2010–11 Sheffield United F.C. season

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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)

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.

Players

First-team squad

As of the end of the season

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

Statistics

Goals and appearances

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 England ENG Steve Simonsen 47 0 43+2 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Nick Montgomery 37 0 34+1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Chris Morgan 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Austria AUT Johannes Ertl 30 0 25+3 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW England ENG Darius Henderson 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Doyle 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Wales WAL Ched Evans 35 9 26+8 9 1 0 0 0
10 FW Malta MLT Daniel Bogdanovic 33 5 12+20 5 1 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Yeates 36 5 18+17 5 0 0 1 0
14 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson 41 3 14+26 3 1 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Andy Taylor 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell 36 5 30+5 5 0 0 1 0
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward 21 1 13+6 0 1 1 1 0
19 MF Norway NOR Erik Tønne 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Joe Mattock 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia AUS Shane Lowry 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Rob Kozluk 10 1 2+6 1 1 0 1 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Neill Collins 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David McAllister 3 1 1+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
25 GK England ENG George Long 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Danny Philliskirk 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Quinn 38 1 33+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF England ENG Kingsley James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW England ENG Jordan Chapell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Argentina ARG Elian Parrino 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Matthew Lowton 32 4 21+11 4 0 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG Jordan Slew 8 2 5+2 2 0+1 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Matthew Harriott 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Norway NOR Bjørn Helge Riise 13 1 9+4 1 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Harry Maguire 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England ENG Terry Kennedy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left before the end of the season:
2 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Nyron Nosworthy 32 0 31+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Leon Britton 26 0 22+2 0 1 0 1 0
12 DF France FRA Jean Calvé 18 1 16+2 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Sam Vokes 6 1 4+2 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Kyle Bartley 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Reid 9 2 8+1 2 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Danny Batth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie de Laet 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK England ENG Richard Wright 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Marcus Bent 12 0 4+7 0 1 0 0 0

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
10 FW Malta Bogdanović 30 EU Barnsley Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
6 DF Austria Ertl 27 EU Crystal Palace Free agent Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
8 MF England Britton 27 EU Swansea City Wales Transfer Summer 2013 Free The Star
1 GK England Simonsen 31 EU Stoke City Transfer Summer 2012 Free Sheffield United
22 DF England Kozluk 32 EU Barnsley Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
2 DF England Jordan 28 EU Burnley Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
29 GK England Wright 32 EU Free agent Summer 2011 Free BBC Sport
DF Republic of Ireland Conneely 22 EU Free agent Winter 2012 Free Sheffield United
24 MF Republic of Ireland McAllister 22 EU Transfer Winter 2012 Free Sheffield United
8 MF Republic of Ireland Doyle 29 EU 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 England 30 Sunderland 21 Jul 16 Apr BBC Sport Sheffield United
23 DF Bartley England 19 Arsenal 10 Aug 31 Jan BBC Sport BBC Sport
12 DF Calvé France 26 Nancy France 23 Aug 7 Apr Sheffield United F.C. BBC Sport
33 DF Parrino Argentina 22 Estudiantes (LP) Argentina 1 Oct BBC Sport
24 MF Reid Republic of Ireland 28 Sunderland 30 Oct 31 Dec BBC Sport Sheffield United F.C.
27 FW Philliskirk England 20 Chelsea 10 Jan Sheffield United F.C.
20 DF Mattock England 20 West Bromwich Albion 13 Jan BBC Sport
21 DF Lowry Australia 21 Aston Villa 14 Jan Sheffield United
37 FW Bent England 32 Birmingham City 18 Jan 16 Apr Birmingham City F.C. Sheffield United F.C.
38 MF Riise Norway 27 Fulham 15 Feb BBC Sport
19 FW Vokes Wales 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 Senegal 33 End of contract Atromitos Greece Summer n/a 11 2 BBC Sport
33 FW Fortune England 29 End of contract Charlton Athletic Summer n/a 6 1 Sky Sports
26 DF Geary Republic of Ireland 29 End of contract Summer n/a 115 1 Sky Sports Sky Sports
15 MF Harper England 29 End of contract Hull City Summer n/a 22 3 Sky Sports
25 MF Little England 34 End of contract Aldershot Town Summer n/a 8 0 BBC Sport
3 DF Naysmith Scotland 31 Free agent Huddersfield Town Summer Free 88 0 Huddersfield Town F.C.
1 GK Kenny Republic of Ireland 32 Transfer Queens Park Rangers Summer £750 000 318 0 Sheffield United
13 GK Bennett England 38 Transfer Huddersfield Town Summer Free 29 0 BBC Sport
19 DF Stewart England 28 Free agent Summer Free 23 0 Sky Sport
24 FW Sharp England 24 Transfer Doncaster Rovers Summer £1 100 000 65 12 Sky Sport
10 MF Reid England 22 Transfer Charlton Athletic Summer Free 8 0 Kent Online
8 MF Britton England 28 Transfer Swansea City Wales Winter Undisclosed 26 0 Sheffield United F.C.
2 DF Jordan England 29 Released n/a 15 0 BBC Sport
29 GK Wright England 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 Northern Ireland 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 Red card 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 Red card 89'		 Ward Red card 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.) Red card 90'		 Danns 18' (pen.)
Vaughan 63'
Garvan Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 88'
Williamson Red card 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 Red card 59'
Slew 86'		 Simonsen 10' (o.g.)
Maynard Red card 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 Red card 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 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.