2000–01 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

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

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
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
129 July 2000St MirrenA1–07,388Holt 72'
25 August 2000RangersH2–414,679McLaren 3', 10'
313 August 2000CelticA1–258,054McLaren 17'
416 August 2000HibernianH0–18,672
519 August 2000MotherwellH3–26,533Dargo 26', Wright 76', Dindeleux 80'
626 August 2000St JohnstoneA1–13,773McLaren 13'
79 September 2000Dundee UnitedH1–06,380Mitchell 30'
816 September 2000AberdeenH1–06,876Mitchell 26'
924 September 2000Heart of MidlothianA2–010,379Wright 5', Dindeleux 46'
1030 September 2000DundeeA0–06,170
1114 October 2000Dunfermline AthleticH2–16,436Wright 37', Holt 83'
1221 October 2000St MirrenH2–16,436McLaren 47', Mahood 59'
1328 October 2000RangersA3–049,569Cocard 5', Holt 32', Numan 67' (o.g.)
145 November 2000CelticH0–113,417
1511 November 2000HibernianA1–112,588Wright 86'
1618 November 2000MotherwellA2–16,571Wright 37', Cocard 87'
1725 November 2000St JohnstoneH0–26,330
1828 November 2000Dundee UnitedA1–05,497Dargo 77'
192 December 2000AberdeenA2–112,573McLaren 38', Fowler 38'
209 December 2000Heart of MidlothianH0–36,823
2116 December 2000DundeeH2–36,573Cocard 3', Baker 46'
2223 December 2000Dunfermline AthleticA0–16,054
2326 December 2000St MirrenA3–15,649Wright 66', 85', 90'
242 January 2001CelticA0–659,380
2530 January 2001HibernianH1–16,385Hay 68'
263 February 2001MotherwellH1–26,018Dargo 90'
2711 February 2001St JohnstoneA2–16,627Dargo 70', Canero 90'
2824 February 2001Dundee UnitedH0–06,227
293 March 2001AberdeenH0–06,580
3014 March 2001Heart of MidlothianA0–39,195
3131 March 2001DundeeA2–26,719Dargo 4', Mahood 74'
327 April 2001Dunfermline AthleticH2–16,529McCoist 43', MacPherson 67'
3311 April 2001RangersH1–214,358Hay 74'
3421 April 2001HibernianA1–18,224Cocard 11'
3527 April 2001Heart of MidlothianH1–16,827McGowne 53'
365 May 2001DundeeA1–26,261Dargo 88'
3712 May 2001RangersA1–546,557Dargo 70'
3820 May 2001CelticH1–012,675Mahood 78'

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Second Round22 August 2000ClydeA2–12,010Dindeleux 112', McCoist 113'
Third Round5 September 2000St JohnstoneA1–03,231McCoist 68'
Quarter–Final31 October 2000HibernianH2–17,819McLaren 46', Dargo 71'
Semi–Final6 February 2001St MirrenN3–09,213McLaren 39', Dargo 69', Canero 78'
Final18 March 2001CelticN0–348,883

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Third Round27 January 2001Partick ThistleH1–08,836Mitchell 28'
Fourth Round17 February 2001Inverness CTA1–15,294Hay 90'
Fourth Round Replay6 March 2001Inverness CTH2–16,528McGowne 60', Wright 90'
Quarter–Final10 March 2001HibernianH0–18,287

Player statistics
As of 20 May 2001 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 39031+004+004+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Gus McPherson 40132+015+003+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Neil MacFarlane 000+000+000+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McGowne 25220+012+003+01
6 MF France FRA Christophe Cocard 40416+1742+103+10
7 MF Scotland SCO Mark Reilly 18011+300+202+00
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt 28319+035+004+00
8 MF Spain ESP Jesús Sanjuán 303+000+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Paul Wright 33915+1083+103+11
10 MF Scotland SCO Ian Durrant 17012+202+100+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Ally Mitchell 32325+122+014+00
12 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 907+101+000+00
13 FW Scotland SCO Ally McCoist 22311+711+120+20
14 MF Scotland SCO Alan Mahood 41333+134+003+00
15 FW France FRA Jérôme Vareille 1102+701+000+10
16 DF Scotland SCO Martin Baker 20114+012+004+00
17 DF France FRA Frédéric Dindeleux 44335+025+014+00
18 DF England ENG Sean Hessey 706+001+000+00
19 FW Scotland SCO Craig Dargo 30916+972+122+00
20 FW Scotland SCO Andy McLaren 40830+264+122+10
21 DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 29023+103+002+00
22 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd 100+100+000+00
24 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 37327+423+000+31
25 MF Spain ESP Antonio Calderón 707+000+000+00
26 MF Scotland SCO James Fowler 1813+1110+300+10
28 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Davidson 202+000+000+00
29 GK Scotland SCO Colin Stewart 000+000+000+00
30 FW Scotland SCO Paul Di Giacomo 1002+800+000+00
31 DF Scotland SCO Peter Canero 34216+1211+113+10
33 FW Scotland SCO Andy Smith 000+000+000+00

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
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.


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