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Leeds United 2015–16 football season
Leeds United 2015–16 season Chairman Massimo Cellino Head Coach Uwe Rösler (until 19 October 2015)[1] Steve Evans Stadium Elland Road Championship 13th FA Cup Fifth round (knocked out by Watford )League Cup First round (knocked out by Doncaster Rovers )Top goalscorer League: Chris Wood (13) All: Chris Wood (13) Highest home attendance 29,311 vs Huddersfield Town (19 March 2016, Championship ) Lowest home attendance 16,039 vs Rotherham United (9 January 2016, FA Cup ) Average home league attendance 21,667
The 2015–16 season was Leeds United 's sixth consecutive season in the Championship .[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
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 2 May 2015 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2015–16 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: Massimo Cellino has been granted Football League permission to return to the club's board, taking up the role as Leeds United chairman with immediate effect after passing the League's Owners and Directors Test.[3]
11 May: Adam Pearson returns to the club as executive director, to assist Massimo Cellino .[4]
12 May: The Financial Fair Play transfer embargo imposed upon the club in December is lifted for the 2015 summer transfer window, with no club now under no restrictions in relation to buying or selling players.[5]
20 May: Uwe Rösler is named as the club's new head coach on a two-year deal.[6]
June [ ]
3 June: Rob Kelly is named assistant head coach, penning a two-year deal.[7]
9 June: Richard Hartis becomes the club's new goalkeeping coach. As a result of this move, Neil Sullivan returned to his previous role the Academy, coaching the Under-21s and U18s.[8]
15 June: Martyn Glover joins the club from West Ham United as the new head of recruitment. The club also confirmed that Stuart Hayton had joined the previous week from Liverpool as the new club secretary.[9]
16 June: The club announce a five-year deal with Italian sportswear giants Kappa to become the club's new kit provider from the 2015/16 season onwards.[10]
24 June: The club reach a mutual agreement with Nicola Salerno for him to depart from his role as Sporting Director.[11]
July [ ]
2 July: Julian Darby joins the backroom staff as a first-team coach.[12]
13 July: Leeds re-purchase the catering and beverage rights for Elland Road and the Centenary Pavilion, ending a period where it had been outsourced after being sold in June 2012.[13]
13 July: Global Autocare are announced as the club's official South Stand Sponsor and Vehicle Partner for the next three years in a record-breaking partnership.[14]
16 July: Neil Redfearn resigns from academy position, claiming the club made his position "untenable".[15]
August [ ]
4 August: Sol Bamba is named as the club's captain for the 2015/16 season.[16]
21 August: The club announce a partnership with bookmakers CORAL , who will become the club's official betting and gaming partner, as well as sponsoring the North East Corner Stand of Elland Road .[17]
September [ ]
October [ ]
19 October: Uwe Rösler and the club part ways, with Rösler departing from his position as head coach.[1] Assistant manager Rob Kelly and first-team coach Julian Darby have been placed on gardening leave.[20] Steve Evans is appointed as head coach, on a rolling contract until 30 June 2016, with Paul Raynor joining as assistant coach.[21]
First team squad [ ]
Notes
1
GK
Marco Silvestri
25
2014
92
0
2018
£450,000
3
DF
Sol Bamba
31
2015 (Winter)
52
5
2017
£1,000,000
Club Captain
4
DF
Scott Wootton
24
2013
73
1
2017
£1,000,000
5
DF
Giuseppe Bellusci
26
2014
60
2
2018
£1,600,000
6
DF
Liam Cooper
24
2014
72
2
2017
£600,000
7
FW
Mirco Antenucci
31
2014
80
19
2016
£440,000
8
MF
Luke Murphy
26
2013
110
7
2019
£1,000,000
9
FW
Chris Wood
24
2015
37
13
2019
£3,000,000
10
MF
Alex Mowatt
21
2013
105
12
2017
Youth system
11
FW
Souleymane Doukara
24
2014
54
12
2017
£1,500,000
14
MF
Tommaso Bianchi
27
2014
26
0
2018
£500,000
On loan to Ascoli
15
MF
Stuart Dallas
25
2015
49
5
2018
£1,300,000
16
MF
Toumani Diagouraga
28
2016 (Winter)
