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2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
2002–03 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
(until 31 March)[1]
Professor John McKenzie
ManagerDavid O'Leary
(until 27 June)[2]
Terry Venables
(until 21 March)[3]
Peter Reid
StadiumElland Road
Premier League15th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Viduka (20)
All: 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

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
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
Source: Premier League
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.

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

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAH
ResultWWLLWWLLDLDLWLLLLWDWWWLDLLWLLLLWDLWLWW
Position3155335791012131010141616161614131213121314141415151614131615161615
Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/2003/3/
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 15'
Viduka 45'
Keane 80'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,195
Referee: Graham Poll
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
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
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
16:00 Smith 4'
Kewell 84'
Report Pedersen 3', 90'
Djorkaeff 80'
Ricketts 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,627
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 December 2002 16 Leeds United 1–2 Charlton Athletic Leeds, West Yorkshire
16:00 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
21 December 2002 19 Leeds United 1–1 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 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
15:00 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
15:00 Goater 29'
N. Jensen 50'
Report Kewell 90' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,884
Referee: Rob Styles
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
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
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
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

19 September 2002 (2002-09-19) Leeds United England 1–0 Metalurh Zaporizhya Ukraine Leeds
Smith 79' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mikko Vuorela
Assistant referees: Lassl Lahti
Assistant referees: Taavl Sulander
Fourth official: Petterl Kari
3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) Metalurh Zaporizhya Ukraine 1–1 Leeds United England
Modebadze 24' Barmby 77' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Muhittin Bosat

Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate

Second round

Leeds United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Transfers

In

Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
8 August 2002 England Nick Barmby England Liverpool £2,750,000 [5]
12 August 2002 Australia Paul Okon England Middlesbrough free [6]

Out

Date Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
22 July 2002 England Rio Ferdinand England Manchester United £30,000,000± [7]
31 August 2002 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane England Tottenham Hotspur £7,000,000 [8]
11 January 2003 England Lee Bowyer England West Ham United £300,000 [9]
31 January 2003 England Jonathan Woodgate England Newcastle United £9,000,000 [10]
13 February 2003 England Robbie Fowler England Manchester City £6,000,000 [11]
14 February 2003 England Caleb Folan England Chesterfield free [12]

±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

Date Nat. Name From Ref.
31 August 2002 Sweden Teddy Lučić Sweden AIK Solna [13]
31 January 2003 Spain Raúl Bravo Spain Real Madrid [14]

Loaned out

Date Nat. Name To Ref.
11 August 2002 England Simon Johnson England Hull City [15]
20 August 2002 England Shaun Allaway England Grimsby Town [15]
5 November 2002 Australia Danny Milosevic England Plymouth Argyle [16]
5 November 2002 Northern Ireland Steven Ferguson England Hyde United [16]
7 November 2002 England Harpal Singh England Bradford City [16]
8 November 2002 Australia Shane Cansdell-Sherriff England Rochdale [16]
19 November 2002 Australia Jamie McMaster England Coventry City [16]
13 December 2002 Wales Craig Stiens Wales Swansea City [17]
8 January 2003 France Olivier Dacourt Italy Roma [18]
10 January 2003 England Frazer Richardson England Stoke City [19]
20 January 2003 Australia Danny Milosevic England Crewe Alexandra [20]
29 March 2003 England Tom Newey England Darlington [21]


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.