2014–15 Leeds United F.C. season
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Massimo Cellino (until 23 January)[1] Andrew Umbers (from 23 January)[2] | ||
| Head coach | David Hockaday (until 28 August) Neil Redfearn (caretaker, until 23 Sep) Darko Milanič (until 25 October) Neil Redfearn (until 30 June) | ||
| Stadium | Elland Road | ||
| Championship | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mirco Antenucci (10) All: Mirco Antenucci (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,850 vs Rotherham United (2 May 2015, Championship) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,407 vs Accrington Stanley (12 August 2014, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 24,276 | ||
| | |||
The 2014–15 season was Leeds United’s fifth consecutive season in the Championship.
Season summary
[edit]A summer that saw the departure of manager Brian McDermott in favour of the unheralded David Hockaday (whose only prior managerial experience was with Conference side Forest Green Rovers), as well as a host of players including club captain and top scorer Ross McCormack and dependable striker Matt Smith shipping out of Elland Road, saw Leeds listed as second-favourites for relegation (ahead of only a Blackpool side who were somehow in even more turmoil both on the pitch and off it) among most bookmakers. Their start to the season did little to dispel these predictions, with Hockaday sacked the day after a humiliating League Cup exit to West Yorkshire rivals Bradford City, on top of losing three of his first four league matches in charge. Sporting journalists were quick to note that his six competitive matches in charge were two fewer than Brian Clough had managed during his infamous 44-day spell as manager.
Academy manager Neil Redfearn took over as caretaker manager and earned 10 points from the next four games, putting Leeds in mid-table, but was overlooked for the permanent manager's job in favour of another unexpected candidate, Slovenian manager Darko Milanič. Milanič failed to win any of his six games in charge, however, and was himself sacked 32 days later, exceeding both Clough's and Jock Stein's joint-record as the club's shortest-serving manager.
With Leeds right back in relegation trouble, they turned once again to Redfearn, and while they remained dangerously close to the foot of the table until well into the New Year, a strong run of form between late January and the end of March propelled them out of danger (as with the previous season, they were also helped by the poor form of all the bottom three clubs). However, the sudden suspension of Redfearn's assistant, Steve Thompson coincided with a poor end to the season and contributed to Redfearn's falling out with Cellino. After the season ended, Cellino first attempted to demote Redfearn back to his prior role as academy manager, then sacked him altogether, leaving Leeds looking for their sixth manager since the departure of Simon Grayson three years prior.
Events
[edit]This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2014–15 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 3 May 2014 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2014–15 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
May
[edit]- 7 May: Former managing director David Haigh's company, Sport Capital issue a winding-up petition for a fee owed of around £1m.[3]
- 30 May: Brian McDermott and Leeds United come to the mutual decision for the Leeds United manager to depart from his position.[4]
June
[edit]- 10 June: The winding-up petition issued to Leeds by Sport Capital was adjourned but the case remained live and the club were ordered to pay back £958,000 by 23 June.[5]
- 19 June: Dave Hockaday is appointed head coach of Leeds United, with Junior Lewis as his assistant coach.[6]
- 23 June: The winding-up petition issued to Leeds by David Haigh's Sport Capital was dismissed by the High Court, resulting in the club's bank account being unfrozen.[7]
July
[edit]- 1 July: Transfer embargo is lifted days after club's bank account is unfrozen
August
[edit]- 28 August: David Hockaday and Junior Lewis's contract as head coach and assistant coach are terminated with immediate effect, with Neil Redfearn taking over as caretaker head coach.[8]
September
[edit]- 23 September: Darko Milanič announced as the new head coach after signing a two-year contract, with Neil Redfearn returning to his role of Academy manager and head of coaching, and Novica Nikčević joining as assistant coach.[9]
- 26 September: Consultant Graham Bean is sacked over a fixture dispute, relating to the rearrangement of the home fixture vs. Reading.[10]
October
[edit]- 25 October: The club part company with Darko Milanič, after failing to win in six games.[11]
November
[edit]- 1 November: Academy manager Neil Redfearn is appointed as head coach on a one-year rolling contract, with the contract including the option to return to the club's Academy.[12]
- 7 November: Leeds United have been served with a winding-up petition by law firm Ford & Warren Solicitors over unpaid fees of £150,000, that date back to when Ken Bates owned the club.[13] The club issued a statement confirming the receiving of the winding-up petition. However, due to the illegal the winding-up order to the media within seven days of its service, the club's lawyers demanded that the petition be immediately withdrawn, and a full apology made else the club will ask the court to dismiss the petition on Monday morning.[14]