19
3
2018
£600,000
18
MF
Mustapha Carayol
27
2016 (Winter)
14
2
2016
Loan
On loan from Middlesbrough
19
FW
Lee Erwin
22
2015
12
0
2018
Free
20
FW
Jordan Botaka
22
2015
14
0
2017
£1,000,000
21
DF
Charlie Taylor
22
2011
72
3
2017
Youth system
22
GK
Ross Turnbull
31
2015
1
0
2017
Free
23
MF
Lewis Cook
19
2014
85
2
2017
Youth system
24
MF
Tom Adeyemi
24
2015
24
2
2016
Loan
On loan from Cardiff City
26
MF
Liam Bridcutt
26
2015
27
0
2016
Loan
On loan from Sunderland
27
MF
Kalvin Phillips
20
2014
12
1
2017
Youth system
28
DF
Gaetano Berardi
27
2014
53
0
2018
£250,000
29
MF
Casper Sloth
24
2014
14
0
2017
£600,000
31
DF
Lewie Coyle
20
2014
13
0
2017
Youth system
37
MF
Ronaldo Vieira
17
2016
1
0
2018
Youth system
41
GK
21
2013
0
0
2016
Youth system
45
GK
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
19
2015
1
0
2016
Youth system
Last updated: 7 May 2016
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 [ ]
Loans in [ ]
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 [ ]
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.
Transfers out [ ]
GK
19
Released
Guiseley
Summer
Free
0
0
[44] [45]
DF
18
Released
Scunthorpe United
Summer
Free
0
0
[44] [46]
4
MF
Rodolph Austin
30
Released
Brøndby
Summer
Free
112
10
[44] [47]
DF
19
Released
Sheffield Wednesday
Summer
Free
0
0
[44]
DF
19
Released
Norwich City
Summer
Free
0
0
[44] [48]
30
GK
Alex Cairns
22
Released
Chesterfield
Summer
Free
1
0
[44] [49]
13
GK
Stuart Taylor
34
Released
Summer
Free
5
0
[44]
22
MF
Zac Thompson
22
Released
Guiseley
Summer
Free
12
0
[44] [45]
18
MF
Michael Tonge
32
Released
Stevenage
Summer
Free
76
5
[44] [50]
11
MF
Aidan White
23
Released
Rotherham United
Summer
Free
111
2
[44] [51]
8
FW
Billy Sharp
29
Transfer
Sheffield United
Summer
£500,000
35
5
[52]
20
FW
Steve Morison
31
Transfer
Millwall
Summer
Free
42
5
[53]
FW
Nicky Ajose
23
Contract termination
Swindon Town
Summer
Free
4
0
[54] [55]
30
GK
Charlie Horton
21
Contract termination
D.C. United
Free
0
0
[56] [57]
2
DF
Sam Byram
22
Transfer
West Ham United
Winter
£3,700,000
143
10
[58]
MF
Chris Dawson
21
Contract termination
Rotherham United
Winter
Free
4
0
[59] [60]
FW
20
Contract termination
Free
0
0
[61]
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 [ ]
23
MF
Lewis Cook
24
Signed
2 years
June 2017
[62]
DF
Lewie Coyle
25
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [63]
DF
Tyler Denton
26
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [64]
GK
26
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [65]
39
FW
26
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [66]
40
MF
Kalvin Phillips
25
Signed
2 years
June 2017
[44] [67]
36
MF
Alex Purver
25
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [68]
DF
25
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [69]
28
FW
26
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [70]
MF
24
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [71]
FW
24
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [71]
GK
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
24
Signed
1 year
June 2016
[44] [71]
8
MF
Luke Murphy
31
Signed
4 years
June 2019
[72]
28
DF
Gaetano Berardi
33
Signed
3 years
June 2018
[73]
31
DF
Lewie Coyle
25
Signed
2 years
June 2017
[74]
2
DF
Sam Byram
28
Rejected
2 years
June 2017
[75] [76]
37
MF
Ronaldo Vieira
23
Signed
2 years
June 2018
[77]
11
FW
Souleymane Doukara
29
Signed
3 years
June 2018
[78]
Last updated:
Club [ ]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Kappa
Source: Home , Away
Club officials [ ]
Owners
Eleonora Sport Limited (75% shares) UK Investments Company Limited (25%)
Patron
Patricia Lascelles, The Countess of Harewood
Chairman
Massimo Cellino
Vice Chairman
Edoardo Cellino
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Bell
Director
Jinesh Patel
Director
Daniel Arty
Director
Edoardo Cellino
Director
Giampaolo Caboni
Director
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 F.C. managers
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Steve Evans
Assistant Head Coach
Paul Raynor
Head of Recruitment
Martyn Glover
First Team Goalkeeper Coach
Richard Hartis
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Matt Pears
