2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season

2012–13 football season

Leeds United 2012–13 football season
Leeds United
2012–13 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerNeil Warnock
(until 1 April)[1]
Neil Redfearn
(caretaker, until 12 April)
Brian McDermott
(from 12 April) [2]
StadiumElland Road
Championship13th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luciano Becchio (15)
All:
Luciano Becchio (19)
Highest home attendance33,816 vs Chelsea
(19 December 2012, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance11,447 vs Birmingham City
(5 January 2013, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance21,572
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

Players

First team squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny 34 2012 47 0 2015 £400,000 [6]
2 DF England Lee Peltier 26 2012 48 0 2015 £800,000 [7]
3 DF England Adam Drury 34 2012 15 0 2014 Free [8]
4 DF England Tom Lees 22 2008 93 4 2016 Youth system [9]
5 DF England Jason Pearce 25 2012 41 0 2016 £500,000 [10]
6 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 1 32 2009 58 1 2013 Free [11]
7 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Green 30 2012 36 4 2014 Free [12]
8 MF Jamaica Rodolph Austin 27 2012 38 4 2015 £300,000 [13]
9 FW WalesEngland Steve Morison 29 2013 16 3 2016 PX [14]
11 MF England Luke Varney 30 2012 39 6 2014 £300,000 [15]
12 GK England Jamie Ashdown 30 2012 8 0 2014 Free [16]
14 DF Republic of IrelandEngland Aidan White 21 2008 98 2 2015 Youth system [17]
15 DF England Stephen Warnock 31 2013 17 1 2015 Free [18]
17 MF England Michael Brown 36 2011 60 2 2014 Free [19]
18 MF England Michael Tonge 30 2012 39 5 2015 £200,000 [20]
19 MF England David Norris 32 2012 34 4 2015 Free [13]
21 FW Senegal El-Hadji Diouf 32 2012 45 7 2014 Free [21]
22 FW FranceCentral African Republic Habib Habibou 2 26 2013 4 0 2013 N/A [22]
23 DF England Zac Thompson 20 2011 11 0 2015 Free [23]
25 DF England Sam Byram 19 2012 53 4 2016 Youth system [24]
26 FW England Dominic Poleon 19 2010 8 2 2015 Youth system [25]
27 MF England Sanchez Payne 20 2010 0 0 2013 Youth system
28 FW South Africa Davide Somma 28 2009 40 13 2013 Free [26]
30 MF England Ryan Hall 25 2012 8 0 2015 £150,000 [27]
32 MF England Chris Dawson 18 2012 1 0 2016 Youth system [28]
33 GK England Alex Cairns 20 2011 1 0 2014 Youth system [29]
34 DF England Ross Killock 18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system [30]
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 26 2010 108 29 2015 £350,000 [31]
55 MF England Simon Lenighan 18 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system [32]
— DF England Leigh Bromby 32 2009 62 1 2013 £250,000 [33]
— DF England Charlie Taylor 3 19 2011 4 0 2014 Youth system [34]
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
9 MF England Jerome Thomas 30 2012 7 1 Jan 2013 N/A [35]
10 FW Argentina Luciano Becchio 29 2008 221 86 2014 £300,000 [36]
15 DF England Alan Tate 30 2012 11 0 Jan 2013 N/A [37]
20 FW ScotlandEngland Andy Gray 35 2012
1995 		38 1 2013
1998 		Free
YS 		[38]
20 MF England Ross Barkley 19 2013 4 0 Feb 2013 N/A [39]
22 MF United States Robbie Rogers 25 2012 4 0 2013 Free [40]
— MF Honduras Ramón Núñez 27 2010 25 5 2015 Free [41]
  • Last updated: 8 April 2014
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, [42][43]
  • 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[44]
2On loan from SV Zulte Waregem[22]
3Currently on loan at Inverness CT[45]

Transfer-listed players

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
16 MF England Danny Pugh1 2 30 2011
2004 		98 8 2014
2006 		£500,000
PX 		[46]
24 DF England Paul Connolly3 29 2010 63 0 2013 Free [47]
31 GK EnglandUnited States Paul Rachubka 4 31 2011 7 0 2013 Free [48]
  • Last updated: 2 May 2012
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, [42][43]
  • 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[49]
2Player is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday[50]
3Player is currently on loan at Preston North End[51]
4Player is currently on loan at Accrington Stanley[52]

