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2001–02 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the FA Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Leeds United
2001–02 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDavid O'Leary
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robbie Fowler
Mark Viduka
(12 each)
All:
Mark Viduka (17)
Highest home attendance40,287 vs. Newcastle United
(22 December 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance33,841 vs. Chelsea
(28 November 2001, League Cup)
Average home league attendance39,460

Season summary edit

After reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League and ending the previous season in red hot form much was expected of Leeds, especially with the squad injury-free compared to the start of the previous season. United got off to a good start, including a 2–1 win over Arsenal in the second game of the season, despite being reduced to nine men. By September, back-to-back wins against Charlton and Derby had seen Leeds go top of the Premiership. Leeds also progressed in the UEFA Cup with strikers Robbie Keane and Harry Kewell scoring regularly. Leeds weren't beaten in the league until November, shortly after which manager David O'Leary finally landed prize striker Robbie Fowler from Liverpool for £11 million - O'Leary had tried to buy Fowler two seasons earlier. Over Christmas and the New Year the trial of star players Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate was back under way. Despite this, consecutive wins over Bolton, Southampton and West Ham put Leeds back on top of the league on New Year's Day, with new signing Fowler and fellow striker Mark Viduka scoring often. Just as Bowyer and Woodgate were found not guilty a shock 2–1 loss to Second Division Cardiff, knocking Leeds out of the FA Cup, kickstarted a drop in form. Leeds embarked on a run of nine straight games without a win, including being knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Dutch side PSV. United had now fallen out of the title race and although they recovered with a 2–0 win at home to Ipswich, they had lost too much ground at the top of the league and back-to-back losses against Manchester United and Tottenham ended any hope of a top 4 finish. Leeds recovered to win 4 out of their final 5 games but finished a disappointing 5th.

After the season had finished, O'Leary was sacked. He had been in charge at Leeds since October 1998, never finishing outside the Premiership top five (coming 4th, 3rd, 4th, and 5th). Leeds had also played in UEFA Cup and Champions League semi-finals during his tenure. Dispute about the real reason for O'Leary's sacking continues to this day.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 24 5 9 87 45 +42 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Newcastle United 38 21 8 9 74 52 +22 71
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37 +16 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 57 −9 53
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
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 18 12 8 53 37  +16 66 9 6 4 31 21  +10 9 6 4 22 16  +6

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDWWWDDDWLDDWDWLWWWLDLLDDDWWWLLWWLWW
Position32231111121223343343123566655656666665
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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
6 DF   ENG Jonathan Woodgate
7 FW   IRL Robbie Keane
9 FW   AUS Mark Viduka
10 FW   AUS Harry Kewell
11 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer
13 GK   ENG Paul Robinson
16 MF   ENG Jason Wilcox
17 FW   ENG Alan Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Danny Mills
19 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke
20 MF   ENG Seth Johnson
21 DF   SCO Dominic Matteo
22 DF   ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF   ENG David Batty
25 MF   AUS Jacob Burns
27 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler
28 MF   ENG Jamie McMaster
29 DF   ENG Rio Ferdinand (captain)
32 MF   ENG Harpal Singh
34 DF   ENG Frazer Richardson

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   IRL Stephen McPhail (on loan to Millwall)
26 GK   AUS Danny Milosevic (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27 DF   IRL Alan Maybury (to Hearts)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF   ENG Gareth Evans (to Huddersfield Town)
33 MF   NIR Wesley Boyle (released)
— DF   IRL Damian Lynch (to Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad edit

The following players did not appear in a first-team squad this 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
5 DF   RSA Lucas Radebe
8 FW   ENG Michael Bridges
24 DF   NZL Danny Hay
35 DF   AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
50 GK   ENG Shaun Allaway
— DF   ENG Christopher Kamara
— DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Tom Newey
— MF   ENG Aaron Lennon
— MF   IRL Paul Keegan
— FW   ENG Craig Farrell
— FW   ENG Simon Johnson
— FW   WAL Craig Stiens
— FW   NIR Michael Ward

