2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Leeds United's third consecutive season in the Championship, which saw a minor flirtation with the play-offs and later with relegation, but ended with a mid-table finish.

Leeds United
2012–13 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerNeil Warnock
(until 1 April)[1]
Neil Redfearn
(caretaker, until 12 April)
Brian McDermott
(from 12 April) [2]
StadiumElland Road
Championship13th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luciano Becchio (15)

All:
Luciano Becchio (19)
Highest home attendance33,816 vs Chelsea
(19 December 2012, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance11,447 vs Birmingham City
(5 January 2013, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance21,572

Season summary

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The manager's office was vacated in April by Neil Warnock after his promise of promotion appeared dead in the water, and the club actually on the fringes of the relegation battle. The club officials relieved him of his duties and after a brief period with caretaker manager Neil Redfearn in charge, appointed Brian McDermott as the club's eight manager in ten years. Pre-season saw a big change in the playing staff with no more than ten players departing Elland Road and twelve players brought in. New signing Lee Peltier became club captain after existing leader Robert Snodgrass departed for Norwich City in the summer and was joined in the winter by fan favourite Luciano Becchio – both transfers much to the chagrin of the supporters. With Becchio gone, the club's top scorers were last year's star Ross McCormack with eight goals and controversial winger El Hadji Diouf with seven who Warnock picked up on a free transfer at the start of the season. Academy product Sam Byram would be the surprise of the season making his debut in the first game of the year and going on to scoop all the major awards at both the official, supporters' and Yorkshire Post's Player of the Year Awards. Other youngsters to take the field included Dominic Poleon who managed two goals and Chris Dawson who has since been awarded a three-year professional contract.

The talk of the season though was undoubtedly the protracted takeover of the club. The eight month, £52m takeover by Bahrain based GFH Capital saw the investment bank secure 100% shares of the club's parent company with four of its party joining the board of directors. In March, GFH would sell a 10% stake to the International Investment Bank and announced the company were looking for additional investors to boost the club's finances. The takeover would seemingly inject morale into the supporters with the club's short term finances secured and higher value incoming transfers promised. GFH deputy-CEO David Haigh become the public face for the boardroom with departing chairman Ken Bates taking a step back with a promise of the title club president secured for the end of the season.

Events

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This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 29 April 2012 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2012–13 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 matches section.

November

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  • 21 November: Middle East-based private equity group GFH Capital finalise a deal for a protracted takeover of Leeds.[3]

December

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  • 21 December: GFH Capital officially become the new owners of Leeds after completing a takeover of the club.[4]

January

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  • 24 January: Longest serving player and top goalscorer, Luciano Becchio, hands in a transfer request.[5]

April

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  • 1 April: After a 1–2 home loss to Derby County, Manager Neil Warnock departs from Leeds United.[1]
  • 12 April: Leeds United appoint Brian McDermott as new manager.[2]

Pre-season

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20 July 2012 Farsley 2–5 Leeds United Farsley
19:45 BST Report Gray   31', 35'
Rogers   36'
Paynter   64'
Payne   89'
Stadium: Throstle Nest
23 July 2012 Tavistock 0–6 Leeds United Tavistock
19:00 BST Report White   40'
Green   45'
Kinsman   61' (o.g.)
Rogers   77'
Poleon   86'
Thompson   88'
Stadium: Langsford Park
25 July 2012 Bodmin Town 0–4 Leeds United Bodmin
19:00 BST Report Varney   17'
Gray   41'
McCormack   45' (pen.)
White   48'
Stadium: Priory Park
Torquay United 1–2 Leeds United Torquay
19:00 BST MacKenzie   75' Report McCormack   7'
McCormack   11'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3925
1 August 2012 Sandefjord 1–1 Leeds United Sandefjord
18:00 BST Klepaker   52' Report Pearce   17' Stadium: Komplett.no Arena
4 August 2012 Preston North End 1–3 Leeds United Preston
19:00 BST Mousinho   57' Report Lees   31'
Byram   66'
White   80'
Stadium: Deepdale
7 August 2012 Burton Albion 0–1 Leeds United Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Varney   27' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Competitions

