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2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

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The 2007–08 season was Leeds United's first ever season in the third tier of English football following relegation from the Football League Championship the previous season.

Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
Leeds United
2007–08 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerDennis Wise
(until 28 January)[1]
Gwyn Williams
(caretaker, until 29 Jan)[2]
Gary McAllister
(from 29 January)
StadiumElland Road
League One5th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
League TrophyArea quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermaine Beckford (20)
All:
Jermaine Beckford (20)
Highest home attendance38,256 vs Gillingham
(3 May 2008, League One)
Lowest home attendance11,315 vs Hereford United
(20 November 2007, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance26,040
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Season summary

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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.

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss
More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
7 July 2007ShelbourneAway2–0Blake, Prutton[3]
13 July 2007York CityAway0–0—4,019[4]
18 July 2007Union BerlinAway0–2—7,602[5]
21 July 2007[a]Slovan LiberecAway0–1—[7]
23 July 2007Energie CottbusNeutral1–2Kandol3,500[8][9]
28 July 2007BurnleyAway0–2—[10]
31 July 2007DarlingtonAway1–0Beckford3,270[11]
4 August 2007Wigan AthleticHome1–2Beckford7,469[12]
6 August 2007GuiseleyAway0–2—2,180[13]
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Competitions

Overall summary

More information Competition, Started round ...
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Football League One — 5th1 11 August 20073 May 2008
Football League Cup 1st round 2nd round 14 August 200728 August 2007
Football League Trophy 2nd round Area QF 9 October 200713 November 2007
FA Cup 1st round 1st round 9 November 200720 November 2007
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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

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Doncaster Rovers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80 Qualification for League One play-offs[b]
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76[c]
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
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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 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.[6]
  2. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
  3. Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 27 10 9 72 38  +34 761 15 4 4 41 18  +23 12 6 5 31 20  +11
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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

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAAAH
ResultWWWWWWWDWWDWWLWWLWWDWDLLWWLDLLDDDWWLDWDWWWLWWW
Position2424242424201820141212969745555333543556887987710887666665
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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
More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
11 August 2007Tranmere RoversAway2–1Heath, Kandol11,008[14]
18 August 2007Southend UnitedHome4–1Thompson, Flo, Marques, Beckford24,036[15]
25 August 2007Nottingham ForestAway2–1Kandol, Beckford25,237[16]
1 September 2007Luton TownHome1–0Kandol26,856[17]
8 September 2007Hartlepool UnitedHome2–0Kandol, Beckford26,877[18]
14 September 2007Bristol RoversAway3–0Beckford (2), Kandol11,883[19]
22 September 2007Swansea CityHome2–0Beckford, Prutton29,467[20]
29 September 2007GillinghamAway1–1Carole8,719[21]
2 October 2007Oldham AthleticAway1–0Westlake10,054[22]
6 October 2007Yeovil TownHome1–0de Vries27,808[23]
13 October 2007Leyton OrientHome1–1Carole29,177[24]
20 October 2007Brighton & Hove AlbionAway1–0Kandol8,691[25]
27 October 2007MillwallHome4–2Prutton, Beckford, Douglas (2)30,319[26]
3 November 2007Carlisle UnitedAway1–3Beckford16,668[27]
6 November 2007AFC BournemouthAway3–1Kandol (2), Carole9,632[28]
17 November 2007Swindon TownHome2–1Beckford (2, 1 pen)27,990[29]
25 November 2007Cheltenham TownAway0–1—7,043[30]
4 December 2007Port ValeHome3–0Prutton, Beckford, Flo20,301[31]
8 December 2007Huddersfield TownHome4–0Douglas, Beckford (2), Flo32,501[32]
15 December 2007WalsallAway1–1Thompson10,102[33]
22 December 2007Bristol RoversHome1–0Howson27,863[34]
26 December 2007Hartlepool UnitedAway1–1Beckford7,784[35]
29 December 2007Swansea CityAway2–3Beckford, Thompson19,010[36]
1 January 2008Oldham AthleticHome1–3Constantine25,906[37]
5 January 2008Northampton TownHome3–0Richardson, Marques, Weston24,472[38]
14 January 2008Crewe AlexandraAway1–0Beckford6,771[39]
19 January 2008Doncaster RoversHome0–1—31,402[40]
26 January 2008Luton TownAway1–1Huntington9,297[41]
29 January 2008Southend UnitedAway0–1—9,819[42]
2 February 2008Tranmere RoversHome0–2—24,907[43]
9 February 2008Northampton TownAway1–1Howson7,260[44]
12 February 2008Nottingham ForestHome1–1Beckford (pen)29,552[45]
23 February 2008Crewe AlexandraHome1–1Kandol21,223[46]
1 March 2008Swindon TownAway1–0Kandol13,270[47]
8 March 2008AFC BournemouthHome2–0Johnson, Kilkenny21,199[48]
11 March 2008Cheltenham TownHome1–2Elding20,257[49]
15 March 2008Port ValeAway3–3Marques, Freedman (2)7,908[50]
22 March 2008WalsallHome2–0Beckford (2)19,095[51]
29 March 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionHome0–0—22,575[52]
1 April 2008Doncaster RoversAway1–0Sheehan15,001[53]
5 April 2008Leyton OrientAway2–0Johnson, Beckford7,602[54]
12 April 2008Carlisle UnitedHome3–2Freedman (2), Howson28,530[55]
15 April 2008Huddersfield TownAway0–1—16,413[56]
19 April 2008MillwallAway2–0Prutton, Hughes13,395[57]
25 April 2008Yeovil TownAway1–0Freedman9,527[58]
3 May 2008GillinghamHome2–1Johnson, Kandol38,256[59]
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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

