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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
← 1998–992000–01 →

The 1999–2000 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: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
Pos Team 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
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
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GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWLWLWWWWWWDWLWWWWWLLWLWLDWWWLLLLDWWDD
Position94767542211112211111112222222223444333
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League Leeds United v Derby County
7 August 1999 1 Leeds United 0–0 Derby County Leeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,118
Referee: Graham Barber
Southampton v Leeds United
11 August 1999 2 Southampton 0–3 Leeds United Southampton
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 Manchester
Yorke 76', 80' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,187
Referee: Neale Barry
Leeds United v Sunderland
21 August 1999 4 Leeds United 2–1 Sunderland Leeds
Bowyer 51'
Mills 72'
Report Phillips 37' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,064
Referee: Paul Alcock
Leeds United v Liverpool
23 August 1999 5 Leeds United 1–2 Liverpool Leeds
Song 20' (o.g.) Report Camara 45'
Radebe 55' (o.g.)
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,703
Referee: David Elleray
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
28 August 1999 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Leeds United Haringey
Sherwood 36' Report Smith 53'
Harte 83'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,012
Referee: Mike Reed
Coventry City v Leeds United
11 September 1999 7 Coventry City 3–4 Leeds United Coventry
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
Bridges 14'
Kewell 64'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,122
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Leeds United v Newcastle United
25 September 1999 9 Leeds United 3–2 Newcastle United Leeds
Bowyer 11'
Kewell 39'
Bridges 77'
Report Shearer 42', 57' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,192
Referee: Barry Knight
Watford v Leeds United
3 October 1999 10 Watford 1–2 Leeds United Watford
Williams 41' Report Bridges 44'
Kewell 69'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,677
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
16 October 1999 11 Leeds United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
Smith 72', 78' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,437
Referee: Graham Barber
Everton v Leeds United
24 October 1999 12 Everton 4–4 Leeds United Liverpool
Campbell 4', 28'
Hutchison 37'
Weir 90'
Bridges 15', 67'
Kewell 35'
Woodgate 72'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,355
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Leeds United v West Ham United
30 October 1999 13 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds
Harte 52' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,190
Referee: Graham Poll
Wimbledon v Leeds United
7 November 1999 14 Wimbledon 2–0 Leeds United Croydon
Hartson 30'
Gayle 65'
Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,747
Referee: Peter Jones
Leeds United v Bradford City
20 November 1999 15 Leeds United 2–1 Bradford City Leeds
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
Bridges 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,288
Referee: Rob Harris
Derby County v Leeds United
5 December 1999 17 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Derby
Report Harte 90' (pen.) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,455
Referee: Paul Alcock
Chelsea v Leeds United
19 December 1999 18 Chelsea 0–2 Leeds United Fulham
Report McPhail 66', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,106
Referee: Jeff Winter
Leeds United v Leicester City
26 December 1999 19 Leeds United 2–1 Leicester City Leeds
Bridges 29'
Bowyer 45'
Report Cottee 10' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,105
Referee: Mark Halsey
Arsenal v Leeds United
28 December 1999 20 Arsenal 2–0 Leeds United Islington
Ljungberg 32'
Henry 58'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Graham Poll
Leeds United v Aston Villa
3 January 2000 21 Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa Leeds
Kewell 45' Report Southgate 17', 62' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,027
Referee: Uriah Rennie
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
Attendance: 41,633
Referee: Peter Jones
Liverpool v Leeds United
5 February 2000 23 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Liverpool
Hamann 20'
Berger 69'
Murphy 90'
Report Bowyer 62' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,793
Referee: Mike Reed
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
12 February 2000 24 Leeds United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Kewell 23' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,127
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Leeds United v Manchester United
20 February 2000 25 Leeds United 0–1 Manchester United Leeds
Report Cole 52' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,160
Referee: Peter Jones
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
26 February 2000 26 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leeds United Middlesbrough
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,800
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Leeds United v Coventry City
5 March 2000 27 Leeds United 3–0 Coventry City Leeds
Kewell 5'
Bridges 42'
Wilcox 85'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,710
Referee: Jeff Winter
Bradford City v Leeds United
16 March 2000 28 Bradford City 1–2 Leeds United Bradford
Beagrie 74' Report Bridges 12', 62' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Paul Durkin
Leeds United v Wimbledon
19 March 2000 29 Leeds United 4–1 Wimbledon Leeds
Bakke 23', 39'
Harte 28' (pen.)
Kewell 83'
Report Euell 2' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,256
Referee: Alan Wiley
Leicester City v Leeds United
26 March 2000 30 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester
Collymore 14'
Guppy 46'
Report Kewell 38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,095
Referee: Steve Lodge
Leeds United v Chelsea
1 April 2000 31 Leeds United 0–1 Chelsea Leeds
Report Harley 62' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,162
Referee: Jeff Winter
Aston Villa v Leeds United
9 April 2000 32 Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United Birmingham
Joachim 39' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,889
Referee: Barry Knight
Leeds United v Arsenal
16 April 2000 33 Leeds United 0–4 Arsenal Leeds
Report Henry 21'
Keown 70'
Kanu 82'
Overmars 90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,307
Referee: Steve Dunn
Newcastle United v Leeds United
23 April 2000 34 Newcastle United 2–2 Leeds United Newcastle
Shearer 24', 48' Report Bridges 13'
Wilcox 17'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 36,448
Referee: David Elleray
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
30 April 2000 35 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Leeds United Sheffield
Report Hopkin 1'
Bridges 53'
Kewell 69'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,416
Referee: Rob Harris
Leeds United v Watford
3 May 2000 36 Leeds United 3–1 Watford Leeds
Bridges 20'
Duberry 45'
Huckerby 52'
Report Foley 32' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,324
Referee: Paul Alcock
Leeds United v Everton
8 May 2000 37 Leeds United 1–1 Everton Leeds
Bridges 30' Report Barmby 60' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,713
Referee: Andy D'Urso
West Ham United v Leeds United
14 May 2000 38 West Ham United 0–0 Leeds United Newham
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,044
Referee: Graham Barber

