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)
StadiumBramall Lane
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

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First-team squad

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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

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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

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Goals and appearances

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As of the end of the season
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Steve Simonsen 47 0 43+2 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Nick Montgomery 37 0 34+1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Chris Morgan 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   AUT Johannes Ertl 30 0 25+3 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW   ENG Darius Henderson 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF   IRL Michael Doyle 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   WAL Ched Evans 35 9 26+8 9 1 0 0 0
10 FW   MLT Daniel Bogdanovic 33 5 12+20 5 1 0 0 0
11 MF   IRL Mark Yeates 36 5 18+17 5 0 0 1 0
14 MF   JAM Lee Williamson 41 3 14+26 3 1 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Andy Taylor 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG Richard Cresswell 36 5 30+5 5 0 0 1 0
18 MF   NIR Jamie Ward 21 1 13+6 0 1 1 1 0
19 MF   NOR Erik Tønne 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Joe Mattock 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   AUS Shane Lowry 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   ENG Rob Kozluk 10 1 2+6 1 1 0 1 0
23 DF   SCO Neill Collins 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   IRL David McAllister 3 1 1+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
25 GK   ENG George Long 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   ENG Danny Philliskirk 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   IRL Stephen Quinn 38 1 33+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF   ENG Kingsley James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW   ENG Jordan Chapell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   ARG Elian Parrino 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF   ENG Matthew Lowton 32 4 21+11 4 0 0 0 0
35 FW   ENG Jordan Slew 8 2 5+2 2 0+1 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Matthew Harriott 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   NOR Bjørn Helge Riise 13 1 9+4 1 0 0 0 0
40 DF   ENG Harry Maguire 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF   ENG Terry Kennedy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left before the end of the season:
2 DF   ENG Stephen Jordan 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Nyron Nosworthy 32 0 31+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Leon Britton 26 0 22+2 0 1 0 1 0
12 DF   FRA Jean Calvé 18 1 16+2 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   WAL Sam Vokes 6 1 4+2 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF   ENG Kyle Bartley 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW   IRL Andy Reid 9 2 8+1 2 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Danny Batth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   BEL Ritchie de Laet 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK   ENG Richard Wright 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 12 0 4+7 0 1 0 0 0

Transfers

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

Loans in

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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.
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

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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

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Championship

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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

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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

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

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Bogdanović was born in Misrata, Libya, but also qualified to represent Malta internationally 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 first called up by Jamaica in May 2008 before making his international debut for Jamaica in September 2015.
  4. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented Northern Ireland 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 the Republic of Ireland 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 the Republic of Ireland 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 the Republic of Ireland at U-19 level.
  8. ^ Nosworthy was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and made 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.