1998–99 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1998–99 season of Leeds United

Leeds United 1998–99 football season

Leeds United
1998–99 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	George Graham (until 1 October) David O'Leary (from 1 October)
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18) All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (20)
Highest home attendance	40,255 vs Manchester United (25 April 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	27,561 vs Bradford City (28 October 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	36,028
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–1999 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.

Competitions

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	38	22	12	4	59	17	+42	78	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3	Chelsea	38	20	15	3	57	30	+27	75	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Leeds United	38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	West Ham United	38	16	9	13	46	53	−7	57	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6	Aston Villa	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55

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

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	13	7	62	34	+28	67	12	5	2	32	9	+23	6	8	5	30	25	+5

Source: 1998–99 FA Premier League table

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	D
Position	6	7	5	1	3	5	5	10	9	10	9	6	5	5	6	3	3	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: 11v11.com: 1998–99 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League Middlesbrough v Leeds United

15 August 1998 1	Middlesbrough	0–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,162 Referee: David Elleray

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

24 August 1998 2	Leeds United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 18'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,541 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Wimbledon v Leeds United

29 August 1998 3	Wimbledon	1–1	Leeds United	Croydon
	Hughes 72'		Bowyer 61'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,473 Referee: Stephen Dunn

Leeds United v Southampton

8 September 1998 4	Leeds United	3–0	Southampton	Leeds
	Marshall 38' (o.g.) Harte 52' Wijnhard 86'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,637 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Everton v Leeds United

12 September 1998 5	Everton	0–0	Leeds United	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,687 Referee: Neale Barry

Leeds United v Aston Villa

19 September 1998 6	Leeds United	0–0	Aston Villa	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,162 Referee: Jeff Winter

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

26 September 1998 7	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	Leeds United	Haringey
	Vega 14' Iversen 71' Campbell 90'		Halle 4' Hasselbaink 26' Wijnhard 61'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,535 Referee: Paul Durkin

Leeds United v Leicester City

3 October 1998 8	Leeds United	0–1	Leicester City	Leeds
			Cottee 76'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,606 Referee: Graham Barber

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

17 October 1998 9	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
	Halle 53'		Stone 85'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,911 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Leeds United v Chelsea

25 October 1998 10	Leeds United	0–0	Chelsea	Leeds
		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,833 Referee: Mike Reed

Derby County v Leeds United

31 October 1998 11	Derby County	2–2	Leeds United	Derby
	Schnoor 3' (pen.) Sturridge 56'		Molenaar 16' Kewell 43'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 27,034 Referee: Neale Barry

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

8 November 1998 12	Leeds United	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 40' Woodgate 61'		Booth 3'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,012 Referee: Keith Burge

Liverpool v Leeds United

14 November 1998 13	Liverpool	1–3	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Fowler 68' (pen.)		Smith 79' Hasselbaink 81', 86'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,305 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Leeds United v Charlton Athletic

21 November 1998 14	Leeds United	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 34' Bowyer 51' Smith 67' Kewell 87'		Mortimer 65'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,487 Referee: Rob Harris

Manchester United v Leeds United

29 November 1998 15	Manchester United	3–2	Leeds United	Manchester
	Solskjaer 45' Keane 46' Butt 77'		Hasselbaink 29' Kewell 52'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,172 Referee: Graham Poll

Leeds United v West Ham United

5 December 1998 16	Leeds United	4–0	West Ham United	Leeds
	Bowyer 8', 61' Molenaar 68' Hasselbaink 79'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,320 Referee: Jeff Winter

Leeds United v Coventry City

14 December 1998 17	Leeds United	2–0	Coventry City	Leeds
	Hopkin 40' Bowyer 90'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,799 Referee: Graham Poll

Arsenal v Leeds United

20 December 1998 18	Arsenal	3–1	Leeds United	Islington
	Bergkamp 28' Viera 53' Petit 82'		Hasselbaink 66'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,025 Referee: Paul Durkin

Newcastle United v Leeds United

26 December 1998 19	Newcastle United	0–3	Leeds United	Newcastle
			Kewell 38' Bowyer 62' Hasselbaink 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,783 Referee: Gary Willard

