List of Leeds United F.C. seasons

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For statistics relating to the current season, see 2024–25 Leeds United F.C. season.

1972
.

administration.[2] In 2010, Leeds United were promoted back into the Championship. Ten years later, in 2020, the club were promoted back to the Premier League
after a 16-year absence.

Leeds league performances

Leeds United have won the

the play-off to keep the Inter-City Fairs Cup trophy.[4]

Seasons

Season League FA Cup[5] EFL Cup[a] Europe / Other Top goalscorer(s)[6][b] Avg.
Att.[c]
Division (Tier) Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1919–20 ML 34 11 9 14 56 56 31 12th DNE Not known[d] Not known[d]
1920–21 Div 2 (2) 42 14 10 18 40 45 38 14th PR[e] Robert Thompson 12 14,967
1921–22 Div 2 (2) 42 16 13 13 48 38 45 8th R1 Tommy Howarth 13 13,645
1922–23 Div 2 (2) 42 18 11 13 43 36 47 7th R2 Percy Whipp 16 13,420
1923–24 Div 2 (2) 42 21 12 9 61 35 54 1st R3 Jack Swann 18 16,313
1924–25 Div 1 (1) 42 11 12 19 46 59 34 18th R1 Jack Swann 11 23,001
1925–26 Div 1 (1) 42 14 8 20 64 76 36 19th R3 Tom Jennings 26 21,382
1926–27 Div 1 (1) 42 11 8 23 69 88 30 21st R4 Tom Jennings 37 22,073
1927–28 Div 2 (2) 42 25 7 10 98 49 57 2nd R3 Tom Jennings
Jock White 		21 21,835
1928–29 Div 1 (1) 42 16 9 17 71 84 41 13th R4 Charlie Keetley 22 22,427
1929–30 Div 1 (1) 42 20 6 16 79 63 46 5th R4 Russell Wainscoat 18 20,910
1930–31 Div 1 (1) 42 12 7 23 68 81 31 21st R5 Charlie Keetley 23 15,755
1931–32 Div 2 (2) 42 22 10 10 78 54 54 2nd R3 Charlie Keetley 23 14,079
1932–33 Div 1 (1) 42 15 14 13 59 62 44 8th R5 Arthur Hydes 20 17,473
1933–34 Div 1 (1) 42 17 8 17 75 66 42 9th R3 Arthur Hydes 16 16,052
1934–35 Div 1 (1) 42 13 12 17 75 92 38 18th R4 Arthur Hydes 25 16,344
1935–36 Div 1 (1) 42 15 11 16 66 64 41 11th R5 George Brown 20 20,341
1936–37 Div 1 (1) 42 15 4 23 60 80 34 19th R3 Arthur Hydes 11 18,230
1937–38 Div 1 (1) 42 14 15 13 64 69 43 9th R4 Gordon Hodgson 26 21,979
1938–39 Div 1 (1) 42 16 9 17 59 67 41 13th R4 Gordon Hodgson 21 19,444
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
1945–46 n/a[f] R3 George Ainsley[g] 2 18,000
1946–47 Div 1 (1) 42 6 6 30 45 90 18 22nd R3 George Ainsley 12 26,040
1947–48 Div 2 (2) 42 14 8 20 62 72 36 18th R3 Albert Wakefield 21 28,521
1948–49 Div 2 (2) 42 12 13 17 55 63 37 15th R3 Len Browning 14 29,402
1949–50 Div 2 (2) 42 17 13 12 54 45 47 5th QF Frank Dudley 16 32,124
1950–51 Div 2 (2) 42 20 8 14 63 55 48 5th R4 Len Browning 20 27,127
1951–52 Div 2 (2) 42 18 11 13 59 57 47 6th R5 Ray Iggleden 20 26,585
1952–53 Div 2 (2) 42 14 15 13 71 63 43 10th R3 John Charles 27 20,432
1953–54 Div 2 (2) 42 15 13 14 89 81 43 10th R3 John Charles 43[h] 22,709
1954–55 Div 2 (2) 42 23 7 12 70 53 53 4th R3 Harold Brook 16 21,695
1955–56 Div 2 (2) 42 23 6 13 80 60 52 2nd R3 John Charles 29 25,152
1956–57 Div 1 (1) 42 15 14 13 72 63 44 8th R3 John Charles 39[i] 32,721
