It is alleged that in one of his Facebook posts, Cellino branded one Leeds supporter "a spastic".
The Italian is the son of club owner Massimo, who has faced widespread criticism during his Elland Road tenure.
Cellino junior has until Monday, April 11 to respond to the charge.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Watford | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Swansea CitySwansea | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Norwich CityNorwich | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Derby CountyDerby | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry CityCoventry | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Preston North EndPreston | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Stoke CityStoke | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Luton TownLuton | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 |
| 21 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 18 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 17 |
| 24 | Hull City | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 16 |
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