The Slippery Slope, 2002/03 Manager: David O’Leary Terry Venables Peter Reid Top Scorer: Mark Viduka (22) (20 in the Premier League) Premier League: 15th FA Cup: Quarter-finals League Cup: 3rd Round UEFA Cup: 3rd Round League Record: 14 wins, 5 draws, 19 defeats Transfers: £+49,550,000 Transfers in: £2.75 million Nick Barmby – Liverpool, 8 August 2002, £2,750,000Continue reading “The Rise And Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 7”
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The Rise And Fall of Leeds United: Part 6
Beginning of the End, 2001-02 Manager: David O’Leary Top Scorer: Robbie Fowler and Mark Viduka (12) (League), Mark Viduka (17) (Total) Premier League: 5th FA Cup: Third Round League Cup: Fourth Round UEFA Cup: Fourth Round League Record: 18 wins, 12 draws, 8 defeats Transfers: £-18,650,000 Transfers in: £20 million Seth Johnson – Derby County, 18 October,Continue reading “The Rise And Fall of Leeds United: Part 6”
The Rise And Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 5
Heavy Investment and European Success, 2000-01 Manager: David O’Leary Top Scorer: Mark Viduka (22) Premier League: 4th FA Cup: 4th round League Cup: 3rd Round Champions League: Semi-finals League record: 20 wins, 8 draws, 10 defeats Transfers £-30,750,000 Transfers in: £43,700,000 Olivier Dacourt – Lens, 15 May, £7,200,000 Mark Viduka – Celtic, 2 July, £6,500,000 Dominic Matteo – Liverpool, 17 August,Continue reading “The Rise And Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 5”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 4
Excellence Shrouded By Scandal, 1999-2000 Manager: David O’Leary Top Scorer: Michael Bridges (21) Premier League: 3rd FA Cup: Fifth Round League Cup: Fourth Round UEFA Cup: Semi-Finals League Record: 21 wins, 6 draws, 11 defeats Transfers: £-11,685,000 Transfers in £28,310,000 15 June 1999 DF Danny Mills Charlton £4 million 9 July 1999 DF MichaelContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 4”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 3
The Kids Are Alright, 1998/99 Manager: George Graham, David O’Leary Top Scorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18) Premier League: 4th FA Cup: 5th Round League Cup: 4th Round UEFA Cup: 2nd Round League Record: 18 wins, 13 draws, 7 defeats, Goals for 62, Goals against 34 Transfers Total Cost: £-7.55 million Transfers in £7.75 million DannyContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 3”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 2
1997/98: The Rise Begins… Manager: George Graham Top Scorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (16) Premier League: 5th FA Cup: Quarterfinals League Cup: 4th Round League Record: 17 wins, 8 draws, 13 defeats, 57 goals for, 46 goals against Transfers in £10.15 million 6 players Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Boavista £2 million Alf-Inge Håland Nottingham Forest £1.6 millionContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 2”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007, Part 1
1996/97: A New Beginning Manager: Howard Wilkinson, George Graham Top Scorer: Brian Deane, Lee Sharpe (5) Premier League: 11th FA Cup: 5th Round League Cup: 3rd Round League Record: 11 wins, 13 draws, 14 defeats, 28 goals for, 38 goals against Transfers: Total Cost: £-4.225 million Transfers In: 9 players Cost: £11.2 million Ian Rush,Continue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007, Part 1”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Prologue
Introduction Season League FA Cup League Cup 1996-97 (Premier League) 11th 5th Round 3rd Round 1997-98 5th Quarter-Final 4th Round 1998-99 4th 5th Round 4th Round 1999-00 3rd 5th Round 4th Round 2000-01 4th 4th Round 3rd Round 2001-02 5th 3rd Round 4th Round 2002-03 15th Quarter-Final 3rd Round 2003-04 19th (relegated) 3rd Round 3rdContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Prologue”