- 12 November: The winding up petition presented by Melvyn Levi is dismissed on agreed terms.[15]
- 27 November: Companies House confirm that David Haigh and Salah Nooruddin have resigned from Leeds United’s board – several months after the two men actually quit as directors. Salem Patel remains as a director and GFH revealed that Jinesh Patel, the CEO of Dubai-based GFH Capital, joined him on the Leeds’ board earlier this year.[16]
December
[edit]- 1 December: The Football League disqualify Massimo Cellino from being a director of Leeds United Football Club until 18 March 2015.[17]
- 4 December: Massimo Cellino and GFH Capital signed an agreement on 1 December to inject up to a further £20m of equity capital into the club.[18]
- 12 December: Matt Child is appointed as the club's new Chief Operating Officer.[19]
- 15 December: An initial analysis of the Championship Financial Fair Play for the Season 2013/14 Submissions indicated that Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers failed to meet the Fair Play Requirement under the division’s Financial Fair Play rules. Consequently, all three were subject to an ‘FFP embargo’ under Football League regulations from 1 January 2015 for the remainder of the 2014/15 campaign.[20]
- 18 December: Steve Thompson appointed assistant coach, arriving from Huddersfield Town.[21]
- 22 December: Giuseppe Bellusci is charged by the FA for misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3 for an incident alleged to have occurred during the fixture between Norwich City and Leeds United on 21 October 2014. It is alleged Bellusci used abusive and/or insulting words towards Cameron Jerome, of Norwich City, contrary to Rule E3(1). It is further alleged that this breach of Rule E3(1) is an "Aggravated Breach" as defined in Rule E3(2), as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race. Bellusci has until 2 January 2014 to respond. there Due to there being no third party evidence supporting Jerome’s allegation, Bellusci will be contesting the charge.[22][23]
- 23 December: The Football League and the legal representatives of Leeds United President Massimo Cellino have agreed the process and date of Mr. Cellino’s appeal against the decision by The Football League Board that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners’ and Directors’ Test, with it being heard by a Professional Conduct Committee chaired by Tim Kerr QC on 15 January. The original decision required Mr. Cellino to resign as a director of Leeds United and cease acting as a ‘relevant person’ in line with Football League regulations by 29 December. The League has agreed to defer that deadline until two days after the handing down of the final decision of the PCC. As a consequence, the parties have agreed that if Mr Cellino is unsuccessful in his appeal, any disqualification period will be extended by an amount equivalent to the length of time between 29 December and the deferred deadline.[24]
- 31 December: Financier Andrew Umbers joins the board as a club director.[25]
January
[edit]- 19 January: A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) chaired by Tim Kerr QC rejected an appeal by Leeds United President Massimo Cellino against the decision by the Board of The Football League that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners' and Directors' Test. The PCC found that the reasoned judgment of the Italian Court, once it had become available, was for an act involving dishonesty as determined by the Board in its original ruling in March 2014. As a result of this decision, Massimo Cellino is disqualified from acting as a ‘Relevant Person’, as defined by Football League regulations until 10 April 2015.[26][27]
- 23 January: Massimo Cellino has resigned from his post at Leeds United, abiding by the Football League's ruling, with the plan of returning to his position in April.[1] Board director Andrew Umbers is appointed interim Leeds United chairman in the absence of Massimo Cellino.[2]
February
[edit]- 6 February: Giuseppe Bellusci is cleared of all charges of racism made against him during the away game against Norwich City on 21 October 2014, by the FA disciplinary panel.[28]
- 24 February: Club president Massimo Cellino announces he will not return to the club when his Football League ban ends in April in order to clear his name as an independent citizen. Cellino intends to appeal against the legality of his ban through arbitration with the FA (rule K). Cellino also disclosed that he has sold a minority stake to an unnamed buyer in order to comply with his Football League ban.[29][30][31]
March
[edit]- 5 March: The Football League, Leeds United and Massimo Cellino settled the outstanding disciplinary proceedings relating to the club's non disclosure of the Italian Court's judgement regarding Cellino as required under League regulations. As a result, Cellino's period of disqualification as a 'relevant person', as defined by the regulations, has been extended from 10 April until 3 May.[32]
- 23 March: Matt Child resigns as Chief Operating Officer at Leeds United.[33]
April
[edit]- 2 April: Director of Football, Nicola Salerno, suspends assistant coach Steve Thompson from his duties at the club, over an internal issue.[34]
- 19 April: Lewis Cook crowned the Sky Bet Championship’s LFE Apprentice of the Year 2014/15.[35]
Pre-season
[edit]Pre season games against Guiseley and Chesterfield were confirmed by the club on 27 June.[36]
