2023–24 Leeds United F.C. season explained

Club:	Leeds United
Season:	2023–24
Chairman:	Paraag Marathe
Manager:	Daniel Farke^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Stadium:	Elland Road
League:	Championship
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Play-offs
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fifth round
Cup3:	EFL Cup
Cup3 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Crysencio Summerville (19)
Season Topscorer:	Crysencio Summerville (21)
Highest Attendance:	36,954 vs Leicester City (23 February 2024, Championship)
Lowest Attendance:	32,663 vs Queens Park Rangers (4 October 2023, Championship)
Average Attendance:	35,984
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Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25

The 2023–24 season was the 104th season in the existence of Leeds United and the club's first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Players

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Goalkeepers
1					2 March 2000		27 July 2020	£6,000,000	30 June 2026
13					27 November 2000		31 July 2021	£2,000,000	30 June 2025
28					8 October 1990		29 July 2023	£400,000	30 June 2026
Defenders
3					22 August 1996		6 July 2021	£12,800,000	30 June 2025
4					14 September 2000		19 July 2023	£7,000,000	30 June 2027
5					17 August 2002	Academy	1 July 2020		30 June 2027
6					30 August 1991		13 August 2014	£600,000	30 June 2024
14					22 October 1997		10 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
17					8 October 1999	Academy	1 July 2017		30 June 2024
21					11 August 1999		29 January 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
25					16 September 1993		5 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
33					23 September 1995		1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
8					28 October 1995		31 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
10					30 October 2001		16 September 2020	£1,300,000	30 June 2026
20					10 November 1997		31 August 2021	£25,000,000	30 June 2026
22					12 March 2006	Academy	1 July 2021		30 June 2028
44					6 May 2000		31 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
Forwards
7					2 August 1999		24 August 2023	£12,000,000	30 June 2027
9					5 September 1993		31 July 2018	£7,000,000	30 June 2026
12					1 December 1999		1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
24					20 April 2002		14 January 2023	£25,000,000	30 June 2028
29					5 November 2003		1 September 2022	£3,800,000	30 June 2027
30					4 May 2002		10 August 2020	£900,000	30 June 2027
49					19 October 2003		4 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
Out on Loan
2					25 August 1991		11 August 2016	£750,000	30 June 2024
18					18 February 2004		4 July 2022	£5,000,000	30 June 2026
19					26 January 2002		28 August 2020	£1,500,000	30 June 2026
23					17 June 1999		7 July 2022	£21,500,000	30 June 2027
26					28 October 2002		22 July 2021	£1,500,000	30 June 2024
27					9 February 2000		24 January 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
37					8 December 2001		13 August 2020	£400,000	30 June 2024
					22 October 2000		1 July 2022	£28,250,000	30 June 2027
					20 November 1996		2 July 2021	£11,000,000	30 June 2028
					17 July 1996		29 August 2020	£11,600,000	30 June 2024
					11 July 1997		1 July 2022	£11,000,000	30 June 2027
					16 August 1993		24 September 2020	£18,300,000	30 June 2026
					26 November 1996		1 July 2022	£10,300,000	30 June 2026
					4 February 1998		3 January 2023	£10,500,000	30 June 2027

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
13 July 2023	MF	Josh McDonald		Undisclosed	^[2]
	FW	Lewis Pirie			^[3]
19 July 2023	MF				^[4]
29 July 2023	GK				^[5]
5 August 2023	DF			Free	^[6]
25 August 2023	FW		Swansea City	Undisclosed	^[7]
31 August 2023	MF				^[8]
	MF				^[9]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
21 June 2023	FW		Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[10]
27 June 2023	MF				^[11]
30 June 2023	FW	Ben Andreucci	Unattached	Released
	GK	Will Brook			^[12]
	MF	Jay Buchan
	MF
	MF
	GK
13 July 2023	FW			Undisclosed	^[13]
25 July 2023	MF	Owen Bray		Free	^[14]
20 August 2023	MF			Undisclosed	^[15] ^[16]
6 October 2023	FW		Unattached	Released	^[17]
30 January 2024	DF			Undisclosed	^[18]
31 January 2024	MF			Free	^[19]
1 February 2024	FW				^[20]
9 February 2024	FW			Undisclosed	^[21]
10 April 2024	DF	Stuart Dallas	Retired		^[22]

