Sheffield United

FM07 Update

Club
106Reputation
18Last season
—Squad value
32607Capacity

Squad strength

FMDB calculation
32Players
—Average age
—Under 21
115Average ability
140Average potential
—Squad value
£176,651Wage bill per week
9Nationalities
—Home-grown
—Expiring contracts
129CA16
146PA16

These are the FMDB's own figures over all 32 registered members of the primary team, not just the rows listed below; hover a figure for the population it was computed from. The wage bill is the sum of recorded contract wages, not an asserted payroll. This version's export records no game start year, so ages and the contract-expiry window cannot be computed. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials; a coded potential enters PA16 at its band's midpoint and the figure says how many did. Home-grown counts players whose person_trained_status names this club.

Best eleven

FMDB calculation
The FMDB's own selection: the highest recorded current ability per slot of the supplied 4-3-3, each player used once, and only where player_position.competency for that slot is at least 10. Mean ability of the eleven 128, from the 32 strongest squad members.

Club

Full name
Sheffield United
Short name
Sheff Utd
Nickname
—
Nation
England
City
—
Current division
Coca-Cola Championship
Continental competition
—
Founded
1889
Reputation
106
Colours
#FFFFFF #E00000
Captain
—
Vice-captain
—
Other teams
—
Reputation scope
—
Reputation stars
—

Finances

Partial export
Balance
—
Transfer budget
—
Wage budget
—
Debt
—
Club value
—
Financial status
—
Owner
—
Shirt sponsor
—

Balance is club_finance_detail.cash and Debt its basic_loan_debt, as authored. Every other club_finance row — loans, gifts and FFP totals — is listed by the source family loan_source_type gives it, with the amount's meaning on hover, rather than summed into a figure the source does not state. Club value, a named owner and a shirt sponsor are not established by the export.

Squad

32 people with a club_squad_number row for this teamSet-piece takers
Squad members with number, position, age, nationality, ability, contract, wage, value and last season
No start year CA PA Value Apps (Gls) 2006–07 HG Not in this export
1Paddy KennyGK—Republic of Ireland1401452010-06-30£5,000—34 (0)—
2Leigh BrombyDC—England1231402009-06-30£6,000—17 (0)—
3Gary NaysmithDL—Scotland1271452010-06-30£7,000—15 (1)—
5Chris MorganDC—England1281302011-06-30£6,500—24 (1)—
6James BeattieFC—England1351602011-06-30£40,000—32 (2)—
7Luton SheltonFC—Jamaica1141362010-06-30£2,000—23 (9)—
8Jonathan SteadFC—England1281452010-06-30£7,000—36 (9)—
9Rob HulseFC—England1301372009-06-30£10,000—29 (8)—
10Danny WebberFC—England1291402008-06-30£7,000—22 (3)—
11Lee HendrieMC—England1361472010-06-30£10,000—29 (3)—
12Alan QuinnMC—Republic of Ireland1231402010-06-30£3,000—19 (0)—
13Ian BennettGK—England1061332008-06-30£2,000—2 (0)—
14David CarneyAML—Australia1051342010-06-30£10,000—14 (1)—
16Matthew KilgallonDC—England127-82010-06-30£7,500—25 (0)—
17Nick MontgomeryMC—England1251302010-06-30£5,000—26 (0)—
18Michael TongeMC—England1301452010-06-30£7,000—27 (2)—
19Keith GillespieMR—Northern Ireland1211502009-06-30£4,000—31 (2)—
20Chris ArmstrongDL—England1271352009-06-30£4,000—27 (0)—
22Chris LuckettiDC—England1191282008-06-30£4,000—8 (0)—
23Ahmed FathiDR—Egypt1241442010-06-30£5,000—3 (0)—
24Billy SharpFC—England1281652011-06-30£3,000—45 (30)—
25Paul GerrardGK—England1001302008-06-30£1,000—2 (0)—
26Derek GearyDR—Republic of Ireland1231252010-06-30£2,500—26 (0)—
28Stephen QuinnMC—Republic of Ireland116-72010-06-30£750—15 (2)—
29Geoff HorsfieldFC—England1001302008-06-30£8,000—27 (4)—
30Li TieMC—China PR1051452008-06-30£6,000—0 (0)—
31Nicky LawMR—England100-72009-06-30£500—10 (0)—
32Evan HorwoodDL—England83-62008-06-30£401—20 (0)—
35James AshmoreMC—England75-62008-06-30£250—0 (0)—
36Ian RossMC—England57-62008-06-30£500—36 (1)—
39Mamadou SeckDC—Senegal1091352009-06-30£1,500—4 (0)—
40Jamie AnnersonGK—England80-72009-06-30£250—0 (0)—

Sort by clicking a column header. Hide columns you do not need; the choice is remembered in this browser. Apps (Gls) is the 2006–07 season, the latest player_history season recorded for anyone in this squad; it is named explicitly because no database records the date the game starts on.

