Leeds United Murals

Painted in the M621 motorway underpass on Lowfields Road — the matchday walking route from the city to Elland Road — ‘Marching on Together’ shows the four-man midfield from Leeds United’s 1991-92 First Division title-winning side, backs to the camera, with manager Howard Wilkinson holding the trophy alongside.

The mural was painted by Leeds-based artist Jameson Rogan in summer 2017, ready for the home opener vs Preston North End on 12 August 2017.

• Location: Lowfields Road underpass, Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2017

Artist Profile

Jameson Rogan is a Leeds-based muralist, sign painter and typographer based at Assembly House Studios. He has painted multiple commissions across the city, often combining figurative work with hand-painted typography.

• Website: jamesonrogan.co.uk

Artwork Details

Four shirted figures stand backs to the viewer — the squad numbers identify Strachan, Speed, Batty and McAllister, the midfield engine of the 1991-92 title-winning side. Howard Wilkinson stands alongside, holding the trophy. The bold ‘MARCHING ON TOGETHER’ lettering arches above them — a line from the club’s anthem since 1972.

Context and Significance

Leeds United have not won a top-flight title since 1991-92 — the year before the Premier League rebrand. The mural sits on the matchday walking corridor between the city and Elland Road, where most home supporters pass on a Saturday.

Commissioning Information

Commissioned by Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) with East Street Arts via an open Curator Space competition. Crowdfunded on JustGiving — the £3,800 target was hit in six days. Highways Agency and Leeds City Council permissions took six months and were ultimately unblocked by Hilary Benn MP.

How to Find It

From the city centre, walk down Elland Road. The mural is on the wall under the M621 underpass on Lowfields Road, on the matchday walking route.

Photography Tips

Underpass light is uneven; cloudy days give the cleanest exposure. The piece is best read straight-on from the road.

Additional Resources

• Jameson Rogan: jamesonrogan.co.uk

On the side gable of One Stop Stores at Hyde Park Corner, Manchester-based artist Tankpetrol’s portrait of former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa is one of the most recognisable pieces of street art in the city — a 90-square-metre black-and-white head-and-shoulders study with the manager’s most-quoted line painted alongside.

The mural was completed on 10 September 2020 — between Leeds clinching promotion to the Premier League in July and the season opener that September.

• Location: One Stop Stores, 265-267 Hyde Park Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1AG (Google Map Directions)
• Dimensions: ~90 sq m
• Year created: 2020

Artist Profile

Tankpetrol — real name Irek Jasutowicz — is a Polish-born, Manchester-based street artist known for large-format photo-realist portraits. The Bielsa mural is one of his best-known UK pieces.

• Instagram: @tankpetrol

Artwork Details

The portrait shows Bielsa in his trademark glasses, painted in deep tonal blacks and whites against the bare brick. The accompanying quote — ‘A man with new ideas is a madman until his ideas triumph’ — is one of Bielsa’s regularly cited lines, painted in white block capitals beside the figure with the LUFC crest below.

Context and Significance

Bielsa managed Leeds 2018-2022 and led them back to the Premier League in 2020 after 16 years. His tactical reputation, ascetic personal style and visible love of the city earned him near-deity status with supporters. The Hyde Park Road location is the heart of student Leeds — a deliberate choice for the piece, in a neighbourhood where Bielsa was a daily figure.

Commissioning Information

Commissioned by Parklane Group, the Leeds-based property and student-accommodation company that owns the building. Direct quote from MD Naveen Ahmed: ‘We felt it was only right to pay tribute to the superb style of play that Bielsa has introduced to Leeds United.’ Source photograph by Justin Setters.

How to Find It

Walk up Hyde Park Road from Woodhouse Lane. The mural fills the side gable of One Stop Stores at Hyde Park Corner, opposite the church. The wall faces the road and is impossible to miss.

Photography Tips

The black-and-white piece reads cleanly in any light, but golden-hour sun on the brick face gives the most dramatic result. Step across Hyde Park Road for the full gable in frame.

Additional Resources

• Tankpetrol: @tankpetrol

On the side wall of Sweeney Todd Barbers in Chapel Allerton, ‘The Chief’ is a 35-foot tribute to former Leeds United captain Lucas Radebe — painted in summer 2021 by Adam Duffield (Meds One).

