The 2009–10 season was Sheffield United's third year in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in 2007.

Sheffield United's kit manufacturers became Macron. Their shirt sponsor continues as VisitMalta.com.

• 1 September 2009 – Paddy Kenny is banned for 9 months after failing his drug test.
• 2 October 2009 – Jordan Robertson is sentenced for 32 months after causing death by a car crash, forcing his loan spell at Bury to be cut short.
• 6 November 2009 – Paddy Kenny signs new contract until the summer of 2011.^[1]
• 20 November 2009 – Trevor Birch is appointed as Chief Executive.^[2]

Sheffield United played their first game of the season in a 0–0 draw against former Premier League side Middlesbrough. Then the Blades beat Watford 2–0 with Ched Evans getting his debut goal. Leicester City held United to a 1–1 draw. They then beat Reading 3–1. This was followed by a thrilling 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion with David Cotterill scoring a late penalty. This was followed by a 1–0 win at Derby County with Matthew Kilgallon getting a last minute winner. United suffered their first league defeat of the season against Coventry City, they bounced back in the Steel City Derby which they won 3–2. The Blades suffered another defeat against Swansea City. The Blades started October with a draw against Doncaster Rovers, with Richard Cresswell getting his first goal for the blades. The next two games saw two loses against Scunthorpe United and Blackpool. The Blades continued their losing streak against Cardiff City. A 1–0 defeat at home to Newcastle United, this was followed with a draw against Barnsley. The following game they beat Peterborough United. United got a late win against Bristol City, with Darius Henderson getting his first hat-trick of his career.^[3] James Harper scored the only goal in a win over Plymouth Argyle. The Blades were then held to draw with Nottingham Forest. Sheffield then beat Crystal Palace 2–0, with Lee Williamson getting his first goal in a Blade shirt and Quinn got his second of the season. Queens Park Rangers held the Blades to a 1–1 draw. Sheffield then suffer their first defeat since 2 November against Leicester City this was quickly followed by a win over Preston North End.

Their first game of 2010 saw the Blades beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Bramall Lane. This was followed up by a 3–0 home win against Reading. The Blades were then beaten 3–1 away at West Bromwich Albion.

In the third round Sheffield United held Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers to a 1–1 draw, resulting in a replay to take place.^[4] The Blades won the replay 3–2 at Loftus Road. Premier League Bolton Wanderers knocked out the Blades in the fourth round, beating them 2–0 at the Reebok Stadium.

The first round saw a shock 2–1 home defeat against League Two Port Vale.

As of end of the season

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	EIR	Paddy Kenny	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	MF	ENG	Ryan France	10	0	3+6	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	SCO	Nick Montgomery	43	1	39	1	3	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Chris Morgan	40	2	37	2	3	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson	35	12	28+4	12	1+1	0	1	0
9	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	36	4	21+12	4	2+1	0	0	0
11	MF	EIR	Mark Yeates	20	2	11+9	2	0	0	0	0
12	MF	JAM	Lee Williamson	23	4	14+6	3	2+1	1	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Ian Bennett	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	James Harper	36	4	31+3	4	2	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Andy Taylor	30	0	22+4	0	3	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Richard Cresswell	34	14	28+3	12	2+1	2	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Jamie Ward	31	8	25+3	7	1+2	1	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Stewart	23	0	15+8	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	NED	Marcel Seip	8	0	5+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Kyle Bartley	14	0	10+4	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
25	MF	ENG	Glen Little	18	0	7+9	0	0+1	0	1	0
26	MF	EIR	Derek Geary	9	0	5+2	0	2	0	0	0
28	MF	EIR	Stephen Quinn	48	4	38+6	4	3	0	1	0
30	GK	EST	Mihkel Aksalu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	FIN	Toni Kallio	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Jonathan Fortune	6	1	3+2	1	1	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Matthew Lowton	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	SEN	Henri Camara	25	4	9+14	4	2	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Jordan Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left before the end of the season:
6	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon	23	1	21	1	1	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Kyel Reid	8	0	0+7	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	WAL	David Cotterill	14	2	3+11	2	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Brian Howard	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ENG	Leigh Bromby	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ENG	Andrew Davies	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Mark Bunn	35	0	31+1	0	3	0	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Steve Simonsen	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	EIR	Keith Treacy	17	1	12+4	1	0	0	1	0
30	GK	ENG	Carl Ikeme	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Paul Connolly	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Kyle Walker	28	0	26	0	2	0	0	0

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Disciplinary record

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Number	Pos	Player
7	FW	Darius Henderson	8	1
5	DF	Chris Morgan	10	0
17	FW	Richard Cresswell	8	0
4	MF	Nick Montgomery	8	0
28	MF	Stephen Quinn	8	0
12	MF	Lee Williamson	6	0
16	DF	Andy Taylor	6	0
6	DF	Nyron Nosworthy	3	1
9	FW	Ched Evans	4	0
34	DF	Kyle Walker	4	0
11	DF	Paul Connolly	1	1
11	MF	David Cotterill	3	0
20	DF	Marcel Seip	3	0
18	MF	Jamie Ward	3	0
23	GK	Mark Bunn	2	0
15	MF	James Harper	2	0
32	MF	Toni Kallio	2	0
19	DF	Jordan Stewart	2	0
27	MF	Keith Treacy	2	0
11	MF	Mark Yeates	2	0
21	DF	Kyle Bartley	1	0
21	DF	Andrew Davies	1	0
11	MF	Brian Howard	1	0
6	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	1	0
20	MF	Brian Howard	1	0
26	MF	Derek Geary	1	0

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Sheffield United are due to play three friendly matches in July all away as well as tour of Malta. The Friendlies are:

• 10 July 2010: Mansfield Town F.C.
• 12–17 July: Malta Tour
• 20 July 2010: Burton Albion F.C.
• 24 July 2010: Rotherham United F.C.