2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season

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:46
Tennent'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)

The 2001–02 season was the 93rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 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 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 KilmarnockH0-27,404
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 HibernianH1-25,801Thompson
7 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.[2]

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

NameLeagueCupsTotal
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson64 10
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley60 06
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre60 06
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton51 06
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller41 05
Easton, CraigCraig Easton32 05
Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree23 05
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin21 03
Paterson, JimJim Paterson11 02
Winters, DavidDavid Winters02 02
McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue10 01
Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis1 01

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]

NameCautionsDismissals
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 10Red card 1
Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan 6Red card 1
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley 6Red card 1
Fullarton, JamieJamie Fullarton 4Red card 1
McCunnie, JamieJamie McCunnie 4Red card 1
Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree 8
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 5
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 4
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin 4
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre 4
Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge 4
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 2
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 2
Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis 2
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 1
McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue 1
O'Donnell, StephenStephen O'Donnell 1

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 Scotland McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre Unattached (ex-Reading) Free[3]
6 August 2001 Northern Ireland Carson, StephenStephen Carson Rangers £0,150,000[4]
9 November 2001 Scotland Cocozza, MarcMarc Cocozza Unattached (ex-Celtic) Free[5]
18 June 2002 Scotland Smart, AllanAllan Smart Unattached (ex-Oldham Athletic) Free[6]

Loans in

Date Player From Fee (£)
23 August 2001 Republic of Ireland O'Brien, RonnieRonnie 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 July 2001 Scotland Smith, TonyTony Smith Airdrieonians Free[8]
30 July 2001 Canada VosJason de Vos Wigan Free[9]
4 December 2001 England Heaney, NeilNeil Heaney Released (went to Plymouth Argyle) Free[10]
7 February 2002 Scotland McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan Montrose Free[11]
6 March 2002 England Buchan, JamieJamie Buchan Released (went to Partick Thistle) Free[12]
14 March 2002 England O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor Morton £0,010,000[13]
15 March 2002 Scotland Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah Released (went to AEL Limassol) Free[14]
27 March 2002 Scotland Fullarton, JamieJamie Fullarton Released (went to Brentford) Free[15]
5 April 2002 Cameroon Atangana, MvondoMvondo Atangana Released (went to Colchester United) Free[16]
24 April 2002 Scotland Cocozza, MarcMarc Cocozza Released (went to Forfar Athletic) Free[17]

Loans out

Date Player From Fee (£)
3 August 2001 Scotland McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan Montrose Loan[18]
3 August 2001 England O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor Morton Loan[18]
24 November 2001 Scotland Jarvie, PaulPaul Jarvie Stenhousemuir Loan[19]
18 January 2002 Cameroon Atangana, MvondoMvondo Atangana Port Vale Loan[16]
26 January 2002 Scotland Davidson, HughHugh Davidson Raith Rovers Loan[20]
1 February 2002 Scotland Combe, AlanAlan Combe Bradford City Loan[18]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the penultimate time.

Awards

January 2002
April 2002

See also

Trivia

References

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