2000–01 Dundee United F.C. season

October 2016 January 2021 Dundee United 2000–01 Jim McLean(until 14 October)Doug Smith(from 17 October) Paul Sturrock(until 7 August)Alex Smith(from 8 August) Tannadice Park SPL Eleventh place Scottish Cup Semi-finals League Cup Quarter-finals Derek Lilley (6) Derek Lilley (7) 12,306 vs. Celtic, SPL 26 December 2000 5,497 vs. Kilmarnock, SPL, 28 November 2000 _blackborder _blackcollar _blackborder _orangesides _blacktop ff8c00 ff8c00 ff8c00 000000 ff8c00 _blackborder _collarblack _blackborder 348017 348017 348017 FFFFFF FFFFFF 1999–00 2001–02 The 2000–01 season was the 92nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. United finished in eleventh place in the Scottish Premier League, in the first year of the league split, brought on by the expansion of the league from ten to twelve teams. Summary Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=130 https://archive.today/20130203032945/http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=130 3 February 2013 Dundee Utd 2000/2001 player appearances Soccerbase 19 December 2000 dead The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League. In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the League Cup at the semi-finals stage, losing to Rangers. Celtic knocked United out of the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Telewest for a fifth season. Of Derek Lilley's six league goals, only one - in the 3–1 defeat at Dunfermline Athletic - failed to achieve points for United. Sixteen players were signed during the 2000–01 season, with a total transfer cost of around £350,000. In addition, one player was signed on loan. Sixteen players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Scott McCulloch to Cardiff City - bringing in a fee of £100k. Alex Smith would pick up the manager of the month award for March and May 2001 as United results meant they moved clear of the relegation zone. Results and fixtures All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier League 2000–01 Scottish Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 30 July 2000 CelticH1–211,761McCracken 5 August 2000 HibernianA0–39,541 12 August 2000 MotherwellH1–16,201Paterson 19 August 2000 St JohnstoneH1–26,636Aljofree 26 August 2000 Dunfermline AthleticA0–14,980 9 September 2000 KilmarnockA0–16,380 16 September 2000 St MirrenH0–05,943 20 September 2000 DundeeA0–39,838 23 September 2000 AberdeenH3–57,699Easton, McConalogue, Hannah 1 October 2000 RangersA0–344,324 14 October 2000 Heart of MidlothianH0–47,016 21 October 2000 CelticA1–259,427Own goal 28 October 2000 HibernianH0–18,042 4 November 2000 MotherwellA1–26,864Naveda 11 November 2000 DundeeH0–211,454 18 November 2000 St JohnstoneA0–14,295 25 November 2000 Dunfermline AthleticH3–26,012O'Connor, Easton, Miller 28 November 2000 KilmarnockH0–15,497 5 December 2000 St MirrenA1–14,685Naveda 17 December 2000 RangersH1–110,750Lilley 23 December 2000 Heart of MidlothianA1–312,128Aljofree 26 December 2000 CelticH0–412,306 30 December 2000 HibernianA0–110,197 2 January 2001 MotherwellH2–06,311Easton, Hamilton 31 January 2001 DundeeA3–2September 2025 medicmedic 11,724Davidson, Easton, Lauchlan 3 February 2001 St JohnstoneH1–1September 2025 medicmedic 6,482Miller 10 February 2001 Dunfermline AthleticA1–3September 2025 medicmedic 5,180Lilley 24 February 2001 KilmarnockA0–06,227 3 March 2001 St MirrenH4–08,334Miller, Hannah, Lilley, Hamilton 17 March 2001 AberdeenH1–18,472Miller 31 March 2001 RangersA2–048,382Thompson, Lilley 4 April 2001 AberdeenA1–49,962Griffin 7 April 2001 Heart of MidlothianH1–17,242Thompson 23 April 2001 St MirrenA1–26,473Thompson 28 April 2001 MotherwellH1–05,928Buchan 6 May 2001 Dunfermline AthleticH1–06,679Thompson 12 May 2001 St JohnstoneA3–26,748Miller, Easton, Lilley 20 May 2001 AberdeenA2–111,633Venetis, Lilley Scottish Cup 2000–01 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 27 January 2001 Third round MontroseA2–02,592Lauchlan (2) 17 February 2001 Fourth round MotherwellA2–06,186Miller, Easton 11 March 2001 Quarter–finals RangersH1–011,793Hannah 15 April 2001 Semi–finals CelticN1–338,699 Scottish League Cup 2000–01 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 22 August 2000 Second round Alloa AthleticA3–01,088McConalogue (3) 5 September 2000 Third round AirdrieoniansA0-05,018 31 October 2000 Quarter–finals RangersA0–230,966 United beat Airdrieonians 4–3 on penalties Player statistics 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.http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=740&teamTabs=stats&season_id=129 Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances Soccerbase 23 November 2000 SPL Scottish Cup