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup Leeds United v Port Vale
12 December 1999 3 Leeds United 2–0 Port Vale Leeds
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
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

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
13 October 1999 3 Leeds United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
Mills 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,353
Referee: Jeff Winter
Leicester City v Leeds United
15 December 1999 4 Leicester City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Leeds United Leicester
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Graham Barber

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup

First round

Partizan Belgrade v Leeds United
14 September 1999 Partizan Belgrade 1–3 Leeds United Heerenveen
Tomic 20' Bowyer 26' 82'
Radebe 39'
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Leeds United v Partizan Belgrade
30 September 1999 Leeds United 1–0 Partizan Belgrade Leeds
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
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
Report Harte 16'
Bridges 28' 45'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Third round

Spartak Moscow v Leeds United
2 December 1999 Spartak Moscow 2–1 Leeds United Sofia
Shirko 38'
Róbson 65'
Report Kewell 14' Stadium: Stadion Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Leeds United v Spartak Moscow
9 December 1999 Leeds United 1–0 Spartak Moscow Leeds
Radebe 84' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,732
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Fourth round

Roma v Leeds United
2 March 2000 Roma 0–0 Leeds United Rome
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 37,726
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Leeds United v Roma
9 March 2000 Leeds United 1–0 Roma Leeds
Kewell 67' Report 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
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
Ulich 52', 79' (pen.) Report Kewell 47' Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 13,460
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Semi-finals

Galatasaray v Leeds United
6 April 2000 Galatasaray 2–0 Leeds United Istanbul
Hakan Ş. 13'
Capone 44'
Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Leeds United v Galatasaray
20 April 2000 Leeds United 2–2 Galatasaray Leeds
Bakke 16', 68' Report Hagi 5' (pen.)
Hakan Ş. 42'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,306
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
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 England Danny Mills England Charlton Athletic £4,000,000
9 July 1999 DF England Michael Duberry England Chelsea £4,500,000
23 July 1999 FW England Michael Bridges England Sunderland £5,000,000
11 August 1999 FW England Darren Huckerby England Coventry City £4,000,000
19 August 1999 DF Australia Danny Hay Australia Perth Glory £200,000
17 December 1999 MF England Jason Wilcox England Blackburn Rovers £3,000,000
17 December 1999 GK Australia Danny Milosevic Australia Perth Glory £110,000
5 March 2000 GK England Shawn Allaway England Reading £300,000

Out

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

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
26 July 1999 12 November 1999 DF England Danny Granville England Manchester City
5 August 1999 5 September 1999 FW England Kevin Dixon England York City
14 January 2000 10 February 2000 DF England Mark Jackson England Barnsley
17 January 2000 6 May 2000 DF Wales Kevin Evans Wales Swansea City
23 March 2000 28 May 2000 FW England Lee Matthews England Gillingham

References

  1. "All Leeds United players: 2000". www.11v11.com.
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