2010–11 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. return to the second tier of English football for the first time in four years with them finishing in a respectable 7th position in The Championship, just missing out on the play-offs. In other competitions, the club performed poorly in the League Cup, going out in their first match, however made it to the third round of the FA Cup forcing Premier League giants Arsenal to a replay in the process.

Leeds United

2010–11 season
Chairman	Ken Bates
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Elland Road
The Championship	7th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Luciano Becchio (19) All: Luciano Becchio (20)
Highest home attendance	38,232 vs Arsenal (19 January 2011, FA Cup)
Lowest home attendance	12,602 vs Lincoln City (10 Aug 2010, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	27,297
Home colours Away colours Third colours

For the first time since 1990–91, Simon Grayson's team saw four players, Becchio (20), Gradel (18), Somma (12) and Howson (11), make it in to double figures in the scoring charts. After a disastrous end to the previous season, Gradel rejuvenated himself and picked up both the Fans' and Players' Player of the Year with Young Player going to the much improved Howson.[1] Off the field, Chairman Ken Bates consolidated his ownership of the club by purchasing a majority shareholding in the club.[2]

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 14 May 2010 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2010–11 season. Results of any disclipinaries etc. relevant to this season are also listed.) 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.

May

• 14 May: The club release a "released and retained" list with eight players being released, two players being offered new contracts and four players – Trésor Kandol, Ľubomír Michalík, Andy Robinson and Alan Sheehan – being placed on the transfer list.[3]

June

• 17 June: The fixtures for the 2010–11 Championship campaign are revealed. Leeds start the season on 7 August at home to Derby County and will finish it away at QPR on 8 May.[4]

July

• 1 July: The players return for pre-season training with new faces including Fede Bessone, Paul Connolly, Billy Paynter and Kasper Schmeichel.[5]
• 8 July: Manager Simon Grayson confirms that Richard Naylor will remain club captain for the new season.[6]
• 10 July: The squad depart to Slovakia for their pre-season tour. The travelling squad includes all first teamers except transfer listed Kandol, Michalik, Robinson and Sheehan, injured Naylor and Parker and youngsters Darville, Elliott and Hatfield.[7]
• 13 July: Simon Grayson signs a new three-year contract as club manager.[8]
• 29 July: The squad numbers for the new season are announced with no. 2 Crowe being demoted to no. 20 in favour of Connolly. Meanwhile, Gradel is promoted to no. 7 from no. 28 and the four transfer listed players, plus Elliott and Hatfield, are demoted to higher numbers. Paynter takes over the no. 9 shirt from last season's top scorer Jermaine Beckford while Schmeichel is made no. 1 with Collins, Sam and Bessone being handed numbers 5, 11 and 21 respectively.[9]

August

• 17 August: The club are charged for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion after a mass brawl with the opposition players during the 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 15 August.[10] Forest are also charged with a three match ban being handed to their player Chris Gunter whose stamp on Leeds striker Sanchez Watt started the brawl.[11]
• 18 August: Club chairman Ken Bates slams the charge on the club by The FA in regard to the Forest game, stating that the club will defend themselves and back up Watt.[12] Meanwhile, it is revealed that the club spent £335,723 on agents fees during the 2009–10 season – the third highest in League One.[13]
• 24 August: Leeds are fined £7,500 and Nottingham Forest £12,500 after the mass brawl during the match nine days ago.[14]

November

• 18 November: Midfielder Bradley Johnson is put on the transfer list after rejecting a new contract.[15]

December

• 10 December: Defender Jason Crowe is put on the transfer list after declining several loan offers from other clubs.[16]

April

• 4 April: The club announce they have made a profit of £2.072 million in the 2009–10 financial year. It is also disclosed that the club's turnover increased by 16% to £27.446 million. In addition, it is noted that gate receipts totalled £11.732 million, rising 30.8% with merchandising increasing by 12% to £5.509 million. In their statement, it is revealed that the total wage bill of the playing and football management staff in the relevant financial year was £7.706 million with the value of the entire squad estimated at £6.667 million.[17]

May

• 3 May: The club announce that on 26 April 2011, chairman Ken Bates became the controlling shareholder of the club after his company Outro Limited purchased Forward Sports Fund Limited, the company who own 72.85% (102,000,000 shares) of the shares in Leeds City Holdings Limited (L.C.H.) – the parent company of Leeds United Football Club Limited (the company that holds the share in the Football League, is a member of the West Riding County Football Association and an Associate Member of the FA) for an undisclosed fee. It is noted that the remaining 27.15% (approx. 38,013,727 shares) of shares in L.C.H. are owned by four unconnected shareholders, with none of them holding more than 10% of the shares.[2]
• 6 May: The club plead guilty to the FA charge of "failing to ensure that their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour" in regard to the mass brawl against Burnley six days ago[18]
• 7 May: The club finish The Championship season in 7th place, thus missing out on the play-offs.[19]
• 10 May: The FA fine both Leeds and Burnley £5,000 in relation to the brawl between their players in the April match. Leeds are fined an additional £7,500 as they had recently been found guilty of a separate improper conduct charge.[20]

