Leeds United Quiz

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1. Leeds United won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for the first time in 1968, beating which Hungarian club in the final?

   • MTK Budapest
   • Ferencváros
   • Újpest
   • Honvéd
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   Answer: Ferencváros

   Leeds beat Ferencváros to become the first English winners of the Fairs Cup.

2. Which Leeds United chairman's era of overspending is remembered by the phrase 'living the dream'?

   • Massimo Cellino
   • Ken Bates
   • Andrea Radrizzani
   • Peter Ridsdale
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   Answer: Peter Ridsdale

   Peter Ridsdale's gamble on Champions League football left Leeds heavily in debt.

3. Which player holds Leeds United's all-time appearance record, with 773 games?

   • Peter Lorimer
   • Paul Reaney
   • Billy Bremner
   • Jack Charlton
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   Answer: Jack Charlton

   Jack Charlton made a club-record 773 appearances for Leeds between 1953 and 1973.

4. Leeds United won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice; that trophy was a forerunner of which modern UEFA competition?

   • The Cup Winners' Cup
   • The Champions League
   • The Conference League
   • The Europa League
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   Answer: The Europa League

   The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup evolved into the UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League.

5. Who is Leeds United's all-time leading goalscorer, with 238 goals?

   • Mick Jones
   • John Charles
   • Allan Clarke
   • Peter Lorimer
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   Answer: Peter Lorimer

   Peter Lorimer, famed for his fierce shot, scored 238 goals across two spells (1962-85).

6. Which combative Leeds United defender was nicknamed 'Bites Yer Legs'?

   • Paul Reaney
   • Jack Charlton
   • Terry Cooper
   • Norman Hunter
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   Answer: Norman Hunter

   A fan banner at the 1972 FA Cup final christened tough-tackling Norman Hunter 'Bites Yer Legs'.

7. Who scored the only goal of the 1972 FA Cup final, giving Leeds United their first FA Cup?

   • Johnny Giles
   • Peter Lorimer
   • Allan Clarke
   • Mick Jones
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   Answer: Allan Clarke

   Allan Clarke's diving 53rd-minute header won the 1972 final at Wembley.

8. After their predecessor folded, Yorkshire Amateurs bought Elland Road and sold it to the new Leeds United for what nominal sum?

   • £250
   • £25
   • £5,000
   • £2,500
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   Answer: £250

   Leeds United acquired Elland Road for just £250 around 1920.

9. In the 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, Leeds beat which Italian club on the away-goals rule?

   • Juventus
   • Roma
   • Torino
   • Internazionale
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   Answer: Juventus

   Leeds drew 3-3 on aggregate with Juventus and won the trophy on the away-goals rule.

10. Leeds United reached their first FA Cup final in 1965, losing after extra time to which club?

    • Manchester United
    • Chelsea
    • Liverpool
    • Everton
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    Answer: Liverpool

    Liverpool won the 1965 final 2-1 after extra time; it was Leeds' first appearance in an FA Cup final.

11. In the 1975 European Cup final, who scored the second goal for the victorious West German club?

    • Franz Beckenbauer
    • Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
    • Uli Hoeneß
    • Gerd Müller
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    Answer: Gerd Müller

    Gerd Müller doubled the lead after Franz Roth's opener to seal a 2-0 win.

12. Leeds United lost the 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1-0 to which Italian club, in a match whose referee was later banned for life?

    • Juventus
    • AC Milan
    • Fiorentina
    • Inter Milan
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    Answer: AC Milan

    AC Milan won in Salonika; the referee, Christos Michas, was later banned by UEFA for match-fixing.

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