1957–58 Div 1 (1) 42 14 9 19 51 63 37 17th R3 Hugh Baird 20 25,168
1958–59 Div 1 (1) 42 15 9 18 57 74 39 15th R3 Alan Shackleton 17 25,334
1959–60 Div 1 (1) 42 12 10 20 65 92 34 21st R3 John McCole 23 21,877
1960–61 Div 2 (2) 42 14 10 18 75 83 38 14th R3 R4 John McCole 23 13,423
1961–62 Div 2 (2) 42 12 12 18 50 61 36 19th R3 R4 Billy Bremner
Jack Charlton 		12 13,340
1962–63 Div 2 (2) 42 19 10 13 79 53 48 5th R5 R3 Jim Storrie 27 20,376
1963–64 Div 2 (2) 42 24 15 3 71 34 63 1st R4 R4 Albert Johanneson
Ian Lawson 		15 28,723
1964–65 Div 1 (1) 42 26 9 7 83 52 61 2nd
RU
 R3 Jim Storrie 19 36,413
1965–66 Div 1 (1) 42 23 9 10 79 38 55 2nd R4 R3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF Peter Lorimer 19 34,601
1966–67 Div 1 (1) 42 22 11 9 62 42 55 4th SF R4 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
RU
 Johnny Giles 18 35,914
1967–68 Div 1 (1) 42 22 9 11 71 41 53 4th SF
W
 		Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
W
 		Peter Lorimer 30 35,027
1968–69 Div 1 (1) 42 27 13 2 66 26 67 1st R3 R4 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup QF Mick Jones 17 34,424
1969–70 Div 1 (1) 42 21 15 6 84 49 57 2nd
RU
 R3 FA Charity Shield W Allan Clarke
Mick Jones 		26 35,324
European Cup SF
1970–71 Div 1 (1) 42 27 10 5 72 30 64 2nd R5 R2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
W
 		Allan Clarke 23 37,218
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off
 RU
1971–72 Div 1 (1) 42 24 9 9 73 31 57 2nd
W
 		R3
UEFA Cup
 R1 Peter Lorimer 29 35,023
1972–73 Div 1 (1) 42 21 11 10 71 45 53 3rd
RU
 R4 Cup Winners' Cup
RU
 Allan Clarke 26 33,993
1973–74 Div 1 (1) 42 24 14 4 66 31 62 1st R5 R2 UEFA Cup R3 Mick Jones 17 37,026
1974–75 Div 1 (1) 42 16 13 13 57 49 45 9th QF R4 FA Charity Shield RU Allan Clarke 22 34,496
European Cup
RU
1975–76 Div 1 (1) 42 21 9 12 65 46 51 5th R4 R3 Duncan McKenzie 17 30,804
1976–77 Div 1 (1) 42 15 12 15 48 51 42 10th SF R2
Joe Jordan
 12 31,176
1977–78 Div 1 (1) 42 18 10 14 63 53 46 9th R3 SF Ray Hankin 21 29,808
1978–79 Div 1 (1) 42 18 14 10 70 52 50 5th R4 SF John Hawley 17 27,964
1979–80 Div 1 (1) 42 13 14 15 46 50 40 11th R3 R2 UEFA Cup R2 Kevin Hird 8 22,813
1980–81 Div 1 (1) 42 17 10 15 39 47 44 9th R3 R2 Carl Harris 10 21,105
1981–82 Div 1 (1) 42 10 12 20 39 61 42[j] 20th R4 R2 Arthur Graham
Frank Worthington 		9 21,889
1982–83 Div 2 (2) 42 13 21 8 51 46 60 8th R4 R3
Aiden Butterworth
 13 17,025
1983–84 Div 2 (2) 42 16 12 14 55 56 60 10th R3 R3 Tommy Wright 11 15,173
1984–85 Div 2 (2) 42 19 12 11 66 43 69 7th R3 R3 Tommy Wright 15 15,504
1985–86 Div 2 (2) 42 15 8 19 56 72 53 14th R3 R3
Full Members Cup
 Grp Ian Baird 12 12,715
1986–87 Div 2 (2) 42 19 11 12 58 44 68 4th[k] SF R2
Full Members Cup
 R1 Ian Baird 19 18,362
1987–88 Div 2 (2) 44 19 12 13 61 51 69 7th R3 R3
Full Members Cup
 R2 John Sheridan 14 19,493
1988–89 Div 2 (2) 46 17 16 13 59 50 67 10th R4 R3
Full Members Cup
 R2 Bobby Davison 17 20,505
