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. 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 WinDrawLoss
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Bank of Scotland Premierleague DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 28 July 2000 DundeeH2–213,327Miller, Hamilton 4 August 2000 MotherwellA0–05,057 11 August 2000 St JohnstoneA1–05,156 18 August 2000 DunfermlineH3–213,327McIntyre, Lilley, Hamilton 26 August 2000 KilmarnockH0–2 7,404 8 September 2000 LivingstonA0–26,107 15 September 2000 AberdeenA1–212,948McIntyre 22 September 2000 RangersH1–611,117McIntyre 29 September 2000 HeartsA2–112,948McIntyre, Thompson 13 October 2000 HibernianH3–17,950Hamilton (2), Griffin 20 October 2000 CelticA1–559,900McIntyre 27 October 2000 MotherwellH1–16,343Easton 3 November 2000 DundeeA1–111,751Miller 10 November 2000 DunfermlineH0–26,214 17 November 2000 St JohnstoneH2–16,624Aljofree, Hamilton 24 November 2000 DunfermlineA1–14,891McConalogue 1 December 2000 KilmarnockA0–26,130 8 December 2000 LivingstonH0–06,312 15 December 2000 AberdeenH1–19,129Easton 22 December 2000 RangersA2–311,117Thompson (2) 26 December 2000 HeartsH0–28,762 29 December 2000 CelticH0–412,165 2 January 2001 HibernianA1–011,155Paterson 12 January 2001 MotherwellA0–24,631 19 January 2001 DundeeH1–012,851McIntyre 22 January 2001 St JohnstoneA4–13,711Lilley (3), Miller 2 February 2001 KilmarnockH0–25,774 9 February 2001 LivingstonA1–14,720Lilley 16 February 2001 AberdeenA0–413,612 3 March 2001 RangersH0–19,386 9 March 2001 HeartsA2–110,893Aljofree, Miller 16 March 2001 CelticA0–158,392 23 March 2001 HibernianH1–25,801Thompson7 April 2000 HibernianH2–15,417Tassos Venetis, Lilley 13 April 2001 MotherwellH1–05,108Thompson 20 April 2001 DundeeA1–010,087Own goal 27 April 2001 St JohnstoneH0–05,190 12 May 2001 KilmarnockA2–26,142Thompson, Easton
Tennent's Scottish Cup DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 January 2001 Forres MechanicsH3–05,904Aljofree (2), Miller 5 February 2001 HamiltonH4–04,999Winters, Thompson (2), Aljofree 23 February 2001 Ayr UnitedH2–25,584Winters, Easton 6 March 2001 Ayr UnitedA0–24,445
CIS Insurance Cup DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 September 2000 DumbartonH3–03,702Thompson, Easton, Griffin 9 October 2000 St JohnstoneH3–25,851Thompson, Hamilton, Paterson 27 November 2000 HibernianA0–28,825 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.
Goalscorers Twelve players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 53 goals in total. Steven Thompson was the top goalscorer, scoring ten goals. NameLeagueCupsTotal64 1060 660 651 641 532 523 521 311 202 210 11 1
Discipline During the 2001–02 season, five United players were sent off, and 17 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received five dismissals and 68 cautions. NameCautionsDismissals 10 1 6 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 8 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Team statistics
League table
Transfers
In Three players were signed during the 2001–02 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £150,000. One player was also signed for the following season. In addition, one player was signed on loan.
The players that joined Dundee United during the 2001–02 season, along with their previous club, are listed below. Date Player From Fee (£) 3 July 2001 Unattached (ex-Reading) Free 6 August 2001 Rangers £0,150,000 9 November 2001 Unattached (ex-Celtic) Free 18 June 2002 Unattached (ex-Oldham Athletic) Free
Loans in Date Player From Fee (£) 23 August 2001 Juventus End of season
Out Ten players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Sean O'Connor to Queen of the South – bringing in a fee (£10k). Six players were also loaned out during the season.
Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately. Date Player To Fee 26 July 2001 Airdrieonians Free 30 July 2001 Wigan Athletic Free 4 December 2001 Released (went to Plymouth Argyle) Free 7 February 2002 Montrose Free 6 March 2002 Released (went to Partick Thistle) Free 14 March 2002 Morton £0,010,000 15 March 2002 Released (went to AEL Limassol) Free 27 March 2002 Released (went to Brentford) Free 5 April 2002 Released (went to Colchester United) Free 24 April 2002 Released (went to Forfar Athletic) Free
Loans out Date Player From Fee (£) 3 August 2001 Montrose Loan 3 August 2001 Morton Loan 24 November 2001 Stenhousemuir Loan 18 January 2002 Port Vale Loan 26 January 2002 Raith Rovers Loan 1 February 2002 Bradford City Loan
Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the penultimate time.
Awards Alex Smith Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: 1 January 2002
Stuart Duff Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: 1 April 2002
See also 2001–02 Scottish Premier League 2001–02 Scottish Cup 2001–02 in Scottish football
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.
References
External links Official site: 2001/02 Results Soccerbase Results Squad stats Transfers