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Tittel: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:32:13
HONOURS



FOOTBALL LEAGUE

1968-69 First Division champions

1972-74 First Division champions

1991-92 First Division champions

1964-65 First Division runners-up

1965-66 First Division runners-up

1969-70 First Division runners-up

1970-71 First Division runners-up

1971-72 First Division runners-up

1971-72 First Division runners-up


1923-24 Second Division champions

1963-64 Second Division champions

1989-90 Second Division champions

1927-28 Second Division runners-up

1931-32 Second Division runners-up

1955-56 Second Division runners-up


FA CUP

1972 FA Cup winners

1965 FA Cup finalists

1970 FA Cup finalists

1973 FA Cup finalists



FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP

1968 Football League Cup winners

1996 Football League Cup finalists



CHARITY SHIELD

1969 FA Charity Shield winners

1974 FA Charity Shield runners-up

1993 FA Charity Shield winners



FA YOUTH CUP

1993 FA Youth Cup winners

1997 FA Youth Cup winners


EUROPEAN CUP

1974-75 European Cup finalists

1969-70 European Cup semi finalists

1992-93 European Cup second round




UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2000-01 Champions League semi finalists



EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP

1972-73 European Cup-Winners Cup finalists



INTER CITY FAIRS CUP/UEFA CUP

1967-68 European Fairs Cup winners

1970-71 European Fairs Cup winners

1966-67 European Fairs Cup finalists

1965-66 European Fairs Cup semi finalists

1968-69 European Fairs Cup quarter finalists

1971-72 UEFA Cup first round

1973-74 UEFA Cup third round

1979-80 UEFA Cup second round

1995-96 UEFA Cup second round

1998-99 UEFA Cup second round

1999-00 UEFA Cup semi finalists

2001-02 UEFA Cup third round

2002-03 UEFA Cup third round

LEAGUE HISTORY

1920-24 Second Division

1924-27 First Division

1927-28 Second Division

1928-31 First Division

1931-32 Second Division

1932-47 First Division

1947-56 Second Division

1956-60 First Division

1960-64 Second Division

1964-82 First Division

1982-90 Second Division

1990-92 First Division

1992-2004 FA Premier League

2004-07 Championship

2007- League One
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:40:37
Leeds United came into being in 1919 following the demise of the old Leeds City Football Club and joined the Midland League, playing their first game in that competition in November 1919.

It was on May 31, 1920 that Leeds United were elected to the Football League, polling 31 votes to step into the Second Division along with Cardiff City, who had polled 23 votes.

United's first ever fixture in the Second Division was against Port Vale, who, ironically, were the club who had taken over Leeds City's fixtures after their expulsion. United lost that opening fixture 2-0 and that was the start of a difficult league baptism for them.

Arthur Fairclough, a successful manager with Barnsley, had been appointed manager in succession to Dick Ray, who led the club in the Midland League, and they finished the 1920-21 season in 14th place in the Second Division.

But Fairclough needed only four seasons to take United into the First Division, and they went up as Champion with 54 points - three more than Bury who were runners-up. But it was a struggle in the top flight and after three seasons there, United were relegated.

United experienced an up and down existence in the 1920s and 30s. They went back into Division One 1928-29 but lasted only three seasons before making the drop but after just one season they were back in the top flight in 1932-33 and stayed there until the outbreak of war in 1939.

After the war, following one season in Division One, United had a nine-season run in Division Two, during which time the great John Charles made his debut, before being promoted in 1956-57. They were back down again in 1960-61.

Success in cup competitions also eluded United and it was not until Don Revie took over in 1961 that real success came their way. He built a team around Billy Bremner and Jack Charlton that was feared both at home and abroad in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

He guided his side to two top-flight championships, the Second Division title, an FA Cup triumph in the competition's Centenary year, a League Cup Final win, a Charity Shield victory and a couple of European trophy successes before leaving in 1974 to manage England.

In the early 1980s, however, United's 17-year stay in the top division came to an end. They were relegated to Division Two and languished there for eight years, old boys Eddie Gray and Billy Bremner both taking up the reins at the club, before Howard Wilkinson brought United back to the top flight in 1990 as Second Division champions.

He also guided them to the First Division Championship in 1992 and to the League Cup final four years later, which Aston Villa won. The following season he was succeeded by George Graham and two years later Graham left for Tottenham and United appointed David O'Leary to succeed him.

The Irishman did a remarkable job in a relatively short period as the 19th manager since United's formation. It was during his tenure that exciting young players from the Academy were given a real chance to shine, Jonathan Woodgate, Harry Kewell, Stephen McPhail, Ian Harte and Alan Smith all coming through to make an impact.

During O'Leary's tenure as manager United made their mark again in the UEFA Cup and also qualified for the Champions League, holding their own with such European giants as Barcelona, AC Milan, Lazio, Anderlecht and Deportivo La Coruna to reach the semi-finals where they lost out to Valencia.

Leeds spent big in the transfer market but O'Leary's reign came to an abrupt end in 2002 when he was succeed by Terry Venables. United were hitting financial problems on a large scale at that time and Venables didn't last long before United turned to Peter Reid on a temporary basis.

Although he earned a full contract after saving United's Premier League status, Eddie Gray replaced him on a temporary basis, but after less than a season in charge, he gave way for Kevin Blackwell to become manager in 2003.

Blackwell guided United through some stormy waters but United made a poor start to the 2006-2007 season he was sacked and replaced by Dennis Wise in October 2006.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:45:02
CLUB RECORDS


    Elland Road


Ground capacity: 39,460

Pitch measurements: 115 x 74 yards

Nicknames: 'United' or 'The Whites'

First choice colours: White with blue and gold trim

Change colours: Yellow with blue strip

Leeds United came into being late in 1919 but it was 1920 that the club gained election to the Football League.

First game in Football League: August 28 1920, Division Two v Port Vale (a) Lost 0-2

Record attendance: 57,892 v Sunderland FA Cup 5th rd replay March 15 1967.

Record League win: 8-0 v Leicester City, Division One, April 7, 1934.

Record Cup win: 10-0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup 1st rd 1st leg September 17, 1969.

Record defeat: 1-8 v Stoke City, Division One, August 27, 1934.

Record League scorer in a season: John Charles 42, Division Two 1953-54.

Highest number of league goals in a match: 5, Gordon Hodgson v Leicester City, Division One, October 1, 1938.

Highest number of League goals in aggregate: Peter Lorimer 168

Record transfer fee paid: £18m to West Ham for Rio Ferdinand, November 2000.

Record transfer fee received: £29.1m from Manchester Utd for Rio Ferdinand, July 2002

First schoolboy to play for club: Tom Elliott v Norwich City, February 3, 2007

Most players used in a season: 44 2006/07

CHAIRMEN

Although several people had held the name of chairman before the start of League action, J Hilton Crowther, a wealthy West Yorkshire industrialist, was chairman when the club began in the Second Division in 1920. He held the position until 1924

1924-1931 Sir Albert Braithwaite

1931-1933 Eric Clarke

1933-37 Alf Masser

1937-1948 Ernest Pullan

1948- 1961 Sam Bolton

1961-1967 Harry Reynolds

1967-1968 Albert Morris

1968-1972 Percy Woodward

1972-1983 Manny Cussins

1983-1996 Leslie Silver

1996-1997 Bill Fotherby

1997-2003 Peter Ridsdale

2003 Prof John McKenzie

2003-04 Trevor Birch

2004-2005 Gerald Krasner

2005- Ken Bates


MANAGERS

Dick Ray 1919-1920

Arthur Fairclough 1920-1927

Dick Ray 1927-35

Billy Hampson 1935-1947

Willis Edwards 1947-1948

Major Frank Buckley 1948-1953

Raich Carter 1953-1958

Bill Lambton 1958-1959

Jack Taylor 1959-1961

Don Revie 1961-1974

Brian Clough 1974

Jimmy Armfield 1974-1978

Jock Stein 1978

Jimmy Adamson 1978-1980

Allan Clarke 1980-1982

Eddie Gray 1982-1985

Billy Bremner 1985-1988

Howard Wilkinson 1988-1996

George Graham 1996-1998

David O'Leary 1998-2002

Terry Venables 2002-2003

Peter Reid 2003

Eddie Gray 2003-2004

Kevin Blackwell 2004-2006

Dennis Wise 2006-2008

Gary McAllister 2008-
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: WebredaktørenApril 19, 2008, 16:48:25
Egentlig merkelig at Don Revies lag ikke vant mere enn de gjorde etter å ha spilt så fantastisk bra fotball i lange perioder...
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:49:15
Greatest Games   
   YEBOAH...YEBOAH...YEBOAH...

AS Monaco 0, Leeds United 3.

September 12, 1995.


AS Monaco: Piveteau (Delaroche 46min, Puel 81min), Valery, Boli, Thuram, DiMeco, Dumas, Dos Santos, Legwinski (Henry 71min), Anderson, Scifo, Wreh. Subs not used: Madar, Viaud.

Leeds United: Lukic, Kelly, Pemberton, Wetherall, Dorigo (Beesley 46min), Whelan, McAllister, Palmer, Speed, Yeboah, Deane. Subs not used: White, Tinkler, Couzens, Beeney.

There's no doubting that Monaco is a wonderful place to be - provided, that is, if you have the necessary cash to splash and make the most of it - and maybe that is why Leeds United were in a hurry to leave the principality as soon as possible after their UEFA Cup triumph there in Sept 1995!

In my then role as soccer correspondent for the Yorkshire Evening Post, I had grabbed star striker, Tony Yeboah, to get an interview as he hurried from the dressing room to the team coach that was waiting to transport the United players to the airport for a night time take-off.

The Ghanaian striker was the man of the moment. Everyone wanted an interview with him, which was hardly surprising in view of the fact he had just scored one of the finest hat-tricks I have ever seen. His treble shattered the much-fancied AS Monaco side and gave United a 3-0 scoreline to take home to Elland Road for the second leg.

Yeboah put United ahead in the third minute when he hooked the ball over his head and into the net after goalkeeper Fabien Piveteau had the ball knocked out of his hands by teammate, Lilian Thuram, who had inexplicably charged into him.

His second goal, in the 64th minute, was a real beauty. He took a throw in from Gary McAllister and there seemed little danger until the United striker suddenly unleashed a curling shot into the top corner of the goal. "I had noticed before their goalkeeper tended to come off his line so I thought why not give it a try. I did and it went in," Yeboah explained.

With time beginning to run out for them, Monaco sent on an18-year-old -as then unknown - forward by the name of Thierry Henry but it made little difference. Yeboah completed his hat-trick nine minutes from time with a neat lob after his pace took him clear of Basile Boli. Monaco's substitute keeper, Marc Delaroche, unsuccessfully tried to close Yeboah down and was involved in a sickening collision with Boli and were both carried off.

To have gained such a commanding lead against a side which, the season before, had reached the semi-final of the European Cup, was no small feat and, not surprisingly, the champagne flowed as we flew back through the night from Monaco.

Even the thunderstorm we encountered for a time on the flight home could not dampen the spirits of those on board. The toast was 'Tony Yeboah' and manager Howard Wilkinson said of his striker: "Frankly, I have not come across anybody quite like him. He will tell you that if he gets the ball in the box he will score - and he does.''

Wilko also paid tribute to his team as a whole and, as well as Yeboah, also singled out Noel Whelan and David Wetherall for telling performances.

*For the record?United lost the home leg 1-0 to go through on a 3-1 aggregate but they came a cropper in the second round, losing 8-3 on aggregate to PSV Eindhoven, after having lost the home leg 5-3.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:51:31
SPANISH SUNK

Leeds United 3, Deportivo La Coruna 0

April 4 2001

Leeds United: Martyn, Mills, Harte, Ferdinand, Matteo, Dacourt, Batty, Bowyer, Kewell (Wilcox), Smith, Viduka. Subs not used: Robinson, Kelly, Maybury, Bakke, Burns.

Deportivo La Coruna: Molina, Scaloni (Valeron), Romero, Naybet, Pablo, Cesar, Javier (Tristan), Costa, Duscher (Pandiani), Dias, Makaay. Subs not used: Songo'o, Capdevila. Sanchez, Cipitria


"The best yet." That was how David O'Leary described Leeds United's 3-0 first leg victory over Deportivo La Coruna in the Champions League quarter-final at Elland Road on April 4, 2001.

Not a bad description by any means. United were great and the victory over an undoubtedly talented Deportivo side was something special and made a lot of people, in addition to United fans, sit up and take note of O'Leary's side.

The United manager's plan was first and foremost not to allow Deportivo an 'away' goal to take back to Spain, so to achieve that and knock in three goals as well was particularly rewarding - and, in view of some derogatory pre-match comments from Deportivo midfielder Victor, extremely satisfying.

Victor had apparently claimed before the game that of the teams still left in the competition, United were the one the others would prefer to play, meaning they were the weakest left in the contest.

United, however, refused to be drawn into a war of words, O'Leary saying that Victor was entitled to his opinion. "I would say we are the smallest club of those left in, but so what?" the United boss said.

In addition to United and Deportivo, the other clubs still in at this stage were Bayern Munich (who would have been O'Leary's preference for a quarter-final tie) Manchester United, Real Madrid, Valencia, Arsenal and Galatasary.

Rio Ferdinand also refused to be drawn too deeply into the pre-match debate, but said: "Results speak more than people speak. We've had this sort of thing a lot in this competition, especially against Anderlecht, and it serves to bring the lads closer together. It makes us all the more determined," he said.

He added: "When you consider no-one gave us a chance in the group stages, being in the last eight is like a victory on its own. Anything else we achieve is a bonus."

United did most of their talking on the pitch with a five-star performance that produced three goals and gave the Elland Road faithful the opportunity to taunt the opposition with chants of 'Three-nil to the weakest team.'

United were certainly up for this challenge and they went at Deportivo powerfully but it was the 26th minute before United took the lead with one of Ian Harte's specialist free-kicks. The Irish international beat the keeper with a fierce shot that sped into the goal off the underside of the crossbar.

Alan Smith increased United's lead in the 51st minute when, following a corner, he directed a powerful header from Harte's cross into the net. It really was becoming one of those glorious European nights at Elland Road.

Even more so, quarter of an hour later, when Rio Ferdinand set the seal on a rewarding night's work when he thundered in a header for his first goal for the club.

Although elated by such a commanding first leg lead, O'Leary, mindful of Deportivo's attacking ability, especially at home, preached caution. "It was our best yet," the United boss said of the result. "But I have seen three-goal advantages wiped out before and we know Deportivo can score goals at home," he added.

As things turned out, O'Leary's caution was not misplaced. When I travelled to Spain for the return leg and chatted with fans of the Spanish champions none seemed perturbed. In fact, they were convinced their side would overturn the 3-0 deficit - and they almost did.

Deportivo put on an attacking display that was, quite frankly, awesome. They were two goals up in no time and United were hanging on by the skin of their teeth for far too long. But hang on they did.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 16:53:22
WE'RE HERE!

LEEDS UNITED 10, SK LYN OSLO 0

September 17, 1969

European Cup, first round


UNITED: Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Madeley, Clarke, Jones, Giles (Bates), O'Grady.

SK LYN OSLO: S Olsen, Rodvang, Ostvold, Mirisbak, Kolle, Gulden, Boerrehaug, Christopherson, Berg, O Olsen (Hovden), Austnes.

If you want to make a major impact in your first European Cup game then there is no better way to do it than by knocking ten goals past your opponents without reply, as United did against SK Lyn Oslo on September 17 1969?

As Football League champions, Don Revie's side, with four seasons of Fairs Cup experience to draw on, were confidently expected to dispose of the Norwegian champions, with relative ease.

Although Lyn Oslo had reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup-Winners Cup the previous season, they were a team of amateurs made up of teachers, office workers and students.

Norwegian football was then some way behind what it is today. There was no professional football in Norway then. Lyn Oslo's quest was more one of a damage limitation exercise rather than anything else. Yet even that hope was dashed within minutes.

Revie, never one to make the boldest of predictions for his side, had said that he wanted at least a three-goal lead to take into the second leg. His players gave him that after just NINE minutes.

Mike O'Grady scored after 35 seconds, with what was believed to have been the quickest goal in the history of the European Cup, Mick Jones, pictured, added a second three minutes later and then scored again in the ninth minute.

United were five goals up at the break, Allan Clarke netting after 19 minutes and Johnny Giles in the 34th minute. Clarke scored again two minutes into the second half, Giles after 51 minutes and Jones got his hat-trick just after the hour mark to put United 8-0 in front.

Then Billy Bremner completed the rout by scoring in the 65th and 88th minutes to make it 10-0, which was United's record total in any game and equalled the best ever score by a British club in Europe, Manchester United, Ipswich Town and Benfica also having scored ten goals.

An easy night's work by any standards and the game prompted one football correspondent to write: "A crowd of 25,979 saw a memorable freak of a match."

*United completed the two-leg tie with a 6-0 win out in Oslo, the goals coming from Terry Hibbitt (2), Rod Belfitt (2), Jones and Peter Lorimer.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:00:54
UNITED WAIT FOR PROGRESS

UNITED 4, VfB STUTTGART 1

September 30, 1992

European Cup, first round second leg


LEEDS UNITED: Lukic, Sellars, Dorigo, Batty, Fairclough, Whyte, Strachan, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister, Speed. Subs not used: Shutt, Hodge. Newsome, Day, Rocastle.

VfB STUTTGART: Immel, Schafer, Frontzeck, Dubajic, Strunz, Buchwald, Buck, Sverrisson, Walter (Knup 81), Gaudino (Simakic 83), Kogl. Not used: Golke, Trautner, Strehmel.

For excitement, passion, drama and sheer edge-of-the-seat entertainment, it is difficult to think of many games that are on a par with United's thrill-a-minute second leg victory over VfB Stuttgart in the European Cup first round tie on Sept 30, 1992.

United had been swamped 3-0 in the first leg against the German champions and were not really fancied to pull that margin around in the return leg at Elland Road.

European nights at Elland Road have always been pretty special as far as I am concerned and this particular game saw United end up 4-1 winners. An incredible victory on the night left the aggregate scores at 4-4 with Stuttgart going through on the away goals rule.

As far as progressing in Europe's premier club competition was concerned it was, sadly, a case of so near yet so far - or so we thought.

It wasn't until the following day that events began to emerge of Stuttgart breaching tournament rules by using four 'foreign' players, rather than the three allowed. Stuttgart's blunder came to light when fans of an opposing German club saw the game live on German TV and spotted the error.

I first became aware of the situation when a German journalist contacted the newspaper I worked for then, to inform me of what was happening. After much to-ing and fro-ing UEFA awarded the game to United 3-0 which left the clubs level on aggregate at 3-3 and decreed that a play-off game should take place in Barcelona.

