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{{Short description|English footballer and manager (1927–1989)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Don Revie<br /><small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small>
| image               = Don Revie and Billy Bremner.jpg
| image_size          = 
| caption             = Revie (left) with [[Billy Bremner]] after winning the [[1972 FA Cup final]]
| fullname            = Donald George Revie<ref>{{Hugman|16568|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1927|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Middlesbrough]], [[Yorkshire]], England
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1989|5|26|1927|7|10|df=y}}
| death_place         = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| height              = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="england">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersR/BioRevieDG.html|website=englandfootballonline.com|access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref>
| position            = [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|Second striker]]
| youthyears1         = | youthclubs1 = Newport Boys' Club
| youthyears2         = | youthclubs2 = Middlesbrough Swifts
| years1              = 1944–1949| clubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]    | caps1 = 96  | goals1 = 25
| years2              = 1949–1951| clubs2 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]            | caps2 = 76  | goals2 = 12
| years3              = 1951–1956| clubs3 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]  | caps3 = 162 | goals3 = 37
| years4              = 1956–1958| clubs4 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]          | caps4 = 64  | goals4 = 15
| years5              = 1958–1962| clubs5 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]        | caps5 = 76  | goals5 = 11
| totalcaps           = 474      | totalgoals = 100
| nationalyears1      = 1953     | nationalteam1 = [[The Football League XI]]                    | nationalcaps1 = 1| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2      = 1954     | nationalteam2 = [[England national football B team|England B]]| nationalcaps2 = 1| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3      = 1954–1955| nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]]    | nationalcaps3 = 6| nationalgoals3 = 4
| manageryears1       = 1961–1974| managerclubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| manageryears2       = 1974–1977| managerclubs2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| manageryears3       = 1977–1980| managerclubs3 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
| manageryears4       = 1980–1984| managerclubs4 = [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]
| manageryears5       = 1984| managerclubs5 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]]
}}
'''Donald George Revie''' (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an English [[association football|football]] player and manager. He is best known for managing [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from 1961 until 1974, winning the [[Football League First Division]] twice and the [[FA Cup]] once, before being the [[England national football team manager]] for three years.

A [[Forward (association football)|forward]], he began his career with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in August 1944, before a £19,000 move to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] in November 1949. He was sold on to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in October 1951 for a fee of £25,000, where he became the main focus of the "[[Revie Plan]]" which saw him named as [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] in the 1954–55 season, after innovating the role of the first deep-lying centre forward in England. He won the FA Cup in [[1956 FA Cup final|1956]], having finished on the losing side in the [[1955 FA Cup final|1955]] final. He was bought by [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] for £22,000 in October 1956 before moving on to Leeds United in November 1958 for a £14,000 fee. In total, he scored 108 goals in 501 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career, also scoring four goals in six [[England national football team|England]] appearances, as well as winning representative honours for [[the Football League XI]] and the [[England national football B team|England B team]].

In March 1961, Revie was appointed player-manager of Leeds United, then a [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] club that had never won a major trophy. Under Revie's management, Leeds became a major force in English football, winning the Second Division in the 1963–64 season, the First Division in the 1968–69 and 1973–74 seasons, the FA Cup in [[1972 FA Cup final|1972]], the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] in [[1968 Football League Cup final|1968]], the [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]] in [[1969 FA Charity Shield|1969]], and the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] in [[1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|1968]] and [[1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|1971]]. Additionally, Leeds were First Division runners-up five times, three times FA Cup runners-up and runners-up in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]. In July 1974, he accepted the job as the England manager. He had an unsuccessful three years in the role before quitting in highly controversial circumstances to take the management role with the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. He later had spells in Middle Eastern club football with [[Al-Nasr Dubai SC|Al-Nasr]] and [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]].

As Leeds manager, he was criticised for his teams' physical and often negative approach, though the period was noted for its highly physical football across the country. His resignation as England manager fuelled criticism of him as money-obsessed, and unproved allegations of bribery and financial misconduct tarnished his reputation. He retired in 1984 but was diagnosed with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|motor neurone disease]] in May 1987, which led to his death two years later. He remains a highly popular figure in Leeds and has a stand named after him at [[Elland Road]] and a statue outside the ground.

==Early life==
Revie was born in [[Middlesbrough]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], on Sunday, 10 July 1927.<ref name="page 18">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=18}}</ref> His father, also named Donald, was a joiner who found himself frequently out of work during the [[Great Depression in the United Kingdom|Great Depression]].<ref name="page 18"/> His mother, a washerwoman, died of [[cancer]] on 27 November 1939, aged 50.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Corbett|first1=James|title=The king of the damned|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/nov/25/football.newsstory|access-date=24 May 2015|work=The Guardian|date=25 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandbrook|first1=Dominic|title=The showman and the reluctant revolutionary|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/sport/2009/03/revie-leeds-clough-football|access-date=24 May 2015|work=New Statesman|date=29 March 2009}}</ref> He played youth football for Newport Boys' Club and then Middlesbrough Swifts, who were coached by influential manager Bill Sanderson.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=16}}</ref> He learnt the rudiments of the game using a small bundle of rags in the tiny yard behind his home. This influenced his thinking in later life, and he argued that young players should learn using smaller footballs on smaller pitches so they would be more adept in control when progressing to a bigger football.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=14}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Leicester City===
He signed as a professional footballer for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in August 1944, choosing them ahead of local club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] primarily due to the close links between Middlesbrough Swifts and Leicester City; he also worked as an apprentice bricklayer.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=21}}</ref> Leicester originally thought he was not good enough to turn professional, but he was taken under the wing of Leicester player [[Sep Smith]], who mentored Revie on many of his ideas about the game.<ref name=Ropes>{{cite web|title=Don Revie – Part 2 Learning the ropes (1927–51)|url=http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/managers/revie2.htm|website=mightyleeds.co.uk|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Smith instructed Revie that "When not in position, get into position; never beat a man by dribbling if you can beat him more easily with a pass; it is not the man on the ball but the one running into position to take the pass who constitutes the danger; and the aim is to have a man spare in a passing move. Soccer would then become easy."<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=18}}</ref> He played in the wartime league before making his debut in [[English Football League|the Football League]] on the opening day of the [[1946–47 Football League|1946–47 season]], a 3–0 defeat to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], who would go on to win the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] that season.<ref name="page 22">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=22}}</ref> He showed good form at [[Filbert Street]] before breaking his right ankle in three places after a tackle from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]'s [[Ron Burgess (footballer)|Ron Burgess]]; the injury could have ended his career, but he recovered to full fitness within 19 weeks.<ref name="page 22"/>

