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www.mightyleeds.co.uk - the definitive history of Leeds Uniteddave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comBlogger1073125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-37191240892559204032009-06-20T18:59:00.001+01:002009-06-20T19:02:02.559+01:00New pages uploaded at mightyleeds.co.ukSeason 1912/13 – A fresh startIt’s back to the days of Leeds City, with the story of Herbert Chapman’s first season as manager of the club. He brought a new professionalism and big names to Elland Road. Bradford City skipper Jimmy Speirs joined and brought out the best in Billy McLeod who set a new scoring record for CityYou can also read about the man whom dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-82750388182198926942009-06-02T19:42:00.001+01:002009-06-02T19:43:24.011+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 2/6/09No bids for BeckfordBy Leon WobschallLeeds United chairman Ken Bates has confirmed the club haven't yet received any bids for transfer-listed striker Jermaine Beckford - while insisting he isn't losing any sleep over the situation.Beckford's future has been up in the air following his decision to turn down a new three-year deal with his current Whites' contract due todave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-40244887545823126462009-05-30T10:44:00.001+01:002009-05-30T10:46:21.289+01:00Yorkshire Post 29/5/09David Healy set for Leeds United returnBy Richard SutcliffeSIMON GRAYSON wants former Leeds United hero David Healy to replace transfer-listed striker Jermaine Beckford, the Yorkshire Post can reveal.The Elland Road chief is resigned to losing last season''s top scorer after the striker turned down a new three-year deal earlier this week.Middlesbrough and Coventry City are dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-3036391396019881202009-05-26T23:09:00.001+01:002009-05-26T23:13:28.312+01:00Leedsunited.com 26/5/09JERMAINE BECKFORD TRANSFER LISTED BY LEEDSLeeds United have placed Jermaine Beckford on the transfer list following the 25-year-old's decision to reject the club's offer of a new three-year contract.Beckford, who has 12 months of his current contract remaining, has scored 54 goals in 98 appearances for the club since joining from non-league Wealdstone in March 2006.Leeds dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-73124761968346598792009-05-19T19:56:00.000+01:002009-05-19T19:57:34.142+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 19/5/09Whites wait for Reading's Sodje verdictReading are poised to decide the future of Sam Sodje as Leeds United weigh up a possible move for the out-of-contract defender.The Championship club have confirmed that they will meet with Sodje later this week to clarify their plans for the 29-year-old, who finished this season on loan at Elland Road.His name was missing from dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-60483694896976982862009-05-16T20:54:00.000+01:002009-05-16T20:55:50.812+01:00Sky 14/5/09Grayson proud of LeedsPlayers and fans should be proud, says managerLeeds manager Simon Grayson believes that his players should be proud of themselves despite missing out on a spot in the League One play-off final.Grayson's side could only manage a 1-1 draw with Millwall in front of a partisan crowd at Elland Road, meaning the Lions progress 2-1 on aggregate.But Grayson refused to dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-6648716465504144332009-04-26T13:08:00.001+01:002009-04-26T13:12:35.509+01:00Yorkshire Post 26/4/09Hartlepool United 0 Leeds United 1: Beckford was difference, says TurnerLeeds United clinched a 1-0 win at Hartlepool United courtesy of a Jermaine Beckford goal.United look set to face either Millwall or MK Dons in the end-of season play-offs, with Scunthorpe United and Tranmere battling over the final play-off spot.The ankle injury that has been troubling Robert Snodgrass dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-76074343458161003892009-04-23T20:15:00.001+01:002009-04-23T20:18:49.771+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 23/4/09Grayson plots play-off pathThe draw between Scunthorpe and Northampton which booked Leeds United's play-off spot on Tuesday night confirmed what Simon Grayson already knew.After Saturday's victory over Tranmere, United's boss was confident enough to tell himself that, from the point of view of a top-six finish in League One, Leeds were home and