List of Leeds United F.C. seasons
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This is a list of seasons played by Leeds United Association Football Club in English and European football. It covers the period from the club's inaugural season in 1919, following the demise of Leeds City earlier that year, to the end of the last completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitions, together with the top scorers and the average attendances for each season. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.
Leeds United were founded in October 1919, taking the place in the Midland League vacated by Leeds City Reserves, and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season.[1] They won the Second Division title four years later to gain promotion to the top tier of English football, but had to wait almost 50 years before winning any major silverware, with success in the 1968 Football League Cup Final accompanied by success in Europe in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The following season brought league success when Leeds won the First Division championship. Their success continued into the 1970s with victory in the 1972 FA Cup Final, another league title in the 1973–74 season and runners-up in the 1975 European Cup Final. Leeds won the second division title in the 1989–90 season and were promoted back to the first division. A third league title in the 1991–92 season, a second FA Charity Shield in the 1992 FA Charity Shield and a semi-final appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2001, preceded a period of turbulence which culminated in relegation to League One in the 2006–07 season. They dropped out of the top two tiers of English football for the first time in their history in a season that saw them deducted ten points for going into administration.[2] In 2010 Leeds United were promoted back into the Championship.
Leeds United have won the League Championship three times, three Second Division titles, the FA Cup once, the League Cup once, the Charity Shield twice and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice. All these honours were won under the management of either Don Revie or Howard Wilkinson.[3] The club have also been runners-up five times in the League Championship, three times in the FA Cup, once each in the League Cup, the Charity Shield, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Cup, and lost the play-off to keep the Inter-City Fairs Cup trophy.[4]
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup[5] | League Cup[6] |
Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s)[7][8] | Avg. Att.[9] | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
1919–20 | ML | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 31 | 12th | DNE | Not known[10] | Not known[10] | ||||
1920–21 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 14th | PR[11] | Robert Thompson | 12 | 14,967 | |||
1921–22 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 8th | R1 | Tommy Howarth | 13 | 13,645 | |||
1922–23 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 47 | 7th | R2 | Percy Whipp | 16 | 13,420 | |||
1923–24 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 35 | 54 | 1st | R3 | Jack Swann | 18 | 16,313 | |||
1924–25 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 59 | 34 | 18th | R1 | Jack Swann | 11 | 23,001 | |||
1925–26 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 36 | 19th | R3 | Tom Jennings | 26 | 21,382 | |||
1926–27 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | 30 | 21st | R4 | Tom Jennings | 37 | 22,073 | |||
1927–28 | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 57 | 2nd | R3 | Tom Jennings John White |
21 | 21,835 | |||
1928–29 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 41 | 13th | R4 | Charlie Keetley | 22 | 22,427 | |||
1929–30 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 5th | R4 | Russell Wainscoat | 18 | 20,910 | |||
1930–31 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 68 | 81 | 31 | 21st | R5 | Charlie Keetley | 23 | 15,755 | |||
1931–32 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 54 | 2nd | R3 | Charlie Keetley | 23 | 14,079 | |||
1932–33 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 62 | 44 | 8th | R5 | Arthur Hydes | 20 | 17,473 | |||
1933–34 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 42 | 9th | R3 | Arthur Hydes | 16 | 16,052 | |||
1934–35 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 38 | 18th | R4 | Arthur Hydes | 25 | 16,344 | |||
1935–36 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 11th | R5 | George Brown | 20 | 20,341 | |||
1936–37 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 19th | R3 | Arthur Hydes | 11 | 18,230 | |||
1937–38 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 69 | 43 | 9th | R4 | Gordon Hodgson | 26 | 21,979 | |||
1938–39 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 41 | 13th | R4 | Gordon Hodgson | 21 | 19,444 | |||
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. | ||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[12] | R3 | George Ainsley[13] | 2 | 18,000 | |||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 1 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 18 | 22nd | R3 | George Ainsley | 12 | 26,040 | |||
1947–48 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 36 | 18th | R3 | Albert Wakefield | 21 | 28,521 | |||
1948–49 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 37 | 15th | R3 | Len Browning | 14 | 29,402 | |||
1949–50 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 47 | 5th | R6 | Frank Dudley | 16 | 32,124 | |||
1950–51 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 48 | 5th | R4 | Len Browning | 20 | 27,127 | |||
1951–52 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 6th | R5 | Ray Iggleden | 20 | 26,585 | |||
1952–53 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 43 | 10th | R3 | John Charles | 27 | 20,432 | |||
