Facts, Honours & Records

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General Facts

Year Formed:

1904 (Leeds City)
1919 (Leeds United)

Turned Professional: 1920

Colours:

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". 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

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 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: £33.1m from Manchester United for Rio Ferdinand, July 2002

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