The 2001–02 season was Kilmarnock's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Summary Season Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Celtic. They also reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United on penalties, and lost in the first round of the UEFA Cup to Viking FK. Manager Bobby Williamson departed for Hibernian in February 2002 and was replaced by former Heart of Midlothian manager Jim Jefferies.

Results and fixtures

Kilmarnock's score comes first

Scottish Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers128 July 2001HibernianA2–212,717Ngonge 4', Cocard 45'24 August 2001CelticH0–113,201312 August 2001MotherwellA2–25,188Ngonge 7', Mitchell 82'418 August 2001St JohnstoneH2–16,480di Giacomo 12', Pizzo 24'526 August 2001Dundee UnitedA2–07,404di Giacomo 13', McLaren 63'68 September 2001AberdeenA0–210,732716 September 2001Heart of MidlothianH1–07,504Dargo 78'823 September 2001DundeeH0–17,052930 September 2001Dunfermline AthleticA2–03,983McLaren 28', Dargo 80'1013 October 2001RangersA1–349,379Calderón 66'1120 October 2001LivingstonH1–57,346Santini 4' (o.g.)1227 October 2001CelticA0–158,897133 November 2001HibernianH0–07,4601410 November 2001St JohnstoneH0–16,0081517 November 2001MotherwellH2–06,008Boyd 40', di Giacomo 77'1624 November 2001St JohnstoneA0–13,711171 December 2001Dundee UnitedH2–06,130Mahood 31', Hay 56'188 December 2001AberdeenH3–17,611Dindeleux 12', Boyd 82', Mahood 88'1915 December 2001Heart of MidlothianA0–210,0272022 December 2001DundeeA2–16,342Mitchell 21', Murray 58'2126 December 2001Dunfermline AthleticH0–06,8732229 December 2001LivingstonA1–05,214Rubio 35' (o.g.)2312 January 2002CelticH0–211,6892419 January 2002HibernianA2–29,592Johnson 65', McGowne 90'2523 January 2002MotherwellA0–24,3422630 January 2002RangersH2–211,589Boyd 85', Johnson 90'272 February 2002Dundee UnitedA2–05,774Dargo 4', McGowne 65'289 February 2002AberdeenA1–115,004Johnson 51'2916 February 2002Heart of MidlothianH3–37,138Dargo 46', Johnson 52', Murray 66'302 March 2002DundeeH3–26,890Dargo 11', McLaren 73', 90'319 March 2002Dunfermline AthleticA0–25,6183216 March 2002LivingstonH1–16,936Dargo 36'3320 March 2002RangersA0–540,768346 April 2002DundeeA0–25,5793513 April 2002HibernianH1–06,236Ngonge 18'3620 April 2002St JohnstoneA3–02,285Johnson 50', 59', Boyd 84'3727 April 2002MotherwellH1–45,642Johnson 68'3812 May 2002Dundee UnitedH2–26,142Mitchell 43', Innes 47'

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird Round9 October 2001Ayr UnitedA0–0 (4–5 pens)7,418

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird round5 January 2002AirdrieoniansH3–06,849Mitchell 12', Sanjuán 20', Canero 33'Fourth round26 January 2002CelticH0–211,269

UEFA Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersQualifyind Round 1st leg9 August 2001 GlenavonA1–03,511Innes 90'Qualifyind Round 2nd leg23 August 2001 GlenavonH1–07,454Mitchell 66'First Round 1st leg20 September 2001 VikingH1–18,000Dargo 73'First Round 2nd leg27 September 2001 VikingA0–24,599

Player statistics

Final league table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Mickaël Pizzo Red StarFree Michel Ngonge Queen's Park RangersFree Kamar Cherrad AS CannesFree David MerdyFree AgentFree Tommy Johnson Sheffield WednesdayFree Greg Shields Charlton AthleticLoan

Players out PlayerToFee Ally McCoistRetired Sam Keevill Sutton UnitedFree Paul Wright FalkirkFree Gus MacPherson Dunfermline AthleticFree Stuart Davidson Queen of the SouthFree Neil MacFarlane AirdrieoniansFree Colin Stewart Stranraer Loan Mark Reilly AirdrieoniansLoan Jérôme Vareille AirdrieoniansFree Mickaël Pizzo GrenobleFree

References

External links Kilmarnock 2001–02 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)