# List of Sheffield United F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Sheffield United Football Club from 1889 (when Sheffield United first competed in the FA Cup) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

## Seasons

    As of match played 17 August 2024
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Player(s) | Goals |
| 1889–90 | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | Sheffield Challenge Cup Wharncliffe Charity Cup | RU SF | Dugald GalbraithW. Robertson | 5 |
| 1890–91 | Midland League | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 5th | R1 | | Sheffield Challenge Cup | RU | Arthur Watson | 14 |
| 1891–92 | Northern League | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 3rd | R2 | | Sheffield Challenge Cup | W | Sammy Dobson | 15 |
| 1892–93 | Division 2 (2) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 35 | 2nd | R2 | | Test Match Northern League Wharncliffe Charity Cup | W 3rd W | Harry Hammond | 22 |
| 1893–94 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 31 | 10th | R1 | | United Counties League Wharncliffe Charity Cup | GS W | Bob Hill | 11 |
| 1894–95 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 6th | R2 | | | | Harry Hammond | 15 |
| 1895–96 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 12th | R2 | | Birmingham Cup Birmingham Charity Cup | RU RU | Harry Hammond | 12 |
| 1896–97 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 36 | 2nd | R1 | | | | Fred Priest | 12 |
| 1897–98 | Division 1 (1) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 42 | 1st | R1 | | Sheriff of London Charity Shield | W | Walter Bennett | 12 |
| 1898–99 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 29 | 16th | W | | | | George Hedley | 12 |
| 1899–1900 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 48 | 2nd | QF | | | | Billy Beer | 15 |
| 1900–01 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 14th | RU | | | | Walter Bennett | 12 |
| 1901–02 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 10th | W | | | | Fred Priest | 21 |
| 1902–03 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 4th | R2 | | | | Fred Priest | 10 |
| 1903–04 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 38 | 7th | QF | | | | Arthur Brown | 20 |
| 1904–05 | Division 1 (1) | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 40 | 6th | R1 | | | | Arthur Brown | 22 |
| 1905–06 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 36 | 13th | R2 | | | | Arthur Brown | 19 |
| 1906–07 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 55 | 45 | 4th | R1 | | | | Arthur Brown | 22 |
| 1907–08 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 35 | 17th | R1 | | | | Arthur Brown | 16 |
| 1908–09 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 37 | 12th | R1 | | | | Wally Hardinge | 11 |
| 1909–10 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 6th | R1 | | | | Joe Kitchen | 21 |
| 1910–11 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 9th | R1 | | | | Joe Kitchen | 18 |
| 1911–12 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 36 | 14th | R1 | | | | Bobby Evans | 12 |
| 1912–13 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | 34 | 15th | R1 | | | | Wally Hardinge | 11 |
| 1913–14 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 37 | 10th | SF | | | | Stan Fazackerley | 23 |
| 1914–15 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 6th | W | | | | Joe Kitchen | 16 |
| No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War ||||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 40 | 14th | R2 | | | | Stan Fazackerley | 15 |
| 1920–21 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 30 | 20th | R1 | | County Cup | W | Harry Johnson | 13 |
| 1921–22 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 40 | 11th | R1 | | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 17 |
| 1922–23 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 10th | SF | | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 19 |
| 1923–24 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 50 | 5th | R1 | | County Cup | W | Billy GillespieHarry Johnson | 16 |
| 1924–25 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 39 | 14th | W | | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 22 |
| 1925–26 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 82 | 46 | 5th | R4 | | County Cup | W | Harry Johnson | 27 |
| 1926–27 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 44 | 8th | R3 | | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 24 |
| 1927–28 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 | 40 | 13th | SF | | County Cup | SF | Harry Johnson | 43 |
| 1928–29 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 | 41 | 11th | R3 | | County Cup | RU | Harry Johnson | 31 |
| 1929–30 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 36 | 20th | R4 | | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 42 |
| 1930–31 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 84 | 38 | 15th | R5 | | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 50 |
| 1931–32 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 7th | R4 | | County Cup | SF | Jimmy Dunne | 35 |
| 1932–33 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 80 | 43 | 10th | R4 | | County Cup | W | Jimmy Dunne | 32 |
| 1933–34 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 101 | 31 | 22nd | R3 | | County Cup | SF | Billy Boyd | 17 |
| 1934–35 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 41 | 11th | R4 | | County Cup | SF | Jock Dodds | 19 |
| 1935–36 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 52 | 3rd | RU | | County Cup | RU | Jock Dodds | 41 |
| 1936–37 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 46 | 7th | R4 | | County Cup | RU | Jock Dodds | 28 |
| 1937–38 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 53 | 3rd | R4 | | County Cup | SF | Jock Dodds | 23 |
