Doing a Leeds, the Glossary
"Doing a Leeds" is an English football phrase which is synonymous with the potentially dire consequences for domestic clubs in financial mismanagement.[1]
Table of Contents
67 relations: Administration (law), Atlético Madrid, BBC Sport, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackpool F.C., Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bradford City A.F.C., Bundesliga, Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two, English football league system, FC Bayern Munich, Financial mismanagement, Football in England, Football League First Division, Football team, History of Leeds United F.C., League of Ireland First Division, League of Ireland Premier Division, Leeds City F.C., Leeds United F.C., List of Leeds United F.C. seasons, Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United F.C., Marcelo Bielsa, Mike Ashley (businessman), National League (English football), Newcastle United F.C., Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Portsmouth F.C., Premier League, Premier League–Football League gulf, Ralf Rangnick, RB Leipzig, Sam Allardyce, Shelbourne F.C., Simon Garner, Sporting CP, Swindon Town F.C., Transfer (association football), TSV 1860 Munich, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, 2003–04 FA Premier League, 2004–05 Football League, ... Expand index (17 more) »
- 2002–03 FA Premier League
- 2003–04 FA Premier League
- British English idioms
- Football in England
- Leeds United F.C.
- Metaphors referring to sport
Administration (law)
As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions, similar to bankruptcy in the United States.
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Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in Spanish-speaking countries and commonly referred to at the international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga.
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BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online.
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the, the second level of the English football league system.
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Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
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Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
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Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
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Bundesliga
The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1.
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system.
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
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EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs.
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EFL League One
The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes or simply League One in England, is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third-tier overall in the English football league system.
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EFL League Two
The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is the third and lowest division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system.
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The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isle of Man also competing.
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FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB), commonly known as Bayern Munich or FC Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria.
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Financial mismanagement
Financial mismanagement is management that, deliberately or not, is handled in a way that can be characterized as "wrong, bad, careless, inefficient or incompetent" and that will reflect negatively upon the financial standing of a business or individual.
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Football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game.
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The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004.
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A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football.
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History of Leeds United F.C.
The history of Leeds United Football Club, a professional association football club based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, dates back to 1919, when the club was established following the demise of Leeds City F.C. Leeds had their most successful period under the management of Don Revie in the 1960s and 1970s. Doing a Leeds and history of Leeds United F.C. are Leeds United F.C..
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League of Ireland First Division
The League of Ireland First Division (Céad Roinn Sraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system.
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League of Ireland Premier Division
The League of Ireland Premier Division (Príomhroinn Shraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system.
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Leeds City F.C.
Leeds City Football Club was the leading professional club in Leeds, England, before the First World War.
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Leeds United F.C.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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List of Leeds United F.C. seasons
Leeds United Football Club were founded in October 1919, taking the place in the Midland League vacated by Leeds City Reserves, and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season.
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Malcolm Glazer
Malcolm Irving Glazer (August 15, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American businessman and sports team owner.
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Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
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Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, meaning 'The Madman Bielsa'; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team.
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Mike Ashley (businessman)
Michael James Wallace Ashley (born 9 September 1964) is a British retail entrepreneur who is the founder and former chief executive of Frasers Group plc (formerly Sports Direct International).
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The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South.
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Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
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Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
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Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is a professional association football club based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
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Premier League
The Premier League is the highest level of the English football league system.
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In English football, a gulf has arisen between the finances of clubs from the Premier League and English Football League since the First Division clubs broke away to form the Premier League in 1992.
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Ralf Rangnick
Ralf Dietrich Rangnick (born 29 June 1958) is a German professional football coach, executive, and former player who is currently the manager of the Austria national team.
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RB Leipzig
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V., commonly known as RB Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony.
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Sam Allardyce
Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player who was most recently manager of Leeds United.
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Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club (Cumann Peile Shíol Bhroin) is an Irish professional football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
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Simon Garner
Simon Garner (born 23 November 1959) is an English former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Blackburn Rovers, where he is the record holder for most goals scored: 194 in all competitions and 168 in the Football League.
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Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,, Michael Cox, The Athletic, 16 March 2023 is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon.
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Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
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In professional football, a transfer is the action taken whenever a player under contract moves between clubs.
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TSV 1860 Munich
i, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (sechzig locally; lettered as Achtzehnhundertsechzig München) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich.
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UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final.
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UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (previously known as the UEFA Cup), abbreviated as UEL or sometimes UEFA EL, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs.
