2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

This article details Leeds United A.F.C.'s 2007-08 season in League One.

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the matches section.

• 6 July: Administrators, KPMG put United back up for sale.
• 9 July: KPMG close bidding for the club. Simon Morris and Redbus Group chairman, Simon Franks join forces to submit a 'super-bid'.
• 10 July: It is believed there are four parties bidding for control of the club.
• 11 July: Leeds United Football Club Limited is given control of the club once more.
• 19 July: It is revealed the playing staff at the club were not paid in June.
• 22 July: Fans start to lay flowers by the statue of Billy Bremner at Elland Road.
• 27 July: KPMG reveal Ken Bates bought the club back for 11.2p in the pound.
• 28 July: Fans hold a 'shoe protest' telling Chairman, Bates to stand down as Chairman.
• 31 July: Club admit they can only receive any payments from fans in cash or cheque due to the golden share situation.
• 3 August: KPMG refuse to resurrect the CVA for the 'old' Leeds United company. The Football League grant United their golden share to allow them to play in League One in the 2007-08 season, but impose a 15 point deduction for the club.

Source: Yorkshire Post

Kit

Supplier: Admiral
Sponsor(s): Red Kite

Home

Away

Source: Leeds United

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
4	MF		Douglas (captain)	43	EU	2005	87	6	2009	Undisclosed	Sky Sports
7	MF		Westlake	41	EU	2006	29	0	2009	£500,000 + Dan Harding	BBC Football
11	MF		Lewis	50	EU	2005	94	9	2008	Free	Sky Sports
15	DF		Richardson	42	EU	2001	99	4	2009	Youth system
16	MF		Einarsson	46	EU	2004	23	1	2008	Free	Sky Sports
17	MF		Carole	42	EU	2006	18	0	2009	Free	Sky Sports
21	MF		Derry (VC1)	47	EU	2005	78	3	2009	Undisclosed	Sky Sports
27	FW		Kandol	43	EU	2006	18	1	2010	Undisclosed	Sky Sports
30	DF		Parker	37	EU	2007	0	0	—	Youth system
32	FW		Beckford	41	EU	2006	11	0	2009	Undisclosed	BBC Football
33	MF		Howson	36	EU	2006	11	1	2009	Youth system	Sky Sports
34	MF		Bayly		EU	2006	2	0	2008	Youth system	Sky Sports
35	DF		Madden	36	EU	2006	0	0	—	Youth system
36	GK		Lund	36	EU	2006	0	0	2009	Youth system	Sky Sports
37	FW		Elliott	34	EU	2007	3	0	—	Youth system	LeedsUnited.com
39	DF		Delph	33	EU	2007	1	0	—	Youth system	LeedsUnited.com
—	DF		Gardner	36	EU	2007	0	0	—	Youth system

• Last updated: 01 Aug 2007
• Source: Wikipedia players' articles, LeedsUnited.com, 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 Premier League, The Championship ( and playoffs), League One, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and UEFA Cup.

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.

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Dennis Wise
Assistant Manager	Gus Poyet
Technical Director	Gwyn Williams
Academy Manager	Neil Thompson
Goalkeeping Coach	Andrew Beasley
Under 18s Coach	Paul Beesley
Physio	Harvey Sharman
Groundsman	Dr. Adam Cowell

Last updated: 01 Aug 2007
Source: Leeds United Personnel

Other Information

President	The Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood KBE LLD
Chairman	Ken Bates
Director	Shaun Harvey
Director	Mark Taylor
Mascot	Lucas the Kop Cat
Ground (Capacity / Dimentions)	Elland Road (40,224 / 105x65m)

Source: LeedsUnited.com

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match

Updated to match played 04 Aug 2007
Source: Competitions

League One

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Matches

Friendly

Match	Date	Competition or tour	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Scorers	GD
1	7 Jul 2007	Pre-season	A	Shelbourne	2 - 0	Blake, Prutton	2
2	13 Jul 2007	Pre-season	A	York City	0 - 0	—	0
3	18 Jul 2007	German Tour	A	Union Berlin	0 - 2	—	-2
5	21 Jul 2007	German Tour	A	Slovan Liberec	0 - 1	—	-1
6	23 Jul 2007	German Tour	A	Energie Cottbus	1 - 2	Kandol	-1
7	28 Jul 2007	Pre-season	A	Burnley	0 - 2	—	-2
8	31 Jul 2007	Pre-season	A	Darlington	1 - 0	Beckford	1
9	4 Aug 2007	Pre-season	H	Wigan Athletic
10	6 Aug 2007	Pre-season	A	Guiseley

Last updated: 02 Aug 2007
Source: Leeds United
¹Leeds goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Leeds.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

²German police cancelled the game due to security concerns prior to kick-off

Competitive

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	11 Aug 2007	League One	1	Template:Away venue}	Tranmere Rovers
2	14 Aug 2007	Carling Cup	1	Template:Away venue}	Macclesfield
3	18 Aug 2007	League One	2	H	Southend United
4	25 Aug 2007	League One	3	Template:Away venue}	Nottingham Forest
5	1 Sep 2007	League One	4	H	Luton Town
6	8 Sep 2007	League One	5	H	Hartlepool
7	14 Sep 2007	League One	6	Template:Away venue}	Bristol Rovers

Last updated: 04 Aug 2007
Source: Leeds United
¹Leeds goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Leeds.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

External links

• Official Website
• BBC Football
• Sky Sports
• ESPNsoccernet
• Leeds Fans
• Leeds Utd Mad