2013–14 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. The season began on 3 August 2013 and ended on 3 May 2014.

Leeds United

2013–14 season
Chairman	Ken Bates (until 1 July 2013)[1] Salah Nooruddin
Manager	Brian McDermott
Stadium	Elland Road
The Championship	15th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Ross McCormack (28) All: Ross McCormack (29)
Highest home attendance	33,432 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (3 Aug 2013, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	17,343 vs Charlton Athletic (1 April 2014, Championship)
Average home league attendance	25,088
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2013–14 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 4 May 2013 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2013–14 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.

August

• 11 August: Rodolph Austin replaces Lee Peltier as Club Captain.[2]

October

• 21 October: Ryan Hall is suspended from the club for two weeks pending an investigation into a disciplinary issue[3]

November

• 30 November: English consortium granted exclusive period for significant investment in club by GFH Capital.[4]

January

• 7 January: The club confirms the group which will acquire a majority shareholding in Leeds United is Sport Capital.[5]
• 10 January: Leeds United announce strategic partnership with San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.[6]
• 16 January: Ross McCormack is named as new Club Captain, replacing Rodolph Austin, who was appointed club captain at the start of the season – who stepped down from the role following the 6–0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.[7][8]
• 30 January: The takeover of Sport Capital collapses after some of the consortium's backers didn't feel able to deliver the financial backing.[9]
  However, GFH Capital confirm they are in continual discussions regarding the introduction of new investment into Leeds United.[10]

February

• 1 February 2014: GFH Capital confirm that it has agreed to sell a 75 per cent stake in the club to Eleonora Sport Ltd, a company owned by Massimo Cellino.[11]
• 4 February 2014: Enterprise Insurance, the club's shirt sponsor, file a winding-up petition over an alleged unpaid debt understood to be about £1.5million. It is due to be heard at the High Court on 17 March.[12]
• 7 February 2014: GFH Capital exchanged contracts for the sale of 75 per cent of the club to Eleonora Sport Ltd, subject to Football League approval. GFH Capital and its investors will retain a 25 per cent stake in Leeds United.[13]
• 27 February 2014: Enterprise Insurance withdraw winding-up petition after the club are understood to have repaid around £1.6million to Enterprise Insurance, with the hearing at the High Court on 17 March cancelled.[14]

March

• 24 March 2014: After Massimo Cellino was found to be guilty of an offence under Italian tax legislation to the non-payment of import duties of a boat,[15] The Football League disqualified Cellino from taking over the club.[16] Leeds United's Board and Executive Management announced they will continue discussions with the Football League and Eleonora Sport to find a solution that is suitable to all parties.[17]
• 27 March 2014: The legal representatives of Massimo Cellino lodged an appeal against The Football League’s decision that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners’ and Directors’ Test.[18]
• 28 March 2014: After the club failed to pay the players on time, the Leeds United players agreed to defer part of their wages for March.[19]

April

• 5 April 2014: After an independent Queen's Counsel overturned the decision made by The Football League to disqualify Massimo Cellino,[20] Massimo Cellino was granted approval to complete the purchase of a majority stake in Leeds United, subject to FL Approval. The approval will see Eleonora Sport take a 75% stakeholding in the club while former majority shareholders GFH Capital and investors retain 25%.[21]
• 8 April 2014: Leeds United post £9.5 million loss for the 2012–13 financial year.[22] Massimo Cellino completes his £35m[23] takeover of Leeds United, according to his lawyers.[24]
• 10 April 2014: The Football League ratified Massimo Cellino's takeover of Leeds United,[25] allowing Cellno to become a Director of the club.[26]
• 11 April 2014: David Haigh resigns as Managing Director.[27]

May

• 3 May 2014: Leeds United finish the 2013–14 Championship season 15th, on 57 points.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Watford	46	15	15	16	74	64	+10	60
14	Bolton Wanderers	46	14	17	15	59	60	−1	59
15	Leeds United	46	16	9	21	59	67	−8	57
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	13	14	19	63	65	−2	53
17	Huddersfield Town	46	14	11	21	58	65	−7	53

