2015–16 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Leeds United's sixth consecutive season in the Championship.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Leeds United

2015–16 season
Chairman	Massimo Cellino
Head Coach	Uwe Rösler (until 19 October 2015)[1] Steve Evans
Stadium	Elland Road
Championship	13th
FA Cup	Fifth round (knocked out by Watford)
League Cup	First round (knocked out by Doncaster Rovers)
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Wood (13) All: Chris Wood (13)
Highest home attendance	29,311 vs Huddersfield Town (19 March 2016, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	16,039 vs Rotherham United (9 January 2016, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	21,667
Home colours Away colours

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2014–15 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 2 May 2015 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2015–16 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

May

• 7 May: Massimo Cellino has been granted Football League permission to return to the club's board, taking up the role as Leeds United chairman with immediate effect after passing the League's Owners and Directors Test.[3]
• 11 May: Adam Pearson returns to the club as executive director, to assist Massimo Cellino.[4]
• 12 May: The Financial Fair Play transfer embargo imposed upon the club in December is lifted for the 2015 summer transfer window, with no club now under no restrictions in relation to buying or selling players.[5]
• 20 May: Uwe Rösler is named as the club's new head coach on a two-year deal.[6]

June

• 3 June: Rob Kelly is named assistant head coach, penning a two-year deal.[7]
• 9 June: Richard Hartis becomes the club's new goalkeeping coach. As a result of this move, Neil Sullivan returned to his previous role the Academy, coaching the Under-21s and U18s.[8]
• 15 June: Martyn Glover joins the club from West Ham United as the new head of recruitment. The club also confirmed that Stuart Hayton had joined the previous week from Liverpool as the new club secretary.[9]
• 16 June: The club announce a five-year deal with Italian sportswear giants Kappa to become the club's new kit provider from the 2015/16 season onwards.[10]
• 24 June: The club reach a mutual agreement with Nicola Salerno for him to depart from his role as Sporting Director.[11]

July

• 2 July: Julian Darby joins the backroom staff as a first-team coach.[12]
• 13 July: Leeds re-purchase the catering and beverage rights for Elland Road and the Centenary Pavilion, ending a period where it had been outsourced after being sold in June 2012.[13]
• 13 July: Global Autocare are announced as the club's official South Stand Sponsor and Vehicle Partner for the next three years in a record-breaking partnership.[14]
• 16 July: Neil Redfearn resigns from academy position, claiming the club made his position "untenable".[15]

August

• 4 August: Sol Bamba is named as the club's captain for the 2015/16 season.[16]
• 21 August: The club announce a partnership with bookmakers CORAL, who will become the club's official betting and gaming partner, as well as sponsoring the North East Corner Stand of Elland Road.[17]

September

• 4 September: Paul Hart returns as the club's new Head of Academy.[18]
• 15 September: Adam Pearson departs from his role as executive director.[19]

October

• 19 October: Uwe Rösler and the club part ways, with Rösler departing from his position as head coach.[1] Assistant manager Rob Kelly and first-team coach Julian Darby have been placed on gardening leave.[20]
  Steve Evans is appointed as head coach, on a rolling contract until 30 June 2016, with Paul Raynor joining as assistant coach.[21]

First team squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Marco Silvestri	25	2014	92	0	2018	£450,000
3	DF		Sol Bamba	31	2015 (Winter)	52	5	2017	£1,000,000	Club Captain
4	DF		Scott Wootton	24	2013	73	1	2017	£1,000,000
5	DF		Giuseppe Bellusci	26	2014	60	2	2018	£1,600,000
6	DF		Liam Cooper	24	2014	72	2	2017	£600,000
7	FW		Mirco Antenucci	31	2014	80	19	2016	£440,000
8	MF		Luke Murphy	26	2013	110	7	2019	£1,000,000
9	FW		Chris Wood	24	2015	37	13	2019	£3,000,000
10	MF		Alex Mowatt	21	2013	105	12	2017	Youth system
11	FW		Souleymane Doukara	24	2014	54	12	2017	£1,500,000
14	MF		Tommaso Bianchi	27	2014	26	0	2018	£500,000	On loan to Ascoli
15	MF		Stuart Dallas	25	2015	49	5	2018	£1,300,000
16	MF		Toumani Diagouraga	28	2016 (Winter)	19	3	2018	£600,000
18	MF		Mustapha Carayol	27	2016 (Winter)	14	2	2016	Loan	On loan from Middlesbrough
19	FW		Lee Erwin	22	2015	12	0	2018	Free
20	FW		Jordan Botaka	22	2015	14	0	2017	£1,000,000
21	DF		Charlie Taylor	22	2011	72	3	2017	Youth system
22	GK		Ross Turnbull	31	2015	1	0	2017	Free
23	MF		Lewis Cook	19	2014	85	2	2017	Youth system
24	MF		Tom Adeyemi	24	2015	24	2	2016	Loan	On loan from Cardiff City
26	MF		Liam Bridcutt	26	2015	27	0	2016	Loan	On loan from Sunderland
27	MF		Kalvin Phillips	20	2014	12	1	2017	Youth system
28	DF		Gaetano Berardi	27	2014	53	0	2018	£250,000
29	MF		Casper Sloth	24	2014	14	0	2017	£600,000
31	DF		Lewie Coyle	20	2014	13	0	2017	Youth system
37	MF		Ronaldo Vieira	17	2016	1	0	2018	Youth system
41	GK		Eric Grimes	21	2013	0	0	2016	Youth system
45	GK		Bailey Peacock-Farrell	19	2015	1	0	2016	Youth system

