Sheffield United Football Club is an English association football club based at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who currently compete in the EFL Championship. Founded in 1889, they played only friendlies during their first year in existence before being elected to the Midland Counties League for the 1890–91 season. The football committee (who ran the club at the time) were unhappy with the quality of the Midland Counties League and so resigned in the summer of 1891. However, United were refused entry into The Football League amidst an acrimonious dispute with local rivals The Wednesday who had lobbied against their application. Instead United joined the newly formed Northern League which mainly consisted of teams from the North East of England, resulting in their nearest away fixture being at Darlington, some 85 miles away. Sheffield United again applied for election to The Football League the following year, this time being successful, and were admitted to the new Second Division in 1892. Despite the club's desire to be part of the Football League some committee members felt it may not last and so United remained with the Northern League for one more season, thus competing in two leagues concurrently during the 1892–93 season. Since that time United have remained in either the Football League, or at times the Premier League (during the 1992–93, 1993–94 and 2006–07 seasons), although changing fortunes have meant that they have competed in all four of the top divisions in England at some stage.

Sheffield United played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Midland Counties League on 13 September 1890 against the now defunct Burton Wanderers. Since that game they have faced 115 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Blackburn Rovers, against whom United have played on 142 occasions since their first meeting on 15 January 1894. As such United have registered more wins against the Lancashire side than any other, triumphing on 55 occasions. The most league defeats suffered by United have come against West Midlands team Aston Villa who have beaten them on 59 occasions, while the most draws have been registered against cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday with whom they have shared the points in 39 games. The most recent new league opponents for Sheffield United have been AFC Wimbledon, who they first met on 10 September 2016 in a League One fixture.

Key

• The records include the results of matches played in the Midland Counties League (from 1890 to 1891), Northern League (from 1891 to 1893), the Premier League (from 1992 to 1994 and 2006 to 2007) and The Football League (all other seasons). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test Matches and play-off games are also not included.
• For simplicity, clubs are listed under their name at the time of their last league fixture with United: for example, results against Ardwick are integrated into the records against Manchester City whilst the fixtures against Glossop are listed under the name the club had at the time rather than Glossop North End which they have subsequently become.
•    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Sheffield United.
•    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won; First = Date of first league fixture; Last = Date of most recent league fixture

All-time league record

Sheffield United's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below.

Statistics are correct as of 28 January 2024.

