| 2000–01 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim McLean (until 14 October 2000) Doug Smith (from 17 October 2000) | |
| Manager | Paul Sturrock (until 7 August 2000) Alex Smith (from 8 August 2000 as caretaker) Alex Smith (from 30 August 2000) | |
| Bank of Scotland Premierleague | 11th W:9 D:8 L:21 F:38 A:63 P:35 | |
| Tennent'sScottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| CIS Insurance Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Derek Lilley (6) All:Derek Lilley (7) | |
| Highest home attendance | 12,306 (vsCeltic, 26 December) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,497 (vsKilmarnock, 28 November) | |
The2000–01 season was the 92nd year offootball played byDundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. United finished in eleventh place in theScottish Premier League, in the first year of the league split, forced by the expansion to twelve teams.
United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions by theOld Firm - toRangers in theCIS Insurance Cup quarter-finals and to eventual winnersCeltic in theTennent'sScottish Cup semi-finals.
Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.[1] The team finished eleventh in theScottish Premier League.
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of theCIS Cup at the semi-finals stage, losing toRangers.Celtic knocked United out of theTennent'sScottish Cup at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2000 | Celtic | H | 1-2 | 11,761 | McCracken |
| 5 August 2000 | Hibernian | A | 0-3 | 9,541 | |
| 12 August 2000 | Motherwell | H | 1-1 | 6,201 | Paterson |
| 19 August 2000 | St Johnstone | H | 1-2 | 6,636 | Aljofree |
| 26 August 2000 | Dunfermline | A | 0-1 | 4,980 | |
| 9 September 2000 | Kilmarnock | A | 0-1 | 6,380 | |
| 16 September 2000 | St Mirren | H | 0-0 | 5,943 | |
| 20 September 2000 | Dundee | A | 0-3 | 9,838 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 3-5 | 7,699 | Easton,McConalogue,Hannah |
| 1 October 2000 | Rangers | A | 0-3 | 44,324 | |
| 14 October 2000 | Hearts | H | 0-4 | 7,016 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Celtic | A | 1-2 | 59,427 | Own goal |
| 28 October 2000 | Hibernian | H | 0-1 | 8,042 | |
| 4 November 2000 | Motherwell | A | 1-2 | 6,864 | Naveda |
| 11 November 2000 | Dundee | H | 0-2 | 11,454 | |
| 18 November 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 0-1 | 4,295 | |
| 25 November 2000 | Dunfermline | H | 3-2 | 6,012 | O'Connor,Easton,Miller |
| 28 November 2000 | Kilmarnock | H | 0-1 | 5,497 | |
| 5 December 2000 | St Mirren | A | 1-1 | 4,685 | Naveda |
| 17 December 2000 | Rangers | H | 1-1 | 10,750 | Lilley |
| 23 December 2000 | Hearts | A | 1-3 | 12,128 | Aljofree |
| 26 December 2000 | Celtic | H | 0-4 | 12,306 | |
| 30 December 2000 | Hibernian | A | 0-1 | 10,197 | |
| 2 January 2001 | Motherwell | H | 2-0 | 6,311 | Easton,Hamilton |
| 31 January 2001 | Dundee | A | 3-2[dead link] | 11,724 | Davidson,Easton,Lauchlan |
| 3 February 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 1-1[dead link] | 6,482 | Miller |
| 10 February 2001 | Dunfermline | A | 1-3[dead link] | 5,180 | Lilley |
| 24 February 2001 | Kilmarnock | A | 0-0 | 6,227 | |
| 3 March 2001 | St Mirren | H | 4-0 | 8,334 | Miller,Hannah,Lilley,Hamilton |
| 17 March 2001 | Aberdeen | H | 1-1 | 8,472 | Miller |
| 31 March 2001 | Rangers | A | 2-0 | 48,382 | Thompson,Lilley |
| 4 April 2001 | Aberdeen | A | 1-4 | 9,962 | Griffin |
| 7 April 2001 | Hearts | H | 1-1 | 7,242 | Thompson |
| 23 April 2001 | St Mirren | A | 1-2 | 6,473 | Thompson |
| 28 April 2001 | Motherwell | H | 1-0 | 5,928 | Buchan |
| 6 May 2001 | Dunfermline | H | 1-0 | 6,679 | Thompson |
| 12 May 2001 | St Johnstone | A | 3-2 | 6,748 | Miller,Easton,Lilley |
| 20 May 2001 | Aberdeen | A | 2-1 | 11,633 | Venetis,Lilley |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2001 | Montrose | A | 2–0 | 2,592 | Lauchlan (2) |
| 17 February 2001 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 6,186 | Miller,Easton |
| 11 March 2001 | Rangers | H | 1–0 | 11,793 | Hannah |
| 15 April 2001 | Celtic | N | 1–3 | 38,699 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2000 | Alloa | A | 3–0 | 1,088 | McConalogue (3) |
| 5 September 2000 | Airdrieonians | A | 0-0 | 5,018 | |
| 31 October 2000 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 30,966 |
United beat Airdrieonians 4–3 on penalties
During the 2000–01 season, United used 41 different players, with a further two named as substitutes who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 42 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
| 11 | Dundee United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 35 | |
| 12 | St Mirren(R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to theFirst Division |
In[edit]Sixteen players were signed during the 2000–01 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £350,000. In addition, one player was signed on loan. The players that joined Dundee United during the 2000-01 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.
Loans in[edit]
| Out[edit]Sixteen players left the club during the season with only one transfer -Scott McCulloch toCardiff City - bringing in a fee (£100k). 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.
Loans out[edit]
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        Home colours |  Away colours |
The jerseys were sponsored for a fifth season byTelewest. The away kit sometimes used the home shorts and socks.
