2000-01 IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL


The '2000-01' season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Contents
Tables
Scottish Premier League
Scottish First Division
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Third Division
Cup honours
Performance in Europe
Individual honours
Scotland national team
See also
External links

Tables


Scottish Premier League

Main articles: Scottish Premier League 2000-01

The 2000-01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, a staggering 15 points of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock finished third and fourth and both therefore earned UEFA Cup berths. St Mirren were relegated in their first season in the top-flight since 1991-92.
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Celtic 38 31 4 3 90 29 61 97
2Rangers 38 26 4 8 76 36 40 82
3Hibernian 38 18 12 8 57 35 22 66
4Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 -9 54
5Hearts 38 14 10 14 56 50 6 52
6Dundee 38 13 8 17 56 50 6 47
7Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 57 -7 45
8Motherwell 38 12 7 19 42 56 -14 43
9Dunfermline Athletic 38 11 9 18 34 54 -20 42
10St Johnstone 38 9 13 16 40 56 -16 40
11Dundee United 38 9 8 21 38 63 -25 35
12St Mirren 38 8 6 24 32 72 -50 30

'Champions:' Celtic

'Relegated:' St Mirren
Scottish First Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Livingston 36 23 7 6 72 31 41 76
2Ayr United 36 19 12 5 73 41 32 69
3Falkirk 36 16 8 12 57 59 -2 56
4Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 14 12 10 71 54 17 54
5Clyde 36 11 14 11 44 46 -2 47
6Ross County 36 11 10 15 48 52 -4 43
7Raith Rovers 36 10 8 18 41 55 -14 38
8Airdrieonians 36 8 14 14 49 67 -18 38
9Greenock Morton 36 9 8 19 34 61 -27 35
10Alloa Athletic 36 7 11 18 38 61 -23 32

'Promoted:' Livingston

'Relegated:' Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic
Scottish Second Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Partick Thistle 36 22 9 5 66 32 34 75
2Arbroath 36 15 13 8 54 38 16 58
3Berwick Rangers 36 14 12 10 51 44 7 54
4Stranraer 36 15 9 12 51 50 1 54
5Clydebank 36 12 11 13 42 43 -1 47
6Queen of the South 36 13 7 16 52 59 -7 46
7Stenhousemuir 36 12 6 18 45 63 -18 42
8Forfar Athletic 36 10 10 16 48 52 -4 40
9Queens Park 36 10 10 16 28 40 -12 40
10Stirling Albion 36 5 17 14 34 50 -16 32

'Promoted:' Partick Thistle, Arbroath

'Relegated:' Queen's Park, Stirling Albion
Scottish Third Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Hamilton Academical 36 22 10 4 75 30 45 76
2Cowdenbeath 36 23 7 6 58 31 27 76
3Brechin City 36 22 6 8 71 36 35 72
4East Fife 36 15 8 13 49 46 3 53
5Peterhead 36 13 10 13 46 46 0 49
6Dumbarton 36 13 6 17 46 49 -3 45
7Albion Rovers 36 12 9 15 38 43 -5 45
8East Stirlingshire 36 10 7 19 37 69 -32 37
9Montrose 36 6 8 22 31 65 -34 26
10Elgin City 36 5 7 24 29 65 -36 22

'Promoted:' Hamilton Academical, Cowdenbeath

Cup honours


CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upDetailsMatch report
Scottish CupCeltic3-0HibernianScottish Cup 2000-01BBC
League CupCeltic3-0KilmarnockBBC
Challenge CupAirdrieonians2-2
(3-2 pens)
LivingstonBBC
Junior CupRenfrew0-0
(6-5 pens)
Carnoustie PanmureBBC

Performance in Europe


ClubCompetition(s)ProgressCoef.
RangersUEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup
Group stage
Third round
12.50
CelticUEFA CupSecond round5.00
HeartsUEFA CupFirst round4.00
AberdeenUEFA CupQualifying round1.00

Average coefficient - 5.625

Individual honours


Award Player Club
Footballer of the Year Henrik Larsson Celtic
Players' Player of the Year Henrik Larsson Celtic
Young Player of the Year Stiliyan Petrov Celtic

Scotland national team


Main articles: List of Scotland national football team results

'Note:' Scores are written Scotland first.
DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorersMatch Report
September 2 2000Stadionas Skonto, Riga (A)1-0WCQNeil McCannBBC
October 7 2000Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A)2-0WCQMatt Elliott, Don HutchisonBBC
October 11 2000Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb (A)1-1WCQKevin GallacherBBC
November 15 2000Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0-2FBBC
March 24 2001Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2-2WCQBilly Dodds (2)BBC
March 28 2001Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)4-0WCQColin Hendry (2), Billy Dodds, Colin CameronBBC
April 25 2001Zawisza Bydgoszcz stadium, Bydgoszcz (A)1-1FScott Booth (pen)BBC

See also



Dundee United FC season 2000-01

Rangers FC season 2000-01

External links



Scottish Premier League official website

Scottish Football League official website

BBC Scottish Premier League portal

BBC Scottish Football League portal

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