Sheffield United F.C. league record by opponent

Club	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%	First	Last	Notes and refs
	Home				Away				Total
AFC Wimbledon	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	2	100%	10 September 2016	4 February 2017
Aldershot ‡	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	2	4	2	1	1	4	2	50%	5 December 1981	1 May 1989
Arsenal	49	26	14	9	50	9	9	32	99	35	23	40	153	186	35%	24 December 1904	28 October 2023
Aston Villa †	65	30	17	18	65	8	16	42	131	38	33	60	181	244	29%	2 October 1893	22 December 2023
Barnsley	33	17	10	6	33	11	12	10	66	28	22	16	105	70	42%	26 December 1934	19 March 2022
Birmingham City	53	30	11	12	53	14	10	29	106	44	21	41	164	158	42%	3 December 1892	8 May 2023
Blackburn Rovers	73	36	21	16	73	21	14	38	146	57	35	54	233	211	39%	15 January 1894	4 March 2023
Blackpool	32	17	8	7	32	10	9	13	64	27	17	20	104	91	42%	25 December 1930	29 December 2022
Bolton Wanderers	57	35	10	12	57	10	12	35	114	45	22	47	193	187	39%	23 September 1893	2 February 2019
Bootle ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	8	5	50%	10 September 1892	26 November 1892
Bournemouth †	10	5	3	2	9	5	3	1	19	10	6	3	26	16	53%	28 November 1981	25 November 2023
Bradford City	30	16	10	4	30	11	7	12	60	27	17	16	112	78	45%	3 October 1908	17 April 2017
Bradford Park Avenue	9	8	1	0	9	3	2	4	18	11	3	4	37	24	61%	28 November 1914	11 March 1950
Brentford†	17	7	6	4	16	5	3	8	33	12	9	12	50	46	36%	22 December 1934	9 December 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion †	14	9	2	3	15	4	6	5	29	13	7	8	42	31	45%	30 March 1959	12 November 2023
Bristol City	25	17	3	5	25	10	6	9	50	27	9	14	90	65	54%	24 December 1906	18 April 2023
Bristol Rovers	12	7	3	2	12	0	5	7	24	7	8	9	38	37	29%	6 October 1956	14 February 2017
Burnley †	57	35	17	5	58	12	11	35	115	47	28	39	177	164	41%	25 December 1893	2 December 2023
Burton Albion	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	5	2	50%	29 September 2015	13 March 2018
Burton Swifts ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	100%	6 February 1893	1 April 1893
Burton Wanderers ‡	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	3	0%	13 September 1890	23 March 1891
Bury	42	27	11	4	42	16	8	18	84	43	19	22	172	107	51%	21 September 1895	2 January 2017
Cambridge United	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	4	0%	30 December 1978	5 May 1979
Cardiff City	37	19	8	9	37	9	12	16	74	29	20	25	95	96	39%	11 March 1921	15 April 2023
Carlisle United	12	6	4	2	12	5	1	6	24	11	5	8	26	21	46%	9 November 1968	11 March 2014
Charlton Athletic	30	19	6	5	30	5	9	16	60	24	15	21	92	78	40%	16 November 1935	18 March 2017
Chelsea †	39	20	5	14	40	7	11	22	79	27	16	35	110	132	34%	7 September 1907	16 December 2023
Chester City ‡	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	13	6	50%	25 August 1979	19 April 1989
Chesterfield	13	8	2	3	13	5	1	7	26	13	3	10	45	30	50%	7 November 1936	30 April 2017
Colchester United	9	5	2	2	9	3	4	2	18	8	6	4	33	24	44%	21 August 1979	16 January 2016
Coventry City	32	14	10	8	32	9	8	15	64	23	18	23	78	79	36%	28 November 1936	26 December 2022
Crawley Town	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	0	6	3	2	1	7	4	50%	22 December 2012	28 February 2015
Crewe Alexandra	14	10	3	1	14	7	1	6	28	17	4	7	51	27	63%	18 March 1893	25 March 2016
Crystal Palace †	28	11	6	11	27	9	6	12	55	20	12	23	55	64	36%	5 October 1968	12 August 2023
Darlington	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	16	7	50%	26 September 1891	15 May 1982
Darwen	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	8	7	50%	15 October 1892	6 January 1894
Derby County	53	32	9	12	53	13	7	33	106	45	16	45	155	167	42%	4 September 1893	15 January 2022
