# List of Leeds United F.C. seasons

Leeds United Football Club were founded in October 1919, taking the place in the Midland League vacated by Leeds City Reserves, and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season. They won the Second Division title four years later to gain promotion to the top tier of English football, but had to wait almost 50 years before winning any major silverware, with success in the 1968 Football League Cup final accompanied by success in Europe in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The following season brought league success when Leeds won the First Division championship. Their success continued into the 1970s with victory in the 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, the 1972 FA Cup final, another league title in the 1973–74 season and runners-up in the 1975 European Cup final. Leeds won the Second Division title in the 1989–90 season and were promoted back to the First Division. A third league title in the 1991–92 season, a second FA Charity Shield in the 1992 FA Charity Shield and a semi-final appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2001, preceded a period of turbulence which culminated in relegation to League One in the 2006–07 season. They dropped out of the top two tiers of English football for the first time in their history, in a season that saw them deducted ten points for going into administration. In 2010, Leeds United were promoted back into the Championship. Ten years later, in 2020, the club were promoted back to the Premier League after a 16-year absence.
Leeds United have won the League Championship three times, four Second Division titles, the FA Cup once, the League Cup once, the Charity Shield twice and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice. All these honours were won under the management of either Arthur Fairclough, Don Revie, Howard Wilkinson and Marcelo Bielsa . The club have also been runners-up five times in the League Championship, three times in the FA Cup, once each in the League Cup, the Charity Shield, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Cup, and lost the play-off to keep the Inter-City Fairs Cup trophy.

