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 March 1968: Jack Charlton finishes in the back of the net along with the ball when scoring during United's 2-0 win over the eventual League Champions Manchester City. |
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European competition had again provided a challenge which the team had tackled with relish, and they had dismissed Spora 16-0 and Yugoslavia's Partizan Belgrade 3-2, on aggregate, before
starting a string of three successive ties against Scottish opponents beginning with a visit to Elland Road from Hibernian. United won 1-0 and drew one-all in Edinburgh, which then brought a confrontation with powerful Glasgow Rangers in the quarter-final, and 80,000 at lbrox Park, along with 22,000 watching on closed-circuit TV at Elland Road, saw an absorbing goalless draw, so setting the scene for a thrilling second leg.
Leeds won it 2-0 and went on to meet Dundee in a semi-final which saw the teams draw 1-1 in Scotland, before United clinched the tie with a late goal from Eddie Gray in the return at Elland Road, in what was Leeds United's 66th competitive match of the campaign, and it brought the just reward of another Fairs' Cup final appearance. As had been the case the previous year the final had to be delayed for a few months, so giving United the chance of a rest that they had fully earned, for in addition to the incredible number of matches they had played for their club several players had been performing at international level too throughout that season. |
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