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Sheffield United
2009–10 season
ChairmanKevin McCabe
ManagerKevin Blackwell
Football League Championship8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cresswell (12)
All: Cresswell (14)
Highest home attendance29,210
(vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance7,627
(vs. Port Vale)

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

  • 1 September 2009 – Paddy Kenny is banned for 9 months after failing his drug test.
  • 2 October 2009 – Jordan Robertson is sentenced for 32 months after causing death by a car crash, forcing his loan spell at Bury to be cut short.
  • 6 November 2009 – Paddy Kenny signs new contract until the summer of 2011.[1]
  • 20 November 2009 – Trevor Birch is appointed as Chief Executive.[2]

League

The Blades playing against Cardiff City

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.[3] 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.[4] 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

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF England ENG Ryan France
3 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
4 MF Scotland SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF England ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF England ENG Nyron Nosworthy[notes 3] (on loan from Sunderland)
7 FW England ENG Darius Henderson
9 FW Wales WAL Ched Evans
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Yeates
12 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson[notes 4]
13 GK England ENG Ian Bennett
15 MF England ENG James Harper
16 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
17 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward[notes 5]
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart
20 DF Netherlands NED Marcel Seip (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
21 DF England ENG Kyle Bartley
25 MF England ENG Glen Little
26 DF England ENG Derek Geary
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Quinn
30 GK Estonia EST Mihkel Aksalu
32 DF Finland FIN Toni Kallio (on loan from Fulham)
33 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune
34 DF England ENG Matthew Lowton
35 FW England ENG Nathan Foster
36 DF England ENG Kingsley James
37 FW Senegal SEN Henri Camara
40 DF England ENG Phil Roe

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF England ENG Kyel Reid (on loan to Charlton Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW England ENG Billy Sharp (on loan to Doncaster Rovers)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon (to Sunderland)
11 MF Wales WAL David Cotterill (to Swansea City)
14 DF Australia AUS David Carney (to FC Twente)
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie (to Derby County)
20 MF England ENG Brian Howard (to Reading)
21 DF England ENG Leigh Bromby (to Leeds United)
21 DF England ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
22 GK Malta MLT Justin Haber (to Ferencváros)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK England ENG Mark Bunn (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
23 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen (on loan from Stoke City)
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Treacy (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
30 GK Nigeria NGA Carl Ikeme[notes 6] (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
31 DF England ENG Paul Connolly (on loan from Derby County)
34 DF England ENG Kyle Walker (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
39 FW England ENG Jordan Robertson (released)

Squad statistics

As of end of the season
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ireland EIR Paddy Kenny 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF England ENG Ryan France 10 0 3+6 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Nick Montgomery 43 1 39 1 3 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Chris Morgan 40 2 37 2 3 0 0 0
7 FW England ENG Darius Henderson 35 12 28+4 12 1+1 0 1 0
9 FW Wales WAL Ched Evans 36 4 21+12 4 2+1 0 0 0
11 MF Ireland EIR Mark Yeates 20 2 11+9 2 0 0 0 0
12 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson 23 4 14+6 3 2+1 1 0 0
13 GK England ENG Ian Bennett 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG James Harper 36 4 31+3 4 2 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Andy Taylor 30 0 22+4 0 3 0 1 0
17 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell 34 14 28+3 12 2+1 2 0 0
18 FW England ENG Jamie Ward 31 8 25+3 7 1+2 1 0 0
19 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart 23 0 15+8 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Netherlands NED Marcel Seip 8 0 5+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Kyle Bartley 14 0 10+4 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Billy Sharp 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 MF England ENG Glen Little 18 0 7+9 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 MF Ireland EIR Derek Geary 9 0 5+2 0 2 0 0 0
28 MF Ireland EIR Stephen Quinn 48 4 38+6 4 3 0 1 0
30 GK Estonia EST Mihkel Aksalu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Finland FIN Toni Kallio 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune 6 1 3+2 1 1 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Matthew Lowton 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Senegal SEN Henri Camara 25 4 9+14 4 2 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Jordan Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left before the end of the season:
6 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon 23 1 21 1 1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Kyel Reid 8 0 0+7 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Wales WAL David Cotterill 14 2 3+11 2 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Brian Howard 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF England ENG Leigh Bromby 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF England ENG Andrew Davies 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK England ENG Mark Bunn 35 0 31+1 0 3 0 0 0
23 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Ireland EIR Keith Treacy 17 1 12+4 1 0 0 1 0
30 GK England ENG Carl Ikeme 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Paul Connolly 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Kyle Walker 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

