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Full name Leeds United Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Whites,
United,
The Peacocks
Founded 1919
Ground Elland Road
Capacity 40,204
Chairman Ken Bates
Manager Dennis Wise
"Leeds United Football Club" redirects here. For the company chaired by Ken Bates, Shaun Harvey and Mark Taylor, see Leeds United Football Club Limited.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Football League Championship, but will play in the Football League One during the 2007-2008 season, following their relegation on May 5, 2007. Founded in 1919 following the demise of Leeds City. They play their home games at the Elland Road stadium.
Under the management of Don Revie during the 1960s and 1970s, Leeds won a number of domestic and European trophies. After Revie's departure to manage the England team Leeds were relegated to the Second Division in 1982, not returning to the top flight until 1990, when they were managed by Howard Wilkinson. Leeds were league champions in 1992.
The club's nicknames are "Leeds", "United" or "The Whites". Another nickname that is rarely used is "The Peacocks". This nickname stems from the formation of the club after the demise of Leeds City in the Peacock Hotel opposite the ground.
Although the club name bears the "AFC" suffix, the current badge displays "LUFC", however previous badges have included the official suffix.
Leeds were relegated to League One, on May 5 2007, following a 10 point deduction as a result of the club going into administration .
Main article: Leeds United A.F.C. History
Leeds United's predecessor team Leeds City FC was formed in 1904, but was forcibly disbanded by The Football League in 1919 in response to allegations of illegal payments to players during the First World War. A new club, Leeds United, was formed and began playing in the Midland League, taking the place vacated by Leeds City's reserve team. Yorkshire Amateurs, who occupied Elland Road, offered to make way for the new team under the management of former player Dick Ray. In 1920 Leeds were elected to the Football League and acquired by Huddersfield Town's chairman, Hilton Crowther.
Over the following few years, Leeds consolidated their position in the Second Division and in 1924 won the title and with it promotion to the First Division. However, they failed to establish themselves and were relegated in 1926-27. In the years up until the start of World War II Leeds were twice relegated, both times being instantly re-promoted the following season. In the 1946-47 season after the war, Leeds were relegated again with the worst league record in their history.
They remained in the Second Division for a further nine seasons until 1955-56, when Leeds once again won promotion to the First Division, inspired by Welsh legend John Charles. However, Charles was hungry for success at the highest level, and manager Raich Carter was unable to convince him that Leeds could satisfy his ambitions. Charles was sold to Juventus for a then world record of £65,000; the loss of such a key player led to Leeds' decline, and the team was relegated to the Second Division in 1959-60.
Don Revie and Captain Billy BremnerIn March 1961 the club appointed Don Revie as manager. His stewardship began in adverse circumstances; the club was in financial difficulty[4] and in 1961-62 only a win in the final game of the season saved the club from relegation to Division Three. Revie turned the team around, winning promotion to the First Division in 1963-64. Between 1965 and 1974, Revie's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, won two League Championships (1968-69 and 1973-74), the FA Cup (1971-72), the League Cup (1967-68) and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (1967-68 and 1970-71). Set against the success was an unenvied record of second places; during the same period Leeds were runners up in the League five times, losing finalists in the FA Cup three times, runners up in the Fairs Cup once, and losing finalists in the European Cup Winners Cup. Revie's last season at Elland Road was in 1974, and he left Leeds to take up the role of managing the English national team.
Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor. This was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics. The team performed poorly under Clough, and after only 44 days he was dismissed and replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield. Armfield took Revie's ageing team to the final of the 1974-75 European Cup, where they were defeated by Bayern Munich. Assisted by coach Don Howe, Armfield rebuilt Revie's team, and though it no longer dominated English football, it remained in the top ten for subsequent seasons. However, the board was impatient for success and dismissed Armfield, replacing him with Jock Stein, who also lasted just 44 days before leaving to manage Scotland. The board turned to Jimmy Adamson but he was unable to stop the decline. In 1980 Adamson resigned and was replaced by former Leeds and England star Allan Clarke. Despite spending freely on players, he was unable to stem the tide and the club was relegated at the end of 1981-82. Clarke was replaced by former team-mate Eddie Gray.
With no money to spend on team building, Gray's concentrated on youth development, without winning them promotion from the Second Division. The board again became impatient and sacked him in 1985, replacing him with another former Revie star, Billy Bremner. Bremner carried on where Gray had left off, but found it just as difficult to achieve promotion, though he did bring the club close; Leeds got to the 1987 play-off final but were defeated after extra time.
In October 1988, with the team 21st in the Second Division, Bremner was fired to make way for Howard Wilkinson, who oversaw promotion back to the First Division in 1989-90. Under Wilkinson the club finished 4th in 1990-91 and then won the title in 1991-92. However, the 1992-93 season was a poor one, with Leeds exiting the Champions League in the early stages, and eventually finishing 17th in the League, narrowly avoiding relegation. Wilkinson's Leeds were unable to provide any consistent challenge for honours, and his position was not helped by a poor display in the 1996 League Cup final which Leeds lost to Aston Villa. Leeds could only finish 13th in 1995-96, and after a heavy home defeat to Manchester United early in 1996-97, Wilkinson had his contract terminated.
