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LUFC On This Day – 8th February

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A look back at what happened on this day February 8th in the history of Leeds United.

Results

1930 Sunderland H W 5-0 Division 1
1933 Sheffield Wednesday A L 0-2 Division 1
1936 Huddersfield Town A W 2-1 Division 1
1964 Norwich City A D 2-2 Division 2
1967* Valencia A W 2-0 Inter Cities Fairs Cup
1975 Derby County A D 0-0 Division 1
1978 Nottingham Forest H L 1-3 League Cup
1986 Grimsby Town A L 0-1 Division 2
1992** Oldham Athletic A L 0-2 Division 1
1993 Manchester United H D 0-0 Premiership
2003 West Ham United H W 1-0 Premiership
2014 Yeovil Town A W 2-1 Championship

*On this day in 1967, Leeds booked their place in the Inter Cities Cup quarter-final with a 2-0 win in Valencia to go through 3-1 on aggregate. Johnny Giles and Peter Lorimer were on target for Leeds in the win.

**On this day in 1992, Eric Cantona made his Leeds debut in the 2-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic. Cantona made 35 appearances for Leeds during a nine-month stay with the club.

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