 Profile
of Dave Tomlinson
Meet Dave Tomlinson, a lifelong follower of Leeds
United and webmaster of the mightyleeds.co.uk website. Over the
last five decades, he has developed an encyclopaedic knowledge
about the club and its history. He has written eleven books about
Leeds United and contributed to a twelfth, with more on the way.
Favourite Player?
'Norman Hunter.'
Most memorable game?
'2019 Play-off against Derby at Elland Road - the atmosphere was
electric.'
Best moments? 'The
FA Cup final in 1972 - Clarke One-Nil! The championships in 1974
and 1992. Getting back to the Premier League.'
What excites you
about Leeds United? 'It's the passion, the raw emotion, the spirit,
the "all in it together", "us against the world"
mentality which grabs you and never lets you go ... there's no
other club in the world like ours.'
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Doing
A Leeds: The Implosion of Leeds United - August 2025
From Champions League glory to financial ruin, Doing
a Leeds is the gripping true story of Leeds United’s rise
and dramatic fall — packed with insider interviews, revelations,
and hard-hitting lessons in football mismanagement |
Leeds
United in the 1970s - July 2025
Leeds United’s most dramatic decade — a rollercoaster
of glory, controversy, and heartbreak. From league triumphs
to bitter defeats, this book captures the passion, power and
legacy of the 1970s Don Revie era |
The
Man with the Plan Howard Wilkinson's Leeds United
April 2024
The Man with the Plan is
the story of a master builder of football clubs, who brought
success back to Leeds United in the early 1990s. Within
four years of taking charge in 1988, Howard Wilkinson turned
Second Division also-rans into English champions |
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Leeds
United in the 1980s and 1990s - October 2023
Dave Tomlinson's eighth book about
Leeds United covers the period from 1980 to 2000, when Leeds
crashed and burned before rising from the ashes to become the
last English champions and then Everybody's Favourite Other
Team under David O'Leary |
Leeds
United in the 21st Century - September 2021
This is the sixth book about Leeds United by Dave Tomlinson
How Leeds moved from Champions' League glory in 2001
through financial collapse, liquidation and disastrous changes
of ownership and on to how we took the Premier League by storm |
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Super
Leeds: The Second Title - December 2021
Why are Leeds United so universally reviled by rival football
fans the length and breadth of the country? The story of Revie,
Reynolds and Dirty Leeds is truly unique |
Bielsa's
Leeds: Redemption - Chasing the Dream - February 2021
How Leeds United finally found stability under the ownership
of Andrea Radrizzani and returned to the Premier League under
the leadership of one of the most revered coaches in the world |
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Leeds: Don Revie & the Art of War - August 2020
Why are Leeds United so universally reviled by rival football
fans the length and breadth of the country? The story of Revie,
Reynolds and Dirty Leeds is truly unique |
Leeds,
Money, and Misery Me: 20 Years of Hurt, 23 Mistakes and the
Tale of TOMA - October 2019
This is Dave Tomlinson's third and most ambitious book to date.
It runs to almost 600 glorious pages and is a must read for
anyone interested in Leeds United |
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Bremner: 50 Defining Fixtures - July 2016
A trip down memory lane back to a golden
era of football ... you have the special experience of seeing
Bremner grow from a talented youngster to a grizzled veteran
and one of Britain’s all-time greats |
Leeds
United: A History - August 2015
Dave Tomlinson relates the complete
history of the club from the foundation of Leeds City to the
start of the 2015/16 season |
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United - The Pinnace Collection - July 2015
Paul Days' book featuring Leeds
United in the 1920s and with player pen profiles proved by Dave
Tomlinson. Welcome to the world of the cigarette card footballer! |
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