Leeds appointed George Graham as Wilkinson's replacement. The appointment was controversial[9] as Graham had previously received a one year ban from the The Football Association for receiving illegal payments from a Football Agent. Graham made some astute purchases, and by the end of the season Leeds had qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup. In October 1998 Graham moved on to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur, and Leeds opted to replace him with assistant manager David O'Leary. O'Leary introduced promising youngsters, and under the coaching of Eddie Gray Leeds secured 3rd place in the league, sending the club into the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, Leeds' image was tarnished when players Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were involved in an incident which left an Asian student in hospital with severe injuries. The resulting courtcase took nearly two years to resolve; Bowyer was cleared, and Woodgate convicted of affray and sentenced to community service.
In the UEFA Cup, Leeds reached their first European semi-final in 25 years and were paired against Turkish champions Galatasaray in Istanbul. Leeds lost the game, but the result was overshadowed by the death of two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who were stabbed to death before the game. Leeds were only able to draw the return leg at Elland Road, thus going out of the competition. A minute's silence is held every year at the match closest to the anniversary of the incident to remember Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight.
O'Leary's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, but following their appearance in the UEFA Champions League 2001 semi-final against Valencia their fortunes began to change. Under chairman Peter Ridsdale, Leeds had taken out large loans against the prospect of the share of the TV rights and sponsorship revenues that come with UEFA Champions League qualification and any subsequent progress in the competition. However Leeds narrowly failed to qualify for the Champions League, and as a consequence did not receive enough income to repay the loans. The first indication that the club was in financial trouble was the sale of Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for approximately £30m. Ridsdale and O'Leary publicly fell out over the sale, and O'Leary was sacked and replaced by former England manager Terry Venables. Leeds performed badly under Venables, and other players were sold to repay the loans, including Jonathan Woodgate whom Ridsdale had promised Venables would not be sold. Tensions mounted between the pair, eventually resulting in the sacking of Venables, who was replaced by Peter Reid. By this time Leeds were in danger of relegation, but Reid saved Leeds from the drop in the penultimate game of the season. During this time Ridsdale had resigned from the Leeds board, and was replaced by economics expert Professor John McKenzie. An unsuccessful start to the 2003-04 season saw Peter Reid dismissed, and head coach Eddie Gray took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Gerald Krasner, an insolvency specialist, led a consortium of local businessmen which took over Leeds and under his chairmanship oversaw the sale of the clubs' assets, including senior and emerging youth players of any value. Caretaker manager Gray was largely blameless for the performance of the team during the 2003-04 season as the majority of the squad was sold out from underneath him and despite his best efforts, Leeds were relegated after 14 years in the top flight. Following relegation, Gray's reign as caretaker manager was terminated, and Kevin Blackwell was appointed manager. Most of the remaining players were sold or released on free transfers to further reduce the wage bill. Leeds were eventually forced to sell both their training ground, for £4.2m, and their Elland Road stadium in the autumn of 2004.
The club finally managed a financial turn around on 21 January 2005, when Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake of the club to Ken Bates for £10m. Blackwell stabilized the team by signing players on free transfers and low wages and Leeds finished the 2004-05 season mid-table in the Championship. In the 2005-06 season Leeds finished in the top 6 and made the promotion playoff final, which they lost to Watford. On 10 September 2006, Kevin Blackwell announced that within a year the club would be debt-free. However, the 2006-07 season started badly and on 20 September 2006 Kevin Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager, but was unable to lift the team out of the relegation zone for much of the season, despite bringing a number of experienced loan players into the squad . With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4th May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10 point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.
In Leeds' first fifteen years the club kit was modelled on Huddersfield Town's blue and white striped shirts, white shorts and dark blue socks with blue and white rings on the turnovers,[ because Huddersfield's chairman Hilton Crowther was attempting to merge the two clubs.. He eventually left Huddersfield to take over at Leeds. In 1934 Leeds switched to blue and gold halved shirts incorporating the city crest badge, white shorts and blue socks with gold tops. The kit was worn for the first time on 22 September 1934. The club also adopted their first badge in 1934, using the city crest as Leeds City had.
Leeds City Council crestIn 1950 Leeds switched to gold shirts with blue sleeves and collars, white shorts and black, blue and gold hooped socks.
In 1955 Leeds changed again to royal blue shirts with gold collars, white shorts, and blue and gold hooped socks; this echoed the original Leeds City strip.
Leeds' badge 1984-1998In 1961 Don Revie introduced a plain white strip throughout, in the hope of emulating Spanish side Real Madrid.
