2014–15 Leeds United F.C. season

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Leeds United F.C.
2014–15 season
PresidentMassimo Cellino (until 23 January 2015)[1]
Andrew Umbers[2]
Head CoachDavid Hockaday (until 28 August 2014)

Neil Redfearn (c) (until 23 September) Darko Milanič (until 25 October 2014)

Neil Redfearn (until 30 June 2015)
StadiumElland Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Sunderland)
League CupSecond round
(knocked out by Bradford City)
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 Aug 2014, Football League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,276
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s fifth season in the second tier of English football. The season began in August 2014 and finished in May 2015.

Events[]

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2014–15 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 3 May 2014 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2014–15 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

May[]

  • 7 May: Former managing director David Haigh's company, issue a winding-up petition for a fee owed of around £1m.[3]
  • 30 May: Brian McDermott and Leeds United come to the mutual decision for the Leeds United manager to depart from his position.[4]

June[]

  • 10 June: The winding-up petition issued to Leeds by was adjourned but the case remained live and the club were ordered to pay back £958,000 by 23 June.[5]
  • 19 June: Dave Hockaday is appointed head coach of Leeds United, with Junior Lewis as his assistant coach.[6]
  • 23 June: The winding-up petition issued to Leeds by David Haigh's was dismissed by the High Court, resulting in the club's bank account being unfrozen.[7]

July[]

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

August[]

  • 28 August: David Hockaday and Junior Lewis's contract as head coach and assistant coach are terminated with immediate effect, with Neil Redfearn taking over as caretaker head coach.[8]

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.[9]
  • 26 September: Consultant Graham Bean is sacked over a fixture dispute, relating to the rearrangement of the home fixture vs. Reading.[10]

October[]

  • 25 October: The club part company with Darko Milanič, after failing to win in six games.[11]

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.[12]
  • 7 November: Leeds United have been served with a winding-up petition by law firm over unpaid fees of £150,000, that date back to when Ken Bates owned the club.[13] 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.[14]
  • 12 November: The winding up petition presented by Melvyn Levi is dismissed on agreed terms.[15]
  • 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.[16]

December[]

  • 1 December: The Football League disqualify Massimo Cellino from being a director of Leeds United Football Club until 18 March 2015.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • 12 December: Matt Child is appointed as the club's new Chief Operating Officer.[19]
  • 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.[20]
  • 18 December: Steve Thompson appointed assistant coach, arriving from Huddersfield Town.[21]
  • 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.[22][23]
  • 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.[24]
  • 31 December: Financier Andrew Umbers joins the board as a club director.[25]

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.[26][27]
  • 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.[28]
  • 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.[29][30][31]

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.[32]
  • 23 March: Matt Child resigns as Chief Operating Officer at Leeds United.[33]

April[]

  • 2 April: Director of Football, Nicola Salerno, suspends assistant coach Steve Thompson from his duties at the club, over an internal issue.[34]
  • 19 April: Lewis Cook crowned the Sky Bet Championship’s LFE Apprentice of the Year 2014/15.[35]

Sky Bet 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

Players[]

First team squad information[]

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

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
13 GK England Stuart Taylor 33 EU Reading Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free [36]
1 GK Italy Marco Silvestri 23 EU Chievo Italy Transfer Summer 2018 £ 450,000 [37]
14 MF Italy Tommaso Bianchi 25 EU Sassuolo Italy Transfer Summer 2018 £500,000 [38]
12 DF Switzerland Gaetano Berardi 25 EU Sampdoria Italy Transfer Summer 2016 £250,000 [39]
16 FW NigeriaEngland Nicky Ajose 22 EU Peterborough United Transfer Summer 2017 £ 150,000 [40]
8 FW England Billy Sharp 28 EU Southampton Transfer Summer 2016 £ 600,000 [41]
32 DF ScotlandEngland Liam Cooper 22 EU Chesterfield Transfer Summer 2017 £ 600,000 [42]
34 FW Italy Mirco Antenucci 29 EU Ternana Italy Transfer Summer 2016 £ 440,000 [43]
5 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 25 EU Catania Italy Transfer Summer 2018 £1,600,000 [44]
33 MF Denmark Casper Sloth 22 EU AGF Denmark Transfer Summer 2017 £600,000 [45]
29 FW FranceSenegal Souleymane Doukara 22 EU Catania Italy Transfer Summer 2017 £1,500,000 [46]

