Leeds United

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 vsRotherham United (2 May 2015, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	13,407 vsAccrington Stanley (12 August 2014, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	24,276
Home colours Away colours
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The2014–15 season sawLeeds United competing in theChampionship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a fifth successive season.

A summer that saw the departure of managerBrian McDermott in favour of the unheraldedDavid Hockaday (whose only prior managerial experience was with Conference sideForest Green Rovers), as well as a host of players including club captain and top scorerRoss McCormack and dependable strikerMatt Smith shipping out of Elland Road, saw Leeds listed as second-favourites for relegation (ahead of only aBlackpool 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 thanBrian 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 managerDarko Milanič. Milanič failed to win any of his six games in charge, however, and was himself sacked 32 days later, exceeding both Clough's andJock 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 ofSimon Grayson three years prior.

On 12 April 2013,Brian McDermott was appointed as Leeds United manager on a three-year contract.^[3] In the summer of 2013 McDermott updated the squad with £1 million midfielderLuke Murphy fromCrewe Alexandra,^[4] and defenderScott Wootton from Manchester United.^[5] He further added to this by completing several free transfers including forwardsNoel Hunt and Matt Smith in July,^[6] and Lithuanian international defenderMarius Žaliūkas in late October.^[7] However, McDermott stuck with largely the same squad from the previous season. McDermott's side began the season slowly with a succession of draws and losses;^{[citation needed]} however, a surge of form through October to December saw Leeds reach a high of 5th place in the table.^[8] By the end of January the club had dropped to 12th in the league however, and were winless in eight matches.^[9]

In January 2014 speculation grew that Leeds would be subject to takeover by Italian entrepreneur and Cagliari ownerMassimo Cellino. A delegation representing Cellino was seen at Elland Road and the Thorp Arch training ground several times, and on 28 January it was reported that Cellino had asked for his associate and former Middlesbrough defenderGianluca Festa to sit in the dugout for Leeds' 1–1 draw with Ipswich.^[10] On 31 January it was reported that McDermott had been sacked as manager of the club, withGianluca Festa speculated in the media to be his most likely replacement.^[9][11] The following day reports emerged suggestingGulf Finance House club directors were attempting to reinstate McDermott as manager, saying the Cellino family (the club's prospective new owners) had no authority to dismiss him.^[12] In an interview in December 2023, Cellino revealed he had asked for the couch to be replaced rather than the coach and he had been misunderstood.^[13] The following day, assistant manager Nigel Gibbs was named as caretaker manager for the club's home derby against Huddersfield Town.^[14] Following the game, the club released an official statement saying McDermott had not been dismissed and remained first team manager,^[15][16] and he returned to take first team training on 3 February.^[17] On 7 February, it was reported that Cellino had agreed a deal to buy the club subject to approval from theFootball League.^[18] On 24 March, it was announced that the takeover deal had been vetoed unanimously by the Football League after Cellino was found guilty by Italian courts of failing to pay import duty on a yacht,^[19] though the takeover was completed after Cellino successfully appealed this decision.^[20] On 7 May, former managing directorDavid Haigh's company, Sport Capital, issued a winding-up petition for a fee owed of around £1m on 7 May.^[21] On 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.^[22] The winding-up petition was dismissed by the High Court when heard on 23 June, resulting in the club's bank account being unfrozen.^[23]

Following the end of the 2013–14 season, in which Leeds eventually finished 15th, manager Brian McDermott left the club by mutual consent.^[24][25] FormerForest Green Rovers managerDave Hockaday was appointed head as coach ofLeeds United on 19 June, withJunior Lewis appointed as his assistant coach.^[26][27] Ahead of the summer transfer window, manager Hockaday claimed that Leeds' squad was too big, claiming "there's excess baggage in every department" that needed to be trimmed, and that he wanted a "tight-knit squad".^[28] On 16 May 2014, it was announced that first-team playersJamie Ashdown,Michael Brown,El Hadji Diouf,Adam Drury,Paul Green,Danny Pugh andLuke Varney would not be offered new contracts by the club and were released, as were academy players Simon Lenighan, Nathan Turner,Lewis Turner, Richard Bryan, Smith Tiesse andGboly Ariyibi.^[29] In addition, defendersLee Peltier andMarius Žaliūkas both had their contracts terminated in order to sign forHuddersfield Town andRangers respectively.^{[30][31][32][33]} ForwardRoss McCormack, who was the top goalscorer in the2013–14 Football League Championship with 28 goals, transferred toFulham for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £11 million byBBC Sport.^[34] He had submitted a transfer request on 20 June and did not travel for the club's pre-season training camp in Italy,^[35] and though owner Cellino initially claimed he was not for sale, he said he was "disrespected" by McCormack and he "had no choice" but to sell him, whilst McCormack claimed he was "hung out to dry" over the transfer.^[36] Leeds were later charged with misconduct byThe Football Association over the transfer for breaching the FA's football agent regulations over an illegal payment to McCormack's agent Derek Day, and Cellino was banned for 18 months in December 2016.^[37][38][39]