Manager [[Johnny Duncan (footballer)|Johnny Duncan]] identified Revie as the player to build his team around for the [[1947–48 Football League|1947–48]] and [[1948–49 Football League|1948–49]] seasons, and though the ''Foxes'' fared poorly in the league they managed to reach the [[1949 FA Cup final]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=23}}</ref> Revie scored the opening goal of the semi-final victory over [[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], having been told pre-match that opposition goalkeeper [[Ernest Butler]] tended to palm the ball over the attacker's head before reclaiming possession Revie positioned himself to take advantage of the situation when teammate [[Jack Lee (footballer, born 1920)|Jack Lee]] challenged Butler for the ball, leaving Revie with a simple conversion.<ref name="page 24">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=24}}</ref> However Revie suffered a nasal [[Bleeding|haemorrhage]] caused by a burst vein one week before the final, and the condition became so severe it would threaten his life and see him miss his first chance to play at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=22}}</ref> He could only listen on the radio as Leicester lost 3–1 to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the final.<ref name="page 24"/> Revie left Leicester after Duncan left the club, having already been dissatisfied with the club's lack of progress in the league.<ref name="page 27">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=27}}</ref>

===Hull City===
In November 1949, he joined [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] for a transfer fee of £19,000.<ref name="page 27"/> He chose to join the ''Tigers'' ahead of bigger clubs like [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], who had shown interest in signing him since Hull were managed by [[Raich Carter]], who had been a great player before and after [[World War II]].<ref name="page 28">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=28}}</ref> Carter did improve Revie's game but was not a success as Hull manager, as City finished mid-table in the [[1949–50 Football League|1949–50]] and [[1950–51 Football League|1950–51]] seasons, before becoming involved in a relegation battle in the [[1951–52 Football League|1951–52 season]].<ref name="page 28"/> Teammate [[Andy Davidson (footballer)|Andy Davidson]] later said Revie failed to fulfil his potential at [[Boothferry Park]] as he was not a tough player. The rest of the Hull team were not physically dominant enough to protect him and allow him to dictate play with his accurate passing.<ref name="page 29">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=29}}</ref> As at Leicester, Revie felt the time had come for him to move on and handed in a transfer request once Carter departed.<ref name="page 29"/>

===Manchester City===
Revie was sold to [[Football League First Division|First Division]] side [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] for £25,000 (including a part-exchange for [[Ernie Phillips (footballer)|Ernie Phillips]], valued at £12,000) in October 1951.<ref name="page 29"/> The ''Citizens'' struggled in the [[1951–52 Football League|1951–52 season]] and then went on to finish just one place above the relegation zone in the [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53 campaign]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=31}}</ref> Revie was often isolated from the rest of the team due to his lack of pace.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=32}}</ref> The sale of [[Ivor Broadis]] then allowed Revie to drop deeper down the field and allowed manager [[Les McDowall]] to put Revie in what eventually proved to be a pivotal role, introducing to English football the position of [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|deep-lying centre forward]]. This evolved into the so-called "[[Revie Plan]]", with Revie as the central figure.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=30}}</ref> His role derived from the more traditional [[Forward (association football)#Inside forward|inside right]] position and was based on the style of the successful [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]], and in particular [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], who invented the role. Revie devoted 20 pages to analysing and explaining the plan in his autobiography ''Soccer's Happy Wanderer'' written in 1955.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=32}}</ref>

Revie had improved his goal tally to 13 in the [[1953–54 Football League|1953–54 season]], but only once the Revie Plan was implemented in the [[1954–55 Football League|1954–55 campaign]] were Manchester City able to fully make use of his abilities.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=35}}</ref> The new tactic opened with a 5–0 defeat to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], but then [[Ken Barnes (English footballer)|Ken Barnes]] replaced [[John McTavish (footballer, born 1932)|John McTavish]] at inside-forward and the team clicked.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=37}}</ref> Though the tactic was named after Revie, it had initially been introduced at the reserve team level by [[Johnny Williamson]]. However, Revie's superior passing talents meant Williamson was overlooked for the position at first team level.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=38}}</ref> City's league title campaign fell away, but they went on to reach the [[1955 FA Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], where they were beaten 3–1 by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]; a first-half injury to [[Jimmy Meadows]] left City down to ten men and unable to compete effectively.<ref name="page 41">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=41}}</ref> At the end of the season, Revie was named as [[FWA Footballer of the Year]].<ref name="page 41"/>

McDowall fined Revie £27 for missing two weeks of training for a family holiday in [[Blackpool]], which infuriated him as he had received permission from trainer [[Laurie Barnett]] and had promised to train whilst on holiday.<ref name="page 42">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=42}}</ref> McDowall dropped Revie for much of the [[1955–56 Football League|1955–56 season]], preferring instead to play [[Bobby Johnstone]].<ref name="page 42"/> Revie played only one [[FA Cup]] match that season before being named in the team for the [[1956 FA Cup final]] against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], with Johnstone being moved to the wings.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=43}}</ref> He provided the assist for [[Joe Hayes (footballer)|Joe Hayes]]'s opening goal and instructed Ken Barnes to deviate from the manager's instructions at half-time, with the result being a more dominant second half display and a 3–1 victory; Revie was named as Man of the Match.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=44}}</ref> However the rift with his manager was not forgotten, and he was moved to right-half in the [[1956–57 Football League|1956–57 campaign]], leaving him to seek a move away from [[Maine Road]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=45}}</ref>

===Sunderland===
In October 1956, [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] manager [[Bill Murray (footballer, born 1901)|Bill Murray]] bought Revie for a £22,000 fee.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=47}}</ref> Poor results left the ''Black Cats'' facing relegation towards the end of the [[1956–57 Football League|1956–57 campaign]], but a late seven-game unbeaten run lifted them to safety, just one place above relegated [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=48}}</ref> A financial scandal over illegal payments to players resulted in harsh sanctions at [[Roker Park]] from [[The Football Association]] and forced Murray's resignation.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=49}}</ref> His replacement, [[Alan Brown (English footballer)|Alan Brown]], preferred a more physical style of play that did not suit Revie.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=50}}</ref> Sunderland suffered relegation from the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] for the first time in the club's history in the [[1957–58 Football League|1957–58 season]], and Revie was dropped for the [[1958–59 Football League|1958–59]] [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] campaign in favour of a youth policy.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=51}}</ref> In September 1958, he rejected the opportunity to sign for hometown club Middlesbrough – had he joined the club then he would have played alongside captain [[Brian Clough]] and goalkeeper [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928)|Peter Taylor]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hermiston|2011|p=104}}</ref>

