List of Sheffield United F.C. players explained

Sheffield United Football Club is an English professional football club who play at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. They were formed in 1889 and played their first competitive match in October of that year, when they entered the first qualifying round of the FA Cup. Since then more than 1,000 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom almost 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here.

Overview

Defender and at times captain Joe Shaw remains the club's record appearance maker, playing over 700 games for the club between 1944 and 1966. The only other players who have made over 600 appearances for The Blades are Shaw's teammate and England goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson, and forward Alan Woodward who played from 1964 to 1978. United's leading goalscorer is 'Young' Harry Johnson (his similarly named father had also played for the club) who remains the only player to have scored over 200 times for The Blades during his fifteen-year tenure from 1916 to 1931.

The first player to play 100 competitive games for the club was the team's first goal keeper Charlie Howlett, whilst the most recent player to achieve the feat is striker Chris Porter who reached that milestone in March 2014. Of the current squad Ryan Flynn, and Neill Collins feature on this list.

Explanation of list

Players are listed in alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances, substitute appearances and goals are included but wartime matches and friendlies are excluded. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below (dependent on the years at which the player was at the club), and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

Appearances

Games included in the stats include appearances in:

• Midland Football League, Northern League, English Football League/Premier League
• Test matches and play-off matches
• FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Watney Cup
• Friendly matches, exhibition games, and pre-season tournaments are excluded from the figures. Games played during both World Wars are considered friendlies and therefore are also not counted.

Table headers

• Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
• Sheffield United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Sheffield United to the year of his last appearance. Where a player had more than one spell at the club these are listed chronologically.
• Starts – The number of games started.
• Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
• Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Key

• Playing positions: GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward
• Players with this colour and symbol in the "Name" column are currently signed to Sheffield United.

