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Dundee United F.C. 2002–03 football season
Dundee United F.C.
2002–03 season
ChairmanJim McLean (until 26 September)
Eddie Thompson (from 26 September)
ManagerAlex Smith (until 7 October)
Paul Hegarty (until 30 January as caretaker)
Ian McCall (from 30 January)
Bank of Scotland Premierleague11th
W:7 D:11 L:20 F:35 A:68 P:32
Tennent's Scottish CupThird round
CIS Insurance CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim McIntyre (9)
All: Jim McIntyre, Steven Thompson (9)
Highest home attendance12,402 (vs Dundee, 31 August)
Lowest home attendance5,572 (vs Livingston, 19 October)
← 2001–022003–04 →

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.

United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Hibernian in the third round, and were beaten by Celtic in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals.

Review and events

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.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 2002–03 season. The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup in the third round, losing at home to Hibernian. Celtic knocked United out of the CIS Cup in the semi-finals.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
3 August 2002 Partick Thistle A 0–0 6,375
10 August 2002 Kilmarnock H 1–2 6,366 Thompson
17 August 2002 Celtic A 0–5 56,907
25 August 2002 Motherwell H 1–1 5,795 McIntyre
31 August 2002 Dundee H 0–0 12,402
11 September 2002 Aberdeen A 2–1 10,724 Thompson (2)
14 September 2002 Dunfermline H 1–2 6,041 Lilley
21 September 2002 Hearts A 0–2 11,532
28 September 2002 Rangers H 0–3 10,013
5 October 2002 Hibernian A 1–2 11,532 Thompson
19 October 2002 Livingston H 2–3 5,572 Lilley, McIntyre
26 October 2002 Partick Thistle H 1–1 6,369 Thompson
2 November 2002 Kilmarnock A 2–1 5,417 Thompson, McIntyre
10 November 2002 Celtic H 0–2 10,664
16 November 2002 Motherwell A 2–1 5,381 Hamilton (2)
23 November 2002 Dundee A 2–3 11,539 Hamilton, McIntyre
30 November 2002 Aberdeen H 1–1 8,621 Hamilton
4 December 2002 Dunfermline A 1–4 4,342 McIntyre
7 December 2002 Hibernian H 1–1 5,673 Wilson
14 December 2002 Rangers A 0–3 47,639
21 December 2002 Hearts H 0–3 6,025
26 December 2002 Livingston A 0–3 5,103
29 December 2002 Partick Thistle A 0–0 5,109
2 January 2003 Kilmarnock H 2–2 7,183 Dodds, McIntyre
29 January 2003 Celtic A 0–2 55,204
1 February 2003 Motherwell H 2–1 6,672 Tod, Miller
9 February 2003 Dundee H 1–1 10,457
16 February 2003 Aberdeen A 0–3 9,146
1 March 2003 Dunfermline H 3–0 6,004 Craig Easton, Tod, Ogunmade
9 March 2003 Hibernian A 1–1 7,518 McIntyre
15 March 2003 Livingston H 0–1 6,247
5 April 2003 Hearts A 1–2 9,663 Griffin
13 April 2003 Rangers H 1–4 10,013 Dodds
26 April 2003 Hibernian H 1–2 6,758 McCracken
3 May 2003 Motherwell A 2–2 9,056 Miller, McIntyre
10 May 2003 Livingston A 2–1 6,314 McIntyre, Miller
17 May 2003 Partick Thistle A 1–0 6,357 Paterson
24 May 2003 Aberdeen H 0–2 8,516

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 January 2003 Hibernian H 2–3 8,986 O'Donnell, Hamilton

CIS Insurance Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 September 2002 Queen's Park H 4–1 3,600 O'Donnell (3), Thompson
29 October 2002 Airdrie United A 2–1 1,768 Thompson (2)
13 November 2002 Livingston A 2–0 3,592 Lilley (2)
6 February 2003 Celtic N 0–3 18,856

Player details

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.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Paul Gallacher 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0
22 GK Scotland SCO Alan Combe 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCunnie 21 0 17 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Griffin 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McGowne 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary Bollan 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Jim Lauchlan 28 0 24 0 1 0 3 0
14 DF England ENG Hasney Aljofree 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 30 1 25 1 1 0 4 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 31 1 26 1 1 0 4 0
35 DF Italy ITA Daniele Chiarini 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Andy Tod 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Craig Easton 41 1 36 1 1 0 4 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller 38 4 34 4 1 0 3 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 38 1 33 1 1 0 4 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff 38 0 34 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Carson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Greece GRE Tassos Venetis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Iceland ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Russell Latapy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell 14 4 11 0 1 1 2 3
9 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lilley 37 4 33 2 0 0 4 2
10 FW Scotland SCO Jim McIntyre 37 9 32 9 1 0 4 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Allan Smart 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 16 2 14 2 1 0 1 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 16 5 13 4 1 1 2 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Steven Thompson 23 9 20 6 0 0 3 3
23 FW Scotland SCO David Winters 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Daniel Ogunmade 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
39 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW Scotland SCO Aaron Conway 1 0 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.

