1999–2000 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1999–2000 season of Leeds United

Leeds United 1999–2000 football season
Leeds United
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDavid O'Leary
StadiumElland Road
Premier League3rd
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Bridges (19)
All:
Michael Bridges (21)
Highest home attendance40,192 vs Newcastle United
(25 September 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,912 vs Port Vale
(12 December 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance37,579

During the 1999–2000 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

After a promising previous season, good times looked to be on the horizon for David O'Leary and his young team in his first full season in charge, even after losing their previous season's top scorer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to Spanish side Atletico Madrid. O'Leary added more young quality to his squad, defenders Michael Duberry and Danny Mills were signed from Chelsea and Charlton respectively. Midfielders Eirik Bakke and Jason Wilcox also joined, along with striker Michael Bridges.

Leeds had a tough start in the league, wins over Southampton and newly promoted Sunderland were each followed with losses to Liverpool and Manchester United, but a 2–1 win at Tottenham saw Leeds begin a record of 10 straight wins at home. Leeds stormed to the top of the Premiership, with new striker Michael Bridges and Harry Kewell scoring regularly, but in the New Year star players Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate were involved in an off the pitch incident in Leeds city centre, a saga which was to hamper the club for the next few years. In the meantime, Leeds made relatively early exits from both domestic cup competitions, going out of the League Cup to eventual winners Leicester City, and the FA Cup to eventual runners-up Aston Villa.

Defeats to Manchester United and Liverpool saw Leeds lose ground in the title race; however, Leeds were progressing well in the UEFA Cup and reached the semi-final against Turkish side Galatasaray. However two Leeds supporters were stabbed to death in clashes before the game; the deaths clearly affected Leeds on the pitch that night, and they lost the first leg of the tie 2–0. A 2–2 draw in the return leg meant Leeds were knocked out of the UEFA Cup.

Domestically, four consecutive league defeats almost ended hopes of finishing in the top three, but Leeds recovered well enough to go into the final day in third place, leaving them needing to better Liverpool's result in order to secure Champions League football. While Leeds could only draw, their neighbours Bradford City did them a huge favour by unexpectedly defeating Liverpool, securing not only their own top-flight survival, but third place for Leeds. Champions League qualification capped off an overall successful season for Leeds, and seemingly provided a platform for the club to build on going forwards.

Final league table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
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 21 6 11 58 43  +15 69 12 2 5 29 18  +11 9 4 6 29 25  +4

