| Club: | Sheffield United |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Owner: | Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Chairman: | Yusuf Giansiracusa |
| Manager: | Slaviša Jokanović (until 25 November) Paul Heckingbottom (from 25 November) |
| Stadium: | Bramall Lane |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Championship Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals (eliminated by Nottingham Forest) |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | EFL Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Billy Sharp (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Billy Sharp (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,813 (vs. Fulham, 29 April 2022) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,778 (vs. Carlisle United, 10 August 2021) |
| Average Attendance: | 27,720 |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
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The 2021–22 season was Sheffield United's first season back in the Championship since the 2018–19 season following relegation last season and was the 133rd year in their history. This season, the club participated in the Championship, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
During pre-season, Slaviša Jokanović was appointed as manager on a three-year deal, however was sacked on 25 November 2021 after a poor start to the season. Paul Heckingbottom was appointed, and took the team from lower mid table into the playoffs by May. The season was ended in heartbreak, however, after Morgan Gibbs-White missed the deciding penalty in a shootout defeat to Nottingham Forest.
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| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | CF | Billy Sharp | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 27 | MF | Morgan Gibbs-White | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 29 |  | MF | Iliman Ndiaye | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 8 |  | MF | Sander Berge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 7 | CF | Rhian Brewster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 11 |  | CF | Lys Mousset | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | MF | Ben Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 20 | DF | Jayden Bogle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 19 | DF | Jack Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 12 | DF | John Egan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 17 | CF | David McGoldrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3 | DF | Enda Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 4 | MF | John Fleck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 2 | DF | George Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 24 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 22 | DF | Ben Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | MF | Luke Freeman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 9 | CF | Oli McBurnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 71 | |||||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2021 | Free transfer | [1] | ||||
| 8 September 2021 | Undisclosed | [2] | ||||
| 13 September 2021 | Free transfer | [3] | ||||
| 21 January 2022 | Connor Barratt | Undisclosed | [4] | |||
| 25 January 2022 | £250,000 | [5] | ||||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2021 | End of season | [6] | |||||
| 30 August 2021 |  | End of season | [7] | ||||
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | [8] | |||||
| 31 August 2021 |  | 18 January 2022 | [9] | ||||
| 31 January 2022 | End of season | [10] | |||||
| 24 March 2022 | Free transfer | [11] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2021 | Harry Boyes | 3 January 2022 | [12] | ||||
| 3 August 2021 | 1 January 2022 | [13] | |||||
| 12 August 2021 | End of season | [14] | |||||
| 13 August 2021 | September 2021 | [15] | |||||
| 13 August 2021 | Harrison Neal | September 2021 | |||||
| 21 August 2021 | Marcus Dewhurst | mid-September 2021 | [16] | ||||
| 27 August 2021 | End of season | [17] | |||||
| 31 August 2021 | 31 January 2022 | [18] | |||||
| 7 September 2021 | 14 September 2021 | [19] | |||||
| 28 October 2021 | January 2022 | [20] | |||||
| 28 October 2021 |  | End of season | |||||
| 4 January 2022 | End of season | [21] | |||||
| 4 January 2022 | Harrison Neal | End of season | [22] | ||||
| 11 January 2022 | End of season | [23] | |||||
| 21 January 2022 | End of season | [24] | |||||
| 31 January 2022 | | End of season | [25] | ||||
| 31 January 2022 | End of season | [26] | |||||
| 22 March 2022 | | Jean Belehouan | End of season | ||||
| 22 March 2022 | End of season | [27] | |||||
| 30 April 2022 | 7 May 2022 | [28] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Josh Chapman | Free transfer | [29] | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | Ashton Hall | Released | [30] | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [31] [32] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [33] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [34] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | ||||||
| 30 June 2021 | Tommy Williams | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 5 July 2021 | Ryan Viggars | Undisclosed | [35] | ||||
| 24 July 2021 | Released | [36] | |||||
| 29 July 2021 | Free transfer | [37] | |||||
| 20 August 2021 | Undisclosed | [38] | |||||
| 27 August 2021 | Undisclosed | [39] | |||||
| 27 January 2022 | Undisclosed | [40] |
The Blades confirmed they would play pre-season friendlies against Europa Point[41] Doncaster Rovers[41] and Norwich City[41] as part of their preparations for the new campaign.
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship.
Sheffield United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[42]
See main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs.
See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.
Sheff Utd were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round.[43]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.
Blades were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round[44] [45] Derby County in the second round[46] [47] and Southampton in the third round.[48] [49]