1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1974–75 season
Chairman	Manny Cussins
Manager	Brian Clough; (until 12 September); Maurice Lindley; (caretaker); Jimmy Armfield; (from 4 October)
Stadium	Elland Road
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Fourth round
European Cup	Runners-up
Charity Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Allan Clarke (14); All: ; Allan Clarke (22)
Highest home attendance	50,393 vs Barcelona; (9 April 1975, European Cup)
Lowest home attendance	14,599 vs Huddersfield Town; (7 October 1974, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	34,496
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 season saw Leeds United compete in the Football League First Division. As reigning English champions, they also competed in the European Cup.

Season summary

Manager Don Revie left after many successful years at Leeds to manage the England side. He was replaced by Brighton & Hove Albion's Brian Clough—this appointment raised many eyebrows, as Clough had often made public his disdain for both Revie and the playing style of his Leeds side, even clamouring for the club to be relegated on disciplinary grounds.

As it turned out, Clough only lasted 44 days at Elland Road. He alienated several key players like Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner^[1] and reportedly, in his first training session, told the players to "throw [their] medals in the bin because they were not won fairly."^[2] After a poor start which saw Leeds in 19th place after one win from the opening six games and only 4 points from a possible 12 won, the Leeds directors sacked Clough.

Replacing Clough was Bolton Wanderers' Jimmy Armfield. Armfield, while unable to turn the club's fortunes around to finish higher than ninth, bought the Yorkshire club better success in the European Cup, with the club reaching the final against Bayern Munich in Paris. The German side won 2–0 with two goals in 10 minutes late in the second half, but Leeds could have won the match, having denied two strong penalty appeals for fouls by Bayern's Franz Beckenbauer. Indeed, Leeds did get a goal in the 63rd minute, through Peter Lorimer, but Beckenbauer successfully convinced referee Michel Kitabdjian to consult with the linesman, who had not raised his flag; Kitabdijan subsequently indicated Bremner was marginally offside. This decision to not allow the goal caused riots to break out amongst the travelling Leeds fans.

The violence during the riots saw Leeds banned from European competition for four years (later reduced to two on appeal);^[3]^[4]^[5] but, as Leeds would not qualify for European competition again until 1979, the ban was never applied.

Nonetheless, bitterness remains amongst the Leeds fans even today, due to their perception of being cheated of victory and the European Cup. Over 40 years on, Leeds fans can still be heard chanting at away matches "We are the champions, champions of Europe".

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	WAL	Glan Letheren
—	GK	SCO	David Harvey
—	GK	SCO	David Stewart
—	DF	ENG	Trevor Cherry
—	DF	ENG	Peter Hampton
—	DF	ENG	Norman Hunter
—	DF	ENG	Paul Madeley
—	DF	ENG	Paul Reaney
—	DF	WAL	Byron Stevenson
—	DF	SCO	Frank Gray
—	DF	SCO	Gordon McQueen
—	MF	ENG	Mick Bates


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	WAL	Carl Harris
—	MF	WAL	Gwyn Thomas
—	MF	WAL	Terry Yorath
—	MF	SCO	Billy Bremner (captain)
—	MF	SCO	Eddie Gray
—	MF	SCO	Peter Lorimer
—	MF	IRL	Johnny Giles
—	FW	ENG	Allan Clarke
—	FW	ENG	Mick Jones
—	FW	ENG	Duncan McKenzie
—	FW	SCO	Joe Jordan
—	FW	SCO	Gary Liddell

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Duncan McKenzie	Nottingham Forest	£250,000
MF	John McGovern	Derby County	£75,000
FW	John O'Hare	Derby County	£50,000

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Roy Ellam	Huddersfield Town
DF	Nigel Davey	Rotherham United
MF	Jimmy Mann	Bristol City

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	John McGovern	Nottingham Forest
FW	John O'Hare	Nottingham Forest
DF	Terry Cooper	Middlesbrough

Competitions

First Division

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Middlesbrough	42	18	12	12	54	40	1.350	48
8	Manchester City	42	18	10	14	54	54	1.000	46
9	Leeds United	42	16	13	13	57	49	1.163	45
10	Burnley	42	17	11	14	68	67	1.015	45
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	54	54	1.000	42

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	L
Position	9	22	17	15	19	19	19	15	19	15	17	16	16	18	19	16	17	15	13	12	12	10	13	12	11	10	9	10	10	8	8	6	7	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	9

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1975–76 European Cup; = Classified to 1975–76 UEFA Cup; = Relegation to 1975–76 Division Two

Results

17 August 1974 1	Stoke City	3–0	Leeds United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Mahoney 50' Greenhoff 85' Ritchie 87'			Attendance: 33,534

