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2015–16 Ayr United F.C. season

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Ayr United 2015–16 football season
Ayr United
2015–16 season
ManagerIan McCall
StadiumSomerset Park
League OneSecond place
(Promoted via play-offs)
Challenge CupSecond Round
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Moore (14)
All: Jordan Preston (15)
Highest home attendance7,468 vs. Rangers, Challenge Cup, 19 August 2015
Lowest home attendance763 vs. Forfar Athletic, League One, 20 February 2016
Average home league attendance1,296

The 2015–16 season was Ayr United's third season in League One and their 4th consecutive season in the third-tier of Scottish football. Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Summary

Season

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

St Mirren v Ayr United
7 July 2015 Friendly St Mirren 0 – 1 Ayr United Ralston, Paisley
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Annan Athletic v Ayr United
11 July 2015 The Raydale Cup Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Ayr United Raydale Park, Gretna
15:30 Ayr Report
Gretna 2008 v Ayr United
12 July 2015 The Raydale Cup Gretna 2008 0 – 1 Ayr United Raydale Park, Gretna
15:30 Report
Rangers v Ayr United
15 July 2015 Friendly Rangers 2 – 0 Ayr United Rangers Training Centre, Auchenhowie
19:15 Templeton 24'
Holt (Trialist) 59'		 Rangers Report Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Ayr United v Hibernian
21 July 2015 Friendly Ayr United 0 – 0 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45

