2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
2002–03 season
ChairmanEngland Peter Ridsdale
(until 31 March)[1]
England Professor John McKenzie
ManagerRepublic of Ireland David O'Leary
(until 27 June)[2]
England Terry Venables
(until 21 March)[3]
England Peter Reid
StadiumElland Road
Premier League15th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Australia Mark Viduka (20)
All: Australia Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance40,205 vs Aston Villa
(11 May 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance29,359 vs Gillingham
(4 Feb 2003, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance37,768

The 2002–03 season saw Leeds United compete in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

As Leeds United's debts began racking up, the club began selling many first-team players to raise money, most notably defender and captain Rio Ferdinand, sold to arch-rivals Manchester United for around 30 million pounds - a world record for a defender at the time. Despite this mass exodus of players (which forced many youth players like James Milner and Matthew Kilgallon into the first team) Leeds managed to remain in the Premiership after finishing a safe 15th place, with no small thanks to striker Mark Viduka. Viduka struck 20 goals in the Premiership alone, making him the fourth highest scorer in the league that season. Harry Kewell was also influential, scoring 14 on his own and setting up several of Viduka's strikes, before departing to Liverpool in the summer.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

Template:2002–03 FA Premier League table

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte
4 MF France FRA Olivier Dacourt
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe
8 FW England ENG Michael Bridges
9 FW Australia AUS Mark Viduka
10 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell
11 MF Spain ESP Raúl Bravo (on loan from Real Madrid)
12 MF England ENG Nick Barmby
13 GK England ENG Paul Robinson
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail
15 DF Sweden SWE Teddy Lučić (on loan from AIK)
16 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke
20 MF England ENG Seth Johnson
21 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Matteo (captain)
22 DF England ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF England ENG David Batty
24 MF Australia AUS Paul Okon
25 MF Australia AUS Jacob Burns
26 GK Australia AUS Danny Milosevic
28 MF England ENG Jamie McMaster
34 DF England ENG Frazer Richardson
36 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon
38 MF England ENG James Milner
39 FW England ENG Simon Johnson

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
6 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate (to Newcastle United)
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Keane (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer (to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler (to Manchester City)
— GK England ENG Shaun Allaway (on loan to Grimsby Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF England ENG Harpal Singh
35 DF Australia AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan
— FW England ENG Emmanuel Ibhadon

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK England ENG Paul Robinson 50 0 38 0 5 0 1 0 6 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly 35 1 24+1 0 4 1 0 0 6 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte 36 3 24+3 3 3 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe 26 0 16+3 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
11 DF Spain ESP Raúl Bravo 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Sweden SWE Teddy Lučić 21 1 16+1 1 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills 41 1 32+1 1 4 0 1 0 2+1 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Matteo 24 0 20 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Michael Duberry 21 0 11+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
34 DF England ENG Frazer Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
36 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF France FRA Olivier Dacourt 9 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Australia AUS Harry Kewell 41 16 31 14 4 1 1 0 5 1
12 MF England ENG Nick Barmby 25 5 16+3 4 0+2 0 1 0 3 1
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail 19 0 7+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+3 0
16 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox 33 1 23+2 1 4 0 1 0 3 0
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke 45 4 31+3 1 3+1 2 1 0 6 1
20 MF England ENG Seth Johnson 13 1 3+6 1 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Australia AUS Paul Okon 21 0 15 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Australia AUS Jacob Burns 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Jamie McMaster 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG James Milner 22 2 1+17 2 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Michael Bridges 9 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
9 FW Australia AUS Mark Viduka 40 22 29+4 20 4 2 1 0 2 0
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith 43 9 33 3 4 1 0 0 6 5
39 FW England ENG Simon Johnson 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate 24 1 18 1 1 0 1 0 4 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Keane 3 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer 22 3 15 3 1 0 1 0 5 0
27 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler 10 2 2+6 2 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

