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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 edit

Squad edit

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

Statistics edit

Results and fixtures edit

Scottish Premier League edit

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 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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[b]
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Appearances & Goals edit

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

Notes and references edit

  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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