LEEDS BOOK 1963 - 1975

LEEDS UNITED
ANDREW S. DOLLOWAY
Max Media Publishing Ltd.
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FOREWORD
The years between 1963 and 1975 were obviously fantastic, not only for myself, but also for
followers of Leeds United.
I had the pleasure of playing under the legendary Don Revie and alongside great players such as
Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner and Paul Madeley amongst many.
Looking back at that time through the pages of this book, the memories came flooding back,
promotion to the First Division, trips to Wembley, Championship success and great nights in
Europe.
It doesn’t really need saying, but it was a different era back then, the only place that you could
see or read about your favourite players, was in magazines such as Charles Buchan’s Football
Monthly, Goal or Shoot. Most players, including myself were avid readers and couldn’t wait for
the next issue to come out.
This book has taken the best bits from those publications to take you on a nostalgic journey back
to the time, when Leeds United really were one of the best teams in the world.
Happy reading
Johnny Giles
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CONTENTS
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Season 1963-64
Season 1964-65
Season 1965-66
Season 1966-67
Season 1967-68
Season 1968-69
Season 1969-70
Season 1970-71
Season 1971-72
Season 1972-73
Season 1973-74
Season 1974-75
Page 006
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Page 050
Page 062
Page 084
Page 102
Page 126
Page 144
Page 170
Page 188
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Leeds United
1963-64
A Season in Brief
DIVISION TWO
Preview
After four seasons out of the top flight,
Don Revie had moulded a team around a
crop of promising youngsters such as Gary
Sprake, Paul Reaney, Norman Hunter and
Billy Bremner, augmented by a couple of
quality seasoned pros. Bremner who was
on the transfer list after a disagreement
over his best position, was finally moved
into the centre mid-field alongside Bobby
Collins, and when Johnny Giles joined
from Manchester United, they proved
to be a cut above anything else in the
division.
The Season
After a fantastic start, they lost only once
in the first twenty four games, going top in
October, closely followed by Sunderland
who were to prove their closest rivals for
the title. When Collins started, the team
were almost certain to play well. Jack
Charlton was given extra responsibility to
organise the defence and they responded
with a string of clean sheets.
The signing of Johnny Giles from
Manchester United for a fee of £33,000
sent out a real signal of intent, after all
this was a player who only a few months
previously had won an FA Cup Winners’
medal with Manchester United, he was to
slot seamlessly into the team.
Lacking a clinical goal scorer, they were
set up for the counter attack, so they often
looked more effective away from home.
Huddersfield Town at Leeds Road was a
typical performance, although they were
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criticised by the media for their tactics
and robust approach, they won 2-0 to go
top, this sort of paper talk didn’t bother
Don Revie, who only had his eyes on
promotion.
Two hard fought matches against
their closest rivals for promotion,
Sunderland, over the Christmas period
were particularly brutal, both teams
were determined not to back down, but
United went into the New Year top of the
table despite the Peacocks dropping three
points.
With promotion the main aim, there was
no disgrace to be eliminated from the
FA Cup by Everton after a replay, they
lost nothing in comparison with their
opponents and in truth they didn’t need
any distractions from their main objective.
Revie was concerned about the team’s lack
of fire power and although the club was
heavily in debt he managed to persuade
the board to back him with the purchase
of Alan Peacock from Middlesbrough.
Peacock would normally have been out of
Leeds’ price range, but a string of injuries
had reduced his value. He proved to be
the final piece of the jigsaw, although only
contributing eight goals, he added a touch
of class to the attack, and his aerial ability
proved a great asset.
As Preston’s challenge faded away (they
were to reach the FA Cup final), an
unbeaten run of ten games to the end of
season, culminating in a championship
winning victory on the last day at Charlton,
gave Leeds their second Division Two title,
forty years after the previous one.
Postscript
It should not be understated how perilous
the state of finances were at Elland Road
back then, so for the club to finance the
signing of Alan Peacock for £55,000
from Middlesbrough and Johnny Giles
from Manchester United was a real act
of bravery by the Leeds’ Directors. Don
Revie had taken on board Bill Shankly’s
comment that, ‘You cannot play your
way out of this division’, and had set the
side up pragmatically. The only aim was
promotion and he didn’t care how this
was achieved. As a result, United were
often criticised for what was considered a
cynical approach, although the manager
preferred the term professional.
Highlight
Albert Johanneson’s goal against Newcastle
United was remembered by Johnny Giles
as one of the best he had ever seen. Albert
sidestepping three defenders in a confined
space, before slotting home.

Albert Johanneson
LEEDS UNITED
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WILLIE BELL
Leeds United
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LEEDS UNITED
English Second Divison Champions 1963 - 64
Left to right - back row - Billy Bremner, Grenville Hair, Norman Hunter,
Freddie Goodwin, David Harvey, Jackie Charlton, Willie Bell, Paul Reaney
Front - Terry Cooper, Johnny Giles, Bobby Collins, Don Weston, Alan Peacock,
Ian Lawson, Albert Johanneson.
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Leeds United
1964-65
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
Don Revie surprised everyone when he
declared that he wouldn’t be adding to his
squad. Was this naivety, confidence or
lack of money talking? ‘Experts’ thought
it was essential that Bobby Collins had
a good season if United were not to be
involved in a relegation scrap.
Before the season started, the FA wrote
to the club, concerned about their rough
play. Would this alter the manager’s
approach to the new season? This was
also the year when Don Revie introduced
the ‘infamous’ dossiers, detailing the
opposition’s strengths and weaknesses.
The importance of these was perhaps
overstated through the years, as many of
the senior players such as Billy Bremner
said that they barely read them.
The Season
United began at Villa Park and after a
period of rushing around like ‘headless
chickens’, they finally settled down and
won 2-1. They then subsequently showed
that they were not overawed by any team.
Leeds continued with their ‘take no
prisoners’ approach, a prime example
was their game at Goodison Park against
Everton, this was a particularly feisty
affair, where the referee took both sets
of players off for ten minutes to allow
tempers to cool.
Seven consecutive wins took Leeds up
to third, and then they went top after
beating Sunderland, but Revie was still
consistently having to defend his players
against accusations of rough play, insisting
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that they were more sinned against than
sinners.
Alongside the great league campaign,
United were also enjoying success in
the FA Cup, eventually only Manchester
United stood between them and a first trip
to Wembley. After two epic games, Billy
Bremner came up with the winning goal
at the City Ground, Nottingham.
With a cup final to look forward to, could
Leeds now take the title as well? By Easter
things were looking good, three points
clear, but two defeats, one of those at home
to closest rivals Manchester United meant
they had to win the last game away at
Birmingham to stand any chance, whilst
their rivals had two fixtures to complete.
Things couldn’t have started worse, three
goals down against ten men, before the
famous fighting spirit pulled the game
level. They ended the season equal on
points with Manchester United. But an
inferior goal difference meant that Leeds
finished in second place.
The FA Cup final as far as Leeds were
concerned turned out to be a damp squib,
although they took the game to extra
time, they were well beaten, if only by 2-1,
Bremner was the Leeds’ scorer.
Postscript
A season that was expected to be a
struggle turned out to be a glorious
failure. Runners-up in both league and
cup, injuries, suspensions and perhaps
fatigue finally catching up with the team.
But there was no doubt that they were a
team on the up and would continue to
challenge for honours, plus there was
European competition to look forward to
in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup.
Highlights
Bobby Collins was given the accolade of
‘Player of the Year’, by the Football Writers’
Association and the club announced its
first profit for years, £78,000.
Lowlights
The pursuit of Don Revie by other clubs,
on this occasion Sunderland, was to be a
common feature of his time at the club.
He often felt unappreciated by the Board
of Directors, particularly with regards
to his wages and the length of contract,
in comparison with what he might have
expected elsewhere.
Leaving
Elland Road
Grenville Hair who had been at the club
since 1948 joined Wellington Town as
player manager, although he was to die
at the young age of 36 whilst at Bradford
City. Eric Smith also left to join Morton.

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HAT
TRICK!
GARY SPRAKE, of
Leeds United, although
a goalkeeper, does a
hat trick against Chelsea
- see centre picture.
But he made his save
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Star Strip - BOBBY COLLINS
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WHEN I FIRST
ARRIVED IN
ENGLAND THE
GROUND WAS
WHITE, IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME I HAD
EVER SEEN SNOW...
by Bert Johanneson
LEEDS UNITED
First time in the First Team and the first kick made a
GOAL. I guess I’ve come a long way in four years!