A pre season game against Glenavon was confirmed by the club on 29 June. The Glevavon game forms part of the contract that saw Robbie McDaid sign for United in March. The club also confirmed a Leeds XI will face Corby Town.[37]
Two pre season games in Italy were confirmed on 2 July, against local team FC Gherdëina and Romanian team FC Viitorul Constanța.[38] However, the Viitorul Constanța was called off after the Romanian side failed to show up.[39]
A pre season game against Swindon Town was confirmed on 7 July.[40]
A pre season game against Mansfield Town was confirmed on 8 July, whilst the Glenavon game was confirmed as being for a Leeds XI.[41]
The club confirmed a home game against Dundee United will complete the team's pre season schedule on 9 July.[42]
| 10 July 2014 | Gherdëina | 0–16 | Leeds United | Val Gardena, Italy |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Hunt  18', 19', 28' (pen.) Morison 29', 41' Walters 40' Norris 45' Smith 54', 55', 58', 74', 83', 85' Murphy 67' Poleon 79', 82' | Stadium: Mulin De Coi Attendance: ~100 |
| 19 July 2014 | Guiseley | 0–2 | Leeds United | Guiseley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Pearce 85' Smith 90' | Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Adrian Holmes |
| 22 July 2014 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Leeds United | Mansfield |
| 19:45 BST | Hearn 72' (pen.), 83' | Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,493 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 23 July 2014 | Corby Town | 1–2 | Leeds United XI | Corby |
| 19:45 BST | Malone 10' | Report | Parkin 44' Mbanje 57' | Stadium: Steel Park Attendance: 732 Referee: Ellis Clarke |
| 26 July 2014 | Chesterfield | 2–2 | Leeds United | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Morsy 55', 66' | Report | Austin 47' (pen.), 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Michael Naylor |
| 29 July 2014 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Leeds United | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | Smith 31' | Report | Morison 15' Austin 47' (pen.) | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 30 July 2014 | Glenavon | 0–5 | Leeds United XI | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Dawson 19', 47', 64' (pen.) Smith 79' Stokes 81' | Stadium: Mourneview Park |
| 2 August 2014 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Morison 3' Poleon 86' | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Andy Madeley |
Competitions
[edit]Overall summary
[edit]| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 Championship | — | 15th | 9 August 2014 | 2 May 2015 |
| League Cup | First round | Second round | 12 August 2014 | 27 August 2014 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Third round | 4 January 2015 | 4 January 2015 |
Updated to match played 2 May 2015
Source: Competitions
Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 60 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 59 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 56 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 55 |
| 17 | Fulham | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 83 | −21 | 52 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 |
Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: The Football League
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]On 18 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[43]
| 9 August 2014 1 | Millwall | 2–0 | Leeds United | South Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Beevers 8' Williams 88' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,205 (2,171 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | Sharp 88'  89' | Report | Ayala 28' Leadbitter 77' Friend 78' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,484 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 19 August 2014 3 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Austin 3' Warnock 5' Murphy 50' Byram 67' Pearce 82' | Report | Teixeira 5' LuaLua 83' Holla 37' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,429 Referee: James Adcock |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Watford | 4–1 | Leeds United | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Forestieri 20', 67' Deeney 58' (pen.) Tőzsér 90+1' 42' Angella 47' | Report | Tamaș 32' (o.g.) Bellusci  56' Murphy 85' Austin 90' Byram 90+2' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 15,674 (1,975 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 30 August 2014 5 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Warnock 17' Wootton 42' Pearce 58' | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,901 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 13 September 2014 6 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Birmingham |
| 12:15 BST | Thomas 37' 82' Gray 87' | Report | Mowatt 76' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,266 (2,654 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 16 September 2014 7 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | Leeds United | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 BST | Surman 6' Arter 84' | Report | Doukara 67' Bellusci 82' 80' Antenucci 90' | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,307 (1,390 away) Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 20 September 2014 8 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Austin 19' Antenucci 45+1' Doukara 69' 70' Berardi 73' Bellusci 25' | Report | Lynch 90' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,131 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 27 September 2014 9 | Brentford | 2–0 | Leeds United | Brentford |
