Leeds United are celebrating their centenary year in 2019 and the official ‘birthday’ of the club is today, two days before the Whites’ fixture with Birmingham on Saturday.

Leeds have by no means had a boring lifetime since their birth in 1919. The famous Leeds song Marching on Together’s lyrics include the phrase ‘and we’ve had our ups and downs’.

While there have been more downs than ups to be concerned about since the turn of the Millennium for Leeds, there have certainly been many great moments for fans to cherish over these 100 years.

As Leeds celebrate their 100th birthday, we take a look at three of the greatest moments in their history…

The 1991-92 First Division title

Leeds United are the last ever winners of the Old First Division before its change to the FA Premier League and this title was Leeds’ last league title to date.

Howard Wilkinson’s men overhauled Manchester United to reach the title with incredible performances notably from Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty, Gary Speed, Gary McAllister and Eric Cantona, among others.

Leeds were remarkable all season, only losing four games, having only been in the top-tier for one season before this. To this date, Leeds have won the league title more recently than Champions League holders, Liverpool, and Wilkinson remains the last English manager to have won the top-tier of English football.

2000-01 Champions League run

The turn of the Millennium saw Leeds last real season of success at the top-level, with a run to the Champions League semi-finals.

Under manager David O’Leary, Leeds had a very young and fearless side which saw them miss out on a Champions League final by one game as they fell to a 3-0 defeat away at Valencia.

The group stage saw some of the most exciting action for Leeds fans in their history with the iconic Dom Matteo header at the San Siro still being sung about to this day, as well as making it out of the group, forcing Spanish giants Barcelona to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup. Emphatic wins away at Anderlecht (4-1) and at home to Deportivo La Coruña (3-0) were also highlights of the latter stages of an iconic campaign for Leeds.

First League Title

Going back to 1969, Leeds won their first title, fittingly as the club ticked towards 50 years in existence.

After League Cup success a couple of years earlier, this was the trophy Don Revie and Billy Bremner craved, with the former’s side delivering in ’69.

With the likes of Bremner and Jonny Giles driving the team forwards from midfield, Leeds were becoming a real force, and this league success paved the way for Revie’s men to dominate into the 70s.