The wall was chosen because Radebe was a regular customer of the barber and a friend of the owner; the strapline ‘This Is My Hero’ is the line Nelson Mandela used about Radebe at Mandela Gardens in Leeds in April 2001.

• Location: Sweeney Todd Barbers, 51 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 3LW (Google Map Directions)
• Dimensions: ~35 ft tall
• Year created: 2021

Artist Profile

Adam Duffield (Meds One) is a Leeds-based muralist and the artist behind several of the city’s LUFC tributes — Pablo Hernández (in the main trail), Champions and United at Home (both in this guide).

• Instagram: @meds_one

Artwork Details

Radebe is shown front-on in the white Strongbow-era Leeds kit, arms wide. The South African flag fills the background of the gable. ‘THE CHIEF’ runs along the left and ‘THIS IS MY HERO’ down the right — Mandela’s line about Radebe.

Context and Significance

Lucas Radebe (Leeds United, 1994-2005) captained the side and became one of the most loved players in the club’s modern history. He visited Mandela Gardens in Leeds during Mandela’s April 2001 visit to the city; the ‘This Is My Hero’ line is widely attributed to that occasion.

Commissioning Information

Commissioned by Leeds United Supporters’ Trust, funded by the Fans for Diversity campaign (the FSA × Kick It Out partnership). Painted in late June / early July 2021. Sweeney Todd Barbers (Richard Dwyer) provided the wall.

How to Find It

Walk up Potternewton Lane from Chapeltown Road. Sweeney Todd Barbers is at number 51 — the mural fills the side gable of the building.

Photography Tips

The gable faces north — best results in soft side-light, mid-morning or late afternoon.

Additional Resources

• Meds One: @meds_one
• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com

On the gable end of a private house at the corner of Wesley Street and Hoxton Mount — a few minutes’ walk from Elland Road — ‘United at Home’ shows the Leeds United starting eleven backs-to-camera in front of a stylised Elland Road interior, painted by Adam Duffield in August 2021.

The piece is a Hisense + Leeds United Supporters’ Trust commission, marking fans returning to stadiums after the pandemic.

• Location: Wesley Street / Hoxton Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2021

Artist Profile

Adam Duffield (Meds One) is a Leeds-based muralist with several LUFC pieces across the city.

• Instagram: @meds_one

Artwork Details

The line-up is staged in front of a painted interior of Elland Road, complete with painted Hisense LED hoardings — the team partnered with the brand at the time. The piece is a re-staging of the 2019 centenary line-up rather than a portrait of one named eleven.

Context and Significance

Unveiled on 20 August 2021 ahead of the Premier League season opener — the first home fixture with full crowds back after pandemic restrictions. The wall belongs to Leeds supporter Dawn Oates, whose private house provided the canvas.

Commissioning Information

Co-commissioned by Hisense (Leeds United’s Official Partner from November 2020) and Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST).

How to Find It

From Elland Road, walk towards the city via Wesley Street. The mural is on the gable end at the corner with Hoxton Mount.

Photography Tips

The gable is high — step across the street for the cleanest read. Late-afternoon light flatters the kit detail best.

Additional Resources

• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com

On the gable of Foster Enterprises (Albert House) at Whingate Junction in Armley, Tom Crowe of Northern Mural Co painted Vinnie Jones in July 2022 — Jones shown in the 1989-90 yellow Top Man Leeds away kit.

The mural is the eleventh in the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust city-mural series.

• Location: Foster Enterprises, Albert House, 2 Whingate, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3BL (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2022

Artist Profile

Tom Crowe runs Northern Mural Co (founded 2018), based out of Swillington. He has painted multiple LUFC commissions for the Trust.

• Instagram: @northernmuralco

Artwork Details

Vinnie Jones is shown front-on in the unmistakable yellow Top Man away kit of 1989-90 — Umbro template, period LUFC crest. The LUDO (Leeds United Disability Organisation) logo is incorporated into the design as a meaningful symbolic detail.

Context and Significance

Jones played for Leeds in the 1989-90 promotion-winning side, before becoming better known through Wimbledon’s ‘Crazy Gang’ and a later acting career (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch). Crowe quoted on the unveil: ‘It has been amazing to work on this project with the Trust to paint Vinnie. He is one of my all-time favourite players.’ Jones reportedly gave the team ‘the thumbs up’ via message.

