| Leon Constantine's first few months at Leeds | | | | of 75,000 pounds. |
| United could hardly have been more | | | | |
| frustrating, both for the player and the | | | | After 42 games producing 10 goals Leon was on |
| club. After announcing he was to leave Port | | | | the move once more, this time to Port Vale, |
| Vale at the end of last season Leon was | | | | where he hit a rich vein of form. Last season |
| linked with a number of clubs, but agreed a | | | | he became the first Vale player to hit 18 |
| contract in principle with Leeds whilst the | | | | goals prior to Christmas. Despite finishing |
| club was still in Administration. He was one | | | | the season with 26 goals in all competitions |
| of the group of players who paid out of his | | | | he became a target of the boo-boys, who |
| own pocket to take part in the pre-season | | | | questioned his overall work rate. The abuse |
| programme in uncertain times for everyone | | | | clearly affected Constantine, saying at the |
| connected with the club. By the time | | | | time, 'I have never been at a club where I |
| Constantine officially signed for United on | | | | have scored goals and heard the crowd boo.' |
| their exit from Administration, the player | | | | He decided to seek pastures new, and Leeds |
| had incurred a complex ankle injury in the | | | | boss Dennis Wise made his move. |
| friendly at Slovan Liberec which would keep | | | | |
| him out of the teams 13 match unbeaten league | | | | To date Leon's career has been filled with |
| start. | | | | ups and downs, success and failure in equal |
| | | | measure. However, his strike rate at both |
| The 29 year old Londoner made his first and | | | | Southend United and Port Vale speaks for |
| only appearance for Millwall in September | | | | itself, 115 games producing 53 goals overall. |
| 2000. After undertaking brief loan spells at | | | | The early season form of Tresor Kandol and |
| Leyton Orient and Partick Thistle he moved to | | | | Jermaine Beckford, added to the performances |
| Brentford in August 2002. But, after failing | | | | of the team as a whole, have reduced the |
| to establish himself, Leon joined Southend | | | | pressure on the Leeds backroom staff to rush |
| United a year later, and began to show his | | | | Constantine into the fray. However, he is now |
| true capabilities. The 6ft 2in marksman hit | | | | stepping up his training regime and his |
| 21 goals in his first and only season before | | | | official first team debut does not look too |
| rejecting a new contract and moving to | | | | far away, providing some healthy competition |
| Peterborough United. After only 11 games, | | | | up front. League 1 run for cover, Dennis Wise |
| yielding 1 goal, Constantine joined Torquay | | | | is about to add another weapon to his |
| United in December 2004 for a club record fee | | | | artillery. |