Matches – 8 May 1972 – Wolves 2 Leeds United 1
Matches – 8 May 1972 – Wolves 2 Leeds United 1 First Division – Molineux – 53,379 Scorers: Bremner Wolverhampton Wanderers: Parkes, Shaw, Taylor, Hegan, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe Leeds United: Harvey, Reaney, Madeley, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke (Yorath), Bates, Giles, E Gray On the evening of Monday, 8 May, 1972, Leeds United faced a date with destiny: their season climaxed with an outstanding opportunity of becoming League champions for the second time in three years. The title would be theirs should they avoid defeat at Molineux against Wolves. Mathematically, a draw might allow Liverpool to finish above them by virtue of goal average, but the Merseysiders would require an 11-0 victory against Arsenal at Highbury, and such results were the stuff of fantasy. If Leeds lost, a Liverpool victory The Times of 8 May 1972 previews United's title-decider at Molineux would see them win the title. Table topping Derby County would be champions if the Reds failed to win. United‟s mood had been boosted by their victory in the FA Cup final against Arsenal two days earlier; on the other hand they had been denied the chance of rest and recuperation, travelling by coach to the Mount Hotel in Wolverhampton immediately following the final, without even attending the post-match banquet. There were some who would have preferred to celebrate, Norman Hunter for one: “What the gaffer should have done is let us go out and get absolutely smashed. We‟d have gone in the stream room on Sunday and been fine by Monday.” Describing the match as “the most important we have faced since our return to the First Division”, Don Revie promised that United would not go into the game with a defensive mindset.
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