Oldham Athletic 0 Leeds United 1

Leeds recorded their eight win in nine league games courtesy of an Ian Westlake volley in the 94 minute. Westlake had only been on the field four minutes as a substitute for Alan Thompson when he hit a brilliant winner. After the game he took no credit for his strike but instead praised the spirit that is in the team at present and the fantastic supporters who sang all during the game and made the players feel like they were playing at Elland Road.

Leeds were without suspended in-form strike duo Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol but were able to call on a pair of quality replacements, courtesy of loan acquisitions Mark De Vries from Leicester City and former Oldham favourite Wayne Andrews. Both played the full 90 minutes and although only on loan for a month look a bargain pair for Wise. There were… Read more

Gillingham 1 Leeds United 1

Leeds appeared set for an eighth consecutive win as they opened the scoring through Seb Carole in the 28th minute. However match referee Danny McDermid then took over and the game decended into a siege for Wises men as they battled valiantly to keep out the Gills. First to go was Tresor Kandol for a second bookable offence as he clapped the referee for awarding a free five minutes before half time. Then Beckford was sent off in the 56min for a clumsey tackle which earned him a second yellow card. The Yorkshire club came close to holding on but Ian Cox equalised in the first minute of stoppage time for The Gills, something they scarcely deserved.

Dennis Wise will report Danny McDermid to the Football Association after claiming the referee swore it at him at the end of Leeds United's draw with Gillingham. Wise was… Read more

Finally the Sky cameras will show Leeds when they play Darlington away in the Johnston's Paint Trophy on Tuesday October 2nd at 7.45pm. It is hoped that on the night the club will have their new tops and jackets on display and members can purchase same at discount prices.See you at Moroneys for the big game!

Congratulations to our secretary Paul Nihill and his wife Geraldine on the birth of their daughter Ruth Elizabeth who was born today and weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz. All their friends at Ennislusc send their best wish and hope there will not be too many sleepless nights in the future.

Leeds United 2 Swansea City 0

Leeds stretched their magnificent winning run with a 2-0 victory over Swansea at Elland Road. Wises boys equalled the club record of the great Don Revie team of 72/73 when winning for the seventh consecutive game.

While Leeds had the better of things in the first half it took Jermaine Beckford to set them on their way, scoring his sixth goal of the season after 62 minutes. Five minutes later, David Prutton doubled the home side's advantage with a fine strike from distance.

Having eradicated their 15-point penalty, Leeds are now up to six points( 18th in League table)and out of the relegation places. A crowd of 29,467 was at Elland Road on Saturday the biggest crowd outside the Premier Division on Saturday and in fact bigger than two of the 5 Premiership games played. Looks like Wises boys are also putting bums on seats… Read more

Bristol Rovers 0 Leeds United

Leeds reached positive points for the season after maintaining their 100 per cent record with a 3-0 victory at Bristol Rovers in front of the biggest ever crowd ( 11,883 ) at the Memorial Stadium. Indeed Rovers had'nt been beaten in their last 16 League 2 or 1 games streatching back to mid March so one can see that this was a fantastic performance by Wise's boys.

Jermaine Beckford gave Leeds the perfect start at Bristol when he thrust out a leg at the near post to divert a cross into the net after just nine minutes. Tresor Kandol then doubled the lead with his fifth goal of the season after 77 minutes before Beckford joined his strike partner on five goals by scoring a late third with a stunning overhead kick.

As Gus Poyet said after the match this win will give the boys… Read more

The club sends it's best wishes to John Finn who retired from his teaching position in St Flannans College after over 35 years service. Indeed John taught many of the club members during their years in Flannans and was highly respected as an Irish teacher by the thousands of pupils he met over the years.

Now that he has retired he'll be able to devote more time to his passions golf,drama and Leeds United. As a past captain of Ennis Golf Club John can spend more time getting his handicap down and enjoying the crack in the Seniors competations ranks. Also he'll be able to come on more trips with us to Elland Road and provide us with some of his famous party pieces. Best wishes for the future from all your friends at Ennislusc.

Leeds United 2 Hartlepool 0

Leeds maintained their 100 per cent start to the season and have moved out of a negative points difference courtesy of a 2-0 win over Hartlepool.
Five successive victories has seen Dennis Wise's side erase the 15-point penalty they were handed by the Football League and they are now on zero. This is Leeds best start to a season since the season 72/73 when the great Don Revie was in charge.

Hartlepool who are going well themslves made life very difficult for a confident Leeds and included exLeeds striker Ian Moore in their line up. However goals from the head of Tresor Kandol ( his fourth of the season) on 20mins following a Frazier Richardson cross and on 50 mins from Jermaine Beckford who chipped the keeper after being put in the clear by Carole. Once again Leeds had the biggest crowd of the season at a… Read more

The club has just put in a large order for rugby style shirts in the Leeds colours along with the Ennislusc crest on the front and LUFC on the sleeve. Also ordered are club jackets and I expect these will sell like hot cakes as they are of very good quality and look stylish.

It is expect that it will take 3/4 weeks for the order to be completed and it is proposed to have a night in Moroneys to sell the tops and jackets. They will be sold to members only who have their membership paid as the club is subsidizing them to a hefty tune. Don't be disappointed and get your order in now.

Leeds United 1 Luton Town 0

Kevin Blackwell made a rerurn visit to Elland Road with his Luton team but went away disappointed as Wises men made it four in a row. Tresor Kandol's third goal of the season on 42mins following a cross from Jermaine Beckford was the difference at the end.

Wise will be very happy with the way his charges played particularly in the first half and the attendance of 26,856 was a tribute to those loyal Leeds supporters who sense that things are on the up at the club following five turbulent years.

