Hopes were high in the summer of ‘91 as the Whites spent in excess of £4 million improving Howard Wilkinson’s squad in order to build on the impressive fourth-place finish achieved in their first season back in the top flight.
The campaign got off to a rampant start as Leeds managed to go a stonking ten league games unbeaten - and then, it wasn’t until February that a second First Division contender got the better of them in an incredible season of just four defeats in total.
Lancashire rivals Manchester United made sure that the Whites didn’t run away with it, though, as it was nip and tuck right up until April, when the Reds capitulated with three successive losses to hand Leeds their first top flight title since 1974.
With the division rebranded as the Premier League the following season, United remain the defending champions of the First Division to this day.
7. Leeds United 1991/1992
Title rivals Manchester United knock the Whites out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 Third Round win at Elland Road. Lee Chapman ends the tie with a broken wrist after landing awkwardly in the box. | Varley Pictures
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David Batty celebrates scoring in the Whites’ 3-0 win over Notts County in February 1992. | JPIMedia
9. Leeds United 1991/1992
Lee Chapman heads home against Wimbledon. The 33-year-old ends the season as the club’s top scorer, with 20 goals in all competitions. | JPI Media
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Elland Road traffic after United are held to a goalless draw by West Ham in March 1992. | Varley Pictures
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Seven minutes after Lee Chapman’s own goal levelled the scores at Bramall Lane, Blades defender Brian Gayle heads the ball into the hosts’ net, earning Leeds a 3-2 win to seal the Whites' first title since 1974. | Varley Pictures
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The Elland Road faithful give their team a champions’ welcome on the final day of the season. | Varley Pictures