• Last updated: 7 May 2016
• 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.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
30	GK		Charlie Horton	20	EU	Cardiff City	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	[22]
19	FW		Lee Erwin	21	EU	Motherwell	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	[23]
3	DF		Sol Bamba	30	EU	Palermo	Transfer	Summer	2017	£1,000,000	[24]
9	FW		Chris Wood	23	Non-EU	Leicester City	Transfer	Summer	2019	£3,000,000	[25][26]
22	GK		Ross Turnbull	30	EU	Barnsley	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	[27]
15	MF		Stuart Dallas	24	EU	Brentford	Transfer	Summer	2018	£1,300,000	[28]
20	FW		Jordan Botaka	22	EU	Excelsior	Transfer	Summer	2017	£1,000,000	[29]
	FW		Jack McKay	19	EU	Doncaster Rovers	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	[30]
	DF		Paul McKay	19	EU	Doncaster Rovers	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	[30]
16	MF		Toumani Diagouraga	28	EU	Brentford	Transfer	Winter	2018	£600,000	[31]

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
24	MF	Tom Adeyemi		24	Cardiff City	14 July	31 May	[32]
25	MF	Will Buckley		26	Sunderland	2 Oct	26 Nov	[33][34]	[35]
26	MF	Liam Bridcutt		27	Sunderland	26 Nov	31 May	[36][37]
18	MF	Mustapha Carayol		27	Middlesbrough	8 Jan	31 May	[38]

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	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
19	FW	Lee Erwin		21	Bury	9 Oct	5 Nov	[39]	[40]
	DF	Ross Killock		21	Stockport County	6 Nov	6 Jan	[41]
	FW	Robbie McDaid		19	Lincoln City	6 Jan	31 May	[42]
14	MF	Tommaso Bianchi		27	Ascoli	28 Jan	31 May	[43]

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.

Transfers out

N	P	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
	GK	Daniel Atkinson		19	Released	Guiseley	Summer	Free	0	0	[44][45]
	DF	Isaac Assenso		18	Released	Scunthorpe United	Summer	Free	0	0	[44][46]
4	MF	Rodolph Austin		30	Released	Brøndby	Summer	Free	112	10	[44][47]
	DF	Luke Booker		19	Released	Sheffield Wednesday	Summer	Free	0	0	[44]
	DF	Afolabi Coker		19	Released	Norwich City	Summer	Free	0	0	[44][48]
30	GK	Alex Cairns		22	Released	Chesterfield	Summer	Free	1	0	[44][49]
13	GK	Stuart Taylor		34	Released		Summer	Free	5	0	[44]
22	MF	Zac Thompson		22	Released	Guiseley	Summer	Free	12	0	[44][45]
18	MF	Michael Tonge		32	Released	Stevenage	Summer	Free	76	5	[44][50]
11	MF	Aidy White		23	Released	Rotherham United	Summer	Free	111	2	[44][51]
8	FW	Billy Sharp		29	Transfer	Sheffield United	Summer	£500,000	35	5	[52]
20	FW	Steve Morison		31	Transfer	Millwall	Summer	Free	42	5	[53]
	FW	Nicky Ajose		23	Contract termination	Swindon Town	Summer	Free	4	0	[54][55]
30	GK	Charlie Horton		21	Contract termination	D.C. United		Free	0	0	[56][57]
2	DF	Sam Byram		22	Transfer	West Ham United	Winter	£3,700,000	143	10	[58]
	MF	Chris Dawson		21	Contract termination	Rotherham United	Winter	Free	4	0	[59][60]
	FW	Luke Parkin		20	Contract termination			Free	0	0	[61]

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.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
23	MF		Lewis Cook	23	Signed	2 years	June 2017	[62]
	DF		Lewie Coyle	24	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][63]
	DF		Tyler Denton	24	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][64]
	GK		Eric Grimes	25	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][65]
39	FW		Luke Parkin	25	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][66]
40	MF		Kalvin Phillips	24	Signed	2 years	June 2017	[44][67]
36	MF		Alex Purver	24	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][68]
	DF		Jake Skelton	24	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][69]
28	FW		Lewis Walters	25	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][70]
	MF		Tom Lyman	23	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][71]
	FW		Frank Mulhern	23	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][71]
	GK		Bailey Peacock-Farrell	23	Signed	1 year	June 2016	[44][71]
8	MF		Luke Murphy	30	Signed	4 years	June 2019	[72]
28	DF		Gaetano Berardi	31	Signed	3 years	June 2018	[73]
31	DF		Lewie Coyle	24	Signed	2 years	June 2017	[74]
2	DF		Sam Byram	26	Rejected	2 years	June 2017	[75][76]
37	MF		Ronaldo Vieira	22	Signed	2 years	June 2018	[77]
11	FW		Souleymane Doukara	28	Signed	3 years	June 2018	[78]

Last updated:

Club

Kit

Supplier: Kappa

Home

Away

Source: Home, Away

Club officials

Owners	Eleonora Sport Limited (75% shares) UK Investments Company Limited (25%)
Patron	Patricia Lascelles, The Countess of Harewood
Chairman	Massimo Cellino
Vice Chairman	Edoardo Cellino
Chief Executive Officer	Paul Bell
Director	Jinesh Patel
Director	Daniel Arty
Director	Edoardo Cellino
Director	Giampaolo Caboni
Director	Salem Patel

Updated to match played 2 May 2013
Source: Leeds United Season Official Handbook 2012/13
Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First team coaching staff

