Don Revie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Donald George Revie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 26 May 1989 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Deep-lying centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Newport Boys' Club | |||
Middlesbrough Swifts | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1949 | Leicester City | 96 | (25) |
1949–1951 | Hull City | 76 | (12) |
1951–1956 | Manchester City | 148 | (35) |
1956–1958 | Sunderland | 64 | (15) |
1958–1962 | Leeds United | 76 | (11) |
Total | 460 | (98) | |
International career | |||
1953 | The Football League XI | 1 | (3) |
1954 | England B | 1 | (0) |
1954–1955 | England | 6 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1961–1974 | Leeds United | ||
1974–1977 | England | ||
1977–1980 | United Arab Emirates | ||
1980–1984 | Al-Nasr | ||
1984 | Al-Ahly | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Donald George Revie
A forward, he began his career with Leicester City in August 1944, before a £19,000 move to Hull City in November 1949. He was sold on to Manchester City in October 1951 for a fee of £25,000, where he became the main focus of the "Revie Plan" which saw him named as FWA Footballer of the Year in the 1954–55 season, after innovating the role of the first deep-lying centre forward in England. He won the FA Cup in 1956, having finished on the losing side in the 1955 final. He was bought by Sunderland for £22,000 in October 1956, before moving on to Leeds United in November 1958 for a £14,000 fee. In total, he scored 108 goals in 501 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career, also scoring four goals in six England appearances, as well as winning representative honours for the Football League XI and the England B team.
In March 1961, Revie was appointed player-manager of Leeds United, then a
As Leeds manager, he was criticised for the physical and often negative approach of his teams, though the period was noted for its highly physical football across the country. His resignation as England manager fuelled criticism of him as money-obsessed, and unproved allegations of bribery and financial misconduct also tarnished his reputation. He retired in 1984, but was diagnosed with
Early life
Revie was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, on 10 July 1927.[3] His father, also named Donald, was a joiner who found himself frequently out of work during the Great Depression.[3] His mother, a washerwoman, died of cancer when he was 12.[4][5] He played youth football for Newport Boys' Club and then Middlesbrough Swifts, who were coached by influential manager Bill Sanderson.[6] He learnt the rudiments of the game using a small bundle of rags in the tiny yard behind his home. This influenced his thinking in later life, and he argued that young players should learn using smaller footballs, on smaller pitches, so they would be more adept in control when progressing to a bigger football.[7]
Club career
Leicester City
He signed as a professional footballer for Leicester City in August 1944, choosing them ahead of local club Middlesbrough primarily due to the close links between Middlesbrough Swifts and Leicester City; he also worked as an apprentice bricklayer.[8] Leicester originally thought him not good enough to turn professional, but he was taken under the wing of Leicester player Sep Smith who mentored Revie on many of his ideas about the game.[9] Smith instructed Revie that "When not in position, get into position; never beat a man by dribbling if you can beat him more easily with a pass; it is not the man on the ball but the one running into position to take the pass who constitutes the danger; and the aim is to have a man spare in a passing move. Soccer would then become easy."[10] He played in the wartime league, before making his debut in the Football League on the opening day of the 1946–47 season, a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City, who would go on to win the Second Division that season.[11] He showed good form at Filbert Street before breaking his right ankle in three places after a tackle from Tottenham Hotspur's Ron Burgess; the injury could have ended his career, but he recovered to full fitness within 19 weeks.[11]
Manager Johnny Duncan identified Revie as the player to build his team around for the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons, and though the Foxes fared poorly in the league they managed to reach the 1949 FA Cup final.[12] Revie scored the opening goal of the semi-final victory over First Division champions Portsmouth, having been told pre-match that opposition goalkeeper Ernest Butler tended to palm the ball over the attacker's head before reclaiming possession Revie positioned himself to take advantage of the situation when teammate Jack Lee challenged Butler for the ball, leaving Revie with a simple conversion.[13] However Revie suffered a nasal haemorrhage caused by a burst vein one week before the final, and the condition became so severe it would threaten his life and see him miss his first chance to play at Wembley.[14] He could only listen on the radio as Leicester lost 3–1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final.[13] Revie decided to leave Leicester after Duncan left the club, having already been dissatisfied with the club's lack of progress in the league.[15]
Hull City
In November 1949, he joined Second Division club Hull City for a transfer fee of £19,000.[15] He chose to join the Tigers ahead of bigger clubs like Arsenal and Manchester City who had shown interest in signing him due to the fact that Hull were managed by Raich Carter, who had been a great player before and after World War II.[16] Carter did improve Revie's game but was not a success as Hull manager, as City finished mid-table in the 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons, before becoming involved in a relegation battle in the 1951–52 season.[16] Teammate Andy Davidson later said Revie failed to fulfil his potential at Boothferry Park as he was not a tough player, and the rest of the Hull team were not physically dominant enough to protect him and allow him to dictate play with his accurate passing.[17] As at Leicester, Revie felt the time had come for him to move on and handed in a transfer request once Carter departed.[17]
Manchester City
Revie was sold to First Division side Manchester City for £25,000 (including a part-exchange for Ernie Phillips, valued at £12,000) in October 1951.[17] The Citizens struggled in the 1951–52 season, and then went on to finish just one place above the relegation zone in the 1952–53 campaign.[18] Revie was often isolated from the rest of the team due to his lack of pace.[19] The sale of Ivor Broadis then allowed Revie to drop deeper down the field, and allowed manager Les McDowall to put Revie in what eventually proved to be a pivotal role, introducing to English football the position of deep-lying centre forward. This evolved into the so-called "Revie Plan", with Revie as the central figure.[20] His role derived from the more traditional inside right position, and was based on the style of the successful Hungary national team, and in particular Nándor Hidegkuti, who invented the role. Revie devoted 20 pages to analysing and explaining the plan in his autobiography Soccer's Happy Wanderer written in 1955.[21]
Revie had improved his goal tally to 13 in the 1953–54 season, but only once the Revie Plan was implemented in the 1954–55 campaign were Manchester City able to fully make use of his abilities.[22] The new tactic opened with a 5–0 defeat to Preston North End, but then Ken Barnes replaced John McTavish at inside-forward and the team clicked.[23] Though the tactic was named after Revie, it had initially been introduced at reserve team level by Johnny Williamson, though Revie's superior passing talents meant Williamson was overlooked for the position at first team level.[24] City's league title campaign fell away but they went on to reach the 1955 FA Cup final at Wembley, where they were beaten 3–1 by Newcastle United; a first-half injury to Jimmy Meadows left City down to ten men and unable to compete effectively.[25] At the end of the season, Revie was named as FWA Footballer of the Year.[25]
McDowall fined Revie £27 for missing two weeks of training for a family holiday in Blackpool, which infuriated him as he had received permission from trainer Laurie Barnett and had promised to train whilst on holiday.[26] McDowall dropped Revie for much of the 1955–56 season, preferring instead to play Bobby Johnstone.[26] Revie played only one FA Cup match that season before being named in the team for the 1956 FA Cup final against Birmingham City, with Johnstone being moved to the wings.[27] He provided the assist for Joe Hayes's opening goal, and instructed Ken Barnes to deviate from the manager's instructions at half-time, with the result being a more dominant second half display and a 3–1 victory; Revie was named as Man of the Match.[28] However the rift with his manager was not forgotten, and he was moved to right-half in the 1956–57 campaign, leaving him to seek a move away from Maine Road.[29]
Sunderland
In October 1956,
Leeds United
Revie returned to the First Division, when he joined Leeds United in November 1958 for a £14,000 fee.[36] Manager Bill Lambton had hoped that Revie's creativity would help the Peacocks to turn their poor form around, and appointed him as captain.[37] Leeds avoided relegation in the 1958–59 season, but new manager Jack Taylor took Leeds down in the 1959–60 campaign with the division's worst defensive record.[38] Revie recognised his playing days were coming to an end and relinquished the captaincy to Freddie Goodwin.[39]
International career
In October 1953, he was called up to
He was one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958, opposing "the policy of apartheid" in international sport and defending "the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games".[42]
