Leeds United welcomed hundreds of Junior Members to their annual Festive Party at Elland Road earlier this week with special surprise guests Mateo Joseph, Largie Ramazani, Joe Gelhardt, Isaac Schmidt, Charlie Crew and James Debayo all in attendance.

The event took place on Tuesday evening in the Centenary Pavilion with around 300 of our Junior Members coming along with their family members to celebrate the start of the festive season and all things Leeds United.

Ben Shires, who is a local TV presenter and avid Leeds United supporter, was on hand to host the festivities and during the event he was able to welcome to the stage the six first-team players all donning Leeds United Christmas jumpers. The players were on hand to answer questions from the host and some of the youngsters in the crowd, before helping to draw some of the special raffle prizes.

Aside from the surprise visit from our Leeds United first-team stars, Lucas the Kop Cat was also in attendance to meet with the young supporters and get involved in some fun games. During the event, the young supporters were treated to plenty of food and music, goody bags, and the chance to win a variety of different prizes. The club also had face painters and balloon modellers on hand, with a selfie booth for families to enjoy together.

We hope everyone that was able to attend the annual event enjoyed the fun festivities ahead of Christmas, and from everyone at Leeds United we thank you all for your continued support, and wish you all a Happy New Year.