Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
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Leeds City F.C. History
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Leeds United/City Statistics
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14-04-26: Chesterfield (a) 3-2 (HT 0-1) Crowd (?)

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Chesterfield:

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Bilcliffe, Bernard

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Saxby, Alf

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Wass, Horace

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Bailey, H.

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Abbott, Shirley Wray

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Thompson, Ollie

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Fisher, Jackie

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Roseboom, Teddy

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Cookson, Jimmy

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Moore, Jim (Whitfield, Norman)

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Hopkinson, Sam

Alfred (Alf) Saxby was a Right Back, who was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire on 11th March 1897. He played with Bolsover Wesleyans and the Bolsover Colliery before joining Chesterfield in 1921. He made his debut on 27th August 1921 in a 0-6 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic. Chesterfield were his only Football League club and he stayed with them until he retired at the end of the 1927-28 season., after one hundred and eighty-six League appearances. After retiring he ran a local pub, The Blue Stoops at 20 Matlock Road, Walton. "Stoops" being a local term for posts. He remained in the area and died at Melbourne, Derbyshire, on 26th December 1966.