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On This Day – 16th April

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A look back at what happened on this day April 16th in the history of Leeds United.

Results

1921       Barnsley              A             D 1-1      Division 2

1927       Birmingham       H             W 2-1    Division 1

1932       Nottingham Forest         H             D 1-1      Division 2

1938       Sunderland        A             D 0-0      Division 1

1949       Plymouth Argyle              H             W 1-0    Division 2

1953       Swansea Town  A             L 2-3       Division 2

1954       Luton Town        A             D 1-1      Division 2

1955       Liverpool             A             D 2-2      Division 2

1960       Bolton Wanderers          H             W 1-0    Division 1

1963       Charlton Athletic             H             W 4-1    Division 2

1966       Everton                H             W 4-1    Division 1

1974       Sheffield United              A             W 2-0    Division 1

1977       Ipswich Town    H             W 2-1    Division 1

1979       Nottingham Forest         A             D 0-0      Division 1

1983       Fulham H             D 1-1      Division 2

*1990    Sheffield United              H             W 4-0    Division 2

1997       Wimbledon       A             L 0-2       Premiership

2000       Arsenal                H             L 0-4       Premiership

2004       Arsenal                A             L 0-5       Premiership

2005       Queens Park Rangers     A             D 1-1      Championship

2011       Watford               H             D 2-2      Championship

2013 Burnley H W 1-0 Championship

2016 Reading H W 3-2 Championship

Birthdays

1954 Alan Curtis (63)

1987 Habib Habibou (30)

1987 Aaron Lennon (30)

*Few there will forget the game on Easter Monday in 1990. Leeds United and Sheffield United had been slugging it out at the top of the Second Division all season but on this day, Leeds proved why they would go on to be the champions.

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