A Leeds United Player Profile: Paul Reaney

[brit1958dec]

This could have been interesting but sorry, a 30 sec intro for a 1:18min video is too much

[mrsaddlebag]

As a 60+ year old.I can tell you it was brilliant to watch this team.Elland Road was a dump.I stood on the Spion Cop.The open end of the ground.Players like Don Weston,Jim Storrie,Ian Lawson.Shall i go on.They laid the foundations for an even greater team.Thank you all,and thank you YT our team will never die.They are always on here.

[tirnaog09]

That Leeds team got mo credit for their play from a very biased media. Sure they were tough, but they could play. Good luck leeds'

A Celtic fan

[tigerarmyrule]

Probably the only full back who consistently got the better of George Best.

[rathdeort2008]

A good solid pro. I think he was turned inside out by Jimmy Johnstone in that epic 1970 European Cup Tussle with Celtic. Still few full backs could handle Jimmy. Good Luck Leeds.

Hail Hail from a Celtic fan.

[seanreillyireland]

I could be wrong here, but I was under the impression that it was Cooper that was turned inside out by Johnstone? Maybe someone can clarify, 'cos like I said, I could be wrong.

[Jakeeeey7]

ive met him

[tomme1981]

I was thought Paul Reaney was the first black player to play for England. He was mixed race, but this never seem to be mentioned in a time when there weren't many black players about.

[trickstick84]

It's true. At the time when Reaney got his three England caps, many people were embarassed by the idea of "mixed race". Perhaps Alf Ramsey thought of him as an "honorary white man", and journalists thought it best to not even mention the subject. All nonsense, of course.

[ElectricAnus]

First black player was Viv Anderson.

[McReedy2008]

No it was Paul Reaney, it just never got published

[grassingtongreen]

Maybe it's because Reaney wasn't black, he was halfcaste.

[TheAnderson0701]

@ElectricAnus Eh, it clearly wasnt viv anderson, sure albert johanneson first played for leeds in 1960, viv andersondidnt play his first game for foresttil 1974

[redjam40]

Not a bad full back, who had pace and did the right thing at the right time.