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 Leeds United A.F.C, Leeds, Premiership, Football, Elland Road, Revie Stadium, United, Soccer, Billy Bremner
During the 1920's a wooden barrel-roofed stand, later known as the "Scratching Shed", was built behind the Elland Road goal, and the huge Kop at the north end gradually took shape.
The old Lowfield Road stand (demolished in 1992), which was built in three stages from the late 1920's, was finally completed duriing 1934, and seating was added some time later.
United had remained unbeaten at Elland Road and had lost only three games away from home, both club records as was their final points tally of 63.
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 Elland Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United.
The most recent stand at Elland Road is the East Stand, a huge cantilever structure which was completed during the 1992-93 season and holds 17,000 seated spectators.
Elland Road has also hosted concerts the most notable of which saw the band Queen play at the stadium in 1982
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elland_Road   (826 words)

  
 Story Page
Today's Elland Road stadium, with its impressive facilities, is a lasting monument to Leeds United's triumphant years under Don Revie and is a far cry from the open grass field of Victorian times.
Record receipts at Elland Road were established on 10 April 1980, when the FA Cup semi-final replay between West Ham United and Everton brought in £346,483.
Television cameras were regular visitors to Elland Road during the Revie heydays, but the first match to be screened entirely live was on 4 January 1985, when FA Cup holders Everton began their defence with a convincing 2-0 win against Second Division Leeds.
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 Leeds fans want to buy Elland Road | News | Guardian Unlimited Football
Leeds United supporters are planning to raise £10m in hopes of buying Elland Road because of fears that the new board may allow the ground to fall into the wrong hands.
The scheme would see Elland Road held by a limited liability partnership, with the fans as owners and the football club as occupiers paying rent.
Elland Road affords Krasner the opportunity to raise necessary finances, with the fans determined to safeguard the future of the ground.
football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1183183,00.html   (281 words)

  
 EllandRoad.net - About Elland Road
During 1974 plans to link the South Stand with Lowfields Road were shelved, this was finally achieved and opened in September 1991 and called the SOUTH EAST CORNER.
This was officially opened in October by the President of the club, Lord Harewood and Mrs E Revie the late Don Revie's widow.
Elland Road was chosen as one of the eight venues for Euro '96 and hosted the matches very successfully.
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 The Internet Football Grounds Guide - Elland Road, Leeds United FC
At the end of the road, turn left along the dual carriageway and the pub is a short way down 'tucked in' on the left.
Elland Road is well signposted around the Leeds area and is situated right by the M621.
Go down Elland Road past the ground on your right and the Old Peacock pub on your left, you will come to a couple of entrances to a couple of very large car parks (£3).
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 ESPN.com - SOCCER - Rooney, Everton end 51-year drought at Elland Road
Arsenal had lost twice in the Champions League and twice in the league -- its worst run for 19 years -- and desperately needed to end the run to close the gap on Liverpool.
They looked a little edgy at Loftus Road and were lucky not to give away a penalty when Sol Campbell brought down Luis Boa Morte early on.
Rooney was the history-maker at Elland Road as he added another chapter to the fairy-tale start to his professional career.
espn.go.com /soccer/news/2002/1103/1455135.html   (596 words)

  
 WAFLL - Elland Road History - Directions Getting There - Facts
Get all the Elland Road statistics, and for neutral or away fans the driving instructions to Elland Road with map and stadium plan of Elland Road.
Sample Elland Road before you go with a visit to the WAFLL gallery complete with Elland Road section.
Elland Road is not the prettiest stadium around and certainly not the biggest but Elland Road is definitely one of Britains best.
www.wafll.com /elland-road   (202 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Elland Road For Sale
Leeds United chairman Gerald Krasner has revealed the club's Elland Road ground is up for sale.
Krasner, who took over four months ago, is negotiating a sale and lease agreement with a number of interested parties in a bid to cut the club's debts of more than £50million.
However, Krasner insists the club will not be leaving their 100-year-old home but claims a sale would ensure they stayed at Elland Road for at least 25 years and would enable United to gain financial stability.
www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0710/leeds.html   (185 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Elland Road Guide | Elland Road London, SE15, England, UK | London Streets by Street
Elland Road is located in the borough of Southwark
The nearest underground station to Elland Road is 'New Cross Gate ' which is about 39 minutes to the North East.
Nunhead Railway Station, Gibbon Road, (17 mins to the North East)
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/elland_road_91a.html   (90 words)

