2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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 25 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.

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nigel Martyn
2	DF	Gary Kelly
3	DF	Ian Harte
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt
5	DF	Lucas Radebe
8	FW	Michael Bridges
9	FW	Mark Viduka
10	FW	Harry Kewell
11	MF	Raúl Bravo (on loan from Real Madrid)
12	MF	Nick Barmby
13	GK	Paul Robinson
14	MF	Stephen McPhail
15	DF	Teddy Lučić (on loan from AIK)
16	MF	Jason Wilcox
17	FW	Alan Smith

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Danny Mills
19	MF	Eirik Bakke
20	MF	Seth Johnson
21	DF	Dominic Matteo (captain)
22	DF	Michael Duberry
23	MF	David Batty
24	MF	Paul Okon
25	MF	Jacob Burns
26	GK	Danny Milosevic
28	MF	Jamie McMaster
34	DF	Frazer Richardson
36	DF	Matthew Kilgallon
38	MF	James Milner
39	FW	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.	Position	Player
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate (to Newcastle United)
7	FW	Robbie Keane (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11	MF	Lee Bowyer (to West Ham United)

No.		Position	Player
27		FW	Robbie Fowler (to Manchester City)
		GK	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.		Position	Player
32		MF	Harpal Singh
35		DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff

No.		Position	Player
37		MF	Paul Keegan

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[5]

GK: #13, Paul Robinson, 50
RB: #18, Danny Mills, 39
CB: #6, Jonathan Woodgate, 24
CB: #21, Dominic Matteo, 24
LB: #3, Ian Harte, 33
RM: #2, Gary Kelly, 34
CM: #16, Jason Wilcox, 31
CM: #19, Eirik Bakke, 41
LM: #10, Harry Kewell, 41
CF: #17, Alan Smith, 43
CF: #9, Mark Viduka, 36

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' Harte 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' Viduka 52', 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 , 76'	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 2003 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	Maine Road
	Goater 29' N. Jensen 50'	Report	Kewell 90'	Stadium: Manchester 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
	Guðjohnsen 57' Lampard 80' Matteo 83' (o.g.)		Kewell 17' Lučić 66'

1 February 2003 26	Everton	2–0	Leeds United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Unsworth 56' (pen.) Radzinski 68'	[ Report]		Stadium: Elland Road

11 February 2003 27	Leeds United	1–0	West Ham United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	S. Johnson 20'	Report	Kanouté 70'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

22 February 2003 28	Leeds United	0–3	Newcastle United	Leeds, 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
	Viduka 24', 76'		Maccarone 36' (pen.) Juninho 45' Geremi 64'

23 March 2003 31	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United
	Owen 12' Murphy 20' Gerrard 73'		Viduka 44'

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
	Viduka 31', 76' (pen.)		Sheringham 37' Keane 39'

19 April 2003 34	Southampton	3–2	Leeds United
	Ormerod 31' Beattie 45' Svensson 54'		Kewell 80' Barmby 90'

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
	Viduka 21' Smith 90'		Dunn 38' (pen.) A. Cole 69' Todd 78'

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

Top scorers

Transfers

In

Nick Barmby - Liverpool, 8 August 2002, £2,750,000^[6]
Paul Okon - Middlesbrough, 12 August 2002, free^[7]

Out

Rio Ferdinand - Manchester United, 22 July 2002, £30,000,000^±^[8]
Robbie Keane - Tottenham Hotspur, 31 August 2002, £7,000,000^[9]
Lee Bowyer - West Ham United, 11 January 2003, £300,000^[10]
Jonathan Woodgate - Newcastle United, 31 January 2003, £9,000,000^[11]
Robbie Fowler - Manchester City, 13 February 2003, £6,000,000^[12]
Caleb Folan - Chesterfield, 14 February 2003, free^[13]

^±Current club record transfer fee received.

Transfers in:

£2,750,000

Transfers out:

£52,300,000

Total spending:

£49,550,000

Loaned in

Teddy Lučić - AIK Solna, 31 August 2002^[14]
Raúl Bravo - Real Madrid, 31 January 2003^[15]

Loaned out

Simon Johnson - Hull City, 11 August 2002^[16]
Shaun Allaway - Grimsby Town, 20 August 2002^[16]
Danny Milosevic - Plymouth Argyle, 5 November 2002^[17]
Steven Ferguson - Hyde United, 5 November 2002^[17]
Harpal Singh - Bradford City, 7 November 2002^[17]
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff - Rochdale, 8 November 2002^[17]
Jamie McMaster - Coventry City, 19 November 2002^[17]
Craig Stiens - Swansea City, 13 December 2002^[18]
Olivier Dacourt - Roma, 8 January 2003^[19]
Frazer Richardson - Stoke City, 10 January 2003^[20]
Danny Milosevic - Crewe Alexandra, 20 January 2003^[21]
Tom Newey - Darlington, 29 March 2003^[22]

References

↑ "Ridsdale resigns from struggling Leeds". Citywire. 31 March 2003.
↑ "O'Leary sacked by Leeds". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
↑ "Venables leaves Leeds". BBC News. 21 March 2003.
↑ "Leeds United - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2003
↑ "Nick checks in at Leeds". The Guardian. 8 August 2002.
↑ "Sunderland target Piper in £13m spending spree". The Telegraph. 13 August 2002.
↑ "Man Utd seal Rio deal". BBC News. 22 July 2002.
↑ "Robbie Keane joins Spurs". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
↑ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
↑ "Woodgate 'thrilled' to be at Toon". The Guardian. 31 January 2003.
↑ "Fowler joins Man City". BBC News. 13 February 2003.
↑ "Chesterfield sign Folan". BBC News. 14 February 2003.
↑ "Leeds land Lucic". BBC News. 31 August 2002.
↑ "Leeds sign Real defender". BBC News. 31 January 2003.
1 2 "Transfers - August 2002". BBC News. 5 September 2002.
1 2 3 4 5 "Transfers - November 2002". BBC News. 2 December 2002.
↑ "Swansea escape with reprimand". BBC News. 31 March 2003.
↑ "Dacourt joins Leeds exodus". The Guardian. 9 January 2003.
↑ "Richardson loan extended". BBC News. 6 February 2003.
↑ "Milosevic goes to Crewe". BBC News. 20 January 2003.
↑ "Transfers - March 2003". BBC News. 14 April 2003.

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