Leeds United have notoriously always been one of the teams that have ruffled feathers over the years.

As various chants will tell you, not many non-Leeds fans have a particular taste for the Whites, with many disliking the club.

It's down to their success in the 1970's, though, that many dislike them, just in the same way the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and now Man City, have their detractors.

Leeds have spent most of their existence as a top level club in the first division, but have since dropped to a Championship side, but that hasn't changed the fact they are still both revered and targeted to this day.

Most teams still look out for the trip to Elland Road as one of the first when the fixtures are released and many want to get one over on them, which is why they've always needed warriors on the pitch.

Here, we look at the four hardest Leeds United men opposition fans loved to hate.

Do you agree, or can you think of tougher players that opposition fans strongly disliked? Let us know in the comments below.

Leeds legend Billy Bremner was a tough nut. He was sent off in the 1974 Charity Shield for fighting with Kevin Keegan, who was also dismissed.

Both players were banned for a substantial time after the event at Wembley.

One of Leeds' greatest ever players, he has a statue outside of Elland Road.

Vinnie Jones is as hard as they come. He joined Leeds in 1989 and was a key part of the team who won promotion to the First Division the following season.

He had an admirable no-nonsense style of play.

Norman Hunter was one of the key figures of Leeds’ 1970s conquering side. He was aptly nicknamed Norman ‘Bite Yer Legs’ Hunter, which explains a lot.

The defender was renowned for a crunching tackle and he formed a great defence with Jack Charlton.

David Batty was properly old-school in the middle of the park and few ever got the better of him.

The definition of hard but fair, he wasn't a dirty player but was certainly strong into the challenge.

He'd crash into 50-50's and usually win them, or would get up and get on with it if he was clattered himself - many should take note in this era.