| 1938–39 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 2nd | R5 | | County Cup | W | Jock Dodds | 20 |
| No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War ||||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | R4 | | | | Colin Collindridge | 4 |
| 1946–47 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 75 | 49 | 6th | QF | | | | Colin Collindridge | 18 |
| 1947–48 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 70 | 42 | 12th | R3 | | County Cup | SF | Colin Collindridge | 12 |
| 1948–49 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 33 | 22nd | R4 | | County Cup | RU | Colin Collindridge | 17 |
| 1949–50 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 49 | 52 | 3rd | R4 | | County Cup | RU | Harold Brook | 21 |
| 1950–51 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 8th | R4 | | County Cup | SF | Jimmy Hagan | 17 |
| 1951–52 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 76 | 41 | 11th | QF | | County Cup | W | Alf Ringstead | 27 |
| 1952–53 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 97 | 55 | 60 | 1st | R4 | | County Cup | W | Alf Ringstead | 24 |
| 1953–54 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 90 | 33 | 20th | R3 | | County Cup | W | Harold BrookDerek Hawksworth | 14 |
| 1954–55 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 86 | 41 | 13th | R3 | | County Cup | SF | Derek Hawksworth | 14 |
| 1955–56 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 77 | 33 | 22nd | R5 | | County Cup | RU | Bobby Howitt | 14 |
| 1956–57 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 46 | 7th | R3 | | County Cup | W | Derek Hawksworth | 22 |
| 1957–58 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 | 52 | 6th | R5 | | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 21 |
| 1958–59 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 53 | 3rd | QF | | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 31 |
| 1959–60 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 4th | QF | | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 33 |
| 1960–61 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 58 | 2nd | SF | R2 | | | Derek Pace | 26 |
| 1961–62 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 47 | 5th | QF | QF | | | Derek Pace | 28 |
| 1962–63 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 44 | 10th | R5 | R3 | | | Derek Pace | 21 |
| 1963–64 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 43 | 12th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | W | Derek Pace | 15 |
| 1964–65 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 35 | 19th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | W | Mick Jones | 17 |
| 1965–66 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 43 | 9th | R4 | R2 | County Cup | RU | Mick Jones | 22 |
| 1966–67 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 42 | 10th | R5 | QF | County Cup | W | Mick Jones | 21 |
| 1967–68 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 32 | 21st | QF | R2 | County Cup | SF | Gil Reece | 13 |
| 1968–69 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R2 | County Cup | W | John Tudor | 16 |
| 1969–70 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 49 | 6th | R4 | R4 | County Cup | SF | Alan Woodward | 22 |
| 1970–71 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 56 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | Watney Cup | SF | Alan Woodward | 17 |
| 1971–72 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 46 | 10th | R3 | QF | | | Alan Woodward | 20 |
| 1972–73 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 59 | 40 | 14th | R4 | R4 | Texaco Cup Watney Cup County Cup | R1 RU RU | Bill Dearden | 25 |
| 1973–74 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Texaco Cup County Cup | R1 W | Alan Woodward | 18 |
| 1974–75 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 6th | R4 | R4 | Texaco Cup County Cup | GS RU | Alan Woodward | 16 |
| 1975–76 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 82 | 22 | 22nd | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup County Cup | GS RU | Chris Guthrie | 15 |
| 1976–77 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 40 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup County Cup | GS RU | Keith Edwards | 18 |
| 1977–78 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 73 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup County Cup | GS W | Keith Edwards | 15 |
| 1978–79 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 34 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | GS | Peter Anderson | 12 |
| 1979–80 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 46 | 12th | R2 | R1 | Anglo-Scottish Cup County Cup | SF W | Jeff Bourne | 11 |
| 1980–81 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 40 | 21st | R2 | R1 | Anglo-Scottish Cup County Cup | GS SF | Bob Hatton | 23 |
| 1981–82 | Division 4 (4) | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 41 | 96 | 1st | R1 | R2 | Football League Group Cup County Cup | GS W | Keith Edwards | 36 |
| 1982–83 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 11th | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | GS | Keith Edwards | 24 |
| 1983–84 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 53 | 83 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | NSF | Keith Edwards | 41 |
| 1984–85 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | 44 | 18th | R3 | R2 | | | Keith Edwards | 15 |
| 1985–86 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 7th | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | GS | Keith Edwards | 21 |
| 1986–87 | Division 2 (2) | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R2 | Steve Foley | 12 |
| 1987–88 | Division 2 (2) | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | 46 | 21st | R4 | R2 | Play-offs Full Members' Cup | SF R1 | Tony Philliskirk | 11 |