In 1964, Leeds introduced a perching owl as their logo. The design was a surprise, given Revie's superstition about the symbolism of birds. The owl came from the city crest, which itself was based on the crest of Sir John Saville, the first alderman of Leeds. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Leeds also extensively used the LUFC script found running down the centre of the current badge. In 1973 came the embodiment of Seventies imagery with the iconic LU Smiley badge. Revie's predilection for gimmicks was years ahead of its time, and done with the explicit intention of gaining acceptance from a public outside West Yorkshire.
In 1984 a new club badge was introduced, lasting until 1998, making it the longest lived of the modern era. The Rose and Ball badge was distinctive, in the traditional blue, gold and white, incorporating the white rose of Yorkshire (although the rose is displayed upside down), together with the clubname.
Leeds United's home ground, Elland RoadElland Road has recently been sold by the club in a 25-year sale-lease back deal with a commercial buy-back provision for when the club’s finances improve. According to a recent Board of Directors statement, Leeds United should become debt free in the 2006/07 season. However, reduced attendances in the last couple of years may have a bearing on that[citation needed].
Initially the ground was the home of the Holbeck Rugby Club who played in the northern rugby union, the forerunner of the rugby football league.. One of Leeds' first nicknames, "The Peacocks", comes from the original name of Elland Road - "The Old Peacock ground". It was named by the original owners of the ground, Bentley's Brewery, after their pub "The Old Peacock" which still faces the site.
When Leeds United were formed, the council allowed the new club to rent the stadium until they could afford to buy it themselves. With the exception of periods from the 1960s until 1983, and from 1997 to 2004, the council has owned the stadium[citation needed]. It is however owned by a leasing company at present. The stadium is currently the 10th largest football stadium in England.
The Don Revie Stand from the West StandThe most recent stand at Elland Road is the East or Family Stand, a cantilever structure completed during the 1992-93 season, and which can hold 17,000 seated spectators. It is two tiered stand which continues around the corners, and is the largest part of the stadium. The Don Revie Stand was opened at the start of the 1994-95 season, and can hold just under 7,000 seated spectators.[specify] The roof of the West Stand holds a television commentary gantry and walkway for TV personnel.
Elland Road hosts the play off semi-final against Preston in 2006.Previous manager Kevin Blackwell said that the club had over 250,000 ticket applications for the 2005/06 Championship Play Off Final, but the club currently struggles to fill Elland Road for home matches, with attendances averaging around 20,000 in the 2005/06 season - down from 30,000 the previous season. Alex Ferguson has said that Elland Road has one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European Football. Leeds are 10th in the all time average attendance figures for the Football League & Premier League, and have the third most rivalries in the English League.Peter Reid commented after being relieved of his managerial duties at Elland Road that "In 30 years I've never seen support like I did at the Arsenal game [at Elland Road] a couple of weeks ago. The fans at Leeds are fantastic."
In April 1972 the Leeds squad released a single, "Leeds United" with the b-side being "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" (commonly known as "Marching On Together"). It was issued was to coincide with the team reaching the 1972 FA Cup Final; the vocals on the original recording were by the Leeds team. The record reached number 10 in the UK singles chart. Whilst it is not officially the club anthem, "Marching On Together" is played before every home game, at half time and at the end of the game. Unlike many football songs that are just new words set to existing music, "Leeds Leeds Leeds" is an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason, purposely written for Leeds United. The song Strings for Yasmin by Tin Tin Out is played before kick off at Elland Road, whilst Nightmare by Brainbug is played before the second half.
Vandaag gedegradeerd naar de Derde divisie.
Ik ben geboren in 1962, heb de hoogrijdagen van deze mooie club meegemaakt. Allan Clark was één van mijn favoriete spelers. Ik was dan ook diepbedroefd toen ze de europa cup - 1 finale begin jaren 70 van Bayern München verloren. En nog onterecht ook.
Derde divisie. Hoe is het mogelijk ?
Nickname(s) The Whites,
United,
The Peacocks
Founded 1919
Ground Elland Road
Capacity 40,204
Chairman Ken Bates
Manager Dennis Wise
"Leeds United Football Club" redirects here. For the company chaired by Ken Bates, Shaun Harvey and Mark Taylor, see Leeds United Football Club Limited.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Football League Championship, but will play in the Football League One during the 2007-2008 season, following their relegation on May 5, 2007. Founded in 1919 following the demise of Leeds City. They play their home games at the Elland Road stadium.
Under the management of Don Revie during the 1960s and 1970s, Leeds won a number of domestic and European trophies. After Revie's departure to manage the England team Leeds were relegated to the Second Division in 1982, not returning to the top flight until 1990, when they were managed by Howard Wilkinson. Leeds were league champions in 1992.
The club's nicknames are "Leeds", "United" or "The Whites". Another nickname that is rarely used is "The Peacocks". This nickname stems from the formation of the club after the demise of Leeds City in the Peacock Hotel opposite the ground.
