Every Sheffield United season on record, from 1889–90 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889–90 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 22 | Dugald Galbraith W. Robertson (5) | ||
| 1890–91 | Midland League | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 45 | 5 | Sheffield Challenge Cup |
| 1891–92 | Northern League | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 27 | 3 | Sheffield Challenge Cup |
| 1892–93 | Second Division | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 39 | 2 | Test Match ----Northern League ----Wharncliffe Charity Cup |
| 1893–94 | First Division | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 63 | 10 | United Counties League ----Wharncliffe Charity Cup |
| 1894–95 | First Division | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 59 | 6 | Harry Hammond (15) |
| 1895–96 | First Division | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 12 | Birmingham Cup ----Birmingham Charity Cup |
| 1896–97 | First Division | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 2 | Fred Priest (12) |
| 1897–98 | First Division | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 34 | 1 | Sheriff of London Charity Shield |
| 1898–99 | First Division | 43 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 64 | 16 | George Hedley (12) |
| 1899–00 | First Division | 39 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 69 | 38 | 2 | Billy Beer (15) |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 14 | Walter Bennett (12) |
| 1901–02 | First Division | 43 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 10 | Fred Priest (21) |
| 1902–03 | First Division | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 46 | 4 | Fred Priest (10) |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 61 | 7 | Arthur Brown (20) |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 35 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 6 | Arthur Brown (22) |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 65 | 13 | Arthur Brown (19) |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 4 | Arthur Brown (22) |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 61 | 17 | Arthur Brown (16) |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 12 | Wally Hardinge (11) |
| 1909–10 | First Division | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 44 | 6 | Joe Kitchen (21) |
| 1910–11 | First Division | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 44 | 9 | Joe Kitchen (18) |
| 1911–12 | First Division | 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 14 | Bobby Evans (12) |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 39 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 73 | 15 | Wally Hardinge (11) |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 62 | 10 | Stan Fazackerley (23) |
| 1914–15 | First Division | 47 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 65 | 45 | 6 | Joe Kitchen (16) |
| 1915–16 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 47 | |||
| 1919–20 | First Division | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 14 | Stan Fazackerley (15) |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 43 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 20 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 43 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 11 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 51 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 77 | 68 | 10 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1923–24 | First Division | 43 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 50 | 5 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1924–25 | First Division | 48 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 65 | 14 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1925–26 | First Division | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 105 | 84 | 5 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 43 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 89 | 8 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 50 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 95 | 94 | 13 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 87 | 87 | 11 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 44 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 94 | 99 | 20 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 86 | 88 | 15 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 44 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 79 | 7 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 85 | 10 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 43 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 103 | 22 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 11 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 50 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 91 | 55 | 3 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 45 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 60 | 7 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 58 | 3 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 43 | 2 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Colin Collindridge (4) | ||
| 1946–47 | First Division | 47 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 77 | 6 | Colin Collindridge (18) |
| 1947–48 | First Division | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 12 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 83 | 22 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 74 | 54 | 3 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1950–51 | Second Division | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 75 | 66 | 8 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 47 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 98 | 80 | 11 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 45 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 103 | 60 | 1 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1953–54 | First Division | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 94 | 20 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 43 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 89 | 13 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 22 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 89 | 79 | 7 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 56 | 6 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 48 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 94 | 54 | 3 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 55 | 4 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 50 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 58 | 2 | Derek Pace (26) |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 55 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 79 | 5 | Derek Pace (28) |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 47 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 10 | Derek Pace (21) |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 71 | 12 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 69 | 19 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 9 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 51 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 69 | 10 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 47 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 76 | 21 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1968–69 | Second Division | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 56 | 9 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1969–70 | Second Division | 47 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 80 | 44 | 6 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup |
