Ennislusc had their biggest ever outing when two bus loads of supporters headed to The Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 9th August for the glamour friendly Leeds United vs AC Milan. It was a historic rematch 24 years in the making (their first meeting since the 2000/01 Champions League season when Dominic Matteo scored in the 1-1 draw which qualified Leeds for the second phase) and ironically this game also ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Aviva was a sell out and it is testimony to the huge following Leeds United have in Ireland. Being back in The Premiership one would hope that a new generation of Leeds fans will come to the fore and follow The Whites. A huge word of thanks to Ennislusc Secretary Mike Jones who organized the superb trip. Mile Buiochas Mick.
MARCHING ON TOGETHER

The start of The Premiership season is around the corner with Leeds United thankfully back in the mix. It was with positivity that us supporters looked at what new faces would be brought in by Daniel Farke and his management to bolster our chances of most importantly staying in the division. Unfortunately we still have not have got a new centre forward which is of paramount importance if we are to stay out of the relegation fight.

NEW SIGNINGS 2025/26

Jul 28 Lucas Perri ( LYON ) £16

Jul 22 Anton Stach ( TSG) Undisclosed fee

Jul 18 Sean Longstaff (NEW) Undisclosed fee

Jul 8 Gabriel Gudmundsson (LILL) Undisclosed fee

Jul 1 Jaka Bijol (UDI) Undisclosed fee

Jul 1 Sebastiaan Bornauw (WOB) Undisclosed fee

Jul 1 Lukas Nmecha (WOB) FREE

While the signings are welcome there is no stand out signing like a Raphinha so it's a little underwhelming. The transfer window is open until the end… Read more

Plymouth Argyle 1 Leeds United 2

All us Leeds fans know that we don't do easy and boy did they make us sweat today to win The Championship. Manor Solomon's stoppage-time winner secured us the Championship title after we were put through a mountain of emotions with first Burnley being behind and then looking as champions. The Pilgrims took the lead on eighteen minutes when the excellent Mustapha Bundu's shot came back off the post and in off Sam Byram for an og. Prior to this Bundu had hit the post with an effort while Joe Rodon and Brenden Aaronson saw efforts saved by an excellent Conor Hazard. Byram, Ao Tanaka and Willy Gnonto all had half-chances but at the interval Leeds needed a huge second half to end their season on a high.

Piroe fired over as the second half started and on 53 minutes Leeds were level. Gnonto… Read more

Leeds United 4 Bristol City 0

There was a party atmosphere at Elland Road last night with promotion already confirmed it was now down to the business of going up as champions. With Burnley three points ahead it was imperative that Leeds beat The Robins who themselves are in the play off places so it was no easy task facing Farke's men. However they saved their best performance of the season for their last home game and now a win at Plymouth Argyle next Saturday will confirm Leeds go up as champions no matter the result in the Burnley vs Millwall game. So the 46 game season is now down to 90 minutes at 12.30 pm on Saturday next.

Leeds took a deserved lead on twenty one minutes when Ao Tanaka finished brilliantly at the back post from Manor Solomon's deep cross. The home side eased the home crowds nerves… Read more

Leeds United 6 Stoke City 0

What a day to be at Elland Road for the Ennislusc
travelling supporters and see Leeds turn in a super performance that has us returning to The Premiership. There to shout on The Whites were Alan Murphy, Oisin Murphy. Ailish Flanagan, Brian Woods, Marty Brennan, Kevin Barry, Noelette Barry, Eoin Doohan, Paul " Nuggy" Nihill, Ruth Nihill, David Nihill, Mike Mullins, Darragh Moloney, Conor Moloney, Zac Healy, Joe Underwood, Paul Harte, Paudie Carmody, Paul Corbett, Davy Roche, Stevie Jones, David O Grady, Jack Quilligan , Anthony O Halloran, Mike Jones, Steve Underwood, Cian Murphy and Willie Halpin who was making his maiden visit to Elland Road. Leeds got off to a dream start with Joel Piroe scoring twice in the first eight minutes after poor defensive play from The Potters.

Former Swansea man Piroe had failed to score in his nine previous games scored a hat… Read more

Oxford United 0 Leeds United

This was Leeds first league visit to Oxford Kassam Stadium since March 1990 a season which finished with Howard Wilkinson's boys winning promotion to the top flight. Leeds met a stubborn U's side but took the lead on 33 minutes following a flowing move. Man Of The Match Joe Rodon's excellent pass set Jayden Bogle free down the right and he picked out Manor Solomon at the back post to drive it home. It was a ninth goal for the Israel winger who is on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and surely Leeds will look to buy him in the summer providing we get promotion.

Leeds continued to press in the second half and Bogle shot wide with a good chance to make the game safe. Japan International Ao Tanaka was unlucky not to finish it late on when he struck the inside of the post… Read more

Leeds United 2 Preston North End 1

Leeds United returned to the top of the Championship table with a deserved victory over The Lilywhites with four games remaining in the season. For the second successive game Daniel Farke's men took an lead after four minutes when Manor Solomon's super strike from 20 yards billowed the net. This was what the home crowd hoped for but less than two minutes later Preston were level. Full back Kaine Kesler-Hayden cut in on to his left foot and thumped home a superb finish but Firpo didn't cover himself in glory with his defending here. Thirtheen minutes later Leeds were back in front when Jayden Bogle close-range finish from Solomon's excellent cross from the left hit the onion sack to lift the home crowd.