Highest potential

FMDB calculation
Highest recorded potential ability across every team the club owns
Player Pos Age CA PA Value
Billy SharpFC—128165—
James BeattieFC—135160—
Keith GillespieMR—121150—
Lee HendrieMC—136147—
Li TieMC—105145—
Gary NaysmithDL—127145—

The highest recorded player.potential_ability across all 1 of this club's team, one row per person. A negative potential is a coded band rather than a fixed ability and is shown as the code it is, never ranked as a number. Ages are season-start ages where the export records a start year; the list is ranked on potential alone, so it is not an age-filtered wonderkid list.

Facilities

Training only in the export
  • Training facilities16
  • Youth facilities—
  • Youth recruitment—
  • Junior coaching—
  • Corporate facilities—
Training ground
—
Academy
—
Morale
16
Season ticket holders
18500
Average attendance
29000
Lowest and highest
10000 / 38000

club_facility carries training facilities only, in every version: youth facilities, youth recruitment, junior coaching and academy category are not in the export. The training ground is the stadium row that club_server names.

Key staff

Chairman
—
Managing Director
—
Director of Football
—
Manager
—
Assistant Manager
Brian Kidd
Head of Youth Development
—

Roles held now from staff_history. "Unknown person" is a spell whose person uid this version does not contain.

League position by season

25 seasons on this page
Sheffield United league position by season11121 1982–831986–871990–911994–951998–992002–032006–07Coca-Cola Championship, 1984–85: position 18 of 22Coca-Cola Championship, 1985–86: position 7 of 22Coca-Cola Championship, 1986–87: position 9 of 22Coca-Cola Championship, 1987–88: position 21 of 23Coca-Cola Championship, 1989–90: position 2 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1994–95: position 8 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1995–96: position 9 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1996–97: position 5 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1997–98: position 6 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1998–99: position 8 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 1999–00: position 16 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2000–01: position 10 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2001–02: position 13 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2002–03: position 3 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2003–04: position 8 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2004–05: position 8 of 24Coca-Cola Championship, 2005–06: position 2 of 24English Premier Division, 1990–91: position 13 of 20English Premier Division, 1991–92: position 9 of 22English Premier Division, 1992–93: position 14 of 22English Premier Division, 1993–94: position 20 of 22English Premier Division, 2006–07: position 18 of 20Coca-Cola League 1, 1982–83: position 11 of 24Coca-Cola League 1, 1983–84: position 3 of 24Coca-Cola League 1, 1988–89: position 2 of 24
Finishing position as recorded, 1 at the top, from the 25 season rows on this page.
Sheffield United league position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosition
2006–07English Premier Division18
2005–06Coca-Cola Championship2
2004–05Coca-Cola Championship8
2003–04Coca-Cola Championship8
2002–03Coca-Cola Championship3
2001–02Coca-Cola Championship13
2000–01Coca-Cola Championship10
1999–00Coca-Cola Championship16
1998–99Coca-Cola Championship8
1997–98Coca-Cola Championship6
1996–97Coca-Cola Championship5
1995–96Coca-Cola Championship9
1994–95Coca-Cola Championship8
1993–94English Premier Division20
1992–93English Premier Division14
1991–92English Premier Division9
1990–91English Premier Division13
1989–90Coca-Cola Championship2
1988–89Coca-Cola League 12
1987–88Coca-Cola Championship21
1986–87Coca-Cola Championship9
1985–86Coca-Cola Championship7
1984–85Coca-Cola Championship18
1983–84Coca-Cola League 13
1982–83Coca-Cola League 111

Honours

FMDB calculation

Competitions won by any of this club's 1 recorded team, counted from comp_history. Every recorded season in this version. It records no cancelled, abandoned or joint-winner flags, so none are excluded. The newer nation_cup_history export covers national-team tournament runs; it does not establish club cup-run coverage.

Transfers

Exported; UI pending
Record signing
—
Record sale
—
Net spend
—
Date Player From or to Fee
————

Modern exports separate completed transfer events, agreed future moves and club fee records. This panel has not integrated them. Unknown fees and incomplete coverage cannot establish full net spend.

