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2008–09 season of Leeds United

Leeds United 2008–09 football season
Leeds United
2008–09 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGary McAllister
(until 21 December)
Simon Grayson
(from 23 December)
StadiumElland Road
League One4th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupSecond round
League CupFourth round
League TrophySecond round northern
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermaine Beckford (27)
All:
Jermaine Beckford (34)
Highest home attendance37,036 vs Millwall
(14 May 2009, Play-offs)
Lowest home attendance9,531 vs Northampton Town
(7 November 2008, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance22,849
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2007–082009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Leeds United's second consecutive season in the third tier of English football.

Season summary

The season began with Gary McAllister still managing Leeds, and they appeared to be in automatic promotion contention after a promising start. However, a humiliating FA Cup exit to Football Conference side Histon saw the team's form completely collapse, and with any hope of automatic promotion having all but ended even before Christmas Day, McAllister was sacked. He was replaced by Simon Grayson, and after a nervy first few games, Grayson lifted the side from eighth to fourth, resulting in a place in the play-offs. During this time, the club recorded eleven consecutive home wins. Although to the heartbreak of Leeds fans, the club failed in the play-offs again, being defeated by Millwall in the semi-finals. During the season, Jermaine Beckford scored 34 goals in all competitions – the highest in the country. Once again, the club received the highest attendance outside the Premier League on three occasions; the largest in the play-off semi final, recording a crowd of over 37,000. Off the pitch, the club made a profit for the first time in years.

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 26 May 2008 and ending on 14 May 2009). This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the matches section.

May

June

  • 4 June: Leeds confirm they have had talks with out-of-contract West Bromwich Albion striker, Kevin Phillips, regarding a move to Elland Road. However, the former England international's agent says that it would be "unlikely" that Phillips would move to Leeds. Duncan Revie, the son of the late Leeds manager, Don says he is still interested in buying the club. Meanwhile, thieves steal an England shirt worn by Don during the 1954–55 season.
  • 6 June: Chairman, Ken Bates denies rumours that the club have bought back their stadium, Elland Road which is currently owned by the company, Teak Commercial Limited.
  • 16 June: The fixtures for the 2008–09 League One season are released. Leeds start away at Scunthorpe United on 9 August, with their first home game against Oldham Athletic a week later. The club's final match of the season is against Northampton Town at Elland Road.
  • 26 June: A friendly match scheduled for 30 July against Rotherham United is cancelled due to the "reputation" of the Leeds fans.

July

  • 4 July: The Leeds team return from their holidays for pre-season training. Leeds' opponents for the friendly match on 2 August at Elland Road are changed from Sporting Lokeren to FCV Dender after Lokeren struggle to get visas for their full team.
  • 9 July: Assistant manager, Steve Staunton is charged with a breach of FA rule E3 following comments he allegedly made to FA doping controllers after the club's defeat to Doncaster Rovers at Wembley on 25 May 2008.
  • 10 July: The club's new kit for the 2008–09 season is revealed, with a full white home strip, a light blue/dark blue away kit and a full yellow alternative away kit. The club encounter contractual issues with the company who had agreed and signed a two-year contract with the club on 26 May 2008 to be the new shirt sponsor. The problem will force the team to wear shirts without a sponsor for the friendly against York City on the 11th.
  • 14 July: Gary McAllister leaves out Sébastien Carole, Anthony Elding, Trésor Kandol, Sebastian Sorsa, Ian Westlake, Curtis Weston from his squad for the pre-season tour of Ireland. Fabian Delph and Neil Kilkenny miss out due to international duty.
  • 29 July: Leeds agree a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online travel company NetFlights.com.

August

  • 1 August: The squad numbers for the new season are revealed. Most notably, Carole, Westlake, Weston and Bayly are demoted to numbers 35, 37, 40 and 41 respectively, suggesting their careers at Elland Road may be coming to an end.
  • 9 August: Frazer Richardson is named as Leeds' club captain for the 2008–09 season. Leeds win their opening game of the season with a 2–1 away victory over Scunthorpe United.
  • 29 August: The club confirm they have been charged by the FA with making payments to an unlicensed agent during the transfer of Anthony Elding from Crewe Alexandra in January 2008.
  • 30 August: The club's new home shirt is made available for the first time in the official club shop.