Cameron Stewart, who had joined the club on an emergency loan fromHull City in January 2013,^[40] had agreed to sign permanently for the club at the end of his Hull contract, but this transfer was cancelled by Leeds and he signed forIpswich Town instead.^[41] Stewart's contract agreement with Leeds was not accepted by the Football League as it was signed by former managing director David Haigh, who had been removed from the club's "authorised signautures" list after a dispute with new owner Cellino, and Cellino claimed the contract was invalid rather than re-signing it himself.^[42][43][44] Stewart later lodged a compensation claim against Leeds United, which he won in May 2015, with Leeds ordered to pay Stewart around £800,000.^[42][44] This compensation was unpaid until the club was threatened with a transfer embargo in July 2015.^[42][45]

Hockaday confirmed on 26 June that the club was currently under atransfer embargo,^[28] though the embargo was lifted shortly after as Leeds signed goalkeepersStuart Taylor (on a free transfer) andMarco Silvestri (for an undisclosed fee fromAC ChievoVerona), as the first two transfers of the summer transfer window.^[46][47] MidfielderTommaso Bianchi and forwardSouleymane Doukara both joined from Italian clubs on 12 July; Bianchi was signed for an undisclosed fee fromSassuolo whilst Doukara joined fromCatania on a season-long loan, though Doukara was later transferred permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 September.^[48][49] On 19 July 2014, Swiss defenderGaetano Berardi joined for an undisclosed fee fromUC Sampdoria, and signed a two-year contract with the club.^[50] Young Slovenian midfielderŽan Benedičič joined on a season-long loan on 4 August,^[51] and on the following day, strikerNicky Ajose joined fromPeterborough United for an undisclosed fee.^[52]

Pre season games againstGuiseley andChesterfield were confirmed by the club on 27 June.^[53]
A pre season game againstGlenavon 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 faceCorby Town.^[54]
Two pre season games in Italy were confirmed on 2 July, against local teamFC Gherdëina andRomanian teamFC Viitorul Constanța.^[55] However, theViitorul Constanța was called off after the Romanian side failed to show up.^[56]
A pre season game againstSwindon Town was confirmed on 7 July.^[57]
A pre season game againstMansfield Town was confirmed on 8 July, whilst theGlenavon game was confirmed as being for a Leeds XI.^[58]
The club confirmed a home game againstDundee United will complete the team's pre season schedule on 9 July.^[59]

Gherdëina v Leeds United

10 July 2014	Gherdëina	0–16	Leeds United	Val Gardena,Italy
16:30BST		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

Guiseley v Leeds United

19 July 2014	Guiseley	0–2	Leeds United	Guiseley
15:00BST		Report	Pearce 85' Smith 90'	Stadium:Nethermoor Park Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Mansfield Town v Leeds United

22 July 2014	Mansfield Town	2–0	Leeds United	Mansfield
19:45BST	Hearn 72' (pen.),83'	Report		Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 3,493 Referee: Gary Sutton

Corby Town v Leeds United XI

23 July 2014	Corby Town	1–2	Leeds United XI	Corby
19:45BST	Malone 10'	Report	Parkin 44' Mbanje 57'	Stadium:Steel Park Attendance: 732 Referee: Ellis Clarke

Chesterfield v Leeds United

26 July 2014	Chesterfield	2–2	Leeds United	Chesterfield
15:00BST	Morsy 55',66'	Report	Austin 47' (pen.),87' (pen.)	Stadium:Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Michael Naylor

