The 2016–17 season was Sheffield United's 128th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League One. It was manager and boyhood Blade Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, with the Blades accumulating 100 points, promoting them as champions to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age AppsGoals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers1 George LongGKSheffield1230Academy1 July 2011Trainee201825Simon MooreGKSandown440Cardiff City19 August 2016Undisclosed2019 Defenders3 Chris HusseyLBLondon110Bury1 July 2016UndisclosedUndisclosed5 Jack O'ConnellCBLiverpool506Brentford8 July 2016Undisclosed201913Jake WrightCBKeighley310Oxford United9 July 2016Free201814Joe RileyLBBlackpool20Manchester United17 January 2017Loan201718Kieron FreemanRBArnold10014Derby County23 January 2015Free201719Ethan Ebanks-LandellCBWest Bromwich345Wolverhampton Wanderers31 August 2016Loan201720James WilsonCBChepstow101Oldham Athletic5 July 2016Free201824Daniel LaffertyLBDerry364Burnley13 January 2017Undisclosed2019 Midfielders4 John FleckCMGlasgow494Coventry City11 July 2016Free20196 Chris BashamDM/CBHebburn1377Blackpool1 July 2014Free20178 Stefan ScougallAMEdinburgh10010Livingston24 January 2014£400,000201715Paul CouttsCMAberdeen1044Derby County23 January 2015Undisclosed201721Mark DuffyRMLiverpool446Birmingham City1 July 2016Free201822Louis ReedCMBarnsley590Academy1 July 2013Trainee201826Jay O'SheaAMDublin103Chesterfield24 January 2017Loan201732Harry ChapmanRWHartlepool144Middlesbrough12 August 2016Loan201744Samir CarruthersCMIslington140Milton Keynes Dons3 January 2017£250,0002020 Forwards7 Marc McNultyCFEdinburgh5614Livingston21 May 2014£125,00020179 Caolan LaveryCFRed Deer304Sheffield Wednesday30 August 2016Free201910Billy SharpCFSheffield19863Leeds United25 July 2015Undisclosed201711Matt DoneLW/SSOswestry8717Rochdale2 February 2015Undisclosed201716James HansonCFBradford131Bradford City24 January 2017Undisclosed202027Leon ClarkeCFBirmingham269Bury27 July 2016Undisclosed2019 Out on Loan2 John BrayfordRBStoke-on-Trent684Cardiff City24 January 2015£2,000,000201817Kieran WallaceDF/CMNottingham230Ilkeston28 November 2014FreeUndisclosed23Ben WhitemanCMRochdale120Academy1 July 2014TraineeUndisclosed
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total110CFBilly Sharp 3000030218RBKieron Freeman 1010011327CFLeon Clarke 7101945 CBJack O'Connell 4101621RMMark Duffy 6000668 CMStefan Scougall 4100519CBEthan Ebanks-Landell 5000589 CFCaolan Lavery 4000424LBDanny Lafferty 4000432RWHarry Chapman 13004114 CMJohn Fleck 300036 DMChris Basham 2100311CFMatt Done 3000315CMPaul Coutts 2001326AMJay O'Shea 300031616CFJames Hanson 1000120CBJames Wilson 1000138MFRegan Slater 00011Total 8781499
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 14 CMJohn Fleck 10000000000001000215CMPaul Coutts 90000000000090036 DMChris Basham 50100000010060110CFBilly Sharp 70000000000070018RBKieron Freeman 700000000000700611CFMatt Done 60000000000060013CBJake Wright 600000000000600819CBEthan Ebanks-Landell 500000000000500921RMMark Duffy 30000000010040027CFLeon Clarke 300100000000400115 CBJack O'Connell 20000010000030024LBDanny Lafferty 300000000000300149 CFCaolan Lavery 100100000000200159CFChe Adams 10000000000010025GKSimon Moore 10000000000010036CMDavid Brooks 00000000010010038MFRegan Slater 00000000010010044CMSamir Carruthers 100000000000100Total 69012001004007601
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 RM Mark Duffy Birmingham City Free transfer 1 July 2016 LB Chris Hussey Bury Undisclosed 5 July 2016 CB James Wilson Oldham Athletic Free transfer 8 July 2016 CM John Fleck Coventry City Free transfer 8 July 2016 CB Jack O'Connell Brentford Undisclosed 9 July 2016 CB Jake Wright Oxford United Free transfer 27 July 2016 CF Leon Clarke Bury Undisclosed 19 August 2016 GK Simon Moore Cardiff City Undisclosed 30 August 2016 CF Caolan Lavery Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 23 September 2016 CB Reece Brown Bury Free transfer 3 January 2017 CM Samir Carruthers Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 13 January 2017 LB Daniel Lafferty Burnley Undisclosed 24 January 2017 CF James Hanson Bradford City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 AM Jose Baxter Free agent Released 1 July 2016 RW Jamal Campbell-Ryce Barnet Released 1 July 2016 CM Florent Cuvelier Walsall Released 1 July 2016 CB Ioan Evans Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer 1 July 2016 RW Ryan Flynn Oldham Athletic Released 1 July 2016 CM CJ Hamilton Mansfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2016 LB Bob Harris Bristol Rovers Released 1 July 2016 GK Mark Howard Bolton Wanderers Released 1 July 2016 CB Terry Kennedy Alfreton Town Released 1 July 2016 CB Jay McEveley Ross County Released 1 July 2016 LB Callum McFadzean Kilmarnock Released 1 July 2016 CB Harrison McGahey Rochdale Released 1 July 2016 GK George Willis Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer 2 July 2016 CM Dean Hammond Free agent Mutual consent 4 July 2016 CF Jamie McDonagh Greenock Morton Free transfer 7 July 2016 SS Diego De Girolamo Bristol City Free transfer 15 July 2016 AM Joel Coustrain Raith Rovers Free transfer 8 August 2016 CF Che Adams Birmingham City Undisclosed 19 August 2016 LW Martyn Woolford Fleetwood Town Free transfer 31 August 2016 CF Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton Undisclosed 6 January 2017 CB Reece Brown Bury Released 31 January 2017 GK Aaron Ramsdale AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 12 August 2016 RW Harry Chapman Middlesbrough End of Season 31 August 2016 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season 31 August 2016 LB Daniel Lafferty Burnley 13 January 2017 17 January 2017 LB Joe Riley Manchester United End of Season 24 January 2017 AM Jay O'Shea Chesterfield End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 16 August 2016 CF Jake Wright York City 14 September 2016 19 August 2016 RB John Brayford Burton Albion End of Season 31 August 2016 CF Marc McNulty Bradford City 2 January 2017 31 August 2016 LB Kieran Wallace Fleetwood Town End of Season 1 January 2017 CM Benjamin Whiteman Mansfield Town End of Season 5 January 2017 CF Connor Hall Woking 11 March 2017
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
EFL League One
League table
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
References