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From Charles to Revie: 1957-63

United faced the 1957-58 season without the player who had strolledlike a colossus through the 1950�s carrying the club on his broadshoulders. His transfer fee of �65,000, and the proceeds from a visitfrom Juventus, soon disappeared. The new West Stand took care of halfof the fee and �12,000 was spent on Hugh Baird from Airdrie, chargedwith the hopeless task of replacing the Gentle Giant. He played hispart scoring 20 goals in 39 appearances, gaining International honourswith Scotland in the process, but United floundered to 17th with 37pts.

The ever-dependable Eric Kerfoot was ever-present, and Wood, Dunn,Hair, Gibson/Ripley, Charlton, Meek, Crowe/Forrest, Baird, O�Brien andOverfield were the regulars with Jimmy Ashall filling in at full-backwhen needed.

Gerry Francis made one lone appearance, but became the firstcoloured player to play for Leeds. During the season United also boughttwo Irish Internationals. The inspirational Wilbur Cush, who cost�7,000 to secure him from Glenavon, arriving in November and NoelPeyton, who was signed for �5,000 from Shamrock Rovers to replaceHarold Brook in February. Aging goalkeeper, Ted Burgin, after a longassociation with Sheffield United was added as cover for the goalkeeperspot when he joined from Doncaster Rovers. Frank McKenna, the formerBishop Auckland Amateur International Winger, after initial success asa centre-forward was allowed to leave. Veteran Harold Brook, aftervaluable service, went to Lincoln City and Reserve keeper Willie Nimmodeparted for Doncaster Rovers.

In the FACup United completed the unwanted treble, losing for the third year to,the now Second Division, Cardiff City. Unbelievable as it may seem,Round 3, Elland Road, 2-1 was the result each year!

Raich Carter paid the price for one season of failure being replacedby Bill Lambton, at the season�s end.

The stalwart full back pairing of Jimmy Dunn and Grenville Hair, wasparted as Jimmy was forced out with a knee injury. Jimmy Ashall proveda capable replacement.Eric Kerfoot also missed the majority of the season and with Hugh Bairdreturning to Scotland, sold for �11,000 to Aberdeen, and United werewithout three of their major contributors in the previous season. Thiswas compounded mid-season by the transfer-listing of keeper RoydenWood. United bought winger Billy Humphries, to swell the Irishcontingent, and centre-forward Alan Shackleton cost �8,000 fromBurnley, who was to become a source of future strikers for United.Former regulars Jack Marsden, Bobby Forrest and Keith Ripley moved onand Ted Burgin became Wood�s replacement. The most significant move,however, was the signing of Don Revie from Sunderland. Themaster-tactician, who even at 31, still commanded a fee of �12,000, asevents were to prove, it was money well spent. If the on-fielddisturbances were not enough, Lambton�s unorthodox training methodswere failing and when Grenville Hair and Jackie Overfield both put intransfer requests, in March, he was shown the door. Bob Roxburgh tookover for the rest of the season.

Alan Shackleton top-scored with 16 and there were healthycontributions from the young Chris Crowe (12) and Jackie Overfield (9).The team had an unsettled look as injuries and loss of form forcedpositional switches with the expected consequences, a lack of cohesionand a team struggling in both attack and defence with mid-tablemediocrity the only likely outcome.

Another season to forget! United amassed 39 pts to finish 15th.There was also humiliation in the FA Cup, trounced 5-1 at Luton Town,at the first hurdle.

Jack Taylor was appointed Manager for the 1959-60 season. He boughtmidfielder Bobby Cameron from his old club, Queens Park Rangers. Thedeparture of long serving stalwarts Jimmy Dunn and Eric Kerfoot was asad loss, but age and injuries had taken their toll. Jimmy had played443 times and could consider himself unlucky not to have played forScotland. Eric had amassed 349 games and, like his predecessor, TomBurden, had been a long-time inspirational Captain.Also leaving was George O�Brien, who became a prolific marksman for avery successful Southampton. Irish International Right-Winger BillyHumphries, who had not been able to settle, returned to Ards.

A promising young goalkeeper, Alan Humphreys, was bought fromShrewsbury Town for �5,000. York-born Schoolboy International JohnHawksby was signed on, as wasyoung Full-Back Alf Jones and Terry Caldwell was signed fromHuddersfield Town as Full-Back cover.

