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The history of Leeds United Football Club, a professional association football club based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, dates back to 1919, when the club was established following the demise of Leeds City F.C. Leeds had their most successful period under the management of Don Revie in the 1960s and 1970s.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, ... The fastest goal in the club's history was scored by Jermaine Wright, ...
The statue of Billy Bremner, who played for Leeds United between 1959 and 1976 and captained them to cup success in 1968 and 1972. Leeds United Football Club were founded in October 1919, taking the place in the Midland League vacated by Leeds City Reserves, and were elected to The Football League for the 1920–21 season. They won the Second Division title four years later to gain promotion ...
Leeds United first played European football with their appearance in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they have won twice. Their first European Cup/Champions League appearance came in 1969–70. Leeds' first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1972–73.
Overall: 1–8 v Stoke City, Div. One, 27 August 1934, 0–7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, 4 September 1979 & 0–7 v West Ham United, Rd.3, 7 November 1966 & 0–7 vs Manchester City, Rd.17, Premier League, 14 December 2021
Leeds United was formed shortly after City's dissolution and entered the league in the 1920–21 season. By this time, football had established itself and in its first season, the average attendance was over 16,000. As of the 2021–22 season, 51,495,892 have attended all of Leeds United's matches combined, which gives an average of 25,956. [95]
Leeds United 0–1 Millwall (7 September 1931, Second Division) The first game between the sides. 9,000 fans at Elland Road saw Millwall win 1–0, with a goal from winger Jimmy Poxton . [ 26 ] It was only one of four home defeats in the 1931–32 season for Leeds, who finished runners-up in the Second Division and were promoted.
The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Football Club and their major honours, from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1919 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours won while under ...