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2000–01 Dundee United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Dundee United F.C.
season	2000–01
manager	Paul Sturrock (until 7 August 2000)
Alex Smith (from 8 August 2000 as caretaker)
Alex Smith (from 30 August 2000)
chairman	Jim McLean (until 14 October 2000)
Doug Smith (from 17 October 2000)
stadium	Tannadice Park
league	Bank of Scotland Premierleague
league result	11th
W:9 D:8 L:21 F:38 A:63 P:35
cup1	Tennent's Scottish Cup	cup1 result = Semi-finals
cup2	CIS Insurance Cup	cup2 result = Quarter-finals
league topscorer	Derek Lilley (6)
season topscorer	Derek Lilley (7)
highest attendance	12,306 (vs Celtic, 26 December)
lowest attendance	5,497 (vs Kilmarnock, 28 November)
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pattern_sh1	_orangesides
pattern_so1	_blacktop
leftarm1	ff8c00
body1	ff8c00
rightarm1	ff8c00
shorts1	000000
socks1	ff8c00
prevseason	1999–00
nextseason	2001–02

Alex Smith (from 8 August 2000 as caretaker) Alex Smith (from 30 August 2000) Doug Smith (from 17 October 2000) W:9 D:8 L:21 F:38 A:63 P:35

The 2000–01 season was the 92nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. United finished in eleventh place in the Scottish 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 the Old Firm - to Rangers in the CIS Insurance Cup quarter-finals and to eventual winners Celtic in the Tennent's Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season. The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the CIS Cup at the semi-finals stage, losing to Rangers. Celtic knocked United out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

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	11,724	Davidson, Easton, Lauchlan
3 February 2001	St Johnstone	H	1-1	6,482	Miller
10 February 2001	Dunfermline	A	1-3	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

Tennent's Scottish Cup

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

CIS Insurance Cup

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

Player details

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. |}

Goalscorers

Seventeen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 46 goals in total. Derek Lilley was the top goalscorer, scoring seven goals.

League	Cups	Total
6	1	7
5	1	6
5	1	6
4		4
1	3	4
2	1	3
1	2	3
2		2
2		2
2		2
1		1
1		1
1		1
1		1
1		1
1		1
1		1

Discipline

During the 2000–01 season, six United players were sent off, and 24 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received seven dismissals and 79 cautions.

Name	Cautions	Dismissals
	5	2
	7	1
	7	1
	6	1
	4	1
		1
	8
	8
	6
	4
	4
	3
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

In

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.

Date	Player	From	Fee (£)
25 July 2000	ENG	Darlington	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/830607.stm	title=Heaney moves north	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=25 July 2000}}
21 August 2000	SCO	Bradford City	url=http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=130	title=Dundee Utd's transfers in 2000–01	publisher=Soccerbase	access-date=3 January 2008	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001191925/http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740	archive-date=1 October 2007	url-status=dead}}
25 August 2000	CMR	Al Wasl	Free
22 September 2000	HON	Motagua	url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=153&cd=2000&cd1=9	title=Honduras trio signed	publisher=Dundee United F.C.	date=22 September 2000	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095309/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=153&cd=2000&cd1=9	archive-date=17 February 2012 }}
22 September 2000	HON	Motagua	Unknown
22 September 2000	ARG	Motagua	Unknown
30 September 2000	ARG	Sanremese	url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=161&cd=2000&cd1=9	title=United sign Galoppo and Marcora	publisher=Dundee United F.C.	date=30 September 2000	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095320/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=161&cd=2000&cd1=9	archive-date=17 February 2012}}
30 September 2000	URU	Real España	Released
27 October 2000	SCO	Kilmarnock	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/984844.stm	title=Lauchlan finally joins United	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=27 October 2000}}
3 November 2000	SCO	Watford	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/1005727.stm	title=Two new faces at Tannadice	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=3 November 2000}}
3 November 2000	ARG	Unattached (ex-Hapoel Jerusalem)	Free
10 November 2000	SCO	Crystal Palace	Free
14 December 2000	SCO	Oxford United)	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1067430.stm	title=Lilley join up at United	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=14 December 2000}}
25 January 2001	ESP	Barcelona	Free
30 March 2001	SCO	Unattached (ex-Airdrieonians)	url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=404&cd=2001&cd1=3	title=United seek ex-Diamonds duo	publisher=Dundee United F.C.	date=30 March 2001	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210090525/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=404&cd=2001&cd1=3	archive-date=10 February 2012 }}
30 March 2001	SCO	Unattached (ex-Airdrieonians)	Free