Scottish League One

Albion Rovers v Ayr United
8 August 2015 1 Albion Rovers 3 – 0 Ayr United Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Davidson 2'
Love 45', 69'		 Report Attendance: 781
Referee: Alan Newlands
Ayr United v Brechin City
15 August 2015 2 Ayr United 2 – 1 Brechin City Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Forrest 21'
Trouten 73' (pen.)		 Report Thomson 68'
Smith Yellow card 90+2' Red card		 Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Barry Cook
Stranraer v Ayr United
22 August 2015 3 Stranraer 1 – 2 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Stirling 90' Report Moore 4'
Trouten 77'
Docherty Yellow card 72' Red card		 Attendance: 882
Referee: Nick Walsh
Ayr United v Forfar Athletic
29 August 2015 4 Ayr United 2 – 2 Forfar Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moore 45'
Forrest 58'		 Report Allan 26'
Travis 90+1'		 Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Euan Anderson
Ayr United v Stenhousemuir
1 September 2015 5 Ayr United 5 – 2 Stenhousemuir Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Preston 3', 47'
Moore 26'
Barclay 35' (o.g.)
Caldwell 86'		 Report Boyle 17' (o.g.)
McCroary 88'		 Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Don Robertson
Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United
12 September 2015 6 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Report Forrest 23'
Preston 59'		 Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Kevin Graham
Airdrieonians v Ayr United
19 September 2015 7 Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Watt 5' Report Moore 45'
Gilmour 66'		 Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Ayr United v Peterhead
26 September 2015 8 Ayr United 1 – 1 Peterhead Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Devlin 55' Report Redman 87' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Ayr United v Cowdenbeath
3 October 2015 9 Ayr United 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Preston 1'
Forrest 19'
McLauchlan 48'
Gilmour 57'
Moore 72'		 Report Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Alan Newlands
Forfar Athletic v Ayr United
17 October 2015 10 Forfar Athletic 2 – 2 Ayr United Station Park, Forfar
15:00 Denholm 2'
Campbell 45'		 BBC Sport report Graham 54'
Devlin Red card 68'
Caldwell 72'		 Attendance: 745
Referee: Nick Walsh
Stenhousemuir v Ayr United
24 October 2015 11 Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Ayr United Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Robertson Red card 89' BBC Sport report Caldwell 9' Attendance: 767
Referee: Greg Aitken
Ayr United v Stranraer
31 October 2015 12 Ayr United 3 – 1 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Crawford 15'
Adams 39'
Preston 83'		 Report Robertson 29' Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Brechin City v Ayr United
7 November 2015 13 Brechin City 1 – 1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Layne 47' Report Adams 43' Attendance: 541
Referee: Barry Cook
Ayr United v Albion Rovers
14 November 2015 14 Ayr United 1 – 0 Albion Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Trouten 38' Report Attendance: 1,389
Referee: George Salmond
Ayr United v Airdrieonians
21 November 2015 15 Ayr United 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
12 December 2015 16 Ayr United 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Peterhead v Ayr United
19 December 2015 17 Peterhead 3 – 0 Ayr United Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00 Report Attendance: 612
Referee: Alan Newlands
Ayr United v Brechin City
26 December 2015 18 Ayr United 2 – 1 Brechin City Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Nick Walsh
Cowdenbeath v Ayr United
29 December 2015 19 Cowdenbeath 4 – 2 Ayr United Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Report Attendance: 640
Referee: George Salmond
Stranraer v Ayr United
2 January 2016 20 Stranraer 1 – 0 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Colin Steven
Albion Rovers v Ayr United
23 January 2016 21 Albion Rovers 1 – 3 Ayr United Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Report Attendance: 427
Referee: David Lowe
Ayr United v Peterhead
6 February 2016 22 Ayr United 1 – 2 Peterhead Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,155
Referee: Alan Muir
Dunfermline v Ayr United
13 February 2016 23 Dunfermline 3 – 2 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Nick Walsh
Ayr United v Forfar
20 February 2016 24 Ayr United 2 – 1 Forfar Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 763
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Airdrieonians v Ayr United
27 February 2016 25 Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mike Roncone
Ayr United v Cowdenbeath
1 March 2016 26 Ayr United 4 – 1 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 856
Referee: Gavin Ross
Brechin v Ayr United
5 March 2016 27 Brechin 1 – 0 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Report Attendance: 491
Referee: David Munro
Ayr United v Stenhousmuir
8 March 2016 28 Ayr United 4 – 1 Stenhousmuir Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 889
Referee: Alan Newlands
Ayr United v Dunfermline
12 March 2016 29 Ayr United 0 – 2 Dunfermline Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Don Robertson
Forfar v Ayr United
19 March 2016 30 Forfar 3 – 1 Ayr United Station Park, Forfar
Report Attendance: 614
Referee: Gavin Ross
Ayr United v Stranraer
26 March 2016 31 Ayr United 2 – 1 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Colin Steven
Cowdenbeath v Ayr United
2 April 2016 32 Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Ayr United Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Report Attendance: 429
Referee: David Munro
Ayr United v Albion
9 April 2016 33 Ayr United 0 – 1 Albion Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Stenhousemuir v Ayr United
16 April 2016 34 Stenhousemuir 0 – 4 Ayr United Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Report Attendance: 652
Referee: Barry Cook
Peterhead v Ayr United
23 April 2016 35 Peterhead 0 – 4 Ayr United Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00 McAllister Red card Report Moore 24', 81'
McCrorie 45'
Preston 56'		 Attendance: 617
Referee: Euan Anderson
Ayr United v Airdrieonians
30 April 2016 36 Ayr United 0 – 3 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,594
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish Championship play-offs

Peterhead v Ayr United
3 May 2016 Peterhead 1 – 4 Ayr United Balmoor, Peterhead
20:00 McIntosh 35' BBC Report Donald 18'
Preston 41', 59'
Crawford 74'		 Attendance: 807
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Ayr United v Peterhead
7 May 2016 Ayr United 2 – 1
(6 – 2 agg.)		 Peterhead Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Crawford 26'
Devlin 57'		 BBC Report Donald 31' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,848
Referee: Crawford Allan
Stranraer v Ayr United
11 May 2016 Stranraer 1 – 1 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45 McGuigan 54' BBC Report Docherty 90+5' Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Bobby Madden
Ayr United v Stranraer
15 May 2016 Ayr United 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
14:45 BBC Report Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Penalties
Preston soccer ball with check mark
Trouten soccer ball with check mark
Docherty soccer ball with red X
Graham soccer ball with check mark		 Cairney soccer ball with red X
Longworth soccer ball with red X
Barron soccer ball with red X
Gibson soccer ball with check mark

Scottish Challenge Cup

Ayr United v Albion Rovers
25 July 2015 First Round Ayr United 3 – 1 Albion Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Gavin Ross
Ayr United v Rangers
19 August 2015 Second Round Ayr United 0 – 2 Rangers Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Attendance: 7,468
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish League Cup