List of players

List of Sheffield United F.C. players with at least 100 appearances

Name	Nationality	Position	Sheffield United career	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Ref
				Appearances
		FW	1967–1971	110	2	112	26
		FW	1988–1991	139	15	154	52
		GK	1925–1928	137	0	137	0
		MF	1961–1965	146	0	146	37
		FW	1896–1901	125	0	125	21
		MF	2003–2008	84	21	105	6	^[1]
		MF	1982–1987	151	2	153	15
		DF	1962–1976	541	2	543	8
		DF	2017-Present	205	14	219	6	^[2]
		DF	2014-Present	347	25	372	14	^[3]
		MF	1931–1937	256	0	256	72
		MF	1965–1972	137	7	144	3
		DF	1989–1994	107	0	107	1
		MF	1934–1943	214	0	214	47
		DF	1990–1995	186	9	195	9
		FW	1896–1905	234	0	234	70
		DF	1905–1913	285	0	285	21
		FW	1964–1967	123	1	124	37
		DF	1924–1931	220	0	220	0
		DF	1983–1986	130	0	130	6
		MF	1988–1991	109	22	131	13
		DF	1898–1894	187	0	187	1
		MF	1922–1928	137	0	137	40
		MF	1989–1994	148	27	175	13
		DF	1909–1922	299	0	299	1
		DF	2004–2008 2009	126	14	140	7	^[4]
		FW	1940–1954	257	0	257	101
		FW	1902–1908	187	0	187	114
		GK	1974–1978	203	0	203	0
		MF	1999–2003	168	6	172	35
		MF	1988–1993	177	23	200	44
		GK	1949–1957	314	0	314	0
		GK	1984–1987	125	0	125	0
		DF	1891–1898	220	0	220	3
		FW	1980–1984	144	12	156	14
		DF	1952–1966	477	1	475	2
		FW	1939–1952	155	0	155	59
		DF	2006 (loan) 2011–2016	168	2	170	9	^[5]
		DF	1968–1978	430	3	433	23
		GK	1974–1984	135	3	138	0
		DF	1912–1927	324	0	324	0
		DF	1935–1952	302	0	302	6
		FW	2009–2013	103	38	141	30	^[6]
		FW	1968–1976	377	1	378	68
		FW	1988–1993 1997–1998 2006	270	5	275	119
		FW	1970–1975	204	7	211	72
		FW	1998–2002	141	28	169	29
		FW	1934–1939	203	0	203	130
		MF	2011–2015	175	13	188	9	^[7]
		FW	1926–1933	190	0	190	167
		MF	1972–1976	134	2	136	21
		FW	1976–1978 1981–1986	293	18	311	170
		FW	2009–2012	86	27	113	48	^[8]
		MF	1908–1918	218	0	218	39
		FW	1913–1920	119	0	119	47
		MF	2016–2024	245	33	278	16	^[9]
		DF	1969–1978	226	7	234	10
		MF	2011–2016	98	23	121	13	^[10]
		MF	1997–2002	164	23	187	7
		GK	1894–1905	352	0	352	0
		MF	1973–1979	170	12	182	10
		DF	1941–1955	320	0	320	15
		DF	1991–1995	124	17	141	7
		MF	1989–1996	196	13	209	8
		MF	1975–1984	297	4	301	11
		DF	2004–2010	111	14	125	1	^[11]
		FW	1928–1932	118	0	118	29
		MF	2005–2009	62	41	103	4	^[12]
		FW	1911–1931	507	0	507	142
		MF	1930–1935	148	0	148	2
		GK	1913–1924	265	0	265	0
		DF	1923–1934	438	0	438	0
		FW	1938–1957	407	0	407	151
		FW	1891–1897	170	0	170	69
		MF	1976–1979	123	1	124	9
		MF	1907–1913	154	0	154	46
		FW	1960–1966	117	0	117	21
		FW	1980–1982	114	4	118	43
		FW	1950–1958	286	0	286	103
		FW	1898–1903	155	0	155	39
		DF	1968–1977	294	1	295	10
		DF	1891–1895	121	0	121	3
		MF	1989–1992	96	8	104	1
		DF	1948–1953	172	0	172	15
		MF	1991–1996	134	37	171	22
		GK	1954–1971	674	0	674	0
		MF	1957–1963	183	0	183	37
		DF	1996–1999	118	0	118	7
		DF	1931–1936	146	0	146	1
		DF	1930–1946	300	0	300	12
		DF	1980–1983	121	1	122	1
		DF	1890–1908	240	0	240	11
		GK	1889–1894	112	0	112	0
		MF	1990–1994	90	22	112	9
		DF	1949–1961	209	0	209	18
		MF	1999–2007	264	23	287	22
		FW	1916–1931	351	0	351	252
		DF	1951–1957	107	0	107	1
		DF	1930–1941	212	0	212	0
		DF	1895–1908	275	0	275	7
		MF	1936–1951	157	0	157	41
		FW	1963–1967	172	0	172	76
		FW	1996–2000	63	58	121	23
		GK	1992–1999	252	3	255	0
		GK	2002–2010	323	0	323	0	^[13]
		MF	1976–1986	350	7	357	39
		FW	1960–1966	183	0	183	24
		DF	2007–2010	122	2	124	4	^[14]
		DF	1939–1942	115	0	115	0
		FW	1908–1920 1920–1921	271	0	271	11
		DF	1999–2007 2010–2011	219	27	246	3	^[15]
		FW	1903–1909	105	0	105	13
		DF	1940–1953	224	0	224	1
		GK	1904–1912	288	0	288	0
		MF	1900–1908	259	0	259	34
		DF	1979–1983	169	0	169	8
		DF	2011–2014	165	1	166	12	^[16]
		DF	1962–1968	169	2	171	3
		DF	1955–1962	118	0	118	2
		MF	1978–1983	121	5	127	18
		MF	1927–1931	141	0	141	3
		DF	1962–1967	173	3	176	5
		MF	1920–1928	250	0	250	22
		DF	1917–1926	228	0	228	4
		MF	2000–2012	319	80	399	11	^[17]
		DF	2003–2012	275	7	282	16	^[18]
		FW	1982–1988	280	7	287	84
		DF	1964–1969	124	5	129	2
		DF	1999–2003	181	1	182	12
		FW	2001–2004	130	24	155	29
		DF	1891–1910	544	0	544	65
		DF	1993–1999	177	13	190	0
		MF	1930–1934	115	0	115	24
		FW	1928–1934	129	0	129	14
		FW	1957–1965	301	0	301	175
		DF	2001–2004	127	1	128	1
		DF	1915–1926	255	0	255	1
		DF	1923–1929	103	0	103	22
		FW	2001 (loan) 2001–2004	45	57	102	24
		MF	1927–1948	398	0	398	119
		DF	1986–1989	160	4	164	6
		FW	2011–2015	66	47	113	23	^[19]
		DF	1968–1971	100	0	100	2
		MF	1896–1905	248	0	248	86
		MF	2004–2007	85	24	109	11
		MF	2005–2012	220	19	239	22	^[20]
		FW	1965–1972	225	16	241	67
		DF	1955–1965	336	0	336	9
		FW	1950–1959	271	0	271	109
		MF	1992–1995	166	6	139	11
		MF	1957–1963	175	0	175	73
		MF	1966–1974 1977	207	12	213	10
		MF	1921–1934	383	0	383	33
		DF	1996–2002	173	12	185	5
		FW	2004–2005 2007–2010 2015–2023	267	92	359	129	^[21]
		DF	1963–1969	161	1	162	3
		DF	1952–1967	497	0	497	15
		DF	1945–1966	713	0	713	8
		FW	1909–1920	223	0	223	49
		GK	2010–2012	106	2	108	0	^[22]
		MF	1958–1964	239	0	239	47
		DF	1984–1989	103	6	109	0
		GK	1931–1950	394	0	394	0
		MF	1971–1980	223	18	241	17
		DF	2017–2023	196	6	202	9	^[23]
		DF	1908–1923	382	0	382	5
		DF	1957–1964	305	0	305	7
		FW	1996–1998	70	35	105	27
		DF	1891 1893–1904	310	0	310	1
		MF	1941–1951	108	0	108	24
		DF	1930–1933	114	0	114	24
		MF	1979–1981	100	3	103	3
		MF	2001–2008	269	33	302	24	^[24]
		GK	1988–2002	380	3	383	0
		MF	1980–1983	155	1	156	32
		FW	1920–1932	491	0	491	135
		MF	1913–1922	122	0	122	9
		MF	1964–1969	126	12	138	5
		FW	1961–1969	164	3	164	23
		MF	1989–1997	157	25	182	16
		MF	1890–1896	127	0	127	43
		DF	1921–1926	143	0	143	3
		GK	1981–1984	121	0	121	0
		FW	2005–2009	80	45	125	25	^[25]
		MF	1988–1997	246	32	246	51
		DF	1890–1897	160	0	160	1
		DF	1986–1992 1998	123	9	132	1
		DF	1900–1913	397	0	397	14
		DF	1933–1938	133	0	133	0
		FW	1932–1937	125	0	125	18
		MF	1997–2001	107	15	122	6
		FW	1964–1978	640	0	640	193
John Egan		DF	2018–Present			196	8
David McGoldrick		FW	2018–2022			136	30

