Hopes were high in the summer of ‘91 as the Whites spent in excess of £4 million improving Howard Wilkinson’s squad in order to build on the impressive fourth-place finish achieved in their first season back in the top flight.
The campaign got off to a rampant start as Leeds managed to go a stonking ten league games unbeaten - and then, it wasn’t until February that a second First Division contender got the better of them in an incredible season of just four defeats in total.
Lancashire rivals Manchester United made sure that the Whites didn’t run away with it, though, as it was nip and tuck right up until April, when the Reds capitulated with three successive losses to hand Leeds their first top flight title since 1974.
With the division rebranded as the Premier League the following season, United remain the defending champions of the First Division to this day.
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After a 1-0 final-day victory over Norwich City, the Whites become the last team to lift the First Division trophy in front of a rapturous Elland Road crowd. | Varley Pictures
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The First Division champions celebrate their victory with the Elland Road faithful. | Varley Pictures
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Howard Wilkinson’s players celebrate a momentous achievement in the dressing room at Elland Road. | Varley Pictures
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Sgt Wilko marches out of an empty Elland Road stadium with the spoils of a fantastic season. | Varley Pictures
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The league champions ride an open top bus down Briggate. | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
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The Headrow is packed with Whites fans as Leeds United parade the First Division trophy from the Art Gallery. | Steve Riding