2019–20 Ayr United F.C. season
Appearance
2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Lachlan Cameron | ||
Manager | Ian McCall (Until 23 September) Mark Kerr (from 22 October) | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
Scottish Championship | Fourth place | ||
Scottish League Cup | Group stage | ||
Scottish Challenge Cup | Third round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Forrest (10) All: Alan Forrest (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,167 v Dundee United, Championship, 14 September 2019 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 777 v Arbroath, Championship, 10 December 2019 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,778 | ||
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The 2019–20 season was Ayr United's 2nd season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.[1] On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
Summary
[edit]Season
[edit]Ayr began the season on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020.[3] On 8 April 2020, the SPFL proposed to end the 2019–20 season by utilising a points per game ratio to determine the final standings.[4] The plan was approved on 15 April 2020, declaring that the season was over, with Dundee United being named as title winners and relegating Partick Thistle to League One.[5]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
[edit]3 August 2019 Match 1 | Ayr United | 4–2 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moffat ![]() McCowan ![]() Forrest ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Report | Tumilty ![]() Cadden ![]() |
Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
10 August 2019 Match 2 | Dundee | 1–0 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Nelson ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Alan Newlands |
24 August 2019 Match 3 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Kelly ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
31 August 2019 Match 4 | Partick Thistle | 2–3 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Bannigan ![]() ![]() Gordon ![]() ![]() |
Report | McCowan ![]() Doolan ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
14 September 2019 Match 5 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Harvie ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Bobby Madden |
21 September 2019 Match 6 | Alloa Athletic | 1–4 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
15:00 | O'Hara ![]() |
Report | Forrest ![]() Roscoe ![]() McCowan ![]() |
Attendance: 902 Referee: David Lowe |
28 September 2019 Match 7 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
15:00 | Report | Forrest ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Grant Irvine |
5 October 2019 Match 8 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Vincent ![]() Rooney ![]() |
Attendance: 1,912 Referee: Steven McLean |
19 October 2019 Match 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
15:00 | Kiltie ![]() Ashcroft ![]() Ryan ![]() |
Report | Ashcroft ![]() Forrst ![]() |
Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Alan Muir |
25 October 2019 Match 10 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:05 | McCowan ![]() |
Report | McDaid ![]() McGowan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Bobby Madden |
29 October 2019 Match 11 | Greenock Morton | 2–3 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
19:45 | Baird ![]() McHugh ![]() |
Report | Moore ![]() McCowan ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Colin Steven |
2 November 2019 Match 12 | Ayr United | 4–1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moore ![]() Moffat ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Cardle ![]() |
Attendance: 2,558 Referee: William Collum |
9 November 2019 Match 13 | Queen of the South | 3–1 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Holt ![]() Murray ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Moffat ![]() McCowan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Don Robertson |
3 December 2019 Match 14 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Report | Nisbet ![]() |
Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Euan Anderson |
7 December 2019 Match 15 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
15:00 | White ![]() Storey ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,833 Referee: Gavin Ross |
10 December 2019 Match 16 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Arbroath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Kelly ![]() |
Report | McKenna ![]() |
Attendance: 777 Referee: Colin Steven |
14 December 2019 Match 17 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Docherty ![]() |
Report | O'Hara ![]() |
Attendance: 1,117 Referee: David Munro |
21 December 2019 Match 18 | Dundee United | 4–0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Stanton ![]() Shankland ![]() Clark ![]() Harkes ![]() |
Report | Kerr ![]() |
Attendance: 7,744 Referee: Greg Aitken |
28 December 2019 Match 19 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Muirhead ![]() |
Report | Semple ![]() Dobbie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,062 Referee: David Lowe |
4 January 2020 Match 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
15:00 | Report | Moore ![]() |
Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Mike Roncone |
25 January 2020 Match 21 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Kelly ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Greg Aitken |
31 January 2020 Match 22 | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:05 | Graham ![]() |
Report | Forrest ![]() |
Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Greg Aitken |
25 February 2020 Match 23 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Malley ![]() |
Report | Orsi ![]() Cadden ![]() |
Attendance: 1,336 Referee: David Lowe |
29 February 2020 Match 24 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
15:00 | Report | Drinan ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Attendance: 915 Referee: Greg Aitken |
3 March 2020 Match 25 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,674 Referee: David Munro |
7 March 2020 Match 26 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Steven McLean |
10 March 2020 Match 27 | Dundee | 2–0 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Hemmings ![]() Crankshaw ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,670 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]13 July 2019 Match 1 | Berwick Rangers | 0–7 | Ayr United | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
