2009–10 Sheffield United F.C. season


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

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 loses 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

Out on loan

Left club during season

Squad statistics

Disciplinary record

Events

Summer transfers in

Summer transfers out

PlayerClubFee
Ben StarostaReleased–
Ugo EhioguRetired–
Nicky LawRotherham UnitedFree
Adam ChaphamOxford UnitedNominal
Jamie AnnersonRotherham United*Free
Keith QuinnReleased–
Kyle WalkerTottenham HotspurUndisclosed
Kyle NaughtonTottenham HotspurUndisclosed
Sun JihaiChengdu Blades*Free
Martin DonellyCrusadersFree
Aymen TaharFerencvárosi TCFree
Nicky TravisCentral Coast MarinersFree
Mamadou SeckReleased–
David CarneyFC Twente£500,000
Leigh BrombyLeeds United£250,000
Brian HowardReading£500,000
Danny WebberPortsmouth*Free

Loans in

PlayerClubArrival dateReturn date
Keith TreacyBlackburn Rovers**24 July 200924 January 2010
Mark BunnBlackburn Rovers3 August 2009End of season
Kyle WalkerTottenham Hotspur**22 July 2009End of season
James HarperReading1 September 2009End of season
Andrew DaviesStoke City**17 September 200917 December 2009
Richard CresswellStoke City29 September 200929 December 2009
Carl IkemeWolverhampton Wanderers26 November 200926 December 2009
Toni KallioFulham26 November 200923 December 2009
Marcel SeipPlymouth Argyle1 January 2009End of Season

Loans out

January transfers in

January transfers out

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: