AYR UNITED


1910      Formed as a merger of  and Ayr Parkhouse
1910-11   Scottish League Division Two runner-up
1911-12   Scottish League Division Two Champions
1912-13   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Elected to Division One
1925      Relegated to Division Two by goal average
1927-28   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Promoted to Division One
1936      Relegated to Division Two
1936-37   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Promoted to Division One
1946-47   Dropped to Division B for first post-World War II season
1955-56   Scottish League B Division runner-up
          Promoted to A Division, then renamed Division One
1957      Relegated to Division Two
1958-59   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Promoted to Division One
1961      Relegated to Division Two
1965-66   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Promoted to Division One
1967      Relegated to Division Two
1968-69   Scottish League Division Two runner-up
          Promoted to Division One
1975-76   Placed in new Premier Division on league re-organisation
1978      Relegated to Division One
1986      Relegated to Division Two
1986-87   Missed runner-up spot on goal difference x2
1987-88   Scottish League Division Two Champions (on goal difference)
          Promoted to Division One
1995      Relegated to Division Two
1996-97   Scottish League Division Two Champions
          Promoted to Division One
2000-01   Scottish League Division One runner-up
2004      Relegated to Division Two
2008-09   Scottish League Division Two runner-up
          Promoted to Division One after play-offs (SF Brechin City 0 Ayr
          United 2, Ayr United 3 Brechin City 2 - Agg 5-2, F Ayr United 2
          Airdrie United 2, Airdrie United 0 Ayr United 1 - Agg 3-2)
2010      Relegated to Division Two
2010-11   Scottish League Division Two runner-up
          Promoted to Division One
2011-12   Relegated to Division Two after play-offs (SF Airdrie United 0
          Ayr United 0, Ayr United 1 Airdrie United 3 - Agg 1-3)
2013-14   Scottish Premier League merged with Scottish League to form Scottish
          Professional Football League. Placed in League One of new competition
          Not promoted after play-offs (SF Ayr United 1 Cowdenbeath 2,
          Cowdenbeath 3 Ayr United 1, Agg 2-5)
2015-16   Scottish Professional Football League One runner-up
          Promoted to Championship after play-offs (SF Peterhead 1 Ayr United 4,
          Ayr United 2 Peterhead 1, Agg 6-2, F Stranraer 1 Ayr United 1, Ayr
          United 0 Stranraer 0, Agg 1-1, Ayr United won 3-1 on penalties)
2017      Relegated to League One
2017-18   Scottish Professional Football League One Champions
          Promoted to Championship
2018-19   Not promoted after play-offs (QF Ayr United 1 Inverness Caledonian
          Thistle 3, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Ayr United 1 - Agg 2-4)
2019-20   Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
          points per game basis
2022-23   Scottish Professional Football League Championship runner-up (on goal
          difference)

SEASON    LEAGUE     P    W    D    L    F    A    P      POS

1910-11   SCOT-2    22   12    3    7   52   36   27      2/12
1911-12   SCOT-2    22   16    3    3   54   24   35      1/12
1912-13   SCOT-2    26   13    8    5   45   19   34      1/14
1913-14   SCOT-1    38   13    7   18   56   72   33     10/20
1914-15   SCOT-A    38   20    8   10   55   40   48      5/20
1915-16   SCOT      38   20    8   10   72   45   48      4/20
1916-17   SCOT      38   12    7   19   46   59   31     15/20
1917-18   SCOT      34    5    9   20   32   61   19     18/18
1918-19   SCOT      34   14    9   11   57   53   37      7/18
1919-20   SCOT      42   15   10   17   72   69   40     10/22
1920-21   SCOT      42   14   12   16   62   69   40     14/22
1921-22   SCOT-1    42   13   12   17   55   63   38     14/22
1922-23   SCOT-1    38   13   12   13   43   44   38     10/20
1923-24   SCOT-1    38   12   10   16   38   60   34     14/20
1924-25   SCOT-1    38   11    8   19   43   65   30     19/20
1925-26   SCOT-2    38   20   12    6   77   39   52      3/20
1926-27   SCOT-2    38   13   15   10   67   68   41      8/20
