2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2012–13 season
Chairman	Ken Bates
Manager	Neil Warnock; (until 1 April)[1]; Neil Redfearn; (caretaker, until 12 April) ; Brian McDermott; (from 12 April) [2]
Stadium	Elland Road
Championship	13th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Luciano Becchio (15); All: ; Luciano Becchio (19)
Highest home attendance	33,816 vs Chelsea ; (19 December 2012, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance	11,447 vs Birmingham City; (5 January 2013, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	21,572
Home colours	Away colours

The 2012–13 season was Leeds United F.C.'s third season back in the second tier of English football which saw a minor flirtation with play-offs and later with relegation, but ended with a mid-table finish. In other competitions, the squad recorded their best finish in the League Cup for 18 years, reaching the quarter-finals only to be knocked out by rivals Chelsea. Similar progression was seen in the FA Cup as the team reached the fifth round for the first time since the 1999–00 season.

Season summary

The manager's office was vacated in April by Neil Warnock after his promise of promotion appeared dead in the water, and the club actually on the fringes of the relegation battle. The club officials relieved him of his duties and after a brief period with caretaker manager Neil Redfearn in charge, appointed Brian McDermott as the club's eight manager in ten years. Pre-season saw a big change in the playing staff with no more than ten players departing Elland Road and twelve players brought in. New signing Lee Peltier became club captain after existing leader Robert Snodgrass departed for Norwich City in the summer and was joined in the winter by fan favourite Luciano Becchio – both transfers much to the chagrin of the supporters. With Becchio gone, the club's top scorers were last year's star Ross McCormack with eight goals and controversial winger El Hadji Diouf with seven who Warnock picked up on a free transfer at the start of the season. Academy product Sam Byram would be the surprise of the season making his debut in the first game of the year and going on to scoop all the major awards at both the official, supporters' and Yorkshire Post's Player of the Year Awards. Other youngsters to take the field included Dominic Poleon who managed two goals and Chris Dawson who has since been awarded a three-year professional contract.

The talk of the season though was undoubtedly the protracted takeover of the club. The eight month, £52m takeover by Bahrain based GFH Capital saw the investment bank secure 100% shares of the club's parent company with four of its party joining the board of directors. In March, GFH would sell a 10% stake to the International Investment Bank and announced the company were looking for additional investors to boost the club's finances. The takeover would seemingly inject morale into the supporters with the club's short term finances secured and higher value incoming transfers promised. GFH deputy-CEO David Haigh become the public face for the boardroom with departing chairman Ken Bates taking a step back with a promise of the title club president secured for the end of the season.

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 29 April 2012 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2012–13 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 matches section.

November

21 November: Middle East-based private equity group GFH Capital finalise a deal for a protracted takeover of Leeds.[3]

December

21 December: GFH Capital officially become the new owners of Leeds after completing a takeover of the club.[4]

January

24 January: Longest serving player and top goalscorer, Luciano Becchio, hands in a transfer request.[5]

April

1 April: After a 1–2 home loss to Derby County, Manager Neil Warnock departs from Leeds United.[1]
12 April: Leeds United appoint Brian McDermott as new manager.[2]

May

4 May: Leeds United end the 2012–13 Championship season 13th, 7 points behind the playoffs and 7 points above the relegation zone.

