2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 2002–03 season saw Leeds United compete in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
2002–03 season | |
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Chairman | (until 31 March)[1] |
Manager | (until 27 June)[2] (until 21 March)[3] |
Stadium | Elland Road |
Premier League | 15th |
FA Cup | Sixth round |
League Cup | Third round |
UEFA Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: All: |
Highest home attendance | 40,205 vs Aston Villa (11 May 2003, Premier League) |
Lowest home attendance | 29,359 vs Gillingham (4 Feb 2003, FA Cup) |
Average home league attendance | 37,768 |
Season summary
When Terry Venables was appointed as manager, much was expected at Leeds as Venables had previously brought success to Tottenham and Barcelona before taking England to the semi finals of Euro 96. But the looming debt Leeds were now facing meant they couldn't keep star defender Rio Ferdinand, who was sold to Manchester Utd for $30 million. After the season began, striker Robbie Keane was also sold to Tottenham. Despite the rough start, Leeds began well, as back to back wins over Newcastle and Manchester Utd put Leeds top after 6 games. But a 1-4 loss to Arsenal, and later 0-1 to Liverpool, saw Leeds' form begin to drop. Utd were then embarrassingly knocked out the league cup by Sheffield Utd, and despite wins in the UEFA Cup Leeds' spiralling debts meant manager Terry Venables was forced to sell more top players. Lee Bowyer and mid fielder Olivier Dacourt soon left the club, and over time defenders Danny Mills and Jonathan Woodagte, as well as striker Robbie Fowler, were all sold. In the league, Leeds was losing consecutive games to Bolton, Charlton and Fulham. They were now out of the UEFA Cup and were slipping towards the relegation zone. Pressure was mounting on Venables, but was eased at times when Leeds won vital victories, with 16 year old James Milner scoring in consecutive games to secure those victories. Defender Matthew Kilgalion and mid fielder Frazier Richardson were also given debuts, despite reaching the quarter final of the FA cup where Leeds were again knocked out by Sheffield Utd. Venables, frustrated at the continued selling of key players, quit the club, and former Manchester City and Sunderland boss Peter Reid was appointed with 8 games left. With a 2-0 win over Fulham, and then later 3-2 over Arsenal, Mark Viduka in fantastic form saved Leeds from relegation. Utd finished in 15th place. However, only days after the season ended star striker Harry Kewell also left the club. With these accumulated departures, and finances still not under control, the worst was yet to come for Leeds.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Birmingham City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 48 |
14 | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 48 |
15 | Leeds United | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 47 |
16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 45 |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Kit
Nike remained as Leeds United's kit sponsors, and introduced a new home kit for the season.
First-team squad
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
13 | GK | Paul Robinson | 50 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Gary Kelly | 35 | 1 | 24+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Ian Harte | 36 | 3 | 24+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Lucas Radebe | 26 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | DF | Raúl Bravo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Teddy Lučić | 21 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Danny Mills | 41 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Dominic Matteo | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Michael Duberry | 21 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
34 | DF | Frazer Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
36 | DF | Matthew Kilgallon | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | Olivier Dacourt | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Harry Kewell | 41 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
12 | MF | Nick Barmby | 25 | 5 | 16+3 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
14 | MF | Stephen McPhail | 19 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Jason Wilcox | 33 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Eirik Bakke | 45 | 4 | 31+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
20 | MF | Seth Johnson | 13 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Paul Okon | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Jacob Burns | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Jamie McMaster | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | MF | James Milner | 22 | 2 | 1+17 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
8 | FW | Michael Bridges | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Mark Viduka | 40 | 22 | 29+4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Alan Smith | 43 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
39 | FW | Simon Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
6 | DF | Jonathan Woodgate | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Robbie Keane | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Lee Bowyer | 22 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 10 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
Mark Viduka, 20 Harry Kewell, 14 Nick Barmby, 4 Ian Harte, 3 Alan Smith 3 Lee Bowyer 3 Robbie Fowler 2 James Milner 2 Danny Mills 1 Jason Wilcox 1 Jonathan Woodgate 1 Eirik Bakke 1 Teddy Lučić 1 Seth Johnson 1 Robbie Keane 1
Results
Premier League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 August 2002 1 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Manchester City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
15:00 | Barmby Viduka Keane |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,195 Referee: Graham Poll |
24 August 2002 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Leeds United | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
Marshall |
Report | Kewell Bowyer Viduka |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 Referee: Steve Dunn |
28 August 2002 3 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Sunderland | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Report | McAteer |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,929 Referee: Mark Halsey |
31 August 2002 4 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Devlin D. Johnson |
Report | Bowyer |
Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,164 Referee: P Durkin |
11 September 2002 5 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Leeds United | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear |
Report | Viduka Smith |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 51,730 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
14 September 2002 6 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Manchester United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Kewell |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Jeff Winter |
