The 2011-12 campaign saw Sheffield United embark on an immediate and dominant season in League One, finishing a remarkable 3rd place with 90 points in their fierce push for an instant return to the Championship. The charge was spearheaded by the prolific Welsh striker Ched Evans, whose phenomenal 29 league goals anchored the attack and saw him named in the PFA Team of the Year. However, the season ended in ultimate heartbreak; a late slump, compounded by off-field turmoil, saw the Blades slip out of the automatic promotion spots before their promotion dream culminated in a cruel, dramatic penalty shootout defeat to rivals Huddersfield Town in the Play-Off Final at Wembley.