2001–02 Ayr United F.C. season
2001–02 season | |||
Chairman | Bill Barr | ||
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Manager | Gordon Dalziel | ||
First Division | 3rd | ||
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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
16 July 2001 Friendly | Blyth Spartans | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Croft Park, Blyth |
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[[3](Report)] | Attendance: n/a |
18 July 2001 Friendly | Darlington | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Croft Park, Blyth |
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Attendance: 182 |
21 July 2001 Friendly | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
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Attendance: 212 |
23 July 2001 Friendly | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Blackpool | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: 1,381 |
25 July 2001 Friendly | Queens Park | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
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Attendance: 264 |
28 July 2001 Friendly | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: 1,300 |
31 July 2001 Friendly | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: n/a |
Scottish First Division
4 August 2001 Match 1 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,828 |
11 August 2001 Match 2 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | [4] (Report) | Attendance: 2,457 |
18 August 2001 Match 3 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,039 |
25 August 2001 Match 4 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,410 |
8 September 2001 Match 5 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
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15:00 | Attendance: 3,820 |
15 September 2001 Match 6 | Ayr United | 4 – 2 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | [5] | Attendance: 3,645 |
18 September 2001 Match 7 | Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
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Attendance: 438 |
23 September 2001 Match 8 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,278 |
29 September 2001 Match 9 | Inverness CT | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
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15:00 | [6] | Attendance: 1,533 |
13 October 2001 Match 10 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,439 |
20 October 2001 Match 11 | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
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15:00 | [7] | Attendance: 1,991 |
27 October 2001 Match 12 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 3,447 |
Match 13 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
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15:00 | Attendance: 1,781 |
10 November 2001 Match 14 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 1,977 |
17 November 2001 Match 15 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley |
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15:00 | [8] | Attendance: 3,973 |
24 November 2001 Match 16 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 1,999 |
1 December 2001 Match 17 | Clyde | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
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15:00 | [9] | Attendance: 1,303 |
8 December 2001 Match 18 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Airdrieonians | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | [10] | Attendance: 2,656 |
15 December 2001 Match 19 | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
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15:00 | [11] | Attendance: 2,418 |
26 December 2001 Match 20 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
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15:00 | Attendance: 4,611 |
29 December 2001 Match 21 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,033 |
12 January 2002 Match 22 | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
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15:00 | [12] | Attendance: 700 |
19 January 2002 Match 23 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Attendance: 2,151 |
Bell's Challenge Cup
7 August 2001 Bell's Challenge Cup - 1st Round | St Mirren | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley |
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19:30 BST | Yardley 49' | [13] | 15' Teale 49' Sheerin 72' Annand |
Attendance: 2,072 |
14 August 2001 Bell's Challenge Cup - 2nd Round | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
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19:30 BST | Finlayson 36' Harty 57' Wright 58' |
[14] | 7' Bradford 82' McGinlay |
Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Robert Orr |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet and Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
CIS Insurance Cup
25 September 2001 CIS Insurance Cup - 2nd Round | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: 1,503 |
9 October 2001 CIS Insurance Cup - 3rd Round | Ayr United | 0 – 0 (5-4 Pens) |
Kilmarnock | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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[15][16] | Attendance: 7,418 |
28 November 2001 CIS Insurance Cup - Quarter Final | Ayr United | 5 – 1 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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[17] | Attendance: 2,710 |
Scottish Cup
5 January 2002 Scottish Cup - 3rd Round | Deveronvale | 0 – 6 | Ayr United | Princess Royal Park, Banff |
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[18] | Attendance: 1,800 |
26 January 2002 Scottish Cup - 4th round | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: 3,681 |
February
Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result | Date | Att. |
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Inverness CT | | | | 02/02/2002 | |
Hibernian[19] | | | | 05/02/2002 | |
Airdrieonians[20] | | | | 09/02/2002 | |
Ross County | | | | 16/02/2002 | |
Dundee United[21] | | | | 23/02/2002 | |
Saint Mirren[22] | | | | 26/02/2002 | |
March
Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result | Date | Att. |
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Raith Rovers[23] | | | | 02/03/2002 | |
Dundee United[24] | | | | 06/03/2002 | |
Partick Thistle | | | | 09/03/2002 | |
Rangers[25] | | | | 17/03/2002 | |
Celtic | | | | 23/03/2002 | |
Arbroath | | | | 26/03/2002 | |
Clyde | | | | 30/03/2002 | |
April
Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result | Date | Att. |
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Saint Mirren | | | | 02/04/2002 | |
Inverness CT | | | | 06/04/2002 | |
Falkirk | | | | 13/04/2002 | |
Ross County | | | | 21/04/2002 | |
Airdrieonians | | | | 27/04/2002 | |
Airdrieonians game abandoned after twenty-one minutes due to crowd trouble, result stands.
References
- ↑ "Hampden set for Ayr raid". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Cup Heroes walking on Ayr". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 1-1 Blyth Spartans". HonestPage.co.uk. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 2-0 Ross County". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 4-2 Saint Mirren". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Inverness CT 3-1 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ross County 3-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "St Mirren 0-1 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Clyde 2-2 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 1-3 Airdrieonians". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 8 December 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Falkirk 0-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Arbroath 0-2 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Saint Mirren 1-3 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 7 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Stranraer 3-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 0-0 Kilmarnock (5-4 pens)". HonestPage.co.uk. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 0-0 Kilmarnock". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 5-1 Inverness CT". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 28 November 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Deveronvale 0-6 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 5 January 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 1-0 Hibernian (AET)". HonestPage.co.uk. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Airdrieonians 1-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Dundee United 2-2 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 9 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 4-1 Saint Mirren". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Raith Rovers 3-3 Ayr United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ayr United 2-0 Dundee United". BBC.co.uk/SPORT. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Rangers 4-0 Ayr United". Soccerbase.co.uk. 17 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2010.