22 September 2002 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Flitcroft |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,415 Referee: Graham Poll |
28 September 2002 8 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Arsenal | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Kewell |
Report | Kanu Touré Henry |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,199 Referee: Alan Wiley |
6 October 2002 9 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Leeds United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,505 Referee: Mark Halsey |
19 October 2002 10 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Report | Diao |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,187 Referee: Steve Dunn |
28 October 2002 11 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
Job Southgate |
Report | Viduka Bowyer Smith |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,723 Referee: Rob Styles |
3 November 2002 12 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Everton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Report | Rooney |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,161 Referee: Neale Barry |
10 November 2002 13 | West Ham United | 3–4 | Leeds United | Newham, London |
Di Canio Sinclair |
Report | Barmby Kewell Viduka |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,297 Referee: Steve Dunn |
17 November 2002 14 | Leeds United | 2–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
16:00 | Smith Kewell |
Report | Pedersen Djorkaeff Ricketts |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,627 Referee: Alan Wiley |
24 November 2002 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leeds United | Tottenham, London |
Sheringham Keane |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,718 Referee: Steve Bennett |
1 December 2002 16 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
16:00 | Kewell |
Report | Lisbie Parker |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,537 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
7 December 2002 17 | Fulham | 1–0 | Leeds United | Loftus Road |
Djetou |
Report | Stadium: Fulham, London Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Paul Durkin |
16 December 2002 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Leeds United | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
Report | Mills Fowler Wilcox |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,378 Referee: Graham Poll |
21 December 2002 19 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Southampton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
15:00 | Kewell |
Report | Fernandes |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,687 Referee: Chris Foy |
26 December 2002 20 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Leeds United | Sunderland, Wearside |
Proctor |
Report | Milner Fowler |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,029 Referee: Mike Dean |
28 December 2002 21 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | Leeds, Yorkshire |
15:00 | Woodgate Milner |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Graham Barber |
1 January 2003 22 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Bakke Viduka |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,034 Referee: Phil Dowd |
11 January 2003 23 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Manchester |
15:00 | Goater N. Jensen |
Report | Kewell |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,884 Referee: Rob Styles |
18 January 2003 24 | Leeds United | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
28 January 2003 25 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Leeds United | London |
Guðjohnsen Lampard Matteo |
Report | Kewell Lučić |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
1 February 2003 26 | Everton | 2–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
Unsworth Radzinski |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park |
11 February 2003 27 | Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
S. Johnson |
Report | Kanouté |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 February 2003 28 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Report | Dyer Shearer |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,025 Referee: Alan Wiley |
5 March 2003 29 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
Radebe Silvestre |
Report | Viduka |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,135 Referee: Graham Poll |
15 March 2003 30 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Middlesbrough | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Viduka |
Maccarone Juninho Geremi |
Stadium: Elland Road |
23 March 2003 31 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
Owen Murphy Gerrard |
Viduka |
Stadium: Anfield |
5 April 2003 32 | Charlton Athletic | 1–6 | Leeds United | London |
Euell |
Report | Kewell Harte Viduka |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,24 Referee: E Wolstenholme |
12 April 2003 33 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Viduka |
Sheringham Keane |
Stadium: Elland Road |
19 April 2003 34 | Southampton | 3–2 | Leeds United | Hampshire |
Ormerod Beattie Svensson |
Kewell Barmby |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium |
22 April 2003 35 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Fulham | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Viduka |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,220 Referee: Neale Barry |
26 April 2003 36 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
Viduka Smith |
Dunn A. Cole Todd |
Stadium: Elland Road |
4 May 2003 37 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Leeds United | Highbury, London |
Henry Bergkamp |
Report | Kewell Harte Viduka |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Alan Wiley |
11 May 2003 38 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Leeds, Yorkshire |
Harte Barmby Viduka |
Report | Guðjónsson |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,205 Referee: Mark Halsey |
UEFA Cup
First round
19 September 2002 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | Leeds |
Smith |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mikko Vuorela Assistant referees: Lassl Lahti Taavl Sulander Fourth official: Petterl Kari |
3 October 2002 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
Modebadze |
Barmby |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Muhittin Bosat |
Leeds United won 2-1 on aggregate
Second round
31 October 2002 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Elland Road, Leeds | |
21:00 | Kewell |
Report | Referee: Jack van Hulten (Netherlands) |
14 November 2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–4 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | |
17:00 | Abukasis |
Report | Smith |
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
Leeds United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Third round
28 November 2002 | Málaga | 0–0 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga | |
22:00 | Report | Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
12 December 2002 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Elland Road, Leeds | |
21:00 | Bakke |
Report | Dely Valdés |
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.