| 1970–71 | Second Division | 45 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 43 | 2 | Watney Cup |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 48 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 10 | Alan Woodward (20) |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 49 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 65 | 14 | Texaco Cup ----Watney Cup ----County Cup |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 13 | Texaco Cup ----County Cup |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 48 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 60 | 6 | Texaco Cup ----County Cup |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 45 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 89 | 22 | Anglo-Scottish Cup ----County Cup |
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 11 | Anglo-Scottish Cup ----County Cup |
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 81 | 12 | Anglo-Scottish Cup ----County Cup |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 74 | 20 | Anglo-Scottish Cup |
| 1979–80 | Third Division | 50 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 65 | 72 | 12 | Anglo-Scottish Cup ----County Cup |
| 1980–81 | Third Division | 52 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 70 | 70 | 21 | Anglo-Scottish Cup ----County Cup |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 52 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 99 | 49 | 1 | Football League Group Cup ----County Cup |
| 1982–83 | Third Division | 57 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 85 | 79 | 11 | Football League Trophy |
| 1983–84 | Third Division | 55 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 98 | 62 | 3 | Associate Members' Cup |
| 1984–85 | Second Division | 47 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 18 | Keith Edwards (15) |
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 48 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 71 | 7 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1986–87 | Second Division | 48 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 9 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 50 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 50 | 81 | 21 | 1988 Football League play-offs ----Full Members' Cup |
| 1988–89 | Third Division | 58 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 116 | 71 | 2 | Associate Members' Cup ----Yorkshire & Humberside Cup |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 55 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 87 | 65 | 2 | Full Members' Cup ----Yorkshire & Humberside Cup |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 45 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 66 | 13 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 50 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 78 | 72 | 9 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 53 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 71 | 68 | 14 | Brian Deane (19) |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 45 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 64 | 20 | Jostein Flo (9) |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 50 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 81 | 60 | 8 | Anglo-Italian Cup |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 51 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 9 | Nathan Blake (12) |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 54 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 86 | 65 | 5 | 1997 Football League play-offs |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 61 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 89 | 68 | 6 | 1998 Football League play-offs |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 54 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 88 | 79 | 8 | Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (20) |
| 1999–00 | First Division | 53 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 70 | 80 | 16 | Marcus Bent (16) |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 52 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 53 | 10 | Marcus Bent Paul Devlin David Kelly (8) |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 50 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 13 | Carl Asaba (7) |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 61 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 102 | 69 | 3 | 2003 Football League play-offs |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 52 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 60 | 8 | Jack Lester (15) |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 54 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 67 | 63 | 8 | Andy Gray (18) |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 50 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 50 | 2 | Neil Shipperley (11) |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 41 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 18 | Rob Hulse (8) |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 54 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 69 | 59 | 9 | James Beattie (22) |
| 2008–09 | Championship | 56 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 79 | 54 | 3 | 2009 Football League play-offs |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 50 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 8 | Richard Cresswell (14) |
| 2010–11 | Championship | 48 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 84 | 23 | Ched Evans (9) |
| 2011–12 | League One | 58 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 109 | 65 | 3 | Football League Trophy ----Play-offs |
| 2012–13 | League One | 55 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 71 | 54 | 5 | Football League Trophy ----Play-offs |
| 2013–14 | League One | 57 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 66 | 59 | 7 | Football League Trophy |
| 2014–15 | League One | 63 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 93 | 72 | 5 | Football League Trophy ----Play-offs |
| 2015–16 | League One | 54 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 75 | 65 | 11 | Football League Trophy |
| 2016–17 | League One | 52 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 106 | 56 | 1 | EFL Trophy |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 51 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 62 | 10 | Leon Clarke (19) |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 48 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 43 | 2 | Billy Sharp (24) |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 9 | Oli McBurnie Lys Mousset (6) |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 43 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 69 | 20 | David McGoldrick (9) |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 52 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 54 | 5 | 2022 English Football League play-offs |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 53 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 49 | 2 | Oli McBurnie Iliman Ndiaye (15) |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 41 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 41 | 109 | 20 | Ben Brereton Díaz Oli McBurnie (6) |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 51 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 40 | RU | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 48 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 72 | 13 | Patrick Bamford (13) |
| 2026–27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |