2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s second season back in the second tier of English football which initially saw the club challenging for the play-off positions but dismal form in spring resulted in a mid table finish. In other competitions, the squad only saw one round of the FA Cup with defeat at the hands of Arsenal for the second year in a row and reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to rivals Manchester United.
| 2011–12 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
| Manager | Simon Grayson (until 1 February)[1] Neil Redfearn (caretaker, until 20 Feb) Neil Warnock (from 18 February)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Elland Road | |||
| Championship | 14th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ross McCormack (18) All: Ross McCormack (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,366 vs West Ham United (17 March 2012, Championship) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,665 vs Bradford City (9 August 2011, League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 23,369 | |||
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A turbulent February saw Reserve Team Manager Neil Redfearn in charge of the team for four games with Manager Simon Grayson relieved of his duties and replaced by veteran promotion specialist Neil Warnock.[2] Ross McCormack drastically improved his performance from the 2010–11 season by scoring 19 goals – the most in the squad. He narrowly lost out on Player of the Year to Robert Snodgrass who was made Club Captain by Warnock following the sale of influential local skipper Jonny Howson in January.[3] Young Player of the Year went to Tom Lees who led an injection of the youth into the side with Aidan White establishing himself in the starting line-up and debuts being handed to youngsters Zac Thompson, Charlie Taylor and keeper Alex Cairns.
Off the field, the club's directors reported a healthy profit of £3.5m,[4] but found themselves at war with some supporters following the controversial £7m summer renovation of the Elland Road stadium[5] – a summer which saw a contrasting £0.7m spent on players' transfers and £5.2m received in player sales. Chairman Ken Bates also came under scrutiny from fans following the departures of fans' favourite Howson and 2010–11 Player of the Year Max Gradel.[6]
Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011–12 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 11 May 2011 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2011–12 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 matches section.
May
- 11 May: Chairman, Ken Bates reveals that defender Federico Bessone and striker Mike Grella have been placed on the transfer list[7]
June
- 30 June: The players return for pre-season training with only one new face, goalkeeper Paul Rachubka[8]
July
- 11 July: Long serving Club President, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood KBE passes away at the age of 88. Lord Harewood became President of the club in 1961 and was also President of the FA from 1963 to 1972.[9]
- 13 July: Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood accepts Chairman, Ken Bates' offer of becoming the new Club Patron after the passing of her husband, Lord Harewood.[10]
- 16 July: Manager, Simon Grayson bans his players from social networking website Twitter after striker Davide Somma revealed on his Twitter account, against the wishes of the boss, that he would be out injured for "five or six months". At the time of the ban, professionals Adam Clayton, Max Gradel, Mike Grella, Will Hatfield, Ross McCormack, Ramón Núñez, Lloyd Sam, Charlie Taylor, Zac Thompson, Somma and a handful of Academy players had Twitter accounts. Andy O'Brien previously tweeted, but deleted his account after receiving abuse from other users.[11]
October
- 21 October: It is revealed that a planned statue of former manager Don Revie by Graham Ibbeson, will be located opposite the East Stand of Elland Road.[12]
- 24 October: The club announce that several new hospitality suites will open for the first time for the home game against Cardiff City on 30 October. The suites form part of the ongoing redevelopment of Elland Road's East Stand.[13]
November
- 8 November: Leeds receive the Level Playing Field Award following an audit of Elland Road to access its suitability for disabled staff and fans.[14]
- 19 November: Simon Grayson announces that Andy O'Brien will not play for the club again after revealing that O'Brien refused to play in the match against Burnley[15]
- 27 November: The club extends its sympathies to the family of former player Gary Speed who died earlier in the day, reportedly after committing suicide.[16][17] Leeds later announced that a new suite in the East Stand of Elland Road would be named in Speed's honour,[18] while the team wore black armbands and took part in a minute's applause for Speed before the away game against Nottingham Forest on 29 November and the home game against Millwall on 3 December.[19][20]
February
- 1 February: Simon Grayson is sacked as manager following the 4–1 home defeat to Birmingham City the previous day. In an official statement, the club's chief executive Shaun Harvey, stated that Leeds made the decision in the belief that "a new managerial team will be able to get more out of the existing squad of players" and ensure a play-off finish.[21] Reserve team manager Neil Redfearn is appointed caretaker manager with immediate effect.
