Leeds United A.F.C

The history…

Leeds United A.F.C is a professional football club that currently play in the Coca cola championship. They were formed in 1904 and they were called Leeds City FC but after a while they where closed down as they were accused of paying players illegally in the First World War. After a few months Leeds United A.F.C were created and had to start playing there football in the Midland league, which was not a professional league, it was semi-professional. After a while Leeds were granted a loan of £35,000 (which in them days was a lot of money). With the money that they got they hired a new manager called Arthur Fairclough. Fairclough eventually got them up to the top league after a number of seasons. To find more information about the history of such a successful team go to www.wikipedia.org/Leeds_United_A.F.C.

The current Leeds United…

At the moment Leeds are currently sitting 10^th in the Coca Cola championship with 17 points from a possible 36. They have won 5, drew 2 and lost 5. To find out more information about Leeds United, go to www.LeedsUnited.com       

Player Profile...

Name:	Jonathan Howson
Nationality:	English
Date of Birth:	21/05/1988
Height:	5' 11" (180cm)
Weight:	12st 1lbs (76.73kg)
Position:	Midfielder

 Howson has progressed through the ranks at Leeds, he started in their youth system and now plays week in week out. Sometimes Howson is the captain at Leeds and plays with his heart on his sleeve. Since Howson has started playing for Leeds he has racked up over 150 appearances and scored 16 goals in his years at Leeds. Howson played a massive part in Leeds' promotion due to his goal in the final which took Leeds to the Coca Cola Championship.