Leeds United team plane met by airport emergency crews

The club was returning to Leeds from London after playing Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon

A plane carrying the Leeds United football squad and staff was met by emergency vehicles as it landed at Leeds Bradford Airport after reports of smoke in the cockpit.

The team had returned to the city from London following a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

A club contact told BBC Radio Leeds there had been "the smell of burning rubber" on board.

The plane landed safely at the airport at about 19:30 BST.

Those who were on board were "all fine" and disembarked before the aircraft reached the terminal, they added.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) said it received a call at about 19:40 BST from air traffic control "reporting smoke in the cockpit of an aircraft".

"There was no fire, however all people were safely evacuated using quick disembarkation," the fire service said.

Initially, a total of 50 firefighters from stations across West Yorkshire had been sent to the scene "due to the nature of the incident".

However, they were turned around after airport-based fire crews dealt with the situation, WYFRS added.

An airport spokesperson said: "Precautionary emergency procedures were followed, however nobody was harmed in the incident and the flight landed safely.

"Normal services resumed quickly."