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2015–16 Leeds United F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Massimo Cellino

Championship
  
13th

Stadium
  
Elland Road

Head Coach
  
Uwe Rösler (until 19 October 2015) Steve Evans

FA Cup
  
Fifth round (knocked out by Watford)

League Cup
  
First round (knocked out by Doncaster Rovers)

The 2015–16 season is Leeds United's 6th consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

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Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2014–15 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 2 May 2015 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2015–16 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

May

  • 7 May: Massimo Cellino has been granted Football League permission to return to the club’s board, taking up the role as Leeds United chairman with immediate effect after passing the League’s Owners and Directors Test.
  • 11 May: Adam Pearson returns to the club as executive director, to assist Massimo Cellino.
  • 12 May: The Financial Fair Play transfer embargo imposed upon the club in December is lifted for the 2015 summer transfer window, with no club now under no restrictions in relation to buying or selling players.
  • 20 May: Uwe Rösler is named as the club's new head coach on a two-year deal.

    • June

  • 3 June: Rob Kelly is named assistant head coach, penning a two-year deal.
  • 9 June: Richard Hartis becomes the club's new goalkeeping coach. As a result of this move, Neil Sullivan returned to his previous role the Academy, coaching the Under-21s and U18s.
  • 15 June: Martyn Glover joins the club from West Ham United as the new head of recruitment. The club also confirmed that Stuart Hayton had joined the previous week from Liverpool as the new club secretary.
  • 16 June: The club announce a five-year deal with Italian sportswear giants Kappa to become the club’s new kit provider from the 2015/16 season onwards.
  • 24 June: The club reach a mutual agreement with Nicola Salerno for him to depart from his role as Sporting Director.

    • July

  • 2 July: Julian Darby joins the backroom staff as a first-team coach.
  • 13 July: Leeds re-purchase the catering and beverage rights for Elland Road and the Centenary Pavilion, ending a period where it had been outsourced after being sold in June 2012.
  • 13 July: Global Autocare are announced as the club’s official South Stand Sponsor and Vehicle Partner for the next three years in a record-breaking partnership.
  • 16 July: Neil Redfearn resigns from academy position, claiming the club made his position "untenable".

    • August

  • 4 August: Sol Bamba is named as the club's captain for the 2015/16 season.
  • 21 August: The club announce a partnership with bookmakers CORAL, who will become the club’s official betting and gaming partner, as well as sponsoring the North East Corner Stand of Elland Road.

    • September

  • 4 September: Paul Hart returns as the club's new Head of Academy.
  • 15 September: Adam Pearson departs from his role as executive director.

    • October

  • 19 October: Uwe Rösler and the club part ways, with Rösler departing from his position as head coach. Assistant manager Rob Kelly and first-team coach Julian Darby have been placed on gardening leave.
    Steve Evans is appointed as head coach, on a rolling contract until 30 June 2016, with Paul Raynor joining as assistant coach.

    • First team squad

    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.

    Loans in

    Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
    EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

    Loans out

    Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
    EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

    Transfers out

    EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

    New contracts

    Last updated:

    Kit

    Supplier: Kappa

    Source: Home, Away

    Club officials

    Last updated: 2 May 2013
    Source: Leeds United Season Official Handbook 2012/13
     Includes staff currently registered with club only.

    Other information

    Last updated: 28 April 2012
    Source: Leeds United

    Overall summary

    Last updated: 7 May 2016
    Source: Competitions

    Pre-season and friendlies

    Leeds confirmed pre-season fixtures against Athletic Bilbao and Hoffenheim on 28 May 2015. The game originally scheduled against Athletic Bilbao was changed to Eintracht Frankfurt, due to the Spanish side’s commitments in the Europa League qualifiers. The club confirmed games against local sides Harrogate Town and York City on 12 June 2015. On 22 June, the final game of Leeds' pre season was added, with Everton visiting Elland Road.

    Results summary

    Last updated: 7 May 2016.
    Source: The Football League

    Results by matchday

    Last updated: 7 May 2016.
    Source: Matches
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Matches

    On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

    FA Cup

    Leeds drew Rotherham United at home in the third round of the FA Cup. Leeds drew the winners of Eastleigh vs. Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round. Leeds drew an away game against Watford in the fifth round.

    League Cup

    Leeds were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the first round, on 16 June 2015.

    Championship line-ups

    1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

    FA Cup line-ups

    1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

    League Cup line-ups

    1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

    Appearances and goals

    As of 7 May 2016

    Source: Sky Sports

    Top scorers

    Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.

    Disciplinary record

    Last Updated: 23 April 2016

    1Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.
    2Carayol picked up two yellows during his previous loan spell at Huddersfield Town, before joining Leeds.
    3Diagouraga picked up six yellows at Brentford, before joining Leeds.

    Suspensions served

    As of 12 April 2016

    Formations

    Last Updated: 7 May 2016

    Captains

    Last updated: 7 May 2016
    Source: Competitive match reports.
    Competitive matches only
    Matches started as captain only
    Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

    Official Player of the Year Awards

    The results of the 2015-16 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2016 at Elland Road.

  • Fans' Player of the Year: Charlie Taylor
  • Young Player of the Year: Lewis Cook
  • Players' Player of the Year: Stuart Dallas
  • Goal of the Season: Lewis Cook (vs Fulham, 23 February 2016)

    • References

    2015–16 Leeds United F.C. season Wikipedia
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