Management career
Leeds United
Revie was made
Leeds struggled in the 1961–62 season, as aside from Billy Bremner and Jack Charlton, his playing squad was filled with journeymen pros; he did though inherit a good coaching staff that included Les Cocker, Maurice Lindley and Syd Owen who would all spend many years with Revie at Leeds.[49] He developed a youth policy at the club, notable graduates of which would be Eddie Gray, Norman Hunter, Peter Lorimer and Paul Reaney.[50] He had a difficult task in persuading young players to join Leeds over more glamorous clubs, but made sure he put in extra effort to make the youngsters feel happy at Leeds, and in one instance drove to Scotland to talk to Bremner's girlfriend to successfully persuade her to encourage Bremner to stay at Leeds rather than return to Scotland to be with her.[51] Revie played his last game in March 1962 before concentrating entirely on management.[52]
After new investment at board level Revie was able to spend £25,000 on
United secured promotion as champions of the Second Division in the 1963–64 season, helped by the late signing of striker Alan Peacock from Middlesbrough for £53,000.[56] However, the overly physical approach typified by captain Collins earned Leeds a reputation as "dirty" that would shadow the club throughout Revie's tenure as manager and continue to this day.[55] Leeds adapted well to the First Division early in the 1964–65 campaign, but caused controversy in Collins's return to Goodison Park as the game against Everton descended into a brawl and the referee ordered the players off the field after 35 minutes to prevent further violence.[57] Leeds went on to maintain a strong title challenge, finishing second to rivals Manchester United on goal average after failing to beat Birmingham City on the last day of the season.[58] They also reached the final of the FA Cup, losing 2–1 to Liverpool at Wembley after extra-time.[58]
Revie felt he did not have to strengthen his squad for the
Leeds struggled at the start of the 1966–67 season, though despite winning just three of their opening eleven games they went on to finish in fourth place.[64] They reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 to Chelsea at Villa Park.[65] They reached the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Yugoslavian side Dinamo Zagreb, but were unable to scout the opposition due to Syd Owen having his flight cancelled on him; Leeds lost 2–0 on aggregate and Revie was criticised for his negative tactics.[66]
With his team coming close but failing to land a trophy he brought in a gypsy to lift a curse he believed had been placed on Elland Road so that there would be no bad luck for the 1967–68 season.[67] A more practical measure he took to increase United's fortunes was to nearly double the club's record transfer to buy Sheffield United centre-forward Mick Jones for £100,000, who would replace the frequently injured Peacock as the main striker.[68] Soon after the purchase Leeds recorded a 7–0 victory over Chelsea, though ironically Jones was not on the score-sheet.[68] Revie's first trophy would be the League Cup, as they eliminated Luton Town, Bury, Sunderland, Stoke City and Derby County to reach the final against Arsenal; Terry Cooper scored the only goal of what was a dour and tense final as Revie told his players to "shut up shop" and defend their 1–0 lead.[69] This success did not immediately translate into league and FA Cup success however, as they finished in fourth place and were beaten in the FA Cup semi-finals by Everton.[70] They instead reached a second successive Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, beating Spora (Luxembourg), Partizan (Yugoslavia), Hibernian (Scotland), Rangers (Scotland), and Dundee (Scotland) to reach the final against Hungarian club Ferencvárosi. Leeds won the first leg 1–0, and a month later defended their lead with a 0–0 draw in Budapest, by which time Jimmy Greenhoff, a substitute in the first leg, had been sold to Birmingham City.[71]
Having found success in both domestic and European cup competitions, Revie took the decision to focus exclusively on the league for the 1968–69 campaign.[72] They went the rest of the season unbeaten in the league following a 5–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on 19 October, and secured the title with a 0–0 draw with challengers Liverpool at Anfield; after the game Revie led his team back out onto the pitch to applaud the Liverpool supporters, who in turn applauded the Leeds team.[73] His team set a number of records: most points (67), most wins (27), fewest defeats (2), and most home points (39); a still-unbroken club record is their 34 match unbeaten run that extended into the following season.[73]
Revie strengthened his front line by breaking the
Rejecting a £100,000 four-year contract offer to manage Birmingham City, Revie instead elected to remain at Leeds and stick with the same squad for the
