2001–02 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2001–02 was a turbulent one for
League season
Hibs began the 2001–02 league season in reasonable form, winning convincingly against
the speed of the appointment will come as a surprise considering the Easter Road board only met on Thursday night with a view to drawing up a shortlist and because the Frenchman has no previous coaching experience.
Hibs were already on a poor run of form when Sauzee was appointed, and this was greatly extended during his time in charge.[7] After just 69 days in the job, Sauzee was sacked by Hibs.[3] Another factor appeared to be that the last place club, St Johnstone, had just won a game and reduced the gap between the clubs to nine points, with Hibs due to play the Perth club in their next game.[7] Sauzee spoke to the media after his dismissal, insisting that he was not worried that Hibs may be relegated.[7] Two days later, Hibs agreed a deal with Bobby Williamson to be the new manager, subject to compensation being agreed with Kilmarnock.[8] In Williamson's first game in charge, the key match with St. Johnstone, Hibs won 3–0 and all but ensured their survival in the SPL.[9] The result gave Hibs their first win in 19 SPL games, since an Edinburgh derby win in October.[9] Despite the positive result, some of the Hibs supporters chanted Sauzee's name.[9] The match reporter writing in The Observer reckoned that this was a sarcastic criticism of the Hibs board's decisions in hiring and then so quickly firing Sauzee.[9] Further wins towards the end of the season meant that Hibs, although finishing in a lowly 10th, ended up 20 points ahead of St Johnstone.
Results
28 July 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Ngonge ![]() Cocard ![]() |
Attendance: 12,717 Referee: Somers |
4 August 2001 SPL | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Dens Park, Dundee |
Caballero ![]() |
O'Neil ![]() |
Attendance: 9,447 Referee: Dallas |
11 August 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Rowbotham |
18 August 2001 SPL | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Flo ![]() |
McManus ![]() Orman ![]() |
Attendance: 45,540 Referee: Underhill |
25 August 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fenwick ![]() |
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Attendance: 14,701 Referee: Clark |
16 September 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 5 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Luna ![]() |
Crawford ![]() |
Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Dallas |
23 September 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | St Johnstone | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 10,404 Referee: McDonald |
30 September 2001 Livingston | ||||
Quino ![]() |
Attendance: 10,016 Referee: Orr |
13 October 2001 SPL | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Hamilton ![]() Hamilton ![]() Griffin ![]() |
Brebner ![]() |
Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Underhill |
21 October 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
de la Cruz ![]() de la Cruz ![]() |
Simmons ![]() |
Attendance: 13,774 Referee: McCurry |
27 October 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Brewster ![]() |
Milne ![]() |
Attendance: 11,130 Referee: Young |
3 November 2001 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Brown |
17 November 2001 SPL | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Winters ![]() Zerouali ![]() |
Attendance: 12,226 Referee: Clark |
24 November 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Xausa ![]() Xausa ![]() Lowndes ![]() |
Attendance: 11,146 Referee: Fyfe |
1 December 2001 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Hartson ![]() Hartson ![]() Lennon ![]() |
Attendance: 59,415 Referee: Young |
8 December 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
O'Neil ![]() |
Elliott ![]() |
Attendance: 11,158 Referee: Somers |
12 December 2001 SPL | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Ricksen ![]() |
Luna ![]() |
Attendance: 46,179 Referee: Rowbotham |
15 December 2001 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | East End Park, Dunfermline |
Nicholson ![]() |
Attendance: 6,617 Referee: McDonald |
22 December 2001 SPL | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Toner |
26 December 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 0 – 3 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
) | Attendance: 14,021 Referee: McCurry |
2 January 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Paterson ![]() |
Attendance: 11,155 Referee: McDonald |
12 January 2002 SPL | Dundee | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Dens Park, Dundee |
Fan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Somers |
19 January 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Hurtado ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Johnson ![]() McGowne ![]() |
Attendance: 9,592 Referee: Clark |
23 January 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 3 – 4 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Luna ![]() |
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Attendance: 10,555 Referee: Dallas |
2 February 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
O'Connor ![]() |
Hartson ![]() |
Attendance: 12,315 Referee: Freeland |
9 February 2002 Motherwell | ||||
Ferrere ![]() |
Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Dougal |
16 February 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Townsley ![]() |
Hampshire ![]() |
Attendance: 9,788 Referee: McCurry |
2 March 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Murray ![]() Murray ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 13,731 Referee: Rowbotham |
16 March 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
O'Connor ![]() |
Severin ![]() Pressley ![]() |
Attendance: 13,240 Referee: Young |
23 March 2002 SPL | Dundee United | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Thompson ![]() |
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Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Toner |
7 April 2002 SPL | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
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O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 5,417 Referee: Brown |
13 April 2002 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Ngonge ![]() |
Attendance: 6,236 Referee: Somers |
21 April 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 7,701 Referee: Freeland |
27 April 2002 SPL | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Dundee | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Townsley ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Milne ![]() |
Attendance: 8,852 Referee: Dougal |
12 May 2002 SPL | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Townsley ![]() |
Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Thomson |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Dundee United | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 46 | |
9 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 44 | |
10 | Hibernian | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 41 | |
11 | Motherwell | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 40 | |
12 | St Johnstone (R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 21 | Relegation to the First Division |
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
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.
