1999–2000 Leeds United A.F.C. season
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| Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Bridges (19) All: Michael Bridges (21) |
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| Highest home attendance | 40,192 vs Newcastle United (25 September 1999, Premier League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,912 vs Port Vale (12 December 1999, FA Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 37,579 |
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During the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
After a promising previous season, good times looked to be on the horizon for David O'Leary and his young team in his first full season in charge, even after losing their previous season's top scorer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to Spanish side Atletico Madrid. O'Leary added more young quality to his squad, defenders Michael Duberry and Danny Mills were signed from Chelsea and Charlton respectively. Midfielders Eirik Bakke and Jason Wilcox also joined, along with striker Michael Bridges.
Leeds had a tough start in the league, wins over Southampton and newly promoted Sunderland were each followed with losses to Liverpool and Manchester United, but a 2–1 win at Tottenham saw Leeds begin a record of 10 straight wins at home. Leeds stormed to the top of the Premiership, with new striker Michael Bridges and Harry Kewell scoring regularly, but in the New Year star players Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate were involved in an off the pitch incident in Leeds city centre, a saga which was to hamper the club for the next few years. In the meantime, Leeds made relatively early exits from both domestic cup competitions, going out of the League Cup to eventual winners Leicester City, and the FA Cup to eventual runners-up Aston Villa.
Defeats to Manchester United and Liverpool saw Leeds lose ground in the title race; however, Leeds were progressing well in the UEFA Cup and reached the semi-final against Turkish side Galatasaray. However two Leeds supporters were stabbed to death in clashes before the game; the deaths clearly affected Leeds on the pitch that night, and they lost the first leg of the tie 2–0. A 2–2 draw in the return leg meant Leeds were knocked out of the UEFA Cup.
Domestically, four consecutive league defeats almost ended hopes of finishing in the top three, but Leeds recovered well enough to go into the final day in third place, leaving them needing to better Liverpool's result in order to secure Champions League football. While Leeds could only draw, their neighbours
Bradford City
did them a huge favour by unexpectedly defeating Liverpool, securing not only their own top-flight survival, but third place for Leeds. Champions League qualification capped off an overall successful season for Leeds, and seemingly provided a platform for the club to build on going forwards.
Final league table
| 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[a] |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
- Results by round
Results
Premier League
| 7 August 1999 1 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Derby County | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,118 |
| 11 August 1999 2 | Leeds United | Southampton, Hampshire | ||
| Report | Bridges  10', 51', 72' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,206 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 14 August 1999 3 | Leeds United | Trafford, Greater Manchester | ||
| Yorke 76', 80' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,187 |
| 21 August 1999 4 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Sunderland | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bowyer 51' Mills 72' |
Report | Phillips ) 37' (pen. |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,064 |
| 23 August 1999 5 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Liverpool | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Song 20' (o.g.) |
Report | Camara 45' Radebe 55' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,703 |
| 28 August 1999 6 | Leeds United | Haringey, London | ||
| Sherwood 36' |
Report | 83' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,012 |
| 11 September 1999 7 | Leeds United | Coventry, West Midlands | ||
| 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 |
| 19 September 1999 8 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bridges 14' Kewell 64' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,122 |
| 25 September 1999 9 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bowyer 11' Kewell 39'Bridges 77' |
Report | Shearer 42', 57' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,192 |
| 3 October 1999 10 | Leeds United | Watford, Hertfordshire | ||
Williams 41' |
Report | Bridges 44' Kewell 69' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,677 |
| 16 October 1999 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leeds, West Yorkshire | ||
Smith 72', 78' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,437 |
| 24 October 1999 12 | Leeds United | Liverpool, Merseyside | ||
| Campbell 4', 28' Hutchison 37'Weir 90' |
Bridges 15', 67' Kewell 35'Woodgate 72' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,355 |
| 30 October 1999 13 | Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Harte 52' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,190 |
| 7 November 1999 14 | Leeds United | Croydon, London | ||
| Hartson 30' Gayle 65' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,747 |
| 20 November 1999 15 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Bradford City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| ) | Report | Windass 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,937 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 28 November 1999 16 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Southampton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bridges 90' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,288 |
| 5 December 1999 17 | Leeds United | Derby, Derbyshire | ||
| Report | Harte 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,455 |
| 19 December 1999 18 | Leeds United | Fulham, London | ||
Leboeuf  |
