2000–01 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2000-01 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
StadiumRugby Park
SPLFourth Place
Scottish CupQuarter–Final
League CupRunners-Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wright (8)
All: Paul Wright & Craig Dargo (9)
Highest home attendance14,679 v Rangers, SPL, 5 August 2000
Lowest home attendance6,018 v Motherwell, SPL, 3 February 2001
Average home league attendance8,224

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
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

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 39 0 31+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Gus McPherson 40 1 32+0 1 5+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Neil MacFarlane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McGowne 25 2 20+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1
6 MF France FRA Christophe Cocard 40 4 16+17 4 2+1 0 3+1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Mark Reilly 18 0 11+3 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt 28 3 19+0 3 5+0 0 4+0 0
8 MF Spain ESP Jesús Sanjuán 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Paul Wright 33 9 15+10 8 3+1 0 3+1 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Ian Durrant 17 0 12+2 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ally Mitchell 32 3 25+1 2 2+0 1 4+0 0
12 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 9 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Scotland SCO Ally McCoist 22 3 11+7 1 1+1 2 0+2 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Alan Mahood 41 3 33+1 3 4+0 0 3+0 0
15 FW France FRA Jérôme Vareille 11 0 2+7 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Martin Baker 20 1 14+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0
17 DF France FRA Frédéric Dindeleux 44 3 35+0 2 5+0 1 4+0 0
18 DF England ENG Sean Hessey 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Craig Dargo 30 9 16+9 7 2+1 2 2+0 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Andy McLaren 40 8 30+2 6 4+1 2 2+1 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 29 0 23+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 37 3 27+4 2 3+0 0 0+3 1
25 MF Spain ESP Antonio Calderón 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO James Fowler 18 1 3+11 1 0+3 0 0+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Davidson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 GK Scotland SCO Colin Stewart 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Scotland SCO Paul Di Giacomo 10 0 2+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Peter Canero 34 2 16+12 1 1+1 1 3+1 0
33 FW Scotland SCO 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]
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:
  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 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.
  3. ^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

Division summary

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GroundAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHHAAAHHAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLLWDWWWDWWWLDWLWWLLLWLDLWDDLDWLDDLLW
Position46786764444434444444444444444445444554
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

References

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  2. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 2000–01". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock 2000/01 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Scottish Premiership 2000/2001". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Dargo is delighted with his move to Kilmarnock". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 6 June 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Killie take a chance on Mclaren". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Killie swoop for Spanish duo". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Killie swoop for Spanish duo". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Norwich swoop for Holt". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2020.