- 2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season
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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:32Tennent'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) ← 2001–02 2003–04 → The 2002–03 season was the 94th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 2002-07-01 to 2003-06-30. 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.
Contents
Review and events
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
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 03 Aug 2002 Partick Thistle A 0-0 6,375 10 Aug 2002 Kilmarnock H 1-2 6,366 Thompson 17 Aug 2002 Celtic A 0-5 56,907 25 Aug 2002 Motherwell H 1-1 5,795 McIntyre 31 Aug 2002 Dundee H 0-0 12,402 11 Sep 2002 Aberdeen A 2-1 10,724 Thompson (2) 14 Sep 2002 Dunfermline H 1-2 6,041 Lilley 21 Sep 2002 Hearts A 0-2 11,532 28 Sep 2002 Rangers H 0-3 10,013 05 Oct 2002 Hibernian A 1-2 11,532 Thompson 19 Oct 2002 Livingston H 2-3 5,572 Lilley, McIntyre 26 Oct 2002 Partick Thistle H 1-1 6,369 Thompson 02 Nov 2002 Kilmarnock A 2-1 5,417 Thompson, McIntyre 10 Nov 2002 Celtic H 0-2 10,664 16 Nov 2002 Motherwell A 2-1 5,381 Hamilton (2) 23 Nov 2002 Dundee A 2-3 11,539 Hamilton, McIntyre 30 Nov 2002 Aberdeen H 1-1 8,621 Hamilton 04 Dec 2002 Dunfermline A 1-4 4,342 McIntyre 07 Dec 2002 Hibernian H 1-1 5,673 Wilson 14 Dec 2002 Rangers A 0-3 47,639 21 Dec 2002 Hearts H 0-3 6,025 26 Dec 2002 Livingston A 0-3 5,103 29 Dec 2002 Partick Thistle A 0-0 5,109 02 Jan 2003 Kilmarnock H 2-2 7,183 Dodds, McIntyre 29 Jan 2003 Celtic A 0-2 55,204 01 Feb 2003 Motherwell H 2-1 6,672 Tod, Miller 09 Feb 2003 Dundee H 1-1 10,457 16 Feb 2003 Aberdeen A 0-3 9,146 01 Mar 2003 Dunfermline H 3-0 6,004 Craig Easton, Tod, Ogunmade 09 Mar 2003 Hibernian A 1-1 7,518 McIntyre 15 Mar 2003 Livingston H 0-1 6,247 05 Apr 2003 Hearts A 1-2 9,663 Griffin 13 Apr 2003 Rangers H 1-4 10,013 Dodds 26 Apr 2003 Hibernian H 1-2 6,758 McCracken 3 May 2003 Motherwell A 2-2 9,056 Miller, McIntyre 10 May 2003 Livingston A 2-1 6,314 McIntyre, Miller 17 May 2003 Partick Thistle A 1-0 6,357 Paterson 24 May 2003 Aberdeen H 0-2 8,516 Tennent's Scottish Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 25 Jan 2003 Hibernian H 2-3 8,986 O'Donnell, Hamilton CIS Insurance Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 24 Sep 2002 Queen's Park H 4-1 3,600 O'Donnell (3), Thompson 29 Oct 2002 Airdrie United A 2-1 1,768 Thompson (2) 13 Nov 2002 Livingston A 2-0 3,592 Lilley (2) 06 Feb 2003 Celtic N 0-3 18,856 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. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Paul Gallacher 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0 22 GK Alan Combe 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 DF Jamie McCunnie 21 0 17 0 1 0 3 0 3 DF Warren Cummings 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 4 DF Danny Griffin 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 5 DF Kevin McGowne 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 5 DF Gary Bollan 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 DF Jim Lauchlan 28 0 24 0 1 0 3 0 14 DF Hasney Aljofree 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF David McCracken 30 1 25 1 1 0 4 0 27 DF Mark Wilson 31 1 26 1 1 0 4 0 35 DF Daniele Chiarini 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 18 DF Andy Tod 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 7 MF Craig Easton 41 1 36 1 1 0 4 0 8 MF Charlie Miller 38 4 34 4 1 0 3 0 11 MF Jim Paterson 38 1 33 1 1 0 4 0 15 MF Stuart Duff 38 0 34 0 0 0 4 0 16 MF Stephen Carson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 18 MF Tassos Venetis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 MF Arnar Gunnlaugsson 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 21 MF Russell Latapy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 28 MF Stephen O'Donnell 14 4 11 0 1 1 2 3 9 FW Derek Lilley 37 4 33 2 0 0 4 2 10 FW Jim McIntyre 37 9 32 9 1 0 4 0 12 FW Allan Smart 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 14 FW Billy Dodds 16 2 14 2 1 0 1 0 17 FW Jim Hamilton 16 5 13 4 1 1 2 0 19 FW Steven Thompson 23 9 20 6 0 0 3 3 23 FW David Winters 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 FW Daniel Ogunmade 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 39 FW Stephen McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 FW 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.[2]
