Leeds United Booklet

LEEDS UNITED
CENTENARY
DREAM SCENE
BY JAMIE COOPER

INTRODUCTION
To commemorate its 100th Anniversary, the Club commissioned
renowned international sports artist Jamie Cooper, to create an iconic
and truly unique artwork. His brief was to produce a defining image
that captured the spirit, culture and proud history of Leeds United
Football Club. He has done this by bringing together 27 figures
that have helped define the club, into one magical moment in time.
This booklet reveals the creative inspiration and process behind the
many stories woven into the Leeds United Centenary Dream Scene.
IN THE ARTIST’S OWN WORDS:
It is a huge challenge and responsibility to be asked to
produce an artwork like this. I am greatly humbled to
be entrusted to do it. As an ex-professional footballer in
my homeland of Australia, I fully understand the
importance of a football club to its community. The
connection between fans and the Club goes way
beyond the boundaries of the white lines. It is a family.
So why me… an ex footballer from the other side of the
world? Since retiring from my playing career I have
spent 20 years honing this particular skill, creating
images for professional sporting clubs in the United
States, Australia and Europe, where players from
several generations are brought together into a Dream
Scene. I painstakingly piece together 100’s of images
from different times to create a believable scene where
these legends live and breathe together. They interact in
a moment that is surely, every fan’s Dream come true.
My endeavour is to tell a story… to imagine what these
characters would have said to each other, what tales
they would have told and what personalities would
have been drawn together in this impossible gathering.
As football fans, wouldn’t we love to walk amongst
them, to mingle with them as they celebrate playing
the greatest game of all.
Well, come with me and imagine if you will…
Jamie Cooper

CROSSBAR CANNONS
TONY YEBOAH
1995-97 | Games: 66 | Goals: 32
In 1995, striker Tony Yeboah
arrived in Leeds as Howard
Wilkinson smashed the club’s
transfer record. It didn’t
take long for fans to sit up
and recognise Yeboah as a
special talent with a knack for
spectacular, powerful goals.
Fans will always remember
his thunderbolt strikes against
Wimbledon and Liverpool,
the latter named Goal Of The
Season for 1995/96, and a
stunning hat-trick in Monaco.
“Three of the most dynamic forwards in the
club’s history gather together to ‘discuss’
who has the most potent goal scoring
ability. Peter Lorimer feels his Golden Boot
should settle that argument on its own, but
just in case he has the stopwatch in hand
to remind them of his mythical 90mph
strike. Tony Yeboah is reminding them both
of his Goal of the Season in 1995/96.
Jermaine Beckford seems to feel pretty
strongly about all this as he re-lives one
of his goal celebrations. Together they
represent the cream of Leeds United’s
offensive power over the years.”
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THE LASH
PETER LORIMER
1962-78 & 1984-85 | Games: 702 | Goals: 238
Regarded as having one of
the hardest shots in football,
Peter Lorimer still holds the
record as Leeds United’s
leading goal scorer. Joining
the club aged just 15 years
old in 1962, Lorimer became
a mainstay in the late 1960s.
The Scotsman was part of the
1967/68 team that won the
“The image of Peter Lorimer
was a well-known one
of him and Eddie Gray
standing at the corner post.
I superimposed the arms on
holding the stopwatch to
tell the story I needed of the
90mph strike. I took some
creative license switching
the golden boot from his
prolific right foot to his left
to give it prominence.”
League Cup and Inter-Cities
Fairs Cup, scoring 30 goals,
and the record breaking team
that won the League in 1969,
Leeds United’s first league title.
Lorimer insisted Leeds was
more than just a team, more
like a brotherhood, with Don
Revie as the father steering the
ship to greatness.
“Sometimes I am lucky
enough to find a full body
image that suits my purposes,
as opposed to having to cut
and paste headshots onto a
model’s body. The image of
Jermaine was taken directly
from a photo of one of his
goal celebrations. He seems
to be perfectly reacting to the
challenge set down by Peter.”