Leeds totally dominated thereafter and should have wrapped up the win when striker Joel Piroe smashed a close range shot against… Read more

Middlesbrough 0 Leeds United 1

Leeds headed to The Riverside Stadium short on confidence after three successive draws but after two minutes Dan James settled the nerves. James slid in to score his 12th goal of the season following Manor Solomon's cross. James continued to torment the Boro defence as he tested goalkeeper Mark Travers with a good effort and curled a third effort just over as the Whites dominated the early stages. Leeds got out of jail when Tommy Conway had the ball in the net but was flagged for offside. A few minutes later the same fate befell Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka but on this occassion TV pictures showed he was a yard on side but with no VAR in The Championship the goal was chalked off much to the annoyance of the Leeds fans in attendance.

Leeds should have added to their tally at the start of… Read more

Luton Town 1 Leeds United 1

Seven points from their last six Championship matches tells it's own tail as Leeds once again failed to win despite dominating the possession stakes. Farke made a big call for the Kenilworth Road clash dropping gpoalkeeper Illian Meslier and replacing him with Welsh International Karl Darlow. He almost had an immediate impact when his excellent throw released Solomon down the wing and his cross was headed by Dan James but Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski made a good save.

The Hatters took the lead on fifteen minutes when Clark crossed to the unmarked Jones at the far post for a simple volleyed finish with left back Firpo marked absent. On 28 minutes the visitors got back on level terms thanks to Dan James. He chased the ball after a corner had been cleared out to the right wing ,cut inside and hit a screamer into… Read more

Leeds United 2 Swansea City 2

Leeds automatic promotion hopes suffered another blow as Swansea City's 96th-minute goal earned them a point in a drama filled afternoon at Elland Road. There to witness the drama were Ennislusc members Kieran Ryan, Steve Underwood, Brendan and Paul Shanahan, Finbar Power, Lisa Fitzgerald, Frankie Cahill, Peter Webb, Kevin Barry, Gary Collins and his partner April and their son Harvey Collins. The Whites went ahead after just 35 seconds when Brenden Aaronson finished off a goalmouth scramble by poking home from point-blank range. It was what every Leeds supporter needed to calm the nerves and hopefully drive on from here to secure the valueable three points but as we all know that's not LEEDS !

Against the run of play in the first half The Swans were awarded a penalty when Joe Rodon was adjudged to have fouled Lewis O Brien as both raced… Read more

Queens Park Rangers 2 Leeds United 2

Trips to London especially early morning kick offs are not a Leeds specialty and so it proved again today. Leeds started brightly with Joel Piroe volleying over but on seventeen minutes disaster struck. Japanese winger Saito took advantage of a ridiculous loose pass from Brenden Aaronson in his own box and hit a superb effort beyond Illan Meslier. It was a give away goal from the American who the fans are losing patience with quickly. On the half hour The R's made it 2-0. Paul Smyth combined down the right wing with Lucas Andersen and his cross into the box was headed home by QPR captain Steve Cooke who had a free header. Shocking defending once more from Leeds.

With five minutes remaining in the first half Leeds got a lifeline. Junior Firpo's effort deflecting off Hoops defender Fox into the net after Aaronson,… Read more

Leeds United 2 Millwall 0

Leeds got off to a brilliant if somewhat lucky start when in the third minute Manor Solomon's cut-back was deflected off the knee of Millwall defender Jake Cooper and past goalkeeper Lukas Jensen for an own goal. Joel Piroe thought he had added a second goal shortly after but his excellent finish was ruled out for an offside call as Aaronson who played the assist was in an offside position. Jake Cooper had The Lions best first half chance to headed over from a corner.

The second half was a very cagey affair but Solomon hit the crossbar with an effort before on 85 minutes Leeds sealed the points. Tanaka hit a screamer which nestled in the top corner and settled the home crowd. Leeds are now back on top after Sheffield United dropped points at home to Bristol City on Tuesday evening.

Leeds United… Read more

Portsmouth 1 Leeds United 0

Leeds United's 17-game unbeaten league run came to an ended at Fratton Park where a more determined Pompey deserved their win. Leeds huffed and puffed while Piroe missed two gilt edged chances to score. Referee Robert Jones who had a mare denied the away side a stonewall penalty when Matt Richie kicked through Dan James in the penalty area. Sky Sports pundit and ex Leeds manager Neil Warnock described it as a disgrace that a penalty was not awarded and all the panel agreed it was a penalty but not in such forthright terms. Last August both sides played out a 3-3 draw at Elland Road and with Pompey in great form recently this was always going to be a tough game and so it proved. As Daniel Farke said in his post match interview "They are in red hot form at home and we… Read more

Leeds United 1 West Bromwich Albion 1

Leeds five game winning run came to an end when The Baggies came from behind to earn a deserved point. The home side looked a pale shadow of their previous two games which on reflection took it's toll on their energy reserves given those high intensity games. Leeds had an early scare when from Isaac Price's pass John Swift scuffed his low right-foot shot just past the post when it looked a certain score. Then on nine minutes Dan James who is having a tremendous season whipped in a cross and Junior Firpo who is on fire since Christmas powered home a header.

