Leeds United F.C.

Leeds United are a professional fitbaw club based in Leeds, Wast Yorkshire who play in the Football League Championship, the seicont tier o the Inglis fitbaw league seestem. The club's home grund is Elland Road.

The club's maist common nicknames ar "The Whites" an "The Peacocks". The latter stems frae the umwhile name o the Elland Road, The Auld Peacock Ground, which wis in turn named efter The Auld Peacock pub opposite Elland Road's South Stand an The New Peacock pub which stood behind the North staund (whaur the M621 nou runs). Awtho the club name bears the "AFC" suffix, the current badge displays "LUFC". Houiver, previous badges hae included the offeecial suffix in its entirety.

The club hae competit at the tap level o Inglis fitbaw for the majority o thair existence, follaein the disbaundin o predecessor Leeds Ceety. Unner the management o Don Revie during the 1960s an 1970s, Leeds wan twa First Division titles, the FA Cup, the League Cup an the Inter-Ceeties Fairs Cup twice. Efter Revie's departure tae manage the Ingland team, Leeds wur relegated tae the Seicont Division in 1982, nae returnin tae the tap flight until 1990, when thay wur managed bi Howard Wilkinson. Leeds wur league champions twa seasons later, in 1992. During the 1990s an early 2000s Leeds competit for places in Europe, reachin the semi-finals o the UEFA Cup an the UEFA Champions League in consecutive seasons. Houiver, efter severe financial difficulties an a mass sale o players, Leeds wur relegated frae the Premier League an subsequently frae The Championship three year later. Efter three seasons in League Ane thay wur promoted back tae the Championship on the last day o the 2009-10 saison.

 Club honours 
 Domestic competition 

 League titles
 First Division
 Winners (3) 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92
 Seicont Division
 Winners (3) 1923–24, 1963–64, 1989–90
 Cups
 FA Cup
 Winners (1) 1972
 League Cup
 Winners (1) 1968
 FA Charity Shield
 Winners (2) 1969, 1992
 FA Youth Cup
 Winners (2) 1993, 1997

 European competition 

 Inter-Ceeties Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup
 Winners (2) 1968, 1971

References

Category:Fitbaw clubs in Ingland

Category:Premier League clubs
Category:English Football League clubs
Category:Association fitbaw clubs established in 1919
Category:Companies that hae entered admeenistration in the Unitit Kinrick
Category:Fitbaw clubs in Wast Yorkshire
Category:FA Cup winners
Category:EFL Cup winners
Category:EFL Championship clubs
Category:1919 establishments in Ingland
Category:Sport in Leeds
Category:Phoenix clubs (association fitbaw)