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2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Sheffield United's 127th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Sheffield United
2015–16 season
ChairmanDavid Green
ManagerNigel Adkins
StadiumBramall Lane
League One11th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Manchester United)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Fulham)
FL TrophyNorthern Area quarter-finals
(eliminated by Fleetwood Town)

Season overview

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Pre-season

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Following another failed play-off campaign, manager Nigel Clough was sacked with the club board stating "A change in direction was necessary for the forthcoming season."[1] After having an enquiry about Bradford City's Phil Parkinson to succeed Clough,[2] on 2 June Nigel Adkins was installed as Sheffield United's new manager.[3] On 13 July, Diego De Girolamo signed a new two-year contract with the Blades, having initially rejecting a new offer.[4] The following day, United announced the signing of Martyn Woolford on a free-transfer with him committing to Bramall Lane on a two-year deal.[5]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 July 2015 LW   Martyn Woolford   Millwall Free transfer [5]
25 July 2015 CF   Billy Sharp   Leeds United Undisclosed [6]
26 August 2015 DF   Jake Phillips   Llandudno [7]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB   Sam Berry   Alfreton Town [a] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CM   Ben Davies   Portsmouth [b] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CM   Michael Doyle   Portsmouth [c] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 MF   Jason Paling Alfreton Town Free transfer [9][12]
1 July 2015 MF   Kyle Scarisbrick Free Agent Released [9]
1 July 2015 GK   Iain Turner   Tranmere Rovers [d] Released [9]
14 August 2015 CF   Jamie Murphy   Brighton & Hove Albion £1,500,000 [14][15]
11 March 2016 CB   Neill Collins   Tampa Bay Rowdies Released [16]
  1. ^ Following Berry's release he joined Alfreton Town.[8]
  2. ^ Following Davies' release he joined Portsmouth.[10]
  3. ^ Following Doyle's release he joined Portsmouth.[11]
  4. ^ Following Turner's release he joined Tranmere Rovers.[13]

Total income:   £1,500,000

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 July 2015 CF   Conor Sammon   Derby County End of season [6]
10 August 2015 CB   David Edgar   Birmingham City End of season [17]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 AM   Dominic Calvert-Lewin   Northampton Town January 2016 [18]
29 August 2015 AM   David Brooks   FC Halifax Town 27 September 2015 [19]
29 August 2015 RW   CJ Hamilton   FC Halifax Town 27 September 2015 [19]
3 September 2015 GK   George Willis   Matlock Town 3 October 2015 [20]
11 September 2015 DF   Julian Banton   FC Halifax Town 10 October 2015 [21]
23 September 2015 CF   Michael Higdon   Oldham Athletic 19 December 2015 [22]

Contracts

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New contracts and contract extensions.

Player Date Length Contracted until Ref.
  Diego De Girolamo 13 July 2015 2 Year Summer 2017 [4]
  Kler Heh July 2015 ? ? [23]
  Louis Reed 24 July 2015 3 Year Summer 2018 [24]
  Che Adams 25 August 2015 3 Year Summer 2018 [25]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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On 4 June 2015, Sheffield United announce they will play Newcastle United for Chris Morgan's testimonial.[26] On 9 June 2015, a confirmed list of the club's pre-season schedule was released.[27]

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Ilkeston 0–1 Sheffield United Ilkeston
15:00 BST Report Calvert-Lewin   85' Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 1,278
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–3 Sheffield United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Morgan-Smith   45' Report Adams   13'
Higdon   89'
Baxter   90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,247 (236 Blades fans)
23 July 2015 (2015-07-23) Friendly Exeter City 1–2 Sheffield United Exeter
19:30 BST Nichols   56' Report Collins   15'
Adams   79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,122 (192 Blades fans)
26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Chris Morgan Testimonial Sheffield United 2–2 Newcastle United Sheffield
13:00 BST McNulty   47'
Freeman   87'		 Report Wijnaldum   45'
de Jong   78'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Macclesfield Town 0–4 Sheffield United Macclesfield
19:30 BST Report Diagne   11' (o.g.)
Sharp   13'
Adams   61', 89'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 999 (551 Blades)
2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly Sheffield United 1–1 Hull City Sheffield
15:00 BST Murphy   44' Report Hernández   78' Stadium: Bramall Lane

