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 36 12 8 16 53 61 44 7/10
2024-25 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 2-1
4 KELTY HEARTS H 3-0
5 RANGERS A 0-2
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