September

  • 3 September: Leeds' first goal against Bristol Rovers on 30 August is awarded to Jermaine Beckford after there was initial confusion where the goal had in fact been an own goal by Bristol defender, Steve Elliott. The club plead guilty to the FA charge in regard to payments to unlicensed agents in the Elding transfer.
  • 6 September: The club announce that OHS will be the club's secondary shirt sponsor for a further two seasons. OHS were the club's secondary shirt sponsors in the 2007–08 season as well.
  • 27 September: The club's new away shirt is made available for the first time in the official club shop and online.
  • 30 September: The club are fined £7,500, with a further suspended fine of £12,500, for using an unlicensed agent in the transfer of Anthony Elding from Stockport County in January.

October

  • 27 October: Plans for the re-development of the East Stand of Elland Road are revealed. As part of the re-development, a hotel, arcade, shops, restaurants, bars, nightclub, office block and a new club shop will be built.

November

  • 27 November: The club directors reveal that the audited accounts for the 14-month period to 30 June 2008 show the club have made a profit of £4,553,000. The club also announce that due to savings on VAT, ticket prices as of 1 January 2009 will feature a £1 reduction.

December

  • 13 December: Leeds defender, Paul Huntington is given a three match ban (suspended until May 2010) and fined £1,500 following his gestures towards the Carlisle United fans at their defeat to Leeds at Elland Road in April.
  • 18 December: The club's first team coach, Neil McDonald leaves to become new Blackburn Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce's assistant.
  • 21 December: Gary McAllister is sacked as Leeds' manager after 11 months in charge of the club.
  • 22 December: Assistant Manager, Steve Staunton parts company with the club following Gary McAllister's dismissal. Reserve Team Manager, Neil Thompson and Goalkeeping Coach, Andy Beasley are put in charge of first team training until a new manager is appointed. Blackpool turn down Leeds' approach for their manager, Simon Grayson.
  • 23 December: Blackpool announce they will be taking legal action against Leeds following Simon Grayson's decision to tender his resignation which was rejected by Blackpool's directors. Several hours later, Leeds appoint Grayson as their new manager.
  • 26 December: The club announce that former Blackburn, Leicester and Wolves coach, Ian Miller has joined Simon Grayson's new coaching team.
  • 29 December: Midfield starlet, Fabian Delph is charged with drink driving following an incident on 23 December. Manager, Simon Grayson states that Delph is not for sale after it is reported that Arsenal and Newcastle United are ready to launch a bid for the 19-year-old in the January transfer window.

January

  • 1 January: Leeds' academy is re-structured with Daral Pugh being promoted from Under 18s Manager to Assistant Academy Manager, with responsibilities for under-16s. Neil Redfearn joins the club to replace Pugh as Under-18s Manager.
  • 3 January: The away match at Hereford United is postponed to due a frozen pitch.
  • 17 January: Leeds rejects bids from two unnamed Premiership clubs for starlet, Fabian Delph.

February

  • 2 February: Glynn Snodin returns to the club as Assistant Manager having left the club as a player over 15 years ago. The away match against Leyton Orient is cancelled a day in advance because of heavy snow.
  • 11 February: Striker, Jermaine Beckford is charged with violent conduct and offered a three match ban following an incident in the match against Millwall two days earlier.
  • 13 February: Jermaine Beckford pleas guilty to the violent conduct charge by FA resulting in an automatic three match suspension.

March

April

May

  • 1 May: The new kit for the 2009–10 season is unveiled, featuring a new NetFlights.com logo, a white and blue collar, a blue slash adjacent to the club badge and a blue Macron logo. It is announced that the new kit will be worn for the final games of the season, starting with the final league game of the season against Northampton Town.
  • 2 May: The normal league season comes to a close with Leeds beating Northampton to finish 4th. The result means that Leeds will play Millwall in the play-off semi finals with the 1st leg away on 9 May and the 2nd leg at home on 14 May.
  • 14 May: The club's play-off campaign comes to an end as they draw 1–1 with Millwall resulting in a 2–1 aggregate score to Millwall.