A STRIKING
RESEMBLANCE
JERMAINE BECKFORD
2006-2010 | Games: 152
Goals: 85
Leeds signed Beckford from
non-league side Wealdstone
in March 2006, when no
one could have foreseen the
success he enjoyed at the club.
In 2008/09, Beckford scored
34 goals in all competitions,
the only player who could hold
a candle to John Charles’ 43-
goal campaign in 1953/54.
Beckford’s greatest moments
came in 2009/10, when
he scored the only goal of
a legendary FA Cup Third
Round tie against Manchester
United at Old Trafford,
followed in May by the
winning goal against Bristol
Rovers that sealed promotion
to the Championship.
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“Albert Johanneson was a ground breaker in English football
and as such, had to overcome many hurdles to stay focused
on his game. His pace and skill made him a crowd favourite
in his adopted home. Despite that, he still needed some
assistance to deal with the taunts and abuse from some
opposition players and crowds. The entire team looked after
Albert, symbolised here by his captain at the time, Bobby
Collins, resting a supportive hand on his shoulder. I chose
this image of Albert as it seemed to represent the great skills
that made him so loved by United fans.”
THE GROUND BREAKER
ALBERT JOHANNESON
1961-70 | Games: 200 | Goals: 68
Albert Johanneson travelled
from South Africa on the
recommendation of a school
teacher in April 1961 and
made his debut for Leeds in the
same month. He was joint top
scorer in United’s promotion
season in 1963/64, with
one vital individual goal
against Newcastle United
setting Leeds on course in
the final weeks. Johanneson
was widely regarded as the
first footballer of colour to
gain real prominence in the
English professional game.
He was quick, skilful and had
the ability to deliver fantastic
crosses. Albert formed a
fantastic playing relationship
with Bobby Collins who said,
“Albert could fly and I could
put the ball on the spot for him.
When he was in his stride there
weren’t many who could catch
him.” Johanneson holds a club
record as the only player to
score two hat-tricks in European
competitions, and was the
first black player to play in
an FA Cup Final in 1965
against Liverpool.
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THE WEE BARRA
BOBBY COLLINS
1962-67 | Games: 167 | Goals: 26
A key figure in Leeds United
history, experienced Scottish
International Bobby Collins
enjoyed success in English
football with Everton before
Don Revie brought him to
Leeds for £25,000 in 1962.
Together, Revie and Collins
nurtured a group of young
and talented players from the
Second Division to among
the best in Europe. Although
Collins was small in stature,
he had a huge heart and was
as resilient as they come, even
coming back from a broken
thigh sustained against Torino
in United’s first away game
in Europe in 1965. His fiery
determination to succeed
frightened opponents and
inspired teammates, setting the
standard for future captain Billy
Bremner to follow.
“This image of Bobby was made up of
three different photos. I found one with
a teammate’s arm around him, but his
head was looking to the right. I found
another image with a nice expression
looking to the left toward where Albert
was to be standing. This seemed to
fit the sentiment I was trying to create
between the two of them. I found a
pic of Bobby’s legs complete with the
famous ‘off-white’ woollen socks from
the 1965 FA Cup final that were in
contrast to the new white nylon socks
the rest of the team wore. As he was
one of the tough players in a tough
era that spawned the “Dirty Leeds”
moniker, his gear is covered in mud.
This is really a badge of honour for a
man that prided himself on his intensity
and commitment on the field. Note the
scar on his thigh from the broken femur
he suffered.”
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JOHNNY GILES
1963-75 | Games: 527 | Goals: 114
Irishman Johnny Giles was bought from Manchester United in
1963 and made an immediate impact by helping Leeds win the
Second Division title that season. When he moved in from the
wing to join Billy Bremner in the heart of midfield they formed
one of the greatest midfield partnerships in the game. Giles was
known for his creativity, scoring just one short of Bremner’s tally
with 114 goals for the club.
“This again is a composite of several
photos. A top half that was on the right
angle to be standing next to Bobby
Collins, a head shot that I wanted
to be looking at Eddie Gray and his
legs are actually Billy Bremner’s. He
fitted perfectly alongside Giles and as
a fellow scrapper on field, he is also
covered in dirt. “
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“This description by Don Revie
captured my imagination.