Players

First team squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Kasper Schmeichel	24	2010	40	0	2012	Free	Leeds United
2	DF		Paul Connolly	27	2010	33	0	2013	Free	Leeds United
3	DF		Patrick Kisnorbo	30	2009	36	1	2011	Free	Leeds United
4	DF		Alex Bruce	26	2010	26	1	2012	£300k	Leeds United
6	DF		Richard Naylor (captain)	34	2009	76	4	2011	Free	Leeds United
7	MF		Max Gradel^1	23	2009	79	24	2012	£250k	Leeds United
8	MF		Neil Kilkenny	25	2008	144	11	2011	£150k	Birmingham City
9	FW		Billy Paynter	26	2010	23	1	2013	Free	Leeds United
10	FW		Luciano Becchio	27	2008	147	56	2014	£300k	Leeds United
11	MF		Lloyd Sam	26	2010	20	3	2012	Free	Leeds United
12	GK		Shane Higgs	34	2009	29	0	2011	Free	Leeds United
13	FW		Mike Grella	24	2009	42	5	2012	Free	Leeds United
14	MF		Jonathan Howson (VC)	23	2006	203	28	2012	Youth system	Leeds United
15	MF		Adam Clayton	22	2010	4	0	2013	Undisclosed	Leeds United
16	MF		Bradley Johnson	24	2008	140	17	2011	£250k	BBC Sport
17	MF		Jake Livermore	21	2011	5	0	2011	Loan	Leeds United
18	MF		Sanchez Watt	20	2010	33	1	2011	Loan	Leeds United
19	DF		Ben Parker	23	2007	54	1	2012	Youth system	Leeds United
20	DF		Eric Lichaj	22	2011	16	0	2011	Loan	Leeds United
21	DF		Federico Bessone	27	2010	8	0	2013	Free	Leeds United
22	GK		David González	28	2011	0	0	2011	Loan	Leeds United
23	FW		Robert Snodgrass	23	2008	145	28	2013	£ 35k	Leeds United
26	DF		Leigh Bromby	30	2009	52	1	2013	£250k	Leeds United
27	FW		Davide Somma	26	2009	34	12	2014	Free	Leeds United
29	DF		George McCartney	30	2010	32	0	2011	Loan	Leeds United
32	DF		Aidan White	19	2008	26	0	2012	Youth system	Leeds United
33	MF		Ramón Núñez	25	2010	2	0	2011	Free	Leeds United
36	DF		Tom Lees	20	2008	0	0	2013	Youth system	Leeds United
37	MF		Will Hatfield	19	2009	0	0	2011	Youth system	Leeds United
40	DF		Andy O'Brien	31	2010	31	2	2010	Undisclosed	Leeds United
44	FW		Ross McCormack	24	2010	21	2	2013	£350k	Leeds United

• Last updated: 7 May 2011
• Source:Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
• Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
¹Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.

Squad stats

				Total				League Champ'ship		FA Cup		Football League Cup
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	Schmeichel		40	40		3800	37		2		1
2	RB	Connolly		34	34		3150	30		2		2
3	CB	Kisnorbo			1		13	1
4	CB	Bruce		25	25	1	2176	21	1	2		2		1 start as RB
5	CB	Collins		22	23		2083	21				2
6	CB	Naylor		13	15	1	1232	15	1
7	LW	Gradel		41	44	18	3611	41	18	2		1		7 starts as RW 1 start as FW
8	CM	Kilkenny		31	39	2	2972	37	1			2	1
9	FW	Paynter		9	23	1	869	22	1	1
10	FW	Becchio		37	44	20	3325	41	19	1		2	1
11	LW	Sam		8	20	3	846	18	2	1		1	1	4 starts as RW
12	GK	Higgs		7	7		627	6				1
13	FW	Grella			2		37	1				1
14	AM	Howson		50	50	11	4628	46	10	2		2	1	1 start as RM
15	CM	Clayton			4		58	4
16	CM	Johnson		44	49	6	4194	45	5	2	1	2		10 starts as LM
17	DM	Faye		6	8		454	8
17	AM	Livermore		4	5		253	5
18	LW	Watt		12	26	1	1152	22	1	2		2		3 starts as FW 2 starts as RW
19	LB	Parker		3	4		302	2		2
20	RB	Crowe
20	RB	Lichaj		16	16		1512	16						4 starts as LB
21	LB	Bessone		8	8		642	6				2
22	RB	Hughes		5	13		648	10		1		2
23	RW	Snodgrass		37	40	7	3293	38	6	2	1
24	CB	Michalík
25	GK	Martin
25	CM	Bannan		3	7		319	7
26	CB	Bromby		9	15		1021	13		2
27	FW	Somma		13	32	12	1475	29	11	2		1	1
28	LW	Robinson
29	LB	McCartney		32	32		2940	32
30	GK	Brown		3	4		317	4
31	GK	Alnwick
32	LW	White		1	3		151	2				1
33	AM	Núñez			2		49	2
34	LB	Sheehan
35	FW	Elliott
36	CB	Lees
37	CM	Hatfield
38	RB	Darville
40	CB	O'Brien		31	32	2	2999	30	2	2
44	FW	McCormack		6	21	2	795	21	2

