What happened to Howard Wilkinson's first Leeds United team 36 years after iconic manager's arrival

Howard Wilkinson will forever be remembered as one of the most influential Leeds United managers in history.

On this day 36 years ago, Leeds United made one of the most important decisions in the club’s recent memory. Having sacked legendary midfielder Billy Bremner, they poached Howard Wilkinson from Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday.

Wilkinson would take Leeds from Second Division strugglers to First Division title-winners in just four years, cementing his status as one of the club’s greatest ever managers. That title-winning squad has some very memorable names, but what about the players who kicked off Wilkinson’s reign?

Leeds’ first game under their new manager was a 3-1 League Cup win at home to Peterborough United on October 12. Take a look below to see what the starting-XI from that day got up to after getting Wilkinson’s spell up and running.

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