2013–14 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2013–14 season
Chairman	Ken Bates; (until 1 July 2013)[1]; Salah Nooruddin
Manager	Brian McDermott
Stadium	Elland Road
The 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 Aug 2013, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	17,343 vs Charlton Athletic ; (1 April 2014, Championship)
Average home league attendance	25,088

The 2013–14 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. The season began on 3 August 2013 and ended on 3 May 2014.

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

21 October: Ryan Hall is suspended from the club for two weeks pending an investigation into a disciplinary issue^[3]

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 Ltd, 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 £1.5million. It is due to be heard at the High Court on 17 March.^[12]
7 February 2014: GFH Capital exchanged contracts for the sale of 75 per cent of the club to Eleonora Sport Ltd, 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 £1.6million 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 QC 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 £35m^[23] takeover of Leeds United, according to his lawyers.^[24]
10 April 2014: The Football League ratified Massimo Cellino's takeover of Leeds United,^[25] allowing Cellno to become a Director of the club.^[26]
11 April 2014: David Haigh resigns as Managing Director.^[27]

May

3 May 2014: Leeds United finish the 2013-14 Championship season 15th, on 57 points.

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

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Players

First team squad information

N	Pos.	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^[28]

Transfers

In

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
20	FW	Matt Smith	24	EU	Oldham Athletic	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Leeds United
6	MF	Luke Murphy	23	EU	Crewe Alexandra	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,000,000	Leeds United
10	FW	Noel Hunt	30	EU	Reading	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Leeds United
22	DF	Scott Wootton	21	EU	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,000,000	Leeds United
24	DF	Marius Žaliūkas	29	EU	Heart of Midlothian	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Leeds United
27	MF	Gboly Ariyibi	18	Non-EU	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
—	FW	Robbie McDaid	17	EU	Glenavon	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free	Leeds United

Loans In

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Dexter Blackstock	27	Nottingham Forest	24 Oct	10 Dec	Leeds United	Leeds United
28	MF	Cameron Stewart	23	Hull City	9 Jan	1 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
38	MF	Jimmy Kébé	30	Crystal Palace	10 Jan	1 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
30	GK	Jack Butland	21	Stoke City	20 Feb	5 May	Leeds United	Tribal Football
9	FW	Connor Wickham	20	Sunderland	26 Feb	24 March	Leeds United	Leeds United

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.

Loans Out

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Steve Morison	30	Millwall	28 Jun	31 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
—	DF	Lewis Turner	20	Chester	1 Aug	27 Apr	Chester FC	Vital Football
—	MF	Nathan Turner	20	Chester	1 Aug	27 Apr	Chester FC	Vital Football
30	MF	Ryan Hall	25	Sheffield United	20 Sep	19 Oct	Leeds United	Yorkshire Evening Post
31	DF	Charlie Taylor	20	Fleetwood Town	15 Oct	31 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
34	DF	Ross Killock	19	Chester	24 Oct	27 Mar	Leeds United	Chester Chronicle
29	MF	Simon Lenighan	19	Bradford Park Avenue	28 Oct	23 Nov	Leeds United	Vital Football
14	MF	Aidan White	22	Sheffield United	29 Oct	27 Dec	Leeds United	BBC Sport
—	FW	Luke Parkin	18	Guiseley	19 Dec	19 Jan	Guiseley	Vital Football
7	MF	Paul Green	31	Ipswich Town	8 Feb	11 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
11	FW	Luke Varney	31	Blackburn Rovers	8 Feb	11 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
29	MF	Simon Lenighan	19	Halifax Town	11 Feb	8 Mar	Leeds United	Vital Football
3	DF	Adam Drury	35	Bradford City	7 Mar	5 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
2	DF	Lee Peltier	27	Nottingham Forest	24 Mar	24 May	Leeds United	Sky Sports
27	MF	Gboly Ariyibi	19	Tranmere Rovers	25 Mar	25 May	Leeds United	Vital Football

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.

