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LUFC On This Day – January 12th

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A look back at what happened on this day January 12th in the history of Leeds United.

Results

1924 Stoke H W 1-0 FA Cup
1929 Exeter City A D 2-2 FA Cup
1935 Bradford Park Avenue H W 4-1 FA Cup
1952 Rochdale A W 2-0 FA Cup
1955 Torquay United A L 0-4 FA Cup
1957 Bolton Wanderers A L 3-5 Divison 1
1962 Rotherham United A L 1-2 Division 2
1966 Manchester United H D 1-1 Divison 1
1974 Southampton H W 2-1 Divison 1
1980 Arsenal A W 1-0 Divison 1
1991 Norwich City A L 0-2 Divison 1
1992* Sheffield Wednesday A W 6-1 Divison 1
2002 Newcastle United A L 1-3 Premiership
2013 Barnsley A L 0-2 Championship
2016 Ipswich Town A L 1-2 Championship

Birthdays
1962 Noel Blake (56)

*On this day in 1992, Leeds United showed the title potential when they demolished Yorkshire neighbours Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 at Hillsborough.

Lee Chapman (3), Tony Dorigo. Mike Whitlow and Rod Wallace were all on target for Leeds as they beat their title contenders. The score was made more remarkable by the fact that both Gordon Strachan and David Batty were missing from the side.




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