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Players

First team squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Paddy Kenny	35	2012	81	0	2015	£400,000
2	DF		Lee Peltier	27	2012	75	1	2015	£800,000	On loan to Nottingham Forest
3	DF		Adam Drury	35	2012	18	0	2014	Free	On loan to Bradford City
4	DF		Tom Lees	23	2008	135	4	2016	Youth system
5	DF		Jason Pearce	26	2012	90	2	2016	£500,000
6	MF		Luke Murphy	24	2013	40	3	2016	£1,000,000
7	MF		Paul Green	31	2012	46	4	2014	Free	On loan to Ipswich Town
8	MF		Rodolph Austin	28	2012	82	7	2015	£300,000
9	FW		Steve Morison	30	2013 (Winter)	16	3	2016	PX	On loan to Millwall
10	FW		Noel Hunt	31	2013	20	0	2015	Free
11	FW		Luke Varney	31	2012	50	8	2014	£300,000	On loan to Blackburn Rovers
12	GK		Jamie Ashdown	31	2012	8	0	2014	Free
14	MF		Aidan White	22	2008	110	2	2015	Youth system
15	DF		Stephen Warnock	32	2013 (Winter)	45	2	2015	Free
16	MF		Danny Pugh	31	2011 2004	119 ^1	10	2014 2006	£500,000 PX
17	MF		Michael Brown	37	2011	79	3	2014	Free
18	MF		Michael Tonge	31	2012	64	5	2015	£200,000
19	MF		David Norris	33	2012	35	4	2015	Free
20	FW		Matt Smith	24	2013	43	13	2015	Free
21	FW		El Hadji Diouf	33	2012	52	7	2014	Free
22	DF		Scott Wootton	22	2013	23	1	2016	£1,000,000
23	MF		Zac Thompson	21	2011 (Winter)	12	0	2015	Free
24	DF		Marius Žaliūkas	30	2013	16	0	2015	Free
25	DF		Sam Byram	20	2012	80	4	2016	Youth system
26	FW		Dominic Poleon	20	2012	31	4	2015	Youth system
27	MF		Gboly Ariyibi	19	2013	2	0	2014	Free	On loan to Tranmere Rovers
28	MF		Cameron Stewart	23	2014 (Winter)	11	0	2014 2017	Free	On loan from Hull City Signing permanently in July 2014
29	MF		Simon Lenighan	19	2012	0	0	2014	Youth system
30	GK		Jack Butland	21	2014 (Winter)	16	0	2014	N/A	On loan from Stoke City
31	DF		Charlie Taylor	20	2011	4	0	2014	Youth system	On loan to Fleetwood Town
32	MF		Chris Dawson	19	2012	1	0	2016	Youth system
33	GK		Alex Cairns	21	2011	1	0	2014	Youth system
34	DF		Ross Killock	19	2012	0	0	2014	Youth system
36	MF		Alex Mowatt	19	2013	31	1	2017	Youth system
37	FW		Lewis Walters	19	2013	0	0	2015	Youth system
44	FW		Ross McCormack	27	2010	157	58	2017	£350,000	Club Captain

• Last updated: 3 May 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.
¹Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club[28]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
20	FW		Matt Smith	24	EU	Oldham Athletic	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Leeds United
6	MF		Luke Murphy	23	EU	Crewe Alexandra	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,000,000	Leeds United
10	FW		Noel Hunt	30	EU	Reading	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Leeds United
22	DF		Scott Wootton	21	EU	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,000,000	Leeds United
24	DF		Marius Žaliūkas	29	EU	Heart of Midlothian	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Leeds United
27	MF		Gboly Ariyibi	18	Non-EU	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
—	FW		Robbie McDaid	17	EU	Glenavon	Transfer	Winter	2016	Free	Leeds United

Loans In

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Dexter Blackstock		27	Nottingham Forest	24 Oct	10 Dec	Leeds United	Leeds United
28	MF	Cameron Stewart		23	Hull City	9 Jan	1 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
38	MF	Jimmy Kébé		30	Crystal Palace	10 Jan	1 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
30	GK	Jack Butland		21	Stoke City	20 Feb	5 May	Leeds United	Tribal Football
9	FW	Connor Wickham		20	Sunderland	26 Feb	24 March	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.

