2002–03 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.

Leeds United

2002–03 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale (until 31 March)[1] Professor John McKenzie (from 31 March)
Manager	Terry Venables (until 21 March)[2] Peter Reid (from 21 March)
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Viduka (20) All: Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance	40,205 vs Aston Villa (11 May 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	29,359 vs Gillingham (4 February 2003, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	37,768
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Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Birmingham City	38	13	9	16	41	49	−8	48
14	Fulham	38	13	9	16	41	50	−9	48
15	Leeds United	38	14	5	19	58	57	+1	47
16	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	42	47	−5	45
17	Bolton Wanderers	38	10	14	14	41	51	−10	44

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W
Position	3	1	5	5	3	3	5	7	9	10	12	13	10	10	14	16	16	16	16	14	13	12	13	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	14	13	16	15	16	16	15

Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/2003/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leeds United v Manchester City

17 August 2002 1	Leeds United	3–0	Manchester City	Leeds
15:00	Barmby 15' Viduka 45' Keane 80'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,195 Referee: Graham Poll

West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Sunderland

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

Birmingham City v Leeds United

31 August 2002 4	Birmingham City	2–1	Leeds United	Birmingham
	Devlin 32' Johnson 58'	Report	Bowyer 50'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,164 Referee: Paul Durkin

Newcastle United v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Manchester United

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

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Arsenal

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

Aston Villa v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Liverpool

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

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Everton

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

West Ham United v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

17 November 2002 14	Leeds United	2–4	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
16:00	Smith 4' Kewell 84'	Report	Pedersen 3', 90' Djorkaeff 80' Ricketts 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,627 Referee: Alan Wiley

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Charlton Athletic

1 December 2002 16	Leeds United	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
16:00	Kewell 42'	Report	Lisbie 80' Parker 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,537 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Fulham v Leeds United

7 December 2002 17	Fulham	1–0	Leeds United	Loftus Road
	Djetou 10'	Report		Stadium: Fulham Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Paul Durkin

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

16 December 2002 18	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Leeds United	Bolton
		Report	Mills 12' Fowler 16' Wilcox 75'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,378 Referee: Graham Poll

Leeds United v Southampton

21 December 2002 19	Leeds United	1–1	Southampton	Leeds
15:00	Kewell 74'	Report	Fernandes 89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,687 Referee: Chris Foy

Sunderland v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Chelsea

28 December 2002 21	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds
15:00	Woodgate 30' Milner 45'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Graham Barber

Leeds United v Birmingham City

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

Manchester City v Leeds United

11 January 2003 23	Manchester City	2–1	Leeds United	Manchester
15:00	Goater 29' Jensen 50'	Report	Kewell 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,884 Referee: Rob Styles

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

18 January 2003 24	Leeds United	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Leeds
		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Chelsea v Leeds United

28 January 2003 25	Chelsea	3–2	Leeds United	Fulham
	Guðjohnsen 57' Lampard 80' Matteo 83' (o.g.)	Report	Kewell 17' Lučić 66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,738 Referee: Jeff Winter

Everton v Leeds United

1 February 2003 26	Everton	2–0	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Unsworth 56' (pen.) Radzinski 68'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,153 Referee: Mark Halsey

Leeds United v West Ham United

8 February 2003 27	Leeds United	1–0	West Ham United	Leeds
	Johnson 20'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Leeds United v Newcastle United

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

Manchester United v Leeds United

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

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

15 March 2003 30	Leeds United	2–3	Middlesbrough	Leeds
	Viduka 24', 76'	Report	Maccarone 36' (pen.) Juninho 45' Geremi 64'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,073 Referee: David Elleray

Liverpool v Leeds United

23 March 2003 31	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Owen 12' Murphy 20' Gerrard 73'	Report	Viduka 44'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,021 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Charlton Athletic v Leeds United

5 April 2003 32	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: 26,274 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

12 April 2003 33	Leeds United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	Viduka 31', 76' (pen.)	Report	Sheringham 37' Keane 39'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,560 Referee: Rob Styles

Southampton v Leeds United

19 April 2003 34	Southampton	3–2	Leeds United	Hampshire
	Ormerod 31' Beattie 45' Svensson 54'	Report	Kewell 80' Barmby 90'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,032 Referee: Mark Halsey

Leeds United v Fulham

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

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

26 April 2003 36	Leeds United	2–3	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
	Viduka 21' Smith 90'	Report	Dunn 38' (pen.) Cole 69' Todd 78'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,062 Referee: Paul Durkin

Arsenal v Leeds United

4 May 2003 37	Arsenal	2–3	Leeds United	Highbury
	Henry 31' Bergkamp 53'	Report	Kewell 5' Harte 48' Viduka 88'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,127 Referee: Alan Wiley

Leeds United v Aston Villa

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

Scunthorpe United v Leeds United

4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) 3	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Leeds United	Scunthorpe
		Report	Viduka 31' (pen.) Bakke 68'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Alan Wiley

Gillingham v Leeds United

25 January 2003 (2003-01-25) 4	Gillingham	1–1	Leeds United	Gillingham
	Sidibé 82'	Report	Smith 49'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Neale Barry

Leeds United v Gillingham

4 February 2003 (2003-02-04) Replay	Leeds United	2–1	Gillingham	Leeds
	Viduka 11' Bakke 60'	Report	Ipoua 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,359 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Leeds United