Pre-season

York City v Leeds United
11 July 2008 York City 1–1 Leeds United York
19:30 BST Sodje 43' Report Beckford 25' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,405
Referee: J. Moss
Galway United v Leeds United
16 July 2008 Galway United 0–2 Leeds United Galway
19:30 BST Report Beckford 25', 46' Stadium: Terryland Park
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: P. Sutton
Bray Wanderers v Leeds United
20 July 2008 Bray Wanderers 2–3 Leeds United Bray
15:00 BST Robson 9'
Rowe 32'		 Report Rui Marques 55'
Haber 68'
Howson 83'		 Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: T. Connolly
Shelbourne v Leeds United
23 July 2008 Shelbourne 1–1 Leeds United Drumcondra
19:30 BST Flood 23' Report Huntington 45' Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: I. Stokes
Barnet v Leeds United
26 July 2008 Barnet 0–2 Leeds United Barnet
15:00 BST Report Robinson 36'
Howson 49'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,644
Referee: M. Russell
Darlington v Leeds United
29 July 2008 Darlington 0–0 Leeds United Darlington
19.30 BST Report Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: E. Ilderton
Leeds United v FCV Dender
2 August 2008 Leeds United 4–1 FCV Dender Leeds
15.00 BST Huntington 24', 86'
Rui Marques 28'
Beckford 34'		 Report Van Den Eede 55' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: U. Rennie

Competitions

League One

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 54 +24 89 Promotion to Football League Championship
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47 +36 87 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 26 6 14 77 49  +28 84 17 2 4 49 20  +29 9 4 10 28 29  −1

Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source: The Football League

Results by round

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GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLDDWWWWLWLWWLWLWLLLLDWLWWWLWLLWWDDWWWWWDWLWWW
Position81312146433435423266778999109777778865755555555554
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Scunthorpe United v Leeds United
9 August 2008 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Leeds United Scunthorpe
12:00 BST Hooper 57' Report Showunmi 61'
Beckford 80'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 8,315
Referee: L. Probert
Leeds United v Oldham Athletic
16 August 2008 Leeds United 0–2 Oldham Athletic Leeds
15:00 BST Report Taylor 51', 65' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,631
Referee: M. Russell
Yeovil Town v Leeds United
23 August 2008 Yeovil Town 1–1 Leeds United Yeovil
13:00 BST Owusu 62' (pen.) Report Becchio 1' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: D. Whitestone
Leeds United v Bristol Rovers
30 August 2008 Leeds United 2–2 Bristol Rovers Leeds
15:00 BST Beckford 5', 77' Report Lambert 32'
Duffy 37'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,024
Referee: K. Wright
Leeds United v Crewe Alexandra
6 September 2008 Leeds United 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Leeds
15:00 BST Delph 26'
Sheehan 36'
Douglas 48'
Beckford 66'
Robinson 81'
Michalík Red card 90+2'		 Report Bopp 90+3'
Zola 90+4'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: T. Kettle
Swindon Town v Leeds United
13 September 2008 Swindon Town 1–3 Leeds United Swindon
15:00 BST Cox 45' Report Beckford 22'
Kilkenny 50'
Beckford 84'
Sheehan Red card 9'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,001
Referee: D. Deadman
Carlisle United v Leeds United
20 September 2008 Carlisle United 0–2 Leeds United Carlisle
12:15 BST Report Becchio 32'
Beckford 86'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 12,138
Referee: P. Walton
Leeds United v Hereford United
27 September 2008 Leeds United 1–0 Hereford United Leeds
15:00 BST Robinson 72' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,676
Referee: G. Laws
Peterborough United v Leeds United
4 October 2008 Peterborough United 2–0 Leeds United Peterborough
12:00 BST Boyd 47'
Mackail-Smith 90+1'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,191
Referee: L. Probert
Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
11 October 2008 Leeds United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio 44'
Beckford 45+1', 90'		 Report Murray 90+3' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,726
Referee: C. Boyeson
Millwall v Leeds United
18 October 2008 Millwall 3–1 Leeds United London
15:00 BST Martin 37'
Harris 59', 88'		 Report Becchio 31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,041
Referee: A Marriner
Leeds United v Leyton Orient
21 October 2008 Leeds United 2–1 Leyton Orient Leeds
19:45 BST Purches 39' (o.g.)
Becchio 45'
Beckford soccer ball with red X10'		 Report Morgan 36' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,990
Referee: C. Webster
Leeds United v Walsall
25 October 2008 Leeds United 3–0 Walsall Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio 46'
Delph 65', 86'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,422
Referee: G. Hegley
Southend United v Leeds United
28 October 2008 Southend United 1–0 Leeds United Southend
19:45 BST Harding 18' Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: P. Miller
Cheltenham Town v Leeds United
1 November 2008 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Leeds United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Becchio 7' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,726
Referee: F. Graham
Leeds United v Huddersfield Town
15 November 2008 Leeds United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Leeds
12:15 GMT Snodgrass 3' Report Skarz 46'
Collins 90+2'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,028
Referee: M. Halsey
Leeds United v Hartlepool United
22 November 2008 Leeds United 4–1 Hartlepool United Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 14', 90+1'
Delph 50'
Becchio 64'		 Report Porter 24' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,182
Referee: G. Salisbury
Northampton Town v Leeds United
25 November 2008 Northampton Town 2–1 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT Davis 27'
Bignall 87'		 Report Beckford 68' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: C. Foy
Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United
6 December 2008 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Leeds United Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Kay 17'
Moore 46'		 Report Showunmi 10' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: R. Shoebridge
Leeds United v Colchester United
13 December 2008 Leeds United 1–2 Colchester United Leeds
15:00 GMT Snodgrass 14'
Prutton Red card 66'		 Report Hammond 45+2'
Yeates 66'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,625
Referee: N. Miller
Milton Keynes Dons v Leeds United
20 December 2008 Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Leeds United Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT O'Hanlon 11'
Wilbraham 17', 55'		 Report Snodgrass 49' Stadium: stadium:mk
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: T. Bates
Leeds United v Leicester City
26 December 2008 Leeds United 1–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 GMT Snodgrass 90' Report Oakley 24' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,580
Referee: M. Halsey
Stockport County v Leeds United
28 December 2008 Stockport County 1–3 Leeds United Stockport
12:00 GMT Mullins 2' Report Becchio 19'
Delph 73'
Christie 87'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,273
Referee: R. Beeby
Leeds United v Carlisle United
10 January 2009 Leeds United 0–2 Carlisle United Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Graham 27'
Bridges 35'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,411
Referee: K. Friend
Brighton v Leeds United
17 January 2009 Brighton 0–2 Leeds United Brighton
15:00 GMT Report Trundle 61'
Delph 82'
Becchio soccer ball with red X11'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,096
Referee: P. Miller
Leeds United v Peterborough United
24 January 2009 Leeds United 3–1 Peterborough United Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 62', 71'
Howson 90+1'		 Report Mackail-Smith 80' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,766
Referee: A. Taylor
Leeds United v Southend United
27 January 2009 Leeds United 2–0 Southend United Leeds
19:45 GMT Rui Marques 6'
Naylor 11'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,392
Referee: D. Foster
Walsall v Leeds United
31 January 2009 Walsall 1–0 Leeds United Walsall
15:00 GMT Deeney 7' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,920
Referee: K. Wright
Leeds United v Millwall
9 February 2009 Leeds United 2–0 Millwall Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 32', 90+2' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,314
Referee: A. Wiley
Huddersfield Town v Leeds United
14 February 2009 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Leeds United Huddersfield
12:00 GMT Clarke 16' Report Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 20,928
Referee: P. Taylor
Hereford United v Leeds United
17 February 2009 Hereford United 2–0 Leeds United Hereford
19:45 GMT Myrie-Williams 39'
Brandy 63'		 Report Trundle soccer ball with red X10' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: G. Horwood
Leeds United v Cheltenham Town
21 February 2009 Leeds United 2–0 Cheltenham Town Leeds
15:00 GMT Howson 54', 66' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,131
Referee: P. Walton
Leeds United v Scunthorpe United
28 February 2009 Leeds United 3–2 Scunthorpe United Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 33', 67'
Johnson 38'
Howson Red card 79'		 Report Hooper 42', 51' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,921
Referee: I. Williamson
Oldham Athletic v Leeds United
2 March 2009 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Leeds United Oldham
19:45 GMT Hughes 51' Report Becchio 52' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,835
Referee: R. Booth
Bristol Rovers v Leeds United
7 March 2009 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Leeds United Bristol
15:00 GMT Hughes 14'
Kuffour 90'		 Report Becchio 27'
Snodgrass 58'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,293
Referee: A. Marriner
Leeds United v Yeovil Town
10 March 2009 Leeds United 4–0 Yeovil Town Leeds
19:45 GMT Beckford 26', 51', 58'
Kilkenny 43'
Becchio soccer ball with red X72'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,847
Referee: A. Haines
Leeds United v Swindon Town
14 March 2009 Leeds United 1–0 Swindon Town Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 87', Red card 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,765
Referee: K. Stroud
Crewe Alexandra v Leeds United
21 March 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Leeds United Crewe
15:00 GMT Pope 60', 73'
Jones Red card 17'		 Report Kilkenny 27'
Becchio 30'
Snodgrass 33'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 7,138
Referee: S. Mathieson
Leeds United v Milton Keynes Dons
28 March 2009 Leeds United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Leeds
15:00 GMT Beckford 37', 54' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,649
Referee: N. Swarbrick
Colchester United v Leeds United
4 April 2009 Colchester United 0–1 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Becchio 28' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,559
Referee: A. Woolmer
Leyton Orient v Leeds United
7 April 2009 Leyton Orient 2–2 Leeds United London
19:45 BST Thornton 65'
Church 85'
Demetriou Red card 59'		 Report Snodgrass 19', 60' (pen.) Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: T. Kettle
Leeds United v Stockport County
11 April 2009 Leeds United 1–0 Stockport County Leeds
15:00 BST Howson 9' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,967
Referee: P. Crossley
Leicester City v Leeds United
13 April 2009 Leicester City 1–0 Leeds United Leicester
15:00 BST Howard 90+2' Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 27,507
Referee: L. Mason
Leeds United v Tranmere Rovers
18 April 2009 Leeds United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Leeds
15:00 BST Beckford 15'
Kilkenny 26'
Becchio 56'		 Report Sodje 27' (o.g.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,360
Referee: M. Oliver
Hartlepool United v Leeds United
25 April 2009 Hartlepool United 0–1 Leeds United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Report Beckford 59' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,402
Referee: C. Webster
Leeds United v Northampton Town
2 May 2009 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town Leeds
15:00 BST Becchio 44'
Beckford 59'
Snodgrass 90'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,214
Referee: Andy Penn