Head Physio
Harvey Sharman
Assistant Physio
Marc Czuczman
Performance Analyst
Alex Davies
Club Masseur
Campbell Watt
Kit Man
Chris Beasley
Assistant Kit Man
Richard Murray
Last updated: 24 June 2015 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 [ ]
Updated to match played 7 May 2016 Source: Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Leeds confirmed pre-season fixtures against Athletic Bilbao and Hoffenheim on 28 May 2015.[79] The game originally scheduled against Athletic Bilbao was changed to Eintracht Frankfurt , due to the Spanish side's commitments in the Europa League qualifiers.[80] The club confirmed games against local sides Harrogate Town and York City on 12 June 2015.[81] On 22 June, the final game of Leeds' pre season was added, with Everton visiting Elland Road .[82]
Harrogate Town v Leeds United
10 July 2015 Harrogate Town 1–1 Leeds United show Harrogate 19:30 BST
Nyoni 32'
Report
Morison 49'
Stadium: CNG Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Jason Whiteley
Tadcaster Albion v Leeds United XI
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15 ) Tadcaster Albion 0–3 Leeds United XI show Tadcaster 19:00 BST
Report
Antenucci 5' Sharp 47' Doukara ?'
Stadium: i2i Stadium Attendance: 1,011
Leeds United v Eintracht Frankfurt
21 July 2015 Leeds United 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt show Eugendorf , Austria 17:15 BST
Morison 27'
Report
Flum 59' Reinartz 74'
Stadium: Sportzentrum Eugendorf Referee: Wolfram Aufschnaiter
Leeds United v Hoffenheim
Leeds United v Everton
1 August 2015 Leeds United 2–0 Everton show Leeds 15:00 BST
Mowatt 57' Wood 80' Byram 44'
Report
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Wycombe Wanderers v Leeds United
13 November 2015 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Leeds United show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Report
Erwin 30' Byram 51'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,216 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
11
Preston North End
46
15
17
14
45
45
0
62
12
Queens Park Rangers
46
14
18
14
54
54
0
60
13
Leeds United
46
14
17
15
50
58
−8
59
14
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
14
16
16
53
58
−5
58
15
Blackburn Rovers
46
13
16
17
46
46
0
55
Source:
BBC Sport 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
14
17
15
50
57
−7
59
7
8
8
23
28
−5
7
9
7
27
29
−2
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 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 A H A H H A A H H A A H H A H A H A A H A H H A A H A H H H A H A A H A H A A H H A H A Result D D D D W D L W L L L D D L W W L L W D W W D D D L L W D L D D L W W W L L D L W W W D L D Position 13 16 15 15 10 11 14 10 14 16 18 18 17 18 17 14 16 17 17 18 14 13 12 12 13 15 17 16 14 16 16 17 17 16 15 12 13 14 15 15 15 12 11 12 12 13
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source:
Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[83]
Leeds United v Burnley
8 August 2015 1 Leeds United 1–1 Burnley show Leeds 12:30 BST
Antenucci 83' Sol Bamba 10'
Report
Vokes 86' Arfield 56' Kightly 81'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,672 Referee: Kevin Friend
Reading v Leeds United
16 August 2015 2 Reading 0–0 Leeds United show Reading 15:00 BST
Norwood 82'
Report
Bamba 2' Murphy 75' Adeyemi 90+2'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,581 (4,131 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Bristol City v Leeds United
19 August 2015 3 Bristol City 2–2 Leeds United show Bristol 19:45 BST
Agard 89' Flint 90+5' Fredericks 3' Hamer 38'
Report
Antenucci 39' (pen. ) Wood 52' 90+2' Adeyemi 36' Bamba 53' Byram 70' Wootton 90'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,712 (1,307 away) Referee: Andy Davies
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
22 August 2015 4 Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Leeds 12:30 BST
Wood 61' Phillips 61' Berardi 22'
Report
Matias 37' Lees 43' Sougou 52' Hutchinson 73' Hélan 81'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,597 Referee: Mike Jones
Derby County v Leeds United
29 August 2015 5 Derby County 1–2 Leeds United show Derby 12:05 BST