Injuries to Revie, Cameron, Cush, Overfield, Hair, Meek and Crowe atvarious stages of the season did not help nor did the sale of leadinggoal-scorer Alan Shackleton to Everton, after only two games. JohnMcCole was bought for �10,000 from Bradford City and with 22 goals from33 games, he more than played his part.

Chris Crowe gained under-23 honours for England, but this onlyfuelled his ambitions and after several months on the transfer list wassold to Blackburn for �25,000. Powerful defender Freddie Goodwin wasbought from Manchester United for �10,000 with part of the proceedsfrom the Crowe sale.

Leeds youth policy was starting to bear fruit and one W.J. Bremneremerged as a fresh faced ginger-haired right winger under the tutorshipof the vastly experienced inside right Don Revie!

At the heart of the defence Big Jack Charlton was maturing as thealmostever-present lynch-pin. In a season when the unexpected happened,United wererelegated with 34 points in 21st place. They were only 21 points behindthechampions!

The Christmas fixtures brought Tottenham Hotspur, home and away.Havingbeen beaten 4-2 at home, two days later United visited White Hart Lane,and, in front of a crowd of over 54,000, won 4-1. The significance ofthis to Tottenham was apparent, as they finished 3rd, two points behindthe champions, with a better goal average! It was that kind of a season!

John McCole (22) and Chris Crowe (11) led the goal-scorers, butagain there was a very unsettled squad with 23 players getting the call.

McCole was also United�s only scorer in the FA Cup, which brought a2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the Third Round.

Money was tight but as 1960-61 season dawned there were nearly 50boys, mostly from the local area, on amateur forms with theclub.Although many fell by the wayside some broke through and took partin the club�s tremendous revival in the mid-sixties. Unfortunately, forthe present, life in Division 2 was no improvement as United�s agingsquad dropped deeper into the mire.

Again injuries took their toll as United used 27 players. Revie onlymanaged 14 appearances and Eric Smith 18. Smith had been bought fromGlasgow Celtic for �10,000 to replace the departed powerhouse WilburCush.Jack McGugan, who was close to Scottish honours was signed from StMirren for �15,00 but could not oust Big Jack at centre-half, and aftera solitary appearance was allowed to move on to Tranmere Rovers for�12,000, a �3,000 loss the hard-strapped United could ill-afford.Winger Tommy Murray, a close-season �3,000 buy from Queen of the South,accompanied McGugan to Tranmere, but United broke even this time.Crooner and English International Colin Grainger, from Sunderland for�15,000, arrived and Jackie Overfield departed in the oppositedirection. Old Twinkle-toes, George Meek was sold to Leicester City for�7,000, but like his wing partner Harold Williams, often came back toLeeds at the end of his playing days. He continued to tie other paststars in knots until in his 50�s, as he starred for the Past-Unitedplayers in charity games. Other acquisitions were Willie Bell from theScottish Amateurs Queens Park and Irish International Peter Fitzgerald,while Norman Hunter was one of the promising youngsters signed.

There were always goals aplenty whenever United played, 75 for and83 against! John McCole again led the way with 20 from 35 appearances,a young Billy Bremner weighing in with 9 and Bobby Cameron 8.

There was the customary Third Round exit in the FA Cup, this timeSheffield Wednesday were the victors 2-0 at Hillsborough.

Another Cup Competition saw the light of day. It was to provideUnited with their first domestic honour - The Football League Cup.Joining the competition in Round Two, United held Blackpool goal-lessat Bloomfield Road before scoring a 3-1 victory after extra-time atElland Road. Chesterfield were thumped 4-0 at Saltergate in Round Threeand just as United were getting delusions of grandeur they were rudelyinterrupted by Southampton who raced to a 4-0 lead at the Dell, withDerek Reeves getting all four. To their credit, United battled back tolevel 4-4 but with 25 seconds left Reeves scored his, and Southampton�sfifth to claim an exciting victory. It was also the longest match inEngland as it did not finish until 10.10pm, due to two floodlightfailures. To top off everything, in those days of no substitutes, bothsides finished with ten men, with Southampton keeper Ron Reynolds andUnited full-back Alf Jones both going off injured.

