The 2009–10 season was Sheffield United's third year in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in 2007.
Kit Sheffield United's kit manufacturers became Macron. Their shirt sponsor continues as VisitMalta.com.
Events 1 September 2009 – Paddy Kenny is banned for 9 months after failing his drug test. 2 October 2009 – Jordan Robertson is sentenced for 32 months after causing death by a car crash, forcing his loan spell at Bury to be cut short. 6 November 2009 – Paddy Kenny signs new contract until the summer of 2011. 20 November 2009 – Trevor Birch is appointed as Chief Executive.
League
Sheffield United played their first game of the season in a 0–0 draw against former Premier League side Middlesbrough. Then the Blades beat Watford 2–0 with Ched Evans getting his debut goal. Leicester City held United to a 1–1 draw. They then beat Reading 3–1. This was followed by a thrilling 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion with David Cotterill scoring a late penalty. This was followed by a 1–0 win at Derby County with Matthew Kilgallon getting a last minute winner. United suffered their first league defeat of the season against Coventry City, they bounced back in the Steel City Derby which they won 3–2. The Blades suffered another defeat against Swansea City. The Blades started October with a draw against Doncaster Rovers, with Richard Cresswell getting his first goal for the blades. The next two games saw two losses against Scunthorpe United and Blackpool. The Blades continued their losing streak against Cardiff City. A 1–0 defeat at home to Newcastle United, this was followed with a draw against Barnsley. The following game they beat Peterborough United. United got a late win against Bristol City, with Darius Henderson getting his first hat-trick of his career. James Harper scored the only goal in a win over Plymouth Argyle. The Blades were then held to draw with Nottingham Forest. Sheffield then beat Crystal Palace 2–0, with Lee Williamson getting his first goal in a Blade shirt and Quinn got his second of the season. Queens Park Rangers held the Blades to a 1–1 draw. Sheffield then suffer their first defeat since 2 November against Leicester City this was quickly followed by a win over Preston North End.
Their first game of 2010 saw the Blades beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Bramall Lane. This was followed up by a 3–0 home win against Reading. The Blades were then beaten 3–1 away at West Bromwich Albion.
FA Cup In the third round Sheffield United held Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers to a 1–1 draw, resulting in a replay to take place. The Blades won the replay 3–2 at Loftus Road. Premier League Bolton Wanderers knocked out the Blades in the fourth round, beating them 2–0 at the Reebok Stadium.
League Cup The first round saw a shock 2–1 home defeat against League Two Port Vale.
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Out on loan
Left club during season
Squad statistics
|colspan="14"|Players who left before the end of the season:
Disciplinary record +NumberPosPlayer 7 FW Darius Henderson 8 1 5 DF Chris Morgan 10 0 17 FW Richard Cresswell 8 0 4 MF Nick Montgomery 8 0 28 MF Stephen Quinn 8 0 12 MF Lee Williamson 6 0 16 DF Andy Taylor 6 0 6 DF Nyron Nosworthy 3 1 9 FW Ched Evans 4 0 34 DF Kyle Walker 4 0 11 DF Paul Connolly 1 1 11 MF David Cotterill 3 0 20 DF Marcel Seip 3 0 18 MF Jamie Ward 3 0 23 GK Mark Bunn 2 0 15 MF James Harper 2 0 32 MF Toni Kallio 2 0 19 DF Jordan Stewart 2 0 27 MF Keith Treacy 2 0 11 MF Mark Yeates 2 0 21 DF Kyle Bartley 1 0 21 DF Andrew Davies 1 0 11 MF Brian Howard 1 0 6 DF Matthew Kilgallon 1 0 20 MF Brian Howard 1 0 26 MF Derek Geary 1 0
Events
Summer transfers in DatePlayerClubFee18 June 2009 Lee Williamson Watford £500,000 Kyel Reid West Ham United Free Andy Taylor Tranmere Rovers £400,00024 July 2009 Leigh Bromby Watford Undisclosed24 July 2009 Ched Evans Manchester City £3,000,00024 July 2009 Ryan France Hull City Free5 August 2009 Glen Little Portsmouth F.C Free Jordan Stewart Derby County Undisclosed Jonathan Fortune Charlton Athletic Free
Summer transfers out * Indicates the player joined the club after being released.
DatePlayerClubFeeBen Starosta Released – Ugo Ehiogu Retired – Nicky Law Rotherham United Free Adam Chapham Oxford United Nominal Jamie Annerson Rotherham United* Free Keith Quinn Released –22 July 2009 Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed Kyle Naughton Undisclosed Sun Jihai Chengdu Blades* Free Martin Donelly Crusaders Free Aymen Tahar Ferencvárosi TC Free Nicky Travis Central Coast Mariners Free Mamadou Seck Released – David Carney FC Twente £500,0001 September 2009 Leigh Bromby Leeds United £250,000 Brian Howard Reading £500,000 Danny Webber Portsmouth* Free
Loans in ** Indicates that the player returned before the return date.
PlayerClubArrival dateReturn date Keith Treacy Blackburn Rovers** 24 July 2009 24 January 2010 (16 Dec 09) Mark Bunn Blackburn Rovers 3 August 2009 End of season Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur** 5 August 2009 End of season (2 February 2010) James Harper Reading 1 September 2009 End of season Andrew Davies Stoke City** 17 September 2009 17 December 2009 (16 Dec 09) Richard Cresswell Stoke City 29 September 2009 29 December 2009 Carl Ikeme Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 November 2009 26 December 2009 Toni Kallio Fulham 26 November 2009 23 December 2009 Marcel Seip Plymouth Argyle 1 January 2009 End of Season
Loans out PlayerClubArrival dateReturn date Jordan Robertson Bury 14 August 2009 3 January 2010 Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 1 September 2009 End of season David Cotterill Swansea City 24 November 2009 4 January 2010
January transfers in DatePlayerClubFee Richard Cresswell Stoke City Undisclosed Mark Yeates Middlesbrough Undisclosed James Harper Reading Undisclosed
January transfers out DatePlayerClubFee David Cotterill Swansea City £600,000 Matthew Kilgallon Sunderland Undisclosed
Fixtures and results
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Summer friendlies and Malta tour Sheffield United are due to play three friendly matches in July all away as well as tour of Malta. The Friendlies are:
10 July 2010: Mansfield Town F.C. 12–17 July: Malta Tour 20 July 2010: Burton Albion F.C. 24 July 2010: Rotherham United F.C.
References
Notes