1953–54 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 43 | 10th | R3 | John Charles | 43[14] | 22,709 | |||
1954–55 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 4th | R3 | Harold Brook | 16 | 21,695 | |||
1955–56 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 52 | 2nd | R3 | John Charles | 29 | 25,152 | |||
1956–57 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 44 | 8th | R3 | John Charles | 39[15] | 32,721 | |||
1957–58 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 37 | 17th | R3 | Hugh Baird | 20 | 25,168 | |||
1958–59 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 74 | 39 | 15th | R3 | Alan Shackleton | 17 | 25,334 | |||
1959–60 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 34 | 21st | R3 | John McCole | 23 | 21,877 | |||
1960–61 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 | 38 | 14th | R3 | R4 | John McCole | 23 | 13,423 | ||
1961–62 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 61 | 36 | 19th | R3 | R4 | Billy Bremner Jack Charlton |
12 | 13,340 | ||
1962–63 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 53 | 48 | 5th | R5 | R3 | Jim Storrie | 27 | 20,376 | ||
1963–64 | Div 2 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 63 | 1st | R4 | R4 | Albert Johanneson Ian Lawson |
15 | 28,723 | ||
1964–65 | Div 1 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 52 | 61 | 2nd | RU | R3 | Jim Storrie | 19 | 36,413 | ||
1965–66 | Div 1 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 55 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SF | Peter Lorimer | 19 | 34,601 |
1966–67 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 55 | 4th | SF | R4 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | RU | Johnny Giles | 18 | 35,914 |
1967–68 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 53 | 4th | SF | W | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | W | Peter Lorimer | 30 | 35,027 |
1968–69 | Div 1 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 67 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | QF | Mick Jones | 17 | 34,424 |
1969–70 | Div 1 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 57 | 2nd | RU | R3 | FA Charity Shield | W | Allan Clarke Mick Jones |
26 | 35,324 |
European Cup | SF | |||||||||||||||
1970–71 | Div 1 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 64 | 2nd | R5 | R2 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | W | Allan Clarke | 23 | 37,218 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup trophy play-off | RU | |||||||||||||||
1971–72 | Div 1 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 57 | 2nd | W | R3 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Peter Lorimer | 29 | 35,023 |
1972–73 | Div 1 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 53 | 3rd | RU | R4 | Cup Winners' Cup | RU | Allan Clarke | 26 | 33,993 |
1973–74 | Div 1 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 62 | 1st | R5 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Mick Jones | 17 | 37,026 |
1974–75 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 45 | 9th | R6 | R4 | FA Charity Shield | RU | Allan Clarke | 22 | 34,496 |
European Cup | RU | |||||||||||||||
1975–76 | Div 1 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 51 | 5th | R4 | R3 | Duncan McKenzie | 17 | 30,804 | ||
1976–77 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 51 | 42 | 10th | SF | R2 | Joe Jordan | 12 | 31,176 | ||
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 9th | R3 | SF | Ray Hankin | 21 | 29,808 | ||
1978–79 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 5th | R4 | SF | John Hawley | 17 | 27,964 | ||
1979–80 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 11th | R3 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Kevin Hird | 8 | 22,813 |
1980–81 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 44 | 9th | R3 | R2 | Carl Harris | 10 | 21,105 | ||
1981–82 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 42[16] | 20th | R4 | R2 | Arthur Graham Frank Worthington |
9 | 21,889 | ||
1982–83 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 60 | 8th | R4 | R3 | Aiden Butterworth | 13 | 17,025 | ||
1983–84 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 10th | R3 | R3 | Tommy Wright | 11 | 15,173 | ||
1984–85 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 43 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R3 | Tommy Wright | 15 | 15,504 | ||
1985–86 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 53 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup | Grp | Ian Baird | 12 | 12,715 |
1986–87 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 68 | 4th[17] | SF | R2 | Full Members Cup | R1 | Ian Baird | 19 | 18,362 |
1987–88 | Div 2 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup | R2 | John Sheridan | 14 | 19,493 |
1988–89 | Div 2 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 67 | 10th | R4 | R3 | Full Members Cup | R2 | Bobby Davison | 17 | 20,505 |
1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 52 | 85 | 1st | R3 | R2 | Full Members Cup | R4 | Gordon Strachan | 18 | 26,865 |
1990–91 | Div 1 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 64 | 4th | R4 | SF | Full Members Cup | NF | Lee Chapman | 31 | 25,779 |
1991–92 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 37 | 82 | 1st | R3 | R5 | Full Members Cup | R2 | Lee Chapman | 20 | 27,668 |
1992–93[18] | Prem | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 62 | 51 | 17th | R4 | R3 | FA Charity Shield | W | Lee Chapman | 17 | 27,585 |
Champions League | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1993–94 | Prem | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | 70 | 5th | R4 | R2 | Rod Wallace | 17 | 33,327 | ||
1994–95 | Prem | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 73 | 5th | R5 | R2 | Tony Yeboah | 13 | 30,959 | ||
1995–96 | Prem | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | 43 | 13th | R6 | RU | UEFA Cup | R2 | Tony Yeboah | 19 | 30,273 |
