2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season
2002–03 season of Leeds United
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The 2002–03 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
(until 31 March)[1]
Professor John McKenzie
(from 31 March)
(until 31 March)[1]
Professor John McKenzie
(from 31 March)
ManagerTerry Venables
(until 21 March)[2]
Peter Reid
(from 21 March)
(until 21 March)[2]
Peter Reid
(from 21 March)
StadiumElland Road
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Ridsdale (until 31 March)[1] Professor John McKenzie (from 31 March) |
| Manager | Terry Venables (until 21 March)[2] Peter Reid (from 21 March) |
| 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 February 2003, FA Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 37,768 |
Competitions
Premier League
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results by round
Matches
| 17 August 2002 1 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Manchester City | Leeds |
| 15:00 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Report | McAteer 45' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,929 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 31 August 2002 4 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Birmingham |
| Devlin 32' Johnson 58' |
Report | Bowyer 50' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,164 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 11 September 2002 5 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Leeds United | Newcastle |
| 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 |
| Kewell 67' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 22 September 2002 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| Flitcroft 24' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,415 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 28 September 2002 8 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Arsenal | Leeds |
| 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,505 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 19 October 2002 10 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| Report | Diao 66' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,187 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 28 October 2002 11 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough |
| Job 25' Southgate 83' |
Report | Viduka 11' (pen.) Bowyer 56' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,723 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 3 November 2002 12 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Everton | Leeds |
| Report | Rooney 80' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,161 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 10 November 2002 13 | West Ham United | 3–4 | Leeds United | Newham |
| Di Canio 21', 50' (pen.) Sinclair 74' |
Report | Barmby 11' Kewell 28', 41'Viduka 45' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,297 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 17 November 2002 14 | Leeds United | 2–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 16:00 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 16 December 2002 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Leeds United | Bolton |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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' 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 28 January 2003 25 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| Guðjohnsen 57' Lampard 80'Matteo  83' (o.g.) |
Report | Kewell 17' Lučić 66' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,738 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 1 February 2003 26 | Everton | 2–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| Unsworth 56' (pen.) Radzinski 68' |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,153 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 8 February 2003 27 | Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds |
| Johnson 20' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 22 February 2003 28 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| 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 | 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 |
| Viduka 24', 76' |
Report | Maccarone 36' (pen.) Juninho 45'Geremi 64' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,073 Referee: David Elleray |
| 23 March 2003 31 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| Owen 12' Murphy 20'Gerrard 73' |
Report | Viduka 44' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,021 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 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: 26,274 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 12 April 2003 33 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Viduka 31', 76' (pen.) |
Report | Sheringham 37' Keane 39' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,560 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Southampton | 3–2 | Leeds United | Hampshire |
| Ormerod 31' Beattie 45'Svensson 54' |
Report | Kewell 80' Barmby 90' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,032 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 22 April 2003 35 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Fulham | Leeds |
| 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' |
Report | Dunn 38' (pen.) Cole 69'Todd 78' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,062 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 4 May 2003 37 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Leeds United | Highbury |
| Henry 31' Bergkamp 53' |
Report | Kewell 5' Harte 48'Viduka 88' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,127 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 May 2003 38 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
| Harte 8' Barmby 81'Viduka 90' |
Report | Guðjónsson 40' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,205 Referee: Mark Halsey |
FA Cup
| 4 January 2003 3 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Leeds United | Scunthorpe |
