2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season
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The 2011–12 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s second season back in the second tier of English football which initially saw the club challenging for the play-off positions but dismal form in spring resulted in a mid table finish. In other competitions, the squad only saw one round of the FA Cup with defeat at the hands of Arsenal for the second year in a row and reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to rivals Manchester United.
2011–12 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
Manager | Simon Grayson (until 1 February)[1] Neil Redfearn (caretaker, until 20 Feb) Neil Warnock (from 18 February)[2] | |||
Stadium | Elland Road | |||
Championship | 14th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ross McCormack (18) All: Ross McCormack (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 33,366 vs West Ham United (17 March 2012, Championship) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 17,665 vs Bradford City (9 August 2011, League Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 23,369 | |||
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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,[4] but found themselves at war with some supporters following the controversial £7m summer renovation of the Elland Road stadium[5] – 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.[6]