2000–01 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2000–01 season
ChairmanScotland Bill Barr
ManagerScotland Gordon Dalziel
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish First DivisionRunners-Up
Scottish CupThird Round, lost to Inverness CT
League CupFirst Round, lost to Dumbarton
Scottish Challenge CupFirst Round, lost to Brechin City

The 2000–01 season is the 91st season of competitive football by Ayr United.

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season

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18 July 2000 Friendly Vasalunds IF Sweden 0–3 Scotland Ayr United Skytteholms IP, Stockholm
19 July 2000 Friendly IK Sirius Sweden 0–3 Scotland Ayr United Studenternas IP, Uppsala
Attendance: 254
21 July 2000 Friendly Sandvikens IF Sweden 0–2 Scotland Ayr United Jernvallen, Sandviken
Attendance: 225
23 July 2000 Friendly Gefle IF Sweden 1–0 Scotland Ayr United Strömvallen, Gävle
Attendance: 311
26 July 2000 Friendly Albion Rovers Scotland 0–5 Scotland Ayr United Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Attendance: 250
30 July 2000 Friendly Ayr United Scotland 5–1 England Chesterfield Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,447

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2000–01 Scottish First Division

Matches

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5 August 2000 Match 1 Ayr United 1–0 Ross County Somerset Park, Ayr
Eddie Annand BBC Sport Attendance: 2,740
Referee: George Clyde
12 August 2000 Match 2 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Ayr United Recreation Park, Alloa
Willie Irvine 34' BBC Sport 66' Eddie Annand Attendance: 1,274
Referee: Eric Martindale
19 August 2000 Match 3 Ayr United 3–1 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
John Bradford 56'
Pat McGinlay 73' (81)		 BBC Sport Martin Prest Attendance: 2,705
26 August 2000 Match 4 Ayr United 5–2 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,213
9 September 2000 Match 5 Livingston 2–0 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
BBC Sport Attendance: 5,226
16 September 2000 Match 6 Greenock Morton 1–1 Ayr United Cappielow Park, Greenock
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,308
23 September 2000 Match 7 Ayr United 2–1 Clyde Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,715
Referee: E. Martindale
30 September 2000 Match 8 Ayr United 3–3 Inverness CT Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 2,070
7 October 2000 Match 9 Raith Rovers 1–3 Ayr United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,858
Referee: S. Dougal
14 October 2000 Match 10 Ross County 1–1 Ayr United Victoria Park, Dingwall
BBC Report Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Ian Fyfe
21 October 2000 Match 11 Ayr United 3–1 Alloa Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Report Attendance: 2,183
Referee: K. Clark
28 October 2000 Match 12 Falkirk 3–0 Ayr United Brockville Park, Falkirk
BBC Report Attendance: 3,783
Referee: Craig MacKay
4 November 2000 Match 13 Ayr United 1–1 Livingston Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Kevin Toner
11 November 2000 Match 14 Clyde 0–1 Ayr United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,318
Referee: J. Fleming
18 November 2000 Match 15 Ayr United 1–1 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,256
Referee: B. McGarry
25 November 2000 Match 16 Ayr United 4–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,212
Referee: J. Underhill
2 December 2000 Match 17 Inverness CT 7–3 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,513
Referee: G. Mitchell
9 December 2000 Match 18 Airdrieonians 0–0 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,572
Referee: J. Rowbotham
16 December 2000 Match 19 Ayr United 0–2 Ross County Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,007
Referee: K. Clark
2 January 2001 Match 20 Greenock Morton 0–6 Ayr United Cappielow Park, Greenock
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,866
Referee: John Fleming
6 January 2001 Match 21 Ayr United 2–0 Clyde Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,481
Referee: R. Orr
13 January 2001 Match 22 Ayr United 1–1 Inverness CT Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,534
Referee: D. McDonald
3 February 2001 Match 23 Ayr United 2–2 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,060
Referee: T. Brown
17 February 2001 Match 24 Raith Rovers 1–4 Ayr United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,217
Referee: G. Mitchell
24 February 2001 Match 25 Falkirk 1–2 Ayr United Brockville Park, Falkirk
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,668
Referee: Robert Orr
3 March 2001 Match 26 Ayr United 1–1 Livingston Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,726
Referee: S. Dougal
6 March 2001 Match 27 Ayr United 6–0 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,041
13 March 2001 Match 28 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Ayr United Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 539
17 March 2001 Match 29 Clyde 2–2 Ayr United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,401
Referee: C. Melville
20 March 2001 Match 30 Livingston 0–1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,731
Referee: D. Somers
31 March 2001 Match 31 Ayr United 3–0 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,111
Referee: G. Clyde
7 April 2001 Match 32 Ayr United 2–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,026
Referee: D. Somers
14 April 2001 Match 33 Inverness CT 1–0 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,269
Referee: M. Ritchie
21 April 2001 Match 34 Ross County 0–1 Ayr United Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,942
Referee: A. Freeland
28 April 2001 Match 35 Ayr United 4–1 Alloa Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Willie Young
5 May 2001 Match 36 Airdrieonians 1–1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 1,228

Last updated: 2011.
Source: mabels-tables

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2000-01 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2000 Round 1 Dumbarton 0 – 0
(5–4) pens		 Ayr United Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Attendance: 501

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2000-01 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2000 Round 1 Brechin City 3–1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 356

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2000-01 Scottish Cup
27 January 2001 Round 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–3 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 2,257

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Final League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 23 7 6 72 31 +41 76 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Ayr United 36 19 12 5 73 41 +32 69
3 Falkirk 36 16 8 12 57 59 −2 56
4 Inverness CT 36 14 12 10 71 54 +17 54
5 Clyde 36 11 14 11 44 46 −2 47
Source: "2000-2001 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 19 12 5 73 41  +32 69 11 6 1 44 19  +25 8 6 4 29 22  +7

Last updated: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAHHAAAHHAAHA
ResultWDWWLDWDWDWLDWDWLDLWWDDWWDWWDWWWLWWD
Position543223233333333333332332222222122222
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

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