- 18 February: After nearly three weeks of speculation, Neil Warnock is announced as the new club manager with an 18-month contract.[22] A number of high-profile managers were confirmed to have applied for the post, including Raddy Antic,[23] Phil Brown,[24] Sven-Göran Eriksson[25] and Albert Ferrer.[26] Redfearn and his coaching staff return to their usual jobs at the club.
Players
First team squad information
- Last updated: 28 April 2012
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
- Ordered by Squad Number.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
1Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.
2Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club[27]
Squad stats
| Total | 2011–12 Football League Championship | FA Cup | 2011–12 Football League Cup | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
Pos. |
Name |
Nat. |
GS |
App |
Gls |
Min |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | App | Gls |
Notes | ||
| 1 | GK | Lonergan |  |
31 | 31 | 2907 | 28 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | RB | Connolly | |
23 | 25 | 2171 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | CB | Kisnorbo | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
19 | 21 | 1773 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | RB | Bruce |  |
4 | 4 | 300 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | CB | O'Brien | |
4 | 6 | 394 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | AM | Rogers |  |
1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | DM | Brown | |
18 | 22 | 1 | 1608 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Paynter | |
2 | 57 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Becchio |  |
22 | 36 | 11 | 2305 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | LW | Sam |  |
5 | 19 | 782 | 17 | 2 | Started several games at RW | |||||||
| 12 | GK | Rachubka | |
6 | 7 | 440 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | CM | Clayton | |
40 | 41 | 6 | 3708 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | LM | Pugh | |
26 | 29 | 2 | 2407 | 28 | 2 | 1 | Started several games at LB | |||||
| 18 | FW | Forssell |  |
1 | 13 | 294 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 | LW | Núñez |  |
8 | 20 | 5 | 919 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Started several games at AM | |||
| 22 | CB | Lees | |
35 | 38 | 2 | 3311 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Started several games at RB | ||||
| 23 | RW | Snodgrass |  |
35 | 37 | 13 | 3295 | 35 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 | GK | M. Taylor | .svg.png.webp){kind=small}  |
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| 25 | FW | Webber | |
1 | 6 | 228 | 6 | |||||||||
| 26 | CB | Bromby | |
4 | 7 | 395 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 27 | FW | Somma |  |
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| 28 | LB | White | |
37 | 38 | 3229 | 35 | 1 | 2 | Started several games at LW | ||||||
| 29 | RB | Thompson | |
6 | 8 | 601 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Started several games at CM | ||||||
| 30 | GK | Cairns | |
1 | 47 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 31 | LB | C. Taylor | |
1 | 3 | 133 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 32 | LB | L. Turner | |
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| 33 | LB | Robinson | |
4 | 4 | 365 | 4 | |||||||||
| 44 | FW | McCormack | |
38 | 42 | 17 | 3274 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Started several games at LW | |||
| 48 | CB | O'Dea | |
35 | 34 | 2 | 3241 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Started several games at LB | ||||
| Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club: | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LW | Gradel |  |
4 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | AM | Väyrynen | |
3 | 12 | 357 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | FW | Grella | |
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| 14 | CM | Howson | |
22 | 22 | 1 | 1981 | 19 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 14 | RB | Smith | |
3 | 3 | 261 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 | RW | Townsend | |
7 | 7 | 1 | 522 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | LB | Parker | |
1 | 1 | 95 | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 | LB | Bessone | |
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| 21 | GK | McCarthy | |
6 | 6 | 564 | 6 | |||||||||
| 25 | CM | Delph | |
3 | 3 | 435 | 3 | |||||||||
| 38 | FW | Keogh | |
19 | 24 | 2 | 1524 | 22 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | CM | Howson | |
22 | Club captain (to Jan) |
| 23 | LW | Snodgrass | |
14 | Club captain (from Feb) |
| 1 | GK | Lonergan | |
8 | Vice captain #2 (until Jan) Club captain (Jan – Feb) |
| 3 | CB | Kisnorbo | |
6 | Vice captain #1 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012
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.
Assists
| R | Player | Position | The Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snodgrass |
RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | McCormack |
FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Clayton |
CM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sam |
LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Lees |
CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Connolly |
RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| White |
LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Becchio |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Howson |
CM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Brown |
DM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forssell |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lonergan |
GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paynter |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pugh |
LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C. Taylor |
LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Webber |
RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source: BBC Sport
Disciplinary record
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
 |
 |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | LB | |
O'Dea | 11 | 1 | ||
| 15 | CM | |
Clayton | 12 | |||
| 8 | DM | |
Brown | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2 | RB | |
Connolly | 7 | 1 | ||
| 23 | RW | |
Snodgrass | 8 | |||
| 16 | LW | |
Pugh | 6 | |||
| 14 | CM | |
Howson | 4 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | |
Becchio | 5 | |||
| 28 | LB | |
White | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 | LW | |
Gradel | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | CB | |
Kisnorbo | 2 | 1 | ||
| 44 | FW | |
McCormack | 3 | |||
| 33 | LB | |
Robinson | 3 | |||
| 22 | CB | |
Lees | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | CM | |
Väyrynen | 2 | |||
| 29 | CM | |
Thompson | 1 | |||
| 26 | CB | |
Bromby | 1 | |||
| 38 | FW | |
Keogh | 1 | |||
| 1 | GK | |
Lonergan | 1 | |||
| 5 | CB | |
O'Brien | 1 | |||
| 11 | LW | |
Sam | 1 | |||
| 31 | LB | |
C. Taylor | 1 | |||
| 17 | RW | |
Townsend | 1 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source: BBC Sport
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | |
Paul Rachubka | 30 | EU | Blackpool | Free Agent | Summer | 2013 | Free | Leeds United |
| 8 | MF | |
Michael Brown | 34 | EU | Portsmouth | Free Agent | Summer | 20121 | Free | Leeds United |
| 1 | GK | |
Andy Lonergan | 27 | EU | Preston North End | Transferred | Summer | 2014 | £200k2 | Leeds United |
| 18 | FW | |
Mikael Forssell | 30 | EU | Hannover 96 |
Free Agent | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 7 | MF | |
Mika Väyrynen | 29 | EU | Heerenveen  |
Free Agent | Summer | 20121 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 24 | GK | |
Maik Taylor | 40 | EU | Birmingham City | Free Agent | Summer | 2012 | Free | Leeds United |
| 16 | MF | |
Danny Pugh | 29 | EU | Stoke City | Transferred | Winter | 2014 | £500k | Leeds United |
| 6 | MF | |
Robbie Rogers | 24 | EU | Columbus Crew |
Free Agent | Winter | 2013 | Free | Leeds United |
| 25 | MF | |
Danny Webber | 30 | EU | Portsmouth | Free Agent | Winter | 2012 | Free | Leeds United |
1Includes an option of the club extending the contract by one year.[28][29]
2Although the fee was officially 'undisclosed', the Yorkshire Evening Post confirmed that the fee was £200k[30]
Loans in
| No. |
P |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea | | 25 | Celtic | 4 Aug | 20 Apr | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 38 | FW | Andy Keogh | | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 Aug | 2 Jan | BBC Sport | Leeds United |
| 16 | MF | Danny Pugh | | 29 | Stoke City | 22 Sep | 2 Jan | Leeds United | Sky Sports |
| 21 | GK | Alex McCarthy | | 22 | Reading | 4 Nov | 3 Jan | Yorkshire Evening Post | Leeds United |
| 17 | MF | Andros Townsend | | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 Jan | 23 Feb | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 25 | MF | Fabian Delph | | 22 | Aston Villa | 20 Jan | 22 Feb | BBC Sport | Leeds United |
| 14 | DF | Adam Smith | | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 Jan | 27 Feb | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 33 | DF | Paul Robinson | | 33 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 Mar | 28 Apr | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| — | GK | Sean McDermott |  | 18 | Arsenal | 9 Mar | 9 Apr | Arsenal | Donegal Democrat |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | FW | Mike Grella | | 24 | Brentford | 26 Aug | 29 Aug | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| — | MF | Will Hatfield | | 32 | Accrington Stanley | 14 Oct | 31 Dec | Leeds United | Accrington Stanley |