21 August 1974 2	Leeds United	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Leeds
			15' Trevor Francis	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,497

24 August 1974 3	Leeds United	1–0	Birmingham City	Leeds
	Clarke 61'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,820

27 August 1974 4	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Leeds United	White City (West London)
	Givens 48'		21'Yorath	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 24,965

31 August 1974 5	Manchester City	1–2	Leeds United	Moss Side
	Summerbee 7' Bell 58'		37' Clarke	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 37,919

7 September 1974 6	Leeds United	1–1	Luton Town	Leeds
	Clarke 27'		32' Butlin	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,450

14 September 1974 7	Burnley	1–2	Leeds United	Burnley
	Fletcher 57' James 69' (pen.)		42' Lorimer	Attendance: 25,122

21 September 1974 8	Leeds United	5–1	Sheffield United	Leeds
	Clarke 30', 50' McQueen 36' Lorimer 62' (pen.) Yorath 77'		84'Dearden	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,382

28 September 1974 9	Everton	3–2	Leeds United	Walton
	Seargeant 26' Lyons 33' Clements 56'		31' Clarke 74' Yorath	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,824

5 October 1974 10	Leeds United	2–0	Arsenal	Leeds
	McKenzie 63', 77'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,784

12 October 1974 11	Ipswich Town	0–0	Leeds United	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,815

15 October 1974 12	Birmingham City	1–0	Leeds United	Birmingham
				Attendance: 36,513

19 October 1974 13	Leeds United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
	Clarke 40' McKenzie 83'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,224

26 October 1974 14	Liverpool	0–1	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Heighway 73'			Stadium: Anfield Road Attendance: 54,996

2 November 1974 15	Leeds United	0–1	Derby County	Leeds
			78' Lee	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,551

9 November 1974 16	Coventry City	1–3	Leeds United	Coventry
	Cross 89'		25'O'Hare 26' (o.g.)Hindley 71'Bremner	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 25,414

16 November 1974 17	Leeds United	2–2	Middlesbrough	Leeds
	McKenzie 10', 14'		39' Boam 54' Smith	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 45,488

23 November 1974 18	Carlisle United	1–2	Leeds United	Carlisle
			Jordan McKenzie	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 19,975

30 November 1974 19	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds
15:00	Cherry 15' Clarke 83'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,441

4 December 1974 20	Leeds United	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	McKenzie, Lorimer			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,832

7 December 1974 21	West Ham United	1–2	Leeds United	Upton Park (East London)
	Gould 29' Jennings 69'		89' McKenzie	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 39,562

14 December 1974 22	Leeds United	3–1	Stoke City	Leeds
	McQueen 22' Lorimer 51' Yorath 79'		89' Moores	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,685

21 December 1974 23	Newcastle United	0–3	Leeds United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Kennedy 68' Tudor 72' Howard 88'			Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 32,535

26 December 1974 24	Leeds United	2–2	Burnley	Leeds
	Jordan 15' Lorimer 68'		22', 83 ' James	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,724

28 December 1974 25	Leicester City	2–0	Leeds United	Leicester
			33' F. Gray 36' McKenzie	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 29,699

11 January 1975 26	Leeds United	2–1	West Ham United	Leeds
	Clarke 38' McKenzie 60'		10' Robson	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,099

18 January 1975 27	Chelsea	0–2	Leeds United	Fulham (West London)
			33' McKenzie 78' Yorath	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,733

1 February 1975 28	Leeds United	0–0	Coventry City	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,901

8 February 1975 29	Derby County	0–0	Leeds United	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 33,641

22 February 1975 30	Middlesbrough	1–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
			32' Clarke	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 39,500

25 February 1975 31	Leeds United	3–1	Carlisle United	Leeds
	Lorimer Clarke E. Gray			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,346

1 March 1975 32	Leeds United	2–2	Manchester City	Leeds
	Lorimer 6', 58'		9' Oakes 83' Donachie	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 47,489

15 March 1975 33	Leeds United	0–0	Everton	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 50,084

22 March 1975 34	Luton Town	2–1	Leeds United	Luton
	3' Aston 12' Anderson		88' Jordan	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 23,048

29 March 1975 35	Leeds United	1–1	Newcastle United	Leeds
	Clarke 82'		2' Nulty	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,994

31 March 1975 36	Leeds United	2–2	Leicester City	Leeds
	Clarke 44' Giles		Lee 89'Garland	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,898

1 April 1975 37	Sheffield United	1–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
			Madeley	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 38,442

5 April 1975 38	Leeds United	0–2	Liverpool	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,971

12 April 1975 39	Arsenal	1–2	Leeds United	Islington (London)
	Kidd 73'		45' Clarke 65' Hunter	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,619