Although the club name bears the "AFC" suffix, the current badge displays "LUFC", however previous badges have included the official suffix.
Leeds were relegated to League One, on May 5 2007, following a 10 point deduction as a result of the club going into administration .
Main article: Leeds United A.F.C. History
Leeds United's predecessor team Leeds City FC was formed in 1904, but was forcibly disbanded by The Football League in 1919 in response to allegations of illegal payments to players during the First World War. A new club, Leeds United, was formed and began playing in the Midland League, taking the place vacated by Leeds City's reserve team. Yorkshire Amateurs, who occupied Elland Road, offered to make way for the new team under the management of former player Dick Ray. In 1920 Leeds were elected to the Football League and acquired by Huddersfield Town's chairman, Hilton Crowther.
Over the following few years, Leeds consolidated their position in the Second Division and in 1924 won the title and with it promotion to the First Division. However, they failed to establish themselves and were relegated in 1926-27. In the years up until the start of World War II Leeds were twice relegated, both times being instantly re-promoted the following season. In the 1946-47 season after the war, Leeds were relegated again with the worst league record in their history.
They remained in the Second Division for a further nine seasons until 1955-56, when Leeds once again won promotion to the First Division, inspired by Welsh legend John Charles. However, Charles was hungry for success at the highest level, and manager Raich Carter was unable to convince him that Leeds could satisfy his ambitions. Charles was sold to Juventus for a then world record of £65,000; the loss of such a key player led to Leeds' decline, and the team was relegated to the Second Division in 1959-60.
Don Revie and Captain Billy BremnerIn March 1961 the club appointed Don Revie as manager. His stewardship began in adverse circumstances; the club was in financial difficulty[4] and in 1961-62 only a win in the final game of the season saved the club from relegation to Division Three. Revie turned the team around, winning promotion to the First Division in 1963-64. Between 1965 and 1974, Revie's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, won two League Championships (1968-69 and 1973-74), the FA Cup (1971-72), the League Cup (1967-68) and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (1967-68 and 1970-71). Set against the success was an unenvied record of second places; during the same period Leeds were runners up in the League five times, losing finalists in the FA Cup three times, runners up in the Fairs Cup once, and losing finalists in the European Cup Winners Cup. Revie's last season at Elland Road was in 1974, and he left Leeds to take up the role of managing the English national team.
Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor. This was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics. The team performed poorly under Clough, and after only 44 days he was dismissed and replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield. Armfield took Revie's ageing team to the final of the 1974-75 European Cup, where they were defeated by Bayern Munich. Assisted by coach Don Howe, Armfield rebuilt Revie's team, and though it no longer dominated English football, it remained in the top ten for subsequent seasons. However, the board was impatient for success and dismissed Armfield, replacing him with Jock Stein, who also lasted just 44 days before leaving to manage Scotland. The board turned to Jimmy Adamson but he was unable to stop the decline. In 1980 Adamson resigned and was replaced by former Leeds and England star Allan Clarke. Despite spending freely on players, he was unable to stem the tide and the club was relegated at the end of 1981-82. Clarke was replaced by former team-mate Eddie Gray.
With no money to spend on team building, Gray's concentrated on youth development, without winning them promotion from the Second Division. The board again became impatient and sacked him in 1985, replacing him with another former Revie star, Billy Bremner. Bremner carried on where Gray had left off, but found it just as difficult to achieve promotion, though he did bring the club close; Leeds got to the 1987 play-off final but were defeated after extra time.
In October 1988, with the team 21st in the Second Division, Bremner was fired to make way for Howard Wilkinson, who oversaw promotion back to the First Division in 1989-90. Under Wilkinson the club finished 4th in 1990-91 and then won the title in 1991-92. However, the 1992-93 season was a poor one, with Leeds exiting the Champions League in the early stages, and eventually finishing 17th in the League, narrowly avoiding relegation. Wilkinson's Leeds were unable to provide any consistent challenge for honours, and his position was not helped by a poor display in the 1996 League Cup final which Leeds lost to Aston Villa. Leeds could only finish 13th in 1995-96, and after a heavy home defeat to Manchester United early in 1996-97, Wilkinson had his contract terminated.
Leeds appointed George Graham as Wilkinson's replacement. The appointment was controversial[9] as Graham had previously received a one year ban from the The Football Association for receiving illegal payments from a Football Agent. Graham made some astute purchases, and by the end of the season Leeds had qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup. In October 1998 Graham moved on to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur, and Leeds opted to replace him with assistant manager David O'Leary. O'Leary introduced promising youngsters, and under the coaching of Eddie Gray Leeds secured 3rd place in the league, sending the club into the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, Leeds' image was tarnished when players Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were involved in an incident which left an Asian student in hospital with severe injuries. The resulting courtcase took nearly two years to resolve; Bowyer was cleared, and Woodgate convicted of affray and sentenced to community service.
