Scottish Premier League 2000–01
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| Season | 2000–01 |
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| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | St. Mirren |
| Champions League | Celtic, Rangers |
| UEFA Cup | Hibernian, Kilmarnock |
| Intertoto Cup | Dundee |
| Top goalscorer | Henrik Larsson (35) |
| Biggest home win | Hearts 7–1 Dunfermline Athletic (24 Feb) Rangers 7–1 St. Mirren (04 Nov) Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen (16 Dec) Celtic 6–0 Kilmarnock (02 Jan) |
| Biggest away win | Dundee United 0–4 Celtic (26 Dec) Dundee United 0–4 Hearts (14 Oct) |
| Total goals | 605 |
| Average goals/game | 2.65 |
| Highest attendance | 60,440, Celtic 1–0 St. Mirren (07 Apr) |
| Lowest attendance | 2, 610, Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Motherwell (12 May) |
| Average attendance | 15, 905 |
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2001–02 →
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The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was the third season of the Scottish Premier League. It began in on 29 July 2000.
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[edit] Overview
2000–01 saw the Scottish Premier League expanded from 10 to 12 clubs, with the league 'split' introduced. After 33 rounds of matches, by which time all clubs had played each other three times, the league split into a 'top six' and 'bottom six' with clubs only competing against teams within their own section for the final five fixtures. The new format received widespread criticism from SPL managers.[1][2][3]
The 2000–01 title was won by Celtic - their first SPL title, won in Martin O'Neill's first season as manager of the club. Rangers finished second, 15 points behind their Old Firm-rivals. St. Mirren were relegated in what was their debut season in the SPL and their first appearance in Scotland's top division since 1991–92. As champions, Celtic qualified for the Champions League, as did second-placed Rangers, with Scotland gaining two Champions League berths for the first time. Third-placed Hibernian and fourth-placed Kilmarnock qualified for the UEFA Cup, while Dundee became the first SPL club - and the first Scottish club since Partick Thistle in 1995 - to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
[edit] Promotion and relegation from 1999–00
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegation from Premier League to First Division
- No team was relegated due to the league being expanded from 10 to 12 teams
[edit] Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 29 | 61 | 97 | UEFA Champions League 2001-02 Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 36 | 40 | 82 | UEFA Champions League 2001-02 Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | 22 | 66 | UEFA Cup 2001-02 First round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 54 | UEFA Cup 2001-02 Qualifying round |
| 5 | Hearts | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 47 | UEFA Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 42 | |
| 10 | St. Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 40 | |
| 11 | Dundee United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 35 | |
| 12 | St. Mirren | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 72 | -40 | 30 | Relegated to First Division 2001-02 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Results
[edit] Matches 1-22
During matches 1-22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABR | CEL | DND | DNU | DFR | HRT | HIB | KIL | MTH | RAN | STJ | STM |
| Aberdeen | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Celtic | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Dundee United | 3–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Hibernian | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rangers | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
| St. Johnstone | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| St. Mirren | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Source: Soccerbase
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Matches 23-33
During matches 23-33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away). This means that during matches 1-33 each team played every other team 3 times (either 1 home, 2 away or 2 home, 1 away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABR | CEL | DND | DNU | DFR | HRT | HIB | KIL | MTH | RAN | STJ | STM |
| Aberdeen | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Celtic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Dundee | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Dundee United | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Hibernian | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Kilmarnock | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Motherwell | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||||||
| St. Johnstone | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
| St. Mirren | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
Source: Soccerbase
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Matches 34-38
During matches 34-38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once (either at home or away).
[edit] Top six
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win. |
[edit] Bottom Six
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win. |
[edit] Top Scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Henrik Larsson |
Celtic | 35 |
 Arild Stavrum |
Aberdeen | 17 |
 Juan Sara |
Dundee | 15 |
 Andy Kirk |
Hearts | 13 |
| Stuart Elliott |
Motherwell | 12 |
 Colin Cameron |
Hearts | 12 |
| Tore André Flo |
Rangers | 11 |
 Mixu Paatelainen |
Hibernian | 11 |
 Chris Sutton |
Celtic | 11 |
 David Zitelli |
Hibernian | 10 |
| Ricky Gillies |
St. Mirren | 10 |
| Keigan Parker |
St. Johnstone | 10 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2000/01 season are shown below:
| Team | Average |
|---|---|
| Celtic | 59,369 |
| Rangers | 47,532 |
| Hearts | 12,771 |
| Aberdeen | 12,403 |
| Hibernian | 10,792 |
| Kilmarnock | 8,223 |
| Dundee | 8,041 |
| Dundee United | 7,829 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,413 |
| Motherwell | 6,208 |
| St. Mirren | 5,838 |
| St. Johnstone | 5,438 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Monthly awards
| Month | Manager | Player |
|---|---|---|
| August | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) |
Andy McLaren (Kilmarnock) |
| September | Bobby Williamson (Kilmarnock) |
Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
| October | Alex McLeish (Hibernian) |
Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian) |
| November | Billy Davies (Motherwell) |
Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
| December | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) |
Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
| January | None awarded due to winter break. | |
| February | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) |
Claudio Caniggia (Dundee) |
| March | Alex Smith (Dundee United) |
Neil Lennon (Celtic) |
| April | Tom Hendrie (St. Mirren) |
Antti Niemi (Hearts) |
| May | Alex Smith (Dundee United) |
 Jörg Albertz (Rangers) |
[edit] References
- ^ "YOU'RE TOO LATE NOW; Dick blast at SPL bosses". The Mirror. 2001-02-07. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63528579.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ "SPL split will Pitt us in a right fix; SAYS EBBE SKOVDAHL". BBC Sport. 2001-02-07. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71131570.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Fear factor worries McLeish". BBC Sport. 2000-07-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/825790.stm. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
[edit] See also
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