2007–08 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United

2007–08 season
Chairman	Terry Robinson
Manager	Bryan Robson (until 14 February) Kevin Blackwell (from 14 February)
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Championship	9th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Beattie (22)
Average home league attendance	25,605

Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship during the 2007–08 football season, after being relegated from the Premier League during 2006–07.

Season summary

Manager Bryan Robson was dismissed in February with Sheffield United nowhere near a position good enough for an immediate return to the Premier League. His replacement, Kevin Blackwell, was unable to improve United's form sufficiently to qualify for the play-offs and United finished in a relatively disappointing 9th position.

Kit

Sheffield United maintained both their kit manufacturing agreement with French company Le Coq Sportif, who produced a new home kit for the season, and their kit sponsorship agreement with American bank Capital One. A new away strip with fluorescent green shirts and black shirts and socks with fluorescent green trim was also introduced.

Final league table

Main article: 2007–08 Football League

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRL	Paddy Kenny
3	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith
5	DF	ENG	Chris Morgan
6	FW	ENG	James Beattie
7	FW	JAM	Luton Shelton
8	FW	ENG	Jon Stead
9	FW	ENG	Rob Hulse
10	FW	ENG	Danny Webber
11	MF	ENG	Lee Hendrie
12	FW	WAL	David Cotterill (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
13	GK	ENG	Ian Bennett
14	DF	AUS	David Carney
15	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
16	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon
17	MF	SCO	Nick Montgomery
18	MF	ENG	Michael Tonge

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	NIR	Keith Gillespie
20	DF	ENG	Chris Armstrong
21	DF	ENG	John Halls (on loan from Reading)
22	DF	ENG	Chris Lucketti
23	MF	ENG	Lee Martin (on loan from Manchester United)
24	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp
25	GK	ENG	Paul Gerrard
26	DF	ENG	Derek Geary
28	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn
29	FW	ENG	Geoff Horsfield
31	MF	ENG	Nicky Law
33	DF	ENG	Ugo Ehiogu
35	MF	ENG	James Ashmore
40	GK	ENG	Jamie Annerson
—	FW	MKD	Goran Slavkovski (on loan from Inter Milan)

Left club during 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.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Leigh Bromby
4	DF	ENG	Phil Bardsley (on loan from Manchester United)
12	MF	IRL	Alan Quinn
21	MF	ATG	Mikele Leigertwood
21	DF	ENG	Gary Cahill (on loan from Aston Villa)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	EGY	Ahmed Fathy
27	FW	FRA	Christian Nadé
30	MF	CHN	Li Tie
32	DF	ENG	Evan Horwood
36	MF	ENG	Ian Ross

External links

• Sheffield United squad for 2007–08 season
• Kits for 2007–08 Championship clubs