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 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

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.

Competitions

Premier League

League table

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	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

Results

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
		Report		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

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

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

First round

20 September 2001	Marítimo	1–0	Leeds United	Funchal
	Bruno 34'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo 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

18 October 2001	Leeds United	4–2	Troyes	Leeds
	Viduka 6', 43' Bowyer 23', 46'	Report	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

22 November 2001	Grasshoppers	1–2	Leeds United	Zürich
	Chapuisat 18'	Report	Harte 73' Smith 79'	Stadium: Hardturm 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

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

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	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

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 October 2001	MF	Seth Johnson	Derby County	£9,000,000	^[1]
29 November 2001	FW	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool	£11,000,000	^[2]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
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	£120,000	^[3]
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	Released	Free

Loan out

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

^ "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001.
^ "Fowler agrees Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2001.
^ "Magpies Swoop for Hackworth". Sky Sports.

[table_note_res_UC10.063305091607992-1] Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

[2] "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001.

[3] "Fowler agrees Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2001.

[4] "Magpies Swoop for Hackworth". Sky Sports.

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