So the tremendous efforts of the United players in the second leg at Elland Road had brought them reward after all. "You can talk all you like about Italian and Spanish football," Gordon Strachan told me, "but there is no better spectacle than a British team, going at it as we did against Stuttgart."

Most United players were too choked to say much immediately after the game but manager Howard Wilkinson said most of them would wake up feeling that their stomach was eight feet deep and that they had a pain somewhere near the bottom of it.

United's intentions were quickly signalled by Gary McAllister, who surged forward with pace and power and let fly with three fierce shots, two of which zipped wide, the other being saved by the keeper.

The break-through came in the 17th minute when Gary Speed ghosted through to volley a left-foot shot in from near the six-yard line after Eric Cantona and Strachan had set up the chance.

Andreas Buck's equaliser on the night, after 34 minutes, might well have knocked the stiffing out of most sides, faced with the task United had, but Wilko's men took the blow and hit back four minutes later with a penalty from McAllister.

When United went 3-0 up in the 66th minute, Strachan was again the provider, his lofted pass being fought for by the outstanding Cantona and the ball went in as defender Gunther Schafer thrust out a leg in a late challenge on the Frenchman.

United went 4-1 up when Lee Chapman got in on the scoring act and there were then ten minutes left for United to get the goal that would have settled the tie. But, try as they might, they couldn't get it and the game ended with a 4-4 aggregate and Stuttgart having the valuable away goal.

Stuttgart team boss Christoph Daum said at the end: "We weren't the better side? but we were the luckier." At least that was the case until the events unfolded the following day.

*United won the play off 2-1 with goals from Strachan and Shutt.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United:
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:03:23
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS?

Leeds United 7, Chelsea 0

October 7, 1967

Leeds United: Sprake, Reaney, Madeley, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Greenhoff, Lorimer, Jones (Hibbitt 81min), Gray, Johanneson.

Chelsea: Bonetti, Thomson, Hinton, Harris, Butler, Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Baldwin, McCreadie. Sub Waldron.


The Football Association's disciplinary panel were busy in early October 1967, first taking the unprecedented action to ban Chelsea manager, Tommy Docherty, for 28 days and then dishing out a similar punishment to Leeds United skipper, Billy Bremner.

Also getting in on the act were the Football League disciplinary boys, who took United to task for wearing the same coloured socks as Everton in a game at Goodison Park - and fined the Elland Road club the princely sum of ten guineas (£10.50p)!

These punishments came to light just before Chelsea's visit to Elland Road for a First Division clash, which Don Revie's men won with great ease and style. Docherty's suspension was for what were described as incidents during the Stamford Bridge club's summer tour to Bermuda.

The 28-day banning order was sensational because it prevented Docherty from taking any part in the running of Chelsea. He could not go to Stamford Bridge nor could he watch a game or visit any other grounds affiliated to the FA. The result was that the manager resigned on the eve the visit to Elland Road.

Deputy manager Ron Suart set out at dawn to drive from London to take charge of Chelsea's team matters on the day of the game at Elland Road but he could hardly have had any notion of just what a hammering his players were in for.

Don Revie's United side had returned from Luxemburg in mid-week having put nine goals past Spora - four of which were scored by Peter Lorimer - in an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup tie and they carried on against Chelsea where they had left off against Spora. United were three goals up inside the first 14 minutes of the game.

Albert Johanneson opened the scoring after just five minutes, and Jimmy Greenhoff made it 2-0 six minutes later with Jack Charlton heading in the third in the 14th minute after Chelsea keeper, Peter Bonetti, had missed an inswinging corner from Eddie Gray.

United went in at half time four goals to the good, Lorimer beating Bonetti with a fierce angled shot in the 38th minute. Gray made it 5-0 on the hour and an own goal from Alan Hinton in the 80th minute provided United's sixth goal. It was left to Bremner to round off the scoring with the goal of the game eight minutes from the end.

Watched by a crowd of 40,460 - beating the previous biggest of the season of 37,084 a fortnight earlier when Mick Jones made his debut for United after signing from Sheffield United - the dynamic little midfield man, with his back to goal, launched himself and scored with a great overhead kick.

Phil Brown, who was soccer correspondent on the Yorkshire Evening Post at the time wrote: "At least Bremner departed into the seclusion of suspension after playing one of the greatest games of his young life.

"He had shown what a vintage champagne footballer he can be. His passes flowed like pieces of silk unrolling, releasing the taker into an opening perfectly and his reverse pass flashed several times to cut out a third of the defence. Nor did he commit one foul or utter one offending word.

"Whatever muddled post-Docherty frame of mind Chelsea were in - and some players were obviously not themselves - United struck them out of the game with those three early goals."
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:10:04
RAMS RAIDED

LEEDS UNITED 4, DERBY COUNTY 3

Nov 8 1997


LEEDS UNITED: Martin, Maybury (Bowyer 46), Wetherall, Radebe, Robertson, Kelly, Haaland, Hopkin (Hasselbaink 75), Ribeiro, Wallace, Kewell.

DERBY COUNTY: Poom, Rowett, C Powell, D Powell (Hunt 84), Sturridge, Asanovic (Trollope 82), Laursen, Carbon (Kozluk 52), Carsley, Dailly, Baiano


Substitutes Lee Bowyer and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink were the match winning heroes as United staged one of the most amazing fight-backs ever seen at Elland Road.

It made for excellent viewing and for United fans the script of this Premiership thriller had the perfect ending with Bowyer smashing in a 90th minute winner from Hasselbaink's pass.

United had found themselves 3-0 down in 33 minutes and an Elland Road crowd of 33,572 must have been fearing a real hiding from the Rams but they pulled themselves together and stormed to a 4-3 victory.

The game is a lasting memory for Tom Chapman, who e-mailed us at leedsunited.com to say that this particular game was the one that "hooked" him to Leeds for life. "I have been a Leeds fan for 13 years, since I was nine years old, and the first of three games that have been my best memories was the 4-3 win over Derby," he wrote.

"A quarter of the way through the game I was feeling pretty low wondering how much worse it could get. But the boys somehow pulled a performance out of the bag and when the final goal went in from Bowyer's foot I was absolutely ecstatic," he added.

But his No 1 game was our 4-3 win against Liverpool when Mark Viduka got all four.

Another fan, who lists the comeback against Derby as his best memory, is Dave MacKay who told us: "It's got to be the 4-3 win over Derby. Harry Kewell's strike was great but the best bit was watching the highlights afterwards?'Hasselbaink lays it back?.Bowyeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr!' Unbelievable," he wrote.

Ady Smith from Burton-on-Trent is another with a find memory of that great comeback. "This game will always be etched in my mind. The Revie stand went into raptures after Bowyer's screamer," Ady wrote.

Victory for United had seemed out of the question as they gifted Rams striker Dean Sturridge with two early goals and when Aljosa Asanovic hammered in a 33rd minute penalty Derby must have thought they were coasting to a big win.

But George Graham's side were made of stern stuff. They regrouped and the fight-back was launched in the 37th minute when Rod Wallace diverted a Bruno Ribeiro shot past Derby keeper Mark Poom for his ninth goal of the season.

Harry Kewell was only 19-years-old at the time and I remember describing him as the most exciting a young forward Elland Road had seen in a long time and the Australian brought the fans to their feet just before half time when, from near the corner of the penalty area, he unleashed a stunning left foot volley which gave Poom no chance as it zipped into the net.

Defender Alan Maybury, who was making his home debut, took a knock and was replaced by Bowyer and though United's will to win shone through it was the manager's timely substitution 15 minutes from the end that gave the side that extra spark.

Graham sent on Hasselbaink in place of skipper David Hopkin. "David was having an excellent game but I just wanted to try something different," the United boss explained. "Rather than have the game peter out at 3-2 I tried another forward and played Kewell just behind the front two - and it worked," he added.

Hasselbaink had scarcely had time to get warmed up, but he had no hesitation in taking the 81st minute penalty awarded to United after Christian Dailly had handled under pressure from David Wetherall.

United went hard after the winner and the seconds were running out when it came, Hasselbaink getting round the back of the Derby defence and, from near the dead ball line, cut the ball back for the inrushing Bowyer to hammer a super left-foot shot past Poom.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:11:42
BLADES BLUNTED

Leeds United 4, Sheffield United 0

April 16 1990


Leeds United: Day, Sterland, Beglin, Jones, Fairclough, McClelland, Strachan, Kamara, Chapman, Davison (Shutt 83mins), Speed.

Sheffield United: Tracey, Hill, Barnes, Booker, Stancliffe, Morris, Webster, Gannon (Wood 66mins), Whitehurst (Agana 52mins), Deane, Bryson.


Howard Wilkinson may not have possessed the charisma of some of the other men who managed football clubs back in the 1980s and 1990s but his attention to detail and broad knowledge of the game, aligned to his tactical awareness, stood him in good stead as he became one of the Elland Road club's more successful managers.

He won the top-flight title in 1992 after having masterminded United's promotion - as champions - from the Second Division in 1990 and the 4-0 hammering of chief promotion rivals, Sheffield United, at Elland Road, as the 1989-90 season approached its climax, was a tactical triumph for the manager.

Promotion-chasing United had suffered a dip in form before the visit of the Blades, having lost two and drawn two of their previous four league games. The Blades were pushing United hard in the chase for the Second Division title but Wilkinson's plan to pressurise the Blades keeper at every possible opportunity paid rich dividends.

"I did it in a bid to affect the direction of his kicks because they were very important to Sheffield United," Wilko explained afterwards. "But I told my strikers to make sure that if they stood up on Tracey to stand four yards off him so there could be no possibility of the referee deeming that they were deliberately trying to obstruct his kicks." he added.

However, the Blades didn't see it quite that way - and neither did the writer for the Sheffield Star - who were critical of referee Alan Gunn, who was to referee the FA Cup final that year.

Blades boss Dave Bassett was quoted as saying: "I should have realised the possibility of the referee and linesman not understanding Law 12. I should have told Tracey to fall into (Bobby) Davison and get a free kick every time."

The newspaper accused Leeds of dominating the officials and Gordon Strachan of 'asserting his personality' over the referee. 'From the moment he did that, Sheffield must have known they were in for a day of no favours,' the article added. Sour grapes? Well the newspaper did add: 'United (Sheffield) could not complain at being beaten, even if the margin was unreal!'

Whatever the 'rights' or 'wrongs' of this situation, the tactic certainly unsettled the Sheffield keeper. Elland Road housed the biggest crowd of the season outside the First Division - 32,727 - but there was a tense almost nervous atmosphere about the famous stadium as this 'derby' game got underway.

Every member of the Leeds squad played their part to the full but none more so than Chris Kamara, Strachan, Vinnie Jones and Gary Speed, the latter setting the seal on Leeds' win with the final goal of the game after he ran 70 yards before cracking home an angled shot.

Gordon Strachan had given his side a 17th minute lead when he fired in after Paul Stancliffe had blocked Kamara's shot almost on the line.

United's four-goal success, which equalled their best win of the season, was achieved with a late surge which brought them three goals in the final 16 minutes - one of them a penalty.

That came about when Tracey, attempting to kick the ball downfield, succeeded only in kicking it against Davison, who was then brought down by the frustrated goalkeeper for the penalty. Strachan duly scored from the spot.

Tracey had earlier been similarly concerned when another of his attempted kick-outs struck the back of Lee Chapman and went for a throw-in, from which Leeds regained possession and built a move which brought them their second goal - scored by Chapman.

* As Wilko's men looked likely to clinch promotion - and title - fans were already buying tickets for the final league game of the season - at Bournemouth. One of them, Dave Proctor, from Tingley, had his picture in the Yorkshire Evening Post having got his ticket after queuing more than 20 hours!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:12:49
REDS ROUTED


Leeds United 5, Manchester United 1

Feb 19, 1972


Leeds United: Sprake, Madeley, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray. Sub: Jordan.

Manchester United: Stepney, O'Neil, Dunne, Burns, James, Sadler, Morgan, Kidd, Charlton, Gowling, Best. Sub: McIlroy

Att: 45,000


Memories are made of results like that which occurred in February 1972 when Don Revie's side were at the height of their powers. The manager's confidence before the game was underlined when he took the unusual step of naming his team the day before the game rather than keeping everything under wraps.

On a personal level the game was a triumph for striker Mick Jones who bagged three of the goals to record his first ever League hat-trick. It was particularly satisfying for Jones because he had been dogged by injury and had managed only two goals in 12 previous league appearances that season.

His performance in this game against the Reds capped a devastating team display, particularly in the second half, when all the goals were scored.

Confident Leeds took the lead three minutes into the second half when Jones found the net and he was instrumental in giving Leeds a two goal lead six minutes later when he shot and saw the ball fly into the net off fellow striker Allan Clarke.

Jones was one of the most unselfish centre forwards there has been and it was in a dressing room chat that Clarke was credited with the second goal. But Jones could not be kept out of the scoring act for long and after Francis Burns had pulled a goal back for the Reds in the 57th minute Jones put the issue beyond doubt with further goals in the 58th and 62nd minutes

Peter Lorimer rubbed salt into an already gaping Manchester wound with a fifth several minutes later as the Reds, despite the presence of such players as George Best, Bobby Charlton and Alan Gowling, found Revie's side too hot to handle.

Although the Reds went into the game without win in eight games, earlier in the season they had looked down on the rest of the division from top spot with a five-point lead over their nearest rivals.

But I could not recall having seen a Manchester United team quite so outclassed and outplayed as Frank O'Farrell's side was on this occasion, yet in fairness it had to be said that few sides would have had much chance of surviving against a Leeds outfit in such a lethal mood.

No one was more lethal than Mick Jones - a point that his attacking partner was quick to emphasise. "I was absolutely delighted when Mick hit his third goal, although I didn't know until after the game that it was his first League hat-trick," Clarke said.

"He's been playing well but things hadn't gone all that well for him, what with injuries, illness and bad luck with his shooting but the hat-trick should do him the world of good.

"He's come in for a lot of criticism by the fans and critics during his lean spell. Now I hope he's silenced them. He a wonderful professional - hard working, cheerful, uncomplaining and I can't count the number of goals I owe to his willingness to fight for what looked like a lost cause," Clarke added.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:16:06
1920s

The formation of Leeds United came about towards the end of 1919 following the expulsion of Leeds City Football Club and United were eventually elected to the Football League in 1920.

Manager Arthur Fairclough had had to sort out a team from scratch but United made a reasonable start to life in the Second Division and finished in 14th place. They weren't the most prolific of scorers in this campaign, managing just 40 in their 42 league games but they still won 14 times and drew in ten others.

Top marksman that season was Robert Thompson, who in his only season with the club, scored 11 goals in 23 appearances, though Tommy Howarth, who signed late in the campaign from Bristol City for £1,750, chipped in with six goals in 11 outings.

Howarth was United's top scorer the following season with 13 goals in 28 league appearances as Fairclough's side got off to a great start, going seven games unbeaten. County Durham born Jack Swan, joined United from Huddersfield Town and scored ten goals in 22 league outings as United finished in a creditable 8th place.

The 1922-23 season saw United finish one place higher but Fairclough's team was beginning to look much stronger. He had signed Glasgow-born Percy Whipp, an inside-right from Sunderland, who had marked his debut for United with a hat-trick in a 3-1 home win over West Ham United in November 1922.

When the 1923-24 campaign kicked off, United had Durham centre-forward Joe Richmond in action and he, Whipp and Swan spearheaded a promotion charge which took United into the top division for the first time, scoring 44 goals between them as the Elland Road side finished as champions.

It had taken Fairclough only four seasons to lead United into the top flight and when they started the 1924-25 campaign a crowd of 33,722 saw them kick off with a home game against Sunderland which ended 1-1, Swan scoring for United.

Elland Road's top crowd that season was 41,800 for the visit of Huddersfield Town and again the game ended in a 1-1 draw, Swan again being the United scorer. Life in the top flight, however, wasn't easy. United found it tough going but they avoided the drop by finishing 18th, just outside the relegation zone.

Fairclough had pulled off a masterstroke when he signed Scottish centre forward Tom Jennings from Raith Rovers, who became one of United's greatest goalscorers. He made his debut towards the end of their first season in Division One but made a major impact in his first full season for United.

He was an ever-present and in 42 appearances he bagged 26 goals, as United finished in 19th place but the following season (1926-27) he topped that tally finishing with 35 goals in 41 league appearances - an impressive achievement by any standards.

Sadly, his goals were not sufficient to keep United in the top division - they finished bottom of the league. Fairclough left the club and was replaced as manager by Dick Ray, pictured, and he guided the club back at the first time of asking, clinching the runners-up place.

Another Scottish striker, John White, an international, who joined United from Hearts, notched 21 goals in 41 games, Russell Wainscoat, signed from Milddlesbrough, chipped in with 18 in 41 appearances while Jennings scored 21 times in 26 outings.

Young Charlie Keetley managed 18 goals in 16 appearances, including three hat-tricks!

In all for United, Jennings netted 112 goals in 167 league games and was United's record goalscorer at the time - a record that was to be broken by John Charles in the 1950s before Peter Lorimer took over that honour in the 1980s.

United had three successive seasons in Division One before ending the 1920s with relegation.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:16:42
1930s

Undaunted by their drop, United set about getting back at the first time of asking - and they achieved their objective by finishing in second place.

Spearheading that promotion push was Charlie Keetley, who bagged 23 goals in 37 games and was ably assisted by South Yorkshireman, Joe Firth, who scored 14 and Billy Furness, with 12 goals.

But United were also well served by a half back line that was turning into one of the most feared and famous half-back lines in English football. Barnsley born Wilf Copping, pictured left, had joined Willis Edwards, pictured below, and Ernie Hart in 1932 and they served United for four seasons.

Copping was United's original 'Iron Man' beating Norman Hunter to this title by some 35 years. He made such an impact at the club that after four seasons his totally committed, tenacious approach had won him such a reputation that Arsenal paid £8,000 (massive money in those days) to take him to Highbury.

Like his half-back partners at Elland Road, Copping earned international recognition with England.

United remained in Division One from 1932 leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, which brought a halt to League football in 1939.

The famous football name of Milburn became synonymous with Leeds United in the 1930s when Jack and George partnered each other at full-back. They were joined later by a third member of the family, younger brother Jim, who worked his way up through the reserves. Unfortunately he was just about to step up to a permanent first team place when war broke out.

Dick Ray, had an eventful eight-year period in control of United and enjoyed a reasonably successful reign, taking the club to promotion on two occasions before he resigned in March 1935 and United's board turned to another former Leeds City player - Billy Hampson.

Formerly with Ashington, when he took the job at Elland Road he kept the club ticking over steadily, if unspectacularly. He was responsible for goalkeeper, Jim Twomey, and speedy winger, David Cochrane, coming to the club from Ireland, who both won international honours with Northern Ireland.

