The 2009-10 campaign delivered a triumphant return to the Championship for Leeds United, as The Whites secured an agonizingly dramatic automatic promotion with a 2nd-place finish in League One, ending their three-year exile from the second tier. Spearheading the charge was talismanic forward Jermaine Beckford, whose 25 league goals (31 overall) earned him the League One Player of the Year award. The season was immortalised by the thrilling 1-0 FA Cup victory over rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford, and culminated in a dramatic 2-1 final-day win against Bristol Rovers to secure the promotion spot.