Players

First team squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Paddy Kenny	34	2012	47	0	2015	£400,000	Leeds United
2	DF	Lee Peltier	26	2012	48	0	2015	£800,000	Leeds United
3	DF	Adam Drury	34	2012	15	0	2014	Free	Leeds United
4	DF	Tom Lees	22	2008	93	4	2016	Youth system	Leeds United
5	DF	Jason Pearce	25	2012	41	0	2016	£500,000	Leeds United
6	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo ¹	32	2009	58	1	2013	Free	Leeds United
7	MF	Paul Green	30	2012	36	4	2014	Free	Leeds United
8	MF	Rodolph Austin	27	2012	38	4	2015	£300,000	Leeds United
9	FW	Steve Morison	29	2013	16	3	2016	PX	Leeds United
11	MF	Luke Varney	30	2012	39	6	2014	£300,000	Leeds United
12	GK	Jamie Ashdown	30	2012	8	0	2014	Free	BBC Sport
14	DF	Aidan White	21	2008	98	2	2015	Youth system	Leeds United
15	DF	Stephen Warnock	31	2013	17	1	2015	Free	Leeds United
17	MF	Michael Brown	36	2011	60	2	2014	Free	Yorkshire Evening Post
18	MF	Michael Tonge	30	2012	39	5	2015	£200,000	Leeds United
19	MF	David Norris	32	2012	34	4	2015	Free	Leeds United
21	FW	El-Hadji Diouf	32	2012	45	7	2014	Free	Leeds United
22	FW	Habib Habibou ²	26	2013	4	0	2013	N/A	Leeds United
23	DF	Zac Thompson	20	2011	11	0	2015	Free	Leeds United
25	DF	Sam Byram	19	2012	53	4	2016	Youth system	Leeds United
26	FW	Dominic Poleon	19	2010	8	2	2015	Youth system	Leeds United
27	MF	Sanchez Payne	20	2010	0	0	2013	Youth system
28	FW	Davide Somma	28	2009	40	13	2013	Free	Leeds United
30	MF	Ryan Hall	25	2012	8	0	2015	£150,000	Leeds United
32	MF	Chris Dawson	18	2012	1	0	2016	Youth system	Leeds United
33	GK	Alex Cairns	20	2011	1	0	2014	Youth system	Leeds United
34	DF	Ross Killock	18	2012	0	0	2014	Youth system	Leeds United
44	FW	Ross McCormack	26	2010	108	29	2015	£350,000	Leeds United
55	MF	Simon Lenighan	18	2012	0	0	2014	Youth system	Yorkshire Evening Post
—	DF	Leigh Bromby	32	2009	62	1	2013	£250,000	Leeds United
—	DF	Charlie Taylor ³	19	2011	4	0	2014	Youth system	Leeds United
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
9	MF	Jerome Thomas	30	2012	7	1	Jan 2013	N/A	Leeds United
10	FW	Luciano Becchio	29	2008	221	86	2014	£300,000	Leeds United
15	DF	Alan Tate	30	2012	11	0	Jan 2013	N/A	Leeds United
20	FW	Andy Gray	35	2012 1995	38	1	2013 1998	Free YS	Leeds United
20	MF	Ross Barkley	19	2013	4	0	Feb 2013	N/A	Leeds United
22	MF	Robbie Rogers	25	2012	4	0	2013	Free	Leeds United
—	MF	Ramón Núñez	27	2010	25	5	2015	Free	Leeds United

Last updated: 8 April 2014
Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
Ordered by Squad Number.

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.

¹On loan at Ipswich Town[6]
²On loan from SV Zulte Waregem[7]
³Currently on loan at Inverness CT[8]

Transfer-listed players

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
16	MF	Danny Pugh¹ ²	30	2011 2004	98	8	2014 2006	£500,000 PX	Leeds United
24	DF	Paul Connolly³	29	2010	63	0	2013	Free	Leeds United
31	GK	Paul Rachubka ⁴	31	2011	7	0	2013	Free	Leeds United

Last updated: 2 May 2012
Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
Ordered by Squad number.

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.