The previous season's defeat to West Bromwich Albion led to Revie criticising referee Ray Tinkler. As punishment, Leeds were forced to play their first four home games of the 1971–72 season at a neutral venue; they played at Huddersfield's Leeds Road and boasted four wins and two draws from the opening seven matches.[81] Leeds played good football, particularly winning praise for their 7–0 and 6–1 wins over Southampton and Nottingham Forest respectively, but again could only finish as runners-up after a late collapse and final day defeat at Wolves, allowing Derby County to claim the title by a single point.[82] Revie had attempted to strengthen his squad before the final run-in with a £177,000 bid for Asa Hartford, but the deal was cancelled by the medical team who spotted a heart defect in the attacker's medical records.[83] United reached the 1972 FA Cup final after beating Bristol Rovers, Liverpool, Cardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City, and lifted the trophy after a 1–0 victory over Arsenal in the final.[84]
Looking for a successor to Jack Charlton, early in the
Revie was offered a five-year £100,000 contract (plus £50,000 signing-on fee) by Everton in the summer, but remained with Leeds after the move broke down due to a new law introduced in Parliament that prevented wage rises to curb inflation.[91] He chose to continue with largely the same line-up for the 1973–74 season.[92] He told his squad that the aim for the season would be to go unbeaten throughout the campaign.[93] Though Leeds failed to achieve this as they lost three successive games in February/March, they did secure the title with a five-point lead over Liverpool.[94] Completely focused on the league, and finally accepting that he was asking too much of his players to try and win every competition he played weakened teams to allow an early exit from the UEFA Cup.[95] He chose to take the job of England national football team manager ahead of leading a European Cup challenge at Leeds and breaking up the ageing team he had stuck with for many years, and though he was well loved at the club he was not popular with the Leeds boardroom members, who appointed Brian Clough, a fierce critic of Revie as his successor.[96] Despite lasting just 44 days in the job, Clough spent more in transfer fees than Revie had in his 13 years at the club.[97]
England
In July 1974, Revie accepted the offer of the
For
With England unseeded, Revie was handed opponents for qualifying for the 1978 World Cup of Italy, Finland and Luxembourg. Only the winner would progress to the finals. Just before the campaign began England suffered a 2–1 defeat to Scotland to finish second in the 1975–76 British Home Championship.[113] England made heavy work of both Finland and Luxembourg, winning 4–1 away and 2–1 at home against the Finns and 5–0 at home and 2–0 away against the Luxembourgers.[114] The failure to inflict heavier defeats on these sides was ultimately the reason why Italy qualified for the finals on goal difference alone. England fell to a 2–0 defeat in Rome where Revie was criticised for his previously untested back four selection of Emlyn Hughes, Dave Clement, Roy McFarland, and Mick Mills; he also played Trevor Brooking out of position and surprised many by selecting Stan Bowles ahead of Stuart Pearson.[115] Sensing that he was disliked by FA chairman Sir Harold Thompson, and with further criticism coming his way after England could only finish third in the 1976–77 British Home Championship, Revie began to look for a way out.[116] He missed a friendly with Brazil in Rio de Janeiro for what he claimed was a scouting assignment on the Italians, when in fact he had travelled to Dubai for contract negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.[117] Revie asked for his contract with England to be cancelled, which the FA refused to do and the FA offered Revie their full support despite having already approached Bobby Robson to replace him.[117] The game with Brazil ended in a 0–0 draw, and their tour of South America concluded with draws with Argentina and Uruguay.[118] On 12 July 1977, Revie revealed in an exclusive to the Daily Mail that he was quitting the England job to become manager of the UAE.[119] The FA suspended Revie from football for ten years on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute; Revie contested his suspension in a lawsuit against the FA, and the court overturned the suspension after ruling that the FA had overreached its powers.[120]
"I sat down with my wife, Elsie, one night and we agreed that the England job was no longer worth the aggravation. It was bringing too much heartache to those nearest to us. Nearly everyone in the country wants me out. So, I am giving them what they want. I know people will accuse me of running away, and it does sicken me that I cannot finish the job by taking England to the World Cup finals in Argentina next year, but the situation has become impossible."