Cochrane was the first United winger to win full international honours.

Hampson's first season in charge saw United finish 11th in Division One but the following season they had a serious brush with relegation and finished 19th. The signing of South African centre forward Gordon Hodgson from Aston Villa, who scored six goals in the final13 games of that season, played a big part in that survival.

An England international and former Liverpool forward, Hodgson was in fine form for United the following season, scoring 25 goals in 39 league appearances as United finished the campaign in 9th place.

In the last full season before war broke out United held 13th place in Division One.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:17:56
1940s

With almost all the club's playing staff away in the Forces, it was a difficult task trying to keep the club going.

The boardroom at Elland Road, the tea rooms and dressing rooms were requisitioned for military administration purposes, though for a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon the ground - by kind permission of the War office - it was allowed to revert to its original purpose. Guest players and local youngsters kept some football going.

When the hostilities ceased and football was up and running again in the 1946-47 season, many of the players who had served the club in the late 1930s were back but age had caught up with some and it soon became obvious that, sadly, their best days were over.

In that first season after the war United finished bottom of the First Division, having won only six games and earned just 18 points. Away from home they picked up just one point. Billy Hampson resigned as manager and former player and England international Willis Edwards took over in April 1947.

Edwards had been one of the country's best half-backs during his career with United, possessing excellent ball control and passing ability. He was also a good header of the ball.

But he was unable to make much of an impact as manager and United fought a season-long battle against relegation from Division Two and just avoided it by finishing in 18th place.

One of football's best-known names, Major Frank Buckley, took over as manager in May 1948, Edwards taking on a role as assistant trainer. Buckley, a tough, no-nonsense central defender in his playing days, was in his mid-sixties. But he was a man with strong beliefs and some innovative ideas on fitness.

When manager at Wolves he had introduced a controversial method of treating some players with monkey gland extract which was supposed to have a beneficial effect on their speed of thought. He used the method on some of the United players but whether it worked was never proved.

He also used dancing as a way of improving balance and had a machine that sprayed footballs out at varying heights to improve the ball control ability of players. Innovative ideas? Certainly for the 1940s. But did they work?

The monkey gland extract 'treatment' never caught on in football and on the field of play United continued to struggle and finished in 15th place while having suffered a shock home FA Cup tie defeat to Newport County. Buckley came under pressure but the following season - 1949-50 - he answered his critics.

United finished in a creditable 5th place in Division Two and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup where they narrowly lost out to Arsenal at Highbury.

More significantly, however, Buckley had, that season, 'discovered' a 17-year-old star in the making. He had given the youngster three games at the end of the previous season and he played in every game in the 1949-50 campaign. His name? John Charles.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:20:04
1950s

Although John Charles had made the breakthrough to the first team towards the end of 1949 this was the decade in which the young Welshman really made his presence felt and he went on to become one of football's best-ever players.

Once he had established himself, the 'Gentle Giant' as he became known, was widely regarded as one of the game's greatest all-round footballers. He had made his entry into the game by playing centre-half but when he was switched to centre-forward he was equally as comfortable - and impressive - in that role.

Charles, who was born in Swansea on December 27, 1931, was 15 when he moved to Leeds as an amateur and made his first team debut two years later at the centre of defence. It was towards the end of the1950-51 season that Major Buckley decided to switch the Welshman up front.

United were playing Manchester City at Maine Road and City won 4-1. Charles didn't score but he bagged two goals in the next game - a 3-0 home win over Hull City. In three games at centre forward, Charles scored three times as United finished fifth in Division Two.

Even so, Charles was back at the heart of the defence for the following season but in the 1952-53 campaign he made more appearances up front than in defence and ended the campaign having scored 26 league goals, though United had to be content with tenth place.

But by the end of that campaign Major Buckley left and was succeeded as manager by Sunderland born Raich Carter, a former England international inside-forward. His brief was to get United into Division One and he set about building a team around Charles.

In Carter's first season in charge Charles was given the Number 9 shirt and it proved to be a masterstroke. The Gentle Giant responded by scoring a club record 42 league goals in 39 appearances, but United again completed the season in 10th position.

The following season - 1954-55 - Charles was back in defence but still managed to net 11 league goals. United had improved but still fell short of promotion, having finished in 4th place.

Next season it was mission accomplished. United finished second and went back into the top flight after nine seasons in the second tier. Charles, who had started the campaign at centre-half before switching up front, scored 29 goals in 42 league games. Harold Brook chipped in with 16 goals and Albert Nightingale scored ten.

That promotion-clinching season was also notable for the emergence of Jack Charlton. Big Jack had made one appearance in the 1954-55 season but he had 21 outings in this campaign.

United made a promising start to life back in the top flight, winning six and drawing one of their opening nine games and were lying second in the table when disaster struck the club on September 18 1956. Fire completely destroyed the main West Stand - damage being out at £100,000. Jerseys, footballs, boots, stockings and the club's records all went up in flames.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds launched a public appeal for £60,000 - the difference between the insurance payment the club were to receive and the cost of a new stand. "The prestige of the city is at stake," he commented.

Incredibly, four days later United played Aston Villa at Elland Road with the charred remains of the West Stand fenced off. A crowd of over 35,000 saw John Charles scored the only goal of the game.

Charles took Division One football in his giant stride, scoring 38 league goals in 40 outings as United finished a creditable eighth. But the big man's exploits had attracted a lot of interest from top clubs and Charles was transferred before the start of the 1957-58 campaign.

After protracted negotiations, Charles finally moved to Italian giants Juventus for a then world record fee of £65,000. During five years with Juventus, Charles won three Serie A Championships and the Italian Cup twice.

His departure from Elland Road was followed by that of Carter. United, lacking the immense contribution of Charles, had slipped to 17th place in the 1957-58 season and the following term was also one of struggle.

When Carter's contract was up for renewal in May 1958 it wasn't renewed and United turned to the club's trainer-coach, Bill Lambton, to fill the breach but it was a short-lived reign and QPR manager Jack Taylor succeeded him in 1959.   

Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:22:16
1960s

Bill Lambton's reign as manager was a short one, but he did make one decision that was to turn out later to have been a masterstroke. It was he, who with United struggling, signed Don Revie as a player for £12,000 from Sunderland in November 1958 and soon made him captain of the team.

With Jack Taylor at the managerial helm, United lost their top-flight status in April 1960 and in March 1961 he resigned and director Harry Reynolds was instrumental in persuading the board to appoint Revie as player-manager.

The club didn't know it at the time but that decision sowed the seeds for what was to become the greatest period in the club's history. With Reynolds, a self made millionaire, backing him all the way Revie turned the fortunes of the club around.

However, the seeds were slow to germinate. United finished 14th in Division Two that season and the 1961-62 campaign was worse. Only a last-day win at Newcastle, which extended an unbeaten run to nine games, saved the cub from relegation to Division Three.

It wasn't all gloom and doom. Billy Bremner was a young aspiring player, Charlton had, by this time, several seasons of first team football under his belt and South African winger, Albert Johanneson, was at the club.

There were a number of youngsters here, too, including goalkeeper Gary Sprake and defender Norman Hunter while Revie and his backroom staff set about looking for and chasing after other promising youngsters.

Paul Reaney, Peter Lorimer, Eddie Gray, Paul Madeley, Terry Cooper, Rod Johnson, Jimmy Greenhoff, Rod Belfitt, Terry Hibbitt, Mick Bates, Mike O'Grady and David Harvey all joined the club as youngsters.

Towards the end of the 1961-62 campaign, Revie had pulled off what turned out to be a great signing when he persuaded Bobby Collins to join United in a £25,000 move from Everton. Small in stature but with a huge appetite for the game, Bobby was the rock on which the foundation for United's rise to football prominence was built.

With Charlton and the youthful Bremner at the club these two, along with Collins, were integral to Revie's planning.

The 1962-63 campaign saw United make progress and finish in fifth place. This was also the season that Revie placed a lot of faith in youth, giving Reaney, Hunter and Johnson their first team debuts at Swansea on September 8 1962. This was also the match when Sprake was re-introduced to the first team and became the first choice keeper.

United won the game 2-0 with Johnson and Bremner getting the goals. John Charles had returned to the club, United paying £53,000 to bring him back from Juventus but the move didn't work out. Sadly, Big John was past his best and after just 11 games (and three goals), United sold him to Roma for £70,000.

The future, however, at last looked very encouraging and season 1963-64 was the one that saw United back into the top flight of English football. Revie's side didn't lose a single league match at Elland Road and were beaten only three times on their travels. Only two points were awarded for a win and United took the title with 63 points.

United had signed Johnny Giles from Manchester United at the start of the season and when he felt his side needed a boost going into the final quarter of the season, Revie brought in striker Alan Peacock from Middlesbrough in a £53,000 deal and he scored eight valuable goals in the final 14 games of the campaign.

Critics predicted United would struggle to survive in the top flight but Revie's side proved them all wrong and went within a fraction of winning the championship, being pipped by Manchester United who had the same number of points but took the title with a better goal average.

Revie's side had also reached the final of the FA Cup, where they lost 2-1 to Liverpool after extra time at Wembley. Nevertheless, the future was bright.

Season 1965-66 saw United again finish second in Division One and compete in their first season in European football, where they reached the semi final of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup, before losing in a replay to Real Zaragoza.

Paul Madeley, Rod Belfitt Peter Lorimer, Mike O'Grady, David Harvey, Mick Bates and Eddie Gray had all tasted first team football by now but the 1966-67 season saw United slip to a fourth place finish, though they reached the semi final of the FA Cup where they lost 1-0 to Chelsea at Villa Park. In Europe they made the final of the Fairs Cup but lost out to Dinamo Zagreb.

Despite so much progress, United were still short of a trophy to show for their efforts. But that was to change. Revie had signed Mick Jones from Sheffield United for £100,000 early in the1967-68 season but they had to settle for fourth place in Division One, though they reached the League Cup final at Wembley where a goal from full-back Terry Cooper was enough to beat Arsenal and bring United their first major trophy of the Revie era.

United had also reached the final of the Fairs Cup but the game was held over until the start of the following season and United won that cup by beating Ferencvaros of Hungary to add another trophy to the cabinet.

Revie and his players had lifted the club to new heights but the one thing that both he and his players yearned for more than anything else was the League Championship. This was the Number One target when they set out on the1968-69 season.

Four successive victories heralded United's start to the league campaign and they continued in a rich seam of form by building an unbeaten run that extended to nine games before losing 3-1 at Manchester City. That was one of only two league games that United lost on their way to clinching the title. The other defeat was a shock 5-1 defeat at Burnley but United extracted sweet revenge in the home game against Burnley, winning 6-1.

In the Fairs Cup, United had gone out in the fourth round and had exited the FA Cup and League Cup at an early stage. In all United had used just 17 players in the season.

Revie had strengthened his squad with the signing of Allan Clarke for a then British record transfer fee of £165,000 from Leicester City in June 1969 and another action-packed season was to follow with United deeply involved in the battle for a League, FA Cup and European Cup treble.

But it wasn't to be. United finished in second place in the league, went out of the European Cup at the semi final stage to Celtic and lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea in a replay. But United had won the FA Charity Shield, beating Manchester City in the final that was held at Elland Road.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:25:36
1970s

Allan Clarke scored 19 goals in 41 League games as United finished the 1970-71 season in second place and there was no luck for United in the FA Cup either, when they went out to a shock 3-2 defeat at Colchester in the fifth round.

But United had a great season in the Fairs Cup, playing 12 matches in the tournament and winning it by beating Juventus in the two leg final on the away goals rule. European nights at Elland Road had become something special and the visit of Juventus was certainly no exception.

After a 2-2 draw in Turin, the second leg produced another draw, 1-1, with Clarke scoring for United and the game was settled on the away goals rule for United to lift the trophy for the second time.

Second place was again United's reward for a season of League endeavour in 1971-72 but this campaign was most notable for United winning the most prestigious of home cup competitions - the FA Cup at Wembley in the competition's Centenary year.

A second half goal from Allan Clarke was the only score of the game and United had the coveted trophy in their possession for the first time ever. As for the League title, United were forced to play their final match at Wolverhampton just two days after the cup final and lost out when they were beaten 2-1.

The following season, United were back at Wembley again with Second Division Sunderland standing in the way of a second successive FA Cup triumph. But Sunderland clinched a shock 1-0 victory. In Division One United had to be content with third place.

United also reached the final of the European Cup-Winners' Cup where they met AC Milan in Salonika and lost 1-0 in controversial circumstances, the referee denying United two blatant penalty appeals and ignoring several other instances where United players appeared to have been blatantly fouled. His display left a sour taste in the mouths of United and their followers and later the official was suspended sine die.

1973-74 was a marvellous season for Revie's talented and experienced side. They had a great start to the League campaign, winning their first seven games and extended that unbeaten sequence to an astonishing 29 games before the run was ended with a 3-2 defeat at Stoke at the end of February.

United, who had gone out of the UEFA Cup at the third round stage, duly clinched the League title and that offered Revie the opportunity to have another go at winning the European Cup - the only trophy to have eluded him.

But it wasn't to be. England came knocking at United's door and after much heart-searching, Revie accepted the offer to manage England. His decision ended a successful period at Elland Road during which he was named Manager of the Year on three occasions while being awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours list for 1970.

During his 13-years at the club United won the Second Division championship, the League Championship twice, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice in addition to an FA Charity Shield success.

Who would - or could - succeed him? The board went for Brian Clough but he lasted only 44 largely controversial days. He had been a fierce critic of Revie and his United side and his appointment was indeed a surprise.

But in his brief spell in charge, Clough signed John McGovern and John O'Hare from his old club Derby County and splashed out £250,000 on Nottingham Forest's Duncan McKenzie. But all was not well in the United camp and after a special meeting of the directors was called it was decided to part company with Clough.

Next into the managerial seat came the highly respected Jimmy Armfield, who adopted a more cautious approach to dismantling what was an aging team. Before that, however, Armfield had a European Cup campaign to mastermind and he kept the Revie team together for a crack at that.

Armfield, had had a lengthy and distinguished playing career with his home town club Blackpool, making 568 League appearances for the Bloomfield Road club and he also won 43 caps with England at right back.

His football knowledge was second to none though his managerial experience when he came to Elland Road had been limited to a three-year spell at Bolton Wanderers, who he guided to the Third Division title in 1972-73.

One win in seven league games under Clough was United's worst start to a top- flight campaign for ten years. The ever-dependable Maurice Lindley took over as caretaker manager for one game - a 5-1 hammering of Sheffield United at Elland Road on September 21 1974 - before Armfield was appointed.

Armfield brought about an improvement in United's league form but having made such a poor start to the campaign it was not possible for United to retain their title. They had to settle for a ninth place finish.

It was a different story in the European Cup where Armfield pulled off something Revie had been unable to do - get United to the final of Europe's most prestigious club competition.

He knew the players he had inherited were hungry for success in this competition and in the main he kept faith with the 'old brigade' though he did include one of Clough's signings - the irrepressible Duncan McKenzie. But United didn't have the best of luck in the final and lost out to Bayern Munich.

That same season United also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup where they lost to Ipswich Town in a third replay, at Filbert Street.

Armfield began to tackle the one job that Revie had always feared - that of breaking up the great side he had assembled - the following season. Terry Cooper, Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter, Johnny Giles and Terry Yorath departed. Midfielders Tony Currie and Brian Flynn, winger Arthur Graham and burly striker Ray Hankin were brought in.

United reached the FA Cup semi final in 1977 and the League Cup semi final a year later and though United had never finished outside the top ten in Division One during Armfield's tenure this was not good enough for the board of that time and he lost his job in 1978.

Jock Stein, a legend in Scotland for his achievements with Celtic, succeeded Armfield but his stay at Elland Road lasted only as long as Clough's stay had before he returned to Scotland.

Jimmy Adamson was next to try his luck in the managerial seat, joining United in October 1978. Money was made available to him for team rebuilding and he spent over £1.3m bringing in striker Alan Curtis from Swansea, defender Brian Greenhoff from Manchester United, Scottish striker Derek Parlane from Rangers and midfielder Alex Sabella from Sheffield United.

In his first season, Adamson guided United to fifth place in Division One - and a place in Europe - and to the League Cup semi final. But in the 1979-80 campaign it all started to go wrong. He resigned in October 1980.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:26:23
1980s




Allan Clarke took over from Adamson and in his first season he guided United to ninth place in Division One. The following season, however, United, who had paid £930,000 to sign winger Peter Barnes, lost their top-flight status, finishing 20th in the table. Relegation cost Clarke his job and Eddie Gray took over.


United had to adjust to life in the Second Division and Gray set about re-organising the side, off loading some of the more experienced players and putting a lot of faith in youth, though he did bring back Peter Lorimer, at the age of 37, to lead the side.


It was during this second spell with United that Lorimer scored the goals that enabled him to overtake John Charles as the club's highest ever League goalscorer. The record stood at 158 League goals and Lorimer went on to increase that League tally to168, a record that still stands today.


Gray's first season at the helm saw United finish in eighth place, the second term United had dropped to tenth but in 1984-85 the news was better - a seventh place finish.





It was a not a popular decision with supporters but the decision stood and Billy Bremner was the next Revie 'old boy' to try his luck as manager. That season United finished in 14th place in Division Two.

United beat Oldham in the play off semi-final with a couple of goals from Keith Edwards but it was First Division Charlton who faced United in the final. Charlton won the first leg and a goal from Brendan Ormsby earned United a win at home so the tie went to a replay at St Andrews, Birmingham, which Charlton won 2-1 to retain their top-flight status.


In the FA Cup semi final played at Hillsborough, United took FirstDivisionCoventryCity to extra time but lost 3-2.


Having missed out on promotion at the last hurdle, hopes were high for the 1987-88 campaign but United fell short of expectations and finished in seventh place.


Bremner held his job until late September of the following season before being sacked when indifferent results had seen the side slip to near the foot ofDivision Two.


Sheffield Wednesday manager, Howard Wilkinson, was the man United turned to next and he managed to guide the team away from the depths of the division and finish in a creditable 10th place.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:27:18
1990s

In his first full season in charge Wilkinson took the club back to the First Division - and as champions of the Second Division. After eight seasons of trying, United were back in the big time.

He had sown the seeds for success towards the end of the 1988-89 season when he persuaded Scottish international Gordon Strachan to sign in a £300,000 transfer from Manchester United.

The little Scot was 32 years of age when he linked up with United but he turned out to be one of United's best-ever signings spending six eventful seasons at Elland Road. He also signed Gary McAllister, Mel Sterland and John Hendrie and surprised many by going for Vinnie Jones, a member of the so-called Wimbledon 'crazy gang'.

