2001–02 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic

2001–02 season
Manager	Jimmy Calderwood[1]
Stadium	East End Park
Scottish Premier League	6th
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup	Third Round
Home colours

The 2001–02 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 6th position with 45 points.^[2]

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
4	Aberdeen	38	16	7	15	51	49	+2	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	14	6	18	52	57	−5	48
6	Dunfermline Athletic	38	12	9	17	41	64	−23	45
7	Kilmarnock	38	13	10	15	44	54	−10	49
8	Dundee United	38	12	10	16	38	59	−21	46

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.

Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Premier League

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	28 July 2001	Motherwell	H	5–2	4,830	de Gier 8', 59', Nicholson 46', 70', Bullen 56'
2	4 August 2001	St Johnstone	A	2–0	4,701	Nicholson 6', Nicholls 55'
3	11 August 2001	Rangers	H	1–4	10,902	Klos 52' (o.g.)
4	18 August 2001	Dundee United	A	2–3	7,260	Thomson 61', 77'
5	25 August 2001	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1	6,992
6	8 September 2001	Celtic	A	1–3	57,936	Crawford 85'
7	16 September 2001	Hibernian	A	1–5	11,035	Crawford 38'
8	22 September 2001	Livingston	H	1–2	4,516	Crawford 8'
9	30 September 2001	Kilmarnock	H	0–2	3,983
10	13 October 2001	Dundee	H	1–0	5,094	Hampshire 26'
11	20 October 2001	Aberdeen	A	2–3	11,195	Crawford 68', de Gier 78'
12	27 October 2001	St Johnstone	H	2–1	4,494	de Gier 63', 77'
13	3 November 2001	Motherwell	A	0–1	4,578
14	10 November 2001	Dundee United	A	2–0	6,241	Petrie 13', Crawford 63'
15	17 November 2001	Rangers	A	0–4	48,554
16	24 November 2001	Dundee United	H	1–1	4,891	Petrie 69'
17	1 December 2001	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–1	11,176	Nicholson 73'
18	9 December 2001	Celtic	H	0–4	8,207
19	15 December 2001	Hibernian	H	1–0	6,617	Nicholson 74'
20	22 December 2001	Livingston	A	0–0	5,326
21	26 December 2001	Kilmarnock	A	0–0	6,873
22	29 December 2001	Aberdeen	H	1–0	7,774	Bullen 22'
23	12 January 2002	St Johnstone	A	1–0	3,459	Mason 80'
24	19 January 2002	Motherwell	H	3–1	4,280	Skerla 25', Mason 49', Bullen 59'
25	23 January 2002	Rangers	H	2–4	8,795	Thomson 17', 33'
26	2 February 2002	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–1	5,527	Thomson 54'
27	9 February 2002	Celtic	A	0–5	58,590
28	13 February 2002	Dundee	A	2–2	6,043	Thomson 48', Nicholson 90'
29	16 February 2002	Hibernian	A	1–1	9,788	Hampshire 59'
30	2 March 2002	Livingston	H	1–0	5,032	Bullen 51'
31	9 March 2002	Kilmarnock	H	2–0	5,613	N'Diaye 67', Hampshire 76'
32	16 March 2002	Aberdeen	A	0–1	13,764
33	23 March 2002	Dundee	H	2–0	7,299	Nicholson 33', Crawford 52'
34	6 April 2002	Aberdeen	H	0–0	7,339
35	13 April 2002	Celtic	A	0–5	57,016
36	20 April 2002	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–2	10,108
37	28 April 2002	Livingston	A	1–4	8,749	Dair 42'
38	12 May 2002	Rangers	H	1–1	8,716	Crawford 86'

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	5 January 2002	Motherwell	H	3–1	5,131	Crawford 22', 46', Thomson 38'
R4	26 January 2002	Ayr United	A	0–3	3,681

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish League Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	26 September 2001	Alloa Athletic	H	3–0	2,796	Nicholson 36', Mason 58' 76'
R3	9 October 2001	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	H	1–1 (1–4 pens)	2,206	Hampshire 63'

References

1. "Dunfermline Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
2. "Scotland 2001/02". RSSSF.

External links

• Dunfermline Athletic 2001–02 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)