2014–15 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2014–15 season
ChairmanMassimo Cellino
(until 23 January)[1]
Andrew Umbers
(from 23 January)[2]
Head coachDavid Hockaday
(until 28 August)
Neil Redfearn
(caretaker, until 23 Sep)
Darko Milanič
(until 25 October)
Neil Redfearn
(until 30 June)
StadiumElland Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mirco Antenucci (10)
All:
Mirco Antenucci (10)
Highest home attendance31,850 vs Rotherham United
(2 May 2015, Championship)
Lowest home attendance13,407 vs Accrington Stanley
(12 August 2014, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,276

The 2014–15 season saw Leeds United competing in the Championship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a fifth successive season.

A summer that saw the departure of manager Brian McDermott in favour of the unheralded David Hockaday (whose only prior managerial experience was with Conference side Forest Green Rovers), as well as a host of players including club captain and top scorer Ross McCormack and dependable striker Matt Smith shipping out of Elland Road, saw Leeds listed as second-favourites for relegation (ahead of only a Blackpool side who were somehow in even more turmoil both on the pitch and off it) among most bookmakers. Their start to the season did little to dispel these predictions, with Hockaday sacked the day after a humiliating League Cup exit to West Yorkshire rivals Bradford City, on top of losing three of his first four league matches in charge. Sporting journalists were quick to note that his six competitive matches in charge were two fewer than Brian Clough had managed during his infamous 44-day spell as manager.

Academy manager Neil Redfearn took over as caretaker manager and earned 10 points from the next four games, putting Leeds in mid-table, but was overlooked for the permanent manager's job in favour of another unexpected candidate, Slovenian manager Darko Milanič. Milanič failed to win any of his six games in charge, however, and was himself sacked 32 days later, exceeding both Clough's and Jock Stein's joint-record as the club's shortest-serving manager.

With Leeds right back in relegation trouble, they turned once again to Redfearn, and while they remained dangerously close to the foot of the table until well into the New Year, a strong run of form between late January and the end of March propelled them out of danger (as with the previous season, they were also helped by the poor form of all the bottom three clubs). However, the sudden suspension of Redfearn's assistant, Steve Thompson coincided with a poor end to the season and contributed to Redfearn's falling out with Cellino. After the season ended, Cellino first attempted to demote Redfearn back to his prior role as academy manager, then sacked him altogether, leaving Leeds looking for their sixth manager since the departure of Simon Grayson three years prior.

Background and club ownership

On 12 April 2013, Brian McDermott was appointed as Leeds United manager on a three-year contract.[3] In the summer of 2013 McDermott updated the squad with £1 million midfielder Luke Murphy from Crewe Alexandra,[4] and defender Scott Wootton from Manchester United.[5] He further added to this by completing several free transfers including forwards Noel Hunt and Matt Smith in July,[6] and Lithuanian international defender Marius Žaliūkas in late October.[7] However, McDermott stuck with largely the same squad from the previous season. McDermott's side began the season slowly with a succession of draws and losses; however, a surge of form through October to December saw Leeds reach a high of 5th place in the table.[8] By the end of January the club had dropped to 12th in the league however, and were winless in eight matches.[9]

In January 2014 speculation grew that Leeds would be subject to takeover by Italian entrepreneur and Cagliari owner Massimo Cellino. A delegation representing Cellino was seen at Elland Road and the Thorp Arch training ground several times, and on 28 January it was reported that Cellino had asked for his associate and former Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa to sit in the dugout for Leeds' 1–1 draw with Ipswich.[10] On 31 January it was reported that McDermott had been sacked as manager of the club, with Gianluca Festa speculated in the media to be his most likely replacement.[9][11] The following day reports emerged suggesting Gulf Finance House club directors were attempting to reinstate McDermott as manager, saying the Cellino family (the club's prospective new owners) had no authority to dismiss him.[12] In an interview in December 2023, Cellino revealed he had asked for the couch to be replaced rather than the coach and he had been misunderstood.[13] The following day, assistant manager Nigel Gibbs was named as caretaker manager for the club's home derby against Huddersfield Town.[14] Following the game, the club released an official statement saying McDermott had not been dismissed and remained first team manager,[15][16] and he returned to take first team training on 3 February.[17] On 7 February, it was reported that Cellino had agreed a deal to buy the club subject to approval from the Football League.[18] On 24 March, it was announced that the takeover deal had been vetoed unanimously by the Football League after Cellino was found guilty by Italian courts of failing to pay import duty on a yacht,[19] though the takeover was completed after Cellino successfully appealed this decision.[20] On 7 May, former managing director David Haigh's company, Sport Capital, issued a winding-up petition for a fee owed of around £1m on 7 May.[21] On 10 June, the winding-up petition issued to Leeds by Sport Capital was adjourned but the case remained live and the club were ordered to pay back £958,000 by 23 June.[22] The winding-up petition was dismissed by the High Court when heard on 23 June, resulting in the club's bank account being unfrozen.[23]

