2001–02 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2001-02 Season season
Manager	Bobby Williamson; (until 25 February 2002); Jim Jefferies; (from 28 February 2002);
Stadium	Rugby Park
SPL	Seventh place
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Celtic
League Cup	Third round, lost to Ayr United
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Johnson (7); All: Dargo (8)
Highest home attendance	13,201 v Celtic, SPL, 4 August 1998
Lowest home attendance	5,642 v Motherwell, SPL, 27 April 2002
Average home league attendance	7,621
Home colours	Away colours

The 2001–02 season was Kilmarnock's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Celtic.[1] They also reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United on penalties,[2] and lost in the first round of the UEFA Cup to Viking FK.[3] Manager Bobby Williamson departed for Hibernian in February 2002[4] and was replaced by former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies.[5]

Results and fixtures

Kilmarnock's score comes first

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Premier League

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	28 July 2001	Hibernian	A	2–2	12,717	Ngonge 4', Cocard 45'
2	4 August 2001	Celtic	H	0–1	13,201
3	12 August 2001	Motherwell	A	2–2	5,188	Ngonge 7', Mitchell 82'
4	18 August 2001	St Johnstone	H	2–1	6,480	di Giacomo 12', Pizzo 24'
5	26 August 2001	Dundee United	A	2–0	7,404	di Giacomo 13', McLaren 63'
6	8 September 2001	Aberdeen	A	0–2	10,732
7	16 September 2001	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–0	7,504	Dargo 78'
8	23 September 2001	Dundee	H	0–1	7,052
9	30 September 2001	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–0	3,983	McLaren 28', Dargo 80'
10	13 October 2001	Rangers	A	1–3	49,379	Calderón 66'
11	20 October 2001	Livingston	H	1–5	7,346	Santini 4' (o.g.)
12	27 October 2001	Celtic	A	0–1	58,897
13	3 November 2001	Hibernian	H	0–0	7,460
14	10 November 2001	St Johnstone	H	0–1	6,008
15	17 November 2001	Motherwell	H	2–0	6,008	Boyd 40', di Giacomo 77'
16	24 November 2001	St Johnstone	A	0–1	3,711
17	1 December 2001	Dundee United	H	2–0	6,130	Mahood 31', Hay 56'
18	8 December 2001	Aberdeen	H	3–1	7,611	Dindeleux 12', Boyd 82', Mahood 88'
19	15 December 2001	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–2	10,027
20	22 December 2001	Dundee	A	2–1	6,342	Mitchell 21', Murray 58'
21	26 December 2001	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–0	6,873
22	29 December 2001	Livingston	A	1–0	5,214	Rubio 35' (o.g.)
23	12 January 2002	Celtic	H	0–2	11,689
24	19 January 2002	Hibernian	A	2–2	9,592	Johnson 65', McGowne 90'
25	23 January 2002	Motherwell	A	0–2	4,342
26	30 January 2002	Rangers	H	2–2	11,589	Boyd 85', Johnson 90'
27	2 February 2002	Dundee United	A	2–0	5,774	Dargo 4', McGowne 65'
28	9 February 2002	Aberdeen	A	1–1	15,004	Johnson 51'
29	16 February 2002	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–3	7,138	Dargo 46', Johnson 52', Murray 66'
30	2 March 2002	Dundee	H	3–2	6,890	Dargo 11', McLaren 73', 90'
31	9 March 2002	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–2	5,618
32	16 March 2002	Livingston	H	1–1	6,936	Dargo 36'
33	20 March 2002	Rangers	A	0–5	40,768
34	6 April 2002	Dundee	A	0–2	5,579
35	13 April 2002	Hibernian	H	1–0	6,236	Ngonge 18'
36	20 April 2002	St Johnstone	A	3–0	2,285	Johnson 50', 59', Boyd 84'
37	27 April 2002	Motherwell	H	1–4	5,642	Johnson 68'
38	12 May 2002	Dundee United	H	2–2	6,142	Mitchell 43', Innes 47'

UEFA Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
QR 1st leg	9 August 2001	Glenavon	A	1–0	3,511	Innes 90'
QR 2nd leg	23 August 2001	Glenavon	H	1–0	7,454	Mitchell 66'
R1 1st leg	20 September 2001	Viking	H	1–1	8,000	Dargo 73'
R1 2nd leg	27 September 2001	Viking	A	0–2	4,599

