When we were handed an away trip to Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup, memories were immediately re-kindled of our greatest day in the famous old competition.

The 1972 Centenary FA Cup final still stands out as the club's finest hour in the competition, when an Allan Clarke goal secured us success against the Gunners beneath the Twin Towers.

Unsurprisingly, many of our former heroes from that day also found themselves looking back 28 years to perhaps the most famous FA Cup tie in the club's history.

"I remember the Arsenal game more than the one against Liverpool (in 1965) because we were all kids then and didn't know what was happening," recalled Paul Reaney. "But the Arsenal game…I think we wanted them again the 73 final when we lost to Sunderland."

Norman Hunter, who famously helped Mick Jones up the Wembley steps to collect his medal from the Queen, admits he remembers little about the game.

"I don't remember a lot to tell you the truth," he conceded. "I can remember Allan Clarke won the FA Cup for us - so he keeps telling us. Not that Paul kicked off the line or anything like that…

"Funnily enough, Arsenal were a team we could beat. We beat them in the League Cup and then in the FA Cup. It was a nice feeling. Speaking personally from being a little kid, all you want to do is play at Wembley and lift that FA Cup and we did that, although we did go close on a couple of other occasions."

Not surprisingly, the memories of that final are tarnished by what followed in the 48 hours afterwards. Don Revie's side were ordered to play their final league game of the season at Wolves the Monday after the final, and they headed to Molineux knowing a win would secure the double.

But it was a jaded and leggy Leeds side that summoned up the energy for one final game and despite a Billy Bremner goal, the title disappeared as Wolves secured a 2-1 success.

"The thing that disappoints me most about that Cup Final is that they made us play on the Monday afterwards," said Norman. "It's supposedly the best league in the world yet we are there to win it and do the double and they made us play on the Monday.

"We didn't have a chance to get everyone fit after the final, and we didn't even celebrate winning the FA Cup. WE were taken away to the Midlands straight after the game and our wives were left with the FA Cup while we were in a hotel."

Paul Reaney remains equally bitter about the experience. "We didn't celebrate winning the FA Cup," he remembered. "Then we lost the game at Wolves and the moment had gone."

And, so to next weekend's clash at the Emirates. Both Norman and Paul are Elland Road regulars have witnessed first hand the progress being made on the field by Simon Grayson and his charges.

"I would have loved Arsenal here," conceded Norman. "They are one of the hardest teams to play against with the ball because they try and pass you to death. Everyone says it's a good tie, but I'd rather have had them here.

"If we can get a draw and bring them back here it'll be magnificent. I once went to Arsenal when I was manager of Rotherham and you do all your plans, they scored in the first few minutes, and it was game over."

What if the old Revie side were coming up against the Arsenal team of today?

"I would have tried to play football, but Norman would have roughed them up," laughed Paul.

"They are a very good side, they're very quick, and it won't be easy. It's not easy being a defender - it's difficult to stop these guys! It'd be nice to do what we did against Man United or what we did at Spurs, but I think it'll be difficult."