scorers Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor. Manchester City vs. Leeds United - 12 November 1977 - Soccerway. It was not until eight mounteded policemen trotted their mounts on to the pitch that the retreat back to the terraces began; those. Clough's tenure as manager started badly, with defeat in the Charity Shield Match against Liverpool in which Billy Bremner and Kevin Keegan were sent off for fighting. A precise parallel to the scene was difficult to recall on an English football field and there was another unprecedented moment still to come. Donations by PAYPAL or Card can be given via the Donate button below. Leeds Harvey, Reaney, Gray, Cherry, McQueen, Madeley, Harris, Hankin, Currie, Flynn, Graham – sub Clarke. Under Clough, the team performed poorly, and after only 44 days[2] he was dismissed. He headed. towards City’s goal and it says something for his intelligence that he even considered a confrontation with Corrigan, a goalkeeper againstt whom Goliath would seem a pigmy. During the 1977–78 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. so stubborn and brave in numbers suddenly found they did not have the stomach for it after all and scuttled away like startled rabbtits to their burrows. "Welcome To Elland Road", Les Rowley & James Brown (1999), IFG Publishing, "When should you sack the manager? City Corrigan, Clements, Donachie, Booth, Watson, Owen, Barnes, Bell, Kidd, Hartford, Tueart – sub Channon.

Manchester City won with conviction, English football lost lgnobly, besmirched by yet another sorry example of crowd indiscipline. [1] Clough's tenure as manager started badly, with defeat in the Charity Shield Match against Liverpool in which Billy Bremner and Kevin Keegan were sent off for fighting. Leeds United F.C. A precise parallel to the scene was difficult to recall on an English football field and there was another unprecedented moment still to come. Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor.

as deservedly as those troublesome supporters will now surely, be fenced in at Elland Road.
He has quicklely hustled awa, but others followed, a trickle became a tide, and suddenly a thin line of policemen and yellow coated stewards was struggling to contain a mass of people on the fringe of the pitch.

And for those who still choose to look upon football as a game rather than a cause, the second factor overshadowed the first at Leeds on Saturday. TOM GERMAN WRITING IN THE TIMES 9TH JANUARY 1978, Your email address will not be published. A posse of mounted policemen was needed. A solitary Intruder headed. as deservedly as those troublesome supporters will now surely, be fenced in at Elland Road. And for those who still choose to look upon football as a game rather than a cause, the second factor overshadowed the first at Leeds on Saturday.

on Watson’s well flighted free kick for Tueart to head in the first just after thee hour. Burnley v Manchester City Carabao Cup 4th Round 2020/21, Manchester City v Bournemouth Carabao Cup 3rd Round 2020/21, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 2020/21, Manchester City v Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League Quarter Final 2019/20, Manchester City v Real Madrid UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg 2019/20, Arsenal v Manchester City FA Cup Semi-Final 2019/20. [3] Assisted by coach Don Howe, Armfield rebuilt Revie's team, and though it no longer dominated English football, Leeds finished 5th in the 1975–76 season and 10th in 1976–77. This was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics. so stubborn and brave in numbers suddenly found they did not have the stomach for it after all and scuttled away like startled rabbtits to their burrows. Following the 1973–74 season, Revie left Leeds and Elland Road to manage the England national team. It was not until eight mounteded policemen trotted their mounts on to the pitch that the retreat back to the terraces began; those. Armfield took Revie's ageing team to the final of the 1974–75 European Cup, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich under controversial circumstances. Currie did find some satisfaction just before the end in a duet with Flynn which yielded a penalty from which Gray scored. Manchester City won with conviction, English football lost lgnobly, besmirched by yet another sorry example of crowd indiscipline.

Currie, used in an attacking role, caused.