Loans in[]

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
29 FW Souleymane Doukara Senegal
France		 22 Catania 12 July 1 September [47] [46]
31 MF Žan Benedičič Slovenia 19 Milan 4 August 31 May [48]
5 DF Giuseppe Bellusci Italy 26 Catania 12 August 21 August [49] [44]
9 FW Adryan Brazil 20 Flamengo 30 August 31 May [50]
35 DF Dario Del Fabro Italy 20 Cagliari 31 August 31 May [51]
26 FW Brian Montenegro Paraguay 21 Club Nacional 1 September 31 May [52]
3 DF Sol Bamba Ivory Coast
France		 30 Palermo 23 January 31 May [53]
6 MF Granddi Ngoyi France
Democratic Republic of the Congo		 27 Palermo 26 January 31 May [54]
10 FW Edgar Çani Albania 25 Catania 2 February 31 May [55]
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
— DF Lewie Coyle England 18 Harrogate Town 3 Oct 10 Oct [56] [57]
— DF England 18 Guiseley 10 Oct 10 Nov [57] [58]
16 FW Nicky Ajose England 23 Crewe Alexandra 26 Nov 31 May [59][60]
10 FW Noel Hunt Republic of Ireland 32 Ipswich Town 27 Nov 3 Jan [61] [62]
15 DF Scott Wootton England 23 Rotherham United 27 Nov 10 Jan [63] [64]
25 DF Ross Killock England 20 Halifax Town 16 Jan 12 March [65] [66]
18 MF Michael Tonge England 32 Millwall 2 Feb 31 May [67]
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
12 GK Jamie Ashdown England 33 Out of contract Crawley Town Summer Free 8 0 [68][69]
17 MF Michael Brown England 37 Out of contract Port Vale Summer Free 79 3 [68][70]
21 FW El Hadji Diouf Senegal 33 Out of contract Sabah Malaysia Summer Free 52 7 [68][71]
3 DF Adam Drury England 35 Out of contract Retired Summer Free 18 0 [68][72]
7 MF Paul Green Republic of Ireland
England		 31 Out of contract Rotherham United Summer Free 46 4 [68][73]
16 MF Danny Pugh England 31 Out of contract Coventry City Summer Free 119 10 [68][74]
11 FW Luke Varney England 31 Out of contract Blackburn Rovers Summer Free 50 8 [68][75]
29 MF England 20 Out of contract Harrogate Town Summer Free 0 0 [68][76]
— MF England 21 Out of contract Bradford Park Avenue Summer Free 0 0 [68][77]
— DF Lewis Turner England 21 Out of contract Harrogate Town Summer Free 0 0 [68][78]
27 MF Gboly Ariyibi United States 19 Out of contract Chesterfield Summer Free 2 0 [68][79]
2 DF Lee Peltier England 27 Mutual Consent Huddersfield Town Summer Free 73 1 [80][81]
28 MF Cameron Stewart England 23 Transfer cancelled Ipswich Town Summer Free 11 0 [82][83]
24 DF Marius Žaliūkas Lithuania 30 Mutual Consent Rangers Scotland Summer Free 16 0 [84][85]
44 FW Ross McCormack Scotland 27 Transfer Fulham Summer £11,000,000 158 58 [86]
4 DF Tom Lees England 23 Transfer Sheffield Wednesday Summer Undisclosed 135 4 [87]
— GK Paddy Kenny Republic of Ireland
England		 36 Mutual Consent Bolton Wanderers Summer Free 81 0 [88][89]
9 FW Matt Smith England 25 Transfer Fulham Summer £500,000 48 14 [90]
26 FW Dominic Poleon England 20 Transfer Oldham Athletic Summer £100,000 36 4 [91]
10 FW Noel Hunt Republic of Ireland 32 Mutual Consent Ipswich Town Winter Free 22 0 [92][93]
3 DF Stephen Warnock England 33 Transfer Derby County Winter Undisclosed 67 3 [94]
6 DF Jason Pearce England 27 Transfer Wigan Athletic Winter £300,000 113 2 [95]
20 MF David Norris England 33 Mutual Consent Peterborough United Winter Free 36 4 [96][97]

