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He died in May 1989 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Revie was born in Middlesborough in 1927 and first signed as a footballer for Leicester City in 1944. From there he went on to play for Hull City in 1949 (transfer fee £20,000), Manchester City in 1951 (£25,000), SunderlandThis is about the city of Sunderland in England. For other places called Sunderland, see Sunderland (disambiguation Sunderland is an industrial city and port in the English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Before 1974 it was a county borough and muni in 1956 (£22,000) and Leeds United in 1958 (£12,000). The combined transfer fees paid over his career was at the time (i.e. in 1958) a record in English football.

He won six caps for EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, was English Footballer of the Year in 1955 and won an FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup commonly known as the FA Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. As such its presti winners medal with Manchester City in 1956. At Manchester City the playing tactic of using a deep lying centre-forward (Revie's position, evolved from the more traditional inside-right), and based on the style of the successful Hungarian national team, became known as the "Revie plan".

Revie was made player manager on his arrival at Leeds, and after an initial slow start developed the team that would by the early 1970s be the major force in English football. He was named English Manager of the Year in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i, 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, and 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, and was awarded the OBE in 1970.

In 1974 Revie was offered the job of England national football manager, but was unable to reproduce the success he had enjoyed at Leeds. In 1977 he controversially quit the role to become coach to the United Arab Emirates. The FA suspended Revie on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute, which Revie successfully overturned in court. After leaving the UAE coaching role in 1980 he took over management of Al Nasr , followed in 1984 by the Egyptian club Al Al of Cairo.

In 1988 he revealed that he was suffering from motor neurone disease, and he died in 1989.

Although never popular with the English national press (which is largely based in London and Manchester) he continued to be worshipped by the Leeds supporters and beloved by his former team. A stand at Leeds United's ground, Elland Road, is named after him.