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2019–20 Ayr United F.C. season

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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]

ChairmanLachlan Cameron
ManagerIan McCall
(Until 23 September)
Mark Kerr
(from 22 October)
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish Championship4th
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Ayr United
2019–20 season
ChairmanLachlan Cameron
ManagerIan McCall
(Until 23 September)
Mark Kerr
(from 22 October)
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish Championship4th
Scottish CupFifth round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Scottish Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Forrest (10)
All: Alan Forrest (10)
Highest home attendance3,167 v Dundee United, Championship, 14 September 2019
Lowest home attendance777 v Arbroath, Championship, 10 December 2019
Average home league attendance1,778
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Summary

Season

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
3 August 2019 Match 1 Ayr United 4–2 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 9'
McCowan 55'
Forrest 64'
McGuffie 90+2'		 Report Tumilty 73'
Cadden 79'		 Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Gavin Duncan
10 August 2019 Match 2 Dundee 1–0 Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Nelson 74' 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 26' Report Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Steven Kirkland
31 August 2019 Match 4 Partick Thistle 2–3 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Bannigan 14' (pen.) Red card 65'
Gordon 43' Red card 44'		 Report McCowan 24'
Doolan 72'
Kelly 78'		 Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 September 2019 Match 5 Ayr United 2–0 Dundee United Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Harvie 9'
Forrest 75' (pen.)		 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 61' Report Forrest 10' (pen.), 31'
Roscoe 13'
McCowan 20'		 Attendance: 902
Referee: David Lowe
28 September 2019 Match 7 Arbroath 0–3 Ayr United Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Report Forrest 12', 20'
Kelly 27'		 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 31'
Rooney 64'		 Attendance: 1,912
Referee: Steven McLean
19 October 2019 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Kiltie 28'
Ashcroft 63'
Ryan 84'		 Report Ashcroft red-colored football 43' (o.g.)
Forrst 57'		 Attendance: 3,905
Referee: Alan Muir
25 October 2019 Match 10 Ayr United 1–2 Dundee Somerset Park, Ayr
19:05 McCowan 38' Report McDaid 16'
McGowan 32'		 Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 October 2019 Match 11 Greenock Morton 2–3 Ayr United Cappielow, Greenock
19:45 Baird 47'
McHugh 61'		 Report Moore 50'
McCowan 55'
McGuffie 78'		 Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Colin Steven
2 November 2019 Match 12 Ayr United 4–1 Partick Thistle Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moore 11', 48'
Moffat 18'
Forrest 52'		 Report Cardle 79' 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 18'
Murray 67'
Oliver 74'		 Report Moffat 38'
McCowan Red card 78'		 Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Don Robertson
3 December 2019 Match 14 Ayr United 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Report Nisbet 68' Attendance: 1,361
Referee: Euan Anderson
7 December 2019 Match 15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 White 20'
Storey 63'		 Report Attendance: 1,833
Referee: Gavin Ross
10 December 2019 Match 16 Ayr United 1–1 Arbroath Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Kelly 22' Report McKenna 48' (pen.) Attendance: 777
Referee: Colin Steven
14 December 2019 Match 17 Ayr United 2–1 Alloa Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Docherty 6', 12' Report O'Hara 67' Attendance: 1,117
Referee: David Munro
21 December 2019 Match 18 Dundee United 4–0 Ayr United Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Stanton 42'
Shankland 57' (pen.)
Clark 61'
Harkes 87'		 Report Kerr Red card 56' 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 77' (pen.) Report Semple 4'
Dobbie 58' (pen.)		 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 38' Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Mike Roncone
25 January 2020 Match 21 Ayr United 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Kelly 61' Report Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Greg Aitken
31 January 2020 Match 22 Partick Thistle 1–1 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:05 Graham 33' Report Forrest 52' (pen.) Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 February 2020 Match 23 Ayr United 1–2 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malley 22' Report Orsi 29'
Cadden 72'		 Attendance: 1,336
Referee: David Lowe
29 February 2020 Match 24 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Ayr United Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Drinan 9'
Forrest 82'		 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 11'
Crankshaw 90+2'		 Report Attendance: 4,670
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage
13 July 2019 Match 1 Berwick Rangers 0–7 Ayr United Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00 Report Moffat 21', 36'
McCowan 26', 70'
Doolan 35', 86'
McGuffie 42'		 Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 603
Referee: Scott Lambie
16 July 2019 Match 2 Livingston 2–1 Ayr United Livingston
19:45 Souda 25'
Lamie 83'		 Report Murdoch 51' Stadium: Almondvale
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: William Collum
20 July 2019 Match 3 Ayr United 2–1 Falkirk Ayr
15:00 McCowan 26'
Geggan 75'		 Report McManus 42'
Durnan Red card 47'		 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 2'
Kelly 44'		 Report Cummins 42', 86' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Grant Irvine

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2019 Third round Wales Wrexham 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Ayr United Wrexham
19:45 Bickerstaff 70' Report Roscoe 85' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,697
Referee: Steven Gregg

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
18 January 2020 Fourth round Ayr United 1–0 Ross County Ayr
15:00 Bell 37' 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 4'
Muirhead Red card 26'		 Report Muirhead red-colored football 18' (o.g.)
Hendry 27'		 Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Steven McLean

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 10 March 2020[6]
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ross Doohan 33027+004+000+002+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Muirhead 29221+213+011+002+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Harvie 33127+014+000+002+00
4 MF Scotland SCO Mark Kerr 22012+402+101+002+00
5 DF England ENG Sam Roscoe 26218+213+001+010+20
6 MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 20114+302+011+000+00
7 FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffat 34621+634+031+001+10
8 MF England ENG Connor Malley 514+110+000+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Craig Moore 11410+140+000+000+00
10 MF Scotland SCO Alan Forrest 321025+0101+301+002+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Luke McCowan 31819+554+031+001+10
12 FW Scotland SCO Scott Tiffoney 701+500+000+000+10
15 DF Scotland SCO Steven Bell 22116+003+001+002+01
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Drinan 927+010+000+002+01
18 MF Scotland SCO Andy Murdoch 804+003+100+000+00
19 GK New Zealand NZL Ellis Hare-Reid 100+000+001+000+00
21 DF Scotland SCO Finn Ecrepont 100+000+000+100+00
22 FW Scotland SCO Mark McKenzie 1110+1010+000+100+00
23 MF Scotland SCO Ross Docherty 26221+122+001+001+00
24 DF Scotland SCO Leon Murphy 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Scotland SCO Paul Smith 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF Scotland SCO Grant Gillespie 501+300+000+001+00
30 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Kelly 33627+054+010+002+00
31 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Houston 25518+550+000+002+00
Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season
8 FW Scotland SCO Kris Doolan 1731+1013+121+000+10
12 MF Scotland SCO Craig McGuffie 1530+1221+210+000+00
14 DF Scotland SCO David Ferguson 300+002+100+000+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Adams 403+100+000+000+00
17 MF Scotland SCO Frank Ross 200+000+200+000+00
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Team statistics

League table

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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
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Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup § Group G

More information Pos, Pld ...
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 — —
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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]

Transfers

Transfers in

More information Date, Position ...
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 Republic of Ireland Derry City [13]
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Transfers out

More information Date, Position ...
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 England Coventry City [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]
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Loans in

More information Date, Position ...
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 Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan England Ipswich Town [30]
30 January 2020 FW Scott Tiffoney Livingston [31]
31 January 2020 MF England Connor Malley England Middlesbrough [32]
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Loans out

More information Start date, Position ...
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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