Martin 48' Hendrick 72'
Report
Adeyemi 43' Wood 88'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,386 (2,335 away) Referee: Darren Bond
Leeds United v Ipswich Town
15 September 2015 7 Leeds United 0–1 Ipswich Town show Leeds 19:45 BST
Bamba 7' Cook 71' Byram 85'
Report
Smith 32' Parr 77'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,312 Referee: James Adcock
Milton Keynes Dons v Leeds United
19 September 2015 8 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Leeds United show Milton Keynes 15:00 BST
Church 74' Lewington 75' Carruthers 78'
[1]
Wood 31' (pen) Taylor 43' Cooper 45+1' Wootton 90+1'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 19,284 (6,297 away) Referee: David Webb
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
27 September 2015 9 Middlesbrough 3–0 Leeds United show Middlesbrough 13:15 BST
Nugent 3' Bellusci 32' (o.g. ) Fabbrini 81' Stuani 31' Fabbrini 73' Ayala 78'
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,694 (2,652 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Leeds United v Birmingham City
3 October 2015 10 Leeds United 0–2 Birmingham City show Leeds 15:00 BST
Cooper 19' Cook 65' Antenucci 90+4'
Report
Gray 31' Maghoma 90' Davis 62'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,601 (898 away) Referee: Paul Tierney
Fulham v Leeds United
21 October 2015 12 Fulham 1–1 Leeds United show Fulham 19:45 BST
Dembélé 23' 40' O'Hara 45' Burn 90+2' Garbutt 90+3'
Report
Wood 64' (pen. ) Cook 90+3'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,969 (3,789 away) Referee: Keith Hill
Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United
24 October 2015 13 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Leeds United show Horwich 15:00 BST
Ameobi 32' Gouano 71'
Report
Antenucci 71' (pen. ) Byram 38'
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,178 (4,419 away) Referee: Simon Hooper
Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
29 October 2015 14 Leeds United 0–2 Blackburn Rovers show Leeds 19:45 GMT
Bamba 38'
Report
Conway 1' 90+4' Rhodes 6' Evans 90+2'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,666 Referee: Tim Robinson
Leeds United v Cardiff City
3 November 2015 15 Leeds United 1–0 Cardiff City show Leeds 19:45 GMT
Mowatt 63' Bellusci 67'
Report
Whittingham 20'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,914 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Huddersfield Town v Leeds United
7 November 2015 16 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Leeds United show Huddersfield 12:30 GMT
Cranie 25'
Report
Antenucci 45+4' 45+4' Wood 45+5' Mowatt 54' Wootton 22'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,118 (3,831 away) Referee: Graham Scott
Leeds United v Rotherham United
21 November 2015 17 Leeds United 0–1 Rotherham United show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Antenucci 31' Murphy 63' Berardi 74' Bellusci 84'
Report
Joe Newell 54' 79' Mattock 22' Kirk Broadfoot 56' Best 73' D.Ward 84'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,802 Referee: Keith Stroud
Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United
28 November 2015 18 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Leeds United show Shepherd's Bush 15:00 GMT
Austin 58'
Report
Bridcutt 7' Wootton 36' Cook 83'
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,031 (3,220 away) Referee: Peter Bankes
Leeds United v Hull City
5 December 2015 19 Leeds United 2–1 Hull City show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Wood 30' Adeyemi 45' 90+2' Cook 54' Silvestri 90+2'
Report
Elmohamady 51'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,962 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Charlton Athletic v Leeds United
12 December 2015 20 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Leeds United show Charlton 15:00 GMT
Cousins 48' Ghoochannejhad 52' Ba 90+1'
Report
Wootton 2' Mowatt 56' Bridcutt 62' Bellusci 72' Cook 90+1'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,867 (3,129 away) Referee: Andy Davies
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United
Leeds United v Preston North End