In March Harry Reynolds asked Jack Taylor to resign, and appointedDon Revie as Player/Manager.

It is legend that Reynolds was writing a letter of recommendationfor Revie in application for the vacant Bournemouth managerialposition. He tore it up and recommended that Revie be put in charge atElland Road.

Understandably, with all the disruptions, United finished in 14thplace with 38pts. In these days of sparse crowds and even sparseremergence of talent, came Albert Johanneson United�s second colouredSouth African winger to provide entertainment for the last five games.A young 18 year-old John Hawksby was seen as a future star as he burston the scene as an England Youth International, full of promise.

1961-62 opened with a mixture of Youth and experience. In goal wasthe England under-23 squad member Alan Humphreys. Eric Smith andGrenville Hair were an experienced pairing at full back. Theexperienced Bobby Cameron and Freddie Goodwin flanked a young JackCharlton. New signing Derek Mayers, was on the right wing, as the youngBilly Bremner moved inside. The prolific John McCole led the line withNoel Peyton partnering Albert Johanneson on the left. United were offto a flyer, winning the first two games, but a trip to Anfield broughtthem a return to earth with a 5-0 trouncing. Scottish AmateurInternational Willie Bell came in on the left side of defence, Hairswitched to right back, Eric Smith moved up to right half, JackCharlton moved up to replace the departed John McCole and FreddieGoodwin took over at the centre of defence. Completing the changesTommy Younger, a vastly experienced Scottish International keeper wasbought from Stoke City, John Hawksbyreplaced Albert Johanneson and Peter McConnell filled any vacancies inmidfield. Only 4 of the next 18 matches were won as United plummeted.Only two more games were won in the next nine games, strangely againstChampions, Liverpool and 3rd placed Sunderland! Desperate timesdemanded desperate measures. Revie, who had already bought formerManchester City playing colleague, and Irish striker, Billy McAdamsfrom Bolton Wanderers for �15,000, went for experience in his hour ofneed. He splashed �20,000 on striker Ian Lawson from Burnley, �10,000on full back Cliff Mason from Sheffield United and �25,000 on veteranScottish International schemer Bobby Collins from Everton. With Leedsalready reputed to be in debt to the tune of �150,000 it was anenormous risk spending so much money on the Wee General Collins, abrilliant inside forward in his day, but at 31, considered by many tobe past his best. Fortunately, the gamble paid off as United lost onlyone fixture(a 4-1 defeat at Southampton, where a nervous, air sick GarySprake, was flown in at the last moment to replace thetonsillitis-stricken Tommy Younger) most were dour low-scoring draws,but a final day 3-0 victory at Newcastle was a welcome relief, asrelegation was avoided by 3 points. United were 19th with 36 points.

Harry Reynolds, reputed to be a self-made millionaire many timesover, had become Chairman mid-season and Albert Morris and MannyCousins, both successful business men joined John Bromley and SidneySimon to form a new forward looking board. Lord Harewood was appointedPresident, a position he holds to this day.

People laughed when Don Revie changed the Leeds official coloursfrom the established �Blue and Old Gold� to the �All White� of RealMadrid, acknowledgeddominant team in Europe, saying he wanted to emulate theirachievements. There were derisive laughs and cat calls when HarryReynolds made similar claims over the dilapidated Elland Road Tannoysystem.

Fortunately, the two men were serious and as proof, the directorsput their money where their mouth was, finding the money to bring backJohn Charles for a record �53,000 and a further �15,650 for Airdrie�sprolific scorer Jim Storrie. There was also a clear-out as BillyMcAdams departed to Brentford for �8,000, Alf Jones joined Lincoln Cityfor �4,000, Derek Mayers went to Bury for �1,000 and Bobby Cameron leftfor Non-League Gravesend & Northfleet while Peter McConnell wassold to Carlisle United for �4,000 and United kicked off the 1962-63season with: Younger; Hair and Mason; Goodwin, Charlton and Smith;Bremner, Storrie, Charles, Collins and Johanneson.