Loans Out

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Steve Morison		30	Millwall	28 Jun	31 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
—	DF	Lewis Turner		20	Chester	1 Aug	27 Apr	Chester FC	Vital Football
—	MF	Nathan Turner		20	Chester	1 Aug	27 Apr	Chester FC	Vital Football
30	MF	Ryan Hall		25	Sheffield United	20 Sep	19 Oct	Leeds United	Yorkshire Evening Post
31	DF	Charlie Taylor		20	Fleetwood Town	15 Oct	31 May	Leeds United	Leeds United
34	DF	Ross Killock		19	Chester	24 Oct	27 Mar	Leeds United	Chester Chronicle
29	MF	Simon Lenighan		19	Bradford Park Avenue	28 Oct	23 Nov	Leeds United	Vital Football
14	MF	Aidan White		22	Sheffield United	29 Oct	27 Dec	Leeds United	BBC Sport
—	FW	Luke Parkin		18	Guiseley	19 Dec	19 Jan	Guiseley	Vital Football
7	MF	Paul Green		31	Ipswich Town	8 Feb	11 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
11	FW	Luke Varney		31	Blackburn Rovers	8 Feb	11 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
29	MF	Simon Lenighan		19	Halifax Town	11 Feb	8 Mar	Leeds United	Vital Football
3	DF	Adam Drury		35	Bradford City	7 Mar	5 May	Leeds United	Vital Football
2	DF	Lee Peltier		27	Nottingham Forest	24 Mar	24 May	Leeds United	Sky Sports
27	MF	Gboly Ariyibi		19	Tranmere Rovers	25 Mar	25 May	Leeds United	Vital Football

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.

Out

N	P	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
—	DF	Leigh Bromby		33	Out of contract	Retired	Summer	n/a	62	1	Leeds United
24	DF	Paul Connolly		29	Out of contract	Millwall	Summer	n/a	63	0	Leeds United
28	FW	Davide Somma		28	Out of contract		Summer	n/a	40	13	Leeds United
6	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo		32	Out of contract	Melbourne Heart	Summer	n/a	58	1	Leeds United
31	GK	Paul Rachubka		32	Out of contract	Oldham Athletic	Summer	n/a	7	0	Leeds United
27	MF	Sanchez Payne		20	Out of contract	Stockport County	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
30	MF	Ryan Hall		25	Released	Bromley	Summer	n/a	9	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.

New contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
—	DF		Afolabi Coker	24	Signed	1 year^1	June 2015	Leeds United
—	DF		Smith Tiesse	24	Signed	1 year^1	June 2015	Leeds United
—	FW		Eoghan Stokes	24	Signed	1 year^1	June 2015	Leeds United
44	FW		Ross McCormack	33	Signed	4 years	June 2017	Leeds United
36	MF		Alex Mowatt	25	Signed	3½ years	June 2017	Leeds United
24	DF		Marius Žaliūkas	36	Signed	1½ years	June 2015	Leeds United

Last updated:
¹Contracts come into effect Summer 2014

Club

Kit

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): Enterprise Insurance

Home

Away

Third

Source: Home, Away

Club officials

Position	Staff
Owners	Eleonora Sport (%75 shares) GFH Capital & Investors (25% shares)
Patron	The Countess of Harewood
President	Massimo Cellino
Chairman	Salah Nooruddin
Director	Salem Patel
Football Ambassadors	Peter Lorimer Dominic Matteo Eddie Gray

