| Club: | Leeds United |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Manager: | George Graham (until 1 October) David O'Leary (from 1 October) |
| Chairman: | Peter Ridsdale |
| Stadium: | Elland Road |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,255 vs Manchester United (25 April 1999, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 27,561 vs Bradford City (28 October 1998, League Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 36,028 |
| Prevseason: | 1997–98 |
| Nextseason: | 1999–2000 |
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.
See main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League.
See main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League.
See main article: 1998–99 FA Cup.
See main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
(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 | |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1998 | DF | £1,600,000 | |||
| 13 October 1998 | GK | Free | |||
| 8 December 1998 | MF | £4,400,000 | |||
| 25 May 1999 | MF | £1,750,000 |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1998 | MF | Free | |||
| 29 August 1998 | FW | £200,000 |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1998 | 1 October 1998 | FW | Notts County | ||
| 29 October 1998 | 28 November 1998 | DF | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 29 December 1998 | 23 March 1999 | FW | Sampdoria | ||
| 1 December 1998 | 1 February 1999 | FW | Hearts | ||
| 1 March 1999 | 1 April 1999 | FW | Bury | ||
| 25 March 1999 | 9 May 1999 | DF | Reading |