Name League Cups Total
Jim McIntyre 9 0 9
Steven Thompson 6 3 9
Jim Hamilton 4 1 5
Derek Lilley 2 2 4
Stephen O'Donnell 1 3 4
Charlie Miller 3 0 3
Billy Dodds 2 0 2
Andy Tod 2 0 2
Craig Easton 1 0 1
Danny Griffin 1 0 1
Daniel Ogunmade 1 0 1
Jim Paterson 1 0 1
Mark Wilson 1 0 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.

Name Cautions Dismissals
Allan Smart Red card 2
Charlie Miller Yellow card 8 Red card 1
Jim Lauchlan Yellow card 7 Red card 1
Jim McIntyre Yellow card 5 Red card 1
Alan Combe Red card 1
Craig Easton Yellow card 9
Derek Lilley Yellow card 6
David McCracken Yellow card 4
Jamie McCunnie Yellow card 4
Steven Thompson Yellow card 4
Andy Tod Yellow card 4
Gary Bollan Yellow card 3
Stuart Duff Yellow card 2
Danny Griffin Yellow card 2
Kevin McGowne Yellow card 2
Warren Cummings Yellow card 1
Billy Dodds Yellow card 1
Paul Gallacher Yellow card 1
Jim Hamilton Yellow card 1
Stephen O'Donnell Yellow card 1
Jim Paterson Yellow card 1
Mark Wilson Yellow card 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 41 54 −13 49
9 Livingston 38 9 8 21 48 62 −14 35
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 11 19 37 58 −21 35
11 Dundee United 38 7 11 20 35 68 −33 32
12 Motherwell 38 7 7 24 45 71 −26 28 Spared from relegation
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. As the First Division champions Falkirk did not have a suitable ground for the SPL, bottom club Motherwell were spared from relegation.

Transfers

In

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.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 2001–02 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
6 July 2002 Scotland Kevin McGowne Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free
30 July 2002 Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson Unattached (ex-Leicester City) Free
1 January 2003 Scotland Billy Dodds Rangers Free
10 January 2003 Italy Daniele Chiarini Unattached (ex-Partick Thistle) Swap
28 January 2003 Scotland Gary Bollan Livingston Bosman
23 February 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy Unattached (ex-Rangers) Free
16 May 2003 Scotland Barry Robson Inverness CT £0,070,000
3 June 2003 Scotland Alan Archibald Partick Thistle Bosman
3 June 2003 Scotland Scott Paterson Partick Thistle Bosman
27 June 2003 England Tony Bullock Ross County Swap

Loans in

Date Player To Fee
23 August 2002 Scotland Warren Cummings Chelsea January
28 January 2003 Scotland Andy Tod Bradford City End of season


Out

Eight players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Steven Thompson to Rangers – bringing in a fee (£200k). Two players were loaned out during the season with six also released before next season.

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
1 July 2002 Scotland Stephen Wright Scunthorpe United Released
22 July 2002 Wales David Partridge Motherwell Free
30 August 2002 England Hasney Aljofree Plymouth Argyle Released
1 January 2003 Scotland Steven Thompson Rangers £0,200,000
16 January 2003 Scotland Kevin McGowne Partick Thistle Released
16 January 2003 Greece Tassos Venetis Ross County Released
31 January 2003 Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson KR Released
7 March 2003 Scotland Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Released
22 May 2003 Northern Ireland Stephen Carson Barnsley Released
22 May 2003 Italy Daniele Chiarini Partick Thistle Released
31 May 2003 Scotland Jim Lauchlan Released (went to Livingston) Free
31 May 2003 Scotland Derek Lilley Released (went to Livingston) Free
27 June 2003 Scotland Jamie McCunnie Ross County Swap
27 June 2003 Scotland David Winters Ross County Swap

Loans out

Date Player From Fee (£)
1 January 2003 Scotland David Winters Ross County End of season
14 August 2002 Scotland Hugh Davidson Stirling Albion January
23 August 2002 Scotland Stephen McConalogue Clyde End of season
29 June 2003 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell Ross County January

Playing kit

Home colours Away colours Third colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the last time.

Awards

November 2002

See also

References

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