The Charles experiment did not have a fairy-tale end as he returnedto Italy for a welcome �70,000 (a handy �17,000 profit) having scored 3times in 11 games. The investment in �Diamond� Jim Storrie paid a heftydividend as he plundered 25 goals from 38 appearances. It was theClub�s investment in their Youth scheme that also paid dividends. Aftera faltering start to the campaign, in which only two of the first sixgames were won, Revie took the chance on youth. In the seventh game, atSwansea, Revie called up Sprake, Reaney, Hunter, and forward RodJohnson from the Youth team and recalled Noel Peyton. Johnson andBremner scored to give United a 2-0 victory. The moves were causedpartly by injuries to Goodwin and Smith, but with Willie Bell coming inat right half and Billy Bremner�s Scottish Schoolboy colleague TommyHenderson partnering him on the right flank, the team took on a morefamiliar look: Sprake; Reaney, Hair/Mason; Bell, Charlton, Hunter;Henderson, Bremner, Storrie, Collins and Johanneson.

There were also a couple of appearances for other youngsters, MickAddy, a 15 year and 289 days old Peter Lorimer, Barrie Wright and JimmyGreenhoff. The fleet-footed Don Weston was signed from Rotherham Unitedfor �7,500 and heralded his mid-season arrival with a debut hat-trickas United joined the front runners. United even ended a nine-yeardrought in the FA Cup when they beat Stoke City 3-1, on 6th March, in amany times postponed tie which was common place in one of the worstwinters on record. Ten days later they won at Middlesbrough 2-0 butfell 3 days later 3-0 at Nottingham Forest in the 5th Round. In theLeague United scored 79 goals, 25 to Storrie, 13 to Johanneson, 10 toBremner, 8 from Collins and 7 from Don Weston. They lived to regrettheir poor start, as they missed promotion by 4 points. Finishing 5thwith 48 pts, but with future stars Cooper and Madeley already in theYouth team, United were looking to the future with anticipation.

Photographs of the era:

Teams:

1957-58

Back Row: Jack Charlton, Bob Forrest, Jimmy Dunn, Royden Wood, Grenville Hair, Hugh Baird.

Front Row: George Meek, Wilbur Cush, Eric Kerfoot, Noel Peyton, Jackie Overfield.

1957-58

Back Row: Jimmy Dunn, Jack Charlton, Royden Wood, Grenville Hair, Bob Forrest.

Front Row: George Meek, George O'Brien, Eric Kerfoot, Hugh Baird, Archie Gibson, Jackie Overfield.

1957-58

Back Row: Jimmy Dunn, Jack Charlton, Royden Wood, Grenville Hair, Bob Forrest.

Front Row: George Meek, George O'Brien, Eric Kerfoot, Hugh Baird, Archie Gibson, Jackie Overfield.

1957-58

Back Row: Jack Charlton, Jimmy Dunn, Royden Wood, Grenville Hair, Archie Gibson, Hugh Baird.

Front Row: Chris Crowe, George O'Brien, Eric Kerfoot, George Meek, Jackie Overfield.

1957-58(Courtesy of Mark Ledgard)

Back Row: Jimmy Dunn, Jack Charlton, Royden Wood, Hugh Baird, Archie Gibson, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: Chris Crowe, George O'Brien, Eric Kerfoot, George Meek, Jackie Overfield.

1957-58(Courtesy of Paul Gregson)

Back Row: Jimmy Dunn, Jack Charlton, Royden Wood, Hugh Baird, Archie Gibson, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: Chris Crowe, George O'Brien, Eric Kerfoot, George Meek, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59: Early season training squad

Back Row: Standing: Unknown #1, David Jones, Unknown #2, Unknown #3, Unknown #4, Eric Kerfoot, Jimmy Ashall, Royden Wood, Peter McConnell, Jack Marsden, Willie Nimmo, Unknown #5, Hugh Baird, Bill Lambton (Manager).

Middle Row: Kneeling: Billy Bremner, Tom Hallett, John Kemp, Gerry Francis, Roy Ambler, Unknown #6, Terry Carling, Jack Charlton, Jimmy Dunn, Archie Gibson.

Front Row: Sitting: Tommy Henderson, Tony Leighton, Jackie Overfield, George Meek, Grenville Hair, Keith Ripley, Bob Forrest, Wilbur Cush, Noel Peyton.