Derby Junction ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	1	100%	25 December 1890	28 February 1891
Derby Midland ‡	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	3	50%	20 December 1890	21 February 1891
Doncaster Rovers	14	8	5	1	14	4	6	4	28	12	11	5	43	26	43%	1 January 1936	13 February 2016
Everton †	63	26	22	15	62	18	9	35	125	44	31	50	158	187	35%	2 September 1893	2 September 2023
Exeter City	5	3	2	0	5	2	2	1	10	5	4	1	24	15	50%	1 September 1979	5 May 2012
Fleetwood Town	3	1	0	2	3	0	3	0	6	1	3	2	8	8	17%	13 December 2014	24 January 2017
Fulham †	30	17	7	6	31	8	6	17	61	25	13	23	81	96	41%	19 April 1935	7 October 2023
Gainsborough Trinity	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	5	50%	8 November 1890	7 March 1891
Gillingham	14	4	6	4	14	6	2	6	28	10	8	10	39	38	36%	10 November 1979	21 January 2017
Glossop	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6	2	50%	2 December 1899	7 April 1900
Grimsby Town	25	16	5	4	25	15	3	7	50	31	8	11	94	60	62%	27 September 1892	4 March 2003
Halifax Town ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	7	3	50%	2 January 1982	12 April 1982
Hartlepool United	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	6	4	1	1	12	8	67%	17 October 1981	29 December 2012
Hereford United	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	4	0	6	6	0%	28 August 1976	17 February 1982
Huddersfield Town	45	13	15	17	45	11	15	19	90	24	30	36	105	130	27%	29 December 1920	4 May 2023
Hull City	27	16	7	4	27	11	10	6	54	27	17	10	105	57	50%	8 December 1934	21 January 2023
Ipswich Town	32	15	9	8	32	4	14	14	64	19	23	22	80	82	30%	7 April 1958	27 April 2019
Leeds United	38	16	12	10	38	9	10	19	76	25	22	29	97	115	33%	8 November 1924	3 April 2021
Leicester City	44	18	13	13	44	10	17	17	88	28	30	30	139	139	32%	24 October 1908	14 March 2021
Leyton Orient	16	7	4	5	16	4	7	5	32	12	11	9	53	44	38%	27 October 1956	25 April 2015
Lincoln City	10	8	1	1	10	3	1	6	20	11	2	7	44	27	55%	18 October 1890	7 February 1984
Liverpool †	62	27	15	20	61	9	12	40	123	36	27	60	136	202	29%	6 October 1894	6 December 2023
Long Eaton Rangers ‡	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	3	50%	27 September 1890	28 March 1891
Luton Town†	21	10	6	5	20	6	5	9	41	16	11	14	61	58	39%	11 September 1937	26 December 2023
Manchester City †	58	20	19	19	58	13	13	32	116	33	32	51	168	196	28%	4 March 1893	30 December 2023
Manchester United †	47	22	10	15	46	12	6	28	93	34	16	43	133	156	37%	25 November 1893	21 October 2023
Mansfield Town	4	3	0	1	4	2	2	0	8	5	2	1	15	8	63%	8 October 1977	25 April 1988
Middlesbrough	54	31	10	13	54	14	11	29	108	45	21	42	151	165	42%	17 October 1891	15 February 2023
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	4	0	2	2	3	5	0%	2 April 1892	29 October 1893
Millwall	28	13	7	8	28	9	3	16	56	22	10	24	75	74	39%	15 October 1938	18 February 2023
Milton Keynes Dons	5	2	1	2	5	2	0	3	10	4	1	5	8	7	40%	25 October 2011	22 April 2017
Newcastle United †	60	37	13	10	59	11	14	34	119	48	27	43	173	176	40%	19 December 1891	24 September 2023
Newport County	3	3	0	0	3	1	0	2	6	4	0	2	9	7	67%	14 October 1980	12 May 1984
Northampton Town	4	3	1	0	4	4	0	0	8	7	1	0	21	8	88%	9 October 1965	8 April 2017
Northwich Victoria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	2	50%	23 January 1893	18 February 1893
Norwich City	34	18	7	9	34	8	10	16	68	26	17	25	86	88	39%	3 November 1934	1 April 2023
Nottingham Forest†	53	22	14	17	54	13	15	26	107	35	29	42	132	154	33%	18 November 1893	18 August 2023
Notts County	38	25	6	7	38	17	6	15	76	42	12	22	140	98	55%	1 January 1898	17 February 2015
Oldham Athletic	30	21	6	3	30	10	10	10	60	31	16	13	101	72	52%	26 December 1910	25 May 2017
