Daniel Farke’s Whites still had a chance snatching automatic promotion going into Saturday’s regular season final day but Leeds needed two results to go their way. Only a Whites win at home to Southampton coupled with a Huddersfield Town victory at Ipswich Town would have been enough – and Leeds got neither, falling to a 2-1 defeat as Ipswich saw off Huddersfield 2-0. It means Leeds are now heading for another crack at the play-offs, for what will be the sixth time in the club’s history. The first attempt came under the old format play-offs in the old Division Two – way back in 1987. But every try has ended in tears, meaning United will have to create club history to go up. Here, we run through every play-offs game that Leeds have had so far, in reverse order.
![League One play-off semi-final first leg: Leeds United 1 Carlisle United 2.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc0ZjY3ZTdiLTdmYTUtNGIwYi1hMmZjLWU5OTVmZDEzZGUzMjo1OWZkNzg1NS01ZDU1LTQ1ZDYtYmZmZi04MzExOWFiMjYyMzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. May 2008
League One play-off semi-final first leg: Leeds United 1 Carlisle United 2.Photo: Jamie McDonald
![Championship play-off final (at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff): Leeds United 0 Watford 3.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI2NzE4NDYyLWE2NjctNGRlMC04OTUwLTA5ZTc4M2JhNmVjMjpjYzhiNmFlYS00ZmQ4LTRhNGQtOWJmZi1kZWQ2MTFmZDRjMzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. May 2006
Championship play-off final (at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff): Leeds United 0 Watford 3.Photo: Stu Forster
![Championship play-off semi-final second leg: Preston North End 0 Leeds United 2.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU2Y2JhNjI3LTllMTYtNDIxMS04ZjQxLTUyODQ4NGU5YjYxNDpjNDZmYmM3Mi0wZTU4LTQ5YTQtOGM0Yi1jZjVjOGQyZjExMmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. May 2006
Championship play-off semi-final second leg: Preston North End 0 Leeds United 2.Photo: Alex Livesey
![Championship play-off semi-final first leg: Leeds United 1 Preston North End 1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmExODZmODZlLTEwYmQtNGIwMy04MWE5LTFkNjQ2MjY5OGUyODoyNDQ4Y2QyNS00OGU4LTRlZmYtOTBiZC04MDI5MzBmNDQ2Y2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. May 2006
Championship play-off semi-final first leg: Leeds United 1 Preston North End 1.Photo: Michael Steele
![Division Two play-off final replay (at St Andrews, Birmingham City FC): Charlton Athletic 2 Leeds United 1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI0YzFlMDc0LTYyZDctNDg5YS1hY2QyLWZhMmM1NmMzNGJjMjowMTJjNzAxMy1jOTRjLTRhZjctODU4Zi02YTY4NjZhNDI4Mjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. May 1987
Division Two play-off final replay (at St Andrews, Birmingham City FC): Charlton Athletic 2 Leeds United 1.Photo: Jan Kruger
![Division Two play-off final second leg: Leeds United 1 Charlton Athletic 0.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkYTdjNjQxLTFiNWEtNGFlOC1hM2QyLTRlMDc0YTUyYTc0OToxYmRhYjhjMy03N2I5LTRlZGMtYTdmMS0zMTcwMDFhNzUyODY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. May 1987
Division Two play-off final second leg: Leeds United 1 Charlton Athletic 0.Photo: Stu Forster