# 2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Leeds United's first ever season in the third tier of English football following relegation from the Football League Championship the previous season.

## Season summary

For much of the summer of 2007, there were many doubts about whether or not Leeds would even survive until their first-ever season in the third tier, with the club massively in debt by League One standards, and having few assets to their name thanks to having sold off Elland Road and their training ground during their previous spell in administration in 2003–2004. The club's failure to agree a company voluntary arrangement with their creditors (most notably the HMRC) saw them suffer the indignity of becoming the first Football League club since Barnet in 1993 to be put up for an expulsion vote. The other clubs ultimately voted for Leeds to retain their League status, but also to be subjected to a 15-point deduction.
Despite this, and many predictions that they would suffer what would have been a third relegation in four years, the team won their first seven games and effectively eliminated the 15-point deduction. Results began to slip after assistant manager Gus Poyet left to join Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager in November, and then their form further declined after manager Dennis Wise himself departed to become director of football at Newcastle United. Former club hero Gary McAllister returned as manager, but struggled to turn their form around, leaving them looking hopelessly off the play-off race by mid-March. However, a late flurry of wins saw Leeds finish 5th in the league, qualifying them for the play-offs. In the play-off semi-finals, the club beat Carlisle over two legs, booking them a place at Wembley in the final. However, dreams were shattered when the team were beaten 1–0 by Doncaster, resigning the club to a second season in League One.
Jermaine Beckford had an impressive first full season with the club, being named League One Player of the Year and scoring over 20 goals in the process. The club recorded the highest attendance in the country outside the Premier League, in the 2–1 victory against Gillingham in May.

## Pre-season

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 July 2007 | Shelbourne | Away | 2–0 | Blake, Prutton | |
| 13 July 2007 | York City | Away | 0–0 | — | 4,019 |
| 18 July 2007 | Union Berlin | Away | 0–2 | — | 7,602 |
| 21 July 2007 | Slovan Liberec | Away | 0–1 | — | |
| 23 July 2007 | Energie Cottbus | Neutral | 1–2 | Kandol | 3,500 |
| 28 July 2007 | Burnley | Away | 0–2 | — | |
| 31 July 2007 | Darlington | Away | 1–0 | Beckford | 3,270 |
| 4 August 2007 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 1–2 | Beckford | 7,469 |
| 6 August 2007 | Guiseley | Away | 0–2 | — | 2,180 |

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Football League One | — | 5th$^1$ | 11 August 2007 | 3 May 2008 |
| Football League Cup | 1st round | 2nd round | 14 August 2007 | 28 August 2007 |
| Football League Trophy | 2nd round | Area QF | 9 October 2007 | 13 November 2007 |
| FA Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 9 November 2007 | 20 November 2007 |
Updated to match played 4 May 2008 Source: Competitions
$^1$ Qualified for play-offs. Lost to Doncaster Rovers in the final. With the 15-point deduction, would have finished second and received automatic promotion.

