It was on this day in 2010 that a single goal from Jermaine Beckford gave Leeds United the giant-killing that their fans so desperately craved away to Manchester United. It was the first time in nearly six years that the two clubs played against each other since Leeds’ relegation from the top flight in 2004. […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.61
1st November 1975. Derby County vs Leeds United at the reigning champions Baseball Ground. BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ chose the game as their featured match and it wasn’t hard to see why.The two clubs had both enjoyed success during the early 1970s, both winning the league title and Leeds had won the FA Cup […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.60
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the opening day of the 1990/91 season and involves former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall.The Welsh goalkeeper was going through a tough spell at Everton, having handed in a transfer request that was denied by the club. Everton had been champions only four years prior, but the sixth place finish […]
On This Day – 10th August
Lee Sharpe joining Leeds United on this day back in 1996 after spending eight years at Manchester United.Sharpe was plucked from Fourth Division Torquay United by Alex Ferguson after his fantastic debut season as a first team player. He had helped Torquay to finish fifth place in the league and was still only 16 years […]
On This Day – 8th August
Champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool played out a memorable seven goal thriller in the Charity Shield on this day back in 1992.With a week to go until the first games of the new Premier League, a hat-trick from Frenchman Eric Cantona gave Leeds a 4-3 victory over Graeme Souness’s Liverpool side. Leeds […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.49
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1974 Charity Shield between the league champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool.The match was the first Charity Shield to be held at Wembley and made it into much more of a showpiece occasion to start the season. Don Revie had left Leeds United at the end […]
On This Day – 4th August
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was on his was out of Leeds United on this day back in 1999 after club chairman Peter Ridsdale refused to accept the Dutchman’s wage demands.Despite being United’s top goalscorer for the two previous seasons, Ridsdale refused to pay Hasselbaink the £60,000 a week that he demanded. That amount seems like next […]
On This Day – 3rd August
Welshman John Charles left Leeds United to join Italian giants Juventus on this day back in 1957, breaking the world transfer record in the process.Charles cost Juve £65,000 when he joined and he would remain the most expensive British player until Aston Villa’s striker Gerry Hitchens joined Inter Milan four years later. In Charles’ first […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.22
Tony Yeboah celebrates his thunderbolt against Wimbledon, 23rd September 1995 Today’s Greatest Goal was scored by Leeds United’s Tony Yeboah and came a few matches into his first full season at the Yorkshire club.The Ghanaian scored two absolute screamers in the first two months of the 1995/96 season, one away at Wimbledon and another at […]
Jack Charlton – An obituary
Jack Charlton passed away yesterday at the age of 85. His is best known for being part of the England team who won the World Cup back in 1966, but he also had a successful career in management. In his playing days, Jack was an imposing centre half, who was both feared and respected by […]