In pictures: The career of Leeds great Peter Lorimer
PA Sport Staff
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Peter Lorimer was a key member of the renowned Leeds team which rose to prominence under Don Revie during the 1960s and 1970s.
The former Scotland international midfielder, who scored a club-record 238 goals for the Elland Road outfit, has died at the age of 74 following a long-term illness.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look back in pictures at the career of a man reputed to possess one of the most powerful shots in the game.
Peter Lorimer in his early days in the game as a 15-year-old inside forward at Leeds (PA)
Lorimer demonstrates his potency as he scored against Chelsea (PA)
With the Leeds team of the Revie era (PA) Back row (left to right): Paul Madeley, Alan Peacock, Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, Mike O’Grady. Middle row: Rodney Johnson, Rodney Belfitt, Willie Bell, Gary Sprake, David Harvey, Albert Johanneson, Eddie Gray. Front row: John Giles, Jimmy Greenhoff, Paul Reaney, Terry Cooper, Billy Bremner, Mike Bates, Terry Hibbett, Peter Lorimer (PA)
Honing his art in training (PA)
Leeds team-mates (left to right) Terry Hibbitt, Gary Sprake, Peter Lorimer and Billy Bremner with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup following a 1-0 aggregate victory over Ferencvaros in the 1968 final (PA)
The Leeds players celebrate their 1969 League Championship success with champagne and cigars in the dressing room after a 0-0 draw at Liverpool. Back row, (left to right): Mick Jones, Jack Charlton, Paul Reaney, Gary Sprake, Johnny Giles, Paul Madeley. Front row: manager Don Revie, Peter Lorimer, Billy Bremner, Eddie Gray (PA)
Lorimer reputedly boasted one of the hardest shots in football in his heyday (PA)
Lorimer is denied by Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney (PA)
Lorimer celebrates victory over Arsenal in the 1972 FA Cup final with his team-mates (PA)
Peter Lorimer and Bobby Charlton walk off the pitch at Wembley after the British Three v the Common Market match in 1973 (PA)
Sunderland goalkeeper Jim Montgomery saves from Lorimer during the 1973 FA Cup final at Wembley (PA)
On international duty with Scotland at the 1974 World Cup finals, where he scored in a 2-1 win over Zaire in Dortmund. Back row (left to right): David Harvey, Jim Holton, Joe Jordan, Danny McGrain and John Blackley. Front row: Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine, Peter Lorimer, Billy Bremner, David Hay and Denis Law (PA)
Lorimer speaks to the media outside Elland Road after being appointed to the club’s board (Gareth Copley/PA)
Leicester and Southampton go head to head at Wembley today for a place in the FA Cup Final. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in Saturday’s other semi-final to deny Pep Guardiola the chance of an unprecedented quadruple, and Thomas Tuchel’s Blues will head into the final as undoubted favourites. Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester would have wanted to head to Wembley with their full focus on the cup game, but recent results in the Premier League mean the Foxes - currently third in the table - are looking over their shoulders in the race for Champions League qualification.
Mason Greenwood double and Cavani take Manchester United past Burnley Mason Greenwood (centre) celebrates scoring his and Manchester United’s second goal as they beat Burnley 3-1. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Reuters
A furious Gary Neville called for the Premier League to impose points deductions on any clubs involved in reported plans for a breakaway European Super League. Uefa are due to rubber-stamp proposals for an expanded Champions League format at a meeting of its executive committee tomorrow, but The Times reported on Sunday that several leading clubs have revived plans for a breakaway competition. The report claims that top Italian and Spanish clubs are involved, as well as Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham.
Welcome to our live coverage of the huge news that top clubs across Europe are planning to form a breakway European Super League. The Premier League has said it “condemns any proposal that attacks the principles of open competition and sporting merit” following reports that six of its clubs were supporting a European Super League. According to reports, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City have signed up to the breakaway plan along with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Arsenal will hope any injury to Lacazette is not serious as they are already without captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon last month. “We had 16 shots, probably not enough on target, goals disallowed, a post, that is the difference, you have to win this game.”