12/04/1969 - The Big Match

[@mick6370]

Whether you like them or loathe them that was a great Leeds team to stay at the top for 10 years with the same players and only one sub is a tremendous achievement.

[@incognito9533]

I totally agree with you ....I was in the loathe category !

[@alanprior7650]

If Revie had been at least five years younger,Leeds United would maybe more pre-eminent in the 70s and would have eclipsed Liverpool.

[@seltaeb9691]

The problem Leeds had was not planning ahead like Liverpool did as they morphed from team to team, keeping some their whole career whilst others left after a few years being replaced by a Third Div player who Liverpool had marked out. I mean, Leeds brought in Jordon & McQueen but after a few years sold them to Man U.

[@fisherpeter695]

Has an Everton fan I recall when Leeds came up from the old second division, into the first in season 1964-65. I was at the game at Goodison Park in November 1964 when both teams were taken off near half time, due to a highly charged clash between some players. A tackle by Paul Reaney on Derek Temple was the trigger point. A goal by Willie Bell won the points for Leeds that afternoon. Later in the season in January 1965 both sides met in the 4th round of the FA Cup and a replay at Everton saw Leeds win 2-1. It was one of the most competitive games I ever saw, The crowd was around 68,000. Norman Hunter once said games between Everton and Leeds in the 1960s were the hardest Leeds were a formidable side, with many great players. Both sets of supporters might wish they had the players from both clubs in the 1960s

[@hejla4524]

9:28 Magnificent control and pass from Mick Bates for the first Leeds goal.

[@anthonybailey1966]

This must be the first season of The Big Match....a season after ATV London's Star Soccer....I think Star Soccer became Midlands only,this season!

[@kgarrett1404]

Brave of Ure to go on and honestly talk through what was a nightmare of a game.

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

How did Sprake avoid getting sent off?! Inconceivable in the modern game 😂

[@andrewsflicks7920]

What a punch from Sprake...😂...never saw that one coming...😊

[@alanprior7650]

Sprake v Classius Clay the following week...😅

[@martinmoses1971]

When the world was normal.

[@the_lost_navigator]

This is Canada calling... Always enjoy these Matches as old as I am showing more mature style of play than today's dive-filled games - though impressive cross by Strake, regardless... That Sunderland snippet was a nice nugget despite both short and a goal against - at least they aren't bottom of their Division at present... Thanks for Ye Olde uploads, Sire. Respect

[@66oldgold]

The only game Jack Charlton missed all season. Speake, Reaney, Bremner and Hunter played in all 42 matches. Jones missed just 2 and O'Grady just 4. Tremendous consistency.

[@whufc6764]

magnificent team

[@GaryWoodhouse-uw1wc]

Great left hook from sprake,Henry cooper would have been proud of that, still Leeds were a great side back then, even though they could give a bit of g,b,h out the golden age of football. Adiós amigos

[@Dommer1973]

Gould getting chinned. Glorious

[@antonythirlwell7782]

Ian ure is 29 when recorded, he looks 50 if hes a day nowadays

[@esseel7896]

Love Norm but bloody hell he was a liability sometimes. how many goals did opponents get from free kicks just because he had upended someone. wouldnt change him though. CLASS!

[@jameshope398]

Why was Sprake not sent off for that punch on Gould

[@hejla4524]

You can tell the other Leeds players were not impressed. Turned their backs on Sprake while he lay injured which is the opposite to what usually happened with this tight-knit Leeds side.

[@Rich6Brew]

In those days you had to commit a serious offence to be sent off.

[@timmyhamilton56]

It was 1969 and like a leg breaking tackle the first punch didn't count. back then ..if you watch closely and a lot miss this but Bobby Gould kicks out at GS and then got his reward.Ken Burns the referee owed Leeds one after disallowing a great Peter 'Lash' Lorimer goal against Chelsea in the FA Cup the season before.

[@incognito9533]

If you punched the ref in those days you only got a ticking off!!

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

Similar to this channel, where has heavy roller gone?

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

All videos were gone, then he deleted the channel. I saved most of them for goal compilations.

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

@@YeOldeFootballChannel Thanks....do you think he was ordered to take them down due to some infringement or other....how long ago? I could not believe some of the 1950's action, excellent.

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

@@malthusXIII-fo3ep I think it was around this summer when he suddenly stopped uploading 50s and 60s matches, and then deleted all videos, then the channel disappeared.

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

@@YeOldeFootballChannel Really is a great pity, his uploads were a mine of information. As a Villa fan, I have always been fascinated about the grim times we suffered in the 1960's but there is virtually no footage. He had a couple of games as far back as 1962 which were so valuable and made for very interesting viewing.

[@dvra2203]

Why are they taking it down if they're not gonna post it on youtube themself?😅