19 April 1975 40	Leeds United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Leeds
	Cherry 39' Harris 62'		26' Talbot	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,174

26 April 1975 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
	Richards 7'		84' F. Gray	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 34,875

28 April 1975 42	Tottenham Hotspur	2–4	Leeds United	Tottenham (North London)
			Jordan Lorimer	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,886

Source: ^[6]

FA Cup

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Third round	4 January 1975	Cardiff City	Home	4–1	E. Gray, Clarke (2), McKenzie	31,572
Fourth round	24 January 1975	Wimbledon	Home	0–0	—	46,230
Fourth round replay	10 February 1975	Wimbledon	Away^[a]	1–0	Bassett o.g.	45,071
Fifth round	18 February 1975	Derby County	Away	1–0	Nish o.g.	35,298
Sixth round	8 March 1975	Ipswich Town	Away	0–0	—	38,010
Sixth round replay	11 March 1975	Ipswich Town	Home	1–1 (a.e.t.)	McKenzie 90'	50,074
Sixth round second replay	25 March 1975	Ipswich Town	Neutral	0–0 (a.e.t.)	—	35,195
Sixth round third replay	27 March 1975	Ipswich Town	Neutral	2–3	Clarke, Giles	19,510

Source: ^[7]

League Cup

Win	Draw	Loss

League Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Second round	10 September 1974	Huddersfield Town	Away	1–1	Lorimer	15,013
Second round replay	24 September 1974	Huddersfield Town	Home	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Clarke	18,496
Second round second replay	7 October 1974	Huddersfield Town	Home	2–1	Bates, Lorimer	14,599
Third round	9 October 1974	Bury	Away	2–1	Lorimer, Cherry	16,354
Fourth round	13 November 1974	Chester	Away	0–3	—	19,000

Source: ^[8]

European Cup

First Round

18 September 1974	Leeds United	4–1	FC Zürich	Leeds
	Clarke 15', 42' Lorimer 25' (pen.) Jordan 48'		89' Katić	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Jan Keizer

2 October 1974	FC Zürich	2–1 (3–5 agg.)	Leeds United	Zürich
	Katić 37' Rutschmann 42' (pen.)		36' Clarke	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 13,382[1] Referee: Sergio Gonella

Second Round

23 October 1974	Újpesti Dózsa	1–2	Leeds United	Budapest
	Fazekas 19' (pen.)		7' Lorimer 22' McQueen	Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 24,389 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

6 November 1974	Leeds United	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	Újpesti Dózsa	Leeds
	McQueen 28' Bremner 46' Yorath 65'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,091 Referee: Alfred Delcourt

Quarterfinals

5 March 1975	Leeds United	3–0	RSC Anderlecht	Leeds
	Jordan 10' McQueen 42' Lorimer 89'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 43,195 Referee: Rudi Glöckner

19 March 1975	RSC Anderlecht	0–1 (0–4 agg.)	Leeds United	Anderlecht
			Bremner 74'	Stadium: Stade Émile Versé Attendance: 33,948 Referee: Paul Schiller

Semifinals

9 April 1975	Leeds United	2–1	FC Barcelona	Leeds
	Bremner 9' Clarke 78'		66' Asensi	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 50,393 Referee: Vital Loraux

23 April 1975	FC Barcelona	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Leeds United	Barcelona
	Clares 69'		Lorimer 7'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 100,000[5] Referee: Erich Linemayr

Final

28 May 1975	Bayern München	2–0	Leeds United	Paris
	Roth 71' Müller 81'			Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 48,374[6] Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

Source: ^[9]

Awards

At the end of the season, defender Gordon McQueen was named the club's Player of the Year.

Notes

^ Match played at Selhurst Park

References

^ "Brian Clough in pictures: Re-live his 44 days at Leeds United". Daily Mirror. UK. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
^ Robinson, Paul (9 October 2009). "The Ten Best Mass Insults". The Independent. London. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ '"Season 1974–75". European Cup History.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ "England told: more rioting and you're out". The Guardian. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ "Unlucky Paris match for Leeds". BBC News. BBC. 19 May 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 152–153. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.
^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 164–165. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.

[7] Match played at Selhurst Park

[1] "Brian Clough in pictures: Re-live his 44 days at Leeds United". Daily Mirror. UK. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

[2] Robinson, Paul (9 October 2009). "The Ten Best Mass Insults". The Independent. London. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[ech-3] '"Season 1974–75". European Cup History.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[4] "England told: more rioting and you're out". The Guardian. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[5] "Unlucky Paris match for Leeds". BBC News. BBC. 19 May 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[6] Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.

[8] Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 152–153. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.

[9] Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.

[10] Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 164–165. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.

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