Leeds United 1940-60

LEEDS UNITED 1940-1950 TEAM

SUPPORTERS CLUB BADGES

Aintree racecourse;Ascot;Ayr;Bangor;Bath;Beverley;Brighton;Carlisle;Cartmel;Catterick;Cheltenham Festival;Chepstow;Chester;Doncaster St Leger;Epsom Derby;Exeter racecourse;Fakenham;Folkestone;Fontwell Park;Glorious Goodwood;Hamilton Park;Haydock Park;Hereford Racecourse;Hexham;Huntingdon;Kelso;Kempton Park;Leicester;Lingfield;Ludlow;Market Rasen;Musselburgh;Newbury Racecourse;Newcastle;Newmarket;Newton Abbot;Nottingham;Perth;Plumpton;Pontefract Racecourse;Redcar;Ripon;Salisbury;Sandown Park;Sedgefield;Southwell;Stratford;Taunton;Thirsk;Towcester;Uttoxeter;Warwick;Wetherby;Wincanton;Windsor;Wolverhampton;Worcester;Yarmouth;York Ebor

Graham Walker's team of the 1940s and 1950s



1940’s-1960’s MANAGERS 1940-1st May 1947 Bill Hampson 1st May 1947-30th April 1948 Willis Edwards 1st May 1948 – 30th April 1953 Major Frank Buckley 1st May 1953 – 1st June 1958 Raich Carter 1st June 1958 – 1st December 1958 Willis Edwards 1st December 1958 – 30th April 1959 Bill Lambton 1st May 1959 – 1960 Jack Taylor

1940’s – 1960’s FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD 1946-47 Division 1 22nd with 18 pts 1947-48 Division 2 18th with 36 pts 1948-49 Division 2 15th with 37 pts 1949-50 Division 2 5th with 47 pts 1950-51 Division 2 5th with 48 pts 1951-52 Division 2 6th with 47 pts 1952-53 Division 2 10th with 43 pts 1953-54 Division 2 10th with 43 pts 1954-55 Division 2 4th with 53 pts 1955-56 Division 2 2nd with 52 pts 1956-57 Division 1 8th with 44 pts 1957-58 Division 1 17th with 37 pts 1958-59 Division 1 15th with 39 pts 1959-60 Division 1 21st with 34 pts

1940’s – 1960’s F A CUP RECORD 1945-46 Lost 7-2 away to Middlesbrough in Round 3 after a replay 1946-47 Lost 2-1 away to West Bromwich Albion in Round 3 1947-48 Lost 4-0 away to Blackpool in Round 3 1948-49 Lost 3-1 at home to Newport County in Round 3 1949-50 Lost 1-0 away to Arsenal in ¼ Finals (Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers, Carlisle United) 1950-51 Lost 4-0 away to Manchester United in Round 4 (Middlesbrough) 1951-52 Lost 5-1 to Chelsea on a neutral ground after 2 replays in Round 5 (Bradford PA, Rochdale) 1952-53 Lost 2-1 away to Brentford in Round 3 1953-54 Lost 1-0 away to Spurs in Round 3 after a replay 1954-55 Lost 4-0 away to Torquay United in Round 3 after a replay 1955-56 Lost 2-1 at home to Cardiff City in Round 3 1956-57 Lost 2-1 at home to Cardiff City in Round 3 1957-58 Lost 2-1 at home to Cardiff City in Round 3 1958-59 Lost 5-1 away to Luton Town in Round 3 1959-60 Lost 2-1 away to Aston Villa in Round 3

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