2000–01 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United F.C.
2000–01 season
Chairman Jim McLean (until 2000-10-14)
Doug Smith (from 2000-10-17)
Manager Paul Sturrock (until 2000-08-07)
Alex Smith (from 2000-08-08 as caretaker)
Alex Smith (from 2000-08-30)
Bank of Scotland Premierleague 11th
W:9 D:8 L:21 F:38 A:63 P:35
Tennent's Scottish Cup Semi-finals
CIS Insurance Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Derek Lilley (6)
All: Derek Lilley (7)
Highest home attendance 12,306 (vs Celtic, 26 Dec)
Lowest home attendance 5,497 (vs Kilmarnock, 28 Nov)
← 1999–00 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was the 92nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 2000-07-01 to 2001-06-30. United finished in eleventh place in the Scottish Premier League, in the first year of the league split, forced by the expansion to twelve teams.

United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions by the Old Firm - to Rangers in the CIS Insurance Cup quarter-finals and to eventual winners Celtic in the Tennent's Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Contents

Review and events

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.[1] The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the CIS Cup at the semi-finals stage, losing to Rangers. Celtic knocked United out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 Jul 2000 Celtic H 1-2 11,761 McCracken
05 Aug 2000 Hibernian A 0-3 9,541
12 Aug 2000 Motherwell H 1-1 6,201 Paterson
19 Aug 2000 St. Johnstone H 1-2 6,636 Aljofree
26 Aug 2000 Dunfermline A 0-1 4,980
09 Sep 2000 Kilmarnock A 0-1 6,380
16 Sep 2000 St. Mirren H 0-0 5,943
20 Sep 2000 Dundee A 0-3 9,838
23 Sep 2000 Aberdeen H 3-5 7,699 Easton, McConalogue, Hannah
01 Oct 2000 Rangers A 0-3 44,324
14 Oct 2000 Hearts H 0-4 7,016
21 Oct 2000 Celtic A 1-2 59,427 Own goal
28 Oct 2000 Hibernian H 0-1 8,042
04 Nov 2000 Motherwell A 1-2 6,864 Naveda
11 Nov 2000 Dundee H 0-2 11,454
18 Nov 2000 St. Johnstone A 0-1 4,295
25 Nov 2000 Dunfermline H 3-2 6,012 O'Connor, Easton, Miller
28 Nov 2000 Kilmarnock H 0-1 5,497
05 Dec 2000 St. Mirren A 1-1 4,685 Naveda
17 Dec 2000 Rangers H 1-1 10,750 Lilley
23 Dec 2000 Hearts A 1-3 12,128 Aljofree
26 Dec 2000 Celtic H 0-4 12,306
30 Dec 2000 Hibernian A 0-1 10,197
02 Jan 2001 Motherwell H 2-0 6,311 Easton, Hamilton
31 Jan 2001 Dundee A 3-2 11,724 Davidson, Easton, Lauchlan
03 Feb 2001 St. Johnstone H 1-1 6,482 Miller
10 Feb 2001 Dunfermline A 1-3 5,180 Lilley
24 Feb 2001 Kilmarnock A 0-0 6,227
03 Mar 2001 St. Mirren H 4-0 8,334 Miller, Hannah, Lilley, Hamilton
17 Mar 2001 Aberdeen H 1-1 8,472 Miller
31 Mar 2001 Rangers A 2-0 48,382 Thompson, Lilley
04 Apr 2001 Aberdeen A 1-4 9,962 Griffin
07 Apr 2001 Hearts H 1-1 7,242 Thompson
23 Apr 2001 St. Mirren A 1-2 6,473 Thompson
28 Apr 2001 Motherwell H 1-0 5,928 Buchan
6 May 2001 Dunfermline H 1-0 6,679 Thompson
12 May 2001 St. Johnstone A 3-2 6,748 Miller, Easton, Lilley
20 May 2001 Aberdeen A 2-1 11,633 Venetis, Lilley

