Leeds United v Chelsea: 50 years of rivalry – in pictures

Leeds United's Jimmy Greenhoff fires past Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti to score his team's second goal during a match in 1967 Photograph: PA Photos/PA Archive

Young Leeds fans in 1970 Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

Chelsea and Leeds players mingle during a lap of honour. Their 1970 FA Cup final ended in a 2-2 draw at Wembley, with the replay held at Old Trafford Photograph: PA Photos/PA Archive

Chelsea players celebrate at Old Trafford after beating Leeds 2-1 in the replay. The referee gave 35 fouls against Chelsea and 11 against Leeds, with another 25 added to each team after an objective assessment Photograph: PA/PA Archive/Press Association Ima

Police struggle to hold Chelsea fans at Euston station, eager to welcome back their team after their FA Cup victory Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images

Chelsea's Ron Harris and Peter Bonetti lift the FA Cup as the team parade on the King's Road Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images

The cultural contrasts between the two clubs have often been overplayed, but not their dislike of each other. "It was out-and-out war," said Chelsea's Ian Hutchinson. For most of the three decades after the 1970 final, groups of fans took up where the players left off. One sprawling fight in 1982 spread from Piccadilly Circus to Charing Cross station Photograph: Michael Webb/Getty Images

In this 1984 Second Division match, Chelsea secured promotion with a 5-0 victory Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association Ima

After the match, Leeds fans demolished the scoreboard and took pieces of it home on the train. Mounted police were deployed to break up fighting on the pitch Photograph: PA Photos/PA Archive

Alf-Inge Haaland is sent off during Leeds' visit to Chelsea for their Premiership clash, which ended in a goalless draw despite Leeds losing two men Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA Archive

Having already been relegated, Leeds supporters cheer at the end their most recent meeting with Chelsea, a 1-0 loss in 2004 Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images