1996–97 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 11th | R5 | R3 | Rod Wallace | 8 | 30,348 | ||
1997–98 | Prem | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 59 | 5th | R6 | R4 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 22 | 32,303 | ||
1998–99 | Prem | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 67 | 4th | R5 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 20[19] | 36,028 |
1999–2000 | Prem | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 69 | 3rd | R5 | R4 | UEFA Cup | SF | Michael Bridges | 21 | 37,579 |
2000–01 | Prem | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | 68 | 4th | R4 | R3 | Champions League | SF | Mark Viduka | 22 | 37,866 |
2001–02 | Prem | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 66 | 5th | R3 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R4 | Mark Viduka | 16 | 39,460 |
2002–03 | Prem | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 15th | R6 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Mark Viduka | 22 | 37,768 |
2003–04 | Prem | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 | 33 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Mark Viduka | 12 | 36,119 | ||
2004–05 | Champ[20] | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 14th | R3 | R3 | David Healy Brian Deane |
7 | 28,814 | ||
2005–06 | Champ | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 78 | 5th[21] | R3 | R3 | David Healy Rob Hulse |
14 | 22,294 | ||
2006–07 | Champ | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 36[22] | 24th | R3 | R3 | David Healy | 10 | 20,184 | ||
2007–08 | Lge 1 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | 76[23] | 5th[24] | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | NQF | Jermaine Beckford | 20 | 26,040 |
2008–09 | Lge 1 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 49 | 84 | 4th[25] | R2 | R4 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Jermaine Beckford | 34 | 22,849 |
2009–10 | Lge 1 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 86 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Football League Trophy | NF | Jermaine Beckford | 31 | 23,116 |
2010–11 | Champ | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 70 | 72 | 7th | R3 | R2 | Luciano Becchio | 20 | 26,739 | ||
2011–12 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Ross McCormack | 19 | 23,369 | ||
2012–13 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 61 | 13th | R5 | R5 | Luciano Becchio | 19 | 21,572 | ||
2013–14 | Champ | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | 57 | 15th | R3 | R3 | Ross McCormack | 29 | 25,088 | ||
2014–15 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Mirco Antenucci | 10 | 24,276 | ||
2015–16 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 13th | R5 | R1 | Chris Wood | 13 | 21,667 |
Key
Key to league record:
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Key to divisions:
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Key to rounds:
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Champions | Runners-up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.
Footnotes and references
- ^ "Review of 1920–21 Back in the big time". The Mighty Mighty Whites. The definitive history of Leeds United. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC Sport. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Leeds United Managers". WAFLL (a Leeds United fansite). Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Honours". Official website. Leeds United F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ "Leeds United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ The League Cup was founded in 1961.
- ^ "English League leading goalscorers 1889–2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European and other Football Association (FA) and Football League domestic cup competitions) are counted.
- ^ Attendance in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European and other FA and Football League domestic cup competitions) at games classed as home fixtures are counted towards the average. Averages derived from season pages found at "Leeds United Results". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ a b There is no record of the scorers or attendance figures for the 1919–20 season.
- ^ Leeds won their extra preliminary and preliminary round ties but withdrew before their first round qualifying tie.
"Leeds United". Footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2008. - ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46, but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
- ^ FA Cup goals only.
- ^ 42 league goals.
- ^ 38 league goals.
- ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ^ Lost in the first ever play-off final to Charlton Athletic 2–1 in a replay after each team had won their home leg 1–0.
- ^ The 22 top English clubs break away from the Football League to form the FA Premier League as the new top tier of the English football pyramid.
- ^ 18 league goals.
- ^ The three divisions in the Football League are renamed. Division One becomes The Championship, Division Two becomes League One and Division Three becomes League Two.
- ^ Lost in the play-off final to Watford 3–0 at the Millennium Stadium.
- ^ Deducted 10 points for entering administration.
- ^ Deducted 15 points for exiting administration without going via a company voluntary agreement.
- ^ Lost the play-off final to Doncaster Rovers 1–0 at the new Wembley Stadium.
- ^ Lost the play-off semi-final to Millwall 2–1 on aggregate.
External links
- "Leeds United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- "League history". Leeds United Mad. Footymad.net. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- "Season by Season Review from 1905". The Mighty Mighty Whites. The definitive history of Leeds United. Retrieved 14 January 2008. (Covers periods from 1919 to 1968 and 1999 to 2007.)