Rio Ferdinand (2000-2002)

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Europe

Position: Defender | DOB: 07/11/1978 | Apps: 73 | Goals: 3
Debut: 02/12/2000 - Leicester City (A)

Pos: Defender | DOB: 07/11/1978
Apps: 73 | Goals: 3
Debut: 02/12/2000 - Leicester City (A)

Rio Ferdinand features at number 30 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.

A supremely elegant footballer who defends with intelligence and guile, but also uses the ball when possession is gained. Leeds smashed not only the British transfer record, but also the world record fee for a defender to prise him away from Upton Park. Paying ????18m for Ferdinand, a fee which sent shockwaves through the footballing world. The move undoubtedly benefited Rio, who improved his ability and claimed a spot in the England set-up as the old rearguard was phased out. At the 2002 World Cup he emerged as a truly world class defender. He was a rock as England went out to Brazil in the quarter-finals. He left for Man U for ????29.3million. Player of the Year at Leeds in his final season, Ferdinand was a real favourite at Leeds, played 73 games for the club and scored three goals.

	Spells
Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	West Ham United	Permanent	Jun 2000		Manchester United	Aug 2002

	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		54	54	(0)	0	2
FA Cup		3	3	(0)	0	0
League Cup		2	2	(0)	0	0
Europe		14	14	(0)	0	1
TOTAL		73	73	(0)	0	3

Season by Season

Apps

Start

(Sub)

Unused Sub

Goals

2000-2001

(0)

League	23	23	(0)	2
FA Cup	2	2	(0)	0
Europe	7	7	(0)	1

2001-2002

(0)

Appearances		Date	Score	Match Events
Leicester City Premier League	A	02/12/2000	1 : 3 (L)
Southampton Premier League	A	09/12/2000	0 : 1 (L)
Sunderland Premier League	H	16/12/2000	2 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Premier League	H	23/12/2000	1 : 2 (L)
Newcastle United Premier League	A	26/12/2000	1 : 2 (L)
Middlesbrough Premier League	H	01/01/2001	1 : 1 (D)
Barnsley FA Cup 3rd Round	H	06/01/2001	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester City Premier League	A	13/01/2001	4 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Premier League	A	24/01/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Liverpool FA Cup 4th Round	H	27/01/2001	0 : 2 (L)
Coventry City Premier League	H	31/01/2001	1 : 0 (W)
Ipswich Town Premier League	A	03/02/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Everton Premier League	A	07/02/2001	2 : 2 (D)
Derby County Premier League	H	10/02/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Anderlecht Champions League Phase 2 Group D	H	13/02/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Anderlecht Champions League Phase 2 Group D	A	21/02/2001	4 : 1 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	24/02/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Manchester United Premier League	H	03/03/2001	1 : 1 (D)
Real Madrid Champions League Phase 2 Group D	A	06/03/2001	2 : 3 (L)
Charlton Athletic Premier League	A	17/03/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Sunderland Premier League	A	31/03/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Deportivo La Coruna Champions League Quarter Final 1st Leg	H	04/04/2001	3 : 0 (W)
Southampton Premier League	H	07/04/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Liverpool Premier League	A	13/04/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Deportivo La Coruna Champions League Quarter Final 2nd Leg	A	17/04/2001	0 : 2 (L)
West Ham United Premier League	A	21/04/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Chelsea Premier League	H	28/04/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Valencia Champions League Semi Final 1st Leg	H	02/05/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Arsenal Premier League	A	05/05/2001	1 : 2 (L)
Valencia Champions League Semi Final 2nd Leg	A	08/05/2001	0 : 3 (L)
Bradford City Premier League	H	13/05/2001	6 : 1 (W)
Leicester City Premier League	H	19/05/2001	3 : 1 (W)
Southampton Premier League	H	18/08/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Arsenal Premier League	A	21/08/2001	2 : 1 (W)
West Ham United Premier League	A	25/08/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Bolton Wanderers Premier League	H	08/09/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Charlton Athletic Premier League	A	16/09/2001	2 : 0 (W)
Maritimo UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg	A	20/09/2001	0 : 1 (L)
Derby County Premier League	H	23/09/2001	3 : 0 (W)
Maritimo UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg	H	27/09/2001	3 : 0 (W)
Ipswich Town Premier League	A	30/09/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Leicester City Worthington Cup 3rd Round	A	09/10/2001	6 : 0 (W)
Liverpool Premier League	A	13/10/2001	1 : 1 (D)
Troyes UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	H	18/10/2001	4 : 2 (W)
Chelsea Premier League	H	21/10/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Manchester United Premier League	A	27/10/2001	1 : 1 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	H	04/11/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Sunderland Premier League	A	18/11/2001	0 : 2 (L)
Grasshoppers UEFA Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg	A	22/11/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Aston Villa Premier League	H	25/11/2001	1 : 1 (D)
Chelsea Worthington Cup 4th Round	H	28/11/2001	0 : 2 (L)
Fulham Premier League	A	02/12/2001	0 : 0 (D)
Grasshoppers UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg	H	06/12/2001	2 : 2 (D)
Blackburn Rovers Premier League	A	09/12/2001	2 : 1 (W)
Leicester City Premier League	H	16/12/2001	2 : 2 (D)
Everton Premier League	H	19/12/2001	3 : 2 (W)
Newcastle United Premier League	H	22/12/2001	3 : 4 (L)
Bolton Wanderers Premier League	A	26/12/2001	3 : 0 (W)
Southampton Premier League	A	29/12/2001	1 : 0 (W)
West Ham United Premier League	H	01/01/2002	3 : 0 (W)
Cardiff City FA Cup 3rd Round	A	06/01/2002	1 : 2 (L)
Arsenal Premier League	H	20/01/2002	1 : 1 (D)
Chelsea Premier League	A	30/01/2002	0 : 2 (L)
Liverpool Premier League	H	03/02/2002	0 : 4 (L)
Middlesbrough Premier League	A	09/02/2002	2 : 2 (D)
PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 4th Round 1st Leg	A	21/02/2002	0 : 0 (D)
Charlton Athletic Premier League	H	24/02/2002	0 : 0 (D)
PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 4th Round 2nd Leg	H	28/02/2002	0 : 1 (L)
Ipswich Town Premier League	H	06/03/2002	2 : 0 (W)
Blackburn Rovers Premier League	H	17/03/2002	3 : 1 (W)
Fulham Premier League	H	20/04/2002	0 : 1 (L)
Derby County Premier League	A	27/04/2002	1 : 0 (W)
Middlesbrough Premier League	H	11/05/2002	1 : 0 (W)

	References
	OzWhite: Player Profile for Rio Ferdinand
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Rio Ferdinand
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Rio Ferdinand

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