### League One
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 69 | |
* ↑ Leeds were originally due to play Dynamo Dresden, but the match was cancelled due to fears of crowd trouble. Leeds United subsequently arranged a friendly with Czech side Slovan Liberec instead.
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
* ↑ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League $^1$ Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 August 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2–1 | Heath, Kandol | 11,008 |
| 18 August 2007 | Southend United | Home | 4–1 | Thompson, Flo, Marques, Beckford | 24,036 |
| 25 August 2007 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 2–1 | Kandol, Beckford | 25,237 |
| 1 September 2007 | Luton Town | Home | 1–0 | Kandol | 26,856 |
| 8 September 2007 | Hartlepool United | Home | 2–0 | Kandol, Beckford | 26,877 |
| 14 September 2007 | Bristol Rovers | Away | 3–0 | Beckford (2), Kandol | 11,883 |
| 22 September 2007 | Swansea City | Home | 2–0 | Beckford, Prutton | 29,467 |
| 29 September 2007 | Gillingham | Away | 1–1 | Carole | 8,719 |
| 2 October 2007 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1–0 | Westlake | 10,054 |
| 6 October 2007 | Yeovil Town | Home | 1–0 | de Vries | 27,808 |
| 13 October 2007 | Leyton Orient | Home | 1–1 | Carole | 29,177 |
| 20 October 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 1–0 | Kandol | 8,691 |
| 27 October 2007 | Millwall | Home | 4–2 | Prutton, Beckford, Douglas (2) | 30,319 |
| 3 November 2007 | Carlisle United | Away | 1–3 | Beckford | 16,668 |
| 6 November 2007 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 3–1 | Kandol (2), Carole | 9,632 |
| 17 November 2007 | Swindon Town | Home | 2–1 | Beckford (2, 1 pen) | 27,990 |
| 25 November 2007 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 0–1 | — | 7,043 |
| 4 December 2007 | Port Vale | Home | 3–0 | Prutton, Beckford, Flo | 20,301 |
| 8 December 2007 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 4–0 | Douglas, Beckford (2), Flo | 32,501 |
| 15 December 2007 | Walsall | Away | 1–1 | Thompson | 10,102 |
| 22 December 2007 | Bristol Rovers | Home | 1–0 | Howson | 27,863 |
| 26 December 2007 | Hartlepool United | Away | 1–1 | Beckford | 7,784 |
| 29 December 2007 | Swansea City | Away | 2–3 | Beckford, Thompson | 19,010 |
| 1 January 2008 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 1–3 | Constantine | 25,906 |
| 5 January 2008 | Northampton Town | Home | 3–0 | Richardson, Marques, Weston | 24,472 |
| 14 January 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 1–0 | Beckford | 6,771 |
| 19 January 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 0–1 | — | 31,402 |
| 26 January 2008 | Luton Town | Away | 1–1 | Huntington | 9,297 |
| 29 January 2008 | Southend United | Away | 0–1 | — | 9,819 |
| 2 February 2008 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 0–2 | — | 24,907 |
| 9 February 2008 | Northampton Town | Away | 1–1 | Howson | 7,260 |
| 12 February 2008 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–1 | Beckford (pen) | 29,552 |
| 23 February 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 1–1 | Kandol | 21,223 |
| 1 March 2008 | Swindon Town | Away | 1–0 | Kandol | 13,270 |
| 8 March 2008 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 2–0 | Johnson, Kilkenny | 21,199 |
| 11 March 2008 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 1–2 | Elding | 20,257 |
| 15 March 2008 | Port Vale | Away | 3–3 | Marques, Freedman (2) | 7,908 |
| 22 March 2008 | Walsall | Home | 2–0 | Beckford (2) | 19,095 |
| 29 March 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 0–0 | — | 22,575 |
| 1 April 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1–0 | Sheehan | 15,001 |
| 5 April 2008 | Leyton Orient | Away | 2–0 | Johnson, Beckford | 7,602 |
| 12 April 2008 | Carlisle United | Home | 3–2 | Freedman (2), Howson | 28,530 |
| 15 April 2008 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 0–1 | — | 16,413 |
| 19 April 2008 | Millwall | Away | 2–0 | Prutton, Hughes | 13,395 |
| 25 April 2008 | Yeovil Town | Away | 1–0 | Freedman | 9,527 |
| 3 May 2008 | Gillingham | Home | 2–1 | Johnson, Kandol | 38,256 |

#### Play-offs

| Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster Rovers | 1 |
| | | | | | Leeds United | Leeds United | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 2 | Leeds United | Leeds United | 0 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
Last updated: 25 May 2008. Source: The Football League
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Semi-final first leg | 12 May 2008 | Carlisle United | Home | 1–2 | Freedman | 36,297 |
| Semi-final second leg | 15 May 2008 | Carlisle United | Away | 2–0 | Howson (2) | 12,873 |
| final | 25 May 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | Neutral | 0–1 | — | 75,132 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 9 November 2007 | Hereford United | Away | 0–0 | — | 5,924 | |
| First round replay | 20 November 2007 | Hereford United | Home | 0–1 | — | 11,315 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 14 August 2007 | Macclesfield Town | Away | 1–0 | Westlake | 3,422 | |
| Second round | 28 August 2007 | Portsmouth | Away | 0–3 | — | 8,502 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Second round | 9 October 2007 | Darlington | Away | 1–0 | Huntington | 7,891 | |
| Area quarter-final | 13 November 2007 | Bury | Home | 1–2 | Constantine | 18,809 | |

## First-team squad
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Ankergren | 28 | EU | 2007 | 64 | 0 | 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 2 | DF | Richardson | 25 | EU | 2001 | 144 | 5 | 2009 | Youth system |
| 3 | DF | Huntington | 20 | EU | 2007 | 24 | 3 | 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 4 | MF | Douglas (VC1) | 26 | EU | 2006 | 115 | 9 | 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 5 | DF | Rui Marques (VC3) | 30 | EU | 2005 | 58 | 3 | 2010 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Prutton | 26 | EU | 2007 | 49 | 4 | 2009 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Thompson (captain) | 34 | EU | 2007 | 25 | 5 | 2008 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Beckford | 24 | EU | 2006 | 57 | 20 | 2010 | £50k |
| 10 | FW | Constantine | 30 | EU | 2007 | 6 | 2 | 2009 | Free |
| 11 | MF | Westlake | 24 | EU | 2006 | 52 | 3 | 2009 | £500k PX |
| 12 | GK | Martin | 19 | EU | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 14 | MF | Howson | 20 | EU | 2006 | 46 | 6 | 2010 | Youth system |
| 16 | MF | Johnson | 21 | EU | 2008 | 24 | 2 | 2011 | £250k |
| 17 | MF | Carole | 25 | EU | 2006 | 52 | 3 | 2009 | Free |
| 18 | MF | Bayly | 20 | EU | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system |
| 20 | FW | Kandol | 26 | EU | 2006 | 66 | 12 | 2011 | £200k |
| 22 | MF | Hughes (VC2) | 30 | EU | 2007 | 43 | 1 | 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 23 | MF | Weston | 21 | EU | 2007 | 11 | 1 | 2009 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Sweeney | 23 | EU | 2008 | 9 | 0 | 2010 | £150k |
| 25 | GK | Lucas | 30 | EU | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2008 | Free |
| 26 | DF | Parker | 20 | EU | 2007 | 15 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system |
| 27 | DF | Gardner | 20 | EU | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system |
| 28 | DF | Delph | 19 | EU | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
| 29 | FW | Elliott | 18 | EU | 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
| 31 | FW | Ameobi | 19 | EU | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2008 | Youth system |
| 32 | DF | Sheehan | 21 | EU | 2008 | 10 | 1 | 2008 | Loan |
| 33 | DF | Michalík | 24 | EU | 2008 | 27 | 0 | 2011 | £200k |
| 35 | DF | Kenton | 29 | EU | 2008 | 15 | 0 | 2008 | Free |
| 36 | MF | Sorsa | 24 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Free |
| 37 | MF | Kilkenny | 22 | EU | 2008 | 19 | 1 | 2011 | £150k |
| 38 | FW | Freedman | 34 | EU | 2008 | 14 | 6 | 2008 | Loan |
| 39 | FW | Elding | 26 | EU | 2008 | 9 | 1 | 2010 | £125k |
* Last updated: 25 May 2008
* Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports and Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Magazine (April–May 2007 issue)
* Ordered by Squad Number.
* Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
* Squad size is unlimited.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The Premiership, The Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. Squad includes players registered with the club on the last day of the season (25 May 2008) only.

### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Football League One | Football League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | Notes |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | | Ankergren | 50 | 54 | | 50 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | RB | | Richardson | 45 | 45 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 3 | LM | | Lewis | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | → Derby, 20 Aug |
| 3 | CB | | Huntington | 19 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | CM | | Douglas | 28 | 31 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 5 | CB | | Rui Marques | 38 | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | CB | | Heath | 30 | 32 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | → Colchester, 13 May |
| 7 | RM | | Prutton | 44 | 49 | 4 | 46 | 4 | | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 8 | CM | | Thompson | 10 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | | | | | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | | Beckford | 45 | 47 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | FW | | Constantine | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | LM | | Westlake | 12 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 12 | GK | | Martin | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | CM | | Howson | 30 | 35 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 16 | FW | | Andrews | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | → Coventry, 30 Oct |
| 16 | CM | | Johnson | 21 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | LM | | Carole | 22 | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 18 | CM | | Bayly | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 19 | FW | | Flo | 4 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | | | | | | | → Retired, 11 Mar |
| 20 | FW | | Kandol | 36 | 48 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 22 | CM | | Hughes | 33 | 43 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 23 | CM | | Weston | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 24 | LB | | Clapham | 12 | 15 | | 13 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | → Wolves, 20 Nov |
| 24 | LM | | Sweeney | 6 | 9 | | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | GK | | Lucas | 5 | 6 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
| 26 | CB | | Parker | 12 | 15 | | 9 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 27 | RB | | Gardner | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 28 | CB | | Delph | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 29 | FW | | Elliott | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 30 | LM | | da Costa | 1 | 7 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | → Released, 14 Apr |
| 31 | FW | | Ameobi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 32 | FW | | de Vries | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | → Leicester, 15 Jan |
| 32 | LB | | Sheehan | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | CM | | Kishishev | 5 | 7 | | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | CB | | Michalík | 20 | 20 | | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | RB | | Madden | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | → Released, 11 Apr |
| 35 | RB | | Kenton | 16 | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | RM | | Sorsa | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | CM | | Kilkenny | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | FW | | Freedman | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | → Palace, 6 Mar |
| 39 | FW | | Elding | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 22 | CM | Hughes | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Kandol | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Beckford | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | CM | Douglas | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | RM | Prutton | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Heath | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Rui Marques | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | CM | Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | CM | Howson | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CB | Huntington | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | CB | Kenton | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | CM | Kilkenny | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | CB | Michalík | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | CM | Westlake | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | LB | Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Ankergren | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LM | Carole | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | LM | da Costa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | LB | Clapham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | de Vries | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CM | Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | LB | Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 May 2008 Source: BBC Sport 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