Source: 1999–2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League

Leeds United v Derby County
7 August 1999 1 Leeds United 0–0 Derby County Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,118
Southampton v Leeds United
11 August 1999 2 Southampton 0–3 Leeds United Southampton, Hampshire
Report Bridges 10', 51', 72' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,206
Referee: Alan Wiley
Manchester United v Leeds United
14 August 1999 3 Manchester United 2–0 Leeds United Trafford, Greater Manchester
Yorke 76', 80' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,187
Leeds United v Sunderland
21 August 1999 4 Leeds United 2–1 Sunderland Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer 51'
Mills 72'		 Report Phillips 37' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,064
Leeds United v Liverpool
23 August 1999 5 Leeds United 1–2 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
Song 20' (o.g.) Report Camara 45'
Radebe 55' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,703
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
28 August 1999 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Leeds United Haringey, London
Sherwood 36' Report Smith 53'
Harte 83'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,012
Coventry City v Leeds United
11 September 1999 7 Coventry City 3–4 Leeds United Coventry, West Midlands
McAllister 2' (pen.)
Aloisi 17'
Chippo 54'		 Report Bowyer 7'
Huckerby 25'
Harte 33' (pen.)
Bridges 60'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,532
Referee: Steve Dunn
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
19 September 1999 8 Leeds United 2–0 Middlesbrough Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bridges 14'
Kewell 64'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,122
Leeds United v Newcastle United
25 September 1999 9 Leeds United 3–2 Newcastle United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer 11'
Kewell 39'
Bridges 77'		 Report Shearer 42', 57' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,192
Watford v Leeds United
3 October 1999 10 Watford 1–2 Leeds United Watford, Hertfordshire
Williams 41' Report Bridges 44'
Kewell 69'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,677
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
16 October 1999 11 Leeds United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds, West Yorkshire
Smith 72', 78' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,437
Everton v Leeds United
24 October 1999 12 Everton 4–4 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Campbell 4', 28'
Hutchison 37'
Weir 90'		 Bridges 15', 67'
Kewell 35'
Woodgate 72'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,355
Leeds United v West Ham United
30 October 1999 13 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds, West Yorkshire
Harte 52' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,190
Wimbledon v Leeds United
7 November 1999 14 Wimbledon 2–0 Leeds United Croydon, London
Hartson 30'
Gayle 65'		 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,747
Leeds United v Bradford City
20 November 1999 15 Leeds United 2–1 Bradford City Leeds, West Yorkshire
Smith 54'
Harte 80' (pen.)		 Report Windass 90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,937
Referee: Paul Durkin
Leeds United v Southampton
28 November 1999 16 Leeds United 1–0 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bridges 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,288
Derby County v Leeds United
5 December 1999 17 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Derby, Derbyshire
Report Harte 90' (pen.) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,455
Chelsea v Leeds United
19 December 1999 18 Chelsea 0–2 Leeds United Fulham, London
Leboeuf Red card Report McPhail 66', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Jeff Winter
Arsenal v Leeds United
28 December 1999 20 Arsenal 2–0 Leeds United Islington, London
Ljungberg 32'
Henry 58'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Referee: Graham Poll
Leeds United v Aston Villa
3 January 2000 21 Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell 45' Report Southgate 17', 62' Stadium: Elland Road
Sunderland v Leeds United
23 January 2000 22 Sunderland 1–2 Leeds United Sunderland
Phillips 52' Report Wilcox 24'
Bridges 51'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Liverpool v Leeds United
5 February 2000 23 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Hamann 20'
Berger 69'
Murphy 90'		 Report Bowyer 62' Stadium: Anfield
Bradford City v Leeds United
16 March 2000 28 Bradford City 1–2 Leeds United Bradford, Yorkshire
Beagrie 74' Report Bridges 12', 62' Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Paul Durkin
Leeds United v Wimbledon
19 March 2000 29 Leeds United 4–1 Wimbledon Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bakke 23', 39'
Harte 28' (pen.)
Kewell 83'		 Report Euell 2' Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Alan Wiley
Leicester City v Leeds United
26 March 2000 30 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester, Leicestershire
Collymore 14'
Guppy 46'		 Report Kewell 38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Referee: Steve Lodge
Leeds United v Chelsea
1 April 2000 31 Leeds United 0–1 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Harley 62' Stadium: Elland Road
Aston Villa v Leeds United
9 April 2000 32 Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United Birmingham, West Midlands
Joachim 39' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Leeds United v Arsenal
16 April 2000 33 Leeds United 0–4 Arsenal Leeds, West Yorkshire
Harte Red card Report Henry 21'
Keown 70'
Kanu 82'
Overmars 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Steve Dunn
Newcastle United v Leeds United
23 April 2000 34 Newcastle United 2–2 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Shearer 24', 48' Report Bridges 13'
Wilcox 17'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Referee: Dermot Elleray
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
30 April 2000 35 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Leeds United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Report Hopkin 1'
Bridges 53'
Kewell 69'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Referee: Robert Harris
Leeds United v Watford
3 May 2000 36 Leeds United 3–1 Watford Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bridges 20'
Duberry 45'
Huckerby 52'		 Report Foley 32' Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Paul Alcock
Leeds United v Everton
8 May 2000 37 Leeds United 1–1 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bridges 30' Report Barmby 60' Stadium: Elland Road