Pre-season events

Following the end of the 2013–14 season, in which Leeds eventually finished 15th, manager Brian McDermott left the club by mutual consent.[24][25] Former Forest Green Rovers manager Dave Hockaday was appointed head as coach of Leeds United on 19 June, with Junior Lewis appointed as his assistant coach.[26][27] Ahead of the summer transfer window, manager Hockaday claimed that Leeds' squad was too big, claiming "there's excess baggage in every department" that needed to be trimmed, and that he wanted a "tight-knit squad".[28] On 16 May 2014, it was announced that first-team players Jamie Ashdown, Michael Brown, El Hadji Diouf, Adam Drury, Paul Green, Danny Pugh and Luke Varney would not be offered new contracts by the club and were released, as were academy players Simon Lenighan, Nathan Turner, Lewis Turner, Richard Bryan, Smith Tiesse and Gboly Ariyibi.[29] In addition, defenders Lee Peltier and Marius Žaliūkas both had their contracts terminated in order to sign for Huddersfield Town and Rangers respectively.[30][31][32][33] Forward Ross McCormack, who was the top goalscorer in the 2013–14 Football League Championship with 28 goals, transferred to Fulham for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £11 million by BBC Sport.[34] He had submitted a transfer request on 20 June and did not travel for the club's pre-season training camp in Italy,[35] and though owner Cellino initially claimed he was not for sale, he said he was "disrespected" by McCormack and he "had no choice" but to sell him, whilst McCormack claimed he was "hung out to dry" over the transfer.[36] Leeds were later charged with misconduct by The Football Association over the transfer for breaching the FA's football agent regulations over an illegal payment to McCormack's agent Derek Day, and Cellino was banned for 18 months in December 2016.[37][38][39]

Cameron Stewart, who had joined the club on an emergency loan from Hull City in January 2013,[40] had agreed to sign permanently for the club at the end of his Hull contract, but this transfer was cancelled by Leeds and he signed for Ipswich Town instead.[41] Stewart's contract agreement with Leeds was not accepted by the Football League as it was signed by former managing director David Haigh, who had been removed from the club's "authorised signautures" list after a dispute with new owner Cellino, and Cellino claimed the contract was invalid rather than re-signing it himself.[42][43][44] Stewart later lodged a compensation claim against Leeds United, which he won in May 2015, with Leeds ordered to pay Stewart around £800,000.[42][44] This compensation was unpaid until the club was threatened with a transfer embargo in July 2015.[42][45]

Hockaday confirmed on 26 June that the club was currently under a transfer embargo,[28] though the embargo was lifted shortly after as Leeds signed goalkeepers Stuart Taylor (on a free transfer) and Marco Silvestri (for an undisclosed fee from AC ChievoVerona), as the first two transfers of the summer transfer window.[46][47] Midfielder Tommaso Bianchi and forward Souleymane Doukara both joined from Italian clubs on 12 July; Bianchi was signed for an undisclosed fee from Sassuolo whilst Doukara joined from Catania on a season-long loan, though Doukara was later transferred permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 September.[48][49] On 19 July 2014, Swiss defender Gaetano Berardi joined for an undisclosed fee from UC Sampdoria, and signed a two-year contract with the club.[50] Young Slovenian midfielder Žan Benedičič joined on a season-long loan on 4 August,[51] and on the following day, striker Nicky Ajose joined from Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee.[52]

Pre-season friendlies

Pre season games against Guiseley and Chesterfield were confirmed by the club on 27 June.[53]
A pre season game against Glenavon was confirmed by the club on 29 June. The Glevavon game forms part of the contract that saw Robbie McDaid sign for United in March. The club also confirmed a Leeds XI will face Corby Town.[54]
Two pre season games in Italy were confirmed on 2 July, against local team FC Gherdëina and Romanian team FC Viitorul Constanța.[55] However, the Viitorul Constanța was called off after the Romanian side failed to show up.[56]
A pre season game against Swindon Town was confirmed on 7 July.[57]
A pre season game against Mansfield Town was confirmed on 8 July, whilst the Glenavon game was confirmed as being for a Leeds XI.[58]
The club confirmed a home game against Dundee United will complete the team's pre season schedule on 9 July.[59]

