General Facts
Year Formed
1904 (Leeds City)
1919 (Leeds United)
Turned Professional
1920
Colours
All white with thin blue stripes
(Change)
Blue
with yellow trim, blue shorts
Yellow with blue trim, yellow shorts
Club Nickname
"United" or "The Whites". You may hear come older fans referring
to them as the 'Peacocks', but this nickname is virtually obsolete.
Ground Capacity
40,242
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
Football League 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
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 players
Lucas Radebe (South Africa, 61)
Johnny Giles (Eire, 60)
Billy
Bremner (Scotland, 54)
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
£33,100,000 from Manchester United for Rio Ferdinand, July
2002
Record transfer fee paid
£18,000,000 to West Ham for Rio Ferdinand, November2000
