2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season
2019–20 season of Leeds United
Leeds United 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Leeds United 's tenth consecutive season in the Championship .[ 1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020. Competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic , and the decision to suspend the Championship season was made on 13 March. League matches resumed on 20 June, with fixtures to be played until late July.
After spending the season at or near the top of the league table, Leeds were promoted to the Premier League on 17 July because West Bromwich Albion lost 1–2 against Huddersfield Town .[ 2]
The following day, Leeds were confirmed as league champions after Brentford suffered defeat at Stoke City .
Players
Transfers
In
Loans in
Loans out
Out
Date
Position
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
FW
Caleb Ekuban
Trabzonspor
£2,000,000
[ 33] [ 34]
1 July 2019
DF
Paudie O'Connor
Bradford City
Free transfer
[ 35]
1 July 2019
DF
Lucas Odunston
Hull City
Free transfer
[ 36] [ 37]
1 July 2019
MF
Alex Wollerton
Barnsley
Free transfer
[ 36] [ 38]
2 July 2019
MF
Jack Clarke
Tottenham Hotspur
£11,000,000
[ 39] [ 40]
3 July 2019
DF
Aapo Halme
Barnsley
Undisclosed
[ 41]
5 July 2019
MF
Mallik Wilks
Barnsley
£1,000,000
[ 42] [ 43]
8 July 2019
DF
Pontus Jansson
Brentford
£5,500,000
[ 44] [ 45]
8 July 2019
DF
Liam Kitching
Forest Green Rovers
Undisclosed
[ 46]
11 July 2019
DF
Tyler Denton
Stevenage
Undisclosed
[ 47]
12 July 2019
FW
Sam Dalby
Watford
Undisclosed
[ 48]
16 July 2019
MF
Hadi Sacko
Denizlispor
£1,000,000
[ 49] [ 43]
18 July 2019
DF
Oriol Rey
Real Valladolid
Free transfer
[ 50]
18 July 2019
MF
Samuel Sáiz
Girona
£2,500,000
[ 51] [ 43]
19 July 2019
MF
Alex Machuca
UD Ibiza
Free transfer
[ 52]
25 July 2019
DF
Hugo Díaz
Getafe CF
Free transfer
[ 53]
1 August 2019
FW
Oliver Sarkic
Burton Albion
Free transfer
[ 54]
2 August 2019
GK
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Burnley
£3,500,000
[ 55] [ 56]
5 August 2019
MF
Yosuke Ideguchi
Gamba Osaka
Undisclosed
[ 57]
6 August 2019
GK
Joshua Rae
Hibernian
Free transfer
[ 36] [ 58]
6 August 2019
FW
Kemar Roofe
Anderlecht
£7,000,000
[ 59] [ 60]
8 August 2019
MF
Clarke Oduor
Barnsley
Undisclosed
[ 61]
8 August 2019
DF
Tom Pearce
Wigan Athletic
£250,000
[ 62] [ 43]
2 September 2019
MF
Vurnon Anita
CSKA Sofia
Free transfer
[ 63]
2 September 2019
MF
Callum Nicell
Farsley Celtic
Free transfer
[ 64]
10 January 2020
DF
Lewie Coyle
Fleetwood Town
Undisclosed
[ 65]
12 January 2020
FW
Paweł Cibicki
Pogoń Szczecin
Undisclosed
[ 23]
13 January 2020
MF
Connor Leak-Blunt
Sheffield United
Free transfer
[ 66]
1 July 2020
DF
Matty Downing
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Free transfer
[ 67]
1 July 2020
GK
Harrison Male
Unattached
Released
[ 68]
Pre-season
Leeds United announced eight pre-season friendlies against York City , Guiseley , Manchester United , Tadcaster Albion , Western Sydney Wanderers , Al-Ittihad , Cagliari and Girona .[ 69] [ 70]
Competitions
Championship
League table
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[ 71] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Only matches with spectators present are included in the average.
^ Deal for Hélder Costa to be made permanent at the end of the 2019/20 season in July 2020.[ 14]
^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League .
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
28
9
9
77
35
+42
93
15
5
3
40
14
+26
13
4
6
37
21
+16
Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Matchday 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 A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H Result W D W W W L W D L W L W D D W W W W W W W D L D W D L L W L L D W W W W W L W D W W W W W W Position 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Matches
On 20 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[ 72]
FA Cup
Leeds United were drawn away to Arsenal in the third round.[ 77]
EFL Cup
Leeds United were drawn away to Salford City in the first round, and at home to Stoke City in the second round.[ 78] [ 79]
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list. The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute.
Under 23s: Professional Development League
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
17
10
4
3
33
12
+21
34
6
2
1
21
4
+17
4
2
2
12
8
+4
Matches
On Thursday, 1 August 2019, the Professional Development League fixtures were revealed.[ 80] The league was cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i Match played behind closed doors
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