Number Pos Player Yellow card Red card
7 FW Darius Henderson 8 1
5 DF Chris Morgan 10 0
17 FW Richard Cresswell 8 0
4 MF Nick Montgomery 8 0
28 MF Stephen Quinn 8 0
12 MF Lee Williamson 6 0
16 DF Andy Taylor 6 0
6 DF Nyron Nosworthy 3 1
9 FW Ched Evans 4 0
34 DF Kyle Walker 4 0
11 DF Paul Connolly 1 1
11 MF David Cotterill 3 0
20 DF Marcel Seip 3 0
18 MF Jamie Ward 3 0
23 GK Mark Bunn 2 0
15 MF James Harper 2 0
32 MF Toni Kallio 2 0
19 DF Jordan Stewart 2 0
27 MF Keith Treacy 2 0
11 MF Mark Yeates 2 0
21 DF Kyle Bartley 1 0
21 DF Andrew Davies 1 0
11 MF Brian Howard 1 0
6 DF Matthew Kilgallon 1 0
20 MF Brian Howard 1 0
26 MF Derek Geary 1 0

Events

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Lee Williamson Watford £500,000
Kyle Reid West Ham United Free
Leigh Bromby Watford Undisclosed
Andy Taylor Tranmere Rovers £400,000
Ched Evans Manchester City £3,000,000
Ryan France Hull City Free
Glen Little Portsmouth F.C Free
Jordan Stewart Derby County Undisclosed
Jonathan Fortune Charlton Athletic Free

Summer transfers out

  • * Indicates the player joined the club after being released.
Player Club Fee
Ben Starosta Released –
Ugo Ehiogu Retired –
Nicky Law Rotherham United Free
Adam Chapham Oxford United Nominal
Jamie Annerson Rotherham United* Free
Keith Quinn Released –
Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
Kyle Naughton Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
Sun Jihai Chengdu Blades* Free
Martin Donelly Crusaders Free
Aymen Tahar Ferencvárosi TC Free
Nicky Travis Central Coast Mariners Free
Mamadou Seck Released –
David Carney FC Twente £500,000
Leigh Bromby Leeds United £250,000
Brian Howard Reading £500,000
Danny Webber Portsmouth* Free

Loans in

  • ** Indicates that the player returned before the return date.
Player Club Arrival date Return date
Keith Treacy Blackburn Rovers** 24 July 2009 24 January 2010 (16 Dec 09)
Mark Bunn Blackburn Rovers 3 August 2009 End of season
Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur** 22 July 2009 End of season (2 February 2010)
James Harper Reading 1 September 2009 End of season
Andrew Davies Stoke City** 17 September 2009 17 December 2009 (16 Dec 09)
Richard Cresswell Stoke City 29 September 2009 29 December 2009
Carl Ikeme Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 November 2009 26 December 2009
Toni Kallio Fulham 26 November 2009 23 December 2009
Marcel Seip Plymouth Argyle 1 January 2009 End of Season

Loans out

Player Club Arrival date Return date
Jordan Robertson Bury 14 August 2009 3 January 2010
Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 1 September 2009 End of season
David Cotterill Swansea City 24 November 2009 4 January 2010

January transfers in

Player Club Fee
Richard Cresswell Stoke City Undisclosed
Mark Yeates Middlesbrough Undisclosed
James Harper Reading Undisclosed

January transfers out

Player Club Fee
David Cotterill Swansea City £600,000
Matthew Kilgallon Sunderland Undisclosed