Last updated: 7 May 2011
Source: Leeds United
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Most frequent starting line-up

Schmeichel

Connolly

Bruce

O'Brien

McCartney

Kilkenny

Johnson

Howson

Snodgrass

Gradel

Becchio

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–2–3–1.
The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
14	CM	Howson		37	Vice-captain
6	CB	Naylor		13	Club captain

Last updated: 7 May 2011
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.

Assists

R	Player	Position	The Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Becchio	FW	9	0	0	9
2	Howson	CM	8	0	0	8
3	Gradel	LW	6	0	1	7
4	Snodgrass	RW	6	0	0	6
5	Kilkenny	CM	5	0	0	5
6	Johnson	CM	4	0	0	4
	Connolly	RB	3	0	1	4
	Watt	LW	3	0	1	4
9	McCartney	LB	3	0	0	3
10	Sam	LW	1	0	1	2
11	Bannan	CM	1	0	0	1
	Bromby	CB	1	0	0	1
	Lichaj	RB	1	0	0	1
	McCormack	FW	1	0	0	1
	Naylor	CB	1	0	0	1

Last updated:18 Apr 2011
Source: BBC Sport

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
16	CM		Johnson	12	1
2	CB		Connolly	10
8	CM		Kilkenny	8
29	LB		McCartney	7
14	CM		Howson	6
40	CB		O'Brien	6
10	FW		Becchio	5
6	CB		Naylor	5
23	RW		Snodgrass	4	1
4	CB		Bruce	4	1
5	CB		Collins	3
7	LW		Gradel	3
1	GK		Schmeichel	3
9	FW		Paynter	1		1
26	CB		Bromby	2
22	RB		Hughes	2
20	RB		Lichaj	2
18	LW		Watt	2
30	GK		Brown	1
17	DM		Faye	1
17	CM		Livermore	1
19	LB		Parker	1

Last updated: 30 Apr 2011
Source: BBC Sport
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Suspensions

No.	P	Name	No. Matches Banned	Reason for Suspension	Notes	Source
7	LW	Gradel	4	Red card (violent conduct)	Suspension received in the final game of the 2009–10 season.	Yorkshire Evening Post
27	FW	Somma	3	Red card (violent conduct)	Suspension received in the final game of the 2009–10 season while on loan at Lincoln City.	Telegraph & Argus
23	RW	Snodgrass	1	Red card (two yellow cards)		Leeds United
4	CB	Bruce	1	Red card (two yellow cards)		BBC Sport
2	RB	Connolly	1	Five yellow cards		Vital Football
16	CM	Johnson	1	Red card (two yellow cards)		Leeds United
9	FW	Paynter	3	Red card (violent conduct)		Leeds United

Ordered by date of suspension handed.

International call-ups

No.	P	Name	Country	Level	Caps	Goals	Notes	Source
7	LW	Gradel	Ivory Coast	Full	0	0		Leeds United
8	CM	Kilkenny	Australia	Full	5	0	Missed all of January to play in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup	Leeds United
14	CM	Howson	England	Under-21s	1	0		Leeds United
20	RB	Lichaj	USA	Full	1	0		Leeds United
23	RW	Snodgrass	Scotland	Full	2	0		Leeds United
25	CM	Bannan	Scotland	Full	1	0		Leeds United
27	FW	Somma	South Africa	Full	2	1		Leeds United
33	AM	Núñez	Honduras	Full	5	2		Leeds United

Ordered by squad number.
Does not include appearances and goals made prior to the 2010–11 season or prior to joining the club.