However we are still on minus three points thanks to the League deducting 15 points from us at the start of the season but no team has made a runaway start so we are very much in the mix for promotion this season if we can keep this great run going.

It was great to see a big turnout for our AGM last night and it proved to any doubters out there that Leeds fans are a hardy lot and true to their team. We also welcomed two new members to the club Craig Ryan and Anthony O Halloran. It was one of our best AGM's since the club was formed and many issues were debated not least wheather we would fly out of Shannon or go via Galway for our club trip in November.

It was decided on a show of hands that we would go to the Swindon game on 17th November and that it would be a two day trip. Thoughts of going via Shannon on a Saturday morning and flying into Galway on Sunday afternoon were tossed aside in favour of flying on Friday thus giving us a two nights stay in the Queens Hotel Leeds. Kevin Green… Read more

Congratulations to John and Aine Galvin, staunch Leeds United fans and members of Ennislusc on the birth of their son Killian yesterday. No doubt he will be making the trek to Elland Road in the future and hopefully we'll be back in the Premiership then. Best wishes from all at Ennislusc.

Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds United 2

In one of the biggest clashes ever to take place in the third tier of English football (att 25,876), Leeds took the lead through Congolese striker Tresor Kandol, who drilled the ball home after 17 minutes.

Just after half time Forest found their way back into the game and got their reward when Kris Commons 49th-minute free-kick swung into the goal from the right to level the scores and give the home side their first goal of the season.
However once again United left it late when a 89th-minute strike from close range from Jermaine Beckford was enough to secure all three points for Dennis Wise's side.

Leeds now sit on minus six points and Wise and the fans must be thrilled with the start to life in League 1. I know I am!

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On Thursday 30th August the AGM of the Ennis Leeds United Supporters Club will take place in Moroneys Bar,Market Street ,Ennis at 8.00pm sharp. Among the iteams to be discussed will be trips to Elland Road for the coming season and the election of officers. Hope to see all true Leeds supporters there on the night as now that we're not on Sky we seldom meet as a group. Marching on Together

Leeds United 4 Southend 1

Late goals from Jermaine Beckford, Rui Marques and Tore Andre Flo helped Leeds claw back another three points against their 15-point penalty at Elland Road. Earlier it had looked like Adam Barrett had secured Southend a share of the points with a 69th minute equaliser following Alan Thompson's third minute goal for the home team.

A crowd of over 24,000 were at Elland Road for the first home game of the season,1,500 more than for the opening fixture last season. Once again Wise praised the fans for their contribution while also saying that he was especially happy with the second half performance from his players who played to the very end and got their just rewards.

Following Leeds victory vs Macclesfield ( 1-0) in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night their reward is an away fixture with Portsmouth at Fratton Park on August 27th. These two teams last met in in October 2004 in the Carling Cup also when Portsmouth were victorious by the odd goal in three once again at Fratton Park.

It will be interesting to see how this new look Leeds team copes with a top Premiership side who have invested heavely this season in their quest for a European place next season.

Tranmere Rovers 0 Leeds United 1

Leeds United began life in League One with a 2-1 win at Tranmere a result that will give Dennis Wise and his boys a lot of confidence for the long season ahead. Thw Whites fell behind to a Chris Greenacre goal but hit back through a Matt Heath header following a Alan Thompson free kick before Tresor Kandol bagged a late winner.

It was the fighting spirit especially in the second half which was very pleasing to see considering how poor the team were for all the first half.It looked like they had just met that morning for the game such was their dire showing but following some stern words from Wise at half time the got their act together and got their just reward.Great stat but long way to go yet.

It was with deep sadness that news came through today that Ger Mullane who was know throughout Ireland for his athletic prowess ( ex Irish International) had passed away in hospital in Dublin. Ger had collapsed during the Kildysart 10k on Sunday week last and never recovered. An avid Leeds United fan, he worked in the Revenue Offices in Limerick and was great friends with our colleague Frankie Woods.

Indeed Ger used to keep Frank abrest of things at Elland Road through his constant emails and was always asking how things were going with the Ennis Branch. Frank did his best to get Ger on one of our many trips but his weekends were taken up with travelling around the country for road races.

Our sincere sympathy goes out to his family and colleagues on their tragic loss.

Leeds have lost their appeal against the Football League's decision to dock them 15 points. Chairman Ken Bates had been hoping the Football League would agree to a compromise and cut the deficit, but the board has stood its ground.

"Leeds United presented their appeal and why they thought the board was wrong,"said Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney. "We then had a vote, in which the league overwhelmingly endorsed the decision that there should be a sanction. "In a second vote, the league then overwhelmingly endorsed the decision that the sanction should be 15 points. "If you want to know what overwhelmingly means, it means in both cases the vote was over 75 per cent."

Leeds must therefore start the season 15 points in arrears and facing a huge challenge to earn promotion back to the Championship. Manager Dennis Wise forever the optimist has said his side will need to… Read more

Leeds must start the League One season with a 15-point deduction after receiving their Football League share. Our beloved Whites have been trying to secure the share in time to begin the new campaign next weekend against Tranmere Rovers.
But in order to take up their spot in League One for the coming season, Dennis Wise's Leeds must accept a 15-point penalty.

An appeal has been lodged with the Football League but it remains to be seen if this will be successful.With the Inland Revenue looking for £7m in outstanding taxes also it's being a trying time being a Leeds supporter.One piece of sunshine on the horizon is that Dennis Wise can now get in some new players even though with only a week to the season kick off it's not ideal time to bed in new players.Now we'll see the true Leeds supporters in the coming months.