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Year Formed
1904 (Leeds City)
1919 (Leeds United)

Turned Professional
1920

Colours
All white with navy blue trim
(Change)
Yellow with royal trim

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
39,460

Pitch Measurements
105m v 68m

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
1992-2004 The Premier League
2004-present The Championship

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
(2) 1992-93, 1996/97

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 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

Longest sequence of League draws
(5) 19th Apr1997 - 9th Aug 1997

Most League wins (dates inclusive)
(9) 26th Sept. 1931 - 21st Nov 1931

Most League defeats (dates inclusive)
(6) 26th Apr. 1947 - 26th May 1947,  28th Dec 2003 - 7th Feb 2004

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 58
Ian Harte 56
Billy Bremner 54

Oldest player
Eddie Burbanks 41 years, 23 days v Hull City, April 1954

Youngest player
Jimmy Walton on 28/8/1920 aged 15 years 268 days

Record transfer fee received
£28,250,000 from Manchester United for Rio Ferdinand, July 2002

Record transfer fee paid
£18,000,000 to West Ham for Rio Ferdinand, November2000