Year Formed: 1904 (Leeds City), 1919 (Leeds United)
Turned Professional: 1920
Limited Company: 1920
Colours
Home: All white with yellow & blue trim
Change:
Blue with yellow trim, blue shorts, Yellow with blue trim yellow shorts
Club Nickname: United" or "The Whites"
Ground Capacity: 40,204
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 Division One Champions: (3) 1968-69; 1973-74; 1991-92
Runners-up: (5)
1964-65; 1965-66; 1969-70; 1970-71; 1971-72
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
Football League Cup Winners: (1) 1968
Runners-up: (1) 1996
F.A. Charity Shield Winners: (2) 1969, 1992
Runners-up: (1) 1974
Europe
European Cup Finalists: 1974-75
European Cup Winners' Cup Finalists: 1972-73
European Fairs/UEFA Cup Winners: 1967-68, 1970-71
European Fairs/UEFA Cup Runners-up:1966-67
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 Div. 1 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 Man.Utd for Rio Ferdinand, July 2002
Record transfer fee paid: £18,000,000 - West Ham for Rio Ferdinand, November 2000