10 July 2014 Gherdëina 0–16 Leeds United Val Gardena, Italy
16:30 BST Report Hunt 18', 19', 28' (pen.)
Morison 29', 41'
Walters 40'
Norris 45'
Smith 54', 55', 58', 74', 83', 85'
Murphy 67'
Poleon 79', 82'		 Stadium: Mulin De Coi
Attendance: ~100
19 July 2014 Guiseley 0–2 Leeds United Guiseley
15:00 BST Report Pearce 85'
Smith 90'		 Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Adrian Holmes
22 July 2014 Mansfield Town 2–0 Leeds United Mansfield
19:45 BST Hearn 72' (pen.), 83' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,493
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 July 2014 Corby Town 1–2 Leeds United XI Corby
19:45 BST Malone 10' Report Parkin 44'
Mbanje 57'		 Stadium: Steel Park
Attendance: 732
Referee: Ellis Clarke
26 July 2014 Chesterfield 2–2 Leeds United Chesterfield
15:00 BST Morsy 55', 66' Report Austin 47' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,048
Referee: Michael Naylor
29 July 2014 Swindon Town 1–2 Leeds United Swindon
19:45 BST Smith 31' Report Morison 15'
Austin 47' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,769
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 July 2014 Glenavon 0–5 Leeds United XI Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Report Dawson 19', 47', 64' (pen.)
Smith 79'
Stokes 81'		 Stadium: Mourneview Park
2 August 2014 Leeds United 2–0 Dundee United Leeds
15:00 BST Morison 3'
Poleon 86'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Andy Madeley

Review

July

  • 1 July: Transfer embargo is lifted days after club's bank account is unfrozen

August

September

  • 23 September: Darko Milanič announced as the new head coach after signing a two-year contract, with Neil Redfearn returning to his role of Academy manager and head of coaching, and Novica Nikčević joining as assistant coach.[61]
  • 26 September: Consultant Graham Bean is sacked over a fixture dispute, relating to the rearrangement of the home fixture vs. Reading.[62]

October

  • 25 October: The club part company with Darko Milanič, after failing to win in six games.[63]

November

  • 1 November: Academy manager Neil Redfearn is appointed as head coach on a one-year rolling contract, with the contract including the option to return to the club's Academy.[64]
  • 7 November: Leeds United have been served with a winding-up petition by law firm Ford & Warren Solicitors over unpaid fees of £150,000, that date back to when Ken Bates owned the club.[65] The club issued a statement confirming the receiving of the winding-up petition. However, due to the illegal the winding-up order to the media within seven days of its service, the club's lawyers demanded that the petition be immediately withdrawn, and a full apology made else the club will ask the court to dismiss the petition on Monday morning.[66]
  • 12 November: The winding up petition presented by Melvyn Levi is dismissed on agreed terms.[67]
  • 27 November: Companies House confirm that David Haigh and Salah Nooruddin have resigned from Leeds United’s board – several months after the two men actually quit as directors. Salem Patel remains as a director and GFH revealed that Jinesh Patel, the CEO of Dubai-based GFH Capital, joined him on the Leeds’ board earlier this year.[68]

December

  • 1 December: The Football League disqualify Massimo Cellino from being a director of Leeds United Football Club until 18 March 2015.[69]
  • 4 December: Massimo Cellino and GFH Capital signed an agreement on 1 December to inject up to a further £20m of equity capital into the club.[70]
  • 12 December: Matt Child is appointed as the club's new Chief Operating Officer.[71]
  • 15 December: An initial analysis of the Championship Financial Fair Play for the Season 2013/14 Submissions indicated that Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers failed to meet the Fair Play Requirement under the division’s Financial Fair Play rules. Consequently, all three were subject to an ‘FFP embargo’ under Football League regulations from 1 January 2015 for the remainder of the 2014/15 campaign.[72]
  • 18 December: Steve Thompson appointed assistant coach, arriving from Huddersfield Town.[73]
  • 22 December: Giuseppe Bellusci is charged by the FA for misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3 for an incident alleged to have occurred during the fixture between Norwich City and Leeds United on 21 October 2014. It is alleged Bellusci used abusive and/or insulting words towards Cameron Jerome, of Norwich City, contrary to Rule E3(1). It is further alleged that this breach of Rule E3(1) is an "Aggravated Breach" as defined in Rule E3(2), as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race. Bellusci has until 2 January 2014 to respond. there Due to there being no third party evidence supporting Jerome’s allegation, Bellusci will be contesting the charge.[74][75]
  • 23 December: The Football League and the legal representatives of Leeds United President Massimo Cellino have agreed the process and date of Mr. Cellino’s appeal against the decision by The Football League Board that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners’ and Directors’ Test, with it being heard by a Professional Conduct Committee chaired by Tim Kerr QC on 15 January. The original decision required Mr. Cellino to resign as a director of Leeds United and cease acting as a ‘relevant person’ in line with Football League regulations by 29 December. The League has agreed to defer that deadline until two days after the handing down of the final decision of the PCC. As a consequence, the parties have agreed that if Mr Cellino is unsuccessful in his appeal, any disqualification period will be extended by an amount equivalent to the length of time between 29 December and the deferred deadline.[76]
  • 31 December: Financier Andrew Umbers joins the board as a club director.[77]

January

  • 19 January: A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) chaired by Tim Kerr QC rejected an appeal by Leeds United President Massimo Cellino against the decision by the Board of The Football League that he is subject to a disqualifying condition under its Owners' and Directors' Test. The PCC found that the reasoned judgment of the Italian Court, once it had become available, was for an act involving dishonesty as determined by the Board in its original ruling in March 2014. As a result of this decision, Massimo Cellino is disqualified from acting as a ‘Relevant Person’, as defined by Football League regulations until 10 April 2015.[78][79]
  • 23 January: Massimo Cellino has resigned from his post at Leeds United, abiding by the Football League's ruling, with the plan of returning to his position in April.[1] Board director Andrew Umbers is appointed interim Leeds United chairman in the absence of Massimo Cellino.[2]

