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28 April 1969 - Liverpool
0 Leeds United 0 |
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Don Revie focuses his sights
sharply on a first League title and United hold their nerve and
their imperious form to outdistance Liverpool in the battle for
the championship
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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 |
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23 October 1968 - Leeds
United 3 Standard Liege 2 |
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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
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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 |
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Players - Jimmy Greenhoff
(1962-68) |
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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
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A natural footballer, his control,
distribution, composure and ball-striking ability set him apart
- Everyone knew that what Greenhoff had was out of their reach |
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Major rewrite: 1910/11
season - Play up, Ireland! |
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United slump into one of the
worst seasons in their history and Ken Bates sacks Kevin Blackwell
as United are relegated to the third tier and go into administration
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Scott-Walford brings in more Irishman,
but City get off to a dreadful start before recovering to make their
best finish unde rthe manager, but it's a lacklustre season |
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11 September 1968 -
Ferencvaros 0 Leeds United 0 |
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After Harry Reynolds' retirement
Don Revie leads his men through a marathon 66-match season as
United finally put the champion runners up tag firmly behind them
by securing two major trophies
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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 |
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27 April 1968 - Everton
1 Leeds United 0 |
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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
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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 |
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