Strachan brought experience and know-how and his undoubted skills to United's cause as Wilkinson's side surged to promotion with the little Scot top-scoring with 17 goals five more than Bobby Davison. But Wilkinson made a timely addition to his side when he brought in striker Lee Chapman from Nottingham Forest half way through the campaign.

He cost £400,000 - a tidy sum in those days - but he was good value for money, scoring 12 goals in the final 21 games of that season.

United settled in remarkably well to life in the top flight - much better than their critics had predicted - and finished the 1990-91 season in fourth place, Chapman being leading scorer with 21 goals from 38 league appearances.

The following season United took the First Division title, beating their nearest challengers, Manchester United, to the coveted award. Surprisingly, though, United then struggled and finished the 1992-93 season in 17th place, while reaching only round two of the European Cup.

United finished fifth in the following two seasons but the 1995-96 season was more notable for progress in the League Cup and FA Cup. United went out of the UEFA Cup at the second round stage but reached the sixth round of the FA Cup before going out to Liverpool in a replay at Anfield.

In the League Cup, United reached the final at Wembley but lost 3-0 in disappointing fashion to Aston Villa. This was the club's first final appearance for many years - an achievement in itself - but sadly the manager was booed off the field at the end of it by dejected fans.

Some would say that was the beginning of the end for Wilkinson. United's poor form in the league continued and after a 1-0 win at home to Southampton United lost seven games on the trot, equalling the club's worst run since 1946-47.

But he was still at the helm when the 1996-97 season kicked off having brought in winger Lee Sharpe, from Manchester United, goalkeeper Nigel Martyn, from Crystal Palace, and young midfielder Lee Bowyer, from Charlton, while Liverpool legend, Ian Rush, arrived on a free transfer.

United had new owners in the Caspian Group and rumours abounded that George Graham was being lined up to replace Wilkinson. Five League games into the season the axe fell. A 4-0 hammering at home by Manchester United in early September proved too much for the new board.

The reign of the most successful United manager since Don Revie, was over and the rumours proved to be right when former Arsenal boss George Graham was installed as his successor. David O'Leary arrived as his assistant and with United struggling in the depths of Division One, Graham, noted for his defensive style at Arsenal, put the emphasis on that at Leeds.

Safety having been achieved with an 11th place finish, Graham embarked on a mission to pep up his team's attack for the 1997-98 season.

Striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, from Portuguese side, Boavista, midfielder David Hopkin (Crystal Palace) Alfie Haaland from Nottingham Forest and Bruno Ribeiro (Vitoria Setubal) arrived while Tony Yeboah, Tony Dorigo and Carlton Palmer left.

Harry Kewell first appeared on the scene and United did well enough to finish in fifth place and secure a place in the UEFA Cup. Hopes were high as supporters began to sense a new era might be about to dawn.

Things, however, didn't quite go according to plan when the 1998-99 campaign got underway. By the end of September, Graham had left the club to become manager at Tottenham and United had upgraded O'Leary to manager.

United just managed to beat CS Maritimo in the UEFA Cup before going out on a 1-0 aggregate scoreline to AS Roma in the second round. But O'Leary made an immediate impact and, placing much of his faith in youth, he steered United to a fourth place finish.

If that season was encouraging, the following campaign - 1999-2000 - was even more so, as United clinched a third place finish behind Manchester United and Arsenal to reach the qualifying stage of the Champions League.In the UEFA Cup United reached their first European semi final for 25 years and were drawn against Turkish side Galatasaray.

On the eve of the semi-final, disaster struck when two United fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who had travelled to Istanbul forthe first leg were stabbed to death.

The game went ahead, United losing 2-0, and when the second leg at Elland Road ended in a 2-2 draw, United went out of the competition.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 19, 2008, 17:29:40
2000s

David O'Leary took to football management like a duck to water. Everything seemed to fall into place. Money was made available and new arrivals included Oliver Dacourt, Dominic Matteo and Mark Viduka - and, later in the season, West Ham defender Rio Ferdinand for £18m - a world record for a central defender.

Alan Smith was on target twice in the Champions League qualifying game against TSV 1860 Munich which put United into the competition proper. The draw for the group stages placed United alongside such clubs as Barcelona, AC Milan and Besiktas. The group of death, it was claimed.

It certainly was a tough looking group and when United suffered a 4-0 defeat in Barcelona it looked even tougher. But O'Leary's side shocked most people when in successive home games they beat AC Milan 1-0 and then put six past Besiktas, forcing people to sit up and take notice.

A draw against Besiktas in Turkey, a home draw with Barcelona and a draw in Milan was enough to put United into the next stage of the competition. Again they were placed in a fantastic group, this time alongside Real Madrid, Lazio and Anderlecht - another so-called Group of Death.

United emerged from this, too, and drew Deportivo La Coruna in the quarter-final. They eased past the Spanish side 3-2 after having won the first leg at Elland Road 3-0 but went out of the competition at the next stage, losing to Valencia on a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.

In the Premiership, United had to settle for fourth place and a UEFA Cup spot for the 2001-2002 season. O'Leary had increased his squad with the signings of Robbie Fowler from Liverpool and Derby's Seth Johnson.

And with young players such as Jonathan Woodgate, Paul Robinson, Alan Smith, Ian Harte, Harry Kewell, Michael Bridges and Lee Bowyer alongside Mark Viduka, Rio Ferdinand, Olivier Dacourt, David Batty, Lucas Radebe, Eirik Bakke, Robbie Keane, Nigel Martyn, Dominic Matteo and Fowler, United looked a real force to be reckoned with.

It wasn't all good news, however, as Bowyer and Woodgate had been involved in a court case concerning an assault on a student outside a Leeds city centre nightclub and though eventually Bowyer was cleared of all charges, Woodgate was found guilty of affray and ordered to do 100 hours community service.

The whole affair heaped bad publicity on the club and while United chairman Peter Ridsdale had come out publicly and said that it wasn't the club that was on trial ii didn't help when the publication of a book by the manager was entitled Leeds United on Trial.

Results on the field suffered and United finished the 2001-2002 campaign in fifth place. They went out of the UEFA Cup at the fourth round stage and were beaten 1-0 at Cardiff in the FA Cup third round. United won only seven of their remaining 17 league games after that cup exit. Hardly the sort of season you would expect from a side with so many good players in it.

Almost £100m had been spent on players with some £66m being recouped by the sale of players who were surplus to requirements. O'Leary had taken United to two European semi-finals and had kept United in the higher echelons of the Premiership during the four seasons he was in charge but with the club having invested so heavily in players, a Champions League income was essential. Sadly, United had fallen just short.

Having failed to qualify for the lucrative Champions League, it seemed likely that some players would have to be sold before the start of the 2002-2003 season. Chairman Peter Ridsdale and his board decided that O'Leary would be the first man out of Elland Road. The Irishman was sacked from his job in June 2002.

Terry Venables succeeded him but had a difficult time. Mounting debts resulted in the club allowing Rio Ferdinand to leave for Manchester United in a £30m transfer deal and Jonathan Woodgate was sold to Newcastle United to raise more funds while Robbie Fowler joined Manchester City.

On the field United dropped into the lower reaches of the Premiership and went out of the League Cup at the first hurdle and the FA Cup at the sixth round stage, beaten both times by Sheffield United.

It was a depressing time and with relegation a real threat Venables was dismissed in March 2003. Peter Reid was brought in as interim manager. He had eight games in which to save United from relegation and he achieved that with a game to spare, United pulling off a remarkable 3-2 away win against title chasing Arsenal, with goals from Harry Kewell, Ian Harte and Mark Viduka.

The club announced debts of nearly £80m and Ridsdale resigned as chairman to be replaced by Professor John McKenzie.

Having saved the club from relegation, Reid continued at the helm but following a string of poor results including a 6-1 defeat at Portsmouth in early November 2003, he was dismissed. Eddie Gray was given the job of trying to save the club from relegation. It proved an impossible one and United lost their Premiership status.

The financial situation at the club was critical, players had been sold and offloaded in a bid to reduce the wage bill and Trevor Birch, a former Ernst & Young turnaround specialist, had been brought in to sort out a debt restructuring as the club faced the possibility of going into administration.

In March 2004, Gerald Krasner, led a consortium of local businessmen, David Richmond, Simon Morris, Melvin Helme and Melvyn Levi in a take over of the club. Difficult decisions lay ahead.

More highly paid players had to be sold and Paul Robinson, Mark Viduka, Dominic Matteo, Alan Smith and James Milner were among those to leave the club. To raise more money the new board sold the Elland Road Stadium and the Thorp Arch training complex.

Kevin Blackwell, who had joined United as assistant to Peter Reid, took over from Gray as manager. Gary Kelly and Michael Duberry survived the summer 'cull' and new players, on much smaller salaries, were brought in. Defenders Paul Butler, Clarke Carlisle and Sean Gregan, goalkeeper Neil Sullivan and midfield man Jermaine Wright were among them.

In January, however, and amid rumours that the club was close to going into administration - or worse - Ken Bates moved in with a rescue package.

Blackwell continued as manager and his side, which had taken time to settle in, was boosted by the signings of strikers David Healy and Rob Hulse but still had to settle for 14th place in the Championship.

United made a steady if unspectacular start to the 2005-2006 season but their campaign gathered momentum as the season progressed and after briefly flirting with the possibility of clinching an automatic promotion place had to be content with a play-off place, after finishing fifth.

A 3-2 aggregate victory over Preston sent United to the Millennium Stadium play-off final against Watford. An estimated 40,000 United fans were in the stadium that day - tremendous backing and a pointer to the huge fan base the club have - but, sadly, it ended in failure, Watford winning 3-0.

The massive disappointment of that defeat was seemingly carried on into the 2006-2007 season, which turned out to be the worst in the club's 87-year history. Relegation to League One - the first time United had been in the third tier of English football - was the outcome of a disastrous season.

Blackwell was dismissed as manager and his assistant John Carver took over but his brief reign ended in his fifth match - a 5-1 defeat at Luton. United were in 23rd place in the Championship when former Chelsea and England midfielder Dennis Wise was brought in as manager.

With debts of £35m the club entered into administration on May 4 2007, after the Inland Revenue served up a winding up notice, although chairman Ken Bates had a buy-back deal approved by the club's creditors at a meeting the following month.   
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: peacockApril 19, 2008, 20:40:47
Dette er jo SPAM! Det hjelper jo ikke om man er 11 eller 50 år!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Jon RApril 19, 2008, 20:58:02
En egen tråd der historien om Leeds United oppsummeres? Synes ikke den var så dum jeg. Flott at en 11 åring engasjerer seg i å oppsummere "pensum" for enhver Leeds supporter som vokste opp på 60, 70 og 80 tallet.   :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: WebredaktørenApril 19, 2008, 22:04:48
En egen tråd der historien om Leeds United oppsummeres? Synes ikke den var så dum jeg. Flott at en 11 åring engasjerer seg i å oppsummere "pensum" for enhver Leeds supporter som vokste opp på 60, 70 og 80 tallet.   :)

Enig :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Tom SApril 19, 2008, 22:17:19
La engasjerte og ivrige unge sjeler få stå på og utvikle seg videre med Leeds United!

Dette er jo SPAM! Det hjelper jo ikke om man er 11 eller 50 år!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: SølvrevenApril 19, 2008, 23:49:35
Jeg synes dette var artig lesestoff. Det var mange gode minner som ble dratt frem fra glemselen. Fint initiativ, MartinR
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 20, 2008, 17:14:52
En egen tråd der historien om Leeds United oppsummeres? Synes ikke den var så dum jeg. Flott at en 11 åring engasjerer seg i å oppsummere "pensum" for enhver Leeds supporter som vokste opp på 60, 70 og 80 tallet.   :)

En egen tråd der historien om Leeds United oppsummeres? Synes ikke den var så dum jeg. Flott at en 11 åring engasjerer seg i å oppsummere "pensum" for enhver Leeds supporter som vokste opp på 60, 70 og 80 tallet.   :)
Enig :)

La engasjerte og ivrige unge sjeler få stå på og utvikle seg videre med Leeds United!
Dette er jo SPAM! Det hjelper jo ikke om man er 11 eller 50 år!

La engasjerte og ivrige unge sjeler få stå på og utvikle seg videre med Leeds United!
Dette er jo SPAM! Det hjelper jo ikke om man er 11 eller 50 år!

Jeg synes dette var artig lesestoff. Det var mange gode minner som ble dratt frem fra glemselen. Fint initiativ, MartinR

Takk for at dere er så snille med meg :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: Champions League
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 26, 2008, 18:02:26
Etter å ha blitt nummer tre i Premier League fikk Leeds muligheten til å kvalifisere seg til Champions League. Leeds var seedet i trekningen og trakk det verste laget som ikke var seedet. Men tyske TSV 1860 München ble beseiret greit i begge kampene.

I Leeds Uniteds første mesterliga-kamp ble det stortap, Leeds reiste hjem fra Nou Camp i Barcelona med 0-4 i kofferten. I de to neste hjemmekampene viste Leeds høy klasse. Italienske AC Milan ble beseiret 1-0, mens tyrkiske Besiktas ble slaktet og måtte reise hjem med seks baklengs og ingen scorede. Returkampen mot Besiktas ble ingen stor kamp, Leeds misbrukte et par store muligheter og burde ha vunnet, det endte derfor 0-0 i Tyrkia. Leeds ledet lenge hjemme mot Barcelona etter en tidlig scoring av Lee Bowyer, men Barcelona skapte spenning i gruppen ved å utligne til 1-1 på overtid ved Rivaldo. Leeds måtte derfor ha poeng i Milano hvis Barcelona beseiret Besiktas i siste kamp. Barcelona knuste Besiktas 5-0, men det hjalp ikke ettersom Leeds spilte 1-1 borte mot det gamle storlaget AC Milan.

I gruppespill to kom Leeds i gruppe med storlagene Real Madrid, Lazio og Anderlecht. Det var ikke mange som trodde at Leeds skulle klare gå videre fra denne gruppen.

Første kamp gikk hjemme på Elland Road mot et av verdens desidert beste klubblag gjennom tidene. Real Madrid ble for sterke og vant fortjent 2-0 etter scoringer av Hierro og Raul. Etter denne kampen vant Leeds tre på rad. De regjerende italienske seriemesterne Lazio ble slått 1-0 i Roma, Anderlecht ble beseiret 2-1 på Elland Road og 4-1 i Brüssel. Før kampen på Santiago Bernabeu i Madrid var både Leeds og Real Madrid klare for kvartfinale. Real Madrid ble nok en gang for sterke, selv om Leeds spilte en meget bra kamp som endte 3-2 til hjemmelaget. Den siste kampen i gruppespill to var betydningsløs. Både Leeds og Lazio sparte mange spillere. Leeds ledet 3-2 helt til tre minutter på overtid, da ordnet frisparkspesialisten Sinisa Mihajlovic poengdeling.

Leeds trakk de regjerende spanske seriemesterne Deportivo La Coruna i kvartfinalen. Leeds overkjørte spanierne på hjemmebane og vant 3-0. På Riazor i La Coruna gikk det ikke like bra, Deportivo vant 2-0, men Leeds gikk videre til semifinalen.

I semifinalen mot et godt organisert og defensivt Valencia gikk det heller ikke så bra. Leeds kjørte kampen på Elland Road, men klarte bare 0-0. I returkampen på Mestalla spilte Valencia en av sine beste kamper denne sesongen og vant fortjent 3-0.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: UEFA-Cupen
Skrevet av: MartinRApril 26, 2008, 18:33:35
Leeds fikk en tilsynelatende enkel motstander i 1. runde i årets UEFA-cup. Ukrainske Metallurg Zaporizhzhya deltok for første gang i klubbens historie i europacupen. Men Terry Venables & co måtte virkelig slite for å avansere til neste Runde. Hjemmekampen ble vunnet 1-0 etter en sen scoring, mens bortekampen endte 1-1 etter at Nick Barmby utlignet på slutten.

I 2. runde trakk Leeds israelske Hapoel Tel-Aviv, et brukbart lag som året før slo ut både Chelsea og AC Milan fra UEFA-cupen. Også denne gangen vant Leeds 1-0 på hjemmebane etter en sen scoring, mens bortekampen som ble spilt i italienske Firenze grunnet den urolige situasjonen i midtøsten ble "lett match" for gutta fra Yorkshire. Alan Smith ble kampen STORE spiller etter at han scoret alle fire målene i 4-1 seieren.

I 3. runde trakk Leeds en ekkel motstander i spanske Málaga. Etter en dårlig periode i Premier League reiste Leeds til Spania og spilt en godkjent kamp som endte 0-0. Men Leeds slet på hjemmebane og Málaga vant ganske enkelt 2-1 på Elland Road. Meget skuffende for et lag som mange forventet før sesongen skulle være med å kjempe om årets UEFA-cup-trofé.
Tittel: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Smudge17Juni 29, 2009, 20:33:31
Vet ikke om denne dokumentaren er blitt postet før, men for dere som ikke har sett den, så anbefaler jeg på det sterkeste at dere tar en titt!  ;)

Denne filmen tar oss ifra Don Revie blir ansatt som manager, til nedrykket i 03/04 sesongen. Mange interessante intervjuer med store Leeds profiler gjennom årene. Verdt å ta en titt ;)

PS: Kvaliteten på noen av filmene er av dårlig kvalitet.. Men ey! Godt stoff uansett :D

Part 1, 1/3:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSNneXE2ujY

Part 1, 2/3:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvvQndJzUYk&feature=related

Part 1, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiP2sJKpKiE&feature=related


Part 2, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SrhYx3yVy0&feature=related

Part 2, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pINaiPyI6xU&feature=related

Part 2, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bNuPa5ES08&feature=related


Part 3, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58bPp37cBtM&feature=related

Part 3, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssqLlnSahvQ&feature=related

Part 3, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqHYHb_RRgU&feature=related


Part 4, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFNsboLjNo&feature=related

Part 4, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoMKxS8PKeY&feature=related

Part 4, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYd9riTLRLk&feature=related


Part 5, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4tDzAgDo4&feature=related

Part 5, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy2mvnuDGJc&feature=related

Part 5, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIs-8_OcpcU&feature=related


Part 6, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBK4xTG1Y4&feature=related

Part 6, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF7Z-483zu8&feature=related

Part 6, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx8ZHFcQKC4&feature=related


Part 7, 1/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNWok2dbeLs&feature=related

Part 7, 2/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgMuV8LJJP8&feature=related

Part 7, 3/3    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6a0Y3XvWPc&feature=related
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: olsen leedsJuni 29, 2009, 20:44:02
Bra jobba Smithy90 !!!!!!!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: ThomasJuni 30, 2009, 00:40:48
Joda, det har vært nevnt her noen ganger. Et meget bra arbeide som alle absolutt bør se. 
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Desember 07, 2009, 10:32:38
Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About United (Part One)
By Sid1 Sunday 06 Dec 2009 21:01:00
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Leeds United recently celebrated its 90th birthday, but here are five things you may not have necessarily known about the club. We’ve researched the club’s background thoroughly, and here is part one.

