Welcome to the Howard Wilkinson Legacy
Join us to celebrate the historic legacy of
Howard Wilkinson and his Leeds United team
WILKO92 - The Howard Wilkinson Legacy Project
🏆 Honouring a Legend. Building a Legacy. Together.
Howard Wilkinson didn’t just win trophies — he changed the game.
Now, it’s our turn to give something back.
WILKO92 is a fan-driven campaign to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Howard Wilkinson — the legendary Leeds United manager — who:
- revived a club in the doldrums and took it to promotion and an extraordinary league championship
- built the club’s Academy at Thorp Arch
- helped shape the future of English football as Technical Director of the FA and Chairman of the League Managers Association
🎯 Our Goal
To raise around £140,000 to create a life-size statue of Howard Wilkinson near Elland Road — a permanent tribute to the man who delivered Leeds United’s last top-flight title and revolutionised the club from top to bottom.
This is about more than a statue. It’s about legacy, pride, and recognising a true pioneer of the modern game.
🏆 Why It Matters
Howard Wilkinson:
- Rinvented Leeds United
- Took the team to promotion in 1990 and the League Championship two years later
- Built a world-class Academy system that developed generations of players
- Transformed the national game through the FA’s Charter for Quality
- Championed the profession as Chairman of the LMA
He changed our club.
He changed the game.
Now it’s time to say thank you.
💥 Get Involved
This is your chance to be part of history. We can’t do it without you.
- ✅ Donate to help us build the statue
- ✅ Sponsor a game in our upcoming commemorative book and pre-order the book
- ✅ Join us at events — including our GALA DINNER in the autumn of 2025
- ✅ Spread the word on social media using #WILKO92
Every pound brings us closer.
Every supporter strengthens the story.
🏠 Coming Home to Elland Road
We plan to unveil the statue in a couple of years' time — just steps away from where history was made. Together, we’ll create a lasting monument to a manager who gave us unforgettable memories — and built the foundations of our future.
Let’s do this for Wilko.
Let’s do this for Leeds.
Let’s do this together.