I’ve played through the toughest nine months in
English football. Battling for promotion from the Second
Division. And I’ve got a championship medal to prove it.
Proud? I’ll say. Because I know far better players than
I can ever be, won’t have that much to show when their
career ends.
It was on January 5, 1960, that I landed at London
Airport from Johannesburg. I almost took the first plane
back. It was snowing heavily. The ground was white. I’d
never seen snow before and didn’t much like the look of it.
It made me feel cold. Come to think of it that’s my only
complaint with England. I feel cold most of the time.
But those early moments of doubt soon faded. Everybody
went out of their way to make me comfortable.
Comfortable? Well, most of the time. Let me explain.
When our chairman, Mr Reynolds, handed me my
championship medal, shook my hand and say, “Well done,
Albert, lad!” I had to grin. Because my mind went right
back to my very first league game for the club.
It’s the one time I’ve really been uncomfortable. We were
due to play Swansea Town on April 8, 1961. I’d been
having a game or two in the second eleven, but never
dreamed of getting a first team chance.
Indeed, on the Friday before the game I went home
after looking over the reserve team list in the dressingroom.
My name wasn’t there and I looked forward to
watching the first team play.
I was part-way through my lunch when Gerald
Frances, who also comes from Johannesburg, burst in,
beaming all over. “Congratulations, Albert, hope you
have a good match!” said he.
It took him a few minutes to persuade me I was really
picked for the first team. My lunch went cold. It didn’t
matter. I couldn’t eat any more anyway. I was shaking
with excitement and, I suppose, apprehension.
I fidgeted about for half an hour or so. But I couldn’t
relax. So I went to bed. At two in the afternoon!
I was still suffering from nerves before the game.
My hands were trembling so much I simply couldn’t lace
my boots! Freddie Goodwin and Jackie Charlton tied ‘em
up for me!
I found out afterwards the lads got together and agreed
to give me the ball at the first possible opportunity and to
keep plying me early on to get me right on wavelength.
That was their intention. But it must have been ten
minutes before I got my first pass. Suddenly I found the
ball at my feet. Now it was there all I wanted to do was
get rid of it. I lashed out blindly. The ball zoomed straight
for Jack Charlton’s head. He couldn’t miss. It was almost
as if I’d pin-pointed the pass. It fairly flew into the net!
Next thing I knew the entire team were charging
down on me Even goalkeeper Alan Humphreys came
rushing out of his goal. I was slapped on the back till I
was sore.
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When I got to Leeds I realised how little I knew about
football. But my greatest difficulty was learning to play in
boots!
Back home we were either shod or not. Just as we
pleased. I always preferred to play in my bare feet. I found
I could “feel” the ball better. And I still think my ability to
pull up “dead” stems from that.
My toes used to curl into the ground and I sort of turned
slightly on the balls of my feet. I found I could stop instantly.
Our coach, Sid Owen, still says I’m fitted with built-in disc
brakes. I wouldn’t know about that, but even with boots on
I find I can still stop fast.
The first full-scale game I ever played in back home
was for Urmiston Callies. I went along to watch. They were
a man short and asked me to play. For years I’d practised
with a tennis ball and the chance of a real game was too
good to be missed.
So I took off my shoes and played in my bare feet-at
inside-left-I’d still rather play that way. Honest!
I soon settled down at Leeds. I found the training just
wonderful. But the lads found my ability to keep up with
them in the toughest training spins surprising when I told
them I didn’t take much part in games back home. It’s true.
I was just too shy to push myself forward. I was afraid of
making a fool of myself. That’s one thing Sid Owen and the
lads have done for me-brought me out of my shell.
I’ll pass on one tip to any youngster hoping to make good
in sport. Get plenty of skipping. A skipping rope is cheap
enough. That’s about all I ever did back home. I think
it strengthened my leg muscles in a big way. And, touch
wood, I’ve never had a pulled muscle yet.
During last season’s hectic fight for promotion we had some
tough tussles. Almost every match was like a Cup-tie, with
every team we met all out to beat us.
Two incidents stick out in my mind during the season.
Both were against Preston on Good Friday. We were second
and third in the League, with Preston just one point behind
us.
There was no scoring at half-time. Then we got a penalty.
To my surprise, our skipper, Bobby Collins, came over and
said, “How do you feel about taking it, Albert?”
How did I know? I’d never taken one in my life before.
I can only think that, as the game had been pretty hectic,
Bobby thought I might be cooler than most!
I put the ball down, picked myself a square of netting and
thumped the ball at it.
Goal! Was I relieved!
It looked like being the only goal of the match-until two
minutes off time. Then came a really unusual incident.
Our left-back, Wally Bell, hesitated before passing back to
goalkeeper Gary Sprake. Doug Holden, the Preston winger,
came racing up and Wally just managed to get his foot to the
ball. Gracious, it rebounded off Holden’s nose into the net!
Poor Wally. He must have said, “Sorry, lads,” a hundred
times.
BERT FLYING DOWN THE
WING FOR UNITED!!!
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HIGH JINKS!
ALBERT JOHANNESON.
A high jumping, high kicking Springbok
from South Africa, soars over Maurice
Norman of Tottenham.
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Leeds United skipper exchanges a handshake
with his counter part from Manchester United, Denis Law
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WHO’S WHO AT
LEEDS UNITED ?
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Charlton and Sprake work together to clear this effort.
Bill Shankly and Don Revie proudly lead their teams out at Wembley.
LIVERPOOL
DEFEAT
GALLANT
LEEDS...
IN THIS
YEAR’S F.A.
What a scramble! but the Leeds
defence holds firm on this occasion.
CUP FINAL.
Johanneson, Leeds is squeezed out by
Callaghan and Smith of Liverpool
That was a close shave, Sprake watches anxiously as this
shot goes narrowly past the upright.
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LEEDS UNITED
Division 1 Runners -up and F.A. Cup
Finalists 1964-65
Left to right - back row - Willie Bell, Paul Reaney, Freddie
Goodwin, Gary Sprake, Brian Williamson, Norman Hunter,
Ian Lawson, Front row - Johnny Giles, Billy Bremner, Jim
Storrie, Bobby Collins, Don Weston, Jimmy Greenoff, Jackie Charlton.
Inset - Albert Johanneson.
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Leeds United
1965-66
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
The club would now be competing on
four fronts, Don Revie announced that
the League Cup would be the lowest of
his priorities, a chance to blood further
youngsters. Surprisingly there were no
new signings during pre-season, but
the manager had set his sights on young
Blackpool wideman Alan Ball and he
spent all his time trying to persuade
Blackpool to do business.
Substitutes were to be allowed for the first
time, but only if a player was injured, it
was hoped that clubs would abide by the
spirit of the law. The club would also be
involved in competitive European action
for the first time in their history.
The Season
United began with a home win against
Sunderland and immediately settled into a
routine, quickly dispelling fears that they
might be a ‘one season’ wonder.
Torino were the first opponents in the Inter
Cities Fairs Cup (ICFC), Leeds progressed,
but it was at a high cost, as Collins was on
the end of a terrible foul that required an
operation in Italy. This virtually ruled him
out for the season and contributed to the
end of his United career.
Johnny Giles had long been considered
the ideal replacement for the ageing
Collins and he was an immediate success
when moved inside. This meant that there
was a gap at outside right. Revie was not
convinced that he had a replacement in
the squad, so he swooped to sign Mike
O’Grady from Huddersfield, he made his
debut as United recorded their biggest win
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since 1938 when they beat Northampton
Town 6-1.
Over the Christmas period, Leeds would
meet Liverpool, who would eventually
be crowned champions, home and away
on consecutive days, United winning at
Anfield, but losing at home the next day.
They lay in fifth spot but had games in
hand.
Further progress had been made in the
ICFC at the expense of Leipzig from East
Germany, before a glamour tie in Spain
against Valencia. Perhaps showing that
the team’s style was still based on counter
attack, they reversed football logic, by
twice winning away from home whilst
only drawing the games at Elland Road.
Although they were always close to the
top of the league, it looked as if their
best chance of silverware would be in
Europe. Advancing past Ujpest Doza 5-1
on aggregate, they then lined up against
Real Zaragoza from Spain. A 1-0 defeat
in Spain was followed by a 2-1 win at
home. In this competition, away goals
did not count, so the teams tossed up to
decide who would host the play-off game.