Loaned in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
10 August 2023	End of season	DF			^[23]
30 August 2023	4 January 2024	DF			^[24]
1 September 2023	End of season	FW			^[25]
1 February 2024		DF			^[26]

Loaned out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
6 July 2023	End of season	DF			^[27]
8 July 2023		DF			^[28]
9 July 2023		MF			^[29]
14 July 2023		DF			^[30]
17 July 2023		MF			^[31]
31 July 2023		DF			^[32]
14 August 2023		MF			^[33]
25 August 2023		FW			^[34]
31 August 2023		MF			^[35]
1 September 2023		DF			^[36]
	9 February 2024	FW			^[37]
8 September 2023	31 January 2024	MF			^[38]
13 October 2023	13 November 2023	GK	Darryl Ombang		^[39]
10 January 2024	End of season	DF			^[40]
11 January 2024		DF			^[41]
19 January 2024		MF			^[42]
25 January 2024		DF	Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen		^[43]
1 February 2024		FW			^[44]
19 February 2024		MF			^[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against Manchester United, Monaco, Nottingham Forest and Heart of Midlothian.^{[46] [47]}

Competitions

Championship

See main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship.

Matches

On 22 June, the Championship fixtures were released.^[48]

Play-offs

See main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs.

FA Cup

See main article: 2023–24 FA Cup.

Leeds United were drawn away to Peterborough United in the third round, at home to Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round and away to Chelsea in the fifth round.^{[49] [50] [51]}

EFL Cup

See main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup.

Leeds United were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first round, and away to Salford City in the second round.^{[52] [53]}

