The Family Way: Leeds vs West Ham, 24th November 1997
A few years earlier Rose Lee had promised Don Revie she could lift a curse from Elland Road by pissing in all four corners; perhaps a faint aroma remained, sending Frank Lampard round the twist.
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The Magic Camera: Norman Hunter vs Franny Lee, 1975
Match of the Day's usual policy was not to sensationalise violence. But a fight between two high profile personalities raised new questions about the role of media in football and society. To Norman Hunter, though, it was all panto.
Alfie Haaland ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Haaland was serious about not taking things too seriously, and it was a big difference for Leeds to have a player in the middle with so much personality.
Alex Mowatt ⭑ From A-Z since '92
When, years from now, fans are still remembering screamers by him, Mowatt can be satisfied that he did what he set out to do in football: be noticed.
The death, and life, of David 'Soldier' Wilson
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.
Battle of Britain '92: Elland Road
The Rangers players were each on a £20,000 bonus, but Howard Wilkinson wasn't thinking that far ahead. He said he didn't even know how many teams would be in the Champions League. "I was too scared to think about it."
Battle of Britain '92: Ibrox
The team playing at Rangers were the champions, and after 69 seconds Gary McAllister made winning the European Cup feel like a real possibility.
Alex Bruce ⭑ From A-Z since '92
The indignity is not necessarily his heritage or his puking, but that Leeds could just as easily signed any of a hundred other players who didn't look like Steve Bruce who would have been exactly the same.
Alan Thompson ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Alan Thompson looked like everything when Leeds United were desperately trying to avoid relegation to League One in 2007. What he looked like, in essence, was a new Gordon Strachan.
Up at the end of the eighties: three trips to Roker Park
Howard Wilkinson was never afraid that his way might be wrong — you could only do what you believed in and take your result. But if the result was that he was right, well, he absolutely loved that.