Stadium

In the export
Capacity
32607
Seated
32607
Expandable to
38000
Built
1855-07-01
Pitch
110 × 72
Roof
—
Owner
—

Affiliates

Not in this export
Club Relationship Terms
———

Affiliations from club_link in both directions, with the yearly cost, dates, loan counts and wage share the row records. link_type_id has no lookup table in the catalog, so the relationship is shown as its code rather than given a name. Owned teams are listed separately under Other teams.

Fans

Not in this export
Supporter profile
—
Expectation
—
Season ticket waiting list
—

Supporter values are the researched 1–20 figures in club_supporter_profile; the expectation is the media's predicted finish in club_media_expectation; ticket prices are from club_finance_detail. Supporter-type percentages and a waiting list are not exported.

Across versions

Recorded
Sheffield United reputation across versions05K10K CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0102 Release: 11 Reputation, CM0203 Release: 11 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 10 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 10 Reputation, FM05 Release: 100 Reputation, FM05 Update: 100 Reputation, FM06 Release: 102 Reputation, FM07 Release: 106 Reputation, FM07 Update: 106 Reputation, FM08 Release: 106 Reputation, FM09 Release: 104 Reputation, FM09 Update: 104 Reputation, FM10 Release: 5,200 Reputation, FM10 Update: 104 Reputation, FM11 Release: 5,150 Reputation, FM11 Update: 103 Reputation, FM12 Release: 5,100 Reputation, FM12 Update: 5,300 Reputation, FM13 Release: 5,300 Reputation, FM14 Release: 5,050 Reputation, FM14 Update: 4,900 Reputation, FM15 Release: 4,900 Reputation, FM15 Update: 4,900 Reputation, FM16 Release: 5,000 Reputation, FM16 Update: 5,000 Reputation, FM17 Release: 5,250 Reputation, FM17 Update: 5,250 Reputation, FM18 Release: 112 Reputation, FM18 Update: 5,700 Reputation, FM19 Release: 114 Reputation, FM19 Update: 5,700 Reputation, FM20 Release: 121 Reputation, FM20 Update: 6,300 Reputation, FM21 Release: 126 Reputation, FM21 Update: 6,350 Reputation, FM22 Release: 6,100 Reputation, FM23 Release: 6,050 Reputation, FM24 Update: 6,200 Reputation, FM26 Release: 6,200 Reputation, FM26 Update: 6,200
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.

Current staff

6 spells
Roles held now, from staff_history spells with no end date or one still in the future
Role Person Joined Until Rating FMDB calculation
CoachMike Whitlow———
ScoutLaurent D'Jaffo2006-07-01——
Assistant ManagerAlan Hodgkinson———
Assistant ManagerBrian Kidd2007-05-22——
Goalkeeping CoachAlan Hodgkinson———
Chief ScoutKevin Randall———

Playing spells belong to a career and are shown on the person's own page. A further 0 current spells point at a person uid this version does not contain.

Season records

Points as stored, never recomputed
League seasons, as stored: points include any deduction applied at the time
Season Competition Pos Of P W D L GF GA Pts
2006–07English Premier Division18203810820325538
2005–06Coca-Cola Championship2244626128764690
2004–05Coca-Cola Championship82446181315575667
2003–04Coca-Cola Championship82446201115655671
2002–03Coca-Cola Championship32446231112725280
2001–02Coca-Cola Championship132446151516535460
2000–01Coca-Cola Championship102446191116524968
1999–00Coca-Cola Championship162446131518597154
1998–99Coca-Cola Championship82446181315716667
1997–98Coca-Cola Championship62446191710695474
1996–97Coca-Cola Championship52446201313755273
1995–96Coca-Cola Championship92446161416575462
1994–95Coca-Cola Championship82446171712745568
1993–94English Premier Division20224281816426042
1992–93English Premier Division142242141018545352
1991–92English Premier Division9224216917656357
1990–91English Premier Division13203813718365546
1989–90Coca-Cola Championship2244624139785885
1988–89Coca-Cola League 12244625912935484
1987–88Coca-Cola Championship21234413724457446
1986–87Coca-Cola Championship92242151314504958
1985–86Coca-Cola Championship72242171114646362
1984–85Coca-Cola Championship182242101418546644
1983–84Coca-Cola League 132446241111865383
1982–83Coca-Cola League 111244619720626464

Club records

More record types
Club records
Record type Holder Name as recorded Value
————

record_type is a raw code; the two rows read as most appearances and most goals. Attendance record, biggest win and heaviest defeat belong here too.

Derbies and partnerships

Derbies involving this club
Derby Opponent W Needs data D L First match Needs data Reputation
———————

No partnerships recorded

club_partnership is empty or near-empty in most versions of the source.