  
 Elland Road Will Host Cup Final Replay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Leeds United‚s Elland Road Stadium has been selected to host a replay of Saturday‚s Powergen Challenge Cup Final between Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls if one is needed.
Should the scores be level at the end of the 2003 Final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday the Lance Todd man of the match Trophy will be presented and the two teams will be presented to the chief guest.
Elland Road hosted the last replayed Challenge Cup Final in 1982 when Hull FC beat Widnes 18-9 after they had fought out a 14-14 draw at Wembley.
www.sportingwales.com /artman/publish/article_3487.shtml   (122 words)

  
 Metro: Elland Road, Leeds
Elland Road is the home of Championship side Leeds United.
About 2 miles south-west of the city centre, Elland Road is well-served by buses past or near the ground.
Please note that bus stops outside the ground are suspended two hours before and one hour after a home match.
www.wymetro.com /HowToGetTo/TheGame/EllandRoad.htm   (138 words)

  
 Elland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Significant buildings of interest in the town include St Mary's church, the former Rose and Crown in Northgate, the Old Town Hall off Southgate, Southgate Methodist Church and the Fleece Inn (reputedly haunted) at the top of Westgate.
Elland Road is the name of the football ground in Leeds, Yorkshire that is home to Leeds United A.F.C. who play in the Football League Championship.
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 Elland Road (Leeds FC) - Sports Locations Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Elland road for those that do not know is where a Northern football team called Leeds United play their home games.
It has been their home ground for over 100 years (including when they were called Leeds City football club).
Elland Road (Leeds FC) : Stay at Elland Road
www.dooyoo.co.uk /sports-locations/elland-road-leeds-fc   (238 words)

  
 A rob-bery at Elland Road
MAGNIFICENT Town were denied the victory they thoroughly deserved by `an act of God' at Elland Road as lucky Leeds United scraped into the next round of the Carling Cup on a memorable night at Elland Road.
The Town keeper was booked for handling outside his area seven minutes into the second half ­ harshly so, as it seemed he had just stayed inside the line ­ a booking that later proved costly.
Elland Road then erupted shortly before the hour as striker Michael Bridges ended 10 months of injury torment and just seconds after replacing Chapuis, lashed a fine strike into the side-netting.
archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /2003/9/25/143800.html   (1051 words)

  
 Alpay Ozalan to lay wreath at Elland Road Cim Bom wins but strikers again fail to settle matters Efes Pilsen blows ...
He will be the first Turk to play at Elland Road since Galatasaray went there for April's ill-fated UEFA Cup semifinal.
Alpay plans to lay a wreath in front of the stadium in memory of the two Leeds fans stabbed to death in Istanbul before the first leg of that tie.
He explained that he had been deeply affected by the sight of the flowers the Leeds supporters placed outside Elland Road after the deaths and added that the actions of a few hooligans should not be allowed to sour relations between England and Turkey.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=21133   (1452 words)

  
 Elland Road, Leeds - Yorkshire - UK Attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As the home of Leeds United Football Club, this stadium has a long and distinguished history which has seen several cup and league victories.
At full attendance, Elland Road can hold over 40,000 people (all seated).
The football club was formed in 1904 and the first game was played at Elland Road in October 1904.
www.ukattraction.com /yorkshire/elland-road.htm   (182 words)

  
 Bowyer Booed at Elland Road - Robson Comments || TyneTalk - Unofficial Newcastle United News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lee Bowyer returned to Elland Road on Sunday and was greeted by a hostile crowd.
Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson is unhappy with the Leeds United fans for booing Lee Bowyer during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Elland Road.
Bowyer decided to turn his back on Leeds seven months ago, and at the ground where he was once a hero, was greeted by a hostile crowd.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s70/st31124.htm   (282 words)