15:00 | Report | Moffat ![]() McCowan ![]() Doolan ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 603 Referee: Scott Lambie |
16 July 2019 Match 2 | Livingston | 2–1 | Ayr United | Livingston |
19:45 | Souda ![]() Lamie ![]() |
Report | Murdoch ![]() |
Stadium: Almondvale Attendance: 1,097 Referee: William Collum |
20 July 2019 Match 3 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Falkirk | Ayr |
15:00 | McCowan ![]() Geggan ![]() |
Report | McManus ![]() Durnan ![]() |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Barry Cook |
22 July 2019 Match 4 | Ayr United | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Stranraer | Ayr |
15:00 | Moffat ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Report | Cummins ![]() |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]7 September 2019 Third round | ![]() | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Ayr United | Wrexham |
19:45 | Bickerstaff ![]() |
Report | Roscoe ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,697 Referee: Steven Gregg |
Scottish Cup
[edit]18 January 2020 Fourth round | Ayr United | 1–0 | Ross County | Ayr |
15:00 | Bell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
8 February 2020 Fifth round | Ayr United | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Ayr |
15:00 | Drinan ![]() Muirhead ![]() |
Report | Muirhead ![]() Hendry ![]() |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,625 Referee: Steven McLean |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- As of 10 March 2020[6]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Ross Doohan | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Aaron Muirhead | 29 | 2 | 21+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Daniel Harvie | 33 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Kerr | 22 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Sam Roscoe | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Geggan | 20 | 1 | 14+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Moffat | 34 | 6 | 21+6 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Connor Malley | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Moore | 11 | 4 | 10+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Forrest | 32 | 10 | 25+0 | 10 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Luke McCowan | 31 | 8 | 19+5 | 5 | 4+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Scott Tiffoney | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Bell | 22 | 1 | 16+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Aaron Drinan | 9 | 2 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Murdoch | 8 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | GK | ![]() |
Ellis Hare-Reid | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Finn Ecrepont | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Mark McKenzie | 11 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Ross Docherty | 26 | 2 | 21+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Leon Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Grant Gillespie | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen Kelly | 33 | 6 | 27+0 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Jordan Houston | 25 | 5 | 18+5 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season | |||||||||||||
8 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Doolan | 17 | 3 | 1+10 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Craig McGuffie | 15 | 3 | 0+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
David Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Jamie Adams | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Frank Ross | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | 1.67 | |
3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | 1.52 | |
4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 | |
5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 | |
6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[7]
League Cup table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | AYR | FAL | STR | BER | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Livingston | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 2–1 | — | — | 5–0 | |
2 | Ayr United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2p | — | ||
3 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 1–1p | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
4 | Stranraer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 6–0 | ||
5 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | — | 0–7 | 0–3 | — | — |
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 June 2019 | DF | Sam Roscoe | Aberdeen | Free transfer | [10] |
24 June 2019 | FW | Kris Doolan | Partick Thistle | [11] | |
23 January 2020 | DF | Jordan Houston | Rangers | [12] | |
24 January 2020 | MF | Grant Gillespie | ![]() |
[13] |
Transfers out
[edit]Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | DF | Chris Higgins | East Fife | Free transfer | [14] |
MF | Robbie Crawford | Livingston | [15] | ||
DF | Liam Smith | Dundee United | [16] | ||
Michael Rose | ![]() |
[17] | |||
FW | James Hilton | Stranraer | [18] | ||
MF | Stuart Faulds | Largs Thistle | [19] | ||
Declan McDaid | Dundee | [20] | |||
3 July 2019 | FW | Lawrence Shankland | Dundee United | [21] | |
31 August 2019 | DF | David Ferguson | Peterhead | [22] | |
11 January 2020 | MF | Jamie Adams | Retired | [23] | |
30 January 2020 | MF | Craig McGuffie | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [24] |
6 February 2020 | FW | Kris Doolan | [25] |
Loans in
[edit]Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 July 2019 | MF | Frank Ross | Aberdeen | 1 January 2020 | [26] |
10 July 2019 | Stephen Kelly | Rangers | 31 May 2020 | [27] | |
12 July 2019 | GK | Ross Doohan | Celtic | [28] | |
30 August 2019 | DF | Jordan Houston | Rangers | [29] | |
17 January 2020 | FW | ![]() |
![]() |
[30] | |
30 January 2020 | FW | Scott Tiffoney | Livingston | [31] | |
31 January 2020 | MF | ![]() |
![]() |
[32] |
Loans out
[edit]Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | MF | Leon Murphy | Stranraer | 31 May 2020 | [33] |
4 August 2019 | DF | Michael Hewitt | Kilwinning Rangers | [34] | |
1 September 2019 | Nathan Baird | Cumnock Juniors | [35] |
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- ^ "Livingston striker Scott Tiffoney: Ayr United old boys sold me on loan move to Somerset Park". 30 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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