List of Sheffield United F.C. records and statistics

This article lists honours and records associated with Sheffield United F.C..

Honours

Captain George Utley leads Sheffield United out for the 1915 FA Cup final.

• Division One:

Champions: 1897–98

Runners up: 1896-97, 1899–1900

• Division Two:

Champions: 1952–53

Runners-up: 1892–93, 1938–39, 1960–61, 1970–71, 1989–90, 2005–06 (as The Championship)

• Division Three:

Champions: 2016-17 as (League One)

Runners-up: 1988-89

• Division Four

Champions: 1981–82

• Football League North

Champions: 1945–46

• FA Cup

Winners: 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925

Runners-up: 1901, 1936

Records

League

• Record League Win: 10–0 away v Port Vale, Division Two, 10 December 1892 and 10–0 home v Burnley, Division One,^[1]
• Record League Defeat: 3–10 away v Middlesbrough, Division One, 18 November 1933^[1]
• Most League Points in a Season (2 points for a win): 60 in Division Two, 1952–53^[1]
• Most League Points in a Season (3 points for a win): 100 in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Most League Goals: 102 in Division One, 1925–26^[1]
• Most League Wins in a Season (46 games): 30 in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Most League Wins in a Season (42 games): 26 in Division Two, 1960-61^[1]
• Highest Percentage of League Wins in a Season: 72.7% (16 wins from 22 games) in Division Two,1892-93^[2]
• Most Home League Wins in a Season (46 games): 17 in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Most Home League Wins in a Season (42 games): 16 in Division Two, 1936-37, 1958-59, 1960-61 & 1969-70^[2]
• Highest Percentage of Home League Wins in a Season: 90.9% (10 wins from 11 games) in Division Two,1892-93^[2]
• Most Away League Wins in a Season (46 games): 13 in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Highest Percentage of Away League Wins in a Season: 56.5% in (13 wins from 23 games) in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Most Home League Goals in a Season (46 games): 57 in Division Three, 1988-89^[1]
• Most Away League Goals in a Season (46 games): 50 in League One, 2016-17
• Highest Percentage of League Doubles in a Season: 47.8% in (11 doubles from 23 opponents) in League One, 2016-17^[2]
• Successive League Wins: 8 in 1892–93; 1903–04; 1945–46; 1957–58; 1960–61^[1] & 2005–06^[3]
• Successive Home League Wins: 11 in Division Two, 1960–61^[1]
• Successive Away League Wins: 6 in Division Two, 1892–93^[1]
• Successive League Games Without Defeat: 22 in Division One, 1899–1900^[1]
• Successive Home League Games Without Defeat: 26 in Division Four and Division Three, 1981–82 and 1982-83^[1]
• Successive Away League Games Without Defeat: 15 in The Championship, 2008–09^[3]
• Successive League Defeats: 7 in Division One, 1975–76^[1]
• Successive Home League Defeats: 4 in Division One, 1954–55 & 1964–65^[1] & 5 spanning two seasons in Division One, 1908 (28 March – 19 September)
• Successive Away League Defeats: 12 in Division One, 1898–99^[1]
• Successive League Games Without Victory: 19 in Division One, 1975–76^[1]
• Successive Home League Games Without Victory: 9 in Division One, 1975–76^[1]
• Successive Away League Games Without Victory: 18 in Division One, 1975–76^[1]

Cup

• Record Cup Win: 6–0 home v Leyton Orient F.C., FA Cup 1st Round, 6 November 2016.
• Record Cup Defeat: 0–13 home v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 2nd Round, 1 February 1890^[1]

Team

• Highest number of players to score a goal in a single season 19 in 2008–09 league season plus 1 in cup competitions.

Players

• Most League Appearances: Joe Shaw made 631 appearances between 1948–1966^[1]
• Most Consecutive Appearances: Jack Smith made 203 consecutive appearances between 1935–1948
• Most Ever Presents in a League Season: Alan Woodward: 5 seasons between 1968-1969 and 1974-75^[3]
• Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Harry Johnson scored 201 goals in 313 games between 1919–1930
• Most Hat Tricks in Total Aggregate: Harry Johnson 20:- 18 in Football League & 2 in FA Cup^[4]
• Highest League Scorer in a Season: Jimmy Dunne 41 goals from 41 appearances, Division One, 1930–31
• Most League Goals in One Match: 5 Harry Hammond v Bootle, Division Two, 1892, and 5 Harry Johnson v West Ham United, Division One, 26 December 1927
• Scoring in Consecutive Games: Jimmy Dunne scored in 12 consecutive games, Division One, 1931–32^[1]
• Most Penalties Taken, Scored and Missed in all Competitive Games: Colin Morris: 54 Taken; 42 Scored; 12 Missed^[3]
• Highest Percentage of Penalties Scored from 10 or more attempts in Competitive Games: Tony Kenworthy: 90.9% (20 scored from 22 taken)^[3]
• Best Perfect Penalty Record: Peter Duffield: 7 scored from 7 taken^[3]
• Most Penalties Saved in all Competitive Games: Jack Smith saved 11 penalties between 1932-33 and 1947-48^[3]
• Most Sendings Off in all Competitive Games: Chris Morgan: 6 between 2003-4 and 2007-8^[3]
• Most Supporters' Club Player of Year Awards: Alan Woodward: 4 in 1969-70, 1973-74, 1975-76 and 1977-78^[3]
• Oldest Player: Jimmy Hagan: 39 years, 236 days^[1]
• Youngest Player: Louis Reed: 16 years, 257 days^[5]
• Youngest Goalscorer: Regan Slater: 17 years, 60 days: v Grimsby Town, EFL Trophy, 9 November 2016^[6]
• Youngest League Goalscorer: Simon Stainrod: 17 years, 61 days: v Norwich City, Division One, 3 April 1976^[6]
• Most Capped Player for Home Nations: Billy Gillespie made 25 appearances for Northern Ireland
• Most Capped Player Worldwide: Peter Ndlovu, made 26^[3] of his 100 appearances for Zimbabwe as a Sheffield United player
• Record Transfer Fee Paid: £4 million for James Beattie to Everton on 4 August 2007^[7]
• Record Transfer Fee Received: £8 million for Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker (combined fee) from Tottenham Hotspur in July 2009^[7]

Misc

• Highest Attendance: 68,287 v Leeds United, FA Cup 5th Round, 15 February 1936^[7]
• Record gate receipts: £467,036 v Nottingham Forest, first division play-off semi-final, 15 May 2003^[7]
• Highest Average Home League Attendance: 35,094, First Division, 1947-48^[3]
• Lowest Official League Attendance: 4,014 v Nottingham Forest, Second Division, 27 April 1935^[8]
• Lowest Official FA Cup Attendance: 5,987 v Crewe Alexandra, 18 November 2014^[8]
• Lowest League Cup Attendance: 3,531 v Colchester United, 19 September 2000^[8]
• Lowest Modern Day Minor Cup Attendance: 1,827 v AC Ancona, Anglo Italian Cup, 5 October 1994^[8]
• Lowest Official Away League Attendance: 1,325 v Wimbledon FC, First Division, 7 April 2003^[8]
• Lowest Official Away FA Cup Attendance: 2,509 v Colchester United, 9 November 2013^[8]
• Lowest Away League Cup Attendance: 1,379 v Lincoln City, 5 September 2000^[8]
• Lowest Away Modern Day Minor Cup Attendance: 597 v Grimsby Town, EFL Trophy, 9 November 2016^[8]

References