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The 2010–11 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. return to the second tier of English football for the first time in four years with them finishing in a respectable 7th position in The Championship, just missing out on the play-offs. In other competitions, the club performed poorly in the League Cup, going out in their first match, however made it to the third round of the FA Cup forcing Premier League giants Arsenal to a replay in the process.
Contents
- Events
- May
- June
- July
- August
- November
- December
- April
- First team squad information
- Squad stats
- Most frequent starting line up
- Captains
- Assists
- Disciplinary record
- Suspensions
- International call ups
- Official Player of the Year Awards
- Championship Team of the Week
- Other
- In
- Loans In
- Loans Out
- Out
- New Contracts
- Kit
- Club officials
- First team coaching and medical staff
- Other staff
- Former staff
- Other information
- Overall summary
- Table
- Results summary
- Results by round
- References
For the first time since 1990-91, Simon Grayson's team saw four players, Becchio (20), Gradel (18), Somma (12) and Howson (11), make it in to double figures in the scoring charts. After a disastrous end to the previous season, Gradel rejuvenated himself and picked up both the Fans' and Players' Player of the Year with Young Player going to the much improved Howson. Off the field, Chairman Ken Bates consolidated his ownership of the club by purchasing a majority shareholding in the club.
Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 14 May 2010 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2010-11 season. Results of any disclipinaries etc. relevant to this season are also listed.) 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
July
August
November
December
April
May
First team squad information
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.
Squad stats
Last updated: 7 May 2011
Source: Leeds United
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank
Most frequent starting line-up
Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4-2-3-1.
The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.
Captains
Last updated: 7 May 2011
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
Last updated:18 Apr 2011
Source: BBC Sport
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 30 Apr 2011
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.
Suspensions
Ordered by date of suspension handed.
International call-ups
Ordered by squad number.
Does not include appearances and goals made prior to the 2010-11 season or prior to joining the club.
Official Player of the Year Awards
The results of the 2010-11 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2011 at Elland Road.
Championship Team of the Week
The following Leeds players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.
Other
In
Note: Bessone is EU national as he holds an Italian passport.
1Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by the Mail Online that the fee was £500,000.
2Contract includes an optional one-year extension clause.
3Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by the Mail Online that the fee was £200,000 raising to £300,000 dependent on appearances.
4Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by Vital Football that the fee was £400,000.
5Player joined the club on a non-contract basis with selection eligibility for the reserve team only. Warner only played one game before moving on to Scunthorpe United. It was rumoured that Warner rejected a six-month contract with the club.
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.
1Manager Simon Grayson confirmed in an interview with LUTV that Alnwick returned to Tottenham Hotspur after the behind-closed-doors match against Sunderland due to a thigh strain.
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.
1The player returned to the club on 1 January following his first loan spell and returned to Oldham Athletic on 27 January with a deal lasting until the end of the season.
Out
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.
1Kandol finished the 2009-10 season with the shirt number 20, however was absent during the 2010-11 season shirt number announcement with Jason Crowe taking his number. Kandol was last seen wearing the number 33 shirt during pre-season training.
2It has been confirmed that the fee paid by Sheffield United was higher than the £500k that Leeds paid for Collins in the summer to Preston.
New Contracts
Last updated:
1The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.
Kit
Supplier: Macron
Sponsor(s): NetFlights.com
Features: OHS
Source: Home, Away
Club officials
Includes staff currently registered with club only.
First team coaching and medical staff
Includes staff currently registered with club only.
Other staff
Includes staff currently registered with club only.
Former staff
Date = Date the staff member left the club. Reason = Reason for departure from the club.
Other information
Last updated: 10 May 2010
Source: Leeds United
Overall summary
Last updated: 7 May 2011
Source: Competitions
Table
Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
Last updated: 7 May 2011.
Source: The Football League
Results by round
Last updated: 7 May 2011.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.