1999–2000 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1999-2000 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	David O'Leary
Stadium	Elland Road
Premiership	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Bridges (19); All: Bridges (21)
Highest home attendance	40,192 vs Newcastle United ; (25 September 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	11,912 vs Port Vale ; (12 December 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	37,579
	← 1998-99 2000-01 →

During the 1999–2000 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Leeds entered the new millennium top of the Premiership, but by the end of the season they had fallen to third place and were 22 points adrift of champions Manchester United. There was real trauma in the UEFA Cup, when two fans were stabbed to death after a clash between rival supporters on the eve of Leeds United's UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray. On the more positive side, Leeds attained their highest finish since the 1992 title triumph, and achieved Champions League qualification in manager David O'Leary's second season at the helm. Promising young players like Alan Smith, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Bridges gave Leeds fans hope that their side would be among next season's contenders for the Premiership, as well as making another strong challenge on the continent. Australian midfielder, Harry Kewell, announced his arrival to the Premiership by winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

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	21	6	11	58	43	+15	69	12	2	5	29	18	+11	9	4	6	29	25	+4

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round

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Results

Premier League

7 August 1999 1	Leeds United	0–0	Derby County	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report		Stadium: Elland Road

11 August 1999 2	Southampton	0–3	Leeds United	Southampton, Hampshire
		Report	Bridges 10', 51', 72'	Stadium: The Dell Referee: Alan Wiley

14 August 1999 3	Manchester United	2–0	Leeds United	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Yorke 76', 80'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford

21 August 1999 4	Leeds United	2–1	Sunderland	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 51' Mills 72'	Report	Phillips 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road

23 August 1999 5	Leeds United	1–2	Liverpool	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Song 20' (o.g.)	Report	Camara 45' Radebe 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road

28 August 1999 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Leeds United	Haringey, London
	Sherwood 36'	Report	Smith 53' Harte 83'	Stadium: White Hart Lane

11 September 1999 7	Coventry City	3–4	Leeds United	Coventry, West Midlands
	McAllister 2' (pen.) Aloisi 17' Chippo 54'	Report	Bowyer 7' Huckerby 25' Harte 33' (pen.) Bridges 60'	Stadium: Highfield Road Referee: Steve Dunn

19 September 1999 8	Leeds United	2–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bridges 14' Kewell 64'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

25 September 1999 9	Leeds United	3–2	Newcastle United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 11' Kewell 39' Bridges 77'	Report	Shearer 42', 57'	Stadium: Elland Road

3 October 1999 10	Watford	1–2	Leeds United	Watford, Hertfordshire
	Williams 41'	Report	Bridges 44' Kewell 69'	Stadium: Vicarage Road

16 October 1999 11	Leeds United	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 72', 78'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

24 October 1999 12	Everton	4–4	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Campbell 4', 28' Hutchison 37' Weir 90'		Bridges 15', 67' Kewell 35' Woodgate 72'	Stadium: Goodison Park

30 October 1999 13	Leeds United	1–0	West Ham United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Harte 52'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

7 November 1999 14	Wimbledon	2–0	Leeds United	Croydon, London
	Hartson 30' Gayle 65'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park

20 November 1999 15	Leeds United	2–1	Bradford City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 54' Harte 80' (pen.)	Report	Windass 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Paul Durkin

28 November 1999 16	Leeds United	1–0	Southampton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bridges 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

5 December 1999 17	Derby County	0–1	Leeds United	Derby, Derbyshire
		Report	Harte 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

19 December 1999 18	Chelsea	0–2	Leeds United	Fulham, London
	Lebeouf	Report	McPhail 66', 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Jeff Winter

15 December 1999 19	Leeds United	2–1	Leicester City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bridges 29' Bowyer 45'	Report	Cottee 10'	Stadium: Elland Road

28 December 1999 20	Arsenal	2–0	Leeds United	Islington, London
	Ljungberg 32' Henry 58'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Referee: Graham Poll

3 January 2000 21	Leeds United	1–2	Aston Villa	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 45'	Report	Southgate 17', 62'	Stadium: Elland Road

23 January 2000 22	Sunderland	1–2	Leeds United	Sunderland
	Phillips 52'	Report	Wilcox 24' Bridges 51'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

5 February 2000 23	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Hamann 20' Berger 69' Murphy 90'	Report	Bowyer 62'	Stadium: Anfield

12 February 2000 24	Leeds United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 23'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Dermot Gallagher

20 February 2000 25	Leeds United	0–1	Manchester United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	Cole 52'	Stadium: Elland Road

26 February 2000 26	Middlesbrough	0–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
		Report		Stadium: Riverside

5 March 2000 27	Leeds United	3–0	Coventry City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 5' Bridges 42' Wilcox 85'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Jeff Winter

16 March 2000 28	Bradford City	1–2	Leeds United	Bradford, Yorkshire
	Beagrie 74'	Report	Bridges 12', 62'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Paul Durkin

19 March 2000 29	Leeds United	4–1	Wimbledon	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bakke 23', 39' Harte 28' (pen.) Kewell 83'	Report	Euell 2'	Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Alan Wiley

