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2001–02 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2001–02 season
ChairmanScotland Bill Barr
ManagerScotland Gordon Dalziel
First DivisionThird place
Scottish CupSemi-Final, lost to Celtic
League CupRunners-Up
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Stranraer

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 Scottish League 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.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season

16 July 2001 Friendly Blyth Spartans England 1–1 Scotland Ayr United Croft Park, Blyth
[[3](Report)] Attendance: n/a
18 July 2001 Friendly Darlington England 0–0 Scotland Ayr United Croft Park, Blyth
Attendance: 182
21 July 2001 Friendly Berwick Rangers England 0–0 Scotland Ayr United Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Attendance: 212
23 July 2001 Friendly Ayr United Scotland 0–2 England Blackpool Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,381
25 July 2001 Friendly Queens Park Scotland 0–2 Scotland Ayr United Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 264
28 July 2001 Friendly Ayr United Scotland 4–0 England Wigan Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,300
31 July 2001 Friendly Ayr United Scotland 0–0 Scotland Dumbarton Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: n/a

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish First Division

Matches

4 August 2001 Match 1 Falkirk 1–2 Ayr United Brockville Park, Falkirk
15:00 Attendance: 2,828
11 August 2001 Match 2 Ayr United 2–0 Ross County Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 [4] (Report) Attendance: 2,457
18 August 2001 Match 3 Airdrieonians 2–1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Attendance: 2,039
25 August 2001 Match 4 Ayr United 0–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,410
8 September 2001 Match 5 Partick Thistle 1–2 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Attendance: 3,820
15 September 2001 Match 6 Ayr United 4–2 St Mirren Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 [5] Attendance: 3,645
18 September 2001 Match 7 Arbroath 3–2 Ayr United Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 438
23 September 2001 Match 8 Ayr United 2–1 Clyde Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,278
29 September 2001 Match 9 Inverness CT 3–1 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 [6] Attendance: 1,533
13 October 2001 Match 10 Ayr United 2–2 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,439
20 October 2001 Match 11 Ross County 3–2 Ayr United Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 [7] Attendance: 1,991
27 October 2001 Match 12 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
10 November 2001 Match 14 Ayr United 0–1 Arbroath Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 1,977
17 November 2001 Match 15 St Mirren 0–1 Ayr United Love Street, Paisley
15:00 [8] Attendance: 3,973
24 November 2001 Match 16 Ayr United 3–0 Inverness CT Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 1,999
1 December 2001 Match 17 Clyde 2–2 Ayr United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 [9] Attendance: 1,303
8 December 2001 Match 18 Ayr United 1–3 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 [10] Attendance: 2,656
15 December 2001 Match 19 Falkirk 0–2 Ayr United Brockville Park, Falkirk
15:00 [11] Attendance: 2,418
26 December 2001 Match 20 Partick Thistle 2–1 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Attendance: 4,611
29 December 2001 Match 21 Ayr United 3–1 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,033
12 January 2002 Match 22 Arbroath 0–2 Ayr United Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 [12] Attendance: 700
19 January 2002 Match 23 Ayr United 0–1 Clyde Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,151
2 February 2002 Match 24 Inverness CT 1–1 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Attendance: 1,409
9 February 2002 Match 25 Airdrieonians 1–2 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Attendance: 1,771
16 February 2002 Match 26 Ayr United 0–0 Ross County Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,186
26 February 2002 Match 27 Ayr United 4–1 St Mirren Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 1,932
2 March 2002 Match 28 Raith Rovers 3–3 Ayr United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45 Attendance: 2,010
9 March 2002 Match 29 Ayr United 1–1 Partick Thistle Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Attendance: 3,624
26 March 2002 Match 30 Ayr United 0–0 Arbroath Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Attendance: 2,249
30 March 2002 Match 31 Clyde 2–2 Ayr United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 Attendance: 1,023
2 April 2002 Match 32 St Mirren 1–1 Ayr United Love Street, Paisley
19:45 Attendance: 3,002
6 April 2002 Match 33 Ayr United 1–0 Inverness CT Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 1,818
13 April 2002 Match 34 Ayr United 0–0 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,473
21 April 2002 Match 35 Ross County 1–1 Ayr United Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 Attendance: 2,822
27 April 2002 Match 36 Ayr United 1–0 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Attendance: 2,793
Note: Match abandoned after twenty-one minutes due to crowd trouble. The result was later given as such.

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 August 2001 1st Round St Mirren 1–3 Ayr United Love Street, Paisley
19:30 BST Yardley 49' [13] 15' Teale
49' Sheerin
72' Annand		 Attendance: 2,072
14 August 2001 2nd Round 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

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish League Cup
25 September 2001 2nd Round Ayr United 4–0 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,503
9 October 2001 3rd Round Ayr United 0–0
(5 – 4 p)		 Kilmarnock Somerset Park, Ayr
[15][16] Attendance: 7,418
28 November 2001 Quarter–Final Ayr United 5–1 Inverness CT Somerset Park, Ayr
[17] Attendance: 2,710
5 February 2002 Semi–Final Hibernian 0–1
AET		 Ayr United Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,779
17 March 2002 Final Ayr United 0–4 Rangers Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,076

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Cup
5 January 2002 3rd Round Deveronvale 0–6 Ayr United Princess Royal Park, Banff
[18] Attendance: 1,800
26 January 2002 4th round Ayr United 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 3,681
23 February 2002 Quarter–Final Dundee United 2–2 Ayr United Tannadice Park, Dundee
[1] Attendance: 5,884
6 March 2002 Quarter–Final Replay Ayr United 2–0 Dundee United Somerset Park, Ayr
[2] Attendance: 4,446
23 March 2002 Semi–Final Celtic 3–0 Ayr United Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 26,774

Final League Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 36 19 9 8 61 38 +23 66 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Airdrieonians (R) 36 15 11 10 59 40 +19 56 Club folded after the season
3 Ayr United 36 13 13 10 53 44 +9 52
4 Ross County 36 14 10 12 51 43 +8 52
5 Clyde 36 13 10 13 51 56 −5 49
Source: "2001-2002 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Clyde 2-2 Ayr United". HonestPage.co.uk. 1 December 2001. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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