1998–99 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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

During the '1998–99 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Shockwaves were sent around Elland Road when manager George Graham walked out on Leeds United to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur in early October, and Martin O'Neill of Leicester City seemed certain to take over the reins. But it was a shock to many when O'Neill turned his back on Leeds, and Graham's former assistant David O'Leary was appointed instead. He quickly worked wonders with a predominantly young, inexperienced side, and they managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup in fourth place - their highest finish since winning the title seven years earlier. The acquisition of brilliant young striker Michael Bridges from Sunderland at the end of the season gave Leeds fans hope of more success - and preferably silverware - next time round.[2]

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 22 13 3 80 37 +43 79 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
10 Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 −6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 1
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 2
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 −27 41
18 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 12 18 41 56 −15 36 Relegation to 1999–2000 Football League First Division
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 7 14 17 38 52 −14 35
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 7 9 22 35 69 −34 30

Updated to games played on 16 May 1999.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
2 As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHA
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
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998 MiddlesbroughA0–034,162
24 August 1998 Blackburn RoversH1–030,652Hasselbaink
29 August 1998 WimbledonA1–116,437Bowyer
8 September 1998 SouthamptonH3–030,637Marshall (own goal), Harte, Wijnhard
12 September 1998 EvertonA0–036,687
19 September 1998 Aston VillaH0–033,446
26 September 1998 Tottenham HotspurA3–335,535Halle, Hasselbaink, Wijnhard
3 October 1998 Leicester CityH0–132,606
17 October 1998 Nottingham ForestA1–123,911Halle
25 October 1998 ChelseaH0–036,292
31 October 1998 Derby CountyA2–227,034Molenaar, Kewell
8 November 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH2–130,012Hasselbaink, Woodgate
14 November 1998 LiverpoolA3–144,305Smith, Hasselbaink (2)
21 November 1998 Charlton AthleticH4–132,487Hasselbaink, Bowyer, Smith, Kewell
29 November 1998 Manchester UnitedA2–355,172Hasselbaink, Kewell
5 December 1998 West Ham UnitedH4–036,320Bowyer (2), Molenaar, Hasselbaink
14 December 1998 Coventry CityH2–031,802Hopkin, Bowyer
20 December 1998 ArsenalA1–338,025Hasselbaink
26 December 1998 Newcastle UnitedA3–036,783Kewell, Bowyer, Hasselbaink
29 December 1998 WimbledonH2–239,816Ribeiro, Hopkin
9 January 1999 Blackburn RoversA0–127,620
16 January 1999 MiddlesbroughH2–037,473Smith, Bowyer
30 January 1999 SouthamptonA0–315,236
6 February 1999 Newcastle UnitedH0–140,202
17 February 1999 Aston VillaA2–137,510Hasselbaink (2)
20 February 1999 EvertonH1–036,344Korsten
1 March 1999 Leicester CityA2–118,101Kewell, Smith
10 March 1999 Tottenham HotspurH2–034,521Smith, Kewell
13 March 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–028,142Hasselbaink, Hopkin
20 March 1999 Derby CountyH4–138,971Bowyer, Hasselbaink, Korsten, Harte
3 April 1999 Nottingham ForestH3–139,645Hasselbaink, Harte, Smith
12 April 1999 LiverpoolH0–039,451
17 April 1999 Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Woodgate
25 April 1999 Manchester UnitedH1–140,255Hasselbaink
1 May 1999 West Ham UnitedA5–125,997Hasselbaink, Smith, Harte (pen), Bowyer, Håland
5 May 1999 ChelseaA0–134,762
11 May 1999 ArsenalH1–040,124Hasselbaink
16 May 1999 Coventry CityA2–223,049Wijnhard, Hopkin

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 Rushden & DiamondsA0–06,431
R3R13 January 1999 Rushden & DiamondsH3–139,159Smith (2), Hasselbaink
R423 January 1999 PortsmouthA5–118,864Wetherall, Harte, Kewell, Ribeiro, Wijnhard
R513 February 1999 Tottenham HotspurH1–139,696Harte
R5R24 February 1999 Tottenham HotspurA0–232,307

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R328 October 1998 Bradford CityH1–027,561Kewell
R411 November 1998 Leicester CityA1–220,161Kewell

