2000–01 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2000–01 season
Chairman	Bill Barr
Manager	Gordon Dalziel
Stadium	Somerset Park
Scottish First Division	Runners-Up
Scottish Cup	Third Round, lost to Inverness CT
League Cup	First Round, lost to Dumbarton
Scottish Challenge Cup	First Round, lost to Brechin City
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

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

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Pre season

18 July 2000 Friendly

Vasalunds IF

0–3

Ayr United

Skytteholms IP, Stockholm

19 July 2000 Friendly	IK Sirius	0–3	Ayr United	Studenternas IP, Uppsala
				Attendance: 254

21 July 2000 Friendly	Sandvikens IF	0–2	Ayr United	Jernvallen, Sandviken
				Attendance: 225

23 July 2000 Friendly	Gefle IF	1–0	Ayr United	Strömvallen, Gävle
				Attendance: 311

26 July 2000 Friendly	Albion Rovers	0–5	Ayr United	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
				Attendance: 250

30 July 2000 Friendly	Ayr United	5–1	Chesterfield	Somerset Park, Ayr
				Attendance: 1,447

Scottish First Division

Matches

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

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

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

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

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D
Position	5	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2

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

2000–01 Ayr United F.C. season

Contents

Competitions

Pre season

Scottish First Division

Matches

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Final League table

Results summary

Results by round

References

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

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

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