2013–14 Leeds United F.C. season
2013–14 season of Leeds United
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The 2013–14 season saw Leeds United competing in the Championship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a fourth successive season.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ken Bates (until 1 July)[1] Salah Nooruddin | ||
| Manager | Brian McDermott | ||
| Stadium | Elland Road | ||
| Championship | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ross McCormack (28) All: Ross McCormack (29) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 33,432 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (3 August 2013, Championship) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,343 vs Charlton Athletic (1 April 2014, Championship) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,088 | ||
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Season summary
Leeds began the season in the same strong form that helped them avoid relegation the previous year, and by Christmas Day were in the play-off places, leaving fans cautiously optimistic that Brian McDermott might be the man to take them back into the top-flight after a decade away. As had become all-too familiar for the club, however, off-field events saw their promotion challenge quickly unravel. GFH Capital, who had purchased the club the previous year, announced that they did not have the funds to continue running the club long-term, and eventually sold Leeds to maverick Italian owner Massimo Cellino, who immediately ran afoul of the Football Association's fit and proper persons test due to a past criminal conviction.
The uncertainty had a clear effect on the field, with Leeds' form collapsing dramatically, eventually leading to a farcial episode where McDermott was sacked, only to be reinstated a few days later. The team won only three games in-between Christmas Day and April 8, before a late flurry of ten points from their final five matches stabilized their league position (though they would have survived even had they not gained any points from these games, largely thanks to the dismal form of the bottom four sides). However, this was not enough to save McDermott's job, and he parted company with Leeds shortly after the season ended, with club captain Ross McCormack, whose goals were largely credited with helping Leeds avoid a serious relegation struggle, handing in a transfer request shortly thereafter.
Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2013–14 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 4 May 2013 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2013–14 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.
August
- 11 August: Rodolph Austin replaces Lee Peltier as Club Captain.[2]
October
November
- 30 November: English consortium granted exclusive period for significant investment in club by GFH Capital.[4]
January
- 7 January: The club confirms the group which will acquire a majority shareholding in Leeds United is Sport Capital.[5]
- 10 January: Leeds United announce strategic partnership with San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.[6]
- 16 January: Ross McCormack is named as new Club Captain, replacing Rodolph Austin, who was appointed club captain at the start of the season – who stepped down from the role following the 6–0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.[7][8]
- 30 January: The takeover of Sport Capital collapses after some of the consortium's backers didn't feel able to deliver the financial backing.[9]
However, GFH Capital confirm they are in continual discussions regarding the introduction of new investment into Leeds United.[10]
February
- 1 February 2014: GFH Capital confirm that it has agreed to sell a 75 per cent stake in the club to Eleonora Sport, a company owned by Massimo Cellino.[11]
- 4 February 2014: Enterprise Insurance, the club's shirt sponsor, file a winding-up petition over an alleged unpaid debt understood to be about £1.5 million.[12]
- 7 February 2014: GFH Capital exchanged contracts for the sale of 75 per cent of the club to Eleonora Sport, subject to Football League approval. GFH Capital and its investors will retain a 25 per cent stake in Leeds United.[13]
- 27 February 2014: Enterprise Insurance withdraw winding-up petition after the club are understood to have repaid around £1.6 million to Enterprise Insurance, with the hearing at the High Court on 17 March cancelled.[14]
March
- 24 March 2014: After Massimo Cellino was found to be guilty of an offence under Italian tax legislation to the non-payment of import duties of a boat,[15] The Football League disqualified Cellino from taking over the club.[16] Leeds United's Board and Executive Management announced they will continue discussions with the Football League and Eleonora Sport to find a solution that is suitable to all parties.[17]
- 27 March 2014: The legal representatives of Massimo Cellino lodged an appeal against The Football League’s decision that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners’ and Directors’ Test.[18]
- 28 March 2014: After the club failed to pay the players on time, the Leeds United players agreed to defer part of their wages for March.[19]
April
- 5 April 2014: After an independent Queen's Counsel overturned the decision made by The Football League to disqualify Massimo Cellino,[20] Massimo Cellino was granted approval to complete the purchase of a majority stake in Leeds United, subject to FL Approval. The approval will see Eleonora Sport take a 75% stakeholding in the club while former majority shareholders GFH Capital and investors retain 25%.[21]
- 8 April 2014: Leeds United post £9.5 million loss for the 2012–13 financial year.[22] Massimo Cellino completes his takeover of Leeds United having agreed a deal to buy a 75% stake in the club, according to his lawyers.[23]
- 10 April 2014: The Football League ratified Massimo Cellino's takeover of Leeds United,[24] allowing Cellino to become a Director of the club.[25]
- 11 April 2014: David Haigh resigns as Managing Director.[26]
May
- 3 May 2014: Leeds United finish the 2013–14 Championship season 15th, on 57 points.
