2018–19 Ayr United F.C. season
Appearance
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2018–19 season | |||
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Manager | Ian McCall | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
Scottish Championship | Fourth Place | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
Challenge Cup | First round | ||
Premiership play-offs | Quarter-final | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lawrence Shankland (24) All: Lawrence Shankland (34) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,249 v Partick Thistle, Championship, 4 August 2018 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,227 v Stenhousemuir, League Cup, 24 July 2018 | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,157 | ||
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The 2018–19 season was Ayr United’s 109th season of competitive football and their first season back in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One in the 2017–18 season.[1] Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Summary
[edit]Season
[edit]In their first season back in the second–tier of Scottish football, Ayr United finished in fourth place and qualified for the Premiership play-offs, losing to Inverness CT in the quarter-final.
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
[edit]4 August 2018 1 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Craig Thomson |
11 August 2018 2 | Inverness CT | 0–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
15:00 | Report | Harvie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
25 August 2018 3 | Ayr United | 4–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Forrest ![]() Shankland ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Report | Longridge ![]() |
Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Euan Anderson |
1 September 2018 4 | Queen of the South | 5–0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Dobbie ![]() Harkins ![]() |
Report | Harvie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Colin Steven |
15 September 2018 5 | Ayr United | 3–2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() Geggan ![]() Fasan ![]() |
Report | Rudden ![]() Petravičius ![]() |
Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Alan Newlands |
22 September 2018 6 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
15:00 | Report | Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 949 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
29 September 2018 7 | Greenock Morton | 1–5 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 | Telfer ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Moore ![]() McDaid ![]() |
Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Steven McLean |
6 October 2018 8 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() McDaid ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Greg Aitken |
20 October 2018 9 | Ross County | 2–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | McKay ![]() Mullin ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Steven McLean |
27 October 2018 10 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Rose ![]() |
Attendance: 3,491 Referee: Bobby Madden |
30 October 2018 11 | Ayr United | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,742 Referee: David Munro |
3 November 2018 12 | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Report | Moore ![]() |
Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Greg Aitken |
10 November 2018 13 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Rose ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 2,539 Referee: John Beaton |
17 November 2018 14 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moore ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Willie Collum |
30 November 2018 15 | Dundee United | 0–5 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Report | Shankland ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Don Robertson |
15 December 2018 16 | Ayr United | 3–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() Geggan ![]() |
Report | Mullin ![]() McKay ![]() Cowie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Bobby Madden |
22 December 2018 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 4,916 Referee: Steven McLean |
29 December 2018 18 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Todd ![]() |
Report | Moffat ![]() |
Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Alan Newlands |
5 January 2019 19 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Rudden ![]() |
Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Bobby Madden |
12 January 2019 20 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
15:00 | White ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Alan Newlands |
25 January 2019 21 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Moore ![]() |
Report | Gomis ![]() |
Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Don Robertson |
29 January 2019 22 | Ayr United | 2–3 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | McDaid ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Report | Austin ![]() Polworth ![]() |
Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Nick Walsh |
2 February 2019 23 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
15:00 | Trouten ![]() |
Report | Moffat ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 957 Referee: Mike Roncone |
16 February 2019 24 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,335 Referee: Colin Steven |
23 February 2019 25 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Longridge ![]() |
Attendance: 2,202 Referee: David Munro |
26 February 2019 26 | Ross County | 3–2 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
19:45 | McKay ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Murdoch ![]() |
Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Nick Walsh |
8 March 2019 27 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
19:05 | McGhee ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Alan Muir |
29 March 2019 28 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
19:05 | Report | McDaid ![]() |
Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
2 April 2019 29 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Kiltie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Willie Collum |
6 April 2019 30 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Craig Thomson |
9 April 2019 31 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Greg Aitken |
12 April 2019 32 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
19:05 | Šafranko ![]() McMullan ![]() |
Report | Bell ![]() |
Attendance: 4,392 Referee: Bobby Madden |
19 April 2019 33 | Ayr United | 1–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:05 | Miller ![]() Docherty ![]() |
Report | Graham ![]() |
Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Euan Anderson |
23 April 2019 34 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Report | Gordon ![]() |
Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Alan Newlands |
27 April 2019 35 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Gordon ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Muirhead ![]() |
Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Nick Walsh |
4 May 2019 36 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 1,665 Referee: Willie Collum |
Premiership Play–Off
[edit]7 May 2019 Quarter-final 1st Leg | Ayr United | 1–3 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Rose ![]() |
Report | Trafford ![]() White ![]() |
Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Alan Muir |
11 May 2019 Quarter-final 2nd Leg | Inverness CT | 1–1 (4–2 agg.) | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
19:45 | Donaldson ![]() |
Report | McCowan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]14 July 2018 Group Stage | Ayr United | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Tidser ![]() |
Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Willie Collum |
21 July 2018 Group Stage | Albion Rovers | 0–2 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
15:00 | Report | Forrest ![]() Bell ![]() |
Attendance: 519 Referee: Mike Roncone |
24 July 2018 Group Stage | Ayr United | 5–0 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,227 Referee: David Munro |
28 July 2018 Group Stage | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Moffat ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Knockout round
[edit]8 August 2018 Round 2 | Dundee | 0–3 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Moussa ![]() Kusunga ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Attendance: 3,151 Referee: John Beaton |
26 September 2018 Quarter-final | Rangers | 4–0 | Ayr United | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Katić ![]() Middleton ![]() Morelos ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 35,042 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]14 August 2018 First Round | Queen's Park | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Ayr United | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 834 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]24 November 2018 Third Round | Beith Juniors | 0–3 | Ayr United | Bellsdale Park, Beith |
15:00 | Report | Shankland ![]() Docherty ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Colin Steven |
19 January 2019 Fourth Round | Auchinleck Talbot | 1–0 | Ayr United | Beechwood Park, Auchinleck |
15:00 | McCracken ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- As of 11 May 2019[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Ross Doohan | 47 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Chris Higgins | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Daniel Harvie | 44 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Kerr | 30 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Rose | 44 | 1 | 34+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Geggan | 28 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Moffat | 44 | 10 | 29+5 | 5 | 4+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Robbie Crawford | 44 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Moore | 26 | 4 | 8+12 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Forrest | 25 | 4 | 10+7 | 3 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Declan McDaid | 45 | 4 | 20+14 | 4 | 1+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Craig McGuffie | 16 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
David Ferguson | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Bell | 33 | 2 | 21+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Jamie Adams | 19 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Lawrence Shankland | 41 | 34 | 29+2 | 24 | 6+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Murdoch | 44 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
19 | GK | ![]() |
Ellis Hare-Reid | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
James Hilton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Finn Ecrepont | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Ross Docherty | 23 | 1 | 9+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Luke McCowan | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Smith | 39 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Nicky Cadden | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Calvin Miller | 14 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
30 | DF | ![]() |
Aaron Muirhead | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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2 | Dundee United | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Ayr United | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 46 | |
6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 43 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League Cup table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AYR | PAR | GMO | STE | ALB | |
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1 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | |
2 | Partick Thistle (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | ||
3 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Transfers
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Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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