English football
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which saw them finish
second
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in
League One
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, thus winning promotion to
the Championship
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.
In other competitions, the club played a number of
Premier League
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sides including a historic victory over rivals
Manchester United
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in the
FA Cup
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. The club's run in the FA Cup was the longest since 2003. Leeds also secured a place in the
Football League Trophy
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area final, but lost to
Carlisle United
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on penalties.
Simon Grayson
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As a player, he was a right back, but he was also utilised in m ...
became the first manager in four years to complete a full season as Leeds boss and celebrated it by winning the club's first promotion in twenty years. For the third season in a row,
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
was the club's top goalscorer with 31 goals in all competitions; Beckford was again named the League One Player of the Year, however lost out on the club's Player of the Year to
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
.
Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order (''starting from 15 May 2009 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2009–10 season)''. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the
transfers
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* ''Transfer'' (2010 film), a German science-fiction movie directed by Damir Lukacevic and starring Zana Marjanović
* ''Transfer'' (1966 film), a short film
* ''Transfer'' (journal), in management studies
...
section below, or match results, which are in the
matches
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section.
May
*15 May: The eight new academy scholars for the 2009–10 season are revealed to be: James Baxendale, Jonathan Birbeck, James Booker, Alex Cairns, Joe McCann, Sanchez Payne, Lewis Turner and Nathan Turner.Leeds United Official Matchday Magazine (v Millwall, 14 May 2009)
*26 May: The club's top goalscorer in the 2008–09 season,
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
, rejects a three-year contract offer from the club. As a result, the club put the player on the transfer list.
June
*17 June: The
League One
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fixtures for the 2009–10 season are released with Leeds' first match against
Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
The g ...
. The final game of the season will be against
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
at home.
July
*2 July: The players return to Thorp Arch for pre-season training.
*8 July: The club state that they will be investigating the circumstances surrounding academy product Luke Garbutt's move to Everton.
*9 July: The club announce that they have rejected bids from two
Premier League
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clubs for starlet
Fabian Delph
Fabian Delph (born 21 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or left-back.
He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster until he moved to Leeds United aged 11. Having played 45 matc ...
. They also reveal that they have rejected unacceptable bids for
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
.
*17 July:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
is taken off the transfer list.
*24 July: The squad numbers for the new season are announced.
Richard Naylor
Richard Alan Naylor (born 28 February 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Naylor started his career at Ipswich Town, where he played as a striker up until he was moved to centre-back by Joe Royle in 2002; he co ...
is given the number 6 shirt replacing
Ľubomír Michalík
Ľubomír Michalík (born 13 August 1983) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for as a centre-back for Slovan Galanta.
Club career Bolton Wanderers
Michalík was born in Čadca. He signed for Bolton Wanderers in January 2007 from ...
who moves to number 17.
Paul Huntington
Paul David Huntington (born 17 September 1987) is an English professional footballer with over 500 appearances who plays as a centre-back for Carlisle United.
Club career Newcastle United
Huntington joined Newcastle United Academy on 1 July ...
swaps to number 24 with
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
taking his number 3 shirt. Meanwhile, new recruits
Jason Crowe
Jason William Robert Crowe (born 30 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back, and midfielder from 1996 to 2013.
Crowe a former England Under-20 international started his career at Arsenal as a jun ...
and
Shane Higgs
Shane Peter Higgs (born 13 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 306 appearances in the Football League and Football Conference between 1996 and 2012, most notably spending ten years at Chelte ...
take the number 2 and 12 jerseys respectively.
*31 July:
Richard Naylor
Richard Alan Naylor (born 28 February 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Naylor started his career at Ipswich Town, where he played as a striker up until he was moved to centre-back by Joe Royle in 2002; he co ...
is appointed the new club
captain
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.
August
*4 August: Chairman,
Ken Bates
Kenneth William Bates (born 4 December 1931) is a British businessman, football executive and hotelier. He was involved in the development of Wembley Stadium and is the former owner and chairman of football clubs Chelsea and Leeds United.
Bates ...
revealed that the club had agreed a fee with
Manchester City
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for
Fabian Delph
Fabian Delph (born 21 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or left-back.
