OFFICIAL: Sheffield United have appointed Chris Wilder for the third time after earlier sacking him this summer.

OFFICIAL: Sheffield United have appointed Chris Wilder for the third time after earlier sacking him this summer.* [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/sheffield-united-appoint-wilder-manager-third-time-2025-09-15/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

* [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/chris-wilder-appointed-as-sheffield-united-manager-for-third-time-after-selles-sacking?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

 

Yes — this is official. Sheffield United have reappointed Chris Wilder as their manager for a **third time**. ([Reuters][1])

 

Here are the key details:

 

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### 🗞 What happened

 

* Rubén Selles was sacked after a disastrous start to the 2025‑26 Championship season. The team lost all their first five league matches and suffered a heavy 5‑0 defeat to Ipswich, leaving them bottom of the table. ([Reuters][1])

* Wilder, 57, who had been out of the job since departing Sheffield United in June after the playoff final loss, has now come back. ([Reuters][1])

* He has signed a contract until **summer 2027**. ([The Guardian][2])

 

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### 🔍 Wilder’s history with Sheffield United

 

* First spell: 2016–2021 — led them from League One up to the Premier League; achieved a 9th‑place finish in the Premier League. ([Reuters][1])

* Second spell: Returned in 2023, helped them to finish 3rd in the Championship in 2024‑25 but lost in the playoff final. Left by “mutual consent” in June 2025. ([SuperSport][3])

 

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### ⚠️ Implications / challenges

 

* United are bottom of the Championship at the moment, with no wins under Selles. Turning around morale, performances and results will be critical. ([The Guardian][2])

* There had been disagreements with the club’s ownership over transfer strategy, including use of AI in recruitment — something that was part of the context to Wilder’s departure. How under Wilder he deals with that will be under scrutiny. ([The Guardian][2])

 

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If you like, I can summarize fan reactions, potential changes in the squad now that Wilder is back, or his odds of getting them promoted again?

 

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/sheffield-united-appoint-wilder-manager-third-time-2025-09-15/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Sheffield United appoint Wilder as manager for third time”

[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/chris-wilder-appointed-as-sheffield-united-manager-for-third-time-after-selles-sacking?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Chris Wilder appointed Sheffield United manager for third time with goal of promotion”

[3]: https://supersport.com/football/premier-league/news/89520292-ab95-4f64-a267-4e356ff3e28e/sheffield-utd-and-wilder-part-ways-after-failed-premier-league-promotion-bid?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Sheffield Utd and Wilder part ways after failed Premier

League promotion bid | SuperSport”