Saturday, March 20, 2021

Peter Lorimer, former Leeds and Scotland midfielder, dies aged 74

Peter Lorimer, Leeds United’s record goalscorer, has died aged 74 after a long illness. He was a member of Don Revie’s great side of the 1960s and 70s and made 676 appearances for the club during two spells from 1962-79 and 1983-85.

Known as “Hotshot Lorimer”, the attacking midfielder was considered to have one of the hardest shots in the game. He scored 238 goals for Leeds and four in 21 appearances for Scotland, including the opener against Zaire in the 1974 World Cup. Lorimer also played for York, Toronto Blizzard and Vancouver Whitecaps among other clubs.

Lorimer won seven major trophies with Leeds, including the First Division title in 1968-69 and 1973-74 and the FA Cup in 1972.

He crashed home a trademark volley in the European Cup final against Bayern Munich in 1975 but his effort was controversially disallowed and Leeds went on to lose 2-0.

A club statement read: “It is with great sadness, Leeds United has learned of the passing of club legend Peter Lorimer this morning at the age of 74 following a long-term illness.

Lorimer, born in Dundee in 1946, was involved in another great sporting moment when he was denied an equaliser by Sunderland’s goalkeeper Jim Montgomery’s superb save in the 1973 FA Cup final.

Lorimer retired as a player in 1986 after a brief spell with Whitby and was later appointed to Leeds’ board. He was named as the club’s first ambassador in 2013. Leeds said in late February that he was in a hospice.



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