2001–02 in Scottish football

none January 2021 Scotland 2001–02 2000–01 2002–03 yes football background:#BFD7FF 2001–02 in Scottish football 200px Premier League champions Celtic First Division champions Partick Thistle Second Division champions Queen of the South Third Division champions Brechin City Scottish Cup winners Rangers League Cup winners Rangers Challenge Cup winners Airdrieonians Junior Cup winners Linlithgow Rose Teams in Europe Celtic, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Rangers Scotland national team 2002 World Cup qualification The 2001–02 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland. Scottish Football League Championship - Season 2001/02 http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200102/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051906/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200102 16 December 2012 2013-07-29 scottishfootballleague.com Key events Celtic, domestic treble winners a year earlier, retain their Premier League title.http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/09/martin-oneill-timeline-aston-villa Martin O'Neill timeline 9 August 2010 the Guardian After failing to win anything the previous season, Rangers won the Scottish Cup and League Cup under their new manager Alex McLeish.Rosstheger 2010-02-22 Old Firm Classic: Rangers 3-2 Celtic http://rangers.footballblog.co.uk/firm-classic-rangers-32-celtic.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101102032030/http://rangers.footballblog.co.uk/firm-classic-rangers-32-celtic.html 2010-11-02 rangers.footballblog.co.uk Airdrieonians, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League as First Division runners-up, went out of business of 1 May with debts of nearly £3million.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1962557.stm Airdrie history ends here 1 May 2002 news.bbc.co.uk Later that month, however, a new club representing the town of Airdrie - Airdrie United - was formed, with ambitions of gaining Scottish league status for the 2002–03 season.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/1990747.stm Diamonds hope to sparkle again 16 May 2002 news.bbc.co.uk Livingston, in the Premier League for the first time, finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Livingston, who were known as Meadowbank Thistle until relocating from Edinburgh to Livingston in 1995 and played their first season in their new location as a Third Division club.Panton Gary December 2002 Third among equals http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2700/29/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111105044023/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2700/29/ 5 November 2011 1 October 2010 wsc.co.uk Falkirk avoided relegation from the First Division and Stenhousemuir avoided relegation from the Second as a result of the league losing a member. The vacant place in the Third Division was occupied by Gretna, who until then had played in the English non-league system.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/2051975.stm Gretna are league newcomers 18 June 2002 news.bbc.co.uk Despite Gretna beating Airdrie United to the vacant league place, Airdrie United still gained a league place for the 2002–03 season – in the Second Division – as they bought out the debt-ridden club Clydebank.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/2123541.stm Bankies accept their demise 11 July 2002 news.bbc.co.uk Queen of the South won the Second Division league title for the first time in 51-years since they won the Division B league title in season 1950–51. These were the only two occasions that the Dumfries club had won a league title in their history, that was up until they won their third ever league title in season 2012–13, when they won the Second Division once again. http://www.qosfan.co.uk/honours.php The Only Team in The Bible www.qosfan.co.uk League Competitions Scottish Premier League 2001–02 Scottish Premier League The 2001–02 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic. Rangers finished second and therefore qualified for a UEFA Champions League place alongside Celtic. Livingston, in their debut season in Scotland's top division, qualified for the UEFA Cup along with Aberdeen. St Johnstone were relegated to the First Division. Scottish First Division 2001–02 Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division 2001–02 Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division 2001–02 Scottish Third Division Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReportScottish Cup 2001–02Rangers3 – 2CelticWikipedia articleLeague Cup 2001–02Rangers4 – 0Ayr UnitedWikipedia articleChallenge Cup 2001–02Airdrieonians2 – 1Alloa AthleticWikipedia articleYouth CupRangers4 – 2Ayr UnitedJunior CupLinlithgow Rose1 – 0Auchinleck Talbot Individual honours SPFA awards AwardPlayerTeamPlayers' Player of the Year ITA Lorenzo Amoruso RangersYoung Player of the Year SCO Kevin McNaughton Aberdeen SFWA awards AwardPlayerTeam Footballer of the Year SCO Paul Lambert Celtic Young Player of the Year SCO James McFadden Motherwell Manager of the Year NIR Martin O'Neill Celtic Scottish clubs in Europe ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.CelticUEFA Champions League UEFA CupGroup stage Third round10.00RangersUEFA Champions League UEFA CupThird qualifying round Fourth round11.50KilmarnockUEFA CupFirst round3.00HibernianUEFA CupFirst round2.00 Average coefficient - 6.625 Scotland national team Scotland national football team 2000–19 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)Report1 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)CRO0–0WCQG6BBC Sport5 SeptemberStade Roi Baudouin, Brussels (A)BEL0–2WCQG6BBC Sport6 OctoberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)LVA2–1WCQG6Dougie Freedman, David WeirBBC Sport27 MarchStade de France, Saint-Denis (A)FRA0–5FriendlyBBC Sport17 AprilPittodrie, Aberdeen (H)NGA1–2FriendlyChristian DaillyBBC Sport16 MayAsiad Main Stadium, Busan (A)KOR1–4FriendlyScott DobieBBC Sport20 MayMongkok Stadium, Hong Kong (N)RSA0–2FriendlyBBC Sport Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG6 = World Cup Qualifying - Group 6 See also 2001–02 Aberdeen F.C. season 2001–02 Celtic F.C. season 2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season 2001–02 Rangers F.C. season Notes note References External links Scottish Premier League official website Scottish Football League official website BBC Scottish Premier League portal https://web.archive.org/web/20090513012621/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/default.stm 13 May 2009 BBC Scottish Football League portal https://web.archive.org/web/20100414085946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/default.stm 14 April 2010 2001 Category:Football in Scotland by season