February

  • 6 February: Giuseppe Bellusci is cleared of all charges of racism made against him during the away game against Norwich City on 21 October 2014, by the FA disciplinary panel.[80]
  • 24 February: Club president Massimo Cellino announces he will not return to the club when his Football League ban ends in April in order to clear his name as an independent citizen. Cellino intends to appeal against the legality of his ban through arbitration with the FA (rule K). Cellino also disclosed that he has sold a minority stake to an unnamed buyer in order to comply with his Football League ban.[81][82][83]

March

  • 5 March: The Football League, Leeds United and Massimo Cellino settled the outstanding disciplinary proceedings relating to the club's non disclosure of the Italian Court's judgement regarding Cellino as required under League regulations. As a result, Cellino's period of disqualification as a 'relevant person', as defined by the regulations, has been extended from 10 April until 3 May.[84]
  • 23 March: Matt Child resigns as Chief Operating Officer at Leeds United.[85]

April

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
2014–15 Championship — 15th 9 August 2014 2 May 2015
League Cup First round Second round 12 August 2014 27 August 2014
FA Cup Third round Third round 4 January 2015 4 January 2015

Updated to match played 2 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 18 14 43 49 −6 60
14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 14 17 71 69 +2 59
15 Leeds United 46 15 11 20 50 61 −11 56
16 Huddersfield Town 46 13 16 17 58 75 −17 55
17 Fulham 46 14 10 22 62 83 −21 52
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
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 15 11 20 47 63  −16 56 8 6 9 22 24  −2 7 5 11 25 39  −14

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: The Football League

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAH
ResultLWLLWDWWLDDLDLLDWLWLLDLLDDWWLWWWLLWWDWDLLLLLWD
Position22171921181913111312111415181917151615161918202021201917201712111416151313121314141515161515
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[88]

