1961. Dirty Leeds is a struggling industrialised city in the north of England. Dirty Leeds is the city’s club, sometimes called a football team; its home ground Elland Road, rarely called a stadium.

Dirty Leeds is the label given to Leeds United in 1964 by the FA for improper conduct on the field. Other first teams have far worse disciplinary records, but mud sticks. Dirty Leeds is where
young Jimmy O’Rourke is born and bred, brought up by his grandma in the shadow of the hallowed ground itself. This gives him a thirst for the beautiful game and determination to play for the club he loves.

Dirty Leeds is a hidden history of Don Revie and his men, and the story of Jimmy’s dramatic life, from 1961 to 1974.