Swindon Town v Leeds United

29 July 2014	Swindon Town	1–2	Leeds United	Swindon
19:45BST	Smith 31'	Report	Morison 15' Austin 47' (pen.)	Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Simon Hooper

Glenavon v Leeds United XI

30 July 2014	Glenavon	0–5	Leeds United XI	Lurgan,Northern Ireland
19:45BST		Report	Dawson 19',47',64' (pen.) Smith 79' Stokes 81'	Stadium:Mourneview Park

Leeds United vDundee United

2 August 2014	Leeds United	2–0	Dundee United	Leeds
15:00BST	Morison 3' Poleon 86'	Report		Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Andy Madeley

• 1 July: Transfer embargo is lifted days after club's bank account is unfrozen

• 28 August:David Hockaday andJunior Lewis's contract as head coach and assistant coach are terminated with immediate effect, withNeil Redfearn taking over ascaretaker head coach.^[60]

• 23 September:Darko Milanič announced as the new head coach after signing a two-year contract, withNeil Redfearn returning to his role of Academy manager and head of coaching, andNovica Nikčević joining as assistant coach.^[61]
• 26 September: ConsultantGraham Bean is sacked over a fixture dispute, relating to the rearrangement of the home fixture vs.Reading.^[62]

• 25 October: The club part company withDarko Milanič, after failing to win in six games.^[63]

• 1 November: Academy managerNeil 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.^[64]
• 7 November: Leeds United have been served with a winding-up petition by law firmFord & Warren Solicitors over unpaid fees of £150,000, that date back to whenKen Bates owned the club.^[65] 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.^[66]
• 12 November: The winding up petition presented by Melvyn Levi is dismissed on agreed terms.^[67]
• 27 November: Companies House confirm thatDavid Haigh andSalah 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.^[68]

• 1 December: The Football League disqualifyMassimo Cellino from being a director of Leeds United Football Club until 18 March 2015.^[69]
• 4 December:Massimo Cellino andGFH Capital signed an agreement on 1 December to inject up to a further £20m of equity capital into the club.^[70]
• 12 December: Matt Child is appointed as the club's new Chief Operating Officer.^[71]
• 15 December: An initial analysis of the Championship Financial Fair Play for the Season 2013/14 Submissions indicated that Leeds United,Nottingham Forest andBlackburn 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.^[72]
• 18 December:Steve Thompson appointed assistant coach, arriving fromHuddersfield Town.^[73]
• 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 towardsCameron Jerome, ofNorwich 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.^[74][75]
• 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.^[76]
• 31 December: Financier Andrew Umbers joins the board as a club director.^[77]

• 19 January: A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) chaired by Tim Kerr QC rejected an appeal by Leeds United PresidentMassimo 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.^[78][79]
• 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]

• 6 February:Giuseppe Bellusci is cleared of all charges of racism made against him during the away game againstNorwich City on 21 October 2014, by the FA disciplinary panel.^[80]
• 24 February: Club presidentMassimo 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.^[81][82][83]

• 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.^[84]
• 23 March: Matt Child resigns as Chief Operating Officer at Leeds United.^[85]

• 2 April: Director of Football,Nicola Salerno, suspends assistant coachSteve Thompson from his duties at the club, over an internal issue.^[86]
• 19 April:Lewis Cook crowned theSky Bet Championship’s LFE Apprentice of the Year 2014/15.^[87]

Updated to match played 2 May 2015
Source:Competitions

On 18 June, theChampionship fixtures were released.^[88]

Millwall v Leeds United

9 August 20141	Millwall	2–0	Leeds United	South Bermondsey
15:00BST	Beevers 8' Williams 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:The Den Attendance: 16,205 (2,171 away) Referee:Oliver Langford

Leeds United vMiddlesbrough

16 August 20142	Leeds United	1–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds
12:15BST	Sharp 88' 89'	Report	Ayala 28' Leadbitter 77' Friend 78'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 24,484 Referee:Stuart Attwell

Leeds United vBrighton & Hove Albion

19 August 20143	Leeds United	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leeds
19:45BST	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