Last updated: 5 April 2014
Source: "none", leedsunited.com, 1 July 2013

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First team coaching and medical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Brian McDermott
Assistant Manager	Nigel Gibbs
First Team Coach	Neil Redfearn
Goalkeeper Coach	Andy Leaning
Fitness Coach	Jon Goodman
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matt Pears
Chief Scout	Luke Dowling
Head Physio	Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physio	Marc Czuczman
Performance Analyst	Alex Davies
Club Masseur	Campbell Watt

Last updated: 22 March 2014
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2013/14 Season Official Handbook

Other staff

Position	Staff
Head of Football Administration	Alison Royston
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	—	15th	3 August 2013	3 May 2014
League Cup	1st Round	3rd round	7 August 2013	25 September 2013
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round	4 January 2014	4 January 2014

Updated to match played 3 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Championship

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	16	9	21	59	67	−8	57	9	5	9	35	31	+4	7	4	12	24	36	−12

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D
Position	4	8	9	5	10	6	11	12	15	11	14	9	10	8	8	6	8	7	8	6	5	6	7	8	11	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	15	14	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Pre-Season

Farsley v Leeds United

6 July 2013	Farsley	0–5	Leeds United	Farsley
15:00 BST		Report	Poleon  4' Smith  22', 27' Hunt  50' White  62'	Stadium: Throstle Nest

Slovenian XI v Leeds United

10 July 2013	Slovenian XI	1–3	Leeds United	Murska Sobota, Slovenia
17:00 BST	Grah  69'	Report	Smith  10' Hunt  40' Poleon  66'	Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium

Domžale v Leeds United

13 July 2013	Domžale	2–1	Leeds United	Domžale, Slovenia
18:45 BST	Vuk  79', 89'	Report	Poleon  27'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park

Ferencváros v Leeds United

16 July 2013	Ferencváros	1–0	Leeds United	Murska Sobota, Slovenia
17:00 BST	Böde  52'	Report		Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium

Walsall v Leeds United

20 July 2013	Walsall	1–0	Leeds United	Walsall
15:00 BST	Westcarr  11'	Report		Stadium: Bank's Stadium Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Oliver Langford

Stevenage v Leeds United

23 July 2013	Stevenage	0–3	Leeds United	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report	Varney  70', 76', 80' (pen.)	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Michael Russell

Leeds United v 1. FC Nürnberg

27 July 2013	Leeds United	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Leeds
15:00 BST		Report	Ginczek  3', 70'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 9,455 Referee: Andy Haines

Shelbourne v Leeds United XI

29 July 2013	Shelbourne	0–4	Leeds United XI	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 BST		Report	Hunt  15' Hall  28', 79' Killock  59'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,177

Championship

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Championship

Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 August 2013 1	Leeds United	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	McCormack  18' Murphy  90+4'	Report	Ulloa  13'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,432 Referee: James Adcock

Leicester City v Leeds United

11 August 2013 2	Leicester City	0–0	Leeds United	Leicester
16:30 BST		Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 22,725 Referee: Keith Stroud

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

17 August 2013 3	Leeds United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
12:15 BST	McCormack  58'	Report	Zayatte  36'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,766 Referee: Roger East

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

24 August 2013 4	Ipswich Town	1–2	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	McGoldrick  12'	Report	Varney  28' McCormack  49'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,322 Referee: Mike Dean

Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers

31 August 2013 5	Leeds United	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Leeds
12:15 BST		Report	Hill  75'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

14 September 2013 6	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Leeds United	Horwich
15:00 BST		Report	Varney  6'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 19,622 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Reading v Leeds United

18 September 2013 7	Reading	1–0	Leeds United	Reading
20:00 BST	le Fondre  90+6'	Report	Stephen Warnock  45+2'  90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leeds United v Burnley

21 September 2013 8	Leeds United	1–2	Burnley	Leeds
15:00 BST	Smith  79'	Report	Arfield  18' Vokes  41'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,465 Referee: Lee Probert

Millwall v Leeds United

28 September 2013 9	Millwall	2–0	Leeds United	South Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Woolford  65' Malone  76'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,063 Referee: Chris Foy

