| Club: | Sheffield United |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Chairman: | Musa’ad bin Khalid Al Saud |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Manager: | Chris Wilder (until 13 March) Paul Heckingbottom (interim, from 13 March) |
| Stadium: | Bramall Lane |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 20th (relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | David McGoldrick (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | David McGoldrick (9) |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Sheffield United Football Club season was the club's 132nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Sheffield United participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Sheffield United suffered a disastrous start to the season. With just 2 points in their first 17 fixtures, Sheffield United set a record for the worst-ever Premier League start not including administrative point deductions. They also broke the Premier League record of most consecutive games without a win to start the season, with 17. Previously, the record was held by the 2012–13 Queens Park Rangers squad.
Things marginally improved after Matchday 18, when Sheffield United defeated Newcastle United 1–0 on 12 January 2021 at Bramall Lane. Two further wins followed, including a shock away win against Manchester United. However, Sheffield United remained bottom of the table and they were eventually officially relegated on 17 April 2021 following a 1–0 away defeat at Wolves - thus ending the Blades' two-year status in the English top flight. The team manager Chris Wilder resigned towards the end of the season, following reported clashes with the club ownership and board. He was replaced by interim manager Paul Heckingbottom (previously under 23's manager).
Updated 23 May 2021|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Forwards|-!colspan=14|Player(s) out on loan:|-|}
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | CF | David McGoldrick | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 10 | CF | Billy Sharp | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 20 | DF | Jayden Bogle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 14 | CF | Oliver Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 9 | CF | Oli McBurnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | DF | Kean Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 8 |  | CM | Sander Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 26 | CM | Ben Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 6 | DF | Chris Basham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 38 | CF | Daniel Jebbison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |||||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2020 | Free transfer | [1] | |||||
| 19 August 2020 | Undisclosed | [2] | |||||
| 25 August 2020 |  | Free transfer | [3] | ||||
| 7 September 2020 | LB | Max Lowe | Derby County | Undisclosed | |||
| 7 September 2020 | Undisclosed | [4] | |||||
| 9 September 2020 | Undisclosed | [5] | |||||
| 9 September 2020 |  | Undisclosed | [6] | ||||
| 2 October 2020 | Undisclosed | [7] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2020 | 30 November 2020 | [9] | |||||
| 30 July 2020 | 1 January 2021 | [10] | |||||
| 6 August 2020 | End of season | [11] | |||||
| 27 August 2020 | Marcus Dewhurst | 1 January 2021 | [12] | ||||
| 28 August 2020 | End of season | [13] | |||||
| 3 September 2020 | End of season | [14] | |||||
| 8 September 2020 | 1 January 2021 | [15] | |||||
| 9 September 2020 | | End of season | |||||
| 10 September 2020 | 1 January 2021 | [16] | |||||
| 29 September 2020 | Kamarl Grant | October 2020 | [17] | ||||
| 30 September 2020 | End of season | [18] | |||||
| 6 October 2020 | Ashton Hall | 2 January 2021 | [19] | ||||
| 14 October 2020 | Harry Boyes | January 2021 | [20] | ||||
| 24 December 2020 | 2021 | [21] | |||||
| 12 January 2021 | End of season | [22] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | Ta'Shae Andall-Gibbons | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2020 | Released | [23] | |||||
| 1 July 2020 | Released | [24] | |||||
| 1 July 2020 | Released | [25] [26] | |||||
| 1 July 2020 | Oliver Greaves | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2020 | Callum Gribbin | Released | [27] | ||||
| 1 July 2020 | Released | [28] | |||||
| 1 July 2020 | [29] | ||||||
| 1 July 2020 | Released | [30] | |||||
| 1 July 2020 | Reece York | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 7 July 2020 |  | Released | [31] [32] | ||||
| 16 July 2020 | Jake Young | Free transfer | [33] | ||||
| 4 August 2020 | Sam Ackroyd | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 4 August 2020 | Harrison Foulstone | Released | [34] | ||||
| 4 August 2020 | Sam Kelly | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 4 August 2020 | Connor Leak-Blunt | Unattached | Released | [35] | |||
| 2 September 2020 |  | Christopher Farrugia | Free transfer | [36] | |||
| 9 September 2020 |  | Undisclosed |
See main article: 2020–21 Premier League.
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[37]
See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.