2007–08_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season

2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

2007–08 season of Leeds United

The 2007–08 season was Leeds United F.C.'s first ever season in the third tier of English football after relegation from the Championship the previous season. They finished in the play-offs in League One.

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Season summary

For much of the summer of 2007, there were many doubts about whether or not Leeds would even survive until their first-ever season in the third tier, with the club massively in debt by League One standards, and having few assets to their name thanks to having sold off Elland Road and their training ground during their previous spell in administration in 2003-2004. The club's failure to agree a company voluntary arrangement with their creditors (most notably the HMRC) saw them suffer the indignity of becoming the first Football League club since Barnet in 1993 to be put up for an expulsion vote. The other clubs ultimately voted for Leeds to retain their League status, but also to be subjected to a 15-point deduction.

Despite this, and many predictions that they would suffer what would have been a third relegation in four years, the team won their first seven games and effectively eliminated the 15-point deduction. Results began to slip after assistant manager Gus Poyet left to join Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager in November, and then their form further declined after manager Dennis Wise himself departed to become director of football at Newcastle United. Former club hero Gary McAllister returned as manager, but struggled to turn their form around, leaving them looking hopelessly off the play-off race by mid-March. However, a late flurry of wins saw Leeds finish 5th in the league, qualifying them for the play-offs. In the play-off semi-finals, the club beat Carlisle over two legs, booking them a place at Wembley in the final. However, dreams were shattered when the team were beaten 1–0 by Doncaster, resigning the club to a second season in League One.

Jermaine Beckford had an impressive first full season with the club, being named League One Player of the Year and scoring over 20 goals in the process. The club recorded the highest attendance in the country outside the Premier League, in the 2–1 victory against Gillingham in May.

First-team squad

Squad information

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  • Last updated: 25 May 2008
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports and Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Magazine (April–May 2007 issue)
  • Ordered by Squad Number.
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The Premiership, The Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
Squad includes players registered with the club on the last day of the season (25 May 2008) only.

Squad stats

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Last updated: 25 May 2008
Source: Leeds United
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

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Last updated: 25 May 2008
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.

Awards

Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2007–08 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 29 April 2008 at Elland Road.[3]

Team of the Week

The following players have been selected in the official Coca-Cola Football League One team of the week.

Other Awards

The following Leeds United F.C. players and staff have won the following awards whilst contracted to the club in the 2007–08 season.

Transfers

In

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Out

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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.

1Original transfer fee was £300k, but rose to £500k when Stoke City were promoted to The Premiership.[35]
2Player came out of retirement in November 2008 to play for MK Dons.
Detailing transfers up to 25 May 2008 only.

Loans

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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.


Details loan moves up to 25 May 2008 only.

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss
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Competitions

Overall summary

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Updated to match played 4 May 2008
Source: Competitions
 1 Qualified for play-offs. Lost to Doncaster Rovers in the final. With the 15-point deduction, would have finished second and received automatic promotion.

League One

Table

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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Leeds United's score shown first
  2. Leeds were originally due to play Dynamo Dresden, but the match was cancelled due to fears of crowd trouble. Leeds United subsequently arranged a friendly with Czech side Slovan Liberec instead.[39]
  3. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
  4. Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

Results summary

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Last updated: 4 May 2008.
Source: The Football League
1 Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2008. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss
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Play-offs

Semi finals Final
        
3 Doncaster Rovers 0 5 5
6 Southend United 0 1 1
Doncaster Rovers 1
Leeds United 0
4 Carlisle United 2 0 2
5 Leeds United 1 2 3

Last updated: 25 May 2008.
Source: The Football League

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FA Cup

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League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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Notes

  1. Leeds United's score written first
  2. Leeds win 3–2 on aggregate

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