Pre-season
| 6 July 2013 | Farsley | 0–5 | Leeds United | Farsley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Poleon  4' Smith 22', 27' Hunt 50' White 62' |
Stadium: Throstle Nest |
| 10 July 2013 | Slovenian XI | 1–3 | Leeds United | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 17:00 BST | Grah 69' |
Report | Smith 10' Hunt 40' Poleon 66' |
Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium |
| 13 July 2013 | Domžale | 2–1 | Leeds United | Domžale, Slovenia |
| 18:45 BST | Vuk 79', 89' |
Report | Poleon 27' |
Stadium: Domžale Sports Park |
| 16 July 2013 | Ferencváros | 1–0 | Leeds United | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 17:00 BST | Böde 52' |
Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium |
| 20 July 2013 | Walsall | 1–0 | Leeds United | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Westcarr 11' |
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 23 July 2013 | Stevenage | 0–3 | Leeds United | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Varney 70', 76', 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Michael Russell |
| 27 July 2013 | Leeds United | 0–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Ginczek 3', 70' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 9,455 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 29 July 2013 | Shelbourne | 0–4 | Leeds United XI | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Hunt 15' Hall 28', 79' Killock 59' |
Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,177 |
Competitions
Overall summary
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League Championship | — | 15th | 3 August 2013 | 3 May 2014 |
| League Cup | First round | Third round | 7 August 2013 | 25 September 2013 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Third round | 4 January 2014 | 4 January 2014 |
Updated to match played 3 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 60 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 59 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 57 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 53 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 53 |
Source: BBC Sport
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 |
Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: The Football League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 3 August 2013 1 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | McCormack 18' Murphy 90+4' |
Report | Ulloa 13' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,432 Referee: James Adcock |
| 11 August 2013 2 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Leeds United | Leicester |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 22,725 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 17 August 2013 3 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | McCormack 58' |
Report | Zayatte 36' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,766 Referee: Roger East |
| 24 August 2013 4 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Leeds United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | McGoldrick 12' |
Report | Varney 28' McCormack 49' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,322 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 31 August 2013 5 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | Report[link removed] | Hill 75' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 14 September 2013 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Leeds United | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Varney 6' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 19,622 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 18 September 2013 7 | Reading | 1–0 | Leeds United | Reading |
| 20:00 BST | Le Fondre 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 21 September 2013 8 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Burnley | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 79' |
Report | Arfield 18' Vokes 41' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,465 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 28 September 2013 9 | Millwall | 2–0 | Leeds United | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Woolford 65' Malone 76' |
Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,063 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 1 October 2013 10 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | McCormack 52' Poleon 80' |
Report | Grabban 73' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,749 Referee: David Coote |
| 5 October 2013 11 | Derby County | 3–1 | Leeds United | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Martin 20' Russell 22' Hughes 78' |
Report | Pearce 45' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,204 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 20 October 2013 12 | Leeds United | 4–0 | Birmingham City | Leeds |
| 13:15 BST | McCormack 18' Austin 33' Smith 45', 74' |
Report[link removed] | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,301 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 26 October 2013 13 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Leeds United | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 BST | Ward 9' Lees  63' (o.g.) Stead 77' |
Report | Smith 1' Blackstock 73' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 2 November 2013 14 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | McCormack 48', 67' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,351 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 9 November 2013 15 | Charlton Athletic | 2–4 | Leeds United | Charlton |
| 15:30 GMT | Stewart 45' Jackson 70' |
Report | McCormack 17', 47' (pen.), 73', 90+1' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,601 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 23 November 2013 16 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | McCormack 35' Pearce 57' |