Results edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
18 August 2001 1 Leeds United 2–0 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer   67'
Smith   81'		 Report Lundekvam   90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,715
Referee: Clive Wilkes
21 August 2001 2 Arsenal 1–2 Leeds United Islington, London
Wiltord   32' Report Harte   29'
Viduka   53'
Bowyer   78'
Mills   87'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,062
Referee: Jeff Winter
25 August 2001 3 West Ham United 0–0 Leeds United Newham, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,517
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 September 2001 4 Leeds United 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
16 September 2001 5 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Leeds United Greenwich, London
Stuart   37' Report Keane   21'
Mills   62'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,451
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 September 2001 6 Leeds United 3–0 Derby County Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bakke   9'
Kewell   74', 78'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,155
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 September 2001 7 Ipswich Town 1–2 Leeds United Ipswich, Suffolk
Stewart   22' Report Keane   70'
Venus   86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,643
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 October 2001 8 Liverpool 1–1 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Murphy   69' Report Kewell   27' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,352
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 October 2001 9 Leeds United 0–0 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,171
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 October 2001 10 Manchester United 1–1 Leeds United Trafford, Greater Manchester
Solskjær   89' Report Viduka   77' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,555
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
4 November 2001 11 Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Leeds, West Yorkshire
Harte   61'
Kewell   82'		 Report Poyet   52' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,203
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 November 2001 12 Sunderland 2–0 Leeds United Sunderland, Wearside
Arca   48'
Phillips   55'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,005
Referee: Graham Barber
25 November 2001 13 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa Leeds, West Yorkshire
Smith   18'   32' Report Kachloul   35' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,159
Referee: Neale Barry
2 December 2001 14 Fulham 0–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,918
Referee: Graham Poll
9 December 2001 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Blackburn, Lancashire
Berg   83' Report Kewell   55', 62' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,309
Referee: Andy D'Urso
16 December 2001 16 Leeds United 2–2 Leicester City Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell   7'
Viduka   58'		 Report Deane   78'
Scowcroft   88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,337
Referee: Rob Styles
19 December 2001 17 Leeds United 3–2 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka   18'
Fowler   26', 70'		 Report Moore   86'
Weir   90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,201
Referee: Peter Jones
22 December 2001 18 Leeds United 3–4 Newcastle United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer   38'
Viduka   50'
Harte   56'		 Report Bellamy   38'
Elliott   59'
Shearer   71' (pen.)
Solano   90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,287
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 2001 19 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Leeds United Bolton, Greater Manchester
Report Fowler   2', 16', 89' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,060
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 December 2001 20 Southampton 0–1 Leeds United Southampton, Hampshire
Report Bowyer   89' Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,622
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 January 2002 21 Leeds United 3–0 West Ham United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka   4', 7'
Fowler   50'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,320
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 January 2002 22 Newcastle United 3–1 Leeds United Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
Duberry   44' (o.g.)
Dyer   60'
Bellamy   87'		 Report Smith   1'
Mills   70'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Graham Barber
20 January 2002 23 Leeds United 1–1 Arsenal Leeds, West Yorkshire
Fowler   6' Report Pires   47' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,143
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 January 2002 24 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
Guðjohnsen   2'
Dalla Bona   31'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,614
Referee: Steve Bennett
3 February 2002 25 Leeds United 0–4 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Ferdinand   16' (o.g.)
Heskey   61', 63'
Owen   90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,216
Referee: Graham Poll
9 February 2002 26 Middlesbrough 2–2 Leeds United Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Ince   51'
Windass   88'		 Report Bakke   19'
Fowler   54'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,221
Referee: Neale Barry
24 February 2002 27 Leeds United 0–0 Charlton Athletic Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,374
Referee: Mike Dean
3 March 2002 28 Everton 0–0 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Matteo   39' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,226
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 March 2002 29 Leeds United 2–0 Ipswich Town Leeds, West Yorkshire
Fowler   46'
Harte   76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,414
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
17 March 2002 30 Leeds United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds, West Yorkshire
Fowler   5', 8'
Kewell   71'		 Report Jansen   49' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,857
Referee: Graham Poll
23 March 2002 31 Leicester City 0–2 Leeds United Leicester, Leicestershire
Report Viduka   18'
Fowler   31'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,976
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 March 2002 32 Leeds United 3–4 Manchester United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka   20'
Harte   62'
Bowyer   80'		 Report Scholes   8'
Solskjær   37', 39'
Giggs   55'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,058
Referee: David Elleray
1 April 2002 33 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Leeds United Haringey, London
Iversen   10'
Sheringham   29'		 Report Viduka   52' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,167
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 April 2002 34 Leeds United 2–0 Sunderland Leeds, West Yorkshire
Craddock   8' (o.g.)
Keane   83'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,195
Referee: Peter Jones
13 April 2002 35 Aston Villa 0–1 Leeds United Birmingham, West Midlands
Report Viduka   29' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,039
Referee: Barry Knight
20 April 2002 36 Leeds United 0–1 Fulham Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Malbranque   52' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,111
Referee: Rob Styles
27 April 2002 37 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Derby, Derbyshire
Report Bowyer   16' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,075
Referee: Graham Poll
11 May 2002 38 Leeds United 1–0 Middlesbrough Leeds, West Yorkshire
Smith   63' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup edit

6 January 2002 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Leeds United Cardiff
Kavanagh   21'
Young   87'		 Report Viduka   12'
Smith  		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,009
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup edit

9 October 2001 3 Leicester City 0–6 Leeds United Leicester, Leicestershire
Report Keane   12', 16', 53'
Bakke   40'
Viduka   56'
Kewell   64'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Graham Poll
28 November 2001 4 Leeds United 0–2 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Guðjohnsen   59', 80' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,841
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
20 September 2001 First round
First leg		 Marítimo 1–0 Leeds United Funchal, Portugal
Bruno   34' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Referee: Jack Van Hulten (Netherlands)
27 September 2001 First round
Second leg		 Leeds United 3–0 Marítimo Leeds, England
Keane   20'
Kewell   37'
Bakke   62'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Stefano Faria (Italy)
18 October 2001 Second round
First leg		 Leeds United 4–2 Troyes Leeds, England
Viduka   6', 43'
Bowyer   23', 46'		 Report Patrice Loko   31', 81'
Mehdi Méniri  		 Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Fernando Carmona Mendez (Spain)
1 November 2001 Second round
Second leg		 Troyes 3–2 Leeds United Troyes, France
Amzine   8'
Hamed   38'
Rothen   58'		 Report Viduka   14'
Keane   77'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
22 November 2001 Third round
First leg		 Grasshoppers 1–2 Leeds United Zürich, Switzerland
Chapuisat   18' Report Harte   73'
Smith   79'		 Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
6 December 2001 Third round
Second leg		 Leeds United 2–2 Grasshoppers Leeds, England
Kewell   19'
Keane   45'		 Report Núñez   45', 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,014
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
21 February 2002 Fourth round
First leg		 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 Leeds United Eindhoven, Netherlands
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
28 February 2002 Fourth round
Second leg		 Leeds United 0–1 PSV Eindhoven Leeds, England
Report Vennegoor of Hesselink   90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,755
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn 49 0 38 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Defenders
2 DF   IRL Gary Kelly 25 0 19+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 3 0
3 DF   IRL Ian Harte 47 6 34+2 5 1 0 2 0 8 1
6 DF   ENG Jonathan Woodgate 15 0 11+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Danny Mills 39 1 28 1 1 0 2 0 8 0
21 DF   SCO Dominic Matteo 40 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
22 DF   ENG Michael Duberry 7 0 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1 0
29 DF   ENG Rio Ferdinand 41 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
Midfielders
4 MF   FRA Olivier Dacourt 25 0 16+1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
10 MF   AUS Harry Kewell 35 11 26+1 8 0 0 1 1 7 2
11 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer 30 7 24+1 5 1 0 1 0 3 2
16 MF   ENG Jason Wilcox 17 0 4+9 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
17 MF   ENG Alan Smith 31 5 19+4 4 1 0 1+1 0 4+1 1
19 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke 35 4 20+7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1
20 MF   ENG Seth Johnson 14 0 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   ENG David Batty 44 0 30+6 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   IRL Robbie Keane 33 9 16+9 3 0 0 2 3 6 3
9 FW   AUS Mark Viduka 42 17 33 12 1 1 1 1 7 3
27 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler 23 12 22 12 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
14 MF   IRL Stephen McPhail 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
27 DF   IRL Alan Maybury 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
18 October 2001   Seth Johnson   Derby County £9,000,000 [2]
29 November 2001   Robbie Fowler   Liverpool £11,000,000 [3]

Out edit

Date Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
12 June 2001   Warren Feeney   Bournemouth Free [citation needed]
14 June 2001   Damian Lynch Released [citation needed]
2 July 2001   Kevin Dixon   Barnsley Free [citation needed]
12 July 2001   Tony Hackworth   Notts County £1,200,000 [citation needed]
9 August 2001   Gareth Evans   Huddersfield Town Free [citation needed]
12 October 2001   Alan Maybury   Hearts £150,000 [citation needed]
20 March 2002   Wesley Boyle Released [citation needed]
15 May 2002   Danny Hay Released [citation needed]

Loaned out edit

Date Nat. Name To Ref.
11 September 2001   Harpal Singh   Bury [citation needed]
5 October 2001   Caleb Folan   Rushden & Diamonds [citation needed]
30 November 2001   Caleb Folan   Hull City [citation needed]
7 March 2002   Harpal Singh   Bristol City [citation needed]
13 March 2002   Stephen McPhail   Millwall [citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Leeds United - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001.
  3. ^ "Fowler agrees Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2001.
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