Out

N	P	Name	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
—	DF	Leigh Bromby	33	Out of contract	Retired	Summer	n/a	62	1	Leeds United
24	DF	Paul Connolly	29	Out of contract	Millwall	Summer	n/a	63	0	Leeds United
28	FW	Davide Somma	28	Out of contract		Summer	n/a	40	13	Leeds United
6	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo	32	Out of contract	Melbourne Heart	Summer	n/a	58	1	Leeds United
31	GK	Paul Rachubka	32	Out of contract	Oldham Athletic	Summer	n/a	7	0	Leeds United
27	MF	Sanchez Payne	20	Out of contract	Stockport County	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
30	MF	Ryan Hall	25	Released	Bromley	Summer	n/a	9	0	Leeds United

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

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
—	DF	Afolabi Coker	23	Signed	1 year¹	June 2015	Leeds United
—	DF	Smith Tiesse	22	Signed	1 year¹	June 2015	Leeds United
—	FW	Eoghan Stokes	22	Signed	1 year¹	June 2015	Leeds United
44	FW	Ross McCormack	32	Signed	4 years	June 2017	Leeds United
36	MF	Alex Mowatt	23	Signed	3½ years	June 2017	Leeds United
24	DF	Marius Žaliūkas	34	Signed	1½ years	June 2015	Leeds United

Last updated:
¹Contracts come into effect Summer 2014

Club

Kit

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): Enterprise Insurance

Home

Away

Third

Source: Home, Away

Club officials

Position	Staff
Owners	Eleonora Sport (%75 shares) GFH Capital & Investors (25% shares)
Patron	The Countess of Harewood
President	Massimo Cellino
Chairman	Salah Nooruddin
Director	Salem Patel
Football Ambassadors	Peter Lorimer Dominic Matteo Eddie Gray

Last updated: 5 April 2014
Source: "none", leedsunited.com, 1 July 2013

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First team coaching and medical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Brian McDermott
Assistant Manager	Nigel Gibbs
First Team Coach	Neil Redfearn
Goalkeeper Coach	Andy Leaning
Fitness Coach	Jon Goodman
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matt Pears
Chief Scout	Luke Dowling
Head Physio	Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physio	Marc Czuczman
Performance Analyst	Alex Davies
Club Masseur	Campbell Watt

Last updated: 22 March 2014
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2013/14 Season Official Handbook

Other staff

Position	Staff
Head of Football Administration	Alison Royston
Kit Man	Chris Beasley
Groundsman	Norman Southernwood

Last updated: 16 April 2013
Source: leedsunited.com

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Other information

Mascot	Lucas the Kop Cat
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Elland Road (39,460 / 105x68m)

Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source:Leeds United

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	1st Round	3rd round	7 August 2013	25 September 2013
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round	4 January 2014	4 January 2014

Last updated: 3 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Championship

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D
Position	4	8	9	5	10	6	11	12	15	11	14	9	10	8	8	6	8	7	8	6	5	6	7	8	11	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	15	14	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Win Draw Loss Void

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: Bank's 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: The Lamex Stadium 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

Championship

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	Hill 75'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Stuart Attwell

14 September 2013 6	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 1	Leeds United	Horwich
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	Stephen Warnock 45+2', 90+5'	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	South 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	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Leeds
19:45 BST	McCormack 33', 52' Poleon 80'	Report	Allsop 31' 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		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: John Smith's 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	Steele 42' 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	Tudgay 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Keith Stroud

26 December 2013 22	Blackpool	1 – 1	Leeds United	Blackpool
17:15 GMT	Ince 65' Broadfoot 90'	Report	Peltier 25'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,552 Referee: Scott Mathieson

29 December 2013 23	Nottingham Forest	2 – 1	Leeds United	West Bridgford
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	Smith 47'	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	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', 44'	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 and Hove
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	Queen's Park Rangers	1 – 1	Leeds United	Shepherd's Bush
12:15 GMT	Jenas 44'	Report	McCormack 11', 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	AFC 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	McCormack 90+3'	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

League Cup

7 August 2013 First round	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 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1 – 3	Leeds United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Paynter 63'	Report	Wootton 41' Smith 77' McCormack 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Scott Mathieson