Play-offs

Millwall v Leeds United
9 May 2009 Play-off Semi-Final (1st Leg) Millwall 1–0 Leeds United London
12:45 BST Harris 71' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: C. Oliver
Leeds United v Millwall
14 May 2009 Play-off Semi-Final (2nd Leg) Leeds United 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Millwall Leeds
19:45 BST Becchio 53'
Beckford soccer ball with red X		 Report Abdou 74' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,036
Referee: M. Halsey

FA Cup

Leeds United v Northampton Town
7 November 2008 1st round Leeds United 1–1 Northampton Town Leeds
19:45 BST Robinson 37' (pen.) Report McGleish 9'
Coke Red card 26'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 9,531
Referee: M. Oliver
Northampton Town v Leeds United
17 November 2008 1st round (replay) Northampton Town 2–5 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT Crowe 44', 89' Report Beckford 13', 45+2', 54'
Howson 28'
Parker 41'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: P. Crossley
Histon v Leeds United
30 November 2008 2nd round Histon 1–0 Leeds United Impington
12:15 GMT Langston 38' Report Stadium: Bridge Road
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: N. Swarbrick

Football League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup Chester City v Leeds United
12 August 2008 1st round Chester City 2–5 Leeds United Chester
19:45 BST Lowe 15', 75' Report Beckford 3', 25', 35'
Snodgrass 10'
Robinson 31'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,644
Referee: G. Salisbury
Leeds United v Crystal Palace
26 August 2008 2nd round Leeds United 4–0 Crystal Palace Leeds
19:45 BST Douglas 11'
Beckford 32'
Becchio 52'
Showunmi 76'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 10,765
Referee: K. Friend
Leeds United v Hartlepool United
23 September 2008 3rd round Leeds United 3–2 Hartlepool United Leeds
19:45 BST Snodgrass 14'
Showunmi 58'
Robinson 90+1'		 Report Monkhouse 2'
Porter 33'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: A. Penn
Derby County v Leeds United
11 November 2008 4th round Derby County 2–1 Leeds United Derby
19:45 GMT Villa 6'
Ellington 18'		 Report Becchio 40' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 18,540
Referee: G. Laws

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy Leeds United v Bradford City
2 September 2008 1st round (N-E) Leeds United 2–1 Bradford City Leeds
19:45 BST Robinson 7' (pen.)
Becchio 50'		 Report Conlon 71' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,128
Referee: A. Taylor
Rotherham United v Leeds United
8 October 2008 2nd round (Northern) Rotherham United 4–2 Leeds United Sheffield
19:45 BST Sharps 17'
Hudson 44' (pen.)
Broughton 48'
Fenton 53'		 Report Howson 31'
Showunmi 56'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,658
Referee: S. Mathieson