1927-28   SCOT-2    38   24    6    8  117   60   54      1/20
1928-29   SCOT-1    38   12    7   19   65   84   31     16/20
1929-30   SCOT-1    38   16    6   16   70   92   38      9/20
1930-31   SCOT-1    38    8   11   19   53   92   27     18/20
1931-32   SCOT-1    38   11    7   20   70   90   29     17/20
1932-33   SCOT-1    38   13    4   21   62   96   30     16/20
1933-34   SCOT-1    38   16   10   12   87   92   42      8/20
1934-35   SCOT-1    38   12    5   21   61  112   29     18/20
1935-36   SCOT-1    38   11    3   24   53   98   25     20/20
1936-37   SCOT-2    34   25    4    5  122   49   54      1/18
1937-38   SCOT-1    38    9   15   14   66   85   33     17/20
1938-39   SCOT-1    38   13    9   16   76   83   35     14/20
1939-40   SCOT-1     5    2    0    3   10   17    4     ABAND

1946-47   SCOT-B    26    9    2   15   56   73   20     11/14
1947-48   SCOT-B    30    9    9   12   59   61   27     10/16
1948-49   SCOT-B    30   10    7   13   51   70   27      9/16
1949-50   SCOT-B    30    8    6   16   53   80   22     13/16
1950-51   SCOT-B    30   15    6    9   64   40   36      3/16
1951-52   SCOT-B    30   17    5    8   55   45   39      3/16
1952-53   SCOT-B    30   17    2   11   76   56   36      5/16
1953-54   SCOT-B    30   11    8   11   50   56   30      9/16
1954-55   SCOT-B    30   14    4   12   61   73   32      8/16
1955-56   SCOT-B    36   24    3    9  103   55   51      2/19
1956-57   SCOT-1    34    7    5   22   48   89   19     18/18
1957-58   SCOT-2    36   18    6   12   98   81   42      5/19
1958-59   SCOT-2    36   28    4    4  115   48   60      1/19
1959-60   SCOT-1    34   14    6   14   65   73   34      8/18
1960-61   SCOT-1    34    5   12   17   51   81   22     18/18
1961-62   SCOT-2    36   15    8   13   71   63   38      9/19
1962-63   SCOT-2    36   13    8   15   68   77   34     13/19
1963-64   SCOT-2    36   12    5   19   58   83   29     14/19
1964-65   SCOT-2    36    9    6   21   49   67   24     18/19
1965-66   SCOT-2    36   22    9    5   78   37   53      1/19
1966-67   SCOT-1    34    1    7   26   20   86    9     18/18
1967-68   SCOT-2    36   18    6   12   69   48   42      5/19
1968-69   SCOT-2    36   23    7    6   82   31   53      2/19
1969-70   SCOT-1    34   12    6   16   37   52   30     14/18
1970-71   SCOT-1    34    9    8   17   37   54   26     14/18
1971-72   SCOT-1    34    9   10   15   40   58   28     12/18
1972-73   SCOT-1    34   16    8   10   50   51   40      6/18
1973-74   SCOT-1    34   15    8   11   44   40   38      7/18
1974-75   SCOT-1    34   14    8   12   50   61   35      7/18
1975-76   SCOT-P    36   14    5   17   46   59   33      6/10
1976-77   SCOT-P    36   11    8   17   44   68   30      8/10
1977-78   SCOT-P    36    9    6   21   36   68   24      9/10
1978-79   SCOT-1    39   21    5   13   71   52   47      4/14
1979-80   SCOT-1    39   16   12   11   64   51   44      3/14
1980-81   SCOT-1    39   17   11   11   59   42   45      6/14
1981-82   SCOT-1    39   15   12   12   56   50   42      6/14
1982-83   SCOT-1    39   12    8   19   45   61   32     12/14
1983-84   SCOT-1    39   10   12   17   56   70   32     12/14
1984-85   SCOT-1    39   15    9   15   57   52   39      7/14
1985-86   SCOT-1    39   10   11   18   41   60   31     13/14
1986-87   SCOT-2    39   22    8    9   70   49   52      4/14
1987-88   SCOT-2    39   27    7    5   95   31   61      1/14
1988-89   SCOT-1    39   13    9   17   56   72   35     11/14
1989-90   SCOT-1    39   11   13   15   41   62   35     10/14
1990-91   SCOT-1    39   10   12   17   47   59   32     12/14
1991-92   SCOT-1    44   18   11   15   63   55   47      6/12
1992-93   SCOT-1    44   14   18   12   49   44   46      7/12
1993-94   SCOT-1    44   14   14   16   42   52   42      7/12
1994-95   SCOT-1    36    6   11   19   31   58   29      9/10
1995-96   SCOT-2    36   11   12   13   40   40   45      6/10
1996-97   SCOT-2    36   23    8    5   61   33   77      1/10
1997-98   SCOT-1    36   10   10   16   40   56   40      7/10
1998-99   SCOT-1    36   19    5   12   66   42   62      3/10
1999-00   SCOT-1    36   10    8   18   42   52   38      7/10
2000-01   SCOT-1    36   19   12    5   73   41   69      2/10
2001-02   SCOT-1    36   13   13   10   53   44   52      3/10