25 September 2013 Third round	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Cissé 31' Gouffran 67'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,220 Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup

4 January 2014 Third round	Rochdale	2 – 0	Leeds United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Hogan 45' Henderson 84'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Michael Jones

Appearances and goals

As of 3 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Paddy Kenny	34	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Tom Lees	42	0	40+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Jason Pearce	49	2	45+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
6	MF		Luke Murphy	40	3	37+0	3	1+0	0	0+2	0
8	MF		Rodolph Austin	43	3	40+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW		Noel Hunt	20	0	13+6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Jamie Ashdown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Aidy White	11	0	2+7	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	DF		Stephen Warnock	28	1	27+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF		Danny Pugh	21	2	19+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Michael Brown	19	1	12+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
18	MF		Michael Tonge	24	0	15+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF		David Norris	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	FW		Matt Smith	43	13	20+19	12	1+0	0	3+0	1
21	FW		El Hadji Diouf	7	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	DF		Scott Wootton	23	1	19+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
23	MF		Zac Thompson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF		Marius Žaliūkas	16	0	13+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Sam Byram	27	0	17+8	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	FW		Dominic Poleon	23	2	2+17	1	0+1	0	3+0	1
28	MF		Cameron Stewart	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF		Simon Lenighan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Jack Butland	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Chris Dawson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK		Alex Cairns	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF		Ross Killock	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Alex Mowatt	31	1	24+5	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
37	MF		Lewis Walters	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	FW		Ross McCormack	50	29	46+0	28	1+0	0	2+1	1
Players currently out on loan:
2	DF		Lee Peltier	27	1	23+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Adam Drury	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF		Paul Green	10	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Steve Morison	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Luke Varney	11	2	11+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Gboly Ariyibi	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		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		Dexter Blackstock	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Connor Wickham	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Ryan Hall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		Jimmy Kébé	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source:

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Championship	League Cup	Total
1	FW	44	Ross McCormack	28	1	29
2	FW	20	Matt Smith	12	1	13
3	MF	8	Rodolph Austin	3	0	3
3	MF	6	Luke Murphy	3	0	3
4	DF	5	Jason Pearce	2	0	2
	FW	26	Dominic Poleon	1	1	2
	MF	16	Danny Pugh	2	0	2
	FW	11	Luke Varney	2	0	2
5	FW	9	Dexter Blackstock	1	0	1
	MF	17	Michael Brown	0	1	1
	MF	38	Jimmy Kébé	1	0	1
	MF	36	Alex Mowatt	1	0	1
	Own Goal			1	0	1
	DF	2	Lee Peltier	1	0	1
	DF	15	Stephen Warnock	1	0	1
	DF	22	Scott Wootton	0	1	1
TOTALS				59	5	64

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 3 May 2014

Name
Stephen Warnock	5	1
Matt Smith	0	1
Rodolph Austin	9	0
Luke Murphy	8	0
Jason Pearce	8	0
Alex Mowatt	7	0
Michael Brown	5	0
Danny Pugh	4	0
Michael Tonge	4	0
Scott Wootton	4	0
Sam Byram	3	0
Noel Hunt	3	0
Tom Lees	2	0
Dominic Poleon	2	0
Luke Varney	2	0
Marius Žaliūkas	2	0
Dexter Blackstock	1	0
Paul Green	1	0
Ross McCormack	1	0
Jimmy Kébé	1	0
Paddy Kenny	1	0
Lee Peltier	1	0
Zac Thompson	1	0

Formations

Last Updated: 3 May 2014

Pos.	Formation	Used
1	4-1-2-1-2	13
2	3-4-1-2	12
3	4-4-2	8
4	5-3-2	5
5	4-3-3	4
6	3-4-3	2
	4-2-2-2	2
	3-5-2	2
7	4-2-3-1	1
7	4-5-1	1

Captains

No.	P	Name	No. games	Notes
8	MF	Rodolph Austin	27	Club Captain from 9 Aug until 16 Jan
44	FW	Ross McCormack	21	Club Captain from 16 Jan
2	DF	Lee Peltier	1	Club Captain until 9 Aug
7	MF	Paul Green	1