Leeds United v A.F.C. Bournemouth

1 October 2013 10	Leeds United	2–1	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Leeds
19:45 BST	McCormack 33',  52' Poleon  80'	Report	Allsop  31' Grabban  73'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,749 Referee: David Coote

Derby County v Leeds United

5 October 2013 11	Derby County	3–1	Leeds United	Derby
15:00 BST	Martin  20' Russell  22' Hughes  78'	Report	Pearce  45'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,204 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Leeds United v Birmingham City

20 October 2013 12	Leeds United	4–0	Birmingham City	Leeds
13:15 BST	McCormack  18' Austin  33' Smith  45', 74'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,301 Referee: Paul Tierney

Huddersfield Town v Leeds United

26 October 2013 13	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Leeds United	Huddersfield
12:30 BST	Ward  9' Lees  63' (o.g.) Stead  77'	Report	Smith  1' Blackstock  73'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leeds United v Yeovil Town

2 November 2013 14	Leeds United	2–0	Yeovil Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	McCormack  48', 67'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,351 Referee: Richard Clark

Charlton Athletic v Leeds United

9 November 2013 15	Charlton Athletic	2–4	Leeds United	Charlton
15:30 GMT	Stewart  45' Jackson  70'	Report	McCormack  17', 47' (pen.), 73', 90+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,601 Referee: Keith Stroud

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

23 November 2013 16	Leeds United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds
15:00 GMT	McCormack  35' Pearce  57'	Report	Steele  42' Carayol  53'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,367 Referee: Philip Gibbs

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

30 November 2013 17	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Leeds United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Spurr  45+2'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,267 Referee: Craig Pawson

Leeds United v Wigan Athletic

4 December 2013 18	Leeds United	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Leeds
19:45 GMT	McCormack  15', 77'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,888 Referee: Graham Scott

Leeds United v Watford

7 December 2013 19	Leeds United	3–3	Watford	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Pugh  50' Smith  56' McCormack  78'	Report	Deeney  14', 86' Battocchio  45+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,445 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

14 December 2013 20	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Leeds United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report	Smith  18' McCormack  76' Austin  88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,192 Referee: Phil Dowd

Leeds United v Barnsley

21 December 2013 21	Leeds United	0–0	Barnsley	Leeds
15:00 GMT		Report	Tudgay  84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackpool v Leeds United

26 December 2013 22	Blackpool	1–1	Leeds United	Blackpool
17:15 GMT	Ince  65' Broadfoot	Report	Peltier  25'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,552 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

29 December 2013 23	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Leeds United	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Halford  24' Derbyshire  84'	Report	McCormack  83'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,854 Referee: James Linington

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

1 January 2014 24	Leeds United	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Smith  53'	Report	Rhodes  12' Gestede  37'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,145 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

11 January 2014 25	Sheffield Wednesday	6–0	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:15 GMT	R. Johnson  20' Nuhiu  45' Wickham  50' Maguire  67' Lavery  80', 90+4'	Report	Smith  47'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,224 Referee: Lee Probert

Leeds United v Leicester City

18 January 2014 26	Leeds United	0–1	Leicester City	Leeds
12:15 GMT		Report	Nugent  87'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,678 Referee: Mike Dean

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

28 January 2014 27	Leeds United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Leeds
19:45 GMT	McCormack  62' (pen.)	Report	McGoldrick  57'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,461 Referee: David Webb

Leeds United v Huddersfield Town

1 February 2014 28	Leeds United	5–1	Huddersfield Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	McCormack  45+2', 62', 73' Kébé  50' Mowatt  82'	Report	Ward  25'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,103 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Yeovil Town v Leeds United

8 February 2014 29	Yeovil Town	1–2	Leeds United	Yeovil
12:15 GMT	Miller  32', 44'	Report	McCormack  47' Warnock  62'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 7,984 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

11 February 2014 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leeds United	Brighton and Hove
19:45 GMT	Ulloa  64'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,700 Referee: Darren Deadman

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

22 February 2014 31	Middlesbrough	0–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
12:15 GMT		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Queen's Park Rangers v Leeds United