Report | McPhail 66', 87' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 26 December 1999 19 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Leicester City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bridges 29' Bowyer 45' |
Report | Cottee 10' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 28 December 1999 20 | Leeds United | Islington, London | ||
| Ljungberg 32' Henry 58' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Referee: Graham Poll |
| 3 January 2000 21 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Kewell 45' |
Report | Southgate 17', 62' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 23 January 2000 22 | Leeds United | Sunderland | ||
Phillips 52' |
Report | Wilcox 24' Bridges 51' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 5 February 2000 23 | Leeds United | Liverpool, Merseyside | ||
Murphy 90' |
Report | Bowyer 62' |
Stadium: Anfield |
| 12 February 2000 24 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Kewell 23' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 20 February 2000 25 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Manchester United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Report | Cole 52' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 26 February 2000 26 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire | ||
| Report | Stadium: Riverside |
| 5 March 2000 27 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Coventry City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Kewell 5' Bridges 42'Wilcox 85' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 16 March 2000 28 | Leeds United | Bradford, Yorkshire | ||
| Beagrie 74' |
Report | Bridges 12', 62' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 19 March 2000 29 | Leeds United | 4–1 | Wimbledon | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bakke 23', 39' Harte 28' (pen.)Kewell 83' |
Report | Euell 2' |
Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 26 March 2000 30 | Leeds United | Leicester, Leicestershire | ||
| Collymore 14' Guppy 46' |
Report | Kewell 38' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Referee: Steve Lodge |
| 1 April 2000 31 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Chelsea | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Report | Harley 62' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 9 April 2000 32 | Leeds United | Birmingham, West Midlands | ||
| Joachim 39' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 16 April 2000 33 | Leeds United | 0–4 | Arsenal | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Harte |
Report | Henry 21' Keown 70'Kanu 82'Overmars 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 23 April 2000 34 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside | ||
| Shearer 24', 48' |
Report | Bridges 13' Wilcox 17' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Referee: Dermot Elleray |
| 30 April 2000 35 | Leeds United | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | ||
| Report | Hopkin 1' Bridges 53'Kewell 69' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Robert Harris |
| 3 May 2000 36 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Watford | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bridges 20' Duberry 45'Huckerby 52' |
Report | Foley 32' |
Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Paul Alcock |
| 8 May 2000 37 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Everton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bridges 30' |
Report | Barmby 60' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 14 May 2000 38 | Leeds United | Newham, London | ||
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
FA Cup
| 12 December 1999 3 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Port Vale | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bakke 61', 68' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,912 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 9 January 2000 4 | Leeds United | Manchester, Greater Manchester | ||
| Goater 2' Bishop 11' |
Report | 66' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,240 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 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
| 13 October 1999 3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Mills 90' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,353 |
| 15 December 1999 4 | Leeds United | Leicester, Leicestershire | ||
| Report | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Graham Barber |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 14 September 1999 | Partizan Belgrade | 1–3 | Leeds United | Heerenveen, Netherlands[a] |
| Tomic 20' |
Bowyer 26' 82' Radebe 39' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Herbert Fandel, (Germany) |
| 30 September 1999 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Partizan Belgrade | Leeds, England |
| Huckerby 55' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,806 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
Second round
| 21 October 1999 | Leeds United | 4–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Leeds, England |
| Bowyer 27' 45' Smith 56'Kewell 83' |
Report | Loskov 81' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,814 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 4 November 1999 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–3 | Leeds United | Moscow, Russia |
| Report | Harte 16' Bridges 28' 45' |
Stadium: France ) |
Third round
| 2 December 1999 | Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | Leeds United | Sofia, Bulgaria[b] |
| Shirko 38' Róbson 65' |
Report | Kewell 14' |
Stadium: ) |
| 9 December 1999 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Spartak Moscow | Elland Road, Leeds |
| Radebe 84' |
Report | Attendance: 39,732 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain ) |
Fourth round
| 2 March 2000 | Roma | 0–0 | Leeds United | Rome, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,726 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| 9 March 2000 | Roma | Leeds, England | ||
| Kewell 67' |
Report | Zago 90' Candela 90+1' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,149 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
Quarter-finals
| 16 March 2000 | Slavia Prague | Leeds, England | ||