| 15:00 BST | Tarkowski  28' Jota 45+1' McCormack 77' | Report | Pearce 27' | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,886 (1,620 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 1 October 2014 10 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Reading | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Cooper 64' Bellusci 66' Doukara 70' | Report | Hector 19' Norwood 80' Pearce 90' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 4 October 2014 11 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | Bellusci 79' 67' Berardi 66' Byram 71' | Report | Maguire 52' 66' Nuhiu 41' Lee 72' Semedo 77' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,094 Referee: James Adcock |
| 17 October 2014 12 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Rotherham |
| 19:45 BST | Revell 57' 73' Clarke-Harris 65' 90' Frecklington 29' | Report | Antenucci 30' Bianchi 51' Silvestri 73' Doukara 76' Adryan 90+3' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,350 (2,294 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 21 October 2014 13 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Martin 59' Jerome 26' Lafferty 66' | Report | Doukara 63' 72' Austin 44' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,565 (1,791 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 25 October 2014 14 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Antenucci 18' | Report | Henry 66' Clarke 85' Evans 76' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,883 (2,074 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 1 November 2014 15 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff, Wales |
| 15:00 GMT | Manga 60' Macheda 67' Jones 83' 84' Ralls 51' | Report | Mowatt 77' 49' Pearce 10' Berardi 27' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,220 (2,148 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 4 November 2014 16 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | Mowatt 49', 67' Bianchi 60' Bellusci 80' | Report | Berg Guðmundsson 62', 81' (pen.) Buyens 29' Cousins 48' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 18,698 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 8 November 2014 17 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Blackpool | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Cooper 9' Doukara 31' Antenucci 42' Cook 81' | Report | Ranger 75' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,846 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Rhodes 71', 88' (pen.) Cairney 82' Duffy 44' | Report | Doukara 33' Adryan 28' Warnock 90+6' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,432 (6,839 away) Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 29 November 2014 19 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Derby County | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Antenucci 43', 50' Bianchi 14' Doukara 22' Cooper 27' Bellusci 75' | Report | Christie 17' Mascarell 35' Martin 54' Russell 63' Shotton 89' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,028 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 6 December 2014 20 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Leeds United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Murphy 12', 45+1' McGoldrick 26' (pen.) Smith 48' 54' Tabb 40' | Report | Antenucci 4' Bianchi 61' Cook 88' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,489 (1,835 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 13 December 2014 21 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Fulham | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Mowatt 68' | Report | Rodallega 60' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,264 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 20 December 2014 22 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
| 17:15 GMT | Fryatt 45+1' Mancienne 23' Antonio 73' Lichaj 82' | Report | Sharp 54' (pen.) Byram 24' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,664 (1,850 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 26 December 2014 23 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Bellusci 85' | Report | Cooper 11' (o.g.) McClean 83' 85' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,375 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 30 December 2014 24 | Derby County | 2–0 | Leeds United | Derby |
| 19:45 GMT | Mowatt 41' (o.g.) Buxton 47' Hendrick 1' | Report | Mowatt 31' Cooper 50'Bellusci 88'Austin 90+3' | Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 31,690 (2,236 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 10 January 2015 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Leeds United | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Guðjohnsen 48' (pen.) Trotter 14' Danns 90+1' | Report | Austin 3' (pen.) Bellusci 45+1' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,844 (3,918 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 17 January 2015 26 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Murphy 86' Antenucci 44' | Report | Caddis 8' (pen.) Robinson 44' Shinnie 60' Žigić 90+3' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,534 (1,136 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 20 January 2015 27 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | Murphy 36' Cook 15' Byram 84' Bellusci 86' | Report | Francis 47' Kermorgant 87' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 31 January 2015 28 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Leeds United | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 GMT | Bunn 26' Butterfield 41' Lynch 45' | Report | Byram 7' Sharp 90' 90' C.Taylor 35' Austin 45' | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 20,029 (3,976 away) Referee: Chris Foy |