Commissioning Information

Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) commission — the 11th in their mural series. Sponsored by FastSigns Leeds, Brown Hirst Joinery and RIM Scaffolding.

How to Find It

Whingate Junction is the corner of Whingate and Tong Road in Armley. Foster Enterprises (Albert House, 2 Whingate, LS12 3BL) is on the south side of the junction; the mural fills the gable end.

Photography Tips

The wall faces a busy road junction — patience helps for traffic-free shots. Late-morning light flatters the yellow kit best.

Additional Resources

• Northern Mural Co: @northernmuralco
• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com

On the side wall of ShowOff Design & Display at Stanningley Road in Bramley, the Gary Speed mural by Claire Bentley-Smith (Poshfruit Creative) was unveiled on Easter Sunday, 4 April 2021 — by former Leeds defender Tony Dorigo and broadcaster Bryn Law — to mark a player who came through the Leeds youth ranks and went on to captain the country.

The mural is painted in partnership with Andy’s Man Club, the men’s mental health charity, and includes the charity’s open-hand logo.

• Location: ShowOff Design & Display, Stanningley Road, Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 (Google Map Directions)
• Dimensions: ~20 ft tall, painted in 12 hours
• Year created: 2021

Artist Profile

Claire Bentley-Smith works as Poshfruit Creative — a Leeds-based muralist whose practice has included multiple memorial commissions. The Gary Speed piece is one of her largest LUFC works.

• Instagram: @poshfruitcreative

Artwork Details

Speed is shown in white Leeds kit, arm raised in celebration. ‘RAILSFIELD’ is picked out in the brick beside him, with his dates 1969-2011 and the line ‘Bo Bo Gary Speed get one yourself son’. The Andy’s Man Club open hand sits in the lower left.

Context and Significance

Gary Speed came through the Leeds youth side and was part of the 1991-92 title-winning team. He died in November 2011. The mural was painted with Andy’s Man Club to make it a tribute that also signals towards the charity’s work — the Trust had been working with the charity for around two years before the unveiling.

Commissioning Information

Leeds United Supporters’ Trust commission. Painted in 12 hours by Claire Bentley-Smith. Wall provided by ShowOff Design & Display.

How to Find It

Walk along Stanningley Road in Bramley. The mural fills the side wall of ShowOff Design & Display — visible from the road.

Photography Tips

Mid-morning light catches the kit detail best. The mural is large; step across the road for the full frame.

Sensitivity note

The piece is a memorial. Anyone affected by the issues raised in this section can contact Andy’s Man Club (men’s mental health peer support, free, no booking required).

Additional Resources

• Andy’s Man Club: andysmanclub.co.uk
• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com

Spanning the gable ends of two terrace houses at 9 Tilbury Mount in Holbeck, this giant Leeds United crest was painted in October 2019 by Otley-based artist Shane Green to mark the club’s centenary year.

The piece is visible from the M621 footbridge — a high-traffic stretch of the matchday walking route to Elland Road — and was painted entirely at the artist’s own expense.

• Location: 9 Tilbury Mount, Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2019
• Claim to fame: Centenary tribute (1919-2019)

Artist Profile

Shane Green is an Otley-based painter and sculptor and head of art at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley. A lifelong Leeds United supporter, he is also represented by Bono Gallery / Studio 7 in Otley.

Artwork Details

The central badge is the modern LUFC crest, with the dates 1919 and 2019 on either side — the club’s founding year and centenary. Yellow and blue rays run from the badge across both terrace gable ends, treating the two houses as a single canvas.

Context and Significance

Leeds United was founded in October 1919, after the dissolution of Leeds City. The mural was painted to coincide with the centenary, completed during the school October half-term (28 October — midnight 31 October 2019), in five days.

Commissioning Information

Self-initiated, not a LUST or council commission. Direct quote from Green: ‘I’m not making any money from this. The scaffolding was free, the paint was free and I’ve given my time for free. For me, it’s just all about giving back to the fans.’ Scaffolding and paint were donated.

How to Find It

Walk towards Elland Road from the city via Holbeck. The mural is on the gable ends at 9 Tilbury Mount, visible from the M621 footbridge.