20 December 2015 22 Leeds United 1–0 Preston North End show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Browne 46' (o.g. ) Byram 77'
Report
Pickford 31' Gallagher 62' Cunningham 65' Clarke 78' Reach 80' Kilkenny 88'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,641 Referee: Gavin Ward
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
27 December 2015 23 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Leeds United show Nottingham 16:30 GMT
Oliveira 17' Mendes 57' Lansbury 71' Osborn 81'
Report
Byram 15' , 80' Bellusci 71'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,551 (1,890 away) Referee: James Linington
Leeds United v Derby County
29 December 2015 24 Leeds United 2–2 Derby County show Leeds 19:45 GMT
Bamba 42' Wood 71' Byram 28' Bridcutt 30' Murphy 33'
Report
Hendrick 13' 42' Ince 78' Christie 57'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Mark Heywood
Leeds United v Milton Keynes Dons
2 January 2016 25 Leeds United 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Antony Kay 87' (o.g. ) Bamba 28' Byram 60'
Report
Hall 30' 63' Murphy 24' Carruthers 44' McFadzean 55' Kay 89'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,356 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Ipswich Town v Leeds United
12 January 2016 26 Ipswich Town 2–1 Leeds United show Ipswich 19:45 GMT
Chambers 50' 81' Pitman 90+2' Douglas 58'
Report
Doukara 1' Phillips 83'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,146 (1,259 away) Referee: Fred Graham
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
16 January 2016 27 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Leeds United show Sheffield 12:30 GMT
Hooper 47' , 50' Hutchinson 34' Pudil 74'
Report
Bellusci 37' Cook 55'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,909 (4,401 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor
Leeds United v Bristol City
23 January 2016 28 Leeds United 1–0 Bristol City show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Doukara 59' Taylor 17' Bellusci 41' Antenucci 90' Adeyemi 90+4'
Report
Baker 23' Kodjia 26'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Leeds United v Nottingham Forest
6 February 2016 30 Leeds United 0–1 Nottingham Forest show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Bridcutt 87'
Report
Oliveira 60'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,079 Referee: Scott Duncan
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
15 February 2016 31 Leeds United 0–0 Middlesbrough show Leeds 19:45 GMT
Diagouraga 41' Bellusci 82'
Report
Clayton 25' Gibson
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Craig Pawson
Leeds United v Fulham
23 February 2016 32 Leeds United 1–1 Fulham show Leeds 19:45 GMT
Cook 38' 90+3' Bamba 68'
Report
Cairney 17' Amorebieta Fredericks 84'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,103 Referee: Kevin Wright
Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers
5 March 2016 34 Leeds United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Antenucci 39' , 62' Berardi 30'
Report
Woolery 74'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Tony Harrington
Cardiff City v Leeds United
8 March 2016 35 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United show Cardiff , Wales 19:45 GMT
Connolly 10' Fábio
Report
Doukara 37' Antenucci 90+4' Bridcutt 56' Mowatt 62' Berardi 65' Dallas 90+1'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,273 (1,268 away) Referee: Darren Deadman
Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United
12 March 2016 36 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United show Blackburn 12:30 GMT
Jackson 89' Hanley 80'
Report
Bamba 34' Antenucci 69' 70' Berardi 80' Bellusci 81' Cook 90+2'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,071 (3,344 away) Referee: Keith Stroud
Leeds United v Huddersfield Town
19 March 2016 37 Leeds United 1–4 Huddersfield Town show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Dallas 22' 22' Murphy 20' Bellusci 62' Taylor 67' Mowatt 90+1' Cook 90+3'
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Hudson 41' Bunn 69' Matmour 73' Wells 11' 77' Billing 16' Lolley 18'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Graham Scott