dry. Nevertheless, dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-63834897040237134822009-04-18T19:52:00.000+01:002009-04-18T19:54:50.022+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 18/4/09Whites open play-off doorLeeds United 3 Tranmere Rovers 1Leeds United climbed ominously to the threshold of the play-offs, where only a statistical improbability can deny them the key to the door.The club flexed their muscles with a 10th successive home victory yesterday, echoing a record set by Don Revie's Leeds in 1969 and leaving little remaining doubt over their dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-34825252281604869702009-04-10T14:04:00.001+01:002009-04-10T14:04:35.327+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 9/4/09Leeds and Blackpool settle Grayson disputeLeeds United and Blackpool have settled their dispute over Elland Road boss Simon Grayson - though neither side will disclose the details of their agreement.United were facing allegations that they broke Football League rules in appointing Grayson as their new boss on December 23, hours after he resigned from the manager's dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-44928992256382120212009-04-06T20:47:00.001+01:002009-04-06T20:49:54.555+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 6/4/09In-form Whites just can't bridge the gapBy Phil HayColchester 0 Leeds United 1Peterborough United are in that region of football's landscape known as dreamland, according to one of their supporters given airtime by a national radio show on Saturday night.There is indeed an element of fantasy – something undeniably Ferguson-esque – about the club's heat proof exterior.dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-33733005738132918792009-04-05T16:59:00.002+01:002009-04-05T17:02:32.198+01:00Yorkshire Evening Post 4/4/09Luciano savours his Community serviceBy Phil HayThe spotlight so often held by Jermaine Beckford was grasped by Luciano Becchio yesterday, but his winning goal at Colchester was unable to give Leeds United a brighter view of automatic promotion.Becchio's goal installed Colchester as the latest victims in Leeds' catalogue of five straight wins, but boss Simon Grayson dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-74906481713055897792009-04-04T18:22:00.000+01:002009-04-04T18:23:08.547+01:00Leedsunited.com 4/4/09BECCHIO SECURES THE POINTS IN ESSEXColchester 0 Leeds 1Simon Grayson named an unchanged side for the trip to a sell-out Weston Homes Community Stadium as United looked to extend an eight-game unbeaten and keep the pressure on the fellow promotion challengers.United started the contest brightly and Jermaine Beckford went close inside the opening five minutes when he latched dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-2978934946515378882009-03-28T18:51:00.000Z2009-03-28T18:52:28.013ZLeedsunited.com 28/3/09BECKS DOUBLE SINKS DONSUNITED 2 (Beckford 37, 54), MK DONS 0United boss Simon Grayson gave a debut to new loan signing Sam Sodje in place of the injured Rui Marques, and Jermaine Beckford returned from suspension to take the place of Liam Dickinson.United were looking for an eighth straight league success at Elland Road, and knew that a victory would close the gap on dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-60773412081011329262009-03-01T13:55:00.000Z2009-03-01T13:56:19.760ZNew pages uploaded at mightyleeds.co.ukSeason 1969/70 – Treble heartbreakThe most remarkable season in the entire amazing history of Leeds United Football Club – United break the British transfer record and break the club's scoring record in their European Cup debut before hopes of a magnificent treble turn to dust in the face of impossible fixture congestionRead the full story athttp://dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-90828997367438626542009-03-01T13:33:00.000Z2009-03-01T13:34:04.379ZSunday Times 1/3/09Leeds back in top sixLeeds 3 Scunthorpe 2Duncan HamiltonEven after two years, it seems incongruous to find Leeds locked in Division One. It is stranger still to see them straining to break out of it rather than promenading at the very top of the table.But any notion that Leeds are now resurgent must be accompanied by a squadron of caveats, among them questions about form and dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-56035488782116817722009-02-21T18:58:00.003Z2009-02-21T19:02:06.331ZYorkshire Post 21/2/09Howson grabs Leeds 2-0 victory at CheltenhamBy Chris WatersTWO goals by midfielder Jonathan Howson earned Leeds