# 2010–11 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Sheffield United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship after coming 8th in the 2009–10 season. It was Kevin Blackwell's third season in charge of United; however, he left Bramall Lane in mid-August after losing at home to QPR. Gary Speed was named as his successor but lasted only until December when he left to take over the Wales national side. Following a short spell as caretaker by John Carver, Micky Adams was appointed manager for the rest of the season. It was a turbulent season off the pitch and results declined, with Adams being unable to save the team from relegation to League One for the first time in 23 years.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Steve Simonsen |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Elliott Whitehouse |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Nick Montgomery |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Chris Morgan (captain) |
| 6 | MF | AUT | Johannes Ertl |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Darius Henderson |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Michael Doyle |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans |
| 10 | FW | MLT | Daniel Bogdanović |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates |
| 13 | GK | EST | Mihkel Aksalu |
| 14 | MF | JAM | Lee Williamson |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ryan France |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Richard Cresswell |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Erik Tønne |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Joe Mattock (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Shane Lowry (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Neill Collins |
| 24 | MF | IRL | David McAllister |
| 25 | GK | ENG | George Long |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Seamus Conneely |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Danny Philliskirk (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Kingsley James |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Jordan Chapell |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Phil Roe |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Elian Parrino (on loan from Estudiantes) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lowton |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Jordan Slew |
| 36 | MF | IRL | Matthew Harriott |
| 38 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise (on loan from Fulham) |
| 39 | GK | AUS | Lawrence Thomas |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Harry Maguire |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Terry Kennedy |
| 42 | DF | AUS | Marc Warren |
| 43 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Løkberg |
| — | MF | HUN | András Gárdos (on loan from Ferencváros) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Stephen Jordan (released) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Nyron Nosworthy (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Leon Britton (to Swansea City) |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Jean Calvé (on loan from Nancy) |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Sam Vokes (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Kyle Bartley (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Andy Reid (on loan from Sunderland) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Danny Batth (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 27 | DF | BEL | Ritchie de Laet (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright (released) |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent (on loan from Birmingham City) |
| 39 | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton (retired) |
| 40 | MF | WAL | Gary Speed (retired) |

## Statistics
### Goals and appearances

    As of the end of the season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Steve Simonsen | 47 | 0 | 43+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nick Montgomery | 37 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Chris Morgan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUT | Johannes Ertl | 30 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Darius Henderson | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Michael Doyle | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 35 | 9 | 26+8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MLT | Daniel Bogdanovic | 33 | 5 | 12+20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates | 36 | 5 | 18+17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JAM | Lee Williamson | 41 | 3 | 14+26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Richard Cresswell | 36 | 5 | 30+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | 21 | 1 | 13+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Erik Tønne | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Joe Mattock | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Shane Lowry | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Neill Collins | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | David McAllister | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | George Long | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Danny Philliskirk | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn | 38 | 1 | 33+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Kingsley James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Jordan Chapell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Elian Parrino | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lowton | 32 | 4 | 21+11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Jordan Slew | 8 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Matthew Harriott | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | NOR | Bjørn Helge Riise | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Harry Maguire | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Terry Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left before the end of the season: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Stephen Jordan | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Nyron Nosworthy | 32 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Leon Britton | 26 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Jean Calvé | 18 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Sam Vokes | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Kyle Bartley | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Andy Reid | 9 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Danny Batth | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BEL | Ritchie de Laet | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 10 | FW | Bogdanović | 30 | EU | Barnsley | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 6 | DF | Ertl | 27 | EU | Crystal Palace | Free agent | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 8 | MF | Britton | 27 | EU | Swansea City | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | The Star |
| 1 | GK | Simonsen | 31 | EU | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Sheffield United |
| 22 | DF | Kozluk | 32 | EU | Barnsley | Free agent | Summer | 2011 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 2 | DF | Jordan | 28 | EU | Burnley | Free agent | Summer | 2011 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 29 | GK | Wright | 32 | EU | | Free agent | Summer | 2011 | Free | BBC Sport |
| | DF | Conneely | 22 | EU | | Free agent | Winter | 2012 | Free | Sheffield United |
| 24 | MF | McAllister | 22 | EU | | Transfer | Winter | 2012 | Free | Sheffield United |
| 8 | MF | Doyle | 29 | EU | Coventry City | Transfer | Winter | | Free | BBC Sport |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 3 | DF | Nosworthy | 30 | Sunderland | 21 Jul | 16 Apr | BBC Sport | Sheffield United |
| 23 | DF | Bartley | 19 | Arsenal | 10 Aug | 31 Jan | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 12 | DF | Calvé | 26 | Nancy | 23 Aug | 7 Apr | Sheffield United F.C. | BBC Sport |
| 33 | DF | Parrino | 22 | Estudiantes (LP) | 1 Oct | | BBC Sport | |
| 24 | MF | Reid | 28 | Sunderland | 30 Oct | 31 Dec | BBC Sport | Sheffield United F.C. |
| 27 | FW | Philliskirk | 20 | Chelsea | 10 Jan | | Sheffield United F.C. | |
| 20 | DF | Mattock | 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 Jan | | BBC Sport | |
| 21 | DF | Lowry | 21 | Aston Villa | 14 Jan | | Sheffield United | |
| 37 | FW | Bent | 32 | Birmingham City | 18 Jan | 16 Apr | Birmingham City F.C. | Sheffield United F.C. |
| 38 | MF | Riise | 27 | Fulham | 15 Feb | | BBC Sport | |
| 19 | FW | Vokes | 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 Feb | | BBC Sport | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 37 | FW | Camara | 33 | End of contract | Atromitos | Summer | n/a | 11 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 33 | FW | Fortune | 29 | End of contract | Charlton Athletic | Summer | n/a | 6 | 1 | Sky Sports |
| 26 | DF | Geary | 29 | End of contract | | Summer | n/a | 115 | 1 | Sky Sports Sky Sports |
| 15 | MF | Harper | 29 | End of contract | Hull City | Summer | n/a | 22 | 3 | Sky Sports |
| 25 | MF | Little | 34 | End of contract | Aldershot Town | Summer | n/a | 8 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 3 | DF | Naysmith | 31 | Free agent | Huddersfield Town | Summer | Free | 88 | 0 | Huddersfield Town F.C. |
| 1 | GK | Kenny | 32 | Transfer | Queens Park Rangers | Summer | £750 000 | 318 | 0 | Sheffield United |
| 13 | GK | Bennett | 38 | Transfer | Huddersfield Town | Summer | Free | 29 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | DF | Stewart | 28 | Free agent | | Summer | Free | 23 | 0 | Sky Sport |
| 24 | FW | Sharp | 24 | Transfer | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | £1 100 000 | 65 | 12 | Sky Sport |
| 10 | MF | Reid | 22 | Transfer | Charlton Athletic | Summer | Free | 8 | 0 | Kent Online |
| 8 | MF | Britton | 28 | Transfer | Swansea City | Winter | Undisclosed | 26 | 0 | Sheffield United F.C. |
| 2 | DF | Jordan | 29 | Released | | | n/a | 15 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 29 | GK | Wright | 33 | Released | | | n/a | 2 | 0 | BBC Sport |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 18 | MF | Jamie Ward | | 24 | Derby County | 16 Feb | | Derby Telegraph | |