2001–02 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2001–02 season
Chairman ScotlandBill Barr
Manager ScotlandGordon Dalziel
First Division 3rd
Home colours
Away colours

The 2001-02 season is often regarded as one of the most successful seasons of Ayr United's history. In this season they eliminated Stranraer, Kilmarnock, Inverness CT and Hibernian en route to the CIS Cup Final,[1] in which they were beaten by Rangers. In the Scottish Cup they beat Deveronvale, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee United before losing out to Celtic in the semi-final.[2] While maintaining good cup runs the club sustained a respectable finish of Third Place in Division One. As of 2011, they have still not achieved a higher position in any subsequent season.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season

Scottish First Division

Bell's Challenge Cup

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CIS Insurance Cup

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2001-02 Scottish Cup

February

Opponent Venue Competition Result Date Att.
Inverness CT
Caledonian Stadium
First Division
1-1D
02/02/2002
1,409
Hibernian[19]
Hampden Park
CIS Cup- Semi Final
0-0(1-0WAET)
05/02/2002
11,779
Airdrieonians[20]
Excelsior Stadium
First Division
1-2W
09/02/2002
1,771
Ross County
Somerset Park
First Division
0-0D
16/02/2002
2,186
Dundee United[21]
Tannadice Park
Scottish Cup- Quarter Final
2-2D
23/02/2002
5,884
Saint Mirren[22]
Somerset Park
First Division
4-1W
26/02/2002
1,932

March

Opponent Venue Competition Result Date Att.
Raith Rovers[23]
Starks Park
First Division
3-3D
02/03/2002
2,010
Dundee United[24]
Somerset Park
Scottish Cup-Quarter Final replay
2-0W
06/03/2002
4,446
Partick Thistle
Somerset Park
First Division
1-1D
09/03/2002
3,624
Rangers[25]
Hampden Park
CIS Cup- Final
0-4L
17/03/2002
50,076
Celtic
Hampden Park
Scottish Cup- Semi Final
0-3L
23/03/2002
26,774
Arbroath
Somerset Park
First Division
0-0D
26/03/2002
2,249
Clyde
Broadwood Stadium
First Division
2-2D
30/03/2002
1,023

April

Opponent Venue Competition Result Date Att.
Saint Mirren
Love Street
First Division
1-1D
02/04/2002
3,002
Inverness CT
Somerset Park
First Division
1-0W
06/04/2002
1,818
Falkirk
Somerset Park
First Division
0-0D
13/04/2002
2,473
Ross County
Victoria Park
First Division
1-1D
21/04/2002
2,822
Airdrieonians
Somerset Park
First Division
1-0W*
27/04/2002
n/a

Airdrieonians game abandoned after twenty-one minutes due to crowd trouble, result stands.

References

  1. "Hampden set for Ayr raid". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. "Cup Heroes walking on Ayr". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. "Ayr United 1-1 Blyth Spartans". HonestPage.co.uk. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  4. "Ayr United 2-0 Ross County". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. "Ayr United 4-2 Saint Mirren". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. "Inverness CT 3-1 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. "Ross County 3-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  8. "St Mirren 0-1 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  9. "Clyde 2-2 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  10. "Ayr United 1-3 Airdrieonians". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 8 December 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  11. "Falkirk 0-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  12. "Arbroath 0-2 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  13. "Saint Mirren 1-3 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 7 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  14. "Stranraer 3-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  15. "Ayr United 0-0 Kilmarnock (5-4 pens)". HonestPage.co.uk. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  16. "Ayr United 0-0 Kilmarnock". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  17. "Ayr United 5-1 Inverness CT". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 28 November 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  18. "Deveronvale 0-6 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 5 January 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  19. "Ayr United 1-0 Hibernian (AET)". HonestPage.co.uk. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  20. "Airdrieonians 1-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  21. "Dundee United 2-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 9 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  22. "Ayr United 4-1 Saint Mirren". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  23. "Raith Rovers 3-3 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  24. "Ayr United 2-0 Dundee United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  25. "Rangers 4-0 Ayr United". Soccerbase.co.uk. 17 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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