2002-03   SCOT-1    36   12    9   15   34   44   45      6/10
2003-04   SCOT-1    36    6   13   17   37   58   31      9/10
2004-05   SCOT-2    36   11    9   16   39   54   42      8/10
2005-06   SCOT-2    36   10   12   14   56   61   42      6/10
2006-07   SCOT-2    36   14    8   14   46   47   50      5/10
2007-08   SCOT-2    36   13    7   16   51   62   46      7/10
2008-09   SCOT-2    36   22    8    6   71   38   74      2/10
2009-10   SCOT-1    36    7   10   19   29   60   31     10/10
2010-11   SCOT-2    36   18    5   13   62   55   59      2/10
2011-12   SCOT-1    36    9   11   16   44   67   38      9/10
2012-13   SCOT-2    36   12    5   19   53   65   41      7/10
2013-14   SPFL-L1   36   14    7   15   65   66   49      4/10
2014-15   SPFL-L1   36    9    7   20   45   60   34      8/10
2015-16   SPFL-L1   36   19    4   13   65   47   61      2/10
2016-17   SPFL-Ch   36    7   12   17   33   62   33     10/10
2017-18   SPFL-L1   36   24    4    8   92   42   76      1/10
2018-19   SPFL-Ch   36   15    9   12   50   38   54      4/10
2019-20   SPFL-Ch   27   12    4   11   38   35   40      4/10
2020-21   SPFL-Ch   27    6   11   10   31   37   29      8/10
2021-22   SPFL-Ch   36    9   12   15   39   52   39      8/10
2022-23   SPFL-Ch   36   16   10   10   61   43   58      2/10
2023-24   SPFL-Ch

SCOTTISH CUP

1946-47   1     PETERHEAD                           A    5-1
          2     ABERDEEN                            A    0-8
1947-48   1     MORTON                              H    1-2
1948-49   1     QUEEN'S PARK                        H    2-1
          2     MORTON                              H    0-2
1949-50   1     DUNDEE UNITED                       A    0-4
1950-51   1     STIRLING ALBION                     A    2-1
          2     QUEEN'S PARK                        A    3-1
          3     BYE
          QF    MOTHERWELL                          H    2-2
          QFr   MOTHERWELL                          A    1-2
1951-52   1     DUNDEE                              A    0-4
1952-53   2     BUCKIE THISTLE                      A    5-1
          3     CLYDE                               A    3-8
1953-54   2     BERWICK RANGERS                     A    1-5
1954-55   4     COWDENBEATH                         A    2-2
          4r    COWDENBEATH                         H    3-3
          4r2   COWDENBEATH                         N    3-1    (@ Partick Thistle)
          5     INVERNESS CALEDONIAN                A    1-1
          5r    INVERNESS CALEDONIAN                H    2-4
1955-56   5     BERWICK RANGERS                     H    5-2
          6     CELTIC                              H    0-3
1956-57   5     KILMARNOCK                          A    0-1
1957-58   1     ST MIRREN                           H    1-1
          1r    ST MIRREN                           A    1-2
1958-59   2     STRANRAER                           H    3-0
          3     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                A    1-2
1959-60   2     PEEBLES ROVERS                      A    6-1
          3     AIRDRIEONIANS                       H    4-2
          QF    CLYDE                               H    0-2
1960-61   2     AIRDRIEONIANS                       H    0-0
          2r    AIRDRIEONIANS                       A    1-3
1961-62   1     CLYDE                               H    3-4
1962-63   2     DUNDEE UNITED                       H    1-2
1963-64   1     INVERNESS CALEDONIAN                H    3-2
          2     BUCKIE THISTLE                      A    3-1
          3     ABERDEEN                            A    2-1
          QF    DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                A    0-7
1964-65   P2    KEITH                               A    1-1
          P2r   KEITH                               H    4-2
          1     PARTICK THISTLE                     H    1-1
          1r    PARTICK THISTLE                     A    1-7
1965-66   P2    FRASERBURGH                         H    1-0
          1     ST JOHNSTONE                        H    1-1
          1r    ST JOHNSTONE                        A    0-1
1966-67   1     ELGIN CITY                          A    0-2
1967-68   1     ARBROATH                            H    0-2
1968-69   1     QUEEN OF THE SOUTH                  H    1-0
