List of Leeds United F.C. records and statistics

This article lists the records of Leeds United Football Club.

Honours and achievements

Domestic

League

• First Division (level 1)
  • Champions: 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92
  • Runners-up: 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72

• Second Division / Championship (level 2)
  • Champions: 1923–24, 1963–64, 1989–90, 2019–20
  • Runners-up: 1927–28, 1931–32, 1955–56
  • Play-off runners-up: 1987, 2006, 2024

• League One (level 3)
  • Runners-up: 2009–10
  • Play-off runners-up: 2008

Cup

• FA Cup
  • Winners: 1971–72
  • Runners-up: 1964–65, 1969–70, 1972–73

• League Cup
  • Winners: 1967–68
  • Runners-up: 1995–96

• FA Charity Shield
  • Winners: 1969, 1992
  • Runners-up: 1974

European

• European Cup
  • Runners-up: 1974–75

• European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Runners-up: 1972–73

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  • Winners: 1967–68, 1970–71
  • Runners-up: 1966–67

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy play-off
  • Runners-up: 1971

Record attendance

• 57,892 v Sunderland, FA Cup Rd. 5 replay, 15 March 1967

Record gate receipts

• £1,230,000.00 Leeds United v Manchester United, Premier League 12 February 2023

Record victories

• Overall: 10–0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup Rd.1, 1st leg, 17 September 1969
• League: 8–0 v Leicester City, Div. One, 7 April 1934
• FA Cup: 8–1 v Crystal Palace, Rd.3, 11 January 1930
• League Cup: 6–0 v Leicester City, Rd.3, 9 October 2001
• League Trophy: 3–1 v Grimsby Town, Quarter-Final, 10 November 2009
• Europe: 10–0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup Rd.1, 1st leg, 17 September 1969
• Home: 10–0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup Rd.1, 1st leg, 17 September 1969
• Away: 9–0 v Spora Luxembourg, Inter Cities Fairs Cup Rd.1, 1st leg, 3 October 1967

Record defeats

• Overall: 1–8 v Stoke City, Div. One, 27 August 1934, 0–7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, 4 September 1979 & 0–7 v West Ham United, Rd.3, 7 November 1966 & 0–7 vs Manchester City, Rd.17, Premier League, 14 December 2021
• League: 1–8 v Stoke City, Div. One, 27 August 1934
• FA Cup: 2–7 v Middlesbrough, Rd.3, 2nd leg, 9 January 1946
• League Cup: 0–7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, Sept 4 1979 & 0–7 v West Ham United, Rd.3, 7 November 1966
• League Trophy: 2–4 v Rotherham United, Area 2nd Round, 8 October 2008
• Europe: 0–4 v Lierse S.K., UEFA Cup, Rd.1, 2nd leg, 29 September 1971 & 0–4 v Barcelona, UEFA Champions League, 1st Group Stage, Matchday 1, 13 September 2000
• Away: 1–8 v Stoke City, Div. One, 27 August 1934, 0–7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, 4 September 1979, 0–7 v West Ham United, Rd.3, 7 November 1966 & 0–7 v Manchester City, Premier League, Rd.17, 14 December 2021

Sequence records

Most League goals

• Div. Two (98) 1927–28

Most League goals in a season

• John Charles (43) Div. Two 1953–54

Best undefeated start to a season

• (29) 25 August 1973 – 23 February 1974

Most matches undefeated

• (34) 19 October 1968 – 30 August 1969

Most home matches undefeated

• (39) 4 May 1968 – 28 March 1970

Most away matches undefeated

• (17) 19 October 1968 – 30 August 1969

Longest run without a home win

• (10) 16 January 1982 – 15 May 1982

Longest run without an away win

• (26) 18 March 1939 – 30 August 1947

Most League wins (dates inclusive)

• (9) 26 September 1931 – 21 November 1931
• (9) 1 January 2024 - 23 February 2024

Most League defeats (dates inclusive)

• (6) 26 April 1947 – 26 May 1947

Most League matches without a win

• (17) 18 January 1947 – 23 August 1947

Most home wins

• (15) 24 January 2009 – 19 September 2009

Most away wins

• (8) 21 September 1963 – 28 December 1963

Most League goals in a career

• Peter Lorimer 168 (1965–79 & 1983–86)

Most goals in a match

• Gordon Hodgson: 5 v Leicester City, Division One 1 October 1938

Most capped player whilst at Leeds United

• Lucas Radebe (South Africa national football team) 69

Record transfer fee received

• £55,000,000 from Barcelona for Raphinha, July 2022

(Increasing to £63,000,000 with add-ons)

Record transfer fee paid

• £36,000,000 to Hoffenheim for Georginio Rutter, January 2023^[1]

Oldest player

• Eddie Burbanks (41 years, 23 days v Hull City, 24 April 1954)

Youngest player

• Peter Lorimer (15 years, 289 days v Southampton, 29 September 1962)

Most players used in a season

• 44 – 2006–07 season

League record club by club

This is the all-time record against clubs in the League.^[2][3][4]

Only completed season league results up to the end of the 2009–10 season are included.

Football League play-offs

FA Cup record club by club

This is the all-time record against clubs in the FA Cup.^[2][3][4]

Only completed FA Cup campaign results up to the end of the 2020–21 season are included.

League Cup record club by club

This is the all-time record against clubs in the League Cup.^[2][3][4]

Only completed League Cup campaign results up to the end of the 2016–17 season are included.

European record club by club

This is the all-time record against clubs in the European Competitions.^[2][3][4]

Only completed European campaign results up to the end of the 2002–03 season are included.

European Cup / Champions League

European Cup Winners' Cup

Inter Cities Fairs Cup

UEFA Cup

Other competitions record club by club

This is the all-time record against clubs in the other competitions.^[2][3][4]

Only completed competition campaign results not part of the above-mentioned competitions up to the end of the 2009–10 season are included.

Charity Shield

Full Members Cup

Football League Trophy

Penalty shoot-outs

Notes

1. "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Leeds United Results". leedsfans.org.uk.
3. "Leeds Results". Soccerbase.
4. "Leeds Head To Head". Soccerbase.
5. Now known as Leyton Orient, but were called Orient on most occasions (73% of matches) Leeds have played them.
6. Now known as Swansea City, but were called Swansea Town on most occasions (89% of matches) Leeds have played them.
7. Leeds United penalty shoot-outs