First-team squad

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Denmark Ankergren 29 EU 2007 104 0 2010 Undisclosed
2 DF England Richardson (captain) 26 EU 2001 173 5 2009 Youth system
3 DF England Huntington 21 EU 2007 31 2 2010 £200k
4 MF Republic of Ireland Douglas 27 EU 2005 166 11 2009 Undisclosed
5 DF Angola Rui Marques 31 Non-EU 2005 94 4 2010 Free
6 DF Slovakia Michalík 25 EU 2007 53 1 2011 £200k
7 MF England Prutton 27 EU 2007 69 4 2010 Free
8 MF AustraliaEngland Kilkenny 23 EU 2008 57 5 2011 £150k
9 FW England Beckford 25 EU 2006 100 54 2010 £ 50k
10 FW Argentina Becchio 25 Non-EU 2008 56 19 2011 £300k
11 DF Republic of Ireland Sheehan 22 EU 2008 24 2 2011 Undisclosed
12 GK England Lucas 31 EU 2007 23 0 2009 Free
13 FW United States Grella 22 EU 2009 12 0 2010 Free
14 MF England Howson 20 EU 2006 97 12 2011 Youth system
15 MF England Delph 19 EU 2007 54 6 2012 Youth system
16 MF England Johnson 22 EU 2008 44 4 2011 £250k
18 MF England Robinson 29 EU 2008 41 6 2011 Free
19 DF England Parker 21 EU 2007 45 1 2009 Youth system
20 FW Democratic Republic of the CongoZaire Kandol 27 Non-EU 2006 66 12 2011 £200k
21 FW NigeriaEngland Showunmi 27 EU 2008 16 5 2010 Free
22 MF England Hughes 31 EU 2007 74 1 2010 Undisclosed
23 FW Scotland Snodgrass 21 EU 2008 51 11 2011 £ 35k
24 MF Scotland Sweeney 24 EU 2008 9 0 2010 £150k
25 GK Scotland Martin 20 EU 2007 0 0 2011 Undisclosed
26 DF NigeriaEngland Sodje 29 EU 2009 7 0 2009 Loan
27 FW England Dickinson 23 EU 2009 8 0 2009 Loan
28 GK England Flahavan 30 EU 2009 0 0 2009 Loan
29 FW England Elliott 19 EU 2007 4 0 2011 Youth system
31 DF England Webb 19 EU 2008 1 0 2009 Youth system
32 DF England White 17 EU 2008 9 0 2012 Youth system
33 MF England Falkingham 18 EU 2008 0 0 Youth system
36 DF England Naylor (VC) 32 EU 2009 24 1 2011 Free
  • Last updated: 15 May 2009
  • Source: Misplaced Pages players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The Premiership, The Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup, EFL Trophy, and UEFA Cup.
Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.
Player is at the club on loan
Squad includes players registered with the club on the last day of the season (14 May 2009) only.

Squad stats

Total League One FA Cup Football League Cup Football League Trophy
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
1 GK Denmark Ankergren 39 39 35 1 3
2 RB England Richardson 27 29 23 2 3 1
3 CB England Huntington 7 7 4 2 1
4 CM/RB Republic of Ireland Douglas 49 51 2 45 1 3 3 1
5 CB Angola Rui Marques 36 36 1 32 1 1 1 2
6 CB Slovakia Michalík 22 26 19 3 3 1
7 RM/CM England Prutton 12 20 16 1 1 2
8 CM/RM Australia
England 		Kilkenny 35 38 4 32 4 1 3 2
9 FW England Beckford 37 42 34 36 27 1 3 4 4 1
10 FW Argentina Becchio 48 55 19 46 16 3 4 2 2 1
11 LB Republic of Ireland Sheehan 13 14 1 11 1 1 1 1
12 GK England Lucas 18 18 13 2 1 2
13 FW United States Grella 12 12
14 CM/RM England Howson 34 52 6 43 4 3 1 4 2 1
15 LM/CM England Delph 47 51 6 44 6 2 4 1
16 LM England Johnson 7 20 1 17 1 2 1
18 LW/RM/FW England Robinson 27 41 6 34 2 2 1 3 2 2 1
19 LB England Parker 30 31 1 26 2 1 2 1
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zaire 		Kandol
21 FW Nigeria
England 		Showunmi 6 16 5 8 2 3 3 2 2 1
22 RM/RB England Hughes 23 32 27 2 2 1
23 RW/LM/ST Scotland Snodgrass 35 51 11 44 9 2 3 2 2
24 LM Scotland Sweeney
25 GK Scotland Martin
26 CB Scotland Telfer 18 18 14 2 2
26 CB Nigeria
England 		Sodje 7 7 7
27 RB Mali
France 		Assoumani 1 1 1
27 FW England L. Dickinson 4 8 8
28 FW England Christie 2 5 1 4 1 1
28 GK England Flahavan
29 FW England Elliott
31 CB England Webb 1 1
32 LB England White 7 9 5 1 2 1
33 CM England Falkingham
35 FW England Trundle 7 10 1 10 1
36 CB England Naylor 24 24 1 24 1
38 LB England C. Dickinson 7 7 7
Last updated: 15 May 2009
Source: Leeds United
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank
  1. ^ Player has now left the club

