2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
2000–01 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	David O'Leary
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Viduka (17); All: Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance	40,055 vs Liverpool ; (4 November 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	32,386 vs Barnsley ; (6 January 2001, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	37,866
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1999–00 2001–02 →

During the 2000–01 season, Leeds United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Having qualified for the champions league in his first full season as manager David O'Leary begun to spend big, French midfielder Olivier Dacourt was signed for a club record of 7 million along with striker Mark Viduka from Celtic and defender Dominic Matteo from Liverpool. Despite the outlay, Leeds were hampered with huge injury problems before the season had even begun, after back-to-back wins over Everton and Middlesbrough it was soon clear that playing in the Champions League and Premiership with a young squad that was hampered with injuries would take its toll; consequently Leeds form suffered at home quickly falling out of any title race. Despite this, they won memorial games against AC Milan and Besitktas soon progressing to the second round of the champions league against all odds, in the run up to Christmas manager David O'Leary finally landed defender Rio Ferdinand from West Ham for a then world record fee of £18 million for a defender. A win at Lazio in the Champions League then gave Leeds hope of qualifying for the quarter finals but in the Premier League, Leeds' form was falling away, after straight losses to Aston Villa and Newcastle Leeds were falling worryingly close to the relegation zone. Striker Robbie Keane was then signed on loan from Inter Milan and this, combined with a 4–0 win over Manchester City marked a turning point for Leeds and with key players including David Batty and Harry Kewell returning from injury Leeds began charging up the table with Robbie Keane in great scoring form. Leeds then qualified for the quarter final of the Champions League with more positive results, including a win against Belgian side Anderlecht, and after a 2–0 win over Sunderland Leeds were back in the top 3. Days later a win over Deportivo La Coruña saw Leeds reach the semi final of the Champions League but their cup run finally came to an end against Spanish giants Valencia who beat Leeds 3–0. Domestically, Leeds were ending the season in good form but a 2–1 loss to Arsenal would mean Leeds ended the season finishing 4th. Despite a disappointing finish to the season Leeds had enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in their history, and the club and its fans were hopeful of a league title challenge the next year.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	38	20	10	8	63	38	+25	70	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	71	39	+32	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round^[a]
4	Leeds United	38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Ipswich Town	38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66
6	Chelsea	38	17	10	11	68	45	+23	61

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

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	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68	11	3	5	36	21	+15	9	5	5	28	22	+6

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	5	2	4	6	9	10	8	4	9	10	7	8	10	10	11	12	10	12	12	13	12	12	10	10	7	6	5	6	5	5	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League

19 August 2000 1	Leeds United	2–0	Everton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 16', 37'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,010 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

26 August 2000 2	Middlesbrough	1–2	Leeds United	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
	Stamp 82'		Bowyer 6' Smith 12'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,626

5 September 2000 3	Leeds United	1–2	Manchester City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 56'	Report	Howey 34' Wiekens 40'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: Graham Poll

9 September 2000 4	Coventry City	0–0	Leeds United	Coventry, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,377

16 September 2000 5	Leeds United	1–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 4'	Report	Scowcroft 15' Wright 47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 September 2000 6	Derby County	1–1	Leeds United	Derby, Derbyshire
	Kinkladze 75'		Harte 34'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,248

30 September 2000 7	Leeds United	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 52', 55' Smith 59', 64'	Report	Rebrov 37', 74' Perry 60'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Neale Barry

14 October 2000 8	Leeds United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 38' Viduka 73', 90'		Jensen 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,837

21 October 2000 9	Manchester United	3–0	Leeds United	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Yorke 40' Beckham 50' Jones 82' (o.g.)			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,525

29 October 2000 10	Bradford City	1–1	Leeds United	Bradford, West Yorkshire
	Collymore 20'		Viduka 79'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,364

4 November 2000 11	Leeds United	4–3	Liverpool	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75'	Report	Hyypiä 2' Ziege 18' Šmicer 61'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: David Elleray

12 November 2000 12	Chelsea	1–1	Leeds United	Fulham, London
	Poyet 62'		Viduka 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,121

18 November 2000 13	Leeds United	0–1	West Ham United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
			Winterburn 45'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005

26 November 2000 14	Leeds United	1–0	Arsenal	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Dacourt 56'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,084

2 December 2000 15	Leicester City	3–1	Leeds United	Leicester, Leicestershire
	Savage 7' Akinbiyi 17' Taggart 28'		Viduka 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,486

9 December 2000 16	Southampton	1–0	Leeds United	Southampton, Hampshire
	Beattie 43'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,225

16 December 2000 17	Leeds United	2–0	Sunderland	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 23' Viduka 78'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,053 Referee: Rob Styles

23 December 2000 18	Leeds United	1–2	Aston Villa	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Woodgate 90'	Report	Southgate 43' Boateng 88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,714 Referee: Mark Halsey

26 December 2000 19	Newcastle United	2–1	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
	Solano 41' Acuña 44'	Report	Dacourt 10'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,118 Referee: Andy D'Urso

