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.
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Manager | Ian McCall | ||
| Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
| League One | Second place (Promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Challenge Cup | Second Round | ||
| League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Craig Moore (14) All: Jordan Preston (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,468 vs. Rangers, Challenge Cup, 19 August 2015 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 763 vs. Forfar Athletic, League One, 20 February 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,296 | ||
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Summary
editSeason
editResults and fixtures
editPre-season
editWin 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 | Rangers Training Centre, Auchenhowie |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Forrest 21' Trouten 73' (pen.) |
Report | Thomson 68' Smith  90+2'  |
Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 22 August 2015 3 | Stranraer | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Stirling 90' |
Report | Moore 4' Trouten 77'Docherty 72' |
Attendance: 882 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 68' Caldwell 72' |
Attendance: 745 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 24 October 2015 11 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Robertson 89' |
BBC Sport report | Caldwell 9' |
Attendance: 767 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 14 November 2015 14 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Trouten 38' |
Report | Attendance: 1,389 Referee: George Salmond |
| 21 November 2015 15 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 12 December 2015 16 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 19 December 2015 17 | Peterhead | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 612 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 26 December 2015 18 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 December 2015 19 | Cowdenbeath | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 640 Referee: George Salmond |
| 2 January 2016 20 | Stranraer | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 23 January 2016 21 | Albion Rovers | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 427 Referee: David Lowe |
| 6 February 2016 22 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,155 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 13 February 2016 23 | Dunfermline | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 20 February 2016 24 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Forfar | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 763 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 27 February 2016 25 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 1 March 2016 26 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 856 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 5 March 2016 27 | Brechin | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 491 Referee: David Munro |
| 8 March 2016 28 | Ayr United | 4 – 1 | Stenhousmuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 889 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 12 March 2016 29 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 19 March 2016 30 | Forfar | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Station Park, Forfar |
| Report | Attendance: 614 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 26 March 2016 31 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 2 April 2016 32 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Report | Attendance: 429 Referee: David Munro |
| 9 April 2016 33 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Albion | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 16 April 2016 34 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 4 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 652 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 23 April 2016 35 | Peterhead | 0 – 4 | Ayr United | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| 15:00 | McAllister |
Report | Moore 24', 81' McCrorie 45'Preston 56' |
Attendance: 617 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 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
edit| 3 May 2016[1] | 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 |
| 7 May 2016[1] | 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 |
| 11 May 2016[2] | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 19:45 | McGuigan 54' |
BBC Report | Docherty 90+5' |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 15 May 2016[2] | 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  Trouten Docherty  Graham |
Cairney Longworth Barron Gibson |
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Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 25 July 2015 First Round | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,003 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
edit| 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 | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Report | Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Scottish Cup
edit| 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
editSquad, appearance and goals
edit| No. | Nat | Player | Total | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
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Greg Fleming | 45 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Shaun Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
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Patrick Boyle | 37 | 1 | 27 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Martyn Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Nicky Devlin | 42 | 3 | 33 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
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Gerry McLauchlan | 29 | 3 | 21 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Craig McCracken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||
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Ross McCrorie | 15 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Andy Graham | 28 | 2 | 22 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | |||
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Adam Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Andrew Muir | 4 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Murphy | 36 | 0 | 29 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Jamie Adams | 26 | 2 | 17 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Robbie Crawford | 35 | 3 | 15 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 5 (1) | 2 | |||
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Ross Docherty | 35 | 1 | 25 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Michael Donald | 40 | 3 | 16 (15) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | |||
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Alan Forrest | 39 | 5 | 22 (12) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |||
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Brian Gilmour | 31 | 2 | 19 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | |||
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Alan Trouten | 39 | 7 | 25 (6) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | |||
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Michael Wardrope | 10 | 1 | 4 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Ross Caldwell | 22 | 5 | 6 (11) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
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Sean McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Craig Moore | 30 | 14 | 23 (2) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Jordan Preston | 40 | 15 | 28 (6) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
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Ryan Nisbet | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |||
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Ryan Stevenson | 22 | 6 | 16 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | |||
Club statistics
editFinal League table
edit| 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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
Last updated: 30 April 2016.
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Last updated: 30 April 2016.
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Home attendances
editWin Draw Loss
| Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance | Ref. |
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| Challenge Cup | 25 July 2015 | 3 – 1 | Albion Rovers | 1,003 | [5] |
| League Cup | 1 August 2015 | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | 976 | [6] |
| League One | 15 August 2015 | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | 1,074 | [7] |
| Challenge Cup | 19 August 2015 | 0 – 2 | Rangers | 7,468 | [8] |
| League One | 29 August 2015 | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | 1,243 | [9] |
| League One | 1 September 2015 | 5 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | 1,046 | [10] |
| League One | 26 September 2015 | 1 – 1 | Peterhead | 1,304 | [11] |
| League One | 3 October 2015 | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | 1,171 | [12] |
| League One | 31 October 2015 | 3 – 1 | Stranraer | 1,415 | [13] |
| League One | 14 November 2015 | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | 1,389 | [14] |
| League One | 21 November 2015 | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | 1,403 | [15] |
| Scottish Cup | 28 November 2015 | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline | 1,576 | [16] |
| League One | 12 December 2015 | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline | 2,076 | [17] |
| League One | 26 December 2015 | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | 1,485 | [18] |
| League One | 6 February 2016 | 1 – 2 | Peterhead | 1,155 | [19] |
| League One | 20 February 2016 | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | 763 | [20] |
| League One | 1 March 2016 | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | 856 | [21] |
| League One | 8 March 2016 | 4 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | 889 | [22] |
| League One | 12 March 2016 | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2,190 | [23] |
| League One | 26 March 2016 | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | 1,244 | [24] |
| League One | 9 April 2016 | 0 – 1 | Albion Rovers | 1,044 | [25] |
| League One | 30 April 2016 | 0 – 3 | Airdrieonians | 1,594 | [26] |
| Play-off | 7 May 2016 | 2 – 1 | Peterhead | 1,848 | [27] |
| Play-off | 15 May 2016 | 0 – 0 (3-1p) | Stranraer | 4,581 | [28] |
| Total attendance: | 40,793 | ||||
| Average total attendance: | 1,670 | ||||
| Total league attendance: | 24,317 | ||||
| Average league attendance: | 1,296 | [29] |
Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Results
Transfers
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