9 August 2014 1 Millwall 2–0 Leeds United South Bermondsey
15:00 BST Beevers 8'
Williams 88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,205 (2,171 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 August 2014 2 Leeds United 1–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
12:15 BST Sharp 88'  89' Report Ayala  28'
Leadbitter  77'
Friend  78'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,484
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 August 2014 3 Leeds United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
19:45 BST Austin  3'
Warnock  5'
Murphy  50'
Byram  67'
Pearce  82'		 Report Teixeira 5'
LuaLua 83'
Holla  37'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,429
Referee: James Adcock
23 August 2014 4 Watford 4–1 Leeds United Watford
15:00 BST Forestieri 20', 67'
Deeney 58' (pen.)
Tőzsér 90+1'  42'
Angella  47'		 Report Tamaș 32' (o.g.)
Bellusci  56'
Murphy  85'
Austin  90'
Byram  90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,674 (1,975 away)
Referee: James Linington
30 August 2014 5 Leeds United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Warnock 17'
Wootton  42'
Pearce  58'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,901
Referee: Simon Hooper
13 September 2014 6 Birmingham City 1–1 Leeds United Birmingham
12:15 BST Thomas 37'  82'
Gray  87'		 Report Mowatt 76' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,266 (2,654 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 September 2014 7 Bournemouth 1–3 Leeds United Bournemouth
19:45 BST Surman 6'
Arter  84'		 Report Doukara 67'
Bellusci 82'  80'
Antenucci 90'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,307 (1,390 away)
Referee: Brendan Malone
20 September 2014 8 Leeds United 3–0 Huddersfield Town Leeds
15:00 BST Austin 19'
Antenucci 45+1'
Doukara 69'  70'
Berardi  73'
Bellusci  25'		 Report Lynch  90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,131
Referee: Chris Foy
27 September 2014 9 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford
15:00 BST Tarkowski 28'
Jota 45+1'
McCormack 77'		 Report Pearce  27' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,886 (1,620 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 October 2014 10 Leeds United 0–0 Reading Leeds
19:45 BST Cooper  64'
Bellusci  66'
Doukara  70'		 Report Hector  19'
Norwood  80'
Pearce  90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,705
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 October 2014 11 Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
12:15 BST Bellusci 79'  67'
Berardi  66'
Byram  71'		 Report Maguire 52'  66'
Nuhiu  41'
Lee  72'
Semedo  77'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,094
Referee: James Adcock
17 October 2014 12 Rotherham United 2–1 Leeds United Rotherham
19:45 BST Revell 57'  73'
Clarke-Harris 65'  90'
Frecklington  29'		 Report Antenucci 30'
Bianchi  51'
Silvestri  73'
Doukara  76'
Adryan  90+3'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,350 (2,294 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 October 2014 13 Norwich City 1–1 Leeds United Norwich
19:45 BST Martin 59'
Jerome  26'
Lafferty  66'		 Report Doukara 63'  72'
Austin  44'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,565 (1,791 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
25 October 2014 14 Leeds United 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Antenucci 18' Report Henry 66'
Clarke 85'
Evans  76'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,883 (2,074 away)
Referee: David Webb
1 November 2014 15 Cardiff City 3–1 Leeds United Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT Manga 60'
Macheda 67'
Jones 83'  84'
Ralls  51'		 Report Mowatt 77'  49'
Pearce  10'
Berardi  27'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 24,220 (2,148 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 November 2014 16 Leeds United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Leeds
19:45 GMT Mowatt 49', 67'
Bianchi  60'
Bellusci  80'		 Report Berg Guðmundsson 62', 81' (pen.)
Buyens  29'
Cousins  48'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,698
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 November 2014 17 Leeds United 3–1 Blackpool Leeds
15:00 GMT Cooper 9'
Doukara 31'
Antenucci 42'
Cook  81'		 Report Ranger 75' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,846
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 November 2014 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Leeds United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Rhodes 71', 88' (pen.)
Cairney  82'
Duffy  44'		 Report Doukara 33'
Adryan  28'
Warnock  90+6'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,432 (6,839 away)
Referee: Kevin Wright
29 November 2014 19 Leeds United 2–0 Derby County Leeds
15:00 GMT Antenucci 43', 50'
Bianchi  14'
Doukara  22'
Cooper  27'
Bellusci  75'		 Report Christie  17'
Mascarell  35'
Martin  54'
Russell  63'
Shotton  89'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 26,028
Referee: Mick Russell
6 December 2014 20 Ipswich Town 4–1 Leeds United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Murphy 12', 45+1'
McGoldrick 26' (pen.)
Smith 48'  54'
Tabb  40'		 Report Antenucci 4'
Bianchi  61'
Cook  88'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,489 (1,835 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
13 December 2014 21 Leeds United 0–1 Fulham Leeds
15:00 GMT Mowatt  68' Report Rodallega 60' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,264
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 December 2014 22 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Leeds United Nottingham
17:15 GMT Fryatt 45+1'
Mancienne  23'
Antonio  73'
Lichaj  82'		 Report Sharp 54' (pen.)
Byram  24'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,664 (1,850 away)
Referee: Roger East
26 December 2014 23 Leeds United 0–2 Wigan Athletic Leeds
15:00 GMT Bellusci  85' Report Cooper 11' (o.g.)
McClean 83'  85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,375
Referee: Nigel Miller
30 December 2014 24 Derby County 2–0 Leeds United Derby
19:45 GMT Mowatt 41' (o.g.)
Buxton 47'
Hendrick  1'		 Report Mowatt  31'
Cooper  50'
Bellusci  88'
Austin  90+3'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 31,690 (2,236 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 January 2015 25 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Leeds United Horwich
15:00 GMT Guðjohnsen 48' (pen.)
