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Louise Taylor

Terry Yorath, former Wales and Leeds midfielder, dies aged 75

Terry Yorath
Terry Yorath (pictured here in 1980) won 59 caps for Wales, between 1969 and 1981. Photograph: Colorsport/Shutterstock

Terry Yorath, the former Wales captain and manager, has died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

As part of Don Revie’s formidable Leeds team in the 1970s, the midfielder whose life would later be deeply affected by personal tragedy became the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final. Although the Yorkshire club lost that final to Bayern Munich, Yorath was an influential, combative, mainstay of the 1974 first division champions.

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