There was nothing legendary about Revie or Leeds when Cooper first arrived at the club on trial having been spotted playing for Ferrybridge Amateurs in 1961. Terry Cooper, pictured around 1972The Whites were loitering in the old second division and definitely not the attractive proposition that they are today. “For some reason I always wanted to be a footballer, even though I didn’t really have any heroes or role models - and certainly not at Leeds,” said Cooper back in June 2000 in the edition of Leeds Leeds Leeds. By then, Cooper had become Revie’s left back as part of a side that had scooped four major honours in the last three years. As part of the cruellest last year for Leeds, yet another Revie legend has left for the sky.

Source: Express August 02, 2021 03:45 UTC