2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Leeds United F.C.'s third season back in the second tier of English football which saw a minor flirtation with play-offs and later with relegation, but ended with a mid-table finish. In other competitions, the squad recorded their best finish in the League Cup for 18 years, reaching the quarter-finals only to be knocked out by rivals Chelsea. Similar progression was seen in the FA Cup as the team reached the 5th round for the first time since the 1999–00 season.

Leeds United
2012–13 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerNeil Warnock
(until 1 April 2013)[1]
Neil Redfearn (c)
(until 12 April 2013)[2]
Brian McDermott
StadiumElland Road
The 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

The manager's office was vacated on 1 April by Neil Warnock after his promise of promotion appeared dead in the water. 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

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

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

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

April
  • 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]

May
  • 4 May: Leeds United end the 2012–13 Championship season 13th, 7 points behind the play offs and 7 points above the relegation zone.

Players

First team squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Paddy Kenny34 2012 47 0 2015 £400,000 Leeds United
2 DF Lee Peltier26 2012 48 0 2015 £800,000 Leeds United
3 DF Adam Drury34 2012 15 0 2014 Free Leeds United
4 DF Tom Lees22 2008 93 4 2016 Youth system Leeds United
5 DF Jason Pearce25 2012 41 0 2016 £500,000 Leeds United
6 DF Patrick Kisnorbo 132 2009 58 1 2013 Free Leeds United
7 MF Paul Green30 2012 36 4 2014 Free Leeds United
8 MF Rodolph Austin27 2012 38 4 2015 £300,000 Leeds United
9 FW Steve Morison29 2013 16 3 2016 PX Leeds United
11 MF Luke Varney30 2012 39 6 2014 £300,000 Leeds United
12 GK Jamie Ashdown30 2012 8 0 2014 Free BBC Sport
14 DF Aidan White21 2008 98 2 2015 Youth system Leeds United
15 DF Stephen Warnock31 2013 17 1 2015 Free Leeds United
17 MF Michael Brown36 2011 60 2 2014 Free Yorkshire Evening Post
18 MF Michael Tonge30 2012 39 5 2015 £200,000 Leeds United
19 MF David Norris32 2012 34 4 2015 Free Leeds United
21 FW El-Hadji Diouf32 2012 45 7 2014 Free Leeds United
22 FW Habib Habibou 226 2013 4 0 2013 N/A Leeds United
23 DF Zac Thompson20 2011 11 0 2015 Free Leeds United
25 DF Sam Byram19 2012 53 4 2016 Youth system Leeds United
26 FW Dominic Poleon19 2010 8 2 2015 Youth system Leeds United
27 MF Sanchez Payne20 2010 0 0 2013 Youth system
28 FW Davide Somma28 2009 40 13 2013 Free Leeds United
30 MF Ryan Hall25 2012 8 0 2015 £150,000 Leeds United
32 MF Chris Dawson18 2012 1 0 2016 Youth system Leeds United
33 GK Alex Cairns20 2011 1 0 2014 Youth system Leeds United
34 DF Ross Killock18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system Leeds United
44 FW Ross McCormack26 2010 108 29 2015 £350,000 Leeds United
55 MF Simon Lenighan18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system Yorkshire Evening Post
— DF Leigh Bromby32 2009 62 1 2013 £250,000 Leeds United
— DF Charlie Taylor 319 2011 4 0 2014 Youth system Leeds United
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
9 MF Jerome Thomas30 2012 7 1 Jan 2013 N/A Leeds United
10 FW Luciano Becchio29 2008 221 86 2014 £300,000 Leeds United
15 DF Alan Tate30 2012 11 0 Jan 2013 N/A Leeds United
20 FW Andy Gray35 2012
1995		 38 1 2013
1998		 Free
YS		 Leeds United
20 MF Ross Barkley19 2013 4 0 Feb 2013 N/A Leeds United
22 MF Robbie Rogers25 2012 4 0 2013 Free Leeds United
— MF Ramón Núñez27 2010 25 5 2015 Free Leeds United
  • Last updated: 8 April 2014
  • Source:Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

