2023–24_Leeds_United_F.C._season

2023–24 Leeds United F.C. season

2023–24 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United 2023–24 football season

The 2023–24 season is the 104th season in the existence of Leeds United and the club's first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

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Players

As of 1 February 2024
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Transfers

In

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† Signed for the Academy

Out

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Loans in

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  1. On 4 January, Spence's loan from Tottenham was terminated early.

Loans out

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Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 May, Leeds United confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against Manchester United in Oslo, Norway.[49] Three further friendlies were later added, against Monaco, Heart of Midlothian and Nottingham Forest.[50]

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12 July 2023 Friendly Leeds United 0–2 Manchester United Oslo, Norway
17:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 21,021
Referee: Rohit Saggi
22 July 2023 Friendly Leeds United 0–2 Monaco York
16:00 BST Report
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,209
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 July 2023 Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United Burton
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: Craig Pawson
30 July 2023 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Leeds United Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,641
Referee: David Dickinson

Competitions

Overall record

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Last updated: 26 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024 (9 of 10 matches completed). Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[51]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place, but may yet be promoted automatically; (Y) May yet qualify for the play-offs, but cannot be promoted automatically.

Results summary

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Last updated: 26 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 1 Leeds United 2–2 Cardiff City Leeds
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,368
Referee: Josh Smith
12 August 2023 2 Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds United Bordesley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 20,451
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 August 2023 3 Leeds United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leeds
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,890
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 August 2023 4 Ipswich Town 3–4 Leeds United Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,606
Referee: Bobby Madley
2 September 2023 5 Leeds United 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,484
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 September 2023 6 Millwall 0–3 Leeds United Bermondsey
12:00 BST Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 17,909
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
20 September 2023 7 Hull City 0–0 Leeds United Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 24,221
Referee: Stephen Martin
23 September 2023 8 Leeds United 3–0 Watford Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,236
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 September 2023 9 Southampton 3–1 Leeds United Southampton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,372
Referee: John Brooks
4 October 2023 10 Leeds United 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,663
Referee: David Webb
7 October 2023 11 Leeds United 2–1 Bristol City Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,386
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 October 2023 12 Norwich City 2–3 Leeds United Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,758
Referee: Jon Busby
25 October 2023 13 Stoke City 1–0 Leeds United Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,871
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 October 2023 14 Leeds United 4–1 Huddersfield Town Leeds
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,813
Referee: James Bell
3 November 2023 15 Leicester City 0–1 Leeds United Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,011
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 November 2023 16 Leeds United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,718
Referee: Josh Smith
24 November 2023 17 Rotherham United 1–1 Leeds United Rotherham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 November 2023 18 Leeds United 3–1 Swansea City Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,905
Referee: Sam Allison
2 December 2023 19 Leeds United 3–2 Middlesbrough Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,812
Referee: Darren England
9 December 2023 20 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Leeds United Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,963
Referee: Bobby Madley
12 December 2023 21 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,531
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 December 2023 22 Leeds United 1–1 Coventry City Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,700
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 December 2023 23 Leeds United 4–0 Ipswich Town Leeds
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,758
Referee: Stephen Martin
26 December 2023 24 Preston North End 2–1 Leeds United Preston, Lancashire
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,816
Referee: Josh Smith
29 December 2023 25 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Leeds United West Bromwich
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,409
Referee: Graham Scott
1 January 2024 26 Leeds United 3–0 Birmingham City Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,086
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 January 2024 27 Cardiff City 0–3 Leeds United Leckwith
15:00 GMT
  • Ng Yellow card 45+2'
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Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 25,991
Referee: Oliver Langford
21 January 2024 28 Leeds United 2–1 Preston North End Leeds
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,570
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was moved for TV coverage.[53]
24 January 2024 29 Leeds United 1–0 Norwich City Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,380
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was brought forward due to the involvement of both teams in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[54]
2 February 2024 30 Bristol City 0–1 Leeds United Bristol
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 25,429
Referee: Stephen Martin
10 February 2024 31 Leeds United 3–0 Rotherham United Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,261
Referee: Andrew Madley
13 February 2024 32 Swansea City 0–4 Leeds United Swansea
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,897
Referee: David Webb
17 February 2024 33 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Leeds United Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,818
Referee: Matthew Donohue
23 February 2024 34 Leeds United 3–1 Leicester City Leeds
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,954
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 March 2024 35 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Leeds United Huddersfield
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 22,351
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Kick-off time was originally 15:00, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports coverage.[55]
5 March 2024 36 Leeds United 1–0 Stoke City Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,118
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 March 2024 37 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds United Sheffield
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,032
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[56]
17 March 2024 38 Leeds United 2–0 Millwall Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,813
Referee: Stephen Martin
29 March 2024 39 Watford 2–2 Leeds United Watford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,236
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[57]
1 April 2024 40 Leeds United 3–1 Hull City Leeds
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,747
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[57]
6 April 2024 41 Coventry City 2–1 Leeds United Coventry
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 30,232
Referee: Tom Nield
9 April 2024 42 Leeds United 0–0 Sunderland Leeds
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,793
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially given a 19:45 kick-off time, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[58]
13 April 2024 43 Leeds United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,518
Referee: James Bell
22 April 2024 44 Middlesbrough 3–4 Leeds United Middlesbrough
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,333
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[59]
26 April 2024 45 Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Leeds United White City, London
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,677
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[60]
4 May 2024 46 Leeds United v Southampton Leeds
12:30 BST Stadium: Elland Road

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Leeds United were drawn away to Peterborough United in the third round,[61][62] at home to Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round[63][64] and away to Chelsea in the fifth round.[65]

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7 January 2024 Third round Peterborough United 0–3 Leeds United Peterborough
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 12,927
Referee: Sam Allison
27 January 2024 Fourth round Leeds United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,247
Referee: Lewis Smith
6 February 2024 Fourth round replay Plymouth Argyle 1–4 (a.e.t.) Leeds United Plymouth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,636
Referee: Robert Jones
28 February 2024 Fifth round Chelsea 3–2 Leeds United Fulham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,892
Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Leeds United were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first round,[66] and away to Salford City in the second round.[67]

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9 August 2023 First round Leeds United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,129
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 August 2023 Second round Salford City 1–1
(9–8 p)		 Leeds United Kersal
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 26 April 2024

The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute.

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Last updated: 26 April 2024
Source: Soccerbase

Players with zero appearances were unused substitutes named in at least one matchday squad.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 22 April 2024[68]
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