| 9 | FW | Billy Paynter | | 27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 Oct | 2 Jan | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 4 | DF | Alex Bruce | | 39 | Huddersfield Town | 24 Oct | 31 Dec | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | | 30 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 Nov | 30 Jan | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 31 | DF | Charlie Taylor | | 18 | York City | 1 Jan | 30 Jan | Leeds United | Leeds United |
| 19 | DF | Ben Parker | | 24 | Carlisle United | 26 Jan | 25 Feb | Leeds United | Fans Network |
| 30 | GK | Alex Cairns | | 19 | Barrow | 31 Jan | 2 Mar | Leeds United | Barrow |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | | 42 | Leyton Orient | 7 Mar | Leyton Orient | ||
| 24 | GK | Maik Taylor | | 40 | Millwall | 12 Mar | 28 Apr | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | Lloyd Sam | | 39 | Notts County | 14 Mar | Leeds United |
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel |  | 24 | Transferred | Leicester City | Summer | £1.0m1 | 40 | 0 | Leeds United |
| — | MF | Elliot Kebbie | | 16 | Out of Contract | Atlético Madrid  |
Summer | £500k2 | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 12 | GK | Shane Higgs | | 34 | Out of Contract | Northampton Town | Summer | n/a | 29 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 6 | DF | Richard Naylor | | 34 | Out of Contract | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | n/a | 76 | 4 | Leeds United |
| — | MF | James Baxendale | | 18 | Out of Contract | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 | Leeds United |
| — | DF | Jonny Birbeck | | 18 | Out of Contract | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | |
| — | DF | James Booker | | 18 | Out of Contract | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | | 25 | Out of Contract | Bristol City | Summer | n/a | 144 | 11 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | Bradley Johnson | | 24 | Out of Contract | Norwich City | Summer | n/a | 140 | 17 | BBC Sport |
| 13 | FW | Mike Grella | | 24 | Released | Brentford | Summer | n/a | 42 | 5 | Leeds United |
| 21 | DF | Federico Bessone | | 27 | Released | Swansea City  |
Summer | n/a | 8 | 0 | BBC Football |
| 7 | MF | Max Gradel | | 23 | Transferred | Saint-Étienne  |
Summer | £1.7m1 | 84 | 25 | Leeds United |
| — | MF | Will Hatfield | | 20 | Released | Accrington Stanley | Winter | n/a | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 14 | MF | Jonathan Howson | | 23 | Transferred | Norwich City | Winter | £2.0m1 | 225 | 29 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | DF | Ben Parker | | 24 | Released | Guiseley | Winter | n/a | 55 | 1 | Leeds United |
| 7 | MF | Mika Väyrynen |  | 30 | Released | HJK |
Winter | n/a | 10 | 0 | Leeds United |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
1Although the fees were officially 'undisclosed', chairman Ken Bates confirmed that the Gradel fee was approximately £1,700,000, Schmeichel fee – £1,000,000 and Howson fee – £2,000,000[31]
2Despite being out of contract, Atletico Madrid were legally obliged to pay his former club an undisclosed fee which was later reported to be £500,000
New Contracts
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Status |
Contract length |
Expiry date |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF | |
Ramón Núñez | 25 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| — | DF | |
Nathan Turner | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| 32 | MF | |
Lewis Turner | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| 31 | DF | |
Charlie Taylor | 17 | Signed | 3 years | June 2014 | Leeds United |
| 16 | MF | |
Bradley Johnson | 24 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a | Leeds United |
| — | DF | |
Monty Gimpel | 17 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| 30 | GK | |
Alex Cairns | 18 | Signed | 1 year1 | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| 8 | MF | |
Neil Kilkenny | 25 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a | Leeds United |
| 22 | DF | |
Tom Lees | 20 | Signed | 4 years | June 2015 | Leeds United |
| 20 | MF | |
Ramón Núñez | 25 | Signed | 4 years1 | June 2015 | Leeds United |
| 29 | MF | |
Zac Thompson | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | Leeds United |
| 28 | MF | |
Aidan White | 20 | Rejected | 4 years | n/a | Leeds United |
| 24 | GK | |
Maik Taylor | 40 | Signed | 6 months | June 2012 | Leeds United |
| 14 | MF | |
Jonathan Howson | 23 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a | Leeds United |
| 30 | GK | |
Alex Cairns | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2014 | Leeds United |
1The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.