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Overall summary

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Championship 13th 18 August 2012 4 May 2013
League Cup First round Quarter-finals 11 August 2012 19 December 2012
FA Cup Third round Fifth round 5 January 2013 17 February 2013

Updated to match played 4 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Burnley 46 16 13 17 62 60 +2 61
12 Birmingham City 46 15 16 15 63 69 −6 61
13 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 57 66 −9 61
14 Ipswich Town 46 16 12 18 48 61 −13 60
15 Blackpool 46 14 17 15 62 63 −1 59
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 10 19 57 66  −9 61 13 3 7 30 26  +4 4 7 12 27 40  −13

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: The Football League

Results by round

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GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWDLLWWDWDDLDLLLWWWLWWLLWLWLDLWDWDDDLLLLWWLLW
Position5147791311997671110151718161510141289981111121111999101010101112161111131613
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Matches

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18 August 2012 1 Leeds United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio   17' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,745 (1,541 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 August 2012 2 Blackpool 2–1 Leeds United Blackpool
19:45 BST Dicko   75'
M. Phillips   80'
Report Lees   16' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,315
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 August 2012 3 Peterborough United 1–2 Leeds United Peterborough
15:00 BST Bostwick   73' Report Becchio   7', 50' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 10,432
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 September 2012 4 Leeds United 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 BST Diouf   41'
McCormack   56'
Becchio   65'
Report Olsson   19'
Gomes   27'
Rochina   84'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,411
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
15 September 2012 5 Cardiff City 2–1 Leeds United Cardiff
15:00 BST Bellamy   67'
Whittingham   73' (pen.)
Report Austin   77' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,836
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 September 2012 6 Leeds United 2–3 Hull City Leeds
19:45 BST Becchio   8' (pen.)
Gray   90'
Report Elmohamady   23'
Faye   29'
Koren   76'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Roger East
22 September 2012 7 Leeds United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio   14'
Poleon   25'
Report Blackstock   60' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,292
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 September 2012 8 Bristol City 2–3 Leeds United Bristol
15:00 BST Adomah   70'
Austin   90' (o.g.)
Report Diouf   64', 81'
Tonge   83'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,692
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 October 2012 9 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Leeds United Bolton
20:00 BST K. Davies   14', 79' Report Byram   45'
Becchio   47' (pen.)
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,258
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 October 2012 10 Leeds United 1–0 Barnsley Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio   42' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,569
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 October 2012 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leeds United Sheffield
19:45 BST Bothroyd   43' Report Tonge   76' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,582
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
23 October 2012 12 Leeds United 1–1 Charlton Athletic Leeds
19:45 BST Norris   36' Report Dervite   49' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,384
Referee: Nigel Miller
27 October 2012 13 Leeds United 0–1 Birmingham City Leeds
15:00 BST Report Lita   75' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,152
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 November 2012 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Leeds United Brighton
19:45 GMT Mackail-Smith   15' (pen.), 47' Report Diouf   36' (pen.)
Brown   65'
Stadium: AMEX Stadium
Attendance: 26,402
Referee: Lee Mason
6 November 2012 15 Burnley 1–0 Leeds United Burnley
19:45 GMT Austin   82' Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
10 November 2012 16 Leeds United 1–6 Watford Leeds
15:00 GMT Tonge   80' (pen.)
Pearce   45'
Report Vydra   27', 82'
Abdi   62'
Yeates   75'
Murray   90+4'
Deeney   90+8'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,104
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 November 2012 17 Millwall 1–0 Leeds United South Bermondsey
13:15 GMT Wood   85' Report Varney   47' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Mark Halsey
24 November 2012 18 Leeds United 2–1 Crystal Palace Leeds
15:00 GMT Becchio   51'
Green   76'
Report Ramage   85' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,964
Referee: David Coote
27 November 2012 19 Leeds United 1–0 Leicester City Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio   3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Mick Russell
1 December 2012 20 Huddersfield Town 2–4 Leeds United Huddersfield
12:30 GMT Atkinson   12'
Clayton   43' (pen.)
Report Tonge   35'
Becchio   37', 86'
Norris   70'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,372
