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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.
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.
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.
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.
Follow live coverage as Leeds United face Harrogate Town in the FA Cup today. ... Leeds United FC 1 - 0 Harrogate Town FC. Leeds United vs Harrogate Town. 19:39. Match ends, Leeds United 1 ...
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]
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 ...
The first Leeds United team at the start of the 1920–21 season. On 31 May 1920, Leeds United were elected to the Football League. [4] Over the following years, they consolidated their position in the Second Division and in the 1923–24 season won the title and with it promotion to the First Division.