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General Facts
Year Formed
1904 (Leeds City)
1919 (Leeds United)
Turned Professional
1920
Limited Company
1920
Colours
All white with yellow & blue trim
(Change)
Sky Blue with white & navy trim, navy shorts
Club Nickname
"United" or "The Whites"
Ground Capacity
40,204
Pitch Measurements:
105m v 65m
Honours
Football League Record
1920 Elected to Div. Two; 1924-27 Div. One;
1927-28 Div. Two; 1928-31 Div. One;
1931-32 Div. Two; 1932-47 Div. One;
1947-56 Div. Two; 1956-60 Div. One;
1960-64 Div. Two; 1964-82 Div. One;
1982-90 Div. Two; 1990-92 Div. One;
1992 to date F.A. Premier League
Football League Cup Winners: (1) 1968
Runners-up: (1) 1996
Football League Division One Champions:
(3) 1968-69; 1973-74; 1991-92
Runners-up:
(5) 1964-65; 1965-66; 1969-70; 1970-71; 1971-72
Division Two Champions:
(3) 1923-24; 1963-64; 1989-90
Runners-up:
(3) 1927-28; 1931-32; 1955-56
FA Cup Winners: (1) 1972
Runners-up:
(3) 1965, 1970, 1973
F.A. Charity Shield:
Winners: (2) 1969, 1992
F.A. Youth Challenge Cup:
Winners: (1) 1992-93
Europe
European Cup Finalists:
1974-75
European Cup Winners' Cup Finalists:
1972-73
European Fairs/UEFA Cup:
1966-67 (Runners-up); 1967-68 (Winners); 1970-71 (Winners)
Records
Record Attendance:
57,892 v Sunderland
FA Cup Rd 5 replay, 15 March 1967
Record Receipts:
£1,006,000 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup semi-final 9th April 1995
Record Victories
League: 8-0 v Leicester City, Div.One, April 1934
FA Cup: 8-1 v Crystal Palace, Rd.3, Jan. 1930
League Cup: 5-1 v Mansfield Town, Rd.2, Sept. 1963
Europe: 10-0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup Rd.1, leg 1, Sept. 1969
Record Defeats
League: 1-8 v Stoke City, Div.One, Aug. 1934
FA Cup: 2-7 v Middlesbrough, Rd.3, leg 2, Jan. 1946
League Cup: 0-7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, Sept. 1979
& 0-7 v West Ham Utd., Rd.3, Nov. 1966
Europe: 0-4 v SK Lierse, UEFA Cup, Rd.1, leg 2, Sept. 1971
Record League appearances
Jack Charlton 629 (1952-73)
Sequence Records
Most League Goals
98 Div. Two 1927-28
Most League goals in a season
John Charles (42) Div. Two 1953-54
Best undefeated start to a season
(29) 25th Aug. 1973 - 23rd Feb. 1974
Most matches undefeated
(34) 19th Oct. 1968 - 30th Aug. 1969
Most home matches undefeated
(39) 4th May 1968 - 28th Mar. 1970
Most away matches undefeated
(17) 19th Oct. 1968 - 30th Aug. 1969
Longest run without a home win
(10) 16th Jan. 1982 - 15th May 1982
Longest run without an away win
(26) 18th Mar. 1939 - 30th Aug. 1947
Most League wins (dates inclusive)
(9) 26th Sept. 1931 - 21st Nov 1931
Most League defeats (dates inclusive)
(6) 26th Apr. 1947 - 26th May 1947
Most League matches without a win
(17) 18th Jan. 1947 - 23rd Aug. 1947
Most home wins
(13) 9th Nov. 1968 - 13th Aug. 1969
Most away wins
(8) 21st Sept. 1963 - 28th Dec. 1963
Most League goals in a career
Peter Lorimer 168 (1965-79 & 1983-86)
Most goals in a match
Gordon Hodgson: 5 v Leicester City
Division One October 1938
Most capped player
John Giles (Ireland, 60)
Oldest player
Eddie Burbanks 41 years, 23 days v Hull City April 1954
Youngest player
Peter Lorimer 15 years, 289 days v Southampton September 1962
Record transfer fee received
£12,000,000 from Atletico Madrid for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, August 1999
Record transfer fee paid
£5,500,000 to Coventry City for Darren Huckerby, August 1999
People
Player of the Year: Previous Winners Roll of Honour
1970-71 Norman Hunter
1971-72 Peter Lorimer
1972-73 Allan Clarke
1973-74 Mick Jones
1974-75 Gordon McQueen
1975-76 Paul Madeley
1976-77 Gordon McQueen
1977-78 Tony Currie
1978-79 Brian Flynn
1979-80 John Lukic
1980-81 Trevor Cherry
1981-82 Eddie Gray
1982-83 Kenny Burns
1983-84 Tommy Wright
1984-85 Neil Aspin
1985-86 Ian Snodin
1986-87 John Sheridan
1987-88 Peter Haddock
1988-89 Ian Baird
1989-90 Chris Fairclough
1990-91 David Batty
1991-92 Tony Dorigo
1992-93 Gordon Strachan
1993-94 Gary McAllister
1994-95 Brian Deane
1995-96 Tony Yeboah
1996-97 Nigel Martyn
1997-98 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
1998-99 Lee Bowyer
1999-00 Harry Kewell
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