1 January 2001 20	Leeds United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 55' (pen.)	Report	Bokšić 27'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,251 Referee: David Elleray

13 January 2001 21	Manchester City	0–4	Leeds United	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		Report	Bakke 34' Bowyer 80' Keane 90', 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,288 Referee: Mike Dean

20 January 2001 22	Leeds United	1–3	Newcastle United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 2'	Report	Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44' Ameobi 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005

24 January 2001 23	Aston Villa	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Merson 24'	Report	Bowyer 28' Harte 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,335 Referee: Steve Bennett

31 January 2001 24	Leeds United	1–0	Coventry City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 69'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,555

3 February 2001 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Leeds United	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Venus 63' Stewart 74'	Report	Venus 28' (o.g.) Keane 41'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,015 Referee: Peter Jones

7 February 2001 26	Everton	2–2	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Ferguson 22' Campbell 74'	Report	Harte 66' Dacourt 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,224 Referee: Neale Barry

10 February 2001 27	Leeds United	0–0	Derby County	Leeds, West Yorkshire
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,789

24 February 2001 28	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Leeds United	Haringey, London
	L. Ferdinand 33'	Report	Harte 45' (pen.) Bowyer 57'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,070 Referee: Jeff Winter

3 March 2001 29	Leeds United	1–1	Manchester United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 84'		Chadwick 64'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055

17 March 2001 30	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Leeds United	Greenwich, London
	Bartlett 18'	Report	Viduka 1' Smith 46'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Clive Wilkes

31 March 2001 31	Sunderland	0–2	Leeds United	Sunderland, Wearside
		Report	Smith 33' Viduka 90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,285 Referee: Steve Dunn

7 April 2001 32	Leeds United	2–0	Southampton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 10' Keane 72'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,267 Referee: Jeff Winter

13 April 2001 33	Liverpool	1–2	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Gerrard 54'	Report	Ferdinand 4' Bowyer 33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,116 Referee: Alan Wiley

21 April 2001 34	West Ham United	0–2	Leeds United	Newham, London
		Report	Keane 8' Ferdinand 48' Batty	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Graham Poll

28 April 2001 35	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Keane 85' Viduka 88'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,253 Referee: Steve Dunn

5 May 2001 36	Arsenal	2–1	Leeds United	Islington, London
	Ljungberg 17' Wiltord 56'	Report	Harte 58'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,142 Referee: Peter Jones

13 May 2001 37	Leeds United	6–1	Bradford City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 14' Harte 19' Bakke 26' Smith 37' Kewell 42' Bowyer 80'	Report	Sharpe 21'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,300 Referee: Andy D'Urso

19 May 2001 38	Leeds United	3–1	Leicester City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 27', 90' Harte 77'	Report	Ferdinand 32' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,105 Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

6 January 2001 R3	Leeds United	1–0	Barnsley	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 9'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,386

27 January 2001 R4	Leeds United	0–2	Liverpool	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	Barmby 88' Heskey 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,108

League Cup

31 October 2000 R3	Tranmere Rovers	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Leeds United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Parkinson 52', 120' Yates 76'	Report	Huckerby 25', 34'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,681

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

9 August 2000 1	Leeds United	2–1	1860 Munich	Leeds, England
	Smith 39' Harte 71'	Report	Agostino 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,769 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

23 August 2000 2	1860 Munich	0–1	Leeds United	Munich, Germany
		Report	Smith 46'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First group stage

13 September 2000 3	Barcelona	4–0	Leeds United	Barcelona, Spain
	Rivaldo 8' de Boer 20' Kluivert 74', 84'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

19 September 2000 4	Leeds United	1–0	A.C. Milan	Leeds, England
	Bowyer 89'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,398 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

26 September 2000 5	Leeds United	6–0	Beşiktaş	Leeds, England
	Bowyer 7', 90' Viduka 12' Matteo 22' Bakke 65' Huckerby 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,485 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

18 October 2000 6	Beşiktaş	0–0	Leeds United	Istanbul, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

24 October 2000 7	Leeds United	1–1	Barcelona	Leeds, England
	Bowyer 5'	Report	Rivaldo 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,721 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

8 November 2000 8	Milan	1–1	Leeds United	Milan, Italy
	Serginho 68'	Report	Matteo 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,289 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second group stage

22 November 2000 9	Leeds United	0–2	Real Madrid	Leeds, England
		Report	Hierro 66' Raúl 68'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,794 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

5 December 2000 10	Lazio	0–1	Leeds United	Rome, Italy
		Report	Smith 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,450 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

13 February 2001 11	Leeds United	2–1	Anderlecht	Leeds, England
	Harte 74' Bowyer 87'	Report	Stoica 65'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

21 February 2001 12	Anderlecht	1–4	Leeds United	Brussels, Belgium
	Koller 76'	Report	Smith 13', 38' Viduka 34' Harte 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

6 March 2001 13	Real Madrid	3–2	Leeds United	Madrid, Spain
	Raúl 7', 61' Figo 41'	Report	Smith 6' Viduka 54'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