See also: List of Leeds United F.C. managers

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Steve Evans
Assistant Head Coach	Paul Raynor
Head of Recruitment	Martyn Glover
First Team Goalkeeper Coach	Richard Hartis
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matt Pears
Head Physio	Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physio	Marc Czuczman
Performance Analyst	Alex Davies
Club Masseur	Campbell Watt
Kit Man	Chris Beasley
Assistant Kit Man	Richard Murray

Last updated: 24 June 2015
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2013/14 Season Official Handbook

Other information

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

Updated to match played 28 April 2012
Source: Leeds United

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2015–16 Championship	—	—	13th	8 August 2015	7 May 2016
League Cup	First round	—	First round	13 August 2015	13 August 2015
FA Cup	Third Round	—	Fifth round	9 January 2016	20 February 2016

Updated to match played 7 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Leeds confirmed pre-season fixtures against Athletic Bilbao and Hoffenheim on 28 May 2015.[79] The game originally scheduled against Athletic Bilbao was changed to Eintracht Frankfurt, due to the Spanish side's commitments in the Europa League qualifiers.[80] The club confirmed games against local sides Harrogate Town and York City on 12 June 2015.[81] On 22 June, the final game of Leeds' pre season was added, with Everton visiting Elland Road.[82]

Harrogate Town v Leeds United

10 July 2015	Harrogate Town	1–1	Leeds United	Harrogate
19:30 BST	Nyoni  32'	Report	Morison  49'	Stadium: CNG Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Tadcaster Albion v Leeds United XI

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)	Tadcaster Albion	0–3	Leeds United XI	Tadcaster
19:00 BST		Report	Antenucci  5' Sharp  47' Doukara  ?'	Stadium: i2i Stadium Attendance: 1,011

York City v Leeds United

15 July 2015	York City	1–1	Leeds United	York
19:10 BST	McCoy  81'	Report	Byram  35'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4,348

Leeds United v Eintracht Frankfurt

21 July 2015	Leeds United	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Eugendorf, Austria
17:15 BST	Morison  27'	Report	Flum  59' Reinartz  74'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Eugendorf Referee: Wolfram Aufschnaiter

Leeds United v Hoffenheim

25 July 2015	Leeds United	1–2	Hoffenheim	Lillestrøm, Norway
15:00 BST	Adeyemi  25' Phillips  45' Bamba  62' Cooper  71'	Report	Uth  2' Zuber  67' Schär  38' Rudy  90'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Trond Ivar Døvle

Leeds United v Everton

1 August 2015	Leeds United	2–0	Everton	Leeds
15:00 BST	Mowatt  57' Wood  80' Byram  44'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Wycombe Wanderers v Leeds United

13 November 2015	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Leeds United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT		Report	Erwin  30' Byram  51'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,216 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Preston North End	46	15	17	14	45	45	0	62
12	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	18	14	54	54	0	60
13	Leeds United	46	14	17	15	50	58	−8	59
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	14	16	16	53	58	−5	58
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	13	16	17	46	46	0	55

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	17	15	50	57	−7	59	7	8	8	23	28	−5	7	9	7	27	29	−2

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: The Football League

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	D
Position	13	16	15	15	10	11	14	10	14	16	18	18	17	18	17	14	16	17	17	18	14	13	12	12	13	15	17	16	14	16	16	17	17	16	15	12	13	14	15	15	15	12	11	12	12	13

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[83]

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

Leeds United v Burnley

8 August 2015 1	Leeds United	1–1	Burnley	Leeds
12:30 BST	Antenucci  83' Sol Bamba  10'	Report	Vokes  86' Arfield  56' Kightly  81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,672 Referee: Kevin Friend

Reading v Leeds United

16 August 2015 2	Reading	0–0	Leeds United	Reading
15:00 BST	Norwood  82'	Report	Bamba  2' Murphy  75' Adeyemi  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,581 (4,131 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Bristol City v Leeds United

19 August 2015 3	Bristol City	2–2	Leeds United	Bristol
19:45 BST	Agard  89' Flint  90+5' Fredericks  3' Hamer  38'	Report	Antenucci  39' (pen.) Wood  52'  90+2' Adeyemi  36' Bamba  53' Byram  70' Wootton  90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,712 (1,307 away) Referee: Andy Davies

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

22 August 2015 4	Leeds United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
12:30 BST	Wood  61' Phillips  61' Berardi  22'	Report	Matias  37' Lees  43' Sougou  52' Hutchinson  73' Hélan  81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,597 Referee: Mike Jones

Derby County v Leeds United

29 August 2015 5	Derby County	1–2	Leeds United	Derby
12:05 BST	Martin  48' Hendrick  72'	Report	Adeyemi  43' Wood  88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,386 (2,335 away) Referee: Darren Bond

Leeds United v Brentford

12 September 2015 6	Leeds United	1–1	Brentford	Leeds
15:00 BST	Antenucci  76'  77' Dallas  45+2'	Report	Djuricin  29' Colin  5' Diagouraga  82' Judge  85'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,126 Referee: Nigel Miller

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

15 September 2015 7	Leeds United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Leeds
19:45 BST	Bamba  7' Cook  71' Byram  85'	Report	Smith  32' Parr  77'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,312 Referee: James Adcock

Milton Keynes Dons v Leeds United

19 September 2015 8	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Leeds United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Church  74' Lewington  75' Carruthers  78'		Wood  31' (pen) Taylor  43' Cooper  45+1' Wootton  90+1'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 19,284 (6,297 away) Referee: David Webb

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

27 September 2015 9	Middlesbrough	3–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
13:15 BST	Nugent  3' Bellusci  32' (o.g.) Fabbrini  81' Stuani  31' Fabbrini  73' Ayala  78'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,694 (2,652 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leeds United v Birmingham City