Scottish League Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	9 October 2001	Ayr United	A	0–0 (4–5 pens)	7,418

Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	5 January 2002	Airdrieonians	H	3–0	6,849	Mitchell 12', Sanjuán 20', Canero 33'
R4	26 January 2002	Celtic	H	0–2	11,269

Player statistics

As of 12 May 2002 (UTC)[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Gordon Marshall	43	0	36+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF		Mickaël Pizzo	18	1	10+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
3	DF		Greg Shields	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Peter Canero	38	1	31+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
5	DF		Kevin McGowne	24	2	22+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF		Christophe Cocard	13	1	4+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
7	MF		Mark Reilly	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Jesús Sanjuán	23	1	18+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
9	DF		Sean Hessey	15	0	13+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Ian Durrant	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Ally Mitchell	41	5	33+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	1	4+0	1
12	GK		Colin Meldrum	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW		David Merdy	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF		Alan Mahood	39	2	33+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
15	FW		Jérôme Vareille	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Martin Baker	7	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Frédéric Dindeleux	34	1	27+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
18	FW		Michel Ngonge	12	3	7+2	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
19	FW		Craig Dargo	33	7	25+4	6	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
20	FW		Andy McLaren	31	2	13+13	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
21	DF		Chris Innes	25	2	20+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
22	FW		Kris Boyd	32	4	11+17	4	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
23	MF		Mark Canning	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	DF		Garry Hay	32	1	26+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
25	MF		Antonio Calderón	21	1	9+8	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
26	MF		James Fowler	33	0	22+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
27	FW		Gary McCutcheon	4	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Gary McDonald	7	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
29	GK		Colin Stewart	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW		Paul Di Giacomo	27	3	15+8	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
34	DF		Shaun Dillon	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF		Stevie Murray	21	2	16+3	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
36	GK		Craig Samson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW		Tommy Johnson	12	7	7+3	7	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
38	FW		Emilio Jaconelli	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
9	Dundee	38	12	8	18	41	55	−14	44

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
Notes:

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.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D
Position	8	9	9	8	4	6	4	5	5	6	6	8	8	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

Source: [7]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Mickaël Pizzo	Red Star	Free
Michel Ngonge	Queen's Park Rangers	Free[8]
Kamar Cherrad	AS Cannes	Free
David Merdy	Free Agent	Free[9]
Tommy Johnson	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
Greg Shields	Charlton Athletic	Loan

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Ally McCoist	Retired[10]
Sam Keevill	Sutton United	Free
Paul Wright	Falkirk	Free
Gus MacPherson	Dunfermline	Free
Stuart Davidson	Queen of the South	Free
Neil MacFarlane	Airdrieonians	Free
Colin Stewart	Stranraer	Loan
Mark Reilly	Airdrieonians	Loan
Jérôme Vareille	Airdrieonians	Free
Mickaël Pizzo	Grenoble	Free

References

"Results for Kilmarnock for 2001–02". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Results for Kilmarnock for 2001–02". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Viking FK 2 0 Kilmarnock". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Williamson sorry to leave Kilmarnock". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Kilmarnock call on Jefferies". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Kilmarnock 2001/02 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
"Scottish Premiership 2001/2002". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Ngonge show for Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
"Merdy checks in with Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
"McCoist takes final bow". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links

Kilmarnock 2001–02 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)

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[7] 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.

[1] "Results for Kilmarnock for 2001–02". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[2] "Results for Kilmarnock for 2001–02". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[3] "Viking FK 2 0 Kilmarnock". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[4] "Williamson sorry to leave Kilmarnock". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[5] "Kilmarnock call on Jefferies". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[stats-6] "Kilmarnock 2001/02 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[8] "Scottish Premiership 2001/2002". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[9] "Ngonge show for Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[10] "Merdy checks in with Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[11] "McCoist takes final bow". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

2001–02 in Scottish football
« 2000–01 2002–03 »
Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final)
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2002 World Cup qualifying (UEFA Group 6)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone
First Division	Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Clyde Falkirk Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Ross County St. Mirren
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers Clydebank Cowdenbeath Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Brechin City Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion

Kilmarnock Football Club
Players Managers Seasons Notable matches
Club	European football
Home stadium	Rugby Park
Rivalries	Ayrshire derby Ayrshire Cup
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