Transfers
In
Nick Barmby - Liverpool, 8 August 2002, £2,750,000[5] Paul Okon - Middlesbrough, 12 August 2002, free[6]
Out
Rio Ferdinand - Manchester United, 22 July 2002, £30,000,000±[7] Robbie Keane - Tottenham Hotspur, 31 August 2002, £7,000,000[8] Lee Bowyer - West Ham United, 11 January 2003, £300,000[9] Jonathan Woodgate - Newcastle United, 31 January 2003, £9,000,000[10] Robbie Fowler - Manchester City, 13 February 2003, £6,000,000[11] Caleb Folan - Chesterfield, 14 February 2003, free[12]
±Current club record transfer fee received.
- Transfers in:
£2,750,000 - Transfers out:
£52,300,000 - Total spending:
£49,550,000
Loaned in
Teddy Lučić - AIK Solna, 31 August 2002[13] Raúl Bravo - Real Madrid, 31 January 2003[14]
Loaned out
Simon Johnson - Hull City, 11 August 2002[15] Shaun Allaway - Grimsby Town, 20 August 2002[15] Danny Milosevic - Plymouth Argyle, 5 November 2002[16] Steven Ferguson - Hyde United, 5 November 2002[16] Harpal Singh - Bradford City, 7 November 2002[16] Shane Cansdell-Sherriff - Rochdale, 8 November 2002[16] Jamie McMaster - Coventry City, 19 November 2002[16] Craig Stiens - Swansea City, 13 December 2002[17] Olivier Dacourt - Roma, 8 January 2003[18] Frazer Richardson - Stoke City, 10 January 2003[19] Danny Milosevic - Crewe Alexandra, 20 January 2003[20] Tom Newey - Darlington, 29 March 2003[21]
References
- "Ridsdale resigns from struggling Leeds". Citywire. 31 March 2003.
- "O'Leary sacked by Leeds". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
- "Venables leaves Leeds". BBC News. 21 March 2003.
- "Leeds United - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- "Nick checks in at Leeds". The Guardian. 8 August 2002.
- "Sunderland target Piper in £13m spending spree". The Telegraph. 13 August 2002.
- "Man Utd seal Rio deal". BBC News. 22 July 2002.
- "Robbie Keane joins Spurs". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
- "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
- "Woodgate 'thrilled' to be at Toon". The Guardian. 31 January 2003.
- "Fowler joins Man City". BBC News. 13 February 2003.
- "Chesterfield sign Folan". BBC News. 14 February 2003.
- "Leeds land Lucic". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
- "Leeds sign Real defender". BBC News. 31 January 2003.
- "Transfers - August 2002". BBC News. 5 September 2002.
- "Transfers - November 2002". BBC News. 2 December 2002.
- "Swansea escape with reprimand". BBC News. 31 March 2003.
- "Dacourt joins Leeds exodus". The Guardian. 9 January 2003.
- "Richardson loan extended". BBC News. 6 February 2003.
- "Milosevic goes to Crewe". BBC News. 20 January 2003.
- "Transfers - March 2003". BBC News. 14 April 2003.