  
 Elland Road chief may quit for Villa | Sport | The Observer
Elland Road chief may quit for Villa
Late last year Birch was offered the chance to join Villa but chose Elland Road instead.
Friends say the experienced insolvency expert has been shocked at the sheer scale of the club's debts and a few weeks ago had still not signed his contract.
observer.guardian.co.uk /sport/story/0,6903,1143427,00.html   (444 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - Elland Road sold as takeover collapses
Leeds today confirmed negotiations for the takeover of the American-backed consortium led by Sebastien Sainsbury have ended and that Elland Road is to be sold under a sale and lease back deal.
Leeds called a press conference at Elland Road this afternoon to clarify the latest developments in the Sainsbury takeover saga.
Krasner, who said the sale of Elland Road should be finalised later today, would not say how much the deal was worth but confirmed that it meant the loan owed by the board to Jack Petchey would be paid off in full.
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 icCheshireOnline - Wright targeting memorable night at Elland Road
CHESTER CITY will be aiming to bounce back from two successive league defeats this evening when they face Leeds United in the Carling Cup first round at Elland Road.
Reversals against Hereford United and Wrexham, last Sunday, put the brakes on an excellent start to the campaign, and manager Mark Wright is urging his players to bounce back in style against the Championship side.
City won 1-0 at Elland Road in the first leg, but then suffered a 4-1 reversal in the return match.
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 ESPNsoccernet - England - Elland Road regime change
This match was dominated for long spells by Manchester City but Leeds, crucially, had two lucky breaks which resulted in two goals and a 2-1 victory which moved them off the bottom of the Premiership.
But enough of City, this was Leeds' night and before kick-off, the new consortium spelt out its plans for the future at an Elland Road press conference.
Under this backdrop, it was perhaps understandable that the atmosphere at Elland Road seemed more nervous than upbeat for most of the evening.
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 Amazon.com: The Elland Road Encyclopedia: An A-Z of Leeds United FC: Books: Paul Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 ESPN.com - SOCCER - Ferdinand's return to Elland Road not so sweet
If they score in their next game they will equal Chesterfield's all-division league record of scoring in 46 successive matches in 1929 and 1930.
Leeds defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Elland Road thanks to Harry Kewell's 66th-minute header, handing Alex Ferguson's team their second defeat in four days.
England defender Ferdinand, who moved to Manchester United for a British-record fee of $46.88 million in July, was given a rowdy reception upon his return to Elland Road.
espn.go.com /soccer/news/2002/0914/1431752.html   (603 words)

  
 Leeds United A.F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
When full, Elland Road is said to have one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European Football, composed of a large number of passionate fans.
Yorkshire Amateurs, who now occupied Elland Road, offered to make way for the new team under the management of former player Dick Ray.
Revie's last season at Elland Road was in 1974 and he left Leeds to take up the role of managing the English national team.
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 Elland Road Tickets
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 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leeds United | Elland Road up for sale
Leeds United's home ground Elland Road is up for sale, the club's chairman Gerald Krasner has confirmed.
Krasner is currently negotiating a sale and lease agreement in a bid to cut the club's debts of more than £50m.
The plan to sell Elland Road is the latest in a long list of disappointing news to come out of the club since their relegation back in May.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/3882389.stm   (432 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Bates plans to buy back Elland Road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ken Bates has vowed to buy back Elland Road and the club’s Thorp Arch training ground complex “in due course” as part of his long-term commitment to Leeds following his takeover today.
In addition to Bates’ plans for Elland Road and Thorp Arch, he added: “We will also be looking at ways in which the fans can control the football pitch itself.
Leeds have spent the last few days in negotiations with the former Chelsea chairman and such has been the rapid progress made, a deal was concluded at 2.27am today.
www.breakingnews.ie /2005/01/21/story185724.html   (703 words)

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