Pre-season
| 13 July 2011 | Falkirk | 0–2 | Leeds United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Scobbie  37' (o.g.) Snodgrass 53' |
| 16 July 2011 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Leeds United | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Murphy 39' |
Report | Bruce 68' Núñez 75' |
| 19 July 2011 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Leeds United | Spotland Stadium |
| 19:30 | Report | Gradel 30' |
Attendance: 3935 |
| 23 July 2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Leeds United | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 13:00 | Prutton 8' |
Report | Gradel 84' (pen.) |
| 26 July 2011 | Sandefjord | 1–1 | Leeds United | Adeccoligaen |
| 19:00 | Stokke 87' |
Report | Núñez 90' |
| 31 July 2011 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Elland Road |
| 14:00 | Kisnorbo 5' Sam 67' Paynter 85' |
S. Taylor 35' Vučkić 77' |
Attendance: 20,457 |
Competitions
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 |
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: The Football League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Championship
| 6 August 2011 1 | Southampton | 3–1 | Leeds United | St Mary's Stadium |
| 17:20 | Hammond 10' Lallana 25'Connolly 52' |
Report | Gradel 90+5' (pen.) |
Attendance: 25,860 (3,097 Leeds) Referee: K. Wright |
| 13 August 2011 2 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Gradel 26' Howson 59' |
Report | Emnes 67' McMahon 45+2' |
Attendance: 25,650 Referee: A. Taylor |
| 16 August 2011 3 | Leeds United | 4–1 | Hull City | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | McCormack 17' Lees 40'Snodgrass 47'Nunez 68' |
Report | Lees 21' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 22,363 Referee: E. Ilderton |
| 21 August 2011 4 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Leeds United | Upton Park |
| 13:15 | Cole 6' Kisnorbo 62' (o.g.) |
Report | McCormack 59' Clayton 90+1' |
Attendance: 28,252 Referee: M. Oliver |
| 27 August 2011 5 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Leeds United | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Scotland 77' Andrews 90' |
Report | McCormack 34' White 48' |
Attendance: 19,758 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 10 September 2011 6 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Crystal Palace | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | McCormack 8', 84' Becchio 71' |
Report | McCarthy 12' Scannell 21' |
Attendance: 23,916 Referee: S. Mathieson |
| 17 September 2011 7 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Bristol City | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Clayton 3' McCormack 86'Kisnorbo 64' |
Report | Kilkenny 11' |
Attendance: 22,655 Referee: F. Graham |
| 23 September 2011 8 | Brighton | 3–3 | Leeds United | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 48', 85' Barnes 60' |
Report | Keogh 19' McCormack 24', 90+2' |
Attendance: 20,646 (2,200 Leeds) Referee: L. Probert |
| 1 October 2011 9 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Pugh 14' |
Report | Attendance: 22,467 Referee: N. Miller |
| 14 October 2011 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Leeds United | Keepmoat |
| 19:45 | Report | Pugh 20' McCormack 51'Lees 64' |
Attendance: 12,926 (4,209 Leeds) Referee: K. Friend |
| 18 October 2011 11 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Coventry City | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | O'Dea 26' |
Report | Wood 93' |
Attendance: 21,528 Referee: A. Haines |
| 22 October 2011 12 | Peterborough United | 2–3 | Leeds United | London Road |
| 12:00 | Zakuani 23' Little 88'Tomlin 36' |
Report | Keogh 4' Clayton 54'O'Dea 90+5' |
Attendance: 12,880 Referee: K. Stroud |
| 26 October 2011 13 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Leeds United | St Andrew's |
| 19:45 | Žigić 35' |
Report | Attendance: 21,426 (3,102 Leeds) Referee: C. Foy |
| 30 October 2011 14 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Elland Road |
| 13:15 | Snodgrass 72' |
Report | Mason 16' |
Attendance: 20,270 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2 November 2011 15 | Leeds United | 0–5 | Blackpool | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | Lees 25' |