Bremner guessed correctly, so Leeds
would have home advantage, but it would
be two weeks until the game. Don Revie,
suspected that the Spaniards would not
like a heavy surface, so he arranged for the
local fire brigade to water the pitch, but to
no avail as United went down 3-1.
There was still a chance of a second place
finish, and despite losing to Newcastle,
they clinched it with a draw at Manchester
United, to finish runners-up for the
second consecutive year.
Postscript
The centre forward spot proved a difficult
position to fill. Continual injuries to Alan
Peacock meant that at times youngsters
such as Rod Belfitt or Rod Johnson were
asked to step up, or even Jim Storrie would
be brought back, despite not regaining his
form of previous years.
There were signs of tactical innovation as
the team adapted to European football,
a more fluid approach with the wingers
coming inside to compensate for the lack
of goals from the centre.
Highlights
By finishing second in the league, they
had proved that they weren’t a flash in
the pan. Further young players had been
introduced into the first team, a scoring
debut for seventeen year old Eddie Gray
gave a hint of what was to come. Off the
pitch, the club announced another big
profit, this time over £60,000.
Leaving Leeds
Brian Williamson the reserve keeper, upset
by his lack of first team opportunities, left
to join Nottingham Forest for a small
fee. Ian Lawson joined Crystal Palace for
£9,000 whilst Ian Bell left on a free transfer
for Bury.

PAUL REANEY
Leeds United
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IT WAS A REAL
SEASON TO
REMEMBER
by ALAN PEACOCK
LEEDS UNITED
“At one time, I thought my
career might be over”.
Professional football is a tough game. One day
you’re on top of the world. Next you have the
troubles of the world on your back.
That’s how it has been for me during the past two
seasons. Up till then, as a Middlesbrough player, things
had gone fairly smoothly for me.
Then began my two years of ups and downs. During
which I was transferred from my home town club of
Middlesbrough to Leeds.
The Second Division championship medal and
medals I won at Elland Road for being runners-up in First
Division and FA Cup last term add up to the bright part of
my story. But there were also times when I really thought
I might never play football again. My tale of calamity
began in my last season with Middlesbrough. I got an
injury to my left knee. The specialist saw it, and whipped
me straight into hospital for the cartilage operation.
It was a pretty rotten business–darned painful-but
when I eventually recovered and got back into the team, I
thought my troubles were over. Particularly when Leeds
came along and paid £55,000 for me. I got through the
rest of the season unscathed, scoring eight goals for my
new club as we beat Sunderland for the Second Division
title after a cracking race for promotion.
Early in the close season Leeds went on a European
tour. In the very first game, in East Berlin I picked up
another injury. This time to my right knee.
I was immediately flown home for another date with the
specialist. Before I knew where I was he had my leg in
plaster. And it was to stay there for three weeks.
Again Leeds went off on tour. This time to Ireland. I was
picked for the first game-and yes, you’ve guessed it. Off
I went again with the same knee giving out. This time I got
special manipulative treatment, but broke down as soon as I
tried to train. Again I was sent for a cartilage operation.
By this time I was beginning to fear my career was in
danger. I couldn’t help but think about Brian Clough and
how he had to call it a day because of a knee injury.
Out of hospital at last I began light training again. Then
came the day I was given a try-out in the reserves. Just 15
minutes after the start I was back in the dressing-room, with
my knee swelling fast.
Another operation-and another 14 stitches. Right at
the back of the knee joint. The scar is still there and I’ve
taken a bit of kidding from the team mates asking if I’ve got
my seams straight! Once again I dragged myself back to the
training field to begin the slow process of getting back to
the forefront.
Thank goodness all went well and I won my place back
in the side to help chase the League and Cup double. But
my run of bad luck was not yet over...
A fortnight before our date with Liverpool at Wembley in
the Final, we met Manchester United in a vital league game
at Elland Road.
A combination of a gale force wind and a goal by
England winger John Connelly saw us go down and lose
our chance of winning the First Division.
Worse still-I found my ankle had swollen up badly and I
was listed as doubtful for Wembley. Wasn’t I relieved when
I was declared fit for the big day-though all I got out of it
was another runners-up medal.
Still it was a tremendous thrill. Worth all the pain and
anxiety of those months on the treatment table.
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STAR STRIP - JACK CHARLTON
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Alan Peacock (right) of Leeds, has the
Northampton defence in a tangle here. in a
state of panic are Brian Harvey, Theo Foley
and Graham Carr.
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JACK CHARLTON, right
& NORMAN HUNTER
of Leeds United & England
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They play at Elland Road!
Leeds United F.C.
Leeds - F.A. Cup runners up. back row ( left to right): Bremner, Madeley, Bell, Sprake, Reaney, Hunter, Greenoff, Weston.
Front row (left to right): Storrie, Giles, Cooper, Collins, Peacock, Charlton, Johanneson, Johnson
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Leeds United
1966-67
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
Again there was a lack of transfer activity,
but it was not for want of trying that they
failed to land Alan Ball. Ball had been a
resounding success in England’s World
Cup winning team, and the Blackpool
board realised that they couldn’t hang on
to the player any longer. The asking fee
of £110,000 was met by two clubs, United
and Everton and the decision was left to
the player, who after speaking to his father
plumped for a move to Merseyside.
Revie was despondent to lose out on
his primary target, so again decided to
promote from the club’s youth system.
His first problem was, could he
accommodate Collins in a midfield
alongside Bremner and Giles? It was
tried pre-season at Celtic, but didn’t work,
Collins and Giles were too alike. Attacking
options were limited with injuries to
Peacock, O’Grady and Johanesson. Eddie
Gray and Lorimer were given their chance
to claim a forward spot, but injuries were
to play a major part in how the season
panned out.
The Season
Tottenham at White Hart Lane was the
first game of the season, remembered
fifty years later for an iconic photograph
of Dave Mackay angrily grabbing Billy
Bremner by his shirt front, after a poor
challenge on a player just returning after
breaking his leg twice in eighteen months.
There were changes in team selection
every match, caused either by injuries,
or trying to find a winning combination.
Early season saw Paul Madeley deputising
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for Jack Charlton who had damaged his
hamstring.
A run of only one win in eight games
saw Leeds adrift in thirteenth place, but
there was some success to report as they
despatched DWS Amsterdam 8-2 on
aggregate in round two of the ICFC, after
they had been invited to take part in the
tournament again.
A low point of the season arrived two
weeks later, as first they crashed 7-0 to
West Ham in the League Cup and then 5-0
at Anfield against Liverpool.
Don Revie was casting his net far and wide
for re-enforcements, but he refused to pay
what he thought were inflated transfer fees,
and he was prepared to wait for exactly
the right player, ‘be patient’, he asked
supporters. There was some good news
off the pitch however, when Chairman
Harry Reynolds announced that profits
from the past two seasons meant that the
club was out of debt for the first time in
their forty seven year history.
Amazingly, at the turn of the year, despite
an underwhelming start, Leeds were only
five points off the top with a game in hand.
League results continued to improve and
Bremner was proving an inspiration to
everyone, but yet again he found himself
embroiled in a rough game at Forest and
got himself sent off.
Surprisingly, Revie let Bobby Collins leave
for Bury on a free transfer. Although
injuries had prevented the player from
being a regular, whenever he was called
upon he always gave a good account of
himself.
Leeds enjoyed success in two cup
competitions, reaching the semi-finals
of the FA Cup, eventually going out to
Chelsea, then going one better in the
Inter Cities after knocking out Valencia,
Bologna and Kilmarnock along the way,
earning the right to play Dynamo Zagreb
in the final. The competition had got so
far behind schedule, the final itself was
held over until the following August.
Postscript
Injuries definitely played a major part in a
season that at times struggled to take off.
Older experienced squad members had
moved on, allowing talented youngsters
such as Eddie Gray, Peter Lorimer and
Jimmy Greenhoff to be introduced. These
lads of course would need time to find
their feet, but having shown that they had
the ability, the coming season offered the
promise of even greater success.
There was another break with the past
when Jim Storrie left to join Aberdeen
for a fee of £13,500. After top scoring for
several years, the goals had dried up and
Jim had fallen out of favour with Don
Revie.
Low Lights
The injuries sustained by 32 people when
sections of crowd barriers collapsed during
an FA Cup replay against Sunderland at
Elland Road. It could have been a tragedy,
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LEEDS UNITED F.C.
