Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal, 1968: The day Leeds won their first major trophy
Leeds United's 1968 League Cup final win over Arsenal was the first major trophy of Don Revie's reign and an early landmark in the making of a great team.
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Matches that mattered
The finals, title deciders and European nights that shaped Leeds United — told in full and grouped by era.
The Revie era · 1968–1975
Trophies won, finals lost and European nights from the great Don Revie side and its final act.
Leeds United 1–0 Ferencváros, 1968: The night Leeds took their first step towards European glory
Leeds' first major European trophy came through a 1–0 first-leg win over Ferencváros and a tense goalless draw in Budapest. Mick Jones's goal made the difference.
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Liverpool 0–0 Leeds United, 1969: The night Revie's project became champions of England
A goalless draw at Anfield gave Leeds United their first top-flight title. The match was the quiet finish to a remarkable season of consistency and a long project under Don Revie.
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Leeds United 2–2 Chelsea, 1970, and the replay: Four hours of football, one missing FA Cup
Two finals, four hours of football and one missing FA Cup. Leeds United's 1970 defeat by Chelsea became one of the most infamous cup ties in English football.
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Leeds United 1–1 Juventus, 1971: The European trophy won on away goals
An abandoned first leg, a replay in Turin and a tense draw at Elland Road: Leeds United won the 1971 Fairs Cup final on away goals to claim their second European trophy.
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Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal, 1972: Allan Clarke and the FA Cup Leeds finally won
Leeds had lost the FA Cup final twice before, but Allan Clarke's header against Arsenal in 1972 finally delivered the trophy to Don Revie's side.
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Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United, 1973: The cup final that shocked the champions
Leeds were favourites to retain the FA Cup, but Ian Porterfield and Jimmy Montgomery helped Sunderland produce one of the competition's great upsets at Wembley in 1973.
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Leeds United 6–1 Arsenal, 1973: The night Leeds reminded England who they were
Four days after the Wembley heartbreak against Sunderland, Leeds responded by beating Arsenal 6–1 at Elland Road. Peter Lorimer's hat-trick headlined a remarkable performance.
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AC Milan 1–0 Leeds United, 1973: Thessaloniki: The European final that left a grievance
Leeds' European Cup Winners' Cup final ended in a 1–0 defeat to AC Milan, but the disputed decisions in Thessaloniki ensured the match would be remembered long after the trophy was awarded.
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Barcelona 1–1 Leeds United, 1975: Lorimer at the Nou Camp: Leeds reach the European Cup final
Peter Lorimer's early goal and Leeds' disciplined defending carried them past Barcelona and into their first European Cup final, a landmark achievement in the post-Revie transition.
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Leeds United 0–2 Bayern Munich, 1975: Paris 1975: The European Cup final that still hurts
Leeds reached their first European Cup final in 1975, but Bayern Munich won 2–0 in Paris. A disallowed Lorimer goal and disputed penalty appeals made it one of the club's most painful nights.
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