Watford v Leeds United

23 August 20144	Watford	4–1	Leeds United	Watford
15:00BST	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

Leeds United vBolton Wanderers

30 August 20145	Leeds United	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00BST	Warnock 17' Wootton 42' Pearce 58'	Report		Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 21,901 Referee: Simon Hooper

Birmingham City v Leeds United

13 September 20146	Birmingham City	1–1	Leeds United	Birmingham
12:15BST	Thomas 37' 82' Gray 87'	Report	Mowatt 76'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 15,266 (2,654 away) Referee: Scott Duncan

Bournemouth v Leeds United

16 September 20147	Bournemouth	1–3	Leeds United	Bournemouth
19:45BST	Surman 6' Arter 84'	Report	Doukara 67' Bellusci 82' 80' Antenucci 90'	Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 9,307 (1,390 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

Leeds United vHuddersfield Town

20 September 20148	Leeds United	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Leeds
15:00BST	Austin 19' Antenucci 45+1' Doukara 69' 70' Berardi 73' Bellusci 25'	Report	Lynch 90'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 29,131 Referee:Chris Foy

Brentford v Leeds United

27 September 20149	Brentford	2–0	Leeds United	Brentford
15:00BST	Tarkowski28' Jota 45+1' McCormack 77'	Report	Pearce 27'	Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 10,886 (1,620 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Leeds United vReading

1 October 201410	Leeds United	0–0	Reading	Leeds
19:45BST	Cooper 64' Bellusci 66' Doukara 70'	Report	Hector 19' Norwood 80' Pearce 90'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leeds United vSheffield Wednesday

4 October 201411	Leeds United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
12:15BST	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

Rotherham United v Leeds United

17 October 201412	Rotherham United	2–1	Leeds United	Rotherham
19:45BST	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

Norwich City v Leeds United

21 October 201413	Norwich City	1–1	Leeds United	Norwich
19:45BST	Martin 59' Jerome 26' Lafferty 66'	Report	Doukara 63' 72' Austin 44'	Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 26,565 (1,791 away) Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Leeds United vWolverhampton Wanderers

25 October 201414	Leeds United	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00BST	Antenucci 18'	Report	Henry 66' Clarke 85' Evans 76'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 27,883 (2,074 away) Referee: David Webb

Cardiff City v Leeds United

1 November 201415	Cardiff City	3–1	Leeds United	Cardiff,Wales
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vCharlton Athletic

4 November 201416	Leeds United	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
19:45GMT	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

Leeds United vBlackpool

8 November 201417	Leeds United	3–1	Blackpool	Leeds
15:00GMT	Cooper 9' Doukara 31' Antenucci 42' Cook 81'	Report	Ranger 75'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 23,846 Referee:Stuart Attwell

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

22 November 201418	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Leeds United	Blackburn
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vDerby County

29 November 201419	Leeds United	2–0	Derby County	Leeds
15:00GMT	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

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

6 December 201420	Ipswich Town	4–1	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vFulham

13 December 201421	Leeds United	0–1	Fulham	Leeds
15:00GMT	Mowatt 68'	Report	Rodallega 60'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 27,264 Referee: Scott Duncan

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

20 December 201422	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
17:15GMT	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

Leeds United vWigan Athletic

26 December 201423	Leeds United	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Leeds
15:00GMT	Bellusci 85'	Report	Cooper 11' (o.g.) McClean 83' 85'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 28,375 Referee: Nigel Miller

Derby County v Leeds United

30 December 201424	Derby County	2–0	Leeds United	Derby
19:45GMT	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

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

10 January 201525	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Leeds United	Horwich
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vBirmingham City

17 January 201526	Leeds United	1–1	Birmingham City	Leeds
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vBournemouth

20 January 201527	Leeds United	1–0	Bournemouth	Leeds
19:45GMT	Murphy 36' Cook 15' Byram 84' Bellusci 86'	Report	Francis 47' Kermorgant87'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Oliver Langford

Huddersfield Town v Leeds United

31 January 201528	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Leeds United	Huddersfield
12:30GMT	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

Leeds United vBrentford

7 February 201529	Leeds United	0–1	Brentford	Leeds
15:00GMT	Cooper 24' Austin 70' Cook 87'	Report	Pritchard 65' Dean 11' Bidwell 82' Toral 90'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 23,164 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Reading v Leeds United