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 Jan 2001 Montrose A 2–0 2,592 Lauchlan (2)
17 Feb 2001 Motherwell A 2–0 6,186 Miller, Easton
11 Mar 2001 Rangers H 1–0 11,793 Hannah
15 Apr 2001 Celtic N 1–3 38,699

CIS Insurance Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 Aug 2000 Alloa A 3–0 1,088 McConalogue (3)
05 Sep 2000 Airdrieonians A 0-0 5,018
31 Oct 2000 Rangers A 0–2 30,966

United beat Airdrieonians 4-3 on penalties

Player details

During the 2000–01 season, United used 41 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
1 GK Alan Combe 26 0 23 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF John McQuillan 18 0 15 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Stephen Wright 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF David Hannah 28 3 23 2 3 1 2 0
5 DF Jason de Vos 40 0 33 0 4 0 3 0
6 MF Joachim Fernandez 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Craig Easton 39 6 34 5 4 1 1 0
8 MF Tassos Venetis 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 0
9 FW Alex Mathie 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Gustavo Fuentes 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Beto Naveda 14 2 13 2 1 0 0 0
10 FW Alphonse Tchami 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Derek Lilley 22 7 18 6 4 1 0 0
11 MF Neil Heaney 14 0 12 0 1 0 1 0
12 MF Stéphane Léoni 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW Paul Robinson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Paul Gallacher 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0
14 DF Hasney Aljofree 31 2 26 2 2 0 3 0
15 FW Mvondo Atangana 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Danny Griffin 22 1 18 1 4 0 0 0
17 FW Jim Hamilton 24 2 20 2 3 0 1 0
18 MF Jim Paterson 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW Steven Thompson 37 4 31 4 4 0 2 0
20 DF David Worrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF David Partridge 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0
22 GK Pat Onstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Marcelino Galoppo 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Jim Lauchlan 28 3 23 1 4 2 1 0
24 MF Jamie Buchan 41 1 35 1 3 0 3 0
25 FW Stephen McConalogue 14 4 11 1 0 0 3 3
26 MF Hugh Davidson 12 1 11 1 0 0 1 0
27 DF Tony Smith 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
28 DF John Licina 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Carlos Marcora 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Francisco Ramírez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Jamie Fullarton 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Sean O'Connor 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
32 DF David McCracken 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0
33 MF Charlie Miller 28 6 24 5 4 1 0 0
35 MF Kevin McDonald 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF Darren Brady 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Jamie McCunnie 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0
44 FW David Winters 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Seventeen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 46 goals in total. Derek Lilley was the top goalscorer, scoring seven goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley 6 1 7
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 5 1 6
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 5 1 6
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 4 4
McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue 1 3 4
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 2 1 3
Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan 1 2 3
Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree 2 2
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 2 2
Naveda, BetoBeto Naveda 2 2
Buchan, JamieJamie Buchan 1 1
Davidson, HughHugh Davidson 1 1
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin 1 1
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 1 1
O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor 1 1
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1 1
Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis 1 1

Discipline

During the 2000–01 season, six United players were sent off, and 24 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received seven dismissals and 79 cautions.[2]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 5 2
Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge 7 1
VJason de Vos 7 1
Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan 6 1
Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley 4 1
Wright, StephenStephen Wright 1
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 8
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 8
Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree 6
Licina, JohnJohn Licina 4
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 4
Buchan, JamieJamie Buchan 3
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 2
Heaney, NeilNeil Heaney 2
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 2
Tchami, AlphonseAlphonse Tchami 2
Combe, AlanAlan Combe 1
Davidson, HughHugh Davidson 1
Fernandez, JoachimJoachim Fernandez 1
McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue 1
McCunnie, JamieJamie McCunnie 1
McDonald, KevinKevin McDonald 1
McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan 1
Naveda, BetoBeto Naveda 1
Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis 1