Kits

Season and slots
  • Kit 1, style 2, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 2, style 1, -1
  • Kit 2, style -1, -1
  • Kit 2, style -1, -1

Showing up to 8 of 7 loaded kit rows. Legacy colour slots are shown. Modern kit-part and style exports now describe the parts, but these drawings have not integrated them.

Data wishlist for this page

20 data pointsWhole site
  • export_meta.game_start_year Season-start ages, under-21 count and this season's expiring contracts Now liveAges are taken at 1 July of the exported game start year and the expiry window closes on 30 June of the next; the convention is stated on every figure because no .dat database stores an in-game date. CSV-era versions carry no start year and say so.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability over the squad CA16 and PA16 Now liveFMDB means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials in the primary squad; a coded potential is counted at its band midpoint (config/potential.php) and the figure says how many were.
  • player over club_squad_number Squad ability, potential, value and recorded wage totals Now liveFigures cover the whole primary-team squad with recorded-value coverage. League-relative ability stars are not implemented.
  • player.current_ability and player_position Best eleven Now liveFMDB selects eligible players for a fixed 4-3-3 from at most 60 candidates. Empty positions stay blank and a team average requires eleven filled slots.
  • person_trained_status, person_days_at_location Training days and home-grown squad status Partial exportThe squad table and the home-grown count show recorded trained-at-club and trained-in-nation relationships where the version exports them. Rule codes are not interpreted and training days are not shown; neither is a ruling on eligibility under a competition rule.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability Squad member ability and potential Now liveThe squad table displays stored figures where recorded; coded potential is not a fixed ability.
  • player_history Squad appearances and goals for a named season Now liveThe page uses the latest season recorded for anyone in the squad, not an inferred last season relative to a game date.
  • player.potential_ability across the club teams Highest potential at the club Now livePlayers are deduplicated across the club teams. This is not an age-based wonderkid list.
  • club_finance, club_finance_source, club_finance_detail, club_director Balance, budgets, debt rows, embargo and directors Partial exportCash balance, basic loan debt, the embargo flag and directors are displayed, and every other finance row is listed by its loan_source_type family with the amount meaning on hover. Club valuation, a named owner, a financial-status label and a shirt sponsor are not established: owner type, financial state and income type are raw codes.
  • club_facility, club_server.training_ground_stadium_uid Youth facilities, recruitment, junior coaching and academy status Needs source dataOnly training_facilities is present in any version; the training ground is shown where club_server names one. A corporate revenue field is not a facilities rating.
  • club identity Club nickname Needs source dataThe current club catalog has no nickname column; a short name is not a nickname.
  • transfer_event, future_transfer, club_transfer_record Transfers and record signing or sale Exported; UI pendingCompleted FM24/FM26 events, agreed future moves and recorded club fee records now have separate tables. They are not integrated into this panel; incomplete or unknown fees cannot support complete net-spend totals.
  • club_link Affiliations and agreement terms Partial exportLinks in both directions are displayed with cost, dates, loan counts and wage share. link_type_id, flags and reasons have no lookup, so the relationship is shown as a code; club_partnership is a player-pair relation.
  • comp_history for every recorded club team Confirmed titles with competition and years Now liveThe honours calculation covers all recorded club teams, with edition and stage checks where available. nation_cup_history describes national-team tournament runs, not club cup coverage.
  • stadium Stadium capacity, build date, pitch dimensions, roof and owner Now liveThese fields are rendered where recorded. Pitch type and heating remain available source fields not shown in this club panel.
  • staff_history, staff_ability, staff_coaching Staff quality by recorded job Now liveFMDB computes role-specific attribute means with coverage thresholds; these are not stored scouting stars or a staff-subtype census.
  • club_supporter_profile, club_media_expectation Supporter loyalty, passion, patience, affluence, temperament, expectations and media prediction Now liveResearched FM23+ supporter values and the predicted league finish are displayed where exported; computed supporter-type percentages are deliberately absent.
  • derby Derby record and history Now liveRecorded results are oriented to this club; dates and reputation remain missing where unrecorded.
  • club across versions Reputation across versions Partial exportRaw reputation history is live. Squad value and average ability across versions are not implemented; reputation-scale integration is also pending.
  • club_kit, club_kit_part, kit_display_type, kit_style Kit seasons, parts and patterns Partial exportThe page shows legacy kit rows and colour slots. Modern exports now identify parts, goalkeeper kits and style lookups; drawings have not integrated them, and numbering differs by era.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.