Rotherham United v Leeds United
2 April 2016 38 Rotherham United 2–1 Leeds United show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Frecklington 27' Halford 90' (pen. ) Best 44' Derbyshire 61'
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Murphy 79' Bridcutt 57' Bellusci 68' Silvestri 89'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,418 (2,311 away) Referee: Kevin Friend
Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers
5 April 2016 39 Leeds United 1–1 Queens Park Rangers show Leeds 19:45 BST
Wood 70'
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Chery 87' (pen. )
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,388 Referee: James Adcock
Burnley v Leeds United
9 April 2016 40 Burnley 1–0 Leeds United show Burnley 12:30 BST
Arfield 1' Barton 58'
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Murphy 67'
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,229 (2,188 away) Referee: Lee Mason
Birmingham City v Leeds United
12 April 2016 41 Birmingham City 1–2 Leeds United show Birmingham 19:45 BST
Donaldson 53' Lafferty 89'
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Dallas 11' , 50' Berardi 32' Bamba 90+1' Mowatt 90+4'
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,081 (1,365 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 April 2016 43 Leeds United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Leeds 19:45 BST
Bamba 60' Diagouraga 64'
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Saville 77' Iorfa 31'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,694 (478 away) Referee: David Coote
Hull City v Leeds United
23 April 2016 44 Hull City 2–2 Leeds United show Kingston upon Hull 15:00 BST
Hernández 45+1' Huddlestone 45+3' Odubajo 65' Livermore 72' Maguire 85'
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Wood 15' 54' Dallas 88' Bamba 30' Cooper 79'
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,732 (2,356 away) Referee: Iain Williamson
Leeds United v Charlton Athletic
30 April 2016 45 Leeds United 1–2 Charlton Athletic show Leeds 15:00 BST
Bamba 71'
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Guðmundsson 39' Lookman 49' Diarra 17' Kashi 71'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,458 Referee: Keith Hill
Preston North End v Leeds United
7 May 2016 46 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United show Preston 12:30 BST
Hugill 90+1'
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Wood 78' (pen. )
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,473 (5,464 away) Referee: Brendan Malone
FA Cup [ ]
Leeds drew Rotherham United at home in the third round of the FA Cup.[84] Leeds drew the winners of Eastleigh vs. Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round.[85] Leeds drew an away game against Watford in the fifth round.[86]
Leeds United v Rotherham United
9 January 2016 Third round Leeds United 2–0 Rotherham United show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Carayol 45' Doukara 90'
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Clarke-Harris 83'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United
30 January 2016 Fourth round Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Leeds United show Horwich 15:00 GMT
Pratley 80' Vela 82'
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Doukara 8' Diagouraga 39' 50'
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,336 Referee: Andre Marriner
Watford v Leeds United
20 February 2016 Fifth round Watford 1–0 Leeds United show Watford 15:00 GMT
Wootton 53' (o.g. ) Paredes 32' Cathcart 67'
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Bellusci 24' Bridcutt 52'
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,336 Referee: Michael Oliver
League Cup [ ]
Leeds were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the first round, on 16 June 2015.[87]
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 7 May 2016
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Marco Silvestri
48
0
45+0
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
3
DF
Sol Bamba
33
4
28+2
4
2+1
0
0+0
0
4
DF
Scott Wootton
26