¹Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club[9]
²Player is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday[10]
³Player is currently on loan at Preston North End[11]
⁴Player is currently on loan at Accrington Stanley[12]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF	Jason Pearce	24	EU	Portsmouth	Transfer	Summer	2016	£500,000	Leeds United
3	DF	Adam Drury	33	EU	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Leeds United
7	MF	Paul Green	29	EU	Derby County	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Leeds United
1	GK	Paddy Kenny	34	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2015	£400,000	Leeds United
20	FW	Andy Gray	34	EU	Barnsley	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	Leeds United
12	GK	Jamie Ashdown	31	EU	Portsmouth	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Leeds United
11	MF	Luke Varney	29	EU	Portsmouth	Transfer	Summer	2014	£300,000	Leeds United
19	MF	David Norris	31	EU	Portsmouth	Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Portsmouth
8	MF	Rodolph Austin	27	Non-EU	Brann	Transfer	Summer	2015	£300,000	Leeds United
2	DF	Lee Peltier	25	EU	Leicester City	Transfer	Summer	2015	£800,000	Leeds United
21	FW	El-Hadji Diouf	31	Non-EU	Doncaster Rovers	Transfer	Summer	Jan 2013	Free	Leeds United
18	MF	Michael Tonge	29	EU	Stoke City	Loan	Summer	23 December 2012	—	Leeds United
30	MF	Ryan Hall	24	EU	Southend United	Loan	Summer	Jan 2013	—	Leeds United
15	DF	Alan Tate	30	EU	Swansea City	Loan	Summer	26 January 2013	—	Leeds United
9	MF	Jerome Thomas	29	EU	West Bromwich Albion	Loan	Summer	2 January 2013	—	Leeds United
30	MF	Ryan Hall	24	EU	Southend United	Transfer	Winter	2015	£150,000	Leeds United
18	MF	Michael Tonge	29	EU	Stoke City	Transfer	Winter	2015	£200,000	Leeds United
20	MF	Ross Barkley	19	EU	Everton	Loan	Winter	12 February 2013	—	Leeds United
9	FW	Steve Morison	29	EU	Norwich City	Transfer	Winter	2016	Player Exchange	Leeds United
15	DF	Stephen Warnock	31	EU	Aston Villa	Transfer	Winter	2015	Free	Leeds United
22	FW	Habib Habibou	25	Non-EU	Zulte Waregem	Loan	Winter	May 2013	—	Leeds United

Out

N	P	Name	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
4	DF	Alex Bruce	27	Out of contract	Hull City	Summer	n/a	31	4	Leeds United
11	MF	Lloyd Sam	27	Out of contract	New York Red Bulls	Summer	n/a	39	3	Leeds United
18	FW	Mikael Forssell	31	Out of contract	HJK	Summer	n/a	17	0	Leeds United
25	MF	Danny Webber	30	Out of contract	Doncaster Rovers	Summer	n/a	13	1	Leeds United
24	GK	Maik Taylor	40	Out of contract	Millwall	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
15	MF	Adam Clayton	23	Transfer	Huddersfield Town	Summer	£500,000	49	6	Leeds United
1	GK	Andy Lonergan	28	Transfer	Bolton Wanderers	Summer	£300,000	38	0	Leeds United
23	MF	Robert Snodgrass	24	Transfer	Norwich City	Summer	£3,000,000	190	41	Leeds United
5	DF	Andy O'Brien	33	Transfer	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Summer	Free	38	2	Leeds United
9	FW	Billy Paynter	28	Transfer	Doncaster Rovers	Summer	Free	28	3	Leeds United
24	DF	Paul Connolly	28	One month Loan	Portsmouth	Summer	n/a	63	0	Leeds United
—	GK	Alex Cairns	19	Two month loan	Stalybridge Celtic	Summer	n/a	1	0	Football Conference
22	FW	Robbie Rogers	25	Loan till January	Stevenage	Summer	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
—	DF	Charlie Taylor	18	Two month loan	York City	Summer	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
—	DF	Ross Killock	18	One month loan	Alfreton Town	Summer	n/a	0	0	BBC Sport
23	MF	Zac Thompson	19	Loan till end of season	Bury	Summer	n/a	11	0	Leeds United
26	FW	Dominic Poleon	19	One month loan	Bury	Summer	n/a	6	1	Leeds United
28	MF	Nathan Turner	20	Loan till End of Season	Chester	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
33	DF	Lewis Turner	20	One month loan	Harrogate Town	Summer	n/a	0	0	Leeds United
31	GK	Paul Rachubka	31	Loan till end of the season	Accrington Stanley	Summer	n/a	7	0	Leeds United
6	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo	31	Loan till End of Season	Ipswich Town	Winter	n/a	57	1	Leeds United
20	FW	Andy Gray	35	Released	Bradford City	Winter	n/a	38	1	Leeds United
22	FW	Robbie Rogers	25	Released	LA Galaxy	Winter	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
24	DF	Paul Connolly	29	Loan till End of April	Preston North End	Winter	n/a	63	0	Leeds United
33	DF	Lewis Turner	20	Loan till End of Season	Chester	Summer	n/a	0	0	Cheshire-Today
—	DF	Charlie Taylor	19	Loan till End of Season	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Winter	n/a	4	0	Leeds United
16	MF	Danny Pugh	30	Loan till End of Season	Sheffield Wednesday	Winter	n/a	98	8	Leeds United
—	MF	Ramón Núñez	27	Released	FC Dallas	Winter	n/a	25	5	Leeds United
10	FW	Luciano Becchio	29	Transfer	Norwich City	Winter	£200,000 + Player	221	86	Leeds United
26	FW	Dominic Poleon	19	Loan till End of Season	Sheffield United	Winter	n/a	7	1	Leeds United