League Cup 1 Alan Combe GK Scotland 23 0 0 0 3 0 2 John McQuillan DF Scotland 12+3 0 0 0 2+1 0 3 Stephen Wright DF Scotland 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 David Hannah MF Scotland 19+4 2 3 1 1+1 0 5 Jason de Vos DF Canada 33 0 4 0 2+1 0 6 Joachim Fernandez MF Senegal 6 0 0 0 0+1 0 7 Craig Easton MF Scotland 28+6 5 4 1 1 0 8 Anastasios Venetis MF Greece 3+11 1 0 0 1 0 9 Alex Mathie FW Scotland 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 9 Gustavo Fuentes FW Argentina 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 Beto Naveda FW Argentina 7+6 2 0+1 0 0 0 10 Alphonse Tchami FW Cameroon 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 Derek Lilley FW Scotland 18 6 4 1 0 0 11 Neil Heaney MF England 7+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 12 Stéphane Léoni MF FRA 5+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 12 Paul Robinson FW England 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 13 Paul Gallacher GK Scotland 15 0 4 0 0 0 14 Hasney Aljofree DF England 24+2 2 2 0 3 0 15 Mvondo Atangana FW Cameroon 8+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 16 Danny Griffin MF Northern Ireland 18 1 4 0 0 0 17 Jim Hamilton FW Scotland 14+6 2 3 0 1 0 18 Jim Paterson MF Scotland 5+1 1 0 0 1 0 19 Steven Thompson FW Scotland 18+13 4 1+3 0 1+1 0 20 David Worrell DF IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 David Partridge DF Wales 17+2 0 1+1 0 3 0 22 Pat Onstad GK Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Marcelino Galoppo MF Argentina 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 Jim Lauchlan DF Scotland 23 1 4 2 1 0 24 Jamie Buchan MF Scotland 33+2 1 2+1 0 3 0 25 Stephen McConalogue FW Scotland 3+8 1 0 0 2+1 3 26 Hugh Davidson MF Scotland 6+5 1 0 0 1 0 27 Tony Smith DF Scotland 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 28 John Licina DF France 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 29 Carlos Marcora MF Uruguay 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 30 Francisco Ramírez MF Honduras 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 30 Jamie Fullarton MF Scotland 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 31 Sean O'Connor FW England 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 32 David McCracken DF Scotland 6+3 1 0 0 0 0 33 Charlie Miller MF Scotland 24 5 4 1 0 0 35 Kevin McDonald MF Scotland 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 36 Darren Brady MF Scotland 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 42 Jamie McCunnie DF Scotland 15 0 4 0 0 0 44 David Winters FW Scotland 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. NameLeagueCupsTotalDerek Lilley61 7Craig Easton footballer51 6Charlie Miller51 6Steven Thompson Steven Thompson (Scottish footballer)4 4Stephen McConalogue13 4David Hannah21 3Jim Lauchlan12 3Hasney Aljofree2 2Jim Hamilton footballer, born 19762 2Beto Naveda2 2Jamie Buchan1 1Hugh Davidson footballer1 1Danny Griffin footballer1 1David McCracken1 1Sean O'Connor Sean O'Connor (footballer)1 1Jim Paterson Jim Paterson (footballer)1 1Anastasios Venetis1 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. NameCautionsDismissalsCraig Easton footballer 5 2David Partridge 7 1Jason de Vos Jason de Vos V 7 1Jim Lauchlan 6 1Derek Lilley 4 1Stephen Wright Scottish footballer 1David Hannah 8Charlie Miller 8Hasney Aljofree 6John Licina 4Steven Thompson Scottish footballer 4Jamie Buchan 3 Jim Hamilton footballer, born 1976 2Neil Heaney 2Jim Paterson Jim Paterson (footballer) 2Alphonse Tchami 2Alan Combe 1Hugh Davidson footballer 1Joachim Fernandez 1Stephen McConalogue 1Jamie McCunnie 1Kevin McDonald Kevin McDonald (footballer born 1981) 1John McQuillan footballer 1Beto Naveda 1Anastasios Venetis 1 Team statistics League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From Fee (£) 25 July 2000 ENG Neil Heaney ENG Darlington £175,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/830607.stm Heaney moves north BBC Sport website 25 July 2000 21 August 2000 SCO Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer) ENG Bradford City Nominalhttp://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=130 Dundee Utd's transfers in 2000–01 Soccerbase 3 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001191925/http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740 1 October 2007 dead 25 August 2000 CMR Alphonse Tchami UAE Al Wasl Free 22 September 2000 HON Reynaldo Clavasquín HON Motagua Unknownhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=153&cd=2000&cd1=9 Honduras trio signed Dundee United F.C. 22 September 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095309/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=153&cd=2000&cd1=9 