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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← 2000-01 1st Division 2nd Place 2002-03 1st Division 6th Place → |
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
Friendly 16 July 2001 | Blyth Spartans | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Croft Park, Blyth | ||
[[3](Report)] | Attendance: n/a | |||||
Friendly 18 July 2001 | Darlington | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Croft Park, Blyth | ||
Attendance: 182 | ||||||
Friendly 21 July 2001 | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
Attendance: 212 | ||||||
Friendly 23 July 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Blackpool | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
Attendance: 1,381 | ||||||
Friendly 25 July 2001 | Queens Park | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||
Attendance: 264 | ||||||
Friendly 28 July 2001 | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
Attendance: 1,300 | ||||||
Friendly 31 July 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
Attendance: n/a | ||||||
Scottish First Division
Match 1 4 August 2001 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,828 | |||||
Match 2 11 August 2001 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | [4] (Report) | Attendance: 2,457 | ||||
Match 3 18 August 2001 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,039 | |||||
Match 4 25 August 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,410 | |||||
Match 5 8 September 2001 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 3,820 | |||||
Match 6 15 September 2001 | Ayr United | 4 – 2 | St. Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | [5] | Attendance: 3,645 | ||||
Match 7 18 September 2001 | Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath | ||
Attendance: 438 | ||||||
Match 8 23 September 2001 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,278 | |||||
Match 9 29 September 2001 | Inverness CT | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness | ||
15:00 | [6] | Attendance: 1,533 | ||||
Match 10 13 October 2001 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,439 | |||||
Match 11 20 October 2001 | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall | ||
15:00 | [7] | Attendance: 1,991 | ||||
Match 12 27 October 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 3,447 | |||||
Match 13 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 1,781 | |||||
Match 14 10 November 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 1,977 | |||||
Match 15 17 November 2001 | St. Mirren | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley | ||
15:00 | [8] | Attendance: 3,973 | ||||
Match 16 24 November 2001 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 1,999 | |||||
Match 17 1 December 2001 | Clyde | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld | ||
15:00 | [9] | Attendance: 1,303 | ||||
Match 18 8 December 2001 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Airdrieonians | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | [10] | Attendance: 2,656 | ||||
Match 19 15 December 2001 | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk | ||
15:00 | [11] | Attendance: 2,418 | ||||
Match 20 26 December 2001 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 4,611 | |||||
Match 21 29 December 2001 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,033 | |||||
Match 22 12 January 2002 | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath | ||
15:00 | [12] | Attendance: 700 | ||||
Match 23 19 January 2002 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
15:00 | Attendance: 2,151 | |||||
Bell's Challenge Cup
Bell's Challenge Cup - 1st Round 7 August 2001 | St. Mirren | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley | ||
19:30 BST | Yardley 49' | [13] | 15' Teale 49' Sheerin 72' Annand |
Attendance: 2,072 | ||
Bell's Challenge Cup - 2nd Round 14 August 2001 | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer | ||
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
CIS Insurance Cup - 2nd Round 25 September 2001 | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
Attendance: 1,503 | ||||||
CIS Insurance Cup - 3rd Round 9 October 2001 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 (5-4 Pens) |
Kilmarnock | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
[15][16] | Attendance: 7,418 | |||||
CIS Insurance Cup - Quarter Final 28 November 2001 | Ayr United | 5 – 1 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
[17] | Attendance: 2,710 | |||||
Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup - 3rd Round 5 January 2002 | Deveronvale | 0 – 6 | Ayr United | Princess Royal Park, Banff | ||
[18] | Attendance: 1,800 | |||||
Scottish Cup - 4th round 26 January 2002 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr | ||
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.
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