Leeds United stars head into town for film premiere celebrating club’s glory days

An impressive cast of Leeds United stars are teaming up to help mark the release of a new film to celebrate the club’s former glory days.

Vinnie Jones, now a Hollywood star, heads up an array of current and former management and players coming along to the premiere of Do You Want To Win? taking place at Everyman Cinema at Trinity Leeds, on Monday April 24.

“Do You Want To Win?” is the story of how a football club emerged from the shadows of history and reputation and got back not only what it wanted, but what it deserved. The feature-length documentary film tells the story of the glory days of Leeds United from 1988-1992 and the club’s First Division championship win, following Howard Wilkinson’s arrival at the club.

Joining Jones on the red carpet are former players Eddie Gray, Dylan Kerr and more to be confirmed – all of whom feature in the film.

The organisers of Leeds International Festival say they wanted to celebrate the city’s film heritage while bringing a well-loved local story to a new generation in Leeds.

Andrew Cooper, chair of Leeds International Festival and chief executive of LeedsBID, which is funding the festival, said: “This premiere is an outstanding event to headline the inaugural Leeds International Festival, celebrating a key time in footballing history for the city.

“To bring a greater excitement to this event will be the presence of Vinnie Jones and other Leeds United greats from that time.”

Dan Wharton, Marketing Manager at Trinity Leeds, said: “We are delighted to welcome Vinnie to Trinity Leeds and to host the premiere of this great film here in Everyman Cinema.  It’s an historic era for Leeds United and to have such an iconic footballer, and now of course a Hollywood actor, here is a great coup for the city and the Leeds International Festival.”