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Division Two · 25 February 1956

Leeds 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday

← 1955/56 season
Attendance
43,268
Competition
Division Two
Venue
Home
Manager
Raich Carter
Won 2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday

John Charles null' · Bobby Forrest null'

Sheffield Wednesday: 1 goal

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. null' Goal — John Charles, null'
  2. null' Goal — Bobby Forrest, null'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

  1. GK Roy Wood
  2. DF Jimmy Ashall
  3. DF Jack Charlton
  4. DF Jimmy Dunn
  5. DF / FW John Charles
  6. LH Eric Kerfoot
  7. RH Archie Gibson
  8. WG George Meek
  9. WG Jack Overfield
  10. IF Bobby Forrest
  11. IF Albert Nightingale
The record

Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday

104
Played
42
Won
28
Drawn
34
Lost
Won 42, drawn 28, lost 34 of 104

First met 1920 · 151 scored, 142 conceded

Last five meetings

  1. 26 Aug 2025 A Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leeds Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
  2. 19 Jan 2025 H Leeds 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Won 3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  3. 23 Aug 2024 A Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  4. 8 Mar 2024 A Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  5. 2 Sep 2023 H Leeds 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Drew 0–0 v Sheffield Wednesday