# 2022–23 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 134th season in the existence of Sheffield United Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup. On 26 April, following a 2–0 win at home against West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United were promoted to the Premier League.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Updated 9 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | WAL | Adam Davies | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Wes Foderingham | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GRE | George Baldock | 40 | 1 | 33+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Enda Stevens | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack O'Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Basham | 35 | 0 | 18+11 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IRL | John Egan | 51 | 3 | 44+1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Max Lowe | 32 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BIH | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 40 | 7 | 32+2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 32 | 3 | 25+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jayden Bogle | 24 | 3 | 16+4 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRL | Ciaran Clark | 11 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | WAL | Rhys Norrington-Davies | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Kyron Gordon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Jili Buyabu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Sai Sachdev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | John Fleck | 29 | 1 | 14+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Sander Berge | 43 | 7 | 34+3 | 6 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NIR | Oliver Norwood | 51 | 3 | 39+7 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MLI | Ismaila Coulibaly | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Tommy Doyle | 38 | 4 | 21+12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ben Osborn | 24 | 1 | 10+10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | James McAtee | 43 | 9 | 21+16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Oliver Arblaster | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Andre Brooks | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Rhian Brewster | 17 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Oli McBurnie | 41 | 15 | 25+13 | 13 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 45 | 3 | 14+24 | 2 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SEN | Iliman Ndiaye | 52 | 15 | 43+3 | 14 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | DEN | William Osula | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Daniel Jebbison | 19 | 2 | 5+11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 37 | GK | GER | Jordan Amissah | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | GER | Reda Khadra | 16 | 1 | 4+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

#### Goals

    As of 9 May 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 29 | | FW | Iliman Ndiaye | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 1 | 9 | | FW | Oli McBurnie | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 28 | | MF | James McAtee | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | | MF | Sander Berge | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 15 | | DF | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 22 | | MF | Tommy Doyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 19 | | DF | Jack Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | | DF | Jayden Bogle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | | MF | Oliver Norwood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | | DF | John Egan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | | FW | Billy Sharp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 36 | | FW | Daniel Jebbison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | | DF | Ciaran Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 13 | | DF | Max Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | | MF | Reda Khadra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | | FW | Rhian Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | | MF | Ben Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | | DF | George Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | | MF | John Fleck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 73 | 12 | 0 | 85 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
| 6 July 2022 | CB | Anel Ahmedhodžić | Malmö | Undisclosed | |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 4 July 2022 | MF | Tommy Doyle | Manchester City | End of Season |
| 13 July 2022 | CB | Ciaran Clark | Newcastle United | End of Season |
| 26 July 2022 | AM | Reda Khadra | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 January 2023 |
| 4 August 2022 | AM | James McAtee | Manchester City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 10 January, Khadra was recalled back to Brighton

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 13 June 2022 | GK | Michael Verrips | Fortuna Sittard | Free Transfer |
| 29 June 2022 | CF | Oliver Burke | Werder Bremen | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Beau Anderson | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Tyrese Bailey-Green | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Angelo Cappello | Halifax Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Harvey Cullinan | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Luke Freeman | Luton Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | David McGoldrick | Derby County | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Lys Mousset | VfL Bochum | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Ethan Slater | Unattached | Released |
| 31 August 2022 | FW | Will Lankshear | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Kacper Łopata | Southend United | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2023 | CF | Leonardo Gaxha | Kerry | Free Transfer |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 27 June 2022 | DF | Harry Boyes | Forest Green Rovers | 2 January 2023 |
| 5 July 2022 | GK | Jake Eastwood | Ross County | 6 January 2023 |
| 12 July 2022 | GK | Marcus Dewhurst | Scunthorpe United | 12 January 2023 |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | Harrison Neal | Barrow | End of Season |
| 15 July 2022 | RB | Femi Seriki | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 16 July 2022 | CB | Jean Belehouan | Boston United | 1 January 2023 |
| 25 July 2022 | MF | Zak Brunt | Boreham Wood | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | William Osula | Derby County | 4 January 2023 |
| 23 September 2022 | CM | George Broadbent | Boreham Wood | 1 January 2023 |
| 22 October 2022 | RB | Joe Starbuck | Kidderminster Harriers | 22 November 2022 |
| 7 December 2022 | RB | Joe Starbuck | Boston United | 7 January 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Jordan Amissah | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | LB | Harry Boyes | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | GK | Jake Eastwood | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Nicksoen Gomis | Beerschot | End of Season |
| 17 February 2023 | CB | Finley Potter | Barnet | End of Season |
* ↑ On 2 January, Boyes was recalled back from his loan at Forest Green
* ↑ On 6 January, Eastwood was recalled back from his loan with Ross County
* ↑ On 12 January, Dewhurst returned from his loan spell at Scunthorpe early
* ↑ On 4 January, Osula was recalled back from his loan at Derby

## Pre-season and friendlies

On June 1, Sheffield United announced their pre-season plans, along with a training camp in Lisbon. During the Blades time in Portugal they confirmed they would face Casa Pia. A behind-closed-doors meeting with Mansfield Town was later added to the schedule.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 1 August 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 060.87 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 22 April 2023 | Third round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 11 August 2022 | 11 August 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 060.38 |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Burnley (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 101 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Sheffield United (P) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 91 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 3 | Luton Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The Blades were drawn away to Millwall in the third round and to Wrexham in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Sheffield United were drawn away to West Bromwich Albion in the first round.