Absent on Army National Service: Chris Crowe, George O'Brien.

1958-59: The White team that took part in the pre-season trials before the 1958-59 season

Back Row: Peter McConnell, Jimmy Dunn, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Wilbur Cush, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: Chris Crowe, George Meek, Hugh Baird, Noel Peyton, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59(Courtesy of Paul Gregson)

Back Row: Peter McConnell, Jimmy Dunn, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Wilbur Cush, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: Chris Crowe, George Meek, Hugh Baird, Noel Peyton, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59

Back Row: Bill Lambton (Manager), Bob Forrest, Jimmy Dunn, Jack Charlton, Royden Wood, Grenville Hair, Archie Gibson, Ivor Powell (Trainer).

Front Row: Chris Crowe, Noel Peyton, Wilbur Cush, George O'Brien, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Archie Gibson, Royden Wood, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Chris Crowe, Don Revie, Wilbur Cush, Alan Shackleton, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59

Back Row: Ron Mitchell, Jack Charlton, Ted Burgin, Grenville Hair, Alan Shackleton, Eric Kerfoot.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Chris Crowe, Don Revie, Wilbur Cush, Jackie Overfield.

1958-59

Back Row: Ron Mitchell, Jack Charlton, Ted Burgin, Grenville Hair, Alan Shackleton, Eric Kerfoot.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Chris Crowe, Don Revie, Wilbur Cush, Jackie Overfield.

1959-60

Back Row: Jack Charlton, John Kilford, Jackie Overfield, Peter McConnell, Ted Burgin, Jim Ashall, Alan Shackleton, Bobby Cameron, Don Revie.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Grenville Hair, Wilbur Cush, Chris Crowe, George Meek, Archie Gibson, Noel Peyton.

1959-60

Back Row: Jack Charlton, John Kilford, Jackie Overfield, Peter McConnell, Ted Burgin, Jim Ashall, Alan Shackleton, Bobby Cameron, Don Revie.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Grenville Hair, Wilbur Cush, Chris Crowe, George Meek, Archie Gibson, Noel Peyton.

1959-60

Back Row: Jack Charlton, John Kilford, Jackie Overfield, Peter McConnell, Ted Burgin, Jim Ashall, Alan Shackleton, Bobby Cameron, Don Revie.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Grenville Hair, Wilbur Cush, Chris Crowe, George Meek, Archie Gibson, Noel Peyton.

1959-60

Back Row: Jack Charlton, John Kilford, Jackie Overfield, Peter McConnell, Ted Burgin, Jim Ashall, Alan Shackleton, Bobby Cameron, Don Revie.

Front Row: Billy Humphries, Grenville Hair, Wilbur Cush, Chris Crowe, George Meek, Archie Gibson, Noel Peyton.

1959-60

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Jackie Overfield, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: George Meek. John McCole, Wilbur Cush, Bobby Cameron, Chris Crowe, Archie Gibson.

1959-60 (Courtesy Mark Ledgard)

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Jackie Overfield, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: George Meek. John McCole, Wilbur Cush, Bobby Cameron, Chris Crowe, Archie Gibson.

1959-60 (Courtesy Paul Gregson)

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Jackie Overfield, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: George Meek. John McCole, Wilbur Cush, Bobby Cameron, Chris Crowe, Archie Gibson.

1959-60

Back Row: John Kilford, Terry Caldwell, Alan Humphreys, Ted Burgin, Fred Goodwin, Bobby Cameron, Grenville Hair.

Middle Row: George Meek, Eric Smith, Jackie Overfield, John McCole, Don Revie, Gerry Francis, Peter McConnell, Billy Bremner.

Front Row: Archie Gibson, Noel Peyton, Jim Ashall.

1960-61

Back Row: Willie Bell, Terry Caldwell, Alan Humphreys, Ted Burgin, Fred Goodwin, Bobby Cameron, Grenville Hair.

Middle Row: Ronnie Wright, Eric Smith, Jack Charlton, John McCole, Don Revie, Gerry Francis, Peter McConnell, Billy Bremner.

Front Row: Colin Grainger, Noel Peyton, Jim Ashall.

1960-61

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Bobby Cameron, Alan Humphreys, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair, Fred Goodwin.