          2     DUNDEE UNITED                       A    2-6
1969-70   1     DUNDEE UNITED                       A    0-1
1970-71   3     MORTON                              A    0-2
1971-72   3     CLYDE                               A    1-0
          4     MOTHERWELL                          H    0-0
          4r    MOTHERWELL                          A    1-2
1972-73   3     INVERNESS THISTLE                   H    3-0
          4     STIRLING ALBION                     H    2-1
          QF    PARTICK THISTLE                     A    5-1
          SF    RANGERS                             N    0-2    (@ Hampden Park)
1973-74   3     COWDENBEATH                         A    5-0
1974-75   3     QUEEN'S PARK                        H    1-2
1975-76   3     AIRDRIEONIANS                       H    4-2
          4     QUEEN OF THE SOUTH                  H    2-2
          4r    QUEEN OF THE SOUTH                  A    4-5
1976-77   3     MORTON                              A    1-0
          4     CELTIC                              A    1-1
          4r    CELTIC                              H    1-3
1977-78   3     ABERDEEN                            A    0-2
1978-79   3     QUEEN OF THE SOUTH                  H    4-0
          4     ABERDEEN                            A    2-6
1979-80   3     DUMBARTON                           A    2-1
          4     HIBERNIAN                           A    0-2
1980-81   3     KILMARNOCK                          A    1-2
1981-82   3     ALLOA ATHLETIC                      A    1-2
1982-83   3     ALBION ROVERS                       H    1-2
1983-84   3     DUNDEE UNITED                       A    0-1
1984-85   3     KEITH                               H    3-1
          4     ST MIRREN                           H    0-1
1985-86   3     STENHOUSEMUIR                       H    1-0
          4     HIBERNIAN                           A    0-1
1986-87   1     ANNAN ATHLETIC                      H    3-1
          2     STRANRAER                           A    1-1
          2r    STRANRAER                           H    2-0
          3     MEADOWBANK THISTLE                  A    0-2
1987-88   1     MONTROSE                            A    2-0
          2     QUEEN'S PARK                        A    3-2
          3     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                A    1-1
          3r    DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                H    0-2
1988-89   3     HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN                 A    1-4
1989-90   3     ST MIRREN                           H    0-0
          3r    ST MIRREN                           A    1-2
1990-91   3     CLYDEBANK                           A    1-0
          4     HAMILTON ACADEMICAL                 H    0-0
          4r    HAMILTON ACADEMICAL                 A    3-2
          QF    ST JOHNSTONE                        A    2-5
1991-92   3     MOTHERWELL                          H    1-1
          3r    MOTHERWELL                          A    1-4
1992-93   3     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                A    2-1
          4     RANGERS                             H    0-2
1993-94   3     KILMARNOCK                          A    1-2
1994-95   3     RAITH ROVERS                        A    0-1
1995-96   2     ROSS COUNTY                         H    0-2
1996-97   2     CLYDE                               H    0-2
1997-98   3     ALLOA ATHLETIC                      A    3-0
          4     KILMARNOCK                          H    2-0
          QF    HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN                 A    1-4
1998-99   3     KILMARNOCK                          H    3-0
          4     ALBION ROVERS                       H    1-0
          QF    DUNDEE UNITED                       H    0-0
          QFr   DUNDEE UNITED                       A    1-2
1999-00   3     DUNDEE                              A    0-0
          3r    DUNDEE                              H    1-1    (Ayr United won 7-6 on penalties)
          4     MOTHERWELL                          A    4-3
          QF    PARTICK THISTLE                     H    2-0
          SF    RANGERS                             N    0-7    (@ Hampden Park)