0
21+2
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
5
DF
Giuseppe Bellusci
31
0
25+2
0
3+0
0
1+0
0
6
DF
Liam Cooper
41
1
39+0
1
1+0
0
1+0
0
7
FW
Mirco Antenucci
43
9
21+18
9
3+0
0
1+0
0
8
MF
Luke Murphy
38
1
25+11
1
1+0
0
0+1
0
9
FW
Chris Wood
37
13
33+3
13
0+0
0
0+1
0
10
MF
Alex Mowatt
36
2
22+12
2
0+1
0
1+0
0
11
FW
Souleymane Doukara
27
5
13+10
3
3+0
2
1+0
0
15
MF
Stuart Dallas
49
5
38+7
5
2+1
0
1+0
0
16
MF
Toumani Diagouraga
19
3
13+4
2
2+0
1
0+0
0
18
MF
Mustapha Carayol (On loan from Middlesbrough )
14
2
6+6
1
1+1
1
0+0
0
19
FW
Lee Erwin
12
0
2+9
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
20
FW
Jordan Botaka
14
0
3+10
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
21
DF
Charlie Taylor
43
1
39+0
1
3+0
0
1+0
0
22
GK
Ross Turnbull
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
23
MF
Lewis Cook
47
2
41+2
1
2+1
0
1+0
1
24
MF
Tom Adeyemi (On loan from Cardiff City )
24
2
17+6
2
0+1
0
0+0
0
26
MF
Liam Bridcutt (On loan from Sunderland )
27
0
23+1
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
27
MF
Kalvin Phillips
10
0
3+7
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
28
DF
Gaetano Berardi
29
0
25+3
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
29
MF
Casper Sloth
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
31
DF
Lewie Coyle
13
0
6+5
0
1+1
0
0+0
0
37
MF
Ronaldo Vieira
1
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
41
GK
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
45
GK
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
1
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Players currently out on loan:
14
MF
Tommaso Bianchi (On loan to Ascoli)
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:
2
DF
Sam Byram (joined West Ham United )
24
3
16+6
3
1+0
0
0+1
0
25
MF
Will Buckley (On loan from Sunderland )
4
0
1+3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
30
GK
Charlie Horton
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Source: Sky Sports
Top scorers [ ]
Place
Position
Nationality
Number
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
FW
9
Chris Wood
13
0
0
13
2
FW
7
Mirco Antenucci
9
0
0
9
3
FW
11
Souleymane Doukara
3
2
0
5
MF
15
Stuart Dallas
5
0
0
5
4
DF
3
Sol Bamba
4
0
0
4
5
DF
2
Sam Byram 1
3
0
0
3
MF
16
Toumani Diagouraga
2
1
0
3
6
MF
24
Tom Adeyemi
2
0
0
2
MF
18
Mustapha Carayol
1
1
0
2
MF
23
Lewis Cook
1
0
1
2
Own Goal
2
0
0
2
MF
10
Alex Mowatt
2
0
0
2
7
DF
6
Liam Cooper
1
0
0
1
MF
8
Luke Murphy
1
0
0
1
DF
21
Charlie Taylor
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
50
4
1
55
Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.[58]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Last Updated: 23 April 2016
1 Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.[58]
2 Carayol picked up two yellows during his previous loan spell at Huddersfield Town , before joining Leeds.
3 Diagouraga picked up six yellows at Brentford , before joining Leeds.
Suspensions served [ ]
As of 12 April 2016
Date
Matches Missed
Player
Reason
Opponents Missed
13 August 2015
3
Lewis Cook
vs Doncaster (LC)
Reading (A), Bristol City (A), Sheffield Wednesday (H)[88]
29 October 2015
1
Sol Bamba
vs Blackburn (H)
Cardiff (H)
21 November 2015
2
Gaetano Berardi
vs Rotherham (H)
QPR (A), Hull (H)[89]
20 February 2016
2
Giuseppe Bellusci
vs Watford (FA)
Fulham (H), Brighton (A)[90]
31 March 2016
8
Souleymane Doukara
Violent conduct vs Fulham (H)
Rotherham (A), QPR (H), Burnley (A), Birmingham (A), Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A), Charlton (H)[91]
2 April 2016
1
Marco Silvestri
vs Rotherham (A)
QPR (H)
12 April 2016
3
Alex Mowatt
vs Birmingham (A)
Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A)[92]
Captains [ ]
3
DF
Sol Bamba
30
Club Captain
6
DF
Liam Cooper
20
Last updated: 7 May 2016 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 2015–16 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2016 at Elland Road .[93]
Fans' Player of the Year: Charlie Taylor
Young Player of the Year: Lewis Cook
Players' Player of the Year: Stuart Dallas
Goal of the Season: Lewis Cook (vs Fulham , 23 February 2016)
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