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe / Other | Europe / Other | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) | Avg. Att. |
| Season | Division (Tier) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe / Other | Europe / Other | Player(s) | Goals | Avg. Att. |
| 1919–20 | ML | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 31 | 12th | DNE | | | | Not known | | Not known |
| 1920–21 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 14th | PR | | | | Robert Thompson | 12 | 14,967 |
| 1921–22 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 8th | R1 | | | | Tommy Howarth | 13 | 13,645 |
| 1922–23 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 47 | 7th | R2 | | | | Percy Whipp | 16 | 13,420 |
| 1923–24 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 35 | 54 | 1st | R3 | | | | Jack Swann | 18 | 16,313 |
| 1924–25 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 59 | 34 | 18th | R1 | | | | Jack Swann | 11 | 23,001 |
| 1925–26 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 36 | 19th | R3 | | | | Tom Jennings | 26 | 21,382 |
| 1926–27 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | 30 | 21st | R4 | | | | Tom Jennings | 37 | 22,073 |
| 1927–28 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 57 | 2nd | R3 | | | | Tom JenningsJock White | 21 | 21,835 |
| 1928–29 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 41 | 13th | R4 | | | | Charlie Keetley | 22 | 22,427 |
| 1929–30 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 5th | R4 | | | | Russell Wainscoat | 18 | 20,910 |
| 1930–31 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 68 | 81 | 31 | 21st | R5 | | | | Charlie Keetley | 23 | 15,755 |
| 1931–32 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 54 | 2nd | R3 | | | | Charlie Keetley | 23 | 14,079 |
| 1932–33 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 62 | 44 | 8th | R5 | | | | Arthur Hydes | 20 | 17,473 |
| 1933–34 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 42 | 9th | R3 | | | | Arthur Hydes | 16 | 16,052 |
| 1934–35 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 38 | 18th | R4 | | | | Arthur Hydes | 25 | 16,344 |
| 1935–36 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 11th | R5 | | | | George Brown | 20 | 20,341 |
| 1936–37 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 19th | R3 | | | | Arthur Hydes | 11 | 18,230 |
| 1937–38 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 69 | 43 | 9th | R4 | | | | Gordon Hodgson | 26 | 21,979 |
| 1938–39 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 41 | 13th | R4 | | | | Gordon Hodgson | 21 | 19,444 |
| The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. |||||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | R3 | | | | George Ainsley | 2 | 18,000 |
| 1946–47 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 18 | 22nd | R3 | | | | George Ainsley | 12 | 26,040 |
| 1947–48 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 36 | 18th | R3 | | | | Albert Wakefield | 21 | 28,521 |
| 1948–49 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 37 | 15th | R3 | | | | Len Browning | 14 | 29,402 |
| 1949–50 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 47 | 5th | QF | | | | Frank Dudley | 16 | 32,124 |
| 1950–51 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 48 | 5th | R4 | | | | Len Browning | 20 | 27,127 |
| 1951–52 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 6th | R5 | | | | Ray Iggleden | 20 | 26,585 |
| 1952–53 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 43 | 10th | R3 | | | | John Charles | 27 | 20,432 |
| 1953–54 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 81 | 43 | 10th | R3 | | | | John Charles | 43 | 22,709 |
| 1954–55 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 4th | R3 | | | | Harold Brook | 16 | 21,695 |
| 1955–56 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 52 | 2nd | R3 | | | | John Charles | 29 | 25,152 |
| 1956–57 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 44 | 8th | R3 | | | | John Charles | 39 | 32,721 |
| 1957–58 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 37 | 17th | R3 | | | | Hugh Baird | 20 | 25,168 |
| 1958–59 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 74 | 39 | 15th | R3 | | | | Alan Shackleton | 17 | 25,334 |
| 1959–60 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 34 | 21st | R3 | | | | John McCole | 23 | 21,877 |
| 1960–61 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 | 38 | 14th | R3 | R4 | | | John McCole | 23 | 13,423 |
| 1961–62 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 61 | 36 | 19th | R3 | R4 | | | Billy BremnerJack Charlton | 12 | 13,340 |
| 1962–63 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 53 | 48 | 5th | R5 | R3 | | | Jim Storrie | 27 | 20,376 |
| 1963–64 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 63 | 1st | R4 | R4 | | | Albert JohannesonIan Lawson | 15 | 28,723 |
| 1964–65 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 52 | 61 | 2nd | RU | R3 | | | Jim Storrie | 19 | 36,413 |
| 1965–66 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 55 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SF | Peter Lorimer | 19 | 34,601 |
| 1966–67 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 55 | 4th | SF | R4 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | RU | Johnny Giles | 18 | 35,914 |
| 1967–68 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 53 | 4th | SF | W | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | W | Peter Lorimer | 30 | 35,027 |
| 1968–69 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 67 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | QF | Mick Jones | 17 | 34,424 |
| 1969–70 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 57 | 2nd | RU | R3 | FA Charity Shield | W | Allan ClarkeMick Jones | 26 | 35,324 |
| 1969–70 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 57 | 2nd | RU | R3 | European Cup | SF | Allan ClarkeMick Jones | 26 | 35,324 |
| 1970–71 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 64 | 2nd | R5 | R2 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | W | Allan Clarke | 23 | 37,218 |
| 1970–71 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 64 | 2nd | R5 | R2 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off | RU | Allan Clarke | 23 | 37,218 |
| 1971–72 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 57 | 2nd | W | R3 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Peter Lorimer | 29 | 35,023 |
| 1972–73 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 53 | 3rd | RU | R4 | Cup Winners' Cup | RU | Allan Clarke | 26 | 33,993 |
| 1973–74 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 62 | 1st | R5 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Mick Jones | 17 | 37,026 |
| 1974–75 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 45 | 9th | QF | R4 | FA Charity Shield | RU | Allan Clarke | 22 | 34,496 |
| 1974–75 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 45 | 9th | QF | R4 | European Cup | RU | Allan Clarke | 22 | 34,496 |
| 1975–76 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 51 | 5th | R4 | R3 | | | Duncan McKenzie | 17 | 30,804 |
