Peter Ridsdale

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Peter Ridsdale (Born 11 March 1952) is a former chairman of Leeds United AFC, and is currently chairman of Cardiff City F.C..

Under his chairmanship Leeds reached the UEFA Cup semi-final in 1999/2000 and the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2000/01, but is now best remembered by Leeds United supporters for the financial nightmare that Leeds later found themselves in. Under Ridsdale's stewardship the club borrowed £60m against future gate receipts, effectively gambling on Leeds qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in successive seasons, which they failed to do. By the time Ridsdale stepped down, Leeds were £103 million in debt.

He was also the owner of Barnsley for a while, rescuing them from folding after dropping from the Premier League to Division Two and loss of revenue from ITV Digital. He was a major mistake at Barnsleyas he nearly made the club liquidated before Gordon Shephard and Patrick Cryne took over at Oakwell. He was formerly deputy Chairman of Cardiff City F.C., who recruited him to help with their new stadium project and became chairman on October 22, 2006 after Sam Hammam stepped down.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bill Fotherby		 Leeds United chairman
1997-2003		 Succeeded by
Professor John McKenzie
Preceded by
Sam Hammam		 Cardiff City chairman
2006-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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