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The rivalry between Leeds United and Millwall is a North–South divide rivalry in English football. [4] Millwall were founded in London in 1885 and Leeds United in Yorkshire in 1919, over 170 miles (270 km) apart.
Red Rose of Lancaster White Rose of York. The rivalry is considered to be a sporting manifestation of the established rivalry between the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, which can loosely be traced back to the Wars of the Roses, [3] a series of civil wars fought between the rival Plantagenet royal houses of York and Lancaster for the throne of England during the 15th century.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, ... [152] [153] While the rivalry has subsided with Leeds' relegation, ...
Leeds United FC 4 - 1 Huddersfield Town FC. Leeds United vs Huddersfield Town. 14:31. Match ends, Leeds United 4, Huddersfield Town 1. Leeds United vs Huddersfield Town. 14:30.
War of the Roses derby: Leeds United vs. Manchester United [227] [228] West Lancashire derby: Blackpool vs. Preston North End; West Yorkshire derby: refers to any match between Bradford City, Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United [229] In the Northern Premier League, there is also Liversedge vs. Ossett United. [230]
Chelsea 5–0 Leeds United (28 April 1984) In the Second Division , John Neal 's high-flying Chelsea met mid-table Leeds, managed by Eddie Gray and fielding two survivors from the 1970 FA Cup Final , David Harvey and Peter Lorimer , knowing a win would secure promotion to the First Division for the first time since 1979.
Celtic and Leeds United met in the semi-final of the 1970 European Cup, which was the first contest to be popularly described as a "Battle of Britain". [14] Celtic won the first leg at Elland Road 1–0, and the second leg was played at Hampden Park to allow a bigger crowd to attend than could be held at Celtic Park, with the resultant attendance of 136,505 the largest ever crowd for a ...
Leeds United's relegation to League One in 2007 may have reignited this rivalry, although Bradford's relegation to League Two removed the possibility that the three major West Yorkshire football teams (Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds) might be in the same division for the first time since the 1980s in the 2007–08 season; ultimately only Huddersfield and Leeds met each other in the third tier.