1 – Leeds United was the first club to wear sponsored shirts. In 1974 Don Revie negotiated a deal with Admiral, in where the company would pay to have their logo seen on the famous Leeds United shirt.

Prior to Admiral coming on board, United and all other clubs used to buy their kit from Umbro. Clubs purchased 11 blank shirts and had to stitch on the badge and numbers. Those 11 shirts were expected to last throughout the course of the season.

In 1974, new England manager Don Revie convinced the FA to do a deal with Admiral in where £15,000 was paid to the FA. Despite this, Umbro still had a policy where you had to buy the shirts from them, although they did lower the price slightly.

2 – In 1961, Don Revie changed United’s kit from blue and gold to an all white kit to emulate Real Madrid, but he also had another theory. Crystal white shirts would be easier to recognise in the heat of the moment, allowing his players to identify where their team-mates were on the field more quickly.

3 – Leeds nearly signed George Best as a schoolboy just months before his move to the red side of the Pennines, former Leeds manager Jack Taylor thought he was too small. Best admitted once he would have signed for Leeds.

4 – John Charles arrived at Leeds United in 1948. When Charles told his Mother that he was leaving home to move to Leeds, his Mother told him he couldn’t. Her reason being, he didn’t have a passport. She thought Leeds was abroad. Eddie Gray thought Leeds was in Wales when Don Revie signed him in 1965. By the time Don Revie left Leeds, everyone knew where and what Leeds was, the name Leeds United became synonymous with the city of Leeds.

5 – Since 1965, Leeds have qualified for Europe 18 times, competed in front of the largest ever European Cup attendance (136,505), played in finals vs Dynamo Zagreb, Ferencvaros, Juventus, Bayern Munich and AC Milan. United have also competed in over 150 competitive European matches. Only scum, Arsenal and Liverpool from England can boast better records.

Part Two to follow tomorrow.
 
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: 4ever arcticwhiteDesember 07, 2009, 14:23:27
har den på DVD. Kjøpte den av en her inne på forumet, men husker ikke hvem det var i farta.....
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: SleivindDesember 07, 2009, 14:28:00
har den på DVD. Kjøpte den av en her inne på forumet, men husker ikke hvem det var i farta.....



Så vidt jeg husker var det vel Sheridan som holdt distribuerte denne og et par andre. En av de andre var omhandlet vel Thorp Arch.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 09, 2011, 23:59:19
Fant vel ingen tråd som dette kunne passe inn i, men HER dukket det plutselig opp en:

Years Of Football Through 7 Players: From Leeds United, 1920 to West Ham, 2011

Published on February 9th, 2011 by Ian
 
An article on the front page of the When Saturday Comes website bemoaned the airbrushing from history of anything from before the beginning of the Premier League, but the time-line of football is considerably more textured than this. With this is mind (and from a post on the WSC forum, which is probably the best place on the internet to discuss football), here is a rambling six degrees of speculation. From Leeds United’s first season in the Football League to West Ham United vs Blackpool in the Premier League on the 2nd February 2011 in seven players. Feel free to have a go at this in the comments and knock mine into a proverbial cocked hat.

Centre-half Ernie Hart joined Leeds United in September 1920, a year after they were formed. He was a regular in that team – he left Leeds in 1936 – alongside…

…Jack Milburn (cousin of Jackie), who signed for Leeds in November 1928. Jack was in the Leeds team until the outbreak of war in 1939, and in January 1938 Leeds signed the sixteen year-old winger…

…David Cochrane, who went straight into the first team and became a regular himself. David’s career was interrupted by the war, but he re-signed for Leeds after it and, in April 1949, he played alongside…

…John Charles, who played for Leeds for nine years, before going to Juventus until 1962. His return to Leeds at the start of the 1962/63 season (which only lasted a dozen matches or so before going to Roma), however, coincided with the debut against Southampton in September 1962 of a 15 year and nine month old…

…Peter Lorimer, who left Leeds in 1978 to play some NASL, but came back in 1983. As noted in one of the Nick Hornby books (either “My Favourite Year” or “Fever Pitch”), he played against Cambridge United during the 1983/84 season, for whom was playing…

…Andy Sinton, who was a 17 year old in his first season with Cambridge. Sinton did his thing at QPR and Spurs, before going on to join Wolves for the start of the 1999/2000 season, and his league debut for them was – I think – a 1-0 win at Manchester City, and the scorer of the only goal in that match was…

…Robbie Keane, who played the first two league matches of the season before going to Coventry City. Keane made his debut for West Ham United agaainst Blackpool last week.

Note: I confess that there is a degree of speculation going on here. Finding Leeds United teamsheets from before the war was, umm, challenging, but Hart and Milburn feature in the same team photo, as do Milburn and Cochrane, and the photos were both taken on the day of matches. For me, its inconceivable that they didn’t play together.

Likewise, Cochrane and Charles were in the same squad for over a year. I have confirmed that Charles played in Lorimer’s debut match (apparently it was the “best performance” of his brief return to Elland Road). On the off-chance that Sinton didn’t play against Manchester City (Keane definitely did), they certainly both played in a pre-season friendly against Spurs.


http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=10949
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: fmtjFebruar 10, 2011, 10:53:41
Dette synes jeg var en veldig ok tråd!!! Takk til Martin!!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 08, 2012, 17:46:59
Trevor Cherry om karrieren, Don Revie og Neil Warnock:

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/richard-keys-and-andy-gray/120508/trevor-cherry-neil-warnock-perfect-man-leeds-171579

Veldig bra for oss nostalgikere!

 :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: fmtjMai 09, 2012, 11:30:40
By the time Don Revie left Leeds, everyone knew where and what Leeds was, the name Leeds United became synonymous with the city of Leeds.




Jeg blir rørt av å tenke tilbake til Revie- æraen..... :'(!! Fantastisk tid!!!   :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: MasingaMai 09, 2012, 12:40:46
Disse er jo klassiske. Fra Yorshire Television da Clough fikk sparken og legendene møtes i studio til diskusjon!

That Clough & Revie Spat 1974 Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJHvg5c7vPE

That Clough & Revie Spat 1974 Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MPwJlqmyJM

That Clough & Revie Spat 1974 Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKm12SJwJY
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Juli 14, 2014, 15:47:04
YEP

That’s terrific for Alex Sabella, and talking about Argentinians it was sad to hear of the death of the great Alfredo Di Stefano.

He was probably main man that made Don Revie change the Leeds United colours to white.

He watched them in that all white strip and thought ‘that’s who I want my team to play.’

Di Stefano was the man that started the great Real Madrid revolution and he’s still the only man to score in five consecutive European Cup finals.

I remember when I was young watching him in one of his European Cup finals at Hampden Park in 1960 and what a player he was. He was up there with the best.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Desember 29, 2015, 11:09:49
En fin analyse av Leeds United's lag på 60-tallet:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXVpigAWkAAZ0td?format=pjpg&name=large)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Juni 16, 2017, 15:19:14
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCbuxY1VwAAGSII?format=jpg&name=large)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: lojosangJuni 16, 2017, 16:15:26
Hvis giftdvergen Dennis Wise skal sitte i 992 vil ikke jeg være med lemger!

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Juni 16, 2017, 19:28:04
Hvis giftdvergen Dennis Wise skal sitte i 992 vil ikke jeg være med lemger!

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LOL  ;D
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Juni 29, 2017, 20:07:20
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDgB_8QWsAA0-hg?format=jpg&name=large)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010September 03, 2017, 21:56:16
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIzS9kSWsAADBla?format=jpg&name=large)


Den gangen Skottland hadde en posisjon i internasjonal fotball!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010September 03, 2017, 21:56:54
Men nå skrives det nye kapitler så blekket spruter!!

MOT
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 21, 2017, 21:28:27
Teamfotoene har hatt en viss utvikling gjennom årene.
Hvilke årgang snakker vi?

..vi snakker vel to kommende landslagssjefer, i tillegg til minst et par trenere-in-the-making. Det er vel to avdøde av disse? (Stevenson & Greenhoff)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKRPXEYW4AA5ykD.jpg)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: JoschSeptember 21, 2017, 22:03:24
Teamfotoene har hatt en viss utvikling gjennom årene.
Hvilke årgang snakker vi?

..vi snakker vel to kommende landslagssjefer, i tillegg til minst et par trenere-in-the-making. Det er vel to avdøde av disse? (Stevenson & Greenhoff)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKRPXEYW4AA5ykD.jpg)

Det må være 1980/81. Sabella spilte den sesongen. Han er her.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 21, 2017, 22:07:32

Det må være 1980/81. Sabella spilte den sesongen. Han er her.
Correct :)  Sabella & Flynn landslagssjefer, Hart & Eddie kommende managere...
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: veteranenSeptember 21, 2017, 22:16:26
Teamfotoene har hatt en viss utvikling gjennom årene.
Hvilke årgang snakker vi?

..vi snakker vel to kommende landslagssjefer, i tillegg til minst et par trenere-in-the-making. Det er vel to avdøde av disse? (Stevenson & Greenhoff)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKRPXEYW4AA5ykD.jpg)

Hvor finner du Byron Stevenson på dette bildet da, Asbjørn? Stevenson var i klubben da bidet ble tatt (80), men altså ikke med på bildet.
Forøvrig kan vi nevne at spilleren som står mellom Sabella og Kevin Hird heter Jeff Chandler. Jeg nevner det fordi jeg tipper at ca 84 prosent av dere ikke kommer på navnet hans når dere ser bildet...  ;)
Chandler kom til Leeds fra Blackpool i 1979, og var en av mange bomkjøp av manager Jimmy Adamson.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 21, 2017, 22:22:47


Sitat

Hvor finner du Byron Stevenson på dette bildet da, Asbjørn? Stevenson var i klubben da bidet ble tatt (80), men altså ikke med på bildet.
Det har du selvsagt helt rett i. Det var Derek Parlane jeg tenkte som Stevenson, men de er jo ikke engang lik :o

Sitat
Forøvrig kan vi nevne at spilleren som står mellom Sabella og Kevin Hird heter Jeff Chandler. Jeg nevner det fordi jeg tipper at ca 84 prosent av dere ikke kommer på navnet hans når dere ser bildet...  ;)

Hadde ikke PEILING på ham nei, men kilden min hjalp meg ;)

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Kilden min? ;)
https://twitter.com/MartinMarty1974/status/910940299324739584

Som vanlig, klikk på linken og følg også samtalen om bildet, det var der jeg fant ungdomsbildet av Jeff Chandler :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 21, 2017, 22:25:19
For øvrig, 80/81-årgangen med navn :)

(http://www.wafll.com/leeds-statistics/leeds-stats/leeds-squad-1980-1981-adamson.jpg)
Back Row: Paul Madeley, Byron Stevenson, Paul Hart, John Lukic, Tony Arins, Neil Firm, Derek Parlane.
Middle Row: Gwyn Thomas, Gary Hamson, Terry Connor, Alex Sabella, Jimmy Adamson (Manager),
Alan Curtis, Eddie Gray, Martin Dickinson, Wayne Entwhistle.
Front Row: Arthur Graham, Kevin Hird, Jeff Chandler, Trevor Cherry, Brian Flynn, Carl Harris,
Peter Hampton, Marshall Burke.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: JoschSeptember 21, 2017, 23:07:01

Det må være 1980/81. Sabella spilte den sesongen. Han er her.
Correct :)  Sabella & Flynn landslagssjefer, Hart & Eddie kommende managere...
Terry Connor.? Noen mnd som manager i Wolves? Hvis det regnes. :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 21, 2017, 23:20:14

Det må være 1980/81. Sabella spilte den sesongen. Han er her.
Correct :)  Sabella & Flynn landslagssjefer, Hart & Eddie kommende managere...
Terry Connor.? Noen mnd som manager i Wolves? Hvis det regnes. :)
Stemmer. Jo'a, teller da med det. :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon RSeptember 21, 2017, 23:45:08

Det må være 1980/81. Sabella spilte den sesongen. Han er her.
Correct :)  Sabella & Flynn landslagssjefer, Hart & Eddie kommende managere...
Terry Connor.? Noen mnd som manager i Wolves? Hvis det regnes. :)
Stemmer. Jo'a, teller da med det. :)
Og Allan Curtis ble jo care-taker i Swansea etter Monk, med utsikter til permanent manager. Ble vel ikke noe av.  :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: JoschSeptember 22, 2017, 00:00:10
Hadde Leeds bare EN keeper på den tiden? Var det vanlig.? Hentet man inn juniorkeeper ved evt skade på Lukic?
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: veteranenSeptember 22, 2017, 01:26:52
Hadde Leeds bare EN keeper på den tiden? Var det vanlig.? Hentet man inn juniorkeeper ved evt skade på Lukic?
Henry Smith var reservekeeper den sesongen. Skotte som seinere spilte mange sesonger for Hearts.
Leeds hadde på den tiden også en svært talentfull juniorkeeper ved navn David Seaman...
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon RSeptember 22, 2017, 19:25:03
Hadde Leeds bare EN keeper på den tiden? Var det vanlig.? Hentet man inn juniorkeeper ved evt skade på Lukic?
Henry Smith var reservekeeper den sesongen. Skotte som seinere spilte mange sesonger for Hearts.
Leeds hadde på den tiden også en svært talentfull juniorkeeper ved navn David Seaman...
...som dessverre ble skippet ut av klubben i Eddie Grays tid som manager, før han fikk en eneste obligatorisk kamp. Av alle feilgrep den godeste Eddie har gjort er dette kanskje den største.  :(

Den godeste Henry Smith fikk forøvrig ikke et minutt med A lags fotball i Leeds trøya og kom vel ikke engang så langt som til benken, i en tid man bare hadde to innbyttere til disposisjon.  :o
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 28, 2017, 17:49:27
LEEDS UTD MEMORIES‏
@MartinMarty1974
Following
Yorkshire Post 1980, how it used to be with 3 Leeds Utd Games at the weekend #lufc
Peel måtte jeg google, ikke hørt før,  overhodet...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DK0FwP6W0AAZdz0.jpg)

Den gang man fikk vikelig valuta for pengene #3for1weekend :)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 28, 2017, 17:58:44

Peel måtte jeg google, ikke hørt før,  overhodet...
1980-81: Juniors
(http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/images/teams/1980-81%20Juniors.jpg)
Back Row: Gerard Hill, Mark Hinchcliffe, Simon Tait, David Seaman, Stephen Cornes, Ashley Burrows, Mark Gavin.
Front Row: Alfred Holton, Colin Thacker, Robert Peel, Duane Percival, Brendan Carr, Paul Harriskitt.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon RSeptember 28, 2017, 18:24:21

Peel måtte jeg google, ikke hørt før,  overhodet...
1980-81: Juniors
(http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/images/teams/1980-81%20Juniors.jpg)
Back Row: Gerard Hill, Mark Hinchcliffe, Simon Tait, David Seaman, Stephen Cornes, Ashley Burrows, Mark Gavin.
Front Row: Alfred Holton, Colin Thacker, Robert Peel, Duane Percival, Brendan Carr, Paul Harriskitt.
Ikke en årgang å skryte av akkurat, hvis vi ser bort fra David Seaman. Kun Mark Gavin som fikk A-kamper for oss av den gjengen der.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 28, 2017, 18:27:02
Ikke en årgang å skryte av akkurat, hvis vi ser bort fra David Seaman. Kun Mark Gavin som fikk A-kamper for oss av den gjengen der.
Du har jo rett i utsagnet ditt, men mht Peel så kan du bla trè poster videre ned (Yorkshire Post sin lagoppstilling...)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: jahoSeptember 29, 2017, 23:49:15
Ikke en årgang å skryte av akkurat, hvis vi ser bort fra David Seaman. Kun Mark Gavin som fikk A-kamper for oss av den gjengen der.
Du har jo rett i utsagnet ditt, men mht Peel så kan du bla trè poster videre ned (Yorkshire Post sin lagoppstilling...)

Tja..han var en av 14, så ikke sikkert han spilte..
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: veteranenSeptember 30, 2017, 00:22:54
Robert Peel spilte aldri førstelagskamper for Leeds.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010September 30, 2017, 11:22:16
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DK6HQAEXcAEbMOS?format=jpg&name=medium)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnSeptember 30, 2017, 13:55:07
Tja..han var en av 14, så ikke sikkert han spilte..

Hehe, telte aldri opp. :o  Gikk ut fra at det var første-elleveren som var oppgitt, Det var det IKKE  :-\
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnOktober 19, 2017, 18:38:14
Det gikk ikke BARE i helhvitt under Revie: :o

Just checked a book about Leeds wearing blue shirts - we played Valencia away and Ujpest Dozsa away in the late 60s and apparently wore blue shirts and yellow shorts.  Not seen any pics as yet though.
 
And this is a still from Standard Liege v us in 1968

(http://www.waccoe.com/uploads/monthly_2017_10/image.jpeg.04fc1c00890841526e6c0809a9516cdf.jpeg)


BINGO

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bc/d9/33/bcd93373f215b51d776803f885d31d77--jack-charlton-leeds-united.jpg)


(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/08/f0/a308f040cab8c13fc73b7b637c4d6759.jpg)

Another season at spurs.....for a split 2nd I thought that was david wetherall clutchingbthe post.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ee/e8/f8/eee8f8e6f2c1d296df291040b044a4bb.jpg)

Fulham away same season with Charlton about to nak, brian Deane/noel whelan
(Hehe, skikkelig hoftefeste på Paul Reaney :D )

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/d8/61/72d86152efcc6102d1e1acea73ff08a7.jpg)

Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: HåvardKOktober 20, 2017, 08:11:35
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: ArendalWhiteOktober 20, 2017, 08:26:17
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?

Tror det er Reaney.
Uansett, han passer stolpen, med hoftefeste ;D 8)
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: HåvardKOktober 20, 2017, 12:37:28
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?

Tror det er Reaney.
Uansett, han passer stolpen, med hoftefeste ;D 8)
Stemmer. Kunne faktisk se ut som Giles også med det samme.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon ROktober 20, 2017, 19:57:31
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?

Tror det er Reaney.
Uansett, han passer stolpen, med hoftefeste ;D 8)
Stemmer. Kunne faktisk se ut som Giles også med det samme.
Står jo også i teksten at det er Reany.  :D
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: HåvardKOktober 21, 2017, 13:18:30
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?

Tror det er Reaney.
Uansett, han passer stolpen, med hoftefeste ;D 8)
Stemmer. Kunne faktisk se ut som Giles også med det samme.
Står jo også i teksten at det er Reany.  :D
Joda, men jeg stoler mest på det jeg skriver selv.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon ROktober 21, 2017, 13:42:13
Er det ikke Johnny Giles på bakre stolpe?