1989–90 Div 2 (2) 46 24 13 9 79 52 85 1st R3 R2
Full Members Cup
 R4 Gordon Strachan 18 26,865
1990–91 Div 1 (1) 38 19 7 12 65 47 64 4th R4 SF
Full Members Cup
 NF Lee Chapman 31 25,779
1991–92 Div 1 (1) 42 22 16 4 74 37 82 1st R3 QF
Full Members Cup
 R2 Lee Chapman 20 27,668
1992–93 Prem[l] (1) 42 12 15 15 57 62 51 17th R4 R3 FA Charity Shield W Lee Chapman 17 27,585
Champions League R2
1993–94 Prem (1) 42 18 16 8 65 39 70 5th R4 R2 Rod Wallace 17 33,327
1994–95 Prem (1) 42 20 13 9 59 38 73 5th R5 R2 Tony Yeboah 13 30,959
1995–96 Prem (1) 38 12 7 19 40 57 43 13th QF
RU
 UEFA Cup R2 Tony Yeboah 19 30,273
1996–97 Prem (1) 38 11 13 14 28 38 46 11th R5 R3 Rod Wallace 8 30,348
1997–98 Prem (1) 38 17 8 13 57 46 59 5th QF R4 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 22 32,303
1998–99 Prem (1) 38 18 13 7 62 34 67 4th R5 R4 UEFA Cup R2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 20[m] 36,028
1999–2000 Prem (1) 38 21 6 11 58 43 69 3rd R5 R4 UEFA Cup SF Michael Bridges 21 37,579
2000–01 Prem (1) 38 20 8 10 64 43 68 4th R4 R3 Champions League SF Mark Viduka 22 37,866
2001–02 Prem (1) 38 18 12 8 53 37 66 5th R3 R4 UEFA Cup R4 Mark Viduka 16 39,460
2002–03 Prem (1) 38 14 5 19 58 57 47 15th QF R3 UEFA Cup R3 Mark Viduka 22 37,768
2003–04 Prem (1) 38 8 9 21 40 79 33 19th R3 R3 Mark Viduka 12 36,119
2004–05 Champ[n] (2) 46 14 18 14 49 52 60 14th R3 R3 David Healy
Brian Deane 		7 28,814
2005–06 Champ (2) 46 21 15 10 57 38 78 5th[o] R3 R3 David Healy
Rob Hulse 		14 22,294
2006–07 Champ (2) 46 13 7 26 46 72 36[p] 24th R3 R3 David Healy 10 20,184
2007–08
 League 1 (3) 46 27 10 9 72 38 76[q] 5th[r] R1 R2
Football League Trophy
 NQF Jermaine Beckford 20 26,040
2008–09 League 1 (3) 46 26 6 14 77 49 84 4th[s] R2 R4
Football League Trophy
 R2 Jermaine Beckford 34 22,849
2009–10 League 1 (3) 46 25 11 10 77 44 86 2nd R4 R3
Football League Trophy
 NF Jermaine Beckford 31 23,116
2010–11 Champ (2) 46 19 15 12 81 70 72 7th R3 R2 Luciano Becchio 20 26,739
2011–12 Champ (2) 46 17 10 19 65 68 61 14th R3 R3 Ross McCormack 19 23,369
2012–13 Champ (2) 46 17 10 19 57 66 61 13th R5 QF Luciano Becchio 19 21,572
2013–14 Champ (2) 46 16 9 21 59 67 57 15th R3 R3 Ross McCormack 29 25,088
2014–15 Champ (2) 46 15 11 20 50 61 56 15th R3 R2 Mirco Antenucci 10 24,276
2015–16 Champ (2) 46 14 17 15 50 58 59 13th R5 R1 Chris Wood 13 21,667
2016–17 Champ (2) 46 22 9 15 61 47 75 7th R4 QF Chris Wood 30 27,699
2017–18 Champ (2) 46 17 9 20 59 64 60 13th R3 R4 Kemar Roofe 14 31,521
2018–19 Champ (2) 46 25 8 13 73 50 83 3rd[t] R3 R2 Kemar Roofe 15 33,834
2019–20 Champ (2) 46 28 9 9 77 35 93 1st R3 R2 Patrick Bamford 16 34,834
2020–21 Prem (1) 38 18 5 15 62 54 59 9th R3 R2 Patrick Bamford 17 474[u]
2021–22 Prem (1) 38 9 11 18 42 79 38 17th R3 R4 Raphinha 11 36,405
2022–23 Prem (1) 38 7 10 21 48 78 31 19th R5 R3 Rodrigo 15 36,502
2023–24 Champ (2) 46 27 9 10 81 43 90 3rd[v] R5 R2 Crysencio Summerville 21 35,989