===Leeds United===
Revie returned to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] when he joined [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in November 1958 for a £14,000 fee, seven years after their first attempt to sign him from Hull for £25,000 had been rejected.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=52}}</ref><ref>Daily Mirror, Wednesday, 26th September 1951</ref> Manager [[Bill Lambton]] had hoped that Revie's creativity would help the ''Peacocks'' to turn their poor form around and appointed him as captain.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=54}}</ref> Leeds avoided relegation in the [[1958–59 Football League|1958–59 season]], but new manager [[Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1914)|Jack Taylor]] took Leeds down in the [[1959–60 Football League|1959–60 campaign]] with the division's worst defensive record.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=55}}</ref> Revie recognised his playing days were coming to an end and relinquished the captaincy to [[Freddie Goodwin]].<ref name="page 56"/>

==International career==
In October 1953, he was called up to [[The Football League XI]] to face the [[League of Ireland XI]] at [[Maine Road]], and scored a hat-trick in a 9–1 victory.<ref name="page 33">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=33}}</ref> He went on to play for the [[England national football B team|England B team]] in March 1954.<ref name="page 33"/> He scored on his [[England national football team|England]] debut on 2 October 1954, in a 2–0 [[British Home Championship]] victory over [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] at [[Windsor Park]].<ref name="page 41"/> He also scored during his second appearance on 2 April 1955, a 7–2 victory over [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="page 41"/> He made three further appearances that year, playing in defeats to [[France national football team|France]] at the [[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at [[Ninian Park]], and scoring twice in a 5–1 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] at [[Københavns Idrætspark|Idrætsparken]].<ref name="page 279">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=279}}</ref> His sixth and final cap came in a 1–1 draw with Northern Ireland on 6 October 1956.<ref name="page 279"/>

He was one of many signatories in a letter to ''The Times'' on 17 July 1958, opposing "the policy of apartheid" in international sport and defending "the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games".<ref>Brown and Hogsbjerg, ''Apartheid is not a game'', 16</ref>

==Management career==
===Leeds United===
Revie was made [[player-manager]] at [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in March 1961 following the resignation of [[Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1914)|Jack Taylor]], who left after Leeds found themselves struggling in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]].<ref name="page 56">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=56}}</ref> He had initially applied for the vacant job at [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic]], but they were unable to find the £6,000 Leeds demanded, and the Leeds directors decided to appoint Revie as manager instead.<ref name="page 56"/> At the time the club was in debt and was located in a [[rugby league]] territory, with very little football tradition.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=207}}</ref> Fewer than 7,000 turned out for the final home game of the [[1960–61 Football League|1960–61 season]], while [[Leeds Rhinos]]' championship game of the [[1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season|1960–61 Rugby League season]] had an attendance of over 50,000.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=57}}</ref> He immediately began to institute radical changes, such as ensuring the players stayed at higher-quality hotels. He instilled a "family atmosphere" at [[Elland Road]], making sure to take an interest in the lives of everyone at the club, from the cleaning staff to the star players and ensuring there were no "big [[Egotism|egos]]" at the club.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=67}}</ref> He showed trust in his players, leaving them mainly to their own devices, though he always made sure he was fully informed as to what they were up to off the pitch, even going so far as to tell them to dump their girlfriends if he viewed them as unsuitable.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=116}}</ref> He also introduced lengthy dossiers on opposing teams to ensure his players knew every detail about the opposition and were able to exploit weaknesses and nullify threats.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=66}}</ref> Other changes were based on some of his many superstitions, such as his belief that birds were bad luck which resulted in him getting rid of the [[owl]] on the club badge and the discontinuation of the "Peacocks" nickname in favour of the "Whites".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=86}}</ref>

Leeds struggled in the [[1961–62 Football League|1961–62 season]], as aside from [[Billy Bremner]] and [[Jack Charlton]], his playing squad was filled with journeymen pros; he did though inherit a good coaching staff that included [[Les Cocker (footballer, born 1924)|Les Cocker]], [[Maurice Lindley]] and [[Syd Owen]] who would all spend many years with Revie at Leeds.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=59}}</ref> He developed a youth policy at the club, notable graduates of which would be [[Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)|Eddie Gray]], [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]], [[Peter Lorimer]] and [[Paul Reaney]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=60}}</ref> He had a difficult task in persuading young players to join Leeds over more glamorous clubs. Still, he made sure he put in extra effort to make the youngsters feel happy at Leeds, and in one instance, drove to Scotland to talk to Bremner's girlfriend to successfully persuade her to encourage Bremner to stay at Leeds rather than return to Scotland to be with her.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=65}}</ref> Revie played his last game in March 1962 before concentrating entirely on management.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=69}}</ref>

After new investment at board level, Revie was able to spend £25,000 on [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]'s [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international [[Bobby Collins (footballer)|Bobby Collins]], who he installed as captain.<ref name="page 70">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=70}}</ref> Other arrivals included former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] teammate [[Billy McAdams]], forward [[Ian Lawson (footballer, born 1939)|Ian Lawson]] and left-back [[Cliff Mason]].<ref name="page 70"/> He spent £53,000 to bring [[John Charles]] back from [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. Though he proved not to be as effective as during his first spell at Leeds, Revie was able to sell him on to [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] for a £17,000 profit within just a few months.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=71}}</ref> Leeds pushed for promotion in [[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]], but the [[Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom|harsh winter]] caused many postponements and a backlog of games at the end of the season proved too much for Leeds, who fell away to finish in fifth place.<ref name="page 72">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=72}}</ref>

United secured promotion as champions of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in the [[1963–64 Football League|1963–64 season]], helped by the late signing of striker [[Alan Peacock]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] for £53,000.<ref name="page 73">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=73}}</ref> However, the overly physical approach typified by captain Collins earned Leeds a reputation as "dirty" that would shadow the club throughout Revie's tenure as manager and continue to this day.<ref name="page 72"/> Leeds adapted well to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] early in the [[1964–65 Football League|1964–65 campaign]] but caused controversy in Collins's return to [[Goodison Park]] as the game against Everton descended into a brawl. The referee ordered the players off the field after 35 minutes to prevent further violence.<ref name="page 74">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=74}}</ref> Leeds went on to maintain a strong title challenge, finishing second to [[Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|rivals]] [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on goal average after failing to beat [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on the last day of the season.<ref name="page 76">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=76}}</ref> They also reached [[1965 FA Cup final|the final]] of the [[FA Cup]], losing 2–1 to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] after extra-time.<ref name="page 76"/>

