This was later inverted into yellow writing with a blue background, before a border was added with ‘Leeds United AFC’ written around it in 1977. Leeds United have sported some distinctive kits down the years, especially in the days before Don Revie, and here's a pictorial history of the various colours, sponsorships and badges that have been associated with the club and its precursor, Leeds City. Founded in 2008, The Scratching Shed is an independent fansite written by, and for, the fans of Leeds United Football Club. The original secretary, a role that then also carried the modern responsibilities of manager and coach, was Gilbert Gillies (1904–1908) who was followed by Frank Scott-Walford before in 1912, they appointed Herbert Chapman who guided the club to their highest position in the league (4th in the Second Division). [13], Former association football club in England, The badge of Leeds City, also the coat of arms of Leeds before 1924, West Yorkshire Association Football League, Halifax and District Association Football League, Huddersfield and District Association Football League, Spen Valley and District Association Football League, Wakefield and District Football Association League, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leeds_City_F.C.&oldid=974477838, Association football clubs established in 1904, Association football clubs disestablished in 1919, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox football club with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Midland Sub Tournament North: Winners 1915–16, Listed according to division last performed in. The owl from … The Peacock was replaced with a badge that would serve us for the next fourteen years. The new Leeds United badge looks like an MLS logo. The script is also used horizontally across the back of the collar on the 09/10 home shirt by Macron. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Exploring the military cap badge collection. Cap badges fit into two of the pre-existing categories on the system – costume and military. Within the name was a blue peacock on a yellow background. It wasn’t an overnight hit, but did grow on Leeds fans eventually. https://176q5m14idy1p6t65ygjkz14-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/artists-rifles-cap-badge-ft.jpg. Leeds, urban area, city, and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. Associated people and places must be added, as well as a description and how the object came into Leeds Museums & Galleries collection. script underneath a white Yorkshire rose. This can be anything from a loan to a bequest. In 1965 came ‘The Owl’ badge, which was considered by some to be more representative of Sheffield Wednesday (known as The Owls) than Leeds United FC, despite the fact that three Owls feature on the city of Leeds’ crest. In 1998 amidst our ‘living the dream’ era, Peter “fish-loving freak” Ridsdale commisioned a new badge for the club to signify our rise into Europe. If you're interested in contributing to the site or would like to get in touch, please email admin[at]thescratchingshed.com or contact us on Twitter @TSSLUFC. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Some of them also fit into First World War and Second World War. Within the name was a blue peacock on a yellow background. It lies along the River Aire about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Manchester. [12] Their best season, 1913–14, saw them average 15,845. The main symbol, used for the team’s badge until the 1970s was an owl, as a tribute to the club’s homeland and its official crest.