As well as being big and having some success in the late sixties and early seventies Leeds were the only top flight Yorkshire club for over a decade. Sheffield United and Huddersfield went down in the early seventies and Sheffield Wednesday spent the entire seventies and first half of the eighties in the second and third divisions. I would guess that all the floating fans from various parts of Yorkshire latched on to Leeds.
Like you I can’t ever remember meeting any non Leeds based Yorkshire Leeds fans.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on March 27, 2018, 12:32:34 AMLike you I can’t ever remember meeting any non Leeds based Yorkshire Leeds fans.I know one from Hebdon Bridge. She doesn't care much though.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on March 27, 2018, 04:41:21 PMQuote from: ChicagoLion on March 27, 2018, 12:32:34 AMLike you I can’t ever remember meeting any non Leeds based Yorkshire Leeds fans.I know one from Hebdon Bridge. She doesn't care much though. Is she dirty?
Quote from: Lucky Eddie on March 26, 2018, 09:53:41 AMQuote from: Damo70 on March 25, 2018, 06:18:13 PMAs well as being big and having some success in the late sixties and early seventies Leeds were the only top flight Yorkshire club for over a decade. Sheffield United and Huddersfield went down in the early seventies and Sheffield Wednesday spent the entire seventies and first half of the eighties in the second and third divisions. I would guess that all the floating fans from various parts of Yorkshire latched on to Leeds.Would you say the same happened to Villa during our years without a credible local rival being in our division?I think each Midland club has it's own areas of support. Without being an expert on Yorkshire I would guess there are towns and villages which don't identify with one particular team and fans from there have probably latched on to a local club like Leeds or Wednesday.
Quote from: Damo70 on March 25, 2018, 06:18:13 PMAs well as being big and having some success in the late sixties and early seventies Leeds were the only top flight Yorkshire club for over a decade. Sheffield United and Huddersfield went down in the early seventies and Sheffield Wednesday spent the entire seventies and first half of the eighties in the second and third divisions. I would guess that all the floating fans from various parts of Yorkshire latched on to Leeds.Would you say the same happened to Villa during our years without a credible local rival being in our division?
Quote from: Damo70 on March 25, 2018, 06:18:13 PMAs well as being big and having some success in the late sixties and early seventies Leeds were the only top flight Yorkshire club for over a decade. Sheffield United and Huddersfield went down in the early seventies and Sheffield Wednesday spent the entire seventies and first half of the eighties in the second and third divisions. I would guess that all the floating fans from various parts of Yorkshire latched on to Leeds.You'd guess wrong. That's like suggesting Liverpudlians would support Manchester Utd if Liverpool were shit.Sheffield supporters all hate Leeds. In fact most people hate Leeds. They get the crowds they do because they are in a one club city. Sure back in the day they picked up some fans because if their success but I've genuinely not met a Leeds fan in Sheffield in the 15 years I've been here. Harrogate had some, which is understandable, but even then there were more Liverpool and Manchester United fans. Bradford and Huddersfield have quite a few I guess. Someone in West Yorkshire would tell you better.