The 2010–11 season was Leeds United’s first season back in the Championship following promotion the previous season.

Season summary

In the league the club just missed out on the play-offs, after being in contention for the majority of the season. In other competitions, the club performed poorly in the League Cup, going out in their first match, however made it to the third round of the FA Cup forcing Premier League giants Arsenal to a replay in the process. For the first time since 1990–91, Simon Grayson's team saw four players, Becchio (20), Gradel (18), Somma (12) and Howson (11), make it in to double figures in the scoring charts. After a disastrous end to the previous season, Gradel rejuvenated himself and picked up both the Fans' and Players' Player of the Year with Young Player going to the much improved Howson. Off the field, Chairman Ken Bates consolidated his ownership of the club by purchasing a majority shareholding in the club.

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 14 May 2010 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2010–11 season. Results of any disclipinaries etc. relevant to this season are also listed.) 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.

May

June

July

August

November

December

April

May

Pre-season

Competitions

Championship

Table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

First-team squad

Squad information

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 first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.

Squad stats

Assists

Last updated:18 Apr 2011 Source: BBC Sport

Disciplinary record

Suspensions

Ordered by date of suspension handed.

International call-ups

Ordered by squad number. Does not include appearances and goals made prior to the 2010–11 season or prior to joining the club.

Transfers

In

Note: Bessone is EU national as he holds an Italian passport. 1Contract includes an optional one-year extension clause. 2Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by Vital Football that the fee was £400,000. 3Player joined the club on a non-contract basis with selection eligibility for the reserve team only. Warner only played one game before moving on to Scunthorpe United. It was rumoured that Warner rejected a six-month contract with the club.

Loans in

1Manager Simon Grayson confirmed in an interview with LUTV that Alnwick returned to Tottenham Hotspur after the behind-closed-doors match against Sunderland due to a thigh strain.

Loans out

1The player returned to the club on 1 January following his first loan spell and returned to Oldham Athletic on 27 January with a deal lasting until the end of the season.

Out

1Kandol finished the 2009–10 season with the shirt number 20, however was absent during the 2010–11 season shirt number announcement with Jason Crowe taking his number. Kandol was last seen wearing the number 33 shirt during pre-season training. 2It has been confirmed that the fee paid by Sheffield United was higher than the £500k that Leeds paid for Collins in the summer to Preston.

New Contracts

1The contract includes the option to extend the contract by a further year.

Awards

Internal Awards

Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2010–11 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2011 at Elland Road.

External Awards

Championship Team of the Week

The following Leeds players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Other