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 England 26 Signed 1 year June 2015 [68]
30 GK England Alex Cairns 28 Signed 1 year June 2015 [68]
25 DF England 27 Signed 1 year June 2015 [98]
21 DF England Charlie Taylor 27 Signed 3 years June 2017 [99]
— GK England 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— DF England 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— DF England Lewie Coyle 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— MF England Tyler Denton 26 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— DF England 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— DF England Kalvin Phillips 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
— DF England Alex Purver 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 [100]
9 FW England Matt Smith 32 Signed 3 years June 2017 [101]
25 DF England 27 Signed 1 year June 2016 [102]
15 DF England Scott Wootton 30 Signed 2 years June 2017 [103]

Last updated:

Club[]

Kit[]

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): Enterprise Insurance

Home
Away
Third

Source: Home, Away, Third

Club officials[]

Owners Italy Eleonora Sport Ltd (75% shares)
Bahrain GFH Capital & Investors (25% shares)
Patron Australia Patricia Lascelles, The Countess of Harewood
President Italy Massimo Cellino
Chairman England Andrew Umbers
Director Bahrain Jinesh Patel
Director United States Daniel Arty
Director Italy
Director Italy Edoardo Cellino
Director Italy Giampaolo Caboni
Director Bahrain Salem Patel

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

First Team coaching staff[]

See also: List of Leeds United A.F.C. managers
Position Staff
Head Coach England Neil Redfearn
Assistant Head Coach Vacant
Goalkeeper Coach Scotland Neil Sullivan
Fitness & Conditioning Coach England Matt Pears
Head Physiotherapist England Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physiotherapist England Marc Czuczman
Performance Analyst England Alex Davies
Sports Scientist England Rob Etherington
Club Masseur England Campbell Watt
Kit Man England Chris Beasley
Assistant Kit Man England Richard Murray

Last updated: 18 December 2014
Source: Leeds United A.F.C. 2013/14 Season Official Handbook

Other information[]

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

Updated to match played 28 April 2012
Source: Leeds United

Competitions[]

Overall summary[]

Competition Started round 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[]

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

Results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Pre-Season[]

Pre season games against Guiseley and Chesterfield were confirmed by the club on 27 June.[104]
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.[105]
Two pre season games in Italy were confirmed on 2 July, against local team and Romanian team FC Viitorul Constanța.[106] However, the Viitorul Constanța was called off after the Romanian side failed to show up.[107]
A pre season game against Swindon Town was confirmed on 7 July.[108]
A pre season game against Mansfield Town was confirmed on 8 July, whilst the Glenavon game was confirmed as being for a Leeds XI.[109]
The club confirmed a home game against Dundee United will complete the team's pre season schedule on 9 July.[110]

10 July 2014 0–16 Leeds United Val Gardena, Italy
16:30 BST Report Hunt Goal 18', 19', 28' (pen.)
Morison Goal 29', 41'
Walters Goal 40'
Norris Goal 45'
Smith Goal 54', 55', 58', 74', 83', 85'
Murphy Goal 67'
Poleon Goal 79', 82'		 Stadium: Mulin De Coi
Attendance: ~100
19 July 2014 Guiseley 0–2 Leeds United Guiseley
15:00 BST Report Pearce Goal 85'
Smith Goal 90'		 Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Adrian Holmes
22 July 2014 Mansfield Town 2–0 Leeds United Mansfield
19:45 BST Hearn Goal 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 Goal 10' Report Goal 44'
Goal 57'		 Stadium: Steel Park
Attendance: 732
Referee: Ellis Clarke
26 July 2014 Chesterfield 2–2 Leeds United Chesterfield
15:00 BST Morsy Goal 55', 66' Report Austin Goal 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 Goal 31' Report Morison Goal 15'
Austin Goal 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 Goal 19', 47', 64' (pen.)
Smith Goal 79'
Stokes Goal 81'		 Stadium: Mourneview Park
2 August 2014 Leeds United 2–0 Dundee United Leeds
15:00 BST Morison Goal 3'
Poleon Goal 86'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Andy Madeley

