Manager Bryan Robson was dismissed in February with Sheffield United nowhere near a position good enough for an immediate return to the Premier League.[1] His replacement, Kevin Blackwell, improved United's form sufficiently that they were still mathematically in with a shout of a play-off place until the last day of the season, but a shock loss to relegation-threatened Southampton ended any such hopes (though results elsewhere meant that the Blades wouldn't have made the play-offs even had they won), 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.[2]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
^Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
^Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^Armstrong was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and represented England at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at B level.
^Slavkovski was born in Malmö, Sweden, and represented Sweden at every level between U-15 and U-19, but also qualified to represent Macedonia (now North Macedonia) internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
Salford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland
