Paul Reaney

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Paul Reaney
Paul Reaney 1969.jpg
Reaney (1969)
Personnel
birthday October 22, 1944
place of birth London ,  England
position right defender
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1962-1988 Leeds United 558 (6)
1978-1980 Bradford City 38 (0)
1980-1981 Newcastle KB United 53 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1968-1971 England 3 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Paul Reaney (born October 22, 1944 in London ) is a former English football player . As a longtime Leeds United player in the 1960s and 1970s, he won a. a. the English championship , the FA Cup and the Exhibition Cities Cup .

Leeds United (1962-1978)

Under the direction of coach Don Revie , Leeds was promoted to the Football League First Division in 1964 and immediately established itself in the English first division. In the 1964/65 season Leeds United had to admit defeat to the tied title holder Manchester United only because of the poorer goal quotient . In addition, the club reached the final of the FA Cup and only just lost it 1: 2 against Liverpool . This was followed by another runner-up in 1965/66 , two fourth places in the two following years. The club was more successful in the League Cup in 1968 when United defeated Arsenal FC 1-0 in the final . Leeds secured another title in the Messestädte-Pokal 1967/68 , after which Ferencváros Budapest could be defeated 1-0 and 0-0 in the final .

In the First Division 1968/69 , the team around captain Billy Bremner , Jack Charlton , Johnny Giles , Norman Hunter , Peter Lorimer and Reaney won the first English championship in the club's history. Paul Reaney acted as an undisputed regular player and scored one goal in 42 league games. In the 1969/70 European Cup , United only failed in the semi-finals against Scottish champions Celtic Glasgow , and Leeds also lost the 1970 FA Cup final against Chelsea . After three runners-up in a row and a third place in 1973, Leeds secured the second championship title in the 1973/74 season . The team had changed in some positions compared to 1969. This time Allan Clarke , Gordon McQueen and Trevor Cherry contributed to the championship.

Previously, Leeds had already won two more titles. In 1971 United won the trade fair cup for the second time since 1968, in two games Paul Reaney and his teammates prevailed in the final of the Messestädte-Pokal 1970/71 against Juventus Turin around Helmut Haller and Fabio Capello . In 1972 the team won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history by beating Arsenal 1-0 in the final . Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972/73 led Leeds to the final against AC Milan , which was lost 1-0. After the 1974 championship, Don Revie left Leeds after 13 very successful years and replaced Alf Ramsey as the English national coach after failing to qualify for the 1974 World Cup . His successor Brian Clough was replaced after 44 turbulent days by Jimmy Armfield , who led Leeds as the second English team after Manchester United in 1968 to the final of the European Cup in 1974/75 . However, the team lost this 2-0 to the German champions FC Bayern Munich . Some of the Leeds fans felt cheated after controversial decisions and caused the club to be banned internationally for the next three years.

In the championship, Leeds could no longer build on the successes of the Revie years until Paul Reaney's departure in 1978 and found himself predominantly in the middle of the table. Reaney spent three more seasons at Bradford City and Newcastle KB United in Australia before ending his career in 1981.

English national team (1968–1971)

Paul Reaney made his debut for the English national team on December 11, 1968 in a 1-1 draw against Bulgaria. His third and last international match he played on February 3, 1971 in a 1-0 win against Malta.

successes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1972/73: Milan's case for the defense ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (uefa.com) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / en.archive.uefa.com
  2. ↑ The inside story of Brian Clough at Leeds (The Independent)
  3. ↑ Unlucky Paris match for Leeds (BBC Sport)

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personal data
SURNAME Reaney, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH London