THE GROUND
Elland Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 0ES
Leeds United have played at Elland Road since 1919, the year the club was formed.
It is one of the biggest stadiums in the country, currently having a capacity of 37,890.
The ground was first built in 1897 and was home to Leeds City FC, which was dissolved in 1919, and, before that Holbeck Rugby Club.
Away supporters are housed in a section of the John Charles West Stand and there is room for around 3,000.
THE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
It is approximately 195 miles from Griffin Park to Elland Road by road.
The ground is next to the M621, which is reached from junction 43 of the M1.
There are a couple of large car parks around Elland Road where pay parking is available.
The nearest station is Cottingley but most train travellers will arrive at Leeds, which is around a mile and a half from the ground, in the city centre.
Leeds is served by East Coast services, from London King’s Cross, and some East Midlands Trains services, from London St Pancras.
Northern Trains services and those from First TransPennine Express also stop at Leeds and link it to other major towns including Manchester, Sheffield and Preston.
Cottingley is served by Northern Trains and travellers will need to change at Leeds.
The Supporters’ Association will be running coaches to every game this season – details of times and prices will be announced in due course.
THE FIXTURES
Brentford will host Leeds United on Saturday September 27.
The Bees then travel to Elland Road on Saturday February 7.
THE RECENT HISTORY
Leeds United have now been in The Championship for four years after winning promotion from League One in 2014.
They have been a mid-table side over the past three years and seemed to be stabilising on the pitch after a rollercoaster ride through the early years of the new century.
The Whites are renowned as one of the country’s biggest clubs.
They have three English titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup to their credit and lost in a European Cup Final in 1975.
They pushed for the Premier League crown around the turn of the century, recording five consecutive top five finishes and reaching the Champions League Semi-Final in 2001.
But they had to sell players to clear debts were relegated in 2004 before being deducted points for going into administration and relegated again in 2007.
Leeds were deducted points again in 2007/08, for exiting administration without a company voluntary agreement, but still made the League One Play-Off Final.
They lost it, however, and lost in the Play-Offs again a year later before winning promotion in second place in 2010.
The White came close to a second successive promotion but eventually finished seventh after a poor run in the spring.
They have finished 14th, 13th and 15th in the past three seasons and were the subject of a takeover earlier this year.
Massimo Cellino, an Italian entrepreneur and Chairman of Cagliari Calcio, took control towards the end of last season after a legal challenge against a Football League ruling he failed to pass their Owners and Directors’ Test.
With the takeover happening in the background, Leeds ended the season in inconsistent form – they won one game between February 8 and April 12 and fell out of promotion contention when they were in the top six at the end of 2013.
Three wins in their last four games saw them end the season 15th, 13 points clear of the relegation zone and 15 from the Play-Offs.
THE MANAGER
Dave Hockaday was named Leeds United boss last month, eight months after leaving his previous position as manager of Forest Green Rovers.
The 56-year-old played in the lower leagues during a 20-year career, mainly for Blackpool and Swindon Town.
He stepped in to coaching and joined Watford in 2000, working firstly in the Academy and then as First Team Coach and Assistant Manager.
He worked for Milton Keynes Dons, Leicester City, Southampton and Cheltenham Town before taking over at Forest Green in September 2009.
After three years of limited success he left last October and took over at Leeds on June 19.
THE TOP SCORER
Ross McCormack scored 29 goals in all competitions for Leeds last season, 28 of them in The Championship.
The 27-year-old Scottish international had his best ever season in 2013/14 and finished second in the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Year list announced at the Football League Awards.
McCormack started out at Rangers and played for Doncaster Rovers, on loan, and Motherwell before a move to Cardiff City in 2008.
He scored 30 goals in 89 appearances before a switch to Leeds and although he scored 19 goals in 2011/12 he surpassed his previous best total – 23 for Cardiff in 2008/09 – last season, having scored just five in 2013/14.
The striker completed a move to Fulham just a few days ago, leaving Leeds without their main striker.
THE KEY MEN
Leeds were incredibly reliant on top-scorer McCormack last season, who scored 28 of their 59 league goals.
Next on the goals list was Matt Smith, who scored 12 in 39 appearances, many as a substitute.
Leeds released a large number of players this summer, including many of their experienced men.
Midfield players Danny Pugh and Michael Brown, striker El Hadji Diouf left along with others including Adam Drury, Lee Peltier and Paul Green, who had spent much of the season out on loan.
The nucleus of the Leeds first XI last season look set to remain with The Whites.
Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny played 30 games last term and is still at Elland Road while defenders Tom Lees, 41 games, Jason Pearce, 45 games, and Stephen Warnock, 27 games, are also under contract.
In midfield Luke Murphy played 37 games, scoring three times, and Jamaican Rudolph Austin made 40 appearances while Alex Mowatt played 29 games.
Others who featured less frequently include striker Noel Hunt and defender Scott Wootton.
Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor has joined The Whites and striker Steve Morison has returned from a season-long loan spell at Millwall but the main squad is, at present, very similar to 2013/14, albeit with reduced numbers and lacking the main goal scorer.
THE FIRST MEETING
November 30 1935, Football League Division One – Brentford 2 Leeds United 2
Brentford line-up: Mathieson; Astley, Poyser; McKenzie, James, Richards; Hopkins, Robson, McCulloch, Scott, Fletcher
Brentford goal scorers: Scott, McCulloch
Dave McCulloch scored seven minutes in to his Brentford debut as The Bees end losing run with home draw against Leeds United
THE LAST MEETING
March 6 2010, Coca-Cola League Division One – Leeds United 1 Brentford 1
Brentford line-up: Szczesny; Phillips (sub Foster), Legge, Smith, Dickson; Wood, O’Connor, Diagouraga, Weston (sub Bean); MacDonald, Strevens (sub Cort)
Subs (not used): Price, Hunt, Saunders, Ainsworth
Brentford goal scorer: Strevens
A late Jermaine Beckford goal denied Brentford a win at Elland Road.
THE MEMORABLE DAY
March 6 1937, Football League Division One – Brentford 4 Leeds United 1
Brentford line-up: Nichols; Wilson, Poyser; McKenzie, James, Richards; Hopkins, Scott, McCulloch, Holliday, Reid
Brentford goal scorers: Holliday, McCulloch (2), Holley (O.G.)
Brentford keep up their push for the Division One title with a comprehensive win at Griffin Park.
THE ODDS
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