LUFC On This Day – 4th April
Scarves hang from the statue of Leeds United legend Billy Bremner outside Elland Road football ground April 16. The tributes, placed before today's match against Arsenal, are in honour of the two fans killed in Istanbul before Leeds played Galatasaray earlier in the month. IH
A look back at what happened on this day April 4th in the history of Leeds United.
Results
1925 Nottingham Forest A L 0-4 Division 1
1931 Grimsby Town H D 0-0 Division 1
1936 Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 2-0 Division 1
1953 Nottingham Forest A L 1-2 Division 2
1958 Everton A W 1-0 Division 1
1959 Blackpool A L 0-3 Division 1
1964 Leyton Orient H W 2-1 Division 2
1966 Chelsea H W 2-0 Division 1
*1970 Burnley H W 2-1 Division 1
1981 Coventry City H W 3-0 Division 1
1987 Millwall H W 2-0 Division 2
1992 Manchester City A L 0-4 Division 1
1994 Queens Park Rangers A W 4-0 Premiership
1998 Barnsley H W 2-1 Premiership
2001** Deportivo La Coruna H W 3-0 Championship
2009 Colchester United A W 1-0 League 1
2015 Blackburn Rovers H L 0-3 Championship
2017 Brentford A L 0-2 Championship
Birthdays
1989 Vurnon Anita (29)
*On this day in 1970, Eddie Gray scored two of the best goals ever to be seen at Elland Road in the 2-1 win over Burnley.
**On this day in 2001, Leeds put one foot in the Champions League semi-final with a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Deportivo La Coruna in the first leg.
Ian Harte, Alan Smith and Rio Ferdinand were all on target as Leeds took a commanding lead into the second leg.