Championship Champions, 2024-25: Leeds United's 100-Point Promotion
Leeds United returned to the Premier League as 2024-25 Championship champions, collecting a club-record 100 points and finishing above Burnley on goal difference.
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Seasons that matter
Long-form stories about landmark Leeds United teams, trophies, promotions and moments that shaped the club's history.
20 landmark Leeds United stories
2023-24: 90 Points, Then Wembley Heartbreak
Leeds United's first season back in the Championship produced 90 points, 27 league wins and a Wembley final. Promotion was painfully close, but Southampton ended the campaign with Leeds still in the second tier.
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2022-23: The Nightmare of Relegation
A turbulent season, four managers and a final-day defeat to Tottenham brought Leeds United's three-year Premier League stay to an end as relegation was confirmed at Elland Road.
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Championship Champions, 2019-20: Marcelo Bielsa Takes Leeds United Back to the Premier League
Leeds United won the 2019-20 Championship title with 93 points under Marcelo Bielsa, ending a 16-year wait for a return to the Premier League.
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2018-19: Bielsa's First-Season Whirlwind and Play-Off Heartbreak
Marcelo Bielsa's first season transformed Leeds United into one of the Championship's most talked-about sides. After 83 points and third place, promotion hopes ended in heartbreak against Derby County.
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2016-17: Garry Monk's Seventh Place and the First Green Shoots
After years of frustration, Leeds finally looked like they were moving forwards. Garry Monk's side finished seventh with 75 points, led by Chris Wood's goals and a squad beginning to show real promise.
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2015-16: A Shirt With No Sponsor Looked Magnificent
The football was forgettable, finishing 13th in the Championship, but the shirt was anything but. Leeds' clean, sponsorless Kappa home kit became one of the most distinctive designs of the modern era.
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Jermaine Beckford at Old Trafford, 2010: Leeds United's Famous FA Cup Shock
On 3 January 2010, Jermaine Beckford scored the winner as Leeds United stunned Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the FA Cup third round.
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Promotion from League One, 2010: Leeds United Return to the Championship
Leeds United finally escaped League One in 2010, finishing runners-up with 86 points and returning to the Championship after a dramatic promotion campaign.
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1999-2000: Third Place - The High Point, And We Didn’t Know What Was Coming Next
Leeds finished third in England, reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals and qualified for the Champions League. At the time it felt like another step forward; hindsight tells us it was the club's Premier League high point for the next 25 years.
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First Division Champions, 1991-92: Leeds United's Last English Champions Before the Premier League
Leeds United won the final Football League First Division title in 1991-92, finishing ahead of Manchester United in the last season before the Premier League began.
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Second Division Champions, 1989-90: Howard Wilkinson Takes Leeds Back Up
Howard Wilkinson transformed Leeds United into 1989-90 Second Division champions, winning promotion to the First Division on goal difference after a dramatic title race.
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League Champions, 1973-74: Leeds United's Record-Breaking Season
Leeds United won the 1973-74 First Division title with a record 29-match unbeaten start, giving Don Revie a spectacular final season at Elland Road.
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FA Cup Winners, 1972: Leeds United Beat Arsenal at Wembley
Leeds United won the FA Cup for the first time in 1972, beating holders Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley through Allan Clarke's famous winning goal.
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners, 1971: Leeds United Beat Juventus
Leeds United won the 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Juventus on away goals after a dramatic 3-3 aggregate final.
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League Champions, 1968-69: Leeds United Win Their First English Top-Flight Title
Leeds United became English champions for the first time in 1968-69, losing just two league games and setting a club-defining standard under Don Revie.
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners, 1968: Leeds United Beat Ferencváros
Leeds United won their first European trophy in 1968, beating Hungarian giants Ferencváros 1-0 on aggregate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final. Mick Jones scored the decisive goal at Elland Road before Don Revie's side held firm in Budapest.
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Second Division Champions, 1963-64: The Revie Revolution Begins
Don Revie's Leeds United won the 1963-64 Second Division title after four seasons in the second tier, beginning the transformation that would create one of English football's great sides.
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Second Division Runners-Up, 1927-28: Leeds United Return to the First Division
After relegation in 1927, Leeds United bounced straight back in 1927-28, finishing Second Division runners-up to Manchester City and winning promotion.
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Second Division Champions, 1923-24: Leeds United's First League Championship
Leeds United won their first major league title in 1923-24, becoming Second Division champions under Arthur Fairclough and earning promotion to the First Division.
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