| 60 | Eirik Bakke (1999-2006) | 
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    Sogndal in 1977, he signed for United in 1999 and soon became the find of 
    his initial season. Brought over from Norway to be groomed for Premiership 
    football, he made it impossible for Manager David O'Leary to leave him 
    out. Captain of the Norwegian under 21's,  he went on to win full caps and 
    represented his country in Euro 2000. Voted Leeds Young Player of the Year, 
    his tremendous touch, passing ability and an eye for goal, his £1.75m fee 
    looked a bargain, until injuries started to dog his career. Has won 25 full 
    and 34 under 21 caps and,  has 153 starts and 26 from the bench to date with 
    20 goals. He missed most of 2003-04 season and repeated the 
    misfortune in 2004-05, when he was loaned to Aston Villa. 
    
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    | 59 | Terry Yorath (1967-1976) | 
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    Aggressive hard-tacking 
    Yorath emerged from the shadows of Elland Road to enjoy an international 
    career, which brought him 59 caps for Wales. He was noted at school for his 
    ability as a Rugby Union scrum-half but fate led him to become a rugged 
    defender and eventually an effective ball winning midfielder. In 165 
    appearances in league, cups and Europe for Leeds he scored 11 goals. After 
    leaving Leeds he went to Coventry, Spurs and the Vancouver Whitecaps before 
    starting a management career by becoming player manager of Bradford City. 
    
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    | 58 | Robbie Keane (2000-2002) | 
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    Born 
    1980 in Dublin. Capped by Eire over 50 times with an excellent International 
    strike-rate, he rose quickly to prominence with Wolves where his ball skills 
    won the admiration of older players, scoring 24 goals in only 67 games. A 
    fee of £6m took him across the Midlands to Coventry City. He was the subject 
    of several very expensive transfer deals costing Inter-Milan £13m, United £12m 
    and Tottenham £7m as he changed clubs in quick succession. Often used by 
    United as a shock tactic bench player. Keane's quick-thinking and ball 
    skills made him a threat to any defence. United's glut of striker power saw 
    him reluctantly leave after initially turning down an £8m transfer to 
    Sunderland. Made 36 starts, with a further 18 from the bench scoring 19 
    times which was usually followed by his signature cart-wheel and gunslinger 
    celebration. 
    
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    | 57 | David Wetherall (1991-1999) | 
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    Howard 
    Wilkinson signed him for Sheffield Wednesday in 1989. He and fellow defender 
    Jon Newsome followed Wilkinson when he moved to Leeds in 1991. A solid and 
    reliable central defender his studious approach to the game was reflected in 
    his gaining of a chemistry degree. He started 232 games and scored 18 times 
    before leaving for Bradford City in 1999. He earned cult staus with vital 
    goals against Man U, but earned even greater acclaim when scoring the winner 
    for Bradford City against Liverpool on the last day of the season, to save 
    his team from relegation and ensure United's qualification for the ECL. 
    
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    | 56 | Chris Fairclough (1989-1995) | 
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    Born 
    Nottingham 1964, he joined his hometown club Forest in 1981 gaining the first 
    of his seven England under 23 International caps before leaving for 
    Tottenham Hotspurs in 1987. A classy defender, he was often given the man 
    marking role by Leeds after his 1989 transfer and graduated to defensive 
    midfield after David Batty left the club. Christened Courtney but preferring 
    to be known as Chris, he was voted Supporters player of the year in our 
    promotion season and followed this up by starring in our championship win in 
    1992. After 232 starts and 23 goals he moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1995. 
    
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    | 55 | Michael Bridges (1999-2004) | 
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    Born 
    North Shields in 1978, the tall elegant striker had a magnificent first 
    season after joining United for a reported £5.6m from Sunderland in 1999, 
    leading the scorers with 21 goals, including an hat-trick in only his second 
    appearance at Southampton. The talented striker had played mainly understudy 
    to the Phillips-Quinn partnership at Sunderland and seemed destined for 
    higher honours in the game, after soon gaining England under 23 caps with 
    Leeds, and being called up to the full squad by Kevin Keegan. It was not to 
    be, as his career was blighted by injuries soon after his first season and 
    he spent almost 3 years in the treatment room before firstly going on loan 
    to Newcastle United and then being released on a free transfer to Bolton 
    Wanderers. Made 61 starts, 21 from the bench and scored 21 times. 
    
