2015–16 Ayr United F.C. season
2015–16 season | |||
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Manager | Ian McCall | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
League One | Third (ongoing) | ||
Challenge Cup | Second Round, Lost to Rangers | ||
League Cup | Second Round, Lost to Ross County | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round, Lost to Dunfermline | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Preston (5)[1] All: Preston (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 1,415[2] vs. Stranraer, 31 October 2015 Cup: 7,468 vs. Rangers, 19 August 2015 | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 1,046[2] vs. Stenhousemuir, 1 September 2015 Cup: 976 vs. Brechin City, 1 August 2015 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,208[2] | ||
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All statistics correct as of 9 September 2015. |
The 2015–16 season is Ayr United's 106th in existence and the club's third season in the Scottish League One. Ayr United will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season overview
May
- 19 May 2015: Nicky Devlin signs a new one-year deal with Ayr United and is made the new club captain for the 2015-16 season.[3] He will be Ayr United's youngest captain for 102 years.[4]
- 29 May 2015: Ayr United manager Ian McCall agrees a one-year extension to his contract, until the end of the 2016/2017 season.[5]
July
- 12 July 2015: Ayr United win The Raydale Cup in the pre season Raydale Tournament at Raydale Park, Gretna.[6][7]
- 27 July 2015: Ayr United are drawn to play Rangers in the second round of the Petrofac Training Cup,[8][9] with the tie due to be played at Somerset Park on 19 August 2015.[10]
October
- 29 October 2015: The third round draw of the Scottish Cup sees Ayr United drawn at home to fellow League One title contenders Dunfermline in what is billed by many as the "tie of the round".[11][12]
January
- 5 January 2016: Craig Moore extends his loan from Motherwell until the end of the season.[13]
- 6 January 2016: Ayr United release striker Ross Caldwell and centre-half Martyn Campbell from their contracts.[14]
- 23 January 2016: Ryan Stevenson signs a contract to play for Ayr United until at least the end of the current 2015/2016 season, after being released from his Partick Thistle contract by mutual consent. Jordan Preston also extended his loan from Blackburn Rovers until the end of this season.[15]
Kit
Supplier: Adidas / First Sponsor: Bodog
Home
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Away
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Results & fixtures
Review
Competition | Started round | Current Position | Final Position | First match | Last match |
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Scottish League One | Matchday 1 | Matchday 34 | — | 8 August 2015 | — |
Scottish Challenge Cup | 1st Round | Eliminated | 2nd Round | 25 July 2015 | 19 August 2015 |
Scottish Cup | 3rd Round | Eliminated | 3rd Round | 28 November 2015 | 28 November 2015 |
League Cup | 1st Round | Eliminated | 2nd Round | 1 August 2015 | 25 August 2015 |
Last Updated: 23 January 2016
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
7 July 2015 Friendly | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Ralston, Paisley |
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
11 July 2015 The Raydale Cup | Annan Athletic | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Raydale Park, Gretna |
15:30 | Ayr Report |
12 July 2015 The Raydale Cup | Gretna 2008 | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Raydale Park, Gretna |
15:30 | Report |
15 July 2015 Friendly | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Murray Park, Glasgow |
19:15 | Templeton 24' Holt (Trialist) 59' |
Rangers Report | Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
18 July 2015 Martyn Campbell Testimonial | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Coleraine | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Report |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 |
Scottish League One
8 August 2015 1 | Albion Rovers | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Coatbridge |
15:00 | Davidson 2' Love 45', 69' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 781 Referee: Alan Newlands |
15 August 2015 2 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Ayr |
15:00 | Forrest 21' Trouten 73' (pen.) |
BBC Sport report | Thomson 68' Smith 90+2' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Barry Cook |
22 August 2015 3 | Stranraer | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Stranraer |
15:00 | Stirling 90' | BBC Sport report | Moore 4' Trouten 77' Docherty 72' |
Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 882 Referee: Nick Walsh |
29 August 2015 4 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Ayr |
15:00 | Moore 45' Forrest 58' |
BBC Sport report | Allan 26' Travis 90+1' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Euan Anderson |
1 September 2015 5 | Ayr United | 5 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Ayr |
19:45 | Preston 3', 47' Moore 26' Barclay 35' (o.g.) Caldwell 86' |
BBC Sport report | Boyle 17' (o.g.) McCroary 88' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Don Robertson |
12 September 2015 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | Dunfermline |
15:00 | BBC Sport report | Forrest 23' Preston 59' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Kevin Graham |
19 September 2015 7 | Airdrieonians | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Airdrie |
15:00 | Watt 5' | BBC Sport report | Moore 45' Gilmour 66' |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
26 September 2015 8 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Peterhead | Ayr |
15:00 | Devlin 55' | BBC Sport report | Redman 87' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
3 October 2015 9 | Ayr United | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Ayr |
15:00 | Preston 1' Forrest 19' McLauchlan 48' Gilmour 57' Moore 72' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Alan Newlands |
17 October 2015 10 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Forfar |
15:00 | Denholm 2' Campbell 45' |
BBC Sport report | Graham 54' Devlin 68' Caldwell 72' |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 745 Referee: Nick Walsh |
24 October 2015 11 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Robertson 89' | BBC Sport report | Caldwell 9' | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 767 Referee: Greg Aitken |
31 October 2015 12 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Stranraer | Ayr |
15:00 | Crawford 15' Adams 39' Preston 83' |
BBC Sport report | Robertson 29' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,415 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
7 November 2015 13 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | |
15:00 | Layne 47' | Adams 43' |
14 November 2015 14 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 | Trouten 38' | Stadium: Somerset Park |
21 November 2015 15 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
12 December 2015 16 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
19 December 2015 17 | Peterhead | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | |
15:00 |
26 December 2015 18 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
29 December 2015 19 | Cowdenbeath | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | Cowdenbeath |
15:00 |
2 January 2016 20 | Stranraer | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Stranraer |
15:00 | Stadium: Stair Park |
16 January 2016 | Ayr United | P – P | Cowdenbeath | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
23 January 2016 21 | Albion Rovers | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Coatbridge |
15:00 | Stadium: Cliftonhill |
30 January 2016 | Ayr United | P – P | Stenhousemuir | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
6 February 2016 22 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Peterhead | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
13 February 2016 23 | Dunfermline | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Dunfermline |
15:00 |
20 February 2016 24 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Forfar | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
27 February 2016 25 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | |
15:00 |
1 March 2016 26 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Ayr |