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

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
—	MF	Nathan Turner	31	Signed	1 year¹	June 2013	Leeds United
—	DF	Lewis Turner	31	Signed	1 year¹	June 2013	Leeds United
25	DF	Sam Byram	30	Signed	3½ years	June 2016	Leeds United
55	MF	Simon Lenighan	18	Signed	1 year²	June 2014	Yorkshire Evening Post
34	DF	Ross Killock	29	Signed	1 year²	June 2014	Leeds United
—	MF	Charlie Clamp	29	Signed	1 year¹	June 2013	Leeds United
26	FW	Dominic Poleon	30	Signed	2½ years	June 2015	Leeds United
—	DF	Monty Gimpel	30	Signed	1 year¹	June 2013	Leeds United
—	MF	Robert Snodgrass	36	Rejected	1 year	June 2014	Leeds United
44	FW	Ross McCormack	37	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Leeds United
14	MF	Aidan White	32	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Leeds United
4	DF	Tom Lees	32	Signed	4 Years	June 2016	Leeds United
23	MF	Zac Thompson	30	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Leeds United
17	MF	Michael Brown	46	Signed	1 year³	June 2014	Yorkshire Evening Post
32	MF	Chris Dawson	29	Signed	3 years	June 2016	Leeds United
21	FW	El-Hadji Diouf	42	Signed	1½ years	June 2014	Leeds United
10	FW	Luciano Becchio	39	Rejected	3½ years	June 2016	Leeds United
—	FW	Lewis Walters	28	Signed	2 years	June 2015	Leeds United
—	GK	Eric Grimes	28	Signed	2 years	June 2015	Leeds United
—	FW	Luke Parkin	28	Signed	2 years	June 2015	Leeds United
—	MF	Alex Mowatt	28	Signed	2 years	June 2015	Leeds United

¹The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.
²Option to extend by further year taken up later in season.
³Contract extended by further year after making 30 appearances.

Pre-season

20 July 2012	Farsley	2–5	Leeds United	Farsley
19:45 BST		Report	Gray 31', 35' Rogers 36' Paynter 64' Payne 89'	Stadium: Throstle Nest

23 July 2012	Tavistock	0–6	Leeds United	Tavistock
19:00 BST		Report	White 40' Green 45' Kinsman 61' (o.g.) Rogers 77' Poleon 86' Thompson 88'	Stadium: Langsford Park

25 July 2012	Bodmin Town	0–4	Leeds United	Bodmin
19:00 BST		Report	Varney 17' Gray 41' McCormack 45' (pen.) White 48'	Stadium: Priory Park

	Torquay United	1–2	Leeds United	Torquay
19:00 BST	MacKenzie 75'	Report	McCormack 7' McCormack 11'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3925

1 August 2012	Sandefjord	1–1	Leeds United	Sandefjord
18:00 BST	Klepaker 52'	Report	Pearce 17'	Stadium: Komplett.no Arena

4 August 2012	Preston North End	1–3	Leeds United	Preston
19:00 BST	Mousinho 57'	Report	Lees 31' Byram 66' White 80'	Stadium: Deepdale