Front Row: Tommy Murray, Noel Peyton, Don Revie, John McCole, Colin Grainger.

1960-61(Courtesy of Paul Gregson)

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Bobby Cameron, Alan Humphreys, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair, Fred Goodwin.

Front Row: Tommy Murray, Noel Peyton, Don Revie, John McCole, Colin Grainger.

1960-61

Back Row: Billy Bremner, Terry Caldwell, Grenville Hair, Peter Fitzgerald, John Hawksby, Alan Humphreys, Bobby Cameron, Eric Smith, Don Revie.

Front Row: Alf Jones, John McCole, Jack Charlton, Fred Goodwin, Jackie McGugan, Gerry Francis, Colin Grainger.

LUFC 1961 Youth Team

Back Row: D. Roper, P.Cooney, Ronnie Blackburn, Terry Cooper, Peter Metcalfe, Mick Addy, Eric Thompson, Norman Hunter, Harry Reynolds.

Front Row: Paul Reaney, D. Schofield, S. Silverwood, T. Lloyd, Billy Bremner, Hugh Ryden, Terry Casey, Rod Johnson.

1961-62

Back Row: Fred Goodwin, Grenville Hair, Tommy Younger, Eric Smith, Jack Charlton.

Front Row: Derek Mayers, Peter McConnell, Noel Peyton, John Hawksby, Billy Bremner, Willie Bell.

1961-62

Back Row: Norman Hunter, Mike Addy, Gary Sprake, Terry Carling, Alan Humphreys, Grenville Hair, Terry Cooper, Barry Wright.

Middle Row: Alf Jones, Bobby Cameron, Eric Thompson, Peter Metcalf, Paul Reaney, Tom Hallett, Willie Bell, John Kilford, Eric Smith, Hugh Ryden, Albert Johanneson, Noel Peyton, Gerry Francis.

Front Row: Rod Johnson, Terry Casey, Derek Mayers, Fred Goodwin, Jack Charlton, Peter McConnell, Billy Bremner, John Hawksby, Colin Grainger.

1961-62(Courtesy of Paul Gregson)

Back Row: Norman Hunter, Mike Addy, Gary Sprake, Terry Carling, Alan Humphreys, Grenville Hair, Terry Cooper, Barry Wright.

Middle Row: Alf Jones, Bobby Cameron, Eric Thompson, Peter Metcalf, Paul Reaney, Tom Hallett, Willie Bell, John Kilford, Eric Smith, Hugh Ryden, Albert Johanneson, Noel Peyton, Gerry Francis.

Front Row: Rod Johnson, Terry Casey, Derek Mayers, Fred Goodwin, Jack Charlton, Peter McConnell, Billy Bremner, John Hawksby, Colin Grainger.

1961-62 (Courtesy Mark Ledgard)

Back Row: Gerry Francis, Bobby Cameron, Alf Jones, John Kilford, Terry Carling, Jack Charlton, Alan Humphreys, John McCole, Eric Smith, Albert Johanneson.

Middle Row: Grenville Hair, Colin Grainger, Willie Bell, Billy Bremner, John Hawksby, Peter McConnell, Derek Mayers, Noel Peyton.

1961-62

Back Row: Gerry Francis, Bobby Cameron, Alf Jones, John Kilford, Terry Carling, Jack Charlton, Alan Humphreys, John McCole, Eric Smith, Albert Johanneson.

Middle Row: Grenville Hair, Colin Grainger, Willie Bell, Billy Bremner, John Hawksby, Peter McConnell, Derek Mayers, Noel Peyton.

1961-62

Back Row: Syd Owen (Coach), Les Cocker (Trainer), John Hawksby, Alan Humphreys, John Kilford,Jack Charlton, Eric Thompson, Mike Addy, Gary Sprake, Peter Metcalf, Paul Reaney, Rod Johnson, Bob English (Physio), Don Revie (Manager).

Middle Row: Billy Bremner, Gerry Francis, Derek Mayers, Eric Smith, Tom Hallett, Terry Carling, Albert Johanneson, Willie Bell.

Front Row: Norman Hunter, Terry Casey, Grenville Hair, Alf Jones, Hugh Ryden, John McCole, Bobby Cameron, Colin Grainger, Noel Peyton, Peter McConnell, Terry Cooper.