BACK (Left to right) : DON REVIE (Manager). ALAN PEACOCK, WILLIE BELL, JACK CHARLTON, GARY SPRAKE, PAUL
MADELEY, NORMAN HUNTER, ROD BELFITT, LES COCKER (TRAINER).
FRONT: TERRY COOPER, PAUL REANEY, ALBERT JOHANNESON, BILLY BREMNER, JIMMY GREENOFF, JOHNNY GILES,
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Leeds United
1967-68
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
The Inter Cities
Fairs Cup Final
Held over from the previous season, the
Zagreb game ended in a disappointing
2-0 aggregate defeat. The manager was
criticised for a defensive approach in the
second leg, despite already being two goals
down.
Preview
Chairman Harry Reynolds was forced
to retire due to ill health, Don Revie had
now lost his number one supporter on the
board.
Despite again searching far and wide, the
troublesome centre forward spot had still
not been filled, five different players were
tried in the number nine shirt early in the
season. So despite the club announcing
a profit, supporters were left frustrated at
the lack of transfer activity.
The Season
The club made their worst start in years,
one point from the first three games, but
a stronger autumn campaign saw them
move up the table, culminating in a 7-0
demolition of Chelsea. By now Leeds had
made the major signing fans had been
calling out for, smashing their transfer
record with the £100,000 purchase of
centre forward Mick Jones from Sheffield
United. Jones was a Revie type of player,
he could score goals, but he was adept at
holding the ball up and brave as a lion,
allowing other players to flourish. The
club practically balanced the books by
selling Willie Bell to Leicester and Alan
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At the turn of the year, the team were
lying in third place and had also reached
the semi-final of the League Cup. The 5-0
defeat of Fulham at Craven Cottage on
the 6th January was described as the club’s
most complete performance in living
memory.
Derby County were duly despatched in the
League Cup and also in the FA Cup, Don
Revie quickly putting the young upstart
Derby manager, Brian Clough in his place.
The season was beginning to look like it
could be amazing, with one final already
booked, they also fought their way
through to the FA Cup semi-final where
they would meet Everton, made progress
in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup (ICFC) once
more and remarkably went top of the table
after drawing at Chelsea.
Leeds United’s opponents in the League
Cup final were to be Arsenal. United were
desperate to win a trophy and despite
Revie’s protestations that they were going
to entertain, nobody really believed that.
After taking the lead through a superb
18th minute volley from Terry Cooper,
Leeds slipped into a containing strategy
and had little difficulty in keeping the
Gunners at bay. At last Bremner had his
hands on a trophy. There was criticism
from some in the media, but who cared?
The run to another ICFC Final saw
United face successive games against three
Scottish clubs, Hibernian, Rangers and
Dundee. All of these were tight nervous
affairs, the Rangers’ ties were played out
before an aggregate crowd of over 130,000
spectators. Once again the competition
had overrun and the final would not be
played until the following August, with
Ferencvaros the opponents.
However there was disappointment in
the FA Cup, bowing out to Everton in the
semi-final played at Old Trafford, a rough
game at times, was settled by a Morrissey
penalty after Charlton had handled.
There was still an outside chance of taking
the title, but fatigue was setting in, the team
played sixty six games this season. In the
end they fell short by five points, finishing
fourth behind winners Manchester City.
Only one point was taken from the last
four games of the season.
Postscript
Two trophies collected in one season
would be enough for most managers,
but Don Revie wanted the ‘big one’, the
championship. The older players had by
now been mostly moved on, allowing the
youngsters more playing time and with
another year’s experience under their
belts, confidence was especially high for
the next season. One thing did concern
the players, sometimes they gave the
opposition too much respect and were
too cautious. Would this change now that
they had shown they knew how to win?
New on the scene
Terry Yorath who was to become a much
valued squad member made his debut,
joining the ranks of the seemingly never
ending production line of new talent
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Mick Jones (dark shirt), getting the only goal in the first leg.
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LEEDS
UNITED
BACK ROW:
Paul Madeley,
Mike O’Grady,
David Harvey,
Gary Sprake, Jack
Charlton, Norman
Hunter.
CENTRE:
Albert Johanneson,
Rod Belfitt, Mick
Jones, Terry Hibbitt,
Eddie Gray, Peter
Lorimer.
FRONT:
Paul Reaney,
Terry Cooper,
Johnny Giles, Billy
Bremner, Jimmy
Greenoff, Mike
Bates.
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Leeds United
1968-69
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
The manager was clear in his objective,
‘this year we want the title he declared’.
He also hinted at a more attacking policy,
many people thought that they had
thrown the title away the previous season
by being too cautious.
Success in Europe
The home leg against Ferencvaros took
place on the 7th August, before the league
season had begun. An undercooked
Leeds scraped a 1-0 win courtesy of Mick
Jones, but the Hungarians were confident
of overturning this slender lead.
The second leg was not played until
five weeks later, by which time United
were fully in to their stride and enjoying
an unbeaten start to the season. They
produced a typical away performance
and strangled the life out of the
opposition. Gary Sprake gave a wonderful
performance to show why Don Revie was
prepared to overlook the occasional error.
Once more Bremner surrounded by
ecstatic teammates held the trophy aloft.
The ‘always the bridesmaids’ tag, could
now be firmly banished.
The Season
United hit the ground running, winning
six of the first seven games-, including
beating Liverpool. After winning the Inter
Cities Cup, they had to begin their defence
of the trophy only a week later. The
manager had decided where his priorities
lay and used this competition along with
the League Cup to blood youngsters.
On August the 24th Leeds visited the City
Ground to play Nottingham Forest. In
their preview of the game, the Goal feature
writer claimed, ‘Leeds ready to set fire to
Forest’. Never can a headline been more
accidentally correct, when the game was
abandoned at half-time as the Main Stand
went up in flames. Luckily there was no
loss of life, but all the players belongings
were lost.
There was a slight wobble in October
and November, when in the space of
two weeks, they were knocked out of the
League Cup by Crystal Palace, suffered a
bad 5-1 defeat at Burnley and then drew
three successive games 0-0. This proved
to be the last league defeat of the season,
as they stayed unbeaten for the remaining
twenty eight games.
Early on in the season, Jimmy Greenhoff
was surprisingly allowed to leave for
Birmingham City. Almost a regular the
previous season, he wanted first team
football, but surely he was better than
Division Two?
After a 2-2 aggregate draw against Napoli,
Billy Bremner kept up his 100% record
when he won the coin toss that allowed
Leeds to progress. It is unbelievable that
such a system was still in place for a major
competition.
The year ended in great style, firstly
Hannover were beaten 5-1 and then there
was revenge when Burnley were thrashed
6-1. Leeds were two points off top spot. It
may have turned out to be a blessing when
they were knocked out of the FA Cup in
third round by Sheffield Wednesday. For
the first time in years they only had two
competitions to worry about and though
it might have just been a coincidence, they
didn’t suffer the amount of injuries to key
players that they had in previous years.
They eventually hit the top, overtaking
Liverpool after a routine 2-0 win over
Ipswich in February and never lost it.
Whilst Liverpool were still involved in the
cup, Leeds were able to get points in the
bag and pull eight points clear.
There was some disappointment though,
old foes Ujpest Doza knocking the holders
out in the quarter finals. Bill Shankly and
Liverpool were not pleased when United
applied to have the fixture between the
two teams postponed because they had ten
players unavailable for a variety of reasons,
they accused Revie of gamesmanship.
With the season on the final stretch, only
results mattered and there was no better
team in the country at keeping things
tight. The final nine games were dour tense
affairs, United scored only seven times,
but more importantly only conceded two
goals during this run in.
They couldn’t have chosen a better place
to clinch the title, a 0-0 draw at Anfield,
in a hard fought game that perhaps
surprisingly didn’t spill over. The players
were generously applauded off by the Kop,
whilst things weren’t quite as friendly
outside the ground.
In just eight seasons, Don Revie had
turned Leeds United from a team at the
bottom of Division Two, playing in front
of small crowds in a ramshackle stadium
into the champions of England.
Postscript
The chance to regularly pick a settled team
and concentrate only on one competition
clearly was beneficial. Finally becoming
winners after so often going close, had
increased the team’s confidence, so that
this time they never looked like losing
their nerve. With more money available to
strengthen the squad and signs that more
young players were capable of stepping up,
the signs of a dynasty were there.
