2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United

2002-03 season

Manager

Terry Venables (until 21 March 2003)
Peter Reid (from 21 March 2003)

Barclaycard Premiership

Top goalscorer

Viduka (20)

← 2001–02

2003–04 →

During the 2002–03 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

1 Season summary
2 Kit
3 Squad
- 3.1 First-team squad
- 3.2 Left club during season
4 Starting 11
5 Transfers
- 5.1 In
- 5.2 Out
6 Premier League
- 6.1 Matches
- 6.2 Top scorers
7 References

Season summary

As Leeds United's debts began racking up, the club began selling many first-team players to raise money, most notably defender and captain Rio Ferdinand, sold to arch-rivals Manchester United for around 25 million pounds - a world record for a defender at the time. Despite this mass exodus of players (which forced many youth players like James Milner and Matthew Kilgallon into the first team) Leeds managed to remain in the Premiership after finishing a safe 15th place, with no small thanks to striker Mark Viduka. Viduka struck 20 goals in the Premiership alone, making him the fourth highest scorer in the league that season. Harry Kewell was also influential, scoring 14 on his own and setting up several of Viduka's strikes, before departing to Liverpool in the summer.

Kit

Nike remained as Leeds United's kit sponsors, and introduced a new home kit for the season.

Squad

First-team squad

^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nigel Martyn
2	DF	Gary Kelly
3	DF	Ian Harte
5	DF	Lucas Radebe
8	FW	Michael Bridges
9	FW	Mark Viduka
10	FW	Harry Kewell
11	MF	Raúl Bravo (on loan from Real Madrid)
12	MF	Nick Barmby
13	GK	Paul Robinson
14	MF	Stephen McPhail
15	DF	Teddy Lučić (on loan from AIK)
16	MF	Jason Wilcox
17	FW	Alan Smith
18	DF	Danny Mills

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Eirik Bakke
20	MF	Seth Johnson
21	DF	Dominic Matteo (captain)
22	DF	Michael Duberry
23	MF	David Batty
24	MF	Paul Okon
25	MF	Jacob Burns
28	MF	Jamie McMaster
32	MF	Harpal Singh
34	DF	Frazer Richardson
35	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
36	DF	Matthew Kilgallon
37	MF	Paul Keegan
38	MF	James Milner
39	FW	Simon Johnson

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt (on loan to Roma)
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate (to Newcastle United)
7	FW	Robbie Keane (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11	MF	Lee Bowyer (to West Ham United)
26	GK	Danny Milosevic (on loan to Crewe Alexandra)

No.	Position	Player
27	FW	Robbie Fowler (to Manchester City)
	GK	Shaun Allaway (on loan to Grimsby Town)
	DF	Tom Newey (on loan to Darlington)
	MF	Steven Ferguson (on loan to Hyde United)
	FW	Craig Stiens (on loan to Swansea City)

Starting 11

GK: #13, , Paul Robinson, 38
RB: #18, , Danny Mills, 32
CB: #6, , Jonathan Woodgate, 18
CB: #21, , Dominic Matteo, 20
LB: #3, , Ian Harte, 24
RM: #2, , Gary Kelly, 24
CM: #16, , Jason Wilcox, 23
CM: #19, , Eirik Bakke, 31
LM: #10, , Harry Kewell, 31
CF: #17, , Alan Smith, 33
CF: #9, , Mark Viduka, 29

Transfers

In

Teddy Lucic - AIK Solna, 31 August 2002, loan

Out

Rio Ferdinand - Manchester United, 22 July 2002, £30,000,000
Robbie Keane - Tottenham Hotspur, 31 August 2002, £7,000,000
Olivier Dacourt - Roma, loan
Jonathan Woodgate - Newcastle United, January 2003, £9,000,000
Lee Bowyer - West Ham United, 11 January 2003, £300,000^[2]
Robbie Fowler - Manchester City, 16 January 2003, £3,000,000 rising to £6,000,000

Transfers in: £0

Transfers out: £49,300,000

Total spending: £49,300,000

Premier League

Matches

1 17 August 2002	Leeds United	3–0	Manchester City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Barmby 15' Viduka 45' Harte 80'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,195 Referee: Graham Poll

2 24 August 2002	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Leeds United	West Bromwich, West Midlands
	Marshall 90'	Report	Kewell 39' Viduka 52', 70'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 Referee: Steve Dunn

3 28 August 2002	Leeds United	0–1	Sunderland	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	McAteer 45'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,929 Referee: Mark Halsey

4 31 August 2002	Birmingham City	2–1	Leeds United	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Devlin 32' D. Johnson 58'	Report	Bowyer 50'	Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,164 Referee: P Durkin

5 11 September 2002	Newcastle United	0–2	Leeds United	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
		Report	Viduka 5' Smith 67'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 51,730 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

6 14 September 2002	Leeds United	1–0	Manchester United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 67'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Jeff Winter

