2001–02 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2001–02 season
Manager	Craig Levein
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League	5th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kevin McKenna; (9 goals); All: ; Ricardo Fuller; Kevin McKenna; (9 each)
Highest home attendance	17,474 v Hibs Scottish Premier League 29 December 2001
Lowest home attendance	9,808 v Ross County Scottish Cup 5 January 2002
Average home league attendance	12,080
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 19th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies

17 July 2001 Friendly	Top Oss	0–4	Hearts
			Fulton 2' Simmons 81' Flogel 87' Boyack 88'	Attendance: 420

18 July 2001 Friendly	Roosendaal	2–0	Hearts
	39' 73'			Attendance: 650

21 July 2001 Friendly	GB Antwerpen	3–1	Hearts
	20' 41' 75'		McKenna 16'	Attendance: 1,200

Scottish Premier League

28 July 2001 SPL	Livingston	2–1	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium
	Cabrera 34' Fernández 63'		Cameron 89'	Attendance: 8,321 Referee: John Underhill

4 August 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 20'			Attendance: 12,696 Referee: Robert Orr

11 August 2001 SPL	Celtic	2–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Larsson 45' (64)			Attendance: 58,423 Referee: Willie Young

18 August 2001 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 12' Wales 13' (17)		Nemsadze 86'	Attendance: 12,259 Referee: Kevin Toner

25 August 2001 SPL	Dunfermline	0–1	Hearts	East End Park
			Severin 74'	Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Mike McCurry

8 September 2001 SPL	Hearts	2–2	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 7' Simmons 80'		Latapy 12' Flo 52'	Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Hugh Dallas

16 September 2001 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–0	Hearts	Rugby Park
	Dargo 77'			Attendance: 7,564 Referee: Dougie McDonald

22 September 2001 SPL	Motherwell	2–0	Hearts	Fir Park
	Kelly 37' Elliot 72'			Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Garry Mitchell

29 September 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–2	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Simmons 69'		McIntyre 49' Thompson 90'	Attendance: 11,034 Referee: John Rowbotham

13 October 2001 SPL	Hearts	3–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Juanjo 25' (60) Adam 38'			Attendance: 10,735 Referee: Tom Brown

21 October 2001 SPL	Hibs	2–1	Hearts	Easter Road
	De la Cruz 1' (26)		Simmons 64'	Attendance: 13,774 Referee: Mike McCurry

27 October 2001 SPL	Aberdeen	3–2	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Dadi 18' Winters 32' Young 67'		Fulton 17' Adam 46'	Attendance: 13,883 Referee: Ian Fyfye

3 November 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–3	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	Kevin McKenna 75'		Fernández 22' (25) Wilson 72'	Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Kevin Toner

10 November 2001 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 54' Fuller 71'			Attendance: 10,374 Referee: Alan Freeland

17 November 2001 SPL	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
			Larsson 41' (pen.)	Attendance: 15,570 Referee: Mike McCurry

24 November 2001 SPL	Dundee	1–1	Hearts	Dens Park
	Mackay 80'		Webster 30'	Attendance: 7,219 Referee: Willie Young

1 December 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	Simmons 90' (pen.)		Nicholson 73'	Attendance: 11,176 Referee: Robert Orr

9 December 2001 SPL	Rangers	3–1	Hearts	Ibrox
	De Boer 6' Latapy 19' Arveladze 69'		McKenna 39'	Attendance: 47,891 Referee: Kevin Toner

15 December 2001 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
	Simmons 9' (pen.) Fuller 25'			Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Kenny Clark

22 December 2001 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Fuller 54' (79) McKenna 64'		Elliot 20'	Attendance: 10,674 Referee: Ian Fyfye

26 December 2001 SPL	Dundee United	0–2	Hearts	Tannadice
			Wales 32' Fuller 47'	Attendance: 8,762 Referee: Kevin Toner

29 December 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 11'		O'Neil 91'	Attendance: 17,474 Referee: Stuart Dougal

2 January 2002 SPL	St Johnstone	0–2	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
			Wales 39' Fuller 72'	Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Willie Young

12 January 2002 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gronlund 38' Fulton 55' Wales 62'		Bisconti 45'	Attendance: 12,902 Referee: John Rowbotham

19 January 2002 SPL	Livingston	2–0	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium
	Bingham 54' Fernandez 66'			Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Dougie McDonald

23 January 2002 SPL	Celtic	2–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
			Larsson 80' (86)	Attendance: 57,203 Referee: Robert Orr

2 February 2002 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Hearts	East End Park
	Thomson 54'		Adam 90'	Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Kenny Clark

9 February 2002 SPL	Hearts	0–2	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
			de Boer 61' McCann 82'	Attendance: 14,128 Referee: Hugh Dallas

16 February 2002 SPL	Kilmarnock	3–3	Hearts	Rugby Park
	Dargo 42' Johnson 56' Murray 66'		Mahe 40' Pressley 83' (pen.) Gronlund 86'	Attendance: 7,138 Referee: Kenny Clark

2 March 2002 SPL	Motherwell	1–2	Hearts	Fir Park
	Leitch 55'		Severin 23' Sloan 82'	Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Robert Orr

9 March 2002 SPL	Hearts	1–2	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 81'		Aljofree 10' (pen.) Miller 34'	Attendance: 10,893 Referee: Stuart Dougal

16 March 2002 SPL	Hibs	1–2	Hearts	Easter Road
	O'Connor 5'		Severin 40' Pressley 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,240 Referee: Robert Orr

23 March 2002 SPL	Hearts	1–3	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wales 49'		Lovenkrands 21' (31) John McBride 39' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Alan Freeland

7 April 2002 SPL	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Ibrox
	Dodds 38' (71)			Attendance: 47,492 Referee: Dougie McDonald

13 April 2002 SPL	Aberdeen	2–3	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Rutkiewicz 8' Winters 79'		Tod 3' Mahe 87' McKenna 89'	Attendance: 12,467 Referee: Mike McCurry

20 April 2002 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 59' Kirk 79'			Attendance: 10,108 Referee: Kevin Toner

28 April 2002 SPL	Hearts	1–4	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Fuller 31'		Lynch 12' (41) Maloney 50' (66)	Attendance: 12,391 Referee: John Rowbotham

12 May 2002 SPL	Hearts	2–3	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	Broto 51' (og.) Fulton 90' (pen.)		Cabrera 53' Bingham 72' Wilson 87'	Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Hugh Dallas

League Cup

25 September 2001 Scottish League Cup R3	Ross County	0–0 (5–4 p)	Hearts	Victoria Park
				Attendance: 1,904

Scottish Cup

5 January 2002 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	2–1	Ross County	Tynecastle Stadium
	Fuller 50' (77)		Prest 89'	Attendance: 9,908 Referee: Kevin Toner

26 January 2002 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	1–3	Inverness	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wales 45'		Tokely 26' Wyness 57' Bagan 73'	Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Alan Freeland

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]
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

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.
^ 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.

References

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[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.

[table_note_res_UCQ0.68655262360654-2] 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.

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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