- 2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season
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Dundee United F.C. 2001–02 season Chairman Jim McLean Manager Alex Smith Bank of Scotland Premierleague 8th
W:12 D:10 L:16 F:38 A:59 P:46Tennent's Scottish Cup Quarter-finals CIS Insurance Cup Quarter-finals Top goalscorer League: Derek Lilley, Jim McIntyre, Steven Thompson (6)
All: Steven Thompson (10)Highest home attendance 13,327 (vs Dundee, 28 July) Lowest home attendance 5,108 (vs Motherwell, 13 April) ← 2000–01 2002–03 → The 2001–02 season was the 93rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 2001-07-01 to 2002-06-30. 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.
Contents
Review and events
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
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 28 Jul 2000 Dundee H 2-2 13,327 Miller, Hamilton 04 Aug 2000 Motherwell A 0-0 5,057 11 Aug 2000 St. Johnstone A 1-0 5,156 18 Aug 2000 Dunfermline H 3-2 13,327 McIntyre, Lilley, Hamilton 26 Aug 2000 Kilmarnock H 0-2 7,404 08 Sep 2000 Livingston A 0-2 6,107 15 Sep 2000 Aberdeen A 1-2 12,948 McIntyre 22 Sep 2000 Rangers H 1-6 11,117 McIntyre 29 Sep 2000 Hearts A 2-1 12,948 McIntyre, Thompson 13 Oct 2000 Hibernian H 3-1 7,950 Hamilton (2), Griffin 20 Oct 2000 Celtic A 1-5 59,900 McIntyre 27 Oct 2000 Motherwell H 1-1 6,343 Easton 03 Nov 2000 Dundee A 1-1 11,751 Miller 10 Nov 2000 Dunfermline H 0-2 6,214 17 Nov 2000 St. Johnstone H 2-1 6,624 Aljofree, Hamilton 24 Nov 2000 Dunfermline A 1-1 4,891 McConalogue 01 Dec 2000 Kilmarnock A 0-2 6,130 08 Dec 2000 Livingston H 0-0 6,312 15 Dec 2000 Aberdeen H 1-1 9,129 Easton 22 Dec 2000 Rangers A 2-3 11,117 Thompson (2) 26 Dec 2000 Hearts H 0-2 8,762 29 Dec 2000 Celtic H 0-4 12,165 02 Jan 2001 Hibernian A 1-0 11,155 Paterson 12 Jan 2001 Motherwell A 0-2 4,631 19 Jan 2001 Dundee H 1-0 12,851 McIntyre 22 Jan 2001 St. Johnstone A 4-1 3,711 Lilley (3), Miller 02 Feb 2001 Kilmarnock H 0-2 5,774 09 Feb 2001 Livingston A 1-1 4,720 Lilley 16 Feb 2001 Aberdeen A 0-4 13,612 03 Mar 2001 Rangers H 0-1 9,386 09 Mar 2001 Hearts A 2-1 10,893 Aljofree, Miller 16 Mar 2001 Celtic A 0-1 58,392 23 Mar 2001 Hibernian H 1-2 5,801 Thompson 07 Apr 2000 Hibernian H 2-1 5,417 Tassos Venetis, Lilley 13 Apr 2001 Motherwell H 1-0 5,108 Thompson 20 Apr 2001 Dundee A 1-0 10,087 Own goal 27 Apr 2001 St. Johnstone H 0-0 5,190 12 May 2001 Kilmarnock A 2-2 6,142 Thompson, Easton Tennent's Scottish Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 05 Jan 2001 Forres Mechanics H 3-0 5,904 Aljofree (2), Miller 05 Feb 2001 Hamilton H 4-0 4,999 Winters, Thompson (2), Aljofree 23 Feb 2001 Ayr United H 2-2 5,584 Winters, Easton 06 Mar 2001 Ayr United A 0-2 4,445 CIS Insurance Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 25 Sep 2000 Dumbarton H 3-0 3,702 Thompson, Easton, Griffin 09 Oct 2000 St. Johnstone H 3-2 5,851 Thompson, Hamilton, Paterson 27 Nov 2000 Hibernian A 0-2 8,825 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. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 13 GK Paul Gallacher 45 0 38 0 4 0 3 0 33 GK Paul Jarvie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 MF Ronnie O'Brien 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF Stephen Wright 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 4 MF David Hannah 22 0 20 0 1 0 1 0 6 DF Jim Lauchlan 40 0 33 0 4 0 3 0 7 MF Craig Easton 43 5 36 3 4 1 3 1 8 MF Charlie Miller 28 6 24 5 4 1 0 0 9 FW Derek Lilley 31 6 26 6 4 0 1 0 10 MF Jamie Fullarton 15 0 11 0 3 0 1 0 11 MF Jim Paterson 32 2 28 1 1 0 3 1 12 DF Jamie McCunnie 34 0 28 0 4 0 2 0 14 DF Hasney Aljofree 34 5 27 2 4 3 3 0 15 MF Jamie Buchan 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 DF Danny Griffin 34 3 29 2 2 0 3 1 17 FW Jim Hamilton 28 6 24 5 1 0 3 1 18 MF Tassos Venetis 26 1 24 1 1 0 1 0 19 FW Steven Thompson 37 10 31 6 3 2 3 2 21 DF David Partridge 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 