Revie felt he did not have to strengthen his squad for the [[1965–66 Football League|1965–66 campaign]], and made no new signings.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=77}}</ref> With Leeds in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] he showed his gamesmanship, sending his team out against Italian club [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] wearing unfamiliar numbers in an attempt to confuse the Italian club's tight man-marking system.<ref name="page 78">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=78}}</ref> However, Collins had his leg broken by Torino's [[Fabrizio Poletti]], meaning Revie had to partner Giles and Bremner in central midfield and sign [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] winger [[Michael O'Grady]] for £30,000.<ref name="page 78"/> Although Collins would be missed, the partnership of Giles and Bremner would prove highly effective.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=79}}</ref> Leeds again finished second in the league, trailing Liverpool by six points.<ref name="page 81">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=81}}</ref> They reached the semi-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing on aggregate to Spanish side [[Real Zaragoza]] despite Revie ordering the fire brigade to flood the pitch before the replay at Elland Road.<ref name="Sutcliffe 2010 82">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=82}}</ref>

Leeds struggled at the start of the [[1966–67 Football League|1966–67 season]], though despite winning just three of their opening eleven games, they finished in fourth place.<ref name="page 83">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=83}}</ref> They reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at [[Villa Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=656|title=FA Cup Betting {{!}} 1966/67 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> They reached [[1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|the final]] of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] side [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], but were unable to scout the opposition due to Syd Owen having his flight cancelled on him; Leeds lost 2–0 on aggregate and Revie was criticised for his negative tactics.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=85}}</ref>

With his team coming close but failing to land a trophy, he brought in a [[Romani people|gypsy]] to lift a [[curse]] he believed had been placed on Elland Road so that there would be no bad luck for the [[1967–68 Football League|1967–68 season]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=88}}</ref> A more practical measure he took to increase United's fortunes was to nearly double [[List of Leeds United F.C. records and statistics|the club's record transfer]] to buy [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] centre-forward [[Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945)|Mick Jones]] for £100,000, who would replace the frequently injured Peacock as the main striker.<ref name="page 89">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=89}}</ref> Soon after the purchase, Leeds recorded a 7–0 victory over Chelsea, though ironically, Jones was not on the score sheet.<ref name="page 89"/> Revie's first trophy would be the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], as they eliminated [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] to reach [[1968 Football League Cup final|the final]] against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]; [[Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944)|Terry Cooper]] scored the only goal of what was a dour and tense final as Revie told his players to "shut up shop" and defend their 1–0 lead.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=90}}</ref> This success did not immediately translate into league and FA Cup success, however, as they finished in fourth place and were beaten in the FA Cup semi-finals by Everton.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=91}}</ref> They instead reached a second successive Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, beating [[CA Spora Luxembourg|Spora]] ([[Luxembourg]]), [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] (Yugoslavia), [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] (Scotland), [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (Scotland), and [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (Scotland) to reach [[1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|the final]] against Hungarian club [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencvárosi]]. Leeds won the first leg 1–0 and a month later defended their lead with a 0–0 draw in [[Budapest]], by which time [[Jimmy Greenhoff]], a substitute in the first leg, had been sold to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=92}}</ref>

Having found success in domestic and European cup competitions, Revie focused exclusively on the league for the [[1968–69 Football League|1968–69 campaign]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=113}}</ref> They went the rest of the season unbeaten in the league following a 5–1 defeat to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]] on 19 October, and secured the title with a 0–0 draw with challengers Liverpool at [[Anfield]]; after the game Revie led his team back out onto the pitch to applaud the Liverpool supporters, who in turn applauded the Leeds team.<ref name="page 115">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=115}}</ref> His team set several records: most points (67), most wins (27), fewest defeats (2), and most home points (39); a still-unbroken [[List of Leeds United F.C. records and statistics|club record]] is their 34 match unbeaten run that extended into the following season.<ref name="page 115"/>

Revie strengthened his front line by breaking the [[Progression of British football transfer fee record|British transfer record]] with a £165,000 purchase of [[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]] from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], who would partner Mick Jones up front.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=119}}</ref> This allowed him to sell O'Grady to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] for £80,000 and move Lorimer to a more attacking role.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=121}}</ref> He targeted [[Treble (association football)|the treble]] in [[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]] and came close to achieving his aim only to fail on all three fronts in a congested close season, finishing second in the league to Everton, losing the [[1970 FA Cup final]] to Chelsea (after a replay), and exiting the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] with a semi-final defeat to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in front of a [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|competition record]] crowd of 136,505 at [[Hampden Park]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=120}}</ref>

Rejecting a £100,000 four-year contract offer to manage Birmingham City, Revie elected to remain at Leeds and stick with the same squad for the [[1970–71 Football League|1970–71 campaign]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=129}}</ref> Leeds and Arsenal soon pulled away from the rest of the pack, though it would be the Gunners who would claim the league title, finishing one point ahead of Leeds after the latter lost to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] following a controversial offside goal in front of the ''[[Match of the Day]]'' television cameras late in the season.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=130}}</ref> United were embarrassed in the FA Cup, being knocked out by [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] side [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] in a famous "giant-killing".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=132}}</ref> Leeds again found success in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup though, beating [[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]] (Norway), [[Dynamo Dresden]] ([[East Germany]]), [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] ([[Czechoslovakia]]), [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória]] (Portugal) and Liverpool to reach the final against Juventus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197071.html|title=European Competitions 1970-71|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2019-08-11}}</ref> They drew 2–2 at the [[Stadio Olimpico di Torino]] before claiming the trophy on away goals after a 1–1 draw at Elland Road.<ref name=":1" />

The previous season's defeat to West Bromwich Albion led to Revie criticising referee [[Ray Tinkler]]. As punishment, Leeds were forced to play their first four home games of the [[1971–72 Football League|1971–72 season]] at a neutral venue; they played at Huddersfield's [[Leeds Road]] and boasted four wins and two draws from the opening seven matches.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=138}}</ref> Leeds played good football, particularly winning praise for their 7–0 and 6–1 wins over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] respectively, but again could only finish as runners-up after a late collapse and final day defeat at Wolves, allowing Derby County to claim the title by a single point.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=142}}</ref> Revie had attempted to strengthen his squad before the final run-in with a £177,000 bid for [[Asa Hartford]], but the deal was cancelled by the medical team who spotted a heart defect in the attacker's medical records.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=144}}</ref> United reached the [[1972 FA Cup final]] after beating [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], Liverpool, [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and Birmingham City, and lifted the trophy after a 1–0 victory over Arsenal in the final.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=146}}</ref>

[[File:Ianporterfieldgoal.jpg|thumb|left|The [[1973 FA Cup final]] which Leeds surprisingly lost to Second Division [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].]]