Last updated: 3 May 2014
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

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.^[29]

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

References

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↑ "Skipper Speaks of his Pride". Leeds United. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
↑ "Leeds United: Ryan Hall suspended". Leeds United. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
↑ "INVESTORS GRANTED EXCLUSIVE PERIOD". Leeds United. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
↑ "INVESTMENT UPDATE". Leeds United. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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↑ "Misery at Wednesday". 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
↑ "Leeds takeover by British consortium collapses". Sky Sports. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
↑ "STATEMENT FROM THE OWNERS". Leeds United. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
↑ "A STATEMENT FROM GFH CAPITAL". Leeds United. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
↑ "Leeds face winding-up order from shirt sponsor". Daily Mail. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
↑ "Statements from Salah Nooruddin and Hisham Alrayes". Leeds United. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
↑ "Leeds United: Enterprise withdraw winding-up petition". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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↑ "A STATEMENT FROM THE CLUB". Leeds United. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
↑ "FOOTBALL LEAGUE STATEMENT". Leeds United. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ "Leeds United players accept pay proposal". The Football League. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
↑ "Football League statement - Massimo Cellino". The Football League. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
↑ "New Owner receives seal of approval". Leeds United. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
↑ "Leeds United post £9.5m loss". Yorkshire Evening Post. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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↑ "Massimo Cellino 'completes' takeover". BBC Sport. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "Football League ratify Leeds takeover". Sky Sports. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
↑ "LEAGUE GIVE MASSIMO THE GREEN LIGHT". Leeds United. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
↑ "Managing director David Haigh resigns". BBC Sport. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
↑ "Danny Pugh". Soccerbase. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "Awards Hat-Trick for Ross". Leeds United. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

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[1] "Boardroom Changes Announced at Elland Road". Leeds United. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

[2] "Skipper Speaks of his Pride". Leeds United. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

[3] "Leeds United: Ryan Hall suspended". Leeds United. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[4] "INVESTORS GRANTED EXCLUSIVE PERIOD". Leeds United. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-10.

[5] "INVESTMENT UPDATE". Leeds United. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

[6] "UNITED ANNOUNCE 49ERS LINK-UP". Leeds United. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

[7] "Ross Named New Skipper". 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

[8] "Misery at Wednesday". 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

[9] "Leeds takeover by British consortium collapses". Sky Sports. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

[10] "STATEMENT FROM THE OWNERS". Leeds United. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

[11] "A STATEMENT FROM GFH CAPITAL". Leeds United. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

[12] "Leeds face winding-up order from shirt sponsor". Daily Mail. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.

[13] "Statements from Salah Nooruddin and Hisham Alrayes". Leeds United. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

[14] "Leeds United: Enterprise withdraw winding-up petition". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[15] "Leeds takeover in balance as Massimo Cellino accused of tax evasion". The Guardian. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-24.

[16] "Football League Statement - Massimo Cellino". The Football League. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[17] "A STATEMENT FROM THE CLUB". Leeds United. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-24.

[18] "FOOTBALL LEAGUE STATEMENT". Leeds United. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

[19] "Leeds United players accept pay proposal". The Football League. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

[20] "Football League statement - Massimo Cellino". The Football League. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[21] "New Owner receives seal of approval". Leeds United. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

[22] "Leeds United post £9.5m loss". Yorkshire Evening Post. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

[23] "Crooks charter: Football fears the worst after fraudster Cellino is given go-ahead for £35m takeover at Leeds". Daily Mail. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.

[24] "Massimo Cellino 'completes' takeover". BBC Sport. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

[25] "Football League ratify Leeds takeover". Sky Sports. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

[26] "LEAGUE GIVE MASSIMO THE GREEN LIGHT". Leeds United. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

[27] "Managing director David Haigh resigns". BBC Sport. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.

[28] "Danny Pugh". Soccerbase. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[29] "Awards Hat-Trick for Ross". Leeds United. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-04.