Leeds United <strong>1963</strong>-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 6 /((’681,7(’ 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.
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