Referee: Mike Dean
8 December 2012 21 Derby County 3–1 Leeds United Derby
13:00 GMT Sammon   16'
Buxton   65'
Davies   90+4'
Report Green   45' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,034 (3,453 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
15 December 2012 22 Leeds United 2–0 Ipswich Town Leeds
15:00 GMT Thomas   18'
Green   67'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 December 2012 23 Leeds United 2–1 Middlesbrough Leeds
15:00 GMT Becchio   44', 72' Report Juszkiewicz   28' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,406
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 December 2012 24 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Leeds United Nottingham
12:15 GMT Sharp   44' (pen.), 54'
Austin   57' (o.g.)
Blackstock   61'
Report Green   12'
Somma   90'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,670
Referee: Lee Probert
29 December 2012 25 Hull City 2–0 Leeds United Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT Evans   52'
Meyler   55'
Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,453
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2013 26 Leeds United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 GMT Becchio   66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,386
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 January 2013 27 Barnsley 2–0 Leeds United Barnsley
15:00 GMT Dagnall   63' (pen.), 66' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,999
Referee: Craig Dawson
19 January 2013 28 Leeds United 1–0 Bristol City Leeds
15:00 GMT McCormack   67' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,156
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
2 February 2013 29 Leeds United 0–1 Cardiff City Leeds
12:30 GMT Report Campbell   64' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,236
Referee: Mike Dean
9 February 2013 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Leeds United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Peltier   54' (o.g.)
Batth   90'
Report Varney   65'
McCormack   78' (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 23,463 (2,570 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
12 February 2013 31 Middlesbrough 1–0 Leeds United Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Main   82' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,388
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 February 2013 32 Leeds United 2–0 Blackpool Leeds
19:45 GMT Norris   57'
Morison   61'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,532
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 February 2013 33 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Leeds United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Iain Williamson
2 March 2013 34 Leeds United 1–0 Millwall Leeds
12:30 GMT McCormack   28'
Warnock   72' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,002
Referee: Mike Jones
5 March 2013 35 Leicester City 1–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT Keane   90+4' Report Byram   52' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,660
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 March 2013 36 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leeds United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Murray   27', 84' Report Morison   56', 69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,976
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 March 2013 37 Leeds United 1–1 Peterborough United Leeds
15:00 GMT Byram   56' Report Gayle   15' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,240
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 March 2013 38 Leeds United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Leeds
12:30 GMT White   60' Report Danns   54'
Vaughan   85'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 March 2013 39 Ipswich Town 3–0 Leeds United Ipswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick   45', 49'
Emmanuel-Thomas   68'
Report Lees   32' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,402
Referee: James Adcock
1 April 2013 40 Leeds United 1–2 Derby County Leeds
17:05 BST McCormack   66' Report Coutts   72'
Buxton   88'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,384
Referee: Roger East
6 April 2013 41 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Leeds United Charlton
15:00 BST Jackson   48'
Obika   90+4'
Varney   82' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,900
Referee: Stuart Attwell
13 April 2013 42 Leeds United 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
12:30 BST Varney   63', 69' Report Johnson   27' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,936
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
16 April 2013 43 Leeds United 1–0 Burnley Leeds
19:45 BST Austin   63' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 16,788
Referee: Fred Graham
20 April 2013 44 Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds United Birmingham
15:00 BST Mullins   70' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 April 2013 45 Leeds United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Diouf   74' (pen.)
Austin   12'
Diouf   75'
Report Buckley   10'
Ulloa   87'
Calderón   73'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,904
Referee: Graham Scott
4 May 2013 46 Watford 1–2 Leeds United Watford
12:45 BST Abdi   45+6' Report Poleon   42'
McCormack   90'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