10 February 201530	Reading	0–2	Leeds United	Reading
20:00GMT		Report	Murphy 63' Byram 90' 90+1' Wootton 59'	Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,124 (2,602 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Leeds United vMillwall

14 February 201531	Leeds United	1–0	Millwall	Leeds
15:00GMT	Mowatt 39' 76' Austin 45' Cook 84'	Report	Maierhofer 35' Ángel 47'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Paul Tierney

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

21 February 201532	Middlesbrough	0–1	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
12:15GMT	Forshaw 80'	Report	Mowatt 3' Bellusci 23' Bamba 57' Cooper 90+5'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,531 (2,960 away) Referee:Andre Marriner

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

24 February 201533	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Leeds United	Brighton & Hove
19:45GMT	Baldock 26' Calderón 63' Kayal 42' LuaLua 90'	Report	Austin 85'	Stadium:Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,274 (1,815 away) Referee: Fred Graham

Leeds United vWatford

28 February 201534	Leeds United	2–3	Watford	Leeds
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vIpswich Town

4 March 201535	Leeds United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Leeds
19:45GMT	Mowatt 71' Sharp 77'	Report	Sears 74' Murphy84' Bru 66' Skuse 88'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Mark Brown

Wigan Athletic v Leeds United

7 March 201536	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Leeds United	Wigan
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vNottingham Forest

14 March 201537	Leeds United	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
15:00GMT	Bellusci 50' Morison 66' Mowatt 77' Murphy 85'	Report		Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 30,722 Referee: Keith Hill

Fulham v Leeds United

18 March 201538	Fulham	0–3	Leeds United	Fulham
20:00GMT	Stafylidis	Report	Byram 40' Bamba 48' 87' Antenucci 88' Sharp 46'	Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,200 (2,968 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Blackpool v Leeds United

21 March 201539	Blackpool	1–1	Leeds United	Blackpool
15:00GMT	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

Leeds United vBlackburn Rovers

4 April 201540	Leeds United	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
15:00BST	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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United

6 April 201541	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–3	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
17:15BST	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

Leeds United vCardiff City

11 April 201542	Leeds United	1–2	Cardiff City	Leeds
15:00BST	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

Leeds United vNorwich City

14 April 201543	Leeds United	0–2	Norwich City	Leeds
19:45BST		Report	Howson 57' Dorrans31' 90+1' Olsson 25' Tettey 37' Whittaker 63'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 21,471 Referee:Mike Jones

Charlton Athletic v Leeds United

18 April 201544	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Leeds United	Charlton
15:00BST	Watt 75' 76' Buyens 80' (pen.) Vetokele 59'	Report	Morison 40' Sharp36'	Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 18,053 (3,140 away) Referee: Tony Harrington

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

25 April 201545	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:30BST	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

Leeds United vRotherham United

2 May 201546	Leeds United	0–0	Rotherham United	Leeds
12:15BST	Bamba 25'	Report		Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 31,850 Referee:Andy D'Urso

Sunderland v Leeds United

4 January 2015Third round	Sunderland	1–0	Leeds United	Sunderland
13:00GMT	van Aanholt 33' Bridcutt 70'	Report	Murphy 35'	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,302 Referee:Mike Dean

Leeds United vAccrington Stanley

12 August 2014First round	Leeds United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Leeds
19:45BST	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

Bradford City v Leeds United

27 August 2014Second round	Bradford City	2–1	Leeds United	Bradford
19:45BST	Knott 84' Hanson 86' Meredith 90+8'	Report	Smith 82' Murphy 30' Cooper 45+2'	Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Graham Scott

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 fromPalermo
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 fromPalermo
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 fromFlamengo
10	FW		Edgar Çani	25	2015(Winter)	4	0	2015	Loan	On loan fromCatania
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 toCrewe Alexandra
18	MF		Michael Tonge	32	2012	76	5	2015	£200,000	On loan toMillwall
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 fromNacional
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 fromAC 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 fromCagliari
40	MF		Kalvin Phillips	19	2014	2	1	2015	Youth system

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those inthe Championship (andplayoffs),League One (andplayoffs),FA Cup,League Cup andFootball League Trophy.