7 August 2012	Burton Albion	0–1	Leeds United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Varney 27'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League Championship	—	13th	18 August 2012	4 May 2013
League Cup	First round	Quarter-finals	11 August 2012	19 December 2012
FA Cup	Third round	Fifth round	5 January 2013	17 February 2013

Updated to match played 4 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Burnley	46	16	13	17	62	60	+2	61
12	Birmingham City	46	15	16	15	63	69	−6	61
13	Leeds United	46	17	10	19	57	66	−9	61
14	Ipswich Town	46	16	12	18	48	61	−13	60
15	Blackpool	46	14	17	15	62	63	−1	59

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
46	17	10	19	57	66	−9	61	13	3	7	30	26	+4	4	7	12	27	40	−13

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: The Football League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W
Position	5	14	7	7	9	13	11	9	9	7	6	7	11	10	15	17	18	16	15	10	14	12	8	9	9	8	11	11	12	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	16	11	11	13	16	13

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Void

Championship

18 August 2012 1	Leeds United	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 BST	Becchio 17'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,745 (1,541 away fans) Referee: Anthony Bates

21 August 2012 2	Blackpool	2–1	Leeds United	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Dicko 75' M. Phillips 80'	Report	Lees 16'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,315 Referee: Dean Whitestone

25 August 2012 3	Peterborough United	1–2	Leeds United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Bostwick 73'	Report	Becchio 7', 50'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 10,432 Referee: Scott Mathieson

1 September 2012 4	Leeds United	3–3	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
15:00 BST	Diouf 41' McCormack 56' Becchio 65'	Report	Olsson 19' Gomes 27' Rochina 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,411 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

15 September 2012 5	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Bellamy 67' Whittingham 73' (pen.)	Report	Austin 77'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,836 Referee: Paul Tierney

18 September 2012 6	Leeds United	2–3	Hull City	Leeds
19:45 BST	Becchio 8' (pen.) Gray 90'	Report	Elmohamady 23' Faye 29' Koren 76'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,750 Referee: Roger East

22 September 2012 7	Leeds United	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
15:00 BST	Becchio 14' Poleon 25'	Report	Blackstock 60'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,292 Referee: Andy D'Urso

29 September 2012 8	Bristol City	2–3	Leeds United	Bristol
15:00 BST	Adomah 70' Austin 90' (o.g.)	Report	Diouf 64', 81' Tonge 83'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,692 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2 October 2012 9	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Leeds United	Bolton
20:00 BST	K. Davies 14', 79'	Report	Byram 45' Becchio 47' (pen.)	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 21,258 Referee: Phil Dowd

6 October 2012 10	Leeds United	1–0	Barnsley	Leeds
15:00 BST	Becchio 42' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,569 Referee: Darren Deadman

19 October 2012 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Bothroyd 43'	Report	Tonge 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,582 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

23 October 2012 12	Leeds United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
19:45 BST	Norris 36'	Report	Dervite 49'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,384 Referee: Nigel Miller

27 October 2012 13	Leeds United	0–1	Birmingham City	Leeds
15:00 BST		Report	Lita 75'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,152 Referee: Graham Salisbury

2 November 2012 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Leeds United	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Mackail-Smith 15' (pen.), 47'	Report	Diouf 36' (pen.) Brown 65'	Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 26,402 Referee: Lee Mason

6 November 2012 15	Burnley	1–0	Leeds United	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Austin 82'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 14,470 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

10 November 2012 16	Leeds United	1–6	Watford	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Tonge 80' (pen.) Pearce 45'	Report	Vydra 27', 82' Abdi 62' Yeates 75' Murray 90+4' Deeney 90+8'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,104 Referee: Trevor Kettle

18 November 2012 17	Millwall	1–0	Leeds United	South Bermondsey
13:15 GMT	Wood 85'	Report	Varney 47'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,117 Referee: Mark Halsey

24 November 2012 18	Leeds United	2–1	Crystal Palace	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio 51' Green 76'	Report	Ramage 85'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,964 Referee: David Coote