Report | Carayol 53' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,367 Referee: Philip Gibbs |
| 30 November 2013 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Spurr 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,267 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 4 December 2013 18 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | McCormack 15', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,888 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 7 December 2013 19 | Leeds United | 3–3 | Watford | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Pugh 50' Smith 56' McCormack 78' |
Report | Deeney 14', 86' Battocchio 45+1' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,445 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 14 December 2013 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Leeds United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Smith 18' McCormack 76' Austin 88' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,192 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 21 December 2013 21 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Barnsley | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 26 December 2013 22 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Leeds United | Blackpool |
| 17:15 GMT | Ince 65' |
Report | Peltier 25' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,552 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 29 December 2013 23 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Halford 24' Derbyshire 84' |
Report | McCormack 83' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,854 Referee: James Linington |
| 1 January 2014 24 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 53' |
Report | Rhodes 12' Gestede 37' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,145 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 11 January 2014 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6–0 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| 12:15 GMT | R. Johnson 20' Nuhiu 45' Wickham 50' Maguire 67' Lavery 80', 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,224 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 18 January 2014 26 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Leicester City | Leeds |
| 12:15 GMT | Report | Nugent 87' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,678 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 28 January 2014 27 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | McCormack 62' (pen.) |
Report[link removed] | McGoldrick 57' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,461 Referee: David Webb |
| 1 February 2014 28 | Leeds United | 5–1 | Huddersfield Town | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | McCormack 45+2', 62', 73' Kébé 50' Mowatt 82' |
Report | Ward 25' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,103 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 8 February 2014 29 | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Leeds United | Yeovil |
| 12:15 GMT | Miller 32' |
Report | McCormack 47' Warnock 62' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 7,984 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 11 February 2014 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Leeds United | Brighton |
| 19:45 GMT | Ulloa 64' |
Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,700 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 22 February 2014 31 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 GMT | Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 1 March 2014 32 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Leeds United | Shepherd's Bush |
| 12:15 GMT | Jenas 44' |
Report | McCormack 14' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,448 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 8 March 2014 33 | Leeds United | 1–5 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 90' |
Report | Mason 45' Jutkiewicz 52' Knight 56' Davies 72' Moritz 89' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,904 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 11 March 2014 34 | Leeds United | 2–4 | Reading | Leeds |
| 20:15 GMT | Smith 63' Austin 64' |
Report | McCleary 25' Drenthe 46' Blackman 48' Robson-Kanu 55' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 15 March 2014 35 | Burnley | 2–1 | Leeds United | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Pearce 38' (o.g.) Arfield 68' |
Report | McCormack 27' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,109 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 22 March 2014 36 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Millwall | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 19' McCormack 41' |
Report | Campbell 72' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,211 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 25 March 2014 37 | Bournemouth | 4–1 | Leeds United | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Kermonrgant 2', 51' Grabban 18', 28' |
Report | McCormack 69' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,109 Referee: James Adcock |
| 29 March 2014 38 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | McCormack 62' |
Report | Cotterill 23' Sharp 45+1' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,476 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 1 April 2014 39 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Ghoochannejhad 55' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,343 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 5 April 2014 40 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Leeds United | Wigan |
| 12:15 BST | Waghorn 33' |
Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 16,443 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 8 April 2014 41 | Watford | 3–0 | Leeds United | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Abdi 9' Anya 32' Deeney 66' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,212 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 12 April 2014 42 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Blackpool | Leeds |
| 15:07 BST | Murphy 21', 73' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,416 Referee: David Coote |
| 19 April 2014 43 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Leeds United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | McCormack 16' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,190 Referee: David Webb |
| 21 April 2014 44 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 17:15 BST | Report | Derbyshire 2', 16' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,517 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 26 April 2014 45 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Leeds United | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Macheda 83' |
Report | Smith 57' Pugh 60' Caddis 78' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 19,861 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 3 May 2014 46 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Derby County | Leeds |
| 12:15 BST | Smith 50' |
Report | Dawkins 6' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,724 Referee: James Linington |
FA Cup
| 4 January 2014 3 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Leeds United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Hogan 45' Henderson 84' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Michael Jones |
League Cup
| 7 August 2013 1 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Chesterfield | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Brown 28' Poleon 31' |
Report | Doyle 18' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,466 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 August 2013 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Leeds United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Paynter 63' |
Report[link removed] | Wootton 41' Smith 77' McCormack 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 25 September 2013 3 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Leeds United | Newcastle |
| 19:45 BST | Cissé 31' Gouffran 67' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,220 Referee: Mike Jones |
First-team squad
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |   |
Paddy Kenny | 35 | 2012 | 81 | 0 | 2015 | £400,000 | |
| 2 | DF | |
Lee Peltier | 27 | 2012 | 75 | 1 | 2015 | £800,000 | On loan to Nottingham Forest |
| 3 | DF | |
Adam Drury | 35 | 2012 | 18 | 0 | 2014 | Free | On loan to Bradford City |
| 4 | DF | |
Tom Lees | 23 | 2008 | 135 | 4 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 5 | DF | |
Jason Pearce | 26 | 2012 | 90 | 2 | 2016 | £500,000 | |
| 6 | MF | |
Luke Murphy | 24 | 2013 | 40 | 3 | 2016 | £1,000,000 | |
| 7 | MF | |
Paul Green | 31 | 2012 | 46 | 4 | 2014 | Free | On loan to Ipswich Town |
| 8 | MF |  |
Rodolph Austin | 28 | 2012 | 82 | 7 | 2015 | £300,000 | |
| 9 | FW |  |
Steve Morison | 30 | 2013 (Winter) | 16 | 3 | 2016 | PX | On loan to Millwall |
| 10 | FW | |
Noel Hunt | 31 | 2013 | 20 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 11 | FW | |
Luke Varney | 31 | 2012 | 50 | 8 | 2014 | £300,000 | On loan to Blackburn Rovers |
| 12 | GK | |
Jamie Ashdown | 31 | 2012 | 8 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
| 14 | MF | |
Aidan White | 22 | 2008 | 110 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 15 | DF | |
Stephen Warnock | 32 | 2013 (Winter) | 45 | 2 | 2015 | Free | |
| 16 | MF | |
Danny Pugh | 31 | 2011 2004 |
119 1 | 10 | 2014 2006 |
£500,000 PX |
|
| 17 | MF | |
Michael Brown | 37 | 2011 | 79 | 3 | 2014 | Free | |
| 18 | MF | |
Michael Tonge | 31 | 2012 | 64 | 5 | 2015 | £200,000 | |
| 19 | MF | |
David Norris | 33 | 2012 | 35 | 4 | 2015 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | |
Matt Smith | 24 | 2013 | 43 | 13 | 2015 | Free | |
| 21 | FW |  |
El Hadji Diouf | 33 | 2012 | 52 | 7 | 2014 | Free | |
| 22 | DF | |
Scott Wootton | 22 | 2013 | 23 | 1 | 2016 | £1,000,000 | |
| 23 | MF | |
Zac Thompson | 21 | 2011 (Winter) | 12 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 24 | DF |  |
Marius Žaliūkas | 30 | 2013 | 16 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 25 | DF | |
Sam Byram | 20 | 2012 | 80 | 4 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 26 | FW | |
Dominic Poleon | 20 | 2012 | 31 | 4 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 27 | MF |  |
Gboly Ariyibi | 19 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | Free | On loan to Tranmere Rovers |
| 28 | MF | |
Cameron Stewart | 23 | 2014 (Winter) | 11 | 0 | 2014 2017 |
Free | On loan from Hull City Signing permanently in July 2014 |
| 29 | MF | |
Simon Lenighan | 19 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 30 | GK | |
Jack Butland | 21 | 2014 (Winter) | 16 | 0 | 2014 | N/A | On loan from Stoke City |
| 31 | DF | |
Charlie Taylor | 20 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | On loan to Fleetwood Town |
| 32 | MF | |
Chris Dawson | 19 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 33 | GK | |
Alex Cairns | 21 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 34 | DF | |
Ross Killock | 19 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 36 | MF | |
Alex Mowatt | 19 | 2013 | 31 | 1 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 37 | FW | |
Lewis Walters | 19 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 44 | FW |  |
Ross McCormack | 27 | 2010 | 157 | 58 | 2017 | £350,000 | Club Captain |
- Last updated: 3 May 2014
- 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.
1Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club[27]
Appearances and goals
- As of 3 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL |
Paddy Kenny | 34 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Tom Lees | 42 | 0 | 40+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Jason Pearce | 49 | 2 | 45+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Luke Murphy | 40 | 3 | 37+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | JAM |
Rodolph Austin | 43 | 3 | 40+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | FW | IRL |
Noel Hunt | 20 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | GK | ENG |
Jamie Ashdown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | MF | IRL |
Aidy White | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Stephen Warnock | 28 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Danny Pugh | 21 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Michael Brown | 19 | 1 | 12+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Michael Tonge | 24 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | ENG |
David Norris | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | ENG |
Matt Smith | 43 | 13 | 20+19 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | FW | SEN |
El Hadji Diouf | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Scott Wootton | 23 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Zac Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | LTU |
Marius Žaliūkas | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Sam Byram | 27 | 0 | 17+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | FW | ENG |
Dominic Poleon | 23 | 2 | 2+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |||||
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Cameron Stewart | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | MF | ENG |
Simon Lenighan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | GK | ENG |
Jack Butland | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | MF | WAL |
Chris Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | GK | ENG |
Alex Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | DF | ENG |
Ross Killock | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | MF | ENG |
Alex Mowatt | 31 | 1 | 24+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 37 | MF | ENG |
Lewis Walters | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | FW | SCO |
Ross McCormack | 50 | 29 | 46+0 | 28 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||||
| Players currently out on loan: | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Lee Peltier | 27 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Adam Drury | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | IRL |
Paul Green | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | WAL |
Steve Morison | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | FW | ENG |
Luke Varney | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | USA |
Gboly Ariyibi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | DF | ENG |
Charlie Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club: | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  ATG |
Dexter Blackstock | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Connor Wickham | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Hall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
| 38 | MF |  MLI |
Jimmy Kébé | 9 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
- Source: [citation needed]
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | FW | |
Matt Smith | 24 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [28] |
| 6 | MF | |
Luke Murphy | 23 | EU | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1,000,000 | [29] |
| 10 | FW | |
Noel Hunt | 30 | EU | Reading | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [30] |
| 22 | DF | |
Scott Wootton | 21 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1,000,000 | [31] |
| 24 | DF | |
Marius Žaliūkas | 29 | EU | Heart of Midlothian |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | [32] |
| 27 | MF | |
Gboly Ariyibi | 18 | Non-EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | [33] |
| — | FW |  |
