2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season
Date Player To Fee
1 July 2002 Stephen Wright Scunthorpe United Released
22 July 2002 David Partridge Motherwell Free
30 August 2002 Hasney Aljofree Plymouth Argyle Released
1 January 2003 Steven Thompson Rangers £0,200,000
16 January 2003 Kevin McGowne Partick Thistle Released
16 January 2003 Tassos Venetis Ross County Released
31 January 2003 Arnar Gunnlaugsson KR Released
7 March 2003 Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Released
22 May 2003 Stephen Carson Barnsley Released
22 May 2003 Daniele Chiarini Partick Thistle Released
31 May 2003 Jim Lauchlan Released ( went to Livingston ) Free
31 May 2003 Derek Lilley Released ( went to Livingston ) Free
27 June 2003 Jamie McCunnie Ross County Swap
27 June 2003 David Winters Ross County Swap
Out
Eight players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Steven Thompson to Rangers – bringing in a fee ( £200k ) . Two players were loaned out during the season with six also released before next season . Listed below are the players that were released during the season , along with the club that they joined . Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately .
The 2002-03 season was the 94th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. United finished the season in eighth place. United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Hibernian in the third round, and were beaten by Celtic in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals.