1998–99 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1998–99 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerGeorge Graham
(until 1 October)[1]
David O'Leary (from 1 October)
StadiumElland Road
Premiership4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hasselbaink (18)
All: Hasselbaink (20)
Highest home attendance40,255 vs Manchester United
(25 Apr 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance27,561 vs Bradford City
(28 Oct 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,028

During the 1998–99 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary[]

Leeds were expected to progress once more under manager George Graham after the former Arsenal manager guided Leeds to 5th place in his first full season in charge. Graham had added to his squad, signing defender Danny Granville and Dutch striker Clyde Winjard. After just 4 games Leeds went to top of the Premiership for the first time in their history. But rumours began to spread of George Graham taking the Tottenham job after Spurs had sacked Christian Gross, the saga dragged on when finally after a UEFA cup game against Maritimo of Portugal, Graham indeed left Leeds for Tottenham. Graham's assistant David O'Leary took charge as Leeds attempted to court Leicester boss Martin O'Neil, who eventually refused. But United's performances on the pitch began improving -despite only drawing several games, many teenage players were given debuts by O'Leary and put in great performances, such as the game against Italian giants Roma in the UEFA cup (although Leeds were knocked out). Needless to say, O'Leary was appointed manager in time for the game against Derby which ended 2–2. Leeds then began winning regularly, playing impressive attacking football. They had several talented youngsters, including goal keeper Paul Robinson, defenders Ian Harte and Johnathan Woodgate, mid fielders Lee Bowyer (who was signed from Charlton 2 seasons before) and Stephen McPhail, as well as strikers Alan Smith and Harry Kewell. But David O'Leary was eager to bring in experienced players to add to this young team, and signed David Batty from Newcastle. Batty was a key player in the Leeds side that won the old Division 1 title in 1992 and a fan favourite. In the run up to Christmas, Leeds were almost in contention for a shot at the title, but suffered back to back losses against Southampton and Newcastle in the new year. This ended any league-winning hopes, and they were also knocked out of the FA cup. Despite this, Leeds ended the season in red hot form, setting a record of 7 straight wins and a 1–0 victory over Arsenal, costing the gunners the title race. Leeds finished an impressive 4th place in the league – their highest finish yet. With this achievement, and with one of the most exiting young squads in the country, the future certainly looked bright for United.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 13 7 62 34  +28 67 12 5 2 32 9  +23 6 8 5 30 25  +5
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHA
ResultDWDWDDDLDDDWWWLWWLWDLWLLWWWWWWWDDDWLWD
Position6751355109109655633545555655444344444444
Source: 11v11.com: 1998–99 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Leeds United's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Middlesbrough A 0–0 34,162
24 August 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 30,652 Hasselbaink
29 August 1998 Wimbledon A 1–1 16,437 Bowyer
8 September 1998 Southampton H 3–0 30,637 Marshall (own goal), Harte, Wijnhard
12 September 1998 Everton A 0–0 36,687
19 September 1998 Aston Villa H 0–0 33,446
26 September 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–3 35,535 Halle, Hasselbaink, Wijnhard
3 October 1998 Leicester City H 0–1 32,606
17 October 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 23,911 Halle
25 October 1998 Chelsea H 0–0 36,292
31 October 1998 Derby County A 2–2 27,034 Molenaar, Kewell
8 November 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 30,012 Hasselbaink, Woodgate
14 November 1998 Liverpool A 3–1 44,305 Smith, Hasselbaink (2)
21 November 1998 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 32,487 Hasselbaink, Bowyer, Smith, Kewell
29 November 1998 Manchester United A 2–3 55,172 Hasselbaink, Kewell
5 December 1998 West Ham United H 4–0 36,320 Bowyer (2), Molenaar, Hasselbaink
14 December 1998 Coventry City H 2–0 31,802 Hopkin, Bowyer
20 December 1998 Arsenal A 1–3 38,025 Hasselbaink
26 December 1998 Newcastle United A 3–0 36,783 Kewell, Bowyer, Hasselbaink
29 December 1998 Wimbledon H 2–2 39,816 Ribeiro, Hopkin
9 January 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 27,620
16 January 1999 Middlesbrough H 2–0 37,473 Smith, Bowyer
30 January 1999 Southampton A 0–3 15,236
6 February 1999 Newcastle United H 0–1 40,202
17 February 1999 Aston Villa A 2–1 37,510 Hasselbaink (2)
20 February 1999 Everton H 1–0 36,344 Korsten
1 March 1999 Leicester City A 2–1 18,101 Kewell, Smith
10 March 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 34,521 Smith, Kewell
13 March 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 28,142 Hasselbaink, Hopkin
20 March 1999 Derby County H 4–1 38,971 Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Korsten, Harte
3 April 1999 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 39,645 Hasselbaink, Harte, Smith
12 April 1999 Liverpool H 0–0 39,451
17 April 1999 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 20,043 Woodgate
25 April 1999 Manchester United H 1–1 40,255 Hasselbaink
1 May 1999 West Ham United A 5–1 25,997 Hasselbaink, Smith, Harte (pen), Bowyer, Håland
5 May 1999 Chelsea A 0–1 34,762
11 May 1999 Arsenal H 1–0 40,124 Hasselbaink
16 May 1999 Coventry City A 2–2 23,049 Wijnhard, Hopkin