27 November 2012 19	Leeds United	1–0	Leicester City	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Becchio 3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,717 Referee: Mick Russell

1 December 2012 20	Huddersfield Town	2–4	Leeds United	Huddersfield
12:30 GMT	Atkinson 12' Clayton 43' (pen.)	Report	Tonge 35' Becchio 37', 86' Norris 70'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 20,372 Referee: Mike Dean

8 December 2012 21	Derby County	3–1	Leeds United	Derby
13:00 GMT	Sammon 16' Buxton 65' Davies 90+4'	Report	Green 45'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,034 (3,453 away fans) Referee: Scott Mathieson

15 December 2012 22	Leeds United	2–0	Ipswich Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Thomas 18' Green 67'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,123 Referee: Oliver Langford

22 December 2012 23	Leeds United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio 44', 72'	Report	Juszkiewicz 28'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,406 Referee: Paul Tierney

26 December 2012 24	Nottingham Forest	4–2	Leeds United	Nottingham
12:15 GMT	Sharp 44' (pen.), 54' Austin 57' (o.g.) Blackstock 61'	Report	Green 12' Somma 90'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 26,670 Referee: Lee Probert

29 December 2012 25	Hull City	2–0	Leeds United	Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT	Evans 52' Meyler 55'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 23,453 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

1 January 2013 26	Leeds United	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio 66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,386 Referee: Phil Gibbs

12 January 2013 27	Barnsley	2–0	Leeds United	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Dagnall 63' (pen.), 66'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,999 Referee: Craig Dawson

19 January 2013 28	Leeds United	1–0	Bristol City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	McCormack 67'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 18,156 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

2 February 2013 29	Leeds United	0–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
12:30 GMT		Report	Campbell 64'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,236 Referee: Mike Dean

9 February 2013 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Peltier 54' (o.g.) Batth 90'	Report	Varney 65' McCormack 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 23,463 (2,570 away fans) Referee: Roger East

12 February 2013 31	Middlesbrough	1–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Main 82'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,388 Referee: Keith Stroud

20 February 2013 32	Leeds United	2–0	Blackpool	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Norris 57' Morison 61'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,532 Referee: Carl Boyeson

23 February 2013 33	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Leeds United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Iain Williamson

2 March 2013 34	Leeds United	1–0	Millwall	Leeds
12:30 GMT	McCormack 28' Warnock 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,002 Referee: Mike Jones

5 March 2013 35	Leicester City	1–1	Leeds United	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Keane 90+4'	Report	Byram 52'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 22,660 Referee: Paul Tierney

9 March 2013 36	Crystal Palace	2–2	Leeds United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Murray 27', 84'	Report	Morison 56', 69'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 19,976 Referee: Dean Whitestone

12 March 2013 37	Leeds United	1–1	Peterborough United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Byram 56'	Report	Gayle 15'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,240 Referee: Simon Hooper

16 March 2013 38	Leeds United	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Leeds
12:30 GMT	White 60'	Report	Danns 54' Vaughan 85'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,814 Referee: Andre Marriner

30 March 2013 39	Ipswich Town	3–0	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 45', 49' Emmanuel-Thomas 68'	Report	Lees 32'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,402 Referee: James Adcock

1 April 2013 40	Leeds United	1–2	Derby County	Leeds
17:05 BST	McCormack 66'	Report	Coutts 72' Buxton 88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,384 Referee: Roger East

6 April 2013 41	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Leeds United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Jackson 48' Obika 90+4'		Varney 82'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Stuart Attwell

13 April 2013 42	Leeds United	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
12:30 BST	Varney 63', 69'	Report	Johnson 27'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,936 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

16 April 2013 43	Leeds United	1–0	Burnley	Leeds
19:45 BST	Austin 63'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,788 Referee: Fred Graham

20 April 2013 44	Birmingham City	1–0	Leeds United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Mullins 70'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,666 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 April 2013 45	Leeds United	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	Diouf 74' (pen.) Austin 12' Diouf 75'	Report	Buckley 10' Ulloa 87' Calderón 73'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,904 Referee: Graham Scott