More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Semi-final first leg12 May 2008Carlisle UnitedHome1–2Freedman36,297[60]
Semi-final second leg15 May 2008Carlisle UnitedAway2–0[a]Howson (2)12,873[61]
final25 May 2008Doncaster RoversNeutral0–1—75,132[62]
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FA Cup

More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round9 November 2007Hereford UnitedAway0–0—5,924[63]
First round replay20 November 2007Hereford UnitedHome0–1—11,315[64]
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League Cup

More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round14 August 2007Macclesfield TownAway1–0Westlake3,422[65]
Second round28 August 2007PortsmouthAway0–3—8,502[66]
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Football League Trophy

More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second round9 October 2007DarlingtonAway1–0Huntington7,891[67]
Area quarter-final13 November 2007BuryHome1–2Constantine18,809[68]
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First-team squad

Squad information

More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Denmark Ankergren28EU 2007 64 0 2010 Undisclosed [69]
2 DF England Richardson25EU 2001 144 5 2009 Youth system
3 DF England Huntington20EU 2007 24 3 2010 Undisclosed [70]
4 MF Republic of Ireland Douglas (VC1)26EU 2006 115 9 2009 Undisclosed [71]
5 DF Angola Rui Marques (VC3)30EU 2005 58 3 2010 Free [72]
7 MF England Prutton26EU 2007 49 4 2009 Free [73]
8 MF England Thompson (captain)34EU 2007 25 5 2008 Free [74]
9 FW England Beckford24EU 2006 57 20 2010 £50k [75]
10 FW England Constantine30EU 2007 6 2 2009 Free [76]
11 MF England Westlake24EU 2006 52 3 2009 £500k PX [77]
12 GK Scotland Martin19EU 2007 0 0 2009 Undisclosed [78]
14 MF England Howson20EU 2006 46 6 2010 Youth system [79]
16 MF England Johnson21EU 2008 24 2 2011 £250k [80]
17 MF France Carole25EU 2006 52 3 2009 Free [81]
18 MF Republic of Ireland Bayly20EU 2006 3 0 2009 Youth system [79]
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Kandol26EU 2006 66 12 2011 £200k [82]
22 MF England Hughes (VC2)30EU 2007 43 1 2009 Undisclosed [83]
23 MF England Weston21EU 2007 11 1 2009 Free [76]
24 MF Scotland Sweeney23EU 2008 9 0 2010 £150k [84]
25 GK England Lucas30EU 2007 6 0 2008 Free [85]
26 DF England Parker20EU 2007 15 0 2009 Youth system [79]
27 DF EnglandLuxembourg Gardner20EU 2007 2 0 2009 Youth system [79]
28 DF England Delph19EU 2007 3 0 2011 Youth system [86]
29 FW England Elliott18EU 2007 4 0 2011 Youth system [87]
31 FW NigeriaEngland Ameobi19EU 2007 2 0 2008 Youth system [88]
32 DF Republic of Ireland Sheehan21EU 2008 10 1 2008 Loan [89]
33 DF Slovakia Michalík24EU 2008 27 0 2011 £200k [90]
35 DF England Kenton29EU 2008 15 0 2008 Free [91]
36 MF Finland Sorsa24EU 2008 0 0 2010 Free [92]
37 MF AustraliaEngland Kilkenny22EU 2008 19 1 2011 £150k [93]
38 FW Scotland Freedman34EU 2008 14 6 2008 Loan [94]
39 FW England Elding26EU 2008 9 1 2010 £125k [95][96]
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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