Tror det er Reaney.
Uansett, han passer stolpen, med hoftefeste ;D 8)
Stemmer. Kunne faktisk se ut som Giles også med det samme.
Står jo også i teksten at det er Reany.  :D
Joda, men jeg stoler mest på det jeg skriver selv.
Selvfølgelig, Håvard. Det er erfaringsmessig den sikreste kilden.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: veteranenOktober 21, 2017, 13:53:38
Paul Reaney stod ALLTID ved høyre stolpe når vi hadde corner imot. Han hadde jo også i sin tid uoffisiell engelsk rekord i redninger på strek, som f.eks. i cupfinalen mot Arsenal i 72, der han reddet et skudd fra Allan Ball.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnOktober 21, 2017, 15:32:20
Paul Reaney stod ALLTID ved høyre stolpe når vi hadde corner imot. Han hadde jo også i sin tid uoffisiell engelsk rekord i redninger på strek, som f.eks. i cupfinalen mot Arsenal i 72, der han reddet et skudd fra Allan Ball.

...det er også MÃ…TEN han står der på. Hoftefeste og all verdens ro på at David har full kontroll. :D
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: brenaldoOktober 21, 2017, 15:44:54
Det gikk ikke BARE i helhvitt under Revie: :o

Just checked a book about Leeds wearing blue shirts - we played Valencia away and Ujpest Dozsa away in the late 60s and apparently wore blue shirts and yellow shorts.  Not seen any pics as yet though.
 
And this is a still from Standard Liege v us in 1968

(http://www.waccoe.com/uploads/monthly_2017_10/image.jpeg.04fc1c00890841526e6c0809a9516cdf.jpeg)


BINGO

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bc/d9/33/bcd93373f215b51d776803f885d31d77--jack-charlton-leeds-united.jpg)


(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/08/f0/a308f040cab8c13fc73b7b637c4d6759.jpg)

Another season at spurs.....for a split 2nd I thought that was david wetherall clutchingbthe post.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ee/e8/f8/eee8f8e6f2c1d296df291040b044a4bb.jpg)

Fulham away same season with Charlton about to nak, brian Deane/noel whelan
(Hehe, skikkelig hoftefeste på Paul Reaney :D )

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/d8/61/72d86152efcc6102d1e1acea73ff08a7.jpg)
Er det Allan Clarke i hvit Leicesterdrakt på det nederste bildet? Ligner på en ung "Sniffer".
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnOktober 21, 2017, 15:47:20
Er det Allan Clarke i hvit Leicesterdrakt på det nederste bildet? Ligner på en ung "Sniffer".

...det står vel Fulham away i billedteksten
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: brenaldoOktober 21, 2017, 15:51:19
Er det Allan Clarke i hvit Leicesterdrakt på det nederste bildet? Ligner på en ung "Sniffer".

...det står vel Fulham away i billedteksten
ooops ;), var kun opptatt av at det ser ut til å være Allan Clarke.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon ROktober 21, 2017, 18:23:48
Er det Allan Clarke i hvit Leicesterdrakt på det nederste bildet? Ligner på en ung "Sniffer".

...det står vel Fulham away i billedteksten
ooops ;), var kun opptatt av at det ser ut til å være Allan Clarke.
Ingen tvil om det ligner på Clarke, både ansiktstrekk og armføring. Typisk dobbeltgjenger.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: brenaldoOktober 22, 2017, 20:48:31
Er det Allan Clarke i hvit Leicesterdrakt på det nederste bildet? Ligner på en ung "Sniffer".

...det står vel Fulham away i billedteksten
ooops ;), var kun opptatt av at det ser ut til å være Allan Clarke.
Ingen tvil om det ligner på Clarke, både ansiktstrekk og armføring. Typisk dobbeltgjenger.
Er nok ingen dobbeltgjenger, Clarke spilte for Fulham i 1965-68.
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Desember 03, 2017, 18:02:15
Why does everyone hate Leeds United?

Daily Mirror sports editor - and former Chairman of the Sports Journalists' Association - David walker on football fans' perception of The Whites

12:38, 3 DEC 2017Updated12:47, 3 DEC 2017
Daily Mirror sports editor - and former Chairman of the Sports Journalists' Association - David walker on football fans' perception of The Whites

The meeting of newspaper executives had been running for an hour when my career background was raised.

“David, which club did you work for?”

I answered: “Leeds United.”

Immediately a rival newspaper boss shouted: “DIRTY Leeds.”

The emphasis very much on the word 'dirty'.

Don Revie had actually left Leeds to become England manager almost 40 years earlier.

By my reckoning, 27 different managers have served Leeds since Don’s departure.

Some were good. More were average - or downright poor.

But still the adjective coined about Revie’s great team of the 1960s and early 1970s would not go away.


Don Revie at Elland Road with telegrams congratulating him on winning the First Division Championship - April 29, 1969 (Image: Daily Mirror)
Revie became Leeds player-manager on March 1, 1961. He was just 33-years-old and in his first managerial role.

The club was facing a battle to stay in the old Second Division. Leeds had never won a major trophy.

Revie - the visionary - transformed the club.

He led Leeds to the Second Division title in 1963/64 and later won two First Division titles, in 1969 and 1974.

Leeds won the Centenary FA Cup in 1972, the League Cup in 1968 and the Inter Cities Fairs Cup (later UEFA Cup) twice, in 1968 and 1971.

A few years ago, Jack Charlton reflected on his career as the defensive kingpin of Revie’s team.

When Jack analysed his career with brutal honesty, he reckoned Revie’s team was so good they should have won even more silverware.

The stats and facts support him. Leeds were First Division runners-up five times, three times beaten FA Cup finalists were runners-up in both the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and Cup Winners Cup.


Jack Charlton in 1969 (Image: Mirrorpix)
Without doubt, Don brought a new level of ruthless organisation to the English game.

Don didn’t leave anything to chance. When Manchester United had a potential match-winner in the worldclass George Best, he would introduce a tactical man-marking plan to negate the Best threat.

As Big Jack put it: “George was a smashing player and great lad, but he never got a kick against Paul Reaney.”

Actually, he probably did get a few kicks, but a principle was established.

In an era when many teams were still prepared to allow an attacking ebb and flow to a game, Revie taught his team how to strangle the tactical life out of opponents he had scouted thoroughly.

Many neutrals in football - and the media - didn’t like it.

There was a 'win at all costs' approach from Leeds that created enemies and undoubtedly partly led to the 'Dirty Leeds' tag.

It’s also generally accepted that no team had a closer camaraderie than Revie’s Leeds.


Leeds players playing Bingo (Image: Mirrorpix)
In later years one or two of the stars, such as Gary Sprake, broke rank to sell their personal insight on affairs at Elland Road.

I witnessed Big Jack’s reaction when he was manager of the Republic of Ireland and over a pint of the black stuff one evening in Dublin a member of the British press corps proffered the opinion that 'Billy Bremner was just a bit of a kicker'.

Jack was livid. The late Bremner was not only Jack’s closest mate, but also a player he truly revered.

Jack let rip, listing the match-winning goals Billy had despatched in critical matches. The games when Leeds were losing, but their skipper dragged them back into and eventually inspired a famous win.

Jack did concede that wee Billy was an aggressive bundle of midfield confrontation, once accurately described as 'ten stones of barbed wire'.

But the more Leeds won, the more people either loved or hated them. Those that hated them propagated the 'Dirty Leeds' label.

There were few neutrals.


Leeds civic reception, May 1, 1969. Captain Billy Bremner holds the Championship trophy aloft (Image: Mirrorpix)
Leeds, the biggest city in Britain with only one football team, took Revie’s men to their hearts.

To this day there is a global network of Leeds United supporters’ clubs, many of which were launched in the Revie glory years.

They idolised the team that Revie built. In truth, when Don took the shackles off his players, especially in his last Championship-winning season in charge of 1973/74, the world witnessed just what an attacking force he had created.

They didn’t need a safety-first approach.

Revie offered a new dynamic as a manager. One of the reasons many of the establishment clubs disliked Leeds was that Don created a brave, new world where he became the first players’ manager.

The maximum wage regulation had only been lifted in 1961 and many clubs were keen to maintain control of player expectations.

Okay, they’d have to offer their stars more money but keep them in check. Don’t get carried away.

In his autobiography Johnny Giles, a crucial Revie signing in 1963, explains the background to his move across the Pennines from Manchester United.


Don Revie holds the League Championship Trophy surrounded his players - May, 1969 (Image: Mirrorpix)
Giles, paid £30 a-week at Old Trafford, had been in the team that won the 1963 FA Cup final against Leicester.

But after a poor display in the Charity Shield against Everton Giles felt he had been unfairly singled out for criticism by manager Matt Busby.

Soon afterwards Giles was allowed to leave Old Trafford for Second Division Leeds in a £33,000 deal.

Giles recalls that at Old Trafford he’d seen his post-maximum wage limit climb to just £30 a-week.

When he met Revie for transfer talks, Revie persuaded him to step down to the Second Division. He put Giles on £90 a-week.

Undoubtedly money played a big part in Don’s life. Having grown up in virtual poverty in Middlesbrough he took pride in the lifestyle he could provide for his family and help his players provide for theirs.

So one of the reasons many rivals didn’t like Revie and his Leeds upstarts was that the manager was delivering the best wages and pensions in British football.


Leeds fans at Barnsley last month (Image: Getty)
He was breaking the unwritten rule that players should be kept in their place.

The Leeds players gave everything for their boss. He showed them loyalty by nurturing so many homegrown players into international stars.

Winning was at the core of their DNA. Some would say it was winning at all costs.

They could be right apart from the fact, as Big Jack explained, on too many occasions Leeds didn’t actually win the trophies. They came second.

Revie tore up the masterplan that so many clubs had adopted for many years. He inspired an unfashionable club to achieve success beyond the dreams of many long-suffering Leeds fans.

The new Leeds attracted new fans and new enemies.

A young manager with exciting, predominantly homegrown players conquering Europe.

What was there not to like about that phenomenon? Answer: Dirty Leeds.


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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Desember 25, 2017, 13:03:52
The untold story of Leeds United

https://m.sportskeeda.com/football/and-they-still-go-marching-on-together-the-untold-stories-of-leeds-united

Leeds United are a "big club"- when you think of it. Yet, 98 years after its birth in Yorkshire, their story remains largely untold

Debjit Lahiri
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Days of glory
The Sabotage in Paris

They say that the outcomes of big matches are often "written in the stars". For the wills of the footballing gods do not always comply with the common logic.

The once impregnable Bayern Munich defence had failed to clear their lines following a dangerous free-kick floated in by the diminutive yet incredibly tough midfielder of his day - Johnny Giles.

As the ball bobbled around a crowded goal-mouth, if there was anyone you could bet your life on to produce a magic moment, it would have been the man dearly referred to as the "Lash" by the Leeds faithful.

The 29-year-old attacking midfielder from Scotland was widely known for his unique knack for powerful shooting, and after having tormented many a defence back in the domestic league, the man had built quite a reputation for himself.

And there he was; a trademark volley from Peter Lorimer found the net as the ball whistled past the hapless Bayern goalkeeper Sepp Maier.

“I have played in nine finals of one kind or another, and I’ve never been on the losing side. We will beat Leeds 2-0 or 2-1.” - The goalkeeper had claimed on the eve of the 1975 European Cup final in Paris – his confident smile celebrating a hint of arrogance.

Well, it was the men in white who were smiling now – as the Leeds stands erupted in joy, armed with colourful English flags.

“On the way to the final in ’75, Leeds beat the Swiss champions, the Hungarian champions, the Belgian champions and, in the semi-finals, the renowned Spanish champions Barcelona” - recalled Robert Endeacott as I spoke to him about that fateful night in Paris.

“We were Leeds United and scared of no one, we had shown that by beating Cruyff and Neeskens and co of Barcelona! There was a strong feeling that it was our destiny to win the European Cup.”

A lifelong Leeds fan, Robert is also the author of critically acclaimed books like “One Northern Soul”, “Dirty Leeds” and “After Extra Time (Dirty Leeds Uncut)”. For a man who has dedicated a large part of his life for the club, there’s still a child-like sense of passion in him - adrenaline rushing through his veins as he reflects on the times gone by.

Robert Endeacott and his latest book cover - 'After Extra Time (Dirty Leeds Uncut)'
Robert Endeacott and his latest book cover - 'After Extra Time (Dirty Leeds Uncut)' . Follow the man himself and his numerous highly acclaimed works by clicking here
Leeds United was an ageing team back then, yet the spine of the side that had ushered the golden era of the club under the previous manager Don Revie was still intact. This was their chance for the final hurrah – an opportunity to reach the “Everest” as Geoffrey Green, football correspondent for The Times, had then remarked.

With the ball in the Bayern net and little more than 25 minutes to play, the dream appeared to be within a touching distance. The legendary team of Bayern Munich were overwhelming favourites going into the match, but perhaps it was indeed "written in the stars" for Leeds United.

Yet, the joy of scoring on that night in Paris was short lived. As Leeds players huddled near the penalty box – celebrating what they thought was a goal at the time – a certain Francis Beckenbauer, the Bayern captain, raised his arm in protest and rushed to the referee Michel Kitabdjian.

Not many knew what exactly transpired after that but in midst of the confusion, the referee decided to disallow the goal. Leeds captain Billy Bremner – who incidentally was not involved in the build-up - was ruled as being marginally offside.

This shattered their confidence - a sense of injustice permeated through the team. In fact, this was the third major decision that had gone against them in the match, after two seemingly blatant penalty appeals by Leeds had earlier been ignored by the referee.

The Lee
The Leeds team of '75

Worse was to follow, however. Two late goals by Franz Roth in the 71st minute and Gerd Müller in the 81st minute took the tie away from Leeds and with it, the dreams of thousands of Leeds supporters in the stadium.

A fan riot followed in the aftermath of the match, which resulted in a lost eye for a German TV operator, a broken arm for a photographer and destruction of nearly £50,000 worth of television camera. There are no reasons to condone such violence. However, if you put yourself in the shoes of those travelling fans that night – you would perhaps have empathised with them.

“Being only 10 years old at the time, I wasn’t allowed by my parents to go to the final, though I did attend the home leg of the semi-final in which Leeds beat Barcelona 2-1,” Robert continued – “My Dad went to the final - he worked for Leeds United for many years - and I remember him coming back very depressed and angry.”

“The Leeds supporters will never forget (or forgive) the defeat and the clear miscarriages of sporting justice. For me personally, the 1975 debacle was the worst football heartache I’d ever experienced and for the club it caused a major decline to set in, one that would take almost a generation to reverse.” 

Robert isn’t far from the truth here. Indeed, such was the downfall in fortunes of the club that it took them another 25 years to sustain a similar run in the competition – a tournament which was now renamed and re-formatted as the UEFA Champions League.

Rebirth of the Spirit of '75 - The Quest For the "Holy Grail"

Times had changed. The European Cup was no longer a competition only for the champions but a selection of the top clubs from each country gained a ticket to contest the newly branded Champions League – a slight misnomer when you think of it.

The competition served as a massive revenue generating opportunity for the qualifying clubs with large chunks of money flowing in from television rights, sponsorships and matchday tickets.

Leeds United went into the competition with a young yet very talented side in the 2000-01 season. After getting past 1860 Munich in a nervy qualifying round encounter – Leeds defied all odds by scraping through from a group consisting of Barcelona, AC Milan and Besiktas.

The memorable win at Elland road against Milan was a sign of things to come, as a frontline consisting of Oliver Bierhoff and Andriy Shevchenko were unable to breach Nigel Martyn’s goal.

With a minute remaining in normal time, Lee Bowyer’s 35-yard long strike squeezed past the wet gloves of Dida, triggering massive celebrations in West Yorkshire. Leeds qualified for the second group stage, only to face Real Madrid, Lazio and Anderlecht.

The men in white once again stuck to their task, and managed to qualify for the quarter-finals, losing only twice to Real Madrid en route.

A clash against La Liga champions Deportivo La Coruna beckoned, and there were very few who gave Leeds a chance. At the turn of the new millennium, Deportivo were a team oozing with quality.

Under the management of Javier Irureta, they had comfortably beaten Barcelona to the pinnacle of Spanish football a year prior. Holland international Roy Makaay was instrumental to the cause and leading upto the match against Leeds, had termed them the “weakest link” in the competition.

Little did he anticipate the hostile and deafening Elland Road crowd that awaited his team. It proved to be a naive mistake as Leeds ran away with a 3-0 victory with goals from Ian Harte, Rio Ferdinand and Alan Smith.

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Rio Ferdinand celebrating his goal against Deportivo La Coruna
“The Deportivo game at Elland Road was a superb example of what our team could achieve,” recounts Robert. “Less-than-complimentary remarks about them from the Deportivo camp probably helped motivate the Leeds players. Do you know that old adage about not poking a tiger with a stick? That sums up this situation quite well as Leeds were 'tigerish' in their play and cut the visitors' defences to shreds! “

“ '3-0 to the weakest link' sounded loud and proud from the Leeds faithful, together with, to the tune of The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine', 'We're all going on a European tour!' We all knew that the away leg would be very difficult but I remember most of us were confident we'd done enough at Elland Road to win the tie.”

Indeed, Robert and his fellow Leeds supporters had every reason to be confident- the young team under David O’Leary had left the fans reminiscing to the spirit of ’75.

The away leg resulted in a 2-0 loss but it was enough to clinch the tie.

It was a massive achievement for Leeds United and for many of their younger players, it was the stepping stone for future successes in their individual careers - as Ferdinand would himself admit in a 'letter to his younger self', for the Players' Tribune.

"It’s about truly becoming a professional. And at Leeds, mate, you will.

"You’ll always be a London boy, but Leeds is going to be a special place for you. It’s a one-club city. And that’s really going to mean something. It’s a unique responsibility and it’s the only time you’ll experience that. More important, you’ll get your discipline back. In two years time, you will’ve become captain and help take the side to the semi-finals of the Champions League."

"Playing for Leeds will be the best decision you’ll ever make.

"And you’ll finally get your spot on a World Cup squad. Something’s going to happen at the 2002 tournament, and honestly, it wouldn’t have happened without Leeds. You’re going to become a leader and you’re going to learn."

The semi-final against Valencia was too big a hurdle to cross, and Leeds’ spirited run was over. The fairy-tale had to end somewhere, but this had well and truly announced Leeds’ comeback to the grandest of stages!

 Or had it?

Fall from Grace...

Well, the Champions League had become a financial lollypop for every participating club. Under the chairmanship of Peter Ridsdale, Leeds took massive loans in the hope of getting the share of the TV rights and sponsorship revenues from the Champions League qualification and subsequent progress in the competition.

