A former Scotland international footballer and his ex-teammate have been ruled to be rapists and ordered to pay £100,000 in damages.

Denise Clair was left "devastated" by a Crown decision not to prosecute striker David Goodwillie and his then-Dundee United colleague David Robertson.

She said they raped her at a flat in Armadale, in West Lothian, after a night out in nearby Bathgate.

The 30-year-old said she could not remember what had happened since she was in a bar in the town until she woke up in the flat the following morning.

Ms Clair originally sought £500,000 in compensation but damages were later agreed at £100,000 in the civil action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

During the court case, the pursuer maintained she was incapable of agreeing to sex because of her alcohol consumption but Goodwillie, 27, who now plays with Plymouth Argyle, and Robertson claimed intercourse had been consensual.

A judge said: "Having carefully examined and scrutinised the whole evidence in the case, I find the evidence of the pursuer (the woman) to be cogent, persuasive and compelling."

Lord Armstrong said: "In the result, therefore, I find that in the early hours of Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the flat in Greig Crescent, Armadale, both defenders (the footballers) took advantage of the pursuer when she was vulnerable through an excessive intake of alcohol and, because her cognitive functioning and decision-making processes were so impaired, was incapable of giving meaningful consent, and that they each raped her."

After the Court of Session judgment, Ms Clair said: "I am pleased by today's verdict. However, I am bitterly disappointed that I was so badly let down by the criminal justice system and was forced to seek a remedy through the civil court.

"If it was not for the support of my lawyer Cameron Fyfe and the team at Rape Crisis Scotland, I do not know how I could have coped throughout this long, harrowing journey."

Simon Di Rollo QC, senior counsel for Ms Clair, stated: "It was incredibly brave of Ms Clair to have brought the action, in which, unlike in a criminal case, she did not enjoy anonymity.

"The case illustrates the importance of the 2009 Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act which clearly spells out that free agreement to sexual activity cannot be given while a person is incapable because of the effect of alcohol.

"The court accepted that Ms Clair was incapable and that anyone dealing with her would have known that."

The judge said he found neither Goodwillie nor Robertson to be credible or reliable on the issue of having a reasonable or honest belief that she was consenting.

He rejected evidence relied on by the players that Ms Clair was not particularly affected by alcohol and was no more drunk than anyone else in the company they had been in that night.

Lord Armstrong said there was evidence of flirtation between the pursuer and Robertson earlier in the evening but the judge added: "The mere fact of sexual attraction does not preclude rape."

The judge said of former Dundee United, Blackburn Rovers and Aberdeen striker Goodwillie: "The first defender was not an impressive witness.

"Particularly in relation to his assessment of the pursuer's condition, his evidence was given with a view to his own interests rather than in accordance with the oath which he had taken.

"I did not find his evidence to be persuasive."

Lord Armstrong said: "Like the first defender, I assessed the second defender as a witness who was being selective as to what he was prepared to tell the court and whose evidence, directed as it was entirely to his own interests, was partial and partisan.

"He did not present as a witness who was being entirely candid. On the significant issues arising in the case, I did not find his evidence to be credible or reliable."

Lord Armstrong said Ms Clair had enjoyed life before the incident but this had changed following the decision not to proceed with a prosecution.

She was told by Crown Office in July 2011 it was not going ahead with criminal proceedings.

Lord Armstrong said: "She found that decision difficult to understand and had felt that she had not been believed.

"She felt that her life had been destroyed by something which had happened although, because of her lack of memory, she was not fully aware of what it was that had caused that effect"

Ms Clair had experienced suicidal thoughts and it was only last year that she felt comfortable forming an intimate relationship again.

Lord Armstrong said: "She maintained emphatically that she would never voluntarily have had sexual intercourse with two men simultaneously and that she had never ever done that before.

"As she put it, she would never ever agree to do that."

The judge said the pursuer's memory loss was best explained by "the phenomenon of alcoholic blackout".

He said on the basis of expert evidence, witness testimony and forensic findings of Ms Clair's blood alcohol level, he held that during the period she was in the flat she "lacked the level of cognitive functioning necessary to make reasoned decisions and consequently lacked the ability to give meaningful consent by free agreement".

Following the judgement, the Crown Office stated it was standing by its decision not to prosecute in this case.

A spokesman said: "As Lord Armstrong stated in his judgment, the standard of proof to be satisfied was that of the balance of probabilities which is a less onerous requirement than the standard in criminal cases, which is 'beyond reasonable doubt'.

"Further, there is no requirement of corroboration in civil cases unlike in criminal cases.

"This case was looked at very carefully by Crown counsel who concluded that there was insufficient evidence in law to raise criminal proceedings. As a result no proceedings were instructed."

After the judgment emerged on Tuesday, Plymouth Argyle confirmed Goodwillie would not be selected to play for the team.

The club said in a statement: "We await the full report, which we will consider in detail before making any comment. Until such time, David Goodwillie will not be selected to play for Plymouth Argyle."

Robertson, who plays for Cowdenbeath FC, will also not be selected by the club while it reviews the judgement.

The Fife club said: "We are now aware of today's Court judgement regarding David Robertson. At present, we can make no further comment until we have the full details available for us to consider and review.

"In the interim, David Robertson will not be considered for selection by Cowdenbeath FC."