Tony Yeboah (1995-1997)

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FA Cup

League Cup

Europe

Position: Forward | DOB: 06/06/1966 | Apps: 66 | Goals: 32
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)

Pos: Forward | DOB: 06/06/1966
Apps: 66 | Goals: 32
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)

Tony Yeboah features at number 22 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.

Born Ghana 1966, few strikers have made such an explosive impact as Yeboah. Outside the Bundesliga few had heard of the Ghanaian's goal power, but it did not take long for him to take English Football by storm with a series of spectacular goals. Leeds shattered the club's transfer record in paying Eintracht Frankfurt ????3.4m in early 1995. He soon picked up the pace with 13 goals in his first 16 games. His goals ensured a UEFA Cup place and he did not disappoint in Europe when a virtuoso performance netted him an hat-trick at Monaco. This was followed quickly by another hat-trick at Wimbledon. It included a blistering shot shot which was only surpasses by a match winning volley against Liverpool, which earned him the goal of the year award. Winner of the Leeds player of the year award in 1996 he made 55 full and 4 substitute appearances and netted 32 goals.

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Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	Glasgow Schools	Apprentice	Jun 1971		Nottingham Forest	Jun 1979
	Nottingham Forest	Permanent	Jul 1981		Sunderland	Jun 1985

	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		47	44	(3)	5	24
FA Cup		8	6	(2)	0	2
League Cup		7	7	(0)	0	3
Europe		4	4	(0)	0	3
TOTAL		66	61	(5)	5	32

Season by Season

Apps

Start

(Sub)

Unused Sub

Goals

1971-1972

(0)

Europe

(0)

1972-1973

(2)

League	4	3	(1)	1	1
FA Cup	0	0	(0)	1	0
Europe	2	1	(1)	4	0

1973-1974

(5)

1974-1975

(1)

1975-1976

(0)

League	42	42	(0)	2
FA Cup	2	2	(0)	0
League Cup	2	2	(0)	0

1976-1977

(0)

League	41	41	(0)	3
FA Cup	5	5	(0)	0
League Cup	1	1	(0)	0

1977-1978

(1)

League	41	40	(1)	1	3
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0	1
League Cup	6	6	(0)	0	2

1978-1979

(0)

League	40	40	(0)	6
FA Cup	3	3	(0)	2
League Cup	8	8	(0)	2

1979-1980

(0)

League

(0)

1981-1982

(1)

League	37	36	(1)	1
FA Cup	2	2	(0)	0
League Cup	2	2	(0)	0

1982-1983

(0)

League	42	42	(0)	5
FA Cup	3	3	(0)	0
League Cup	3	3	(0)	0

1983-1984

(0)

League	24	24	(0)	4
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0
League Cup	4	4	(0)	0

1984-1985

(0)

League	39	39	(0)	1
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0
League Cup	3	3	(0)	0

