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Matches
The games that made the club
21/5/2006 - Leeds U 0 Watford 3 - Play off final
    In the most valuable sporting event of all time, United took 40,000 fans to Cardiff - shame the team failed to turn up on and do them justice on a desperately disappointing day
17/1/2006 - Leeds U 3 Wigan 3 - FA Cup 3rd round replay
"Billy Davies - Job Done": the gloves come off as United smash North End on a riotous night and win their place in the play off final at the Millennium Stadium
  Mixing it with the big boys again, United play out a classic Cup-tie against Wigan, with Gary Kelly reserving one of his specials for the occasion
20/11/2004 - Leeds U 6 QPR 1 - Championship
After one of the most incredible comebacks in the club's history, United pull off an astonishing victory - Yorkshire Evening Post: "4.31pm: Saints 3 United 0 - 4.46pm: Saints 3 United 4"
  "I see the donkey's playing up front again..." - a veteran enjoys an amazing swansong during his return to Elland Road and sparks cries of "Deano for England"
5/4/2003 - Charlton 1 Leeds U 6 - Premiership
As Leeds teeter on the edge of relegation, they turn in an amazing performance to end Arsenal's title ambitions and secure their own survival with a glorious winner in the closing minutes
  Peter Reid inspired an astonishing win in his second game in charge, with Alan Smith cutting the Addicks to ribbons and Mark Viduka netting a hat trick
4/4/2001 - Leeds U 3 Deportivo 0 - Champions League
Terry Venables enjoyed probably the greatest day of his short stay in charge of Leeds United as he masterminded an astonishing win when Rio Ferdinand returned to Elland Road
  The "weakest team" remaining in the Champions League remarkably had one foot in the semi finals after destroying Deportivo La Coruna with a display of fearless and high pressure football
5/12/2000 - Lazio 0 Leeds U 1 - Champions League
The Belgian champions had won 21 straight home victories when United came to visit - that all changed on one of the best nights in Europe ever for Leeds as they secured a quarter final spot
  Local hero Alan Smith nets a stupendous winner in Rome to get United's Champions League campaign back on track after a home defeat to Real Madrid
10/8/1974 - Liverpool 1 Leeds U 1 - Charity Shield
Mark Viduka enjoys the finest day of his Leeds career as he nets all four goals as United fight back to earn a memorable win in one of the greatest ever Premiership clashes
  Brian Clough takes charge of United for the first time and sees Billy Bremner sent off with Kevin Keegan in a fractious and disastrous curtain raiser at Wembley
Jack Charlton opens the scoring in the 1970 FA Cup final against Chelsea
    28/4/69 - Liverpool 0 Leeds United 0 - First Division
    It had been eight years in the making but finally championship glory was awaiting United ... a point at Anfield, home of second placed Liverpol would be enough to secure a first championship
  23/10/68 - Leeds U 3 Standard Liege 2 - Fairs Cup 1st round 2nd leg
Leeds United's professional pride had been stung badly by their hiding at Burnley and they were intent on revenge when the Turf Moor club visited Elland Road just before Christmas
  It looked an easy enough task but Standard Liege gave United a real fright at Elland Road after a goalless draw in Belgium - with two minutes to go Leeds were on the way out
11/9/68 - Ferencvaros 0 Leeds U 0 - Fairs Cup final 2nd leg
They might have been leading the First Division table, but when United took on a youthful Burnley side they definitely had an afternoon to forget
  On a tense September evening in the magnificent Nep Stadium, Gary Sprake redeems himself from high profile mistakes earlier in the season to give the performance of his life
27/4/68 - Everton 1 Leeds U 0 - FA Cup semi final
A year after being beaten by Dinamo Zagreb in the Inter Cities final, United were back and faced one of Europe's best in Ferencvaros - this time they got the advantage from the first leg
  The Everton-Leeds Cup semi final at Old Trafford was a mouth-watering encounter, but for keeper Gary Sprake it was another game that he desperately wanted to forget
9/12/1967 - Liverpool 2 Leeds U 0 - Division 1
Leeds meet Arsenal at Wembley to contest one of the worst Cup finals ever - still, why should United care? They'd lost out on the big occasion before, and this one was all about winning
  Careless Hands - one of the most immortal of all footballing gaffes - after a bad day at the office life would never again be the same for United keeper Gary Sprake
6/9/1967 - Leeds 0 Din Zagreb 0 - Fairs Cup final 2nd leg
Chelsea arrive at Elland Road without a manager, and then leave without their dignity after a Billy Bremner wonder show and Leeds get their revenge for two Cup defeats
  Despite having most of the play, United are held to a goalless draw at Elland Road and end another season without any silverware in their trophy cabinet
29/4/1967 - Leeds U 0 Chelsea 1 - FA Cup semi final
United feature in their first European final but are found wanting when a talented Dinamo side snatch a goal either side of the break to leave them with a steep hill to climb
  United see two late goals ruled out by referee Ken Burns in a Cup semi final at Villa Park and miss out to a single goal by Tony Hateley
8/2/1967 - Valencia 0 Leeds U 2 - Fairs Cup 3rd round
It's another series of controversial clashes with old rivals Sunderland - a controversial penalty settles matters at the death with two opponents dismissed and the crowd invading the pitch
  A year on from a near riot at Elland Road, Leeds were once again pitched against Valencia in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and pulled off a memorable victory in Spain
6/10/1965 - Torino 0 Leeds U 0 - Fairs Cup 1st round 2nd leg
All hell breaks loose at Elland Road as an experienced Spanish side turn on the rough stuff, the players are taken off the field and three men are dismissed - including Jack Charlton
  Leeds' first foray into European competition sees them emerge triumphant, although success was achieved at the grievous expense of the loss of captain Bobby Collins
26/4/1965 - Birmingham City 3 Leeds U 3 - Division 1
Leeds United make their debut at Wembley Stadium in one of the most sterile of all Cup finals, with Gary Sprake keeping them in the game with one of his greatest ever performances
  Leeds battle back from three goals down to snatch a draw in their final League game of the season, but ultimately finish as runners up to Manchester United by virtue of a poorer goal average
After the debacle of the first match, the players got back to football for the replay, and Leeds emerged victorious with a wonderful late goal from Blly Bremner to book a place in the final at Wembley
 