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg 15 September 1998 MarítimoH1–038,033Hasselbaink
R1 2nd Leg 29 September 1998 MarítimoA0–1 (won 4-1 on pens)10,000
R2 1st Leg 20 October 1998 RomaA0–143,003
R2 2nd Leg 3 November 1998 RomaH0–0 (lost 0-1 on agg)39,161

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Nigel Martyn
4 Norway DF Alf-Inge Håland
5 South Africa DF Lucas Radebe
6 England DF David Wetherall
7 Netherlands MF Willem Korsten (on loan from Vitesse Arnhem)
8 Suriname FW Clyde Wijnhard
9 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 Portugal MF Bruno Ribeiro
11 England MF Lee Bowyer
12 Scotland MF David Hopkin
16 England DF Danny Granville
17 Scotland FW Derek Lilley
No. Position Player
18 Norway DF Gunnar Halle
19 Australia FW Harry Kewell
20 Republic of Ireland DF Ian Harte
21 Austria DF Martin Hiden
22 Norway MF Tommy Knarvik
23 England MF David Batty
25 England DF Jonathan Woodgate
30 Netherlands DF Robert Molenaar
36 England GK Paul Robinson
37 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen McPhail[5]
39 England FW Alan Smith
40 Wales MF Matt Jones

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. Position Player
7 England MF Lee Sharpe (on loan to Bradford City)
14 England FW Andy Gray[6] (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Position Player
16 England DF Danny Granville (on loan to Manchester City)

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. Position Player
2 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
3 Scotland DF David Robertson
14 Portugal GK Nuno Santos
15 England GK Mark Beeney
24 England MF Kevin Dixon
26 England FW Tony Hackworth
27 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Maybury
28 England DF Paul Shepherd
29 England DF Mark Jackson
31 Republic of Ireland DF Paul Donnelly
32 England MF Andy Wright
No. Position Player
33 Northern Ireland MF Wesley Boyle
34 England MF Andrew Quinn
35 England FW Lee Matthews
38 Republic of Ireland DF Damian Lynch
- Australia DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
- England DF Gareth Evans
- Wales DF Kevin Evans
- England DF Jamie Price
- Northern Ireland MF Simon Watson
- Northern Ireland FW Warren Feeney

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Nigel Martyn 44 0 34 0 5 0 1 0 4 0
36 GK England Paul Robinson 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 44 6 34+1 4 5 2 1 0 3 0
4 DF Norway Alf-Inge Håland 36 1 24+5 1 3+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
5 DF South Africa Lucas Radebe 36 0 29 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF England David Wetherall 25 1 14+7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF Norway Gunnar Halle 23 2 14+3 2 2+1 0 1 0 2 0
21 DF Austria Martin Hiden 19 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
25 DF England Jonathan Woodgate 33 2 25 2 5 0 2 0 1 0
30 DF Netherlands Robert Molenaar 23 2 17 2 0 0 2 0 4 0
Midfielders
7 MF Netherlands Willem Korsten 10 2 4+3 2 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Portugal Bruno Ribeiro 17 2 7+6 1 1 1 1 0 1+1 0
11 MF England Lee Bowyer 45 9 35 9 4 0 2 0 4 0
12 MF Scotland David Hopkin 45 4 32+2 4 5 0 2 0 4 0
19 MF Australia Harry Kewell 49 9 36+2 6 5 1 2 2 4 0
22 MF Norway Tommy Knarvik 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England David Batty 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 20 0 11+6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
40 MF Wales Matt Jones 9 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Suriname Clyde Wijnhard 25 4 11+7 3 1+1 1 1 0 1+3 0
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 47 20 36 18 5 1 2 0 4 1
17 FW Scotland Derek Lilley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 FW England Alan Smith 26 9 15+7 7 2+2 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF England Lee Sharpe 7 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
16 DF England Danny Granville 14 0 7+2 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[7]
Considering a 4-4-2 formation

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
19 June 1998 DF Danny Granville Chelsea £1,600,000
13 October 1998 GK Nuno Santos Vitória de Setúbal Signed
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 transfer
29 August 1998 DF Andy Gray Nottingham Forest £200,000
Transfers in: Decrease £7,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £200,000
Total spending: Decrease £7,550,000

Loaned in

Loaned out

References

  1. ↑ "From silverware to the sack". BBC News. 16 March 2001.
  2. ↑ "Leeds snap up Bridges". BBC News. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1998-1999/results
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/leeds.htm
  5. ↑ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.
  6. ↑ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  7. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1999
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