2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United 2002–03 Jim McLean(until 26 September)Eddie Thompson(from 26 September) Alex Smith(until 7 October)Paul Hegarty (Interim)(until 30 January)Ian McCall(from 30 January) Tannadice Park SPL Eleventh place 2002–03 Scottish Cup Third round League Cup Semi-finals Jim McIntyre (9) Jim McIntyre &Steven Thompson (9) 12,402 vs. Dundee, SPL, 31 August 2002 3,600 vs. Queen's Park, League Cup, 24 September 2002 _blackborder _vneckblack _blackborder FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 000000 FC6916 _whiteorangehorizontal 348017 348017 348017 348017 FFFFFF _vneckwhite 111111 111111 111111 FFFFFF 111111 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 season was the 94th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. United finished the season in eighth place. Summary Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 2002–03 season.http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=132 https://archive.today/20130202174351/http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=132 dead 2 February 2013 Dundee Utd 2002/2003 player appearances Soccerbase 6 January 2008 The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League. In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round, losing at home to Hibernian. Celtic knocked United out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. 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. 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. Eight players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Steven Thompson to Rangers – bringing in a fee of £200k. Two players were loaned out during the season with six also released before next season. Mark Wilson would collect the Young player of the month award for November 2002. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Telewest for the last time. Results and fixtures All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier League 2002–03 Scottish Premier League 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 Dunfermline AthleticH1–26,041Lilley 21 September 2002 Heart of MidlothianA0–211,532 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 Dunfermline AthleticA1–44,342McIntyre 7 December 2002 HibernianH1–15,673Wilson 14 December 2002 RangersA0–347,639 21 December 2002 Heart of MidlothianH0–36,025 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 Dunfermline AthleticH3–06,004Craig Easton, Tod, Ogunmade 9 March 2003 HibernianA1–17,518McIntyre 15 March 2003 LivingstonH0–16,247 5 April 2003 Heart of MidlothianA1–29,663Griffin 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 Scottish Cup 2002–03 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 January 2003 Third round HibernianH2–38,986O'Donnell, Hamilton Scottish League Cup 2002–03 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 24 September 2002 Second round Queen's ParkH4–13,600O'Donnell (3), Thompson 29 October 2002 Third round Airdrie UnitedA2–11,768Thompson (2) 13 November 2002 Quarter–finals LivingstonA2–03,592Lilley (2) 6 February 2003 Semi–finals CelticN0–318,856 Player statistics 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.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=131 Dundee Utd 2001/2002 player appearances Soccerbase 5 January 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091012030033/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740 12 October 2009 SPL Scottish Cup League Cup 1 Paul Gallacher GK Scotland 34 0 1 0 3 0 2 Jamie McCunnie DF Scotland 17 0 1 0 3 0 3 Warren Cummings DF Scotland 11 0 0 0 1 0 4 Danny Griffin DF Northern Ireland 17 1 0 0 0 0 5 Kevin McGowne DF Scotland 12 0 0 0 1 0 5 Gary Bollan DF Scotland 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jim Lauchlan DF Scotland 24 0 1 0 3 0 7 Craig Easton MF Scotland 36 1 1 0 4 0 8 Charlie Miller MF Scotland 34 4 1 0 3 0 9 Derek Lilley FW Scotland 33 2 0 0 4 2 10 Jim McIntyre FW Scotland 32 9 1 0 4 0 11 Jim Paterson MF Scotland 33 1 1 0 4 0 12 Allan Smart FW Scotland 17 0 0 0 1 0 14 Billy Dodds FW Scotland 14 2 1 0 1 0 14 Hasney Aljofree DF England 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 Stuart Duff MF Scotland 34 0 0 0 4 0 16 Stephen Carson MF Northern Ireland 7 0 0 0 0 0 17 Jim Hamilton FW Scotland 13 4 1 1 2 0 18 Anastasios Venetis MF Greece 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 Andy Tod DF Scotland 13 2 0 0 0 0 19 Steven Thompson FW Scotland 20 6 0 0 3 3 21 Arnar Gunnlaugsson MF Iceland 6 0 0 0 1 0 21 Russell Latapy MF Trinidad and Tobago 7 0 0 0 0 0 22 Alan Combe GK Scotland 5 0 0 0 1 0 23 David Winters FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 David McCracken DF Scotland 25 1 1 0 4 0 27 Mark Wilson DF Scotland 26 1 1 0 4 0 28 Stephen O'Donnell MF Scotland 11 0 1 1 2 3 29 Daniel Ogunmade FW Nigeria 4 1 0 0 0 0 35 Daniele Chiarini DF Italy 4 0 1 0 0 0 39 Stephen McGowan FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 Aaron Conway FW Scotland 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.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=132 Dundee Utd 2002/2003 player appearances Soccerbase 8 January 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091012030033/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740 12 October 2009 NameLeagueCupsTotalJim McIntyre footballer90 9Steven Thompson Scottish footballer63 9Jim Hamilton footballer, born 197641 5Derek Lilley22 4Stephen O'Donnell footballer born 198313 4Charlie Miller30 3Billy Dodds20 2Andy Tod20 2Craig Easton footballer10 1Danny Griffin footballer10 1Daniel Ogunmade10 1Jim Paterson footballer10 1Mark Wilson Scottish footballer10 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. NameCautionsDismissalsAllan Smart 2Charlie Miller 8 1Jim Lauchlan 7 1Jim McIntyre Jim McIntyre (footballer) 5 1Alan Combe 1Craig Easton footballer 9Derek Lilley 6David McCracken 4Jamie McCunnie 4Steven Thompson Scottish footballer 4Andy Tod 4Gary Bollan 3Stuart Duff 2Danny Griffin footballer 2Kevin McGowne 2Warren Cummings 1Billy Dodds 1Paul Gallacher 1Jim Hamilton footballer, born 1976 1Stephen O'Donnell Stephen O'Donnell (footballer born 1983) 1Jim Paterson Jim Paterson (footballer) 1Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer) 1 Competitions