It took 744 games, but Leeds United are back in the Premier League - as champions.
When United were relegated to the Championship back in 2004 no one thought it would take this long to get back to the top, but it has. It’s been a long 16 years for Leeds and sometimes it felt like the years of hurt would never end.
Here, LeedsLive take a look back over some of the stats behind Leeds’ years in the wilderness.
League positions over time
Leeds have spent much of their time in the EFL as a mid-table side, never really looking like promotion contenders.
Ups and downs
Like our anthem says, we’ve had our ups and downs.
Until Marcelo Beilsa came to the club though it felt like the downs outweighed the ups.
Awarding Leeds a point for every win and taking one away for every loss shows us how for much of the 2010s it felt like the club was in a steady, but sustained decline.
Record in the league and playoffs
Leeds have played 745 games in the league and playoffs since being relegated back in 2004.
League games played: 745
Games won: 318
Drawn: 176
Lost: 251
Win percentage: 43%
THE PLAYERS
A total of 270 players have taken to the pitch in the league for Leeds since the start of the 2004/05 campaign.
Some of them made nearly 200 league appearances for the club, becoming legends in the process. Players such as Luciano Becchio and Jonny Howson.
A total of 15 players though made just one appearance for the club, such as Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Mansour Assoumani and Léandre Griffit.
Here are the top 10 players in terms of appearances, minutes played and goals in league and playoff games.
Most appearances
Rank // Player // Appearances
1 // Luciano Becchio // 192
2 // Jonny Howson // 190
3 // Liam Cooper // 185
4 // Stuart Dallas // 177
5 // Robert Snodgrass // 168
6 // Kalvin Phillips // 167
7 // Pablo Hernández // 151
8 // Frazer Richardson // 150
9 // Jonathan Douglas // 149
10 // Ross McCormack // 144
10 // Luke Ayling // 145
Most minutes played
Player // Minutes
1 // Liam Cooper // 15,405
2 // Jonny Howson // 14,623
3 // Luciano Becchio // 14,091
4 // Kalvin Phillips // 12,710
5 // Robert Snodgrass // 12,703
6 // Luke Ayling // 12,641
7 // Jonathan Douglas // 12,383
8 // Pablo Hernández // 11,697
9 // Stuart Dallas // 11,780
10 // Frazer Richardson // 11,180
Top goalscorer
1 // Luciano Becchio // 77
2 // Jermaine Beckford // 71
3 // Ross McCormack // 53
4 // Chris Wood // 41
5 // Robert Snodgrass // 35
6 // Pablo Hernández // 34
7 // Kemar Roofe // 30
8 // David Healy // 29
9 // Patrick Bamford // 25
10 // Max Gradel // 25
THE CROWDS
Almost 10m people have been through the turnstiles at Elland Road for league and playoff matches.
The club has had a total attendance of 9.5m people since 2004/05.
Season // Total attendance for league games
2020 // 635,785
2019 // 782,765
2018 // 724,975
2017 // 637,053
2016 // 516,261
2015 // 558,342
2014 // 577,029
2013 // 496,157
2012 // 535,519
2011 // 627,877
2010 // 570,806
2009 // 543,696
2008 // 610,569
2007 // 497,109
2006 // 514,159
2005 // 671,769
TOTAL // 9,499,871