Awards

Internal Awards

Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2010–11 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2011 at Elland Road.[1]

• Player of the Year: Max Gradel
• Young Player of the Year: Jonny Howson
• Players' Player of the Year: Max Gradel
• Goal of the Season: Bradley Johnson (vs Arsenal, 19 January)
• Best Contribution to Community: Jonny Howson
• Chairman's Special Award: Harvey Sharman (Head Physiotherapist)

External Awards

Championship Team of the Week

The following Leeds players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

• 31 August: Kasper Schmeichel
• 27 September: Bradley Johnson
• 18 October: Luciano Becchio
• 1 November: Jonathan Howson, Andy O'Brien
• 8 November: Robert Snodgrass
• 15 November: Luciano Becchio
• 22 November: Max Gradel
• 6 December: Robert Snodgrass, Luciano Becchio
• 13 December: Jonathan Howson
• 20 December: Kasper Schmeichel, Robert Snodgrass, Max Gradel
• 14 February: Eric Lichaj, Robert Snodgrass, Max Gradel
• 21 February: Robert Snodgrass
• 7 March: Jonathan Howson, Max Gradel
• 4 April: Leigh Bromby, Max Gradel

Other

• PFA Fans' Player of the Month (The Championship): Luciano Becchio (November[21]), Robert Snodgrass (January,[22] February[23]), Jonny Howson (April[24])
• LMA Manager of the Month (The Championship): Simon Grayson (December[25])
• FA Cup Player of the Round: Kasper Schmeichel (3rd round[26])

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Schmeichel	23	EU	Notts County	Free Agent	Summer	2012	Free	Leeds United
9	FW		Paynter	25	EU	Swindon Town	Free Agent	Summer	2013	Free	Leeds United
2	DF		Connolly	26	EU	Derby County	Free Agent	Summer	2013	Free	Leeds United
21	DF		Bessone	26	EU	Swansea City	Free Agent	Summer	2013	Free	Leeds United Swansea City
5	DF		Collins	26	EU	Preston North End	Transferred	Summer	2013	£500k^1	Leeds United
11	MF		Sam	25	EU	Charlton Athletic	Free Agent	Summer	2012^2	Free	Leeds United
4	DF		Bruce	25	EU	Ipswich Town	Transferred	Summer	2012^2	£300k^3	Leeds United
44	FW		McCormack	24	EU	Cardiff City	Transferred	Summer	2013	£350k^4	Leeds United
33	MF		Núñez	24	Non-EU	Olimpia	Free Agent	Summer	2011	Free	Leeds United
15	MF		Clayton	21	EU	Manchester City	Transferred	Summer	2013	Undisclosed	Leeds United
17	MF		Faye	33	Non-EU	Stoke City	Free Agent	Summer	2011	Free	Leeds United
—	GK		Warner	36	EU	Charlton Athletic	Free Agent	Summer	2010^5	Free	Leeds United
40	DF		O'Brien	31	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Transferred	Winter	2013	Undisclosed	Leeds United
TBA	MF		Thompson	18	EU	Everton	Free Agent	Winter	2011	Free	Leeds United

Note: Bessone is EU national as he holds an Italian passport.
¹Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by the Mail Online that the fee was £500,000.[27]
²Contract includes an optional one-year extension clause.[28][29]
³Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by the Mail Online that the fee was £200,000 raising to £300,000 dependent on appearances.[30]
⁴Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by Vital Football that the fee was £400,000.[31]
⁵Player joined the club on a non-contract basis with selection eligibility for the reserve team only. Warner only played one game before moving on to Scunthorpe United. It was rumoured that Warner rejected a six-month contract with the club.[32]

Loans In

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
18	MF	Sanchez Watt		29	Arsenal	3 Aug	7 May	Leeds United	BBC Sport
15	MF	Adam Clayton		21	Manchester City	6 Aug	31 Aug	Leeds United	Leeds United
30	GK	Jason Brown		28	Blackburn Rovers	11 Sep	15 Nov	Leeds United	Leeds United
29	DF	George McCartney		29	Sunderland	23 Sep	28 Dec	Leeds United	Leeds United
—	GK	Deale Chamberlain		18	Liverpool	2 Oct	31 Oct	Liverpool	Liverpool
31	GK	Ben Alnwick		23	Tottenham Hotspur	15 Oct	28 Oct^1	Leeds United	LUTV
40	DF	Andy O'Brien		31	Bolton Wanderers	29 Oct	4 Jan	Leeds United	Leeds United
29	DF	George McCartney		39	Sunderland	14 Jan	7 May	Leeds United	BBC Sport
22	GK	David González		38	Manchester City	31 Jan	7 May	Leeds United	BBC Sport
20	DF	Eric Lichaj		31	Aston Villa	9 Feb	7 May	Leeds United	BBC Sport
25	MF	Barry Bannan		21	Aston Villa	7 Mar	28 Apr	Leeds United	Leeds United
17	MF	Jake Livermore		30	Tottenham Hotspur	24 Mar	7 May	Leeds United	BBC Sport

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.

¹Manager Simon Grayson confirmed in an interview with LUTV that Alnwick returned to Tottenham Hotspur after the behind-closed-doors match against Sunderland due to a thigh strain.

