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General
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Leeds City formed in 1904.
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Leeds City disbanded in 1919.
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Leeds United formed in 1919.
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Leeds United turned professional in 1920.
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Leeds United nickname is 'The Whites' or 'United' and were formerly known as 'The Peacocks'.
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The first manager of a league football team in Leeds (City) was Gilbert Gillies.
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The first manager of Leeds United was Arthur Fairclough.
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Elland Road
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The capacity is 40,242.
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The pitch size is 65m x 105m.
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Elland Road has seven main stands.
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When in place at Elland Road the diamond shaped floodlights were the tallest in Europe at 260ft.
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The East Stand at Elland Road has the largest cantilever stand in the world.
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Undersoil heating at Elland Road consists of 59 miles of piping circling under the pitch.
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The record attendance at Elland Road is 57,829 v Sunderland in the FA Cup R5 (replay) on 15/3/1967.
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Record Receipts is £1,006,000. Everton v Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final, 9/4/95.
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The West Stand at Elland Road was destroyed by fire on the 18th September 1956.
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In 1971 a Gypsy was brought into Elland Road by Don Revie to lift a curse he believed was there.
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Record Victories For Leeds United
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In a league game is 8-0 v Leicester City, Div.One, April 1934.
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In the FA Cup is 8-1 v Crystal Palace, Rd.3, Jan 1930.
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In the FL Cup is 5-1 v Mansfield Town, Rd.2, Sept 1963.
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In Europe is 10-0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup Rd.1, leg 1, Sept 1969.
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Record Defeats For Leeds United
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In a league game is 1-8 v Stoke City, Div.One, Aug 1934.
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In the FA Cup is 2-7 v Middlesbrough, Rd.3, leg 2, Jan 1946.
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In the FL Cup is 0-7 v Arsenal, Rd.2, Sept 1979 &, 0-7 v West Ham Utd., Rd.3, Nov 1966.
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In Europe is 0-4 v SK Lierse, UEFA Cup, Rd.1, leg 2, Sept. 1971.
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The Players Records
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To score the most goals in a season was John Charles (43) in 1953-54.
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To score most goals in a single game was Gordon Hodgson (5) vs Leicester City, 1 October 1938.
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To score most goals in his career at Leeds was Peter Lorimer (238) in 1965-79 and 1983-86.
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Made record appearances in the league for Leeds was Jack Charlton (629) from 1952-73.
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The record for all competition appearances is (773) Jack Charlton 1953-1973 and Billy Bremner 1959-1976.
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The most Internationally capped player is Lucas Radebe with 69 caps for South Africa.
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The oldest player to play for Leeds is Eddie Burbank at 41 years and 23 days.
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The youngest player to play for Leeds is Peter Lorimer at 15 years and 289 days.
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Albert Johanneson the South African Leeds winger was the first black player to play in a FA Cup final.
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The Performance Records
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Most goals scored in a season was (98) in Division 2, 1927-28.
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Best start to a season was (29) games without defeat, from 25/8/73 to 23/2/74.
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Most matches undefeated is (34) from 19/10/68 to 30/8/69.
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Most home matches undefeated is (39) from 4/5/68 to 28/3/70.
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Most away matches undefeated is (17) from 19/10/68 to 30/8/69
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The longest run without a home win is (10) from 16/2/82 to 15/5/82.
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The longest run without an away win is (26) from 18/3/39 to 30/8/47.
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The most league wins on the trot is (9) from 26/9/31 to 21/11/31 (dates inclusive).
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The most league defeats on the trot is (6) from 26/4/47 to 26/5/47 (dates inclusive).
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The most league matches without a win is (17) from 18/1/47 to 23/8/47.
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The most home wins on the trot is (13) from 9/11/68 to 13/8/69
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The most away wins on the trot is (8) from 21/9/63 to 28/12/63.
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Other
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European Cup semi, Hampden Park, Celtic v Leeds produced the British record crowd of 136,505, 15/4/70.
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Near tragedy for Leeds after the teams plane crashed on Monday 30/3/98, coming back from West Ham.
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