# 1915–16 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 1915–16 season was the 27th season in existence for Sheffield United. Following the outbreak of World War I the English Football League and cup competitions were suspended, instead the team played in two regional competitions competing in the Midland section. With players away on active service or engaged in the war effort the first team squad was augmented by a series of guest players. These players were usually local born footballers who were home on leave from the army or had returned to the city to take up their former professions. Some were former Blades players whilst others would go on to sign for the club after the end of the war.
At this time the club did not employ a manager, with the team being selected by the Football Committee although the club secretary, John Nicholson, undertook many of the duties now associated with a team manager.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Ernest Blackwell |
| — | DF | ENG | Bill Brelsford |
| — | DF | ENG | Bill Cook |
| — | DF | ENG | Jack English |
| — | MF | ENG | Robert Evans |
| — | FW | ENG | Stan Fazackerley |
| — | FW | EIR | Billy Gillespie |
| — | GK | ENG | Harold Gough |
| — | FW | ENG | Harry Hall |
| — | DF | ENG | Fred Hawley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Ted Hufton |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Kitchen |
| — | FW | ENG | Wally Masterman |
| — | MF | ENG | Harry Pantling |
| — | MF | ENG | Jimmy Revill |
| — | DF | ENG | Tom Richardson |
| — | MF | ENG | Jimmy Simmons |
| — | MF | ENG | Albert Sturgess |
| — | FW | ENG | Jack Thompson |
| — | MF | ENG | George Utley (captain) |

### Wartime guest players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Richard Allott |
| — | MF | ENG | Fred Brown |
| — | FW | ENG | Harold Buddery |
| — | FW | ENG | Fred Charles |
| — | MF | ENG | Bert Cook |
| — | DF | ENG | Ellis Hall |
| — | FW | ENG | Harry Johnson |
| — | MF | ENG | Harry Kay |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Dicky Leafe |
| — | GK | ENG | C.L. Needham |
| — | DF | ENG | John Poole |
| — | MF | ENG | Arthur Robins |
| — | FW | ENG | Ben Shearman |
| — | MF | ENG | Oliver Tummon |
| — | FW | ENG | J. Whiting |
| — | DF | ENG | Alf Wilson |

### Transfers
#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
| | FW | David Davies | Released | | 31 May 1915 | |
| | FW | Harry Hall | Released | | 30 September 1915 | |

### Squad statistics

    As of the end of the season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Midland Section | Midland Section | Midland Division | Midland Division |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Ernest Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Brelsford | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Cook | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jack English | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Robert Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Stan Fazackerley | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | EIR | Billy Gillespie | 30 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| | GK | ENG | Harold Gough | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harry Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Fred Hawley | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Ted Hufton | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Kitchen | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Wally Masterman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Pantling | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Revill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Richardson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Simmons | 26 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Sturgess | 34 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Utley | 33 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Guest players: ||||||||||
| | MF | ENG | Richard Allott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Brown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Harold Buddery | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Fred Charles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bert Cook | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ellis Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Kay | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | FW | ENG | Dicky Leafe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | C.L. Needham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Poole | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Arthur Robins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ben Shearman | 25 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Oliver Tummon | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | J. Whiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alf Wilson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |