2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United F.C.
2002–03 season
Chairman Jim McLean (until 26 September)
Eddie Thompson (from 26 September)
Manager Alex Smith (until 7 October)
Paul Hegarty (until 30 January as caretaker)
Ian McCall (from 30 January)
Bank of Scotland Premierleague 11th
W:7 D:11 L:20 F:35 A:68 P:32
Tennent's Scottish Cup Third round
CIS Insurance Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Jim McIntyre (9)
All: Jim McIntyre, Steven Thompson (9)
Highest home attendance 12,402 (vs Dundee, 31 August)
Lowest home attendance 5,572 (vs Livingston, 19 October)

The 2002–03 season was the 94th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003. United finished the season in eighth place.

United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Hibernian in the third round, and were beaten by Celtic in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals.

Review and events

What had begun with optimism and hopes that United could continue the progress made the previous year would end up being statistically the club's worst season since before World War II. Eddie Thompson took over as chairman with the season barely a month old and quickly sacked Alex Smith, though a run of just two wins from the first ten games did not help the manager's cause. After a failed attempt to recruit Ian McCall, Paul Hegarty was put in charge provisionally until the end of the season. While the former club hero got off to a decent start with 7 points from five matches, a dismal run of ten weeks without a win followed, leading to Hegarty being dismissed at the end of January and McCall being successfully recruited.

The key factor in McCall's change of heart was that while his previous club Falkirk were runaway leaders of the First Division, it was by now evident that they were unlikely to be promoted as their ground did not meet the SPL's requirements. McCall still had the task of keeping United off the bottom of the table in the unlikely event that the SPL had a change of heart or one of the chasing pack overhauled Falkirk, and he ultimately managed this with an excellent run of form after the SPL split, leaving them to finish eleventh. However, this good finish could not mask what had been an extremely poor season by any measure, and left McCall facing a major reconstruction job.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 2002-03 season.[1] The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup in the third round, losing at home to Hibernian. Celtic knocked United out of the CIS Cup in the semi-finals.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
3 August 2002 Partick ThistleA0-06,375
10 August 2002 KilmarnockH1-26,366Thompson
17 August 2002 CelticA0-556,907
25 August 2002 MotherwellH1-15,795McIntyre
31 August 2002 DundeeH0-012,402
11 September 2002 AberdeenA2-110,724Thompson (2)
14 September 2002 DunfermlineH1-26,041Lilley
21 September 2002 HeartsA0-211,532
28 September 2002 RangersH0-310,013
5 October 2002 HibernianA1-211,532Thompson
19 October 2002 LivingstonH2-35,572Lilley, McIntyre
26 October 2002 Partick ThistleH1-16,369Thompson
2 November 2002 KilmarnockA2-15,417Thompson, McIntyre
10 November 2002 CelticH0-210,664
16 November 2002 MotherwellA2-15,381Hamilton (2)
23 November 2002 DundeeA2-311,539Hamilton, McIntyre
30 November 2002 AberdeenH1-18,621Hamilton
4 December 2002 DunfermlineA1-44,342McIntyre
7 December 2002 HibernianH1-15,673Wilson
14 December 2002 RangersA0-347,639
21 December 2002 HeartsH0-36,025
26 December 2002 LivingstonA0-35,103
29 December 2002 Partick ThistleA0-05,109
2 January 2003 KilmarnockH2-27,183Dodds, McIntyre
29 January 2003 CelticA0-255,204
1 February 2003 MotherwellH2-16,672Tod, Miller
9 February 2003 DundeeH1-110,457
16 February 2003 AberdeenA0-39,146
1 March 2003 DunfermlineH3-06,004Craig Easton, Tod, Ogunmade
9 March 2003 HibernianA1-17,518McIntyre
15 March 2003 LivingstonH0-16,247
5 April 2003 HeartsA1-29,663Griffin
13 April 2003 RangersH1-410,013Dodds
26 April 2003 HibernianH1-26,758McCracken
3 May 2003 MotherwellA2-29,056Miller, McIntyre
10 May 2003 LivingstonA2-16,314McIntyre, Miller
17 May 2003 Partick ThistleA1-06,357Paterson
24 May 2003 AberdeenH0-28,516

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 2003 HibernianH2-38,986O'Donnell, Hamilton

CIS Insurance Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 September 2002 Queen's ParkH4-13,600O'Donnell (3), Thompson
29 October 2002 Airdrie UnitedA2-11,768Thompson (2)
13 November 2002 LivingstonA2-03,592Lilley (2)
6 February 2003 CelticN0-318,856

