Why do leeds play in white

Throughout his career, The Gentle Giant was remarkably never booked or sent off, which in this day and age, is almost unthinkable. Credit: Gunnar Larsson licensed under Creative Commons for commercial use. In its very early days, it was known as The Old Peacock Ground, because of the pub which faced the stadium. It remained as that until , when the opening of a new stand saw the ground rechristened as its known today.

Credit: Uncle Ernie licensed under Creative Commons for commercial use. The song is as synonymous with Leeds as any other football anthem is to any other clubs. Credit: Toni Smith licensed under Creative Commons for commercial use.

Mention the name Alan Smith around Leeds, and you might get a difficult reaction. The Rothwell born-and-bred lad was a hero for the Whites, scoring 56 times in matches until the club was relegated from the Premier League in Last year, with Adidas providing the merchandise, that figure increased to , and almost every last top found a buyer. Already a subscriber? Log In. Subscribe now to get full access to the new sports page.

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Marcelo Bielsa. Club home page. Current season. Position Player 1. Luke Ayling vice-captain. Liam Cooper captain. Historically speaking, Leeds' results were fairly unremarkable until the Don Revie era in the 60s. Immediately upon his arrival, Revie proved to be a manager with the plan; he implemented many positive changes in and around the club, including the meticulous pre-match preparations and the rigorous training program. It was generally accepted that, under his leadership, the club's young talent was given a far better chance to succeed.

In Leeds changed their kit to white shirts, shorts and socks — Real Madrid was the model. Since , their dresses had been blue and yellow, and before that white and blue. Not long after securing promotion to the First Division in , Leeds started dominating the local competition.