What Leeds owe;
£4.5m
To be paid over four years and the amount owed to directors, including Gerald Krasner, Simon Morris and Melyvn Levy
£3.6m
Amount owed in income tax and VAT
£8.8m
Amount owed to former managers, players and agents
£7.6m
Other creditors and bondholders
£ 24.5m
Total estimated outstanding debt
Leeds' Big-name footballing creditors;
Robbie Fowler £2,106,000
Danny Mills £1,841,000
Nick Barmby £1,055,000
Robbie Keane £400,000
David O'Leary £356,000
Peter Reid £355,000
Stephen McPhail £311,000
Dominic Matteo £181,000
Danny Milosevic £156,000
Brian Kidd £87,000
Other £7,000
TOTAL £6,855,000
as of September 2004
Ken Bates is Leeds' seventh chairman in the last 10 years;
1995 Bill Fotherby
1996 Chris Akers
1997 Peter Ridsdale
2003 Professor John McKenzie
2003 Trevor Birch (acting)
2004 Gerald Krasner
2005 Ken Bates
Ken's Clubs
Oldham: chairman, late 1960s.
Wigan: director, early 1980s.
Chelsea: chairman, 1982-2004
Leeds: chairman, 2005-?
Thanks to The Independent & The Guardian for the above.