The 2008–09 season saw Leeds United competing in League One (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) for a second successive season.
Pre-season and friendlies Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against York City, Galway United, Bray Wanderers, Shelbourne, Barnet, Darlington and FCV Dender.
Competitions
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Statistics No.Pos.NameLeaguePlay-offsFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Casper Ankergren33020103000390202DF Frazer Richardson21+200020301027+20203DF Paul Huntington400000201070104MF Jonathan Douglas42+1120302+110049+22405DF Rui Marques32100101020361406DF Ľubomír Michalík15+400030301022+40417MF David Prutton8+800010102012+80318MF Neil Kilkenny27+342010302035+34409FW Jermaine Beckford32+22620132+240+1037+5336110FW Luciano Becchio40+515212+103+120+2047+9197011DF Alan Sheehan1110010100+1013+111112GK David Lucas130001010201800013FW Mike Grella0+110000000000+1200014MF Jonny Howson26+144202+102+202134+1751115MF Fabian Delph40+2620203+100+1047+4613016MF Bradley Johnson7+810+20001+100+108+1213018MF Andy Robinson20+1220+2021322127+1466019DF Ben Parker23+102021201030+111021FW Enoch Showunmi3+52000+301+22216+1050022MF Andy Hughes18+900020201023+900023MF Robert Snodgrass25+1792020322034+17115026DF Sam Sodje5020000000701026MF Paul Telfer140002020001801027DF Mansour Assoumani1000000000100027FW Liam Dickinson4+40000000004+400028FW Malcolm Christie1+31001000002+310031DF Jonny Webb00000+1000000+100032DF Aidy White50000+101+10107+201035FW Lee Trundle7+31000000007+310036DF Richard Naylor221200000002413038DF Carl Dickinson70000000007000
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2008 FW Andrew Robinson Swansea City Free DF Alan Sheehan Leicester City Undisclosed 8 July 2008 FW Enoch Showunmi Bristol City Free 25 July 2008 MF Robert Snodgrass Livingston Undisclosed 1 August 2008 FW Luciano Becchio Mérida £300,000 8 August 2008 DF Paul Telfer Bournemouth Free 18 December 2008 DF Mansour Assoumani Sportfreunde Siegen 2 February 2009 FW Mike Grella Clary Clarets DF Richard Naylor Ipswich Town
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 28 May 2008 MF Alan Thompson Retired 1 July 2008 DF Darren Kenton Unattached Released 2 July 2008 FW Leon Constantine Northampton Town Free 22 July 2008 FW Tomi Ameobi Doncaster Rovers £30,000 24 July 2008 FW Anthony Elding Crewe Alexandra £160,000 11 August 2008 MF Sebastian Sorsa Hamilton Academical Free 26 August 2008 MF Robert Bayly Unattached Released 28 August 2008 MF Curtis Weston Gillingham Free 1 September 2008 MF Sébastien Carole Unattached Released 17 January 2009 DF Mansour Assoumani Wrexham Free 24 January 2009 MF Ian Westlake Cheltenham Town 30 January 2009 DF Scott Gardner Mansfield Town 31 January 2009 FW Malcolm Christie Unattached Released 2 February 2009 DF Paul Telfer
Loan in Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom 9 January 2009 11 March 2009 FW Lee Trundle Bristol City 14 January 2009 2 February 2009 DF Richard Naylor Ipswich Town 15 January 2009 18 February 2009 FW Carl Dickinson Stoke City 13 March 2009 14 May 2009 FW Liam Dickinson Derby County 26 March 2009 DF Sam Sodje Reading GK Darryl Flahavan Crystal Palace
Loan out Date fromDate toPos.NameTo 1 August 2008 27 August 2008 MF Curtis Weston Gillingham 7 August 2008 28 January 2009 FW Trésor Kandol Millwall 19 September 2008 21 October 2008 DF Scott Gardner Farsley Celtic 24 September 2008 2 May 2009 GK Alan Martin Barrow 24 October 2008 24 January 2009 MF Ian Westlake Cheltenham Town 28 October 2008 3 January 2009 MF Bradley Johnson Brighton & Hove Albion 27 January 2009 26 February 2009 FW Tom Elliott Macclesfield Town 30 January 2009 3 May 2009 FW Trésor Kandol Charlton Athletic 27 February 2009 2 May 2009 DF Jonathan Webb Newcastle Blue Star 20 March 2009 2 May 2009 MF Peter Sweeney Grimsby Town 23 March 2009 DF Alan Sheehan Crewe Alexandra
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