Championship[]

The fixtures for the 2014/15 season were revealed on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[111]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship
9 August 2014 1 Millwall 2–0 Leeds United South Bermondsey
15:00 BST Beevers Goal 8'
Williams Goal 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 Goal 88' Yellow card 89' Report Ayala Yellow card 28'
Leadbitter Yellow card 77'
Friend Yellow card 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 Yellow card 3'
Warnock Yellow card 5'
Murphy Yellow card 50'
Byram Yellow card 67'
Pearce Yellow card 82'		 Report Teixeira Goal 5'
LuaLua Goal 83'
Holla Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,429
Referee: James Adcock
23 August 2014 4 Watford 4–1 Leeds United Watford
15:00 BST Forestieri Goal 20', 67'
Deeney Goal 58' (pen.)
Tőzsér Goal 90+1' Yellow card 42'
Angella Yellow card 47'		 Report Tamaș Goal 32' (o.g.)
Bellusci Red card 56'
Murphy Yellow card 85'
Austin Yellow card 90'
Byram Red card 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 Goal 17'
Wootton Yellow card 42'
Pearce Yellow card 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 Goal 37' Yellow card 82'
Gray Yellow card 87'		 Report Mowatt Goal 76' Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 15,266 (2,654 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 September 2014 7 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Leeds United Bournemouth
19:45 BST Surman Goal 6'
Arter Yellow card 84'		 Report Doukara Goal 67'
Bellusci Goal 82' Yellow card 80'
Antenucci Goal 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 Goal 19'
Antenucci Goal 45+1'
Doukara Goal 69' Yellow card 70'
Berardi
Bellusci Yellow card 25'		 Report Lynch Yellow card 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,131
Referee: Chris Foy
27 September 2014 9 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford
15:00 BST Tarkowski Penalty missed 28'
Jota Goal 45+1'
McCormack Goal 77'		 Report Pearce Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Bellusci Yellow card 66'
Doukara Yellow card 70'		 Report Hector Yellow card 19'
Norwood Yellow card 80'
Pearce Yellow card 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 Goal 79' Yellow card 67'
Berardi Yellow card 66'
Byram Yellow card 71'		 Report Maguire Goal 52' Yellow card 66'
Nuhiu Yellow card 41'
Lee Yellow card 72'
Semedo Yellow card 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 Goal 57' Yellow card 73'
Clarke-Harris Goal 65' Yellow card 90'
Frecklington Yellow card 29'		 Report Antenucci Goal 30'
Bianchi Yellow card 51'
Silvestri Yellow card 73'
Doukara Yellow card 76'
Adryan Yellow card 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 Goal 59'
Jerome Yellow card 26'
Lafferty Yellow card 66'		 Report Doukara Goal 63' Yellow card 72'
Austin Yellow card 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 Goal 18' Report Henry Goal 66'
Clarke Goal 85'
Evans Yellow card 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 Goal 60'
Macheda Goal 67'
Jones Goal 83' Yellow card 84'
Ralls Yellow card 51'		 Report Mowatt Goal 77' Yellow card 49'
Pearce Yellow card 10'
Berardi Yellow card 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 Goal 49', 67'
Bianchi Yellow card 60'
Bellusci Yellow card 80'		 Report Berg Guðmundsson Goal 62', 81' (pen.)
Buyens Yellow card 29'
Cousins Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,698
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 November 2014 17 Leeds United 3–1 Blackpool Leeds
15:00 GMT Cooper Goal 9'
Doukara Goal 31'
Antenucci Goal 42'
Cook Yellow card 81'		 Report Ranger Goal 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 Goal 71', 88' (pen.)
Cairney
Duffy Yellow card 44'		 Report Doukara Goal 33'
Adryan Yellow card 28'
Warnock Yellow card 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 Goal 43', 50'
Bianchi Yellow card 14'
Doukara Yellow card 22'
Cooper Yellow card 27'
Bellusci Yellow card 75'		 Report Christie Yellow card 17'
Mascarell Yellow card 35'
Martin Yellow card 54'
Russell Yellow card 63'
Shotton Yellow card 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 Goal 12', 45+1'
McGoldrick Goal 26' (pen.)
Smith Goal 48' Yellow card 54'
Tabb Yellow card 40'		 Report Antenucci Goal 4'
Bianchi Yellow card 61'
Cook Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68' Report Rodallega Goal 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 Goal 45+1'
Mancienne Yellow card 23'
Antonio Yellow card 73'
Lichaj Yellow card 82'		 Report Sharp Goal 54' (pen.)