1961-62 Juniors

Back Row: John Dickson, ?1, Nicholson, Nigel Davey, ?2, Derek Ryder.

Front Row: ?3, ?4, Dennis Hawkins, Mick Bates, Terry Hibbitt.

1962-63

Back Row: Cliff Mason, Jack Charlton, Tommy Younger, John Charles, Grenville Hair, Eric Smith.

Front Row: Billy Bremner, Jim Storrie, Fred Goodwin, Bobby Collins, John Hawksby, Albert Johanesson.

1962-63

Back Row: Jack Charlton, Peter McConnell, Ian Lawson, Tommy Younger, Cliff Mason, Grenville Hair, Fred Goodwin.

Front Row: Eric Smith, Billy Bremner, Jim Storrie, John Charles, Bobby Collins, Albert Johanesson.

Inset: Gary Sprake, Norman Hunter, Willie Bell, Don Weston.

1962-63

Back Row: Jim Storrie, Grenville Hair, Gary Sprake, Tommy Younger, Ian Lawson, Willie Bell.

Middle Row: Peter McConnell, Jack Charlton, Cliff Mason, Tom Hallett, Eric Smith.

Front Row: Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner, Freddie Goodwin, John Hawksby, Noel Peyton, Albert Johanneson.

1962-63

Back Row: Don Weston, Grenville Hair, Paul Reaney, Gary Sprake, Brian Williamson, Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, Cliff Mason.

Front Row: Eric Smith, Ian Lawson, John Hawksby, Jim Storrie, Tommy Henderson, Billy Bremner, Willie Bell.

1962-63

Back Row: Ian Lawson, Gary Sprake, Grenville Hair, Cliff Mason, Willie Bell, Eric Smith.

Front Row: Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner, Jack Charlton, John Hawksby, Jim Storrie, Albert Johanesson.

1962-63

Back Row: Grenville Hair, Paul Reaney, Gary Sprake,Jack Charlton, Willie Bell, Norman Hunter.

Front Row: Tommy Henderson, Albert Johanesson, Jim Storrie, Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner.

1962-63

Back Row: Jim Storrie, Grenville Hair, Gary Sprake, Tommy Younger, Hayden Hough, Ian Lawson, Willie Bell, Mike Addy.

Middle Row: Clive Middlemass, Paul Madeley, Terry Cooper, Peter McConnell, Jack Charlton, Cliff Mason, Tom Hallett, Eric Smith, Terry Casey, Norman Hunter.

Front Row: Paul Reaney, Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner, Freddie Goodwin, John Hawksby, Noel Peyton, Albert Johanneson, Rod Johnson, Terry Hibbitt.

Players/Managers:

Bill Lambton (Manager),Jack Taylor (Manager),Don Revie (Manager), Mike Addy, Jimmy Ashall, Hugh Baird, Willie Bell, Billy Bremner, Harold Brook, Ted Burgin, Terry Caldwell, Bobby Cameron, Terry Carling, Terry Casey, John Charles, Jack Charlton, Bobby Collins, Chris Crowe, Wilbur Cush, Jimmy Dunn, Peter Fitzgerald, Bob Forrest, Gerry Francis, Archie Gibson, Freddie Goodwin, Colin Grainger, Jimmy Greenhoff, Grenville Hair, Tom Hallett, John Hawksby, Tommy Henderson, Alan Humphreys, Billy Humphries, Norman Hunter, Albert Johanneson, Rod Johnson, Alf Jones, John Kemp, Eric Kerfoot, John Kilford, Ian Lawson, Peter Lorimer, Jack Marsden, Geoff Martin, Cliff Mason, Derek Mayers, Billy McAdams, John McCole, Peter McConnell, Jackie McGugan, George Meek, Ron Mitchell, Tommy Murray, Willie Nimmo, George O'Brien, Jackie Overfield, Noel Peyton, Paul Reaney, Don Revie, Keith Ripley, Alan Shackleton, Eric Smith, Gary Sprake, Jim Storrie, Don Weston, Brian Williamson, Royden Wood, Barrie Wright, Ronnie Wright, Tommy Younger.