The Leeds United Championship and Charity Shield winning side of 1991-92

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Leeds United

Leeds United Association Football Club are the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. The club was established in 1919, following the demise of Leeds City F.C. more...

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The club's nicknames are \"Leeds\", \"United\" or \"The Whites\". Some older fans still use the nickname \"The Peacocks\", but this nickname is virtually obsolete. They currently play in the Football League Championship and play their home games at the Elland Road stadium. The song of Leeds United is Marching On Together.

Leeds United have always had a loyal and passionate fanbase, with previous manager Kevin Blackwell famously saying that the club had over 250,000 ticket applications for the 2005/06 Championship Play Off Final, but the club struggles to fill Elland Road for all home matches, with attendances averaging around 20,000 in the 2005/06 season, down from 30,000 the previous season. When full, Elland Road is said to have one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European Football, composed of a large number of passionate fans. Leeds are 10th in the all time average attendance figures for the Football League & Premier League.

Although the club name bears the \"AFC\" suffix, the current badge displays \"LUFC\", however previous badges have included the official suffix.

Leeds rose to prominence under the management of Don Revie during the 1960s and 1970s, when they won a host of major trophies and were one of the most feared sides in Europe. Leeds got their white home kit in the 1960s when Revie decided to make the team more impressive, adopting the colours of the Spanish giant Real Madrid so that they both played like and looked like the Spanish team.

Revie's departure for the England job spelled the end of an era for Leeds and they went down to the Second Division in 1982, not regaining their top flight status until 1990, by which time they were being managed by Howard Wilkinson.

Leeds were league champions in 1992, but this title triumph is their most recent major trophy. In 2004, a financial crisis saw Leeds slip out of the Premiership and they are currently in their third successive season outside the top flight after being beaten 3-0 by Watford in the play-off final of the 2005-06 season.

History

Leeds United's predecessor club, Leeds City F.C., was formed in 1904 by the committee and supporters. It was forcibly disbanded by The Football League in 1919 in response to allegations of financial irregularities regarding illegal payments to players during the First World War.

Shortly after the collapse of Leeds City, a new club, Leeds United, was formed and, shortly afterwards, began playing in the Midland League, taking the place vacated by Leeds City's reserve team. Yorkshire Amateurs, who now occupied Elland Road, offered to make way for the new team under the management of former player Dick Ray. In 1920, Leeds were acquired by Huddersfield Town's then chairman, Hilton Crowther. Crowther also brought in a new manager, Arthur Fairclough, from Barnsley.