3 October 2015 10	Leeds United	0–2	Birmingham City	Leeds
15:00 BST	Cooper  19' Cook  65' Antenucci  90+4'	Report	Gray  31' Maghoma  90' Davis  62'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,601 (898 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion

17 October 2015 11	Leeds United	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	Cooper  22'	Report	March  14' Zamora  89' Bruno  80' Bong  90+3'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,736 Referee: Darren Deadman

Fulham v Leeds United

21 October 2015 12	Fulham	1–1	Leeds United	Fulham
19:45 BST	Dembélé  23'  40' O'Hara  45' Burn  90+2' Garbutt  90+3'	Report	Wood  64' (pen.) Cook  90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,969 (3,789 away) Referee: Keith Hill

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

24 October 2015 13	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Leeds United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Ameobi  32' Gouano  71'	Report	Antenucci  71' (pen.) Byram  38'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,178 (4,419 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

29 October 2015 14	Leeds United	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Bamba  38'	Report	Conway  1'  90+4' Rhodes  6' Evans  90+2'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,666 Referee: Tim Robinson

Leeds United v Cardiff City

3 November 2015 15	Leeds United	1–0	Cardiff City	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Mowatt  63' Bellusci  67'	Report	Whittingham  20'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,914 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Huddersfield Town v Leeds United

7 November 2015 16	Huddersfield Town	0–3	Leeds United	Huddersfield
12:30 GMT	Cranie  25'	Report	Antenucci  45+4'  45+4' Wood  45+5' Mowatt  54' Wootton  22'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,118 (3,831 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Leeds United v Rotherham United

21 November 2015 17	Leeds United	0–1	Rotherham United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Antenucci  31' Murphy  63' Berardi  74' Bellusci  84'	Report	Joe Newell  54'  79' Mattock  22' Kirk Broadfoot  56' Best  73' D.Ward  84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,802 Referee: Keith Stroud

Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United

28 November 2015 18	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Leeds United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Austin  58'	Report	Bridcutt  7' Wootton  36' Cook  83'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,031 (3,220 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Leeds United v Hull City

5 December 2015 19	Leeds United	2–1	Hull City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Wood  30' Adeyemi  45'  90+2' Cook  54' Silvestri  90+2'	Report	Elmohamady  51'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,962 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Charlton Athletic v Leeds United

12 December 2015 20	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Leeds United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Cousins  48' Ghoochannejhad  52' Ba  90+1'	Report	Wootton  2' Mowatt  56' Bridcutt  62' Bellusci  72' Cook  90+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,867 (3,129 away) Referee: Andy Davies

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United

17 December 2015 21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Afobe  10' Byrne  81'	Report	Byram  44', 60' Dallas  51' Bellusci  56'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,592 (1,693 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Leeds United v Preston North End

20 December 2015 22	Leeds United	1–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Browne  46' (o.g.) Byram  77'	Report	Pickford  31' Gallagher  62' Cunningham  65' Clarke  78' Reach  80' Kilkenny  88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,641 Referee: Gavin Ward

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

27 December 2015 23	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
16:30 GMT	Oliveira  17' Mendes  57' Lansbury  71' Osborn  81'	Report	Byram  15',  80' Bellusci  71'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,551 (1,890 away) Referee: James Linington

Leeds United v Derby County

29 December 2015 24	Leeds United	2–2	Derby County	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Bamba  42' Wood  71' Byram  28' Bridcutt  30' Murphy  33'	Report	Hendrick  13'  42' Ince  78' Christie  57'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Mark Heywood

Leeds United v Milton Keynes Dons

2 January 2016 25	Leeds United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Antony Kay  87' (o.g.) Bamba  28' Byram  60'	Report	Hall  30'  63' Murphy  24' Carruthers  44' McFadzean  55' Kay  89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,356 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

12 January 2016 26	Ipswich Town	2–1	Leeds United	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Chambers  50'  81' Pitman  90+2' Douglas  58'	Report	Doukara  1' Phillips  83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,146 (1,259 away) Referee: Fred Graham

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

16 January 2016 27	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Hooper  47', 50' Hutchinson  34' Pudil  74'	Report	Bellusci  37' Cook  55'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,909 (4,401 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leeds United v Bristol City

23 January 2016 28	Leeds United	1–0	Bristol City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Doukara  59' Taylor  17' Bellusci  41' Antenucci  90' Adeyemi  90+4'	Report	Baker  23' Kodjia  26'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Brentford v Leeds United

26 January 2016 29	Brentford	1–1	Leeds United	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Saunders  27' Djuricin  81'	Report	Carayol  84'  79' Cooper  34' Bellusci  79' Bridcutt  79'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,051 (1,632 away) Referee: Iain Williamson

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

6 February 2016 30	Leeds United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bridcutt  87'	Report	Oliveira  60'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,079 Referee: Scott Duncan

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

15 February 2016 31	Leeds United	0–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Diagouraga  41' Bellusci  82'	Report	Clayton  25' Gibson	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Craig Pawson

Leeds United v Fulham

23 February 2016 32	Leeds United	1–1	Fulham	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Cook  38'  90+3' Bamba  68'	Report	Cairney  17' Amorebieta Fredericks  84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,103 Referee: Kevin Wright

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

29 February 2016 33	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Leeds United	Brighton and Hove
19:45 GMT	Hemed  18', 28' (pen.) Cooper  22' (o.g.) Dunk  38' Rosenior  7' Baldock  34' Goldson  60'	Report	Mowatt  33' Coyle  57' Cooper  68' Taylor  90+3'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,150 (1,522 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