So, although there is no snow in the
dressing room, here he is walking
through a puddle leaving
no footprints. His feet are so
light, he doesn’t even cast a
shadow! He seems to be saying
I don’t know
how I do it?”
THE LAST WALTZ
EDDIE GRAY
1965-84 | Games: 579 | Goals: 69
One of the youngest of Don Revie’s homegrown players,
Eddie Gray was central to the successes of the club in the
1960s and 70s, and has become one of Leeds United’s
most enduring figures. His pace and trickery made Gray one
of the most stylish wingers the game has ever seen, with a
way of ghosting across the turf and dancing past defenders
that inspired Revie’s famous compliment - “When he plays
on snow, he doesn’t leave any footprints.” Gray played until
1984, by when he was in his first of two stints as manager.
He has also served Leeds as assistant manager, youth team
manager, media commentator and ambassador.
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KING JOHN
JOHN CHARLES
1949-57 & 1962 | Games: 327 | Goals: 157
The gentle giant from Swansea
began his career at Leeds
United in 1949 at 17 years
of age, and even then it was
clear to see Charles was a
talent to be reckoned with.
Strong, fast, good in the air
and with two good feet,
Charles went his entire career
without picking up either a
caution or a red card. As a
young player he was already
regarded among the world’s
best at centre-half, but moving
to centre-forward unleashed
his skill and scoring potential,
helping Leeds win promotion
in 1955/56. After one season
in the First Division he was
sold to Juventus for £65,000,
doubling the largest fee paid
for a British footballer, where
Charles is still regarded as
their greatest ever foreign
player.
“My research tells me that, despite his prodigious talent, he was a shy and
humble man, who really didn’t like the limelight. So here he is standing quietly in
the background enjoying the scene in front of him. He has a supportive hand on
the shoulder of his fellow Welshman Gary Speed and an Italian guide book in
the other. This image of him was an amalgamation of several images. A happy
headshot, torso and a shot of those legs. Then I placed the Italian guide book in
there and a new hand on Gary Speed’s shoulder. I feel like Dr. Frankenstein!”
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LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED
GARY KELLY
1991-2007 | Games: 531 | Goals: 4
Known for his jovial
demeanour, Gary Kelly came
to Leeds from Home Farm in
Dublin, originally as a striker
until the 1993/94 season
when Howard Wilkinson
fielded him as a right-back
on the opening day against
Manchester City. His pace,
tenacity and competitive nature
made him a nightmare for any
opposition winger and one
of the most reliable players in
the team. He was part of the
last Leeds side to play Premier
League football, and enjoyed
many European nights in the
Champions League and UEFA
Cup. His career at Elland
Road spanned 16 seasons
and he is the only non- Revie
era player to surpass 500
appearances for the club.
“I felt that given
his lively nature it
was suitable that
he helped to get
the celebrations
underway with
a spray of
champagne. I
perched him up
high to create a bit
of variation in the
line of figures.”
GARY MCALLISTER
1990-96 | Games: 295 | Goals: 45
Howard Wilkinson took
notice of Gary McAllister’s
performances against Leeds
for Leicester City, and brought
him to Elland Road in 1990
for £1m. With David Batty,
Gary Speed and Gordon
Strachan, McAllister was
part of a midfield quartet that
was envied by most teams in
the country. All four players
complemented each other and
the all-British midfield were
instrumental in winning the First
Division in 1992. He returned
to Elland Road as manager in
2008.
“I thought it would be fun to have him directing the
champagne towards his manager Howard Wilkinson
in recognition of the success they shared.”
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“Another lively character known
for his dressing room hi-jinks he
completes the group of party
starters. The icepack on his leg
represents the nasty break he
suffered during his career.”