Trotter  14'
Danns  90+1'		 Report Austin 3' (pen.)
Bellusci  45+1'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 18,844 (3,918 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 January 2015 26 Leeds United 1–1 Birmingham City Leeds
15:00 GMT Murphy 86'
Antenucci  44'		 Report Caddis 8' (pen.)
Robinson  44'
Shinnie  60'
Žigić  90+3'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,534 (1,136 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 January 2015 27 Leeds United 1–0 Bournemouth Leeds
19:45 GMT Murphy 36'
Cook  15'
Byram  84'
Bellusci  86'		 Report Francis  47'
Kermorgant 87'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,634
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 January 2015 28 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Leeds United Huddersfield
12:30 GMT Bunn 26'
Butterfield  41'
Lynch  45'		 Report Byram 7'
Sharp 90'  90'
C.Taylor  35'
Austin  45'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,029 (3,976 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
7 February 2015 29 Leeds United 0–1 Brentford Leeds
15:00 GMT Cooper  24'
Austin  70'
Cook  87'		 Report Pritchard 65'
Dean  11'
Bidwell  82'
Toral  90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,164
Referee: Graham Salisbury
10 February 2015 30 Reading 0–2 Leeds United Reading
20:00 GMT Report Murphy 63'
Byram 90'  90+1'
Wootton  59'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,124 (2,602 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
14 February 2015 31 Leeds United 1–0 Millwall Leeds
15:00 GMT Mowatt 39'  76'
Austin  45'
Cook  84'		 Report Maierhofer  35'
Ángel  47'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 February 2015 32 Middlesbrough 0–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
12:15 GMT Forshaw  80' Report Mowatt 3'
Bellusci  23'
Bamba  57'
Cooper  90+5'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,531 (2,960 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner
24 February 2015 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Leeds United Brighton & Hove
19:45 GMT Baldock 26'
Calderón 63'
Kayal  42'
LuaLua  90'		 Report Austin  85' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,274 (1,815 away)
Referee: Fred Graham
28 February 2015 34 Leeds United 2–3 Watford Leeds
15:00 GMT Sharp 6'
Austin 19'
Cook  21'		 Report Deeney 39'
Vydra 56', 80'
Watson  48'
Abdi  87'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,705
Referee: Andy Haines
4 March 2015 35 Leeds United 2–1 Ipswich Town Leeds
19:45 GMT Mowatt 71'
Sharp 77'		 Report Sears 74'
Murphy 84'
Bru  66'
Skuse  88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Mark Brown
7 March 2015 36 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Leeds United Wigan
15:00 GMT Pearce  90+5' Report Mowatt 51'
Murphy  39'
Bamba  57'
Sharp  68'
Wootton  86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,163 (4,698 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 March 2015 37 Leeds United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 GMT Bellusci  50'
Morison  66'
Mowatt  77'
Murphy  85'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,722
Referee: Keith Hill
18 March 2015 38 Fulham 0–3 Leeds United Fulham
20:00 GMT Stafylidis Report Byram 40'
Bamba 48'  87'
Antenucci 88'
Sharp  46'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,200 (2,968 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
21 March 2015 39 Blackpool 1–1 Leeds United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Madine 44'
Cubero  61'
Orlandi  90+2'		 Report Antenucci 62'
Byram  66'
Bellusci  90+5'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,688 (1,650 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
4 April 2015 40 Leeds United 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 BST Austin  39'
Antenucci  68'
Murphy  84'
C.Taylor  88'		 Report Cairney 62'
Rhodes 69'
Spearing 80'
Henley  55'
P.Taylor  77'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,293
Referee: Gary Sutton
6 April 2015 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leeds United Wolverhampton
17:15 BST Dicko 19', 45+1'
Afobe 48'
Edwards 88'
Golbourne  37'
Batth  39'		 Report C.Taylor 11'
Batth 65' (o.g.)
Mowatt 74'
Wootton  8'
Byram  18'
Bamba  55'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,169 (2,337 away)
Referee: David Coote
11 April 2015 42 Leeds United 1–2 Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 BST Phillips 17'
Bellusci  54'
Mowatt  83'		 Report Morrison 14'  45+1'
Gunarsson 62'  55'
Peltier  36'
Harris  85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,401
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 April 2015 43 Leeds United 0–2 Norwich City Leeds
19:45 BST Report Howson 57'
Dorrans 31' 90+1'
Olsson  25'
Tettey  37'
Whittaker  63'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,471
Referee: Mike Jones
18 April 2015 44 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Leeds United Charlton
15:00 BST Watt 75'  76'
Buyens 80' (pen.)
Vetokele  59'		 Report Morison 40'
Sharp 36'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,053 (3,140 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 April 2015 45 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Leeds United Sheffield
12:30 BST Maguire 36' (pen.)
Hélan  15'
Semedo  60'		 Report C.Taylor 57'
Morison 72'
Bamba  35'
Murphy  69'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,227 (3,998 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
2 May 2015 46 Leeds United 0–0 Rotherham United Leeds
12:15 BST Bamba  25' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,850
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
4 January 2015 Third round Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United Sunderland
13:00 GMT van Aanholt 33'
Bridcutt  70'		 Report Murphy  35' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,302
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
12 August 2014 First round Leeds United 2–1 Accrington Stanley Leeds
19:45 BST Doukara 20', 37'  51'
Tonge  53'
Pearce  71'
Berardi  89'		 Report Gray 84'
Winnard  56'
Hunt  74'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13,407
Referee: Richard Clark
27 August 2014 Second round Bradford City 2–1 Leeds United Bradford
19:45 BST Knott 84'
Hanson 86'
Meredith  90+8'		 Report Smith 82'
Murphy  30'
Cooper  45+2'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,750
Referee: Graham Scott