Transfers

In

Sixteen players were signed during the 2000–01 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £350,000. In addition, one player was signed on loan.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 1999-07 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
25 Jul 2000 Heaney, NeilNeil Heaney Darlington £0,175,000[3]
21 Aug 2000 Wright, StephenStephen Wright Bradford City Nominal[4]
25 Aug 2000 Tchami, AlphonseAlphonse Tchami Al Wasl Free[4]
22 Sep 2000 Clavasquín, ReynaldoReynaldo Clavasquín Motagua Unknown[5]
22 Sep 2000 Ramírez, FranciscoFrancisco Ramírez Motagua Unknown[5]
22 Sep 2000 Fuentes, GustavoGustavo Fuentes Motagua Unknown[5]
30 Sep 2000 Galoppo, MarcelinoMarcelino Galoppo Sanremese Released[6]
30 Sep 2000 Marcora, CarlosCarlos Marcora Real España Released[6]
27 Oct 2000 Lauchlan, JimJim Lauchlan Kilmarnock £0,100,000[7]
03 Nov 2000 Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller Watford Free[8]
03 Nov 2000 Naveda, BetoBeto Naveda Unattached (ex-Hapoel Jerusalem) Free[8]
10 Nov 2000 Fullarton, JamieJamie Fullarton Crystal Palace Free[4]
14 Dec 2000 Lilley, DerekDerek Lilley Oxford United) £0,080,000[9]
25 Jan 2001 Sánchez, RaúlRaúl Sánchez Barcelona Free[4]
30 Mar 2001 Brady, DarrenDarren Brady Unattached (ex-Airdrieonians) Free[10]
30 Mar 2001 McGuire, DavidDavid McGuire Unattached (ex-Airdrieonians) Free[10]

Loans in

Date Player To Until
01 Oct 1999 Robinson, PaulPaul Robinson Wimbledon 3 May 2001[11][12]

Out

Sixteen players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Scott McCulloch to Cardiff City - bringing in a fee (£100k).

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 Sep 2000 McCulloch, ScottScott McCulloch Cardiff City £0,100,000[4]
25 Sep 2000 Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie York City Released[13]
25 Oct 2000 Clavasquín, ReynaldoReynaldo Clavasquín BSV Bad Bleiberg Released[14]
25 Oct 2000 Galoppo, MarcelinoMarcelino Galoppo Sanremese Released[14]
25 Oct 2000 Marcora, CarlosCarlos Marcora Real España Released[14]
25 Oct 2000 Ramírez, FranciscoFrancisco Ramírez Platense Released[14]
31 Oct 2000 Fuentes, GustavoGustavo Fuentes Club Deportivo Olimpia Released[15]
06 Dec 2000 Léoni, StéphaneStéphane Léoni Sedan Released[16]
06 Dec 2000 Tchami, AlphonseAlphonse Tchami Unknown Released[16]
07 Dec 2000 Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson York City Released[4]
12 Dec 2000 Fernandez, JoachimJoachim Fernandez Persma Manado Released[17]
23 Jan 2001 Worrell, DavidDavid Worrell Plymouth Argyle Nominal[4]
21 Mar 2001 Onstad, PatPat Onstad Rochester Rhinos Free[18]
03 Apr 2001 Sánchez, RaúlRaúl Sánchez Unknown Released[18]
20 May 2001 Brady, DarrenDarren Brady Livingston Released
20 May 2001 McGuire, DavidDavid McGuire Livingston Released

Loans out

Date Player To Until
20 Nov 2000 Worrell, DavidDavid Worrell Plymouth Argyle 20 Jan 2001[4]
04 Jan 2001 McConalogue, StephenStephen McConalogue Morton 02 Mar 2001[4]
04 Jan 2001 Winters, DavidDavid Winters Forfar Athletic 10 Feb 2001[4]
05 Jan 2001 McDonald, KevinKevin McDonald Morton 31 Jan 2001[4]
15 Jan 2001 O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor Portadown 6 May 2001[4]
28 Feb 2001 McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan Alloa Athletic 6 May 2001[4]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for a fifth season by Telewest. The away kit sometimes used the home shorts and socks.

Trivia

Awards

March 2001, May 2001

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Robinson returns to Wimbledon". BBC Sport website. 2001-05-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1311789.stm. 
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