Stephen Crainey   Stephen Crainey Position: Left full-back Squad Number:3 International: Scotland U-21 After starting the 2004-05 season with Kilgallon filling in at left full-back following the departure of Ian Harte during the close season, Kevin Blackwell made Stephen Crainey his first cash signing after signing 10 other players on free transfers. Crainey joined Leeds on a loan deal on Friday 6th August, before his move from Southampton was made permanent for £200,000 the following Monday! With Celtic from a youngster, he broke into the first-team in 2001-02 and went on to play 13 times for the Bhoys. But injury limited his chances the following season when the Hoops reached the UEFA Cup final. He was then left in the cold when Celtic manager Martin O'Neill switched to three centre backs while Crainey is an orthodox left back in a back four. So he made an ill-fated move to Southampton in the Xmas 2003 transfer window. But Crainey saw his chances of holding down a first team place evaporate when the man who bought him, Gordon Strachan promptly decided to quit his post at St Mary's! Towards the end of 2003-04 season he picked up a groin strain that required surgery at the start of the summer, but that went well and he arrived at Elland Road fully fit. He made his full Leeds debut in the 0-0 away draw with Wolves on August 14th 2004 Stephen was born in Glasgow on Monday 22nd June 1981, and stands 5ft 9 inches tall. After just ten games for Leeds Utd Crainey was struck down with Osteitis Pubis a painful overuse condition that affects the pelvis, causing pain during and after exercise, and commonly occurs through kicking activities. After the Cardiff game on 2/10/2004 he hasn't played since as the decision was made to give the problem time to heal itself before sending him in for an operation which would have put an end to his season. In mid-January he started jogging again but is still along way from playing. Crainey hadn't been at Leeds long enough to catch the eye before his injury but it is interesting to note that after the last game (Cardiff Away 0-0) in which he played, Leeds also kept a clean sheet in the following game against Preston. However, there then followed a string of 19 games without a clean sheet by Leeds. In his ten games for Leeds United at the start of the season we kept six clean sheets. Of course statistics can be misleading and contain spurious correlations but that is a dramatic difference between stats. The return of Crainey (or a similar performance of his temporary replacement, Michael Gray) could be the difference between mid-table or a play-off place. Updated 3rd Feb 2005

Gary Kelly   Gary Kelly of Leeds United   Real name Gary Kelly   Height 5'8"   Weight 152lbs   Date of birth 9 July 1974   Place of birth Drogheda   Position Defender   Nationality Irish   Int. Caps 51 (2 goals)  Signed on 24 Sep 1991   Fee Free   Term -   Squad number 2 Signed from Home Farm in the Irish Republic on 24th September 1991, Gary Kelly is our longest serving player. Had a new lease of life under Terry Venables in 2002-03 when he frequently played right midfield. Many fans thought it was his best season for ages. Loyal and committed to Leeds United, in fact, at the end of 2003-2004 he was the only full-time professional who was definitely NOT leaving Leeds. Eventually Duberry stayed too (sob!) Despite little difference in ages, he is the uncle of former Leeds United left-back, and fellow Irish international, Ian Harte who now plies his trade at Levante in La Liga. At 26/2/2005 his stats were as follows: (subs) League 351 (11) 2 goals; FA Cup 29 (1) 1 goal; League Cup 26 (2); Europe 35 (1) Update: Jan 2006 - Gary Kelly scored a sensational goal from outside the penalty area in time-added-on during the FA Cup 3rd round replay against Wigan. The game went to extra time and ended 3-3. We lost on penalties thanks to misses by Healy and Hulse, but none of that takes away anything from a wonderful strike by Kelly - his 4th goal in 493 games! Update: 25th Feb 2006 - Gary plays his 500th game in a White shirt, this time against Luton Town. Page Last Updated: 4 Sept 2006

Kilgallon Matthew Kilgallon Defender Squad Number: 26 International: U-21 Although Kevin Blackwell started the season 2005-06 with the successful pairing of Gregan and Butler in central defence, young Matthew Kilgallon celebrated a new contract with Leeds United by taking over the partnership with Butler. Sadly, in mid-January 2006 he received injuries in a FA Cup replay against Wigan that will reportedly keep him sidelined for up to two months. Updated: Jan 2006

Rui Marques   Real name Manel Rui Marques   Height 5'11"   Weight -lbs   Date of birth 3 Sept 1977   Place of birth Angola   Position Defender   Nationality Portugese   Int. Caps None  Signed on 29 July 2005   Fee Free   Term -   Squad number 24 Former clubs include VfB Stuttgart and Maritimo. Page Last Updated: 6 September 2006

Frazer Richardson Frazer Richardson Full Back - Right Squad Number: 15 International: England U-20 Frazer is a future United right-back as he continues to understudy Republic of Ireland, international Gary Kelly. His job has been made easier by the departure of Danny Mills to Middlesborough on a season-long loan "I was glad to see the back of the treacherous, bald bastard," said Frazer bluntly. (Nah, he didn't, only kiddin'). Despite being born in Rotherham, Frazer Richardson is a lifelong Leeds fan who has emerged through the Leeds United Academy ranks to become an established youth international. He was rewarded with a four-year contract which he signed in the summer of 2002. But he had to wait another season for his debut which cam in August 2003, when he came on as a substitute against Southampton in the 0-0 draw, at Elland Road. I've heard the comment that he's a bit one-footed, but he's young enough to overcome that and anyway, it hasn't done Saint Michael of Owen any harm has it?