Looking for a successor to Jack Charlton, early in the [[1972–73 Football League|1972–73 season]], he signed [[Gordon McQueen]] from [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] for £30,000.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=153}}</ref> He also spent £100,000 on defender [[Trevor Cherry]] and £35,000 on centre-half [[Roy Ellam]], both from Huddersfield Town, and started playing young Scottish forward [[Joe Jordan]] more regularly.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=167}}</ref> Leeds again came close to a Treble, but their league title campaign tailed off and they finished third, some seven points behind champions Liverpool.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=170}}</ref> They did reach the [[1973 FA Cup final]] to face Second Division Sunderland, but despite manager turned pundit [[Brian Clough]]'s remark that "there is no way Sunderland can beat Leeds", United lost 1–0.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=172}}</ref> Leeds also reached [[1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final|the final]] of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] against Italian club [[A.C. Milan]] at the [[Kaftanzoglio Stadium]], where they were beaten 1–0. The match saw a controversial refereeing performance from [[Christos Michas]], which eventually saw Norman Hunter get sent off after he reacted badly to being consistently fouled by pushing [[Gianni Rivera]] to the ground.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=178}}</ref> In 2009, [[Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire and the Humber]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] [[Richard Corbett]] unsuccessfully petitioned the [[European Parliament]] to reverse the result of the match over allegations that Michas accepted a bribe from the Italian side.<ref>{{cite news|title=MEP wants Leeds result reversed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7973507.stm|access-date=29 March 2015|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=31 March 2009}}</ref>

Revie was offered a five-year £100,000 contract (plus £50,000 signing-on fee) by Everton in the summer, but remained with Leeds after the move broke down due to a new law introduced in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] that prevented wage rises to curb [[inflation]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=175}}</ref> He chose to continue with largely the same line-up for the [[1973–74 Football League|1973–74 season]].<ref>{{harvnb|Bagchi|2003|pp=181–9}}</ref> He told his squad that the aim for the season would be to go unbeaten throughout the campaign.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=181}}</ref> Though Leeds failed to achieve this as they lost three successive games in February/March, they did secure the title with a five-point lead over Liverpool.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=188}}</ref> Completely focused on the league, and finally accepting that he was asking too much of his players to try and win every competition he played weakened teams to allow an early exit from the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=185}}</ref> He chose to take the job of [[England national football team manager]] ahead of leading a European Cup challenge at Leeds and breaking up the aging team he had stuck with for many years, and though he was well loved at the club he was not popular with the Leeds boardroom members, who appointed [[Brian Clough]], a fierce critic of Revie, as his successor.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=197}}</ref> Despite lasting just 44 days in the job, Clough spent more in transfer fees than Revie had in his 13 years at the club.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=203}}</ref>

===England===
In July 1974, Revie accepted the offer of the [[England national football team|England]] manager's job, succeeding [[Alf Ramsey]] and caretaker-manager [[Joe Mercer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uZFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5610,924205&dq=don-revie&hl=en|title=Revie agrees to manage England|date=4 July 1974|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref> [[The Football Association]], particularly [[Ted Croker]], were impressed with Revie's personality and ideas.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|pp=152–53}}</ref> He was a popular appointment with the press and supporters; noted journalist [[Brian Glanville]] wrote that "Revie was the obvious choice".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=204}}</ref> Revie attempted to build a relationship with the media, and also invited 81 prospective and established England players to a meeting in [[Manchester]] to make everyone feel included, where he announced that he would establish extra pay for international players as well as bonus payments for wins and draws.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=205}}</ref> He held a meeting with [[Alan Hardaker]], chairman of the [[English Football League|Football League]], but Hardaker had long resented Revie and was very reluctant to accept his proposal to rearrange league fixtures to benefit the England team.<ref name="page 225">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=225}}</ref> He also had difficult relationships with figures within the FA, most notoriously with chairman [[Harold Warris Thompson|Sir Harold Thompson]], who allegedly attempted to influence Revie's team selections and undermine him publicly.<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=168}}</ref> As well as this he found difficulty in his attempts to introduce the Leeds traditions into the England camp, such as [[carpet bowls]] and [[Bingo (United Kingdom)|bingo]], which were met with resentment and disdain by some England internationals.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=231}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=160}}</ref> [[Colin Todd]] stated that Revie was ill-suited to the England job, with his strengths lying in the day-to-day contact found only in club management rather than the politics and committee meetings of international management.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=237}}</ref>

For [[UEFA Euro 1976]], England were drawn in a tough [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|qualification group]] including [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] and [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], with only the winner progressing to the finals. England began the campaign well with a 3–0 victory over Czechoslovakia at Wembley, [[Mick Channon]] and [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]] scoring the goals.<ref name="page 225"/> However, a 0–0 home draw with Portugal was a minor setback, despite [[Malcolm Macdonald]] scoring all the goals in a 5–0 win over Cyprus following a morale-boosting 2–0 friendly win over [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] champions [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=227}}</ref> [[Kevin Keegan]] scored the only goal of the game at the [[Tsirion Stadium]] to secure maximum points in Cyprus and leave England in a strong position going into the two tough final group games in Czechoslovakia and Portugal.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=228}}</ref> Though only drawing with [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], a 5–1 victory over [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] secured England the [[1974–75 British Home Championship]] title and left England in confident mood for the crucial qualifying games.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=229}}</ref> However, despite Channon opening the scoring, they fell to a 2–1 defeat to the Czechoslovakians in [[Bratislava]] after playing with what was for Revie uncharacteristic attacking tactics.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=235}}</ref> A 1–1 draw in [[Lisbon]] then allowed Czechoslovakia to clinch the group with a win over Cyprus. Czechoslovakia then went on to win the whole tournament.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=236}}</ref> Revie was criticised for his constant changing of players during the qualifying group, particularly his decision to drop captains [[Emlyn Hughes]] and [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]] from his squad entirely, his mistrust of flair players like [[Charlie George]] and [[Alan Hudson]], and his willingness to play players out of position.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=239}}</ref>

