Following on from speaking about the tale of how his transfer to Leeds United transpired, Chris Whyte spoke about the infamous title win with the club.

Leeds were crowned the last ever winners of the First Division in 1992, prior to the formation of the Premier League, securing the championship for the third time in the club’s history.

Centre-back Whyte formed a fine defensive partnership with Chris Fairclough (pictured above right) and missed just one league game during the success.

He revealed what it was like to be part of…  

When you were joining Leeds, were you told the ultimate aim for the club was to win the First Division Championship?

“Not really no, not to win it.  When a team gets promoted, it very rarely happens that they go and win it.  Of course I knew there was going to be a building process and it was nice to be part of Howard’s plans.  Afterwards of course the First Division win ultimately happened.”



It was cat and mouse between Leeds and Manchester United during that famous campaign, can you describe it?

“It was incredible, it really was.  I’ve said to so many people, I honestly couldn’t wait until 3pm on a Saturday or 7:45pm on a Tuesday, I just wanted to get out there and play.  I felt that for a side to beat us they really had to be on their game.”

You had some top, top players in that side, the likes of Gary McAllister and Gordon Strachan to name a couple…

“Yes exactly.  There was some real talent and to be part of it and play with them, it was for me unforgettable.”



Finally, what was the final game of the season against Norwich City like?  You had the title in the bag and following the win there were big celebrations at Elland Road where you were crowned champions…

“The memories will be there forever because the support is just fanatical.  When you’re playing at home in front of these fans, you don’t want to let them down.  Of course you don’t want to let your teammates down either and you really want to go out there and perform.  But when you’ve got 30 odd thousand that have got your back on the pitch, it’s an amazing feeling.”



If you missed part 1 of Chris Whyte’s interview CLICK HERE.