14 March 2001 14	Leeds United	3–3	Lazio	Leeds, England
	Bowyer 28' Wilcox 43' Viduka 63'	Report	Ravanelli 21' Mihajlović 29' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,741 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-finals

4 April 2001 15	Leeds United	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Leeds, England
20:45	Harte 26' Smith 51' Ferdinand 66'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,508 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

17 April 2001 16	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Leeds United	A Coruña, Spain
20:45	Djalminha 9' (pen.) Tristán 73'	Report		Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Semi-finals

2 May 2001 17	Leeds United	0–0	Valencia	Leeds, England
20:45		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,437 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

8 May 2001 18	Valencia	3–0	Leeds United	Valencia, Spain
20:45	Sánchez 15', 47' Mendieta 52'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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	MF	FRA	Olivier Dacourt
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe (captain)
6	DF	ENG	Jonathan Woodgate
7	FW	IRL	Robbie Keane (on loan from Inter Milan)
8	FW	ENG	Michael Bridges
9	FW	AUS	Mark Viduka
10	FW	AUS	Harry Kewell
11	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer
13	GK	ENG	Paul Robinson
14	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail
16	MF	ENG	Jason Wilcox


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ENG	Alan Smith
18	DF	ENG	Danny Mills
19	MF	NOR	Eirik Bakke
21	DF	SCO	Dominic Matteo
22	DF	ENG	Michael Duberry
23	MF	ENG	David Batty
24	DF	NZL	Danny Hay
25	MF	AUS	Jacob Burns
27	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury
28	MF	ENG	Jamie McMaster
29	DF	ENG	Rio Ferdinand
31	DF	ENG	Gareth Evans
38	FW	ENG	Tony Hackworth

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
12	FW	ENG	Darren Huckerby (to Manchester City)
20	MF	WAL	Matt Jones (to Leicester City)
29	MF	WAL	Kevin Aherne-Evans (to Cardiff City)
30	DF	NED	Robert Molenaar (to Bradford City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
35	FW	ENG	Lee Matthews (to Bristol City)
40	MF	IRL	Alan Cawley (to Sheffield Wednesday)
41	DF	ENG	Jason Lanns (to Rochdale)

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
26	GK	AUS	Danny Milosevic
32	MF	NIR	Simon Watson
33	MF	NIR	Wesley Boyle
34	MF	ENG	Kevin Dixon
36	FW	NIR	Warren Feeney
37	DF	IRL	Damian Lynch


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	DF	IRL	Alan Martin
42	FW	ENG	Tony Lennon
43	FW	ENG	Harpal Singh
—	GK	ENG	Shaun Allaway
—	DF	AUS	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
—	FW	ENG	Simon Johnson

Youth team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	RSA	Chad Harpur
—	DF	ENG	Christopher Kamara
—	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon
—	DF	ENG	Tom Newey
—	DF	ENG	Frazer Richardson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRL	Paul Keegan
—	MF	ENG	Jamie McMaster
—	FW	ENG	Craig Farrell
—	FW	ENG	Caleb Folan
—	FW	WAL	Craig Steins

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^[2]^[3]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Nigel Martyn	23	0	1	0	0	0	12	0	36	0	1	0
2	DF	Gary Kelly	22+2	0	1	0	1	0	11+1	0	35+3	0	1	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	29	7	1	0	1	0	17	4	48	11	3	0
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt	33	3	1	0	0	0	14	1	48	3	16	1
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	19+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	10	0	30+2	0	7	1
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	14	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	21	1	4	0
7	FW	Robbie Keane	12+6	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	14+6	9	1	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	10+1	0	0	0
9	FW	Mark Viduka	34	17	2	1	1	0	16	4	53	22	7	0
10	FW	Harry Kewell	12+5	2	0	0	0	0	6	3	18+8	2	3	0
11	MF	Lee Bowyer	38	9	1	0	0	0	15	6	54	15	12	0
12	FW	Darren Huckerby	2+5	0	0	0	1	2	0+3	1	3+8	3	0	0
13	GK	Paul Robinson	15+1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	23+1	0	0	0
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	4+6	0	0	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	7+10	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+3	1	9+14	1	0	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	26+7	11	1+1	0	0+1	0	16	7	43+9	18	11	2
18	DF	Danny Mills	20+3	1	1	0	0	0	15+1	0	36+4	0	11	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	24+5	2	2	0	1	0	10+2	1	37+7	3	12	1
20	MF	Matt Jones	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5+1	0	0	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	30	0	2	0	1	0	15	2	48	2	3	0
22	DF	Michael Duberry	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	1	0
23	MF	David Batty	13	3	2	0	0	0	7+1	0	22+4	0	4	1
24	DF	Danny Hay	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	3+3	0	0	0
25	MF	Jacob Burns	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	7+2	0	0	0
27	DF	Alan Maybury	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	Rio Ferdinand	23	2	2	0	0	0	7	1	32	3	1	0
31	MF	Gareth Evans	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
38	FW	Tony Hackworth	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+3	0	0	0