Disciplinary record

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
15 MF England Delph 13
10 FW Argentina Becchio 8
23 MF Scotland Snodgrass 7
36 DF England Naylor 6 3/6 yellow cards at previous club
18 MF England Robinson 6
4 MF Republic of Ireland Douglas 5
16 MF England Johnson 5 2/5 yellow cards on loan
8 MF AustraliaEngland Kilkenny 5
9 FW England Beckford 5 1
6 DF Slovakia Michalik 4 1
5 DF Angola Rui Marques 4
7 MF England Prutton 3 1
1 GK Denmark Ankergren 2
2 DF England Richardson 2
11 DF Republic of Ireland Sheehan 1 1
38 DF England C. Dickinson 1
27 FW England L. Dickinson 1
14 MF England Howson 1 1
22 MF England Hughes 1
3 DF England Huntington 1
19 DF England Parker 1
26 DF NigeriaEngland Sodje 1
21 FW NigeriaEngland Showunmi 1
26 DF Scotland Telfer 1
32 DF England White 1

Last updated: 7 May 2009
Source: BBC Sport
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Suspensions

No. P Name No. Matches
Banned		 Reason for Suspension Notes
6 DF Ľubomír Michalík 1 Red card for second bookable offence
11 DF Alan Sheehan 3 Red card for violent conduct
15 MF Fabian Delph 1 Five yellow cards
7 MF David Prutton 1 Red card for second bookable offence
9 FW Jermaine Beckford 3 Violent conduct Incident not spotted by referee during play.
Suspension handed after match.
10 FW Luciano Becchio 1 Five yellow cards
14 MF Jonny Howson 1 Red card for second bookable offence
9 FW Jermaine Beckford 1 Red card for second bookable offence
15 MF Fabian Delph 2 Ten yellow cards

Awards

Internal Awards

Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2008–09 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 14 April 2008 at Elland Road.

Regional Members Clubs Player of the Year Awards

Official Goal of the Month

Winning goal was the player's third goal in the match. Winning goal was the player's first goal in the match.

External Awards

League One Team of the Week

The following Leeds players have been selected in the official League One team of the week.

Others

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
18 MF England Andy Robinson 28 EU Swansea City Wales Free Agent Summer 2011 Free
11 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan 21 EU Leicester City Transferred Summer 2011 Undisclosed
21 FW NigeriaEngland Enoch Showunmi 26 EU Bristol City Free Agent Summer 2010 Free
23 FW Scotland Robert Snodgrass 20 EU Livingston Scotland Free Agent Summer 2011 £ 35k
10 FW Argentina Luciano Becchio 24 Non-EU Mérida UD Spain Transferred Summer 2011 £300k
26 DF Scotland Paul Telfer 36 EU Bournemouth England Free Agent Summer 2009 Free
28 FW England Malcolm Christie 28 EU Middlesbrough Free Agent Summer n/a Free
27 DF MaliFrance Mansour Assoumani 25 EU Sportfreunde Siegen Germany Free Agent Summer 2009 Free
13 FW United States Mike Grella 22 EU Cary Clarets United States Free Agent Winter 2010 Free
36 DF England Richard Naylor 31 EU Ipswich Town Transferred Winter 2011 Free

As the player was under the age of 23 at the time of the transfer, an undisclosed compensation package was due to the player's former club.
Although intended to be undisclosed, it was revealed on Yorkshire Radio on 18 April 2009 that the compensation paid to the player's former club was £35,000.
Although intended to be undisclosed, chairman Ken Bates revealed on Yorkshire Radio on 19 May 2009 that the compensation paid to the player's former club was £300,000.
Player originally joined the club on a non-contract basis, but signed a one-year contract lasting until 2009 several weeks after.
Player joined the club on a non-contract basis.