26 March 2000 30	Leicester City	2–1	Leeds United	Leicester, Leicestershire
	Collymore 14' Guppy 46'	Report	Kewell 38'	Stadium: Filbert Street Referee: Steve Lodge

1 April 2000 31	Leeds United	0–1	Chelsea	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	Harley 62'	Stadium: Elland Road

9 April 2000 32	Aston Villa	1–0	Leeds United	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Joachim 39'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park

16 April 2000 33	Leeds United	0–4	Arsenal	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Harte	Report	Henry 21' Keown 70' Kanu 82' Overmars 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Steve Dunn

23 April 2000 34	Newcastle United	2–2	Leeds United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
	Shearer 24', 48'	Report	Bridges 13' Wilcox 17'	Stadium: St. James' Park Referee: Dermot Elleray

30 April 2000 35	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Leeds United	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
		Report	Hopkin 1' Bridges 53' Kewell 69'	Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Robert Harris

3 May 2000 36	Leeds United	3–1	Watford	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bridges 20' Duberry 45' Huckerby 52'	Report	Foley 32'	Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Paul Alcock

8 May 2000 37	Leeds United	1–1	Everton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bridges 30'	Report	Barmby 60'	Stadium: Elland Road

14 May 2000 38	West Ham United	0–0	Leeds United	Newham, London
		Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground

FA Cup

12 December 1999 3	Leeds United	2–0	Port Vale	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bakke 61', 68'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,912 Referee: Steve Dunn

9 January 2000 4	Manchester City	2–5	Leeds United	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Goater 2' Bishop 11'	Report	Bakke 8' Smith 20' Kewell 41', 88' Bowyer 66'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,240 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 January 2000 5	Aston Villa	3–2	Leeds United	Birmingham
	Carbone 32', 58', 69'	Report	Harte 13' Bakke 38'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,026 Referee: Graham Barber

League Cup

13 October 1999 3	Leeds United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Mills 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,353

15 December 1999 4	Leicester City	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2p	Leeds United	Leicester, Leicestershire
		Report		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Graham Barber

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 1999	Partizan Belgrade	1-3	Leeds United	Heerenveen, Netherlands^[1]
	Tomic 20'		Bowyer 26' 82' Radebe 39'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Herbert Fandel, (Germany)

30 September 1999	Leeds United	1-0	Partizan Belgrade	Leeds, England
	Huckerby 55'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,806 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Second round

21 October 1999	Leeds United	4-1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Leeds, England
	Bowyer 27' 45' Smith 56' Kewell 83'	Report	Loskov 81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,814 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

4 November 1999	Lokomotiv Moscow	0-3	Leeds United	Moscow, Russia
		Report	Harte 16' Bridges 28' 45'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Third round

2 December 1999	Spartak Moscow	2–1	Leeds United	Sofia, Bulgaria^[2]
	Shirko 38' Róbson 65'	Report	Kewell 14'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

9 December 1999	Leeds United	1–0	Spartak Moscow	Elland Road, Leeds
	Radebe 84'	Report		Attendance: 39,732 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Fourth round

2 March 2000	Roma	0–0	Leeds United	Rome, Italy
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,726 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

9 March 2000	Leeds United	1–0	Roma	Leeds, England
	Kewell 67'	Report	Zago 90' Candela 90+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,149 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Quarter-finals

16 March 2000	Leeds United	3–0	Slavia Prague	Leeds, England
	Wilcox 39' Kewell 54' Bowyer 59'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,519 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

23 March 2000	Slavia Prague	2–1	Leeds United	Prague, Czech Republic
	Ulich 52', 79' (pen.)	Report	Kewell 47'	Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Semi-finals

6 April 2000	Galatasaray	2–0	Leeds United	Istanbul, Turkey
	Hakan Ş. 13' Capone 44'	Report		Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

20 April 2000	Leeds United	2–2	Galatasaray	Leeds, England
	Bakke 16', 68'	Report	Hagi 5' (pen.) Hakan Ş. 42'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,306 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]

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
2	DF	IRL	Gary Kelly
3	DF	IRL	Ian Harte
4	DF	NOR	Alf-Inge Håland
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe
6	DF	ENG	Jonathan Woodgate
7	MF	SCO	David Hopkin
8	FW	ENG	Michael Bridges
10	FW	AUS	Harry Kewell
11	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer
12	FW	ENG	Darren Huckerby


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Paul Robinson
14	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail^[4]
16	MF	ENG	Jason Wilcox
17	FW	ENG	Alan Smith
18	DF	ENG	Danny Mills
19	MF	NOR	Eirik Bakke
20	MF	WAL	Matt Jones
21	DF	AUT	Martin Hiden
22	DF	ENG	Michael Duberry
23	MF	ENG	David Batty

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
15	MF	POR	Bruno Ribeiro (to Sheffield United)
16	DF	ENG	Danny Granville (to Manchester City)
28	DF	ENG	Paul Shepherd (to Ayr United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	ENG	Mark Jackson (to Scunthorpe United)
31	MF	NOR	Tommy Knarvik (to Brann)