First-team squad

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Marco Silvestri 24 2014 44 0 2018 £450,000
2 DF Sam Byram 21 2012 119 7 2016 Youth system
3 DF Sol Bamba 30 2015 (Winter) 19 1 2015 Loan On loan from Palermo
4 MF Rodolph Austin 29 2012 112 10 2015 £300,000
5 DF Giuseppe Bellusci 25 2014 30 2 2018 £1,600,000
6 MF Granddi Ngoyi 26 2015 (Winter) 1 0 2015 Loan On loan from Palermo
7 MF Luke Murphy 25 2013 72 6 2016 £1,000,000
8 FW Billy Sharp 29 2014 35 5 2016 £600,000
9 FW Adryan Tavares 20 2014 13 0 2015 Loan On loan from Flamengo
10 FW Edgar Çani 25 2015 (Winter) 4 0 2015 Loan On loan from Catania
11 MF Aidy White 23 2008 111 2 2015 Youth system
12 DF Gaetano Berardi 26 2014 24 0 2016 £250,000
13 GK Stuart Taylor 34 2014 5 0 2015 Free
14 MF Tommaso Bianchi 26 2014 26 0 2018 £500,000
15 DF Scott Wootton 23 2013 48 1 2017 £1,000,000
16 FW Nicky Ajose 23 2014 4 0 2017 £150,000 On loan to Crewe Alexandra
18 MF Michael Tonge 32 2012 76 5 2015 £200,000 On loan to Millwall
19 FW Steve Morison 31 2013 (Winter) 42 5 2016 PX
21 DF Charlie Taylor 21 2011 29 2 2017 Youth system
22 MF Zac Thompson 22 2011 (Winter) 12 0 2015 Free
23 MF Lewis Cook 18 2014 38 0 2016 Youth system
24 MF Chris Dawson 20 2012 4 0 2016 Youth system
25 DF Ross Killock 20 2012 0 0 2016 Youth system
26 FW Brian Montenegro 21 2014 6 0 2015 Loan On loan from Nacional
27 MF Alex Mowatt 20 2013 69 10 2017 Youth system
28 FW Lewis Walters 20 2013 0 0 2015 Youth system
29 FW Souleymane Doukara 23 2014 27 7 2017 £1,500,000
30 GK Alex Cairns 22 2011 1 0 2015 Youth system
31 MF Žan Benedičič 19 2014 2 0 2015 Loan On loan from AC Milan
32 DF Liam Cooper 23 2014 31 1 2017 £600,000
33 MF Casper Sloth 23 2014 14 0 2017 £600,000
34 FW Mirco Antenucci 30 2014 37 10 2016 £440,000
35 DF Dario Del Fabro 20 2014 1 0 2015 Loan On loan from Cagliari
40 MF Kalvin Phillips 19 2014 2 1 2015 Youth system
  • Last updated: 2 May 2015
  • 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.

Appearances and goals

As of 2 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ITA Marco Silvestri 44 0 43+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG Sam Byram 39 3 36+3 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  CIV Sol Bamba (On loan from Palermo) 19 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF  JAM Rodolph Austin 31 3 24+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  ITA Giuseppe Bellusci 30 2 29+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  FRA Granddi Ngoyi (On loan from Palermo) 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  ENG Luke Murphy 32 3 26+4 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 FW  ENG Billy Sharp 35 5 17+16 5 0+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW  BRA Adryan (on loan from Flamengo) 13 0 9+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW  ALB Edgar Çani (on loan from Catania) 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  EIR Aidy White 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  SUI Gaetano Berardi 24 0 19+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK  ENG Stuart Taylor 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF  ITA Tommaso Bianchi 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF  ENG Scott Wootton 25 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW  WAL Steve Morison 26 2 17+9 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF  ENG Charlie Taylor 25 2 22+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF  ENG Zac Thompson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Lewis Cook 38 0 33+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF  WAL Chris Dawson 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF  ENG Ross Killock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW  PAR Brian Montenegro (on loan from Nacional) 6 0 0+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  ENG Alex Mowatt 38 9 37+1 9 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW  ENG Lewis Walters 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW  SEN Souleymane Doukara 27 7 16+9 5 0+1 0 1+0 2
30 GK  ENG Alex Cairns 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF  SVN Žan Benedičič (on loan from Milan) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 DF  SCO Liam Cooper 31 1 25+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
33 MF  DEN Casper Sloth 14 0 7+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW  ITA Mirco Antenucci 37 10 24+12 10 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF  ITA Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Cagliari) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF  ENG Kalvin Phillips 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan:
16 FW  ENG Nicky Ajose (On loan to Crewe Alexandra) 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF  ENG Michael Tonge (On loan to Millwall) 12 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
3 DF  ENG Stephen Warnock (joined Derby County on 15 January 2015) 22 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  ENG Jason Pearce (joined Wigan Athletic on 30 January 2015) 23 0 20+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW  ENG Matt Smith (joined Fulham on 1 September 2014) 5 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
10 FW  EIR Noel Hunt (joined Ipswich Town on 8 January 2015) 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF  ENG David Norris (Contract terminated on 2 February 2015) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 FW  ENG Dominic Poleon (joined Oldham Athletic on 1 September 2014) 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
  • Source:

Source: Sky Sports

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Transferred from† Fee Ref.
3 July 2014 GK  Stuart Taylor (ENG) (Reading) Free transfer [46]
9 July 2014 GK  Marco Silvestri (ITA) Chievo Undisclosed [47]
12 July 2014 MF  Tommaso Bianchi (ITA) Sassuolo Undisclosed [48]
19 July 2014 DF  Gaetano Berardi (SUI) Sampdoria Undisclosed [50]
5 August 2014 FW  Nicky Ajose (ENG) Peterborough United £ 150,000 [52]
13 August 2014 FW  Billy Sharp (ENG) Southampton £ 600,000 [89]
13 August 2014 DF  Liam Cooper (SCO) Chesterfield £ 600,000 [90]
20 August 2014 FW  Mirco Antenucci (ITA) Ternana £ 440,000 [91]
21 August 2014 DF  Giuseppe Bellusci (ITA) Catania £1,600,000 [92]
25 August 2014 MF  Casper Sloth (DEN) AGF £600,000 [93]
1 September 2014 FW  Souleymane Doukara (MRT) Catania £1,500,000 [49]

† Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Leeds.