16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) 5	Crystal Palace	1–2	Leeds United	Selhurst
	Gray 34'	Report	Kelly 32' Kewell 72'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,512 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Sheffield United v Leeds United

9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) 6	Sheffield United	1–0	Leeds United	Sheffield
11:30	Kabba 78'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,633 Referee: Steve Bennett

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Sheffield United v Leeds United

6 November 2002 (2002-11-06) 3	Sheffield United	2–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
	Jagielka 90' Ndlovu 90'	Report	Yates 24' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,633 Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

First round

Leeds United v Metalurh Zaporizhya

19 September 2002 (2002-09-19) First leg	Leeds United	1–0	Metalurh Zaporizhya	Leeds
	Smith 79'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

Metalurh Zaporizhya v Leeds United

3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) Second leg	Metalurh Zaporizhya	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Leeds United	Zaporizhzhia
	Modebadze 24'	Report	Barmby 77'	Stadium: Avto ZAZ Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey)

Second round

Leeds United v Hapoel Tel Aviv

31 October 2002 First leg	Leeds United	1–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Leeds
	Kewell 81'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,867 Referee: Jack Van Hulten (Netherlands)

Hapoel Tel Aviv v Leeds United

14 November 2002 Second leg	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–4 (1–5 agg.)	Leeds United	Florence
	Abukasis 2'	Report	Smith 30', 54', 63', 83'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Third round

Málaga v Leeds United

28 November 2002 First leg	Málaga	0–0	Leeds United	Málaga
		Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Leeds United v Málaga

12 December 2002 Second leg	Leeds United	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Málaga	Leeds
	Bakke 22'	Report	Dely Valdés 13', 79'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,123 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^[3][4]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Gary Kelly	24+1	0	4	1	0	0	6	0	35	1	0	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	24+3	3	3	0	1	0	5	0	36	3	3	0
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt	4+3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	9	0	2	0
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	16+3	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	26	0	1	0
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	18	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	24	1	2	0
7	FW	Robbie Keane	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	9	0	0	0
9	FW	Mark Viduka	29+4	20	4	2	1	0	1	0	40	22	5	0
10	FW	Harry Kewell	31	14	4	1	1	0	5	1	41	16	3	0
11	MF	Lee Bowyer	15	3	1	0	1	0	5	0	22	3	7	0
11	DF	Raúl Bravo	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0
12	MF	Nick Barmby	16+3	4	0+2	0	1	0	3	1	25	5	2	0
13	GK	Paul Robinson	38	0	5	0	1	0	6	0	50	0	0	0
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	7+6	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+3	0	19	0	1	0
15	DF	Teddy Lučić	16+1	1	2+1	0	1	0	0	0	21	1	1	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	23+2	1	4	0	1	0	3	0	33	1	4	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	33	3	4	1	0	0	6	5	43	9	11	2
18	DF	Danny Mills	32+1	1	4	0	1	0	2+1	0	41	1	5	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	31+3	1	3+1	2	1	0	6	1	45	4	10	0
20	MF	Seth Johnson	3+6	1	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	1	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	20	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	24	0	3	0
22	DF	Michael Duberry	11+3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	3+1	0	21	1	0	0
24	MF	Paul Okon	15	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	21	0	4	0
25	MF	Jacob Burns	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27	FW	Robbie Fowler	2+6	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	10	2	1	0
28	MF	Jamie McMaster	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
34	DF	Frazer Richardson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
36	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
38	MF	James Milner	1+17	2	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	22	2	0	0
39	FW	Simon Johnson	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
8 August 2002	MF	Nick Barmby	Liverpool	£2,750,000	[5]
12 August 2002	DF	Paul Okon	Middlesbrough	Free	[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
22 July 2002	DF	Rio Ferdinand	Manchester United	£30,000,000	[7]
31 August 2002	FW	Robbie Keane	Tottenham Hotspur	£7,000,000	[8]
11 January 2003	MF	Lee Bowyer	West Ham United	£300,000	[9]
31 January 2003	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	Newcastle United	£9,000,000	[10]
13 February 2003	FW	Robbie Fowler	Manchester City	£6,000,000	[11]
14 February 2003	FW	Caleb Folan	Chesterfield	Free	[12]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
31 August 2002	30 June 2003	DF	Teddy Lučić	AIK	[13]
1 January 2003		DF	Raúl Bravo	Real Madrid	[14]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
11 August 2002	12 October 2002	FW	Simon Johnson	Hull City	[15]
1 July 2002	30 June 2003	GK	Shaun Allaway	Grimsby Town
1 November 2002	1 December 2002	GK	Danny Milosevic	Plymouth Argyle	[16]
1 November 2002	1 December 2002	MF	Harpal Singh	Bradford City	[16]
1 November 2002	1 December 2002	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	Rochdale	[16]
13 December 2002	30 June 2003	FW	Craig Stiens	Swansea City	[17]
9 January 2003	30 June 2003	MF	Olivier Dacourt	Roma	[18]
10 January 2003	10 March 2003	DF	Frazer Richardson	Stoke City	[19]
1 January 2003	1 May 2003	GK	Danny Milosevic	Crewe Alexandra	[20]
15 February 2003	17 March 2003	DF	Tom Newey	Darlington	[21]