2001–02 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2001–02 season is the 105th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the fourth consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League in which Hearts have competed since its inauguration in 1998–99. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2001–02 season
Manager Craig Levein
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish Cup4th Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin McKenna (9)
All:
Kevin McKenna (9) Ricardo Fuller (9)
Highest home attendance17,474 v Hibs Scottish Premier League 29 December 2001
Lowest home attendance9,808 v Ross County Scottish Cup 5 January 2002
Average home league attendance12,080

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies
17 July 2001 FriendlyTop Oss0–4Hearts
Fulton  2' Simmons  81' Flogel  87' Boyack  88' Attendance: 420
18 July 2001 FriendlyRoosendaal2–0Hearts
 39'  73' Attendance: 650
21 July 2001 FriendlyGB Antwerpen3–1Hearts
 20'  41'  75' McKenna  16' Attendance: 1,200

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Premier League
28 July 2001 SPLLivingston2–1HeartsAlmondvale Stadium
Cabrera  34' Fernández  63' Cameron  89' Attendance: 8,321
Referee: John Underhill
4 August 2001 SPLHearts1–0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  20' Attendance: 12,696
Referee: Robert Orr
11 August 2001 SPLCeltic2–0HeartsCeltic Park
Larsson  45' (64) Attendance: 58,423
Referee: Willie Young
18 August 2001 SPLHearts3–1DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  12' Wales  13' (17) Nemsadze  86' Attendance: 12,259
Referee: Kevin Toner
25 August 2001 SPLDunfermline0–1HeartsEast End Park
Severin  74' Attendance: 6,992
Referee: Mike McCurry
8 September 2001 SPLHearts2–2RangersTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  7' Simmons  80' Latapy  12' Flo  52' Attendance: 14,014
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 September 2001 SPLKilmarnock1–0HeartsRugby Park
Dargo  77' Attendance: 7,564
Referee: Dougie McDonald
22 September 2001 SPLMotherwell2–0HeartsFir Park
Kelly  37' Elliot  72' Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Garry Mitchell
29 September 2001 SPLHearts1–2Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Simmons  69' McIntyre  49' Thompson  90' Attendance: 11,034
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 October 2001 SPLHearts3–0St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  25' (60) Adam  38' Attendance: 10,735
Referee: Tom Brown
21 October 2001 SPLHibs2–1HeartsEaster Road
De la Cruz  1' (26) Simmons  64' Attendance: 13,774
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 October 2001 SPLAberdeen3–2HeartsPittodrie
Dadi  18' Winters  32' Young  67' Fulton  17' Adam  46' Attendance: 13,883
Referee: Ian Fyfye
3 November 2001 SPLHearts1–3LivingstonTynecastle Stadium
Kevin McKenna  75' Fernández  22' (25) Wilson  72' Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Kevin Toner
10 November 2001 SPLHearts2–0DundeeTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  54' Fuller  71' Attendance: 10,374
Referee: Alan Freeland
17 November 2001 SPLHearts0–1CelticTynecastle Stadium
Larsson  41' (pen.) Attendance: 15,570
Referee: Mike McCurry
24 November 2001 SPLDundee1–1HeartsDens Park
Mackay  80' Webster  30' Attendance: 7,219
Referee: Willie Young
1 December 2001 SPLHearts1–1DunfermlineTynecastle Stadium
Simmons  90' (pen.) Nicholson  73' Attendance: 11,176
Referee: Robert Orr
9 December 2001 SPLRangers3–1HeartsIbrox
De Boer  6' Latapy  19' Arveladze  69' McKenna  39' Attendance: 47,891
Referee: Kevin Toner
15 December 2001 SPLHearts2–0KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Simmons  9' (pen.) Fuller  25' Attendance: 10,027
Referee: Kenny Clark
22 December 2001 SPLHearts3–1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Fuller  54' (79) McKenna  64' Elliot  20' Attendance: 10,674
Referee: Ian Fyfye
26 December 2001 SPLDundee United0–2HeartsTannadice
Wales  32' Fuller  47' Attendance: 8,762
Referee: Kevin Toner
29 December 2001 SPLHearts1–1HibsTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  11' O'Neil  91' Attendance: 17,474
Referee: Stuart Dougal
2 January 2002 SPLSt Johnstone0–2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Wales  39' Fuller  72' Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Willie Young
12 January 2002 SPLHearts3–1AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Gronlund  38' Fulton  55' Wales  62' Bisconti  45' Attendance: 12,902
Referee: John Rowbotham
19 January 2002 SPLLivingston2–0HeartsAlmondvale Stadium
Bingham  54' Fernandez  66' Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Dougie McDonald
23 January 2002 SPLCeltic2–0HeartsCeltic Park
Larsson  80' (86) Attendance: 57,203
Referee: Robert Orr
2 February 2002 SPLDunfermline Athletic1–1HeartsEast End Park
Thomson  54' Adam  90' Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 February 2002 SPLHearts0–2RangersTynecastle Stadium
de Boer  61' McCann  82' Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 February 2002 SPLKilmarnock3–3HeartsRugby Park
Mahe  40' Pressley  83' (pen.) Gronlund  86' Dargo  42' Johnson  56' Murray  66' Attendance: 7,138
Referee: Kenny Clark
2 March 2002 SPLMotherwell1–2HeartsFir Park
Leitch  55' Severin  23' Sloan  82' Attendance: 7,177
Referee: Robert Orr
9 March 2002 SPLHearts1–2Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  81' Aljofree  10' (pen.) Miller  34' Attendance: 10,893
Referee: Stuart Dougal
16 March 2002 SPLHibs1–2HeartsEaster Road
O'Connor  5' Severin  40' Pressley  88' (pen.) Attendance: 13,240
Referee: Robert Orr
23 March 2002 SPLHearts1–3St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Wales  49' Lovenkrands  21' (31) John McBride  39' (pen.) Attendance: 10,672
Referee: Alan Freeland
7 April 2002 SPLRangers2–0HeartsIbrox
Dodds  38' (71) Attendance: 47,492
Referee: Dougie McDonald
13 April 2002 SPLAberdeen2–3HeartsPittodrie
Rutkiewicz  8' Winters  79' Tod  3' Mahe  87' McKenna  89' Attendance: 12,467
Referee: Mike McCurry
20 April 2002 SPLHearts2–0Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  59' Kirk  79' Attendance: 10,108
Referee: Kevin Toner
28 April 2002 SPLHearts1–4CelticTynecastle Stadium
Fuller  31' Lynch  12' (41) Maloney  50' (66) Attendance: 12,391
Referee: John Rowbotham
12 May 2002 SPLHearts2–3LivingstonTynecastle 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 R3Ross County0 – 0
(5–4 p)		HeartsVictoria Park
Attendance: 1,904

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Cup
5 January 2002 Scottish Cup R3Hearts2–1Ross CountyTynecastle Stadium
Fuller  50' (77) Prest  89' Attendance: 9,908
Referee: Kevin Toner
26 January 2002 Scottish Cup R3Hearts1–3InvernessTynecastle Stadium
Wales  45' Tokely  26' Wyness  57' Bagan  73' Attendance: 12,016
Referee: Alan Freeland

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
3 Livingston 38 16 10 12 50 47 +3 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4 Aberdeen 38 16 7 15 51 49 +2 55
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:
  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.

See also

References
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