The 2013-14 campaign for Leeds United was a chaotic season of soaring hopes and eventual disappointment, as The Whites finished 15th in the Championship, far short of their promotion dreams. The entire season was anchored by the unbelievable, prolific form of talismanic forward Ross McCormack, whose stunning 28 league goals earned him the Championship's Golden Boot and included a famous four-goal haul against Charlton Athletic. Despite starting strong and sitting in the play-off places at Christmas under manager Brian McDermott, a turbulent mid-season slump, complicated by significant off-field drama surrounding the club's ownership, saw the promotion bid spectacularly collapse. McCormack's individual brilliance remains the defining, heroic legacy of a deeply frustrating year that highlighted the need for stability at Elland Road.