Leeds United's 1984/85 campaign featured bright attacking football and some memorable wins. Manager Eddie Gray tried to bolster his his team with striker Ian Baird recruited from Southampton for £75,000 in March with midfielder Andy Watson sold to Hearts for £75,000. The season also featured a change of goalkeeper with Mervyn Day recruited from Aston Villa for £30,000 with stalwart David Harvey moving to Bradford City after making more than 350 appearances for the Whites. Yet a season which saw the Whites finish a creditable seventh was blighted by a mindless minority. Enjoy these photos which are sure to evoke memories for a generation of Leeds United fans who grew up Whites watching in the 1980s. READ MORE: 14 memories from Leeds United's 1983/84 season
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John Sheridan went close with this free kick in the first minute of Leeds United's FA Cup third round tie against Everton at Elland Road. | YPN Photo: YPN
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More FA Cup third round action from Elland Road as Everton's Neville Southall punches clear from a Leeds United corner. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Tommy Wright and Everton's Kevin Ratcliffe battle for the ball. "We weren't disgraced," said manager Eddie Gray on the FA Cup third round performance.
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The season was punctuated with a charity match against Aston Villa at Elland Road in snowy conditions in aid of the Ethiopian Famine Appeal. Just 1,781 spectators watch the game in January 1985. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Andy Ritchie in action against Charlton Athletic at Elland Road in February 1985. The game finished 1-0 to Leeds with Peter Lorimer scoring the winner. | Varley Picture Agency Photo: Varley Picture Agency
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Tommy Wright fires home at Craven Cottage has his brace helped Leeds United win 2-0 against Fulham in March 1985. | Getty Photo: Getty