Ayr United v Brechin City
1 August 2015 Round 1 Ayr United 2 – 0 Brechin City Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Attendance: 976
Referee: Euan Anderson
Ross County v Ayr United
25 August 2015 Round 2 Ross County 2 – 0 Ayr United Victoria Park, Dingwall
Report Attendance: 1,743
Referee: Craig Charleston

Scottish Cup

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
28 November 2015 Round 3 Ayr United 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
Report Geggan 22' Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Player statistics

Squad, appearance and goals

As of 15 May 2016
No. Nat Player Total League Scottish Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Scotland Greg Fleming 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
Scotland Shaun Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Scotland Patrick Boyle 37 1 27 (1) 0 1 0 2 1 6 0
Scotland Martyn Campbell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Scotland Nicky Devlin 42 3 33 (1) 1 0 0 2 0 6 2
Scotland Gerry McLauchlan 29 3 21 (3) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0
Scotland Craig McCracken 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
Scotland Ross McCrorie 15 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland Andy Graham 28 2 22 (3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
Scotland Adam Hodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Andrew Muir 4 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy 36 0 29 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland Jamie Adams 26 2 17 (3) 2 1 0 1 0 4 0
Scotland Robbie Crawford 35 3 15 (12) 1 0 0 (1) 1 0 5 (1) 2
Scotland Ross Docherty 35 1 25 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 6 1
Scotland Michael Donald 40 3 16 (15) 2 1 0 2 0 5 (1) 1
Scotland Alan Forrest 39 5 22 (12) 5 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0
Scotland Brian Gilmour 31 2 19 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 (3) 0
Scotland Alan Trouten 39 7 25 (6) 6 1 0 2 0 2 (3) 1
Scotland Michael Wardrope 10 1 4 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
Scotland Ross Caldwell 22 5 6 (11) 4 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 1
Scotland Sean McKenzie 5 0 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Craig Moore 30 14 23 (2) 14 0 0 0 (1) 0 4 0
Scotland Jordan Preston 40 15 28 (6) 13 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 2
Scotland Ryan Nisbet 4 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0
Scotland Ryan Stevenson 22 6 16 (2) 6 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0

Club statistics

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 24 7 5 83 30 +53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 19 4 13 65 47 +18 61 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 +25 59
4 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 −6 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 −2 49
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLWWDWWWDWDWWDWWLLWLLWLLWWWLWLLWLLWWL
Position964532111221111222222333333333333322
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Ayr United play each other team in the Scottish League One four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance Ref.
Challenge Cup 25 July 2015 3 – 1 Albion Rovers 1,003
League Cup 1 August 2015 2 – 0 Brechin City 976
League One 15 August 2015 2 – 1 Brechin City 1,074
Challenge Cup 19 August 2015 0 – 2 Rangers 7,468
League One 29 August 2015 2 – 2 Forfar Athletic 1,243
League One 1 September 2015 5 – 2 Stenhousemuir 1,046
League One 26 September 2015 1 – 1 Peterhead 1,304
League One 3 October 2015 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath 1,171
League One 31 October 2015 3 – 1 Stranraer 1,415
League One 14 November 2015 1 – 0 Albion Rovers 1,389
League One 21 November 2015 3 – 0 Airdrieonians 1,403
Scottish Cup 28 November 2015 0 – 1 Dunfermline 1,576
League One 12 December 2015 1 – 2 Dunfermline 2,076
League One 26 December 2015 2 – 1 Brechin City 1,485
League One 6 February 2016 1 – 2 Peterhead 1,155
League One 20 February 2016 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic 763
League One 1 March 2016 4 – 1 Cowdenbeath 856
League One 8 March 2016 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir 889
League One 12 March 2016 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic 2,190
League One 26 March 2016 2 – 1 Stranraer 1,244
League One 9 April 2016 0 – 1 Albion Rovers 1,044
League One 30 April 2016 0 – 3 Airdrieonians 1,594
Play-off 7 May 2016 2 – 1 Peterhead 1,848
Play-off 15 May 2016 0 – 0 (3-1p) Stranraer 4,581
Total attendance: 40,793
Average total attendance: 1,670
Total league attendance: 24,317
Average league attendance: 1,296

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Transfers

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