2001–02 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
2001–02 season
Chairman Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Milne
Manager Flag of Denmark.svg Ebbe Skovdahl
SPL 4th
Scottish Cup Quarter final
League Cup Round 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
←  2000–01
2002–03  →

Players

Squad

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

Contents

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

Statistics

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier League

RoundDateOpponentH/AScore [1] Aberdeen Scorer(s) [2] AttendanceReport
128 July Rangers H 0–318,838 BBC Sport
24 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–112,696 BBC Sport
311 August Hibernian A 0–213,150 AFC Heritage
418 August Motherwell H 4–2 Thornley, Winters, Mackie, Zerouali 10,988 AFC Heritage
525 August St Johnstone A 1–1 McGuire 5,459 AFC Heritage
68 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 Thornley (2)10,735 AFC Heritage
715 September Dundee United H 2–1 Winters, Zerouali 12,948 AFC Heritage
822 September Celtic A 0–259,197 AFC Heritage
929 September Dundee A 4–1 Zerouali (3), Mackie 8,359 AFC Heritage
1013 October Livingston A 2–2 Mackie (2)6,393 AFC Heritage
1120 October Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Winters (2), Solberg 11,195 AFC Heritage
1227 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Dadi, Winters, Derek Young 13,883 AFC Heritage
134 November Rangers A 0–249,379 AFC Heritage
1410 November Motherwell H 1–0 Dadi 11,490 AFC Heritage
1517 November Hibernian H 2–0 Winters, Zerouali 12,511 AFC Heritage
1624 November Motherwell A 2–3 Winters, Zerouali 7,032 AFC Heritage
171 December St Johnstone H 1–0 Winters 17,369 AFC Heritage
188 December Kilmarnock A 1–3 Zerouali 7,611 AFC Heritage
1915 December Dundee United A 1–1 Winters 9,129 AFC Heritage
2022 December Celtic H 2–0 Winters, Mackie 18,610 AFC Heritage
2129 December Dunfermline Athletic A 0–17,774 AFC Heritage
222 January Livingston H 0–315,709 AFC Heritage
2312 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Bisconti 12,902 AFC Heritage
2419 January Rangers H 0–117,846 AFC Heritage
2523 January Hibernian A 4–3 Dadi, Winters, Guntveit, Mackie 10,555 AFC Heritage
2629 January Dundee H 0–011,027 AFC Heritage
272 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Dadi 4,305 AFC Heritage
289 February Kilmarnock H 1–0 McGuire 13,004 AFC Heritage
2916 February Dundee United H 4–0 Derek Young (2), Winters, Mike 13,612 AFC Heritage
302 March Celtic A 0–159,564 AFC Heritage
319 March Dundee A 3–2 Darren Young, Anderson, Mackie 8,122 AFC Heritage
3216 March Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0Mike13,764 AFC Heritage
3323 March Livingston A 0–09,449 AFC Heritage
346 April Dunfermline Athletic A 0–07,339 AFC Heritage
3513 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 Rutkiewicz, Winters 12,467 AFC Heritage
3620 April Livingston H 3–0 Mike, McGuire, Mackie 14,109 AFC Heritage
3727 April Rangers A 0–248,878 AFC Heritage
3812 May Celtic H 0–1[Shaun Maloney15,332 AFC Heritage

Final standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation [lower-alpha 1]
2 Rangers 38251038227+5585Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Livingston 381610125047+358Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [lower-alpha 2]
4 Aberdeen 38167155149+255
5 Heart of Midlothian 38155185358−550
6 Dunfermline Athletic 38139164264−2248
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

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
R225 September Queen of the South A 2–1 Dadi, Thornley 3,418 AFC Heritage
R39 October Livingston H 1–6 Mackie 8,599 AFC Heritage

Scottish Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
R38 January St Johnstone A 2–0 Darren Young, Thornley 4,070 AFC Heritage
R426 January Livingston H 2–0 Winters, McAllister 10,261 AFC Heritage
QF25 February Celtic H 0–217,082 AFC Heritage

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Peter Kjær 2502302000
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Russell Anderson 2512411000
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Derek Whyte (c)3603103020
4 MF Flag of Norway.svg NOR Cato Guntveit 2111912000
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg NOR Thomas Solberg 1711510020
6 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Jamie McAllister 3312903110
7 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Roberto Bisconti 3513113010
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Darren Young 3713213020
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Robbie Winters 381434133110
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Derek Young 3643233110
11 MF Flag of Morocco.svg MAR Hicham Zerouali 2181881020
12 MF Flag of England.svg ENG Ben Thornley 2852432121
13 GK Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Mark Peat 10100000
14 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Phil McGuire 4333833020
15 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO David Lilley 00000000
16 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Rachid Belabed 10100000
17 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Kevin McNaughton 3903403020
18 MF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Chris Clark 90800010
19 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg CIV Eugène Dadi 3352843021
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz 41410000
21 FW Flag of England.svg ENG Leon Mike 93930000
22 FW Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Darren Mackie 3893482021
23 GK Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Ryan Esson 120901020
24 MF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Ross O'Donoghue 10100000
25 MF Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Fergus Tiernan 2502300020
27 MF Flag of Iceland.svg ISL Calum Bett 30300000
28 FW Flag of Scotland.svg SCO Scott Michie 00000000
30 GK Flag of England.svg ENG David Preece 80800000

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.

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