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England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.63 | 55 | W2-1 | L0-4 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.33 | 52 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.35 | 48 | W4-2 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 1.29 | 48 | L1-2 | W3-2 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.21 | 48 | W4-0 | L2-5 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 1.20 | 48 | W2-1 | L1-4 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.08 | 47 | W3-0 | L0-2 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 1.22 | 46 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 1.13 | 46 | W6-1 | W2-1 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.02 | 46 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 42 | 1.25 | 45 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 42 | 1.03 | 45 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.15 | 44 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.97 | 40 | W2-0 | L3-5 | |
| 15 | Bury | 42 | 0.96 | 40 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.07 | 39 | D3-3 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 0.72 | 35 | W3-0 | W2-1 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.56 | 34 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 0.75 | 33 | W4-1 | W2-0 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 42 | 0.67 | 31 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 0.62 | 28 | W4-2 | L3-4 | |
| 22 | Hull City | 42 | 0.55 | 26 | W1-0 | W4-1 | |
| Leeds United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 1st | 9th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| Drawn | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Lost | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 6-0-0 | 5-0-1 | 4-0-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 20-4 | 19-7 | 11-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 9th | 8th | 12th |
| Goals scored | 80 | 51 | 29 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 6 | 21 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 9th |
| Goals conceded | 60 | 18 | 42 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 8th |
| Goal difference | +20 | +33 | -13 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 16th | 15th | 13th |
| Goal total | 140 | 69 | 71 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 6 | ||
| Home | won last 4 | ||
| Away | won last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 6-3-2 | 9-2-1 | 3-1-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-4 | 16-2 | 3-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 |
W1-0 |
L1-2 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Leeds United | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 60 | +20 | .619 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 81 | 62 | +19 | .605 | |
