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Patrick Bamford scored 56 goals in 192 league appearances for Leeds United Sheffield United have signed former Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on a short-term deal until January. The 32-year-old was a free agent after being released by the Premier League side in August. The Blades have made a poor start to the Championship season and are three points adrift of safety after 15 matches. Bamford, who won one cap for England in 2021, could make his debut in the Steel City derby at Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 23 November. He scored 56 goals in 192 league games in seven years with Leeds after joining from Middlesbrough in 2018 and twice helped them to promotion from the Championship. He featured less regularly last season though and failed to score in 18 appearances in all competitions. In April, Blades boss Chris Wilder said he had "no issue" with Bamford after the player was filmed leading Whites fans in a derogatory chant against the Sheffield United manager when Leeds celebrated promotion to the Premier League. Transfers - September to December 2025 Latest Sheffield United news, analysis and fan views Listen to Sheffield United content on BBC Sounds Get Sheffield United news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Bellingham set to start on bench against Serbia Stokes takes six wickets in England Ashes warm-up 'Kane, Bellingham and Foden can't play together' - is Tuchel right? The engrossing biopic of a Hollywood icon's early years 50 years on from the first ever G7 summit Derek visits Ceredigion for a special BBC Children in Need episode A suitcase of cryptic clues reveals a stolen fortune The great number nine decline - where have England's strikers gone? Weekly sports quiz: How many World Cups has Ronaldo played in? Earps return 'talk of Manchester' but Middleton-Patel steals show Stokes must 'respect' views of ex-players - Vaughan What's up with Wales and Spurs 'mystery' Johnson? 'Friendly competition' - could Rogers keep Bellingham out of England team? 'VAR has to rein its neck in' - how I'd change football for the fans 'Don't feel sorry for Eubank' - Bellew backs Benn Who are the NFL's play-off contenders and pretenders? Video Who are the NFL's play-off contenders and pretenders? Robertson row shows the problems VAR can never fix Reinventing Football - five things fans would change 'Sea legs meant I couldn't bowl' - when England travelled to Australia by boat What would pundits change about football? Video What would pundits change about football? In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week 'I just want a dad' - how the Eubanks saved their relationship Piastri's penalty and Hamilton's future - F1 Q&A Valuable lessons and tough losses - world number one Sabalenka's 2025 Baffling? Distracting? The fallout from Earps' book Sitting Down With Mary Earps - the full interview. Video Sitting Down With Mary Earps - the full interview Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.