1On loan at Ipswich Town[6]
2On loan from SV Zulte Waregem[7]
3Currently on loan at Inverness CT[8]

Transfer-listed players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
16 MF Danny Pugh1 230 2011
2004		 98 8 2014
2006		 £500,000
PX		 Leeds United
24 DF Paul Connolly329 2010 63 0 2013 Free Leeds United
31 GK Paul Rachubka 431 2011 7 0 2013 Free Leeds United
  • Last updated: 2 May 2012
  • Source:Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
  • Ordered by Squad number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

1Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club[9]
2Player is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday[10]
3Player is currently on loan at Preston North End[11]
4Player is currently on loan at Accrington Stanley[12]

Transfers

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

Out
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 Leeds United
11 MF Lloyd Sam
27 Out of contract New York Red Bulls Summer n/a 39 3 Leeds United
18 FW Mikael Forssell 31 Out of contract HJK Summer n/a 17 0 Leeds United
25 MF Danny Webber 30 Out of contract Doncaster Rovers Summer n/a 13 1 Leeds United
24 GK Maik Taylor
40 Out of contract Millwall Summer n/a 0 0 Leeds United
15 MF Adam Clayton 23 Transfer Huddersfield Town Summer £500,000 49 6 Leeds United
1 GK Andy Lonergan 28 Transfer Bolton Wanderers Summer £300,000 38 0 Leeds United
23 MF Robert Snodgrass
24 Transfer Norwich City Summer £3,000,000 190 41 Leeds United
5 DF Andy O'Brien 33 Transfer Vancouver Whitecaps FC Summer Free 38 2 Leeds United
9 FW Billy Paynter 28 Transfer Doncaster Rovers Summer Free 28 3 Leeds United
24 DF Paul Connolly 28 One month Loan Portsmouth Summer n/a 63 0 Leeds United
— GK Alex Cairns 19 Two month loan Stalybridge Celtic Summer n/a 1 0 Football Conference
22 FW Robbie Rogers 25 Loan till January Stevenage Summer n/a 4 0 Leeds United
— DF Charlie Taylor 18 Two month loan York City Summer n/a 4 0 Leeds United
— DF Ross Killock 18 One month loan Alfreton Town Summer n/a 0 0 BBC Sport
23 MF Zac Thompson 19 Loan till end of season Bury Summer n/a 11 0 Leeds United
26 FW Dominic Poleon 19 One month loan Bury Summer n/a 6 1 Leeds United
28 MF Nathan Turner 20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 Leeds United
33 DF Lewis Turner 20 One month loan Harrogate Town Summer n/a 0 0 Leeds United
31 GK Paul Rachubka 31 Loan till end of the season Accrington Stanley Summer n/a 7 0 Leeds United
6 DF Patrick Kisnorbo 31 Loan till End of Season Ipswich Town Winter n/a 57 1 Leeds United
20 FW Andy Gray
35 Released Bradford City Winter n/a 38 1 Leeds United
22 FW Robbie Rogers 25 Released LA Galaxy Winter n/a 4 0 Leeds United
24 DF Paul Connolly 29 Loan till End of April Preston North End Winter n/a 63 0 Leeds United
33 DF Lewis Turner 20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 Cheshire-Today
— DF Charlie Taylor 19 Loan till End of Season Inverness Caledonian Thistle Winter n/a 4 0 Leeds United
16 MF Danny Pugh 30 Loan till End of Season Sheffield Wednesday Winter n/a 98 8 Leeds United
— MF Ramón Núñez 27 Released FC Dallas Winter n/a 25 5 Leeds United
10 FW Luciano Becchio 29 Transfer Norwich City Winter £200,000 + Player 221 86 Leeds United
26 FW Dominic Poleon 19 Loan till End of Season Sheffield United Winter n/a 7 1 Leeds United

