Former Leeds goalkeeper Sprake dies, aged 71

ByReuters

Published 19/10/2016 at 17:47 GMT

Gary Sprake, Leeds United's first-choice goalkeeper for much of their glory years in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 71.

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"The thoughts of everyone at Leeds United today are with the family of Gary Sprake who has sadly passed away," the Championship club said in a statement on Wednesday.

Sprake played over 500 games in an 11-year spell under manager Don Revie when the club won the top-flight title in 1969, the League Cup in 1968 and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, the fore-runner to the Europa League, in 1968 and 1971.

Leeds will remember the former Wales keeper with a minute's applause before Tuesday's League Cup game against Norwich City.

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