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Leeds United Club Honours


Thank you to europa50337 for compiling these records


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
2004-2007 The Championship
2007 - Present League One

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

Highest number of league goals in a match

5, Gordon Hodgson v Leicester City, Division One, October 1, 1938.

 

Highest number of League goals in aggregate

Peter Lorimer 168


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

First schoolboy to play for club
Tom Elliott v Norwich City, February 3, 2007

Most Players Used in a Season
44 - 2006/07

Chairman

Pre 1920 - Several people had held the name of chairman before the start of League action

1920 - 1924 J Hilton Crowther

1924 -1931 Sir Albert Braithwaite

1931 -1933 Eric Clarke

1933 -37 Alf Masser

1937 -1948 Ernest Pullan

1948 - 1961 Sam Bolton

1961 -1967 Harry Reynolds

1967 -1968 Albert Morris

1968 -1972 Percy Woodward

1972 -1983 Manny Cussins

1983 -1996 Leslie Silver

1996 -1997 Bill Fotherby

1997 -2003 Peter Ridsdale

2003 - Prof John McKenzie

2003 -04 Trevor Birch

2004 -2005 Gerald Krasner

2005 - Ken Bates


Managers

Dick Ray 1919-1920

Arthur Fairclough 1920-1927

Dick Ray 1927-35

Billy Hampson 1935-1947

Willis Edwards 1947-1948

Major Frank Buckley 1948-1953

Raich Carter 1953-1958

Bill Lambton 1958-1959

Jack Taylor 1959-1961

Don Revie 1961-1974

Brian Clough 1974

Jimmy Armfield 1974-1978

Jock Stein 1978 (Aug - Sept)

Jimmy Adamson 1978-1980

Allan Clarke 1980-1982

Eddie Gray 1982-1985

Billy Bremner 1985-1988

Howard Wilkinson 1988-1996

George Graham 1996-1998

David O'Leary 1998-2002

Terry Venables 2002-2003

Peter Reid 2003 (Mar - Nov)

Eddie Gray 2003-2004

Kevin Blackwell 2004-2006

Dennis Wise 2006-2008

Gary McAllister 2008 (Jan - Dec)

Simon Grayson 2008 -