2001–02 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.

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

Competitions

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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

Premier League

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18 August 2001 1 Leeds United 2–0 Southampton Leeds
Bowyer   67'
Smith   81'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,715
Referee: Clive Wilkes
21 August 2001 2 Arsenal 1–2 Leeds United Islington
Wiltord   32' Report Harte   29'
Viduka   53'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,062
Referee: Jeff Winter
25 August 2001 3 West Ham United 0–0 Leeds United Newham
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,517
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 September 2001 4 Leeds United 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
16 September 2001 5 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Leeds United Greenwich
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
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
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
Murphy   69' Report Kewell   27' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,352
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 October 2001 9 Leeds United 0–0 Chelsea Leeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,171
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 October 2001 10 Manchester United 1–1 Leeds United Manchester
Solskjær   89' Report Viduka   77' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,555
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
4 November 2001 11 Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
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
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
Smith   18' Report Kachloul   35' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,159
Referee: Neale Barry
2 December 2001 14 Fulham 0–0 Leeds United Fulham
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,918
Referee: Graham Poll
9 December 2001 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Blackburn
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
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
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
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
Report Fowler   2', 16', 89' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,060
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 December 2001 20 Southampton 0–1 Leeds United Southampton
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
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
Duberry   44' (o.g.)
Dyer   60'
Bellamy   87'
Report Smith   1' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Graham Barber
20 January 2002 23 Leeds United 1–1 Arsenal Leeds
Fowler   6' Report Pires   47' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,143
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 January 2002 24 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United Fulham
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
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
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
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,374
Referee: Mike Dean
3 March 2002 28 Everton 0–0 Leeds United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,226
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 March 2002 29 Leeds United 2–0 Ipswich Town Leeds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Report Viduka   29' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,039
Referee: Barry Knight
20 April 2002 36 Leeds United 0–1 Fulham Leeds
Report Malbranque   52' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,111
Referee: Rob Styles
27 April 2002 37 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Derby
Report Bowyer   16' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,075
Referee: Graham Poll
11 May 2002 38 Leeds United 1–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
Smith   63' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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9 October 2001 3 Leicester City 0–6 Leeds United Leicester
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
Report Guðjohnsen   59', 80' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,841
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Cup

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First round

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20 September 2001 Marítimo 1–0 Leeds United Funchal
Bruno   34' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Jack Van Hulten (Netherlands)
27 September 2001 Leeds United 3–0 Marítimo Leeds
Keane   20'
Kewell   37'
Bakke   62'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,125
Referee: Stefano Faria (Italy)

Second round

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18 October 2001 Leeds United 4–2 Troyes Leeds
Viduka   6', 43'
Bowyer   23', 46'
Report Patrice Loko   31', 81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,015
Referee: Fernando Carmona Mendez (Spain)
1 November 2001 Troyes 3–2 Leeds United Troyes
Amzine   8'
Hamed   38'
Rothen   58'
Report Viduka   14'
Keane   77'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Third round

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22 November 2001 Grasshoppers 1–2 Leeds United Zürich
Chapuisat   18' Report Harte   73'
Smith   79'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
6 December 2001 Leeds United 2–2 Grasshoppers Leeds
Kewell   19'
Keane   45'
Report Núñez   45', 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,014
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Fourth round

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21 February 2002 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 Leeds United Eindhoven
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
28 February 2002 Leeds United 0–1 PSV Eindhoven Leeds
Report Vennegoor of Hesselink   90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,755
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Statistics

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[1][2]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Nigel Martyn 38 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 49 0 1 0
2 DF   Gary Kelly 19+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 3 0 25 0 2 0
3 DF   Ian Harte 34+2 5 1 0 2 0 8 1 47 6 1 0
4 MF   Olivier Dacourt 16+1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 25 0 3 0
6 DF   Jonathan Woodgate 11+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 2 0
7 FW   Robbie Keane 16+9 3 0 0 2 3 6 3 33 9 3 0
9 FW   Mark Viduka 33 12 1 1 1 1 7 3 42 17 3 0
10 FW   Harry Kewell 26+1 8 0 0 1 1 7 2 35 11 2 0
11 MF   Lee Bowyer 24+1 5 1 0 1 0 3 2 30 9 5 1
14 MF   Stephen McPhail 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 4 0 0 0
16 MF   Jason Wilcox 4+9 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0 17 0 3 0
17 FW   Alan Smith 19+4 4 1 0 1+1 0 4+1 1 31 5 6 1
18 DF   Danny Mills 28 1 1 0 2 0 8 0 39 1 10 2
19 MF   Eirik Bakke 20+7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 35 4 6 0
20 MF   Seth Johnson 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 0
21 DF   Dominic Matteo 32 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 40 0 7 1
22 DF   Michael Duberry 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 7 0 1 0
23 MF   David Batty 30+6 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 0 44 0 8 0
27 FW   Robbie Fowler 22 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 12 1 0
29 DF   Rio Ferdinand 31 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 40 0 1 0

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
18 October 2001 MF   Seth Johnson   Derby County £9,000,000 [3]
29 November 2001 FW   Robbie Fowler   Liverpool £11,000,000 [4]
Date Pos. Name To Fee
12 June 2001 FW   Warren Feeney   Bournemouth Free
29 November 2001 DF   Damien Lynch Released
2 July 2001 MF   Kevin Dixon   Barnsley
12 July 2001 MF   Tony Hackworth   Notts County £1,200,000
9 August 2001 DF   Gareth Evans   Huddersfield Town Free
12 October 2001 DF   Alan Maybury   Hearts £150,000
20 March 2002 MF   Wesley Boyle Released Free
15 May 2002 DF   Danny Hay

Loan out

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Date from Date to Pos. Name To
11 September 2001 1 December 2001 FW   Harpal Singh   Crewe Alexandra
1 October 2001 1 November 2001 FW   Caleb Folan   Rushden & Diamonds
1 December 2001 31 December 2001 FW   Caleb Folan   Hull City
1 March 2002 1 April 2002 FW   Harpal Singh   Bristol City
14 March 2002 3 May 2002 MF   Stephen McPhail   Millwall

References

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  1. ^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 2002". www.11v11.com.
  2. ^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2002". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001.
  4. ^ "Fowler agrees Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2001.