13 Jun 2026 21:31:56
We have played in red on a few occasions during the Revie years, I believe.
1.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 01:41:13
Indeed, we did on a few occasions. I'd successfully erased that from my memory til now, so thanks (or maybe no thanks) for reminding me. Not a mistake we should repeat now, though.
2.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 01:47:58
Yep, Mick, we did.
Pretty sure red kits and white kits are the most successful colour kits in football, and also in other sports.
The great genius visionary Don Revie had the foresight to change our home kit to the pristine all white a la Real Madrid, with great success.
He also decided that Leeds United should have an all red away kit, similar to that of Liverpool, and possibly as a nod to England's World Cup winning red shirts.
And indeed, Leeds United had success in all red: we won the 1971 UEFA Cup trophy vs Juventus, playing the away match in all red. ?
The fact that our hated rivals Man U have red shirts is, I believe, a reason we went to all yellow away shirts in 1973.
3.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 12:09:26
We beat Derby in red in the 1973 FA Cup Quarter Final.
4.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 13:59:46
So, what actually was the colour of our away kit before 73 then, Baz?
5.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 14:36:08
No red. Regardless. Subject over. No no no.
6.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 14:47:52
All yellow away shirts came in 72/73, Corkey.
All red away shirts 70 to 71 /72.
And also white shirts with red shorts.
A ghastly, bizarre, all-orange kit, 1970 (which we played for one match, lost in, and thankfully never wore again) .
Throughout the 1960s, we had blue away shirts, all blue kit.
Or blue shirts with white shorts, and blue socks or white socks, depending on whom we were playing.
Also, away white shirts with blue shorts and white socks.
And white shirts and white shorts with red socks away, too.
There are a few other combos too.
7.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 14:52:49
* Red away also in 1973 Cup QF, as Gelderd has reminded me.
8.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 17:13:55
What's with all the different club badges throughout the years?
9.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 17:28:38
Yep, there's been a lot, Corkey..
Some of my faves, in order, are.
- the smiley face badge
- the rose badge
- the LUFC badge
- the owl badge
Etc.
Not so much a fan of the Peacock badge.
Think it was changed by our chairman Leslie Silver because he considered it bad luck (it was the club badge of relegation 1982) .
10.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 20:48:22
I wish people would give up on the Don Revie, Real Madrid thing. Jack Taylor was the manager and Revie a player when Leeds first wore white. In an interview, Big Jack said white was introduced as it was easier to see.
11.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 20:53:59
I always wondered why Leeds United never had a proper badge and other clubs did?
To me it always made us look not quite legit:
Every big clubs badge never changed much and there's us Leeds united changing it like Baz changes his underwear!
12.) 14 Jun 2026
14 Jun 2026 22:33:46
In the 50s Leeds United played mostly in blue shirts at home and introduced a white away shirt in 1958.
Jack Taylor became Leeds manager in the summer of 1959, and was replaced by Don Revie in 1961.
It was Don Revie, as manager, who introduced the white shirts as a home kit in the 60s, replacing the blue and gold home kit, telling his players to think in terms of Real Madrid.