2025–26 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2025–26 season
OwnerCOH Sports
ChairmanSteven Rosen
Helmy Eltoukhy
ManagerRubén Sellés
StadiumBramall Lane
Championship24th
EFL CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tyrese Campbell (1)
All:
Tyrese Campbell
Gustavo Hamer
(1 goal each)

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.

Prior to the season starting, the club and Chris Wilder mutually agreed to terminate his contract as manager.[1] He was quickly replaced by Rubén Sellés who signed a three-year contract as the manager.[2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
11 June 2025 RW Nigeria Ehije Ukaki Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed [3]
7 July 2025 CB England Max Asante-Boakye England Aston Villa Bosman [4]
22 July 2025 RB Bulgaria Mihail Polendakov Bulgaria PFC Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed [5]
22 August 2025 CB Sweden Nils Zätterström Sweden Malmö Undisclosed [6]

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref.
5 July 2025 DM Brazil Vinícius Souza Germany Wolfsburg £13,000,000 [7][8]
24 July 2025 CB Jamaica Miguel Freckleton Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed [9]
5 August 2025 CB Bosnia and Herzegovina Anel Ahmedhodžić Netherlands Feyenoord £15,600,000 [10][11]
5 August 2025 CF Wales Kieffer Moore Wales Wrexham £2,000,000 [12][13]
15 August 2025 LW Peru Jefferson Cáceres Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [14]
Income: Increase ≈ £30,600,000 (all fees converted into GBP)

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 CB New Zealand Tyler Bindon England Nottingham Forest 31 May 2026 [15]
22 July 2025 LW England Louie Barry England Aston Villa [16]
4 August 2025 CM Senegal Djibril Soumaré Portugal Braga 31 May 2026[a] [17]
22 August 2025 CB England Ben Godfrey Italy Atalanta 31 May 2026 [18]
  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 England Billy Blacker England Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2026 [19]
7 August 2025 GK Croatia Ivo Grbić Turkey Fatih Karagümrük [20]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 LB England Mekhi Haughton-Parris United States Kentucky Wildcats 1 July 2025 [21]
GK Republic of Ireland Henry Molyneux England Chatham Town [21][22]
LB England Harry Boyes England Southend United 2 July 2025 [21][23]
CF England Rhian Brewster England Derby County 1 August 2025 [24][25]
AM England Ethan Cummings [21]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
6 June 2025 CB England Jamal Baptiste Undisclosed [26]
7 July 2025 CAM England Jackson Blaize Undisclosed[a] [4]
CM England Archie Christie-Crainie [4]
RB England Sam Colechin [4]
CF Eritrea Siem Eyob-Abraha [4]
RB Wales Zach Giggs [4]
GK England Coby Hewitson [4]
DM England Theo Howard [4]
CM England Frankie Jones [4]
CB England Seth Okyere [4]
RM England Aaron Reid [4]
9 July 2025 CF Scotland Jevan Beattie Undisclosed [27]
CB Lithuania Dovydas Sasnauskas [27]
  1. ^ First professional contract

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.[28] A behind closed doors fixture against Nice was also added to the schedule.[29]

  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 Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup August 2025 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 000.00

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Wrexham 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
21 Oxford United 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
22 Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
24 Sheffield United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 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)[30]

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
2 0 0 2 1 5  −4 0 0 0 1 1 4  −3 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12
GroundHA
ResultLL
Position2424
Points00
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released, with Sheffield United hosting Bristol City on the opening weekend.[31]

  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 Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
23 August 2025 3 Sheffield United v Millwall Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 August 2025 4 Middlesbrough v Sheffield United Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[32]
12 September 2025 5 Ipswich Town v Sheffield United Ipswich
20:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[32]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Sheffield United were drawn away to Birmingham City in the first round.[33][32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 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 England ENG Michael Cooper 2 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Sam McCallum 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+0 0
6 DF New Zealand NZL Tyler Bindon 3 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tom Cannon 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Netherlands NED Gustavo Hamer 3 1 2+0 0 0 0 0+1 1
10 MF England ENG Callum O'Hare 3 0 2+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
11 MF England ENG Andre Brooks 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
14 DF England ENG Harrison Burrows 2 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
17 GK Wales WAL Adam Davies 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Senegal SEN Djibril Soumaré 2 0 1+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
19 DF England ENG Jack Robinson 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+0 0
20 FW Nigeria NGA Ehije Ukaki 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
23 FW England ENG Tyrese Campbell 3 1 2+0 1 0 0 0+1 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Oné 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+0 0
27 FW England ENG Louie Barry 2 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sam Curtis 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
33 DF Wales WAL Rhys Norrington-Davies 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
34 FW England ENG Louie Marsh 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
37 DF Lithuania LTU Dovydas Sasnauskas 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
38 DF England ENG Femi Seriki 2 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
42 MF England ENG Sydie Peck 3 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goals

As of match played 16 August 2025
Rank No. Nat. Pos. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 8 NED MF Gustavo Hamer 0 0 1 1
23 ENG FW Tyrese Campbell 1 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 1 2

References

  1. ^ "Club Statement - Chris Wilder". Sheffield United FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Rubén is our man". Sheffield United FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Young talent checks in". Sheffield United FC. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Eleven pen pro deals". Sheffield United FC. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Bulgarian Blade". Sheffield United FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Nils transfers in". Sheffield United FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Vini departs". Sheffield United FC. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Vini Souza joins Wolfsburg for €15 million". Yahoo Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Miguel Freckleton joins on two-year deal". St Mirren FC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Anel departs". Sheffield United FC. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Feyenoord lodge £15.6m bid for Ahmedhodzic". British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Moore sold". Sheffield United FC. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Wrexham mean business! Wales hero Kieffer Moore joins Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney's side in £2m switch from Sheffield United". GOAL. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Jefferson departs". Sheffield United FC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Rubén secures Tyler's signature". Sheffield United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Barry is a Blade". Sheffield United FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Midfielder signs in". Sheffield United FC. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Yorkie Ben is a Blade". Sheffield United FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Tranmere sign Sheffield United forward Blacker". BBC Sport. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Keeper loaned". Sheffield United FC. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  21. ^ a b c d "Retained List". Sheffield United FC. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Chats Sign Henry Molyneux". Chatham Town FC. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Harry Boyes is a Shrimper". www.southendunited.co.uk. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Brewster moves on". Sheffield United FC. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Striker Rhian Brewster signs for Derby County". Derby County FC. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Baptiste pens new deal". Sheffield United FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  27. ^ a b "Academy duo pen new deals". Sheffield United FC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Pre-season friendlies confirmed". Sheffield United FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Further fixture added". Sheffield United FC. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  30. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Championship 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Birmingham vs Ipswich, Southampton vs Wrexham open new season". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  32. ^ a b c "Away trips selected for TV". Sheffield United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  33. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.