# 2000–01 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2000–01 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 9th position with 42 points.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 29 July 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 7,563 | |
| 2 | 5 August 2000 | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 7,152 | |
| 3 | 12 August 2000 | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | 4,124 | Crawford 45' |
| 4 | 16 August 2000 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 5,257 | Moss 55' |
| 5 | 19 August 2000 | Rangers | A | 1–4 | 47,452 | Boyle 14' |
| 6 | 26 August 2000 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 4,980 | Crawford 42' |
| 7 | 9 September 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 11,811 | |
| 8 | 18 September 2000 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 9,493 | Crawford 60' |
| 9 | 23 September 2000 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 8,275 | Moss 48' |
| 10 | 30 September 2000 | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 5,002 | Dair 64' |
| 11 | 14 October 2000 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 6,436 | Crawford 30' |
| 12 | 21 October 2000 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 11,993 | |
| 13 | 28 October 2000 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 6,397 | Moss 61' |
| 14 | 4 November 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | 4,287 | Dair 70', Nicholson 76' |
| 15 | 11 November 2000 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 4,488 | Moss 11' |
| 16 | 18 November 2000 | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 11,431 | |
| 17 | 25 November 2000 | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | 6,012 | Bullen 60', Moss 64' |
| 18 | 29 November 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 5,642 | Dair 40' |
| 19 | 2 December 2000 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 59,442 | Dair 1' |
| 20 | 9 December 2000 | Hibernian | A | 0–3 | 10,078 | |
| 21 | 16 December 2000 | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | 5,061 | Thomson 37', McGroarty 73' |
| 22 | 23 December 2000 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 6,054 | Crawford 22' |
| 23 | 26 December 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | 7,194 | Crawford 13', Rossi 46', Nicholson 51' |
| 24 | 2 January 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 | 6,408 | |
| 25 | 31 January 2001 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 4,601 | Bullen 89' |
| 26 | 3 February 2001 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 46,302 | |
| 27 | 10 February 2001 | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | 5,108 | Hampshire 49', Dijkhuizen 82', Moss 85' |
| 28 | 21 February 2001 | Dundee | A | 1–0 | 6,113 | Nicholson 13' |
| 29 | 24 February 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–7 | 11,251 | Dair 50' |
| 30 | 4 March 2001 | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 9,096 | |
| 31 | 17 March 2001 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 7,547 | Crawford 29', Hampshire 57' |
| 32 | 31 March 2001 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 5,371 | Crawford 8' |
| 33 | 7 April 2001 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 6,529 | Bullen 61' |
| 34 | 21 April 2001 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 8,613 | |
| 35 | 28 April 2001 | St Mirren | H | 1–2 | 5,058 | Bullen 90' |
| 36 | 6 May 2001 | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 6,679 | |
| 37 | 12 May 2001 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 2,610 | Crawford 64' |
| 38 | 20 May 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 | 4,607 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second round | 22 August 2000 | East Stirlingshire | H | 1–0 | 2,500 | Boyle 14' |
| Third round | 6 September 2000 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 3,428 | Thomson 12', Moss 66' |
| Quarter-finals | 31 October 2000 | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 4,045 | Nicholson 29' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 27 January 2001 | St Johnstone | A | 0–0 | 5,026 | |
| Third round replay | 13 February 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 3–2 | 4,749 | Thomson 61', Dijkhuizen 77', Moss 83' |
| Fourth round | 17 February 2001 | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 11,222 | Skerla 83', Nicholson 90' |
| Fourth round replay | 7 March 2001 | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 31,940 | Thomson 28' |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.