However, they narrowly failed to qualify for the showpiece event in two successive seasons, and as a result, did not receive enough income to repay the loans. The financial implosion meant Leeds had to do with selling a chunk of their major players – including the much-publicised sale of Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for approximately £30 million.

Incidentally, the fate of the English Premier League was taking a new turn at around the same time. Extensive marketing and worldwide broadcasting meant English football was no longer a local phenomenon.

The glitz and glamour of the league attracted significant attention from across the world, with a generation of football enthusiasts from major countries of Asia and Africa pledging their loyalties to many of the top Premier League clubs.

Financially, it had a massive impact, with clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal – teams which had traditionally shared rivalries with Leeds United - emerging out as global brands.

Unfortunately for Leeds, they had to exit the party well before it all began. Off-field developments meant that the performances on the pitch dwindled away as the men in white faced relegation in 2004 – putting them out of the elite league. Once again, with the “promised land” seemingly awaiting them, it again turned out to be a case of lost opportunity for Leeds United.

The Premier League had transcended boundaries; clubs emerged out as global brands with fans from all over the world
The Premier League had transcended boundaries; clubs emerged out as global brands with fans from all over the world. Unfortunately, for Leeds, they had missed the train!
“Both Ridsdale and O’Leary have since blamed each other for the disastrous decisions but in truth they both are culpable,” opines Robert. “With external events and controversy inflicting even more damage, Leeds found themselves in financial meltdown with morale at the club plummeting.

Certain players who had helped make Leeds a force in the ascension again appeared much less inclined to fight against the grisly decline. With bad decisions and woeful mismanagement all around it was no surprise the team was eventually relegated and heading for ruin.”

As he recalls, what was a torrid time for the club, Robert is hopeful about his team making a recovery. Having had another drop to League One in the subsequent years, Leeds have since reclaimed their spot in the Championships and are currently ranked 5th with a shot at one of the play-off places well within their grasp.

“Finally, we are possibly seeing light and genuine hope on the horizon with the club now owned by Andrea Radrizzani, a reputable, successful and established sports businessman,” says Robert –“Thankfully with him at the helm, things have greatly improved and the club no longer appears to be dishonest or in 'shady hands'. The team isn't strong enough yet but I feel we are getting there at long last!”

Good times have been hard to come by for Leeds over recent years, but the 52-year-old author from Beeston, Leeds vividly remembers the rare moments of glory – for instance the league triumph in 1992 – their last top division league win.

"Fergie's Nemesis"

“Although the Leeds squad was relatively small and inexpensive compared to money-bags teams like Manchester United and Liverpool, there was a higher degree of quality throughout it and stronger ambition and determination,” reminisces Robert – “The English football season is a long, hard campaign and in those days it was even tougher than now, with more league games played, often on pitches which were in poor condition, muddy and even dangerous.”

“A beauty of that Leeds team was the combination of age & experience with youth & exuberance; hard running & never-say-die attitude with flair & finesse; direct and simple attacking moves with devastating & intricate marauding forward play. Leeds could attack the opposition from every angle, every player wanted to move the ball forward quickly and the players always ‘showed’ for each other so there was always a team-mate ready to link up with. “

“Gordon Strachan was the club captain that year. On and off the field of play he would lead with supreme professionalism, responsibility and intelligence, and of course fantastic skill. He was to Howard Wilkinson what Billy Bremner was to Don Revie in the 1960s and ‘70s - a superb captain and footballer who would give his all for the Leeds cause. There were good, honest players already at the club too and they would prove significant, plus the huge potential of ‘kids’ like David Batty and Gary Speed who would go on to great heights in the game.”

Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United had come second that year behind Leeds. Instead of graciously admitting defeat, however, Ferguson had claimed his side ‘lost’ the league rather than Leeds deservedly winning it.

Robert, nevertheless, was quick to shrug off those claims from the legendary Scotsman.

“He was, of course, talking nonsense, the title race is more a marathon than a sprint and whoever finishes first is the deserved, rightful victor. That season belonged to Leeds United!”

And it indeed belonged to them! While 'the peacocks’ from Yorkshire hope to replicate similar seasons in the future, even the staunchest supporters of the club know that there is still a lot of work to be done.

It remains to be seen what the future holds for the club but until then it remains a tale of “lost opportunities” and “near misses” for Leeds United. The Leeds fans have passionately stuck to their team in large numbers through thick and thin; through roads fraught with peril and uncertainty – singing their club anthem “Marching on Together” in their proud home at Elland Road.

Yet, while the stories of their historical rivals in English top division football often echoes around the pubs in Mumbai or in a Safari Lodge in Cape Town, the tales of Robert and his fellow fans still remains largely untold
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 04, 2018, 23:02:53
Vital Leeds

This day 1876, Dick Ray was born. Ray played for Leeds City before managing Leeds United on two separate occasions. He was the first ever manager of Leeds Unitedand he twice led Leeds to promotion to the First Division.

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Jon RFebruar 04, 2018, 23:23:01
Vital Leeds

This day 1876, Dick Ray was born. Ray played for Leeds City before managing Leeds United on two separate occasions. He was the first ever manager of Leeds United and he twice led Leeds to promotion to the First Division.

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Sign him up!  :D
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Juli 29, 2018, 22:22:51
GALSKAP:

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Tiden etter nedrykket i 2004!
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: h.bJuli 29, 2018, 23:38:16
GALSKAP:

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Tiden etter nedrykket i 2004!

Nja. Vi kan jo bytte med en av klubbene som har den managern som har sittet lengst i Engelsk fotball pr dags dato. Og da se hvilke divisjoner vi snakker om 
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010August 25, 2018, 13:52:04
Morsom liten en i fra Shoot 12.12.1972:

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010September 14, 2018, 11:56:27
Ralu
Leeds, February 2018. Visiting the place where it all began for @LUFC. #lufc #ThrowbackThursday

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Oktober 17, 2018, 07:50:34
James Rhodes - History of Leeds

OTD in 1919, Leeds United was formed at a meeting at the Salem Chapel Hall. Earlier the same day, the entire squad of the disbanded Leeds City had been sold at an auction held at the Hotel Metropole. (1/2)

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Leeds City had been expelled from the Football League for making illegal payments to players during the First World War. Other teams had done the same but Leeds was made a scapegoat (some things have never changed!) (2/2)

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Oktober 17, 2018, 07:55:58
Adam Pope

Leeds United turns 99 today

The club is asking supporters to share their favourite #lufc memories by sending a video clip via upload to the website, email to 100years@leedsunited.com or simply share favourite moments via Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #MyLeeds100.


Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: AsbjørnOktober 18, 2018, 22:16:24
Vanskelig å plassere Moscowhites skriverier som vanlig, men her plasserer han Pontus' "I don't care" fra intervjuet etter forrige kamp inn i en historisk sammenheng.

Glimrende, som vanlig.

Avslutningen er:

That’s what made Pontus Jansson’s interview after the Brentford game such a powerful and Leedsy statement. Not the swearing, or the “robbery by the referee,” but in between the two, when he was asked to watch his language. “No,” he said. “I don’t care.” And that was perfect, because it has been Leeds United’s attitude to injustice for more than forty years, and here was Pontus telling the country that. The record books might say Bayern Munich won the European Cup in 1975, but in Leeds we say no. We don’t care. That was a robbery by the referee. We are the champions of Europe. Pontus will be fined. He’ll pay it. It’s worth it. We’ve suffered much worse, but never in silence. ◉

Alt, finnes her

https://www.thesquareball.net/leeds-united/square-ball-week-no-dont-care/
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010November 15, 2018, 23:12:06
Mark Ledgard

99 Years Ago today Leeds United @LUFC played their first ever game.
Yorkshire Amateurs @AfcAmmers visited Elland Road in a friendly. United won 5-2. Hunt scored the first Leeds goal.
@LUFCHistory @lufcstats @super_leeds70 @DazKing1971 @leedstats_com @FollowMeAndLUFC @lufcprog

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Desember 28, 2018, 00:38:03
Mike Yorkie

Leeds United is in my family which makes me immensely proud. My great grandad was Harry Duggan who played for Leeds In the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. He scored a good few goals for the club, but just to think he graced the scared turf makes me and my family very proud!

Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Januar 01, 2019, 12:53:14
Leeds United Memories

Shoot Magazine, October 1980, What Now Leeds?
Adamson gone, Clarke in! #lufc

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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United's historie
Skrevet av: AsbjørnJanuar 06, 2019, 21:59:29
 
Steve Lawrence
@super_leeds70

Replying to @SpenceleyAdam @LUFCHistory and 11 others
Gerry Francis was the first black player to play for Leeds. Debut in 1957 #lufc

https://twitter.com/super_leeds70/status/1082017075734999041


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Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Januar 14, 2019, 20:38:41
Leeds United Memories
Anyone remember this game?
12th August 1977 #lufc
Pre Season Friendly with a hint of crowd trouble.


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Michael Hewitt

Arthur Graham  first 2 goals for Leeds there was a running battle with the Belgians a band driving us mad.We had to walk through the Arab quarter pre match an eventful trip.


Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Januar 14, 2019, 23:26:45
Graham Denton
Familiar with this one, @BillyBremnerFan? Apparently, the "Owl" badge was ditched by Don Revie as he felt that birds were bad luck. Is that true, @BeautifulBadge?

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James Rhodes
At least one owl (an heraldic symbol of Leeds since C17th) had featured on the @lufc crest since the Leeds City days (from 1908) but both Revie & club president Lord Harewood were superstitious about birds & removed it. Revie also had a supposed gypsy curse on Elland Rd exorcised

Even more bizarrely, Revie had a fear of ornamental elephants
Tittel: Sv: Leeds United: History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 01, 2019, 18:40:21
Leeds United Memories

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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 02, 2019, 08:57:02
James Rhodes

OTD in 1966, Jack Charlton was sent off for @LUFC during a bad-tempered Inter Cities Fairs Cup tie against Valencia which descended into a brawl. After he'd been kicked & punched several times, he chased after Valencia defender Garcia Vidagany determined to get his own back

1/2

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However, Vidagany hid behind his team mates & a mass brawl ensued, involving several fans who had invaded the pitch & Police had to intervene. Following a 10-minute suspension of play, both were sent off. Soon after, Valencia’s Sanchez was shown red for a foul on Jim Storrie. 2/2


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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Jon RFebruar 02, 2019, 10:16:26
Artig poeng at en kamp i Inter Cities Fairs Cup ender i masseslagsmål og 3 røde kort.  :D

Messebycupen (merkelig navn) var vel den norske betegnelsen før den ble omdøpt til det mer passende «UEFA cupen».
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 02, 2019, 10:25:48
Artig poeng at en kamp i Inter Cities Fairs Cup ender i masseslagsmål og 3 røde kort.  :D

Messebycupen (merkelig navn) var vel den norske betegnelsen før den ble omdøpt til det mer passende «UEFA cupen».

Det som er det mest irriterende er at Fairs-cupen på den tiden ikke lenger er godkjent som en offisiell turnering. Så våre seire er altså radert ut!

While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is recognised as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, it was not organised by UEFA. Consequently, UEFA does not consider clubs' records in the Fairs Cup to be part of their European record.[3][5] However, FIFA does view the competition as a major honour.[

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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 13, 2019, 08:04:55
James Rhodes

OTD in 1971, @LUFC were on the wrong end of one of the biggest ever FA Cup upsets, losing 3-2 to 4th Division Colchester Utd. Made up of journeymen & veteran professionals, Colchester was dubbed “Dad’s Army” by the press but had taken a 3-0 lead by half-time.

1/2

Two of the goals were scored by former England international Ray Crawford who later said they'd planned to unsettle Leeds keeper Gary Sprake with high balls. Norman Hunter & Johnny Giles pulled 2 goals back but the minnows held on for a famous victory.

2/2



Husker du denne kampen?  ;)
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Jon RFebruar 18, 2019, 11:58:00
Allan Clarke var i søkelyset i en annen tråd nylig. Clarke var en fantastisk spiller men dessverre en ganske fryktelig manager, som heller ikke alltid tok seg veldig godt av spillerne sine. Heller ikke de to av de andre legendene fra Super Leeds tiden, Eddie Gray og Billy Bremner, hadde stor suksess i managerstolen, selv om ettermælet til de to sistnevnte er noe bedre enn Clarkes. Her er en versjon av historien fra innsiden, fortalt av Gary Hamson som var spiller under alle de tre klubblegendene. Intressant lesning!

http://www.sheridan-dictates.com/he-wore-the-white-shirt-gary-hamson.php
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: veteranenFebruar 18, 2019, 13:20:52
Allan Clarke var i søkelyset i en annen tråd nylig. Clarke var en fantastisk spiller men dessverre en ganske fryktelig manager, som heller ikke alltid tok seg veldig godt av spillerne sine. Heller ikke de to av de andre legendene fra Super Leeds tiden, Eddie Gray og Billy Bremner, hadde stor suksess i managerstolen, selv om ettermælet til de to sistnevnte er noe bedre enn Clarkes. Her er en versjon av historien fra innsiden, fortalt av Gary Hamson som var spiller under alle de tre klubblegendene. Intressant lesning!

http://www.sheridan-dictates.com/he-wore-the-white-shirt-gary-hamson.php

Absolutt et interessant intervju med Gary Hamson, ja.

Totalslakt av Allan Clarke. Skamros av Eddie Gray.

Eddie Gray var en glimrende spillerutvikler, det kan det ikke herske noen tvil om.
Hans betydning for "champange-fotballen" som ble spilt av Leeds fra 1998 til 2001 er undervurdert av mange. David O’Leary fikk hovedæren, men blant de unge Leeds-spillerne var det Eddie som ble høyest verdsatt. Og Eddie Gray hadde jo også trent flere av dem siden 1995. Først to år som juniortrener, deretter en sesong som sjef for reservelaget i 97/98 – da de vant reservelagserien for første gang i klubben historie.

Og da O’Leary i realiteten degraderte Eddie Gray ved å gjøre Brian Kidd til førstelagstrener våren 2001, tok det heller ikke lange tiden før vi fikk en se langt mer forsiktig spillestil, som – kombinert med en del andre uheldige ting, som f.eks DOL idiotiske bokutgivelse – bidro til at det etterhvert utviklet seg til en sportslig nedtur i andre halvdel av 2001/02 sesongen.

Gary Hamson snakket i intervjuet om en person i trenerstaben som skulle ha dolket Eddie i ryggen da han ble sparket som manager høsten 85. Mannen han snakker om er Keith Mincher – som da var sjef for vårt juniorlag.

Mincher gjorde seinere en solid karriere som en av Englands fremste sportspsykologer.
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 19, 2019, 08:47:38
Moscowhite

#LUFC: judged culturally unacceptable in the English game, since 1919


 :o
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 19, 2019, 15:12:50
Moscowhite

#LUFC: judged culturally unacceptable in the English game, since 1919


 :o


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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Februar 21, 2019, 17:27:14
The  League Magazine

Wilbur Cush of Leeds United

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Et sjeldent fargefoto fra 50-tallet!
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: AsbjørnFebruar 21, 2019, 18:07:17
The  League Magazine

Wilbur Cush of Leeds United

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Et sjeldent fargefoto fra 50-tallet!

He moved to Leeds United in 1957 and took over the captaincy from recently departed Leeds legend John Charles. Cush was a very versatile player who could play at centre-back and centre-forward. His performances at Elland Road earned him his call up to Northern Ireland for the 1958 World Cup. Overall at Leeds he made 90 appearances and scored 9 goals. In 1960 he moved to Portadown F.C. later moving back to his first club, Glenavon F.C., as a player and later a coach. With his football career over, Wilbur became a butcher in Lurgan. He died in 1981.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Cush

LITT mer fyldig her  :)

http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/C/CushW.php
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mars 02, 2019, 13:24:29
James Rhodes
OTD in 1968, @lufc won their first major trophy under Don Revie by beating Arsenal 1-0 to lift the League Cup. Terry Cooper scored the decisive goal after 18 minutes (he later claimed to have dreamed that he would get the winner).
1/2

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The Arsenal keeper could only clear an Eddie Gray corner as far as the left edge of the area from where Cooper volleyed home. The game threatened to erupt into violence shortly before half-time after Frank McLintock barged into Gary Sprake but the interval allowed tempers to cool

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LeedsMe
#OnThisDay in 1968, #LUFC came out 1-0 winners over Arsenal to win the League Cup at Wembley.

#LeedsMe

https://twitter.com/leedsmetv/status/1101746460331192320?s=12

Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mars 03, 2019, 20:58:52
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-leeds-47415891?__twitter_impression=true


Navnene til LU-storheter på stolryggen til en frisør!
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 06, 2019, 09:14:12
James - Leeds That

Enjoy the beamback today everyone.

Here’s a picture of our first ‘closed-circuit beamback’ in 1968 vs Rangers in the Inter Cities Fair Cup QF.

Attendance: 22,000!!!

#lufc #awaydays

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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Jon RApril 06, 2019, 09:52:44
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-leeds-47415891?__twitter_impression=true


Navnene til LU-storheter på stolryggen til en frisør!
Mystisk historie. Hvorfor chairman legenden Leslie Silvers navn på baksiden av «Leedsstoler» fra 60 tallet når han kom til klubben vår tidlig 80 tallet?
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 06, 2019, 11:41:10
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-leeds-47415891?__twitter_impression=true


Navnene til LU-storheter på stolryggen til en frisør!
Mystisk historie. Hvorfor chairman legenden Leslie Silvers navn på baksiden av «Leedsstoler» fra 60 tallet når han kom til klubben vår tidlig 80 tallet?


Det var bare et utvalg på bildene fra 60-tallet antar jeg. Kanskje noen nyere.
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Jon RApril 06, 2019, 11:48:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-leeds-47415891?__twitter_impression=true


Navnene til LU-storheter på stolryggen til en frisør!
Mystisk historie. Hvorfor chairman legenden Leslie Silvers navn på baksiden av «Leedsstoler» fra 60 tallet når han kom til klubben vår tidlig 80 tallet?

Det var bare et utvalg på bildene fra 60-tallet antar jeg. Kanskje noen nyere.
Merkelig og litt irriterende at de utelot bilde av Silver stolen. Jeg har forøvrig googlet de andre navnene vi ser opp mot «Leeds United», uten treff. Uansett en god historie.

Den Revie stolen ville nok generert noen fine summer på en auksjon.
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 11, 2019, 07:51:44
En av de STORE, se hvor liten han er!!!

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#batty
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: jahoApril 11, 2019, 11:55:05
En av de STORE, se hvor liten han er!!!