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

New contracts
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
— MF Nathan Turner 27 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 Leeds United
— DF Lewis Turner 27 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 Leeds United
25 DF Sam Byram 26 Signed 3½ years June 2016 Leeds United
55 MF Simon Lenighan 18 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 Yorkshire Evening Post
34 DF Ross Killock 26 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 Leeds United
— MF Charlie Clamp 26 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 Leeds United
26 FW Dominic Poleon 26 Signed 2½ years June 2015 Leeds United
— DF Monty Gimpel 26 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 Leeds United
— MF Robert Snodgrass 32 Rejected 1 year June 2014 Leeds United
44 FW Ross McCormack 33 Signed 3 years June 2015 Leeds United
14 MF
Aidan White 28 Signed 3 years June 2015 Leeds United
4 DF Tom Lees 29 Signed 4 Years June 2016 Leeds United
23 MF Zac Thompson 27 Signed 3 years June 2015 Leeds United
17 MF Michael Brown 43 Signed 1 year3 June 2014 Yorkshire Evening Post
32 MF
Chris Dawson 25 Signed 3 years June 2016 Leeds United
21 FW El-Hadji Diouf 39 Signed 1½ years June 2014 Leeds United
10 FW Luciano Becchio 36 Rejected 3½ years June 2016 Leeds United
— FW Lewis Walters 25 Signed 2 years June 2015 Leeds United
— GK Eric Grimes 25 Signed 2 years June 2015 Leeds United
— FW Luke Parkin 25 Signed 2 years June 2015 Leeds United
— MF Alex Mowatt 25 Signed 2 years June 2015 Leeds United

Last updated:
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.

Club

Kit

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): Enterprise Insurance

Home
Away
Third

Source: Home, Away

Club officials
Position Staff
Owners GFH Capital
Patron The Countess of Harewood
Chairman Ken Bates
Vice Chairman Salah Nooruddin
Chief Executive Officer Shaun Harvey
Directors David Haigh
Salem Patel
Hisham Al-Rayes
Ken Bates
Shaun Harvey
Football Ambassadors Peter Lorimer
Dominic Matteo
Eddie Gray

Last updated: 11 May 2013
Source: "none", leedsunited.com, 7 January 2013

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First team coaching and medical staff
Position Staff
Manager Brian McDermott1
Assistant Manager Nigel Gibbs1
First Team Coach Neil Redfearn1 2
Goalkeeping Coach Andy Leaning
Fitness Coach Chris Short
Fitness Coach Jon Goodman1
Head Physio Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physio Paul Perkins
Performance Analyst Alex Davies
Head of Academy Sport Science and Medicine Matt Pears

Last updated: 27 April 2013
Source: leedsunited.com

Includes staff currently registered with club only.
1Appointed in April 2013 2Also Manager of Development Squad

Other staff
Position Staff
Head of Football Administration Alison Royston
Technical Director Gwyn Williams
Chief Scout Kevin Randall
Kit Man Chris Beasley
Groundsman Norman Southernwood

Last updated: 16 April 2013
Source: leedsunited.com

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

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

Updated to match played 28 April 2012
Source: Leeds United

Competitions

Overall summary
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Football League Championship — 13th 18 August 20124 May 2013
League Cup 1st round Quarter-finals 11 August 201219 December 2012
FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 5 January 201317 February 2013

Updated to match played 4 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary
Total Home Away
Games played553125
Games won23185
Games drawn1147
Games lost19713
Biggest win4–0 vs Shrewsbury4–0 vs Shrewsbury4–2 vs Huddersfield
Biggest loss1–6 vs Watford1–6 vs Watford4–0 vs Manchester City
Clean sheets13121
Goals scored 744628
Goals conceded 793346
Goal difference−6+17−22
Average GF per game1.351.531.12
Average GA per game1.441.11.88
Winning rate41.82%60%20%
Yellow cards 783246
Red cards 532
Most appearances Byram (53) Byram (29) Byram (24)
Most minutes played Byram (3708) Byram (1828)

Byram (1880)

Top scorer Becchio (19) Becchio (14) Becchio (5)
Top assister McCormack (13) McCormack (8) McCormack (5)