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
5 DF England Jason Pearce 24 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2016 £500,000 [53]
3 DF England Adam Drury 33 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer 2014 Free [8]
7 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Green 29 EU Derby County Transfer Summer 2014 Free [12]
1 GK Republic of IrelandEngland Paddy Kenny 34 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Summer 2015 £400,000 [6]
20 FW ScotlandEngland Andy Gray 34 EU Barnsley Transfer Summer 2013 Free [38]
12 GK England Jamie Ashdown 31 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2014 Free [54]
11 MF England Luke Varney 29 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2014 £300,000 [15]
19 MF England David Norris 31 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2015 Free [55]
8 MF Jamaica Rodolph Austin 27 Non-EU Brann Norway Transfer Summer 2015 £300,000 [13]
2 DF England Lee Peltier 25 EU Leicester City Transfer Summer 2015 £800,000 [7]
21 FW Senegal El-Hadji Diouf 31 Non-EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer Jan 2013 Free [56]
18 MF England Michael Tonge 29 EU Stoke City Loan Summer 23 December 2012 — [57]
30 MF England Ryan Hall 24 EU Southend United Loan Summer Jan 2013 — [58]
15 DF England Alan Tate 30 EU Swansea City Wales Loan Summer 26 January 2013 — [37]
9 MF England Jerome Thomas 29 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Summer 2 January 2013 — [35]
30 MF England Ryan Hall 24 EU Southend United Transfer Winter 2015 £150,000 [27]
18 MF England Michael Tonge 29 EU Stoke City Transfer Winter 2015 £200,000 [20]
20 MF England Ross Barkley 19 EU Everton Loan Winter 12 February 2013 — [39]
9 FW WalesEngland Steve Morison 29 EU Norwich City Transfer Winter 2016 Player Exchange [14]
15 DF England Stephen Warnock 31 EU Aston Villa Transfer Winter 2015 Free [18]
22 FW FranceCentral African Republic Habib Habibou 25 Non-EU Zulte Waregem Belgium Loan Winter May 2013 — [22]

Out

N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
4 DF Alex Bruce Republic of Ireland
England		 27 Out of contract Hull City Summer n/a 31 4 [59]
11 MF Lloyd Sam Ghana
England		 27 Out of contract New York Red Bulls United States Summer n/a 39 3 [59]
18 FW Mikael Forssell Finland 31 Out of contract HJK Finland Summer n/a 17 0 [59]
25 MF Danny Webber England 30 Out of contract Doncaster Rovers Summer n/a 13 1 [59]
24 GK Maik Taylor Northern Ireland
Germany		 40 Out of contract Millwall Summer n/a 0 0 [59]
15 MF Adam Clayton England 23 Transfer Huddersfield Town Summer £500,000 49 6 [60]
1 GK Andy Lonergan England 28 Transfer Bolton Wanderers Summer £300,000 38 0 [61]
23 MF Robert Snodgrass Scotland
England		 24 Transfer Norwich City Summer £3,000,000 190 41 [62]
5 DF Andy O'Brien Republic of Ireland 33 Transfer Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada Summer Free 38 2 [63]
9 FW Billy Paynter England 28 Transfer Doncaster Rovers Summer Free 28 3 [64]
24 DF Paul Connolly England 28 One month Loan Portsmouth Summer n/a 63 0 [65]
— GK Alex Cairns England 19 Two month loan Stalybridge Celtic Summer n/a 1 0 [66]
22 FW Robbie Rogers United States 25 Loan till January Stevenage Summer n/a 4 0 [67]
— DF Charlie Taylor England 18 Two month loan York City Summer n/a 4 0 [68]
— DF Ross Killock England 18 One month loan Alfreton Town Summer n/a 0 0 [69]
23 MF Zac Thompson England 19 Loan till end of season Bury Summer n/a 11 0 [70]
26 FW Dominic Poleon England 19 One month loan Bury Summer n/a 6 1 [71]
28 MF Nathan Turner England 20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 [72]
33 DF Lewis Turner England 20 One month loan Harrogate Town Summer n/a 0 0 [72]
31 GK Paul Rachubka England 31 Loan till end of the season Accrington Stanley Summer n/a 7 0 [52]
6 DF Patrick Kisnorbo Australia 31 Loan till End of Season Ipswich Town Winter n/a 57 1 [73]
20 FW Andy Gray Scotland
England		 35 Released Bradford City Winter n/a 38 1 [74]
22 FW Robbie Rogers United States 25 Released LA Galaxy United States Winter n/a 4 0 [75]
24 DF Paul Connolly England 29 Loan till End of April Preston North End Winter n/a 63 0 [51]
33 DF Lewis Turner England 20 Loan till End of Season Chester Summer n/a 0 0 [76]
— DF Charlie Taylor England 19 Loan till End of Season Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Winter n/a 4 0 [45]
16 MF Danny Pugh England 30 Loan till End of Season Sheffield Wednesday Winter n/a 98 8 [50]
— MF Ramón Núñez Honduras 27 Released FC Dallas United States Winter n/a 25 5 [77]
10 FW Luciano Becchio Argentina 29 Transfer Norwich City Winter £200,000 + Player 221 86 [14]
26 FW Dominic Poleon England 19 Loan till End of Season Sheffield United Winter n/a 7 1 [78]

