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 City Friendlies:

TypeDateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamCrowdOpposition ScorersNotes and Comments

Friendly

05-09-1904

Bradford City (h)

0-3 (L)

Team

Played at Wellington Ground, Low Road, Hunslet

F.A. Cup

17-09-1904

Rockingham Colliery (a)

1-3 (L)

Musgrave

Team

1,000

Meir 2 Hulley

Half-Time 0-2. Referee: J. H. Parkin (Sheffield)

Friendly

01-10-1904

Morley (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Friendly - Reserves

08-10-1904

Rothwell Parish Church (h)

0-1 (L)

Friendly

15-10-1904

Hull City (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

3,000

A. Smith Howe

Friendly

29-10-1904

Harrogate Corinthians (h)

5-1 (W)

McKiernan Eggington Rodgers Soar Simpson

Team

Friendly - Reserves

29-10-1904

Whitkirk (a)

1-2 (L)

Unknown

Friendly - Reserves

05-11-1904

Leeds Amateurs (h)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Leeds Hospital Cup 1

12-11-1904

Altofts (h)

3-1 (W)

G. Howard 3 (1 pen)

Team

Friendly

26-11-1904

Burton United (h)

7-2 (W)

G. Howard 4 Simpson Lewis F. Howard

Team

Friendly

10-12-1904

Grimsby Town (a)

0-8 (L)

Team

Friendly

24-12-1904

Hull City (a)

2-3 (L)

G. Howard Howe

Team

2,500

Ridsdale 2 Wilkinson

West Yorkshire Cup

07-01-1905

Bradford City Reserves (h)

2-3 (L)

G. Howard 2

Team

Leeds Hospital Cup 2

14-01-1905

Starbeck (h)

2-1 (W) a.e.t.

F. Howard Hunt

Team

Doubled as a League fixture (1-1 draw at Full-Time).

Friendly

21-01-1905

Darlington (h)

3-1 (W)

G. Howard 2 Nelson

Team

Friendly

04-02-1905

West Bromwich Albion (h)

0-5 (L)

Team

Leeds Hospital Cup 3

11-02-1905

Upper Armley Christ Church (a)

1-2 (L) a.e.t.

Austin 60'

Team

Coates 40'

Half-Time 0-1

Leeds District Cup

18-02-1905

Rothwell White Rose (a)

3-4 (L) a.e.t.

Musgrave Gedney Unknown

Team

Coates 40' Unknown Unknown Unknown

Half-Time 0-1

Friendly

18-02-1905

Sheffield United (h)

2-2 (D)

G. Howard 60' Hunt 89'

Team

3,000

Drake 30' Needham

Friendly

25-02-1905

Leicester Fosse (a)

1-5 (L)

Hunt

Team

1,500

Blessington 3 Allsopp Mounteney

Half-Time 1-2. Referee: Mr Tordoff.

Friendly

04-03-1905

Hull City (h)

2-5 (L)

G. Howard Dixon

Team

2,500

Howe 4 Rushton

Half-time 1-1.

Friendly

11-03-1905

Lincoln City (h)

1-3 (L)

Austin

Team

Martin 2 Beaumont

Half-Time 1-2. Referee: C.H. Green (Sheffield)

Friendly

25-03-1905

Derby County (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

2,000

Hunt Hall

Half-Time 0-2. Referee: C.H. Green (Sheffield)

Friendly

01-04-1905

Preston North End (h)

1-4 (L)

Austin

Team

7,000

Bond 3 Maher

Half-Time 0-3. Referee: Jarvis (Leeds).

Friendly

29-04-1905

Barnsley (h)

4-3 (W)

Verrinder 2 (5' ?) Austin F. Howard

Team

Beech Jones 2

Half-Time 1-2.

David Wilson Benefit

19-11-1906

Hull City (h)

3-3 (D)

Harwood 2 Freeborough (pen)

Team

4,000

Howe 2 J. Smith (pen)

Half-Time 2-2 Referee T. Garner (Barnsley)

West Riding Challenge Cup Final

13-04-1907

Kippax Parish Church (a)

2-1 (W)

Harwood 2

2,000

Half-Time 1-1

Friendly

07-12-1907

Barnsley (h)

2-2 (D)

Gemmell 2 (5' 49')

Team

5,000

Surtees 35' Burton 48'

Half-Time 1-1 Referee M. Joel (Leeds)

West Riding Cup Final

17-04-1909

Bradford City (Reserves) (h)

2-3 (L)

Murray 10' (pen) Bowman 35'

Team

5,000

Whittaker 2 5' ? Millar 23'

Half-Time 2-2. Referee: G. Wilde (Altofts). Receipts £104 16s 9d.

Friendly

19-02-1910

Sheffield United (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

5,000

Kitchen Hardinge

Half-Time 0-2

West Riding Cup Semi-Final

12-10-1910

Castleford Town (h)

8-2 (W)

McLeod 5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Team

Referee: Mr A. Denton (Rothwell)

West Riding Cup Final

01-11-1910

Bradford Park Avenue (n)

1-5 (L)

McLeod

Team

3,000

Half-Time 0-3. (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford).

Friendly

01-02-1913

Northampton Town (h)

4-0 (W)

Speirs 5' Fenwick 2 McLeod

Team

5,000

Half-Time 3-0. Referee: E. Pullan (Leeds).

Mrs Cameron Benefit

01-01-1917

Liverpool (n)

0-4 (L)

Team

6,000

Bennett 3 (16' ? ?) Lewis 55'

Half-Time 0-1. (Played at St James' Park, Newcastle). Mayson missed a penalty for Leeds.

Friendly

05-05-1917

Everton (a)

3-1 (W)

Moore 2 (21' 75') Peart (70')

Team

Jefferis 5'

Half-Time 1-1.

Friendly

27-04-1918

Manchester City/United (h)

0-3 (L)

12,000

Half-Time 0-1. Billy Meredith scored one of the Manchester Goals.

West Riding Cup Final

17-05-1919

Huddersfield Town (n)

0-0 (D)

Team

10,000

Half-Time 0-0 (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford). Receipts £550. Referee J.T. Howcroft (Bolton).

West Riding Cup Final Replay

24-05-1919

Huddersfield Town (n)

2-0 (W)

Clem Stephenson 2 (15' 17')

Team

10,000

Half-Time 2-0 (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford). Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton).

Friendly

24-09-1919

Harrogate Town (a)

6-0 (W)

Short 3 (5' 86' 89') Bainbridge 2 Edmondson

Half-Time 3-0