Photography Tips

The footbridge gives the cleanest elevated view. From street level a wide lens catches both gable ends in one frame.

Additional Resources

• Bono Gallery (Otley): bonogallery.com

In the Holbeck Moor pedestrian subway on the matchday walking route between the city and Elland Road, ‘Fans Scene’ is a cartoon-style printed-aluminium installation by Andy Sykes (Hexjibber) celebrating Leeds United supporters in their classic blue-and-yellow.

The piece was commissioned by Leeds City Council in 2018 and installed in spring 2019 — not 2021 as some sources state.

• Location: Holbeck Moor pedestrian subway, Top Moor Side, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2019

Artist Profile

Andy Sykes works as Hexjibber — a Leeds-based illustrator and animator whose work covers editorial illustration, animation and large-format outdoor commissions.

• Website: hexjibber.com

Artwork Details

The piece is printed onto aluminium panels (rather than painted directly) and lines both walls of the underpass. Sykes’s signature cartoon-style fans — wide eyes, oversized features, blue and yellow scarves — celebrate as if a goal has just gone in. Stadium imagery and ‘Holbeck’ / ‘Beck Park’ wayfinding lettering tie the piece to its location.

Context and Significance

The subway is part of Leeds’s £6.9 million Connecting Leeds active-travel programme along the matchday walking corridor. Local councillors (Scopes / Gabriel / Almass) ran a community art competition that informed the brief; the printed-aluminium medium is unusual on the trail and means the piece can be replaced or reprinted if damaged.

Commissioning Information

Commissioned by Leeds City Council (council contact Lewis Cooper) and installed by Image Co. Not a LUST commission, although the Trust has since adopted it onto its mural trail.

How to Find It

The Holbeck Moor pedestrian subway runs under Top Moor Side / the inner ring road. Walk south from the city centre and the subway is on the way to Elland Road.

Photography Tips

Underpass lighting is fluorescent and uneven; the printed surface picks up reflections at sharp angles. Straight-on shots from the centre of the path read cleanest.

Additional Resources

• Hexjibber: hexjibber.com

On the side of Avanta Care’s office at Junction House in Pudsey, Nicolas Dixon’s ‘Legends Mural’ commemorates four Leeds United greats who all died in a roughly twelve-month span in 2020-21: Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer.

The mural was unveiled on the weekend of 12-13 June 2021 — the LUFC Trust’s tribute to a generation of players the club lost in close succession.

• Location: Avanta Care, Junction House, 9 Waver Green, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 7BG (Google Map Directions)
• Dimensions: ~33 ft
• Year created: 2021

Artist Profile

Nicolas Dixon is a Farsley-based artist whose other Leeds public-art works include ‘Bielsa the Redeemer’ (also in this guide), ‘Change Is Upon Us’ (in the main street art trail) and ‘Pablo Hernández’ at the Duck and Drake.

• Website: nicolasdixon.co.uk

Artwork Details

Four player figures in white kit are surrounded by Dixon’s signature blue, yellow and white organic pattern, with the LUFC crest centred at the top. The four players — Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer — were all part of the club’s Don Revie-era golden generation.

Context and Significance

Leeds lost Jack Charlton (July 2020), Norman Hunter (April 2020), Trevor Cherry (April 2020) and Peter Lorimer (March 2021) within roughly twelve months — devastating for fans of the Revie era. The mural is the Trust’s collective tribute to all four.

Commissioning Information

Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) commission, with co-funders LUSCOS, Avanta Care Ltd and Baker Harding. Planning permission was granted as a temporary three-year permission in April 2021 — that window expired in April 2024, so check current status before making a special trip.

How to Find It

In Pudsey town centre, walk towards Pudsey Market Place. The mural fills the side of Avanta Care’s office at Junction House overlooking the market.

Photography Tips

The gable faces the market square — get into the open space for the cleanest read. Soft daylight flatters the colour palette.

Additional Resources

• Nicolas Dixon: nicolasdixon.co.uk
• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com

On the side of the Pet Lodge Superstore at Oldfield Lane in Upper Wortley, ‘Bielsa the Redeemer’ depicts Marcelo Bielsa in the iconic Christ the Redeemer pose — arms outstretched, robe falling to the ground — with the Spanish text ‘Marchando Juntos — Dos Mil Veinte’ (Marching On Together — 2020) painted around him.