In the UEFA Cup, Leeds reached their first European semi-final in 25 years and were paired against Turkish champions Galatasaray in Istanbul. Leeds lost the game, but the result was overshadowed by the death of two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who were stabbed to death before the game. Leeds were only able to draw the return leg at Elland Road, thus going out of the competition. A minute's silence is held every year at the match closest to the anniversary of the incident to remember Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight.
O'Leary's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, but following their appearance in the UEFA Champions League 2001 semi-final against Valencia their fortunes began to change. Under chairman Peter Ridsdale, Leeds had taken out large loans against the prospect of the share of the TV rights and sponsorship revenues that come with UEFA Champions League qualification and any subsequent progress in the competition. However Leeds narrowly failed to qualify for the Champions League, and as a consequence did not receive enough income to repay the loans. The first indication that the club was in financial trouble was the sale of Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for approximately £30m. Ridsdale and O'Leary publicly fell out over the sale, and O'Leary was sacked and replaced by former England manager Terry Venables. Leeds performed badly under Venables, and other players were sold to repay the loans, including Jonathan Woodgate whom Ridsdale had promised Venables would not be sold. Tensions mounted between the pair, eventually resulting in the sacking of Venables, who was replaced by Peter Reid. By this time Leeds were in danger of relegation, but Reid saved Leeds from the drop in the penultimate game of the season. During this time Ridsdale had resigned from the Leeds board, and was replaced by economics expert Professor John McKenzie. An unsuccessful start to the 2003-04 season saw Peter Reid dismissed, and head coach Eddie Gray took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Gerald Krasner, an insolvency specialist, led a consortium of local businessmen which took over Leeds and under his chairmanship oversaw the sale of the clubs' assets, including senior and emerging youth players of any value. Caretaker manager Gray was largely blameless for the performance of the team during the 2003-04 season as the majority of the squad was sold out from underneath him and despite his best efforts, Leeds were relegated after 14 years in the top flight. Following relegation, Gray's reign as caretaker manager was terminated, and Kevin Blackwell was appointed manager. Most of the remaining players were sold or released on free transfers to further reduce the wage bill. Leeds were eventually forced to sell both their training ground, for £4.2m, and their Elland Road stadium in the autumn of 2004.
The club finally managed a financial turn around on 21 January 2005, when Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake of the club to Ken Bates for £10m. Blackwell stabilized the team by signing players on free transfers and low wages and Leeds finished the 2004-05 season mid-table in the Championship. In the 2005-06 season Leeds finished in the top 6 and made the promotion playoff final, which they lost to Watford. On 10 September 2006, Kevin Blackwell announced that within a year the club would be debt-free. However, the 2006-07 season started badly and on 20 September 2006 Kevin Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager, but was unable to lift the team out of the relegation zone for much of the season, despite bringing a number of experienced loan players into the squad . With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4th May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10 point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.
In Leeds' first fifteen years the club kit was modelled on Huddersfield Town's blue and white striped shirts, white shorts and dark blue socks with blue and white rings on the turnovers,[ because Huddersfield's chairman Hilton Crowther was attempting to merge the two clubs.. He eventually left Huddersfield to take over at Leeds. In 1934 Leeds switched to blue and gold halved shirts incorporating the city crest badge, white shorts and blue socks with gold tops. The kit was worn for the first time on 22 September 1934. The club also adopted their first badge in 1934, using the city crest as Leeds City had.
Leeds City Council crestIn 1950 Leeds switched to gold shirts with blue sleeves and collars, white shorts and black, blue and gold hooped socks.
In 1955 Leeds changed again to royal blue shirts with gold collars, white shorts, and blue and gold hooped socks; this echoed the original Leeds City strip.
Leeds' badge 1984-1998In 1961 Don Revie introduced a plain white strip throughout, in the hope of emulating Spanish side Real Madrid.
In 1964, Leeds introduced a perching owl as their logo. The design was a surprise, given Revie's superstition about the symbolism of birds. The owl came from the city crest, which itself was based on the crest of Sir John Saville, the first alderman of Leeds. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Leeds also extensively used the LUFC script found running down the centre of the current badge. In 1973 came the embodiment of Seventies imagery with the iconic LU Smiley badge. Revie's predilection for gimmicks was years ahead of its time, and done with the explicit intention of gaining acceptance from a public outside West Yorkshire.
In 1984 a new club badge was introduced, lasting until 1998, making it the longest lived of the modern era. The Rose and Ball badge was distinctive, in the traditional blue, gold and white, incorporating the white rose of Yorkshire (although the rose is displayed upside down), together with the clubname.
Leeds United's home ground, Elland RoadElland Road has recently been sold by the club in a 25-year sale-lease back deal with a commercial buy-back provision for when the club’s finances improve. According to a recent Board of Directors statement, Leeds United should become debt free in the 2006/07 season. However, reduced attendances in the last couple of years may have a bearing on that[citation needed].