With England unseeded, Revie was handed opponents for [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying]] for the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] of [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Finland national football team|Finland]] and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. Only the winner would progress to the finals. Just before the campaign began, England suffered a 2–1 defeat to Scotland to finish second in the [[1975–76 British Home Championship]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=241}}</ref> England made heavy work of both Finland and Luxembourg, winning 4–1 away and 2–1 at home against the Finns and 5–0 at home and 2–0 away against the Luxembourgers.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=244}}</ref> The failure to inflict heavier defeats on these sides was ultimately the reason why Italy qualified for the finals on goal difference alone. England fell to a 2–0 defeat in [[Rome]], where Revie was criticised for his previously untested back four selection of Emlyn Hughes, [[Dave Clement]], [[Roy McFarland]], and [[Mick Mills]]; he also played [[Trevor Brooking]] out of position and surprised many by selecting [[Stan Bowles]] ahead of [[Stuart Pearson]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=248}}</ref> Sensing that he was disliked by FA chairman Sir Harold Thompson, and with further criticism coming his way after England could only finish third in the [[1976–77 British Home Championship]], Revie began to look for a way out.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=250}}</ref> He missed a friendly with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] for what he claimed was a scouting assignment on the Italians, when in fact he had travelled to [[Dubai]] for contract negotiations with the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="page 251">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=251}}</ref> Revie asked for his contract with England to be cancelled but the FA refused although they offered Revie their full support despite having already approached [[Bobby Robson]] to replace him.<ref name="page 251"/> The game with Brazil ended in a 0–0 draw, and their tour of [[South America]] concluded with draws with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=252}}</ref> On 12 July 1977, Revie revealed in an exclusive to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' that he was quitting the England job to become manager of the UAE.<ref name="Sutcliffe 2010 253">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=253}}</ref> The FA suspended Revie from football for ten years on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute; Revie contested his suspension in a lawsuit against the FA, and the court overturned the suspension after ruling that the FA had overreached its powers.<ref name="despair">{{cite web|title=Don Revie – Part 8 Disgrace and despair (1977–89)|url=http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/managers/revie8.htm|website=mightyleeds.co.uk|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|"I sat down with my wife, Elsie, one night and we agreed that the England job was no longer worth the aggravation. It was bringing too much heartache to those nearest to us. Nearly everyone in the country wants me out. So, I am giving them what they want. I know people will accuse me of running away, and it does sicken me that I cannot finish the job by taking England to the World Cup finals in Argentina next year, but the situation has become impossible."|Revie's revelation to the ''Daily Mail'' under the headline "Revie Quits Over Aggro".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=255}}</ref>}}

When Revie departed, England were three points behind Italy in the qualification group, with two matches remaining, including an encounter with the Italians at Wembley. Revie's replacement [[Ron Greenwood]] led the national team to victory in both remaining matches. England thus finished level with the Italians on points but behind them on goal difference. Since only the winner of the group qualified for the finals, England missed their second consecutive World Cup tournament.

===Middle East===
His contract at the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] ensured him a £340,000 four-year contract, though caused irreparable damage to his reputation in England.<ref name="Sutcliffe 2010 253"/> Selling the story to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' also earned him £20,000, but only furthered the criticism that he was a "mercenary".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=256}}</ref> In April 1979 the UAE finished sixth in the seven-team [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in [[Iraq]], but it was his work in helping to improve the footballing facilities in the country in the long-term that were more important, helping the UAE qualify for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=265}}</ref> He left the UAE coaching role in May 1980 as the UAE searched for an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] speaking manager.<ref name="page 266">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=266}}</ref> He returned to club management with Dubai club [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] of the [[UAE Pro-League|UAE Arabian Gulf League]], but was sacked in 1984 with the club sitting third in the league.<ref name="page 266"/> The next year he had a brief stint with [[Egyptian Premier League]] club [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] of [[Cairo]], but did not settle in [[Egypt]] and returned home to England.<ref name="page 266"/> He was approached to replace [[Alan Mullery]] as [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] manager by chairman [[Jim Gregory (football chairman)|Jim Gregory]], but the deal was not completed, and Revie never worked in football again.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=268}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Revie married Elsie, the niece of [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]'s Scottish manager [[Johnny Duncan (footballer)|Johnny Duncan]], on 17 October 1949. They had a son and a daughter. Elsie died of cancer on 28 March 2005 at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Geoff|title=Don Revie's widow Elsie dies aged 77|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/don-revie-s-widow-elsie-dies-aged-77-1-2284138|access-date=25 March 2015|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=29 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232433/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/don-revie-s-widow-elsie-dies-aged-77-1-2284138|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He published an autobiography, ''Soccer's Happy Wanderer'', in 1955. He was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] for his services to football.<ref>[http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/seasons/196970part2.htm The Mighty Mighty Whites – The Definitive history of Leeds United – Review of 1969/70 – Part 2 Treble heartbreak (1969–70) ] themightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2011</ref> In April 1974, shortly before departing from Leeds for the England job, Revie was a special guest on the TV guest show ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=This Is Your Life (1969–1993) |url=http://www.eofftv.com/t/thi/this_is_your_life_1969_main.htm |website=eofftv.com |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422082302/http://www.eofftv.com/t/thi/this_is_your_life_1969_main.htm |archive-date=22 April 2012}}</ref> Revie was an active [[Freemasonry|freemason]] attending Leodiensis Lodge No. 4029 based at Westbourne House in [[Otley]] from 1965 until his death.<ref name="mason">{{cite news|url= http://woolton.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/2215-anfield-lodge/|title= Anfield Lodge No. 2215|date= 15 October 2017|work= Woolton Group of Lodges and Chapters|access-date= 17 October 2017|archive-date= 17 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202938/http://woolton.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/2215-anfield-lodge/|url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Illness and death===