Report | LuaLua 12', 64' Shelvey 26' (pen.), 30', 77' |
Attendance: 22,423 Referee: R. East |
| 6 November 2011 16 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Leeds United | King Power Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Clayton 69' |
Attendance: 27,270 (3,319 Leeds) Referee: O. Langford |
| 19 November 2011 17 | Burnley | 1–2 | Leeds United | Turf Moor |
| 12:45 | Rodriguez 10' |
Report | Snodgrass 76', 89' |
Attendance: 17,226 Referee: S. Mathieson |
| 26 November 2011 18 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Barnsley | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | McCormack 55' |
Report | Vaz Tê 27' Davies 43' Perkins 88' |
Attendance: 25,900 Referee: G. Salisbury |
| 29 November 2011 19 | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Leeds United | City Ground |
| 19:45 | Reid 78' |
Report | Snodgrass 20' Howson 45'Becchio 49'Clayton 66' |
Attendance: 23,577 (3,597 Leeds) Referee: D. Deadman |
| 3 December 2011 20 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Millwall | Elland Road |
| 12:45 | Snodgrass 62', 65' |
Report | Attendance: 27,161 Referee: M. Oliver |
| 10 December 2011 21 | Watford | 1–1 | Leeds United | Vicarage Road |
| 15:00 | Kightly 28' Sordell  |
Report | Snodgrass 90+5' (pen.) |
Attendance: 13,573 (2,062 Leeds) Referee: E. Ilderton |
| 17 December 2011 22 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Reading | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Church 2' |
Attendance: 23,162 Referee: C. Webster |
| 26 December 2011 23 | Derby County | 1–0 | Leeds United | Pride Park |
| 13:00 | Ward 67' |
Report | Attendance: 33,010 (4,172 Leeds) Referee: A. Bates |
| 31 December 2011 24 | Barnsley | 4–1 | Leeds United | Oakwell |
| 13:00 | Vaz Tê 16', 51', 72' Davies 61' |
Report | Becchio 90+1' |
Attendance: 17,499 Referee: R. Swarbrick |
| 2 January 2012 25 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Burnley | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Easton 88' (o.g.) McCormack 90+7' |
Report | Austin 69' Trippier 28' |
Attendance: 27,295 Referee: M. Brown |
| 14 January 2012 26 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Leeds United | Selhurst Park |
| 15:00 | C. Martin 6' Scannell 44' |
Report | Snodgrass 63' |
Attendance: 17,796 (4,004 Leeds) Referee: D. Coote |
| 21 January 2012 27 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass 74' McCormack 82'Becchio 90' |
Report | Drury 34' McCarthy 70' |
Attendance: 22,844 Referee: G. Eltringham |
| 31 January 2012 28 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Birmingham City | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | McCormack 19' |
Report | Žigić 31', 61', 64', 68' |
Attendance: 19,628 Referee: M. Dean |
| 4 February 2012 29 | Bristol City | 0–3 | Leeds United | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 | Wilson 44' Bolasie 57' |
Report | Snodgrass 40' McCormack 79'Becchio 90+2' |
Attendance: 15,257 (1,962 Leeds) Referee: J. Linington |
| 11 February 2012 30 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Brighton | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Becchio 79' |
Report | Mackail-Smith 77' Navarro 90' |
Attendance: 23,171 Referee: G. Salisbury |
| 14 February 2012 31 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Ricoh Arena |
| 19:45 | McSheffrey 21' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | McCormack 32' |
Attendance: 15,704 (3,214 Leeds) Referee: P. Miller |
| 18 February 2012 32 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Townsend 55' Clayton 80'Becchio 90+9' |
Report | Bakayoyo 32', 54' |
Attendance: 21,181 Referee: K. Stroud |
| 25 February 2012 33 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Leeds United | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 17,571 Referee: P. Gibbs |
| 3 March 2012 34 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Southampton | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Lambert 16' |
Attendance: 20,901 Referee: N. Miller |
| 6 March 2012 35 | Hull City | 0–0 | Leeds United | KC Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 22,676 Referee: S. Attwell |
| 11 March 2012 36 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Leeds United | Riverside |