Initially the ground was the home of the Holbeck Rugby Club who played in the northern rugby union, the forerunner of the rugby football league.. One of Leeds' first nicknames, "The Peacocks", comes from the original name of Elland Road - "The Old Peacock ground". It was named by the original owners of the ground, Bentley's Brewery, after their pub "The Old Peacock" which still faces the site.
When Leeds United were formed, the council allowed the new club to rent the stadium until they could afford to buy it themselves. With the exception of periods from the 1960s until 1983, and from 1997 to 2004, the council has owned the stadium[citation needed]. It is however owned by a leasing company at present. The stadium is currently the 10th largest football stadium in England.
The Don Revie Stand from the West StandThe most recent stand at Elland Road is the East or Family Stand, a cantilever structure completed during the 1992-93 season, and which can hold 17,000 seated spectators. It is two tiered stand which continues around the corners, and is the largest part of the stadium. The Don Revie Stand was opened at the start of the 1994-95 season, and can hold just under 7,000 seated spectators.[specify] The roof of the West Stand holds a television commentary gantry and walkway for TV personnel.
Elland Road hosts the play off semi-final against Preston in 2006.Previous manager Kevin Blackwell said that the club had over 250,000 ticket applications for the 2005/06 Championship Play Off Final, but the club currently struggles to fill Elland Road for home matches, with attendances averaging around 20,000 in the 2005/06 season - down from 30,000 the previous season. Alex Ferguson has said that Elland Road has one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European Football. Leeds are 10th in the all time average attendance figures for the Football League & Premier League, and have the third most rivalries in the English League.Peter Reid commented after being relieved of his managerial duties at Elland Road that "In 30 years I've never seen support like I did at the Arsenal game [at Elland Road] a couple of weeks ago. The fans at Leeds are fantastic."
In April 1972 the Leeds squad released a single, "Leeds United" with the b-side being "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" (commonly known as "Marching On Together"). It was issued was to coincide with the team reaching the 1972 FA Cup Final; the vocals on the original recording were by the Leeds team. The record reached number 10 in the UK singles chart. Whilst it is not officially the club anthem, "Marching On Together" is played before every home game, at half time and at the end of the game. Unlike many football songs that are just new words set to existing music, "Leeds Leeds Leeds" is an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason, purposely written for Leeds United. The song Strings for Yasmin by Tin Tin Out is played before kick off at Elland Road, whilst Nightmare by Brainbug is played before the second half.
Vandaag gedegradeerd naar de Derde divisie.
Ik ben geboren in 1962, heb de hoogrijdagen van deze mooie club meegemaakt. Allan Clark was één van mijn favoriete spelers. Ik was dan ook diepbedroefd toen ze de europa cup - 1 finale begin jaren 70 van Bayern München verloren. En nog onterecht ook.
Derde divisie. Hoe is het mogelijk ?
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
érg zonde ja, mooie club
Maar ik wist niet eens dat jij die leeftijd had Tong
Maar ik wist niet eens dat jij die leeftijd had Tong
Sjakie Wolfs 1931-2008
Bobby Haarms 1934-2009
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Bobby Haarms 1934-2009
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Je bent het met me eens dat dit shocking is ?quote:Op zaterdag 5 mei 2007 23:44 schreef denthemen het volgende:
érg zonde ja, mooie club
Maar ik wist niet eens dat jij die leeftijd had Tong
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Robert Molenaar ?quote:Derde divisie. Hoe is het mogelijk ?
Nottingham Forrest is ook enorm afgezakt .
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Je leeftijd ? JAquote:Op zaterdag 5 mei 2007 23:45 schreef tong80 het volgende:
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Je bent het met me eens dat dit shocking is ?
Sjakie Wolfs 1931-2008
Bobby Haarms 1934-2009
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Bobby Haarms 1934-2009
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Nottingham heeft een paar jaar geschitterd door Brian Clough. Maar Leeds is altijd een grootmacht geweest.quote:Op zaterdag 5 mei 2007 23:46 schreef hello_moto1992 het volgende:
[..]
Robert Molenaar ?
Nottingham Forrest is ook enorm afgezakt .
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Het is toch dieptriest dat zo'n grote club zo ver kan wegzakken. Maargoed, da's de prijs die je moet betalen voor financieel wanbeleid. Nottingham Forest ging ze voor...
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quote:Financiële problemen
David O'Leary, de assistent van Graham, volgde hem op. Het leek weer beter te gaan met Leeds. Talentvolle spelers als Jonathan Woodgate braken door. In het seizoen 1999/2000 wist de club als derde te eindigen en dwong daarmee voor het eerst kwalificatie voor de Champions League af. Het ging de club ook goed af in die Champions League. Het haalde de halve finale, waarin het verloor van het Spaanse Valencia.
Om het echte succes dan toch te behalen, werd er veel geld uitgegeven en voorzitter Peter Ridsdale had hiertoe grote leningen afgesloten. Echter het echte succes bleef uit en Leeds bleef zowel in seizoen 2000/01 als het seizoen erop steken op de vijfde plaats in de competitie en behaalde daarmee niet de beoogde geldbron die de Champions League is.
O'Leary werd in de zomer van 2002 opgevolgd door Terry Venables, maar ook onder hem, en onder zijn opvolgers Peter Reid en Eddie Gray, lukte het niet om het tij te laten keren. In mei 2004 degradeerde de club wederom naar de tweede divisie, inmiddels bekend als de Football League Championship.
Om financiële problemen te ontlopen werden in de tussentijd sterspelers als Rio Ferdinand, Robbie Keane, Harry Kewell, Lee Bowyer en Jonathan Woodgate verkocht voor veel geld en kwamen er alleen jeugdspelers, waaronder James Milner en Aaron Lennon, en goedkope spelers voor terug.
Later werden er nog meer sterspelers verkocht onder meer Paul Robinson, Alan Smith, Mark Viduka en James Milner.
Op 21 januari 2005 werd bekend gemaakt dat Ken Bates, oud-voorzitter van onder meer Chelsea, de nieuwe voorzitter werd, door het 50% aandeel van Gerald Krasner over te nemen. Door deze overname zijn de ergste financiële zorgen voor Leeds voorbij en kan de club mogelijk weer gaan werken aan een mooie toekomst.
Anno seizoen 2006/2007 werd Kevin Blackwell ontslagen door tegenvallende prestaties, hij wordt opgevolgd door Dennis Wise en diens assistent Gustavo Poyet
Het nieuwe duo kon het tij echter niet keren, en op 28 april 2007 werd zelfs degradatie naar de League One, de 3e divisie van het Engelse voetbal, onontkoombaar.
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Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Vreemde is ook, dat de doelstelling dit seizoen (meedoen aan) promotie was... dus je zag het echt niet aankomen ofzo. Slechte selectie hebben ze ook niet..
Maja, ik weet al welke club ik ben in Football Manager 2008
Maja, ik weet al welke club ik ben in Football Manager 2008
Vind het vooral erg zuur voor Wise, Poyet en Flo. Dat zulke toppers nu een degradatie hebben meegemaakt.
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Jammer dit, alleen een suikeroom kan ze er bovenop helpen. Elland Road en Leeds in League One, dat kan echt niet.
That's all folks!
De grootste financiele problemen zijn al opgelost door een suikeroom, ene Ken Bates.quote:Op zondag 6 mei 2007 00:02 schreef -Vaduz- het volgende:
Jammer dit, alleen een suikeroom kan ze er bovenop helpen. Elland Road en Leeds in League One, dat kan echt niet.
De halve finale CL van nog niet lang geleden was ook mooi. Geweldig team toen . Jammer, maar ze komen vast en zeker terug .
. Jammer, maar ze komen vast en zeker terug
Die man kan het niet laten ook.quote:Op zondag 6 mei 2007 00:08 schreef Radegast het volgende:
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De grootste financiele problemen zijn al opgelost door een suikeroom, ene Ken Bates.
That's all folks!
even een linkje uit een ander topic:
http://www.youtube.com/re(...)pitch+invasion+leeds
Ze hebben ook nog 10 punten in mindering gekregen, schijnt.
http://www.youtube.com/re(...)pitch+invasion+leeds
Ze hebben ook nog 10 punten in mindering gekregen, schijnt.
Niet te geloven zeg. Sinds dat ze wonnen van Arsenal in 2003 hadden ze altijd mijn sympathie.
Dat team wat ze toen ook hadden met Kewell, Viduka, ferdinand, Woodgate, Smith, Ian Harte, Lee Bowyer.
Dat team wat ze toen ook hadden met Kewell, Viduka, ferdinand, Woodgate, Smith, Ian Harte, Lee Bowyer.
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Wat denk je van het grote Leeds in 72 Speelden FA cup finale EC-1 finale en waren tot de laatste speeldag nog in the running voor het kampioenschap.quote:Op zondag 6 mei 2007 16:04 schreef Dos37 het volgende:
Niet te geloven zeg. Sinds dat ze wonnen van Arsenal in 2003 hadden ze altijd mijn sympathie.
Dat team wat ze toen ook hadden met Kewell, Viduka, ferdinand, Woodgate, Smith, Ian Harte, Lee Bowyer.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Het is meer de romantiek van het Engelse voetbal, zie Forest en Man City.quote:Op zaterdag 5 mei 2007 23:45 schreef tong80 het volgende:
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Je bent het met me eens dat dit shocking is ?
Zal er overigens geen traan om laten, op naar League Two volgend seizoen!
NAAR HET ANDERE FORUM!