League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 +15 69
10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 +7 69
11 Sheffield United 46 18 12 16 64 59 +5 66
12 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 56 58 −2 65
13 Peterborough United 46 19 6 21 82 73 +9 63
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLWWWWLLDWDLWDWLLDDLDWWWLDWDDLWLWLLDWLWLWDWWDLL
Position241274255766766568811121211988778710897101211111211138109891011
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Gillingham 4–0 Sheffield United Gillingham
15:00 BST Norris   8'
Oshilaja   43'
Egan   82'
Dack   90'		 Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Lee Collins
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Sheffield United 2–0 Chesterfield Sheffield
15:00 BST Adams   3', 46' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,031
Referee: Kevin Wright
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Peterborough United 1–3 Sheffield United Peterborough
19:30 BST Coulibaly   59' Report Sammon   15', 72'
Baxter   85'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 6,526
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Sheffield United 2–0 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp   60'
McNulty   72'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 5,224
Referee: Darren Dreadman
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sheffield United Swindon
15:00 BST Report Collins   70'
Sharp   75'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6 Sheffield United 1–3 Bury Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp   72' (pen.) Report Pope   61'
Riley   83'
L. Clarke   90'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,708
Referee: David Webb
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7 Sheffield United 2–3 Colchester United Sheffield
19:45 BST Sharp   51' (pen.)
Woolford   61'		 Report Moncur   6', 23'
Sordell   82'
Elokobi   86'		 Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 17,623
Referee: Darren Handley
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 8 Bradford City 2–2 Sheffield United Bradford
12:00 BST Meredith   33'
Cole   47'		 Report Meredith   65' (o.g.)
Sharp   70'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,317
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Sheffield United 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Sheffield
15:00 BST Basham   17'
Sammon   35'
Sharp   79'		 Report Stewart   25'
MacKenzie   38'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,869
Referee: Mark Heywood
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Burton Albion 0–0 Sheffield United Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Port Vale 2–1 Sheffield United Burslem
15:00 Moore   17'
Ikpeazu   45'		 Report Done   90+5' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,822
Referee: Graham Salisbury
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Sheffield United 3–2 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Adams   29', 40'
Collins   74'		 Report Vincenti   37' (pen.)
Alessandra   72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,039
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Sheffield United Oldham
15:00 BST Philliskirk   10'
Burn   62'		 Report Done   30' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,743
Referee: Kevin Wright
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Sheffield United 3–0 Fleetwood Sheffield
19:45 BST Adams   1', 64'
Sharp   72'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Sheffield United 1–2 Millwall Sheffield
12:15 BST Baxter   70' Report O'Brien   30'
O'Brien   80'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: Andy Haines
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Sheffield United Crewe
15:00 GMT Colclough   71' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Fred Graham
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Sheffield United 2–2 Southend Sheffield
15:00 GMT Baxter   36'
Collins   45'		 Report Leonard   29'
Payne   31'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,007
Referee: Scott Duncan
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Walsall 1–1 Sheffield United Bescot
15:00 GMT Bradshaw   51' Report Baxter   66' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Sheffield United 2–4 Shrewsbury Sheffield
19:45 GMT Sammon   17'
Hammond   65'		 Report Kaikai   25'
Black   26'
Vernon   35'
Collins   48'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,843
Referee: Richard Clark
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Barnsley 1–1 Sheffield United Barnsley
12:15 GMT Hourihane   90+5' Report Basham   14' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,571
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 21 Sheffield United 1–0 Coventry City Sheffield
12:00 GMT Sharp   79' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,074
Referee: Iain Williamson
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Sheffield United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report Sharp   50' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Andy Haines
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Postponed Wigan Athletic P–P Sheffield United Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23 Sheffield United 3–1 Bradford City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   11'
McEveley   21'
Sammon   59'
Edgar   63'
Basham   81'
Long   90+3'		 Report Liddle   83' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,777
Referee:   Mark Haywood
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 24 Sheffield United 2–3 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   32' (pen.)
McEveley   51'
Hammond   67'
Baldwin   84' (o.g.)		 Report Washington   18'
Ricardo   38'
Fox   41'
Oztumer   48'
Samuelsen   84'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,302
Referee:   Darren Bond
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 25 Wigan Athletic 3–3 Sheffield United Wigan
19:45 GMT Grigg   16'
Perkins   30'
Daniels   40'
Vučkić   43'
McCann   66'
Power   87'		 Report Hammond   36'
Collins   47'
Sharp   59'   75'
Done   68'   89'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,113
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Sheffield United Colchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Sheffield United 1–1 Swindon Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 28 Blackpool 0–0 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 29 Sheffield United 0–2 Wigan Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Sheffield United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 31 Bury 1–0 Sheffield United Bury
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Sheffield United 1–0 Port Vale Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Rochdale 2–0 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Sheffield United 0–1 Burton Albion Sheffield
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sheffield United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Stadium: Highbury Stadium
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Sheffield United 3–0 Oldham Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Millwall 1–0 Sheffield United Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Sheffield United 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 March 2016 (2016-03-30) 39 Southend United 3–1 Sheffield United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Sheffield United 2–0 Walsall Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Sheffield United 0–0 Gillingham Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Chesterfield 0–3 Sheffield United Chesterfield
13:00 BST Stadium: Proact Stadium
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Sheffield United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Stadium: New Meadow
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Sheffield United 0–0 Barnsley Sheffield
12:30 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Coventry City 3–1 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Ricoh Arena
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 46 Sheffield United 0–2 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
12:30 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane

FA Cup

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7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First Round Proper Sheffield United 3–0 Worcester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Baxter   19' (pen.)
Sammon   81'
Freeman   90+1'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Simon Bennett
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) Second Round Proper Sheffield United 1–0 Oldham Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Done   47'
Adams   67'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third Round Proper Manchester United 1–0 Sheffield United Manchester
17:30 GMT Rooney   90+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,284
Referee: Jonathan Moss

League Cup

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On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield United were drawn away against Morecambe.[28] In the second round, the Blades were drawn away to Fulham.[29]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Morecambe 0–1 Sheffield United Morecambe
19:45 BST Report Collins   90' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Steve Martin
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Fulham 3–0 Sheffield United Fulham
19:45 BST McCormack   62' (pen.), 75'
Dembélé   90'		 Report Baxter   88'
Wallace   90'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Football League Trophy

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On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott.[30] In the second round draw, made on 5 September 2015, the Blades were drawn at home to Notts County.[31]

1 September 2015 First Round (Northern Area) Hartlepool United 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Sheffield United Hartlepool
19:00 BST Fenwick   51' Report Flynn   7' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Scott Duncan
Penalties
Bingham  
Oates  
Harrison  
Fenwick  
Featherstone  		 Higdon  
Sharp  
McNulty  
Woolford  
McEveley  
6 October 2015 Second Round (Northern Area) Sheffield United 5–1 Notts County Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 BST Baxter   20' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
Done   23'
Scougall   67'
Adams   74' (pen.)		 Report Stead   62' Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 November 2015 Quarter Finals (Northern Area) Fleetwood Town 0–0
(4–1 p)		 Sheffield United Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Penalties
  Grant
  Ball
  Ryan
  Haughton		   Baxter
  Sharp
  McEveley

References

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