Loans Out

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
35	FW	Elliott		20	Rotherham United	15 Jul	3 Jan	Rotherham United	Leeds United
36	DF	Lees		29	Bury	30 Jul	7 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
25	GK	Martin		22	Barrow	4 Aug	4 Jan	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
37	DF	Darville		20	Tranmere Rovers	5 Aug	1 Jan	BBC Sport	Leeds United
24	DF	Michalík		27	Carlisle United	31 Aug	1 Jan	Leeds United	Leeds United
13	FW	Grella		23	Carlisle United	12 Oct	1 Jan	Leeds United	Leeds United
32	DF	White		28	Oldham Athletic	18 Nov	7 May^1	Leeds United Oldham Athletic	Leeds United
15	MF	Clayton		22	Peterborough United	19 Nov	25 Jan	Leeds United	Leeds United
37	MF	Hatfield		28	York City	28 Jan	7 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
21	DF	Bessone		36	Charlton Athletic	31 Jan	7 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
13	FW	Grella		33	Swindon Town	24 Feb	9 Apr	Leeds United	Twitter
15	MF	Clayton		31	MK Dons	24 Mar		Leeds United
33	MF	Núñez		34	Scunthorpe United	24 Mar	7 May	Leeds United	Leeds United

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

¹The player returned to the club on 1 January following his first loan spell and returned to Oldham Athletic on 27 January with a deal lasting until the end of the season.

Out

N	P	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
9	FW	Jermaine Beckford		26	Released	Everton	Summer	n/a	152	85	Leeds United
7	FW	Paul Dickov		37	Out of Contract	Oldham Athletic	Summer	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
1	GK	Casper Ankergren		30	Out of Contract	Brighton & Hove Albion	Summer	n/a	143	0	Leeds United
5	DF	Rui Marques		32	Out of Contract		Summer	n/a	100	4	Leeds United
34	GK	Ryan Jones		18	Out of Contract	Rochdale	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
—	DF	Andrew Milne		18	Out of Contract	Barrow	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
—	MF	Sam Jones		18	Out of Contract		Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
—	FW	Adam Watson		18	Out of Contract		Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
—	FW	Mike Whitwell		18	Out of Contract		Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
—	FW	Callum Williams		18	Out of Contract		Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
33^1	FW	Tresor Kandol		28	Released	Albacete	Summer	n/a	79	16	Leeds United
34	DF	Alan Sheehan		23	Released	Swindon Town	Summer	n/a	24	2	Leeds United
28	MF	Andy Robinson		31	Released	Tranmere Rovers	Winter	n/a	50	7	Leeds United
17	MF	Amdy Faye		33	Out of Contract		Winter	n/a	8	0	Leeds United
24	DF	Ľubomír Michalík		27	Released	Carlisle United	Winter	n/a	76	2	Leeds United
38	DF	Liam Darville		20	Released	York City	Winter	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
22	DF	Andy Hughes		33	Transferred	Scunthorpe United	Winter	Free	139	1	Leeds United
20	DF	Jason Crowe		41	Released	Leyton Orient	Winter	n/a	27	2	Leeds United
25	GK	Alan Martin		22	Released	Ayr United	Winter	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
38	FW	Tom Elliott		20	Released	Hamilton Academical	Winter	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
5	DF	Neill Collins		27	Transferred^1	Sheffield United	Winter	Undisclosed	32	0	Leeds United

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

¹Kandol finished the 2009–10 season with the shirt number 20, however was absent during the 2010–11 season shirt number announcement with Jason Crowe taking his number. Kandol was last seen wearing the number 33 shirt during pre-season training.
²It has been confirmed that the fee paid by Sheffield United was higher than the £500k that Leeds paid for Collins in the summer to Preston.

New Contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
14	MF		Howson	21	Signed	1 year	May 2012	Leeds United
22	DF		Hughes	32	Signed	1 year	June 2011	Leeds United
9	FW		Beckford	26	Rejected	3 years	n/a	Leeds United
27	FW		Somma	25	Signed	3 years	Nov 2013	Leeds United
16	MF		Johnson	23	Rejected	Unknown	n/a	Leeds United
36	DF		Lees	20	Signed	2​^1⁄2 years	Jun 2013	Leeds United
10	FW		Becchio	26	Signed	3​^1⁄2 years	Jun 2014	Leeds United
33	MF		Núñez	25	Signed	6 months^1	Jun 2011	Leeds United

Last updated:
¹The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.

