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
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1977-1978:

Comp.	Date	Opponents	Score	Scorers	Team	Opponents' Scorers	Crowd	Half-Time Score
CL 1/42	20-08-1977	Bury (h)	3-1 (W)	McGhie Stevenson (pen) Firm	Team	Unknown (pen)	Unknown	Unknown
CL 2/42	24-08-1977	West Bromwich Albion (a)	1-1 (D)	Felix	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 3/42	27-08-1977	Blackpool (a)	1-2 (L)	Stevenson (pen)	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 4/42	03-09-1977	Coventry City (h)	2-0 (W)	McNiven 2 (32', 44')	Team		Unknown	2-0
CL 5/42	10-09-1977	Derby County (a)	0-1 (L)		Team	King	Unknown	Unknown
CL 6/42	13-09-1977	Nottingham Forest (a)	0-2 (L)		Team	Birtles Elliott	Unknown	Unknown
CL 7/42	17-09-1977	Manchester United (h)	4-1 (W)	McNiven 2 Reid Thomas	Team	Ashworth	Unknown	4-0
CL 8/42	24-09-1977	Huddersfield Town (a)	2-1 (W)	Reid Thomas	Team	Unknown	Unknown	4-?
CL 9/42	01-10-1977	Blackburn Rovers (a)	5-0 (W)	Thomas (15') Harris McNiven 2 Parkinson	Team		Unknown	Unknown
CL 10/42	04-10-1977	Manchester City (a)	2-1 (W)	McNiven Whyte	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 11/42	08-10-1977	Liverpool (h)	4-3 (W)	McNiven 2 Whyte (66') Harris (75')	Team	Birch (45') Johnson (65') Thompson (M) (84')	1,000	2-1
CL 12/42	15-10-1977	Sheffield Wednesday (a)	2-1 (W)	McNiven Thompson	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 13/42	22-10-1977	Newcastle United (h)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 14/42	29-10-1977	Nottingham Forest (h)	0-1 (L)		Team	Burke (88')	Unknown	0-0
CL 15/42	05-11-1977	Preston North End (a)	1-1 (D)	McNiven	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 16/42	12-11-1977	Aston Villa (h)	0-1 (L)		Team	Unknown	Unknown	0-0
CL 17/42	19-11-1977	Stoke City (a)	1-1 (D)	Reid	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 18/42	26-11-1977	Bolton Wanderers (h)	3-2 (W)	Rowe 2 Whyte	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 19/42	03-12-1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)	1-1 (D)	McNiven	Team	Black (pen) (51')	Unknown	0-0
CL 20/42	10-12-1977	Everton (h)	2-2 (D)	Reid (30') Clarke (90')	Team	Jack (pen) (79') Darracot (87')	Unknown	1-0
CL 21/42	17-12-1977	Sheffield United (a)	0-1 (L)		Team	Edwards	Unknown	Unknown
CL 22/42	20-12-1977	Burnley (h)	1-0 (W)	Lorimer	Team		Unknown	Unknown
CL 23/42	31-12-1977	West Bromwich Albion (h)	3-1 (W)	Clarke Whyte E. Gray	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 24/42	02-01-1978	Bury (a)	7-3 (W)	Clarke 4 Thomas 2 McNiven	Team	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 25/42	14-01-1978	Blackpool (h)	1-1 (D)	Thomas	Team	Unknown (83')	Unknown	?-0
CL 26/42	01-03-1978	Blackburn Rovers (h)	0-0 (D)		Team		Unknown	0-0
CL 27/42	04-03-1978	Liverpool (a)	0-3 (L)		Team	Ainsworth (4') Lee (19') Birch (26')	Unknown	0-3
CL 28/42	11-03-1978	Sheffield Wednesday (h)	3-1 (W)	Thomas, McPhee Reid	Team	Harrison	Unknown	3-0
CL 29/42	13-03-1978	Aston Villa (a)	3-0 (W)	Thomas Parkinson E. Gray	Team		Unknown	Unknown
CL 30/42	18-03-1978	Newcastle United (a)	2-3 (L)	Rowe (4') Whyte (82')	Team	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 31/42	25-03-1978	Sheffield United (h)	1-1 (D)	Felix	Team	Guy	Unknown	1-1
CL 32/42	30-03-1978	Huddersfield Town (h)	1-2 (L)	Thomas	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 33/42	01-04-1978	Preston North End (h)	2-2 (D)	Reid Felix	Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 34/42	04-04-1978	Derby County (h)	3-1 (W)	Reid 2 Thomas	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 35/42	08-04-1978	Bolton Wanderers (a)	1-3 (L)	Firm	Team	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 36/42	13-04-1978	Coventry City (a)	1-1 (D)	Thomas	Team	Murphy (20')	Unknown	0-1
CL 37/42	15-04-1978	Stoke City (h)	0-3 (L)		Team	Unknown Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 38/42	19-04-1978	Manchester United (a)	1-2 (L)	Unknown	Team	Ritchie Paterson	Unknown	Unknown
CL 39/42	24-04-1978	Burnley (a)	2-1 (W)	Unknown Unknown	Team	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 40/42	22-04-1978	Everton (a)	1-3 (L)	Unknown	Team	Wellings 2 (31', ?') McBride	Unknown	0-1
CL 41/42	24-04-1978	Manchester City (h)	0-2 (L)		Team	Unknown Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL 42/42	29-04-1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)	2-2 (D)	Lorimer 2 (25' 41')	Team	Drayford (8') Unknown	Unknown	2-1

Central League 1977-78: Position 8th

Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1	Manchester City	42	25	8	7	92	40	62
2	Liverpool	42	24	8	10	85	41	56
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	21	12	9	67	44	54
4	Everton	42	19	15	8	54	39	53
5	Manchester United	42	20	10	12	69	50	50
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	12	12	56	46	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	17	12	13	66	54	46
8	Leeds United	42	16	12	14	69	60	44
9	Derby County	42	14	13	15	45	50	41
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	18	5	19	53	70	41
11	Stoke City	42	13	14	15	58	52	40
12	Huddersfield Town	42	15	20	17	55	54	40
13	Newcastle United	42	14	12	16	51	63	40
14	Coventry City	42	14	11	17	61	70	39
15	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	16	57	64	38
16	Aston Villa	42	11	15	16	39	36	37
17	Bury	42	10	15	17	57	67	35
18	Blackpool	42	11	13	18	46	60	35
19	Burnley	42	11	12	19	51	67	34
20	Preston North End	42	9	15	18	42	67	33
21	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	23	37	60	31
22	Sheffield United	42	8	11	23	37	93	27