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Division Two · 10 March 1956

Leeds 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers

← 1955/56 season
Attendance
28,380
Competition
Division Two
Venue
Home
Manager
Raich Carter
Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers

John Charles null'

Blackburn Rovers: 2 goals

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

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

Line-up

Starting XI

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

Leeds v Blackburn Rovers

106
Played
48
Won
24
Drawn
34
Lost
Won 48, drawn 24, lost 34 of 106

First met 1924 · 161 scored, 137 conceded

Last five meetings

  1. 1 Jan 2025 H Leeds 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
  2. 30 Nov 2024 A Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Leeds Lost 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
  3. 13 Apr 2024 H Leeds 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
  4. 9 Dec 2023 A Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
  5. 4 Jul 2020 A Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Leeds Won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers