2000–01 Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League
Season 2000–01
Champions Celtic
Relegated St Mirren
Champions League Celtic
Rangers
UEFA Cup Hibernian
Kilmarnock
Intertoto Cup Dundee
Goals scored 605
Average goals/game 2.65
Top goalscorer Henrik Larsson (35)
Biggest home win Hearts 7–1 Dunfermline Athletic (24 February)
Rangers 7–1 St Mirren (4 November)
Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen (16 December)
Celtic 6–0 Kilmarnock (2 January)
Biggest away win Dundee United 0–4 Celtic (26 December)
Dundee United 0–4 Hearts (14 October)
Highest attendance 60,440, Celtic 1–0 St Mirren (7 April)
Lowest attendance 2,610, Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Motherwell (12 May)
Average attendance 15,905

The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was the third season of the Scottish Premier League. It began on 29 July 2000.

Celtic finished the season as league champions by a 15-point margin over neighbouring Rangers, also winning both of the domestic cups in their first season under the management of Martin O'Neill.

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.

Promotion and relegation from 1999–00

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

Relegation from Premier League to First Division

League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 38 31 4 3 90 29 +61 97 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 26 4 8 76 36 +40 82 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 12 8 57 35 +22 66 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round
4 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 –9 54 2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
5 Hearts 38 14 10 14 56 50 +6 52
6 Dundee 38 13 8 17 51 49 +2 47UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 –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 2001–02 First Division

Source: SPL official website

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).

Home ╲ Away ABE CEL DNDDUNDNFHOMHIBKILMOTRANSTJSTM
Aberdeen 11 02 41 00 11 02 12 33 12 11 21
Celtic 60 10 21 31 61 30 21 10 62 41 20
Dundee 22 12 30 30 11 12 00 12 11 11 50
Dundee United 35 12 02 32 04 01 01 11 11 12 00
Dunfermline Athletic 00 12 10 10 10 11 10 12 00 11 20
Heart of Midlothian 30 24 31 31 20 00 02 30 01 03 20
Hibernian 02 00 51 30 30 62 11 20 10 20 20
Kilmarnock 10 01 23 10 21 03 01 32 24 02 21
Motherwell 11 33 02 21 01 20 13 12 01 40 20
Rangers 31 51 02 30 41 10 10 03 20 21 71
St Johnstone 00 02 00 10 02 22 03 11 23 21 20
St Mirren 20 02 21 11 21 12 11 01 01 13 01

Source: Soccerbase
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 ╲ Away ABE CEL DNDDUNDNFHOMHIBKILMOTRANSTJSTM
Aberdeen 01 02 10 10 33 30
Celtic 21 11 60 10 10 10
Dundee 23 01 00 22 01
Dundee United 11 04 11 20 11 40
Dunfermline Athletic 32 03 31 21 00
Heart of Midlothian 03 71 11 30 30 10
Hibernian 30 10 11 00 42
Kilmarnock 00 00 21 11 12 12
Motherwell 01 03 11 12 10
Rangers 10 02 20 20 30
St Johnstone 12 23 22 20 12
St Mirren 21 11 13 01 13 10

Source: Soccerbase
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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).

Top six

Home ╲ Away CEL DND HOMHIBKILRAN
Celtic 02 10
Dundee 02 21 03
Heart of Midlothian 20 14
Hibernian 25 00 11
Kilmarnock 10 11
Rangers 03 40 51

Source: Soccerbase
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom Six

Home ╲ Away ABE DUN DNFMOTSTJSTM
Aberdeen 12 10
Dundee United 10 10
Dunfermline Athletic 12 00 12
Motherwell 02 01 33
St Johnstone 03 23 22
St Mirren 21 21

Source: Soccerbase
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Player Club Goals
Sweden Henrik Larsson Celtic 35
Norway Arild Stavrum Aberdeen 17
Argentina Juan Sara Dundee 15
Northern Ireland Andy Kirk Hearts 13
Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott Motherwell 12
Scotland Colin Cameron Hearts 12
Norway Tore André Flo Rangers 11
Finland Mixu Paatelainen Hibernian 11
England Chris Sutton Celtic 11
France David Zitelli Hibernian 10
Scotland Ricky Gillies St Mirren 10
Scotland Keigan Parker St Johnstone 10

Source: SPL official website

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

Monthly awards

Month Manager Player
August Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Celtic) Scotland Andy McLaren (Kilmarnock)
September Scotland Bobby Williamson (Kilmarnock) Sweden Henrik Larsson (Celtic)
October Scotland Alex McLeish (Hibernian) Finland Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian)
November Scotland Billy Davies (Motherwell) Scotland Barry Ferguson (Rangers)
December Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Celtic) Scotland Barry Ferguson (Rangers)
January None awarded due to winter break.
February Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Celtic) Argentina Claudio Caniggia (Dundee)
March Scotland Alex Smith (Dundee United) Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (Celtic)
AprilScotland Tom Hendrie (St Mirren) Finland Antti Niemi (Hearts)
May Scotland Alex Smith (Dundee United) Germany Jörg Albertz (Rangers)

References

  1. "YOU'RE TOO LATE NOW; Dick blast at SPL bosses". The Mirror. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  2. "SPL split will Pitt us in a right fix; SAYS EBBE SKOVDAHL". BBC Sport. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  3. "Fear factor worries McLeish". BBC Sport. 9 July 2000. Retrieved 24 April 2008.

See also

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