Leeds United v Wimbledon

29 December 1998 20	Leeds United	2–2	Wimbledon	Leeds
	Ribeiro 26' Hopkin 57'		Earle 41' Cort 83'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,816 Referee: Peter Jones

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

9 January 1999 21	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Leeds United	Blackburn
	Gillespie 22'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,620 Referee: Rob Harris

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

16 January 1999 22	Leeds United	2–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds
	Smith 21' Bowyer 27'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,473 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Southampton v Leeds United

30 January 1999 23	Southampton	3–0	Leeds United	Southampton
	Kachloul 31' Oakley 62' Ostenstad 86'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,526 Referee: Stephen Dunn

Leeds United v Newcastle United

6 February 1999 24	Leeds United	0–1	Newcastle United	Leeds
			Solano 63'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,202 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Aston Villa v Leeds United

17 February 1999 25	Aston Villa	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham
	Scimeca 76'		Hasselbaink 8', 32'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,510 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Leeds United v Everton

20 February 1999 26	Leeds United	1–0	Everton	Leeds
	Korsten 55'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,344 Referee: David Elleray

Leicester City v Leeds United

1 March 1999 27	Leicester City	1–2	Leeds United	Leicester
	Cottee 76'		Kewell 24' Smith 60'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 18,101 Referee: Graham Barber

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

10 March 1999 28	Leeds United	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	Smith 42' Kewell 68'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,561 Referee: Neale Barry

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

13 March 1999 29	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Leeds United	Sheffield
			Hasselbaink 4' Hopkin 73'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Graham Poll

Leeds United v Derby County

20 March 1999 30	Leeds United	4–1	Derby County	Leeds
	Bowyer 18' Hasselbaink 32' Korsten 45' Harte 85'	Report	Baiano 4' (pen.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,992 Referee: Mike Reed

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

3 April 1999 31	Leeds United	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 43' Harte 60' Smith 84'		Rogers 53'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,645 Referee: Paul Alcock

Leeds United v Liverpool

12 April 1999 32	Leeds United	0–0	Liverpool	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,451 Referee: Peter Jones

Charlton Athletic v Leeds United

17 April 1999 33	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Leeds United	Charlton
	Stuart 20'		Woodgate 24'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Leeds United v Manchester United

25 April 1999 34	Leeds United	1–1	Manchester United	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 32'	Report	Cole 56'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,255 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

West Ham United v Leeds United

1 May 1999 35	West Ham United	1–5	Leeds United	Newham
	Di Canio 48'		Hasselbaink 1' Smith 45' Harte 62' (pen.) Bowyer 78' Haaland 79'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,997 Referee: Rob Harris

Chelsea v Leeds United

5 May 1999 36	Chelsea	1–0	Leeds United	Fulham
	Poyet 68'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,762 Referee: Jeff Winter

Leeds United v Arsenal

11 May 1999 37	Leeds United	1–0	Arsenal	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 30'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Gary Willard

Coventry City v Leeds United

16 May 1999 38	Coventry City	2–2	Leeds United	Coventry
	Aloisi 63' Telfer 72'		Wijnhard 43' Hopkin 90'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 23,049 Referee: Stephen Lodge

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup Rushden & Diamonds v Leeds United

2 January 1999 3	Rushden & Diamonds	0–0	Leeds United	Irthlingborough
				Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Steve Dunn

Leeds United v Rushden & Diamonds

13 January 1999 Replay	Leeds United	3–1	Rushden & Diamonds	Leeds
	Smith 22', 51' Hasselbaink 67'		Heggs 11'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,159 Referee: Steve Dunn

Portsmouth v Leeds United

23 January 1999 4	Portsmouth	1–5	Leeds United	Portsmouth
	Nightingale 10'		Wetherall 11' Harte 17' Kewell 50' Ribeiro 73' Wijnhard 82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,864 Referee: Gary Willard

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

13 February 1999 5	Leeds United	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	Harte 73'		Sherwood 53'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,696 Referee: Neale Barry

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

24 February 1999 Replay	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Leeds United	Haringey
	Anderton 60' Ginola 68'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,307 Referee: Neale Barry

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup Leeds United v Bradford City

