2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was the 93rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. United finished the season in eighth place.

Dundee United F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerAlex Smith
Bank of Scotland Premierleague8th
W:12 D:10 L:16 F:38 A:59 P:46
Tennent's Scottish CupQuarter-finals
CIS Insurance CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Lilley, Jim McIntyre, Steven Thompson (6)
All: Steven Thompson (10)
Highest home attendance13,327 (vs Dundee, 28 July)
Lowest home attendance5,108 (vs Motherwell, 13 April)

United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions in the quarter-finals stages, losing to Hibernian in the Tennent's Scottish Cup and to Ayr United in the CIS Insurance Cup.

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2001–02 season.[1] The team finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the CIS Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing to Hibernian. Ayr United knocked United out of the Scottish Cup at the same stage. Both matches finished 2–0, although Ayr United won in a replay after a 2–2 draw.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 July 2000 Dundee H 2–2 13,327 Miller, Hamilton
4 August 2000 Motherwell A 0–0 5,057
11 August 2000 St Johnstone A 1–0 5,156
18 August 2000 Dunfermline H 3–2 13,327 McIntyre, Lilley, Hamilton
26 August 2000 Kilmarnock H 0–2[permanent dead link] 7,404
8 September 2000 Livingston A 0–2 6,107
15 September 2000 Aberdeen A 1–2 12,948 McIntyre
22 September 2000 Rangers H 1–6 11,117 McIntyre
29 September 2000 Hearts A 2–1 12,948 McIntyre, Thompson
13 October 2000 Hibernian H 3–1 7,950 Hamilton (2), Griffin
20 October 2000 Celtic A 1–5 59,900 McIntyre
27 October 2000 Motherwell H 1–1 6,343 Easton
3 November 2000 Dundee A 1–1 11,751 Miller
10 November 2000 Dunfermline H 0–2 6,214
17 November 2000 St Johnstone H 2–1 6,624 Aljofree, Hamilton
24 November 2000 Dunfermline A 1–1 4,891 McConalogue
1 December 2000 Kilmarnock A 0–2 6,130
8 December 2000 Livingston H 0–0 6,312
15 December 2000 Aberdeen H 1–1 9,129 Easton
22 December 2000 Rangers A 2–3 11,117 Thompson (2)
26 December 2000 Hearts H 0–2 8,762
29 December 2000 Celtic H 0–4 12,165
2 January 2001 Hibernian A 1–0 11,155 Paterson
12 January 2001 Motherwell A 0–2 4,631
19 January 2001 Dundee H 1–0 12,851 McIntyre
22 January 2001 St Johnstone A 4–1 3,711 Lilley (3), Miller
2 February 2001 Kilmarnock H 0–2 5,774
9 February 2001 Livingston A 1–1 4,720 Lilley
16 February 2001 Aberdeen A 0–4 13,612
3 March 2001 Rangers H 0–1 9,386
9 March 2001 Hearts A 2–1 10,893 Aljofree, Miller
16 March 2001 Celtic A 0–1 58,392
23 March 2001 Hibernian H 1–2 5,801 Thompson
7 April 2000 Hibernian H 2–1 5,417 Tassos Venetis, Lilley
13 April 2001 Motherwell H 1–0 5,108 Thompson
20 April 2001 Dundee A 1–0 10,087 Own goal
27 April 2001 St Johnstone H 0–0 5,190
12 May 2001 Kilmarnock A 2–2 6,142 Thompson, Easton

Tennent's Scottish Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 January 2001 Forres Mechanics H 3–0 5,904 Aljofree (2), Miller
5 February 2001 Hamilton H 4–0 4,999 Winters, Thompson (2), Aljofree
23 February 2001 Ayr United H 2–2 5,584 Winters, Easton
6 March 2001 Ayr United A 0–2 4,445

CIS Insurance Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 September 2000 Dumbarton H 3–0 3,702 Thompson, Easton, Griffin
9 October 2000 St Johnstone H 3–2 5,851 Thompson, Hamilton, Paterson
27 November 2000 Hibernian A 0–2 8,825

United beat St Johnstone after extra time

Player details

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During the 2001–02 season, United used 29 different players, with a further two named as substitutes who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK   SCO Paul Gallacher 45 0 38 0 4 0 3 0
33 GK   SCO Paul Jarvie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF   EIR Ronnie O'Brien 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Stephen Wright 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF   SCO David Hannah 22 0 20 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF   SCO Jim Lauchlan 40 0 33 0 4 0 3 0
7 MF   SCO Craig Easton 43 5 36 3 4 1 3 1
8 MF   SCO Charlie Miller 28 6 24 5 4 1 0 0
9 FW   SCO Derek Lilley 31 6 26 6 4 0 1 0
10 MF   SCO Jamie Fullarton 15 0 11 0 3 0 1 0
11 MF   SCO Jim Paterson 32 2 28 1 1 0 3 1
12 DF   SCO Jamie McCunnie 34 0 28 0 4 0 2 0
14 DF   ENG Hasney Aljofree 34 5 27 2 4 3 3 0
15 MF   SCO Jamie Buchan 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   NIR Danny Griffin 34 3 29 2 2 0 3 1
17 FW   SCO Jim Hamilton 28 6 24 5 1 0 3 1
18 MF   GRE Tassos Venetis 26 1 24 1 1 0 1 0
19 FW   SCO Steven Thompson 37 10 31 6 3 2 3 2
21 DF   WAL David Partridge 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW   SCO Jim McIntyre 23 6 19 6 2 0 2 0
23 FW   SCO David Winters 16 2 13 0 3 2 0 0
24 DF   SCO David McCracken 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0
25 FW   SCO Stephen McConalogue 14 1 12 1 1 0 1 0
27 MF   NIR Stephen Carson 18 0 13 0 4 0 1 0
32 DF   SCO Marc Cocozza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   SCO Stuart Duff 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   SCO Mark Wilson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
40 MF   SCO Stephen O'Donnell 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW   SCO Daniel Ogunmade 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Dunfermline Athletic 38 12 9 17 41 64 −23 45
7 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 44 54 −10 49
8 Dundee United 38 12 10 16 38 59 −21 46
9 Dundee 38 12 8 18 41 55 −14 44
10 Hibernian 38 10 11 17 51 56 −5 41
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Transfers

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Playing kit

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Home colours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the penultimate time.

Awards

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January 2002
April 2002

See also

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Trivia

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  • Jim Hamilton became the first player in Scottish football to successfully use video evidence to overturn a sending off. Hamilton received a red card against St Johnstone on 16 November but had it rescinded a week later.[21]

References

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