Sheffield United

England · Premier League 2019/20 – 2023/24 · Championship now · Manager: Chris Wilder (#154 in the world) since Dec 2023

#257 World rank · club rating

1,730 Club rating

20th in Championship

Sheffield United played 3 Premier League seasons (2019/20 – 2023/24) and are in Championship now. Paul Heckingbottom (Nov 2021 – Dec 2023) had the best points per game of them (1.66 in 80 matches) and took the club rating from 1,758 to 1,812.

Sheffield United managers

11 spells since 2003 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Chris Wilder #154 now Dec 2023 – present · PPG 1.47 current Dec 2023 – present 138 60-23-55 1.47 1,913 → 1,787 −126 +12.4 +0.06

Rubén Sellés (stand-in) 9 Aug 2025 – 12 Sep 2025 9 Aug 2025 – 12 Sep 2025 6 0-0-6 −28.6

Paul Heckingbottom #895 now Nov 2021 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.66 Nov 2021 – Dec 2023 80 40-13-27 1.66 1,758 → 1,812 +55 +13.3 +0.06

Slaviša Jokanović #760 now Aug 2021 – Nov 2021 · PPG 1.36 Aug 2021 – Nov 2021 22 8-6-8 1.36 1,970 → 1,764 −206 −37.3 −0.18

Paul Heckingbottom #895 now Mar 2021 – May 2021 · PPG 0.82 Mar 2021 – May 2021 11 3-0-8 0.82 1,846 → 1,868 +22 +3.9 +0.04

Chris Wilder #154 now Aug 2016 – Mar 2021 · PPG 1.46 Aug 2016 – Mar 2021 178 74-38-66 1.46 1,615 → 1,851 +236 +50.4 +0.27

Nigel Adkins Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 · PPG 1.80 caretaker Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 5 3-0-2 1.80 1,698 → 1,664 −33 −4.7 −0.13

Before 2015/16 · 5 spells, Aug 2003 – Feb 2015

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Nigel Clough Nov 2013 – Feb 2015 · PPG 2.00 Nov 2013 – Feb 2015 21 12-6-3 2.00 1,526 → 1,726 +200 +31.3 +0.37

Danny Wilson Aug 2011 – Jan 2013 · PPG 1.82 Aug 2011 – Jan 2013 11 6-2-3 1.82 1,527 → 1,532 +5 −5.2 −0.19

Micky Adams Jan 2011 – May 2011 · PPG 0.71 Jan 2011 – May 2011 24 4-5-15 0.71 1,563 → 1,489 −74 −15.7 −0.16

John Carver #636 now Dec 2010 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2010 3 1-0-2 1.00 1,564 → 1,543 −20 −4.0 −0.12

Neil Warnock Aug 2003 – May 2007 · PPG 1.30 Aug 2003 – May 2007 84 30-19-35 1.30 1,500 → 1,552 +52 +10.6

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Chris Wilder is the longest-serving: 178 matches over 4 years (Aug 2016 – Mar 2021), and the most coach rating added (+50.4).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,730Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#257World rankof 943 active clubs

#20Championshipof 42 clubs

1,996Peak since 2015/16Jan 2023 · low 1,601, Dec 2016

Nigel Adkins Chris Wilder Paul Heckingbottom Slaviša Jokanović

Sheffield United's club rating peaked at 1,996 in January 2023, under Paul Heckingbottom, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,601 in December 2016, under Chris Wilder.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Sheffield United play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2023/24 38 2.79 1.45 2.26 66% 3.71 7.08 5.41

2020/21 38 2.00 1.05 1.54 58% 4.47 6.39 5.08

2019/20 38 1.71 1.21 1.79 62% 5.58 5.74 5.35

Sheffield United won 3.71 corners a game in 2023/24, their fewest in any season since 2019/20 and 31% below the Premier League's average side (5.41).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

114 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 1412% 44% 11%

HT drawHT D 87% 1211% 2825%

HT lossHT L 22% 54% 4035%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 47 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 19 matches

1st half · W 19 · D 48 · L 47 GD −43

2nd half · W 18 · D 40 · L 56 GD −69

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Sheffield United

12 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Stuart Attwell 10 1-1-8 0.40 2.20 2.17 +2%

Andy Madley 9 2-1-6 0.78 1.89 2.17 −13%

Peter Bankes 9 2-2-5 0.89 2.67 2.17 +23%

David Coote 8 1-3-4 0.75 2.38 2.17 +10%

Simon Hooper 7 4-0-3 1.71 1.86 2.17 −14%

Andre Marriner 6 1-3-2 1.00 1.50 1.86 −19%

Chris Kavanagh 6 2-0-4 1.00 3.00 2.17 +38%

Michael Oliver 6 1-1-4 0.67 1.67 2.17 −23%

Robert Jones 6 3-1-2 1.67 2.50 2.17 +15%

Graham Scott 5 0-2-3 0.40 1.40 2.17 −35%

2 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mike Dean 5 1-1-3 0.80 2.80 1.86 +51%

Paul Tierney 5 1-0-4 0.60 1.80 2.17 −17%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (114). Cards = Sheffield United's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Sheffield United's manager?

Chris Wilder, #154 in this week's coach world ranking, since December 2023 - 138 matches, 60 won (1.47 points per game).

How many managers has Sheffield United had since 2015?

4 - Nigel Adkins (caretaker), Slaviša Jokanović, Paul Heckingbottom and Chris Wilder. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Sheffield United's longest-serving manager?

Chris Wilder: 178 matches from August 2016 to March 2021.

How many cards a game do Sheffield United get?

2.79 a game in the Premier League in 2023/24, against 2.26 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.