Leeds face Liverpool in the EFL Cup quarter-final on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7.30 pm - but how big is the Yorkshire club?
Leeds have won three league titles during their 97-year history, in 1968/69, 1973/74 and 1991/92, and reached the Champions League semi-finals under manager David O'Leary in 2001.
Just four years later, Leeds were relegated from the Premier League and were demoted again to League One in 2007 after being deducted 10 points for entering administration.
But are Leeds a sleeping giant, ready to be woken amid takeover speculation? We've broken down their all-time and current successes into four categories to work it out...
LEAGUE POSITION
Since 1920, Leeds have featured in the top-flight for 50 seasons, 36 in tier two and three in the third. The club reached a 96-year low in 2007/08 when the Whites finished the season fifth in League One.
However, the club has bounced back since then and currently sit fifth in the Championship under new boss Garry Monk.
The Sky Sports Ultimate League, which ranks clubs annually by their average 50-year league position, suggests Leeds are the 13th biggest club in England with an average position of 17.66 - averaging at 19.33 since 1920.
HONOURS
In terms of honours won, Leeds are also England's 13th most successful club with nine trophies, winning three league titles, one FA Cup, two Europa League competitions, one League Cup and two FA Charity Shields.
Clubs' all-time total honours
| Club | Total honours |
|---|---|
| Man Utd | 64 |
| Liverpool | 60 |
| Arsenal | 43 |
| Chelsea | 28 |
| Tottenham | 24 |
| Everton | 24 |
| Aston Villa | 23 |
| Man City | 18 |
| Newcastle | 13 |
| Nott'm Forest | 13 |
| Wolves | 13 |
| Blackburn | 12 |
| Leeds Utd | 9 |
| Sheff Weds | 9 |
| Sunderland | 9 |
| West Brom | 9 |
| West Ham | 6 |
| Leicester | 5 |
ATTENDANCE
Leeds have attracted an average home attendance of 25,123 in the league this season - that's the 20th highest across all English divisions, according to worldfootball.net. With a capacity of 39,460, Elland Road is also the 13th biggest __football stadium in England.
Top average home attendances in England 2016/17
| Club | Avg. home attendance 2016/17 |
|---|---|
| Man Utd | 75,287 |
| Arsenal | 60,004 |
| West Ham | 56,953 |
| Man City | 54,207 |
| Liverpool | 52,768 |
| Newcastle | 50,782 |
| Sunderland | 41,750 |
| Chelsea | 41,508 |
| Everton | 39,209 |
| Leicester | 31,874 |
| Aston Villa | 31,841 |
| Tottenham | 31,464 |
| Middlesbrough | 30,967 |
| Southampton | 30,653 |
| Derby | 28,883 |
| Stoke | 27,434 |
| Brighton | 26,931 |
| Sheff Weds | 26,607 |
| Norwich | 26,263 |
| Leeds Utd | 25,123 |
SOCIAL MEDIA
On social media, Leeds have the 22nd biggest following with 744,486 subscribed fans across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, ahead of Premier League clubs Watford, Middlesbrough, Bournemouth and Burnley.
Social media followers on FB, Instagram & Twitter
| Club | Total followers |
|---|---|
| Man Utd | 95,812,364 |
| Chelsea | 62,359,083 |
| Arsenal | 54,104,873 |
| Liverpool | 39,414,489 |
| Man City | 30,007,542 |
| Tottenham | 10,797,311 |
| Leicester | 8,775,978 |
| Everton | 4,134,092 |
| Aston Villa | 3,337,609 |
| West Ham | 3,247,758 |
| Newcastle | 3,039,345 |
| Southampton | 2,487,270 |
| Sunderland | 2,417,056 |
| Stoke City | 2,123,095 |
| Swansea | 2,090,745 |
| Crystal Palace | 1,593,570 |
| West Brom | 1,360,807 |
| Hull City | 1,348,826 |
| Norwich | 1,307,527 |
| Fulham | 1,184,742 |
| QPR | 1,134,051 |
| ,b>Leeds | 744,486 |
*Premier League clubs' social media follower totals provided by Brandtix
So, Leeds have the 13th biggest stadium, finish 13th for all-time honours and are the 13th biggest club in England, according to the Ultimate League. Fans will be hoping that's not an unlucky omen when they face Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday.
Do you think Leeds are still a big club? Have your say and leave a comment below or tweet us at @SkyFootball
Watch Liverpool v Leeds in the EFL Cup quarter-final live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7.30pm on Tuesday
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