The 2025–26 season was 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 also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Managerial changes Prior to the season starting, the club and Chris Wilder mutually agreed to terminate his contract as manager. He was quickly replaced by Rubén Sellés who signed a three-year contract as the manager. Ruben Selles lost his first five games in a row, the worst start in Sheffield United's history and was relieved of his duites on 14 September 2025. A day later, the club re-appointed Chris Wilder as manager on a two-year contract.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 11 June 2025 RW Ehije Ukaki Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed 7 July 2025 CB Max Asante-Boakye Aston Villa Free 22 July 2025 RB Mihail Polendakov PFC Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed 22 August 2025 CB Nils Zätterström Malmö £2,850,000 27 August 2025 CF Danny Ings West Ham United Free 28 August 2025 CB Japhet Tanganga Millwall £7,500,000 29 August 2025 CAM Tahith Chong Luton Town Undisclosed 1 September 2025 CM Alex Matos Chelsea Undisclosed CB Mark McGuinness Luton Town Undisclosed CB Ben Mee Brentford Free 3 October 2025 GK Liam Hall Wrexham 17 October 2025 CDM Jaïro Riedewald Royal Antwerp 13 November 2025 CF Patrick Bamford Leeds United 2 February 2026 CM Joe Rothwell Rangers Undisclosed Expenditure: ~ £10,350,000
Out DatePosPlayerToFeeRef. 5 July 2025 DM Vinícius Souza Wolfsburg £13,000,000 24 July 2025 CB Miguel Freckleton St Mirren Undisclosed 5 August 2025 CB Anel Ahmedhodžić Feyenoord £15,600,000 5 August 2025 CF Kieffer Moore Wrexham £2,000,000 15 August 2025 LW Jefferson Cáceres Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed 1 September 2025 CB Jack Robinson Birmingham City £175,000 Income: ≈ £30,775,000 (all fees converted into GBP)
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 4 July 2025 CB Tyler Bindon Nottingham Forest 31 May 2026 22 July 2025 LW Louie Barry Aston Villa 3 January 2026 4 August 2025 CM Djibril Soumaré Braga 31 May 2026 22 August 2025 CB Ben Godfrey Atalanta 3 January 2026 1 September 2025 RW Chiedozie Ogbene Ipswich Town 31 May 2026 8 January 2026 RB Ki-Jana Hoever Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 February 2026 LB Leo Hjelde Sunderland 2 February 2026 DM Kalvin Phillips Manchester City
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 21 July 2025 CF Billy Blacker Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2026 7 August 2025 GK Ivo Grbić Fatih Karagümrük 25 August 2025 LB Rhys Norrington-Davies Queens Park Rangers 29 August 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste Rotherham United 3 January 2026 CB Sam Curtis Chesterfield 12 January 2026 SS Louie Marsh Falkirk 23 January 2026 CB Nils Zätterström Genoa 28 January 2026 CF Ryan Oné Lincoln City 1 February 2026 RW Ehije Ukaki Atromitos 7 February 2026 LW Christian Nwachukwu Serikspor
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2025 LB Mekhi Haughton-Parris Kentucky Wildcats 1 July 2025 GK Henry Molyneux Chatham Town LB Harry Boyes Southend United 2 July 2025 CF Rhian Brewster Derby County 1 August 2025 AM Ethan Cummings Abbey Hey
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract untilRef. 6 June 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste Undisclosed 7 July 2025 CAM Jackson Blaize Undisclosed CM Archie Christie-Crainie RB Sam Colechin CF Siem Eyob-Abraha RB Zach Giggs GK Coby Hewitson CDM Theo Howard CM Frankie Jones CB Seth Okyere RM Aaron Reid 9 July 2025 CF Jevan Beattie Undisclosed CB Dovydas Sasnauskas 26 September 2025 RB Keehan Barret-Underwood Undisclosed CB Alfie Hough 15 December 2025 CDM Jaïro Riedewald 30 June 2026 11 January 2026 CF Patrick Bamford 30 June 2027
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. A behind closed doors fixture against Nice was also added to the schedule.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Sheffield United entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to League One side Mansfield Town.
EFL Cup
As a Championship side, Sheffield United entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn away to Championship club Birmingham City.
Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
Goals Rank No. Nat. Pos. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 45 FW Patrick Bamford 12 1 0 13 2 10 MF Callum O'Hare 8 0 0 8 3 8 MF Gustavo Hamer 5 1 1 7 4= 7 FW Tom Cannon 6 0 0 6 11 MF Andre Brooks 6 0 0 6 23 FW Tyrese Campbell 6 0 0 6 7 14 DF Harrison Burrows 5 0 0 5 42 MF Sydie Peck 5 0 0 5 9= 44 MF Jaïro Riedewald 3 0 0 3 10= 9 FW Danny Ings 2 0 0 2 11= 2 DF Japhet Tanganga 1 0 0 1 3 DF Sam McCallum 1 0 0 1 6 DF Tyler Bindon 1 0 0 1 11 FW Chiedozie Ogbene 1 0 0 1 25 DF Mark McGuinness 1 0 0 1 38 DF Femi Seriki 1 0 0 1Own goals 2 1 0 3Totals 66 3 1 70
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