| 1976–77 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 51 | 42 | 10th | SF | R2 | | | Joe Jordan | 12 | 31,176 |
| 1977–78 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 9th | R3 | SF | | | Ray Hankin | 21 | 29,808 |
| 1978–79 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 5th | R4 | SF | | | John Hawley | 17 | 27,964 |
| 1979–80 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 11th | R3 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Kevin Hird | 8 | 22,813 |
| 1980–81 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 44 | 9th | R3 | R2 | | | Carl Harris | 10 | 21,105 |
| 1981–82 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 42 | 20th | R4 | R2 | | | Arthur GrahamFrank Worthington | 9 | 21,889 |
| 1982–83 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 60 | 8th | R4 | R3 | | | Aiden Butterworth | 13 | 17,025 |
| 1983–84 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 10th | R3 | R3 | | | Tommy Wright | 11 | 15,173 |
| 1984–85 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 43 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R3 | | | Tommy Wright | 15 | 15,504 |
| 1985–86 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 53 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup | Grp | Ian Baird | 12 | 12,715 |
| 1986–87 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 68 | 4th | SF | R2 | Full Members Cup | R1 | Ian Baird | 19 | 18,362 |
| 1987–88 | Div 2 (2) | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup | R2 | John Sheridan | 14 | 19,493 |
| 1988–89 | Div 2 (2) | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 67 | 10th | R4 | R3 | Full Members Cup | R2 | Bobby Davison | 17 | 20,505 |
| 1989–90 | Div 2 (2) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 52 | 85 | 1st | R3 | R2 | Full Members Cup | R4 | Gordon Strachan | 18 | 26,865 |
| 1990–91 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 64 | 4th | R4 | SF | Full Members Cup | NF | Lee Chapman | 31 | 25,779 |
| 1991–92 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 37 | 82 | 1st | R3 | QF | Full Members Cup | R2 | Lee Chapman | 20 | 27,668 |
| 1992–93 | Prem (1) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 62 | 51 | 17th | R4 | R3 | FA Charity Shield | W | Lee Chapman | 17 | 27,585 |
| 1992–93 | Prem (1) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 62 | 51 | 17th | R4 | R3 | Champions League | R2 | Lee Chapman | 17 | 27,585 |
| 1993–94 | Prem (1) | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | 70 | 5th | R4 | R2 | | | Rod Wallace | 17 | 33,327 |
| 1994–95 | Prem (1) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 73 | 5th | R5 | R2 | | | Tony Yeboah | 13 | 30,959 |
| 1995–96 | Prem (1) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | 43 | 13th | QF | RU | UEFA Cup | R2 | Tony Yeboah | 19 | 30,273 |
| 1996–97 | Prem (1) | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 11th | R5 | R3 | | | Rod Wallace | 8 | 30,348 |
| 1997–98 | Prem (1) | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 59 | 5th | QF | R4 | | | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 22 | 32,303 |
| 1998–99 | Prem (1) | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 67 | 4th | R5 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 20 | 36,028 |
| 1999–2000 | Prem (1) | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 69 | 3rd | R5 | R4 | UEFA Cup | SF | Michael Bridges | 21 | 37,579 |
| 2000–01 | Prem (1) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | 68 | 4th | R4 | R3 | Champions League | SF | Mark Viduka | 22 | 37,866 |
| 2001–02 | Prem (1) | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 66 | 5th | R3 | R4 | UEFA Cup | R4 | Mark Viduka | 16 | 39,460 |
| 2002–03 | Prem (1) | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 15th | QF | R3 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Mark Viduka | 22 | 37,768 |
| 2003–04 | Prem (1) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 | 33 | 19th | R3 | R3 | | | Mark Viduka | 12 | 36,119 |
| 2004–05 | Champ (2) | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 14th | R3 | R3 | | | David HealyBrian Deane | 7 | 28,814 |
| 2005–06 | Champ (2) | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 78 | 5th | R3 | R3 | | | David HealyRob Hulse | 14 | 22,294 |
| 2006–07 | Champ (2) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 36 | 24th | R3 | R3 | | | David Healy | 10 | 20,184 |
| 2007–08 | League 1 (3) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | 76 | 5th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | NQF | Jermaine Beckford | 20 | 26,040 |
| 2008–09 | League 1 (3) | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 49 | 84 | 4th | R2 | R4 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Jermaine Beckford | 34 | 22,849 |
| 2009–10 | League 1 (3) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 86 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Football League Trophy | NF | Jermaine Beckford | 31 | 23,116 |
| 2010–11 | Champ (2) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 70 | 72 | 7th | R3 | R2 | | | Luciano Becchio | 20 | 26,739 |
| 2011–12 | Champ (2) | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 14th | R3 | R3 | | | Ross McCormack | 19 | 23,369 |
| 2012–13 | Champ (2) | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 61 | 13th | R5 | QF | | | Luciano Becchio | 19 | 21,572 |
| 2013–14 | Champ (2) | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | 57 | 15th | R3 | R3 | | | Ross McCormack | 29 | 25,088 |
| 2014–15 | Champ (2) | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 15th | R3 | R2 | | | Mirco Antenucci | 10 | 24,276 |
| 2015–16 | Champ (2) | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 13th | R5 | R1 | | | Chris Wood | 13 | 21,667 |
| 2016–17 | Champ (2) | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | 75 | 7th | R4 | QF | | | Chris Wood | 30 | 27,699 |
| 2017–18 | Champ (2) | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 13th | R3 | R4 | | | Kemar Roofe | 14 | 31,521 |
| 2018–19 | Champ (2) | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 50 | 83 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | | | Kemar Roofe | 15 | 33,834 |
| 2019–20 | Champ (2) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | 93 | 1st | R3 | R2 | | | Patrick Bamford | 16 | 34,834 |
| 2020–21 | Prem (1) | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 54 | 59 | 9th | R3 | R2 | | | Patrick Bamford | 17 | 474 |
| 2021–22 | Prem (1) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 38 | 17th | R3 | R4 | | | Raphinha | 11 | 36,405 |
| 2022–23 | Prem (1) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | 31 | 19th | R5 | R3 | | | Rodrigo | 15 | 36,502 |
| 2023–24 | Champ (2) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 43 | 90 | 3rd | R5 | R2 | | | Crysencio Summerville | 21 | 35,989 |

### Overall

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 53
* Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 42
* Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 3
* WWII Absence: 7
* (As of the 2024-25 season)

## Key

| Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division. Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.