No team of pet dogs: When Barcelona came to Leeds, 1975
The world's best footballer was coming to Leeds, after getting lost in Bradford. United's one chance, everyone thought, was to fight flair with flair, Cruyff with McKenzie.
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Barry Bannan ⭑ From A-Z since '92
With his experience and reputation, Bannan was in some ways the perfect player to step in if the midfield needed refreshing during the season's final weeks. But maybe the new Xavi was not what was needed.
Giddy lust, but Duncan McKenzie couldn't change Leeds
Eddie Gray grew a fashionable beard. Norman Hunter came back from visiting his sister in California wearing a bead necklace and Duncan McKenzie made fun of him for going 'mod'.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Peacock-Farrell carried himself through his chaotic baptism with such calm self-assurance that he was convincing others as well as himself the Leeds United no.1 shirt was his for years to come.
New partners: Batty and Dacourt in Anderlecht, 2001
Dacourt had Batty playing more like his salad days when he and Vinnie Jones were running things in the middle together, taking it in turns at getting the ball and ganging up to never give other teams a moment's peace.
The Rest of the As ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Not everyone can get a 2,500 word entry in this project — not everyone is Armando Sá.
One chip in a swamp: Billy Bremner beats Anderlecht, 1975
Leeds wanted to win the European Cup. Anderlecht wanted to prove themselves beyond Belgium. Brian Moore wanted the band to go away and everybody wanted to get dry.
Armando Sá ⭑ From A-Z since '92
He only played twelve times for Leeds, and while we were getting relegated we had no time to learn Armando Sá's story. It's worth knowing.
Anthony Elding ⭑ From A-Z since '92
A hyped teenager, a dream move, an unlicensed agent, a fight for a place and a battle for revenge: this was a journeyman's life in the post-collapse Football League.
Andy Robinson ⭑ From A-Z since '92
Leeds United feel like a bit of an accident in Andy Robinson's trajectory. He should have played his best years for Everton, then transferred to Tranmere as a Merseyside legend for his boyhood club.