# 2000–01 St Mirren F.C. season

The 2000–01 season saw St Mirren compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 12th position with 30 points, suffering relegation.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
* ↑ 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.

## Results

St Mirren's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 29 July 2000 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–1 | 7,388 | |
| 2 | 5 August 2000 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 11,997 | Gillies 38' |
| 3 | 13 August 2000 | Rangers | H | 1–3 | 8,851 | Paeslack 62' |
| 4 | 19 August 2000 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 5,165 | Gillies 69', McGarry 82' |
| 5 | 26 August 2000 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 11,806 | |
| 6 | 9 September 2000 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 5,274 | |
| 7 | 16 September 2000 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 5,943 | |
| 8 | 20 September 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 10,524 | |
| 9 | 23 September 2000 | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 4,519 | |
| 10 | 30 September 2000 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 5,002 | McGowan 21', Yardley 32' |
| 12 | 14 October 2000 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 60,002 | |
| 13 | 21 October 2000 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 7,861 | Yardley 29' |
| 14 | 28 October 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 5,763 | Walker 24', Gillies 53' |
| 15 | 4 November 2000 | Rangers | A | 1–7 | 48,795 | Gillies 44' |
| 16 | 11 November 2000 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 5,328 | Gillies 89' |
| 17 | 18 November 2000 | Dundee | A | 0–5 | 6,333 | |
| 18 | 25 November 2000 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 5,255 | McGarry 89' |
| 19 | 29 November 2000 | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | 5,312 | |
| 20 | 5 December 2000 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 4,985 | Renfurm 71' |
| 21 | 9 December 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | 4,434 | |
| 22 | 16 December 2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–2 | 5,061 | |
| 23 | 23 December 2000 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 9,487 | |
| 24 | 26 December 2000 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–3 | 5,649 | Fenton 14' |
| 25 | 2 January 2001 | Rangers | H | 1–3 | 8,142 | Gillies 37' |
| 26 | 31 January 2001 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 10,164 | |
| 27 | 3 February 2001 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 4,197 | Rudden 40', Dagnogo 84' |
| 28 | 10 February 2001 | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | 8,872 | Gillies 44', 54' |
| 28 | 21 February 2001 | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 9,946 | |
| 29 | 24 February 2001 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 4,034 | |
| 30 | 3 March 2001 | Dundee United | A | 0–4 | 8,334 | |
| 31 | 17 March 2001 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | 4,565 | McGarry 28' |
| 32 | 31 March 2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | 5,371 | McGowan 81' |
| 33 | 7 April 2001 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 60,440 | McGowan 81' |
| 34 | 23 April 2001 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 6,473 | Gillies 70', 90' |
| 35 | 28 April 2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | 5,058 | McGowan 31', Yardley 41' |
| 36 | 5 May 2001 | St Johnstone | A | 2–2 | 4,199 | Dods 13', Yardley 22' |
| 37 | 12 May 2001 | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | 5,708 | Walker 42', McGarry 45' |
| 38 | 20 May 2001 | Motherwell | A | 3–3 | 4,158 | Quitongo 32', 57', Fenton 49' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 27 January 2001 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 5,002 | Quitongo 89' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R2 | 22 August 2000 | Ross County | A | 3–1 | 957 | Murray 84', Walker 93', Brown 112' |
| R3 | 5 September 2000 | Dundee | H | 3–0 | 3,988 | Walker 46', Brown 61', Paeslack 87' |
| QF | 31 October 2000 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 4,095 | McGarry 25', Gillies 42' |
| SF | 6 February 2001 | Kilmarnock | N | 0–3 | 9,213 | |