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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1904 | Club formed as Leeds City | |
| 1919 | Dick Ray became the first manager | |
| 1919 | Changed name to Leeds United after, FA forced the disbandment of Leeds City FC | |
| 1919 | Started playing home matches at Elland Road | |
| 1920 | Arthur Fairclough became new manager | |
| 1920 | Turned professional, when becoming a Limited Company | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1923 | 1924 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1926 | 1927 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1927 | Dick Ray became new manager | |
| 1927 | 1928 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1930 | 1931 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1931 | 1932 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1934 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Leicester City 8-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1934 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Stoke 8-1 in Division 1 | |
| 1935 | Bill Hampson became new manager | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1947 | Willis Edwards became new manager | |
| 1948 | Major Frank Buckley became new manager | |
| 1953 | Raich Carter became new manager | |
| 1953 | 1954 | John Charles set record for most League goals in a season scoring 42 times |
| 1955 | 1956 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1958 | Bill Lambton became new manager | |
| 1959 | Jack Taylor became new manager | |
| 1959 | 1960 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1961 | Don Revie OBE became new manager | |
| 1962 | Peter Lorimer became club's youngest player at 15 years and 289 days | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1964 | 1965 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1965 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Liverpool 2-1 (aet) | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1967 | Runners-up in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, beaten by Dynamo Zagreb, 2-0 on aggregate | |
| 1967 | Record home attendance of 57,892 against Sunderland in FA Cup 5th round | |
| 1968 | Won Football League Cup final beating Arsenal 1-0 | |
| 1968 | Winners of Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, beating Ferencvaros 1-0 on aggregate | |
| 1968 | 1969 | Football League Champions |
| 1969 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Lyn 10-0 in European Cup 1st round | |
| 1969 | 1970 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1970 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Chelsea 2-1 (aet) (after 2-2 draw, aet) | |
| 1970 | 1971 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1971 | Winners of Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, beating Juventus 3-3 (won on away goals) | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1972 | Won FA Cup final beating Arsenal 1-0 | |
| 1973 | Runners-up in European Cup Winners' Cup final, beaten by AC Milan 1-0 | |
| 1973 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Sunderland 1-0 | |
| 1973 | Jack Charlton played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 629 | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Football League Champions |
| 1974 | Brian Clough became new manager | |
| 1974 | Jimmy Armfield became new manager | |
| 1975 | Runners-up in European Cup final, beaten by Bayern Munich 2-0 | |
| 1978 | Jock Stein CBE became new manager | |
| 1978 | Jimmy Adamson became new manager | |
| 1980 | Allan Clarke became new manager | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1982 | Eddie Gray MBE became new manager | |
| 1985 | Billy Bremner became new manager | |
| 1986 | Peter Lorimer became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 168 goals | |
| 1988 | Howard Wilkinson became new manager | |
| 1989 | 1990 | Barclays Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1991 | 1992 | Football League Champions |
| 1996 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup), beaten by Aston Villa 3-0 | |
| 1996 | George Graham became new manager | |
| 1998 | David O'Leary became new manager | |
| 2000 | Club broke transfer record when buying Rio Ferdinand for £18-million from West Ham | |
| 2002 | Terry Venables became new manager | |
| 2002 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Rio Ferdinand for £29,250,000 to Man Utd | |
| 2003 | Peter Reid became new manager | |
| 2003 | Eddie Gray became caretaker manager | |
| 2003 | Lucas Radebe became club's most-capped player, with 58 caps for South Africa | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Relegated from FA Barclaycard Premiership |
| 2004 | Kevin Blackwell became new manager | |
| 2006 | Dennis Wise became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Relegated at end of season to League Championship 1 (originally Division3) - first time in 3rd tier of English football |
| 2007 | Club entered administration with £35-million of debts | |
| 2008 | Gary McAllister became new manager | |