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred to† Fee Ref.
23 June 2014 DF  Lee Peltier (ENG) (Huddersfield Town) Contract terminated [30][31]
30 June 2014 GK  Jamie Ashdown (ENG) (Crawley Town) Released [29][94]
30 June 2014 MF  Michael Brown (ENG) (Port Vale) Released [29][95]
30 June 2014 FW  El Hadji Diouf (SEN) (Sabah) Released [29][96]
30 June 2014 DF  Adam Drury (ENG) Retired [29][97]
30 June 2014 MF  Paul Green (IRL) (Rotherham United) Released [29][98]
30 June 2014 MF  Danny Pugh (ENG) (Coventry City) Released [29][99]
30 June 2014 FW  Luke Varney (ENG) (Blackburn Rovers) Released [29][100]
30 June 2014 MF  Simon Lenighan (ENG) (Harrogate Town) Released [29][101]
30 June 2014 MF  Nathan Turner (ENG) (Bradford (Park Avenue)) Released [29][102]
30 June 2014 DF  Lewis Turner (ENG) (Harrogate Town) Released [29][103]
30 June 2014 MF  Gboly Ariyibi (USA) (Chesterfield) Released [29][104]
1 July 2014 DF  Marius Žaliūkas (LTU) (Rangers) Contract terminated [32][33]
8 July 2014 FW  Ross McCormack (SCO) Fulham Undisclosed (reported to be £11 million) [105]
31 July 2014 DF  Tom Lees (ENG) Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [106]
18 August 2014 GK  Paddy Kenny (IRL) (Bolton Wanderers) Contract terminated [107][108]
1 September 2014 FW  Matt Smith (ENG) Fulham £500,000 [109]
1 September 2014 FW  Dominic Poleon (ENG) Oldham Athletic £100,000 [110]
7 January 2015 FW  Noel Hunt (IRE) (Ipswich Town) Contract terminated [111][112]
15 January 2015 DF  Stephen Warnock (ENG) Derby County Undisclosed [113]
30 January 2015 DF  Jason Pearce (ENG) Wigan Athletic £300,000 [114]
2 February 2015 MF  David Norris (ENG) (Peterborough United) Contract terminated [115][116]

† Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Leeds contract expired.

Loans in

Date from Pos. Player Loaned from Date until Ref.
12 July 2014 FW  Souleymane Doukara (MRT) Catania 1 September 2014 [48][49]
4 August 2014 MF  Žan Benedičič (SLO) Milan End of season [51]
12 August 2014 DF  Giuseppe Bellusci (ITA) Catania 21 August 2014 [117][92]
30 August 2014 FW  Adryan (BRA) Flamengo End of season [118]
31 August 2014 DF  Dario Del Fabro (ITA) Cagliari End of season [119]
1 September 2014 FW  Brian Montenegro (PAR) Club Nacional End of season [120]
23 January 2015 DF  Sol Bamba (CIV) Palermo End of season [121]
26 January 2015 MF  Granddi Ngoyi (DRC) Palermo End of season [122]
2 February 2015 FW  Edgar Çani (ALB) Catania End of season [123]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Player Loaned to Date until Ref.
3 October 2014 DF  Lewie Coyle (ENG) Harrogate Town 10 October 2014 [124][125]
10 October 2014 DF  Jake Skelton (ENG) Guiseley 10 November 2014 [125][126]
26 November 2014 FW  Nicky Ajose (ENG) Crewe Alexandra End of season [127][128]
27 November 2014 FW  Noel Hunt (IRL) Ipswich Town 3 January 2015 [129][130]
27 November 2014 DF  Scott Wootton (ENG) Rotherham United 10 January 2015 [131][132]
16 January 2015 DF  Ross Killock (ENG) Halifax Town 12 March 2015 [133][134]
2 February 2015 MF  Michael Tonge (ENG) Millwall 31 May 2015 [135]

New contracts

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
— DF Afolabi Coker 30 Signed 1 year June 2015 [29]
30 GK Alex Cairns 32 Signed 1 year June 2015 [29]
25 DF Ross Killock 31 Signed 1 year June 2015 [136]
21 DF Charlie Taylor 32 Signed 3 years June 2017 [137]
— GK Dan Atkinson 29 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— DF Luke Booker 29 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— DF Lewie Coyle 30 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— MF Tyler Denton 30 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— DF Jake Skelton 29 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— DF Kalvin Phillips 30 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
— DF Alex Purver 30 Signed 1 year June 2015 [138]
9 FW Matt Smith 36 Signed 3 years June 2017 [139]
25 DF Ross Killock 31 Signed 1 year June 2016 [140]
15 DF Scott Wootton 34 Signed 2 years June 2017 [141]


Awards

Internal Awards

Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2014–15 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 2 May 2015 at Elland Road.[142]

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