Ground history Although Elland Road had stood since 1897, it wasn’t until some 23 years later that Leeds United would move in; it cost them all of £250! Admittedly, that wasn’t the insignificant sum back in 1920 like it is now in football. The ground served them well, though, ...
Ken Bates and Dennis Wise: a chairman-manager dream team for Leeds United or two short fuses waiting to ignite another nasty explosion in South Yorkshire football? One of them is a gobby, hot- headed, mischievous controversialist, by turns highly entertaining and almost inexplicably harsh. So is...
for United have already exceeded everybody's expectations.No-one gave O'Leary's side a prayer of reaching the last 16 of the competition after being paired with Milan, Barcelona and Turkish side Besiktas.But Leeds last night celebrated one of the greatest nights in the club's history, finall...
On June 15, 2018, Marcelo Bielsa signed a contract to take charge of Leeds United. No one knew quite what to expect. His name, forged in Argentina, cemented in Chile and revered at Athletic Bilbao and Marseille, had dipped in his last two jobs - a disappointing stay at Lille a...
Notable alumni include: Emily Cummins, entrepreneur and inventor; José Ángel Gurría, secretary general of the OECD; Sir Peter Hendy CBE, chairman of network rail; John R Hirst, former CEO of the Met Office; Subir Raha, former chairman and managing director of the Oil and Natural Gas Cor...
Scotese, chairman emeritus of the FIT board of trustees and an entrepreneur. Seed funding was provided by Edwin Goodman, former chair of the FIT board of trustees, and a partner of Activate Venture Partners, and was matched by Laurence C. Leeds Jr., of L Leeds Holding LLC and a member ...
Leeds continues to be involved with the school’s continuing development, speaking once or twice a year to the student body and visiting the school on a regular basis. He now serves as chairman of the school’s BAC. “Evolution is a good term for the school,” he observed. “There’s ...
Byline: David AndersonDENNIS WISE is top of Ken Bates' wanted list to take over as Leeds manager from Kevin Blackwell.And Luton boss Mike Newell is also a major target for the United chairman. Bates flew to England from his Monaco base yesterday to sack Blackwell after deciding drastic actio...
at the opening of the new buildings of the Leeds School of Medicine, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known ...
Andy Couzens is convinced Leeds United are on track this season to win promotion back to the Premier League. The former Leeds midfielder says manager Daniel Farke is reviving the club after the summer sales of Archie Gray...