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.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
— MF England Nathan Turner 31 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
— DF England Lewis Turner 31 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
25 DF England Sam Byram 30 Signed 3½ years June 2016 [24]
55 MF England Simon Lenighan 18 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 [32]
34 DF England Ross Killock 29 Signed 1 year2 June 2014 [30]
— MF England Charlie Clamp 29 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [79]
26 FW England Dominic Poleon 30 Signed 2½ years June 2015 [25]
— DF Germany Monty Gimpel 30 Signed 1 year1 June 2013 [80]
— MF Scotland Robert Snodgrass 36 Rejected 1 year June 2014 [62]
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 37 Signed 3 years June 2015 [31]
14 MF Republic of Ireland
England 		Aidan White 32 Signed 3 years June 2015 [17]
4 DF England Tom Lees 33 Signed 4 Years June 2016 [81]
23 MF England Zac Thompson 31 Signed 3 years June 2015 [23]
17 MF England Michael Brown 47 Signed 1 year3 June 2014 [19]
32 MF Wales
England 		Chris Dawson 29 Signed 3 years June 2016 [28]
21 FW Senegal El-Hadji Diouf 43 Signed 1½ years June 2014 [21]
10 FW Argentina Luciano Becchio 40 Rejected 3½ years June 2016 [82]
— FW England Lewis Walters 28 Signed 2 years June 2015 [83]
— GK Republic of Ireland Eric Grimes 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [84]
— FW England Luke Parkin 28 Signed 2 years June 2015 [85]
— MF England Alex Mowatt 29 Signed 2 years June 2015 [86]


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

Farsley v Leeds United
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
Tavistock v Leeds United
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
Bodmin Town v Leeds United
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
Sandefjord v Leeds United
1 August 2012 Sandefjord 1–1 Leeds United Sandefjord
18:00 BST Klepaker 52' Report Pearce 17' Stadium: Komplett.no Arena
Preston North End v Leeds United
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

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

Championship

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
Blackpool v Leeds United
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
Peterborough United v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
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
Cardiff City v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Hull City
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
Leeds United v Nottingham Forest
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
Bristol City v Leeds United
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
Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Barnsley
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
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Charlton Athletic
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
Leeds United v Birmingham City
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
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United
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
Burnley v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Watford
10 November 2012 16 Leeds United 1–6 Watford Leeds
15:00 GMT Tonge 80' (pen.)
Pearce Red card 45'		 Report Vydra 27', 82'
Abdi 62'
Yeates 75'
Murray 90+4'
Deeney 90+8'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,104
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Millwall v Leeds United
18 November 2012 17 Millwall 1–0 Leeds United South Bermondsey
13:15 GMT Wood 85' Report Varney Red card 47' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Mark Halsey
Leeds United v Crystal Palace
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
Leeds United v Leicester City
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
Huddersfield Town v Leeds United
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
Derby County v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Ipswich Town
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
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
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
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
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
Hull City v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers
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
Barnsley v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Bristol City
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
Leeds United v Cardiff City
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United
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
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Blackpool
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
Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United
23 February 2013 33 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Leeds United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Iain Williamson
Leeds United v Millwall
2 March 2013 34 Leeds United 1–0 Millwall Leeds
12:30 GMT McCormack soccer ball with red X 28'
Warnock 72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,002
Referee: Mike Jones
Leicester City v Leeds United
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
Crystal Palace v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Peterborough United
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
Leeds United v Huddersfield Town
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
Ipswich Town v Leeds United
30 March 2013 39 Ipswich Town 3–0 Leeds United Ipswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick 45', 49'
Emmanuel-Thomas 68'		 Report Lees Red card 32' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,402
Referee: James Adcock
Leeds United v Derby County
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
Charlton Athletic v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
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
Leeds United v Burnley
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
Birmingham City v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
27 April 2013 45 Leeds United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Diouf 74' (pen.)
Austin Red card 12'
Diouf Red card 75'		 Report Buckley 10'
Ulloa 87'
Calderón Red card 73'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,904
Referee: Graham Scott
Watford v Leeds United
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

Leeds United v Birmingham City
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
Birmingham City v Leeds United
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
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
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
Manchester City v Leeds United
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

Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town
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
Leeds United v Oxford United
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
Leeds United v Everton
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
Leeds United v Southampton
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
Leeds United v Chelsea
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

Internal 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.[87]

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  • 2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
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  • Soccerbase Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
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