Club captains

Dates	Captain
1889–1890	Jack Hudson
1890–1892	George Groves
1892–1894	Billy Hendry
1894–1914	Unknown
1914–1916	George Utley
1916–1992	Unknown
1992–1996	Brian Gayle
1996–2001	Unknown
2001–2002	Keith Curle
2002–2004	Rob Page
2004–2005	Unknown
2005–2012	Chris Morgan
2012–2015	Michael Doyle
2015–2023	Billy Sharp
2023–present	John Egan

See also

• List of Sheffield United F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

References

General

• Book: Clarebrough and Kirkham. Sheffield United football Club Who's Who . The Hallamshire Press . 2008 . 978-1-874718-69-7.

Specific

Notes and References

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2. Web site: George Baldock Football Stats Sheffield United Age 31 Soccer Base . 2024-05-15. www.soccerbase.com.
3. Web site: Chris Basham Football Stats Sheffield United Age 35 Soccer Base . 2024-05-15 . www.soccerbase.com.
4. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. Retrieved 23 February 2013
6. Retrieved 19 January 2013
7. Retrieved 22 August 2015
8. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
9. Web site: John Fleck Football Stats Blackburn Rovers Age 32 Soccer Base . 2024-05-15 . www.soccerbase.com.
10. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
11. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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13. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
14. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
15. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
16. Retrieved 23 February 2013
17. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
18. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
19. Retrieved 6 March 2014
20. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
21. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
22. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
23. Web site: Enda Stevens Football Stats Stoke City Age 33 Soccer Base . 2024-05-15 . www.soccerbase.com.
24. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
25. Retrieved 26 January 2013.