| Report | Viduka 31' (pen.) Bakke 68' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 25 January 2003 4 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Leeds United | Gillingham |
| Sidibé 82' |
Report | Smith 49' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 4 February 2003 Replay | Leeds United | 2–1 | Gillingham | Leeds |
| Viduka 11' Bakke 60' |
Report | Ipoua 86' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,359 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 16 February 2003 5 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Leeds United | Selhurst |
| Gray 34' |
Report | Kelly 32' Kewell 72' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,512 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 9 March 2003 6 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| 11:30 | Kabba 78' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,633 Referee: Steve Bennett |
League Cup
| 6 November 2002 3 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| Jagielka 90' Ndlovu 90' |
Report | Yates 24' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,633 Referee: Jeff Winter |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 19 September 2002 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | Leeds |
| Smith 79' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland) |
| 3 October 2002 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Leeds United | Zaporizhzhia |
| Modebadze 24' |
Report | Barmby 77' |
Stadium: Avto ZAZ Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey) |
Second round
| 31 October 2002 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Leeds |
| Kewell 81' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,867 Referee: Jack Van Hulten (Netherlands) |
| 14 November 2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–4 (1–5 agg.) | Leeds United | Florence |
| Abukasis 2' |
Report | Smith 30', 54', 63', 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
Third round
| 28 November 2002 | Málaga | 0–0 | Leeds United | Málaga |
| Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
| 12 December 2002 | Leeds United | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | Málaga | Leeds |
| Bakke 22' |
Report | Dely Valdés 13', 79' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,123 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
 | |||
| 2 | DF |  Gary Kelly |
24+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ian Harte |
24+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  Olivier Dacourt |
4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Lucas Radebe |
16+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  Jonathan Woodgate |
18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Robbie Keane |
0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Michael Bridges |
1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Mark Viduka |
29+4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Harry Kewell |
31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Bowyer |
15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | DF |  Raúl Bravo |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Nick Barmby |
16+3 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Robinson |
38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Stephen McPhail |
7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  Teddy Lučić |
16+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jason Wilcox |
23+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Alan Smith |
33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | Danny Mills |
32+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  Eirik Bakke |
31+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Seth Johnson |
3+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  Dominic Matteo |
20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Michael Duberry |
11+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Paul Okon |
15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Jacob Burns |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Robbie Fowler |
2+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Jamie McMaster |
0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Frazer Richardson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Matthew Kilgallon |
0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | James Milner |
1+17 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Simon Johnson |
1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2002 | MF | Nick Barmby | Liverpool | £2,750,000 | [3] |
| 12 August 2002 | DF | Paul Okon | Middlesbrough | Free | [4] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2002 | DF | Rio Ferdinand | Manchester United | £30,000,000 | [5] |
| 31 August 2002 | FW | Robbie Keane | Tottenham Hotspur | £7,000,000 | [6] |
| 11 January 2003 | MF | Lee Bowyer | West Ham United | £100,000 | [7] |
| 31 January 2003 | DF | Jonathan Woodgate | Newcastle United | £9,000,000 | [8] |
| 13 February 2003 | FW | Robbie Fowler | Manchester City | £6,000,000 | [9] |
| 14 February 2003 | FW | Caleb Folan | Chesterfield | Free | [10] |
Loan in
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2002 | 30 June 2003 | DF | Teddy Lučić | AIK | [11] |
| 1 January 2003 | DF | Raúl Bravo | Real Madrid | [12] |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2002 | 12 October 2002 | FW | Simon Johnson | Hull City | [13] |
| 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | GK | Shaun Allaway | Grimsby Town | |
| 1 November 2002 | 1 December 2002 | GK | Danny Milosevic | Plymouth Argyle | [14] |
| 1 November 2002 | 1 December 2002 | MF | Harpal Singh | Bradford City | [14] |
| 1 November 2002 | 1 December 2002 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | Rochdale | [14] |
| 13 December 2002 | 30 June 2003 | FW |  Craig Stiens | Swansea City | [15] |
| 9 January 2003 | 30 June 2003 | MF | Olivier Dacourt |  Roma | [16] |
| 10 January 2003 | 10 March 2003 | DF | Frazer Richardson | Stoke City | [17] |
| 1 January 2003 | 1 May 2003 | GK | Danny Milosevic | Crewe Alexandra | [18] |
| 15 February 2003 | 17 March 2003 | DF | Tom Newey | Darlington | [19] |