Paul Reaney
Paul Reaney ( born October 22, 1944 in London ) is a former English footballer. As a longtime player of Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, he won among others the English Championship, the FA Cup, as well as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Leeds United ( 1962-78 )
Under the guidance of coach Don Revie Leeds in 1964 ascended to the Football League First Division and established himself right away in the English Premier League. In the season 1964/65 to Leeds United were beaten to the point same title holders Manchester United only because of the poorer Torquotienten. In addition, the club reached the final of the FA Cup and lost only with 1:2 against Liverpool. This was followed by another runner-up 1965/66, two fourth places in the two subsequent years. Successful acted the club in 1968 in the League Cup when United beat Arsenal in the final 1-0. Another title Leeds secured in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967/68, after the final Ferencvaros Budapest could be defeated with 1:0 and 0:0.
In the First Division in 1968/69 the team captained by Billy Bremner, Jack Charlton, Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter, Peter Lorimer and Reaney won the first English championship in club history. Paul Reaney acted as the undisputed team regular, scoring one goal in 42 league games. In the European Cup of Champions 1969/70 United failed only in the semi-final on Scottish champions Celtic Glasgow, Leeds also lost the final of the FA Cup in 1970 against Chelsea. After three vice- championships in a row and a third place in 1973, Leeds secured in the 1973/74 season the second championship title. The team had changed compared to 1969 on some items. So headed this time Allan Clarke, Gordon McQueen and Trevor Cherry in their part of the championship.
Previously, Leeds had already been able to win two more titles. 1971 brought United for the second time after 1968, the Fairs Cup, in two games, Paul Reaney sat with his appearance in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970/71 against Juventus to Helmut Haller and Fabio Capello by. In 1972, the team won for the first time in club history the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory in the final against Arsenal. Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1972/73 led Leeds to the final against AC Milan, which was lost with 0:1. After the Cup 1974 Don Revie left Leeds after 13 very successful years and sparked Alf Ramsey after the missed qualifying for the World Cup in 1974 as England manager from. His successor, Brian Clough was replaced after 44 turbulent Tagenvon Jimmy Armfield, the Leeds in 1968 led to the final of the European Champions' Cup 1974/75 as only the second English team Manchester United. However, this lost 0:2 against the team with the German champions Bayern Munich. Part of the Leeds fans felt cheated by controversial decisions and made his rampage for an international ban of the club in the next three years.
In the championship, Leeds was not able to Paul Reaneys farewell in 1978 at the successes of the Revie years and was found predominantly in mid-table again. Reaney spent three more seasons with Bradford City and Newcastle KB United in Australia in 1981 before he ended his career.
English national team (1968-1971)
Paul Reaney made its debut in the England team on 11 December 1968 a 1-1 draw against Bulgaria. His third and last match he played on February 3, 1971 by a 1-0 win against Malta.
Achievements
- Fairs Cup winners: 1968, 1971
- English Champion: 1969, 1974
- FA Cup Winners: 1972
- English League Cup Winners: 1968
- Charity Shield Winners: 1969