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 fromPalermo)	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 fromPalermo)	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 fromFlamengo)	13	0	9+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ALB	Edgar Çani (on loan fromCatania)	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 fromNacional)	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 fromMilan)	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 fromCagliari)	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 toCrewe Alexandra)	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Michael Tonge (On loan toMillwall)	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 (joinedDerby County on 15 January 2015)	22	1	21+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jason Pearce (joinedWigan Athletic on 30 January 2015)	23	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Matt Smith (joinedFulham on 1 September 2014)	5	1	1+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
10	FW	EIR	Noel Hunt (joinedIpswich 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 (joinedOldham Athletic on 1 September 2014)	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+2	0

Source:Sky Sports

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from†	Fee	Ref.
3 July 2014	GK	Stuart Taylor (ENG)	(Reading)	Free transfer	[46]
9 July 2014	GK	Marco Silvestri (ITA)	Chievo	Undisclosed	[47]
12 July 2014	MF	Tommaso Bianchi (ITA)	Sassuolo	Undisclosed	[48]
19 July 2014	DF	Gaetano Berardi (SUI)	Sampdoria	Undisclosed	[50]
5 August 2014	FW	Nicky Ajose (ENG)	Peterborough United	£ 150,000	[52]
13 August 2014	FW	Billy Sharp (ENG)	Southampton	£ 600,000	[89]
13 August 2014	DF	Liam Cooper (SCO)	Chesterfield	£ 600,000	[90]
20 August 2014	FW	Mirco Antenucci (ITA)	Ternana	£ 440,000	[91]
21 August 2014	DF	Giuseppe Bellusci (ITA)	Catania	£1,600,000	[92]
25 August 2014	MF	Casper Sloth (DEN)	AGF	£600,000	[93]
1 September 2014	FW	Souleymane Doukara (MRT)	Catania	£1,500,000	[49]

† Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Leeds.

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to†	Fee	Ref.
23 June 2014	DF	Lee Peltier (ENG)	(Huddersfield Town)	Contract terminated	[30][31]
30 June 2014	GK	Jamie Ashdown (ENG)	(Crawley Town)	Released	[29][94]
30 June 2014	MF	Michael Brown (ENG)	(Port Vale)	Released	[29][95]
30 June 2014	FW	El Hadji Diouf (SEN)	(Sabah)	Released	[29][96]
30 June 2014	DF	Adam Drury (ENG)		Retired	[29][97]
30 June 2014	MF	Paul Green (IRL)	(Rotherham United)	Released	[29][98]
30 June 2014	MF	Danny Pugh (ENG)	(Coventry City)	Released	[29][99]
30 June 2014	FW	Luke Varney (ENG)	(Blackburn Rovers)	Released	[29][100]
30 June 2014	MF	Simon Lenighan (ENG)	(Harrogate Town)	Released	[29][101]
30 June 2014	MF	Nathan Turner (ENG)	(Bradford (Park Avenue))	Released	[29][102]
30 June 2014	DF	Lewis Turner (ENG)	(Harrogate Town)	Released	[29][103]
30 June 2014	MF	Gboly Ariyibi (USA)	(Chesterfield)	Released	[29][104]
1 July 2014	DF	Marius Žaliūkas (LTU)	(Rangers)	Contract terminated	[32][33]
8 July 2014	FW	Ross McCormack (SCO)	Fulham	Undisclosed (reported to be £11 million)	[105]
31 July 2014	DF	Tom Lees (ENG)	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[106]
18 August 2014	GK	Paddy Kenny (IRL)	(Bolton Wanderers)	Contract terminated	[107][108]
1 September 2014	FW	Matt Smith (ENG)	Fulham	£500,000	[109]
1 September 2014	FW	Dominic Poleon (ENG)	Oldham Athletic	£100,000	[110]
7 January 2015	FW	Noel Hunt (IRE)	(Ipswich Town)	Contract terminated	[111][112]
15 January 2015	DF	Stephen Warnock (ENG)	Derby County	Undisclosed	[113]
30 January 2015	DF	Jason Pearce (ENG)	Wigan Athletic	£300,000	[114]
2 February 2015	MF	David Norris (ENG)	(Peterborough United)	Contract terminated	[115][116]