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Donald George Revie was born on 10 July 1927 in Bell Street, near Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park stadium. Revie
was a rare breed of footballer who went from a successful playing career into a better one as manager. Winning
six England caps, the FA Cup with Manchester City and the Footballer of the Year award in 1955.
It was Bill Lambton who brought Revie to Leeds from Sunderland for £14,000 and it was this flap of the butterfly
wing that brought a tornado of success, change and elevation to Elland Road. The player Revie arrived at a
failing Leeds who were heading for division two in late November 1958, less than two and half years later, he was made
player manager in March 1961. Leeds finished the season a lowly 19th place his first year in charge, but by
1963-64 Revie's style and meticulous attention to detail, had Leeds promoted as champions.
Then, so let it begin. Suffice to
say Don Revie is the most successful manager Leeds United have ever had. His personal honours probably stand as a
good mark at what he achieved at Leeds, winning the OBE for services to football in 1972 and three manager of the
year awards in 1969, 1970 and 1972. Revie left Leeds in 1974 to manage England, where an uncooperative playing
staff pushed him into managing the United Arab Emirates and four years later he went to
Al Nasr.
Don Revie died in May 1989 of Motor Neurone disease aged 61.
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| League |
Season |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Pos |
Notes |
| Division 2 |
1961-62 |
42 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
50 |
61 |
36 |
19th |
Revie changes the Leeds kit to all white. |
| Division 2 |
1962-63 |
42 |
19 |
10 |
13 |
79 |
53 |
48 |
5th |
Revie takes Leeds to within four points of promotion. |
| Division 2 |
1963-64 |
42 |
24 |
15 |
3 |
71 |
34 |
63 |
1st |
Revie's third season in charge promoted as champions. |
| Division 1 |
1964-65 |
42 |
26 |
9 |
7 |
83 |
52 |
61 |
2nd |
What a comeback, Leeds miss top spot just by goal difference. |
| Division 1 |
1965-66 |
42 |
23 |
9 |
10 |
79 |
38 |
55 |
2nd |
Revie drives Leeds to within six points of top spot. |
| Division 1 |
1966-67 |
42 |
22 |
11 |
9 |
62 |
42 |
55 |
4th |
Another respectable season, in a very hard league. |
| Division 1 |
1967-68 |
42 |
22 |
9 |
11 |
71 |
41 |
53 |
4th |
Top four again and Elland Road gets a kop. |
| Division 1 |
1968-69 |
42 |
27 |
13 |
2 |
66 |
26 |
67 |
1st |
Champions & records, 28 games without defeat and 67 points. |
| Division 1 |
1969-70 |
42 |
21 |
15 |
6 |
84 |
49 |
35 |
2nd |
Fixture list congestion costs Leeds dearly, runners up again. |
| Division 1 |
1970-71 |
42 |
27 |
10 |
5 |
72 |
30 |
64 |
2nd |
"Tinkler ruined nine months of work", Revie after Leeds robbed. |
| Division 1 |
1971-72 |
42 |
24 |
9 |
9 |
73 |
31 |
57 |
2nd |
An uncompromising FA costs Leeds the double. |
| Division 1 |
1972-73 |
42 |
21 |
11 |
10 |
71 |
45 |
53 |
3rd |
Another strong finish in the league. |
| Division 1 |
1973-74 |
42 |
24 |
14 |
4 |
66 |
31 |
62 |
1st |
Champions again for the second time in six seasons. |
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If It Wasn't For Don Revie,
Leeds United Wouldn't Have Got So Much As An Invitation To That Wedding'
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| Season |
Honour |
| 1963-64 |
Division Two Champions |
| 1964-65 |
Division One Runners-Up ~ FA Cup Finalists |
| 1965-66 |
Division One Runners-Up |
| 1966-67 |
(UEFA) Fairs Cup Finalists |
| 1967-68 |
FL Cup Winners ~ (UEFA) Fairs Cup Winners |
| 1968-69 |
Division One Champions |
| 1969-70 |
Division One Runners-Up ~ FA Cup Finalists ~ Charity Sheild Winners |
| 1970-71 |
Division One Runners-Up ~ (UEFA) Fairs Cup Winners |
| 1971-72 |
Division One Runners-Up ~ FA Cup Winners |
| 1972-73 |
FA Cup Finalists ~ European Cup Winners Cup Finalists |
| 1973-74 |
Division One Champions |
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