Stadium: Somerset Park |
5 March 2016 27 | Brechin | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | |
15:00 |
8 March 2016 28 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Stenhousmuir | Ayr |
Stadium: Somerset Park |
12 March 2016 29 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline | Ayr |
Stadium: Somerset Park |
19 March 2016 30 | Forfar | 3 – 1 | Ayr United |
26 March 2016 31 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Ayr |
Stadium: Somerset Park |
2 April 2016 32 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Ayr United |
9 April 2016 33 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Albion | Ayr |
Stadium: Somerset Park |
16 April 2016 34 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 4 | Ayr United | |
15:00 |
23 April 2016 35 | Peterhead | v | Ayr United | |
15:00 |
30 April 2016 36 | Ayr United | v | Airdrieonians | |
15:00 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 First Round | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Report | Attendance: 1003 Referee: Gavin Ross |
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
1 August 2015 Round 1 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Report | Attendance: 976 Referee: Euan Anderson |
25 August 2015 Round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall, Ross-shire |
Report | Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Squad, appearance and goals
No. | Nat | Player | Total | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
Greg Fleming | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Shaun Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||
Patrick Boyle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Martyn Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nicky Devlin | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Gerry McLauchlan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Craig McCracken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | ||||
Andy Graham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Andrew Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
Peter Murphy | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Jamie Adams | 7 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Robbie Crawford | 8 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | ||||
Ross Docherty | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Michael Donald | 10 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | ||||
Alan Forrest | 9 | 3 | 5 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | ||||
Brian Gilmour | 10 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Alan Trouten | 8 | 3 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Michael Wardrope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||
Ross Caldwell | 8 | 2 | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Sean McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Craig Moore | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Jordan Preston | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ryan Nisbet | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of match played 23 January 2016
Pos | Nat | Name | Total | Scottish League One | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
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GK | Greg Fleming | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 January 2016'
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Goal scorers
No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Scottish League One | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Total |
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FW | Craig Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
MF | Alan Trouten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
FW | Jordan Preston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
MF | Alan Forrest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
FW | Ross Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
DF | Gerry McLauchlan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | Nicky Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | Patrick Boyle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
# | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTAL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16
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Last updated: 12 September 2015'
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 25 July 2015[17]
Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish League One | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | |||||
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Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club statistics
League table
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Results by round
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Source: BBC Sport
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 |
Last updated: 23 Jan 2016.
Source: SPFL
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
Last updated: 29 Dec 2015.
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Last updated: 16 Apr 2016.
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Home attendances
Win Draw Loss
Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance | Ref. |
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Challenge Cup | 25 July 2015 | 3 – 1 | Albion Rovers | 1,003 | [18] |
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 | [19] |
League One | 21 November 2015 | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | 1,403 | [20] |
Scottish Cup | 28 November 2015 | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline | 1,576 | [21] |
League One | 12 December 2015 | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline | 2,076 | [22] |
League One | 26 December 2015 | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | 1,485 | [23] |
Total attendance: | 24,629 | ||||
Average total attendance: | 1,759 | ||||
Total league attendance: | 13,606 | [2] | |||
Average league attendance: | 1,361 | [2] |
Last updated: 23 January 2016
Source: Match reports in Results
Awards
Scottish League One Player of the Month award
Month | Player |
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September | Nicky Devlin |
Scottish League One Manager of the Month award
Month | Manager |
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September | Ian McCall |
Transfers
Players in
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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– | GK | Greg Fleming | 28 | EU | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | Summer | – | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | MF | Jamie Adams | 27 | EU | Wigtown & Bladnoch | Transfer | Summer | Jan 2016 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | FW | Ross Caldwell | 21 | EU | Greenock Morton | Transfer | Summer | Jan 2016 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | DF | Patrick Boyle | 28 | EU | Airdrieonians | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | DF | Gerry McLauchlan | 26 | EU | Brechin City | Transfer | Summer | – | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | MF | Alan Trouten | 29 | EU | Brechin City | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | MF | Ross Docherty | 22 | EU | Airdrieonians | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | FW | Craig Moore | 20 | EU | Motherwell | Loan | Summer | Jan 2016 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | FW | Jordan Preston | – | EU | Blackburn Rovers | Loan | Summer | Jan 2016 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | DF | Andy Graham | 31 | EU | Dumbarton | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk |
Players out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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– | FW | Craig Beattie | 31 | EU | Stirling Albion | End of contract | Summer | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | GK | David Hutton | 30 | EU | Dunfermline Athletic | End of contract | Summer | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | FW | David Robertson | 28 | EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | Released | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | MF | JP McGovern | 34 | EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | Released | ayrunitedfc.co.uk | |
– | FW | Dale Shirkie | 20 | EU | Troon | End of contract | Summer | Free | ayrunitedfc.co.uk |
Notes
References
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