Club

Kit

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): NetFlights.com
Features: OHS

Home

Away

Third

Source: Home, Away

Club officials

Position	Staff
President	The Earl of Harewood KBE LLD
Chairman	Ken Bates
Chief Executive Officer	Shaun Harvey
Directors	Yvonne Allen Ken Bates Shaun Harvey Peter Lorimer

Last updated: 13 Aug 2010
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2009/10 Season Official Handbook

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First team coaching and medical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Simon Grayson
First Team Coaches	Ian Miller Glynn Snodin
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Beasley
Head Physio	Harvey Sharman
Fitness Coach	Matt Pears
Assistant Physio	Paul Perkins
Performance Analyst	Alex Davies

Last updated: 6 Aug 2010
Source: Yorkshire Evening Pos (4 August 2010)

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Other staff

Position	Staff
Head of Football Administration	Alison Royston
Technical Director	Gwyn Williams
Chief Scout	Mervyn Day
Kit Man	Chris Beasley
Groundsman	Norman Southernwood

Last updated: 23 July 2010
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2009/10 Season Official Handbook

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Former staff

Position	Staff	Date	Reason	Notes	Source
Match Assessor	Mick Walker	May	Retired		Yorkshire Evening Post
Performance Analyst	Darren Mowbray	May	Unknown

Date = Date the staff member left the club. Reason = Reason for departure from the club.

Other information

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

Updated to match played 10 May 2010
Source: Leeds United

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League Championship 2010–11	—	—	7th	7 August 2010	7 May 2011
Football League Cup	1st round	—	2nd round	10 August 2010	24 August 2010
FA Cup	3rd round	—	3rd round	8 January 2011	19 January 2011

Updated to match played 7 May 2011
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	50	26	24
Games won	20	12	8
Games drawn	16	8	8
Games lost	14	6	8
Biggest win	4–0 vs Lincoln City 4–0 vs Scunthorpe United	4–0 vs Lincoln City 4–0 vs Scunthorpe United	4–1 vs Scunthorpe United
Biggest loss	0–4 vs Cardiff City	0–4 vs Cardiff City	2–5 vs Barnsley
Clean sheets	11	7	4
Goals scored	90	53	37
Goals conceded	74	37	37
Goal difference	+15	+15	0
Average GF per game	1.8	2.04	1.54
Average GA per game	1.48	1.42	1.54
Winning rate	40%	46.15%	33.33%
Yellow cards	90	41	49
Red cards	4	2	2
Most appearances	Howson (50)	Howson (26) Johnson (26)	Howson (24)
Most minutes played	Howson (4628)	Howson (2346)	Howson (2282)
Top scorer	Becchio (20)	Becchio (16)	Snodgrass (7)
Top assister	Becchio (9)	Howson (6)	Becchio (5)

Last updated: 7 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches

Championship

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Reading	46	20	17	9	77	51	+26	77	Qualification for Championship play-offs
6	Nottingham Forest	46	20	15	11	69	50	+19	75
7	Leeds United	46	19	15	12	81	70	+11	72
8	Burnley	46	18	14	14	65	61	+4	68
9	Millwall	46	18	13	15	62	48	+14	67

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
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	19	15	12	81	70	+11	72	11	8	4	47	34	+13	8	7	8	34	36	−2

Last updated: 7 May 2011.
Source: The Football League

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Pre-season

MFK Ružomberok v Leeds United

13 July 2010	MFK Ružomberok	1–0	Leeds United	Ružomberok, Slovakia
17:30 BST	Chovanec  16'	(Report)		Stadium: MFK Ružomberok Stadium

MFK Kosice v Leeds United

16 July 2010	MFK Kosice	0–1	Leeds United	Košice, Slovakia
17:30 BST		(Report)	Paynter  57'	Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium

Bury v Leeds United

20 July 2010	Bury	4–0	Leeds United	Bury
19:45 BST	Lowe  36' Bishop  65', 89' (pen.) Carlton  85'	(Report)		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,769 Referee: A. Penn

Hartlepool United v Leeds United

24 July 2010	Hartlepool United	0–5	Leeds United	Hartlepool
15:00 BST		(Report)	Snodgrass  5' Becchio  40', 68' Johnson  45' Howson  57'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: D. Webb

SK Brann v Leeds United

27 July 2010	SK Brann	1–3	Leeds United	Bergen, Norway
19:00 BST	Hansen  45'	(Report)	Becchio  18', 57' Sam  25'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 5,400

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 July 2010	Leeds United	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 BST	Gradel  33' Sam  49' Johnson  85'	(Report)	Jarvis  45'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,979 Referee: N. Miller

The Championship

Leeds United v Derby County

7 August 2010	Leeds United	1–2	Derby County	Leeds
17:15 BST	Becchio  15'	(Report)	Hulse  13' Commons  26' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,761 Referee: N. Swarbrick

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

15 August 2010	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
13:15 BST	Blackstock  9'	(Report)	Sam  37'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,986 Referee: T. Bates

Leeds United v Millwall

21 August 2010	Leeds United	3–1	Millwall	Leeds
12:30 BST	Sam  32' Somma  79', 90+4'	(Report)	Naylor  15' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,067 Referee: C. Webster