Appearances		Date	Score	Match Events
Queens Park Rangers Premier League	H	24/01/1995	4 : 0 (W)
Oldham Athletic FA Cup 4th Round	H	28/01/1995	3 : 2 (W)
Blackburn Rovers Premier League	A	01/02/1995	1 : 1 (D)
Manchester United FA Cup 5th Round	A	19/02/1995	1 : 3 (L)
Everton Premier League	H	22/02/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester City Premier League	A	25/02/1995	0 : 0 (D)
Sheffield Wednesday Premier League	H	04/03/1995	0 : 1 (L)
Chelsea Premier League	A	11/03/1995	3 : 0 (W)
Leicester City Premier League	A	15/03/1995	3 : 1 (W)
Coventry City Premier League	H	18/03/1995	3 : 0 (W)
Nottingham Forest Premier League	A	22/03/1995	0 : 3 (L)
Manchester United Premier League	A	02/04/1995	0 : 0 (D)
Ipswich Town Premier League	H	05/04/1995	4 : 0 (W)
Liverpool Premier League	A	09/04/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Blackburn Rovers Premier League	H	15/04/1995	1 : 1 (D)
Newcastle United Premier League	A	17/04/1995	2 : 1 (W)
Aston Villa Premier League	H	29/04/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Norwich City Premier League	H	06/05/1995	2 : 1 (W)
Crystal Palace Premier League	H	09/05/1995	3 : 1 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	14/05/1995	1 : 1 (D)
West Ham United Premier League	A	19/08/1995	2 : 1 (W)
Liverpool Premier League	H	21/08/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Premier League	H	26/08/1995	2 : 0 (W)
Southampton Premier League	A	30/08/1995	1 : 1 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	09/09/1995	1 : 2 (L)
Monaco UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg	A	12/09/1995	3 : 0 (W)
Queens Park Rangers Premier League	H	16/09/1995	1 : 3 (L)
Notts County Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	H	19/09/1995	0 : 0 (D)
Wimbledon Premier League	A	23/09/1995	4 : 2 (W)
Monaco UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg	H	26/09/1995	0 : 1 (L)
Sheffield Wednesday Premier League	H	30/09/1995	2 : 0 (W)
Notts County Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	A	03/10/1995	3 : 2 (W)
Arsenal Premier League	H	14/10/1995	0 : 3 (L)
PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	H	17/10/1995	3 : 5 (L)
Manchester City Premier League	A	21/10/1995	0 : 0 (D)
Derby County Coca Cola Cup 3rd Round	A	25/10/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Coventry City Premier League	H	28/10/1995	3 : 1 (W)
PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	A	31/10/1995	0 : 3 (L)
Middlesbrough Premier League	A	04/11/1995	1 : 1 (D)
Chelsea Premier League	H	18/11/1995	1 : 0 (W)
Newcastle United Premier League	A	25/11/1995	1 : 2 (L)
Blackburn Rovers Coca Cola Cup 4th Round	H	29/11/1995	2 : 1 (W)
Manchester City Premier League	H	02/12/1995	0 : 1 (L)
Wimbledon Premier League	H	09/12/1995	1 : 1 (D)
Sheffield Wednesday Premier League	A	16/12/1995	2 : 6 (L)
Manchester United Premier League	H	24/12/1995	3 : 1 (W)
Bolton Wanderers Premier League	A	27/12/1995	2 : 0 (W)
Blackburn Rovers Premier League	H	01/01/1996	0 : 0 (D)
Derby County FA Cup 3rd Round	A	07/01/1996	4 : 2 (W)
Birmingham City Coca Cola Cup Semi Final 1st Leg	A	11/02/1996	2 : 1 (W)
Bolton Wanderers FA Cup 4th Round	A	14/02/1996	1 : 0 (W)
Port Vale FA Cup 5th Round	H	21/02/1996	0 : 0 (D)
Birmingham City Coca Cola Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg	H	25/02/1996	3 : 0 (W)
Port Vale FA Cup 5th Round Replay	A	27/02/1996	2 : 1 (W)
Bolton Wanderers Premier League	H	03/03/1996	0 : 1 (L)
Queens Park Rangers Premier League	A	06/03/1996	2 : 1 (W)
Liverpool FA Cup Quarter Final	H	10/03/1996	0 : 0 (D)
Liverpool FA Cup Quarter Final Replay	A	20/03/1996	0 : 3 (L)
Aston Villa Coca Cola Cup Final	N	24/03/1996	0 : 3 (L)
Coventry City Premier League	H	26/12/1996	1 : 3 (L)
Manchester United Premier League	A	28/12/1996	0 : 1 (L)
Sunderland Premier League	A	22/02/1997	1 : 0 (W)
West Ham United Premier League	H	01/03/1997	1 : 0 (W)
Everton Premier League	H	08/03/1997	1 : 0 (W)
Southampton Premier League	H	12/03/1997	0 : 0 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	15/03/1997	0 : 1 (L)

Unused Sub		Date	Score	Match Events
Wimbledon Premier League	A	04/02/1995	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Chelsea Premier League	H	01/12/1996	2 : 0 (W)	Unused Sub
Middlesbrough Premier League	A	07/12/1996	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Everton Premier League	A	21/12/1996	0 : 0 (D)	Unused Sub
Liverpool Premier League	A	19/02/1997	0 : 4 (L)	Unused Sub

	References
	OzWhite: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah

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