FA Cup

Leeds United v Port Vale
12 December 1999 3 Leeds United 2–0 Port Vale Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bakke 61', 68' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,912
Referee: Steve Dunn
Manchester City v Leeds United
9 January 2000 4 Manchester City 2–5 Leeds United Manchester, Greater Manchester
Goater 2'
Bishop 11'		 Report Bakke 8'
Smith 20'
Kewell 41', 88'
Bowyer 66'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 29,240
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Aston Villa v Leeds United
30 January 2000 5 Aston Villa 3–2 Leeds United Birmingham
Carbone 32', 58', 69' Report Harte 13'
Bakke 38'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,026
Referee: Graham Barber

League Cup

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
13 October 1999 3 Leeds United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leeds, West Yorkshire
Mills 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,353
Leicester City v Leeds United
15 December 1999 4 Leicester City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–2p		 Leeds United Leicester, Leicestershire
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Graham Barber

UEFA Cup

First round

Leeds United v Partizan Belgrade
30 September 1999 Leeds United 1–0 Partizan Belgrade Leeds, England
Huckerby 55' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,806
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Second round

Leeds United v Lokomotiv Moscow
21 October 1999 Leeds United 4–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Leeds, England
Bowyer 27' 45'
Smith 56'
Kewell 83'		 Report Loskov 81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,814
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Lokomotiv Moscow v Leeds United
4 November 1999 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–3 Leeds United Moscow, Russia
Report Harte 16'
Bridges 28' 45'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Third round

Leeds United v Spartak Moscow
9 December 1999 Leeds United 1–0 Spartak Moscow Elland Road, Leeds
Radebe 84' Report Attendance: 39,732
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Fourth round

Roma v Leeds United
2 March 2000 Roma 0–0 Leeds United Rome, Italy
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 37,726
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Leeds United v Roma
9 March 2000 Leeds United 1–0 Roma Leeds, England
Kewell 67' Report Zago Red card 90'
Candela Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,149
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Quarter-finals

Leeds United v Slavia Prague
16 March 2000 Leeds United 3–0 Slavia Prague Leeds, England
Wilcox 39'
Kewell 54'
Bowyer 59'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,519
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slavia Prague v Leeds United
23 March 2000 Slavia Prague 2–1 Leeds United Prague, Czech Republic
Ulich 52', 79' (pen.) Report Kewell 47' Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Semi-finals

Galatasaray v Leeds United
6 April 2000 Galatasaray 2–0 Leeds United Istanbul, Turkey
Hakan Ş. 13'
Capone 44'		 Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Leeds United v Galatasaray
20 April 2000 Leeds United 2–2 Galatasaray Leeds, England
Bakke 16', 68' Report Hagi 5' (pen.)
Hakan Ş. 42'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,306
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte
4 DF Norway NOR Alfie Haaland
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate
7 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin
8 FW England ENG Michael Bridges
10 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
12 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Paul Robinson
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail[c]
16 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke
20 MF Wales WAL Matt Jones
21 DF Austria AUT Martin Hiden
22 DF England ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF England ENG David Batty

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Portugal POR Bruno Ribeiro (to Sheffield United)
16 DF England ENG Danny Granville (to Manchester City)
28 DF England ENG Paul Shepherd (to Ayr United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Mark Jackson (to Scunthorpe United)
31 MF Norway NOR Tommy Knarvik (to Brann)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF New Zealand NZL Danny Hay
25 DF Scotland SCO David Robertson
26 GK Australia AUS Danny Milosevic
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury
30 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar
32 FW England ENG Neil Ross
33 MF Northern Ireland NIR Wesley Boyle
34 MF England ENG Kevin Dixon
35 FW England ENG Lee Matthews
36 GK England ENG Shaun Allaway
37 FW England ENG Tony Hackworth
38 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damian Lynch
39 DF England ENG Gareth Evans
40 MF Northern Ireland NIR Simon Watson
41 MF Northern Ireland NIR Brian Lagen
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 DF Wales WAL Kevin Evans
43 FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney
— DF England ENG Jason Lanns
— DF England ENG Frazer Richardson
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Martin
— DF Australia AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
— MF England ENG Jamie McMaster
— MF England ENG Harpal Singh
— FW England ENG Craig Farrell
— FW England ENG Caleb Folan

