| Year formed | 1889 |
| Turned professional | 1889 |
| Limited company | 1899 |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | Bramall Lane Ground, Cherry Street, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4SU (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 111 x 68 yards (101.1 x 62.2 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 32,702 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 68,287 v Leeds United, FA Cup 5th round, 15th February 1936 (won 3-1) |
| League career | Midland League: 1890 - 1891 Northern League: 1891 - 1893 Division Two: 1892 - 1893 Division One: 1893 - 1934 Division Two: 1934 - 1939 Division One: 1939 - 1949 Division Two: 1949 - 1953 Division One: 1953 - 1956 Division Two: 1956 - 1961 Division One: 1961 - 1968 Division Two: 1968 - 1971 Division One: 1971 - 1976 Division Two: 1976 - 1979 Division Three: 1979 - 1981 Division Four: 1981 - 1982 Division Three: 1982 - 1984 Division Two: 1984 - 1988 Division Three: 1988 - 1989 Division Two: 1989 - 1990 Division One/Premiership: 1990 - 1994 Division One/Champsionship: 1994 - 2006 Premiership: 2006 - 2007 Championship: 2007 - 2011 League One: 2011 - 2017 Championship: 2017 - 2019 Premier League: 2019 - 2021 Championship: 2021 - . |
| First Football League game | 3rd September 1892 v Lincoln City, Division Two, won 4-2 |
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| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1897-98 Division One runners-up: 1896-97, 1899-1900 Division Two champions: 1952-53 Division Two/Championship runners-up: 1892-93, 1938-39, 1960-61, 1970-71, 1989-90, 2005-06 League One champions: 2016-17 Division Three runners-up: 1988-89 Division Four champions: 1980-81 Second World War East Midlands Division runners-up: 1939-40 Second World War North Division champions: 1945-46 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1898-99, 1901-02, 1914-15, 1924-25 FA Cup runners-up: 1900-01, 1935-36 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 2010-11 Watney Cup runners-up: 1972-73 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 1st, Division Four, 1980-81 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 2002-03, 2014-15 |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 60, Division Two, 1952-53 |
| 3 for a win | 100, League One, 2016-17 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 22, Division One, 1975-76 |
| 3 for a win | 16, Premier League, 2023-24 |
| Most League goals scored | 102, Division One, 1925-26 |
| Most League goals conceded | 104, Premier League, 2023-24 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 20, Premier League, 2020-21 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 19, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, League One, 2016-17 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Premier League, 2023-24 |
| Most draws in a League season | 18, Division One/Premiership, 1920-21, 1993-94 18, League One, 2012-13 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Division One / Premier League, 1904-05, 2020-21 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Premier League, 2020-21 26, Championship, 2010-11 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| Record League win | 10-0 v Burslem Port Vale, Division Two, 10 December 1892 |
| Record Cup win | 6-1 v Lincoln City, League Cup 1st round 1st leg, 22 August 2000 6-1 v Loughborough, FA Cup 4th qualifying round, 6 December 1890 |
| Record League Cup win | 6-1 v Lincoln City, League Cup 1st round 1st leg, 22 August 2000 |
| Record defeat | 0-13 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 2nd round, 1 February 1890 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Arsenal, Carling Cup 3rd round, 23 September 2008 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 41, Jimmy Dunne, Division One, 1930-31 |
| in total | 205, Harry Johnson, 1919-30 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Harry Hammond v Bootle, Division Two, 26th November 1892 5, Harry Johnson v West Ham United, Division One, 26th December 1927 |
| Most League appearances | 629, Joe Shaw, 1948-66 |
| Most capped player | 25, Billy Gillespie for Northern Ireland |
| Youngest League player | Steve Hawes, 17 years 247 days v West Bromwich Albion, 2nd September 1995 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £24,000,000 (plus further £6,000,000 in add-ons) for Aaron Ramsdale to Arsenal, August 2021 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £23,500,000 for Rhian Brewster from Liverpool, October 2020 |