Loans in

Date	Player	To	Until
1 October 1999	ENG	Wimbledon	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1311789.stm	title=Robinson signs for United on loan	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=22 February 2001}}

Out

Sixteen players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Scott McCulloch to Cardiff 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.

Date	Player	To	Fee
1 September 2000	SCO	Cardiff City	£0,100,000
25 September 2000	SCO	York City	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/941908.stm	title=Mathie is released by United	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=25 September 2000}}
25 October 2000	HON	BSV Bad Bleiberg	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/989929.stm	title=South Americans leave Tannadice	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=25 October 2000}}
25 October 2000	ARG	Sanremese	Released
25 October 2000	URU	Real España	Released
25 October 2000	HON	Platense	Released
31 October 2000	ARG	Club Deportivo Olimpia	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1000386.stm	title=Fuentes joins the United exodus	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=31 October 2000}}
6 December 2000	FRA	Sedan	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1058476.stm	title=United release foreign duo	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=6 December 2000}}
6 December 2000	CMR	Unknown	Released
7 December 2000	NIR	York City	Released
12 December 2000	SEN	Persma Manado	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1067350.stm	title=Fernandez is freed by United	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=12 December 2000}}
23 January 2001	IRL	Plymouth Argyle	Nominal
21 March 2001	CAN	Rochester Rhinos	Free
3 April 2001	ESP	Unknown	Released
20 May 2001	SCO	Livingston	Released
20 May 2001	SCO	Livingston	Released

Loans out

Date	Player	To	Until
20 November 2000	IRL	Plymouth Argyle	20 January 2001
4 January 2001	SCO	Morton	2 March 2001
4 January 2001	SCO	Forfar Athletic	10 February 2001
5 January 2001	SCO	Morton	31 January 2001
15 January 2001	ENG	Portadown	6 May 2001
28 February 2001	SCO	Alloa Athletic	6 May 2001

Playing kit

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The jerseys were sponsored for a fifth season by Telewest. The away kit sometimes used the home shorts and socks.

Trivia

Of Derek Lilley's six league goals, only one - in the 3–1 defeat at Dunfermline - failed to achieve points for United.

Awards

Alex Smith
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: 2 :: March 2001, May 2001

References

(19 December 2000). "Dundee Utd 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase.
(23 November 2000). "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase.
(25 July 2000). "Heaney moves north". BBC Sport website.
"Dundee Utd's transfers in 2000–01". Soccerbase.
(22 September 2000). "Honduras trio signed". Dundee United F.C..
(30 September 2000). "United sign Galoppo and Marcora". Dundee United F.C..
(27 October 2000). "Lauchlan finally joins United". BBC Sport website.
(3 November 2000). "Two new faces at Tannadice". BBC Sport website.
(14 December 2000). "Lilley join up at United". BBC Sport website.
(30 March 2001). "United seek ex-Diamonds duo". Dundee United F.C..
(22 February 2001). "Robinson signs for United on loan". BBC Sport website.
(3 May 2001). "Robinson returns to Wimbledon". BBC Sport website.
(25 September 2000). "Mathie is released by United". BBC Sport website.
(25 October 2000). "South Americans leave Tannadice". BBC Sport website.
(31 October 2000). "Fuentes joins the United exodus". BBC Sport website.
(6 December 2000). "United release foreign duo". BBC Sport website.
(12 December 2000). "Fernandez is freed by United". BBC Sport website.
(21 March 2001). "Pat Onstad a Rhino again". Dundee United F.C..
(3 April 2001). "Short-stay Sanchez heads home". Dundee United F.C..

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