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BACK ROW: Paul Reaney, Norman Hunter, Allan Clarke, Mike O’Grady,
FRONT ROW: Mick Jones, Terry Cooper, Terry Hibbitt, Billy Bremner,
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DIVISION ONE
Leeds United
1969-70
A Season in Brief
Preview
Although they had just won the league
title for the first time, Don Revie was
acutely aware that he needed an out and
out goalscorer to take the team to the
next level. Along with many others, he
was an admirer of Allan Clarke, recently
relegated with Leicester City, who had
just put in a transfer request. The lure of
playing for the best team in the country
and European Cup football was enough to
persuade the player to put pen to paper,
for a new record club signing of £165,000.
The Season
The season began with the usual curtain
raiser of the Charity Shield, Leeds
overcoming cup winners Manchester City
to win 2-1.
The league campaign started with a
convincing 3-1 home victory over Spurs
and a first goal for Clarke, before the team
hit an inconsistent patch, with only one
win in the next seven games, but also
only one defeat against early pacesetters
Everton. This game also saw the end of the
run of thirty four unbeaten league games,
stretching over two seasons.
Although the team were trying to adopt
a more attacking outlook, goals were
difficult to find, that is until the first round
of the European Cup (EC) against SFK
Lyn Oslo, who were outclassed with an
aggregate score of sixteen goals to nil.
The second round pitted United against
old rivals from Hungary. Ferencvaros,
a team in decline, were beaten 6-0 on
aggregate and it could have been more.
The team began another run of eighteen
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unbeaten games in the league, that took
them to top spot, until an unlikely defeat
at Newcastle ended that run. During this
period, Mick Bates whenever he was called
upon to deputise for Johnny Giles, was
singled out for praise.
The club progressed through the early FA
Cup rounds with a run of games against
lowly opposition; Swansea, non league
Sutton, Mansfield and Swindon before
they faced Manchester United in the semifinal.
Over three fiercely contested and
sometimes brutal games, Leeds eventually
prevailed at Burnden Park, Bolton, after an
eighth minute Bremner goal.
Leeds made the short trip to Belgium in
the quarter finals of the European Cup to
meet Standard Liege. Leeds more than held
their own in a physical encounter and in
fact snatched a later winner when Lorimer
hammered home. It was virtually the same
story in the second leg, Liege were content
to play on the break. It was not until a 79th
minute Giles penalty, that the home fans felt
safe enough to enjoy the occasion.
Revie was now left with a difficult
decision, continue with what looked like
an impossible attempt on the treble, or
concentrate on the two cup competitions.
They were five points behind Everton with
only six games remaining. After a 3-1 home
defeat to Southampton, he made his mind
up and made eleven changes for the league
game away at Derby, which incidently was
only two days before the first leg against
Celtic. United were also asked to fulfil a
league fixture the day after the Celtic game
in London against West Ham. How could
any team be expected to maintain that
schedule?
The home game against Celtic ended
with disappointment, an early goal from
Connelly, deflected in off Cooper, proved
enough for the Scots to secure a 1-0 win.
The Leeds players didn’t need to be told that
they had played badly.
Seven days rest before the FA Cup final
did Leeds the power of good, but despite
dominating, they allowed Chelsea to
escape with a 2-2 draw, in a match that
encapsulated the best of football in the
seventies, containing flair, aggression
and attitude, with neither side prepared
to back down. They now faced another
game, with the first Cup Final replay since
1912.
With no chance to relax, it was straight off
to Glasgow for the second leg against Celtic.
Inevitably called the ‘Battle of Britain’
by the media, the game, was switched to
Hampden Park to maximise revenue. The
attendance was an unbelievable 136,000.
The United players didn’t believe they
were out of it, a confidence built on an
array of impressive away performances in
Europe. This was different though, they
had to win, not just contain.
They were given an early boost when
Bremner fired home and for a period it
looked as if the game could swing either
way. Leeds reached half-time leading 1-0,
but within eight minutes after the break,
Celtic had scored twice, Sprake had been
carried off and Leeds hopes of European
glory had disappeared.
There was now just one chance left for
glory, the cup replay at Old Trafford
against Chelsea. United again dominated
but once more it went to extra time. The
game had an unlikely hero, Dave Webb
who had been given a roasting over both
games by Eddie Gray, scored the winner
for the Blues.
Postscript
A season that until the very end promised
immortality, ended once more in
disappointment. Fatigue and fixture
congestion, not helped by a truncated
season that preceded the Mexico World
Cup, once more led to a period of soul
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MICK BATES
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TERRY YORATH
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Footballer of the Year
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Leeds United
1970-71
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
After the heartbreak of the previous
season, could Revie lift the spirits of the
players? Once more no additions to
the team were made, although soon the
manager could be faced with replacing
Jack Charlton, who was beginning to be
more susceptible to injury. Missing, was
Albert Johannsen who had left to join
York City.
The Season
Any thoughts of a hangover were
immediately dispelled as United started
off like an express train, with six wins out
of seven. Even a first round exit away at
Sheffield United in the League Cup might
prove to be a blessing in disguise.
The first league defeat came 3-0 away at
Stoke City, before the team embarked on
another unbeaten run of sixteen games.
Despite this one result, the defence was on
top form, eleven clean sheets in the first
fourteen games proved this.
Leeds again had European football to look
forward to, back in the Inter Cities Cup
(ICFC) where they had enjoyed great
success. Easily getting past Sarpsborg
from Norway in the first round, they had
to rely on the ‘away goals’ rule to progress
at the expense of Dynamo Dresden. A
9-2 aggregate victory over Sparta Prague,
and with the team also three points clear
in the league at the turn of the year, was
a fine riposte to those who thought that
the club’s spirit might have been broken by
events of the previous season.
Old boy Bobby Collins, who was now
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club a good turn when he recommended
a young Joe Jordan who was playing
alongside him, Revie snapped up a real
bargain when he signed him for only
£15,000.
United were once more helped by
favourable draws in the FA Cup, first up
were Rotherham, although this went to
a replay, followed by Swindon who were
easily brushed aside 4-0.
Next up were Colchester United of
Division Four at Layer Road. It turned
out to be one of the biggest shocks ever
in the history of the tournament and was
captured for posterity by the presence of
the ‘Match of the Day’ cameras. Veteran
ex-England striker Ray Crawford with two
goals and another from Dave Simmons
gave the home team a three goal lead,
before United finally got their game
together and pulled two back, but were
unable to level the game.
Although it was a shock, United still led
the league by three points and did in
fact win four straight games afterwards,
they also had a winnable ICFC game
against Setubal from Portugal to come.
Although it was a tight encounter Leeds
progressed to set up a mouth watering
clash with Liverpool in the semi-final of
this competition.
Defeat at Chelsea, whilst Arsenal were
playing an FA Cup semi-final, still left
United six points clear, but they had played
three games more. After both teams
chasing the title picked up further wins,
Leeds conceded that advantage when they
drew two games, allowing the Gunners to
narrow the gap to only two points.
All eyes now turned to Anfield for the
ICFC first leg. Don Revie decided to bring
back Bremner despite his skipper only
playing 25 minutes of first team football in
three months. Once more he didn’t let his
manager down, striking the only goal of
the game in the second half, to give them
not only a victory, but an away goal.
The home game against West Brom
has gone down in history as the most
infamous played at Elland Road and even
now is still the subject of much anger.
Already 1-0 down in the game, Leeds
were pushing forward in the second half,
when an intercepted pass from Hunter,
deflected to Tony Brown, he momentarily
stopped, waiting for the referee to award
offside against Colin Suggett, but when
the whistle did not sound, he continued,
before squaring the ball for Jeff Astle to
score.
All hell broke loose, the goal should not
have stood, but the sight of elderly grown
men racing on to the pitch to remonstrate
with the referee was a sad sight. Despite
pulling a goal back, the 2-1 defeat severely
damaged Leeds hopes of regaining the
title.
Some hope was restored when Arsenal
were beaten at Elland Road, quickly
followed by a superb draw against
Liverpool in the ICFC semi final second
leg, which meant that Leeds had a final
against Juventus to look forward to.
After completing the season with a 2-0
win against Forest, Leeds had to wait
until the Monday to see if they would be
crowned champions. Arsenal needed a
win or a goalless draw from their fixture
with Spurs, anything else would hand it
to Leeds. As the game looked certain to
finish in stalemate, Ray Kennedy headed
home in the 89th minute to ensure the
title for Arsenal.