Robbie McDaid | 17 | EU | Glenavon |
Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Free | [34] |
Loans in
| No. |
Pos. |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Dexter Blackstock | | 27 | Nottingham Forest | 24 Oct | 10 Dec | [35] | [36] |
| 28 | MF | Cameron Stewart | | 23 | Hull City | 9 Jan | 1 May | [37] | [38] |
| 38 | MF | Jimmy Kébé |  | 30 | Crystal Palace | 10 Jan | 1 May | [39] | [40] |
| 30 | GK | Jack Butland | | 21 | Stoke City | 20 Feb | 5 May | [41] | [42] |
| 9 | FW | Connor Wickham | | 20 | Sunderland | 26 Feb | 24 March | [43] | [44] |
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
| No. |
Pos. |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Steve Morison | | 30 | Millwall | 28 Jun | 31 May | [45] | [46] |
| — | DF | Lewis Turner | | 20 | Chester | 1 Aug | 27 Apr | [47] | [48] |
| — | MF | Nathan Turner | | 20 | Chester | 1 Aug | 27 Apr | [47] | [48] |
| 30 | MF | Ryan Hall | | 25 | Sheffield United | 20 Sep | 19 Oct | [49] | [50] |
| 31 | DF | Charlie Taylor | | 20 | Fleetwood Town | 15 Oct | 31 May | [51] | [52] |
| 34 | DF | Ross Killock | | 19 | Chester | 24 Oct | 27 Mar | [53] | [54] |
| 29 | MF | Simon Lenighan | | 19 | Bradford Park Avenue | 28 Oct | 23 Nov | [55] | [56] |
| 14 | MF | Aidan White | | 22 | Sheffield United | 29 Oct | 27 Dec | [57] | [58] |
| — | FW | Luke Parkin | | 18 | Guiseley | 19 Dec | 19 Jan | [59] | [60] |
| 7 | MF | Paul Green | | 31 | Ipswich Town | 8 Feb | 11 May | [61] | [62] |
| 11 | FW | Luke Varney | | 31 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 Feb | 11 May | [63] | [46] |
| 29 | MF | Simon Lenighan | | 19 | Halifax Town | 11 Feb | 8 Mar | [64] | [65] |
| 3 | DF | Adam Drury | | 35 | Bradford City | 7 Mar | 5 May | [66] | [46] |
| 2 | DF | Lee Peltier | | 27 | Nottingham Forest | 24 Mar | 24 May | [67] | [68] |
| 27 | MF | Gboly Ariyibi | | 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 Mar | 25 May | [69] | [46] |
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.
Out
| No. |
Pos. |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Type |
Moving to |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Apps |
Goals |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Leigh Bromby | | 33 | Out of contract | Retired | Summer | n/a | 62 | 1 | [70] |
| 24 | DF | Paul Connolly | | 29 | Out of contract | Millwall | Summer | n/a | 63 | 0 | [71] |
| 28 | FW | Davide Somma |  | 28 | Out of contract | Summer | n/a | 40 | 13 | [71] | |
| 6 | DF | Patrick Kisnorbo |  | 32 | Out of contract | Melbourne Heart |
Summer | n/a | 58 | 1 | [71] |
| 31 | GK | Paul Rachubka | | 32 | Out of contract | Oldham Athletic | Summer | n/a | 7 | 0 | [71] |
| 27 | MF | Sanchez Payne | | 20 | Out of contract | Stockport County | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 | [71] |
| 30 | MF | Ryan Hall | | 25 | Released | Bromley | Summer | n/a | 9 | 0 | [72] |
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; N = 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); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
New contracts
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Status |
Contract length |
Expiry date |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | |
Afolabi Coker | 30 | Signed | 1 year1 | June 2015 | [73] |
| — | DF | |
Smith Tiesse | 30 | Signed | 1 year1 | June 2015 | [73] |
| — | FW | |
Eoghan Stokes | 30 | Signed | 1 year1 | June 2015 | [74] |
| 44 | FW | |
Ross McCormack | 40 | Signed | 4 years | June 2017 | [75] |
| 36 | MF | |
Alex Mowatt | 31 | Signed | 3½ years | June 2017 | [76] |
| 24 | DF | |
Marius Žaliūkas | 42 | Signed | 1½ years | June 2015 | [77] |
1Contracts come into effect Summer 2014
Awards
Internal Awards
Official Player of the Year Awards
The results of the 2013–14 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 3 May 2014 at Elland Road.[78]
- Fans' Player of the Year: Ross McCormack
- Young Player of the Year: Alex Mowatt
- Players' Player of the Year: Ross McCormack
- Goal of the Season: Ross McCormack (vs Sheffield Wednesday, 17 August)
- Fastest Goal of the Season: Matt Smith (vs Huddersfield Town, 26 October)
- Community Player of the Year: Matt Smith