Results

Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
17 August 2002 1 Leeds United 3–0 Manchester City Leeds, West Yorkshire
Barmby 15'
Viduka 45'
Keane 80'		 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 90' Report Kewell 39'
Bowyer 52'
Viduka 70'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,618
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 August 2002 3 Leeds United 0–1 Sunderland Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report McAteer 45' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,929
Referee: Mark Halsey
31 August 2002 4 Birmingham City 2–1 Leeds United Birmingham, West Midlands
Devlin 32'
D. Johnson 58'		 Report Bowyer 50' 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 5'
Smith 67'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 51,730
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
14 September 2002 6 Leeds United 1–0 Manchester United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell 67' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,622
Referee: Jeff Winter
22 September 2002 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leeds United Blackburn, Lancashire
Flitcroft 24' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,415
Referee: Graham Poll
28 September 2002 8 Leeds United 1–4 Arsenal Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell 84' Report Kanu 9', 86'
Touré 20'
Henry 47'		 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 66' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,187
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 October 2002 11 Middlesbrough 2–2 Leeds United Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Job 25'
Southgate 83'		 Report Viduka 11' (pen.)
Bowyer 56'
Smith Red card		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,723
Referee: Rob Styles
3 November 2002 12 Leeds United 0–1 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Rooney 80' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,161
Referee: Neale Barry
10 November 2002 13 West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United Newham, London
Di Canio 21', 50' (pen.)
Sinclair 74'		 Report Barmby 11'
Kewell 28', 51'
Viduka 45'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,297
Referee: Steve Dunn
17 November 2002 14 Leeds United 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Leeds, West Yorkshire
Smith 4'
Kewell 84'		 Report Pedersen 3', 90'
Djorkaeff 80'
Ricketts 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,627
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 November 2002 15 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leeds United Tottenham, London
Sheringham 12'
Keane 41'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,718
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 December 2002 16 Leeds United 1–2 Charlton Athletic Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell 42' Report Lisbie 80'
Parker 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,537
Referee: Andy D'Urso
7 December 2002 17 Fulham 1–0 Leeds United Loftus Road
Djetou 10' 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 12'
Fowler 16'
Wilcox 75'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 23,378
Referee: Graham Poll
21 December 2002 19 Leeds United 1–1 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell 74' Report Fernandes 89' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,687
Referee: Chris Foy
26 December 2002 20 Sunderland 1–2 Leeds United Sunderland, Wearside
Proctor 34' Report Milner 51'
Fowler 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,029
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2002 21 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds, Yorkshire
Woodgate 30'
Milner 45'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,122
Referee: Graham Barber
1 January 2003 22 Leeds United 2–0 Birmingham City Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bakke 6'
Viduka 67'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,034
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 January 2003 23 Manchester City 2–1 Leeds United Manchester
Goater 29'
N. Jensen 50'		 Report Kewell 90' 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 57'
Lampard 80'
Matteo 83' (o.g.)		 Report Kewell 17'
Lučić 66'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 February 2003 26 Everton 2–0 Leeds United Liverpool
Unsworth 56' (pen.)
Radzinski 68'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
11 February 2003 27 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds, West Yorkshire
S. Johnson 20' Report Kanouté Red card 70' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 February 2003 28 Leeds United 0–3 Newcastle United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Dyer 17', 48'
Shearer 54'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,025
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 March 2003 29 Manchester United 2–1 Leeds United Trafford, Greater Manchester
Radebe 20' (o.g.)
Silvestre 79'		 Report Viduka 64' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,135
Referee: Graham Poll
15 March 2003 30 Leeds United 2–3 Middlesbrough Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka 24', 76' Maccarone 36' (pen.)
Juninho 45'
Geremi 64'		 Stadium: Elland Road
23 March 2003 31 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Liverpool
Owen 12'
Murphy 20'
Gerrard 73'		 Viduka 44' Stadium: Anfield
5 April 2003 32 Charlton Athletic 1–6 Leeds United London
Euell 45' Report Kewell 12', 76'
Harte 34' (pen.)
Viduka 42', 53', 56' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,24
Referee: E Wolstenholme
12 April 2003 33 Leeds United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka 31', 76' (pen.) Sheringham 37'
Keane 39'		 Stadium: Elland Road
19 April 2003 34 Southampton 3–2 Leeds United Hampshire
Ormerod 31'
Beattie 45'
Svensson 54'		 Kewell 80'
Barmby 90'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
22 April 2003 35 Leeds United 2–0 Fulham Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka 4', 49' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,220
Referee: Neale Barry
26 April 2003 36 Leeds United 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
Viduka 21'
Smith 90'		 Dunn 38' (pen.)
A. Cole 69'
Todd 78'		 Stadium: Elland Road
4 May 2003 37 Arsenal 2–3 Leeds United Highbury, London
Henry 31'
Bergkamp 53'		 Report Kewell 5'
Harte 48'
Viduka 88'		 Stadium: Highbury
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 May 2003 38 Leeds United 3–1 Aston Villa Leeds, Yorkshire
Harte 8'
Barmby 81'
Viduka 90'		 Report Guðjónsson 40' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,205
Referee: Mark Halsey

UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

31 October 2002 Leeds United England 1–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Elland Road, Leeds
21:00 Kewell 81' Report Referee: Jack van Hulten (Netherlands)
14 November 2002 Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1–4 England Leeds United Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
17:00 Abukasis 2' Report Smith 30', 54', 63', 83' Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Leeds United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

28 November 2002 Málaga Spain 0–0 England Leeds United La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
22:00 Report Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
12 December 2002 Leeds United England 1–2 Spain Málaga Elland Road, Leeds
21:00 Bakke 22' Report Dely Valdés 13', 79' Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Transfers

In

Out

±Current club record transfer fee received.

Transfers in: Decrease £2,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £52,300,000
Total spending: Increase £49,550,000

Loaned in

Loaned out

References

  1. ^ "Ridsdale resigns from struggling Leeds". Citywire. 31 March 2003.
  2. ^ "O'Leary sacked by Leeds". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
  3. ^ "Venables leaves Leeds". BBC News. 21 March 2003.
  4. ^ "Leeds United - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Nick checks in at Leeds". The Guardian. 8 August 2002.
  6. ^ "Sunderland target Piper in £13m spending spree". The Telegraph. 13 August 2002.
  7. ^ "Man Utd seal Rio deal". BBC News. 22 July 2002.
  8. ^ "Robbie Keane joins Spurs". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
  9. ^ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
  10. ^ "Woodgate 'thrilled' to be at Toon". The Guardian. 31 January 2003.
  11. ^ "Fowler joins Man City". BBC News. 13 February 2003.
  12. ^ "Chesterfield sign Folan". BBC News. 14 February 2003.
  13. ^ "Leeds land Lucic". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
  14. ^ "Leeds sign Real defender". BBC News. 31 January 2003.
  15. ^ a b "Transfers - August 2002". BBC News. 5 September 2002.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Transfers - November 2002". BBC News. 2 December 2002.
  17. ^ "Swansea escape with reprimand". BBC News. 31 March 2003.
  18. ^ "Dacourt joins Leeds exodus". The Guardian. 9 January 2003.
  19. ^ "Richardson loan extended". BBC News. 6 February 2003.
  20. ^ "Milosevic goes to Crewe". BBC News. 20 January 2003.
  21. ^ "Transfers - March 2003". BBC News. 14 April 2003.


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