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LUFC On This Day – December 2nd

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A look back at what happened on this day December 2nd in the history of Leeds United.

Results

1922 Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 1-0 Division 2
1933 Stoke City H W 2-0 Division 1
1950 Birmingham City H W 3-0 Division 2
1961 Derby County A D 3-3 Division 2
1967 Stoke City H W 2-0 Division 1
1970 Sparta Prague (A) W 6-0 Inter Cities Fairs Cup
1972 Arsenal A L 1-2 Division 1
1978 Ipswich Town A W 3-2 Division 1
1989* Newcastle United H W 1-0 Division 2
1995 Manchester City H L 0-1 Premiership
1999 Spartak Moscow A L 1-2 UEFA Cup
2000 Leicester City A L 1-3 Premiership
2001 Fulham A D 0-0 Premiership
2006 Barnsley H D 2-2 Championship


Birthdays
1968 David Batty (49)
1995 Kalvin Phillips (22)

*In 1989 Leeds and Newcastle met at Elland Road in a crucial Second Division encounter with both teams chasing promotion.

Leeds gained revenge for their opening day defeat with a 1-0 win thanks to a typical Ian Baird goal after a superb Leeds move.



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