Fixtures and results

Championship

7 August 2009 1 Middlesbrough 0–0 Sheffield United Riverside Stadium
20:00 Report Attendance: 23,541
15 August 2009 2 Sheffield United 2–0 Watford Bramall Lane
20:00 Ward 12'
Evans 63'		 Report Attendance: 24,638
18 August 2009 3 Sheffield United 1–1 Leicester Bramall Lane
19:45 Treacy 66' Report Fryatt 52' Attendance: 26,069
22 August 2009 4 Reading 1–3 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
15:00 Mills 13' Report Quinn 42'
Ward 62'
Citterill 90'		 Attendance: 16,025
29 August 2009 5 Sheffield United 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Bramall Lane
15:00 Evans 56'
Cotterill 88' (pen.)		 Report Bednar 54', 60' Attendance: 25,169
12 September 2009 6 Derby County 0–1 Sheffield United Pride Park Stadium
15:00 Report Kilgallon 80' Attendance: 28,441
15 September 2009 7 Coventry City 3–2 Sheffield United Ricoh Arena
19:45 Best 12'
Morrison 50'
Craine 60'		 Report Ward 31'
Harper 76'		 Attendance: 14,426
18 September 2009 8 Sheffield United 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane
19:45 Ward 7'
Henderson 15'
Buxton 42' (o.g.)		 Report Tudgay 46'
Esajas 60'		 Attendance: 29,210
26 September 2009 9 Swansea City 2–1 Sheffield United Liberty Stadium
15:00 Trundle 52' (pen.)
Butler 82'
López Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card
Dyer Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card		 Report Quinn 73' Attendance: 14,324
29 September 2009 10 Sheffield United 3–3 Ipswich Town Bramall Lane
19:45 Henderson 9', 77'
Morgan 90'		 Report Walters 24'
Leadbitter 34'
McAuley 70'		 Attendance: 28,366
3 October 2009 11 Sheffield United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 65' Hayter 45' Attendance: 26,211
17 October 2009 12 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Sheffield United Glanford Park
12:00 McCann 22', 59'
Hayes 53'		 Evans 51' Attendance: 7,599
20 October 2009 13 Blackpool 3–0 Sheffield United Bloomfield Road
19:45 Seip 60'
Euell 69'
Adam 82'		 Attendance: 8,042
24 October 2009 14 Sheffield United 3–4 Cardiff City Bramall Lane
15:00 Henderson 43', 45'
Harper 90'		 Bothroyd 41'
Whittingham 45' (pen.), 60', 85'		 Attendance: 25,021
2 November 2009 15 Sheffield United 0–1 Newcastle United Bramall Lane
19:45 Morgan 41' (o.g.) Attendance: 26,536
9 November 2009 16 Barnsley 2–2 Sheffield United Oakwell
19:45 De Silva 53'
Bogdanović 74'		 Henderson 61' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Attendance: 12,988
21 November 2009 17 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Bramall Lane
15:00 Camara 42' Attendance: 25,144
28 November 2009 18 Bristol City 2–3 Sheffield United Ashton Gate
15:00 Carey 53'
Saborio 90'		 Henderson 30', 33', 90' Attendance: 14,637
5 December 2009 19 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Sheffield United Home Park
15:00 Harper 88' Attendance: 9,231
8 December 2009 20 Sheffield United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bramall Lane
19:45 Attendance: 26,490
12 December 2009 21 Sheffield United 2–0 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane
15:00 Williamson 21'
Quinn 90'		 Attendance: 25,510
19 December 2009 22 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Sheffield United Loftus Road
15:00 Leigertwood 2' Cresswell 8' Attendance: 12,639
26 December 2009 23 Leicester City 2–1 Sheffield United Walkers Stadium
18:00 Morrison 26'
Fryatt 35' (pen.)		 Camara 47' Attendance: 23,999
28 December 2009 24 Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End Bramall Lane
15:00 Ward 86' Attendance: 25,231
16 January 2010 25 Sheffield United 1–0 Middlesbrough Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 56' Attendance: 23,974
26 January 2010 26 Sheffield United 3–0 Reading Bramall Lane
15:00 Fortune 12'
Cresswell 42'
Morgan 80'		 Attendance: 24,009
30 January 2010 27 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Sheffield United The Hawthorns
15:00 Dorrans 19' (pen.)
Bednář 30'
Thomas 50'		 Henderson 49' (pen.) Attendance: 22,193
2 February 2010 28 Watford 3–0 Sheffield United Vicarage Road
19:45 Cleverley 39'
Helguson 55'
Cowie 74'		 Attendance: 13,076
6 February 2010 29 Sheffield United 1–1 Derby County Bramall Lane
15:00 Williamson 90' Savage 17' Attendance: 25,300
9 February 2010 30 Preston North End 2–1 Sheffield United Deepdale
19:45 James 17'
Parkin 71'		 Yeates 81' Attendance: 10,270
13 February 2010 31 Sheffield United 2–0 Bristol City Bramall Lane
15:00 Camara 49'
Henderson 62'		 Attendance: 22,613
16 February 2010 32 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield United City Ground
19:45 Earnshaw 4' Henderson Red card 46' Attendance: 22,076
27 February 2010 33 Sheffield United 4–3 Plymouth Argyle Bramall Lane
15:00 Camara 7'
Ward 35', 47'
Cresswell 80'		 Bolasie 48'
Mason 56'
Mackie 85'		 Attendance: 24,886
6 March 2010 34 Crystal Palace 1–0 Sheffield United Selhurst Park
15:00 Lee 23' Attendance: 13,455
9 March 2010 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Sheffield United London Road
19:30 Mackail-Smith 40' Attendance: 6,674
13 March 2010 36 Sheffield United 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 44' Taarabt 49' Attendance: 23,456
16 March 2010 37 Sheffield United 3–0 Blackpool Bramall Lane
19:45 Cresswell 1', 66'
Montgomery 43'		 Attendance: 22,555
20 March 2010 38 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sheffield United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Hayter 5' Harper 88' Attendance: 13,026
24 March 2010 39 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff City Stadium
19:45 Bothroyd 45' Quinn 67' Attendance: 18,715
28 March 2010 40 Sheffield United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Bramall Lane
12:15 Hayes 45' Attendance: 23,005
3 April 2010 41 Sheffield United 0–0 Barnsley Bramall Lane
15:00 Connolly Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card Attendance: 24,808
5 April 2010 42 Newcastle United 2–1 Sheffield United St James' Park
19:45 Løvenkrands 45' (pen.)
Nolan 73'		 Cresswell 22' Attendance: 48,270
10 April 2010 43 Sheffield United 1–0 Coventry City Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 47' Attendance: 23,603
18 April 2010 44 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sheffield United Hillsborough
13:00 Potter 41' Williamson 60' Attendance: 35,485
24 April 2010 45 Sheffield United 2–0 Swansea City Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 62'
de Vries 90' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 25,966
2 May 2010 46 Ipswich Town 0–3 Sheffield United Portman Road
13:00 Eastman Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card Yeates 34'
Evans 56'
Cresswell 66'		 Attendance: 23,003

