# 2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Leeds United's second season consecutive season in the Championship.

## Season summary

A turbulent February saw Reserve Team Manager Neil Redfearn in charge of the team for four games with Manager Simon Grayson relieved of his duties and replaced by veteran promotion specialist Neil Warnock. Ross McCormack drastically improved his performance from the 2010–11 season by scoring 19 goals – the most in the squad. He narrowly lost out on Player of the Year to Robert Snodgrass who was made Club Captain by Warnock following the sale of influential local skipper Jonny Howson in January. Young Player of the Year went to Tom Lees who led an injection of the youth into the side with Aidan White establishing himself in the starting line-up and debuts being handed to youngsters Zac Thompson, Charlie Taylor and keeper Alex Cairns.
Off the field, the club's directors reported a healthy profit of £3.5m, but found themselves at war with some supporters following the controversial £7m summer renovation of the Elland Road stadium – a summer which saw a contrasting £0.7m spent on players' transfers and £5.2m received in player sales. Chairman Ken Bates also came under scrutiny from fans following the departures of fans' favourite Howson and 2010–11 Player of the Year Max Gradel.

## Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011–12 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 11 May 2011 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2011–12 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.

### May

* 11 May: Chairman, Ken Bates reveals that defender Federico Bessone and striker Mike Grella have been placed on the transfer list

### June

* 30 June: The players return for pre-season training with only one new face, goalkeeper Paul Rachubka

### July

* 11 July: Long serving Club President, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood KBE passes away at the age of 88. Lord Harewood became President of the club in 1961 and was also President of the FA from 1963 to 1972.
* 13 July: Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood accepts chairman, Ken Bates' offer of becoming the new Club Patron after the passing of her husband, Lord Harewood.
* 16 July: Manager, Simon Grayson bans his players from social networking website Twitter after striker Davide Somma revealed on his Twitter account, against the wishes of the boss, that he would be out injured for "five or six months". At the time of the ban, professionals Adam Clayton, Max Gradel, Mike Grella, Will Hatfield, Ross McCormack, Ramón Núñez, Lloyd Sam, Charlie Taylor, Zac Thompson, Somma and a handful of academy players had Twitter accounts. Andy O'Brien previously tweeted, but deleted his account after receiving abuse from other users.

### October

* 21 October: It is revealed that a planned statue of former manager Don Revie by Graham Ibbeson, will be located opposite the East Stand of Elland Road.
* 24 October: The club announce that several new hospitality suites will open for the first time for the home game against Cardiff City on 30 October. The suites form part of the ongoing redevelopment of Elland Road's East Stand.

### November

* 8 November: Leeds receive the Level Playing Field Award following an audit of Elland Road to access its suitability for disabled staff and fans.
* 19 November: Simon Grayson announces that Andy O'Brien will not play for the club again after revealing that O'Brien refused to play in the match against Burnley
* 27 November: The club extends its sympathies to the family of former player Gary Speed who died earlier in the day, reportedly after committing suicide. Leeds later announced that a new suite in the East Stand of Elland Road would be named in Speed's honour, while the team wore black armbands and took part in a minute's applause for Speed before the away game against Nottingham Forest on 29 November and the home game against Millwall on 3 December.

### February

* 1 February: Simon Grayson is sacked as manager following the 4–1 home defeat to Birmingham City the previous day. In an official statement, the club's chief executive Shaun Harvey, stated that Leeds made the decision in the belief that "a new managerial team will be able to get more out of the existing squad of players" and ensure a play-off finish. Reserve team manager Neil Redfearn is appointed caretaker manager with immediate effect.
* 18 February: After nearly three weeks of speculation, Neil Warnock is announced as the new club manager with an 18-month contract. A number of high-profile managers were confirmed to have applied for the post, including Raddy Antic, Phil Brown, Sven-Göran Eriksson and Albert Ferrer. Redfearn and his coaching staff return to their usual jobs at the club.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 |
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 April 2012. Source: The Football League