Many thanks. Leed’s best phase came just after half-time when their penetrating wingers, Graham especially, got into their stride but the prong of the attack, now that Jordan has gone, was comfortably blunted by Manchester’s admirable central defenders. Hartford had one hand firmly on the tiller, but it was Belt who skilfully set the course tor both Manchester’s goals. There was no shred of injustice to ferment bitterness and incite hundreds to spill over from the terraces behind  the Manchester goal, where Leeds supporters were thickest; only disappointment that Leeds United were about to_depart the FA Cup competition at the first hurdle and, among some at least, perhaps a half-formed idea that they might somehow divert the course of events. The Players withdrew to a safe distance and were eventually shepherded to the dressing rooms. (Page 17)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1977–78_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season&oldid=968776643, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 July 2020, at 12:45. This was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics. A microphone lead was run out from beneath the main stand on to the pitch so that the referee, Mr Seel, could tell the crowd personally that he had no intention of abandoning the match, even if it meant staying until midnight. It was in the middle areas where they looked so much more adaptable than Leeds and where the compass was fixed. Leeds Gray, City Corrigan, Clements, Donachie, Booth, Watson, Owen, Barnes, Bell, Kidd, Hartford, Tueart – sub Channon, Leeds Harvey, Reaney, Gray, Cherry, McQueen, Madeley, Harris, Hankin, Currie, Flynn, Graham – sub Clarke, DENNIS TUEART AND PETER BARNES PUT CITY 2-0 UP.
a few problems with his deft touches early on, but his influence waned and lt was some reflection of Leeds’s frustration that Harvey and McQueen had to be taken aside and lectured by the referee for a domesnic scuffle on their own goalline. The first hint of the disturbance came 12 minutes from the end of a hard-fought cup tie with Manchester leading 2-0. Your email address will not be published. A microphone lead was run out from beneath the main stand on to the pitch so that the referee, Mr Seel, could tell the crowd personally that he had no intention of abandoning the match, even if it meant staying until midnight. Under Clough, the team performed poorly, and after only 44 days he was dismissed. to disabuse them and the match was held up for a quarter of an hour or so, a thoroughly depressing episode and a sad commentary on the mentality of a small segment of modern football followers. Ten minutes lateronce more detaching himself from everyone, he rose to meet Donachie’s centre and, as the ball arched above Harvey, the goalkeeper stretched up a hand and turned it on to the bar; as it dropped, Barnes pounced as quickly as Tueart had done earlier and the match dangled at Manchester’s belt. There was no shred of injustice to ferment bitterness and incite hundreds to spill over from the terraces behind  the Manchester goal, where Leeds supporters were thickest; only disappointment that Leeds United were about to_depart the FA Cup competition at the first hurdle and, among some at least, perhaps a half-formed idea that they might somehow divert the course of events. The match itself offered resoIuote cup tie fare, with the better stuff coming from Manchester. competed in the Football League First Division. Following the 1973–74 season, Revie left Leeds and Elland Road to manage the England national team.

Required fields are marked *, Hi fellow Blues, the site is becoming more & more expensive to run due to the size and I use all my own money for the server etc.. if you like to visit the site and want to use any of the information you are welcome, however any donation, no matter how small would be grateful to help me keep the site online. Manchester City won with conviction, English football lost lgnobly, besmirched by yet another sorry example of crowd indiscipline. When it did ultimately restart Leeds got a late goal from a penalty, but it was very much anticlimax; City won 2-1 and deservedly so, just. City Tueart(62), Barnes(73) What a remarkable return to the game Bell is making; absent for two years with a troublesome leg injury, he has lost nothing of the knack of making yards of room for himself and gliding into a telling spot at a crucial moment. Clough was replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield. When they are in their persuasive mood City are a match and more for any side in the land. Here they promptly indicated that they were looking for the ball and meant to make good use of it in attack, which, in any event, is their strong suit. to disabuse them and the match was held up for a quarter of an hour or so, a thoroughly depressing episode and a sad commentary on the mentality of a small segment of modern football followers. Leeds v Manchester City FA Cup 3rd Round 1977/78. 1977–1978 football season. A posse of mounted policemen was needed. When it did ultimately restart Leeds got a late goal from a penalty, but it was very much anticlimax; City won 2-1 and deservedly so, just.

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