5 March 2016 34	Leeds United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Antenucci  39', 62' Berardi  30'	Report	Woolery  74'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Tony Harrington

Cardiff City v Leeds United

8 March 2016 35	Cardiff City	0–2	Leeds United	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 GMT	Connolly  10' Fábio	Report	Doukara  37' Antenucci  90+4' Bridcutt  56' Mowatt  62' Berardi  65' Dallas  90+1'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,273 (1,268 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

12 March 2016 36	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Leeds United	Blackburn
12:30 GMT	Jackson  89' Hanley  80'	Report	Bamba  34' Antenucci  69'  70' Berardi  80' Bellusci  81' Cook  90+2'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,071 (3,344 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

Leeds United v Huddersfield Town

19 March 2016 37	Leeds United	1–4	Huddersfield Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Dallas  22'  22' Murphy  20' Bellusci  62' Taylor  67' Mowatt  90+1' Cook  90+3'	Report	Hudson  41' Bunn  69' Matmour  73' Wells 11'  77' Billing  16' Lolley  18'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Graham Scott

Rotherham United v Leeds United

2 April 2016 38	Rotherham United	2–1	Leeds United	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Frecklington  27' Halford  90' (pen.) Best  44' Derbyshire  61'	Report	Murphy  79' Bridcutt  57' Bellusci  68' Silvestri  89'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,418 (2,311 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers

5 April 2016 39	Leeds United	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Leeds
19:45 BST	Wood  70'	Report	Chery  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,388 Referee: James Adcock

Burnley v Leeds United

9 April 2016 40	Burnley	1–0	Leeds United	Burnley
12:30 BST	Arfield  1' Barton  58'	Report	Murphy  67'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,229 (2,188 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Birmingham City v Leeds United

12 April 2016 41	Birmingham City	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Donaldson  53' Lafferty  89'	Report	Dallas  11', 50' Berardi  32' Bamba  90+1' Mowatt  90+4'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,081 (1,365 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Leeds United v Reading

16 April 2016 42	Leeds United	3–2	Reading	Leeds
15:00 BST	Diagouraga  48' Wood  69', 85' Antenucci  65' Cooper  89'	Report	Hector  39' Rakels  81' Evans  35' McCleary  65' Norwood  79'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,881 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 April 2016 43	Leeds United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
19:45 BST	Bamba  60' Diagouraga  64'	Report	Saville  77' Iorfa  31'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,694 (478 away) Referee: David Coote

Hull City v Leeds United

23 April 2016 44	Hull City	2–2	Leeds United	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández  45+1' Huddlestone  45+3' Odubajo  65' Livermore  72' Maguire  85'	Report	Wood  15' 54' Dallas  88' Bamba  30' Cooper  79'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,732 (2,356 away) Referee: Iain Williamson

Leeds United v Charlton Athletic

30 April 2016 45	Leeds United	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
15:00 BST	Bamba  71'	Report	Guðmundsson  39' Lookman  49' Diarra  17' Kashi  71'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,458 Referee: Keith Hill

Preston North End v Leeds United

7 May 2016 46	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Preston
12:30 BST	Hugill  90+1'	Report	Wood  78' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,473 (5,464 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

FA Cup

Leeds drew Rotherham United at home in the third round of the FA Cup.[84] Leeds drew the winners of Eastleigh vs. Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round.[85] Leeds drew an away game against Watford in the fifth round.[86]

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Leeds United v Rotherham United

9 January 2016 Third round	Leeds United	2–0	Rotherham United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Carayol  45' Doukara  90'	Report	Clarke-Harris  83'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

30 January 2016 Fourth round	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Leeds United	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Pratley  80' Vela  82'	Report	Doukara  8' Diagouraga  39'  50'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,336 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Leeds United

20 February 2016 Fifth round	Watford	1–0	Leeds United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Wootton  53' (o.g.) Paredes  32' Cathcart  67'	Report	Bellusci  24' Bridcutt  52'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,336 Referee: Michael Oliver

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Leeds were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the first round, on 16 June 2015.[87]

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

13 August 2015 First round	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Leeds United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Williams  31' (pen.)	Report	Cook  14'  37'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Keith Hill
	Penalties
	Tyson Williams Forrester Wellens		Antenucci Murphy Byram Wood

