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2015–16 Ayr United F.C. season

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.

Ayr United
2015–16 season
ManagerIan McCall
StadiumSomerset Park
League OneSecond place
(Promoted via play-offs)
Challenge CupSecond Round
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Moore (14)
All: Jordan Preston (15)
Highest home attendance7,468 vs. Rangers, Challenge Cup, 19 August 2015
Lowest home attendance763 vs. Forfar Athletic, League One, 20 February 2016
Average home league attendance1,296

Summary edit

Season edit

Results and fixtures edit

Pre-season edit

  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 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  

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 edit

Squad, appearance and goals edit

As of 15 May 2016[3][4]
No. Nat Player Total League Scottish Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
  Greg Fleming 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
  Shaun Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
  Patrick Boyle 37 1 27 (1) 0 1 0 2 1 6 0
  Martyn Campbell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Nicky Devlin 42 3 33 (1) 1 0 0 2 0 6 2
  Gerry McLauchlan 29 3 21 (3) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0
  Craig McCracken 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
  Ross McCrorie 15 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
  Andy Graham 28 2 22 (3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
  Adam Hodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Andrew Muir 4 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
  Peter Murphy 36 0 29 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  Jamie Adams 26 2 17 (3) 2 1 0 1 0 4 0
  Robbie Crawford 35 3 15 (12) 1 0 0 (1) 1 0 5 (1) 2
  Ross Docherty 35 1 25 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 6 1
  Michael Donald 40 3 16 (15) 2 1 0 2 0 5 (1) 1
  Alan Forrest 39 5 22 (12) 5 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0
  Brian Gilmour 31 2 19 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 (3) 0
  Alan Trouten 39 7 25 (6) 6 1 0 2 0 2 (3) 1
  Michael Wardrope 10 1 4 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
  Ross Caldwell 22 5 6 (11) 4 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 1
  Sean McKenzie 5 0 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Craig Moore 30 14 23 (2) 14 0 0 0 (1) 0 4 0
  Jordan Preston 40 15 28 (6) 13 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 2
  Ryan Nisbet 4 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0
  Ryan Stevenson 22 6 16 (2) 6 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0

Club statistics edit

Final 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

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLWWDWWWDWDWWDWWLLWLLWLLWWWLWLLWLLWWL
Position964532111221111222222333333333333322
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
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

Home attendances edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance Ref.
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 edit