Last updated: 5 May 2013
Source: Competitive matches

Championship

Table
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Pre-season
20 July 2012 Farsley2–5Leeds UnitedFarsley
19:45 BST Report Gray  31', 35'
Rogers  36'
Paynter  64'
Payne  89'		 Stadium: Throstle Nest
23 July 2012 Tavistock0–6Leeds UnitedTavistock
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 Town0–4Leeds UnitedBodmin
19:00 BST Report Varney  17'
Gray  41'
McCormack  45' (pen.)
White  48'		 Stadium: Priory Park
27 July 2012 Torquay United1–2Leeds UnitedTorquay
19:00 BST MacKenzie  75' Report McCormack  7'
McCormack  11'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3925
1 August 2012 Sandefjord1–1Leeds UnitedSandefjord
18:00 BST Klepaker  52' Report Pearce  17' Stadium: Komplett.no Arena
4 August 2012 Preston North End1–3Leeds UnitedPreston
19:00 BST Mousinho  57' Report Lees  31'
Byram  66'
White  80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
7 August 2012 Burton Albion0–1Leeds UnitedBurton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Varney  27' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Championship
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship
18 August 2012 1Leeds United1–0Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds
15:00 BST Becchio  17' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,745 (1,541 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 August 2012 2Blackpool2–1Leeds UnitedBlackpool
19:45 BST Dicko  75'
M. Phillips  80'		 Report Lees  16' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,315
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 August 2012 3Peterborough United1–2Leeds UnitedPeterborough
15:00 BST Bostwick  73' Report Becchio  7', 50' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 10,432
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 September 2012 4Leeds United3–3Blackburn RoversLeeds
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 5Cardiff City2–1Leeds UnitedCardiff
15:00 BST Bellamy  67'
Whittingham  73' (pen.)		 Report Austin  77' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,836
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 September 2012 6Leeds United2–3Hull CityLeeds
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 7Leeds United2–1Nottingham ForestLeeds
15:00 BST Becchio  14'
Poleon  25'		 Report Blackstock  60' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,292
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 September 2012 8Bristol City2–3Leeds UnitedBristol
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 9Bolton Wanderers2–2Leeds UnitedBolton
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 10Leeds United1–0BarnsleyLeeds
15:00 BST Becchio  42' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,569
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 October 2012 11Sheffield Wednesday1–1Leeds UnitedSheffield
19:45 BST Bothroyd  43' Report Tonge  76' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,582
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
23 October 2012 12Leeds United1–1Charlton AthleticLeeds
19:45 BST Norris  36' Report Dervite  49' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,384
Referee: Nigel Miller
27 October 2012 13Leeds United0–1Birmingham CityLeeds
15:00 BST Report Lita  75' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,152
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 November 2012 14Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Leeds UnitedBrighton
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 15Burnley1–0Leeds UnitedBurnley
19:45 GMT Austin  82' Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
10 November 2012 16Leeds United1–6WatfordLeeds
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 17Millwall1–0Leeds UnitedSouth Bermondsey
13:15 GMT Wood  85' Report Varney  47' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Mark Halsey
24 November 2012 18Leeds United2–1Crystal PalaceLeeds
15:00 GMT Becchio  51'
Green  76'		 Report Ramage  85' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,964
Referee: David Coote
27 November 2012 19Leeds United1–0Leicester CityLeeds
19:45 GMT Becchio  3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Mick Russell
1 December 2012 20Huddersfield Town2–4Leeds UnitedHuddersfield
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 21Derby County3–1Leeds UnitedDerby
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 22Leeds United2–0Ipswich TownLeeds
15:00 GMT Thomas  18'
Green  67'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 December 2012 23Leeds United2–1MiddlesbroughLeeds
15:00 GMT Becchio  44', 72' Report Juszkiewicz  28' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,406
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 December 2012 24Nottingham Forest4–2Leeds UnitedNottingham
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 25Hull City2–0Leeds UnitedKingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT Evans  52'
Meyler  55'		 Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,453
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2013 26Leeds United1–0Bolton WanderersLeeds
15:00 GMT Becchio  66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,386
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 January 2013 27Barnsley2–0Leeds UnitedBarnsley
15:00 GMT Dagnall  63' (pen.), 66' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,999
Referee: Craig Dawson
