Leeds to honour Mick Jones at half-time and urge fans to stay seated | OneFootball

Leeds United will honour club great Mick Jones with a lifetime achievement award, and he will become the first former player to receive a Heritage Cap at half-time during Saturday night’s Premier League meeting with Brentford at Elland Road. The club said in a statement that supporters are asked to remain seated at the interval to salute him.

Jones, one of Don Revie’s famed side, will be welcomed on to the pitch alongside his family for the presentation.

He struck the winner in the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, delivering the club’s first major European trophy. He helped secure league titles in 1968/69 and 1973/74, finishing as Leeds’ top scorer in both campaigns, and added the Charity Shield in 1969.

Further honours followed with a second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1971 and the 1972 FA Cup, when he set up Allan Clarke’s decisive goal. Between 1967 and 1975, Jones made 312 appearances and scored 111 times for Leeds, and he won three England caps.

The Heritage Cap forms part of Marching on Forever, the former players association established in late 2025 to recognise past contributions. Leeds announced the initiative in December, with First Division title winner Tony Dorigo overseeing its formation.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk