It's a long time since there was such enthusiasm: 1931/32 season, part two
Leeds United's young players couldn't score at Elland Road, but the explanation seemed simple. The fans.
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The young blood slogan: 1931/32 season, part one
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.
Ben White ⭑ From A-Z since '92
A minimum 7/10 player who is outrageously capable at the top levels, finds most of football apart from the playing to be a waste of time and has no problem pissing people off to go his own way. Ben White should still be playing for Leeds.
Parades go by
"Memories like this can’t be bought. There will never be another day like this," Howard Wilkinson told the crowd in the Town Hall, and even the other days like that weren't quite like it.
Ben Parker ⭑ From A-Z since '92
From when Parker first took the ball knowing there would be a gap to run into, to the spot-on cross to meet the timing of Becchio's run, the goal was orchestrated by the left-back whose body, at the time, was ticking like a time bomb.
"Last night, we won the European Cup": Leeds in Barcelona, 1975
Bremner said this wasn't their last chance at glory, that the pressure wasn't on Leeds. But their long European history had to continue for money, for trophies, and to put Barcelona in their place.
Elements of Old Leeds: Oxford away, 1984
On and off the pitch, in Oxford and Leeds and beyond, the club had to spend another weekend defending its reputation.
Barry Douglas ⭑ From A-Z since '92
"There are players miles better than me who’ve never won anything," Barry Douglas once said. But that he won so much was down to resilience forged in his youth and an open mind to his career and his life.
No team of pet dogs: When Barcelona came to Leeds, 1975
The world's best footballer was coming to Leeds, after getting lost in Bradford. United's one chance, everyone thought, was to fight flair with flair, Cruyff with McKenzie.
Barry Bannan ⭑ From A-Z since '92
With his experience and reputation, Bannan was in some ways the perfect player to step in if the midfield needed refreshing during the season's final weeks. But maybe the new Xavi was not what was needed.