— Revie's revelation to the Daily Mail under the headline "Revie Quits Over Aggro".[121]
At the time of Revie's departure, England were three points behind Italy in the qualification group, with two matches remaining, including an encounter with the Italians at Wembley. Revie's replacement Ron Greenwood led the national team to victory in both remaining matches. England thus finished level with the Italians on points, but behind them on goal difference. Since only the winner of the group qualified for the finals, England missed their second consecutive World Cup tournament.
Middle East
His contract at the
Personal life
Revie married Elsie, the niece of Leicester City's Scottish manager Johnny Duncan, on 17 October 1949. They had a son Duncan and daughter Kim. Elsie died of cancer on 28 March 2005 at the age of 77.[126]
He published an autobiography, Soccer's Happy Wanderer, in 1955. He was appointed an
Illness and death
After living in Surrey for two years, Revie moved to
Legacy
The family atmosphere Revie instilled at Elland Road ensured that many Leeds United players remained friends and fiercely loyal to Revie long after their playing days had ended; his players also generally avoided financial, addiction or family problems, enjoying largely stable lives even after retirement.[134] In May 2012, a statue of Revie was unveiled outside Elland Road.[135] The North Stand of Elland Road is formally known as the Revie Stand.[136]
In a survey of leading football writers, historians and academics by Total Sport magazine, Revie's Leeds United were voted as one of the 50 greatest football teams of all time.[137] James Corbett of the Guardian wrote that Revie "had been the most innovative manager of his generation" and "not until Arsène Wenger would a manager exert such a profound influence on his club - and the English game as a whole".[4]
Criticism
"Dirty Leeds"
The combative nature of his teams earned United the moniker of "dirty Leeds", as key player Eddie Gray admitted that "it was brutal stuff and, definitely win-at-all-costs".[55] Alan Peacock said that one of the attractions for joining Leeds was that he would not have to play against them and "then they won't be kicking me".[56] In 1963 Leeds were labelled by the Football Association's own FA News as "the dirtiest [team] in the Football League".[138] On more than one occasion referees had to order Leeds players off the pitch for a break mid-match to break up mass brawls.[62] His teams were also notorious for dour play and playing to defend 1–0 leads, though he did allow a more attacking style later in his career.[139] Nevertheless, the unpopularity and poor reputation stuck with Leeds throughout Revie's time as manager and afterwards.[140] George Best said that he "hated playing against them" and that the only time he needed to wear shinpads was when he was playing against Leeds.[4]
One of Revie's most notable critics was Brian Clough, who initially gave some degree of praise to Leeds following the 1969–70 season, commenting that "they have made the season".[141] However, Clough's attitude soon changed as the competition between their clubs intensified and over the course of subsequent seasons, he would use his newspaper columns to attack Revie and Leeds, particularly in August 1973 in which he branded the Leeds players "cheats" and called for the club to be relegated to the Second Division on disciplinary grounds, though Clough would surprisingly succeed Revie as Leeds manager in an ill-fated tenure that lasted only 44 days. In 2009, Revie was portrayed by Colm Meaney in the film The Damned United, which focused on Clough's reign as manager of Leeds United.
"When people talk about Leeds being dirty, they forget that was the culture back then. You had to look after yourself. There were so many players around who would now be suspended all season long. We just made sure nobody ever managed to bully us."