| Date | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Age | From | Fee |
| | DEN | Casper Ankergren | GK | 27 | Brøndby | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2007 | ENG | Leon Constantine | FW | 29 | Port Vale | Free |
| 7 August 2007 | ENG | Curtis Weston | MF | 20 | Swindon Town | Free |
| | ENG | David Prutton | MF | 25 | Southampton | Free |
| | ENG | Alan Thompson | MF | 33 | Celtic | Free |
| | ENG | Andrew Hughes | MF | 28 | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| | SCO | Alan Martin | GK | 18 | Motherwell | Undisclosed |
| | ENG | Paul Huntington | DF | 19 | Newcastle United | £150k |
| | POR | Filipe da Costa | MF | 23 | Ionikos | Free |
| | ENG | David Lucas | GK | 29 | Barnsley | Free |
| | FIN | Sebastian Sorsa | MF | 23 | HJK | Free |
| | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | MF | 22 | Birmingham City | £150k |
| 8 January 2008 | ENG | Bradley Johnson | MF | 20 | Northampton Town | £250k |
| | SCO | Peter Sweeney | MF | 23 | Stoke City | £150k |
| | ENG | Darren Kenton | DF | 29 | Leicester City | Free |
| | SVK | Ľubomír Michalík | DF | 24 | Bolton Wanderers | £200k |
| 31 January 2008 | ENG | Anthony Elding | FW | 25 | Stockport County | £100k |

### Out

| Date | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Age | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2007 | IRL | Gary Kelly | DF | 32 | n/a | Retired |
| 30 June 2007 | ENG | Ian Thomas-Moore | FW | 30 | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 30 June 2007 | SCO | Stephen Crainey | DF | 25 | Blackpool | Released |
| 30 June 2007 | SCO | Neil Sullivan | GK | 37 | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2007 | ENG | Sam Hird | DF | 19 | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2007 | AUS | Hayden Foxe | DF | 30 | Perth Glory | Released |
| 30 June 2007 | ENG | Robbie Elliott | DF | 33 | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 5 July 2007 | ENG | Kevin Nicholls | MF | 28 | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2007 | NIR | David Healy | FW | 27 | Fulham | £1.5m |
| 13 July 2007 | ENG | Robbie Blake | FW | 31 | Burnley | £250k |
| | ENG | Ben Gordon | DF | 16 | Chelsea | £375k |
| 25 July 2007 | ENG | Danny Rose | MF | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | £1.0m |
| 2 August 2007 | ENG | Richard Cresswell | FW | 28 | Stoke | £500k$^1$ |
| 20 August 2007 | USA | Eddie Lewis | MF | 33 | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| | ISL | Gylfi Einarsson | MF | 28 | Brann | Released |
| | ENG | Shaun Derry | MF | 30 | Crystal Palace | £200k |
| 12 March 2008 | NOR | Tore André Flo | FW | 34 | n/a | Retired $^2$ |
| | ENG | Gavin Rothery | MF | 20 | | Released |
| | IRL | Simon Madden | DF | 19 | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| | POR | Filipe da Costa | MF | 23 | CSKA Sofia | Released |
| | ESP | Rayco Garcia Cabrare | FW | 21 | Mostoles | Released |
| | ENG | Matt Heath | DF | 26 | Colchester United | Free |
$^1$Original transfer fee was £300k, but rose to £500k when Stoke City were promoted to The Premiership. $^2$Player came out of retirement in November 2008 to play for MK Dons. Detailing transfers up to 25 May 2008 only.