After living in Surrey for two years, Revie moved to [[Kinross]], Scotland, in 1986, where he intended to spend his retirement. He was diagnosed with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|motor neurone disease]] in May 1987.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=272}}</ref> He publicly announced his illness in August of that year and made his final public appearance on 11 May 1988 at [[Elland Road]] in a wheelchair, at a charity football match held to raise money for research into the disease.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=274}}</ref> He died in [[Murrayfield]] Hospital in [[Edinburgh]] on 26 May 1989, aged 61,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/how-did-don-revie-become-the-forgotten-man-of-english-football|title=How Did Don Revie Become the Forgotten Man of English Football? |work=Football News, Views & Transfer Rumours &#124; Football Whispers }}</ref> and was cremated four days later at [[Warriston Cemetery|Warriston Crematorium]] in Edinburgh.<ref name="despair"/> Though his funeral was well attended by representatives of Leeds United and many others involved in football such as [[Kevin Keegan]], [[Brian Moore (commentator)|Brian Moore]], [[Lawrie McMenemy]], [[Denis Law]] and [[Alex Ferguson]], [[The Football Association]] did not send any representatives.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=277}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:Don Revie statue.jpg|thumb|Statue of Don Revie outside Elland Road]]
The family atmosphere Revie instilled at [[Elland Road]] ensured that many [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] players remained friends and fiercely loyal to Revie long after their playing days had ended; his players also generally avoided financial, addiction or family problems, enjoying largely stable lives even after retirement.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=154}}</ref> In May 2012, a statue of Revie was unveiled outside Elland Road.<ref>{{cite news|title=Don Revie statue unveiled 40 years after FA Cup victory|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-17961398|access-date=29 March 2015|work=BBC News|date=5 May 2012}}</ref> The North Stand of Elland Road is formally known as the Revie Stand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elland Road guide|url=http://www.leedsunited.com/staticFiles/e7/b6/0,,10273~177895,00.pdf|publisher=Leeds United A.F.C.|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142357/http://www.leedsunited.com/staticFiles/e7/b6/0,,10273~177895,00.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a survey of leading football writers, historians and academics by ''Total Sport'' magazine, Revie's Leeds United was voted one of the 50 greatest football teams of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 1996|title=The 50 greatest football teams|magazine=Total Sport Magazine|publisher=Mappin Publishing|issue=3}}</ref> James Corbett of the Guardian wrote that Revie "had been the most innovative manager of his generation" and "not until [[Arsène Wenger]] would a manager exert such a profound influence on his club - and the English game as a whole".<ref name=":0" />

===Criticism===

===="Dirty Leeds"====
The combative nature of his teams earned United the moniker of "dirty Leeds", as key player [[Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)|Eddie Gray]] admitted that "it was brutal stuff and, definitely win-at-all-costs".<ref name="page 72"/> [[Alan Peacock]] said that one of the attractions for joining Leeds was that he would not have to play against them and "then they won't be kicking me".<ref name="page 73"/> In 1963 Leeds were labelled by [[the Football Association]]'s own ''FA News'' as "the dirtiest [team] in [[English Football League|the Football League]]".<ref>{{Citation|last=Sutcliffe|first=Richard|title=Bremner|publisher=Great Northern|year=2011|isbn=978-190508091-5|page=33}}</ref> On more than one occasion referees had to order Leeds players off the pitch for a break mid-match to break up mass brawls.<ref name="page 81"/> His teams were notorious for dour play and playing to defend 1–0 leads, though he allowed a more attacking style later in his career.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=118}}</ref> Nevertheless, the unpopularity and poor reputation stuck with Leeds throughout Revie's time as manager and afterwards.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=139}}</ref> [[George Best]] said that he "hated playing against them" and that the only time he needed to wear shinpads was when he was playing against Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

One of Revie's most notable critics was [[Brian Clough]], who initially gave some degree of praise to Leeds following the 1969–70 season in which Clough managed [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] to fourth place, commenting that "they have made the season".<ref>{{harvnb|Mourant|2003|p=121}}</ref> However, Clough's attitude soon changed as the competition between their clubs intensified, and in subsequent seasons he would use his newspaper columns to attack Revie and Leeds. A particular example of this was in August 1973 in which he branded the Leeds players "cheats" and called for the club to be relegated to the Second Division on disciplinary grounds, though Clough would surprisingly succeed Revie as Leeds manager in 1974 in an ill-fated tenure that lasted only 44 days. In 2009, Revie was portrayed by [[Colm Meaney]] in the film ''[[The Damned United]]'', which focused on Clough's reign as manager of Leeds United.

{{Blockquote|"When people talk about Leeds being dirty, they forget that was the culture back then. You had to look after yourself. There were so many players around who would now be suspended all season long. We just made sure nobody ever managed to bully us."|[[Johnny Giles]] defending Leeds' approach to games.<ref name="page 83"/>}}

====Allegations of financial misconduct====
Revie's reputation suffered in the late 1970s after his highly controversial England resignation.<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=257}}</ref> Both the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' and ''[[The Sunday People]]'' claimed that Revie had attempted to bribe [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] players to lose a crucial match in May 1972. The papers quoted Wolves midfielder [[Danny Hegan]] and former Leeds United goalkeeper [[Gary Sprake]]'s claims that Revie's captain [[Billy Bremner]] had tried to arrange a bribe. Bremner sued for libel and won £100,000 libel damages and legal costs after both Hegan and Sprake refused to repeat their allegations under oath in court. Wolves player [[Derek Dougan]], who had scored against Leeds in the match, testified that he had heard no mention of the alleged bribes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Eddie|title=Leeds United, Don Revie and a 40-Year-Old Slur|url=http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/leeds-united-don-revie-and-a-40-year-old-slur/|access-date=25 March 2015|work=Sabotage Times|date=29 April 2011|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215172513/http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/leeds-united-don-revie-and-a-40-year-old-slur/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Neither the police nor FA investigations found any evidence of wrongdoing.<ref name=":0" />