FA Cup

3 January 2010 Round 3 Sheffield United 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Bramall Lane
15:00 Cresswell 45' Simpson 39' Attendance: 11,461
12 January 2010 Round 3 (replay) Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Sheffield United Loftus Road
19:45 Buzsaky 71' (pen.)
Stewart 88'		 Williamson 19'
Ward 68'
Cresswell 70'		 Attendance: 5,780
23 January 2010 Round 4 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Sheffield United Reebok Stadium
15:00 Steinsson 48'
Elmander 84'		 Attendance: 14,572

League Cup

11 August 2009 Round 1 Sheffield United 1–2 Port Vale Bramall Lane
19:45 Sharp 33' Richards 20', 61' Attendance: 7,627

Summer friendlies and Malta tour

Sheffield United are due to play three friendly matches in July all away as well as tour of Malta.[1] The Friendlies are:

References

  1. ^ "Kenny signs new Blades contract". BBC Sport. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Sheffield United appoint new Chief Executive". Sheffield United F.C. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Darius on his first hat-trick". Sheffield United F.C. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Sheff Utd 1–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Sheffield United 2009–2010". footballsquads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
  4. ^ Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut in September 2015.
  5. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
  6. ^ Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Nigeria internationally and was first called up in March 2007 before making his international debut for Nigeria in September 2015.
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