### Loans in

| Date from | Nat. | Name | Pos | Age | From | Date until |
| 20 August 2007 | ENG | Jamie Clapham | DF | 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 November 2007 |
| 1 October 2007 | ENG | Wayne Andrews | FW | 29 | Coventry City | 27 October 2007 |
| 1 October 2007 | NED | Mark de Vries | FW | 32 | Leicester City | 15 January 2008 |
| 23 October 2007 | BUL | Radostin Kishishev | MF | 33 | Leicester City | 23 January 2008 |
| 4 January 2008 | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | MF | 22 | Birmingham City | 7 January 2008 |
| 10 January 2008 | ENG | Darren Kenton | DF | 29 | Leicester City | 31 January 2008 |
| 31 January 2008 | IRL | Alan Sheehan | DF | 21 | Leicester City | 25 May 2008 |
| 28 February 2008 | IRL | Stephen O'Halloran | DF | 20 | Aston Villa | 4 March 2008 |
| 6 March 2008 | SCO | Dougie Freedman | FW | 33 | Crystal Palace | 25 May 2008 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Nat. | Name | Pos | Age | To | Date until |
| 15 November 2007 | ENG | Tomi Ameobi | FW | 19 | Scunthorpe United | 4 May 2008 |
| 19 November 2007 | ENG | Shaun Derry | MF | 29 | Crystal Palace | 19 January 2008 |
| 22 January 2008 | ENG | Thompson | MF | 34 | Hartlepool United | 22 February 2008 |
| 22 January 2008 | ENG | Scott Gardner | DF | 19 | Farsley Celtic | 24 February 2008 |
| 26 February 2008 | ENG | Ben Parker | DF | 20 | Darlington | 17 May 2008 |
| 4 March 2008 | ENG | Ian Westlake | MF | 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 May 2008 |
| 4 March 2008 | ENG | Curtis Weston | MF | 21 | Scunthorpe United | 4 May 2008 |
| 5 March 2008 | ENG | Leon Constantine | FW | 30 | Oldham Athletic | 7 April 2008 |
| 14 March 2008 | ENG | Matt Heath | DF | 26 | Colchester United | 4 May 2008 |
Details loan moves up to 25 May 2008 only.

## Awards
### Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2007–08 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 29 April 2008 at Elland Road.
* Fans' Player of the Year: Jermaine Beckford (Runners-up: David Prutton, Jonathan Douglas)
* Fans' Young Player of the Year: Jonny Howson (Runner-up: Paul Huntington)
* Fans' Goal of the Season: Jermaine Beckford vs Hartlepool (8 September 2007)
* Players' Player of the Year: Jermaine Beckford
* Players' Young Player of the Year: Jonny Howson
* Best Contribution to Community: Casper Ankergren

### Team of the Week

The following players have been selected in the official Coca-Cola Football League One team of the week.
* 20 August 2007: Alan Thompson
* 27 August 2007: Jermaine Beckford, Trésor Kandol
* 3 September 2007: Jonathan Douglas, Trésor Kandol
* 10 September 2007: Jermaine Beckford
* 17 September 2007: Jermaine Beckford
* 24 September 2007: Jonathan Douglas, Frazer Richardson
* 1 October 2007: Sébastien Carole
* 8 October 2007: Rui Marques, Jamie Clapham
* 15 October 2007: Sébastien Carole
* 22 October 2007: Matt Heath, Jonathan Douglas
* 29 October 2007: Jonathan Douglas
* 19 November 2007: Jonny Howson, Jermaine Beckford
* 10 December 2007: Jermaine Beckford, Jonathan Douglas
* 17 December 2007: Jonathan Douglas
* 28 January 2008: Paul Huntington, Peter Sweeney
* 3 March 2008: Jonny Howson, Trésor Kandol
* 10 March 2008: Casper Ankergren, Bradley Johnson
* 17 March 2008: Rui Marques, Dougie Freedman
* 7 April 2008: Bradley Johnson
* 14 April 2008: Jonny Howson, Dougie Freedman
* 21 April 2008: Alan Sheehan

### Other Awards

The following Leeds United F.C. players and staff have won the following awards whilst contracted to the club in the 2007–08 season.
* Coca-Cola League One Manager of the Month: Dennis Wise (August, September)
* Coca-Cola League One Fans' Player of the Month: Trésor Kandol (September), Jermaine Beckford (October, January)
* Coca-Cola League One Player of the Month: Casper Ankergren (September), Dougie Freedman (April)
* FourFourTwo Player of the Year for Coca-Cola League 1: Jermaine Beckford (2008)
* PFA League One Team of the Season: Jermaine Beckford
* Yorkshire Evening Post Player of the Year (Leeds United): David Prutton, (Runner-up: Jermaine Beckford)