Watford v Leeds United

28 August 2010	Watford	0–1	Leeds United	Watford
15:00 BST		(Report)	Naylor  6'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,039 Referee: J. Lingington

Leeds United v Swansea City

11 September 2010	Leeds United	2–1	Swansea City	Leeds
15:00 BST	Johnson  55' Becchio  63'	(Report)	Dobbie  13'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,453 Referee: G. Hegley

Barnsley v Leeds United

14 September 2010	Barnsley	5–2	Leeds United	Barnsley
19:45 BST	O'Connor  42' O'Brien  49' Arismendi  65' Collins  82' (o.g.) Hammill  83'	(Report)	Howson  3' Somma  86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 20,309 Referee: S. Tanner

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

17 September 2010	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Leeds United	Doncaster
19:45 BST		(Report)		Stadium: Keepmoat Attendance: 13,293 Referee: K. Woolmer

Leeds United v Sheffield United

25 September 2010	Leeds United	1–0	Sheffield United	Leeds
15:00 BST	Johnson  83' Snodgrass  88'	(Report)	Ward  90+2'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,622 Referee: A. Taylor

Leeds United v Preston North End

28 September 2010	Leeds United	4–6	Preston North End	Leeds
19:45 BST	Becchio  15' Bruce  20' Somma  27', 39'	Report)	Parkin  5', 40', 64' Treacy  54' Davidson  58' (pen.) Hume  79'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,727 Referee: N. Miller

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

2 October 2010	Ipswich Town	2–1	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Scotland  19' Smith  83'	(Report)	Snodgrass  72' Bruce  79'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,105 Referee: K. Hill

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

17 October 2010	Middlesbrough	1–2	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
17:20 BST	Boyd  53'	(Report)	Somma  12' Becchio  63'	Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 23,550 Referee: C. Foy

Leeds United v Leicester City

19 October 2010	Leeds United	1–2	Leicester City	Leeds
19:45 BST	Becchio  83'	(Report)	Naughton  63' Howard  81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,775 Referee: D. Whitestone

Leeds United v Cardiff City

25 October 2010	Leeds United	0–4	Cardiff City	Leeds
19:45 BST		(Report)	Bothroyd  22', 56' Chopra  51' Naylor  60'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,747 Referee: M. Oliver

Scunthorpe United v Leeds United

30 October 2010	Scunthorpe United	1–4	Leeds United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Byrne  27'	(Report)	Gradel  8' Howson  60', 74', 75'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 8,122 Referee: R. Booth

Coventry City v Leeds United

6 November 2010	Coventry City	2–3	Leeds United	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Jutkiewicz  52' Turner  64'	(Report)	Howson  4' Snodgrass  40' Gradel  61' (pen.)	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 28,184 Referee: K. Stroud

Leeds United v Hull City

10 November 2010	Leeds United	2–2	Hull City	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Johnson  33' O'Brien  71'	(Report)	Bostock  14' Johnson  81' (o.g.) Bostock  77'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,906 Referee: K. Friend

Leeds United v Bristol City

13 November 2010	Leeds United	3–1	Bristol City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio  65', 69', 83'	(Report)	Stead  67'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,567 Referee: P. Crossley

Norwich City v Leeds United

20 November 2010	Norwich City	1–1	Leeds United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Barnett  65'	(Report)	Gradel  13'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,315 Referee: M. Russell

Reading v Leeds United

27 November 2010	Reading	0–0	Leeds United	Reading
15:00 GMT		(Report)		Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 23,677 Referee: F. Graham

Leeds United v Crystal Palace

4 December 2010	Leeds United	2–1	Crystal Palace	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio  81', 83'	(Report)	Danns  44'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,476 Referee: A. Haines

Burnley v Leeds United

11 December 2010	Burnley	2–3	Leeds United	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Easton  29' Rodriguez  37'	(Report)	Gradel  52' Becchio  66' Howson  85'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,453 Referee: R. Booth

Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers

18 December 2010	Leeds United	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Gradel  25', 70'	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,426 Referee: S. Mathieson

Leicester City v Leeds United

26 December 2010	Leicester City	2–2	Leeds United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Gallagher  72' (pen.) King  76'	(Report)	Gradel  19' Snodgrass  55'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 30,919 Referee: R. Booth

Leeds United v Portsmouth

28 December 2010	Leeds United	3–3	Portsmouth	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Gradel  7' Howson  10' Johnson  62'	(Report)	Nugent  33' O'Brien  63' (o.g.), 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,556 Referee: D. Webb

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

1 January 2011	Leeds United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds
13:00 GMT	Becchio  90+1'	(Report)	Wheater  20'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,452 Referee: C. Webster

Cardiff City v Leeds United

4 January 2011	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Bellamy  11' Chopra  79'	(Report)	Snodgrass  59'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,010 Referee: A. D'Urso