Two Uniteds take time off from their championship chase to go head to head in a fearsome battle for the Cup on an appalling Hillsborough pitch - Denis Law's shirt ended up in shreds
Leeds travel to the home of the League leaders and see off the famous Connelly-Charlton-Herd-Law-Best forward line and take both points with a second half goal from Bobby Collins
 
In one of the most infamous games in First Division history the players of Everton and Leeds forget about football and are sent to the dressing rooms as the Goodison crowd bays for blood
Don Revie's Leeds United announce their arrival in the big time with a thrilling defeat of Bill Shankly's League champions - described as their best performance since the war
 
United, with 19-year-old Terry Cooper making his debut, pull off an easy win at Swansea to confirm their promotion back to the First Division after an absence of four years
26/4/1924 - Leeds U 1 Nelson Town 0 - Division 2
Following an injury to John Charles after his return from Italy, Don Revie decides to give youth its head and bloods Reaney, Hunter and Johnson, with Sprake getting only his second appearance
  United clinch the Second Division championship title to earn their first crack at Division One with a single goal from Walter Coats
29/11/1913 - Leeds City 8 Nottingham F 0 - Division 2
City get a first leg advantage in the play off for the unofficial wartime League championship after retaining their Midland Section title
  The arrival of Jimmy Speirs to Elland Road had revived Billy McLeod and he smashed home four goals as City trounced Forest during their chase for promotion
2/9/1905 - Bradford City 1 Leeds City 0 - Division 2
Tragedy strikes Elland Road as centre-forward David Soldier Wilson loses his life in the service of Leeds City during a hard fought encounter with Burnley
  Leeds City make their debut in the Football League Second Division with a West Yorkshire derby away to Bradford City, emerging with no points but quite a bit of credit

 

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