He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster until he moved to Leeds United aged 11. Having played 45 matc ...
; however City needed to have the bid approved by their owners in the
Gulf
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and required a week to do so. As a result, Leeds rejected City's bid and accepted another bid from
Aston Villa
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. Delph later agreed terms with Villa and was transferred for a fee worth up to £8 million.
*6 August:
Jonny Howson
Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Howson started his professional career at Leeds United, where he made 225 appearances following his d ...
is announced as the new club
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.
September
*5 September: The 2–0 home win against
Stockport County
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sees the club record their best ever start to a season with eight successive victories; the previous best start to a season was in 1973 – the
season
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in which
Don Revie
Donald George Revie OBE (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an England international footballer and manager, best known for his successful spell with Leeds United from 1961 until 1974, which immediately preceded his appointment as England manage ...
won his second First Division title as manager of Leeds. Another club record is beaten with the victory the club's fourteenth successive home league win.
*17 September: Leeds City Council offer to re-purchase the club's training ground, Thorp Arch, which was sold by the club to businessman Jacob Adler in 2004. The deal would see the Council renting Thorp Arch to the club with an option for the club to purchase the facility at the end of the lease.
October
*16 October: The club announce that they chose not to exercise the option of re-purchasing
Thorp Arch
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It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.
The village is on ...
from Barnaway Ltd. before the 23:59 deadline on 15 October.
December
*16 December: The club's stadium,
Elland Road
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The g ...
is chosen as one of the fourteen venues for the
2018 World Cup
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should
England
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FA Cup
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history by becoming the first team outside the
Premier League
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to eliminate
Manchester United
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in
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time ...
's managerial career. In doing so, Leeds ended a 29-year streak without a win at
Old Trafford
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.
*6 January: The club confirm that
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
handed in a transfer request on 30 December and that the request was accepted.
*17 January:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
withdraws his transfer request, committing himself to the club until the end of his contract at the end of the current season.
February
*9 February: Three Leeds players are punched by opposition fans after the club lose to
Carlisle United
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on penalties in the
Football League Trophy
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area final second leg.
March
*13 March: The club's youth team finish the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens tournament as runners-up having beaten
Arsenal
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,
Blackburn Rovers
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and
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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in previous rounds. The team lost 2–0 to
Olympiacos
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in the final.
April
*3 April: Striker
Trésor Kandol
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is fined by the club after being sent off for violent conduct just twenty seconds after coming on the field of play as a substitute in the 1–0 defeat to
Norwich City
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. The red card is the second Kandol has received this season having been sent-off after the final whistle for violent conduct earlier on in the season.
*17 April: The club qualify for the
League One
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Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
lose to
Hartlepool United
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They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
. Even if Colchester win all of their three remaining games and Leeds lose all of theirs, Colchester would still be three points adrift of Leeds in the final league table.
May
*8 May: The club come second in the league and thus finally secure automatic promotion to
The Championship
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after a nailbiting season finale against
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
. With
Max Gradel
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Gradel received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team i ...
sent off in the first half and the club conceding a goal early in the second half, the Leeds fans feared that they would have to settle for a play-off place; but
Jonathan Howson
Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Howson started his professional career at Leeds United, where he made 225 appearances following his d ...
and
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
each scored within four minutes to make the score 2–1 to Leeds and secure their promotion.
Players
Squad information
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in
The Championship
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(and
playoffs
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),
League One
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(and
playoffs
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),
FA Cup
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,
League Cup
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and
Football League Trophy
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. 1Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year. 2Player joined the club in 2008 as a scholar. He is presently a 2nd year scholar and is not currently signed to the club on professional terms.
Squad includes players registered with the club on the last day of the season (8 May 2010) only.
Squad stats
Captains
Assists
Last updated:10 May 2010
Source:
Disciplinary record
Suspensions
Transfers
In
1Transfer fee was officially undisclosed, however it was reported by
The Times
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that the fee was £250,000.
2The club has the option of extending the player's contact by an additional year.