PAUL REANEY
1961-78 | Games: 747 | Goals: 9
‘Speedy’ Reaney was one of the mavericks of the game famous
for numerous goal-line clearances. The overlapping style of
full-back we now see in the modern game was pioneered by
Reaney in the 1960s and 70s. His pace and athleticism meant
he was delivering pin point crosses one minute, and making last
ditch tackles the next. Reaney was a stalwart in Revie’s golden
era at Leeds United.
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BROTHERS IN ARMS
GARY SPEED
1988-96 | Games: 311 | Goals: 57
Gary Speed broke into Leeds
United’s first team during
1989/90’s promotion season,
scoring a memorable goal in
a 4-0 rout of Yorkshire rivals
Sheffield United, immortalised
by the famous commentary:
“Go on Gary Speed, get one
yourself son.” He played in
every game of United’s first
season back in Division One,
forming a legendary midfield
alongside Gordon Strachan,
Gary McAllister and fellow
youngster and close friend
David Batty. In 1991/92
Speed helped Leeds win the
league title by playing in every
position except centre-half,
and that versatility made him
manager Howard Wilkinson’s
choice for player of the title
campaign. Speed played a
career total 926 games for
five clubs and his country, and
was successfully managing
Wales when he tragically died
in 2011.
DAVID BATTY
1987-93 & 1998-2004 | Games 373 | Goals: 4
David Batty was a fiercely
competitive midfielder,
showing flashes of his mentor,
the great Billy Bremner. He
was integral to the 1989/90
Second Division winning side,
continuing his fine form as
Leeds won the First Division in
1992. While protecting the
defence by fighting tenaciously
for the ball, Batty had vision
and skill to start attacks with
incisive passing. He returned
to Leeds in 1998, providing
experience to guide David
O’Leary’s young team, and
forming a strong midfield
partnership with Olivier
Dacourt as Leeds reached the
semi-finals of the Champions
League.
“I feel that these two great friends
embody the spirit of Leeds United. I
wanted to make them the centre-piece
of the painting. Talented, committed
and passionate, they are depicted
giving the Leeds salute in recognition
of the community culture and family
spirit of this great club.”
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DYNAMIC DUO
ALLAN ‘SNIFFER’ CLARKE
1969-75 | Games: 367 | Goals: 151
MICK JONES
1967-75 | Games: 313 | Goals: 111
In the summer after Leeds won
their first ever title in 1969,
Don Revie paid Leicester City
£165,000 for 23-year-old
Allan Clarke to strengthen
Leeds’ attack. Clarke will
always be remembered for
the centenary FA Cup Final
against Arsenal in 1972,
when Mick Jones crossed and
Clarke executed a perfect
diving header to win the cup
for the first time in United’s
history. Known as ‘Sniffer’ on
the terraces, Clarke was one
of only a handful of players
Revie bought from outside
Elland Road, becoming a
close friend to Billy Bremner
and one of United’s greatest
ever strikers.
“This one was dead easy to decide on. I’ve recreated that
famous day in 1972 by adopting poses for these guys that
all LUFC fans will recognise. Clarke is wearing the FA Cup
lid, and Jones wears makeshift arm bandages for his elbow.
Clarke’s arm round Jones is in thanks for that famous match
winning cross. It also symbolises the many times that they
worked together to create goal scoring opportunities.”
Mick Jones became Leeds
United’s first £100,000
signing when Don Revie
bought him from Sheffield
United in 1967, and the
new striker helped lift Leeds
from among the best teams in
England, to become a club
winning trophies at home
and abroad. When he was
joined by Allan Clarke, Jones’
strength was complemented by
Clarke’s skill, a combination
that brought the best out of
them both. After crossing to
Clarke to head the winner in
the 1972 FA Cup final, Jones
ended the match in agony
after dislocating his elbow in
the final moments. Although
Mick Bates had collected his
medal for him, Jones insisted
on climbing the famous
Wembley steps himself,
helped by Norman Hunter, to
shake hands with the Queen.
“Allan holds Les
Cocker’s tracksuit
in the air in respect
to the legendary
trainer, who
famously carried
him from the field
on his shoulders
one day.”
