1998–99 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1998-99 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	George Graham ; (until 1 October); David O'Leary (from 1 October)
Stadium	Elland Road
Premiership	4th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Hasselbaink (18); All: Hasselbaink (20)
Highest home attendance	40,255 vs Manchester United ; (25 Apr 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	27,561 vs Bradford City ; (28 Oct 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	36,028
	← 1997-98 1999-2000 →

During the '1998–99 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Shockwaves were sent around Elland Road when manager George Graham walked out on Leeds United to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur in early October, and Martin O'Neill of Leicester City seemed certain to take over the reins. But it was a shock to many when O'Neill turned his back on Leeds, and Graham's former assistant David O'Leary was appointed instead. He quickly worked wonders with a predominantly young, inexperienced side, and they managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup in fourth place - their highest finish since winning the title seven years earlier. The acquisition of brilliant young striker Michael Bridges from Sunderland at the end of the season gave Leeds fans hope of more success - and preferably silverware - next time round.^[2]

Final league table

Results Summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67	12	5	2	32	9	+23	6	8	5	30	25	+5

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round

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Results

Leeds United's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1998	Middlesbrough	A	0–0	34,162
24 August 1998	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	30,652	Hasselbaink
29 August 1998	Wimbledon	A	1–1	16,437	Bowyer
8 September 1998	Southampton	H	3–0	30,637	Marshall (own goal), Harte, Wijnhard
12 September 1998	Everton	A	0–0	36,687
19 September 1998	Aston Villa	H	0–0	33,446
26 September 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–3	35,535	Halle, Hasselbaink, Wijnhard
3 October 1998	Leicester City	H	0–1	32,606
17 October 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	23,911	Halle
25 October 1998	Chelsea	H	0–0	36,292
31 October 1998	Derby County	A	2–2	27,034	Molenaar, Kewell
8 November 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	30,012	Hasselbaink, Woodgate
14 November 1998	Liverpool	A	3–1	44,305	Smith, Hasselbaink (2)
21 November 1998	Charlton Athletic	H	4–1	32,487	Hasselbaink, Bowyer, Smith, Kewell
29 November 1998	Manchester United	A	2–3	55,172	Hasselbaink, Kewell
5 December 1998	West Ham United	H	4–0	36,320	Bowyer (2), Molenaar, Hasselbaink
14 December 1998	Coventry City	H	2–0	31,802	Hopkin, Bowyer
20 December 1998	Arsenal	A	1–3	38,025	Hasselbaink
26 December 1998	Newcastle United	A	3–0	36,783	Kewell, Bowyer, Hasselbaink
29 December 1998	Wimbledon	H	2–2	39,816	Ribeiro, Hopkin
9 January 1999	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1	27,620
16 January 1999	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	37,473	Smith, Bowyer
30 January 1999	Southampton	A	0–3	15,236
6 February 1999	Newcastle United	H	0–1	40,202
17 February 1999	Aston Villa	A	2–1	37,510	Hasselbaink (2)
20 February 1999	Everton	H	1–0	36,344	Korsten
1 March 1999	Leicester City	A	2–1	18,101	Kewell, Smith
10 March 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	34,521	Smith, Kewell
13 March 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–0	28,142	Hasselbaink, Hopkin
20 March 1999	Derby County	H	4–1	38,971	Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Korsten, Harte
3 April 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	3–1	39,645	Hasselbaink, Harte, Smith
12 April 1999	Liverpool	H	0–0	39,451
17 April 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	20,043	Woodgate
25 April 1999	Manchester United	H	1–1	40,255	Hasselbaink
1 May 1999	West Ham United	A	5–1	25,997	Hasselbaink, Smith, Harte (pen), Bowyer, Håland
5 May 1999	Chelsea	A	0–1	34,762
11 May 1999	Arsenal	H	1–0	40,124	Hasselbaink
16 May 1999	Coventry City	A	2–2	23,049	Wijnhard, Hopkin

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Rushden & Diamonds	A	0–0	6,431
R3R	13 January 1999	Rushden & Diamonds	H	3–1	39,159	Smith (2), Hasselbaink
R4	23 January 1999	Portsmouth	A	5–1	18,864	Wetherall, Harte, Kewell, Ribeiro, Wijnhard
R5	13 February 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	39,696	Harte
R5R	24 February 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2	32,307

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	28 October 1998	Bradford City	H	1–0	27,561	Kewell
R4	11 November 1998	Leicester City	A	1–2	20,161	Kewell

UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	15 September 1998	Marítimo	H	1–0	38,033	Hasselbaink
R1 2nd Leg	29 September 1998	Marítimo	A	0–1 (won 4-1 on pens)	10,000
R2 1st Leg	20 October 1998	Roma	A	0–1	43,003
R2 2nd Leg	3 November 1998	Roma	H	0–0 (lost 0-1 on agg)	39,161

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Nigel Martyn
4	DF	NOR	Alf-Inge Håland
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe
6	DF	ENG	David Wetherall
7	MF	NED	Willem Korsten (on loan from Vitesse Arnhem)
8	FW	SUR	Clyde Wijnhard
9	FW	NED	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10	MF	POR	Bruno Ribeiro
11	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer
12	MF	SCO	David Hopkin
16	DF	ENG	Danny Granville
17	FW	SCO	Derek Lilley


