Since the turn of the millennium, Leeds have had dramatic highs and lows. However, there have undoubtedly been more of the latter in a particularly turbulent chapter in the club’s history.
A top-half Premier League club as recently as 2021, the Whites now compete in the second tier of English football but are on course to seal a return to the promised land at the end of the season.
When times are tough, it can be both therapeutic and painful to reminisce about better days and the individuals who made them so glorious.
These discussions can often fuel intense debate, particularly when fans task each other with assembling a team comprised of the club’s greatest ever players.
Grok AI has been asked to name the greatest XI in the club’s history – and has made some bold choices and left out some legendary figures.
Here is what it came up with.
5. CB: Jack Charlton
Charlton called Elland Road home for the entirety of his playing career, amassing 630 appearances in Leeds colours. Photo: Don Morley/Allsport/Getty Images
6. LB: Terry Cooper
Cooper spent 13 years on the books in West Yorkshire between 1962 and 1975. Described by AI as 'an attacking left-back with vision'. Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
7. CM: Billy Bremner
An obvious inclusion. A statue of the all-action Scottish midfielder stands outside Elland Road and he is described by AI as the 'heart and soul of Leeds'. Photo: Allsport UK /Allsport
8. CM: Bobby Collins
Another legendary Scottish midfielder, Collins was described by Don Revie as the best signing he ever made. Photo: A. Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images