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

#### Matches
### League Cup
## First-team squad
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Andy Lonergan | 28 | 2011 | 38 | 0 | 2014 | £200k |
| 2 | DF | Paul Connolly | 28 | 2010 | 63 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Patrick Kisnorbo | 31 | 2009 | 57 | 1 | 2013 | Free |
| 4 | DF | Alex Bruce | 27 | 2010 | 34 | 1 | 2012 | £300k |
| 5 | DF | Andy O'Brien$^1$ | 32 | 2010 | 37 | 2 | 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 6 | MF | Robbie Rogers | 24 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Michael Brown | 35 | 2011 | 26 | 1 | 2012 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Billy Paynter | 27 | 2010 | 27 | 3 | 2013 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Luciano Becchio | 28 | 2008 | 190 | 67 | 2014 | £300k |
| 11 | MF | Lloyd Sam | 27 | 2010 | 39 | 3 | 2012 | Free |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 30 | 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 15 | MF | Adam Clayton | 23 | 2010 | 49 | 6 | 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | MF | Danny Pugh$^2$ | 29 | 2011 2004 | 94 | 8 | 2014 2006 | £500k PX |
| 18 | FW | Mikael Forssell | 31 | 2011 | 17 | 0 | 2012 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Ramón Núñez | 26 | 2010 | 25 | 5 | 2015 | Free |
| 22 | DF | Tom Lees | 21 | 2008 | 45 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system |
| 23 | FW | Robert Snodgrass (captain) | 24 | 2008 | 190 | 41 | 2013 | £35k |
| 24 | GK | Maik Taylor | 40 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free |
| 26 | MF | Danny Webber | 30 | 2012 | 13 | 1 | 2012 | Free |
| 26 | DF | Leigh Bromby | 31 | 2009 | 64 | 1 | 2013 | £250k |
| 27 | FW | Davide Somma | 27 | 2009 | 34 | 12 | 2014 | Free |
| 28 | DF | Aidan White | 20 | 2008 | 65 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 29 | DF | Zac Thompson | 19 | 2011 | 11 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
| 30 | GK | Alex Cairns | 19 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 31 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 18 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 32 | DF | Lewis Turner | 19 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 33 | DF | Paul Robinson | 33 | 2012 | 10 | 0 | 2012 | Loan |
| 44 | FW | Ross McCormack | 25 | 2010 | 70 | 21 | 2013 | £350k |
* Last updated: 28 April 2012
* Source: Wikipedia players' articles,
* 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. $^1$Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year. $^2$Player made fifty eight appearances (scoring six goals) for the club during his first spell at the club

### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2011–12 Football League Championship | 2011–12 Football League Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | 2011–12 Football League Cup | 2011–12 Football League Cup | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Lonergan | | 31 | 31 | | 2907 | 28 | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 2 | RB | Connolly | | 23 | 25 | | 2171 | 23 | | | | 2 | | |
| 3 | CB | Kisnorbo | | 19 | 21 | | 1773 | 19 | | | | 2 | | |
| 4 | RB | Bruce | | 4 | 4 | | 300 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | CB | O'Brien | | 4 | 6 | | 394 | 4 | | | | 2 | | |
| 6 | AM | Rogers | | | 1 | | 10 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | DM | Brown | | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1608 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | Paynter | | | 2 | | 57 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | FW | Becchio | | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2305 | 34 | 11 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 11 | LW | Sam | | 5 | 19 | | 782 | 17 | | | | 2 | | Started several games at RW |
| 12 | GK | Rachubka | | 6 | 7 | | 440 | 6 | | | | 1 | | |
| 15 | CM | Clayton | | 40 | 41 | 6 | 3708 | 38 | 6 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 16 | LM | Pugh | | 26 | 29 | 2 | 2407 | 28 | 2 | 1 | | | | Started several games at LB |
| 18 | FW | Forssell | | 1 | 13 | | 294 | 11 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 20 | LW | Núñez | | 8 | 20 | 5 | 919 | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 4 | Started several games at AM |
| 22 | CB | Lees | | 35 | 38 | 2 | 3311 | 35 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | Started several games at RB |
| 23 | RW | Snodgrass | | 35 | 37 | 13 | 3295 | 35 | 13 | | | 2 | | |
| 24 | GK | M. Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | FW | Webber | | 1 | 6 | | 228 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 26 | CB | Bromby | | 4 | 7 | | 395 | 5 | | | | 2 | | |
| 27 | FW | Somma | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | LB | White | | 37 | 38 | | 3229 | 35 | | 1 | | 2 | | Started several games at LW |
| 29 | RB | Thompson | | 6 | 8 | | 601 | 6 | | 1 | | 1 | | Started several games at CM |
| 30 | GK | Cairns | | | 1 | | 47 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 31 | LB | C. Taylor | | 1 | 3 | | 133 | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
| 32 | LB | L. Turner | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | LB | Robinson | | 4 | 4 | | 365 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 44 | FW | McCormack | | 38 | 42 | 17 | 3274 | 38 | 16 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | Started several games at LW |
| 48 | CB | O'Dea | | 35 | 34 | 2 | 3241 | 31 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | Started several games at LB |
| Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club: |||||||||||||||
| 7 | LW | Gradel | | 4 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 7 | AM | Väyrynen | | 3 | 12 | | 357 | 10 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 13 | FW | Grella | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | CM | Howson | | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1981 | 19 | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 14 | RB | Smith | | 3 | 3 | | 261 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 17 | RW | Townsend | | 7 | 7 | 1 | 522 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 19 | LB | Parker | | 1 | 1 | | 95 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 21 | LB | Bessone | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | McCarthy | | 6 | 6 | | 564 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 25 | CM | Delph | | 3 | 3 | | 435 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 38 | FW | Keogh | | 19 | 24 | 2 | 1524 | 22 | 2 | | | 2 | | |