There were twenty seven days before the
two legged final against Juventus, many
players went off on international duty
before coming back to prepare for the
game. The away leg was a hard fought
2-2 draw and another draw, this time 1-1
at Elland Road, meant that Leeds were
victorious, but only on away goals.
Postscript
Thank goodness for the Fairs Cup,
as another season almost ended in
disappointment. What was the reason
that Leeds so often failed to get over the
line? Was the manager over cautious? Or
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BACK ROW: Chris Galvin, Terry Yorath, David Harvey, Mick Jones, Gary Sprake, Jackie Charlton,
Allan Clarke, Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray, Paul Madeley
FRONT ROW: Rod Belfitt, Paul Reaney, Peter Lorimer, Johnny Giles, Billy Bremner, Terry Cooper,
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Leeds United
1971-72
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
As was to be expected the FA came down
hard on the club for the disturbances at the
Albion game. Elland Road was declared
closed for the period 14th August to 4th
September, meaning that four fixtures
would have to be played at another venue
at least twelve miles away. United tried to
have the fixtures switched, but to no avail.
John Saunders was signed for a small fee
from Newport to see if he was capable of
eventually filling Jack Charlton’s boots.
Terry Hibbitt who had not progressed as
hoped, left to join Newcastle.
The Season
Despite the pressure of every game being
away from home, results were satisfactory,
two draws and two wins, including 5-1
over Newcastle were achieved in ‘home’
fixtures played at Huddersfield, Hull and
Hillsborough, Sheffield. There were a
couple of setbacks however, a 3-0 defeat
to Sheffield United and a 2-0 reverse at
Highbury against Arsenal.
Leeds had qualified for the new
competition called the EUFA Cup and
were drawn away against what was
considered minor opposition from
Belgium, Lierse. Although they were
without six first teamers, they cruised to
a 2-0 away victory that gave no hint of the
shock that would hit them back at Elland
Road in the return.
For the return game with Lierse, Revie
took a gamble by leaving out Sprake,
Charlton and Hunter, but it was a decision
that rebounded spectacularly as the
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shortly before the end for a 4-0 win.
This result seemed to knock the players
confidence, a run of only one win in six
not only dropped them to seventh in the
table, but also led to their exit from the
League Cup at the hands of West Ham.
The manager decided to go back to basics
and a run of only one defeat in fifteen
games took them back to the top of the
league, culminating in a 1-0 defeat of
Sheffield United.
The team also began a run in the FA Cup
that was to take them right through to the
final. Whereas in previous years, they had
received favourable draws, this time they
had to overcome four top flight teams,
including Liverpool and Tottenham to
reach Wembley.
This period also contained a game against
Southampton that is held up as the prime
example of the quality that this Leeds team
possessed. It was not just because it was a
7-0 drubbing, it was because it showcased
a mastery of the ball. They were fortunate
that it was once more captured for
posterity by the BBC cameras and there
is not a football fan of that era, however
grudgingly, that cannot remember the
absolute skill of one passing movement in
particular, that contained flicks, feints and
movement that matched anything that
even Brazil were capable of.
As the season entered it’s closing stages,
the double was still on. Four teams were
in contention for the title; Leeds, Derby,
Liverpool and Man City, all closely
grouped, it was going to go down to the
wire.
With two games left to play, United
were at home to Chelsea, whilst Derby
entertained Liverpool. A 2-0 win moved
Leeds up to second, but Derby’s win put
them top. It was now clear, a win or a
draw away at Wolves would give Leeds
the title. The only problem was fitting
the fixture in. Leeds were involved in
the FA Cup final, whilst Wolves had to
play a two legged EUFA final against
Tottenham. The only available day would
be the Monday immediately following the
Wembley showpiece.
Leeds United versus Arsenal, for the
Centenary FA Cup, was as expected a tight
encounter, just edged by Leeds, but there
was always an undercurrent to the game as
it threatened to boil over. The game finally
got the goal it needed in the fifty fourth
minute after Mick Jones tricked his way
to the byline before standing the ball up
at the far post where his striking partner
Allan Clarke was on hand to powerfully
head home past the Gunners’ keeper Geoff
Barnett for the winner.
After a last minute injury that left Jones
with a dislocated shoulder, the player was
helped up the Wembley steps to collect his
medal from the Queen.
There was no time for celebrations,
just a steely resolve to complete the job
at Molineux. In any other footballing
country, Wolves would have laid down,
but not in England and despite having
one eye on their own final, Wolves were
determined to put on a performance.
Despite almost constant pressure, Leeds
lost the game 2-1 and with it the ‘Double’.
Derby were the champions.
Postscript
The disruption caused by playing every
game of the first month away, injuries and
bad luck, contributed to missing out on
the title. The club also felt hard done to by
having to play the last game of the season
so close to the FA Cup final.
Asa Hartford Affair
Don Revie had virtually signed the
midfielder from West Brom, but a last
minute medical revealed the player had a
long standing heart defect and the club’s
insurers wouldn’t allow the deal to be
completed. The manager revealed that it
was the hardest thing he ever had to do in
football when he informed the player that
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Leeds United’s hour of glory . . . the FA Cup belongs to them at last. But what a hard fight
Arsenal gave them at Wembley. The competition was really hot.
TOP LEFT: United’s midfield masters, Johnny Giles and skipper Billy Bremner, find themselves
surrounded by John Radford, Charlie George and Alan Ball, but come out on top, yet again.
ABOVE: Man of the Match, Allan Clarke, tussles with Arsenal’s final hero, Peter Simpson.
BOTTOM LEFT: The decider. Allan Clarke’s header has hit the back of the net. Referee, David Smith, points
to the centre spot, all the happy Leeds players race to congratulate Mick Jones (out of picture) who made the
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By Mick Jones
LEEDS UNITED
Every player must leave the
game with an outstanding
memory. If he has played in a
Wembley final, then that must surely
be it.
Particularly if he has finished up on
the winning side. Like me.............
But a Cup Final memory can come in
all shapes and sizes. Some downright
painful. Yes, even in the triumph.
Which brings me to the 6th of last May.
The day we beat Arsenal in the FA Cup
Final.
I’ve got a winner’s medal to show for it.
But even today, so much of what happened
remains pretty much a blur. Except that
I did what I’m sure no other footballer in
history has done-kept Her Majesty the Queen
waiting!
Believe me, that’s one Wembley reminder
that still causes me embarrassment.
But let’s go back to the beginning of this
amazing episode... There was barely a minute to go.
We were leading 1-0. In the 54th minute I had crossed
a ball from the right and Allan Clarke had sent a header
thundering past Geoff Barnett in the Arsenal goal.
We had already got the signal the final whistle was
near when I chased the ball into the Gunners’ penalty area.
Barnett came out-to reach the ball at the same time I did. I
pitched over his body, landed awkwardly on my left armand
felt the Wembley roof had fallen in on me.
I’ve had many falls like it and never even got a bruise.
There have been many times when I thought I’d broken
every bone in my body and got to my feet perfectly all
right.
But my elbow was fractured-and the only thing I remember
is that I’ve never had so much pain in my life.
I didn’t even hear the final whistle blow. But a tremendous
roar came through to me-and I remember thinking Arsenal
had equalised.
Then there was a forest of legs around me. People
were shouting and pushing. And Les Cocker, the Leeds
trainer, was bending over strapping my arm to my side.
It wasn’t until I was helped to the bottom of the steps to
the Royal Box and saw the last of the Arsenal boys coming
down with their medals that I realised we’d won the cup.
Then Mick Bates, our substitute, came up to me. “I’ve got
your medal”, he said.
I turned and told him I was going up there to the Royal
Box. I didn’t realise I was keeping Her Majesty waiting
or I’d have thought twice about going up. It was just the
thought that the rest of the lads had been up for their medals
and I hadn’t even seen the Queen.
There was a great deal of swift debating about whether I
could make it. But eventually Norman Hunter supplied the
answer. “Hang on my shoulder”, he said-and helped me up
the steps. I remember going up there, but I don’t remember
much about what was said-or about coming back down.
I know I was swaying about at the bottom of the steps and
someone said, “Stand still, they’re playing the National
Anthem.” Then I was put on a stretcher and carried to the
treatment room next to the Wembley dressing-room.
I was all right when being carried along, and managed a
few waves to the crowd. I couldn’t have done that if I’d
been walking. My legs felt like jelly.
THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED AN X-RAY
I was semi-conscious when they lifted me off the
stretcher for an X-ray. Then I waited for what seemed
like ages for the plate to be developed. I heard all the lads
singing next door, and wished the doctors would hurry up
with that X-ray. I was beginning to feel really ill. I never
gave the cup a thought at that time. I only wanted them to
put my arm back into place. There was quite a lot of pain
when that was done, but I got up and staggered into the
packed dressing-room. That was the first time I’d been on
my feet since stumbling down the Royal steps. I was still
groggy, showed it-and was helped across the room and told
to lie down on the bench in the corner.
Eventually Les Cocker helped me into the bath
and washed me down. By that time the rest of the team
had finished and I had the tub to myself.Les had to dry
me afterwards as well, and had also to help me on with
my clothes. I think I’d had something pumped into me.
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I felt very dopey. With the vital league championship
match against Wolves due on the Monday, the team was
going to Wolverhampton from Wembley via our cup final
headquarters at Hendon. There they were to have a meal. I
went back with them in the coach as far as Hendon, picked
up a few things, then returned to the London hotel where
our wives and the Leeds officials were staying.
The game at Molineux, just 48 hours after our Wembley
appearance, was an opportunity for Leeds to become only
the third team in modern history to pull off the League and
FA Cup double. But I knew I wouldn’t be out there to help
them in the second leg.
I went to bed when I got back to the London hotel and
tried to watch the Cup Final recording on TV. I’d have
given anything to have seen myself going up the steps so I
could get an idea of what happened.
I travelled back to Leeds the next day. And even though I
normally dislike watching the team play, I made a point of
asking Mr Revie if it would be all right to travel down to
Wolverhampton on Monday. I was determined to be there
to see if we could get the one point that would clinch the
title–and therefore the double. With that point we would
have gone ahead of Derby County on goal average and
would have remained ahead of Liverpool, irrespective of
their result against Arsenal at Highbury.
I travelled down to the Midlands on Monday afternoon
with club secretary Keith Archer, and watched the game
from the stand, along with our full-back Terry Cooper. He,
of course, was out of action with a broken leg.
I said I didn’t like watching the team play. I know I’ll
never go to another Leeds game after seeing that one. It
was torture. We were beaten 2-1. And as Liverpool only
managed a draw with Arsenal, Derby County became
champions.
You can imagine our disappointment after coming so close
to the double. We hadn’t failed because we played badly.
It was the circumstances that had piled up which caused us
to miss out on the double.
winning the double again. I certainly believe that if the
Wolves game had been two days later, on the Wednesday
instead of the Monday, I would have had another
championship medal to add to the one I got three years ago.
In the end, we all made up our minds it was only because
the fixtures were so close together that we missed out.
But Leeds’ supporters seemed very satisfied with the way
things turned out. I do believe the fans wanted us to bring
home the cup more than they wanted the League trophy.
Because the city had never seen the FA Cup.
I never even saw the trophy until the Monday after the
final. But I hung on to that medal for a good while on
the Saturday. It will always remain one of my treasured
souvenirs.
THE FANS WERE HAPPY
To begin with, the game shouldn’t have been played so soon
after our Wembley appearance. But the League insisted
it be staged that night because of Wolves EUFA Cup
commitments. We went out with around eight fit players.
I was amazed how well the lads played after an hour and a
half on the tiring Wembley pitch just two days before.
I think it’s fair to say most of us would have preferred to
win the league to the cup. Yes, even though the Wembley
final has more glamour to it.
I would like to think we’ll get as good a chance of
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LEEDS
BACK ROW:
Rod Belfitt, Norman Hunter,
Gary Sprake, David Harvey,
Joe Jordan, Terry Yorath,
MIDDLE ROW:
John Faulkner, Chris Galvin,
Mick Jones, Paul Madeley,
Allan Clarke, Jack Charlton
FRONT ROW:
Paul Reaney, Mick Bates,
Peter Lorimer, Billy Bremner,
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Leeds United
1972-73
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
Don Revie moved to sign Trevor Cherry
from Huddersfield for a fee of £100,000.
Originally signed as a full back, his long
term future was seen as a centre back.
Then after he was rebuffed in an attempt
to sign Gordon McQueen from St Mirren,
Revie returned to Huddersfield once
more, to sign their twenty nine year
old centre back Roy Ellam. He finally
captured McQueen in September for only
£30,000.
The Season
Due to suspensions, Cherry and Ellam
were the centre back partnership for the
opening fixture at Chelsea. It couldn’t
have gone worse, the 4-0 drubbing was
their worst opening day defeat in memory.
There were mitigating circumstances
though, both Harvey and Jones were
injured during the first half, Lorimer
went in goal for the remaining sixty five
minutes.
After one game, Ellam was
unceremoniously dropped for Jack
Charlton. Putting that opening day
horror show behind them, four wins and
two draws put Leeds a couple of points off
the top and four goals were rattled past
Burnley in the League Cup.
After the Wembley success, they were
entered into the European Cup Winners’
Cup (ECWC) and were drawn against
Ankaraguku of Turkey in the first round.
A 1-1 draw in Turkey was a tetchy affair,
played out on a hard and dusty pitch.
Leeds were expected to progress easily,
but in the end were grateful to a goal from
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Derby manager Brian Clough had become
the clubs number one critic, so there was
particular satisfaction when they were
thumped 5-0, courtesy of two fantastic
long range strikes from Johnny Giles.
In the ECWC, Carl Zeiss Jena from East
Germany were brushed aside 2-0 on
aggregate, but there was disappointment
in the League Cup,when they went out
to fierce rivals Liverpool in a replay, after
drawing 2-2 draw at Anfield.
A solid run of league results saw Leeds
firmly in third place, just a couple of points
off the top when the quest to retain the FA
Cup began. It took three games to dispose
of Norwich, followed by routine wins
against Plymouth, West Brom and Derby,
setting up a semi-final with Wolves.
Rapid Bucharest were blown away 8-1
on aggregate when the ECWC began
again, then Hadjuk Split provided sterner
opposition but still couldn’t stop Leeds
progressing through to the final and a
match against AC Milan to be held in
Salonika, Greece.
In the league, Liverpool always managed
to keep themselves a few points clear of
United as they chased the title, but after
defeating Wolves in the FA Cup semi-final,
another trip to Wembley was confirmed,
against surprise finalists Sunderland.
Frank Gray, the younger brother of
Eddie,took over the number eleven
shirt when he made a winning debut
against Crystal Palace and amazingly this
result, coupled with dropped points for
Liverpool, meant that the Monday clash
between the two clubs had become vital
again. If Leeds could win, they would only
be four points behind with two games in
hand and with a superior goal difference.
Unfortunately Liverpool were resolute
and fully deserved their 2-0 win.
On paper, the Cup final against Sunderland
looked a mismatch. A real David and
Goliath contest.
There was added spice to the fixture with
the history of bad blood between the
two managers. Sunderland approached
the game in a carefree manner, they had
nothing to lose, whilst it appeared the role
as short odds favourites weighed heavily
on the Leeds players.
It turned out to be a fascinating final,
Leeds although nowhere near their best
were denied by several wonder saves from
Jim Montgomery, but the 1-0 loss was still
hard to take.
After fighting for trophies on three fronts,
only one chance now remained, the
ECWC final against Milan. The build up
to the match was overshadowed when
news broke that Don Revie had held talks
with Everton and was to leave after the
final.
On top of all this, it was revealed years
later that the referee Christos Michas had
been bribed by the Italians, so in truth
there was no shame in a weakened team
going down 1-0.
Postscript
The disappointing end to the season,
no doubt contributed to Don Revie’s
thoughts about leaving. On the verge of
a possible treble, they ended the season
without a trophy. Once again it would
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Norman Hunter (Leeds United) and Roger Davies (Derby Count y)
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Leeds United
1973-74
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
After all the consternation and disruption
of the ‘Revie for Everton’ saga, he didn’t
go. Whether the Leeds board made him
an offer he couldn’t refuse or he simply got
‘cold feet’ we will never know for certain.
In the meantime he was back, declaring
his ambition that he wanted the team to
go through the entire season unbeaten.
It was the end of an era in one sense, as
Jack Charlton moved on to take up the
manager’s position at Middlesbrough.
The Season
After an unconvincing pre-season, Leeds
opened with an emphatic 3-1 home win
over Everton followed by a further six
victories and it just got better and better
after that, culminating in a run of thirty
unbeaten league games. At long last it
seemed as if the manager was prepared to
let the players off the leash and trust their
vast experience.
