2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season
season of football team
The 2001–02 season was the 93rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 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. 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
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Bank of Scotland Premierleague
Tennent's Scottish Cup
CIS Insurance Cup
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.
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