7 22 September 2002	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Leeds United	Blackburn, Lancashire
	Flitcroft 24'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,415 Referee: Graham Poll

8 28 September 2002	Leeds United	1–4	Arsenal	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Kewell 84'	Report	Kanu 9', 86' Touré 20' Henry 47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,199 Referee: Alan Wiley

9 6 October 2002	Aston Villa	0–0	Leeds United	Birmingham, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,505 Referee: Mark Halsey

10 19 October 2002	Leeds United	0–1	Liverpool	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	Diao 66'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,187 Referee: Steve Dunn

11 28 October 2002	Middlesbrough	2–2	Leeds United	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
	Job 25' Southgate 83'	Report	Viduka 11' (pen.) Bowyer 56' Smith , 76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,723 Referee: Rob Styles

12 3 November 2002	Leeds United	0–1	Everton	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report	Rooney 80'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,161 Referee: Neale Barry

13 10 November 2002	West Ham United	3–4	Leeds United	Newham, London
	Di Canio 21', 50' (pen.) Sinclair 74'	Report	Barmby 11' Kewell 28', 51' Viduka 45'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,297 Referee: Steve Dunn

14 17 November 2002	Leeds United	2–4	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Smith 4' Kewell 84'	Report	Pedersen 3', 90' Djorkaeff 80' Ricketts 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,627 Referee: Alan Wiley

15 24 November 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Leeds United	Tottenham, London
	Sheringham 12' Keane 41'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,718 Referee: Steve Bennett

16	Leeds United	1–2	Charlton Athletic
	Kewell 42'		Lisbie 80' Parker 90'

17	Fulham	1–0	Leeds United
	Djetou 10'

18 16 December 2003	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Leeds United	Bolton, Greater Manchester
		Report	Mills 12' Fowler 16' Wilcox 75'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,378 Referee: Graham Poll

19	Leeds United	1–1	Southampton
	Kewell 74'		Fernandes 89'

20 26 December 2002	Sunderland	1–2	Leeds United	Sunderland, Wearside
	Proctor 34'	Report	Milner 51' Fowler 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,029 Referee: Mike Dean

21 28 December 2002	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds, Yorkshire
	Woodgate 30' Milner 45'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Graham Barber

22 1 January 2003	Leeds United	2–0	Birmingham City	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Bakke 6' Viduka 67'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,034 Referee: Phil Dowd

23	Manchester City	2–1	Leeds United
	Goater 29' N. Jensen 50'		Kewell 90'

24	Leeds United	0–0	West Bromwich Albion

25	Chelsea	3–2	Leeds United
	Guðjohnsen 57' Lampard 80' Matteo 83' (o.g.)		Kewell 17' Lučić 66'

26	Everton	2–0	Leeds United
	Unsworth 56' (pen.) Radzinski 68'

27 11 February 2003	Leeds United	1–0	West Ham United	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	S. Johnson 20'	Report	Kanoute , 70'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

28 22 February 2003	Leeds United	0–3	Newcastle United	Leeds, Yorkshire
		Report	Dyer 17', 48' Shearer 54'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,025 Referee: Alan Wiley

29 5 March 2003	Manchester United	2–1	Leeds United	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Radebe 20' (o.g.) Silvestre 79'	Report	Viduka 64'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,135 Referee: Graham Poll

30	Leeds United	2–3	Middlesbrough
	Viduka 24', 76'		Maccarone 36' (pen.) Juninho 45' Geremi 64'

31	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United
	Owen 12' Murphy 20' Gerrard 73'		Viduka 44'

32 5 April 2003	Charlton Athletic	1–6	Leeds United	London
	Euell 45'	Report	Kewell 12', 76' Harte 34' (pen.) Viduka 42', 53', 56' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,24 Referee: E Wolstenholme

33	Leeds United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur
	Viduka 31', 76' (pen.)		Sheringham 37' Keane 39'

34	Southampton	3–2	Leeds United
	Ormerod 31' Beattie 45' Svensson 54'		Kewell 80' Barmby 90'

35 22 April 2003	Leeds United	2–0	Fulham	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Viduka 4', 49'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,220 Referee: Neale Barry

36	Leeds United	2–3	Blackburn Rovers
	Viduka 21' Smith 90'		Dunn 38' (pen.) A. Cole 69' Todd 78'

37 4 May 2003	Arsenal	2–3	Leeds United	Highbury, London
	Henry 31' Bergkamp 53'	Report	Kewell 5' Harte 48' Viduka 88'	Stadium: Highbury Referee: Alan Wiley

38 11 May 2003	Leeds United	3–1	Aston Villa	Leeds, Yorkshire
	Harte 8' Barmby 81' Viduka 90'	Report	Guðjónsson 40'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,205 Referee: Mark Halsey

Top scorers

References

^ "Leeds United - 2002/03". FootballSquads. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/leeds.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/2631615.stm

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