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YorkshireSquare A fifth round FA Cup tie against Mansfield town fifty years ago may not seem like it should be one of the most important in Leeds United’s history, but it stands out for one reason. Everyone can name the great Revie era team can't they? The one that trips off the tongue; Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Charlton, Hunter, Bremner, Giles, Lorimer, Gray, Clarke and Jones. Well those eleven were only at the club together for four years between 1969 when Allan Clarke joined and 1973 when Jack Charlton left. Saturday, 7th February 1970 at Elland Road against Mansfield was the only occasion that famous eleven started a game together. It was one of the few games missed by Don Revie’s Rolls-Royce, Paul Madeley. A near ever present during those four seasons, Madeley was most versatile player ever to wear the Leeds shirt. He made 724 first team appearances, spread over an incredible 17 year span at Leeds, scoring 34 goals, playing in every position except goalkeeper. Perhaps the Ma...

He was a revolutionary manager who made Leeds into a top club before he was blacklisted from the English game... here's how Don Revie became the first victim of CANCEL culture People are quick to forget the playing career of Don Revie, the creative forward As a manager he, to this day, remains one of the best as he thrived with Leeds Revie took Leeds to two league titles, won the FA Cup and had success in Europe Things soured later on when he was painted as a money-grabber with England By MATT BARLOW As a footballer, he was a creative, deep-lying forward currently the height of fashion in the Premier League. As a manager, he resides among the finest born on these shores and architect of the great Leeds United team. They won the title twice, succeeded in Europe and this year celebrate the 50th anniversary of their one and only FA Cup triumph. Yet he found himself branded a traitorous money-grabber upon his exit from the England job. The FA issued a 10-year ban and th...