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5 January 2013 Third round Leeds United 1–1 Birmingham City Leeds
15:00 GMT Becchio   60' Report Elliott   32' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,447
Referee: Chris Foy
15 January 2013 Third round replay Birmingham City 1–2 Leeds United Birmingham
19:45 GMT Elliott   36' Report McCormack   70'
Diouf   75' (pen.)
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 8,926
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 January 2013 Fourth round Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
14:00 GMT Varney   15'
McCormack   50'
Report Dempsey   58' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,943
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 February 2013 Fifth Round Manchester City 4–0 Leeds United Manchester
14:00 GMT Y.Touré   5'
Agüero   15' (pen.), 74'
Tevez   52'
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

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11 August 2012 First round Leeds United 4–0 Shrewsbury Town Leeds
19:45 BST Becchio   20'
Varney   26'
Norris   65'
McCormack   69' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,194
Referee: Mark Heywood
28 August 2012 Second round Leeds United 3–0 Oxford United Leeds
19:45 BST Austin   27'
Byram   33'
Lees   73'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13, 798
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 September 2012 Third round Leeds United 2–1 Everton Leeds
19:45 BST White   4'
Austin   70'
Report Distin   81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,164
Referee: Lee Mason
30 October 2012 Fourth round Leeds United 3–0 Southampton Leeds
19:45 GMT Tonge   34'
Diouf   85'
Becchio   90+1' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Chris Foy
19 December 2012 Quarter-finals Leeds United 1–5 Chelsea Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio   37' Report Mata   47'
Ivanović   64'
Moses   66'
Hazard   81'
Torres   84'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,816
Referee: Andre Marriner

First-team squad

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK   Paddy Kenny 34 2012 47 0 2015 £400,000 [6]
2 DF   Lee Peltier 26 2012 48 0 2015 £800,000 [7]
3 DF   Adam Drury 34 2012 15 0 2014 Free [8]
4 DF   Tom Lees 22 2008 93 4 2016 Youth system [9]
5 DF   Jason Pearce 25 2012 41 0 2016 £500,000 [10]
6 DF   Patrick Kisnorbo 1 32 2009 58 1 2013 Free [11]
7 MF   Paul Green 30 2012 36 4 2014 Free [12]
8 MF   Rodolph Austin 27 2012 38 4 2015 £300,000 [13]
9 FW    Steve Morison 29 2013 16 3 2016 PX [14]
11 MF   Luke Varney 30 2012 39 6 2014 £300,000 [15]
12 GK   Jamie Ashdown 30 2012 8 0 2014 Free [16]
14 DF    Aidan White 21 2008 98 2 2015 Youth system [17]
15 DF   Stephen Warnock 31 2013 17 1 2015 Free [18]
17 MF   Michael Brown 36 2011 60 2 2014 Free [19]
18 MF   Michael Tonge 30 2012 39 5 2015 £200,000 [20]
19 MF   David Norris 32 2012 34 4 2015 Free [13]
21 FW   El-Hadji Diouf 32 2012 45 7 2014 Free [21]
22 FW    Habib Habibou 2 26 2013 4 0 2013 N/A [22]
23 DF   Zac Thompson 20 2011 11 0 2015 Free [23]
25 DF   Sam Byram 19 2012 53 4 2016 Youth system [24]
26 FW   Dominic Poleon 19 2010 8 2 2015 Youth system [25]
27 MF   Sanchez Payne 20 2010 0 0 2013 Youth system
28 FW   Davide Somma 28 2009 40 13 2013 Free [26]
30 MF   Ryan Hall 25 2012 8 0 2015 £150,000 [27]
32 MF   Chris Dawson 18 2012 1 0 2016 Youth system [28]
33 GK   Alex Cairns 20 2011 1 0 2014 Youth system [29]
34 DF   Ross Killock 18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system [30]
44 FW   Ross McCormack 26 2010 108 29 2015 £350,000 [31]
55 MF   Simon Lenighan 18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system [32]
DF   Leigh Bromby 32 2009 62 1 2013 £250,000 [33]
DF   Charlie Taylor 3 19 2011 4 0 2014 Youth system [34]
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
9 MF   Jerome Thomas 30 2012 7 1 Jan 2013 N/A [35]
10 FW   Luciano Becchio 29 2008 221 86 2014 £300,000 [36]
15 DF   Alan Tate 30 2012 11 0 Jan 2013 N/A [37]
20 FW    Andy Gray 35 2012
1995
38 1 2013
1998
Free
YS
[38]
20 MF   Ross Barkley 19 2013 4 0 Feb 2013 N/A [39]
22 MF   Robbie Rogers 25 2012 4 0 2013 Free [40]
MF   Ramón Núñez 27 2010 25 5 2015 Free [41]
  • Last updated: 8 April 2014
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, [42][43]
  • 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.