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Rushden & Diamonds A 0–0 6,431
R3R 13 January 1999 Rushden & Diamonds H 3–1 39,159 Smith (2), Hasselbaink
R4 23 January 1999 Portsmouth A 5–1 18,864 Wetherall, Harte, Kewell, Ribeiro, Wijnhard
R5 13 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 39,696 Harte
R5R 24 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 32,307

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 28 October 1998 Bradford City H 1–0 27,561 Kewell
R4 11 November 1998 Leicester City A 1–2 20,161 Kewell

UEFA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Marítimo H 1–0 38,033 Hasselbaink
R1 2nd Leg 29 September 1998 Marítimo A 0–1 (won 4–1 on pens) 10,000
R2 1st Leg 20 October 1998 Roma A 0–1 43,003
R2 2nd Leg 3 November 1998 Roma H 0–0 (lost 0–1 on agg) 39,161

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

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
4 DF Norway NOR Alf-Inge Håland
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF England ENG David Wetherall
7 MF Netherlands NED Willem Korsten (on loan from Vitesse Arnhem)
8 FW Suriname SUR Clyde Wijnhard
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 MF Portugal POR Bruno Ribeiro
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
12 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin
16 DF England ENG Danny Granville
17 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lilley
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
19 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell
20 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte
21 DF Austria AUT Martin Hiden
22 MF Norway NOR Tommy Knarvik
23 MF England ENG David Batty
25 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate
30 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar
36 GK England ENG Paul Robinson
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail[a]
39 FW England ENG Alan Smith
40 MF Wales WAL Matt Jones

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
7 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe (on loan to Bradford City)
14 FW England ENG Andy Gray[b] (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Danny Granville (on loan to Manchester City)

Reserve squad[]

The following players did not appear for the first team 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
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF Scotland SCO David Robertson
14 GK Portugal POR Nuno Santos
15 GK England ENG Mark Beeney
24 MF England ENG Kevin Dixon
26 FW England ENG Tony Hackworth
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury
28 DF England ENG Paul Shepherd
29 DF England ENG Mark Jackson
31 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Donnelly
32 MF England ENG Andy Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF Northern Ireland NIR Wesley Boyle
34 MF England ENG Andrew Quinn
35 FW England ENG Lee Matthews
38 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damian Lynch
- DF Australia AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
- DF England ENG Gareth Evans
- DF Wales WAL Kevin Evans
- DF England ENG Jamie Price
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Simon Watson
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney

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
1 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn 44 0 34 0 5 0 1 0 4 0
36 GK England ENG Paul Robinson 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte 44 6 34+1 4 5 2 1 0 3 0
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe 36 0 29 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF England ENG David Wetherall 25 1 14+7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle 23 2 14+3 2 2+1 0 1 0 2 0
21 DF Austria AUT Martin Hiden 19 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
25 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate 33 2 25 2 5 0 2 0 1 0
30 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar 23 2 17 2 0 0 2 0 4 0
Midfielders
4 MF Norway NOR Alf-Inge Håland 36 1 24+5 1 3+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
7 MF Netherlands NED Willem Korsten 10 2 4+3 2 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Portugal POR Bruno Ribeiro 17 2 7+6 1 1 1 1 0 1+1 0
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer 45 9 35 9 4 0 2 0 4 0
12 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin 45 4 32+2 4 5 0 2 0 4 0
22 MF Norway NOR Tommy Knarvik 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG David Batty 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail 20 0 11+6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
40 MF Wales WAL Matt Jones 9 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Suriname SUR Clyde Wijnhard 25 4 11+7 3 1+1 1 1 0 1+3 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 47 20 36 18 5 1 2 0 4 1
17 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lilley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell 49 9 36+2 6 5 1 2 2 4 0
39 FW England ENG Alan Smith 26 9 15+7 7 2+2 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe 7 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
16 DF England ENG Danny Granville 14 0 7+2 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[4]
Considering a 4–4–2 formation

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
19 June 1998 DF Danny Granville Chelsea £1,600,000
13 October 1998 GK Nuno Santos Vitória de Setúbal Signed
8 December 1998 MF David Batty Newcastle United £4,400,000
25 May 1999 MF Eirik Bakke Sogndal £1,750,000

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 June 1998 MF Jason Blunt Blackpool Free transfer
29 August 1998 DF Andy Gray Nottingham Forest £200,000
Transfers in: Decrease £7,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £200,000
Total spending: Decrease £7,550,000

Loaned in[]

Loaned out[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.
  2. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.

References[]

  1. ^ "From silverware to the sack". BBC News. 16 March 2001.
  2. ^ "Leeds United 1998-1999 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Leeds United - 1998/99". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. ^ "All Leeds United players: 1999". www.11v11.com.
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