2001–02 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
2001–02 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	David O'Leary
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	5th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Robbie Fowler; Mark Viduka (12); All: Mark Viduka (17)
Highest home attendance	40,287 vs. Newcastle United,; (22 Dec 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	24,512 vs. PSV Eindhoven,; (28 Feb 2002, UEFA Cup)
Average home league attendance	39,460
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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

Season summary[]

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. Utd got off to a good start with a 2–1 win over Arsenal in the 2nd game of the season, later back-to-back wins against Charlton and Derby put Leeds top of the Premiership. Leeds also progressed in the UEFA Cup with strikers Robbie Keane and Harry Kewell scoring regularly, Leeds were not beaten in the league until November, shortly after manager David O'Leary finally landed prize striker Robbie Fowler from Liverpool for 11 million whom he had tried to buy 2 seasons earlier but over Christmas and the new year the trial of star players Lee Bowyer and Johnathan Woodgate was back under way, despite this consecutive wins over Bolton, Southampton and West Ham put Leeds back on top of the league with new signing Robbie Fowler and fellow striker Mark Viduka scoring often, then just as Bowyer and Woodgate were found not guilty a shock 2–1 loss to second division Cardiff knocking Leeds out the FA Cup kick started a drop in form to drop embarking on a run of 9 straight games without a win - including being knocked out the UEFA Cup by Dutch side PSV. Leeds had now fallen out of the title race and although they recovered with a 2–0 win at home to Ipswich Utd had lost too much ground at the top of the league and back-to-back losses against Manchester Utd and Tottenham ended any hope of a top 4 finish. Leeds recoverd to win 4 out of their final 5 games but finished a disappointing 5th. After the season had finished manager David O'Leary was sacked having been in charge since October 1998, during which time O'Leary secured a 4th, 3rd and a 4th place finish in the league, a UEFA Cup semi final and a Champions League semi-final. Dispute about the real reason for O'Learys sacking continues to this day.

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
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:

^ 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Premier League[]

18 August 2001 1	Leeds United	2–0	Southampton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bowyer 67' Smith 81'	Report	Lundekvam	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,715 Referee:

21 August 2001 2	Arsenal	1–2	Leeds United	Islington, London
	Wiltord 32'	Report	Harte 29' Viduka 53' Bowyer Mills	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	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'	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	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	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

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 C. D. van Hulten

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:

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:

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

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

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

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

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

FA Cup[]

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[]

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

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Top scorers[]

Premier League[]

Mark Viduka 12
Robbie Fowler 12
Harry Kewell 8
Ian Harte 5
Alan Smith 4
Lee Bowyer 4
Robbie Keane 3
Eirik Bakke 2
Danny Mills 1

UEFA Cup[]

Robbie Keane 3
Mark Viduka 3
Harry Kewell 2
Lee Bowyer 2
Eirik Bakke 1
Ian Harte 1
Alan Smith 1

FA Cup[]

Mark Viduka 1

League Cup[]

Robbie Keane 3
Eirik Bakke 1
Mark Viduka 1
Harry Kewell 1

Transfers[]

In[]

Seth Johnson - Derby County, 18 October, £9,000,000
Robbie Fowler - Liverpool, 29 November, £11,000,000

Out[]

Warren Feeney - Bournemouth, 12 June, free
Damian Lynch - 14 June, released
Kevin Dixon - Barnsley, 2 July, free
Tony Hackworth - Notts County, 12 July, £1,200,000
Gareth Evans - Huddersfield Town, 9 August, free
Alan Maybury - Hearts, 12 October, £150,000
Wesley Boyle - 20 March, released
Danny Hay - 15 May, released

Transfers in:

£18,000,000

Transfers out:

£1,350,000

Total spending:

£16,650,000

Loaned out[]

Harpal Singh - Bury, 11 September
Caleb Folan - Rushden & Diamonds, 5 October
Caleb Folan - Hull City, 30 November
Harpal Singh - Bristol City, 7 March
Stephen McPhail - Millwall, 13 March

References[]

^ "Leeds United - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

[table_note_res_UC10.28817293014758-1] Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

[2] "Leeds United - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

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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

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

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