Sheffield United 2016/17

Sheffield United finished 1st of 24 in the 2016/17 League One with 100 points (won 30, drawn 10, lost 6; scored 92, conceded 47) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 23 matches of 46; lowest 24th, after match 4. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row and 17 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sheffield United
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Bolton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	17th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Rochdale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	17th
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Southend (home)	0–3 L	Lost	1	22nd
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Millwall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	1	24th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	20th
6	Sun 4 Sep 2016	Gillingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	7	17th
7	Sat 10 Sep 2016	AFC Wimbledon (away)	3–2 W	Won	10	12th
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	6th
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Scunthorpe (away)	2–2 D	Drew	14	7th
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–0 W	Won	17	6th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Fleetwood Town (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	4th
12	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Port Vale (home)	4–0 W	Won	21	5th
13	Tue 18 Oct 2016	Shrewsbury (away)	3–0 W	Won	24	4th
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Bradford (away)	3–3 D	Drew	25	3rd
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	4th
16	Sun 13 Nov 2016	Chesterfield (away)	4–1 W	Won	31	3rd
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Shrewsbury (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	2nd
18	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	2nd
19	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	3rd
20	Tue 29 Nov 2016	Walsall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	38	3rd
21	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Swindon (home)	4–0 W	Won	41	2nd
22	Thu 15 Dec 2016	Coventry (away)	2–1 W	Won	44	2nd
23	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Oldham (home)	2–0 W	Won	47	2nd
24	Sat 31 Dec 2016	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	50	1st
25	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Bury (away)	3–1 W	Won	53	1st
26	Sat 7 Jan 2017	Southend (away)	4–2 W	Won	56	1st
27	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Walsall (away)	1–4 L	Lost	56	1st
28	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Gillingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	57	1st
29	Tue 24 Jan 2017	Fleetwood Town (home)	0–2 L	Lost	57	1st
30	Sat 4 Feb 2017	AFC Wimbledon (home)	4–0 W	Won	60	1st
31	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Peterborough (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	1st
32	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Bristol Rovers (away)	0–0 D	Drew	64	1st
33	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Scunthorpe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	1st
34	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Bolton (home)	2–0 W	Won	68	1st
35	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Rochdale (away)	3–3 D	Drew	69	1st
36	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Oxford (away)	3–2 W	Won	72	1st
37	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Swindon (away)	4–2 W	Won	75	1st
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	78	1st
39	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	1st
40	Tue 28 Mar 2017	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	1st
41	Wed 5 Apr 2017	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	85	1st
42	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Northampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	88	1st
43	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Port Vale (away)	3–0 W	Won	91	1st
44	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Bradford (home)	3–0 W	Won	94	1st
45	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	3–0 W	Won	97	1st
46	Sun 30 Apr 2017	Chesterfield (home)	3–2 W	Won	100	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.