Sheffield United F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Sheffield United Football Club in English and European football, from 1889 (when they were first formed) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, the top scorers in league games, and the average home league attendance for each season.

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Season	Division	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Top scorer	Goals	Av. Att.
1889-90	none^[1]	n/a	2R
1890-91	Midland Counties League	5th	1R
1891-92	Northern League	3rd	2R
1892-93	Division Two	2nd	2R		Promoted after test match
1893-94	Division One	10th	1R
1894-95	Division One	6th	2R
1895-96	Division One	12th	2R
1896-97	Division One	2nd	1R
1897-98	Division One	1st	1R
1898-99	Division One	16th	Winners
1899-1900	Division One	2nd	3R
1900-01	Division One	14th	Runners up
1901-02	Division One	10th	Winners
1902-03	Division One	4th	2R
1903-04	Division One	7th	3R			Arthur Brown
1904-05	Division One	6th	1R			Arthur Brown	21
1905-06	Division One	13th	2R
1906-07	Division One	4th	1R
1907-08	Division One	17th	1R
1908-09	Division One	12th	1R
1909-10	Division One	6th	1R
1910-11	Division One	9th	1R
1911-12	Division One	14th	1R
1912-13	Division One	15th	1R
1913-14	Division One	10th	semi-finalists
1914-15	Division One	6th	Winners
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919-20	Division One	14th	2R
1920-21	Division One	20th	1R
1921-22	Division One	11th	1R
1922-23	Division One	10th	semi-finalists
1923-24	Division One	5th	1R
1924-25	Division One	14th	Winners
1925-26	Division One	5th	4R
1926-27	Division One	8th	3R
1927-28	Division One	13th	semi-finalists
1928-29	Division One	11th	3R					22,395
1929-30	Division One	20th	4R			Jimmy Dunne	36	19,711
1930-31	Division One	15th	5R			Jimmy Dunne	41	19,945
1931-32	Division One	7th	4R			Jimmy Dunne	33	20,795
1932-33	Division One	10th	4R			Jimmy Dunne	26
1933-34	Division One	22nd	3R
1934-35	Division Two	11th	4R			Jock Dodds	19
1935-36	Division Two	3rd	Runners up			Jock Dodds	33
1936-37	Division Two	7th	4R			Jock Dodds	23
1937-38	Division Two	3rd	4R			Jock Dodds	21
1938-39	Division Two	2nd	5R			Jock Dodds	17
1939-40	Division One ^[2]		n/a
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
1945-46	n/a^[3]	n/a	4R		Football League North Winners
1946-47	Division One	6th	6R
1947-48	Division One	12th	3R
1948-49	Division One	22nd	4R
1949-50	Division Two	3rd	4R
1950-51	Division Two	8th	4R					27,488
1951-52	Division Two	11th	6R					31,185
1952-53	Division Two	1st	4R					31,027
1953-54	Division One	20th	3R					31,313
1954-55	Division One	13th	3R					23,880
1955-56	Division One	22nd	5R
1956-57	Division Two	7th	3R
1957-58	Division Two	6th	5R
1958-59	Division Two	3rd	6R
1959-60	Division Two	4th	6R
1960-61	Division Two	2nd	semi-finalists	2R
1961-62	Division One	5th	6R	4R
1962-63	Division One	10th	5R	3R
1963-64	Division One	12th	4R	2R				21,654
1964-65	Division One	19th	4R	2R
1965-66	Division One	9th	4R	2R
1966-67	Division One	10th	5R	5R
1967-68	Division One	21st	6R	2R
1968-69	Division Two	9th	3R	2R		Alan Woodward	12
1969-70	Division Two	6th	4R	4R		Alan Woodward	18
1970-71	Division Two	2nd	3R	3R		Alan Woodward	15
1971-72	Division One	9th	3R	5R
1972-73	Division One	14th	4R	4R
1973-74	Division One	13th	3R	2R		Alan Woodward	17
1974-75	Division One	6th	4R	4R		Alan Woodward	12
1975-76	Division One	22nd	3R	3R		Alan Woodward	10
1976-77	Division Two	11th	3R	2R		Keith Edwards	18	16,779
1977-78	Division Two	12th	3R	2R		Alan Woodward	12	15,489
1978-79	Division Two	20th	3R	3R
1979-80	Division Three	12th	2R	1R
1980-81	Division Three	21st	2R	1R		Bob Hatton	18	12,772
1981-82	Division Four	1st	1R	2R		Keith Edwards	35	14,892
1982-83	Division Three	11th	3R	3R		Colin Morris	14	11,764
1983-84	Division Three	3rd	3R	2R		Keith Edwards	34	12,881
1984-85	Division Two	18th	3R	2R		Keith Edwards	13	12,055
1985-86	Division Two	7th	4R	2R		Keith Edwards	20	10,798
1986-87	Division Two	9th	4R	3R		Foley/Beagrie	9 each	9,992
1987-88	Division Two	21st	4R	2R	Relegated after playoffs	Tony Philliskirk	9	10,207
1988-89	Division Three	2nd	5R	3R		Tony Agana	24	12,222
1989-90	Division Two	2nd	6R	1R		Brian Deane	21	16,988
1990-91	Division One	13th	3R	4R		Brian Deane	13	21,451
1991-92	Division One	9th	5R	3R		Brian Deane	12	22,096
1992-93	The Premiership	14th	semi-finalists	3R		Brian Deane	14	18,801
1993-94	The Premiership	20th	3R	2R		Jostein Flo	9	19,577
1994-95	Division One	8th	3R	3R		Nathan Blake	17	14,463
1995-96	Division One	9th	4R	2R		Nathan Blake	12	12,901
1996-97	Division One	5th	3R	2R	Play off finalists	Taylor/Kachouro	12	16,638
1997-98	Division One	6th	semi-finalists	3R	Play off semi finalists	Brian Deane	11	17,942
1998-99	Division One	8th	5R	2R		Marcelo	16	16,243
1999-2000	Division One	16th	4R	2R		Marcus Bent	15	13,718
2000-01	Division One	10th	3R	3R		Devlin/Kelly	6 each	17,211
2001-02	Division One	13th	4R	2R		Carl Asaba	7	18,020
2002-03	Division One	3rd	semi-finalists	semi-finalists	play-off finalists	Michael Brown	16	20,069
2003-04	Division One	8th	6R	2R		Jack Lester	12	21,646
2004-05	The Championship	8th	5R	3R		Andy Gray		19,594
2005-06	The Championship	2nd	3R	3R		Neil Shipperley	11	23,650
2006-07*	The Premiership		3R	3R		Rob Hulse	8	30,370
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10

(correct as of 3 March 2007)^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

↑ In their first season after forming,United played mostly friendly matches and local cup matches
↑ The 1939-40 season was abandoned in early September, after only three matches had been played; Sheffield United were 2nd in the table at the time.
↑ The FA Cup was contested in 1945-46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.