2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season
2002–03 season | |||
Chairman |
Peter Ridsdale (until 31 March)[1] Professor John McKenzie | ||
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Manager |
David O'Leary (until 27 June)[2] Terry Venables (until 21 March)[3] Peter Reid | ||
Stadium | Elland Road | ||
Premier League | 15th | ||
FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
UEFA Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Mark Viduka (20) All: Mark Viduka (22) | ||
Highest home attendance |
40,205 vs Aston Villa (11 May 2003, Premier League) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
29,359 vs Gillingham (4 Feb 2003, FA Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 37,768 | ||
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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 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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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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
17 August 2002 1 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Manchester City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kewell 67' | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Jeff Winter |
22 September 2002 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
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Flitcroft 24' | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,415 Referee: Graham Poll |
28 September 2002 8 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Arsenal | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,505 Referee: Mark Halsey |
19 October 2002 10 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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Report | Diao 66' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,187 Referee: Steve Dunn |
28 October 2002 11 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Unsworth 56' (pen.) Radzinski 68' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Elland Road |
11 February 2003 27 | Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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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 |
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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 |
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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' |
5 April 2003 32 | Charlton Athletic | 1–6 | Leeds United | London |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Harte 8' Barmby 81' Viduka 90' |
Report | Guðjónsson 40' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,205 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Top scorers
- Mark Viduka, 21
- Harry Kewell, 14
- Nick Barmby, 4
- Ian Harte, 4
- Alan Smith 3
- Lee Bowyer 2
- Robbie Fowler 2
- James Milner 2
- Danny Mills 1
- Jason Wilcox 1
- Jonathan Woodgate 1
- Eirik Bakke 1
- Teddy Lučić 1
- Seth Johnson 1
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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