Byram Yellow card 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 Yellow card 85' Report Cooper Goal 11' (o.g.)
McClean Goal 83' Yellow card 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 Goal 41' (o.g.)
Buxton Goal 47'
Hendrick Yellow card 1'		 Report Mowatt Yellow card 31'
Cooper Yellow card 50'
Bellusci Yellow card 88'
Austin Yellow card 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 Goal 48' (pen.)
Trotter Yellow card 14'
Danns Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Austin Goal 3' (pen.)
Bellusci Yellow card 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 Goal 86'
Antenucci Yellow card 44'		 Report Caddis Goal 8' (pen.)
Robinson Yellow card 44'
Shinnie Yellow card 60'
Žigić Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,534 (1,136 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 January 2015 27 Leeds United 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Leeds
19:45 GMT Murphy Goal 36'
Cook Yellow card 15'
Byram Yellow card 84'
Bellusci Red card 86'		 Report Francis Yellow card 47'
Kermorgant Penalty missed 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 Goal 26'
Butterfield Yellow card 41'
Lynch Yellow card 45'		 Report Byram Goal 7'
Sharp Goal 90' Yellow card 90'
C.Taylor Yellow card 35'
Austin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Austin Yellow card 70'
Cook Yellow card 87'		 Report Pritchard Goal 65'
Dean Yellow card 11'
Bidwell Yellow card 82'
Toral Yellow card 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 Goal 63'
Byram Goal 90' Yellow card 90+1'
Wootton Yellow card 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 Goal 39' Yellow card 76'
Austin Yellow card 45'
Cook Yellow card 84'		 Report Maierhofer Yellow card 35'
Ángel Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 February 2015 32 Middlesbrough 0–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
12:15 GMT Forshaw Yellow card 80' Report Mowatt Goal 3'
Bellusci Yellow card 23'
Bamba Yellow card 57'
Cooper Yellow card 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 Goal 26'
Calderón Goal 63'
Kayal Yellow card 42'
LuaLua Yellow card 90'		 Report Austin Yellow card 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 Goal 6'
Austin Goal 19'
Cook Yellow card 21'		 Report Deeney Goal 39'
Vydra Goal 56', 80'
Watson Yellow card 48'
Abdi Yellow card 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 Goal 71'
Sharp Goal 77'		 Report Sears Goal 74'
Murphy Penalty missed 84'
Bru Yellow card 66'
Skuse Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+5' Report Mowatt Goal 51'
Murphy Yellow card 39'
Bamba Yellow card 57'
Sharp Yellow card 68'
Wootton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Morison Yellow card 66'
Mowatt Yellow card 77'
Murphy Yellow card 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 Goal 40'
Bamba Goal 48' Yellow card 87'
Antenucci Goal 88'
Sharp Yellow card 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 Goal 44'
Cubero Yellow card 61'
Orlandi Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Antenucci Goal 62'
Byram Yellow card 66'
Bellusci Yellow card 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 Red card 39'
Antenucci Yellow card 68'
Murphy Yellow card 84'
C.Taylor Yellow card 88'		 Report Cairney Goal 62'
Rhodes Goal 69'
Spearing Goal 80'
Henley Yellow card 55'
P.Taylor Yellow card 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 Goal 19', 45+1'
Afobe Goal 48'
Edwards Goal 88'
Golbourne Yellow card 37'
Batth Yellow card 39'		 Report C.Taylor Goal 11'
Batth Goal 65' (o.g.)
Mowatt Goal 74'
Wootton Yellow card 8'
Byram Yellow card 18'
Bamba Yellow card 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 Goal 17'
Bellusci Yellow card 54'
Mowatt Yellow card 83'		 Report Morrison Goal 14' Yellow card 45+1'
Gunarsson Goal 62' Yellow card 55'
Peltier Yellow card 36'
Harris Yellow card 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 Goal 57'
Dorrans Penalty missed 31' Goal 90+1'
Olsson Yellow card 25'
Tettey Yellow card 37'
Whittaker Yellow card 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 Goal 75' Yellow card 76'
Buyens Goal 80' (pen.)
Vetokele Yellow card 59'		 Report Morison Goal 40'
Sharp Penalty missed 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 Goal 36' (pen.)
Hélan Yellow card 15'
Semedo Yellow card 60'		 Report C.Taylor Goal 57'
Morison Goal 72'
Bamba Yellow card 35'
Murphy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,850
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup[]