More information Total, Football League One ...
Total Football League One FA CupFootball League CupFootball League TrophyNotes
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKDenmark Ankergren 50 54 50 2 2
2 RBEngland Richardson 45 451 421 1 1 1
3 LMUnited States Lewis 2 2 1 1 → Derby, 20 Aug
3 CBEngland Huntington 19 243 202 2 21
4 CMRepublic of Ireland Douglas 28 313 273 1 2 1
5 CBAngola Rui Marques 38 403 373 1 1 1
6 CBEngland Heath 30 321 261 2 2 2 → Colchester, 13 May
7 RMEngland Prutton 44 494 464 2 1
8 CMEngland Thompson 10 143 133 1
9 FWEngland Beckford 45 4720 4320 2 2
10 FWEngland Constantine 1 62 31 2 11
11 LMEngland Westlake 12 233 202 1 111
12 GKScotland Martin
14 CMEngland Howson 30 355 295 2 2 2
16 FWEngland Andrews 2 2 1 1 → Coventry, 30 Oct
16 CMEngland Johnson 21 242 242
17 LMFrance Carole 22 333 283 2 2 1
18 CMRepublic of Ireland Bayly 1 1
19 FWNorway Flo 4 223 223 → Retired, 11 Mar
20 FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kandol 36 4811 4311 2 2 1
22 CMEngland Hughes 33 431 421 1
23 CMEngland Weston 3 111 71 2 1 1
24 LBEngland Clapham 12 15 13 1 1 → Wolves, 20 Nov
24 LMScotland Sweeney 6 9 9
25 GKEngland Lucas 5 6 3 1 2
26 CBEngland Parker 12 15 9 2 2 2
27 RBEngland
Luxembourg		 Gardner 2 2 1 1
28 CBEngland Delph 2 1 1
29 FWEngland Elliott 1 1 1
30 LMPortugal da Costa 1 7 4 1 2 → Released, 14 Apr
31 FWEngland Ameobi 1 2 1 1
32 FWNetherlands
Suriname		 de Vries 3 81 61 2 → Leicester, 15 Jan
32 LBRepublic of Ireland Sheehan 10 101 101
33 CMBulgaria Kishishev 5 7 7
33 CBSlovakia Michalík 20 20 20
34 RBRepublic of Ireland Madden 1 1 1 → Released, 11 Apr
35 RBEngland Kenton 16 16 16
36 RMFinland Sorsa
37 CMAustralia
England		 Kilkenny 19 191 191
38 FWScotland Freedman 12 146 146 → Palace, 6 Mar
39 FWEngland Elding 4 91 91
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Last updated: 25 May 2008
Source: Leeds United
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
22 CM England Hughes 11 0 0
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Kandol 8 1 0
9 FW England Beckford 8 1 0
4 CM England Douglas 8 1 0
7 RM England Prutton 8 0 0
6 CB England Heath 5 0 0
5 CB Angola Rui Marques 5 0 0
8 CM England Thompson 5 0 0
14 CM England Howson 4 0 0
3 CB England Huntington 3 0 0
35 CB England Kenton 3 0 0
37 CM England Kilkenny 3 0 0
33 CB Slovakia Michalík 4 0 0
11 CM England Westlake 3 0 0
32 LB Republic of Ireland Sheehan 2 0 1
1 GK Denmark Ankergren 2 0 0
17 LM France Carole 2 0 0
30 LM England da Costa 0 0 1
16 FW England Andrews 1 0 0
24 LB England Clapham 1 0 0
32 FW NetherlandsSuriname de Vries 1 0 0
29 FW England Elliott 1 0 0
16 CM England Johnson 1 0 0
26 LB England Parker 1 0 0
24 MF Scotland Sweeney 1 0 0
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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.

Transfers

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In

More information Date, Nat. ...
DateNat. NamePos.AgeFromFeeRef.
 DEN Casper AnkergrenGK27BrøndbyUndisclosed[69]
7 August 2007 ENG Leon ConstantineFW29Port ValeFree[97]
7 August 2007 ENG Curtis WestonMF20Swindon TownFree[97]
 ENG David PruttonMF25SouthamptonFree[88]
 ENG Alan ThompsonMF33CelticFree[74]
 ENG Andrew HughesMF28Norwich CityUndisclosed[83]
 SCO Alan MartinGK18MotherwellUndisclosed[78]
 ENG Paul HuntingtonDF19Newcastle United£150k[98]
 POR Filipe da CostaMF23IonikosFree[99]
 ENG David LucasGK29BarnsleyFree[85]
 FIN Sebastian SorsaMF23HJKFree[100]
 AUS Neil KilkennyMF22Birmingham City£150k[101]
8 January 2008 ENGBradley JohnsonMF20Northampton Town£250k[102]
 SCO Peter SweeneyMF23Stoke City£150k[84]
 ENG Darren KentonDF29Leicester CityFree[91]
 SVK Ľubomír MichalíkDF24Bolton Wanderers£200k[90]
31 January 2008 ENG Anthony EldingFW25Stockport County£100k[95][103]
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Out