[[Bob Stokoe]] would later claim that while managing [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] on Good Friday 1962, Revie had offered him a bribe of £500 to "go easy" on his Leeds side who were at the time struggling against relegation to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] and that he had become enraged when Revie responded to his refusal to accept the bribe by asking "in that case, may I speak to your players?"<ref>Hardy, Lance. ''Stokoe, Sunderland and '73: The Story of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time''. Orion, 2010, page 10.</ref> [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]] also alleged that Revie made an illegal approach for him, and despite pocketing the £300 bribe, he signed for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] instead of Leeds; both men were charged with bringing the game into disrepute.<ref name="Sutcliffe 2010 82"/> The allegations of corruption earned him the nickname of "Don Readies".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=152}}</ref> Though [[Joseph Cantley|Mr Justice Cantley]] lifted the FA's ten-year ban on Revie, during his conclusion of the case the judge said that Revie "lacked candour", was "greedy" and "prickly", focused on "imagined wrongs" and his resignation as England manager showed a "sensational, outrageous example of disloyalty, breach of trust, discourtesy and selfishness".<ref>{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=263}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="ENFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search: Revie, DG (Don) |website=English National Football Archive (ENFA) |access-date=23 March 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]||[[1946–47 Football League|1946–47]]||[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]||32||7||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||7
|-
|[[1947–48 Football League|1947–48]]||Second Division||15||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2
|-
|[[1948–49 Football League|1948–49]]||Second Division||36||16||8||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||44||20
|-
|[[1949–50 Football League|1949–50]]||Second Division||13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!25!!14!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!110!!29
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]||[[1949–50 Football League|1949–50]]||Second Division||22||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||1
|-
|[[1950–51 Football League|1950–51]]||Second Division||41||8||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||44||8
|-
|[[1951–52 Football League|1951–52]]||Second Division||13||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!76!!12!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!82!!13
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||[[1951–52 Football League|1951–52]]||[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||26||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|[[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]]||First Division||32||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||6
|-
|[[1953–54 Football League|1953–54]]||First Division||37||12||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||13
|-
|[[1954–55 Football League|1954–55]]||First Division||32||8||6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||10
|-
|[[1955–56 Football League|1955–56]]||First Division||21||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||4
|-
|[[1956–57 Football League|1956–57]]||First Division||14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[FA Charity Shield]]}}||0||15||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!162!!37!!15!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!178!!41
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]||[[1956–57 Football League|1956–57]]||First Division||16||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2
|-
|[[1957–58 Football League|1957–58]]||First Division||39||12||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||12
|-
|[[1958–59 Football League|1958–59]]||Second Division||9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!15!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!66!!15
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]||[[1958–59 Football League|1958–59]]||First Division||20||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||2
|-
|[[1959–60 Football League|1959–60]]||First Division||35||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||7
|-
|[[1960–61 Football League|1960–61]]||Second Division||14||1||0||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||17||2
|-
|[[1961–62 Football League|1961–62]]||Second Division||7||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!76!!11!!1!!0!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!80!!12
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!474!!100!!38!!9!!3!!1!!1!!0!!516!!110
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="page 278">{{harvnb|Sutcliffe|2010|p=278}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" |[[England national football team|England]]
|-
|1954||1||1
|-
|1955||4||3
|-
|1956||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||6||4
|}

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Revie goal.''<ref name="england"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Don Revie
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 2 October 1954 || [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || {{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"| [[1954–55 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 2 April 1955 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], England || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|3–1 ||align="center"|7–2
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"| 2 October 1955 || rowspan="2"| [[Københavns Idrætspark|Idrætsparken]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark || rowspan="2"| {{fb|DEN}} || align="center"|1–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|4–0 
|}

===Managerial statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2!" style="width:140px;"|Team
! rowspan="2!" style="width:100px;"|From
! rowspan="2!" style="width:100px;"|To
! colspan="5"|Record
! rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
!width=40|G
!width=40|W
!width=40|D
!width=40|L
!width=50|Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|align=left|March 1961
|align=left|July 1974
{{WDL|741|395|197|149}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafll.com/leeds-managers/don-revie.html|title=WAFLL - Leeds United Managers - Don Revie Leeds United 1961-74|website=wafll.com}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[England national football team|England]]
|align=left|July 1974
|align=left|11 July 1977
{{WDL|29|14|8|7}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=516|title=Don Revie - national football team manager|website=eu-football.info}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|770|409|205|156|decimals=2}}
|}

==Honours==
[[File:Don Revie statue, Elland Road.jpg|thumbnail|Don Revie statue outside [[Elland Road]].]]

===Player===
'''Manchester City'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1955–56 FA Cup|1955–56]];<ref name="FACW"/> runner-up: [[1954–55 FA Cup|1954–55]]<ref name="FACW">{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354-09018-6 |page=490}}</ref>

'''England'''
*[[British Home Championship]]: [[1954–55 British Home Championship|1954–55]], [[1955–56 British Home Championship|1955–56]] (shared), [[1956–57 British Home Championship|1956–57]]

===Manager===
'''Leeds United'''
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1968–69 Football League First Division|1968–69]], [[1973–74 Football League First Division|1973–74]]
*FA Cup: [[1971–72 FA Cup|1971–72]]
*[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]: [[1967–68 Football League Cup|1967–68]]
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1969 FA Charity Shield|1969]]
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1963–64 Football League Second Division|1963–64]]
*[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]: [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–68]], [[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1970–71]]

'''England'''
*British Home Championship: [[1974–75 British Home Championship|1974–75]]

===Individual===
*[[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: 1954–55
*[[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]: 1969

==See also==
*[[List of longest managerial reigns in association football]]

==References==
===Specific===
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Commons category}}
{{Refbegin|}}
* {{Cite book|first=Don|last=Revie|year=1955|title=Soccer's Happy Wanderer|publisher=Museum Press}}
* {{Cite book|first1=Rob|last1=Bagchi|first2=Paul|last2=Rogerson|year=2003|title=The Unforgiven: The Story of Don Revie's Leeds United|publisher=Aurum Press|ref={{harvid|Bagchi|2003}}}}
* {{Cite book|first1=Geoff|last1=Brown|first2=Christian|last2=Hogsbjerg|year=2020|isbn=9781912926589|title=Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign|publisher=Redwords|ref={{harvid|Brown and Hogsbjerg|2020}}}}
* {{Cite book|first=Roger|last=Hermiston|year=2011|title=Clough and Revie – The Rivals Who Changed the Face of English Football|publisher=Mainstream Publishing}}
* {{Cite book|first=Andrew|last=Mourant|year=2003|title=Don Revie: Portrait of a Footballing Enigma|publisher=Mainstream Publishing}}
* {{Cite book|first=Richard|last=Sutcliffe|year=2010|title=Revie – Revered and Reviled|publisher=Great Northern|isbn=978-1905080-78-6}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/in-defence-of-don-revie-ndash-a-damn-good-manager-2174085.html|title=In defence of Don Revie; a damn good manager|last=Hart|first=Simon|date=2 January 2011|work=The independent|access-date=14 August 2019}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/nov/25/football.newsstory|title=The king of the damned|last=Corbett|first=James|date=25 November 2007|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 August 2019}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
* {{EU-Football.info player|17640|Don Revie player profile}}
* {{EU-Football.info manager|516}}
* {{Soccerbase manager}}

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