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    | 54 | Duncan McKenzie (1974-1976) | 
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    Born 
    Grimsby in 1950, he turned professional with Nottingham Forest in 1968. He was 
    brought to Leeds by Brian Clough for £240,000. The manager had but a brief 
    stay but the dazzling showman forward became one of the most popular players 
    ever at Elland Road. His highly-individual skills which brought him some 
    stunning and spectacular goals. Despite being the idol of the Leeds fans and 
    leading goalscorer in 1975/76, he was sold to Anderlecht for £200,000, after 
    playing 76 games and scoring 30 goals. He soon returned to England and saw 
    service with Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers before heading for the 
    United States and later Hong Kong. 
    
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    | 53 | Willis Edwards (1925-1943) | 
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    Born 
    1903, Willis joined LUFC in 1925 from Chesterfield, he became the finest 
    wing-half of his day. His  splendid ball control, incisive passing and 
    supreme heading ability earned him 16 England Caps and 11 appearances for 
    the Football League. Made 444 appearances and scored 6 goals until 1939 and 
    even then turned out in emergencies as a guest. Willis was a true Leeds 
    Legend,later serving time also as a Trainer and Manager. 
    
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    | 52 | John Lukic (1990-1996) | 
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    He 
    signed for Leeds in 1978 where he succeeded David Harvey despite opposition 
    from future internationals David Seaman and Henry Smith. He made his debut 
    in 1979 and made a club record 146 consecutive appearances. After gaining 
    England Youth and under 23 honours his run was broken when he asked for a 
    transfer and he was signed by Arsenal in 1983 for £125,000.He never gained 
    full international status but won a League Cup Winners and runners up medal 
    together with a League Championship medal before reurning to LUFC fo £1m in
    1990. He had a brilliant season as United took the championship in 1992. He 
    played 430 games before returning to Arsenal in 1996. 
    
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    | 51 | Danny Mills (1999-2003) | 
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    Born 
    Norwich 1977, he initially played for his home town team. After a £4m
    transfer from Charlton Athletic in 1999, Danny found himself with only 20 
    appearances in his first season with Leeds, due to the re-emergence of Gary 
    Kelly. He maintained enough form to be chosen at England under 21 level, 
    including the European Championship winning team in Slovakia. An 
    ideal player at EPL level he had the ability to play any of the back four 
    positions and to push forward in midfield if need be. He regained his first 
    team berth and won over his critics to become an important part of David 
    O'Leary's team. Despite a few on-field indiscretions, he won a place in 
    England's 2002 World Cup team, recovering from an initial poor performance 
    to become a solid performer, as the team reached the quarter finals. 
    
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    | 50 | Ian Snodin (1985-1987) | 
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    Joined Doncaster with his 
    brother Glynn in 1980 as a teenager and although an unfashionable 
    club, Snodin's displays won him four England Under-23 caps in 1985. In May 
    that year he joined Leeds and succeeded Peter Lorimer as captain. He left 
    Leeds in 1987 to join Everton where he won a League Championship medal. He 
    later switched from midfield to right back and only injury prevented him 
    from being capped for England in Albania in 1989 He made 55 appearances for 
    Leeds scoring 8 goals. 
    
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    | 49 | Mervyn Day (1985-1993) | 
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    Hailed as a future England 
    goalkeeper after a breathtaking start to his career, he never quite 
    fulfilled that promise, although he enjoyed a successful second career at 
    Leeds. He was the youngest FA Cup Final goalkeeper in 1975, the same year he 
    was named Young Player of the Year and winning England Youth and Under 23 
    caps. Eddie Gray signed him for Leeds in 1985 and he played an important part in
    Billy Bremner's teams and was a key figure in the run to the FA Cup 
    semi-final in 1987 before picking a Division Two winners medal with Howard 
    Wilkinson in 1990. 
    
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    | 48 | Arthur Graham (1977-1983) | 
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    After only a handful of 
    Scottish League appearances, Graham won a Scottish FA Cup medal with 
    Aberdeen against Celtic in 1970, when he was 17. He joined Leeds in July 
    1977 and within months won the first of his 10 Scottish caps. A direct winger, he 
    netted three hat-tricks for Leeds, including a quick-fire effort at 
    Birmingham in January 1978. After United slumped, he stayed on one more 
    season before a surprise transfer to Manchester United in 1983. He made 259 
    appearances scoring 47 goals, including 3 goals in 3 European appearances. 
    