Overall

Key

Winners Runners-up Third place Play-offs Promoted Relegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Notes

  1. ^ The EFL Cup was founded in 1961.
  2. Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, European
    and other Football Association (FA) and Football League domestic cup competitions) are counted.
  3. Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, European and other FA and Football League domestic cup competitions) at games classed as home fixtures are counted towards the average.[7]
  4. ^ a b There is no record of the scorers or attendance figures for the 1919–20 season.
  5. ^ Leeds won their extra preliminary and preliminary round ties but withdrew before their first round qualifying tie.[8]
  6. the Football League
    did not resume until the following season.
  7. ^ FA Cup goals only.
  8. ^ 42 league goals.
  9. ^ 38 league goals.
  10. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  11. home leg
    1–0.
  12. FA Premier League as the new top tier of the English football pyramid
    .
  13. ^ 18 league goals.
  14. ^ The three divisions in the Football League were renamed. Division One became The Championship, Division Two became League One and Division Three became League Two.
  15. 3–0 at the Millennium Stadium
    .
  16. administration
    .
  17. administration
    without going via a company voluntary agreement.
  18. play-off final to Doncaster Rovers 1–0 at the new Wembley Stadium
    . Also lowest League finish.
  19. play-off semi-final to Millwall
    2–1 on aggregate.
  20. ^ Lost the play-off semi-final to Derby County 4–3 on aggregate.
  21. ^ 35 of the 38 games of Leeds United's 2020–21 Premier League season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The games played with fans also had strict restrictions on the number of fans allowed in attendance.
  22. ^ Lost the play-off final to Southampton 1–0 at the new Wembley Stadium.

References

  1. ^ "Review of 1920–21 Back in the big time". The Mighty Mighty Whites. The definitive history of Leeds United. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC Sport. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Leeds United Managers". WAFLL (a Leeds United fansite). Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Honours". Official website. Leeds United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Leeds United". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  6. RSSSF. Archived
    from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  7. ^ "Leeds United Results". leeds-fans.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  8. ^ "Leeds United". Footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  • "Leeds United". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  • "League history". Leeds United Mad. Footymad.net. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  • "Season by Season Review from 1905". The Mighty Mighty Whites. The definitive history of Leeds United. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2008. (Covers periods from 1919 to 1968 and 1999 to 2007.)

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