Six minutes before half time John Swift made amends for his missed chance when from his free kick Albion full back Darnell Furlong looped an angled header back over the head of stranded keeper Illan Meslier and inside the right… Read more

Sheffield United 1 Leeds United 3

Billed as the game of The Championship it certainly lived up to it's billing with Leeds coming out on top in what many called a six pointer game in the race for promotion. The Blades got off to the perfect start on fourteen minutes when once again Meslier was at fault. He palmed the ball into his own net after tipping Callum O'Hare's header on to the bar with Tyrese Campbell's follow-up hitting the post but somehow in his efforts to clear his lines he did the unthinkable. In fairness Leeds settled well after this setback but didn't create a whole lot in the scoring zone.

Leeds started the second half well and deservedly equalised on seventy one minutes. The much maligned Junior Firpo headed home following a Dan James cross which flew past Michael Cooper in the home goal. Leeds continued to attack… Read more

Leeds United 2 Sunderland 1

With nineteen minutes remaining Pascal Struijk came on as a substitute for Tanaka and what an impact he had to rescue the game for Leeds. He headed a dramatic 95th-minute winner having earlier scored seven minutes after his introduction and sending Leeds back to the top of the Championship.

Sunderland took the lead on thirty two minutes against the run of play. French striker Wilson Isidor did excellently to spin past Leeds skipper Ethan Ampadu following Dan Ballard's cross and firing a low shot in off the far post. Ampadu certainly should have done much better but there again he's first and foremost a midfielder and not a central defender. This certainly woke up the home side and coming out for the second half they pinned Sunderland back but didn't threaten much until Struick headed Leeds level.

It looked as if the Black Cats had done enough… Read more

Watford 0 Leeds United 4

Ennislusc member Mike Gibson had a great evening out at Vicarage Road as Leeds extend their lead at the top of the Championship table to five points all be Sheffield United have a game in hand. Tom Cleverley's Hornets was seen as a tough game for high flying Leeds so it was imperative that Farkes side got off to a quick start and so they did.Two goals inside nine first half minutes from Welsh International Dan James who's been on fire recently (20th and 29th min) was a fantastic start for The Whites. They added a third on 35 minutes from Manor Solomon and from there on Leeds were in the driving seat.

The game was put to bed on 62 minutes when brilliant close control from Joel Piroe saw him rattle the net. Ironically Watford had 69 per cent possession but only 6 shots to… Read more

Coventry City 0 Leeds United 2

The Skyblues under new manager Frank Lampard had won their previous four games and this was seen as a big test for Farke's boys. However they were no match for a Leeds side who would have won by more but for wasteful finishing as they stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 14 games. The opening goal came on 17th minutes when Solomon played in Piroe down the left wing and and Leeds top scorer drilled into the bottom right corner. Nine minutes later Leeds added a second. Full-back Bogle weave his way into the Coventry area with only keeper Dovin to beat. However the home keeper came up with a howler playing the ball back to Bogle who gratefully tucked it away for his fourth goal of the season.

James then shot wide at the start of the second half and Meslier then… Read more

Leeds United 7 Cardiff City 0

The Bluebirds arrived at Elland Road unbeaten in nine games having lost just one of their previous 13 away league games at Leeds (winning seven times) but on this occasion they were never in the game from the off. Leeds made a dream start with Dan James providing two assists inside the first 13 minutes as Brenden Aaronson and Manor Solomon both finished from close-range. Despite the home side dominating the possession stakes there were no more goals before the half time whistle.

Five minutes into the second half Dan James got his just rewards for his two first half assists. He scored following a great cross from Junior Firpo and the Wales winger then won a penalty on 65 minutes which Joel Piroe coolly slotted home. Leeds scored a fifth when sub Wilfried Gnonto slalomed through the Cardiff defence and slotted home from… Read more

Burnley 0 Leeds United 0

In what must be the most boring game in The Championship for many a year a draw was always the likeliest outcome as neither team looked capable of scoring. The Clarets registered their 20th clean sheet of the season and the have the meanest defence in The Championship. I'm sure Daniel Farke would have taken a point before kick off but for the neutral watching on TV I fairly sure many tuned out after watching it for five to ten minutes.

Burnley never threatened and seemed intent on gaining a point while Leeds didn't create anything of note in the scoring stakes. The draw extended Leeds advantage at the top over second-placed Sheffield United to two points and they are now unbeaten in 11.

Leeds United

1 Meslier
25 Byram
4 Ampadu
6 Rodon
2 Bogle (Yellow Card 67 min)
44 Gruev (Guilavogui… Read more