Heart of Midlothian
2001–02 season
ManagerScotland Craig Levein
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish Cup4th Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Canada Kevin McKenna (9)
All:
Canada Kevin McKenna (9) Jamaica 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

The 2001–02 season was the 105th 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 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.

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