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4 unusual facts about Don Revie


1949 FA Cup Final

Goalkeeper Ian McGraw was unable to play due to a broken finger, while Don Revie had suffered a nose injury.

Bertie Mee

Arsenal managed to outdistance Leeds United, managed by Don Revie to win the championship with a victory over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

Revie Plan

The system was named after Manchester City player Don Revie, who had the most important role in it.

The Damned Utd

Told from Clough's point of view, the novel is written as his stream of consciousness as he tries and fails to impose his will on a team he inherited from his bitter rival, Don Revie, and whose players are still loyal to their old manager.


1973–74 Football League

Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

Johnny Wheeler

He did gain his one and only England cap in 1954, however, when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie where enough the gain England a 2–0 win.


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