1On loan at Ipswich Town[44]
2On loan from SV Zulte Waregem[22]
3Currently on loan at Inverness CT[45]

Transfer-listed players

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
16 MF   Danny Pugh1 2 30 2011
2004
98 8 2014
2006
£500,000
PX
[46]
24 DF   Paul Connolly3 29 2010 63 0 2013 Free [47]
31 GK    Paul Rachubka 4 31 2011 7 0 2013 Free [48]
  • Last updated: 2 May 2012
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, [42][43]
  • 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[49]
2Player is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday[50]
3Player is currently on loan at Preston North End[51]
4Player is currently on loan at Accrington Stanley[52]

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF   Jason Pearce 24 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2016 £500,000 [53]
3 DF   Adam Drury 33 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer 2014 Free [8]
7 MF   Paul Green 29 EU Derby County Transfer Summer 2014 Free [12]
1 GK    Paddy Kenny 34 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Summer 2015 £400,000 [6]
20 FW    Andy Gray 34 EU Barnsley Transfer Summer 2013 Free [38]
12 GK   Jamie Ashdown 31 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2014 Free [54]
11 MF   Luke Varney 29 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2014 £300,000 [15]
19 MF   David Norris 31 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2015 Free [55]
8 MF   Rodolph Austin 27 Non-EU Brann   Transfer Summer 2015 £300,000 [13]
2 DF   Lee Peltier 25 EU Leicester City Transfer Summer 2015 £800,000 [7]
21 FW   El-Hadji Diouf 31 Non-EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer Jan 2013 Free [56]
18 MF   Michael Tonge 29 EU Stoke City Loan Summer 23 December 2012 [57]
30 MF   Ryan Hall 24 EU Southend United Loan Summer Jan 2013 [58]
15 DF   Alan Tate 30 EU Swansea City   Loan Summer 26 January 2013 [37]
9 MF   Jerome Thomas 29 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Summer 2 January 2013 [35]
30 MF   Ryan Hall 24 EU Southend United Transfer Winter 2015 £150,000 [27]
18 MF   Michael Tonge 29 EU Stoke City Transfer Winter 2015 £200,000 [20]
20 MF   Ross Barkley 19 EU Everton Loan Winter 12 February 2013 [39]
9 FW    Steve Morison 29 EU Norwich City Transfer Winter 2016 Player Exchange [14]
15 DF   Stephen Warnock 31 EU Aston Villa Transfer Winter 2015 Free [18]
22 FW    Habib Habibou 25 Non-EU Zulte Waregem   Loan Winter May 2013 [22]

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
4 DF Alex Bruce  
 
27 Out of contract Hull City Summer n/a 31 4 [59]
11 MF Lloyd Sam  
 
27 Out of contract New York Red Bulls   Summer n/a 39 3 [59]
18 FW Mikael Forssell   31 Out of contract HJK   Summer n/a 17 0 [59]
25 MF Danny Webber   30 Out of contract Doncaster Rovers Summer n/a 13 1 [59]
24 GK Maik Taylor  
 
