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Factoids
Formed 1919 ...after dissolution of Leeds City who were around from 1904
Elected to Football League 31 May 1920 ...joining the Second Division
Home Colours White with blue trim ...and looking better than ever before this year.
Away Colours Navy blue with white pin stripe or yellow with blue trim ...not quite traditional but pretty smart compared to previous efforts.
Nicknames United, The Whites, The Peacocks ...or something a bit less complimentary if you ask in Salford or Bradford
Ground Capacity 40,204 ...because they stopped us standing on the Kop
Pitch Measurements 110 x 72 yards ...which these days could do with being a bit wider to give our wingmen some space
Club Sponsor Whyte and Mackay ...because we need something more potent than Strongbow to drown our sorrows these days.
Records
Record Attendance 57892 vs Sunderland, FA Cup 5th round replay, March 1967
Record Victory 10 - 0 vs Lyn Oslo, European Cup 1st round, 1st leg, September 1969
Record Defeat 1 - 8 vs Stoke City, Division 1, August 1934
Record Fee Paid £18,000,000 Rio Ferdinand (West Ham United)
Record Fee Received £29,100,000 Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Goals in a Season (Team) 98 1927-28
Goals in a Season (Individual) 43 The magnificent John Charles in 1953-54
Goals in a Match (Individual) 5 Gordon Hodgson vs Leicester City, 1 October 1938
Career Goals 238 'Hotshot' Peter Lorimer (1965-79, 1983-86)
Career Appearances 773 Big Jack Charlton (1953-1973)
Billy Bremner (1959-1976)
International Caps 69 The Chief - Lucas Radebe (South Africa)
Oldest Player 41 years 23 days Eddie Burbank, captaining the side against Hull on 24 April 1954
Youngest Player 15 years 269 days Jimmy Walton vs Port Vale, 28 August 1920
League History
1920 - 1924 Division 2
1924 - 1927 Division 1
1927 - 1928 Division 2
1928 - 1931 Division 1
1931 - 1932 Division 2
1932 - 1947 Division 1
1947 - 1956 Division 2
1956 - 1960 Division 1
1960 - 1964 Division 2
1964 - 1982 Division 1
1982 - 1990 Division 2
1990 - 1992 Division 1
1992 - 2004 FA Premier League (Division 1 in real money)
2004 - date Coca-Cola Championship (Division 2 in real money)
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