| Wilcox 39' Kewell 54'Bowyer 59' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,519 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 23 March 2000 | Slavia Prague | 2–1 | Leeds United | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Ulich 52', 79' (pen.) |
Report | Kewell 47' |
Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) |
Semi-finals
| 6 April 2000 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Leeds United | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Hakan Ş. 13' Capone 44' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
| 20 April 2000 | Galatasaray | Leeds, England | ||
| Bakke 16', 68' |
Report | Hagi 5' (pen.) Hakan Ş. 42' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,306 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
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Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[2]
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  Nigel Martyn
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38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Gary Kelly
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28+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  Ian Harte
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33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Alfie Haaland
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7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 12+7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Lucas Radebe
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31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Jonathan Woodgate
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32+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 47+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  David Hopkin
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10+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 13+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Michael Bridges
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32+2 | 19 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 47+3 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Harry Kewell
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36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Bowyer
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31+2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 46+2 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Darren Huckerby
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9+24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+8 | 1 | 11+35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Stephen McPhail
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23+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jason Wilcox
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15+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 20+6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Alan Smith
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20+6 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+6 | 1 | 25+13 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Danny Mills
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16+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19+2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  Eirik Bakke
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24+5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9+1 | 2 | 38+6 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Matt Jones
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5+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  Martin Hiden
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0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Michael Duberry
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12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | David Batty
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16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 15 June 1999 | DF | Danny Mills | Charlton Athletic | £4,000,000 |
| 9 July 1999 | DF | Michael Duberry | Chelsea | £4,500,000 |
| 23 July 1999 | FW | Michael Bridges | Sunderland | £5,000,000 |
| 11 August 1999 | FW | Darren Huckerby | Coventry City | £4,000,000 |
| 19 August 1999 | DF | Danny Hay | Perth Glory | £200,000 |
| 17 December 1999 | MF | Jason Wilcox | Blackburn Rovers | £3,000,000 |
| 15 January 2000 | GK | Danny Milosevic | Perth Glory | £110,000 |
| 5 March 2000 | GK | Shaun Allaway | Reading | £300,000 |
| 15 May 2000 | MF | Olivier Dacourt | RC Lens | £7,200,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 1999 | DF | Gunnar Halle | Bradford City | £200,000 |
| 15 June 1999 | MF | Lee Sharpe | Bradford City | £200,000 |
| 30 June 1999 | MF | David Wetherall | Bradford City | £1,400,000 |
| 16 July 1999 | FW | Clyde Wijnhard | Huddersfield Town | £750,000 |
| 4 August 1999 | FW | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Atlético Madrid | £12,000,000 |
| 6 August 1999 | FW | Derek Lilley | Oxford United | £75,000 |
| 1 October 1999 | FW | Paul Shepherd | Ayr United | Free transfer |
| 22 October 1999 | MF | Bruno Ribeiro | Sheffield United | £500,000 |
| 12 November 1999 | DF | Danny Granville | Manchester City | £1,000,000 |
| 9 March 2000 | MF | Mark Jackson | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 15 April 2000 | FW | Neil Ross | Stockport County | Free transfer |
| 12 May 2000 | MF | Tommy Knarvik | SK Brann | Free transfer |
| 26 May 2000 | DF | Martin Hiden | FK Austria Wien | £500,000 |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 1999 | DF | Danny Granville | Manchester City | Loan |
| 5 August 1999 | FW | Kevin Dixon | York City | Loan |
| 14 January 2000 | DF | Mark Jackson | Barnsley | Loan |
| 17 January 2000 | DF | Kevin Evans | Swansea City | Loan |
| 23 March 2000 | FW | Lee Matthews | Gillingham | Loan |
Notes
- ^ This match was played at the neutral venue of Heerenveen in the Netherlands due to the ongoing conflict in the Balkans.
- ^ The match was relocated to Bulgaria after the pitch in Moscow was frozen over.
- ^ McPhail was born in Westminster, England, but was raised in Dublin and would make his international debut for Ireland in May 2000.
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Leeds United - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "All Leeds United players: 2000". www.11v11.com.