40 Out of contract Millwall Summer n/a 0 0 [59]
15 MF Adam Clayton   23 Transfer Huddersfield Town Summer £500,000 49 6 [60]
1 GK Andy Lonergan   28 Transfer Bolton Wanderers Summer £300,000 38 0 [61]
23 MF Robert Snodgrass  
 
24 Transfer Norwich City Summer £3,000,000 190 41 [62]
5 DF Andy O'Brien   33 Transfer Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Summer Free 38 2 [63]
9 FW Billy Paynter   28 Transfer Doncaster Rovers Summer Free 28 3 [64]
24 DF Paul Connolly   28 One month Loan Portsmouth Summer n/a 63 0 [65]
GK Alex Cairns   19 Two month loan Stalybridge Celtic Summer n/a 1 0 [66]
22 FW Robbie Rogers   25 Loan till January Stevenage Summer n/a 4 0 [67]
DF Charlie Taylor   18 Two month loan York City Summer n/a 4 0 [68]
DF Ross Killock   18 One month loan Alfreton Town Summer n/a 0 0 [69]
23 MF Zac Thompson   19 Loan till end of season Bury Summer n/a 11 0 [70]
26 FW Dominic Poleon   19 One month loan Bury Summer n/a 6 1 [71]
28 MF Nathan Turner   20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 [72]
33 DF Lewis Turner   20 One month loan Harrogate Town Summer n/a 0 0 [72]
31 GK Paul Rachubka   31 Loan till end of the season Accrington Stanley Summer n/a 7 0 [52]
6 DF Patrick Kisnorbo   31 Loan till End of Season Ipswich Town Winter n/a 57 1 [73]
20 FW Andy Gray  
 
35 Released Bradford City Winter n/a 38 1 [74]
22 FW Robbie Rogers   25 Released LA Galaxy   Winter n/a 4 0 [75]
24 DF Paul Connolly   29 Loan till End of April Preston North End Winter n/a 63 0 [51]
33 DF Lewis Turner   20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 [76]
DF Charlie Taylor   19 Loan till End of Season Inverness Caledonian Thistle   Winter n/a 4 0 [45]
16 MF Danny Pugh   30 Loan till End of Season Sheffield Wednesday Winter n/a 98 8 [50]
MF Ramón Núñez   27 Released FC Dallas   Winter n/a 25 5 [77]
10 FW Luciano Becchio   29 Transfer Norwich City Winter £200,000 + Player 221 86 [14]
26 FW Dominic Poleon   19 Loan till End of Season Sheffield United Winter n/a 7 1 [78]

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

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
MF   Nathan Turner 32 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
DF   Lewis Turner 32 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
25 DF   Sam Byram 31 Signed 3½ years June 2016 [24]
55 MF   Simon Lenighan 18 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 [32]
34 DF   Ross Killock 30 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 [30]
MF   Charlie Clamp 30 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
26 FW   Dominic Poleon 31 Signed 2½ years June 2015 [25]
DF   Monty Gimpel 31 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [80]
MF   Robert Snodgrass 37 Rejected 1 year June 2014 [62]
44 FW   Ross McCormack 38 Signed 3 years June 2015 [31]
14 MF  
 
Aidan White 33 Signed 3 years June 2015 [17]
4 DF   Tom Lees 33 Signed 4 Years June 2016 [81]
23 MF   Zac Thompson 31 Signed 3 years June 2015 [23]
17 MF   Michael Brown 47 Signed 1 year3 June 2014 [19]
32 MF  
 
Chris Dawson 30 Signed 3 years June 2016 [28]
21 FW   El-Hadji Diouf 43 Signed 1½ years June 2014 [21]
10 FW   Luciano Becchio 40 Rejected 3½ years June 2016 [82]
FW   Lewis Walters 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [83]
GK   Eric Grimes 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [84]
FW   Luke Parkin 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [85]
MF   Alex Mowatt 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [86]


1The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.
2Option to extend by further year taken up later in season.
3Contract extended by further year after making 30 appearances.

Awards

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Internal Awards

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Official Player of the Year Awards

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The results of the 2012–13 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 27 April 2013 at Elland Road.[87]

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