| 1988–89 | Division 3 (3) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 54 | 84 | 2nd | R5 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup Yorkshire & Humberside Cup | NR1 W | Tony Agana | 31 |
| 1989–90 | Division 2 (2) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 58 | 85 | 2nd | QF | R1 | Full Members' Cup Yorkshire & Humberside Cup | NR2 GS | Brian Deane | 24 |
| 1990–91 | Division 1 (1) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 46 | 13th | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | NQF | Brian Deane | 17 |
| 1991–92 | Division 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 9th | R5 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | NR2 | Brian Deane | 16 |
| 1992–93 | Premier League (1) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 14th | SF | R3 | | | Brian Deane | 19 |
| 1993–94 | Premier League (1) | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 20th | R3 | R2 | | | Jostein Flo | 9 |
| 1994–95 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 68 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS | Nathan Blake | 18 |
| 1995–96 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 9th | R4 | R2 | | | Nathan Blake | 12 |
| 1996–97 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | 73 | 5th | R3 | R2 | Play-offs | RU | Andy Walker | 15 |
| 1997–98 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 6th | SF | R3 | Play-offs | SF | Brian Deane | 13 |
| 1998–99 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 8th | R5 | R2 | | | Marcelo | 20 |
| 1999–2000 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | 54 | 16th | R4 | R2 | | | Marcus Bent | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | 68 | 10th | R3 | R3 | | | Marcus BentPaul DevlinDavid Kelly | 8 |
| 2001–02 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 60 | 13th | R4 | R2 | | | Carl Asaba | 7 |
| 2002–03 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 80 | 3rd | SF | SF | Play-offs | RU | Michael Brown | 22 |
| 2003–04 | Division 1 (2) | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 56 | 71 | 8th | QF | R2 | | | Jack Lester | 15 |
| 2004–05 | Championship (2) | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 8th | R5 | R3 | | | Andy Gray | 18 |
| 2005–06 | Championship (2) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | 90 | 2nd | R3 | R3 | | | Neil Shipperley | 11 |
| 2006–07 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 38 | 18th | R3 | R3 | | | Rob Hulse | 8 |
| 2007–08 | Championship (2) | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 66 | 9th | R5 | R4 | | | James Beattie | 22 |
| 2008–09 | Championship (2) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 80 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Play-offs | RU | James Beattie | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Championship (2) | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 65 | 8th | R4 | R1 | | | Richard Cresswell | 14 |
| 2010–11 | Championship (2) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 79 | 42 | 23rd | R3 | R1 | | | Ched Evans | 9 |
| 2011–12 | League One (3) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | 90 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | Football League Trophy Play-offs | NQF RU | Ched Evans | 35 |
| 2012–13 | League One (3) | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 75 | 5th | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy Play-offs | NQF SF | Nick Blackman | 14 |
| 2013–14 | League One (3) | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 67 | 7th | SF | R1 | Football League Trophy | NR2 | Chris Porter | 11 |
| 2014–15 | League One (3) | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | 71 | 5th | R4 | SF | Football League Trophy Play-offs | NQF SF | Jose BaxterMarc McNulty | 13 |
| 2015–16 | League One (3) | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | NQF | Billy Sharp | 21 |
| 2016–17 | League One (3) | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | 100 | 1st | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | GS | Billy Sharp | 30 |
| 2017–18 | Championship (2) | 46 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 49 | 65 | 10th | R5 | R2 | | | Leon Clarke | 19 |
| 2018–19 | Championship (2) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 41 | 89 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | | | Billy Sharp | 24 |
| 2019–20 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 9th | QF | R3 | | | Oli McBurnieLys Mousset | 6 |
| 2020–21 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 23 | 20th | QF | R2 | | | David McGoldrick | 9 |
| 2021–22 | Championship (2) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | 75 | 5th | R3 | R3 | Play-offs | SF | Billy Sharp | 15 |
| 2022–23 | Championship (2) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 91 | 2nd | SF | R1 | | | Oli McBurnieIliman Ndiaye | 15 |
| 2023–24 | Premier League (1) | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | 16 | 20th | R4 | R2 | | | Ben Brereton DíazOli McBurnie | 6 |
| 2024–25 | Championship (2) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 73 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | | | Gustavo Hamer | 4 |

## Key

* Pld = Matches played
* W = Matches won
* D = Matches drawn
* L = Matches lost
* GF = Goals for
* GA = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position
* N/A = Not applicable
* GS = Group stage
* R1 = Round 1
* R2 = Round 2
* R3 = Round 3
* R4 = Round 4
* R5 = Round 5
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* RU = Runners-up
* W = Winners
| Winners | Runners-up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Note: Bold text indicates a competition won. Italics denotes the club is still a participant in that competition for the current season Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.