During the 2006–07 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted from the Football League Championship the previous season.
Kit
The kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by American bank Capital One.
Season summary
Several good results, including a home draw against Liverpool on the first day of the season and wins over Arsenal and Newcastle United saw Sheffield United keep ahead of the relegation zone for much of the season. However, West Ham United's late run of good form, combined with a broken leg suffered by top scorer Rob Hulse against Chelsea that left the Blades lacking firepower up front, saw Sheffield United sucked into the relegation battle and they were relegated on the final day of the season on goal difference after losing at home to Wigan Athletic; a draw would have been good enough to keep United up. Wigan Athletic's win kept them up at United's expense and in a twist of fate, David Unsworth, who had started the season at Sheffield United and had been let go in January 2007 on a free transfer, scored the goal that sent down former club Sheffield United, whilst simultaneously saving Wigan Athletic from relegation, 3 minutes after arriving on the pitch as substitute.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
- David Sommeil - Manchester City, free transfer, 24 May 2006
- Claude Davis - Preston North End, £3,000,000, 14 June 2006
- Christian Nadé - Troyes, 27 June 2006
- Mikele Leigertwood - Crystal Palace, £600,000 (compensation), 4 July 2006
- Li Tie - Everton, free transfer, 6 July 2006
- Rob Hulse - Leeds United, £2,200,000 rising to £3,000,000, 24 July 2006
- Ian Bennett - Leeds United, undisclosed, 27 July 2006
- Colin Kazim-Richards - Brighton & Hove Albion, £150,000, 31 August 2006
- Paul Gerrard - Nottingham Forest, free transfer, 27 September 2006
- Matthew Kilgallon - Leeds United, £1,750,000 rising to £2,000,000, 8 January 2007
- Jon Stead - Sunderland, £750,000 rising to £1,250,000, 11 January 2007
- Mamadou Seck - Le Havre, free, 15 January 2007
- Luton Shelton - Helsingborg, £2,000,000, 15 January 2007
- Ahmed Fathy - Ismaily SC, £700,000, 24 January 2007
Out
- Brian Deane - retired, 2006
- Garry Flitcroft - retired, 2006
- Kyle Nix - released
- Gary Mulligan - Gillingham, 12 May 2006
- Bruce Dyer - released (later joined Doncaster Rovers on 2 June 2006)
- Simon Francis - Southend United, undisclosed, 13 June 2006
- Phil Barnes - Grimsby Town, undisclosed, 29 June 2006
- Luke Beckett - Huddersfield Town, £85,000, 3 July 2006
- David Unsworth - Wigan Athletic, free transfer, 5 January 2007
- Neil Shipperley - released (later joined Brentford), 15 January 2007
- Paul Ifill - Crystal Palace, £800,000, January 2007
- Steve Kabba - Watford, £500,000, 26 January 2007
- Ade Akinbiyi - Burnley, £650,000 rising to £750,000, January 2007
Final league table
Results
Sheffield United's score comes first
Legend
FA Premier League
Results summary
Results per matchday
FA Cup
League Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Notes
References
