Lees United F.A. Cup Wiinners
Posted: Wed 08 Jun, 2016 8:11 pm
In 1972 Leeds United won the F.A. Cup for the one and only time. I lived in Beeston at that time and shortly afterwards I heard that the cup was on display in the souvenir shop, In those days it was just a long wooden shack on the left hand side of the main gates. One morning I went down with my son who was about nine years old and took a camera with me. Sure enough there was the cup in all its glory stood on the counter. after admiring it for a while I asked if I could take a picture of us with the trophy. Looking back I find it hard to believe that they let us take it outside and stand on Elland Rd taking pictures.
I took one with my son holding it on his head and then one of me holding it. There was a man stood nearby watching with his son and lamenting that he had not brought his camera. feeling sorry for his lad I told him I would take their pictures , develop them and rather than posting them I would leave them behind the counter at Sheila Kay's Café which opposite and where the United players used to have their lunch in the back room every day. So I got them developed and a week or so later as my son had brought the pics. home from school I told him to put the strangers in an envelope. next day I dropped them in to the Café and quite some time later when looking for mine I found that my lad, by mistake, had put all but his in the envelope. needless to say when I checked they had been collected. I went in many times after but they never returned them By this time down at United there had been some scare regarding the Cup and it was no longer on display
So If there is anyone out with some United memorabilia including a photo of a geezer with loads of hair holding t' F.A. Cup do Please get in touch as it has been over40 years and I fancy it could well be another 40 before they win it again.
Sorry to be so long winded,
I took one with my son holding it on his head and then one of me holding it. There was a man stood nearby watching with his son and lamenting that he had not brought his camera. feeling sorry for his lad I told him I would take their pictures , develop them and rather than posting them I would leave them behind the counter at Sheila Kay's Café which opposite and where the United players used to have their lunch in the back room every day. So I got them developed and a week or so later as my son had brought the pics. home from school I told him to put the strangers in an envelope. next day I dropped them in to the Café and quite some time later when looking for mine I found that my lad, by mistake, had put all but his in the envelope. needless to say when I checked they had been collected. I went in many times after but they never returned them By this time down at United there had been some scare regarding the Cup and it was no longer on display
So If there is anyone out with some United memorabilia including a photo of a geezer with loads of hair holding t' F.A. Cup do Please get in touch as it has been over40 years and I fancy it could well be another 40 before they win it again.
Sorry to be so long winded,