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“From one end of
the club’s timeline
to the other. These
two club captains
depicted together
symbolise what
the Dream Scene
is all about. The
unification of the
entire 100-year
history of this proud
club. Edwards hands
his captain’s arm
band to Cooper.”
FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER
LIAM COOPER
2014 – Present | Games up to end of 2018/19 season: 161 | Goals: 6
The captain of Marcelo
Bielsa’s Leeds, Liam Cooper
epitomises what it is to play for
Leeds United. A hard-working
player who leads by example,
Cooper is at the forefront as
WILLIS EDWARDS
1925-43 | Games: 444 | Goals: 6
we move into a new era. The
Yorkshire-born defender joined
Leeds in 2014 and was voted
captain by the players at the
start of 2017/18. A crowd
favourite in LS11, Cooper’s
passion for taking Leeds back
to the upper echelons of
English football shines through
in every performance.
Willis Edwards moved to
Leeds from Chesterfield for a
big fee of £1,500 in 1925,
with the reputation of being
one of the finest wing halves
of his generation. He became
the club’s first international
when he played for England
against Wales at Selhurst Park
in 1926, and was rarely out
of the Leeds side up until the
start of the Second World
War in 1939. His magnificent
ball control, athleticism,
heading ability and passing
quality earned him 16 caps
for his country, as well as 11
appearances for the Football
League, and Edwards had
a season as manager in
1947/48, staying on the
Leeds coaching staff until
1961.
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“Nigel enters the room holding Lulu the
Doll which he found in the back of the
net. It must have been left there since the
1950s where it was placed as a good
luck charm by Harry Searson in 1949.
But he still needs to get around big Jack
who is up to his old tricks blocking goal
keepers from moving about!”
LAST LINE OF DEFENCE
NIGEL MARTYN
1996-2003 | Games: 273
One of the finest goalkeepers
the Premier League and
England national team have
ever seen, Nigel Martyn
played over 250 times for The
Whites, who signed him for
a record fee for a goalkeeper
of £2.25 million in 1996. In
six seasons with Leeds, Martyn
was a major part of the club’s
rise to the top of the Premier
League and the semi-finals of
the Champions League, when
David O’Leary’s young players
knew that they had a world
class goalkeeper behind them
all the way.
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GREAT MINDS
SERGEANT WILKO AND THE DON.
HOWARD WILKINSON
Manager 1988-96
Originally hailing from
Sheffield, Howard Wilkinson
left Sheffield Wednesday to
take over Leeds in 1988,
when the club was struggling
near the bottom of the Second
Division. Soon known as
Sergeant Wilko, he brought
in strict fitness regimes and
instilled discipline, as well
as bringing in quality players
from the First Division like Chris
Fairclough, Vinnie Jones, Lee
Chapman, and his captain,
Gordon Strachan. Leeds
started the 1989/90 season
with a weight of expectation
and anticipation unlike any the
club had known for years, and
ended it as Second Division
champions. United’s upward
momentum took them all the
way to a famous First Division
title in 1991/92, when they
beat fierce rivals Manchester
United to win the league, and
Wilkinson’s record included
winning the Charity Shield,
reaching the League Cup
final and twice qualifying for
Europe. Perhaps Wilkinson’s
biggest legacy is the youth
academy he established at
Thorp Arch, ensuring a steady
supply of top class talent that
Leeds United have benefited
from for 25 years.
“There was so much to work with regarding these two
great managers. Wilko has finally agreed to put the Revie
Era photographs back on the wall now that they have won
a title. In Wilko’s first press conference he was offered a
coffee cup with no handles and said, “I hope when we’re
doing well we can afford cups with handles on,” and that’s
his reward from Revie.”
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DON REVIE
Manager 1961-75
The Middlesbrough-born
manager who changed the
fortunes of Leeds United and
created the club as we know
it today.
Don Revie came to Elland Road
as an experienced forward
in November 1958 near the
end of his playing career.