UEFA Cup
Having finished third in the previous season's
When the match was finally played, Hibs suffered a 2–0 defeat in the "disrespectful" atmosphere of the Nikos Goumas Stadium.[13] The match reporter for The Scotsman observed that:[13]
the minute’s silence before kick-off in memory of those murdered in the recent terrorist atrocities was sabotaged by those wild incumbents of the notorious skepasti - "the covered ones" - end of the stadium, who whistled and jeered throughout, and then burnt the stars and stripes for good measure.
Hibs appeared to miss the "calming influence" of
Sauzee returned for the second leg at
Results
20 September 2001 UEFA Cup | AEK Athens | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens |
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Attendance: 15,525 Referee: Hanacsek |
27 September 2001 agg | AEK Athens | Easter Road, Edinburgh | ||
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Tsiartas ![]() |
Attendance: 16,647 Referee: Granat |
Scottish League Cup
As one of the
Results
9 October 2001 Scottish League Cup | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
Brewster ![]() Brewster ![]() |
Attendance: 4,601 Referee: McDonald |
27 November 2001 Scottish League Cup | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Luna ![]() |
Attendance: 8,825 Referee: Toner |
6 February 2002 AET | Ayr United | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||
Annand ![]() |
Attendance: 11,779 Referee: McCurry |
Scottish Cup
Hibs' brief
Results
5 January 2002 Scottish Cup | Stranraer | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Stair Park, Stranraer |
Attendance: 2,259 Referee: Young |
15 January 2002 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Stranraer | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Young |
26 January 2002 Scottish Cup | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
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Brebner ![]() |
Attendance: 25,636 Referee: Rowbotham |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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Player stats
During the 2001–02 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[19]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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Tony Caig | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Nick Colgan | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Caldwell | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Allan Dempsie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ulises de la Cruz | 39 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Fenwick | 29 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Hilland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ulrik Laursen | 31 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Lilian Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Franck Sauzee
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11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Smith
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36 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steven Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Lyndon Andrews | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Frederic Arpinon
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23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Grant Brebner | 35 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Mathias Jack | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ian Murray | 40 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kevin Nicol | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John O'Neil | 38 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alen Orman | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alan Reid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Derek Townsley | 22 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jarkko Wiss | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Craig Brewster | 28 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Frederic Daquin
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eduardo Hurtado | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paco Luna
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30 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tam McManus | 26 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Garry O'Connor | 24 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek Riordan | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Allan Smart | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Zitelli | 27 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Hardie, David (1 October 2011). "Ex-Hibs chief recalls day he sacked Sauzee". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Hibs sack Sauzee". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2002.
- ^ a b "Gers step up manager search". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 December 2001.
- ^ "Rangers unveil McLeish". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 December 2001.
- ^ a b c "Hibs choose Sauzee". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 December 2001.
- ^ a b c "No Sauzee fears for Hibs". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2002.
- ^ "Williamson agrees to take job". The Scotsman. 23 February 2002.
- ^ a b c d "Murray ends famine". The Observer. 3 March 2002.
- ^ Ingle, Sean; Murray, Scott (12 September 2001). "Uefa postpones European matches". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Hibs faithful fear they won't receive any compensation". Edinburgh Evening News. 13 September 2001.
- ^ "UEFA finds new dates for postponed games". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 12 September 2001.
- ^ a b c d e "Hibs pay penalty with gifts for Greeks". The Scotsman. 21 September 2001.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hibs crash in extra time". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2001.
- ^ "My team: Hibernian". The Observer. 2 March 2003.
- ^ "Hibs unveil record buy". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 June 2001.
- ^ "O'Connor out injured: Chala in?". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2001.
- ^ Womersley, Tara (30 April 2002). "Promising Hibernian FC player dies from suspected drug overdose after night out". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Hibernian 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
External links
- Fixtures & Results, Hibernian F.C. official site
- Hibernian 2001/2002 results and fixtures, Soccerbase