2001–02 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanScotland Stewart Milne
ManagerDenmark Ebbe Skovdahl
SPL4th
Scottish CupQuarter final
League CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Winters 13
All: Robbie Winters 14
Highest home attendance18,838 vs Rangers 28 July 2001
Lowest home attendance8,599 vs Livingston 9 October 2001
Average home league attendance13,970

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Kjær
2 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte (captain)
4 MF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg
6 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister
7 MF Belgium BEL Roberto Bisconti
8 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young (vice-captain)
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters
10 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young
11 FW Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali
12 MF England ENG Ben Thornley
13 GK Scotland SCO Mark Peat
14 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley
16 MF Morocco MAR Rachid Belabed
17 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton
18 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Eugène Dadi
20 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz
21 FW England ENG Leon Mike
22 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson
24 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue
25 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan
27 DF Iceland ISL Calum Bett
28 FW Scotland SCO Scott Michie
30 GK England ENG David Preece

Statistics

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Premier League
Round Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] Attendance Report
1 28 July Rangers H 0–3 18,838 BBC Sport
2 4 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 12,696 BBC Sport
3 11 August Hibernian A 0–2 13,150 AFC Heritage
4 18 August Motherwell H 4–2 Thornley, Winters, Mackie, Zerouali 10,988 AFC Heritage
5 25 August St Johnstone A 1–1 McGuire 5,459 AFC Heritage
6 8 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 Thornley (2) 10,735 AFC Heritage
7 15 September Dundee United H 2–1 Winters, Zerouali 12,948 AFC Heritage
8 22 September Celtic A 0–2 59,197 AFC Heritage
9 29 September Dundee A 4–1 Zerouali (3), Mackie 8,359 AFC Heritage
10 13 October Livingston A 2–2 Mackie (2) 6,393 AFC Heritage
11 20 October Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Winters (2), Solberg 11,195 AFC Heritage
12 27 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Dadi, Winters, Derek Young 13,883 AFC Heritage
13 4 November Rangers A 0–2 49,379 AFC Heritage
14 10 November Motherwell H 1–0 Dadi 11,490 AFC Heritage
15 17 November Hibernian H 2–0 Winters, Zerouali 12,511 AFC Heritage
16 24 November Motherwell A 2–3 Winters, Zerouali 7,032 AFC Heritage
17 1 December St Johnstone H 1–0 Winters 17,369 AFC Heritage
18 8 December Kilmarnock A 1–3 Zerouali 7,611 AFC Heritage
19 15 December Dundee United A 1–1 Winters 9,129 AFC Heritage
20 22 December Celtic H 2–0 Winters, Mackie 18,610 AFC Heritage
21 29 December Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 7,774 AFC Heritage
22 2 January Livingston H 0–3 15,709 AFC Heritage
23 12 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Bisconti 12,902 AFC Heritage
24 19 January Rangers H 0–1 17,846 AFC Heritage
25 23 January Hibernian A 4–3 Dadi, Winters, Guntveit, Mackie 10,555 AFC Heritage
26 29 January Dundee H 0–0 11,027 AFC Heritage
27 2 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Dadi 4,305 AFC Heritage
28 9 February Kilmarnock H 1–0 McGuire 13,004 AFC Heritage
29 16 February Dundee United H 4–0 Derek Young (2), Winters, Mike 13,612 AFC Heritage
30 2 March Celtic A 0–1 59,564 AFC Heritage
31 9 March Dundee A 3–2 Darren Young, Anderson, Mackie 8,122 AFC Heritage
32 16 March Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Mike 13,764 AFC Heritage
33 23 March Livingston A 0–0 9,449 AFC Heritage
34 6 April Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0 7,339 AFC Heritage
35 13 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 Rutkiewicz, Winters 12,467 AFC Heritage
36 20 April Livingston H 3–0 Mike, McGuire, Mackie 14,109 AFC Heritage
37 27 April Rangers A 0–2 48,878 AFC Heritage
38 12 May Celtic H 0–1 [Shaun Maloney 15,332 AFC Heritage

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
2 Rangers 38 25 10 3 82 27 +55 85 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Livingston 38 16 10 12 50 47 +3 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4 Aberdeen 38 16 7 15 51 49 +2 55
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 6 18 52 57 −5 48
6 Dunfermline Athletic 38 12 9 17 41 64 −23 45
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 both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R2 25 September Queen of the South A 2–1 Dadi, Thornley 3,418 AFC Heritage
R3 9 October Livingston H 1–6 Mackie 8,599 AFC Heritage

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R3 8 January St Johnstone A 2–0 Darren Young, Thornley 4,070 AFC Heritage
R4 26 January Livingston H 2–0 Winters, McAllister 10,261 AFC Heritage
QF 25 February Celtic H 0–2 17,082 AFC Heritage

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Kjær 25 0 23 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson 25 1 24 1 1 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte (c) 36 0 31 0 3 0 2 0
4 MF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit 21 1 19 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg 17 1 15 1 0 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister 33 1 29 0 3 1 1 0
7 MF Belgium BEL Roberto Bisconti 35 1 31 1 3 0 1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young 37 1 32 1 3 0 2 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters 38 14 34 13 3 1 1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young 36 4 32 3 3 1 1 0
11 MF Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali 21 8 18 8 1 0 2 0
12 MF England ENG Ben Thornley 28 5 24 3 2 1 2 1
13 GK Scotland SCO Mark Peat 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire 43 3 38 3 3 0 2 0
15 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Belgium BEL Rachid Belabed 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Eugène Dadi 33 5 28 4 3 0 2 1
20 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG Leon Mike 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 38 9 34 8 2 0 2 1
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF Iceland ISL Calum Bett 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Scotland SCO Scott Michie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England ENG David Preece 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0

Notes and references
  1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  2. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  • Scottish Football League. Bell's Scottish Football League Review 2001/02. PPL Sport & Leisure 2001. ISBN 1-903381-10-X.
  • Scottish Football League. Bell's Scottish Football League Review 2002/03. PPL Sport & Leisure 2002. ISBN 1-903381-13-4.
  • AFC Heritage Trust
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