On 6 September we unveiled our 203rd blue plaque celebrating TV Harrison Sports Ground.
TV Harrison sports ground has been used for organised sport since the 1850s. It was named after Tom Vernon Harrison, a local teacher who led a successful appeal in 1928 to buy the site through public donations, keeping the land for the children of Leeds. Since then, it has played host to hundreds of young footballers from the local community, many of whom rose through the ranks to play for Leeds United and even England.
A local campaign was successful in saving the ground from redevelopment in recent years, retaining the site for community sport. In 2025, the Leeds United Foundation purchased the site to protect it for future generations of community sport.
A crowd of at least one hundred and fifty gathered for this celebration of local sport. At the unveiling, we heard from Paul Reaney, CEO of the Leeds United Foundation, Frances Milner, local MP Mark Sewards and nominee, Michael Meadowcroft. We were joined by many members of the community committee who campaigned tirelessly to save the ground from redevelopment in recent years.
The plaque was unveiled by Leeds United Legends Paul Reaney, Noel Whelan and Stuart McCall, who, like many Leeds United players, cut their teeth at this sports ground.
The plaque reads ‘The TV Harrison Sports Ground. A place for organised sport since the 1850s. The ground is named after local teacher Tom Vernon Harrison who led a successful appeal in 1928 for its purchase by public subscription for the children of Leeds. Following a local campaign against redevelopment, the Leeds United Foundation bought the ground in 2025, thus securing its future for community sport.’
