7 March 2017 36	Oxford United	2–3	Sheffield United	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Dunkley 22' Ledson 37' Nelson 76' Martínez 90+2'	Report	Wright 16' Sharp 55', 76' (pen.) 81' Freeman 72' Coutts 74'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Paul Tierney

14 March 2017 37	Swindon Town	2–4	Sheffield United	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Colkett 46' Gladwin 53'	Report	Lavery 29' Freeman 35' O'Shea 58' Basham 61' Coutts 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Oliver Langford

18 March 2017 38	Sheffield United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	O'Connell 14' Lafferty 48'	Report	Holmes 3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,308 Referee: Scott Duncan

25 March 2017 39	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Sheffield United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Fané 42' Obadeyi 44'	Report	Basham 21' O'Shea 50' Freeman 71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,448 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

28 March 2017 40	Sheffield United	2–0	Millwall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	O'Connell 16' Wright 31' Freeman 55' Fleck 90'	Report	Thompson 45+2' O'Brien 90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,832 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

5 April 2017 41	Sheffield United	2–0	Coventry City	Sheffield
20:00 BST	Clarke 70' Fleck 75'	Report	Bigirimana 36'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,334 Referee: Ross Joyce

8 April 2017 42	Northampton Town	1–2	Sheffield United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Richards 45+1'	Report	Lafferty 23' Clarke 61' Fleck 79' 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,425 Referee: Mark Heywood

14 April 2017 43	Port Vale	0–3	Sheffield United	Burslem
15:00 BST		Report	O'Shea 2' Clarke 30' Done 51' 90+3'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,999 Referee: Nick Kinseley

17 April 2017 44	Sheffield United	3–0	Bradford City	Sheffield
12:15 BST	Clarke 13', 42' 79' Sharp 20' Fleck 21' Wright 35' Coutts 58'	Report	Vincelot 68'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,838 Referee: Paul Tierney

22 April 2017 45	Milton Keynes Dons	0–3	Sheffield United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Potter 27'	Report	Clarke 45+2' Sharp 67', 81'	Stadium: Stadium:MK Attendance: 18,180 Referee: John Brooks

30 April 2017 46	Sheffield United	3–2	Chesterfield	Sheffield
12:00 BST	Freeman 18' 20' Moore 45' Sharp 59' 67' Lafferty 82' Fleck 90+2'	Report	Mitchell 9' Dennis 45' (pen.) McGinn 65' Gardner 66'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,003 Referee: John Busby

FA Cup

6 November 2016 First round	Sheffield United	6–0	Leyton Orient	Sheffield
14:00 GMT	Basham 22' Scougall 39' Freeman 45' Chapman 54', 69', 90+2'	Report	Massey 74'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Nigel Miller

4 December 2016 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Sheffield United	Bolton
14:00 GMT	Madine 44' Sammy Ameobi 46' Vela 84'	Report	Clarke 57' Lavery 58' Coutts 64' O'Connell 86'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 7,027 Referee: Lee Probert

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Sheffield United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Crewe Alexandra	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 6' O'Connell 65'	Report	Lowe 89', 100'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 8,305 Referee: James Adcock

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Walsall	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Leicester City U21	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Sheffield United	3	1	0	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Sheffield United	0–0 (4–5 p)	Leicester City U23	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Brooks 72'			Stadium: Bramall Lane

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Sheffield United	1–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Duffy 45+1' Coutts 78'	Report	Laird 16' Toner 54' Bakayoko 66' Shorrock 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Mark Heywood

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Grimsby Town	2–4	Sheffield United	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Jackson 14' Boyce 63' Disley 81'	Report	Slater 53' 59' Basham 60' Boyce 74' (o.g.) O'Connell 78' Clarke 87'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 597 Referee: Richard Clark

References

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[16] Following Campbell-Ryce's release, he signed for Barnet.[15]

[18] Following Cuvelier's release, he signed for Walsall.[16]

[21] Following Flynn's release, he signed for Oldham Athletic.[18]

[24] Following Bob Harris' release, he signed for Bristol Rovers.[20]

[26] Following Howard's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[21]

[28] Following Kennedy's release, he signed for Alfreton Town.[22]

[30] Following McEveley's release, he signed for Ross County.[23]

[32] Following McFadzean's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[24]

[34] Following McGahey's release, he signed for Rochdale.[25]

[44] Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[34]

[48] On 13 January 2017, Daniel Lafferty joined permanently.[12]

[55] On 2 January 2017, Marc McNulty was recalled from his loan spell at Bradford City.[43]

[60] On 7 February 2017, Hall's loan was extended until 11 March 2017.[47]

[table_note_res_PLPO0.80200337702502-62] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

[1] ttp://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2016-2017/1/

[Duffy/Hussey-2] "Blades make double swoop". Sheffield United Official Site. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[3] "Wilson signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[4] "Fleck signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[5] "O'Connell is a Blade". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[6] "Wright move for defender Jake". Sheffield United Official Site. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[7] "Striker signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[8] "Goalkeeper signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[9] "Lavery signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[10] "Defender signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[11] "Samir signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[Lafferty_joins_permanently-12] "Lafferty signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[13] "Hanson signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[Retained_List-14] "Ten released". Sheffield United Official Site. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[15] "Barnet sign forward Campbell-Ryce". BBC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[17] "Walsall sign Cuvelier on one-year deal". BBC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[19] "Former Sheffield United youngster Ioan Evans will grow in stature at Gainsborough Trinity". Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[20] "Oldham sign midfielders Flynn and Klok". BBC. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[22] "Mansfield add ex-Blades winger Hamilton". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[23] "Bob Harris: Bristol Rovers sign former Sheffield United left-back". BBC Sport. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[25] "Bolton sign ex-Blades goalkeeper Howard". BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[27] "Alfreton move for Kennedy". Non League Daily. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[29] "Defender McEveley joins Ross County". BBC. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[31] "Kilmarnock sign 11 players in one day". BBC. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[33] "McGahey joins Rochdale from Blades". BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[35] "Former Blades keeper makes Stalybridge Celtic move". Non League Daily. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[36] "Hammond leaves". Sheffield United Official Site. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[37] "Jamie McDonagh agrees terms with Morton and is scheduled to sign this week". Greenock Morton. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[38] "Bristol City sign Diego De Girolamo, Jack Challis, Kodi Lyons-Foster and Shabazz Omofe". Bristol Post. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[39] "Further Signing News". Raith Rovers Official Site. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[40] "Che leaves". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[41] "Fleetwood snap-up Sheffield United midfielder Woolford". Blackpool Gazette. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[42] "Reece departs". Sheffield United Official Site. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[43] "Shakers confirm Reece return". Bury Official Site. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[45] "Ramsdale departure". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[46] "Winger signs on loan". Sheffield United Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[47] "Defender arrives at the Lane". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[49] "International defender signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[50] "Riley loaned in". Sheffield United Official Site. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[51] "O'Shea arrives at the Lane". Sheffield United Official Site. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[52] "Trio make loan moves". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[53] "Two depart". Sheffield United Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[54] "Sheffield United recall McNulty from Bantams". The Telegraph and Argus. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[56] "McNulty loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[57] "Kieran Wallace joins Fleetwood". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[58] "Stags loan Whiteman". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[59] "Connor Hall's loan extended". Woking Official Site. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[61] "One striker joins on loan as another departs". Woking Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.