It proved be a year of ups and downs for a city and its residents. A miner’s strike meant people were forced to cope with power cuts with many left without electricity for up to nine hours a day. By the middle of the year Leeds was in the mood for a party after United won the FA Cup at Wembley and a new city centre new provided a night to remember for revellers. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the ;life of your city. READ MORE: Leeds in the 1970s – What it was like growing up in the decade of strikes and flares LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in 1972
Leeds United manager Don Revie, his wife and their daughter are pictured at home in September 1972. Photo: Roy Fox
14. Leeds in 1972
January 1972 and pictured on the moors are cadets of the Seacroft detachment of the Leeds Rifles. From left are Brian Dickinson, Steven Dixon, Gary Spence and Danny McCraffrey. Photo: YPN
15. Leeds in 1972
Natasha Pyne and Richard Beckinsale outside Leeds Playhouse in January 1972. The pair had started rehearsals for the forthcoming production by Bill Hays of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Photo: YPN
16. Leeds in 1972
Cynthia Chandler (centre), winner of the Women's Circle Dairy Cook of the Year contest, receiving her award from Karen Longstaff, Dairy Queen for England and Wales, watched by runners-up ,from left, Karin Campbell, Eva Heeley and Nell Waterhouse. Picturd in October 1972. Photo: YPN
17. Leeds in 1972
Yorkshire Evening Post staff Jenny Dolby, Margaret Keen and Kay Downing examine a half scale model of a German Me. 109E fighter aircraft in July 1972 ahead of an exhibition being held the newspaper's public space. Photo: YPN
18. Leeds in 1972
The lions in front of Leeds Town Hall get a hose down in July 1972. This was to soften the stone for cleaning. Photo: YPN