The piece was painted in 2020 by Nicolas Dixon (designer / lead) with Andy McVeigh (Burley Banksy) — their first collaboration, and the mural that effectively triggered the LUFC Supporters’ Trust city-mural programme.

• Location: Pet Lodge Superstore, 98 Oldfield Lane, Upper Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 4BR (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2020

Artist Profile

Nicolas Dixon is a Leeds-born, Farsley-based abstract artist; Andy McVeigh works as Burley Banksy and is best known for his painted utility boxes and large-scale fan-tribute pieces. ‘Bielsa the Redeemer’ was their first collaboration.

• Nicolas Dixon: nicolasdixon.co.uk
• Burley Banksy: burleybanksy.com

Artwork Details

Bielsa stands in the Cristo Redentor pose against a layered blue-and-yellow background featuring Dixon’s signature organic pattern and references to Leeds icons. The Spanish phrase ‘MARCHANDO JUNTOS’ arches above; ‘DOS MIL VEINTE’ anchors the date. Painted in roughly a week.

Context and Significance

The mural pre-dates and is widely credited as triggering the LUFC Supporters’ Trust mural programme that launched in September 2020. The ‘Christ the Redeemer’ framing reads as a gesture of devotion (and humour); the Spanish text keeps the piece linguistically tied to Bielsa’s own language rather than the Brazilian-Portuguese of the original Rio statue.

Commissioning Information

Privately commissioned by Arron Lambert, owner of Pet Lodge Superstore — not part of the LUFC Trust programme that followed.

How to Find It

Walk along Oldfield Lane in Upper Wortley. Pet Lodge Superstore is at number 98; the mural fills the side wall.

Photography Tips

The mural reads cleanly in any light. Late-afternoon side light gives the most dramatic result on the figure.

Additional Resources

• Nicolas Dixon: nicolasdixon.co.uk
• Burley Banksy: burleybanksy.com

On Whitehall Road in Wortley, opposite Copley Hill Trading Estate, Andy McVeigh’s ‘Last Game Before the World Stopped Going Round’ commemorates Luke Ayling’s strike against Huddersfield Town on 7 March 2020 — Leeds’s last home game before COVID-19 lockdown suspended football.

The mural runs along a low brick wall in three painted panels: a celebrating Ayling, the line ‘OHHHH! WHAT A FINISH FROM LUKE AYLING!’ from the live commentary, and a date panel ‘7.3.20 — Last game before the world stopped going round’ with Ayling’s number 2 shirt.

• Location: Whitehall Road (opposite Copley Hill Trading Estate), Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2020-2021
• Claim to fame: Goal of the Season

Artist Profile

Andy McVeigh works as Burley Banksy. Best known across Leeds for his painted utility boxes, he is also responsible for several larger LUFC tribute pieces, often painted at his own expense.

• Website: burleybanksy.com

Artwork Details

Three painted panels run along a low boundary wall: Ayling kicking, the embedded commentary line ‘OHHHH! WHAT A FINISH FROM LUKE AYLING!’, and a separate date panel ‘7.3.20 LAST GAME BEFORE THE WORLD STOPPED GOING ROUND…’ with the back of Ayling’s number 2 shirt.

Context and Significance

Leeds beat Huddersfield 2-0 at Elland Road on 7 March 2020. Ayling’s goal won Goal of the Season; the match was the last with full crowds before the Premier League suspended football on 13 March 2020 because of the pandemic. The mural sits on the matchday walking route between Wortley and Elland Road and was painted during 2020 lockdown, completed in spring 2021.

Commissioning Information

Self-initiated by McVeigh — direct quote from his unveil: ‘I wasn’t paid for it.’ Painted on his own time during lockdown.

How to Find It

Whitehall Road runs from Wortley towards Holbeck. The mural is on the low boundary wall opposite Copley Hill Trading Estate.

Photography Tips

Low wall — best read from the pavement opposite. The three panels each work as standalone shots; soft daylight flatters the white background.