Matchday squads

Championship line-ups

Date

Opposition

V

Score

Result

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

08/08/15

Burnley

H

1–1

D

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bellusci

Bamba

Byram

Cook3

Wood

Mowatt2

Dallas1

Antenucci1

Doukara2

Wootton3

Turnbull

Cooper

Erwin

Phillips

16/08/15

Reading

A

0–0

D

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Byram

Phillips1

Wood

Mowatt2

Dallas

Murphy1

Antenucci2

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Doukara

Erwin

19/08/15

Bristol City

A

2–2

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bellusci

Bamba

Byram2

Phillips

Wood

Antenucci1

Dallas

Mowatt1

Berardi2

Turnbull

Cooper

Murphy

Doukara

Erwin

22/08/15

Sheffield Wednesday

H

1–1

D

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Byram1

Phillips2

Wood

Antenucci

Dallas3

Mowatt1

Murphy2

Doukara3

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Erwin

29/08/15

Derby County

A

1–2

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Byram1

Cook

Wood

Mowatt2

Dallas

Murphy1

Antenucci2

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Doukara

Phillips

12/09/15

Brentford

H

1–1

D

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi2

Bamba

Cooper

Byram

Cook

Wood

Mowatt1

Dallas

Antenucci1

Murphy2

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Doukara

Phillips

15/09/15

Ipswich Town

H

0–1

L

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi2

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas1

Murphy

Wood

Antenucci

Cook

Byram1

Mowatt2

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Doukara

Phillips

19/09/15

Milton Keynes Dons

A

1–2

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Murphy

Bamba

Cooper

Byram2

Cook

Wood

Mowatt1

Dallas3

Adeyemi1

Antenucci2

Bellusci3

Turnbull

Botaka

Phillips

Berardi

27/09/15

Middlesbrough

A

3–0

L

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Adeyemi

Bellusci

Bamba

Botaka1

Cook

Antenucci

Mowatt

Dallas2

Doukara1

Murphy2

Turnbull

Byram

Wootton

Cooper

Phillips

03/10/15

Birmingham City

H

0–2

L

Silvestri

Berardi3

Taylor

Murphy

Bamba

Cooper

Buckley1

Cook

Wood

Mowatt2

Dallas

Botaka1

Antenucci2

Byram3

Turnbull

Wootton

Bellusci

Adeyemi

17/10/15

Brighton & Hove Albion

H

1–2

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Berardi

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Botaka3

Cook

Wood

Mowatt2

Dallas1

Buckley1

Antenucci2

Byram3

Horton

Bellusci

Murphy

Phillips

21/10/15

Fulham

A

1–1

D

Silvestri

Byram

Berardi

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas3

Murphy1

Wood2

Antenucci

Cook

Botaka1

Buckley2

Phillips3

Horton

Wootton

Bellusci

Mowatt

24/10/15

Bolton Wanderers

A

1–1

D

Silvestri

Byram

Berardi

Adeyemi

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas2

Murphy1

Wood

Antenucci

Cook3

Mowatt1

Buckley2

Phillips3

Horton

Wootton

Bellusci

Doukara

29/10/15

Blackburn Rovers

H

0–2

L

Silvestri

Byram

Berardi

Adeyemi1

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas

Murphy

Wood2

Antenucci

Cook3

Botaka1

Doukara2

Mowatt3

Horton

Wootton

Bellusci

Buckley

03/11/15

Cardiff City

H

1–0

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Berardi

Cook

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas1

Murphy

Wood

Antenucci3

Mowatt2

Byram1

Phillips2

Doukara3

Horton

Botaka

Buckley

Sloth

07/11/15

Huddersfield Town

A

0–3

W

Silvestri

Wootton2

Berardi

Cook

Bellusci

Cooper1

Dallas3

Murphy

Wood

Antenucci

Mowatt

Bamba1

Adeyemi2

Botaka3

Horton

Erwin

Buckley

Phillips

21/11/15

Rotherham United

H

0–1

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Berardi

Cook3

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas2

Murphy1

Wood

Antenucci

Mowatt

Adeyemi1

Botaka2

Erwin3

Horton

Byram

Doukara

Buckley

28/11/15

Queens Park Rangers

A

1–0

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Mowatt1

Cook

Wood

Antenucci2

Dallas

Botaka1

Erwin2

Peacock-Farrell

Byram

Murphy

Doukara

Adeyemi

05/12/15

Hull City

H

2–1

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas2

Adeyemi

Wood3

Cook

Mowatt1

Byram1

Murphy2

Doukara3

Peacock-Farrell

Antenucci

Erwin

Botaka

12/12/15

Charlton Athletic

A

0–0

D

Silvestri

Wootton1

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas

Adeyemi

Wood

Cook

Mowatt2

Berardi1

Botaka23

Byram3

Peacock-Farrell

Antenucci

Murphy

Doukara

17/12/15

Wolverhampton Wanderers

A

1–3

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Byram

Adeyemi1

Wood2

Cook

Dallas3

Doukara1

Antenucci2

Mowatt3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Murphy

Coyle

20/12/15

Preston North End

H

1–0

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Byram

Murphy1

Wood2

Cook

Dallas3

Doukara1

Antenucci2

Phillips3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Mowatt

Coyle

27/12/15

Nottingham Forest

A

1–1

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Byram3

Murphy

Wood

Cook1

Dallas2

Doukara1

Antenucci2

Coyle3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Adeyemi

Sloth

29/12/15

Derby County

H

2–2

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Byram3

Murphy

Wood2

Adeyemi1

Dallas

Cook1

Doukara2

Phillips3

Peacock-Farrell

Bellusci

Antenucci

Coyle

02/01/16

Milton Keynes Dons

H

1–1

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bamba

Cooper

Byram

Murphy1

Doukara2

Cook

Dallas3

Antenucci1

Erwin2

Coyle3

Peacock-Farrell

Bellusci

Adeyemi

Phillips

12/01/16

Ipswich Town

A

2–1

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Byram

Cook3