1 March 2014 32	Queen's Park Rangers	1–1	Leeds United	Shepherd's Bush
12:15 GMT	Jenas  44'	Report	McCormack 11',  14'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,448 Referee: Chris Foy

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

8 March 2014 33	Leeds United	1–5	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Smith  90'	Report	Mason  45' Jutkiewicz  52' Knight  56' Davies  72' Moritz  89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,904 Referee: Keith Hill

Leeds United v Reading

11 March 2014 34	Leeds United	2–4	Reading	Leeds
20:15 GMT	Smith  63' Austin  64'	Report	McCleary  25' Drenthe  46' Blackman  48' Robson-Kanu  55'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Oliver Langford

Burnley v Leeds United

15 March 2014 35	Burnley	2–1	Leeds United	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Pearce  38' (o.g.) Arfield  68'	Report	McCormack  27'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,109 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leeds United v Millwall

22 March 2014 36	Leeds United	2–1	Millwall	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Smith  19' McCormack  41'	Report	Campbell  72'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,211 Referee: Stuart Attwell

AFC Bournemouth v Leeds United

25 March 2014 37	AFC Bournemouth	4–1	Leeds United	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Kermonrgant  2', 51' Grabban  18', 28'	Report	McCormack  69'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,109 Referee: James Adcock

Leeds United v Doncaster Rovers

29 March 2014 38	Leeds United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	McCormack  62'	Report	Cotterill  23' Sharp  45+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,476 Referee: Darren Bond

Leeds United v Charlton Athletic

1 April 2014 39	Leeds United	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
19:45 BST	McCormack 90+3'	Report	Ghoochannejhad  55'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,343 Referee: Scott Duncan

Wigan Athletic v Leeds United

5 April 2014 40	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Leeds United	Wigan
12:15 BST	Waghorn  33'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 16,443 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Watford v Leeds United

8 April 2014 41	Watford	3–0	Leeds United	Watford
19:45 BST	Abdi  9' Anya  32' Deeney  66'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,212 Referee: Gavin Ward

Leeds United v Blackpool

12 April 2014 42	Leeds United	2–0	Blackpool	Leeds
15:07 BST	Murphy  21', 73'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,416 Referee: David Coote

Barnsley v Leeds United

19 April 2014 43	Barnsley	0–1	Leeds United	Barnsley
15:00 BST		Report	McCormack  16'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,190 Referee: David Webb

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

21 April 2014 44	Leeds United	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
17:15 BST		Report	Derbyshire  2', 16'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,517 Referee: Iain Williamson

Birmingham City v Leeds United

26 April 2014 45	Birmingham City	1–3	Leeds United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Macheda  83'	Report	Smith  57' Pugh  60' Caddis  78' (o.g.)	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 19,861 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Leeds United v Derby County

3 May 2014 46	Leeds United	1–1	Derby County	Leeds
12:15 BST	Smith  50'	Report	Dawkins  6'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,724 Referee: James Linington

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup

Leeds United v Chesterfield

7 August 2013 First round	Leeds United	2–1	Chesterfield	Leeds
19:45 BST	Brown  28' Poleon  31'	Report	Doyle  18'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,466 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

27 August 2013 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Leeds United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Paynter  63'	Report	Wootton  41' Smith  77' McCormack  79' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Newcastle United v Leeds United

25 September 2013 Third round	Newcastle United	2–0	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Cissé  31' Gouffran  67'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,220 Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

Rochdale v Leeds United

4 January 2014 Third round	Rochdale	2–0	Leeds United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Hogan  45' Henderson  84'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Michael Jones