Additional Resources

• Burley Banksy: burleybanksy.com

Across Burley, Hyde Park and the wider Leeds suburbs, Andy McVeigh’s painted utility boxes are perhaps the most distributed piece of street art in the city — dozens of telecom and electrical cabinets repainted in LUFC colours, with portraits, dates, lyrics and tributes to fans, players and eras.

This is a collective entry for the practice rather than a single piece. McVeigh has been painting boxes since around 2018; some have been painted over by utility companies (most prominently in 2019 and 2021), others restored after public outcry, and new ones continue to appear.

• Location: Multiple locations across Burley, Hyde Park and surrounds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Various (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: Various

Artist Profile

Andy McVeigh has worked as Burley Banksy since around 2018. His practice is almost entirely public-facing — boxes, walls and gable ends across the city, often painted at his own expense and frequently taking commissions for individual fans or charities.

• Website: burleybanksy.com

Anchor boxes

A non-exhaustive list of well-known boxes that are likely to still be there:

• Centenary Square at Elland Road — ‘HOME’ badge box
• 1991-92 title-team line-up box (near Elland Road)
• ‘The Don 61-74’ tribute box near Subway, Holbeck
• Burley / Hyde Park residential cluster around the artist’s home neighbourhood
• Restored Rothwell boxes (after the BT Openreach controversy)

Context and Significance

The boxes function as a slow-build city-wide tribute, with new commissions cropping up around fixtures, milestones and player news. McVeigh has talked publicly about wanting to use boxes specifically because they are everyday street furniture — a way of making the club’s history part of the daily walking environment.

Two controversies

In September 2019 a group calling itself ‘Leeds Residents Against Graffiti’ painted over fourteen LUFC boxes around Elland Road in a single night. The incident drew enough public anger that Leeds United, Virgin Media and Leeds City Council subsequently formalised a commission for McVeigh.

In June 2021 BT Openreach painted over the ‘You Look Nice Today, Rothwell’ and ‘Rothwell Mix Tape’ boxes after three complaints. A petition (Julia Rothwell) topped 1,500 signatures; on 31 August 2021, BT agreed to permit ongoing work, fund the Rothwell restoration, and donate to Martin House Children’s Hospice at McVeigh’s request.

How to Find It

There is no published map of all surviving boxes. The Elland Road / Holbeck cluster is the densest; the Burley / Hyde Park residential streets are the broadest.

Photography Tips

Most boxes sit at street level — phone-camera-friendly. Many of the best examples are on residential streets; be respectful of private gardens.

Additional Resources

• Burley Banksy: burleybanksy.com

On the Lowfields Road wall at Elland Road, ‘Champions’ is a graffiti-style typographic mural marking Leeds United’s 2019/20 EFL Championship-winning season — the season that ended a 16-year exile from the Premier League.

The piece is co-credited to Polish midfielder Mateusz Klich, who painted alongside Adam Duffield (Meds One) in August 2020.

• Location: Lowfields Road, Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 (Google Map Directions)
• Year created: 2020

Artist Profile

Adam Duffield works as Meds One — a Leeds-based muralist responsible for several of the club’s tribute pieces (Pablo Hernández, The Chief, United at Home). Mateusz Klich is the Polish international midfielder who played for Leeds 2017-2023; Duffield credits him as ‘a natural’ with a spray can after an earlier collaboration.

• Instagram (Meds One): @meds_one
• Instagram (Klich): @klichu

Artwork Details

A bold ‘CHAMPIONS’ tag in white with yellow and blue lining fills the wall, the Leeds United crest tucked at one end and a trophy with ‘2020’ at the other. The piece is purely typographic — no player portraits — honouring the squad collectively rather than naming individuals.

Context and Significance

Leeds clinched the 2019/20 Championship title in July 2020 after sustained campaigning under Marcelo Bielsa. The mural went up shortly after, the first piece in the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) city-mural programme launched that summer.

Commissioning Information

Leeds United Supporters’ Trust commission, with the club permitting use of the boundary wall section. Painted in August 2020 by Klich and Duffield together.

How to Find It

Walk down Elland Road from the city centre. The mural is on the Lowfields Road perimeter wall of the stadium complex, near the north-east corner.

Photography Tips

Matchdays bring crowds — for clean shots, go early in the day or off-fixture. The blue background flatters in soft afternoon light.

Additional Resources

• LUFC Trust: lufctrust.com