Oneens, eind jaren 60 en begin 70, daarna nog een kampioenschap in 92 en een halve finale CL in 01 mar that's it, grootmacht is veel te veel van het goede.quote:Op zaterdag 5 mei 2007 23:48 schreef tong80 het volgende:
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Nottingham heeft een paar jaar geschitterd door Brian Clough. Maar Leeds is altijd een grootmacht geweest.
NAAR HET ANDERE FORUM!
BBC:
quote:Leeds to discover League One fate
Bates believes the club is now in a good position
Leeds will meet the Football League on Thursday to clarify whether the club will be able to take their place in League One next season.
The debt-ridden club is again under the control of chairman Ken Bates after administrators KPMG resold Leeds to him on Wednesday.
But the circumstances of the sale have prompted warnings that Leeds may not be able to compete in League One.
However Bates foresees no problems with the club playing in the division.
Bates' consortium won the race to buy back Leeds after KMPG said the deal provided the club with the "best chance of survival".
The Football League had warned the transfer of Leeds Football League share - effectvely their permission to play - would not be considered unless there was a Creditors Voluntart Agreement in place.
The CVA dictates that Leeds repay their creditors out of any profits they make.
More than 10,000 fans have already bought season tickets for the coming campaign.
It is not known how much of the club's £35m debt will be paid off but Bates is optimistic about Leeds' future.
"We will continue what we have been doing, which is clearing up the mess that other people left behind," he said.
"We are nearly out of that now, both on the field and off the field.
"We are ready to go, we asked the Football League to give us our share back then we can start buying and selling players."
quote:Spelers Leeds krijgen geen salaris
LEEDS - De spelers van Leeds United wachten al zes weken op hun salaris. Dat heeft de Engelse spelersvakbond (PFA) vrijdag bekendgemaakt. „Het is één grote chaos bij die club”, liet een woordvoerder van de PFA weten.
Het roemruchte Leeds United degradeerde het afgelopen seizoen naar de derde divisie in de Engelse profliga. De club vroeg begin mei uitstel van betaling. De schuldenlast bedraagt rond 100 miljoen euro.
Voormalig eigenaar Ken Bates probeert Leeds terug in zijn bezit te krijgen. De transactie, die op 11 juli werd aangekondigd, is echter nog niet goedgekeurd door het bestuur van de profliga wegens mogelijke overtreding van de reglementen. Daardoor laat een proflicentie voor het komende seizoen nog op zich wachten.
De spelers van Leeds waren in mei al akkoord gegaan met een flinke verlaging van hun salaris. „Maar nu ze hun geld helemaal niet meer krijgen, kan de club niet verwachten dat ze zich nog aan de andere voorwaarden in hun contract houden”, stelde de zegsman van de spelersvakbond. Bij Leeds staan geen Nederlandse spelers onder contract.
Dynamo Dresden zag donderdag af van een oefenwedstrijd op eigen veld tegen Leeds United. De Duitse club vreesde zaterdag voor een invasie van Engelse hooligans, die hun vrijwel failliete club juist in deze noodsituatie extra willen steunen.
Toch zonde van deze club, nog niet zo heel lang geleden leek de ploeg een gouden toekomst te hebben en speelde het in de halve finale van de Champions League. Qua historie horen ze natuurlijk in de PL te spelen, al denk ik dat dat nooit meer zal gaan gebeuren, hoogstwaarschijnlijk wordt Leeds United failliet verklaard en opgeheven.quote:Dresden mijdt bijna bankroet Leeds
DRESDEN - De Duitse voetbalclub Dynamo Dresden heeft uit veiligheidsoverwegingen een oefenwedstrijd op eigen veld tegen de Engelse club Leeds United afgezegd. De clubleiding vreesde zaterdag voor een invasie van Engelse hooligans.
De Britse relschoppers zouden speciaal het duel in Dresden willen bezoeken, omdat de ooit roemruchte club mogelijk op korte termijn bankroet gaat. De wedstrijd tegen Dynamo zou het laatste officiële duel van Leeds United kunnen zijn.
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Het kan snel gaan in het Engelse voetbal. Maar 100 miljoen euro schuld, dat is wel heel erg veel . RBC heeft ook een schuld en zitten in de gevarenzone, terwijl ze nog niet eens een miljoen schuld hebben .
Er was toch een zakenman die de club wilde overnemen?
.Er was toch een zakenman die de club wilde overnemen?
Leeds United is echt ver afgezakt, doodzonde..
Kan me nog herinneren dat ze in de CL speelden (o.a. met Alan smith en Rio ferdinand in het team, geweldig team overigens) toen speelden ze nog kwartfinale ofzo? Volgens mij was dat nog geen 5 jaar geleden
Kan me nog herinneren dat ze in de CL speelden (o.a. met Alan smith en Rio ferdinand in het team, geweldig team overigens) toen speelden ze nog kwartfinale ofzo? Volgens mij was dat nog geen 5 jaar geleden
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