### Assists

| R | Player | Position | The Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | Snodgrass | RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | McCormack | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Clayton | CM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Sam | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Lees | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Connolly | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | White | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Becchio | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Howson | CM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Brown | DM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Forssell | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Lonergan | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Paynter | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Pugh | LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | C. Taylor | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Webber | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012 Source:

### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 48 | LB | O'Dea | 11 | 1 | |
| 15 | CM | Clayton | 12 | | |
| 8 | DM | Brown | 7 | | 1 |
| 2 | RB | Connolly | 7 | 1 | |
| 23 | RW | Snodgrass | 8 | | |
| 16 | LW | Pugh | 6 | | |
| 14 | CM | Howson | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | Becchio | 5 | | |
| 28 | LB | White | 3 | | 1 |
| 7 | LW | Gradel | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | CB | Kisnorbo | 2 | | 1 |
| 44 | FW | McCormack | 3 | | |
| 33 | LB | Robinson | 3 | | |
| 22 | CB | Lees | 1 | | 1 |
| 7 | CM | Väyrynen | 2 | | |
| 29 | CM | Thompson | | | 1 |
| 26 | CB | Bromby | 1 | | |
| 38 | FW | Keogh | 1 | | |
| 1 | GK | Lonergan | 1 | | |
| 5 | CB | O'Brien | 1 | | |
| 11 | LW | Sam | 1 | | |
| 31 | LB | C. Taylor | 1 | | |
| 17 | RW | Townsend | 1 | | |
Last updated: 28 April 2012 Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 30 | EU | Blackpool | Free Agent | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Michael Brown | 34 | EU | Portsmouth | Free Agent | Summer | 2012$^1$ | Free |
| 1 | GK | Andy Lonergan | 27 | EU | Preston North End | Transferred | Summer | 2014 | £200k$^2$ |
| 18 | FW | Mikael Forssell | 30 | EU | Hannover 96 | Free Agent | Summer | 2012 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Mika Väyrynen | 29 | EU | Heerenveen | Free Agent | Summer | 2012$^1$ | Free |
| 24 | GK | Maik Taylor | 40 | EU | Birmingham City | Free Agent | Summer | 2012 | Free |
| 16 | MF | Danny Pugh | 29 | EU | Stoke City | Transferred | Winter | 2014 | £500k |
| 6 | MF | Robbie Rogers | 24 | EU | Columbus Crew | Free Agent | Winter | 2013 | Free |
| 25 | MF | Danny Webber | 30 | EU | Portsmouth | Free Agent | Winter | 2012 | Free |
$^1$Includes an option of the club extending the contract by one year. $^2$Although the fee was officially 'undisclosed', the Yorkshire Evening Post confirmed that the fee was £200k