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2000–01 UEFA Champions League
The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League was the 46th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the ninth since it was rebranded from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".
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2002–03 UEFA Champions League
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall.
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2003–04 FA Premier League
The 2003–04 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership) was the 12th season of the Premier League.
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The 2004–05 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th completed season of The Football League.
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The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive association football in England.
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2007–08 FA Cup
The 2007–08 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 127th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup.
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The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.
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The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.
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The 2009–2010 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.
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2009–10 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Leeds United's third consecutive season in the third tier of English football, which saw them finish second, winning promotion to the Championship.
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The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football in England.
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The 2012–13 season was the 133rd season of competitive football in England.
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2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 57th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil.
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2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 58th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil.
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2018–19 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Leeds United's ninth consecutive season in the Championship.
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2019–20 EFL League One
The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League One under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format.
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2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division.
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2020–21 EFL League Two
The 2020–21 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.
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2020–21 Premier League
The 2020–21 Premier League was the 29th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992 and the 122nd season of top-flight English football overall.
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2021–22 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2021–22 season was Leeds United's 102nd season in existence and their second consecutive season in the Premier League.
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2022–23 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2022–23 season was the 103rd season in the existence of Leeds United and the club's third consecutive season in the Premier League.
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See also
2002–03 FA Premier League
- 2002–03 FA Premier League
- Doing a Leeds
2003–04 FA Premier League
- 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup
- 2003–04 FA Premier League
- 2003–04 FA Premier Reserve League
- Battle of Old Trafford
- Doing a Leeds
- The Invincibles (English football)
British English idioms
- A load of old cobblers
- Bob's your uncle
- Bollocks
- Coals to Newcastle
- Curate's egg
- Doing a Leeds
- English rose (epithet)
- Go nap
- Gone for a Burton
- Mad as a hatter
- Man on the Clapham omnibus
- Marking your own homework
- Odds bodkins
- Pukka sahib
- See a man about a dog
- Send to Coventry
- Stickit minister
- Throw the cat among the pigeons
- Tired and emotional
Football in England
- 2022 Arnold Clark Cup
- 2022–23 Southern Football League
- 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
- Anglo-Scottish Cup
- Black managers in English football
- Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football
- Doing a Leeds
- England national football team results (2020–present)
- English football on television
- English football sponsorship
- FA Coaching Diploma
- Football Governance Inquiry
- Football Stewarding Qualification
- Football hooliganism
- Football in England
- Football records and statistics in England
- Football refereeing in England
- Futsal in England
- History of football in England
- Homosexuality in English football
- Match fixing in English football
- Mickey Mouse cup
- Non-League football
- Racism in English football
- Seasons in English football
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority
- The 92 Club
- The hand of God
- Triangular corner flags in English football
- United League (football)
- Women's football in England
Leeds United F.C.
- 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence
- Chelsea F.C.–Leeds United F.C. rivalry
- Denise DeBartolo York
- Doing a Leeds
- Elland Road
- History of Leeds United F.C.
- John Charles Centre for Sport
- Leeds Fans Utd
- Leeds United F.C.
- Leeds United F.C. Under-21s and Academy
- Leeds United F.C. in European football
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. seasons
- Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry
- Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry
- Leeds United Football Club Limited
- Leeds United Service Crew
- Leeds United Women F.C.
- Massimo Cellino
- Sandro Mencucci
- Take Us Home: Leeds United
- The Damned United
- The Damned Utd
- The Square Ball
- Thorp Arch (training ground)
- West Yorkshire derbies
- Yorkshire Radio
Metaphors referring to sport
- Anyone for tennis?
- Baseball metaphors for sex
- Battle of the Bowling Alley
- Bowling Alone
- Doing a Leeds
- Face-off
- False start
- Hail Mary pass
- Media scrum
- Mendoza Line
- New Testament athletic metaphors
- Out of left field
- Own goal
- Pole position
- Political football
- Reverse ferret
- Sticky wicket
- Wimbledon Effect
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doing_a_Leeds
, 2006–07 in English football, 2007–08 FA Cup, 2007–08 in English football, 2008–09 in English football, 2009–10 in English football, 2009–10 Leeds United F.C. season, 2011–12 in English football, 2012–13 in English football, 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2018–19 Leeds United F.C. season, 2019–20 EFL League One, 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 2020–21 EFL League Two, 2020–21 Premier League, 2021–22 Leeds United F.C. season, 2022–23 Leeds United F.C. season.