Sheffield United Football Club is an English association football club based at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who currently compete in the . Founded in 1889, they played only friendlies during their first year in existence before being elected to the Midland Counties League for the 1890–91 season. The football committee (who ran the club at the time) were unhappy with the quality of the Midland Counties League and so resigned in the summer of 1891. However, United were refused entry into The Football League amidst an acrimonious dispute with local rivals The Wednesday who had lobbied against their application. Instead United joined the newly formed Northern League which mainly consisted of teams from the North East of England, resulting in their nearest away fixture being at Darlington, some 85 miles away. Sheffield United again applied for election to The Football League the following year, this time being successful, and were admitted to the new Second Division in 1892. Despite the club's desire to be part of the Football League some committee members felt it may not last and so United remained with the Northern League for one more season, thus competing in two leagues concurrently during the 1892–93 season. Since that time United have remained in either the Football League, or at times the Premier League (during the 1992–93, 1993–94 and 2006–07 seasons), although changing fortunes have meant that they have competed in all four of the top divisions in England at some stage.
Sheffield United played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Midland Counties League on 13 September 1890 against the now defunct Burton Wanderers. Since that game they have faced 115 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Blackburn Rovers, against whom United have played on 142 occasions since their first meeting on 15 January 1894. As such United have registered more wins against the Lancashire side than any other, triumphing on 55 occasions. The most league defeats suffered by United have come against West Midlands team Aston Villa who have beaten them on 59 occasions, while the most draws have been registered against cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday with whom they have shared the points in 39 games. The most recent new league opponents for Sheffield United have been AFC Wimbledon, who they first met on 10 September 2016 in a League One fixture.
Key The records include the results of matches played in the Midland Counties League (from 1890 to 1891), Northern League (from 1891 to 1893), the Premier League (from 1992 to 1994 and 2006 to 2007) and The Football League (all other seasons). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test Matches and play-off games are also not included. For simplicity, clubs are listed under their name at the time of their last league fixture with United: for example, results against Ardwick are integrated into the records against Manchester City whilst the fixtures against Glossop are listed under the name the club had at the time rather than Glossop North End which they have subsequently become. Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Sheffield United. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct. P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won; First = Date of first league fixture; Last = Date of most recent league fixture
All-time league record Sheffield United's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below.
Statistics are correct as of 28 January 2024.
+Sheffield United F.C. league record by opponentClubPWDLPWDLPWDLFAWin%FirstLastNotes and refs Home Away TotalAFC Wimbledon11001100220072%Aldershot 22002012421142%Arsenal492614950993299352340153186%Aston Villa 653017186581642131383360181244%Barnsley3317106331112106628221610570%Birmingham City5330111253141029106442141164158%Blackburn Rovers7336211673211438146573554233211%Blackpool32178732109136427172010491%Bolton Wanderers5735101257101235114452247193187%Bootle 11001001210185%Bournemouth 1053295311910632616%Bradford City301610430117126027171611278%Bradford Park Avenue981093241811343724%Brentford177641653833129125046%Brighton & Hove Albion 14923154652913784231%Bristol City25173525106950279149065%Bristol Rovers1273212057247893837%Burnley 573517558121135115472839177164%Burton Albion21012110421152%Burton Swifts 11001100220061%Burton Wanderers 10101010202033%Bury4227114421681884431922172107%Cambridge United10101001201134%Cardiff City3719893791216742920259596%Carlisle United12642125162411582621%Charlton Athletic301965305916602415219278%Chelsea 3920514407112279271635110132%Chester City 321031116321136%Chesterfield138231351726133104530%Colchester United95229342188643324%Coventry City3214108329815642318237879%Crawley Town31113210632174% Crewe Alexandra141031147162817475127%Crystal Palace 2811611279612552012235564%Darlington321031116321167% Darwen22002011421187%Derby County53329125313733106451645155167%Derby Junction 11001100220051%Derby Midland 10011100210153%Doncaster Rovers148511446428121154326%Everton 632622156218935125443150158187%Exeter City53205221105412415%Fleetwood Town31023030613288%Fulham 301776318617612513238196%Gainsborough Trinity11001001210135%Gillingham144641462628108103938%Glossop11001010211062%Grimsby Town25165425153750318119460%Halifax Town 10101100211073%Hartlepool United311133006411128%Hereford United20202020404066%Huddersfield Town451315174511151990243036105130%Hull City27167427111065427171010557%Ipswich Town3215983241414641923228082%Leeds United3816121038910197625222997115%Leicester City441813134410171788283030139139%Leyton Orient167451647532121195344%Lincoln City10811103162011274427%Liverpool 622715206191240123362760136202%Long Eaton Rangers 10011100210133%Luton Town21106520659411611146158%Manchester City 5820191958131332116333251168196%Manchester United 47221015461262893341643133156%Mansfield Town430142208521158%Middlesbrough5431101354141129108452142151165%Middlesbrough Ironopolis 20202002402235%Millwall281378289316562210247574%Milton Keynes Dons521252031041587%Newcastle United 6037131059111434119482743173176%Newport County33003102640297%Northampton Town431044008710218%Northwich Victoria10101100211042%Norwich City3418793481016682617258688%Nottingham Forest5322141754131526107352942132154%Notts County38256738176157642122214098%Oldham Athletic302163301010106031161310172%Oxford United13913134452613584337%Peterborough United750275111410132910%Plymouth Argyle221543225611442010145243%Portsmouth362646361161972371025123100%Port Vale191441199553823968436%Preston North End553611855131825110492933164144%Queens Park Rangers2710125277713541719186675%Reading221066221111044217166744%Rochdale54105311107212212%Rotherham Town 11001001210131%Rotherham United171115177733418886040%Scunthorpe United13823132742610974234%Sheffield Wednesday5925231159181625118433936161149%Shrewsbury Town83238314166372022%South Bank 110011002200110%Southampton 261556267712522212189679%Southend United951393011188193326%Staveley 11001001210151%Stevenage32103012622289%Stockport County7610722314833238%Stockton 21012011411289%Stoke City5226151152151423104412934146151%Sunderland6538101765111440130492457192214%Sunderland Albion 11001100220062%Swansea City21136221849422110118350%Swindon Town171331174583417895934%Torquay United11001010211052%Tottenham Hotspur 4322147445112887272534143162%Tranmere Rovers127411246224111033722%Walsall147431446428111073931%Watford1986519757381511124740%West Bromwich Albion5627151456181028112452542149147%West Ham United 42239104211112084342030136135%Wigan Athletic10523105232010462928%Wimbledon 12534121472467112437%Wolverhampton Wanderers 5327161052101824105373434161170%Wrexham21102002411249%Wycombe Wanderers11001001210131%Yeovil Town32013201640283%York City11001100220083%
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