Leeds United Logo — Leeds United (formally Leeds United Association Football Club ) — also known as The Whites (The White), The Peacocks (Peacocks), or just United — is a professional football club from the northern English city of Leeds , in the county of West Yorkshire is .
At the end of 2006/07 season the club were deducted ten points for financial irregularities, making the team this season at the 24th and thus ended last place. Leeds United was by descent from the 2007/08 for the first time in its long third-rate club’s history. As also was suspected, club owners Bates had the debt of debt with around 51 million euro club on dubious dealings and then bought back was against the club in the form of an additional penalty of 15 points deduction imposed for the following season. Despite the handicaps of the point deduction Leeds United played in the season 2007/08 with the ascension. It focused on a winning streak of the season.
Ultimately succeeded in the fifth place, which entitled them to participate in the play-offs. Here, the team failed in the final of Wembley just 0-1 at Doncaster Rovers , in the semifinals after the team nor the league rivals Carlisle United had a return match with 1:2 and 2:0 to overcome. Thus Leeds United spent the 2008/09 season continued in the third division. The team played a good season and reached the fourth place. In the playoffs for promotion to the Football League Championship , the team failed in the semifinals 0-1 (A) and 1-1 (h) at Millwall FC . Instead, increased Scunthorpe United on to the next higher league. A year later managed Leeds United after a 2-1 success over Bristol Rovers on 8 May 2010 as a second table, finally returning to the Football League Championship.