They were even receiving praise about
their improved behaviour, Vernon Stokes
from the FA Disciplinary Committee
even took the time to write to the club
expressing his personal satisfaction about
the teams new approach.
Fighting for honours on all fronts had
often stretched the squad to it’s limits,
there was a feeling that in order to win
the league, they should manage their
resources with this in mind. So when
they played Stroemsgodset of Norway
in the Eufa Cup, five squad players were
brought in, but they still progressed 7-2 on
aggregate.
After thirteen years at Elland Road,Gary
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Sprake left to join Birmingham City,
the fee of £100,000 was a world record
fee for a goalkeeper at that time. Revie
immediately moved to sign Dave Stewart
from Morton as his replacement, making
the club a quick £70,000 profit on the
exchange.
Hibernian were beaten on penalties,
after United again rested players,
although United eventually went out of
the competition to Vitoria Setubal from
Portugal 3-2 on aggregate. As a clear
example of the manager’s new strategy, for
the second leg against Setubal, full back
Peter Hampton was played in mid-field
whilst Frank Gray operated as a sweeper.
The new relaxed Revie even allowed the
players to take their golf clubs with them.
As the new year began, Leeds were still
unbeaten after twenty three games, eight
points clear of Liverpool in second place.
United also reached the fifth round of the
FA Cup, but surprisingly lost at home to
Bristol City after a replay.
This result appeared to knock the player’s
confidence, even though the unbeaten run
continued, the teams performances began
to stutter.
A series of drawn games followed, the
pressure to maintain the run against
opponents who treated the games as cup
ties was becoming a heavy burden. It was
a widely held thought that it wouldn’t be
a bad thing to lose a game and relieve the
pressure.
The run did eventually end at the Victoria
Ground Stoke, the thirtieth game, but even
then the way it happened was unusual.
After taking a two goal lead, they seemed
in no trouble, but the home side powered
back to equalise before half-time and
then went on to score the winner mid-way
through the second half.
The managers and players put a brave
face on, claiming that defeat was for the
best, but two more drawn games allowed
Liverpool to chip away at their lead. After
interrupting this spell by defeating Man
City, they then lost the next three games
including a morale sapping defeat to
Liverpool.
After losing 4-1 at home to Burnley, it
looked as if the wheels had come off.
As it turned out, the worst was over,
Liverpool suddenly began dropping points
and at the same time, the United defence
stopped conceding goals, only one went
past Harvey in the last six games of the
season.
At one stage it looked as if they might
need something from the last game away
at QPR, but after Liverpool lost to Arsenal,
the championship was confirmed and they
finished the season five points clear of
their closest rivals.
Postscript
This Leeds team had an indefatigable
spirit, year after year they had picked
themselves up, after disappointments
that would have crushed any other sets of
players, and went again. Despite all the
pressure on them, they produced such
high quality team performances that must
rank with the best ever, this in an era of
defensive football, runners up Liverpool
and third placed Derby had only scored
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BACK ROW: Peter Lorimer, Eddie Gray, Mick Bates, Allan Clarke, Norman Hunter, Gordon McQueen, Roy Ellam,
Paul Reaney, Frank Gray FRONT ROW: Terry Yorath, Gary Sprake, Trevor Cherry, Joe Jordan, Johnny Giles,
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Leeds United
1974-75
A Season in Brief
DIVISION ONE
Preview
Leeds United, Champions once more, but
the man that masterminded it wouldn’t
be around to have another crack at
winning the European Cup (EC). Don
Revie had been chosen to replace Joe
Mercer as England boss, who in turn was
acting as caretaker, after Sir Alf Ramsey
had been sacked. Clearly the most
important decision was who would the
new boss be? The board ignored Revies’
recommendation to promote Johnny
Giles and to the surprise of everyone,
plumped for the club’s number one critic,
Brian Clough.
After his well reported early dealings
with the players, he then went out and
spent more on transfers than Revie had in
thirteen years. Duncan McKenzie from
Nottingham Forest at £250,000 was the
most expensive.
Four Forty Days
The reign of Brian Clough was shortlived,
despite the assertions by the players that
they were right behind the new manager,
results didn’t back this up. Losing his
captain Billy Bremner to suspension after
he had been sent off in the Charity Shield
along with Kevin Keegan, didn’t help, but
there were obviously underlying issues.
Acting swiftly, the board admitted their
mistake and parted ways with Clough.
The Season
After a poor start, Clough had been
dismissed after the home draw with Luton
left United in nineteenth place. Refusing
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to be rushed into immediately appointing
a successor, they eventually turned to
Bolton boss, Jimmy Armfield. He turned
out to be exactly the type needed to calm
the situation. Although not able to greatly
improve the team’s league position, by
building bridges with the senior players,
he was to guide the team to the final of
the EC. Maurice Lindley oversaw the first
round matches against FC Zurich, 5-3 on
aggregate before Armfield took over. His
first game was a 2-0 victory over Arsenal,
but this was followed by only one win in
five games.
Old rivals Ujpest Doza from Hungary
were the second round opponents in
the EC, Leeds turned back the clock
and won both home and away legs to
cruise through. There was a slight upturn
in league results, but there was also a
humiliating 3-0 League Cup defeat to
fourth tier Chester as well. The year ended
with a 2-0 win at Leicester, Leeds were
ensconced in eleventh place in the table,
with only cup success realistically to play
for. Progress was made in the FA Cup, but
Leeds eventually went out to Ipswich after
a replay.
The ‘old’ Leeds United was very much in
evidence in the defeat of Anderlecht in the
EC quarter finals. Again, home and away
victories gave the Whites a 4-0 aggregate
victory, setting up a much anticipated
semi-final against Barcelona. The Barca
side contained the Dutch superstars Johan
Cruyff and Neeskins, but United weren’t
intimidated by them. Bremner and
Clarke with the goals, secured a 2-1 home
win. The return at the Nou Camp was a
loud and passionate affair, but when Peter
Lorimer extended the advantage to 3-1 it
looked all over. There was a sting in the
tail however, when Gordon McQueen was
sent off, but a sterling, backs to the wall
defensive performance saw Leeds reach
the final. Their opponents were to be the
cup holders Bayern Munich and the final
was to be played at the Parcs des Princes,
Paris, ensuring a massive Leeds following.
The league obviously meandered to a
standstill, players were rested to avoid
injury, the major concern was the gap
between the last league game, a 4-2 defeat
at Tottenham and the final, exactly one
month afterwards.
Bayern like Leeds had had a terrible
league season, finishing in mid-table,
their only hope of European football was
to retain the trophy. They had real class
in the team, Sepp Maier in goal, Franz
Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller amongst
many, but Leeds had Bremner Giles and
Clarke to match them.
A game that has gone down in infamy
for non footballing reasons, Leeds were
well on top, not only creating chances but
denied a couple of penalties that looked
‘nailed’ on. When Lorimer had a goal
disallowed mid-way through the second
half, tempers on and off the pitch began
to fray. English teams had been on the
wrong end of many suspect refereeing
performances in Europe, so when Bayern
clinched the game with two late strikes,
the United fans lost control and began
rioting behind the goal.
Postscript
This really was the end of an era and the
last hurrah for an ageing team. Don Revie
might not have been sat on the touchline,
but these were his boys and this was the
culmination to a journey that began
fifteen years ago.
A period of sustained success was coming
to an end, but while it had lasted, it was
fantastic. Championships, cup victories,
great nights in Europe, who cared if there
had been controversy along the way. This
period will live on forever as the time
when Leeds United really were one of the
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The young Leeds United forward shows the control that makes him
such ahot property in the English First Division.
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BACK ROW: (left to right) Paul Madeley,
David Stewart, David Harvey, Eddie Gray,
Johnny Giles, Billy Bremner, Terry Cooper,

Norman Hunter, Trevor Cherry, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen,
Allan Clarke, Paul Reaney, FRONT ROW : Peter Lorimer,
Mick Bates, Frankie Gray, Terry Yorath
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Thanks
As with any book of this detail, there have been a great many people involved in all aspects of
it’s creation. We would like to begin by thanking the many organisations that have allowed us to
painstakingly work our way through their archives.
In no particular order thanks to; Johnny Giles, Simon Meakin, Doug Parfitt, Brian Jackson,
Alex Stead and Adele Dolloway.
Picture Credits
Soccer Attic.
Pedigree Foods Ltd.
Haymarket Media Group.
MMP Ltd.
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