1974–75 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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.

Leeds United
1974–75 season
ChairmanManny Cussins
ManagerBrian Clough (until 12 September 1974)
Maurice Lindley (caretaker)
Jimmy Armfield (from 4 October 1974)
StadiumElland Road
First Division9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupFourth round
European CupRunners-up
Charity ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Allan Clarke (22)
Average home league attendance34,496

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 Lorimer 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 the early 1990s, 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. 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

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO John McGovern (to Nottingham Forest)
— FW  SCO John O'Hare (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Terry Cooper (to Middlesbrough)

Competitions

First Division

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR 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:

Matches
17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1Stoke City3–0Leeds UnitedStoke
Stadium: Victoria Ground
21 August 1974 (1974-08-21) 2Leeds United0–1Queens Park RangersLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 3Leeds United1–0Birmingham CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
27 August 1974 (1974-08-27) 4Queens Park Rangers1–1Leeds UnitedShepherd's Bush, London
Stadium: London
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 5Manchester City2–1Leeds UnitedMoss Side, Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 6Leeds United1–1Luton TownLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 7Burnley2–1Leeds UnitedBurnley
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 8Leeds United5–1Sheffield UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9Everton3–2Leeds UnitedLiverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 10Leeds United2–0ArsenalLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 11Ipswich Town0–0Leeds UnitedIpswich
Stadium: Portman Road
15 October 1974 (1974-10-15) 12Birmingham City1–0Leeds UnitedBirmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) 13Leeds United2–0Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 14Liverpool1–0Leeds UnitedLiverpool
Stadium: Anfield
2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 15Leeds United0–1Derby CountyLeeds
Lee Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,551
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 16Coventry City1–3Leeds UnitedCoventry
Cross Bremner
O'Hare
Hindley (o.g.)		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 25,414
16 November 1974 (1974-11-16) 17Leeds United2–2MiddlesbroughLeeds
Stuart Boam
Smith		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 45,488
23 November 1974 (1974-11-23) 18Carlisle United1–2Leeds UnitedCarlisle
Stadium: Brunton Park
30 November 1974 (1974-11-30) 19Leeds United2–0ChelseaLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,444
4 December 1974 (1974-12-04) 20Leeds United2–1Tottenham HotspurLeeds
Duncan Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,832
7 December 1974 (1974-12-07) 21West Ham United2–1Leeds UnitedUpton Park, London
Jennings
Gould		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 39,562
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 22Leeds United3–1Stoke CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) 23Newcastle United3–0Leeds UnitedNewcastle
Stadium: St James' Park
26 December 1974 (1974-12-26) 24Leeds United2–2BurnleyLeeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 25Leicester City0–2Leeds UnitedLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
11 January 1975 (1975-01-11) 26Leeds United2–1West Ham UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
18 January 1975 (1975-01-18) 27Chelsea0–2Leeds UnitedFulham
Stadium: Stamford Bridge (stadium)
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 28Leeds United0–0Coventry CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 29Derby County0–0Leeds UnitedDerby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 36,003
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 30Middlesbrough0–1Leeds UnitedMiddlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 39,500
25 February 1975 (1975-02-25) 31Leeds United3–1Carlisle UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 32Leeds United2–2Manchester CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 33Leeds United0–0EvertonLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 34Luton Town2–1Leeds UnitedLuton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
29 March 1975 (1975-03-29) 35Leeds United1–1Newcastle UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
31 March 1975 (1975-03-31) 36Leeds United2–2Leicester CityLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
1 April 1975 (1975-04-01) 37Sheffield United1–1Leeds UnitedSheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
5 April 1975 (1975-04-05) 38Leeds United0–2LiverpoolLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 39Arsenal1–2Leeds UnitedHighbury, London
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 40Leeds United2–1Ipswich TownLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
26 April 1975 (1975-04-26) 41Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Leeds UnitedWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
28 April 1975 (1975-04-28) 42Tottenham Hotspur4–2Leeds UnitedTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

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European Cup

First Round
First Round 1st Leg
Leeds United 4–1 FC Zürich
Clarke  15', 42'
Lorimer  25' (pen.)
Jordan  48'		 Report Katić  89'
Attendance: 20,012
First Round 2nd Leg
FC Zürich 2–1
Leeds won 5–3 on aggregate		 Leeds United
Katić  37'
Rutschmann  42' (pen.)		 Report Clarke  36'
Attendance: 16,500

Second Round
Second Round 1st Leg
Újpesti Dózsa 1–2 Leeds United
Fazekas  19' (pen.) Report Lorimer  7'
McQueen  22'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 24,389
Second Round 2nd Leg
Leeds United 3–0
Leeds won 5–1 on aggregate		 Újpesti Dózsa
McQueen  28'
Bremner  46'
Yorath  65'		 Report
Attendance: 28,091

Quarter Finals
Quarter Final 1st Leg
Leeds United 3–0 Anderlecht
Jordan  10'
McQueen  42'
Lorimer  89'		 Report
Attendance: 43,195
Quarter Final 2nd Leg
Anderlecht 0–1
Leeds won 4–0 on aggregate		 Leeds United
Report Bremner  74'
Stade Émile Versé, Anderlecht
Attendance: 33,948
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Semi Finals
Semi Final 1st Leg
Leeds United 2–1 Barcelona
Bremner  9'
Clarke  78'		 Report Asensi  66'
Attendance: 50,393
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)
Semi Final 2nd Leg
Barcelona 1–1
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate		 Leeds United
Clares  69' Report Lorimer  7'
Attendance: 110,000

Final
Main article: 1975 European Cup Final
1974–75 European Cup Final
Final
Bayern Munich 2–0
Bayern Munich win the European Cup		 Leeds United
Roth  71'
Müller  81'		 Report MatchCentre
Attendance: 50,000

Awards

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

Notes and references
  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.
  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. The Breedon book of football records, 1871–2000. Smailes, Gordon. Derby: Breedon. 2000. ISBN 1859832148. OCLC 59556187.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Leeds United match record: 1975". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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