Doukara

Mowatt1

Carayol2

Phillips1

Dallas2

Antenucci3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Murphy

Coyle

16/01/16

Sheffield Wednesday

A

2–0

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas

Murphy2

Doukara

Cook

Carayol1

Mowatt1

Antenucci2

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Erwin

Adeyemi

Coyle

23/01/16

Bristol City

H

1–0

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas

Murphy3

Doukara2

Cook

Carayol1

Wood1

Antenucci2

Adeyemi3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Phillips

Coyle

26/01/16

Brentford

A

1–1

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas3

Murphy2

Wood1

Doukara

Cook

Antenucci1

Diagouraga2

Carayol3

Peacock-Farrell

Adeyemi

Phillips

Coyle

06/02/16

Nottingham Forest

H

0–1

L

Silvestri

Wootton3

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas1

Diagouraga2

Antenucci

Cook

Doukara

Carayol1

Erwin2

Adeyemi3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Murphy

Coyle

15/02/16

Middlesbrough

H

0–0

D

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas1

Diagouraga3

Antenucci2

Cook

Doukara

Mowatt1

Erwin2

Murphy3

Peacock-Farrell

Bamba

Adeyemi

Coyle

23/02/16

Fulham

H

1–1

D

Silvestri

Coyle

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Cooper

Adeyemi3

Mowatt2

Doukara

Antenucci1

Cook

Erwin1

Dallas2

Botaka3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Murphy

Berardi

29/02/16

Brighton & Hove Albion

A

4–0

L

Silvestri

Wootton1

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bamba

Cooper

Coyle

Diagouraga3

Doukara2

Cook

Mowatt

Carayol1

Erwin2

Murphy3

Peacock-Farrell

Antenucci

Adeyemi

Murphy

05/03/16

Bolton Wanderers

H

2–1

W

Silvestri

Coyle1

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bellusci

Cooper2

Cook

Bridcutt

Antenucci

Doukara

Carayol3

Berardi1

Bamba2

Dallas3

Peacock-Farrell

Murphy

Mowatt

Adeyemi

08/03/16

Cardiff City

A

0–2

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Murphy

Bamba

Bellusci

Cook

Bridcutt1

Antenucci

Doukara3

Mowatt2

Diagouraga1

Dallas2

Erwin3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Carayol

Botaka

12/03/16

Blackburn Rovers

A

1–2

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Bellusci

Cook

Bridcutt

Antenucci

Doukara2

Mowatt1

Dallas1

Wood2

Murphy3

Grimes

Wootton

Carayol

Botaka

19/03/16

Huddersfield Town

H

1–4

L

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Murphy1

Bamba

Bellusci

Dallas2

Bridcutt

Antenucci

Doukara3

Mowatt

Cook1

Wood2

Carayol3

Peacock-Farrell

Cooper

Diagouraga

Coyle

02/04/16

Rotherham United

A

2–1

L

Silvestri

Berardi3

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Bellusci

Cook1

Bridcutt

Wood

Antenucci

Mowatt1

Carayol1

Dallas2

Murphy3

Peacock-Farrell

Cooper

Adeyemi

Coyle

05/04/16

Queens Park Rangers

H

1–1

D

Peacock-Farrell

Berardi

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Cooper

Dallas3

Murphy1

Wood

Cook

Carayol3

Diagouraga1

Coyle2

Mowatt3

Grimes

Bamba

Antenucci

Adeyemi

09/04/16

Burnley

A

1–0

L

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Diagouraga2

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas3

Murphy

Wood

Cook

Carayol1

Antenucci1

Adeyemi2

Mowatt3

Peacock-Farrell

Bellusci

Phillips

Coyle

12/04/16

Birmingham City

A

1–2

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Cooper

Cook

Murphy3

Wood

Antenucci1

Dallas2

Mowatt1

Carayol2

Bellusci3

Peacock-Farrell

Adeyemi

Phillips

Coyle

16/04/16

Reading

H

3–2

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Diagouraga1

Bellusci

Cooper

Cook

Murphy

Wood

Antenucci2

Dallas3

Phillips1

Erwin2

Coyle3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Botaka

Sloth

19/04/16

Wolverhampton Wanderers

H

2–1

W

Silvestri

Berardi

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Cooper

Coyle1

Murphy3

Wood

Cook

Erwin2

Dallas1

Botaka2

Bridcutt3

Peacock-Farrell

Bellusci

Antenucci

Phillips

23/04/16

Hull City

A

2–2

D

Silvestri

Berardi3

Taylor

Diagouraga2

Bamba

Cooper

Dallas

Bridcutt

Wood

Cook

Erwin1

Botaka1

Murphy2

Coyle3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Antenucci

Phillips

30/04/16

Charlton Athletic

H

1–2

L

Silvestri

Coyle

Taylor

Bridcutt2

Bamba

Cooper

Botaka

Murphy3

Wood

Cook

Dallas1

Mowatt1

Antenucci2

Diagouraga3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Erwin

Phillips

07/05/16

Preston North End

A

1–1

D

Silvestri

Coyle

Taylor

Diagouraga

Bamba

Cooper1

Dallas3

Murphy

Wood

Cook

Mowatt2

Wootton1

Antenucci2

Vieira3

Peacock-Farrell

Doukara

Botaka

Phillips

₁ 1st Substitution, ₂ 2nd Substitution, ₃ 3rd Substitution.

FA Cup line-ups

Date

Opposition

V

Score

Result

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

09/01/16

Rotherham United

H

2–0

W

Silvestri

Coyle

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci2

Cooper

Byram

Murphy3

Doukara

Antenucci

Carayol1

Dallas1

Bamba2

Cook3

Peacock-Farrell

Wootton

Bianchi

Phillips

30/01/16

Bolton Wanderers

A

1–2

W

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Bamba2

Dallas

Diagouraga

Antenucci1

Cook3

Doukara

Carayol1

Coyle2

Adeyemi3

Peacock-Farrell

Murphy

Erwin

Sloth

20/02/16

Watford

A

1–0

L

Silvestri

Wootton

Taylor

Bridcutt

Bellusci

Bamba

Dallas1

Diagouraga3

Antenucci2

Cook

Doukara

Mowatt1

Erwin2

Botaka3

Peacock-Farrell

Murphy

Adeyemi

Coyle

₁ 1st Substitution, ₂ 2nd Substitution, ₃ 3rd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups

Date

Opposition

V

Score

Result

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13/08/15

Doncaster Rovers

A

1–1 (4–2 p.)

