The Leeds Salute is now a well established part of our culture. Not one person invented the Leeds United Salute, it was something naturally born way back in the 50's by a group of Kop fans at corner kicks along with the chant Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! and like all good ground songs the Salute and chant became part of the clubs history.

To this day fans driving and walking past each other do the salute to each other as visual means to say "I'm also a Leeds United fan". There is nothing better to recieve the salute from a fellow fan when abroad or out of town.

Several Leeds Utd players have since copied the salute as a gesture to fans.

How to do the Leeds United Salute

The salute must be done by the right hand thumping the heart for this is the sign of fighting spirit and your die hard love for the club. Some have said this is too much like the Nazi salute and it should be done with the left hand but by doing that you would not be thumping your heart and this is the most important bit of the salute if it's to be done correctly.

First make a fist and with your right arm place the thumb edge of the fist on your heart, thump your heart quickly twice and then extend your arm fully outwards and slightly upwards.

The salute is used at match games at corner kicks and is accompanied with a deep low chant of LEEDS! LEEDS! LEEDS!

Music for The Leeds United Salute

Lyrics for The Leeds United Salute

Trumpets calls the Brave
Make way for that tidal wave
The white blue and gold of Leeds United
Veteran and new recruit
As so proudly they salute
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

Forever United, and never to part
Swear my allegiance, hand on my heart
And where ever there's a need
You will hear the lads from Leeds
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

Day by day our army grows
Seeds of unity we'll sow
In the spring when the Yorkshire Rose is blooming
Soldier on there'll be no pause
We will rally to the cause
Till the feast of the victor we're consuming

Forever United, and never to part
Swear my allegiance, hand on my heart
And where ever there's a need
You will hear the lads from Leeds
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

We will see the Leeds salute
You will hear the tramping boot
As we go on our way with Leeds United
There are ghosts of foes to lay
And their spirits yet to slay
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

Forever United, and never to part
Swear my allegiance, hand on my heart
And where ever there's a need
You will hear the lads from Leeds
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

When the trumpet calls the Brave
Make way for that tidal wave
The white blue and gold of Leeds United
Veteran and new recruit
As so proudly they salute
With hand on the heart for Leeds United

Forever United, and never to part
Swear my allegiance, hand on my heart
And where ever there's a need
You will hear the lads from Leeds
With hand on the heart for Leeds United