22 FW Jim McIntyre 23 6 19 6 2 0 2 0 23 FW David Winters 16 2 13 0 3 2 0 0 24 DF David McCracken 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0 25 FW Stephen McConalogue 14 1 12 1 1 0 1 0 27 MF Stephen Carson 18 0 13 0 4 0 1 0 32 DF Marc Cocozza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 MF Stuart Duff 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 39 DF Mark Wilson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 MF Stephen O'Donnell 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 43 FW Daniel Ogunmade 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 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.[2]
Name League Cups Total Steven Thompson 6 4 10 Derek Lilley 6 0 6 Jim McIntyre 6 0 6 Jim Hamilton 5 1 6 Charlie Miller 4 1 5 Craig Easton 3 2 5 Hasney Aljofree 2 3 5 Danny Griffin 2 1 3 Jim Paterson 1 1 2 David Winters 0 2 2 Stephen McConalogue 1 0 1 Tassos Venetis 1 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.[2]
Name Cautions Dismissals Charlie Miller 10 1 Jim Lauchlan 6 1 Derek Lilley 6 1 Jamie Fullarton 4 1 Jamie McCunnie 4 1 Hasney Aljofree 8 Steven Thompson 5 Craig Easton 4 Danny Griffin 4 Jim McIntyre 4 David Partridge 4 Jim Hamilton 2 David McCracken 2 Tassos Venetis 2 David Hannah 1 Stephen McConalogue 1 Stephen O'Donnell 1 Transfers
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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 (£) 03 Jul 2001 Jim McIntyre Unattached (ex-Reading) Free[3] 06 Aug 2001 Stephen Carson Rangers £0,150,000[4] 09 Nov 2001 Marc Cocozza Unattached (ex-Celtic) Free[5] 18 Jun 2002 Allan Smart Unattached (ex-Oldham Athletic) Free[6] Loans in
Date Player From Fee (£) 23 Aug 2001 Ronnie O'Brien Juventus End of season[7] 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 Jul 2001 Tony Smith Airdrieonians Free[8] 30 Jul 2001 Jason de Vos Airdrieonians Free[9] 04 Dec 2001 Neil Heaney Released (went to Plymouth Argyle) Free[10] 07 Feb 2002 John McQuillan Montrose Free[11] 06 Mar 2002 Jamie Buchan Released (went to Partick Thistle) Free[12] 14 Mar 2002 Sean O'Connor Morton £0,010,000[13] 15 Mar 2002 David Hannah Released (went to Morton) Free[14] 27 Mar 2002 Jamie Fullarton Released (went to Brentford) Free[15] 05 Apr 2002 Mvondo Atangana Released (went to Colchester United) Free[16] 24 Apr 2002 Marc Cocozza Released (went to Forfar Athletic) Free[17] Loans out
Date Player From Fee (£) 03 Aug 2001 John McQuillan Montrose Loan[18] 03 Aug 2001 Sean O'Connor Morton Loan[18] 24 Nov 2001 Paul Jarvie Stenhousemuir Loan[19] 18 Jan 2002 Mvondo Atangana Port Vale Loan[16] 26 Jan 2002 Hugh Davidson Raith Rovers Loan[20] 01 Feb 2002 Alan Combe Bradford City Loan[18] Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest Broadband for the penultimate time.
Awards
- Alex Smith
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: 1
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- January 2002
- Stuart Duff
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: 1
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- 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]
References
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- ^ "Cocozza and Reilly depart Tannadice". Dundee United F.C.. 2002-04-24. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=1005&cd=2002&cd1=4.
- ^ a b c "Sean and John's loans extended". Dundee United F.C.. 2001-10-03. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=682&cd=2001&cd1=10.
- ^ "Paul Jarvie on months [sic] loan to Stenhousemuir". Dundee United F.C.. 2001-11-24. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=797&cd=2001&cd1=11.
- ^ "Davidson goes to Raith on loan". Dundee United F.C.. 2002-01-26. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=893&cd=2002&cd1=1.
- ^ "United win Hamilton appeal". BBC Sport website. 2001-11-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1669509.stm.
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