Brian Greenhoff (1979-1983)

Position: Defender | DOB: 28/04/1953 | Apps: 78 | Goals: 1
Debut: 29/08/1979 - Arsenal (H)

Pos: Defender | DOB: 28/04/1953
Apps: 78 | Goals: 1
Debut: 29/08/1979 - Arsenal (H)

Brian Greenhoff features at number 100 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.

Born Barnsley 1953, younger brother of Jimmy, was a versatile full-back/midfielder signed by Man United in 1970, after several under 23 appearances, he was first capped by England in 1976. Won an FA Cup winners and a runners-up medal before moving to LUFC in 1979, where he won the last of his 18 England Caps. He played 74 games and managed one goal, before joining brother Jimmy at Rochedale in 1983.

	Spells
Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	Manchester United	Permanent	Jun 1979		Wits University	Aug 1983

	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		72	68	(4)	10	1
FA Cup		1	1	(0)	0	0
League Cup		5	5	(0)	0	0
TOTAL		78	74	(4)	10	1

Season by Season

Apps

Start

(Sub)

Unused Sub

Goals

1979-1980

(2)

	League	24	22	(2)	2	0
	League Cup	2	2	(0)	0	0

1980-1981

(0)

League	36	36	(0)	1	1
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0	0
League Cup	2	2	(0)	0	0

1981-1982

(2)

	League	12	10	(2)	7	0
	League Cup	1	1	(0)	0	0

Appearances		Date	Score	Match Events
Arsenal League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	H	29/08/1979	1 : 1 (D)
Arsenal Division One	H	01/09/1979	1 : 1 (D)
Arsenal League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	A	04/09/1979	0 : 7 (L)
Bolton Wanderers Division One	A	22/09/1979	1 : 1 (D)
Manchester City Division One	H	29/09/1979	1 : 2 (L)
Ipswich Town Division One	H	06/10/1979	2 : 1 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	H	20/10/1979	1 : 2 (L)
Coventry City Division One	A	10/11/1979	0 : 3 (L)
Everton Division One	A	13/11/1979	1 : 5 (L)
Aston Villa Division One	A	24/11/1979	0 : 0 (D)
Crystal Palace Division One	H	01/12/1979	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester United Division One	A	08/12/1979	1 : 1 (D)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	H	15/12/1979	3 : 0 (W)
Stoke City Division One	A	21/12/1979	2 : 0 (W)
Middlesbrough Division One	A	26/12/1979	1 : 3 (L)
Arsenal Division One	A	12/01/1980	1 : 0 (W)
Nottingham Forest Division One	H	19/01/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Bolton Wanderers Division One	H	09/02/1980	2 : 2 (D)
Manchester City Division One	A	16/02/1980	1 : 1 (D)
Brighton & Hove Albion Division One	H	23/02/1980	1 : 1 (D)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	A	29/03/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Middlesbrough Division One	H	02/04/1980	2 : 0 (W)
Derby County Division One	A	05/04/1980	0 : 2 (L)
Aston Villa Division One	H	19/04/1980	0 : 0 (D)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	A	26/04/1980	1 : 3 (L)
Manchester United Division One	H	03/05/1980	2 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	H	16/08/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Middlesbrough Division One	A	19/08/1980	0 : 3 (L)
Norwich City Division One	A	23/08/1980	3 : 2 (W)
Aston Villa League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	A	27/08/1980	0 : 1 (L)
Leicester City Division One	H	30/08/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Aston Villa League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	H	03/09/1980	1 : 3 (L)
Stoke City Division One	A	06/09/1980	0 : 3 (L)
Ipswich Town Division One	A	04/10/1980	1 : 1 (D)
Manchester City Division One	H	08/10/1980	1 : 0 (W)
Everton Division One	H	11/10/1980	1 : 0 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	A	18/10/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Nottingham Forest Division One	A	22/10/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Crystal Palace Division One	H	25/10/1980	1 : 0 (W)
Coventry City Division One	A	01/11/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Arsenal Division One	H	08/11/1980	0 : 5 (L)
Middlesbrough Division One	H	12/11/1980	2 : 1 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	A	15/11/1980	1 : 1 (D)
Southampton Division One	A	22/11/1980	1 : 2 (L)
Brighton & Hove Albion Division One	H	29/11/1980	1 : 0 (W)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	A	06/12/1980	2 : 1 (W)
Nottingham Forest Division One	H	13/12/1980	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester City Division One	A	20/12/1980	0 : 1 (L)
Birmingham City Division One	H	26/12/1980	0 : 0 (D)
Coventry City FA Cup 3rd Round	H	03/01/1981	1 : 1 (D)
Leicester City Division One	A	17/01/1981	1 : 0 (W)
Norwich City Division One	H	31/01/1981	1 : 0 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	A	07/02/1981	1 : 1 (D)
Stoke City Division One	H	14/02/1981	1 : 3 (L)
Sunderland Division One	H	21/02/1981	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester United Division One	A	28/02/1981	1 : 0 (W)
Everton Division One	A	14/03/1981	2 : 1 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	H	21/03/1981	1 : 3 (L)
Ipswich Town Division One	H	31/03/1981	3 : 0 (W)
Coventry City Division One	H	04/04/1981	3 : 0 (W)
Arsenal Division One	A	11/04/1981	0 : 0 (D)
Liverpool Division One	H	18/04/1981	0 : 0 (D)
Birmingham City Division One	A	21/04/1981	2 : 0 (W)
Brighton & Hove Albion Division One	A	02/05/1981	0 : 2 (L)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	H	06/05/1981	0 : 0 (D)
Everton Division One	H	02/09/1981	1 : 1 (D)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	H	05/09/1981	3 : 0 (W)
Coventry City Division One	A	12/09/1981	0 : 4 (L)
Arsenal Division One	H	19/09/1981	0 : 0 (D)
Manchester City Division One	A	23/09/1981	0 : 4 (L)
Ipswich Town Division One	A	26/09/1981	1 : 2 (L)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	H	17/10/1981	3 : 1 (W)
Ipswich Town League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	A	27/10/1981	0 : 3 (L)
Swansea City Division One	H	16/01/1982	2 : 0 (W)
Brighton & Hove Albion Division One	A	02/03/1982	0 : 1 (L)
Manchester City Division One	H	10/03/1982	0 : 1 (L)
Sunderland Division One	A	13/03/1982	1 : 0 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	A	16/03/1982	0 : 1 (L)

Unused Sub		Date	Score	Match Events
Liverpool Division One	H	15/09/1979	1 : 1 (D)	Unused Sub
Crystal Palace Division One	A	12/04/1980	0 : 1 (L)	Unused Sub
Manchester United Division One	H	20/09/1980	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Sunderland Division One	H	24/10/1981	1 : 0 (W)	Unused Sub
Nottingham Forest Division One	A	31/10/1981	1 : 2 (L)	Unused Sub
Coventry City Division One	H	06/02/1982	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Notts County Division One	A	27/03/1982	1 : 2 (L)	Unused Sub
Manchester United Division One	H	03/04/1982	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Middlesbrough Division One	A	06/04/1982	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Birmingham City Division One	A	10/04/1982	1 : 0 (W)	Unused Sub

	References
	OzWhite: Player Profile for Brian Greenhoff
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Brian Greenhoff
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Brian Greenhoff

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