L

Turnbull

Berardi

Taylor

Wootton

Bellusci

Cooper

Doukara1

Cook

Antenucci

Mowatt3

Dallas2

Murphy1

Wood2

Byram3

Silvestri

Bamba

Erwin

Phillips

₁ 1st Substitution, ₂ 2nd Substitution, ₃ 3rd Substitution.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Marco Silvestri	48	0	45+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Sol Bamba	33	4	28+2	4	2+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Scott Wootton	26	0	21+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Giuseppe Bellusci	31	0	25+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Liam Cooper	41	1	39+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW		Mirco Antenucci	43	9	21+18	9	3+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Luke Murphy	38	1	25+11	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Chris Wood	37	13	33+3	13	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF		Alex Mowatt	36	2	22+12	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
11	FW		Souleymane Doukara	27	5	13+10	3	3+0	2	1+0	0
15	MF		Stuart Dallas	49	5	38+7	5	2+1	0	1+0	0
16	MF		Toumani Diagouraga	19	3	13+4	2	2+0	1	0+0	0
18	MF		Mustapha Carayol (On loan from Middlesbrough)	14	2	6+6	1	1+1	1	0+0	0
19	FW		Lee Erwin	12	0	2+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Jordan Botaka	14	0	3+10	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Charlie Taylor	43	1	39+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
22	GK		Ross Turnbull	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF		Lewis Cook	47	2	41+2	1	2+1	0	1+0	1
24	MF		Tom Adeyemi (On loan from Cardiff City)	24	2	17+6	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
26	MF		Liam Bridcutt (On loan from Sunderland)	27	0	23+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Kalvin Phillips	10	0	3+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Gaetano Berardi	29	0	25+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	MF		Casper Sloth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Lewie Coyle	13	0	6+5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
37	MF		Ronaldo Vieira	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK		Eric Grimes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	GK		Bailey Peacock-Farrell	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players currently out on loan:
14	MF		Tommaso Bianchi (On loan to Ascoli)	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:
2	DF		Sam Byram (joined West Ham United)	24	3	16+6	3	1+0	0	0+1	0
25	MF		Will Buckley (On loan from Sunderland)	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Charlie Horton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source:

Source: Sky Sports

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Chris Wood	13	0	0	13
2	FW		7	Mirco Antenucci	9	0	0	9
3	FW		11	Souleymane Doukara	3	2	0	5
	MF		15	Stuart Dallas	5	0	0	5
4	DF		3	Sol Bamba	4	0	0	4
5	DF		2	Sam Byram1	3	0	0	3
	MF		16	Toumani Diagouraga	2	1	0	3
6	MF		24	Tom Adeyemi	2	0	0	2
	MF		18	Mustapha Carayol	1	1	0	2
	MF		23	Lewis Cook	1	0	1	2
	Own Goal				2	0	0	2
	MF		10	Alex Mowatt	2	0	0	2
7	DF		6	Liam Cooper	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Luke Murphy	1	0	0	1
	DF		21	Charlie Taylor	1	0	0	1
TOTALS					50	4	1	55

Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.[58]

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 23 April 2016

Nation	Name
	Lewis Cook	10	1
	Gaetano Berardi	5	1
	Alex Mowatt	4	1
	Marco Silvestri	1	1
	Giuseppe Bellusci	13	0
	Sol Bamba	9	0
	Liam Bridcutt	8	0
	Toumani Diagouraga	8^3	0
	Mirco Antenucci	7	0
	Sam Byram1	7	0
	Liam Cooper	6	0
	Luke Murphy	5	0
	Scott Wootton	5	0
	Tom Adeyemi	4	0
	Mustapha Carayol	32	0
	Stuart Dallas	3	0
	Charlie Taylor	3	0
	Kalvin Phillips	2	0
	Lewie Coyle	1	0
	Chris Wood	1	0

₁Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.[58]
₂Carayol picked up two yellows during his previous loan spell at Huddersfield Town, before joining Leeds.
₃Diagouraga picked up six yellows at Brentford, before joining Leeds.

Suspensions served

As of 12 April 2016

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
13 August 2015	3	Lewis Cook	vs Doncaster (LC)	Reading (A), Bristol City (A), Sheffield Wednesday (H)[88]
29 October 2015	1	Sol Bamba	vs Blackburn (H)	Cardiff (H)
21 November 2015	2	Gaetano Berardi	vs Rotherham (H)	QPR (A), Hull (H)[89]
20 February 2016	2	Giuseppe Bellusci	vs Watford (FA)	Fulham (H), Brighton (A)[90]
31 March 2016	8	Souleymane Doukara	Violent conduct vs Fulham (H)	Rotherham (A), QPR (H), Burnley (A), Birmingham (A), Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A), Charlton (H)[91]
2 April 2016	1	Marco Silvestri	vs Rotherham (A)	QPR (H)
12 April 2016	3	Alex Mowatt	vs Birmingham (A)	Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A)[92]

Formations

Last Updated: 7 May 2016

Pos.	Formation	Used
1	4–4–2	12
2	4–3–3	11
3	4–1–4–1	10
4	4–2–3–1	8
5	4–2–2–2	4
6	4–1–3–2	3
7	4–3–1–2	1
	4–4–1–1	1

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
3	DF	Sol Bamba		30	Club Captain
6	DF	Liam Cooper		20

Last updated: 7 May 2016
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 2015–16 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2016 at Elland Road.[93]

• Fans' Player of the Year: Charlie Taylor
• Young Player of the Year: Lewis Cook
• Players' Player of the Year: Stuart Dallas
• Goal of the Season: Lewis Cook (vs Fulham, 23 February 2016)

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