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Leeds (pronounced /ˈliːdz/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the recorded history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the Kingdom of Elmet was covered by the forest of "Loidis", the origin of the name Leeds. During the Industrial Revolution, Leeds developed into a major industrial centre for... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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season, 5th, 15th, 6th, runners, 9th, Charles, 19th, 13th, 8th, bottom, second and top.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. It wasn't enough; the previously tight defense missed Charles, and Leeds finished the season in 10th place.

History of Leeds United A.F.C. Despite the goals, Leeds were still erratic, and finished the 1953-54 season in 10th position.

1971-72 Northern Rugby Football League season Leeds also finished the regular season as league leaders.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. The following season, 1929-30, Leeds finished 5th - the club's best position before the arrival of Don Revie.

History of Leeds United A.F.C. The 1950-51 season was another period of transition for the club; Buckley continued to rebuild, with only seven original players remaining from the squad he had inherited in 1948, and Leeds eventually finished 5th.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. However, his first season in charge of Leeds was another relegation battle, with Leeds eventually finishing 15th in the 1948-49 season that saw John Charles make his league debut.

Jimmy Speirs Despite the outbreak of the First World War in June 1914, league football continued, but Leeds lost their first four games of the season and were unable to recover, finishing a lowly 15th.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. The 1951-52 season saw Leeds finish 6th in the table.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. The following 1931-32 season saw Leeds promoted back to the First Division, finishing runners-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. On their return to the First Division, Leeds managed to finish 8th in the 1932-33 season, and 9th in 1933-34.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. Carter switched Charles back to defence for the 1955-56 season, and Leeds finished as Second Division runners-up - returning to the First Division for the first time since 1947.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. 1935-36 saw the club achieve a respectable 11th place in the table, but 1936-37 brought another slump as Leeds finished 19th. 1937-38 saw an improvement and Leeds were even up amongst the title challengers in the early part of the season, with South African striker Gordon Hodgson scoring 25 goals in 36 League games.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. 1938-39 was the last full season before World War II, and Leeds finished 13th.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. On their return to the First Division, Leeds managed to finish 8th in the 1932-33 season, and 9th in 1933-34.

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Dennis Wise Leeds finished bottom of the league and they were relegated into League One for the first time in their history.

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Leeds Rhinos In 2007 Leeds finished second after the 27 regular rounds, and lost 10–8 at St Helens in the grand final eliminator in what many of the players described as the most brutal and tough game of their careers.

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Leeds Rhinos In the late 1960s, under the guidance of Roy Francis, Leeds repeatedly finished top of the league.

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Fairs, promotion, Challenge, games, division, fixture, fa, title, Championship, Best Self-Propelled Vehicle, Super League Grand Final and match.

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Jack Charlton Leeds also won the Fairs Cup and Charlton completed the year by playing his 447th League game, breaking the club's previous record for appearances.

Jack Charlton Leeds won the Fairs Cup again in 1971, but lost the league championship to Arsenal.

Gary Sprake However, in the same season Sprake kept a clean sheet as Leeds beat Arsenal in the League Cup final, and he performed heroics behind an overworked defence as Leeds won the Fairs Cup, the club's first European honour.

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Jack Charlton Under Raich Carter, Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1957, before suffering relegation again two years later.

Jonathan Douglas After Leeds' failure to win promotion to the Championship, Douglas was again linked with a move to Burnley.

Jim Storrie He scored the only goal on his debut in Leeds opening match of the 1962–63 season and went on to help Leeds win promotion to the First Division in the 1963–64 season and to reach the 1965 FA Cup Final.

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Leeds Rhinos Leeds won their first Challenge Cup final in 1910, and have gone on to win it eleven more times.

Leeds Rhinos Leeds won the Challenge Cup in 1941 and 1942.

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Rugby Football League Referee Steve Ganson and video referee Ashley Klein made a series of mistakes that allowed Leeds to win the game in the last minute.

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Leeds United A.F.C. and Manchester United F.C. rivalry Leeds attained a level of domestic success, winning the top division of English football in the 1968–69 season and the 1973–74 season, as well as finishing runners-up four more times and never finishing outside the top four places whilst Revie was at the helm.

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Leeds United A.F.C. and Manchester United F.C. rivalry Leeds also won the fixture at Elland Road 3–2 and became the first of the two sides to achieve a double over the other (winning both fixtures between the two sides in one season).

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Jack Charlton In 1972, Leeds finally won the FA Cup and Charlton completed his set of domestic medals.

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David Wetherall He made a brief debut in the First Division, on 3 September 1991 at Elland Road as a late substitute against Arsenal; Leeds went on to win the 1991–92 league title.

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1971-72 Northern Rugby Football League season Leeds won their third Championship when they beat St Helens 9-5 in the play-off final.

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National Tramway Museum 2007 - Leeds 345 wins the Best Self-Propelled Vehicle in the Heritage Railway Association Carriage & Wagon Awards, after its three-year restoration and return to service in 2004.

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Leeds Rhinos On 10 October 2009, Leeds won the Super League Grand Final against St Helens at Old Trafford, on an 18–10 scoreline.

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Ali Dia He was later substituted (for Ken Monkou) after playing until the 53rd minute; Leeds won the match 2–0.

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old, White, Lee Jackson, hooker, Newton’s and follow.

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History of Leeds United A.F.C. The season also saw Leeds sign a 15 year old Jack Charlton.

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David White (English footballer) In December 1993, White was somewhat surprisingly signed by Leeds for a £2,000,000 transfer fee.

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Terry Newton Leeds had signed Great Britain hooker Lee Jackson and Newton’s opportunities looked limited however coach Graham Murray came up with a game plan that used both to their maximum potential.

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Terry Newton Leeds had signed Great Britain hooker Lee Jackson and Newton’s opportunities looked limited however coach Graham Murray came up with a game plan that used both to their maximum potential.

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Terry Newton Leeds had signed Great Britain hooker Lee Jackson and Newton’s opportunities looked limited however coach Graham Murray came up with a game plan that used both to their maximum potential.

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Erik Lund (rugby union) Following an impressive season for Rotherham in National Division One, he was signed by Leeds.

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