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
24	DF	NZL	Danny Hay
25	DF	SCO	David Robertson
26	GK	AUS	Danny Milosevic
27	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury
30	DF	NED	Robert Molenaar
33	MF	NIR	Wesley Boyle
34	MF	ENG	Kevin Dixon
35	FW	ENG	Lee Matthews
37	FW	ENG	Tony Hackworth
38	DF	IRL	Damian Lynch
39	DF	ENG	Gareth Evans
40	MF	NIR	Simon Watson
41	MF	NIR	Brian Lagen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	DF	WAL	Kevin Evans
43	FW	NIR	Warren Feeney
—	GK	ENG	Shaun Allaway
—	DF	ENG	Jason Lanns
—	DF	ENG	Frazer Richardson
—	DF	IRL	Alan Martin
—	DF	AUS	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
—	MF	ENG	Jamie McMaster
—	MF	ENG	Harpal Singh
—	FW	ENG	Craig Farrell
—	FW	ENG	Caleb Folan
—	FW	ENG	Neil Ross

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^[5]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Nigel Martyn	38	0	3	0	2	0	12	0	55	0	2	0
2	DF	Gary Kelly	28+3	0	3	0	2	0	11	0	44+3	0	7	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	33	6	3	1	1	0	12	1	49	8	11	1
4	MF	Alf-Inge Håland	7+6	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	1	12+7	5	5	0
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	31	0	2	0	2	0	11	2	46	2	6	1
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	32+2	1	3	0	2	0	10	0	47+2	1	1	0
7	FW	David Hopkin	10+4	1	0	0	1	0	2+1	0	13+5	1	1	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	32+2	19	1+1	0	2	0	12	2	47+3	21	9	0
10	FW	Harry Kewell	36	10	3	2	2	0	12	5	53	17	7	1
11	MF	Lee Bowyer	31+2	5	3	1	1	0	11	5	46+2	11	19	0
12	FW	Darren Huckerby	9+24	2	3	0	0+1	0	1+8	1	11+35	3	0	0
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	23+1	2	0	0	1+1	0	9	0	36+2	2	0	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	15+5	3	2	0	0	0	3+1	1	20+6	4	3	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	20+6	4	2+1	1	1	0	2+6	1	25+13	6	10	1
18	DF	Danny Mills	16+1	1	0+1	0	1	1	2	0	19+2	2	5	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	24+5	2	3	4	2	0	9+1	2	38+6	8	7	0
20	MF	Matt Jones	5+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+2	0	8+10	0	3	0
21	DF	Martin Hiden	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	DF	Michael Duberry	12+1	1	1	0	0+1	0	1	0	14+2	1	4	1
23	MF	David Batty	16	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	22	0	4	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
15 June 1999	DF	Danny Mills	Charlton Athletic	£4,000,000
9 July 1999	DF	Michael Duberry	Chelsea	£4,500,000
23 July 1999	FW	Michael Bridges	Sunderland	£5,000,000
11 August 1999	FW	Darren Huckerby	Coventry City	£4,000,000
19 August 1999	DF	Danny Hay	Perth Glory	£200,000
17 December 1999	MF	Jason Wilcox	Blackburn Rovers	£3,000,000
15 January 2000	GK	Danny Milosevic	Perth Glory	£110,000
5 March 2000	GK	Shaun Allaway	Reading	£300,000
15 May 2000	MF	Olivier Dacourt	RC Lens	£7,200,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
11 June 1999	DF	Gunnar Halle	Bradford City	£200,000
15 June 1999	MF	Lee Sharpe	Bradford City	£200,000
30 June 1999	MF	David Wetherall	Bradford City	£1,400,000
16 July 1999	FW	Clyde Wijnhard	Huddersfield Town	£750,000
4 August 1999	FW	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Atlético Madrid	£12,000,000
6 August 1999	FW	Derek Lilley	Oxford United	£75,000
22 October 1999	MF	Bruno Ribeiro	Sheffield United	£500,000
12 November 1999	DF	Danny Granville	Manchester City	£1,000,000
9 March 2000	MF	Mark Jackson	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer
15 April 2000	FW	Neil Ross	Stockport County	Free transfer
12 May 2000	MF	Tommy Knarvik	SK Brann	Free transfer
26 May 2000	DF	Martin Hiden	FK Austria Wien	£500,000

Loaned out

Danny Granville - Manchester City, 26 July
Kevin Dixon - York City, 5 August
Mark Jackson - Barnsley, 14 January
Kevin Evans - Swansea City, 17 January
Lee Matthews - Gillingham, 23 March

Transfers in:

£28,310,000

Transfers out:

£16,625,000

Total spending:

£11,685,000

Total spending:

£5,240,000

References

^ This match was played at the neutral venue of Heerenveen in the Netherlands due to the on-going conflict in the Balkans.
^ The match was relocated to Bulgaria after the pitch in Moscow was frozen over.
^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/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.
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2000

[1] This match was played at the neutral venue of Heerenveen in the Netherlands due to the on-going conflict in the Balkans.

[2] The match was relocated to Bulgaria after the pitch in Moscow was frozen over.

[3] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/leeds.htm

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

[5] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2000

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