With Leeds struggling in the
Second Division in 1961,
director Harry Reynolds was
about to recommend Revie
as manager to Bournemouth,
when he realised he should
be recommending he become
manager of Leeds. With the
support of his clever backroom
staff, Revie set about changing
Leeds United’s fortunes,
creating the club as we know
it. He put his faith in schoolboy
players like Norman Hunter,
Eddie Gray, Paul Reaney,
Paul Madeley, Peter Lorimer
and Gary Sprake, entrusting
them to the more experienced
Jack Charlton and new
signings Bobby Collins and
Johnny Giles; Billy Bremner,
a young winger and already
Revie’s protégé, became the
inspiration of the team. Under
Revie’s leadership Leeds won
the First Division twice, the Inter-
Cities Fairs Cup twice, the FA
Cup, League Cup and Charity
Shield, as well as finals, semifinals
and 2nd place finishes
during ten years when Leeds
were among the most talked
about teams in football. Above
all, Don made all his players
feel welcome in the dressing
room. No matter what age,
experience, background or
creed, he was the father figure
to this glorious team in the all
white strip that he introduced.
You run out of superlatives
for Don. He was simply the
greatest we’ve ever had.
“Don himself was a unique character and offered me a lot of
material to celebrate his ‘funny ways’. Being a superstitious
man he is wearing his ”lucky” blue suit. He employed the
services of Gypsy Rose Lee to remove bad luck from the club,
and is holding her pretend business card “Curses are Us”.
Here he also holds a get-well card for one of the player’s
family members, and the red book from when he featured on
‘This Is Your Life’ in 1974 in recognition of his contribution to
English Football.”
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THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS
NORMAN HUNTER
1961-76 | Games: 726 | Goals: 21
Norman Hunter, like many
of the club’s great players,
came to Leeds when he was
just a teenager, and a slender
midfield player. After intensive
training from Les Cocker and
Syd Owen, Hunter became
a fearsome defender with the
nickname ‘Bites Your Legs’,
but he never lost his good
nature, despite his reputation.
Hunter is one of the club’s
most decorated players,
winning six trophies for Leeds
and featuring in the World
Cup winning squad in 1966.
Although Hunter was often
modest about his footballing
prowess, his ability was
recognised by fellow players
in 1974 when he was the first
ever winner of the Professional
Footballers’ Association
‘Players’ Player Of The Year
Award’.
“When Norman arrived at
the club, Don felt he needed
a little strengthening up. So
what better remedy than a
daily dose of a raw egg in
a glass of sherry? They were
different days back then!”
GORDON STRACHAN
1989-95 | Games: 245 | Goals: 45
Gordon Strachan was
Howard Wilkinson’s most
important signing, when he
convinced the Scotsman to
drop down a division to join
him at Elland Road. Wilkinson
calculated that Strachan’s
medals, and his experiences
at the 1986 World Cup,
would set an example for the
other players; and that his
determined personality would
ensure they followed.
He captained Leeds to the
Second Division and First
Division titles in three seasons,
taking the club back into
Europe as part of United’s
famous midfield with David
Batty, Gary McAllister and
Gary Speed. In 1991 he
won the Football Writers’
Association Footballer of the
Year award, the only player to
have won it in both England
and Scotland.
“I’ve depicted him in the
promotion year of 1989/90.
Although he had success
in Division One, he always
felt that getting the club up
from Division Two was his
most satisfying achievement.
Gordon also apparently had
a secret weapon.”
“Was it his banana and
seaweed pills that gave him
the longevity and success
during his time at the club? ”
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ELEVEN PAULS
33
“A Bentley’s Brewery
Yorkshire Bitter of course!”
34
“He’s even had time to
read the paper. The 1956
Evening Post featuring the
West Stand fire.”
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PAUL MADELEY
1962-80 | Games: 725
Goals: 34
Paul Madeley was one of
the most versatile players the
game has ever seen, playing
for Leeds in every position
apart from goalkeeper. Don
Revie always denied any
idea of Madeley ‘filling in’,
or that he was a ‘super sub’,
and the enormous number of
appearances he made prove
that Revie always found a
place for Madeley in his team,
while 24 caps demonstrate
his importance to England.
