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).
| 2001–02 season | |||
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| 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 each) All: Mark Viduka (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 40,287 vs. Newcastle United (22 December 2001, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 33,841 vs. Chelsea (28 November 2001, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 39,460 | ||
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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. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear in a first-team squad this season.
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Results
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
| 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 |
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
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
In
| Date | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 18 October 2001 | | Seth Johnson | Derby County | £9,000,000 | [2] |
| 29 November 2001 | | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | £11,000,000 | [3] |
Out
| Date | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 12 June 2001 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Warren Feeney | Bournemouth | Free | |
| 14 June 2001 | | Damian Lynch | Released | ||
| 2 July 2001 | | Kevin Dixon | Barnsley | Free | |
| 12 July 2001 | | Tony Hackworth | Notts County | £1,200,000 | |
| 9 August 2001 | | Gareth Evans | Huddersfield Town | Free | |
| 12 October 2001 | | Alan Maybury | Hearts | £150,000 | |
| 20 March 2002 | | Wesley Boyle | Released | ||
| 15 May 2002 | | Danny Hay | Released | ||
Loaned out
| Date | Nat. | Name | To | Ref. |
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| 11 September 2001 | | Harpal Singh | Bury | |
| 5 October 2001 | | Caleb Folan | Rushden & Diamonds | |
| 30 November 2001 | | Caleb Folan | Hull City | |
| 7 March 2002 | | Harpal Singh | Bristol City | |
| 13 March 2002 | | Stephen McPhail | Millwall |
References
- "Leeds United - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001.
- "Fowler agrees Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2001.
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