Player details

During the 2002–03 season, United used 32 different players, with a further played named as a substitute 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
1 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0
22 GK Scotland Alan Combe 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Jamie McCunnie 21 0 17 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Scotland Warren Cummings 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Northern Ireland Danny Griffin 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Kevin McGowne 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland Gary Bollan 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland Jim Lauchlan 28 0 24 0 1 0 3 0
14 DF England Hasney Aljofree 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland David McCracken 30 1 25 1 1 0 4 0
27 DF Scotland Mark Wilson 31 1 26 1 1 0 4 0
35 DF Italy Daniele Chiarini 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland Andy Tod 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland Craig Easton 41 1 36 1 1 0 4 0
8 MF Scotland Charlie Miller 38 4 34 4 1 0 3 0
11 MF Scotland Jim Paterson 38 1 33 1 1 0 4 0
15 MF Scotland Stuart Duff 38 0 34 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF Scotland Stephen Carson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Greece Tassos Venetis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland Stephen O'Donnell 14 4 11 0 1 1 2 3
9 FW Scotland Derek Lilley 37 4 33 2 0 0 4 2
10 FW Scotland Jim McIntyre 37 9 32 9 1 0 4 0
12 FW Scotland Allan Smart 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland Billy Dodds 16 2 14 2 1 0 1 0
17 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton 16 5 13 4 1 1 2 0
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 23 9 20 6 0 0 3 3
23 FW Scotland David Winters 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Scotland Daniel Ogunmade 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
39 FW Scotland Stephen McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW Scotland Aaron Conway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 43 goals in total. Steven Thompson and Jim McIntyre were the top goalscorers, scoring nine goals apiece.[3]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre90 9
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson63 9
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton41 5
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley22 4
O'Donnell, StephenStephen O'Donnell13 4
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller30 3
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds20 2
Tod, AndyAndy Tod20 2
Easton, CraigCraig Easton10 1
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin10 1
Ogunmade, DanielDaniel Ogunmade10 1
Paterson, JimJim Paterson10 1
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson10 1

Discipline

During the 2001-02 season, five United players were sent off, and 20 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received six dismissals and 67 cautions.[3]

NameCautionsDismissals
Smart, AllanAllan SmartRed card 2
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 8Red card 1
Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan 7Red card 1
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre 5Red card 1
Combe, AlanAlan CombeRed card 1
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 9
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley 6
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 4
McCunnie, JamieJamie McCunnie 4
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 4
Tod, AndyAndy Tod 4
Bollan, GaryGary Bollan 3
Duff, StuartStuart Duff 2
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin 2
McGowne, KevinKevin McGowne 2
Cummings, WarrenWarren Cummings 1
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 1
Gallacher, PaulPaul Gallacher 1
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 1
O'Donnell, StephenStephen O'Donnell 1
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson 1

Transfers

In

Six players were signed during the 2002–03 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £150,000. Four players were also signed for the following season. In addition, two players were 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 (£)
6 July 2002 Scotland McGowne, KevinKevin McGowne Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free[4]
30 July 2002 Iceland Gunnlaugsson, ArnarArnar Gunnlaugsson Unattached (ex-Leicester City) Free[5]
1 January 2003 Scotland Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds Rangers Free[6]
10 January 2003 Italy Chiarini, DanieleDaniele Chiarini Unattached (ex-Partick Thistle) Swap[7]
28 January 2003 Scotland Bollan, GaryGary Bollan Livingston Bosman[8]
23 February 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Latapy, RussellRussell Latapy Unattached (ex-Rangers) Free[9]
16 May 2003 Scotland Robson, BarryBarry Robson Inverness CT £0,070,000[10]
3 June 2003 Scotland Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald Partick Thistle Bosman[11]
3 June 2003 Scotland Paterson, ScottScott Paterson Partick Thistle Bosman[11]
27 June 2003 England Bullock, TonyTony Bullock Ross County Swap[12]

Loans in

Date Player To Fee
23 August 2002 Scotland Cummings, WarrenWarren Cummings Chelsea January[13]
28 January 2003 Scotland Tod, AndyAndy Tod Bradford City End of season[8]

Out

Eight players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Steven Thompson to Rangers - bringing in a fee (£200k). Two players were loaned out during the season with six also released before next 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
1 July 2002 Scotland Wright, StephenStephen Wright Scunthorpe United Released[14]
22 July 2002 Wales Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge Motherwell Free[15]
30 August 2002 England Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree Plymouth Argyle Released[16]
1 January 2003 Scotland Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson Rangers £0,200,000[17]
16 January 2003 Scotland McGowne, KevinKevin McGowne Partick Thistle Released[18]
16 January 2003 Greece Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis Ross County Released[18]
31 January 2003 Iceland Gunnlaugsson, ArnarArnar Gunnlaugsson KR Released[19]
7 March 2003 Scotland Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton Dunfermline Released[20]
22 May 2003 Northern Ireland Carson, StephenStephen Carson Barnsley Released[21]
22 May 2003 Italy Chiarini, DanieleDaniele Chiarini Partick Thistle Released[18]
31 May 2003 Scotland Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan Released (went to Livingston) Free[22]
31 May 2003 Scotland Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley Released (went to Livingston) Free[23]
27 June 2003 Scotland McCunnie, JamieJamie McCunnie Ross County Swap[12]
27 June 2003 Scotland Winters, DavidDavid Winters Ross County Swap[12]

Loans out

Date Player From Fee (£)
1 January 2003 Scotland Winters, DavidDavid Winters Ross County End of season[24]
14 August 2002 Scotland Davidson, HughHugh Davidson Stirling Albion January[25]
23 August 2002 Scotland McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue Clyde End of season[26]
29 June 2003 Scotland O'Donnell, StephenStephen O'Donnell Ross County January[27]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the last time.

Awards

November 2002

See also

References

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