— Johnny Giles defending Leeds' approach to games.[64]
Allegations of financial misconduct
Revie's reputation suffered in the late 1970s after his highly controversial England resignation.[142] Both the Daily Mirror and The Sunday People claimed that Revie had attempted to bribe Wolverhampton Wanderers players to lose a crucial match in May 1972. The papers quoted Wolves midfielder Danny Hegan and former Leeds United goalkeeper Gary Sprake's claims that Revie's captain Billy Bremner had tried to arrange a bribe. Bremner sued for libel and won £100,000 libel damages, along with legal costs, after both Hegan and Sprake refused to repeat their allegations under oath in court. Wolves player Derek Dougan, who had scored against Leeds in the match in question, testified that he had heard no mention of the alleged bribes.[143] Neither the police nor FA investigations found any evidence of wrongdoing.[4]
Additionally, Bob Stokoe would later claim that while managing Bury on Good Friday 1962, Revie had offered him a bribe of £500 to "go easy" on his Leeds side who were at the time struggling against relegation to the Third Division and that he had become enraged when Revie responded to his refusal to accept the bribe by asking "in that case, may I speak to your players?".[144] Alan Ball also alleged that Revie made an illegal approach for him, and despite pocketing the £300 bribe, he signed for Everton instead of Leeds; both men were charged with bringing the game into disrepute.[63] The allegations of corruption earned him the nickname of "Don Readies".[145] Though Mr Justice Cantley lifted the FA's ten-year ban on Revie, during his conclusion of the case the judge said that Revie "lacked candour", was "greedy" and "prickly", focused on "imagined wrongs" and his resignation as England manager showed a "sensational, outrageous example of disloyalty, breach of trust, discourtesy and selfishness".[146]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Leicester City | 1946–47 | Second Division | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |
1947–48 | Second Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
1948–49 | Second Division | 36 | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | 44 | 20 | ||
1949–50 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 96 | 25 | 14 | 4 | — | 110 | 29 | |||
Hull City | 1949–50 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |
1950–51 | Second Division | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
1951–52 | Second Division | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
Total | 76 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 82 | 13 | |||
Manchester City | 1951–52 | First Division | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | |
1952–53 | First Division | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
1953–54 | First Division | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | ||
1954–55 | First Division | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 38 | 10 | ||
1955–56 | First Division | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
Total | 148 | 35 | 15 | 4 | — | 163 | 39 | |||
Sunderland | 1956–57 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
1957–58 | First Division | 39 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | ||
1958–59 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Total | 64 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 66 | 15 | |||
Leeds United | 1958–59 | First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
1959–60 | First Division | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
1960–61 | Second Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
1961–62 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 76 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 12 | ||
Career total[147] | 460 | 98 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 501 | 108 |
International
- Source:[147]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | |||
1954 | 1 | 1 | |
1955 | 4 | 3 | |
1956 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 4 |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Revie goal.[2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 October 1954 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | British Home Championship |
2 | 2 April 1955 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 3–1 | 7–2 | |
3 | 2 October 1955 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
4 | 4–0 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Leeds United[148] | March 1961 | July 1974 | 699 | 365 | 190 | 144 | 52.22 |
England[149] | July 1974 | 11 July 1977 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48.28 |
Honours
Player
Manchester City
England
- British Home Championship: 1954–55, 1955–56 (shared), 1956–57
Manager
Leeds United
- Football League First Division: 1968–69, 1973–74
- FA Cup: 1971–72
- Football League Cup: 1967–68
- FA Charity Shield: 1969
- 1963–64
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1967–68, 1970–71
England
- British Home Championship: 1974–75
Individual
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1954–55
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 1969
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Further reading
- Revie, Don (1955). Soccer's Happy Wanderer. Museum Press.
- Bagchi, Rob; Rogerson, Paul (2003). The Unforgiven: The Story of Don Revie's Leeds United. Aurum Press.
- Brown, Geoff; Hogsbjerg, Christian (2020). Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign. Redwords. ISBN 9781912926589.
- Hermiston, Roger (2011). Clough and Revie – The Rivals Who Changed the Face of English Football. Mainstream Publishing.
- Mourant, Andrew (2003). Don Revie: Portrait of a Footballing Enigma. Mainstream Publishing.
- Sutcliffe, Richard (2010). Revie – Revered and Reviled. Great Northern. ISBN 978-1905080-78-6.
- Hart, Simon (2 January 2011). "In defence of Don Revie; a damn good manager". The independent. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- Corbett, James (25 November 2007). "The king of the damned". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
External links
- Don Revie player profile at EU-Football.info
- Don Revie manager profile at EU-Football.info
- Don Revie management career statistics at Soccerbase