LUFC On This Day – 7th 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 7th in the history of Leeds United.

Results

1923       Fulham H             D 1-1      Division 2

1928       West Bromwich Albion A             W 1-0    Division 2

1931       Sheffield United              H             W 4-0    Division 1

1934       Leicester City    H             W 8-0    Division 1

1939       Manchester United        A             D 0-0      Division 1

1947       Manchester United        A             L 1-3       Division 1

1950       Grimsby Town  A             L 0-2       Division 2

1951       Notts County     A             D 0-0      Division 2

1956       Leicester City    H             W 4-0    Division 2

1958       Everton                H             W 1-0    Division 1

1962       Middlesbrough                H             W 2-0    Division 2

1973* Wolves N W 1-0 FA Cup

1979       Ipswich Town    H             D 1-1      Division 1

1984       Cambridge United          A             D 2-2      Division 2

1990       Bradford City     H             D 1-1      Division 2

1997       Blackburn Rovers             H             D 0-0      Premiership

2001       Southampton    H             W 2-0    Premiership

2002       Sunderland        H             W 2-0    Premiership

2007       Plymouth Argyle              H             W 2-1    Championship

2009       Leyton Orient    A             D 2-2      League 1

 Birthdays

1983 Michael Tonge (35)

*On this day in 1973, Billy Bremner scored the winning goal for Leeds in a FA Cup semi-final. Bremner scored the only goal of the game as Leeds beat Wolves in a fierce-tempered encounter at Maine Road.

 

 

 

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