19 January 2013 28Leeds United1–0Bristol CityLeeds
15:00 GMT McCormack  67' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,156
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
2 February 2013 29Leeds United0–1Cardiff CityLeeds
12:30 GMT Report Campbell  64' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,236
Referee: Mike Dean
9 February 2013 30Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Leeds UnitedWolverhampton
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 31Middlesbrough1–0Leeds UnitedMiddlesbrough
19:45 GMT Main  82' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,388
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 February 2013 32Leeds United2–0BlackpoolLeeds
19:45 GMT Norris  57'
Morison  61'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,532
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 February 2013 33Blackburn Rovers0–0Leeds UnitedBlackburn
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Iain Williamson
2 March 2013 34Leeds United1–0MillwallLeeds
12:30 GMT McCormack 28'
Warnock  72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,002
Referee: Mike Jones
5 March 2013 35Leicester City1–1Leeds UnitedLeicester
19:45 GMT Keane  90+4' Report Byram  52' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,660
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 March 2013 36Crystal Palace2–2Leeds UnitedSelhurst
15:00 GMT Murray  27', 84' Report Morison  56', 69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,976
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 March 2013 37Leeds United1–1Peterborough UnitedLeeds
15:00 GMT Byram  56' Report Gayle  15' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,240
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 March 2013 38Leeds United1–2Huddersfield TownLeeds
12:30 GMT White  60' Report Danns  54'
Vaughan  85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 March 2013 39Ipswich Town3–0Leeds UnitedIpswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick  45', 49'
Emmanuel-Thomas  68'		 Report Lees  32' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,402
Referee: James Adcock
1 April 2013 40Leeds United1–2Derby CountyLeeds
17:05 BST McCormack  66' Report Coutts  72'
Buxton  88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,384
Referee: Roger East
6 April 2013 41Charlton Athletic2–1Leeds UnitedCharlton
15:00 BST Jackson  48'
Obika  90+4'		 Varney  82' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,900
Referee: Stuart Attwell
13 April 2013 42Leeds United2–1Sheffield WednesdayLeeds
12:30 BST Varney  63', 69' Report Johnson  27' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,936
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
16 April 2013 43Leeds United1–0BurnleyLeeds
19:45 BST Austin  63' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 16,788
Referee: Fred Graham
20 April 2013 44Birmingham City1–0Leeds UnitedBirmingham
15:00 BST Mullins  70' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 April 2013 45Leeds United1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionLeeds
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 46Watford1–2Leeds UnitedWatford
12:45 BST Abdi  45+6' Report Poleon  42'
McCormack  90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup
Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
5 January 2013 Third roundLeeds United1–1Birmingham CityLeeds
15:00 GMT Becchio  60' Report Elliott  32' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,447
Referee: Chris Foy
15 January 2013 Third round replayBirmingham City1–2Leeds UnitedBirmingham
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 roundLeeds United2–1Tottenham HotspurLeeds
14:00 GMT Varney  15'
McCormack  50'		 Report Dempsey  58' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,943
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 February 2013 Fifth RoundManchester City4–0Leeds UnitedManchester
14:00 GMT Y.Touré  5'
Agüero  15' (pen.), 74'
Tevez  52'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
11 August 2012 First roundLeeds United4–0Shrewsbury TownLeeds
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 roundLeeds United3–0Oxford UnitedLeeds
19:45 BST Austin  27'
Byram  33'
Lees  73'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13, 798
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 September 2012 Third roundLeeds United2–1EvertonLeeds
19:45 BST White  4'
Austin  70'		 Report Distin  81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,164
Referee: Lee Mason
30 October 2012 Fourth roundLeeds United3–0SouthamptonLeeds
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-finalsLeeds United1–5ChelseaLeeds
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

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
2 CB Peltier 42 Club captain
5 CB Pearce 5 Vice captain
15 LB Warnock 3
17 CM Brown 2
19 CM Norris 1
21 ST Diouf 1
7 RM Green 1

Last updated: 16 April 2013
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 2012–13 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 27 April 2013 at Elland Road.[13]

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References
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  12. "Paul Rachubka loan". Leeds United. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  13. "Sam Wins The Big Prizes". Leeds United. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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