New pages uploaded at mightyleeds.co.uk the definitive history of Leeds United — 10/7/24

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Leigh Bromby (defender) 2009-13

As a childhood Leeds fan, Leigh Bromby saw his dreams come true when Simon Grayson took him to Elland Road. He played alongside fellow supporter Richard Naylor at the heart of the Leeds defence as the team secured promotion

Sam Sodje (centre-back) 2009

Sam Sodje's whole-hearted displays made him a cult figure with the Leeds faithful. That included playing on despite suffering a dislocated shoulder in the play-off semi-final against Millwall and sorting the issue out himself

Steve Balcombe (striker) 1978-82

Steve Balcombe burst into the Leeds first-team with a remarkable goal on his debut but just as quickly vanished into obscurity

Tony Agana (striker) 1992

Brian Deane's strike partner at Sheffield United, Tony Agana answered Howard Wilkinson's call when Lee Chapman was injured early in 1992

Marius Žaliukas (centre-back) 2013-14

Rarely has any player gone from hero to zero as quickly as Marius Žaliukas. He became a cult hero for his block to save Leeds a point against Watford yet fell apart when Leeds lost 6-0 to Sheffield Wednesday a month later

Raúl Bravo (left-back) 2004

Roberto Carlos' deputy at Real Madrid was ill equipped for the storm he faced when joining Leeds United in the middle of a financial storm in 2003

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (defender) 1999-03

Cansdell-Sherriff was one of a clutch of Australians at Elland Road under the management of David O'Leary but he never fulfilled his potential at Elland Road

Cyril Chapuis (forward) 2003-04

Peter Reid's 'make-do-and-mend' rifling of Ligue 1's loan market in 2003 threw up a number of obscure signings and possibly the most obscure was striker Cyril Chapuis

Jody Morris (midfield) 2003-04

Morris was Leeds' only permanent signing in 2003/04, but was gone within a year after off-field controversy, which brought back the criticism of his misspent youth

Nicky Ajose (forward) 2014-15

Nobody quite ever understood what Leeds United ever saw in Nicky Ajose, despite the glowing words of new Leeds manager David Hockaday when he signed him in August 2014

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