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    | 47 | Jim Storrie (1962-1967) | 
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    Storrie's goals helped 
    Leeds United to establish themselves as a force to reckoned with on their 
    return to Division One in 1964. He was bought in June 1962 and marked his 
    debut with the winning goal on the opening day of the following season. He 
    finished 1962-63 with 25 league goals, played his part in United's promoting 
    drive the following season and was top scorer when they made their return to 
    Division One. In February 1967 he signed for Aberdeen and missed a penalty 
    in that year's Scottish Cup Final. 
     
    
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    | 46 | Gary Sprake (1962-1973) | 
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    for two errors than for his wonderful 11 years (and over 200 clean sheets) 
    of helping Leeds win cups and top league placings. The gum chewing, 37 times 
    capped for Wales keeper still remains our goalkeeper with the most appearances. His
    totally unsighted, instinctive save in Hungary denied the greatly superior 
    Ferencvaros, to give Leeds the honour of being the 1st English club to win 
    the Fairs Cup Final. But alas, history will remember Gary differently. He 
    moved to Birmingham in 1973, for £100,000 - after an alleged estrangement 
    from Don Revie. 
    
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    | 45 | Rod Wallace (1991-1998) | 
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    Like 
    twin brother Ray, Rod was born in Lewisham in 1969. He signed for 
    Southampton in 1986 and soon won 11 under 23 and a couple of England "B" 
    caps. Joined Leeds in 1991 for £1.6m and his busy feet complimented the raw
    power of Lee Chapman as they enjoyed a superb campaign in the championship 
    winning season. It resulted in his inclusion in the England Squad but injury 
    robbed him of the honour. His form dipped after that but his goal against 
    Tottenham Hotspur in April 1994 ranks as one of the greatest solo goals ever 
    seen at Elland Road. After 221 starts and 66 goals he left the club for 
    Glasgow Rangers in 1998, later playing with Bolton Wanderers and Gillingham. 
    
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    | 44 | Gary Kelly (1991-2007 ) | 
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    Born 
    Drogheda 1974, after signing in 1991 he went from a struggling reserve-team 
    front man to  World Cup full-back in 1993-94. He made the right-back 
    position his own with a series of superb displays, his blinding speed and 
    tenacity making him a daunting opponent for any winger. He was ever-present 
    in his first two seasons and presently has the most appearances of any 
    player at the club. Holder of over 50 caps for Eire he is approaching the 
    twilight of a long and distinguished career with United and has, as yet, no 
    silver wear to adorn it. He was selected in the Premiership "team of the 
    year" in 1999-2000. Record to 2004, 405 starts and 15 from the bench 
    with 3 goals. 
    
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    | 43 | Frank Gray (1971-1979) | 
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    Younger 
    Brother of Eddie and Father of Andy, Frank was born in Glasgow in 1954. 
    Winner of 32 Scottish caps. Frank first joined Leeds in 1970, emulating 
    brother Eddie's feat of scoring on debut, he quickly settled in midfield, 
    gaining 5 under 23 caps before moving to left back. Moved to Nottingham 
    Forest in 1979, for a then club record £500,000, where he won an European Cup 
    winners medal to compliment the runners up medal gained at Leeds. He 
    returned to Leeds in 1981 for £300,000 and became Scotland's left back in the 
    1982 World Cup. In all he made 396 starts and scored 35 goals before joining 
    Sunderland in 1985. 
    
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    | 42 | Ian Baird (1985-1987, 1988-1990) | 
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    Moved 
    to Leeds from Southampton in 1985 for £75,000. The robust striker, who's 
    aggression often got him in trouble with the referees, was United's top 
    scorer in 1986/87, but moved to Portsmouth in the close season for £285,000. 
    A hard up Portsmouth  allowed him to return to Leeds for £185,000. The advent 
    of Lee Chapman saw him move on to Middlesborough for £500,000 where he scored 
    two goals against Newcastle United on the final Saturday of the season to 
    ensure his new team staved off relegation and his old team gave him a Second 
    Division championship medal! He made 190 appearances and scored 57 goals. 
    
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    | 41 | Eric Cantona (1992) | 
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      Paris 1966, hailed as a hero, the fiery French Star's shock departure to 
      arch-rivals Man United stunned Leeds Fans, many of them turning their 
      adulation into spite. He only stayed for 9 months and his record of 25 
      starts and a further 10 from the bench while hitting the net 14 times says 
      little for his cult status. The "Ooh-ah Cantona" love affair blossomed as 
      he recorded superb hat-tricks against Tottenham Hotspurs following the 
      superb treble against Liverpool at Wembley in the Charity Shield, and who 
      would ever forget his brilliant individual effort against Chelsea. 
     
    
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