United a 2-0 victory over bottom club Cheltenham.Howson opened the scoring in the 54th minute when he headed home powerfully from 12 yards following a right-wing cross by Andrew Robinson. And he doubled the advantage in the 65th minute when he fired home dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-38303732588944846832009-02-21T10:49:00.003Z2009-02-21T10:56:42.706ZYorkshire Evening Post 19/2/09I understand fans' reactionBy Phil HayLeeds United manager Simon Grayson has sympathised with the supporters who berated his players at Hereford United on Tuesday night, admitting they were justified in voicing their frustrations during and after the club's 2-0 defeat.Grayson was left mystified by a performance which inflicted fresh damage on United's league positiondave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-39799846425868031092009-02-14T19:42:00.002Z2009-02-14T19:45:24.366ZYorkshire Evening Post 14/2/09Clarke header sinks WhitesBy Phil HayHuddersfield Town 1 Leeds United 0For the third time in succession, Huddersfield Town cut down Leeds United with a victory which may prove infinitely more precious than their previous two.A Nathan Clarke header after only 16 minutes decided a predictably full-blooded West Yorkshire derby at the Galpharm Stadium and maintained dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-50194041206662216812009-02-10T21:57:00.001Z2009-02-10T22:04:17.034ZYorkshire Evening Post 10/2/09Beckford class makes the differenceBy Phil HayAided by an early kick-off in Huddersfield, Leeds United have the opportunity to reassociate themselves with one of League One's top six positions on Saturday.That prospect would not have been worth the paper it is written on at the start of the season, when United's ambition went far beyond the play-offs, but eight weeksdave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-73208486926202481542009-02-08T13:43:00.000Z2009-02-08T13:44:47.415ZNew pages uploaded at mightyleeds.co.ukHere’s the story of the two remarkable end of season double headers in 1970 against Celtic and Chelsea as United sought valiantly for the impossible treble.1 April 1970 – United 0 Celtic 1Dubbed the Battle of Britain, United met Celtic at Elland Road intent on building up a winning first leg lead in the European Cup semi final but it didn't work out that waydave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-33846412532025931522009-02-06T20:05:00.001Z2009-02-06T20:12:22.665ZYorkshire Evening Post 6/2/09Liam's still a Whites targetBy Phil HaySimon Grayson has confirmed that Liam Dickinson remains a target for Leeds United despite their failed bid to sign the striker from Derby County earlier this week.Dickinson was denied a move to Elland Road when his proposed switch from Pride Park missed Monday's transfer deadline, but Grayson is set to use the Football League's dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-62893031270293004542009-01-30T19:56:00.002Z2009-01-30T20:02:48.628ZYorkshire Evening Post 30/1/09Naylor: I'll lead my wayBy Phil HayRichard Naylor's voice was hoarse by the time he left Elland Road on Tuesday night, proof if any was needed that he is making himself heard at the centre of Leeds United's defence.Compensation for his sore throat came in the form of the man-of-the-match award presented to him after Leeds' 2-0 victory over Southend United, the latestdave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-84613174071871587892009-01-29T19:30:00.000Z2009-01-29T19:31:49.497ZYorkshire Evening Post 29/1/09Naylor: I'm open to offersBy Phil HayRichard Naylor today admitted he is open to the idea of a long-term deal with Leeds United – but insisted his family would be a major consideration in any negotiations with the League One club.Naylor is three games into a month-long loan at Elland Road, and the Ipswich Town defender's impressive impact during his short time with dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144507.post-76518975311964122192009-01-28T21:21:00.002Z2009-01-28T21:27:22.450ZYorkshire Evening Post 27/1/09Whites start to make their moveLeeds United 2 Southend United 0Simon Grayson's first priority at Elland Road was to treat and eliminate the rot that had taken hold of Leeds United's season. Six games into his job as manager, his squad look ready to start turning the screw.Grayson could not promise an overnight solution on his arrival from Blackpool late last month, dave27http://www.blogger.com/profile/12910704755039408336noreply@blogger.com