Leeds United v Scunthorpe United

15 January 2011	Leeds United	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Watt  16' Gradel  20' Johnson  29' Somma  88'	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,446 Referee: F. Graham

Portsmouth v Leeds United

22 January 2011	Portsmouth	2–2	Leeds United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Ward  26' Utaka  61'	(Report)	Becchio  47' Somma  63'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,040 Referee: Taylor

Hull City v Leeds United

1 February 2011	Hull City	2–2	Leeds United	Hull
19:45	Fryatt  33' Chester  40'	(Report)	Snodgrass  44' Somma  56'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,110

Leeds United v Coventry City

5 February 2011	Leeds United	1–0	Coventry City	Leeds
15:00	Somma  56'	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,033

Bristol City v Leeds United

12 February 2011	Bristol City	0–2	Leeds United	Bristol
15:00		(Report)	Snodgrass  17' Gradel  50'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,000

Leeds United v Norwich City

19 February 2011	Leeds United	2–2	Norwich City	Leeds
15:00	Becchio  16' Somma  75'	(Report)	Lansbury  45+1' Hoolahan  69'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,601

Leeds United v Barnsley

22 February 2011	Leeds United	3–3	Barnsley	Leeds
19:45	Becchio  23' Gradel  37' (pen.), 70' Johnson  52'	(Report)	Shackell  2' Hill  48' Trippier  82'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,289

Swansea City v Leeds United

26 February 2011	Swansea City	3–0	Leeds United	Swansea
12:45	Sinclair  13', 55' (pen.) Moore  72'	(Report)		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,309

Leeds United v Doncaster Rovers

5 March 2011	Leeds United	5–2	Doncaster Rovers	Leeds
15:00	Gradel  12', 83' Howson  50', 90' Becchio  75'	(Report)	Sharp  45+1' Moussa  49'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,027

Preston North End v Leeds United

8 March 2011	Preston North End	1–2	Leeds United	Preston
19:45	Hume  63'	(Report)	Kilkenny  30' Paynter  57'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,269

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

12 March 2011	Leeds United	0–0	Ipswich Town	Leeds
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,432

Sheffield United v Leeds United

19 March 2011	Sheffield United	2–0	Leeds United	Sheffield
13:00	Lichaj  54' (o.g.) Riise  74'	(Report)	Paynter  88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,728

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

2 April 2011	Leeds United	4–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
12:45 BST	Howson  51' Becchio  58' Gradel  73', 87'	(Report)	McCleary  65' Cohen  36'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,524

Millwall v Leeds United

9 April 2011	Millwall	3–2	Leeds United	London
15:00	Henry  24' Trotter  30' Morison  62'	(Report)	Becchio  51' O'Brien  90+5'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,724

Derby County v Leeds United

12 April 2011	Derby County	2–1	Leeds United	Derby
19:45	Ward  61' B. Davies  63'	(Report)	Gradel  58'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 27,252

Leeds United v Watford

18 April 2011	Leeds United	2–2	Watford	Leeds
15:00	Becchio  72' Deeney  88' (o.g.)	(Report)	Hodson  78' Weimann  86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,240

Leeds United v Reading

22 April 2011	Leeds United	0–0	Reading	Leeds
19:45		(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,564

Crystal Palace v Leeds United

25 April 2011	Crystal Palace	1–0	Leeds United	London
15:00	Danns  2',  90+7'	(Report)		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,142

Leeds United v Burnley

30 April 2011	Leeds United	1–0	Burnley	Leeds
12:45	McCormack  33'	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,186

Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United

7 May 2011	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Leeds United	London
12:45	Helguson  1'	(Report)	Gradel  38' McCormack  68'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,234

The FA Cup

Arsenal v Leeds United

8 January 2011 Round 3	Arsenal	1–1	Leeds United	London
12:45 GMT	Fàbregas  90' (pen.)	(Report)	Snodgrass  55'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,520 Referee: H. Webb

Leeds United v Arsenal

19 January 2011 Round 3 Replay	Leeds United	1–3	Arsenal	Leeds
20:00 GMT	Johnson  37'	(Report)	Nasri  5' Sagna  35' Van Persie  76'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,232 Referee: M. Dean

League Cup

Leeds United v Lincoln City

10 August 2010 1st round	Leeds United	4–0	Lincoln City	Leeds
19:45 BST	Howson  2' Becchio  7' Sam  29' Kilkenny  71' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,602 Referee: P. Tierney

Leeds United v Leicester City

24 August 2010 2nd round	Leeds United	1–2	Leicester City	Leeds
19:45 BST	Somma  32'	(Report)	Wellens  66' Howard  89' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,509 Referee: E. Ilderton

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External links

• 2010–11 Leeds United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
• Official Website
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