| 7 February 2015 29 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Brentford | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Cooper 24' Austin 70' Cook 87' | Report | Pritchard 65' Dean 11' Bidwell 82' Toral 90' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,164 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 10 February 2015 30 | Reading | 0–2 | Leeds United | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Murphy 63' Byram 90' 90+1' Wootton 59' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,124 (2,602 away) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 14 February 2015 31 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Millwall | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Mowatt 39' 76' Austin 45' Cook 84' | Report | Maierhofer 35' Ángel 47' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 21 February 2015 32 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 GMT | Forshaw 80' | Report | Mowatt 3' Bellusci 23' Bamba 57' Cooper 90+5' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,531 (2,960 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 24 February 2015 33 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Leeds United | Brighton & Hove |
| 19:45 GMT | Baldock 26' Calderón 63' Kayal 42' LuaLua 90' | Report | Austin 85' | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,274 (1,815 away) Referee: Fred Graham |
| 28 February 2015 34 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Watford | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Sharp 6' Austin 19' Cook 21' | Report | Deeney 39' Vydra 56', 80' Watson 48' Abdi 87' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,705 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 4 March 2015 35 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | Mowatt 71' Sharp 77' | Report | Sears 74' Murphy 84' Bru 66' Skuse 88' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 7 March 2015 36 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Leeds United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Pearce 90+5' | Report | Mowatt 51' Murphy 39' Bamba 57' Sharp 68' Wootton 86' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 16,163 (4,698 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 14 March 2015 37 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Bellusci 50' Morison 66' Mowatt 77' Murphy 85' | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,722 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 18 March 2015 38 | Fulham | 0–3 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| 20:00 GMT | Stafylidis | Report | Byram 40' Bamba 48' 87' Antenucci 88' Sharp 46' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,200 (2,968 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 21 March 2015 39 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Leeds United | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Madine 44' Cubero 61' Orlandi 90+2' | Report | Antenucci 62' Byram 66' Bellusci 90+5' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,688 (1,650 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 4 April 2015 40 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Austin 39' Antenucci 68' Murphy 84' C.Taylor 88' | Report | Cairney 62' Rhodes 69' Spearing 80' Henley 55' P.Taylor 77' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,293 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 6 April 2015 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–3 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
| 17:15 BST | Dicko 19', 45+1' Afobe 48' Edwards 88' Golbourne 37' Batth 39' | Report | C.Taylor 11' Batth 65' (o.g.) Mowatt 74' Wootton 8' Byram 18' Bamba 55' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,169 (2,337 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 11 April 2015 42 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Phillips 17' Bellusci 54' Mowatt 83' | Report | Morrison 14' 45+1' Gunarsson 62' 55' Peltier 36' Harris 85' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,401 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 14 April 2015 43 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Norwich City | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Howson 57' Dorrans 31' 90+1' Olsson 25' Tettey 37' Whittaker 63' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,471 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 18 April 2015 44 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Leeds United | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Watt 75' 76' Buyens 80' (pen.) Vetokele 59' | Report | Morison 40' Sharp 36' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,053 (3,140 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 25 April 2015 45 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| 12:30 BST | Maguire 36' (pen.) Hélan 15' Semedo 60' | Report | C.Taylor 57' Morison 72' Bamba 35' Murphy 69' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,227 (3,998 away) Referee: Robert Madley |