Raised just a few miles from
Elland Road, Madeley was
an exemplary member of the
club’s greatest ever team, and
his long-range strike away to
Juventus in 1971 was vital to
United’s victory in the Inter-
Cities Fairs Cup.
“I’ve put him in the Inter-Cities
Fairs Cup kit, holding the trophy
in recognition of his away goal v
Juventus, which was so important
in that successful campaign. Being
a modest chap I thought that it was
apt he be sitting back enjoying the
scene in front of him. I also felt he
deserved to be putting his feet up
and having a beer after such a
long and distinguished career.”
“The white rose of Yorkshire
is in his shirt pocket in
his locker.”
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THE CHIEF
LUCAS RADEBE
1994-2005 | Games: 262 | Goals: 3
It took a while for Radebe
to establish himself at Leeds
after he joined from one
of South Africa’s top clubs,
Kaizer Chiefs, in 1994, but
he blossomed as a central
defender after George
Graham became manager.
By the time David O’Leary
took over Radebe was
captain, soon regarded as
one of the best defenders
in Europe. Nicknamed The
Chief, Radebe captained
South Africa at the 1998 and
2002 World Cup, and was
described by President Nelson
Mandela as, ‘My hero’. In
2000 he received the FIFA
Fair Play award for his role
in fighting racism in football.
Although he didn’t acquire
any titles in his time at Leeds,
Radebe’s manner, playing
style and character are never
forgotten by the Leeds United
faithful.
“Behind every great midfield is a solid defence. Lucas
Radebe was known for his reliability at the back
so I thought it fitting he was positioned behind the
foreground group looking over their shoulder. He is also
joining in the celebrations clinking a bottle of Radebeer
with Billy’s champers!”
HOW GOOD IS THIS?
MARK VIDUKA
2000-04 | Games: 166 | Goals: 72
Mark Viduka was much
travelled, from Australia to
Croatia Zagreb to Celtic,
before he signed for Leeds
in 2000. A strong striker,
Viduka was deceptively skilful,
and he formed a formidable
partnership with his tigerish
young foil Alan Smith.
Viduka’s backheel set Smith
up to score an audacious
winner against Lazio in the
Champions League, while
his own goalscoring highlight
came against Liverpool, when
he scored all four of United’s
goals in a 4-3 win at Elland
Road. Viduka’s power as
a finisher made him one of
United’s best strikers of the
modern era.
“This image of Big Dukes v Besiktas is iconic and made
a great contrast with all the figures looking back at
him and us. Apart from it being a dynamic and very
recognisable image of him it’s as if he’s saying “how
good is this?”, inviting us to acknowledge the wonderful
scene in front of us.”
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OUR CAPTAIN
BILLY BREMNER
1959-76 | Games: 772 | Goals: 115
Billy Bremner holds the title of
Leeds United’s most successful
ever captain. He joined Leeds
United when he was only
17 years old, playing his
first games on the wing, with
Don Revie guiding him from
inside-right. Revie’s influence
continued after he became
manager, and Bremner
became not only the captain
but the heart of United’s
greatest ever team. Bremner
embodied everything it means
to be Leeds: courage, passion,
hard work and a never-saydie
attitude. He instilled
those values, and his belief
in ‘Side Before Self, Every
Time’ is written across the
stadium entrance to this day.
Bremner almost took Leeds
back to glory as manager
in 1986/87. As captain
Bremner won two First Division
titles, two Inter-Cities Fairs
Cups, one FA Cup and one
League Cup. A record that
future Leeds United captains
will find hard to beat.
“Billy had to be front and centre in this
painting. Apart from being a huge talent,
he was renowned for his determination and
tenacity which made him a tough and truly
great leader. So I thought he should be covered
in mud and sweat after giving it his all out on
the pitch. He’s also perched on top of Bielsa’s
blue bucket and true to form is sharing a
cigarette with his old mate Jack Charlton.”
