Leeds City F.C.
Former association football club in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leeds City Football Club was the leading professional club in Leeds, England, before the First World War. The club was highly successful in the wartime football league; however, it faced sanction for paying its players during wartime which had been made illegal. The club was dissolved in 1919 after the club's directors failed to co-operate with the subsequent FA inquiry. In 1919 Leeds United was established as a replacement.
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Full name | Leeds City Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Peacocks The Citizens City | |
Founded | 1904 | |
Dissolved | 1919 | |
Ground | Elland Road, Leeds | |
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