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)

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.

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

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

Win Draw Loss

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 July 2000DundeeH2-213,327Miller, Hamilton
4 August 2000MotherwellA0-05,057
11 August 2000St JohnstoneA1-05,156
18 August 2000DunfermlineH3-213,327McIntyre, Lilley, Hamilton
26 August 2000KilmarnockH0-27,404
8 September 2000LivingstonA0-26,107
15 September 2000AberdeenA1-212,948McIntyre
22 September 2000RangersH1-611,117McIntyre
29 September 2000HeartsA2-112,948McIntyre, Thompson
13 October 2000HibernianH3-17,950Hamilton (2), Griffin
20 October 2000CelticA1-559,900McIntyre
27 October 2000MotherwellH1-16,343Easton
3 November 2000DundeeA1-111,751Miller
10 November 2000DunfermlineH0-26,214
17 November 2000St JohnstoneH2-16,624Aljofree, Hamilton
24 November 2000DunfermlineA1-14,891McConalogue
1 December 2000KilmarnockA0-26,130
8 December 2000LivingstonH0-06,312
15 December 2000AberdeenH1-19,129Easton
22 December 2000RangersA2-311,117Thompson (2)
26 December 2000HeartsH0-28,762
29 December 2000CelticH0-412,165
2 January 2001HibernianA1-011,155Paterson
12 January 2001MotherwellA0-24,631
19 January 2001DundeeH1-012,851McIntyre
22 January 2001St JohnstoneA4-13,711Lilley (3), Miller
2 February 2001KilmarnockH0-25,774
9 February 2001LivingstonA1-14,720Lilley
16 February 2001AberdeenA0-413,612
3 March 2001RangersH0-19,386
9 March 2001HeartsA2-110,893Aljofree, Miller
16 March 2001CelticA0-158,392
23 March 2001HibernianH1-25,801Thompson
7 April 2000HibernianH2-15,417Tassos Venetis, Lilley
13 April 2001MotherwellH1-05,108Thompson
20 April 2001DundeeA1-010,087Own goal
27 April 2001St JohnstoneH0-05,190
12 May 2001KilmarnockA2-26,142Thompson, Easton

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 January 2001Forres MechanicsH3-05,904Aljofree (2), Miller
5 February 2001HamiltonH4-04,999Winters, Thompson (2), Aljofree
23 February 2001Ayr UnitedH2-25,584Winters, Easton
6 March 2001Ayr UnitedA0-24,445

CIS Insurance Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 September 2000DumbartonH3-03,702Thompson, Easton, Griffin
9 October 2000St JohnstoneH3-25,851Thompson, Hamilton, Paterson
27 November 2000HibernianA0-28,825

United beat St Johnstone after extra time

Player details

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 TotalBank of Scotland PremierleagueTennent's Scottish CupCIS Insurance Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
13 GK Scotland SCO Paul Gallacher 4503804030
33 GK Scotland SCO Paul Jarvie 10100000
2 MF Ireland EIR Ronnie O'Brien 90800010
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Wright 110902000
4 MF Scotland SCO David Hannah 2202001010
6 DF Scotland SCO Jim Lauchlan 4003304030
7 MF Scotland SCO Craig Easton 4353634131
8 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller 2862454100
9 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lilley 3162664010
10 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Fullarton 1501103010
11 MF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 3222811031
12 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCunnie 3402804020
14 DF England ENG Hasney Aljofree 3452724330
15 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Buchan 70700000
16 DF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Griffin 3432922031
17 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 2862451031
18 MF Greece GRE Tassos Venetis 2612411010
19 FW Scotland SCO Steven Thompson 37103163232
21 DF Wales WAL David Partridge 1401300010
22 FW Scotland SCO Jim McIntyre 2361962020
23 FW Scotland SCO David Winters 1621303200
24 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 2401902030
25 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McConalogue 1411211010
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Carson 1801304010
32 DF Scotland SCO Marc Cocozza 20200000
36 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff 90900000
39 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 20101000
40 MF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell 60600000
43 FW Scotland SCO Daniel Ogunmade 20200000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the penultimate time.

Awards

January 2002
April 2002

See also

Trivia

  • 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]

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