On this day - Who was the flying Leeds United fan at Oxford United?

It is the funny matchday moment which has gone down in Leeds United folklore.

Who was the flying Leeds United fan in the away end at Oxford United during the 1989/90 promotion season? To this day his identity remains a mystery.

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A YouTube clip - frozen at one minute, five seconds - captures the moment the away end at the Manor Ground went bonkers after Chris Fairclough scored as part of 4-2 away win for the Whites.

The short journey of the fan in the white top prompted a raft of comments from those who watched him fly down the terrace.

"I laughed a lot when I noticed it. What a legend, whoever he is," wrote one, while another said: " I watched this video over and over when I was younger and always wondered what happened to him! Best fans in Britain, easily."

Do you know the identity of the flying Leeds United fan? Email: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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