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SALEM CHAPEL / LEEDS UNITED SUPPORTERS CLUB
BIG JACK
Leeds United were formed at a public meeting held at Salem
Chapel on 17th October 1919. Leeds United Supporters Club
formed the very same day and share their 100 Year birthday with
the club.
JACK CHARLTON
1952-73 | Games: 773 | Goals: 96
Jack Charlton was a one club
man who didn’t truly realise
his potential until after Don
Revie became manager. At
first Charlton resisted Revie’s
ideas, but persistence paid
off. Revie told Charlton he
could play for England, and
he did, making his debut aged
29, winning the 1966 World
Cup at Wembley a year later.
His partnership with Norman
Hunter in the centre of defence
was the foundation for much
of Leeds United’s success, and
their performance together in
a 0 -0 draw with Liverpool at
Anfield in 1969 sealed the
club’s first league title. Jack
retired in 1973 with 773
appearances to his name - a
Leeds United record that still
stands to this day.
BREMNER’S SOCK TAG
One of the many creative
ideas Paul Trevillion introduced
to ‘rebrand’ the club, the
numbered sock tags (1-12)
were first used in the 1971-72
season. They became firm
folklore favourites with the fans.
COOPER’S BOOK OF DREAMS
Left–back Terry Cooper scored
the winning goal in the 1968
League Cup Final. He later
confessed to dreaming about
scoring that goal for three
nights in succession before the
final. His reknowned white
football boots sit close by.
“As the club’s appearance record holder he also had to
take a central role in the painting. So here he is next to Billy
having a celebratory cigarette. He is also holding a hand
up blocking the movement of yet another goalkeeper! He was
famous for inventing this tactic in games where he stood next
to keepers when a corner was taken to open up the goal area
for his teammates.”
FIRST GAME
Leeds United’s first ever game at Elland Road was on 17th
November 1919 against Yorkshire Amateurs. United won 5-2.
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‘KEEP FIGHTING’
The sign with the club’s well known philosophy hung up in the players’
dressing room at Elland Road in the late 1950s. It was the idea of
trainer/coach Bill Lambton.
Steelworks. Efforts to establish football in Leeds in the 1880s were
against the backdrop of the enormous steelworks in Hunslet. Coining
the nickname ‘the Twinklers’ in reference to the twinkling particles of
‘kish dust’ that were impossible to clean from the steelworkers’ skin,
Hunslet AFC ultimately paved the way for the ‘one football club city’
that was to come.
WANTED POSTER
The two European Finals were
so controversially refereed, the
match officials are depicted as
being on the public enemy list for
‘Crimes Against Football’.
SOLDIER WILSON / £5 NOTE /
HILTON CROWTHER
David Wilson – a 23 year-old
forward for Leeds City and Boer
War veteran - died of a heart
attack at Elland Road during a
game in 1906. The inquest stated
‘his devotion to the game and to
the club proved fatal.’
Chairman Hilton Crowther
bankrolled United’s first
promotion, then was forced to
call in his loan. The fans’ ‘Lend
Us A Fiver’ campaign saved the
club, while Hilton married famous
actress Mona Vivian soon after.
GHOST TROPHIES
DIAMOND FLOODLIGHTS
SILVER’S PAINT
CHEESE WEDGE
Robbed of winning glory at
both the 1973 European Cup
Winners Cup Final in Greece
and the 1975 European Cup
Final in Paris, the shadows depict
the missing silverware from the
trophy cabinet. The 1975 Final is
the origin of the WACCOE chant.
The iconic diamond-shaped
floodlights were installed in
1973. Towering over Elland Road
at 260 feet high, they were the
tallest in Europe at the time and
remained in place until 1992.
A nod to club Chairman Leslie
Silver, founder of the Silver
Paint & Lacquer Co empire and
responsible, together with Director
Bill Fotherby, for persuading
Howard Wilkinson to come to
Elland Road in the 1980s.
The South East Corner Stand at
Elland Road has yellow seats as
opposed to the usual blue. It has
affectionately become known as
the ‘cheese wedge.’
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