League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From 6 July 2002 SCO Kevin McGowne SCO Kilmarnock Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2105881.stm McGowne signs at Tannadice BBC Sport website 6 July 2002 9 October 2007 30 July 2002 ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson ENG Leicester City Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2161944.stm Gunnlaugsson joins Dundee United BBC Sport website 30 July 2002 9 October 2007 1 January 2003 SCO Billy Dodds SCO Rangers Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2611981.stm Dodds completes Tannadice move BBC Sport website 30 December 2002 9 October 2007 10 January 2003 ITA Daniele Chiarini SCO Partick Thistle Swaphttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2640801.stm Dundee Utd land Chiarini BBC Sport website 10 January 2003 9 October 2007 28 January 2003 SCO Gary Bollan SCO Livingston Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=1230&cd=2003&cd1=1 United in double swoop Dundee United F.C. 28 January 2003 9 October 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071009020620/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3 9 October 2007 dmy 23 February 2003 TRI Russell Latapy SCO Rangers Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2785499.stm Latapy joins United BBC Sport website 23 February 2003 9 October 2007 16 May 2003 SCO Barry Robson SCO Inverness CT £70,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/3030317.stm United snap up Robson BBC Sport website 16 May 2003 8 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20040313112339/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/3030317.stm 13 March 2004 live dmy 3 June 2003 SCO Alan Archibald SCO Partick Thistle Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2960512.stm United parade new signings BBC Sport website 3 June 2003 8 January 2008 SCO Scott Paterson Scott Paterson (footballer) Free 27 June 2003 ENG Tony Bullock SCO Ross County Swaphttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3026368.stm United complete Bullock deal BBC Sport website 27 June 2003 8 January 2008 Out Date Player To Fee 1 July 2002 SCO Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer) ENG Scunthorpe United Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/2241209.stm Wright joins Scunthorpe BBC Sport website 6 September 2002 9 October 2007 22 July 2002 WAL David Partridge SCO Motherwell Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2144974.stm Triple swoop for 'Well BBC Sport website 22 July 2002 9 October 2007 30 August 2002 ENG Hasney Aljofree ENG Plymouth Argyle Freehttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=1101&cd=2002&cd1=8 Hasney departs Tannadice Dundee United F.C. 30 August 2002 9 October 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071215141536/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nid=1101&cd=2002&cd1=8 15 December 2007 1 January 2003 SCO Steven Thompson Scottish footballer SCO Rangers £200,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2617037.stm Rangers get Thompson BBC Sport website 31 December 2002 9 October 2007 16 January 2003 SCO Kevin McGowne SCO Partick Thistle Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2666789.stm United release McGowne and Venetis BBC Sport website 16 January 2003 9 October 2007 GRE Anastasios Venetis SCO Ross County Free 31 January 2003 ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson ISL KR Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2720171.stm New Bosman threat BBC Sport website 3 February 2003 9 October 2007 7 March 2003 SCO Jim Hamilton footballer, born 1976 SCO Dunfermline Athletic Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2830089.stm Duo shown Tannadice exit BBC Sport website 7 March 2003 9 October 2007 22 May 2003 NIR Stephen Carson ENG Barnsley Freehttp://www.globalsoccertransfers.com/player/released0302.html Released players in quarter II/2003 Globalsoccertransfers.com 8 January 2008 ITA Daniele Chiarini SCO Partick Thistle Free 31 May 2003 SCO Jim Lauchlan SCO Livingston Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3084688.stm Lauchlan signs for Livi BBC Sport website 8 September 2003 8 January 2008 SCO Derek Lilley Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3045240.stm Livi steal Lilley BBC Sport website 4 July 2003 8 January 2008 27 June 2003 SCO Jamie McCunnie SCO Ross County Swap SCO David Winters David Winters (footballer) Swap Loans in Date Player To Until 23 August 2002 SCO Warren Cummings ENG Chelsea Januaryhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=17&ID=132 1st Team: Warren Cummings Dundee United F.C. 4 June 2008 21 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071021002701/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=17&ID=132 dead 28 January 2003 SCO Andy Tod ENG Bradford City End of season Loans out Date Player From Until 1 January 2003 SCO David Winters David Winters (footballer) SCO Ross County End of seasonhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2620023.stm Slow start to Scots' transfers BBC Sport website 1 January 2003 9 October 2007 14 August 2002 SCO Hugh Davidson footballer SCO Stirling Albion Januaryhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=1087&cd=2002&cd1=8 Davidson on loan to Stirling Albion Dundee United F.C. 14 August 2002 9 October 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071215140928/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nid=1087&cd=2002&cd1=8 15 December 2007 dmy-all 23 August 2002 SCO Stephen McConalogue SCO Clyde End of seasonhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2211876.stm Cummings in Tayside move BBC Sport website 23 August 2002 9 October 2007 29 June 2003 SCO Stephen O'Donnell Stephen O'Donnell (Scottish footballer born 1983) SCO Ross County Januaryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3030632.stm O'Donnell moves to County BBC Sport website 29 June 2003 8 January 2008 See also 2002–03 Scottish Premier League 2002–03 Scottish Cup 2002–03 in Scottish football References 30em External links Official site: 2002/03 Results Soccerbase Results Squad stats TransfersSeptember 2016 medicmedic November 2016 2002-03 Category:Scottish football clubs 2002–03 season