| 12:15 | Robson 85' |
Report | Snodgrass 18' Becchio 27' |
Attendance: 21,301 Referee: C. Boyeson |
| 17 March 2012 37 | Leeds United | 1–1 | West Ham United | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Becchio 83' |
Report | Collins 89' |
Attendance: 33,366 Referee: P. Walton |
| 20 March 2012 38 | Leeds United | 3–7 | Nottingham Forest | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | Snodgrass 6' (pen.) Becchio 53'Brown 55' |
Report | Guedioura 8' McCleary 46', 56', 60', 71'Blackstock 52', 81' |
Attendance: 21,367 Referee: E. Ilderton |
| 24 March 2012 39 | Millwall | 0–1 | Leeds United | The Den |
| 15:00 | Report | McCormack 65' |
Attendance: 14,309 Referee: L. Probert |
| 31 March 2012 40 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Watford | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Connolly 90+3' |
Report | Iwelumo 5', 89' |
Attendance: 21,766 Referee: P. Tierney |
| 6 April 2012 41 | Reading | 2–0 | Leeds United | Madejski Stadium |
| 14:00 | Le Fondre 84', 90' |
Report | Thompson 12' |
Attendance: 22,775 Referee: D. Drysdale |
| 9 April 2012 42 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Derby County | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Brown 25' |
Report | Bryson 32' Davies 66' |
Attendance: 21,363 Referee: O. Langford |
| 14 April 2012 43 | Leeds United | 4–1 | Peterborough United | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Paynter 45+4', 72' McCormack 47', 48' |
Report | Newell 38' |
Attendance: 19,469 Referee: D. Phillips |
| 17 April 2012 44 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Leeds United | Bloomfield Road |
| 20:00 | Ángel 79' |
Report | O'Dea 86' |
Attendance: 14,134 Referee: T. Bates |
| 21 April 2012 45 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff City Stadium |
| 12:30 | Mason 41' |
Report | Becchio 73' |
Attendance: 25,109 Referee: M. Halsey |
| 28 April 2012 46 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Leicester City | Elland Road |
| 12:30 | Webber 82' |
Report | Waghorn 39' Panayiotou 90+4' |
Attendance: 25,664 Referee: D. McDermid |
FA Cup
| 9 January 2012 Third round | Arsenal | 1–0 | Leeds United | Emirates Stadium |
| 19:45 | Henry 78' Arshavin 90+2' |
Report | 43' O'Dea 64' Townsend |
Attendance: 59,615 (5,100 Leeds) Referee: M. Clattenburg |
League Cup
| 9 August 2011 First round | Leeds United | 3–2 | Bradford City | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | Nunez 46', 75' McCormack 70' |
Report | Compton 31' Flynn 57' |
Attendance: 17,667 Referee: C. Webster |
| 23 August 2011 Second round | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hayter 2' |
Report | Nunez 30', 83' |
Attendance: 8,505 Referee: M. Brown |
| 20 September 2011 Third round | Leeds United | 0–3 | Manchester United | Elland Road |
| 19:45 | Report | Owen 15', 32' Giggs 45+1' |
Attendance: 31,031 Referee: M. Jones |
Awards
Official Player of the Year Awards
The results of the 2011–12 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2012 at Elland Road.[32]
- Player of the Year: Robert Snodgrass
- Young Player of the Year: Tom Lees
- Players' Player of the Year: Robert Snodgrass
- Goal of the Season: Adam Clayton (vs Leicester City, 6 November)
- Fastest Goal of the Season: Adam Clayton (vs Bristol City, 17 September)
- Best Contribution to Community: Aidan White
- Chairman's Special Award: Neil Redfearn
Championship Team of the Week
The following Leeds players have been selected in the official 2011–12 Championship team of the week.[33]
- 23 August: Darren O'Dea
- 19 September: Adam Clayton
- 26 September: Ross McCormack
- 3 October: Danny Pugh
- 17 October: Tom Lees, Ross McCormack
- 5 December: Tom Lees, Danny Pugh, Robert Snodgrass
- 16 January: Andros Townsend
- 6 February: Robert Snodgrass
- 20 February: Adam Clayton
- 12 March: Andy Lonergan, Darren O'Dea
- 26 March: Andy Lonergan
- 16 April: Tom Lees
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External links
- 2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
- Official Website
- Sky Sports
- Soccerbase
- ESPNsoccernet Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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