2000-01   3     INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE        A    3-4
2001-02   3     DEVERONVALE                         A    6-0
          4     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                H    3-0
          QF    DUNDEE UNITED                       A    2-2
          QFr   DUNDEE UNITED                       H    2-0
          SF    CELTIC                              N    0-3    (@ Hampden Park)
2002-03   3     PETERHEAD                           H    2-0
          4     RANGERS                             H    0-1
2003-04   3     FALKIRK                             H    1-2
2004-05   2     EDINBURGH CITY                      H    3-0
          3     STRANRAER                           H    3-3
          3r    STRANRAER                           A    2-0
          4     ST MIRREN                           H    0-2
2005-06   2     GREENOCK MORTON                     H    3-2
          3     INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE        A    1-1
          3r    INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE        H    0-2
2006-07   2     PETERHEAD                           A    2-0
          3     ST JOHNSTONE                        A    0-0
          3r    ST JOHNSTONE                        H    1-2
2007-08   3     PARTICK THISTLE                     A    1-2
2008-09   3     LOCHEE UNITED                       A    1-1
          3r    LOCHEE UNITED                       H    3-1
          4     KILMARNOCK                          H    2-2
          4r    KILMARNOCK                          A    1-3
2009-10   3     DEVERONVALE                         A    1-0
          4     BRECHIN CITY                        H    1-0
          5     DUNDEE                              A    1-2
2010-11   3     SUNNYBANK                           H    5-0
          4     HIBERNIAN                           A    0-0
          4r    HIBERNIAN                           H    1-0
          5     ST MIRREN                           H    1-2
2011-12   3     MONTROSE                            H    2-2
          3r    MONTROSE                            A    2-1
          4     LIVINGSTON                          A    2-1
          5     FALKIRK                             H    2-1
          QF    HIBERNIAN                           H    0-2
2012-13   3     CLACHNACUDDIN                       H    2-1
          4     FORFAR ATHLETIC                     A    1-2
2013-14   3     QUEEN'S PARK [GLASGOW]              H    3-2
          4     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                H    1-1
          4r    DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                A    0-1
2014-15   3     ALLOA ATHLETIC                      H    1-1
          3r    ALLOA ATHLETIC                      A    0-3
2015-16   3     DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC                H    0-1
2016-17   3     BRECHIN CITY                        A    1-0
          4     QUEEN'S PARK [GLASGOW]              H    0-0
          4r    QUEEN'S PARK [GLASGOW]              A    2-2    Ayr United won 5-4 on penalties
          5     CLYDE                               H    1-1
          5r    CLYDE                               A    2-1
          QF    HIBERNIAN                           A    1-3
2017-18   3     BANKS O'DEE                         A    6-2
          4     ARBROATH                            H    4-1
          5     RANGERS                             H    1-6
2018-19   3     BEITH JUNIORS                       A    3-0
          4     AUCHINLECK TABLOT                   A    0-1
2019-20   4     ROSS COUNTY                         H    1-0
          5     ST JOHNSTONE                        H    1-2
2020-21   2     ELGIN CITY                          A    4-0
          3     CLYDE                               H    0-1
2021-22   3     ALBION ROVERS                       H    2-1
          4     ST MIRREN                           H    0-2
2022-23   3     POLLOK                              H    1-0
          4     COVE RANGERS                        A    3-0
          5     ELGIN CITY                          H    4-1
          QF    FALKIRK                             A    1-2
2023-24   3     PETERHEAD                           A

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