2000–01 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock 2000-01 football season
2000-01 season | |||
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Manager | Bobby Williamson | ||
Stadium | Rugby Park | ||
SPL | Fourth Place | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter–Final | ||
League Cup | Runners-Up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Wright (8) All: Paul Wright & Craig Dargo (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,679 v Rangers, SPL, 5 August 2000 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,018 v Motherwell, SPL, 3 February 2001 | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,224 | ||
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The 2000–01 season was Kilmarnock's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
Summary
Season
Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League with 54 points. They reached the final of the League Cup but were beaten by Celtic.[1] They also reached the quarter–final of the Scottish Cup, losing to Hibernian.[2]
Results and fixtures
Kilmarnock's score comes first
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premier League
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 29 July 2000 | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 7,388 | Holt 72' |
2 | 5 August 2000 | Rangers | H | 2–4 | 14,679 | McLaren 3', 10' |
3 | 13 August 2000 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 58,054 | McLaren 17' |
4 | 16 August 2000 | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | 8,672 | |
5 | 19 August 2000 | Motherwell | H | 3–2 | 6,533 | Dargo 26', Wright 76', Dindeleux 80' |
6 | 26 August 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 3,773 | McLaren 13' |
7 | 9 September 2000 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 6,380 | Mitchell 30' |
8 | 16 September 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 6,876 | Mitchell 26' |
9 | 24 September 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | 10,379 | Wright 5', Dindeleux 46' |
10 | 30 September 2000 | Dundee | A | 0–0 | 6,170 | |
11 | 14 October 2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 6,436 | Wright 37', Holt 83' |
12 | 21 October 2000 | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 6,436 | McLaren 47', Mahood 59' |
13 | 28 October 2000 | Rangers | A | 3–0 | 49,569 | Cocard 5', Holt 32', Numan 67' (o.g.) |
14 | 5 November 2000 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 13,417 | |
15 | 11 November 2000 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 12,588 | Wright 86' |
16 | 18 November 2000 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 6,571 | Wright 37', Cocard 87' |
17 | 25 November 2000 | St Johnstone | H | 0–2 | 6,330 | |
18 | 28 November 2000 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 5,497 | Dargo 77' |
19 | 2 December 2000 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 12,573 | McLaren 38', Fowler 38' |
20 | 9 December 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 6,823 | |
21 | 16 December 2000 | Dundee | H | 2–3 | 6,573 | Cocard 3', Baker 46' |
22 | 23 December 2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | 6,054 | |
23 | 26 December 2000 | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | 5,649 | Wright 66', 85', 90' |
24 | 2 January 2001 | Celtic | A | 0–6 | 59,380 | |
25 | 30 January 2001 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 6,385 | Hay 68' |
26 | 3 February 2001 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 6,018 | Dargo 90' |
27 | 11 February 2001 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | 6,627 | Dargo 70', Canero 90' |
28 | 24 February 2001 | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 6,227 | |
29 | 3 March 2001 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 6,580 | |
30 | 14 March 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 9,195 | |
31 | 31 March 2001 | Dundee | A | 2–2 | 6,719 | Dargo 4', Mahood 74' |
32 | 7 April 2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 6,529 | McCoist 43', MacPherson 67' |
33 | 11 April 2001 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 14,358 | Hay 74' |
34 | 21 April 2001 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 8,224 | Cocard 11' |
35 | 27 April 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 6,827 | McGowne 53' |
36 | 5 May 2001 | Dundee | A | 1–2 | 6,261 | Dargo 88' |
37 | 12 May 2001 | Rangers | A | 1–5 | 46,557 | Dargo 70' |
38 | 20 May 2001 | Celtic | H | 1–0 | 12,675 | Mahood 78' |
Scottish League Cup
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Second Round | 22 August 2000 | Clyde | A | 2–1 | 2,010 | Dindeleux 112', McCoist 113' |
Third Round | 5 September 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | 3,231 | McCoist 68' |
Quarter–Final | 31 October 2000 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 7,819 | McLaren 46', Dargo 71' |
Semi–Final | 6 February 2001 | St Mirren | N | 3–0 | 9,213 | McLaren 39', Dargo 69', Canero 78' |
Final | 18 March 2001 | Celtic | N | 0–3 | 48,883 |
Scottish Cup
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Third Round | 27 January 2001 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 8,836 | Mitchell 28' |
Fourth Round | 17 February 2001 | Inverness CT | A | 1–1 | 5,294 | Hay 90' |
Fourth Round Replay | 6 March 2001 | Inverness CT | H | 2–1 | 6,528 | McGowne 60', Wright 90' |
Quarter–Final | 10 March 2001 | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | 8,287 |
Player statistics
- As of 20 May 2001 (UTC)[3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Gordon Marshall | 39 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Gus McPherson | 40 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Neil MacFarlane | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Kevin McGowne | 25 | 2 | 20+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Christophe Cocard | 40 | 4 | 16+17 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Mark Reilly | 18 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Gary Holt | 28 | 3 | 19+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Jesús Sanjuán | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Paul Wright | 33 | 9 | 15+10 | 8 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Ian Durrant | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Ally Mitchell | 32 | 3 | 25+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() | Colin Meldrum | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
13 | FW | ![]() | Ally McCoist | 22 | 3 | 11+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Alan Mahood | 41 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() | Jérôme Vareille | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Martin Baker | 20 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() | Frédéric Dindeleux | 44 | 3 | 35+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Sean Hessey | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Craig Dargo | 30 | 9 | 16+9 | 7 | 2+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Andy McLaren | 40 | 8 | 30+2 | 6 | 4+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Chris Innes | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() | Kris Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() | Garry Hay | 37 | 3 | 27+4 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Antonio Calderón | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() | James Fowler | 18 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() | Stuart Davidson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | GK | ![]() | Colin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | FW | ![]() | Paul Di Giacomo | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() | Peter Canero | 34 | 2 | 16+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
33 | FW | ![]() | Andy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Final league table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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2 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b] |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 52 | |
6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[c] |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ 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 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
- ^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.
Division summary
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in
| Players out
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References
- ^ "Celtic 3-0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 2000–01". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 2000/01 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership 2000/2001". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Dargo is delighted with his move to Kilmarnock". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 6 June 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Killie take a chance on Mclaren". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Killie swoop for Spanish duo". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Killie swoop for Spanish duo". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Norwich swoop for Holt". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
External links
- Kilmarnock 2000–01 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)