17 February 2012 HON Francisco Ramírez Honduran footballer Unknown ARG Gustavo Fuentes Unknown 30 September 2000 ARG Marcelino Galoppo ITA Sanremese Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=161&cd=2000&cd1=9 United sign Galoppo and Marcora Dundee United F.C. 30 September 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095320/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=161&cd=2000&cd1=9 17 February 2012 30 September 2000 URU Carlos Marcora HON Real España Free 27 October 2000 SCO Jim Lauchlan SCO Kilmarnock £100,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/984844.stm Lauchlan finally joins United BBC Sport website 27 October 2000 3 November 2000 SCO Charlie Miller ENG Watford Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/1005727.stm Two new faces at Tannadice BBC Sport website 3 November 2000 3 November 2000 ARG Beto Naveda ISR Hapoel Jerusalem Free 10 November 2000 SCO Jamie Fullarton ENG Crystal Palace Free 14 December 2000 SCO Derek Lilley ENG Oxford United £80,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1067430.stm Lilley join up at United BBC Sport website 14 December 2000 25 January 2001 SPA Raúl Sánchez SPA Barcelona Free 30 March 2001 SCO Darren Brady SCO Airdrieonians Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=404&cd=2001&cd1=3 United seek ex-Diamonds duo Dundee United F.C. 30 March 2001 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120210090525/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=404&cd=2001&cd1=3 10 February 2012 SCO David McGuire Free Out Date Player To Fee 1 September 2000 SCO Scott McCulloch WAL Cardiff City £100,000 25 September 2000 SCO Alex Mathie ENG York City Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/941908.stm Mathie is released by United BBC Sport website 25 September 2000 25 October 2000 HON Reynaldo Clavasquín AUT BSV Bad Bleiberg Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/989929.stm South Americans leave Tannadice BBC Sport website 25 October 2000 ARG Marcelino Galoppo ITA Sanremese Free URU Carlos Marcora HON Real España Free HON Francisco Ramírez Honduran footballer HON Platense Free 31 October 2000 ARG Gustavo Fuentes HON Olimpia Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1000386.stm Fuentes joins the United exodus BBC Sport website 31 October 2000 6 December 2000 FRA Stéphane Léoni FRA Sedan Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1058476.stm United release foreign duo BBC Sport website 6 December 2000 CMR Alphonse Tchami FRA Nice Free 7 December 2000 NIR Darren Patterson ENG York City Free 12 December 2000 SEN Joachim Fernandez Indonesia Persma Manado Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1067350.stm Fernandez is freed by United BBC Sport website 12 December 2000 23 January 2001 IRL David Worrell ENG Plymouth Argyle Nominal 21 March 2001 CAN Pat Onstad USA Rochester Rhinos Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=554&cd=2001&cd1=3 Pat Onstad a Rhino again Dundee United F.C. 21 March 2001 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080213011025/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3 13 February 2008 3 April 2001 ESP Raúl Sánchez Unknown Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=407&cd=2001&cd1=4 Short-stay Sanchez heads home Dundee United F.C. 3 April 2001 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080213011025/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3 13 February 2008 20 May 2001 SCO Darren Brady SCO Livingston Free SCO David McGuire Free Loans in Date Player To Until 1 October 2000 ENG Paul Robinson Paul Robinson (forward) ENG Wimbledon 3 May 2001https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1311789.stm Robinson signs for United on loan BBC Sport website 22 February 2001https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1311789.stm Robinson returns to Wimbledon BBC Sport website 3 May 2001 Loans out Date Player To Until 20 November 2000 IRL David Worrell ENG Plymouth Argyle 20 January 2001 4 January 2001 SCO Stephen McConalogue SCO Greenock Morton 2 March 2001 SCO David Winters David Winters (footballer) SCO Forfar Athletic 10 February 2001 5 January 2001 SCO Kevin McDonald Kevin McDonald (footballer born 1981) SCO Greenock Morton 31 January 2001 15 January 2001 ENG Sean O'Connor Sean O'Connor (footballer) NIR Portadown 6 May 2001 28 February 2001 SCO John McQuillan footballer SCO Alloa Athletic See also 2000–01 Scottish Premier League 2000–01 Scottish Cup 2000–01 in Scottish football References 30em External links Soccerbase Results Squad stats Transfers United goals 2000–01 2000-01 Category:Scottish football clubs 2000–01 season