Leedsista box sets
Take your time reading some longer series and longer pieces from Leedsista.
Champions of Europe: Leeds United in Paris, 1975
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Billy Bremner declared Leeds were Champions of Europe after beating Barcelona. Only reality contradicted him in Paris, and it changed Leeds United's history for ever.
0898: Bill Fotherby on Tour
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From Maradona to Gazza via Tomáš Skuhravý, as the Peacocks returned from Division Two to Europe with one of the best teams in our history, Bill Fotherby's pursuit of top transfer targets created a shadow team of world stars fans could keep in the back of their minds while watching, say, Carlton Palmer instead.
A-Z since '92
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A project that will take approximately (checks calculations), oh, only eight years, to write about every (*most) Leeds player since 1992. And it all begins with Aapo Halme.
Dick Ray and his very young team: Leeds United go for promotion, 1932
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Leeds United were relegated from the First Division in 1931, denting soccer's growth in a rugby obsessed city. But the manager was backing his young players to bounce back — and backing himself.
The death, and life, of David 'Soldier' Wilson
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On 27th October, 1906, a young Leeds City footballer died during a match against Burnley. That much was known. But over the years what else was known about him has become mixed up and forgotten. Here is the story of the death of David 'Soldier' Wilson, and the story of his life.
Visit the bookshop
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The utlimate in long reading — including the Sunday Times Bestseller, 100 Years of Leeds United.