The Whites
White shirts, white shorts, white socks: Leeds United's nickname.
The Whites is the nickname of Leeds United. The team's traditional kit colours are white shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Quick Facts
- Earlier nickname
- The Peacocks
- All-white strip introduced
- 1961–62
Facts from the source article.
Background
In 1961–62, a plain all-white strip throughout was introduced, replacing the blue and gold. Don Revie implemented a youth policy and a change of kit colour to an all-white strip in the style of Real Madrid.
One of Leeds' first nicknames, 'The Peacocks', comes from the original name of Elland Road – 'The Old Peacock Ground'. There is also a group for Sikh supporters, called Punjabi Whites.
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