Leeds United return to Elland Road on Saturday to face Plymouth Argyle as Daniel Farke’s men look to build off the back of a fantastic 1-0 away win against Leicester. 

Ahead of the fixture against the Pilgrims, we take a look back through the years and pick out a starting XI from the players who have worn the shirts of both clubs.

GK: Graham Stack
During his days with Reading, Stack was sent out on loan to Leeds United during the 2006/07 season where he competed for the starting position with Neil Sullivan, Tony Warner and Casper Ankergren. He played 12 times during the season and return to his parent club at the end of the campaign. Plymouth Argyle signed the shot-stopper on a permanent deal in 2008 but played just six times before being released at the end of his first and only season.

DEF: Harry Roberts
Roberts spent five years with Leeds United between 1925 and 1930 and featured 89 times in all competitions for the club during that period. Plymouth signed the defender directly from Leeds and he went on to score 22 goals in 257 games in seven seasons for the Pilgrims.

DEF: Scott Wootton

Ahead of the 2012/13 campaign, Wootton signed a permanent deal with Leeds United and he spent the next three years of his career with the club. He played 74 games and scored one goal for the Whites and departed Yorkshire in the summer of 2016. After a spell with MK Dons, he signed for Plymouth in 2018 where he played 84 times in three seasons in both League One and League Two.

DEF: Peter Swan
Swan was capable of playing in both defence and attack throughout his career and turned professional with Leeds United in 1984. He made his debut under Billy Bremner and went on to play 58 games as both a centre-half and centre-forward and left the club in 1989. After spells with Hull City and Port Vale, he made the move to Devon to sign for Plymouth Argyle in 1994. Swan spent one season with the club where he scored two goals in 27 games.

DEF: Shane Lowry
During his time with Aston Villa, the defender was sent out on loan to numerous clubs in the EFL, two of which were Plymouth and Leeds. In fact, Lowry played for both sides in the same season during the 2009/10 campaign. He first joined the Pilgrims where he played 13 games before he was recalled by Villa. However, he was shipped out on loan again in the new year to Leeds. Lowry featured in 12 games as LUFC went on to secure promotion back to the Championship.

MID: David Norris
Norris initially joined Plymouth on loan in 2002 but the deal was eventually made permanent for an undisclosed fee. He achieved promotion to the Championship and won the club’s Player of the Year award during his five-year spell with the Pilgrims. Overall, he made 243 appearances and scored 28 goals. He later made the move to Leeds in 2012 where he played 36 times in three years before leaving for Peterborough United.

MID: Simon Walton

The midfielder came through the youth academy at Leeds United and made his competitive debut in 2004. He scored three goals and featured 33 times in the Championship in his debut season but struggled to find a regular starting place the following campaign. He left the Whites in 2006 and later joined Plymouth Argyle in 2008. Walton featured in both the Championship and League One with the club as he racked up nine goals in 67 appearances.

MID: Toumani Diagouraga
Diagouraga signed for LUFC from Brentford during the 2015/16 season and scored three goals in 19 games during the remainder of the campaign. He featured just once the following year as he was sent on loan to Ipswich Town. Plymouth secured his signature in October 2017 and he stayed with the club until January 2018. The midfielder played 17 times and scored three goals before signing for Fleetwood Town.

ATT: Keith Edwards
LUFC signed Edwards from Sheffield United ahead of the 1986/87 season and played just one season with the Whites. He scored nine goals in 51 appearances before leaving the club at the end of the season. Toward the end of his career, he moved to Plymouth on loan from Huddersfield in 1990. Edwards scored one goal in three appearances before returning to his parent club.

ATT: Ian Baird

Baird had two spells with Leeds in the 1980s, the first came in March 1985 when he signed from Southampton. 33 goals and 85 games later, Baird signed for Portsmouth but re-signed for LUFC in March 1988, less than a full season on the south coast. He added an additional 17 goals and 77 games to his tally and departed the Whites in 1990. Plymouth secured his signature in 1995 and he wen ton to find the back of the net on five occasions in 27 appearances.

ATT: Enoch Showunmi

The former Nigeria international joined LUFC in the summer of 2008 and remained with the club until January 2010. He was mainly used as an impact substitute during his time with the Whites as he started just seven times. Overall, he scored six goals in 28 appearances. Showunmi was sent on loan to Plymouth Argyle in 2014 from Notts County where he played seven times for the Pilgrims.