Oxford United	13	9	1	3	13	4	4	5	26	13	5	8	43	37	46%	14 September 1968	7 March 2017
Peterborough United	7	5	0	2	7	5	1	1	14	10	1	3	29	10	71%	21 April 1982	29 January 2022
Plymouth Argyle	22	15	4	3	22	5	6	11	44	20	10	14	52	43	45%	27 October 1934	27 February 2010
Portsmouth	36	26	4	6	36	11	6	19	72	37	10	25	123	100	51%	2 January 1927	20 April 2013
Port Vale	19	14	4	1	19	9	5	5	38	23	9	6	84	36	59%	27 October 1890	14 April 2017
Preston North End	55	36	11	8	55	13	18	25	110	49	29	33	164	144	45%	20 November 1893	29 April 2023
Queens Park Rangers	27	10	12	5	27	7	7	13	54	17	19	18	66	75	31%	1 October 1949	2 January 2023
Reading	22	10	6	6	22	11	1	10	44	21	7	16	67	44	48%	13 October 1979	7 March 2023
Rochdale	5	4	1	0	5	3	1	1	10	7	2	1	22	12	70%	16 January 1982	4 March 2017
Rotherham Town ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	50%	20 September 1890	27 March 1891
Rotherham United	17	11	1	5	17	7	7	3	34	18	8	8	60	40	53%	13 October 1951	4 February 2023
Scunthorpe United	13	8	2	3	13	2	7	4	26	10	9	7	42	34	38%	11 October 1958	18 February 2017
Sheffield Wednesday	59	25	23	11	59	18	16	25	118	43	39	36	161	149	36%	16 October 1893	4 March 2019
Shrewsbury Town	8	3	2	3	8	3	1	4	16	6	3	7	20	22	38%	24 November 1984	19 November 2016
South Bank ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	11	0	100%	10 October 1891	28 November 1891
Southampton	26	15	5	6	26	7	7	12	52	22	12	18	96	79	42%	6 October 1934	6 March 2021
Southend United	9	5	1	3	9	3	0	11	18	8	1	9	33	26	44%	21 December 1979	7 January 2017
Staveley ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	5	1	50%	10 February 1891	4 April 1891
Stevenage	3	2	1	0	3	0	1	2	6	2	2	2	8	9	33%	5 November 2011	18 April 2014
Stockport County	7	6	1	0	7	2	2	3	14	8	3	3	23	8	57%	25 September 1937	2 March 2002
Stockton ‡	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	1	1	2	8	9	25%	29 December 1891	30 January 1893
Stoke City	52	26	15	11	52	15	14	23	104	41	29	34	146	151	39%	16 December 1893	21 January 2023
Sunderland	65	38	10	17	65	11	14	40	130	49	24	57	192	214	38%	7 October 1893	15 March 2023
Sunderland Albion ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	2	100%	12 September 1891	11 April 1892
Swansea City	21	13	6	2	21	8	4	9	42	21	10	11	83	50	50%	8 September 1934	11 February 2023
Swindon Town	17	13	3	1	17	4	5	8	34	17	8	9	59	34	50%	11 October 1969	14 March 2017
Torquay United	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	5	2	50%	14 November 1981	3 April 1982
Tottenham Hotspur †	43	22	14	7	44	5	11	28	87	27	25	34	143	162	31%	27 November 1909	16 September 2023
Tranmere Rovers	12	7	4	1	12	4	6	2	24	11	10	3	37	22	46%	19 November 1938	21 April 2014
Walsall	14	7	4	3	14	4	6	4	28	11	10	7	39	31	39%	7 January 1893	14 January 2017
Watford	19	8	6	5	19	7	5	7	38	15	11	12	47	40	39%	30 August 1969	25 February 2023
West Bromwich Albion	56	27	15	14	56	18	10	28	112	45	25	42	149	147	40%	28 October 1893	26 April 2023
West Ham United †	42	23	9	10	42	11	11	20	84	34	20	30	136	135	40%	1 January 1924	21 January 2024
Wigan Athletic	10	5	2	3	10	5	2	3	20	10	4	6	29	28	50%	5 September 1981	7 April 2023
Wimbledon ‡	12	5	3	4	12	1	4	7	24	6	7	11	24	37	25%	8 December 1979	12 April 2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers †	53	27	16	10	52	10	18	24	105	37	34	34	161	170	35%	30 September 1893	4 November 2023
Wrexham	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	2	4	9	25%	28 February 1979	26 February 1983
Wycombe Wanderers	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	50%	24 September 2011	11 February 2012
Yeovil Town	3	2	0	1	3	2	0	1	6	4	0	2	8	3	67%	27 August 2011	14 April 2015
York City	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	8	3	100%	3 October 1981	13 February 1982