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  28 April 1969 - Liverpool 0 Leeds United 0
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
  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 October 1968 - Leeds United 3 Standard Liege 2
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
  Players - Jimmy Greenhoff (1962-68)
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
  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
  Major rewrite: 1910/11 season - Play up, Ireland!
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
  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
  11 September 1968 - Ferencvaros 0 Leeds United 0
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
  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 April 1968 - Everton 1 Leeds United 0
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
     
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