Out

N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
8 MF Alan Thompson England 34 Retired Retirement Summer n/a 25 5
35 DF Darren Kenton England 29 Out of Contract Cheltenham Town England Summer n/a 16 0
10 FW Leon Constantine England 30 Transferred Northampton Town England Summer Free 6 2
31 FW Tomi Ameobi England 19 Transferred Doncaster Rovers England Summer £ 30k 2 0
39 FW Anthony Elding England 26 Transferred Crewe Alexandra England Summer £160k 9 1
38 MF Sebastian Sorsa Finland 24 Released Hamilton Academical Scotland Summer n/a 0 0
41 MF Robert Bayly Republic of Ireland 20 Released Sporting Fingal Republic of Ireland Summer n/a 3 0
40 MF Curtis Weston England 21 Transferred Gillingham England Summer Free 11 1
35 MF Sébastien Carole France 25 Released Darlington England Summer n/a 52 3
27 DF Mansour Assoumani Mali
France		 27 Out of Contract Wrexham Wales Winter n/a 1 0
37 MF Ian Westlake England 25 Released Cheltenham Town England Winter n/a 52 3
28 FW Malcolm Christie England 29 Released Winter n/a 5 1
17 DF Scott Gardner England
Luxembourg		 20 Released Mansfield Town England Winter n/a 2 0
26 DF Paul Telfer England 37 Released Slough Town England Winter n/a 18 0
30 GK Jonathan Lund England 20 Released Grimsby Town England Winter n/a 0 0
— MF Lee Booth England 18 Released Winter n/a 0 0
— MF Nathan Cartman England 19 Released Winter n/a 0 0
— GK Matt Edwards England 18 Released Rochdale England Winter n/a 0 0
— FW Sam Jerome England 18 Released Winter n/a 0 0
— DF Chris Ovington England 18 Released Bradford Park Avenue England Winter n/a 0 0
— DF Ross Wilkinson England 19 Released Winter n/a 0 0
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; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Player was at the club on a non-contract, pay-as-you-play deal which include a clause in which either party could cancel the agreement with 7 days notice. The player was the party that triggered the clause, resulting in his release from the club.

Loans

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
40 MF Curtis Weston England 21 Gillingham 1 August 27 August
20 FW Trésor Kandol Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zaire		 26 Millwall 7 August 28 January
17 DF Scott Gardner England
Luxembourg		 20 Farsley Celtic 19 September 21 October
25 GK Alan Martin Scotland 19 Barrow 24 September 2 May
37 MF Ian Westlake England 25 Cheltenham Town 23 October 24 January
16 MF Bradley Johnson England 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 October 5 January
35 FW Lee Trundle England 32 Bristol City 9 January 11 March
36 DF Richard Naylor England 31 Ipswich Town 14 January 2 February
38 DF Carl Dickinson England 21 Stoke City 15 January 18 February
29 FW Tom Elliott England 18 Macclesfield Town 27 January 26 February
20 FW Trésor Kandol Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zaire		 27 Charlton Athletic 30 January 3 May
31 DF Jonathan Webb England 19 Newcastle Blue Star 27 February 2 May
27 FW Liam Dickinson England 23 Derby County 13 March 14 May
24 MF Peter Sweeney Scotland 24 Grimsby Town 20 March 2 May
11 DF Alan Sheehan Republic of Ireland 22 Crewe Alexandra 23 March 2 May
26 DF Sam Sodje Nigeria
England		 29 Reading 26 March 14 May
28 GK Darryl Flahavan England 30 Crystal Palace 26 March 14 May
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.

New Contracts

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
5 DF Angola Rui Marques 30 Signed 2 years May 2010
14 MF England Jonathan Howson 20 Signed 3 years June 2011
GK England Matty Edwards 17 Signed 1 year July 2009
FW England Chris Ovington 17 Signed 1 year July 2009
7 MF England David Prutton 26 Signed 1 year June 2010
25 GK Scotland Alan Martin 19 Signed 3 years August 2011
31 DF England Jonathan Webb 18 Signed 1 year August 2009
15 MF England Fabian Delph 18 Signed 4 years August 2012
32 DF England Aidan White 17 Signed 4 years December 2012
DF England Tom Lees 18 Signed 3 years January 2011
22 MF England Andrew Hughes 31 Signed 1 year June 2010

Automatically extended until 2012 if the club is promoted to The Championship.
Player's first contract included an appearance related clause which was automatically triggered in March, resulting in a one-year contract extension commencing in June 2009.

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