1998–99 Leeds United A.F.C. season
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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.
| 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 |
Competitions
Summarize
Perspective
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | 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.
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 |
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| 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 |
Results
| 15 August 1998 1 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough |
| Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,162 Referee: David Elleray |
| 24 August 1998 2 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
Hasselbaink  18' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,541 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 29 August 1998 3 | Wimbledon | 1–1 | Leeds United | Croydon |
| Hughes 72' |
Bowyer 61' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,473 Referee: Stephen Dunn |
| 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 |
| 12 September 1998 5 | Everton | 0–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,687 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 19 September 1998 6 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
| Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,162 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 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 |
| 3 October 1998 8 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Leicester City | Leeds |
| Cottee 76' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,606 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 17 October 1998 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
| Halle 53' |
Stone 85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,911 Referee: Alan Wilkie |
| 25 October 1998 10 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Chelsea | Leeds |
| Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,833 Referee: Mike Reed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 14 December 1998 17 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Coventry City | Leeds |
| Hopkin 40' Bowyer 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,799 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 January 1999 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| Gillespie 22' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,620 Referee: Rob Harris |
| 16 January 1999 22 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Leeds |
| Smith 21' Bowyer 27' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,473 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
| 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 |
| 6 February 1999 24 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| Solano 63' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,202 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 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 |
| 20 February 1999 26 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Everton | Leeds |
| Korsten 55' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,344 Referee: David Elleray |
| 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 |
| 10 March 1999 28 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Smith 42' Kewell 68' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,561 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 13 March 1999 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Leeds United | Sheffield |
| Hasselbaink 4' Hopkin 73' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 12 April 1999 32 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,451 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 17 April 1999 33 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Leeds United | Charlton |
| Stuart 20' |
Woodgate 24' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Alan Wilkie |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 May 1999 36 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| Poyet 68' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,762 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 11 May 1999 37 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Leeds |
| Hasselbaink 30' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Gary Willard |
| 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
| 2 January 1999 3 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0–0 | Leeds United | Irthlingborough |
| Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 13 February 1999 5 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Harte 73' |
Sherwood 53' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,696 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 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
| 28 October 1998 3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Bradford City | Leeds |
| Kewell 28' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,561 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 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
First round
| 15 September 1998 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Marítimo | Leeds |
| Hasselbaink 84' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,033 Referee: Alain Sars (France) |
Second round
| 20 October 1998 | Roma | 1–0 | Leeds United | Rome |
| Delvecchio 18' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,892 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) |
| 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)[1]
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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