2015–16 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2015–16 season
Chairman David Green
Manager Nigel Adkins
Stadium Bramall Lane
League One 11th
FA Cup Third Round Proper
(eliminated by Manchester United)
League Cup Second Round
(eliminated by Fulham)
FL Trophy Northern Area Quarter Finals
(eliminated by Fleetwood Town)
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The 2015–16 season was Sheffield United's 127th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Season overview

Pre-season

Following another failed play-off campaign, manager Nigel Clough was sacked with the club board stating "A change in direction was necessary for the forthcoming season."[2] After having an enquiry about Bradford City's Phil Parkinson to succeed Clough,[3] on 2 June Nigel Adkins was installed as Sheffield United's new manager.[4] On 13 July, Diego De Girolamo signed a new two-year contract with the Blades, having initially rejecting a new offer.[5] The following day, United announced the signing of Martyn Woolford on a free-transfer with him committing to Bramall Lane on a two-year deal.[6]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 July 2015 LW England Martyn Woolford England Millwall Free transfer [6]
25 July 2015 CF England Billy Sharp England Leeds United Undisclosed [7]
26 August 2015 DF England Jake Phillips Wales Llandudno [8]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Sam Berry England Alfreton Town [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [10]
1 July 2015 CM England Ben Davies England Portsmouth [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [10]
1 July 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Portsmouth [lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [10]
1 July 2015 MF England Jason Paling Alfreton Town Free transfer [10][13]
1 July 2015 MF England Kyle Scarisbrick Free Agent Released [10]
1 July 2015 GK Scotland Iain Turner England Tranmere Rovers [lower-alpha 4] Released [10]
14 August 2015 CF Scotland Jamie Murphy England Brighton & Hove Albion £1,500,000 [15][16]
11 March 2016 CB Scotland Neill Collins United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Released [17]
  1. ↑ Following Berry's release he joined Alfreton Town.[9]
  2. ↑ Following Davies' release he joined Portsmouth.[11]
  3. ↑ Following Doyle's release he joined Portsmouth.[12]
  4. ↑ Following Turner's release he joined Tranmere Rovers.[14]

Total income: Increase £1,500,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon England Derby County End of season [7]
10 August 2015 CB Canada David Edgar England Birmingham City End of season [18]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 AM England Dominic Calvert-Lewin England Northampton Town January 2016 [19]
29 August 2015 AM England David Brooks England FC Halifax Town 27 September 2015 [20]
29 August 2015 RW England CJ Hamilton England FC Halifax Town 27 September 2015 [20]
3 September 2015 GK England George Willis England Matlock Town 3 October 2015 [21]
11 September 2015 DF England Julian Banton England FC Halifax Town 10 October 2015 [22]
23 September 2015 CF England Michael Higdon England Oldham Athletic 19 December 2015 [23]

Contracts

New contracts and contract extensions.

Player Date Length Contracted until Ref.
Italy Diego De Girolamo 13 July 2015 2 Year Summer 2017 [5]
Myanmar Kler Heh July 2015 ? ? [24]
England Louis Reed 24 July 2015 3 Year Summer 2018 [25]
England Che Adams 25 August 2015 3 Year Summer 2018 [26]

    Competitions

    Pre-season friendlies

    On 4 June 2015, Sheffield United announce they will play Newcastle United for Chris Morgan's testimonial.[27] On 9 June 2015, a confirmed list of the club's pre-season schedule was released.[28]

    League One

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 +15 69
    10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 +7 69
    11 Sheffield United 46 18 12 16 64 59 +5 66
    12 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 56 58 −2 65
    13 Peterborough United 46 19 6 21 82 73 +9 63
    Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Results by matchday

    Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH
    Result L W W W W L L D W D L W D W L L D D L D W W W L D W D D L W L W L L D W L W L W D W W D L L
    Position 24 12 7 4 2 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 6 8 8 11 12 12 11 9 8 8 7 7 8 7 10 8 9 7 10 12 11 11 12 11 13 8 10 9 8 9 10 11

    Last updated: 13 May 2016.
    Source: Statto.com
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Matches

    FA Cup

    League Cup

    On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Sheffield United were drawn away against Morecambe.[29] In the second round, the Blades were drawn away to Fulham.[30]

    Football League Trophy

    On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott.[31] In the second round draw, made on 5 September 2015, the Blades were drawn at home to Notts County.[32]

    References

    1. ↑ "History". Statto.
    2. ↑ "Nigel Clough: Sheffield United sack manager". BBC Sport. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    3. ↑ "Phil Parkinson: Bradford City reject Sheffield United approach for boss". BBC Sport. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    4. ↑ "Nigel Adkins: Sheffield United appoint ex-Southampton boss". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    5. 1 2 "Diego De Girolamo: Sheffield United forward signs two-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    6. 1 2 "Martyn Woolford: Sheffield United sign ex-Millwall midfielder". BBC Sport. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    7. 1 2 "Double swoop". Sheffield United FC. 25 July 2015.
    8. ↑ "FOOTBALL: MBi Llandudno full-back Jake Phillips seals Sheffield United move". North Wales Pioneer. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
    9. ↑ "Alfreton Town sign Sam Berry on one-year deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. 23 June 2015.
    10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Senior trio leave the Lane". Sheffield United FC. 15 May 2015.
    11. ↑ "Ben Davies: Portsmouth sign versatile ex-Sheffield United player". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
    12. ↑ "Michael Doyle: Portsmouth sign ex-Sheffield United midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.
    13. ↑ "Alfreton Town: Former Sheffield United youngster joins Reds". Derby Telegraph. 7 August 2015.
    14. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers sign former Everton FC goalkeeper Iain Turner". Liverpool Echo. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
    15. ↑ "Murphy moves on". Sheffield United FC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
    16. ↑ "Albion bring in winger on four-year deal". The Argus. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
    17. ↑ "Neill heads Stateside". SUFC.co.uk. 11 March 2016.
    18. ↑ "Boss bolsters defensive options". Sheffield United FC. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
    19. ↑ "Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Sheffield United striker joins Northampton". BBC Sport. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
    20. 1 2 "U21 duo head to Halifax". Sheffield United FC. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    21. ↑ "Keeper out on loan". Sheffield United FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
    22. ↑ "Banton joins Halifax". Sheffield United FC Official Website. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    23. ↑ "Striker heads out on-loan". Sheffield United FC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
    24. ↑ "Sheffield United award former Thai refugee with first professional contract". The Guardian. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
    25. ↑ "Louis Reed: Sheffield United midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
    26. ↑ "Che Adams: Sheffield United striker signs new contract". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
    27. ↑ "Toon provide Morgan's Testimonial opposition". Sheffield United FC. 4 June 2015.
    28. ↑ "Pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sheffield United FC. 9 June 2015.
    29. ↑ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
    30. ↑ "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    31. ↑ "Away tie in JPT". Sheffield United FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
    32. ↑ "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second Round Draw". The Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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