4 May 2013 46	Watford	1–2	Leeds United	Watford
12:45 BST	Abdi 45+6'	Report	Poleon 42' McCormack 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,969 Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

5 January 2013 Third round	Leeds United	1–1	Birmingham City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Becchio 60'	Report	Elliott 32'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,447 Referee: Chris Foy

15 January 2013 Third round replay	Birmingham City	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Elliott 36'	Report	McCormack 70' Diouf 75' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 8,926 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 January 2013 Fourth round	Leeds United	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
14:00 GMT	Varney 15' McCormack 50'	Report	Dempsey 58'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,943 Referee: Kevin Friend

17 February 2013 Fifth Round	Manchester City	4–0	Leeds United	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Y.Touré 5' Agüero 15' (pen.), 74' Tevez 52'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

11 August 2012 First round	Leeds United	4–0	Shrewsbury Town	Leeds
19:45 BST	Becchio 20' Varney 26' Norris 65' McCormack 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 18,194 Referee: Mark Heywood

28 August 2012 Second round	Leeds United	3–0	Oxford United	Leeds
19:45 BST	Austin 27' Byram 33' Lees 73'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13, 798 Referee: Gary Sutton

25 September 2012 Third round	Leeds United	2–1	Everton	Leeds
19:45 BST	White 4' Austin 70'	Report	Distin 81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,164 Referee: Lee Mason

30 October 2012 Fourth round	Leeds United	3–0	Southampton	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Tonge 34' Diouf 85' Becchio 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Chris Foy

19 December 2012 Quarter-finals	Leeds United	1–5	Chelsea	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Becchio 37'	Report	Mata 47' Ivanović 64' Moses 66' Hazard 81' Torres 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,816 Referee: Andre Marriner

Awards

Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2012–13 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 27 April 2013 at Elland Road.[13]

Player of the Year: Sam Byram
Young Player of the Year: Sam Byram
Players' Player of the Year: Sam Byram
Goal of the Season: Ross McCormack (vs Tottenham, 27 January)
Fastest Goal of the Season: Aidan White (vs Everton, 25 September)
Best Contribution to Community: Leigh Bromby
Chairman's Special Award: Tom Lees

References

"Club Statement: Neil Warnock Departs". Leeds United. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
"Brian McDermott appointed Leeds United manager". BBC News. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
"Leeds United: GFH Capital finalise takeover deal". BBC Sport. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
"Leeds United: GFH Capital completes takeover". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
"Leeds United: Becchio hands in transfer request". Leeds United. Leeds United. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
"Paddy Kisnorbo joins Ipswich on loan". Leeds United. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
"Habibou joins on loan". Leeds United. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
"Charlie Taylor joins Inverness on loan". Leeds United. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
"Danny Pugh". Soccerbase. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
"Danny Pugh loan". Leeds United. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
"Paul Connolly loan". Leeds United. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
"Paul Rachubka loan". Leeds United. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
"Sam Wins The Big Prizes". Leeds United. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

External links

2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
Official Website
Sky Sports
Soccerbase
ESPNsoccernet Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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[warnock_departs-1] "Club Statement: Neil Warnock Departs". Leeds United. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[mcdermott_apt-2] "Brian McDermott appointed Leeds United manager". BBC News. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[3] "Leeds United: GFH Capital finalise takeover deal". BBC Sport. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[4] "Leeds United: GFH Capital completes takeover". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[5] "Leeds United: Becchio hands in transfer request". Leeds United. Leeds United. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

[6] "Paddy Kisnorbo joins Ipswich on loan". Leeds United. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

[7] "Habibou joins on loan". Leeds United. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[8] "Charlie Taylor joins Inverness on loan". Leeds United. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[9] "Danny Pugh". Soccerbase. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[10] "Danny Pugh loan". Leeds United. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[11] "Paul Connolly loan". Leeds United. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[12] "Paul Rachubka loan". Leeds United. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[13] "Sam Wins The Big Prizes". Leeds United. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.