Don Revie
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| Don Revie | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Donald George Revie | |
| Date of birth | 10 July 1927 | |
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | |
| Date of death | 26 May 1989 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1944-1949 1949-1951 1951-1956 1956-1958 1958-1962 |
Leicester City Hull City Manchester City Sunderland Leeds United |
96 (25) 76 (12) 162 (37) 64 (15) 76 (11) |
| National team | ||
| England | 6 (4) | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1961-1974 1974-1977 1977-1980 1980-? 1984-? |
Leeds United England United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Al Al |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Donald George Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United (1961-1974) with great success, his reign becoming known as Leeds' "Glory Years", he managed England from 1974 until 1977.
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[edit] As A Player
Revie was born in Middlesbrough on 10 July 1927 and first signed as a footballer for Leicester City in 1944. From there he went on to play for Hull City in 1949 (transfer fee £20,000), Manchester City in 1951 (£25,000), Sunderland in 1956 (£22,000) and Leeds United in 1958 (£12,000). The combined transfer fees paid over his career were at the time (i.e. in 1958) a record in English football.
He won six caps for England, was Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1955 and won an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester City in 1956. At Manchester City the playing tactic of using a deep-lying centre-forward (Revie's position, evolved from the more traditional inside-right), and based on the style of the successful Hungarian national team, and in particular Nándor Hidegkuti, who invented the role, became known as the "Revie plan".
[edit] As A Manager
[edit] Leeds United
Revie was made player-manager in March 1961 at Leeds. Although his tenure didn't get off to a flying start, he won the Football League Second Division within 3 years as manager and once promoted took them to second in the league and the FA Cup final in their first season in the top division. He developed the team that would by the early 1970s be the major force in English football. He was named English Manager of the Year in 1969, 1970, and 1972, and was awarded the OBE in 1970. All in all Don guided Leeds to Two Football League First Division titles , One FA Cup, One League Cup, Two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup titles, One Football League Second Division title and One Charity Shield. He also guided them to Three more FA Cup Finals, Two more FA Cup Semi-Finals, One more Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Final, One Cup Winners' Cup Final and one European Cup Semi-Final. The team also finished second in the Football League First Division five times, third once and fourth twice.
[edit] England
In 1974 Revie was offered the job of England national football manager, but was unable to reproduce the success he had enjoyed at Leeds. He was not helped by the loss of important players such as Colin Bell, Roy McFarland and Gerry Francis.
[edit] Middle East
In 1977 he controversially quit the role to become coach to the United Arab Emirates. The FA suspended Revie on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute, which Revie successfully overturned in court. After leaving the UAE coaching role in 1980 he took over management of Al Nasr, followed in 1984 by the Egyptian club Al Al of Cairo.
[edit] After football
In 1987 he revealed that he was suffering from motor neurone disease, and he died in Edinburgh in May 1989, aged 61.
A controversial figure in his time, his team was criticised for its violent play and gamesmanship, most notably by Brian Clough, although it was widely recognised as among the finest of its day. However, in the years following his death, his reputation has partially recovered and he is now considered one the finest managers in English football history.
Although never popular with the English national press, he continues to be worshipped by the Leeds supporters and beloved by his former team. The old kop at Leeds United's ground, Elland Road, is named after him. Revie was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact as a manager on the English league.
[edit] Honours with Leeds United
[edit] Domestic Honours
- Football League Second Division
- Champions 1963-64
- League Cup
- Winners 1968
- FA Charity Shield
- Winners 1969
[edit] European Honours
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup
- Winners 1968, 1971
- Finalists 1967
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off (1971) - Runners-Up
- (Decided who kept the trophy when the competition was replaced by the UEFA Cup)
- Winners 1968, 1971
- European Cup Winners' Cup
- Finalists 1973
[edit] External links
| Leeds United Association Football Club |
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| Leeds United A.F.C. |
| History | Club Records | Competitions Record |
| Players | Managers | Don Revie |
| Marching On Together | Elland Road |
| Leeds City | Leeds United Ladies |
| Preceded by Tom Finney |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1955 |
Succeeded by Bert Trautmann |
| Preceded by Jack Taylor |
Leeds United A.F.C. manager 1961–1974 |
Succeeded by Brian Clough |
| Preceded by Joe Mercer (caretaker) |
England national football team manager 1974–1977 |
Succeeded by Ron Greenwood |
Categories: Leeds United AFC | 1927 births | 1989 deaths | English footballers | England international footballers | Leicester City F.C. players | Hull City A.F.C. players | Sunderland A.F.C. players | Manchester City F.C. players | Leeds United AFC players | English football managers | Leeds United AFC managers | England national football team managers | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | Footballers who died from motor neurone disease