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

1. News: Daniel Farke appointed manager of Leeds United . 4 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 4 July 2023.
2. News: Josh McDonald signs for Leeds United . 13 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 13 July 2023.
3. News: Lewis Pirie signs for Leeds United . 13 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 13 July 2023.
4. News: 19 July 2023 . Ethan Ampadu becomes first summer signing . 19 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C..
5. News: Leeds United Complete Karl Darlow Signing . 29 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 29 July 2023.
6. News: Leeds United re-sign Sam Byram . 5 August 2023 . Leeds United FC . 5 August 2023.
7. News: Leeds United sign Swansea City striker Joel Piroe . 25 August 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 25 August 2023.
8. News: Ilia Gruev joins Leeds United from Werder Bremen . 31 August 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 31 August 2023.
9. News: Leeds United seal deal for Glen Kamara from Rangers . 31 August 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 31 August 2023.
10. News: Blues sign Tyler Roberts! . 21 June 2023 . Birmingham City F.C. . 21 June 2023.
11. News: Alfie McCalmont makes Carlisle United move . 27 June 2023. Leeds United F.C. . 27 June 2023.
12. News: Leeds United 2023/24 Retained List . 12 June 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 12 June 2023.
13. News: Rodrigo joins Al-Rayyan SC . 13 July 2023 . Leeds United FC . 13 July 2023.
14. News: Barrow AFC Complete The Signings Of The First Two B-Team Players . 25 July 2023 . Barrow A.F.C. . 25 July 2023.
15. News: Tyler Adams Joins AFC Bournemouth . 20 August 2023 . AFC Bournemouth . 20 August 2023.
16. News: Bournemouth complete eye-catching Leeds raid with successful £23m bid after Chelsea pull out. 20 August 2023 . Teamtalk. Harry. Watkinson. 20 August 2023.
17. News: Helder Costa Leaves Leeds United . 6 October 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 6 October 2023.
18. News: Leo Hjelde joins Sunderland . 30 January 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 30 January 2024.
19. News: Jack Jenkins joins FC Halifax Town . 31 January 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 31 January 2024.
20. News: Sean McGurk joins Swindon Town . 2 February 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 1 February 2024.
21. News: Luis Sinisterra completes AFC Bournemouth transfer . 9 February 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 9 February 2024.
22. News: Stuart Dallas announces retirement . Leeds United F.C. . 10 April 2024 . 27 May 2024.
23. News: Joe Rodon joins Leeds United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Leeds United . 10 August 2023 . 10 August 2023 .
24. News: Leeds United sign Djed Spence on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. leedsunited.com . Leeds United . 30 August 2023 . 30 August 2023 .
25. News: Leeds United sign Jaidon Anthony on loan from AFC Bournemouth. leedsunited.com . Leeds United . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023 .
26. News: Connor Roberts joins Leeds United on loan . leedsunited.com . Leeds United . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 .
27. News: Robin Koch joins Eintracht Frankfurt . 6 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 6 July 2023.
28. News: Diego Llorente rejoins AS Roma . 8 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 8 July 2023.
29. News: Brenden Aaronson makes Union Berlin loan move . 9 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 9 July 2023.
30. News: Rasmus Kristensen joins AS Roma . 14 July 2023 . Leeds United FC . 14 July 2023.
31. News: Marc Roca Makes Real Betis Loan Move . 17 July 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 17 July 2023.
32. Web site: 2023-07-31 . Max Wober joins Borussia Monchengladbach . 2023-07-31 . www.leedsunited.com . en.
33. Web site: 2023-08-14 . Jack Harrison makes loan move . 2023-08-14 . www.leedsunited.com . en.
34. News: Sonny Perkins joins Oxford United on loan . 25 August 2023 . Leeds United FC . 25 August 2023.
35. News: Sam Greenwood joins Middlesbrough . 31 August 2023 . Leeds United FC . 31 August 2023.
36. News: Cody Drameh makes Birmingham City loan move . 1 September 2023 . Leeds United FC . 1 September 2023.
37. News: Sinisterra Joins On Loan From Leeds . 2 September 2023 . AFC Bournemouth . 1 September 2023.
38. News: Jack Jenkins joins Scunthorpe United on loan . 8 September 2023 . Leeds United FC . 8 September 2023.
39. News: Darryl Ombang joins Ossett United on loan . 13 October 2023 . Leeds United FC . 13 October 2023.
40. News: Luke Ayling Joins Middlesbrough . 10 January 2024 . Leeds United FC . 10 January 2024.
41. News: Darko Gyabi Joins Plymouth Argyle On Loan . 11 January 2024 . Leeds United FC . 11 January 2024.
42. News: Lewis Bate joins MK Dons on loan . 19 January 2024 . Leeds United FC . 19 January 2024.
43. News: Jeremiah Mullen joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan . 25 January 2024 . Leeds United FC . 25 January 2024.
44. News: Ian Poveda joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan . 2 February 2024 . Leeds United FC . 1 February 2024.
45. News: Charlie Allen joins York City on loan . 22 February 2024 . Leeds United FC . 19 February 2024.
46. News: Leeds United To Play Manchester United In Oslo . 26 May 2023 . Leeds United FC . 25 May 2023.
47. News: Two pre-season games announced . 3 July 2023 . Leeds United FC . 3 July 2023.
48. News: Fixtures Announced For 2023/24 Season . 22 June 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 22 June 2023.
49. News: Leeds United to face Peterborough United . 9 December 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 3 December 2023.
50. News: Whites To Face Plymouth Argyle At Home In Emirates FA Cup . 8 January 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 8 January 2024.
51. News: Live TV: Chelsea (A) . 8 February 2024 . Leeds United F.C. . 8 February 2024.
52. News: Leeds United To Face Shrewsbury Town . 22 June 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 22 June 2023.
53. News: Leeds United drawn away to Salford City . 10 August 2023 . Leeds United F.C. . 9 August 2023.