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[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 England Nigel Martyn 38 0 3 0 2 0 12 0 55 0 2 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 28+3 0 3 0 2 0 11 0 44+3 0 7 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 33 6 3 1 1 0 12 1 49 8 11 1
4 MF Norway Alfie Haaland 7+6 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 1 12+7 0 5 0
5 DF South Africa Lucas Radebe 31 0 2 0 2 0 11 2 46 2 6 1
6 DF England Jonathan Woodgate 32+2 1 3 0 2 0 10 0 47+2 1 1 0
7 MF Scotland David Hopkin 10+4 1 0 0 1 0 2+1 0 13+5 1 1 0
8 FW England Michael Bridges 32+2 19 1+1 0 2 0 12 2 47+3 21 9 0
10 FW Australia Harry Kewell 36 10 3 2 2 0 12 5 53 17 7 1
11 MF England Lee Bowyer 31+2 5 3 1 1 0 11 5 46+2 11 19 0
12 FW England Darren Huckerby 9+24 2 3 0 0+1 0 1+8 1 11+35 3 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 23+1 2 0 0 1+1 0 9 0 36+2 2 0 0
16 MF England Jason Wilcox 15+5 3 2 0 0 0 3+1 1 20+6 4 3 0
17 FW England Alan Smith 20+6 4 2+1 1 1 0 2+6 1 25+13 6 10 1
18 DF England Danny Mills 16+1 1 0+1 0 1 1 2 0 19+2 2 5 0
19 MF Norway Eirik Bakke 24+5 2 3 4 2 0 9+1 2 38+6 8 7 0
20 MF Wales Matt Jones 5+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+2 0 8+10 0 3 0
21 DF Austria Martin Hiden 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF England Michael Duberry 12+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 1 0 14+2 1 4 1
23 MF England David Batty 16 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 22 0 4 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
15 June 1999 DF Danny Mills Charlton Athletic £4,000,000
9 July 1999 DF Michael Duberry Chelsea £4,500,000
23 July 1999 FW Michael Bridges Sunderland £5,000,000
11 August 1999 FW Darren Huckerby Coventry City £4,000,000
19 August 1999 DF Danny Hay Perth Glory £200,000
17 December 1999 MF Jason Wilcox Blackburn Rovers £3,000,000
15 January 2000 GK Danny Milosevic Perth Glory £110,000
5 March 2000 GK Shaun Allaway Reading £300,000
15 May 2000 MF Olivier Dacourt RC Lens £7,200,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
11 June 1999 DF Gunnar Halle Bradford City £200,000
15 June 1999 MF Lee Sharpe Bradford City £200,000
30 June 1999 MF David Wetherall Bradford City £1,400,000
16 July 1999 FW Clyde Wijnhard Huddersfield Town £750,000
4 August 1999 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Atlético Madrid £12,000,000
6 August 1999 FW Derek Lilley Oxford United £75,000
1 October 1999 FW Paul Shepherd Ayr United Free transfer
22 October 1999 MF Bruno Ribeiro Sheffield United £500,000
12 November 1999 DF Danny Granville Manchester City £1,000,000
9 March 2000 MF Mark Jackson Scunthorpe United Free transfer
15 April 2000 FW Neil Ross Stockport County Free transfer
12 May 2000 MF Tommy Knarvik SK Brann Free transfer
26 May 2000 DF Martin Hiden FK Austria Wien £500,000

Loaned out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
26 July 1999 DF Danny Granville Manchester City Loan
5 August 1999 FW Kevin Dixon York City Loan
14 January 2000 DF Mark Jackson Barnsley Loan
17 January 2000 DF Kevin Evans Swansea City Loan
23 March 2000 FW Lee Matthews Gillingham Loan

Notes

  1. ^ This match was played at the neutral venue of Heerenveen in the Netherlands due to the ongoing conflict in the Balkans.
  2. ^ The match was relocated to Bulgaria after the pitch in Moscow was frozen over.
  3. ^ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Leeds United - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  2. ^ "All Leeds United players: 2000". www.11v11.com.
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