Matches – 12 August 1972 – Chelsea 4 Leeds United 0
Matches – 12 August 1972 – Chelsea 4 Leeds United 0 First Division – Stamford Bridge – 51,102 Scorers: None Chelsea: Bonetti, Harris McCreadie, Hollins, Dempsey, Webb, Garland, Kember, Osgood, Hudson, Cooke Leeds United: Harvey, Reaney, Cherry, Bremner, Ellam, Madeley, Lorimer, Bates, Jones (Yorath), Giles, E Gray United‟s opening game of the 1972/73 season, at Stamford Bridge against old rivals Chelsea, left an unfamiliar set of players enduring the most miserable of afternoons. Although 24-year-old David Harvey had proved a few months earlier that he was one of the most outstanding young keepers in the game as he helped United win the FA Cup for the first time, Leeds fans were still coming to terms with Harvey‟s promotion over long time first choice, Gary The scene at Stamford Bridge for the opening day of the 1972/73 season with the old East Stand gone Sprake. That same afternoon Sprake was playing for United reserves against West Bromwich Albion at Elland Road; joining him was former England centre-half, Jack Charlton, now 37, and nearing the end of a 20-year career with Leeds. Terry Cooper, one of the world‟s best left-backs, also missed the Chelsea trip, nursing the fractured leg he sustained against Stoke City four months earlier. Completing the list of absentees were Norman Hunter and Allan Clarke, both unavailable through suspension. During the close season, Whites manager Don Revie had recruited defensive reinforcements, www.mightyleeds.co.uk - Matches – 12 August 1972, Chelsea 4 Leeds United 0 1 signing the two Huddersfield Town centre-backs, Trevor Cherry and Roy Ellam, and both men made their United debuts at Stamford Bridge.
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