Appearances and goals

As of 3 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Paddy Kenny	34	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Tom Lees	42	0	40+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Jason Pearce	49	2	45+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
6	MF		Luke Murphy	40	3	37+0	3	1+0	0	0+2	0
8	MF		Rodolph Austin	43	3	40+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW		Noel Hunt	20	0	13+6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Jamie Ashdown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Aidy White	11	0	2+7	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	DF		Stephen Warnock	28	1	27+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF		Danny Pugh	21	2	19+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Michael Brown	19	1	12+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
18	MF		Michael Tonge	24	0	15+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF		David Norris	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	FW		Matt Smith	43	13	20+19	12	1+0	0	3+0	1
21	FW		El Hadji Diouf	7	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	DF		Scott Wootton	23	1	19+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
23	MF		Zac Thompson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF		Marius Žaliūkas	16	0	13+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Sam Byram	27	0	17+8	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	FW		Dominic Poleon	23	2	2+17	1	0+1	0	3+0	1
28	MF		Cameron Stewart	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF		Simon Lenighan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Jack Butland	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Chris Dawson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK		Alex Cairns	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF		Ross Killock	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Alex Mowatt	31	1	24+5	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
37	MF		Lewis Walters	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	FW		Ross McCormack	50	29	46+0	28	1+0	0	2+1	1
Players currently out on loan:
2	DF		Lee Peltier	27	1	23+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Adam Drury	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF		Paul Green	10	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Steve Morison	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Luke Varney	11	2	11+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Gboly Ariyibi	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Charlie Taylor	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:
9	FW		Dexter Blackstock	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Connor Wickham	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Ryan Hall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		Jimmy Kébé	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source:

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		44	Ross McCormack	28	0	1	29
2	FW		20	Matt Smith	12	0	1	13
3	MF		8	Rodolph Austin	3	0	0	3
	MF		6	Luke Murphy	3	0	0	3
4	DF		5	Jason Pearce	2	0	0	2
	FW		26	Dominic Poleon	1	0	1	2
	MF		16	Danny Pugh	2	0	0	2
	FW		11	Luke Varney	2	0	0	2
5	FW		9	Dexter Blackstock	1	0	0	1
	MF		17	Michael Brown	0	0	1	1
	MF		38	Jimmy Kébé	1	0	0	1
	MF		36	Alex Mowatt	1	0	0	1
	Own Goal				1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Lee Peltier	1	0	0	1
	DF		15	Stephen Warnock	1	0	0	1
	DF		22	Scott Wootton	0	0	1	1
TOTALS					59	0	5	64

Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 3 May 2014

Nation	Name
	Stephen Warnock	5	1
	Matt Smith	0	1
	Rodolph Austin	9	0
	Luke Murphy	8	0
	Jason Pearce	8	0
	Alex Mowatt	7	0
	Michael Brown	5	0
	Danny Pugh	4	0
	Michael Tonge	4	0
	Scott Wootton	4	0
	Sam Byram	3	0
	Noel Hunt	3	0
	Tom Lees	2	0
	Dominic Poleon	2	0
	Luke Varney	2	0
	Marius Žaliūkas	2	0
	Dexter Blackstock	1	0
	Paul Green	1	0
	Ross McCormack	1	0
	Jimmy Kébé	1	0
	Paddy Kenny	1	0
	Lee Peltier	1	0
	Zac Thompson	1	0

Formations

Last Updated: 3 May 2014

Pos.	Formation	Used
1	4–1–2–1–2	13
2	3–4–1–2	12
3	4–4–2	8
4	5–3–2	5
5	4–3–3	4
6	3–4–3	2
	4–2–2–2	2
	3–5–2	2
7	4–2–3–1	1
	4–5–1	1

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
8	MF	Rodolph Austin		27	Club Captain from 9 Aug until 16 Jan
44	FW	Ross McCormack		21	Club Captain from 16 Jan
2	DF	Lee Peltier		1	Club Captain until 9 Aug
7	MF	Paul Green		1

Last updated: 3 May 2014
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 2013–14 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 3 May 2014 at Elland Road.[29]

• Fans' Player of the Year: Ross McCormack
• Young Player of the Year: Alex Mowatt
• Players' Player of the Year: Ross McCormack
• Goal of the Season: Ross McCormack (vs Sheffield Wednesday, 17 August)
• Fastest Goal of the Season: Matt Smith (vs Huddersfield Town, 26 October)
• Community Player of the Year: Matt Smith

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