Here's 11 facts about Leeds United that Leeds United fans already know.
1. Elland Road was originally known as The Old Peacock Ground, and was the reason behind one of Leeds early nicknames, 'The Peacocks'
2. The club's record transfer fee (outgoing) was the £32.5m received for Rio Ferdinand, who moved to Manchester United in July 2002
3. Rio Ferdinand cost Leeds a record £18m when the club bought him from West Ham in 2000
4. Legendary centre forward John Charles bagged a record 42 league goals in the 1953-54 season
5. Don Revie is the club's most successful manager ever, and its longest serving (1961-1974). In his time at Leeds, he led the team to victory in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), Football League First Division (1968/69 and 1973/74), Football League Second Division (1963/64), FA Cup (1972), Football League Cup (1968), and FA Charity Shield (1969).
6. Leeds record attendance at Elland Road was for an FA Cup fifth round replay with Sunderland (57,892 in 1967)
7. Peter Lorimer holds the club's all-time scoring record - scoring 238 goals between 1963-79 and 1984-85
8. Lorimer also holds the record for the youngest player to play for Leeds, making his debut at 15 years, 289 days against Southampton in September 1962.
9. Jack Charlton holds the record for the most appearances for the club, playing 773 games between 1953-73
10. Leeds most capped player is Lucas Radebe, who has played 61 times for South Africa
11. The Kaiser Chiefs named the band after the side that former Leeds centre half Lucas Radebe used to play for in South Africa.
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