More information Date, Nat. ...
DateNat. NamePos.AgeToFeeRef.
30 June 2007 IRL Gary KellyDF32n/aRetired[104]
30 June 2007 ENG Ian Thomas-MooreFW30Hartlepool UnitedReleased[105][106]
30 June 2007 SCO Stephen CraineyDF25BlackpoolReleased[107][108]
30 June 2007 SCO Neil SullivanGK37Doncaster RoversReleased[107][109]
30 June 2007 ENG Sam HirdDF19Doncaster RoversReleased[107][109]
30 June 2007 AUS Hayden FoxeDF30Perth GloryReleased[105][110]
30 June 2007 ENG Robbie ElliottDF33Hartlepool UnitedReleased[105][111]
5 July 2007 ENG Kevin NichollsMF28Preston North EndUndisclosed[112]
13 July 2007 NIR David HealyFW27Fulham£1.5m[113]
13 July 2007 ENG Robbie BlakeFW31Burnley£250k[114]
 ENG Ben GordonDF16Chelsea£375k[115]
25 July 2007 ENG Danny RoseMF17Tottenham Hotspur£1.0m[116]
2 August 2007 ENG Richard CresswellFW28Stoke£500k1[117][118]
20 August 2007 USA Eddie LewisMF33Derby CountyUndisclosed[119]
 ISL Gylfi EinarssonMF28BrannReleased[99]
 ENG Shaun DerryMF30Crystal Palace£200k[120]
12 March 2008 NOR Tore André FloFW34n/aRetired 2[121]
 ENG Gavin RotheryMF20Released[122]
 IRL Simon MaddenDF19Shamrock RoversReleased[122]
 POR Filipe da CostaMF23CSKA SofiaReleased[123]
 ESP Rayco Garcia CabrareFW21MostolesReleased[123]
 ENG Matt HeathDF26Colchester UnitedFree[124]
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1Original transfer fee was £300k, but rose to £500k when Stoke City were promoted to The Premiership.[125]
2Player came out of retirement in November 2008 to play for MK Dons.
Detailing transfers up to 25 May 2008 only.

Loans in

More information Date from, Nat. ...
Date from Nat.NamePosAgeFromDate untilRef.
20 August 2007  ENGJamie ClaphamDF31Wolverhampton Wanderers20 November 2007[126][127]
1 October 2007  ENGWayne AndrewsFW29Coventry City27 October 2007[128][129]
1 October 2007  NEDMark de VriesFW32Leicester City15 January 2008[130][131]
23 October 2007  BULRadostin KishishevMF33Leicester City23 January 2008[132][133]
4 January 2008  AUSNeil KilkennyMF22Birmingham City7 January 2008[134][101]
10 January 2008  ENGDarren KentonDF29Leicester City31 January 2008[135][91]
31 January 2008  IRLAlan SheehanDF21Leicester City25 May 2008[103]
28 February 2008  IRLStephen O'HalloranDF20Aston Villa4 March 2008[136][137]
6 March 2008  SCODougie FreedmanFW33Crystal Palace25 May 2008[138][139]
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Loans out

More information Date from, Nat. ...
Date from Nat.NamePosAgeToDate untilRef.
15 November 2007  ENGTomi AmeobiFW19Scunthorpe United4 May 2008[140][141]
19 November 2007  ENGShaun DerryMF29Crystal Palace19 January 2008[142][143]
22 January 2008  ENGThompsonMF34Hartlepool United22 February 2008[144][145]
22 January 2008  ENGScott GardnerDF19Farsley Celtic24 February 2008[146]
26 February 2008  ENGBen ParkerDF20Darlington17 May 2008[147][148]
4 March 2008  ENGIan WestlakeMF24Brighton & Hove Albion4 May 2008[149][150]
4 March 2008  ENGCurtis WestonMF21Scunthorpe United4 May 2008[149]
5 March 2008  ENGLeon ConstantineFW30Oldham Athletic7 April 2008[151][152]
14 March 2008  ENGMatt HeathDF26Colchester United4 May 2008[153][154]
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Details loan moves up to 25 May 2008 only.


Awards

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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.[155]

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.

Notes

  1. Leeds win 3–2 on aggregate

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