The draw for the first round was made on 8 December 2014 at 7pm. Leeds United were drawn away to Sunderland.[112] The date of the tie was confirmed on 12 December, with the game set for 4 January 2015.[113]

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

League Cup[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Leeds United were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley.[114] The date of the tie was confirmed on 30 June, with the game set for 12 August 2014.[115]
The draw for the second round was made on 13 August 2014 after the final game of the first round. Leeds United were drawn away to Bradford City.[116] The date of the tie was confirmed on 14 August, with the game set for 27 August 2014.[117]

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

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 Italy Marco Silvestri 44 0 43+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Sam Byram 39 3 36+3 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Ivory Coast Sol Bamba (On loan from Palermo) 19 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Jamaica Rodolph Austin 31 3 24+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 30 2 29+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF France Granddi Ngoyi (On loan from Palermo) 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Luke Murphy 32 3 26+4 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 FW England Billy Sharp 35 5 17+16 5 0+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW Brazil Adryan (on loan from Flamengo) 13 0 9+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Albania Edgar Çani (on loan from Catania) 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Aidy White 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Switzerland Gaetano Berardi 24 0 19+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK England Stuart Taylor 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF Italy Tommaso Bianchi 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF England Scott Wootton 25 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW Wales Steve Morison 26 2 17+9 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England Charlie Taylor 25 2 22+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF England Zac Thompson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England Lewis Cook 38 0 33+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Wales Chris Dawson 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England Ross Killock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Paraguay Brian Montenegro (on loan from Nacional) 6 0 0+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England Alex Mowatt 38 9 37+1 9 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW England Lewis Walters 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Senegal Souleymane Doukara 27 7 16+9 5 0+1 0 1+0 2
30 GK England Alex Cairns 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Slovenia Žan Benedičič (on loan from Milan) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 DF Scotland Liam Cooper 31 1 25+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
33 MF Denmark Casper Sloth 14 0 7+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW Italy Mirco Antenucci 37 10 24+12 10 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF Italy Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Cagliari) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF England Kalvin Phillips 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan:
16 FW England Nicky Ajose (On loan to Crewe Alexandra) 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF England 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 England Stephen Warnock (joined Derby County on 15 January 2015) 22 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England Jason Pearce (joined Wigan Athletic on 30 January 2015) 23 0 20+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW England Matt Smith (joined Fulham on 1 September 2014) 5 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
10 FW Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt (joined Ipswich Town on 8 January 2015) 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF England David Norris (Contract terminated on 2 February 2015) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 FW England Dominic Poleon (joined Oldham Athletic on 1 September 2014) 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