28 October 1998 3	Leeds United	1–0	Bradford City	Leeds
	Kewell 28'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,561 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Leicester City v Leeds United

11 November 1998 4	Leicester City	2–1	Leeds United	Leicester
	Izzet 88' Parker 90' (pen.)		Kewell 17'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,161 Referee: Paul Durkin

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

First round

Leeds United v Marítimo

15 September 1998	Leeds United	1–0	Marítimo	Leeds
	Hasselbaink 84'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,033 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Marítimo v Leeds United

29 September 1998	Marítimo	1–0 (a.e.t.) 1–4p	Leeds United	Funchal
	Soares 45'			Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Second round

Roma v Leeds United

20 October 1998	Roma	1–0	Leeds United	Rome
	Delvecchio 18'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,892 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Leeds United v Roma

3 November 1998	Leeds United	0–0	Roma	Leeds
		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,161 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

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	34	0	5	0	1	0	4	0	44	0	0	0
4	MF	Alfie Haaland	24+5	1	3+1	0	0	0	2+1	36	1	0	10	0
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	29	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	36	0	4	0
6	DF	David Wetherall	14+7	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	25	1	3	0
7	MF	Willem Korsten	4+3	2	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0
8	FW	Clyde Wijnhard	11+7	3	1+1	1	1	0	1+3	0	25	4	5	0
9	FW	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	36	18	5	1	2	0	4	1	47	20	9	0
10	MF	Bruno Ribeiro	7+6	1	1	1	1	0	1+1	0	17	2	2	0
11	MF	Lee Bowyer	35	9	4	0	2	0	4	0	45	9	11	0
12	MF	David Hopkin	32+2	4	5	0	2	0	4	0	45	4	7	0
16	DF	Danny Granville	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	7	0	1	1
17	FW	Derek Lilley	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
18	DF	Gunnar Halle	14+3	2	2+1	0	1	0	2	0	23	2	0	0
19	FW	Harry Kewell	36+2	6	5	1	2	2	4	0	49	9	3	0
20	DF	Ian Harte	34+1	4	5	2	1	0	3	0	44	6	7	0
21	DF	Martin Hiden	14	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	19	0	0	0
22	MF	Tommy Knarvik	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF	David Batty	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	6	0
25	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	6	0
30	DF	Robert Molenaar	17	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	23	2	5	0
36	GK	Paul Robinson	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
37	MF	Stephen McPhail	11+6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	20	0	0	0
39	FW	Alan Smith	15+7	7	2+2	2	0	0	0	0	26	9	7	0
40	MF	Matt Jones	3+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
19 June 1998	DF	Danny Granville	Chelsea	£1,600,000
13 October 1998	GK	Nuno Santos	Vitória	Free
8 December 1998	MF	David Batty	Newcastle United	£4,400,000
25 May 1999	MF	Eirik Bakke	Sogndal	£1,750,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
19 June 1998	MF	Jason Blunt	Blackpool	Free
29 August 1998	FW	Andy Gray	Nottingham Forest	£200,000

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
11 January 1999	30 June 1999	FW	Willem Korsten	Vitesse

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
24 September 1998	1 October 1998	FW	Lee Matthews	Notts County
29 October 1998	28 November 1998	DF	Mark Jackson	Huddersfield Town
29 December 1998	23 March 1999	FW	Lee Sharpe	Sampdoria
1 December 1998	1 February 1999	FW	Derek Lilley	Hearts
1 March 1999	1 April 1999	FW	Derek Lilley	Bury
25 March 1999	9 May 1999	DF	Alan Maybury	Reading

References

"All Leeds United players: 1999". www.11v11.com.

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National teams

UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (Qualification Group 5)
Glenn Hoddle
Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
Kevin Keegan

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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Lower leagues	Combined Counties League Essex Senior League Spartan South Midlands League

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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
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List of transfers

Categories:

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	13	7	62	34	+28	67	12	5	2	32	9	+23	6	8	5	30	25	+5

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	13	7	62	34	+28	67	12	5	2	32	9	+23	6	8	5	30	25	+5

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	13	7	62	34	+28	67	12	5	2	32	9	+23	6	8	5	30	25	+5