# 2001–02 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2001–02 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 6th position with 45 points.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 28 July 2001 | Motherwell | H | 5–2 | 4,830 | de Gier 8', 59', Nicholson 46', 70', Bullen 56' |
| 2 | 4 August 2001 | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | 4,701 | Nicholson 6', Nicholls 55' |
| 3 | 11 August 2001 | Rangers | H | 1–4 | 10,902 | Klos 52' (o.g.) |
| 4 | 18 August 2001 | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | 7,260 | Thomson 61', 77' |
| 5 | 25 August 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 6,992 | |
| 6 | 8 September 2001 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 57,936 | Crawford 85' |
| 7 | 16 September 2001 | Hibernian | A | 1–5 | 11,035 | Crawford 38' |
| 8 | 22 September 2001 | Livingston | H | 1–2 | 4,516 | Crawford 8' |
| 9 | 30 September 2001 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–2 | 3,983 | |
| 10 | 13 October 2001 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 5,094 | Hampshire 26' |
| 11 | 20 October 2001 | Aberdeen | A | 2–3 | 11,195 | Crawford 68', de Gier 78' |
| 12 | 27 October 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | 4,494 | de Gier 63', 77' |
| 13 | 3 November 2001 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 4,578 | |
| 14 | 10 November 2001 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 6,241 | Petrie 13', Crawford 63' |
| 15 | 17 November 2001 | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 48,554 | |
| 16 | 24 November 2001 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 4,891 | Petrie 69' |
| 17 | 1 December 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 11,176 | Nicholson 73' |
| 18 | 9 December 2001 | Celtic | H | 0–4 | 8,207 | |
| 19 | 15 December 2001 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 6,617 | Nicholson 74' |
| 20 | 22 December 2001 | Livingston | A | 0–0 | 5,326 | |
| 21 | 26 December 2001 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 6,873 | |
| 22 | 29 December 2001 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 7,774 | Bullen 22' |
| 23 | 12 January 2002 | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | 3,459 | Mason 80' |
| 24 | 19 January 2002 | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | 4,280 | Skerla 25', Mason 49', Bullen 59' |
| 25 | 23 January 2002 | Rangers | H | 2–4 | 8,795 | Thomson 17', 33' |
| 26 | 2 February 2002 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 5,527 | Thomson 54' |
| 27 | 9 February 2002 | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 58,590 | |
| 28 | 13 February 2002 | Dundee | A | 2–2 | 6,043 | Thomson 48', Nicholson 90' |
| 29 | 16 February 2002 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 9,788 | Hampshire 59' |
| 30 | 2 March 2002 | Livingston | H | 1–0 | 5,032 | Bullen 51' |
| 31 | 9 March 2002 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 5,613 | N'Diaye 67', Hampshire 76' |
| 32 | 16 March 2002 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 13,764 | |
| 33 | 23 March 2002 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 7,299 | Nicholson 33', Crawford 52' |
| 34 | 6 April 2002 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 7,339 | |
| 35 | 13 April 2002 | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 57,016 | |
| 36 | 20 April 2002 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 10,108 | |
| 37 | 28 April 2002 | Livingston | A | 1–4 | 8,749 | Dair 42' |
| 38 | 12 May 2002 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 8,716 | Crawford 86' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second round | 26 September 2001 | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–0 | 2,796 | Nicholson 36', Mason 58' 76' |
| Third round | 9 October 2001 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 (1–4 pens) | 2,206 | Hampshire 63' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 5 January 2002 | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | 5,131 | Crawford 22', 46', Thomson 38' |
| Fourth round | 26 January 2002 | Ayr United | A | 0–3 | 3,681 | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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.