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	NOR	Gunnar Halle
19	FW	AUS	Harry Kewell
20	DF	IRL	Ian Harte
21	DF	AUT	Martin Hiden
22	MF	NOR	Tommy Knarvik
23	MF	ENG	David Batty
25	DF	ENG	Jonathan Woodgate
30	DF	NED	Robert Molenaar
36	GK	ENG	Paul Robinson
37	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail^[5]
39	FW	ENG	Alan Smith
40	MF	WAL	Matt Jones

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	ENG	Lee Sharpe (on loan to Bradford City)
14	FW	ENG	Andy Gray^[6] (to Nottingham Forest)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	Danny Granville (on loan to Manchester City)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	IRL	Gary Kelly
3	DF	SCO	David Robertson
14	GK	POR	Nuno Santos
15	GK	ENG	Mark Beeney
24	MF	ENG	Kevin Dixon
26	FW	ENG	Tony Hackworth
27	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury
28	DF	ENG	Paul Shepherd
29	DF	ENG	Mark Jackson
31	DF	IRL	Paul Donnelly
32	MF	ENG	Andy Wright


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	NIR	Wesley Boyle
34	MF	ENG	Andrew Quinn
35	FW	ENG	Lee Matthews
38	DF	IRL	Damian Lynch
-	DF	AUS	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
-	DF	ENG	Gareth Evans
-	DF	WAL	Kevin Evans
-	DF	ENG	Jamie Price
-	MF	NIR	Simon Watson
-	FW	NIR	Warren Feeney

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Nigel Martyn	44	0	34	0	5	0	1	0	4	0
36	GK	ENG	Paul Robinson	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	IRL	Ian Harte	44	6	34+1	4	5	2	1	0	3	0
4	DF	NOR	Alf-Inge Håland	36	1	24+5	1	3+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe	36	0	29	0	3	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	David Wetherall	25	1	14+7	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
18	DF	NOR	Gunnar Halle	23	2	14+3	2	2+1	0	1	0	2	0
21	DF	AUT	Martin Hiden	19	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
25	DF	ENG	Jonathan Woodgate	33	2	25	2	5	0	2	0	1	0
30	DF	NED	Robert Molenaar	23	2	17	2	0	0	2	0	4	0
Midfielders
7	MF	NED	Willem Korsten	10	2	4+3	2	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	POR	Bruno Ribeiro	17	2	7+6	1	1	1	1	0	1+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer	45	9	35	9	4	0	2	0	4	0
12	MF	SCO	David Hopkin	45	4	32+2	4	5	0	2	0	4	0
19	MF	AUS	Harry Kewell	49	9	36+2	6	5	1	2	2	4	0
22	MF	NOR	Tommy Knarvik	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	David Batty	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail	20	0	11+6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
40	MF	WAL	Matt Jones	9	0	3+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW	SUR	Clyde Wijnhard	25	4	11+7	3	1+1	1	1	0	1+3	0
9	FW	NED	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	47	20	36	18	5	1	2	0	4	1
17	FW	SCO	Derek Lilley	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
39	FW	ENG	Alan Smith	26	9	15+7	7	2+2	2	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	MF	ENG	Lee Sharpe	7	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
16	DF	ENG	Danny Granville	14	0	7+2	0	3	0	1	0	0+1	0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[7]

Considering a 4-4-2 formation

GK: #1, Nigel Martyn, 44
RB: #21, Martin Hiden, 19
CB: #25, Jonathan Woodgate, 33
CB: #5, Lucas Radebe, 36
LB: #20, Ian Harte, 43
RM: #11, Lee Bowyer, 45
CM: #12, David Hopkin, 43
CM: #4, Alf-Inge Håland, 29
LM: #19, Harry Kewell, 47
CF: #9, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 47
CF: #39, Alan Smith, 17

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
19 June 1998	DF	Danny Granville	Chelsea	£1,600,000
13 October 1998	GK	Nuno Santos	Vitória de Setúbal	Signed
8 December 1998	MF	David Batty	Newcastle United	£4,400,000
25 May 1999	MF	Eirik Bakke	Sogndal	£1,750,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
19 June 1998	MF	Jason Blunt	Blackpool	Free transfer
29 August 1998	DF	Andy Gray	Nottingham Forest	£200,000

Transfers in:

£7,750,000

Transfers out:

£200,000

Total spending:

£7,550,000

Loaned in

Willem Korsten - Vitesse Arnhem, 11 January 1999

Loaned out

Lee Matthews - Notts County, 24 September 1998
Mark Jackson - Huddersfield Town, 29 October 1998
Lee Sharpe - Sampdoria, 1 November 1998
Andrew Wright - Reading, 8 December 1998
Derek Lilley - Hearts, 30 December 1998
Paul Shepherd - Tranmere Rovers, 23 February 1999
Alan Maybury - Reading, 25 March 1999
Derek Lilley - Bury, 25 March 1999

References

^ "From silverware to the sack". BBC News. 16 March 2001.
^ "Leeds snap up Bridges". BBC News. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1998-1999/results
^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/leeds.htm
^ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.
^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1999

[1] "From silverware to the sack". BBC News. 16 March 2001.

[2] "Leeds snap up Bridges". BBC News. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[3] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1998-1999/results

[4] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/leeds.htm

[5] McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.

[6] Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.

[7] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1999

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