Loans In
Loans Out
Out
1The Professional Football Compensation Committee decided that Everton should pay Leeds an initial compensation fee of £600,000 followed by £200,000 upon Garbutt's first full international appearance and £150,000 after the player has made 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 appearances (thus totalling £750,000 from this final clause). It was also ruled that Leeds should receive 20% of any profit that Everton makes from future sale of the player.
2Transfer fee was officially undisclosed, however it was reported by
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
that the fee was approximately an upfront £6 million with an additional £2 million in variables.
3The total compensation fee for the two academy players was reported to be £800,000.
Player of the Year
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Association football
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Awards were announced at a dinner on 8 May 2010 at
Elland Road
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The g ...
.
*Player of the Year:
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
*Young Player of the Year: Aidan White
*Players' Player of the Year:
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
*Goal of the Season:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
(vs
Manchester United
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, 3 January)
*Best Contribution to Community:
Leigh Bromby
Leigh David Bromby (born 2 June 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He is currently employed as the Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town.
Bromby primarily played for Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield Un ...
,
Jonathan Howson
Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Howson started his professional career at Leeds United, where he made 225 appearances following his d ...
The following Leeds players have been selected in the official
League One
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team of the week.
*10 August:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
Shane Higgs
Shane Peter Higgs (born 13 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 306 appearances in the Football League and Football Conference between 1996 and 2012, most notably spending ten years at Chelte ...
,
Andy Hughes
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*24 August:
Jason Crowe
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Crowe a former England Under-20 international started his career at Arsenal as a jun ...
,
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Paul Johnson (born 28 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Early life
Born in Hackney, Greater London, Johnson was a keen motorcyclist as a ch ...
*31 August:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
,
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Paul Johnson (born 28 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Early life
Born in Hackney, Greater London, Johnson was a keen motorcyclist as a ch ...
*7 September:
Jason Crowe
Jason William Robert Crowe (born 30 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back, and midfielder from 1996 to 2013.
Crowe a former England Under-20 international started his career at Arsenal as a jun ...
*21 September:
Jonny Howson
Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Howson started his professional career at Leeds United, where he made 225 appearances following his d ...
,
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Paul Johnson (born 28 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Early life
Born in Hackney, Greater London, Johnson was a keen motorcyclist as a ch ...
*28 September:
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
*2 November:
Richard Naylor
Richard Alan Naylor (born 28 February 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Naylor started his career at Ipswich Town, where he played as a striker up until he was moved to centre-back by Joe Royle in 2002; he co ...
*23 November:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
,
Neil Kilkenny
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,
Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heart of Midlothian.
Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to E ...
*7 December:
Robert Snodgrass
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Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to E ...
*21 December:
Leigh Bromby
Leigh David Bromby (born 2 June 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He is currently employed as the Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town.
Bromby primarily played for Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield Un ...
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Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heart of Midlothian.
Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to E ...
*1 February:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
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Richard Naylor
Richard Alan Naylor (born 28 February 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Naylor started his career at Ipswich Town, where he played as a striker up until he was moved to centre-back by Joe Royle in 2002; he co ...
*8 February:
Luciano Becchio
Luciano Héctor Becchio (born 28 December 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the assistant manager of Segunda División B – Group 3 side CD Atlético Baleares.Richard Naylor
Richard Alan Naylor (born 28 February 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Naylor started his career at Ipswich Town, where he played as a striker up until he was moved to centre-back by Joe Royle in 2002; he co ...
*26 April:
Luciano Becchio
Luciano Héctor Becchio (born 28 December 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the assistant manager of Segunda División B – Group 3 side CD Atlético Baleares.PFA Team of the Year (League One):
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
,
Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heart of Midlothian.
Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to E ...
Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heart of Midlothian.
Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to E ...
(''August/September''),
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
(''October'', ''December'')
*League One Player of the Year:
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Paul Alexander Beckford (born 9 December 1983) is an English Football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, and played for Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Leeds United, ...
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
''(3 January, 1–0,
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
Neil Kilkenny
Neil Martin Kilkenny (born 19 December 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for Australian club Western United. A midfielder, he began his career in the youth system at Arsenal, and went on to play league football for Oldham Athletic, Bi ...
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Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...
, 15 December)''
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Yorkshire Evening Post
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Player of the Year (Leeds United):
Patrick Kisnorbo
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...
Leeds United
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Foot
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