OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds City Friendlies:

TypeDateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamCrowdOpposition ScorersNotes and Comments

Friendly

05-09-1904

Bradford City (h)

0-3 (L)

Team

Played at Wellington Ground, Low Road, Hunslet

F.A. Cup

17-09-1904

Rockingham Colliery (a)

1-3 (L)

Musgrave

Team

1,000

Meir 2 Hulley

Half-Time 0-2. Referee: J. H. Parkin (Sheffield)

Friendly

01-10-1904

Morley (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Friendly - Reserves

08-10-1904

Rothwell Parish Church (h)

0-1 (L)

Friendly

15-10-1904

Hull City (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

3,000

A. Smith Howe

Friendly

29-10-1904

Harrogate Corinthians (h)

5-1 (W)

McKiernan Eggington Rodgers Soar Simpson

Team

Friendly - Reserves

29-10-1904

Whitkirk (a)

1-2 (L)

Unknown

Friendly - Reserves

05-11-1904

Leeds Amateurs (h)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Leeds Hospital Cup 1

12-11-1904

Altofts (h)

3-1 (W)

G. Howard 3 (1 pen)

Team

Friendly

26-11-1904

Burton United (h)

7-2 (W)

G. Howard 4 Simpson Lewis F. Howard

Team

Friendly

10-12-1904

Grimsby Town (a)

0-8 (L)

Team

Friendly

24-12-1904

Hull City (a)

2-3 (L)

G. Howard Howe

Team

2,500

Ridsdale 2 Wilkinson

West Yorkshire Cup

07-01-1905

Bradford City Reserves (h)

2-3 (L)

G. Howard 2

Team

Leeds Hospital Cup 2

14-01-1905

Starbeck (h)

2-1 (W) a.e.t.

F. Howard Hunt

Team

Doubled as a League fixture (1-1 draw at Full-Time).

Friendly

21-01-1905

Darlington (h)

3-1 (W)

G. Howard 2 Nelson

Team

Friendly

04-02-1905

West Bromwich Albion (h)

0-5 (L)

Team

Leeds Hospital Cup 3

11-02-1905

Upper Armley Christ Church (a)

1-2 (L) a.e.t.

Austin 60'

Team

Coates 40'

Half-Time 0-1

Leeds District Cup

18-02-1905

Rothwell White Rose (a)

3-4 (L) a.e.t.

Musgrave Gedney Unknown

Team

Coates 40' Unknown Unknown Unknown

Half-Time 0-1

Friendly

18-02-1905

Sheffield United (h)

2-2 (D)

G. Howard 60' Hunt 89'

Team

3,000

Drake 30' Needham

Friendly

25-02-1905

Leicester Fosse (a)

1-5 (L)

Hunt

Team

1,500

Blessington 3 Allsopp Mounteney

Half-Time 1-2. Referee: Mr Tordoff.

Friendly

04-03-1905

Hull City (h)

2-5 (L)

G. Howard Dixon

Team

2,500

Howe 4 Rushton

Half-time 1-1.

Friendly

11-03-1905

Lincoln City (h)

1-3 (L)

Austin

Team

Martin 2 Beaumont

Half-Time 1-2. Referee: C.H. Green (Sheffield)

Friendly

25-03-1905

Derby County (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

2,000

Hunt Hall

Half-Time 0-2. Referee: C.H. Green (Sheffield)

Friendly

01-04-1905

Preston North End (h)

1-4 (L)

Austin

Team

7,000

Bond 3 Maher

Half-Time 0-3. Referee: Jarvis (Leeds).

Friendly

29-04-1905

Barnsley (h)

4-3 (W)

Verrinder 2 (5' ?) Austin F. Howard

Team

Beech Jones 2

Half-Time 1-2.

David Wilson Benefit

19-11-1906

Hull City (h)

3-3 (D)

Harwood 2 Freeborough (pen)

Team

4,000

Howe 2 J. Smith (pen)

Half-Time 2-2 Referee T. Garner (Barnsley)

West Riding Challenge Cup Final

13-04-1907

Kippax Parish Church (a)

2-1 (W)

Harwood 2

2,000

Half-Time 1-1

Friendly

07-12-1907

Barnsley (h)

2-2 (D)

Gemmell 2 (5' 49')

Team

5,000

Surtees 35' Burton 48'

Half-Time 1-1 Referee M. Joel (Leeds)

West Riding Cup Final

17-04-1909

Bradford City (Reserves) (h)

2-3 (L)

Murray 10' (pen) Bowman 35'

Team

5,000

Whittaker 2 5' ? Millar 23'

Half-Time 2-2. Referee: G. Wilde (Altofts). Receipts £104 16s 9d.

Friendly

19-02-1910

Sheffield United (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

5,000

Kitchen Hardinge

Half-Time 0-2

West Riding Cup Semi-Final

12-10-1910

Castleford Town (h)

8-2 (W)

McLeod 5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Team

Referee: Mr A. Denton (Rothwell)

West Riding Cup Final

01-11-1910

Bradford Park Avenue (n)

1-5 (L)

McLeod

Team

3,000

Half-Time 0-3. (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford).

Friendly

01-02-1913

Northampton Town (h)

4-0 (W)

Speirs 5' Fenwick 2 McLeod

Team

5,000

Half-Time 3-0. Referee: E. Pullan (Leeds).

Mrs Cameron Benefit

01-01-1917

Liverpool (n)

0-4 (L)

Team

6,000

Bennett 3 (16' ? ?) Lewis 55'

Half-Time 0-1. (Played at St James' Park, Newcastle). Mayson missed a penalty for Leeds.

Friendly

05-05-1917

Everton (a)

3-1 (W)

Moore 2 (21' 75') Peart (70')

Team

Jefferis 5'

Half-Time 1-1.

Friendly

27-04-1918

Manchester City/United (h)

0-3 (L)

12,000

Half-Time 0-1. Billy Meredith scored one of the Manchester Goals.

West Riding Cup Final

17-05-1919

Huddersfield Town (n)

0-0 (D)

Team

10,000

Half-Time 0-0 (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford). Receipts £550. Referee J.T. Howcroft (Bolton).

West Riding Cup Final Replay

24-05-1919

Huddersfield Town (n)

2-0 (W)

Clem Stephenson 2 (15' 17')

Team

10,000

Half-Time 2-0 (Played at Valley Parade, Bradford). Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton).

Friendly

24-09-1919

Harrogate Town (a)

6-0 (W)

Short 3 (5' 86' 89') Bainbridge 2 Edmondson

Half-Time 3-0