Name League Cups Total Jim McIntyre 9 0 9
Steven Thompson 6 3 9
Jim Hamilton 4 1 5
Derek Lilley 2 2 4
Stephen O'Donnell 1 3 4
Charlie Miller 3 0 3
Billy Dodds 2 0 2
Andy Tod 2 0 2
Craig Easton 1 0 1
Danny Griffin 1 0 1
Daniel Ogunmade 1 0 1
Jim Paterson 1 0 1
Mark Wilson 1 0 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.[2]
Name Cautions Dismissals Allan Smart 2
Charlie Miller 8
1
Jim Lauchlan 7
1
Jim McIntyre 5
1
Alan Combe 1
Craig Easton 9
Derek Lilley 6
David McCracken 4
Jamie McCunnie 4
Steven Thompson 4
Andy Tod 4
Gary Bollan 3
Stuart Duff 2
Danny Griffin 2
Kevin McGowne 2
Warren Cummings 1
Billy Dodds 1
Paul Gallacher 1
Jim Hamilton 1
Stephen O'Donnell 1
Jim Paterson 1
Mark 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 (£) 06 Jul 2002 Kevin McGowne
Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free[3] 30 Jul 2002 Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Unattached (ex-Leicester City) Free[4] 01 Jan 2003 Billy Dodds
Rangers Free[5] 10 Jan 2003 Daniele Chiarini
Unattached (ex-Partick Thistle) Swap[6] 28 Jan 2003 Gary Bollan
Livingston Bosman[7] 23 Feb 2003 Russell Latapy
Unattached (ex-Rangers) Free[8] 16 May 2003 Barry Robson
Inverness CT £0,070,000[9] 03 Jun 2003 Alan Archibald
Partick Thistle Bosman[7] 03 Jun 2003 Scott Paterson
Partick Thistle Bosman[7] 27 Jun 2003 Tony Bullock
Ross County Swap[10] Loans in
Date Player To Fee 23 Aug 2002 Warren Cummings
Chelsea January[11] 28 Jan 2003 Andy Tod
Bradford City End of season[7] 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 01 Jul 2002 Stephen Wright
Scunthorpe United Released[12] 22 Jul 2002 David Partridge
Motherwell Free[13] 30 Aug 2002 Hasney Aljofree
Plymouth Argyle Released[14] 01 Jan 2003 Steven Thompson
Rangers £0,200,000[15] 16 Jan 2003 Kevin McGowne
Partick Thistle Released[16] 16 Jan 2003 Tassos Venetis
Ross County Released[16] 31 Jan 2003 Arnar Gunnlaugsson
KR Released[17] 07 Mar 2003 Jim Hamilton
Dunfermline Released[18] 22 May 2003 Stephen Carson
Barnsley Released[16] 22 May 2003 Daniele Chiarini
Partick Thistle Released[16] 31 May 2003 Jim Lauchlan
Released (went to Livingston) Free[19] 31 May 2003 Derek Lilley
Released (went to Livingston) Free[20] 27 Jun 2003 Jamie McCunnie
Ross County Swap[10] 27 Jun 2003 David Winters
Ross County Swap[10] Loans out
Date Player From Fee (£) 01 Jan 2003 David Winters
Ross County End of season[21] 14 Aug 2002 Hugh Davidson
Stirling Albion January[22] 23 Aug 2002 Stephen McConalogue
Clyde End of season[23] 29 Jun 2003 Stephen O'Donnell
Ross County January[24] Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest Broadband for the last time.
Awards
- Mark Wilson
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: 1
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- November 2002
See also
References
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- ^ "Lauchlan signs for Livi". BBC Sport website. 2003-09-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3084688.stm.
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- ^ "Davidson on loan to Stirling Albion". Dundee United F.C.. 2002-08-14. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=1087&cd=2002&cd1=8.
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- ^ "O'Donnell moves to County". BBC Sport website. 2003-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3030632.stm.
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