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2016–17 Sheffield United F.C. season
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| 2016–17 season | |||
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| Chairman | Kevin McCabe | ||
| Manager | Chris Wilder | ||
| Stadium | Bramall Lane | ||
| League One | 1st | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Billy Sharp (30) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,892[1] | ||
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The 2016–17 season was Sheffield United's 128th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League One. It was manager and boyhood Blade Chris Wilder’s first season in charge, with the Blades accumulating 100 points, promoting them as champions to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | George Long | GK |  |
Sheffield | 23 | 123 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 2018 |
| 25 | Simon Moore | GK | |
Sandown | 27 | 44 | 0 | Cardiff City | 19 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | Chris Hussey | LB | |
London | 28 | 11 | 0 | Bury | 1 July 2016 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Jack O'Connell | CB | |
Liverpool | 23 | 50 | 6 | Brentford | 8 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 13 | Jake Wright | CB | |
Keighley | 31 | 31 | 0 | Oxford United | 9 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 14 | Joe Riley | LB | |
Blackpool | 20 | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 17 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 18 | Kieron Freeman | RB |  |
Arnold | 25 | 100 | 14 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 19 | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | CB | |
West Bromwich | 24 | 34 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 |
| 20 | James Wilson | CB | |
Chepstow | 28 | 10 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 5 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 24 | Daniel Lafferty | LB |  |
Derry | 28 | 36 | 4 | Burnley | 13 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | John Fleck | CM |  |
Glasgow | 25 | 49 | 4 | Coventry City | 11 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 6 | Chris Basham | DM/CB | |
Hebburn | 28 | 137 | 7 | Blackpool | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2017 |
| 8 | Stefan Scougall | AM | |
Edinburgh | 24 | 100 | 10 | Livingston | 24 January 2014 | £400,000 | 2017 |
| 15 | Paul Coutts | CM | |
Aberdeen | 28 | 104 | 4 | Derby County | 23 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 21 | Mark Duffy | RM | |
Liverpool | 31 | 44 | 6 | Birmingham City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 22 | Louis Reed | CM | |
Barnsley | 19 | 59 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2018 |
| 26 | Jay O'Shea | AM |  |
Dublin | 28 | 10 | 3 | Chesterfield | 24 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 32 | Harry Chapman | RW | |
Hartlepool | 19 | 14 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 12 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 |
| 44 | Samir Carruthers | CM | |
Islington | 24 | 14 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 January 2017 | £250,000 | 2020 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Marc McNulty | CF | |
Edinburgh | 24 | 56 | 14 | Livingston | 21 May 2014 | £125,000 | 2017 |
| 9 | Caolan Lavery | CF |  |
Red Deer | 24 | 30 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 August 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 10 | Billy Sharp | CF | |
Sheffield | 31 | 198 | 63 | Leeds United | 25 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 11 | Matt Done | LW/SS | |
Oswestry | 28 | 87 | 17 | Rochdale | 2 February 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 16 | James Hanson | CF | |
Bradford | 29 | 13 | 1 | Bradford City | 24 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 27 | Leon Clarke | CF | |
Birmingham | 32 | 26 | 9 | Bury | 27 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||
| 2 | John Brayford | RB | |
Stoke-on-Trent | 29 | 68 | 4 | Cardiff City | 24 January 2015 | £2,000,000 | 2018 |
| 17 | Kieran Wallace | DF/CM | |
Nottingham | 22 | 23 | 0 | Ilkeston | 28 November 2014 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 23 | Ben Whiteman | CM | |
Rochdale | 21 | 12 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
Statistics
- As of 5 May 2017