I rember that game well... I was there. After the game we were all more concerned about getting back to see the Liverpool v red filth game to decide if we really were champions or not - of course we were.... But it was a shame we all scattered instead of being together and enjoying the results as a group/crowd.
Great day though... > On 26 Apr 2024, at 10:06, James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! via Leedslist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I well remember this day 32 years ago. > Leeds United went to Sheffield United on the morning of Sunday, 26 April 1992 > and ultimately won the league in an extraordinary game. The winning goal's > last three touches were the home team's, such was the chaotic nature of the > contest. No Leeds United player touched the ball in our attacking half in its > build-up. > > Extended highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWzXdPO9uE) of the game > exist on YouTube for those who are sufficiently interested. Jon Newsome wrote > himself into the annals of the club's history with his stooped goal to put us > back on level terms in a see-saw game. Our first goal was also an OG. Upon > recent review of the game, I thought it quite an entertaining contest. Such > wonderful times but we also knew that we might never see these days again. > The game was on BBC or ITV but I was down with my prospective in-laws that > morning and couldn't catch the game anywhere. I was able to tune into > BBC5Live (formerly BBC2) radio and catch updates - reception was usually poor > in a standard car radio of the time. I recall exactly where I was when the > winning goal went in, or when I heard about it, passing the old dump outside > the town of Kilrush in West Clare. > A time before pervasive mobile phone, always-on internet and wall-to-wall Sky > coverage was just starting out - I think one Leeds game was shown on the > B(Sky)B platform that season. > Manchester United went to Liverpool later that afternoon and lost 2-0. This > meant that Leeds United were now four points ahead of their deadliest rivals > with a single game to go. CHAMPIONS. > I was offered a trip over for the last game of the season against Norwich > where the championship trophy would be presented to the team and crowd, > Saturday, 2 May 1992. The offer was made in the week leading up to the > Sheffield United game. I declined the opportunity, much to my subsequent > chagrin. The person who offered me the trip finished up in Howard Wilkinson's > office that evening and got a picture of himself with the trophy. > HW remains the last English-born manager to lead a team to the top-tier > football championship in England. > James. > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
