However, with Endeacott having expressed this, from this point on for me as a reader, there was a nagging feeling that the book felt like it had to come up with a justification to dispel the ‘fictional’ Cocker figure. He was with Leeds when they won the League title (twice), the FA Cup and the European Fairs Cup (twice). Set against the backdrop of a bygone era, when training methods were simpler yet equally effective, this snapshot offers us a glimpse into the past while highlighting timeless principles that still hold true today.

The photograph beautifully encapsulates the essence of sport - dedication, discipline, and teamwork. His novels include One Northern Soul, No More Heroes, Dirty Leeds, After Extra Time (Dirty Leeds Uncut), Disrepute - Revie's England and The Gigante. Leslie James Robert Cocker (18 September 1939 – February 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.In another of Endeacott’s insightful interviews, former Leeds player Gerry Francis, provides an early assessment of Cocker’s impact at Elland Road. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The true story of Don Revie’s three years as England manager, 1974 – 1977; the follow-up to Dirty Leeds.

But it doesn’t take long for him to realise that there might be too many obstacles in his way to achieve the success he craves, and he can only look on helplessly as his beloved Leeds United slides alarmingly too. Like many men of the time, we discover that he didn’t like to talk about his wartime experiences and in understated fashion referred to his injury as, “just a graze” indicative of a stoic nature.

He joined local non-league side Wellington Town immediately after, playing in over 200 games during the 1960–61 season. His novels include One Northern Soul , No More Heroes , Dirty Leeds , After Extra Time (Dirty Leeds Uncut) , Disrepute - Revie's England and The Gigante . To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

A great read for the Elland Road faithful, but also for anyone wanting to get a view of football from the 1960s and 1970s. Accrington born Lloyd speaks with affection about Cocker the player, “he was a marauding centre-forward, I mean fearless, all action, all effort…yeah, he was a dirty bugger but a really nice bloke.Cocker was eventually awarded a medal in June 2009, which was collected on his behalf by his family.

He was a key player, turning out over 200 times for the Town, mostly at wing half, forming a half back line with John Timmins and Jimmy Kerr. His factual works include Hunting The Hooligans (co-written), A Celebration - the Official Leeds United Centenary Book, The Leeds United Collection and Peaches, A Chronicle of The Stranglers. Helped by Kerr and Cocker, Arcadia finished in a best-ever fourth position in the South African first division, and also reached the South African Cup final. His factual works include Hunting The Hooligans (co-written), A Celebration - the Official Leeds United Centenary Book , The Leeds United Collection and Peaches, A Chronicle of The Stranglers .Chapter 4 sees Leeds start to make their make on the English game with a first appearance in the 1964/65 FA Cup Final, although ultimately losing 2-1 to Liverpool. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Here, his distain for the film The Damned United is detailed given its portrayal of people and events, including Cocker. Following a generous Foreword from ex-Leeds United player John Giles (as he signs himself in the book, rather than the Johnny familiar in his playing days) about his time working at the Elland Road club with Les Cocker, there follows an Introduction from Endeacott. This turned out to be his only appearance for Wolves' first team and he was released at the end of the season.