Source: Sky Sports

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nationality Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Italy 34 Mirco Antenucci 10 0 0 10
2 MF England 27 Alex Mowatt 9 0 0 9
3 FW Senegal 29 Souleymane Doukara 5 0 2 7
4 FW England 8 Billy Sharp 5 0 0 5
5 MF Jamaica 4 Rodolph Austin 3 0 0 3
DF England 2 Sam Byram 3 0 0 3
MF England 7 Luke Murphy 3 0 0 3
6 DF Italy 5 Giuseppe Bellusci 2 0 0 2
Own Goal 2 0 0 2
FW Wales 19 Steve Morison 2 0 0 2
DF England 21 Charlie Taylor 2 0 0 2
7 DF Ivory Coast 3 Sol Bamba 1 0 0 1
DF England 32 Liam Cooper 1 0 0 1
MF England 40 Kalvin Phillips 1 0 0 1
FW England 9 Matt Smith1 0 0 1 1
DF England 3 Stephen Warnock2 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 0 3 53


1Player joined Fulham on 1 September 2014[90]
2Player joined Derby County on 15 January 2015[94]

Disciplinary record[]

Last Updated: 2 May 2015

Nation Name Yellow card Red card
Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 13 2
Switzerland Gaetano Berardi 2 2
Jamaica Rodolph Austin 8 1
England Sam Byram 7 1
England Luke Murphy 7 1
Ivory Coast Sol Bamba 6 0
Scotland Liam Cooper 6 0
England Lewis Cook 6 0
Senegal Souleymane Doukara 6 0
England Alex Mowatt 6 0
England Jason Pearce1 5 0
Italy Tommaso Bianchi 4 0
England Billy Sharp 4 0
England Scott Wootton 4 0
Italy Mirco Antenucci 2 0
England Charlie Taylor 2 0
Brazil Adryan 1 0
Wales Steve Morison 1 0
Italy Marco Silvestri 1 0
England Michael Tonge2 1 0
England Stephen Warnock3 1 0


1Player joined Wigan Athletic on 30 January 2015[95]
2Player joined Millwall on loan on 2 February 2015[67]
2Player joined Derby County on 15 January 2015[94]

Suspensions served[]

As of 4 April 2015

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
11 June 2014 1 Tommaso Bianchi Yellow card for Modena vs Cesena (Serie B Semifinal Playoff) Millwall (A)
12 August 2014 3 Gaetano Berardi Red card vs Accrington (LC) Middlesbrough (H), Brighton (H), Watford (A)
23 August 2014 1 Giuseppe Bellusci Red card vs Watford (A) Bradford (LC)
23 August 2014 3 Sam Byram Red card vs Watford (A) Bradford (LC), Bolton (H), Birmingham (A)
27 August 2014 1 Luke Murphy Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Bradford (LC) Bolton (H)
20 September 2014 2 Gaetano Berardi Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Huddersfield (H) Brentford (A), Reading (H)
21 October 2014 1 Souleymane Doukara Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card vs Norwich (A) Wolves (H)
1 November 2014 1 Jason Pearce Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card vs Cardiff (A) Charlton (H)
4 November 2014 1 Giuseppe Bellusci Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card vs Charlton (H) Blackpool (H)
20 January 2015 2 Giuseppe Bellusci Red card vs Bournemouth (H) Huddersfield (A), Brentford (H)
21 February 2015 2 Giuseppe Bellusci Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card vs Middlesbrough (A) Brighton (A), Watford (H)
4 April 2015 3 Rodolph Austin Red card vs Blackburn (H) Wolves (A), Cardiff (H), Norwich (H)

Captains[]

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Jason Pearce England 19 Club Captain until 6 December
32 DF Liam Cooper Scotland
England 		14 Club captain from 15 January
3 DF Sol Bamba Ivory Coast
France 		9
3 DF Stephen Warnock England 7 Club captain from 6 December until 15 January

Last updated: 2 May 2015
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 2014–15 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 2 May 2015 at Elland Road.[118]

  • Fans' Player of the Year: Alex Mowatt
  • Young Player of the Year: Lewis Cook
  • Players' Player of the Year: Alex Mowatt
  • Goal of the Season: Rodolph Austin (vs Watford, 28 February 2015)

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