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#batty

Brian Deane også innom i ungdommen altså.. Selv om han er født i Leeds, trodde jeg han bare hadde de to seniorspiller-periodene hos oss..
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Jon RApril 11, 2019, 12:07:03
En av de STORE, se hvor liten han er!!!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D30JpWSWkAAy7in?format=jpg&name=medium)


#batty

Brian Deane også innom i ungdommen altså.. Selv om han er født i Leeds, trodde jeg han bare hadde de to seniorspiller-periodene hos oss..
Ser at en meget ung Jack Clarke er der også.(ved siden av broren til Paul Scoles).  Overraskende. Han så faktisk eldre ut på den tiden enn nå, samt at han hadde veldig fin og dyp "tan" etter en sommer i syden. Var også ukjent at Dean Saunders var fra Leeds.
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: RunarApril 11, 2019, 12:54:15
En av de STORE, se hvor liten han er!!!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D30JpWSWkAAy7in?format=jpg&name=medium)


#batty

Brian Deane også innom i ungdommen altså.. Selv om han er født i Leeds, trodde jeg han bare hadde de to seniorspiller-periodene hos oss..


Nå er dette Leeds City Boys og ikke Leeds United da.
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 14, 2019, 17:33:20
Leeds United Memories

Joe Jordan
Heineken refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach. #lufc

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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 14, 2019, 17:35:15
History of Leeds

28th April 1956, we were promoted to 1st Div at Hull. 28th April 1962, we escaped relegation to 3rd Div at Newcastle. 28th April 1969, we won 1st Div at Anfield. 28th April 1990, Strachan vs Leicester. 28th April 2019 vs Aston Villa...?

 ;)
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010April 17, 2019, 14:59:48
How a fixture (and injury) pile-up saw Leeds finish 1969-70 empty-handed

386 Revie

Don Revie's side were challenging for three trophies as the season neared its end, but 15 games in 46 days proved too much for his stretched squad

17 April ~ Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino recently bemoaned playing their Champions League ties 72 hours after a Premier League fixture. However, nothing can compare to the unbelievable schedule that Don Revie’s Leeds United side were forced to endure between March 14 and April 29, 1970. Even now, it defies belief.

At the start of 1969-70 Revie set his side a target of winning the European Cup, the League and FA Cup. On the morning of March 14, 1970, they were top of Division One with seven games remaining, the European Cup and FA Cup still within their grasp. Leeds played Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final that afternoon. The tie at Hillsborough finished in a 0-0 draw after extra time. It was a complication that Revie hoped to avoid.

Four days later, Leeds overcame Standard Liege 1-0 at Elland Road, ensuring qualification for a European Cup semi-final against Celtic. However, key defender Norman Hunter was injured and now unavailable for three weeks. Nevertheless, a 2-1 win at Wolves on Saturday March 21 ensured that ambitions of retaining the title remained. Just 48 hours later, the semi-final replay at Villa Park ended goalless. On Thursday March 26, at Burnden Park, Billy Bremner scored the only goal in the second replay to guarantee a Wembley appearance. The players had little time to celebrate, as two days later Southampton arrived at Elland Road for a league fixture. Revie’s medical team advised that several key players were close to breaking point, so he fielded an understrength side and lost 3-1. This meant title rivals Everton now led the table by five points. Two days later, Leeds travelled to Derby and lost 4-1, which was their seventh game in 16 days. Revie reinstated some first teamers for the European Cup semi against Celtic on April 1 but to no avail, as the visitors emerged with a 1-0 advantage. That same evening Everton clinched the title.

The Football League secretary, Alan Hardaker, displayed scant sympathy with Leeds’ requests for postponements, stating: “The League can forbid clubs to take part in European competitions… if they cannot fulfil commitments at home.” Leeds were fined £5,000 for “fielding an understrength side”. Due to Hardaker’s dogmatic stance, Leeds journeyed to West Ham, just 24 hours later, for a league fixture. Revie, anxious to avoid further sanctions, fielded his strongest side. The decision backfired as full-back Paul Reaney broke his leg in a 2-2 draw. Revie’s plans were starting to disintegrate.

He now gambled by selecting some reserves for the home game against Burnley two days later but fortuitously a 2-1 victory ensured that the League could take no action. In the first four days of April, Leeds participated in three matches. They now had a week to recover before the FA Cup final against Chelsea but, on an energy-sapping quagmire of a pitch, it ended 2-2 after extra time, necessitating the first replay since 1912.

Four days later, on April 15, they encountered Celtic in the second leg of the European Cup semi at Hampden Park. It finished in a 2-1 defeat with keeper Gary Sprake being stretchered off after a collision. The inexperienced David Harvey was now the last line of defence. In the following six days a weary Leeds side suffered defeats in their remaining two league games.

Until March 28, Leeds had only lost three games but as injuries mounted, in the subsequent 24 days they suffered six defeats. Leeds’ 62nd and ultimate game of the season took place on Wednesday April 29 at Old Trafford, where Chelsea ended their last hope of a trophy with a 2-1 win after extra time in the FA Cup final replay.

In the space of 46 days, Leeds played 15 fixtures, an average of three per week. These included two FA Cup finals, three semi-finals, two European Cup semis, one quarter-final and seven league games. To assist England’s preparations for the 1970 World Cup, the League insisted all fixtures be completed by April 30. As Bill Shankly noted: “They would have done that treble had it been a normal season.” Revie remained convinced until his death that Hardaker’s intransigence had thwarted their hopes. Paul McParlan

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Photo by Colorsport: Don Revie talks to his players before extra time in the FA Cup final replay at Old Trafford

This article first appeared in WSC 386, May 2019. Subscribers get free access to the complete WSC digital archive – you can find out more here
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 04, 2019, 15:30:30
All time League table:

https://www.givemesport.com/1471906-the-alltime-english-topflight-table-has-been-created-using-131-years-of-results?amp&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website-link&utm_campaign=paid-social

20.plass nå!
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 19, 2019, 00:23:34
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Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: XernMai 19, 2019, 11:36:45
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Er det ikke fantastisk hvor stor klubben vår er på tross av at vi faktisk ikke har tidenes største historikk?  :) Sir litt om fansen og klubben!
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 27, 2019, 22:31:49
History of Leeds

In my latest blogpost, I look at the Leeds United side of 1938/39 (which included my great uncle) and look at the impact of war on that team, paying tribute to those who died in active service.



Leeds United in the shadow of war

Rhodes to the Past
James Rhodes

5 hours ago

On 1st October 1938, spirits were high among the crowd at Elland Road. The previous day, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had returned home from the Munich Conference and declared “Peace for our time!”. On the field, Leeds’s prolific centre forward Gordon Hodgson scored five times in an 8-2 thrashing of Leicester City (he remains the only Leeds United player to have scored five goals in a game).

Also on the scoresheet that day was my great uncle Jack Hargreaves. Having been in and out of the side since his debut in 1936, he played 28 times at outside left in 1938/39 scoring 9 times to finish second top scorer behind Hodgson.

Leeds had begun the season in sensational form and a 2-1 win away at Blackpool on 19th November put them in third place. Fans began to dream of an unlikely first League Championship title but these hopes proved to be as illusory as the prospect of lasting peace and the side’s form slumped dramatically, as the shadow of war lengthened over the continent. By the time the season ended with Leeds in 13th place, the possibility of war seemed increasingly inevitable.

Despite this, Leeds embarked on a post-season Scandinavian tour culminating in three matches in Denmark in May 1939. Less than 12 months later, Denmark would be under German occupation.

Programme from Leeds United’s Danish tour
The squad for that tour contained a mix of seasoned veterans such as Hodgson and fellow England internationals Wilf Copping and Willis Edwards, as well as talented youngsters including Uncle Jack, goalkeeper Jim Twomey, inside left Eric Stephenson (twice-capped by England) and centre forward George Ainsley. If war had not robbed these players of six years of their careers, who knows what this talented Leeds side could have achieved?

Upon his return from Denmark, Jack married my grandma’s sister, Madge and they honeymooned in Scarborough and were pictured walking arm in arm together through Peasholm Park.

Newly-weds Jack and Madge Hargreaves on honeymoon in Scarborough
In the run up to the start of the 1939/40 season, Leeds United optimistically advertised for corporate season ticket holders to entertain clients at Elland Road blithely ignoring the imminent likelihood of conflict. The season itself began on 25th August but league competition was annulled after three games following the outbreak of war on 3rd September 1939. Although wartime games were played throughout the war, official league competition did not resume until 1946/47.

Although Jack survived the war and resumed his professional career with, first, Bristol City and then giant-killing Yeovil Town, several of his team mates sadly did not.

Eric Stephenson was killed on active service in Burma, whilst attacking an enemy bunker, on 8th September 1944. Including wartime games, Stephenson played 154 times for Leeds United, scoring 29 goals, and gained two full England caps. He could potentially have been one of Leeds’s finest players.

He was a Major in the Ghurka Rifles and part of the ‘Chindits’ special operations group operating behind enemy Japanese lines. In a letter to his widow, Olive, Stephenson’s commanding officer said that “Eric had died a happy warrior. He was killed instantly on the edge of a Japanese position in a remote part of Burma. We buried him where he lay on top of a jungle covered mountain. A service of remembrance was held at his graveside shortly afterwards.”

Leeds United played Celtic in a benefit match for Stephenson’s family on 26th May 1947. A memorial to Stephenson can be found in a stained-glass window in Lidgett Park Methodist Church, Roundhay.

Credit: Celtic programmes online website
On 27th April 1944, former youth player Robert Montgomery was piloting a Lancaster bomber during a raid to Schweinfurt, Germany. It was his tenth combat mission. The flight path was heavily defended by German night fighters, one of which flew up beneath Montgomery’s aircraft and raked its belly with cannon fire – a tactic known as ‘Schrage Musik’.

Montgomery, and four of his crew, went down with the ‘plane to their deaths. The rear gunner (Sergeant Baker) and mid-upper gunner (Sergeant Mitchell) parachuted clear. Baker was captured but Mitchell escaped through France and into Switzerland from where he was repatriated.

Pilot Officer Montgomery and the other deceased crew members (Pilot Officer Cluff and Sergeants Boyce, Smith and Parkin) were laid to rest in Bure Churchyard, Meuse, France.

Montgomery was a talented schoolboy centre forward who was signed by Leeds United manager Billy Hampson in September 1938. The outbreak of the war robbed him of the chance of first team football but he played for the reserve and youth teams and won a Yorkshire League runners-up medal.

Born in Ireland, Montgomery made his home in Beeston during his time with the club. He collected autographs and scrapbook clippings, all of which were auctioned by Bonhams in 2009. He was only 22 at the time of his death.

Fred Mills was killed on active service on 5th December 1944. Mills, who could play at either centre-forward or inside-right, played 67 games for Leeds United between 1934 and 1939, following a transfer from Port Vale.

He was killed on duty with the Royal Artillery in the Netherlands after jumping from a lorry and stepping on a mine. He died instantly. He was buried in Venray War Cemetery.

Left-half Vernon Allen was killed on active service on 28th July 1943. A former Leeds City Boys captain, Allen had signed amateur forms for Leeds United just before the outbreak of war but never got the chance to represent his home-town club.

He was a sergeant on board a Lancaster bomber of 101 Squadron which was shot down during a mission to Hamburg. All seven members of his crew were killed. He is buried in Hamburg’s Ohlsdorf Cemetery.

Former Leeds United striker Alan Fowler was killed on 10th July 1944 during the battle for Caen in Normandy.

Apprentice Maurice Lawn was killed at sea in the English Channel. The centre forward had played in three wartime games for Leeds United, scoring once, before joining the army. He was serving with 15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment during the invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944 when he was wounded by machine gun fire.
He was being repatriated back to England on board a hospital ship which was sunk by enemy action. He is buried at Bayeux Cemetery, Northern France.

Wilf Copping, who survived the war, played three ‘international’ matches for an Army XI against a French XI in France shortly before the evacuation from Dunkirk.

My new book ‘On This Day In Leeds’ is now on sale here and at Philip Howard Books in Roundhay (0113 225 9797) and OPAL Welcome In Community Centre in Cookridge (0113 261 9103)
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 27, 2019, 22:52:40
History of Leeds

My great uncle & aunt Jack & Madge Hargreaves on honeymoon in Scarborough, June 1939. Jack was an LUFC player & had just returned from a tour of Denmark. They were the last LUFC games before WW2. New blogpost on LUFC & WW2 coming soon...

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Leeds United in the shadow of war

5 hours ago
Rhodes to the Past

On 1st October 1938, spirits were high among the crowd at Elland Road. The previous day, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had returned home from the Munich Conference and declared “Peace for our time!”. On the field, Leeds’s prolific centre forward Gordon Hodgson scored five times in an 8-2 thrashing of Leicester City (he remains the only Leeds United player to have scored five goals in a game).

(https://rhodesysite.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/img_4277-1.jpg?w=768)

Also on the scoresheet that day was my great uncle Jack Hargreaves. Having been in and out of the side since his debut in 1936, he played 28 times at outside left in 1938/39 scoring 9 times to finish second top scorer behind Hodgson.

Leeds had begun the season in sensational form and a 2-1 win away at Blackpool on 19th November put them in third place. Fans began to dream of an unlikely first League Championship title but these hopes proved to be as illusory as the prospect of lasting peace and the side’s form slumped dramatically, as the shadow of war lengthened over the continent. By the time the season ended with Leeds in 13th place, the possibility of war seemed increasingly inevitable.

Despite this, Leeds embarked on a post-season Scandinavian tour culminating in three matches in Denmark in May 1939. Less than 12 months later, Denmark would be under German occupation.

(https://rhodesysite.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/img_4262.jpg?w=768)

Programme from Leeds United’s Danish tour
The squad for that tour contained a mix of seasoned veterans such as Hodgson and fellow England internationals Wilf Copping and Willis Edwards, as well as talented youngsters including Uncle Jack, goalkeeper Jim Twomey, inside left Eric Stephenson (twice-capped by England) and centre forward George Ainsley. If war had not robbed these players of six years of their careers, who knows what this talented Leeds side could have achieved?

Upon his return from Denmark, Jack married my grandma’s sister, Madge and they honeymooned in Scarborough and were pictured walking arm in arm together through Peasholm Park.

Newly-weds Jack and Madge Hargreaves on honeymoon in Scarborough
In the run up to the start of the 1939/40 season, Leeds United optimistically advertised for corporate season ticket holders to entertain clients at Elland Road blithely ignoring the imminent likelihood of conflict. The season itself began on 25th August but league competition was annulled after three games following the outbreak of war on 3rd September 1939. Although wartime games were played throughout the war, official league competition did not resume until 1946/47.

Although Jack survived the war and resumed his professional career with, first, Bristol City and then giant-killing Yeovil Town, several of his team mates sadly did not.

Eric Stephenson was killed on active service in Burma, whilst attacking an enemy bunker, on 8th September 1944. Including wartime games, Stephenson played 154 times for Leeds United, scoring 29 goals, and gained two full England caps. He could potentially have been one of Leeds’s finest players.

He was a Major in the Ghurka Rifles and part of the ‘Chindits’ special operations group operating behind enemy Japanese lines. In a letter to his widow, Olive, Stephenson’s commanding officer said that “Eric had died a happy warrior. He was killed instantly on the edge of a Japanese position in a remote part of Burma. We buried him where he lay on top of a jungle covered mountain. A service of remembrance was held at his graveside shortly afterwards.”

Leeds United played Celtic in a benefit match for Stephenson’s family on 26th May 1947. A memorial to Stephenson can be found in a stained-glass window in Lidgett Park Methodist Church, Roundhay.

Credit: Celtic programmes online website
On 27th April 1944, former youth player Robert Montgomery was piloting a Lancaster bomber during a raid to Schweinfurt, Germany. It was his tenth combat mission. The flight path was heavily defended by German night fighters, one of which flew up beneath Montgomery’s aircraft and raked its belly with cannon fire – a tactic known as ‘Schrage Musik’.

Montgomery, and four of his crew, went down with the ‘plane to their deaths. The rear gunner (Sergeant Baker) and mid-upper gunner (Sergeant Mitchell) parachuted clear. Baker was captured but Mitchell escaped through France and into Switzerland from where he was repatriated.

Pilot Officer Montgomery and the other deceased crew members (Pilot Officer Cluff and Sergeants Boyce, Smith and Parkin) were laid to rest in Bure Churchyard, Meuse, France.

Montgomery was a talented schoolboy centre forward who was signed by Leeds United manager Billy Hampson in September 1938. The outbreak of the war robbed him of the chance of first team football but he played for the reserve and youth teams and won a Yorkshire League runners-up medal.

Born in Ireland, Montgomery made his home in Beeston during his time with the club. He collected autographs and scrapbook clippings, all of which were auctioned by Bonhams in 2009. He was only 22 at the time of his death.

Fred Mills was killed on active service on 5th December 1944. Mills, who could play at either centre-forward or inside-right, played 67 games for Leeds United between 1934 and 1939, following a transfer from Port Vale.

He was killed on duty with the Royal Artillery in the Netherlands after jumping from a lorry and stepping on a mine. He died instantly. He was buried in Venray War Cemetery.

Left-half Vernon Allen was killed on active service on 28th July 1943. A former Leeds City Boys captain, Allen had signed amateur forms for Leeds United just before the outbreak of war but never got the chance to represent his home-town club.

He was a sergeant on board a Lancaster bomber of 101 Squadron which was shot down during a mission to Hamburg. All seven members of his crew were killed. He is buried in Hamburg’s Ohlsdorf Cemetery.

Former Leeds United striker Alan Fowler was killed on 10th July 1944 during the battle for Caen in Normandy.

Apprentice Maurice Lawn was killed at sea in the English Channel. The centre forward had played in three wartime games for Leeds United, scoring once, before joining the army. He was serving with 15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment during the invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944 when he was wounded by machine gun fire.
He was being repatriated back to England on board a hospital ship which was sunk by enemy action. He is buried at Bayeux Cemetery, Northern France.

Wilf Copping, who survived the war, played three ‘international’ matches for an Army XI against a French XI in France shortly before the evacuation from Dunkirk.

My new book ‘On This Day In Leeds’ is now on sale here and at Philip Howard Books in Roundhay (0113 225 9797) and OPAL Welcome In Community Centre in Cookridge (0113 261 9103)
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 27, 2019, 23:00:55
Her ligger litt info i en tråd om Norgesturneen i 1939 som ble avsluttet i Danmark.

http://forum.leedsunited.no/index.php/topic,12413.msg193624.html#msg193624

 :)
Tittel: Sv: Tema: Leeds United History
Skrevet av: Promotion 2010Mai 31, 2019, 07:59:56
History of Leeds

Leeds United were elected to the Football League OTD in 1920. The club had been formed the previous year following the dissolution of Leeds City. In 1920, the club had been acquired by Huddersfield Town chairman Hilton Crowther & adopted the Terriers’ blue & white striped kit.

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