| 2 May 2015 46 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | Bamba 25' | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,850 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
FA Cup
[edit]| 4 January 2015 Third round | Sunderland | 1–0 | Leeds United | Sunderland |
| 13:00 GMT | van Aanholt 33' Bridcutt 70' | Report | Murphy 35' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,302 Referee: Mike Dean |
League Cup
[edit]| 12 August 2014 First round | Leeds United | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Doukara 20', 37' 51' Tonge 53' Pearce 71' Berardi 89' | Report | Gray 84' Winnard 56' Hunt 74' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13,407 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 27 August 2014 Second round | Bradford City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Bradford |
| 19:45 BST | Knott 84' Hanson 86' Meredith 90+8' | Report | Smith 82' Murphy 30' Cooper 45+2' | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Graham Scott |
First-team squad
[edit]Squad information
[edit]| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Marco Silvestri | 24 | 2014 | 44 | 0 | 2018 | £450,000 | |
| 2 | DF |  | Sam Byram | 21 | 2012 | 119 | 7 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 3 | DF |   | Sol Bamba | 30 | 2015 (Winter) | 19 | 1 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Palermo |
| 4 | MF |  | Rodolph Austin | 29 | 2012 | 112 | 10 | 2015 | £300,000 | |
| 5 | DF | | Giuseppe Bellusci | 25 | 2014 | 30 | 2 | 2018 | £1,600,000 | |
| 6 | MF |  | Granddi Ngoyi | 26 | 2015 (Winter) | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Palermo |
| 7 | MF | | Luke Murphy | 25 | 2013 | 72 | 6 | 2016 | £1,000,000 | |
| 8 | FW | | Billy Sharp | 29 | 2014 | 35 | 5 | 2016 | £600,000 | |
| 9 | FW |  | Adryan Tavares | 20 | 2014 | 13 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Flamengo |
| 10 | FW |  | Edgar Çani | 25 | 2015 (Winter) | 4 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Catania |
| 11 | MF |  | Aidy White | 23 | 2008 | 111 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 12 | DF |  | Gaetano Berardi | 26 | 2014 | 24 | 0 | 2016 | £250,000 | |
| 13 | GK | | Stuart Taylor | 34 | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 14 | MF | | Tommaso Bianchi | 26 | 2014 | 26 | 0 | 2018 | £500,000 | |
| 15 | DF | | Scott Wootton | 23 | 2013 | 48 | 1 | 2017 | £1,000,000 | |
| 16 | FW |  | Nicky Ajose | 23 | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2017 | £150,000 | On loan to Crewe Alexandra |
| 18 | MF | | Michael Tonge | 32 | 2012 | 76 | 5 | 2015 | £200,000 | On loan to Millwall |
| 19 | FW |  | Steve Morison | 31 | 2013 (Winter) | 42 | 5 | 2016 | PX | |
| 21 | DF | | Charlie Taylor | 21 | 2011 | 29 | 2 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 22 | MF | | Zac Thompson | 22 | 2011 (Winter) | 12 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 23 | MF | | Lewis Cook | 18 | 2014 | 38 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 24 | MF | | Chris Dawson | 20 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 25 | DF | | Ross Killock | 20 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 26 | FW |  | Brian Montenegro | 21 | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Nacional |
| 27 | MF | | Alex Mowatt | 20 | 2013 | 69 | 10 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 28 | FW | | Lewis Walters | 20 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 29 | FW |  | Souleymane Doukara | 23 | 2014 | 27 | 7 | 2017 | £1,500,000 | |
| 30 | GK | | Alex Cairns | 22 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 31 | MF |  | Žan Benedičič | 19 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from AC Milan |
| 32 | DF |  | Liam Cooper | 23 | 2014 | 31 | 1 | 2017 | £600,000 | |
| 33 | MF |  | Casper Sloth | 23 | 2014 | 14 | 0 | 2017 | £600,000 | |
| 34 | FW | | Mirco Antenucci | 30 | 2014 | 37 | 10 | 2016 | £440,000 | |
| 35 | DF | | Dario Del Fabro | 20 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Loan | On loan from Cagliari |
| 40 | MF | | Kalvin Phillips | 19 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 2015 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 2 May 2015
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
- Ordered by Squad Number.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 2 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | ITA | Marco Silvestri | 44 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram | 39 | 3 | 36+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | CIV | Sol Bamba (On loan from Palermo) | 19 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | MF | JAM | Rodolph Austin | 31 | 3 | 24+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bellusci | 30 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | FRA | Granddi Ngoyi (On loan from Palermo) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Luke Murphy | 32 | 3 | 26+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 35 | 5 | 17+16 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Adryan (on loan from Flamengo) | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | FW | ALB | Edgar Çani (on loan from Catania) | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | MF |  EIR | Aidy White | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | DF | SUI | Gaetano Berardi | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Stuart Taylor | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | MF | ITA | Tommaso Bianchi | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Scott Wootton | 25 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | FW | WAL | Steve Morison | 26 | 2 | 17+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | DF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 25 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Zac Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | ENG | Lewis Cook | 38 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | WAL | Chris Dawson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ross Killock | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | FW | PAR | Brian Montenegro (on loan from Nacional) | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | ENG | Alex Mowatt | 38 | 9 | 37+1 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | ENG | Lewis Walters | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | FW | SEN | Souleymane Doukara | 27 | 7 | 16+9 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |||||
| 30 | GK | ENG | Alex Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | MF | SVN | Žan Benedičič (on loan from Milan) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | DF | SCO | Liam Cooper | 31 | 1 | 25+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | MF | DEN | Casper Sloth | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | FW | ITA | Mirco Antenucci | 37 | 10 | 24+12 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 35 | DF | ITA | Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Cagliari) | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | MF | ENG | Kalvin Phillips | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| Players currently out on loan: | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Nicky Ajose (On loan to Crewe Alexandra) | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | MF | ENG | Michael Tonge (On loan to Millwall) | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club: | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Stephen Warnock (joined Derby County on 15 January 2015) | 22 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jason Pearce (joined Wigan Athletic on 30 January 2015) | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matt Smith (joined Fulham on 1 September 2014) | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | FW | EIR | Noel Hunt (joined Ipswich Town on 8 January 2015) | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Norris (Contract terminated on 2 February 2015) | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | FW | ENG | Dominic Poleon (joined Oldham Athletic on 1 September 2014) | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
- Source: [citation needed]
Source: Sky Sports
Transfers
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[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | | Stuart Taylor | 33 | EU | Reading | Free Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [44] |
| 1 | GK | | Marco Silvestri | 23 | EU | Chievo | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £ 450,000 | [45] |
| 14 | MF | | Tommaso Bianchi | 25 | EU | Sassuolo | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £500,000 | [46] |
| 12 | DF | | Gaetano Berardi | 25 | EU | Sampdoria | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £250,000 | [47] |
| 16 | FW | | Nicky Ajose | 22 | EU | Peterborough United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | £ 150,000 | [48] |
| 8 | FW | | Billy Sharp | 28 | EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £ 600,000 | [49] |
| 32 | DF | | Liam Cooper | 22 | EU | Chesterfield | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | £ 600,000 | [50] |
| 34 | FW | | Mirco Antenucci | 29 | EU | Ternana | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £ 440,000 | [51] |
| 5 | DF | | Giuseppe Bellusci | 25 | EU | Catania | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £1,600,000 | [52] |
| 33 | MF | | Casper Sloth | 22 | EU | AGF | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | £600,000 | [53] |
| 29 | FW | | Souleymane Doukara | 22 | EU | Catania | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | £1,500,000 | [54] |
Loans in
[edit]| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW | Souleymane Doukara | | 22 | Catania | 12 July | 1 September | [55] | [54] |
| 31 | MF | Žan Benedičič | | 19 | Milan | 4 August | 31 May | [56] | |
| 5 | DF | Giuseppe Bellusci | | 26 | Catania | 12 August | 21 August | [57] | [52] |
| 9 | FW | Adryan | | 20 | Flamengo | 30 August | 31 May | [58] | |
| 35 | DF | Dario Del Fabro | | 20 | Cagliari | 31 August | 31 May | [59] | |
| 26 | FW | Brian Montenegro | | 21 | Club Nacional | 1 September | 31 May | [60] | |
| 3 | DF | Sol Bamba | | 30 | Palermo | 23 January | 31 May | [61] | |
| 6 | MF | Granddi Ngoyi | | 27 | Palermo | 26 January | 31 May | [62] | |
| 10 | FW | Edgar Çani | | 25 | Catania | 2 February | 31 May | [63] |
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Loans out
[edit]| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Lewie Coyle | | 18 | Harrogate Town | 3 Oct | 10 Oct | [64] | [65] |
| — | DF | Jake Skelton | | 18 | Guiseley | 10 Oct | 10 Nov | [65] | [66] |
| 16 | FW | Nicky Ajose | | 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 Nov | 31 May | [67][68] | |
| 10 | FW | Noel Hunt | | 32 | Ipswich Town | 27 Nov |
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