NICKNAME: Whites
FOUNDED: 1919
MANAGER: Dennis Wise
GROUND: Elland Road
LAST SEASON:
League Fifth
FA Cup Third Round
Carling Cup Third Round
HONOURS:
Division One Champions (3) 1968-69, 1973-74, 1991-92
Division Two Champions (3) 1923-24, 1963-64, 1989-90
FA Cup Winners (1) 1972
League Cup Winners (1) 1968
Fairs Cup Winners (2) 1967-68, 1970-71
RECORD VICTORY: League 8-0 v Leicester, Division One, 07-04-1934 Cup 10-0 v Lyn Oslo, European Cup First Round First leg, 17-09-1969
RECORD DEFEAT: 1-8 v Stoke, Division One, 27-08-1934
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 57,892 v Sunderland, FA Cup Fifth Round replay, 15-03-1967
RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £18m Rio Ferdinand to West Ham, October 2000
RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £29.3m (could reach £33.3m), Rio Ferdinand from Manchester United, July 2002
TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season John Charles, 42, 1953-54 All-time Peter Lorimer, 168, 1965-79 and 1983-86
MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Jack Charlton, 629, 1953-73
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