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea | 25 | Celtic | 4 Aug | 20 Apr |
| 38 | FW | Andy Keogh | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 Aug | 2 Jan |
| 16 | MF | Danny Pugh | 29 | Stoke City | 22 Sep | 2 Jan |
| 21 | GK | Alex McCarthy | 22 | Reading | 4 Nov | 3 Jan |
| 17 | MF | Andros Townsend | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 Jan | 23 Feb |
| 25 | MF | Fabian Delph | 22 | Aston Villa | 20 Jan | 22 Feb |
| 14 | DF | Adam Smith | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 Jan | 27 Feb |
| 33 | DF | Paul Robinson | 33 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 Mar | 28 Apr |
| — | GK | Sean McDermott | 18 | Arsenal | 9 Mar | 9 Apr |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 13 | FW | Mike Grella | 24 | Brentford | 26 Aug | 29 Aug |
| — | MF | Will Hatfield | 33 | Accrington Stanley | 14 Oct | 31 Dec |
| 9 | FW | Billy Paynter | 27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 Oct | 2 Jan |
| 4 | DF | Alex Bruce | 40 | Huddersfield Town | 24 Oct | 31 Dec |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 30 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 Nov | 30 Jan |
| 31 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 18 | York City | 1 Jan | 30 Jan |
| 19 | DF | Ben Parker | 24 | Carlisle United | 26 Jan | 25 Feb |
| 30 | GK | Alex Cairns | 19 | Barrow | 31 Jan | 2 Mar |
| 12 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 43 | Leyton Orient | 7 Mar | |
| 24 | GK | Maik Taylor | 40 | Millwall | 12 Mar | 28 Apr |
| 11 | MF | Lloyd Sam | 40 | Notts County | 14 Mar | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 24 | Transferred | Leicester City | Summer | £1.0m$^1$ | 40 | 0 |
| — | MF | Elliot Kebbie | 16 | Out of Contract | Atlético Madrid | Summer | £500k$^2$ | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Shane Higgs | 34 | Out of Contract | Northampton Town | Summer | n/a | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Richard Naylor | 34 | Out of Contract | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | n/a | 76 | 4 |
| — | MF | James Baxendale | 18 | Out of Contract | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | Jonny Birbeck | 18 | Out of Contract | | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | James Booker | 18 | Out of Contract | | Summer | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 25 | Out of Contract | Bristol City | Summer | n/a | 144 | 11 |
| 16 | MF | Bradley Johnson | 24 | Out of Contract | Norwich City | Summer | n/a | 140 | 17 |
| 13 | FW | Mike Grella | 24 | Released | Brentford | Summer | n/a | 42 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | Federico Bessone | 27 | Released | Swansea City | Summer | n/a | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Max Gradel | 23 | Transferred | Saint-Étienne | Summer | £1.7m$^1$ | 84 | 25 |
| — | MF | Will Hatfield | 20 | Released | Accrington Stanley | Winter | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jonathan Howson | 23 | Transferred | Norwich City | Winter | £2.0m$^1$ | 225 | 29 |
| 19 | DF | Ben Parker | 24 | Released | Guiseley | Winter | n/a | 55 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Mika Väyrynen | 30 | Released | HJK | Winter | n/a | 10 | 0 |
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.
$^1$Although the fees were officially 'undisclosed', chairman Ken Bates confirmed that the Gradel fee was approximately £1,700,000, Schmeichel fee – £1,000,000 and Howson fee – £2,000,000 $^2$Despite being out of contract, Atletico Madrid were legally obliged to pay his former club an undisclosed fee which was later reported to be £500,000

### New Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 20 | MF | Ramón Núñez | 25 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| — | DF | Nathan Turner | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 32 | MF | Lewis Turner | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 31 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 17 | Signed | 3 years | June 2014 |
| 16 | MF | Bradley Johnson | 24 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a |
| — | DF | Monty Gimpel | 17 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 30 | GK | Alex Cairns | 18 | Signed | 1 year$^1$ | June 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 25 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a |
| 22 | DF | Tom Lees | 20 | Signed | 4 years | June 2015 |
| 20 | MF | Ramón Núñez | 25 | Signed | 4 years$^1$ | June 2015 |
| 29 | MF | Zac Thompson | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 |
| 28 | MF | Aidan White | 20 | Rejected | 4 years | n/a |
| 24 | GK | Maik Taylor | 40 | Signed | 6 months | June 2012 |
| 14 | MF | Jonathan Howson | 23 | Rejected | Unknown | n/a |
| 30 | GK | Alex Cairns | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2014 |
$^1$The 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 2011–12 Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2012 at Elland Road.
* Player of the Year: Robert Snodgrass
* Young Player of the Year: Tom Lees
* Players' Player of the Year: Robert Snodgrass
* Goal of the Season: Adam Clayton (vs Leicester City, 6 November)
* Fastest Goal of the Season: Adam Clayton (vs Bristol City, 17 September)
* Best Contribution to Community: Aidan White
* Chairman's Special Award: Neil Redfearn

### External Awards
#### Championship Team of the Week

The following Leeds players have been selected in the official 2011–12 Championship team of the week.
* 23 August: Darren O'Dea
* 19 September: Adam Clayton
* 26 September: Ross McCormack
* 3 October: Danny Pugh
* 17 October: Tom Lees, Ross McCormack
* 5 December: Tom Lees, Danny Pugh, Robert Snodgrass
* 16 January: Andros Townsend
* 6 February: Robert Snodgrass
* 20 February: Adam Clayton
* 12 March: Andy Lonergan, Darren O'Dea
* 26 March: Andy Lonergan
* 16 April: Tom Lees