Leeds United to hold minute's applause for superfan during Nottingham Forest game
![Leeds United superfan Edna Newton passed away earlier this week.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/legacy_ash_103785527.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Leeds United superfan Edna Newton passed away earlier this week.](/img/placeholder.png)
Edna Newton, 94, had been following the Whites since the late 1930s and always sat in the West Stand.
She was from a longstanding Leeds United-supporting family and her attendance at matches pre-dated the Don Revie era. Edna lived close to Elland Road on Wesley Street.
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Hide AdHer first season ticket cost £4, she was in the crowd for the 1975 European Cup final in Paris and her favourite player was John Charles.
The club will hold a minute's applause in the 64th minute of the game in remembrance of how many years she was a season ticket holder at the club.Leeds United wrote on their official twitter account: "Leeds United sadly learned of the passing of our oldest and longest standing supporter, Edna Newton, this week After holding a season ticket for 64 consecutive years, her first game being in the 1930s, the club will hold a minute’s applause on the 64th minute of tomorrow’s game."#
The Whites fixture against Forest will be shown live on Sky Sports on Saturday teatime with a 5:30pm kick-off scheduled.