{"id":18038,"date":"2020-11-27T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038"},"modified":"2020-11-29T12:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T16:09:45","slug":"leeds-name-east-stand-at-elland-road-after-jack-charlton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Name East Stand At Elland Road After Jack Charlton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/f7fa3999-3941-47d9-a2d9-c43d5b16f1ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/f7fa3999-3941-47d9-a2d9-c43d5b16f1ac.jpg 631w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/f7fa3999-3941-47d9-a2d9-c43d5b16f1ac-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/>Leeds have named the East Stand at Elland Road the Jack Charlton Stand in honor of their former defender.<\/p>\n<p>Charlton, the former Republic of Ireland manager and a World Cup winner with England in 1966, died in July aged 85, six days before Leeds secured promotion back to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds announced their tribute to the former defender, who made a club-record 773 appearances during 23 years as a player for the club, as part of a new two-year sponsorship deal with electronics manufacturer Hisense.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on Leeds\u2019 website read: \u201cHis legacy will now be engrained at Elland Road forever and he joins fellow greats John Charles, Norman Hunter and Don Revie, who also have stands named in their honor, along with the great Billy Bremner whose statue stands proudly outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlton, who joined Leeds aged 15 in 1950, won promotion to the top flight with them in 1956 and 1964 and formed the bedrock of the side built by Don Revie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Big Jack\u2019 went on to win the old First Division title, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Fairs Cup twice as Revie\u2019s side regularly challenged for major honors.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds chief executive officer Angus Kinnear added: \u201cThe contribution made by Jack Charlton to Leeds United and the game of football is immeasurable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is only right that we name a stand in his memory, he is an icon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank Hisense for giving us the go-ahead to name the East Stand after Jack alongside their sponsorship and we are looking forward to the day fans return to Elland Road to celebrate the life of Jack along with Norman Hunter and Trevor Cherry.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-18038\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-18038\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-18038\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18038\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds have named the East Stand at Elland Road the Jack Charlton Stand in honor of their former defender. 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