References edit

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Stadium Peterhead15 00 Report Attendance 612Referee Alan NewlandsAyr United v Brechin City 26 December 2015 18Ayr United2 1Brechin CitySomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Attendance 1 485Referee Nick WalshCowdenbeath v Ayr United 29 December 2015 19Cowdenbeath4 2Ayr UnitedCentral Park Cowdenbeath15 00 Report Attendance 640Referee George SalmondStranraer v Ayr United 2 January 2016 20Stranraer1 0Ayr UnitedStair Park Stranraer15 00 Report Attendance 1 178Referee Colin StevenAlbion Rovers v Ayr United 23 January 2016 21Albion Rovers1 3Ayr UnitedCliftonhill Coatbridge15 00 Report Attendance 427Referee David LoweAyr United v Peterhead 6 February 2016 22Ayr United1 2PeterheadSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Attendance 1 155Referee Alan MuirDunfermline v Ayr United 13 February 2016 23Dunfermline3 2Ayr UnitedEast End Park Dunfermline15 00 Report Attendance 3 319Referee Nick WalshAyr United v Forfar 20 February 2016 24Ayr United2 1ForfarSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Attendance 763Referee Gavin DuncanAirdrieonians v Ayr United 27 February 2016 25Airdrieonians0 1Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium Airdrie15 00 Report Attendance 1 000Referee Mike RonconeAyr United v Cowdenbeath 1 March 2016 26Ayr United4 1CowdenbeathSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 856Referee Gavin RossBrechin v Ayr United 5 March 2016 27Brechin1 0Ayr UnitedGlebe Park Brechin15 00 Report Attendance 491Referee David MunroAyr United v Stenhousmuir 8 March 2016 28Ayr United4 1StenhousmuirSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 889Referee Alan NewlandsAyr United v Dunfermline 12 March 2016 29Ayr United0 2DunfermlineSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 2 190Referee Don RobertsonForfar v Ayr United 19 March 2016 30Forfar3 1Ayr UnitedStation Park ForfarReport Attendance 614Referee Gavin RossAyr United v Stranraer 26 March 2016 31Ayr United2 1StranraerSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 1 244Referee Colin StevenCowdenbeath v Ayr United 2 April 2016 32Cowdenbeath1 0Ayr UnitedCentral Park CowdenbeathReport Attendance 429Referee David MunroAyr United v Albion 9 April 2016 33Ayr United0 1AlbionSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 1 044Referee Gavin DuncanStenhousemuir v Ayr United 16 April 2016 34Stenhousemuir0 4Ayr UnitedOchilview Park Stenhousemuir15 00 Report Attendance 652Referee Barry CookPeterhead v Ayr United 23 April 2016 35Peterhead0 4Ayr UnitedBalmoor Stadium Peterhead15 00 McAllister Report Moore nbsp 24 81 McCrorie nbsp 45 Preston nbsp 56 Attendance 617Referee Euan AndersonAyr United v Airdrieonians 30 April 2016 36Ayr United0 3AirdrieoniansSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Attendance 1 594Referee Greg AitkenScottish Championship play offs edit Peterhead v Ayr United 3 May 2016 1 Peterhead1 4Ayr UnitedBalmoor Peterhead20 00 McIntosh nbsp 35 BBC Report Donald nbsp 18 Preston nbsp 41 59 Crawford nbsp 74 Attendance 807Referee Stephen FinnieAyr United v Peterhead 7 May 2016 1 Ayr United2 1 6 2 agg PeterheadSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Crawford nbsp 26 Devlin nbsp 57 BBC Report Donald nbsp 31 o g Attendance 1 848Referee Crawford AllanStranraer v Ayr United 11 May 2016 2 Stranraer1 1Ayr UnitedStair Park Stranraer19 45 McGuigan nbsp 54 BBC Report Docherty nbsp 90 5 Attendance 1 652Referee Bobby MaddenAyr United v Stranraer 15 May 2016 2 Ayr United0 0 a e t 1 1 agg 3 1 p StranraerSomerset Park Ayr14 45 BBC Report Attendance 4 581Referee Andrew DallasPenaltiesPreston nbsp Trouten nbsp Docherty nbsp Graham nbsp Cairney nbsp Longworth nbsp Barron nbsp Gibson nbsp Scottish Challenge Cup edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Challenge Cup Ayr United v Albion Rovers 25 July 2015 First RoundAyr United3 1Albion RoversSomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 1 003Referee Gavin RossAyr United v Rangers 19 August 2015 Second RoundAyr United0 2RangersSomerset Park Ayr19 45 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Attendance 7 468Referee Stephen FinnieScottish League Cup edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish League Cup Ayr United v Brechin City 1 August 2015 Round 1Ayr United2 0Brechin CitySomerset Park AyrReport Attendance 976Referee Euan AndersonRoss County v Ayr United 25 August 2015 Round 2Ross County2 0Ayr UnitedVictoria Park DingwallReport Attendance 1 743Referee Craig CharlestonScottish Cup edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Cup Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic 28 November 2015 Round 3Ayr United0 1Dunfermline AthleticSomerset Park AyrReport Geggan nbsp 22 Attendance 1 576Referee Kevin ClancyPlayer statistics editSquad appearance and goals edit As of 15 May 2016 3 4 No Nat Player Total League Scottish Cup League Cup OtherApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers nbsp Greg Fleming 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 nbsp Shaun Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Defenders nbsp Patrick Boyle 37 1 27 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 nbsp Martyn Campbell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 nbsp Nicky Devlin 42 3 33 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 2 nbsp Gerry McLauchlan 29 3 21 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 nbsp Craig McCracken 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 nbsp Ross McCrorie 15 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 nbsp Andy Graham 28 2 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 nbsp Adam Hodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Andrew Muir 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Midfielders nbsp Peter Murphy 36 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 nbsp Jamie Adams 26 2 17 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 nbsp Robbie Crawford 35 3 15 12 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 2 nbsp Ross Docherty 35 1 25 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 1 nbsp Michael Donald 40 3 16 15 2 1 0 2 0 5 1 1 nbsp Alan Forrest 39 5 22 12 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 nbsp Brian Gilmour 31 2 19 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 nbsp Alan Trouten 39 7 25 6 6 1 0 2 0 2 3 1 nbsp Michael Wardrope 10 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Forwards nbsp Ross Caldwell 22 5 6 11 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 nbsp Sean McKenzie 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Craig Moore 30 14 23 2 14 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 nbsp Jordan Preston 40 15 28 6 13 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 nbsp Ryan Nisbet 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 nbsp Ryan Stevenson 22 6 16 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0Club statistics editFinal League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Dunfermline Athletic C P 36 24 7 5 83 30 53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship2 Ayr United O P 36 19 4 13 65 47 18 61 Qualification to Championship play offs3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 25 594 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 6 515 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 2 49Source BBC SportRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted Results by round edit Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536GroundAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHResultLWWDWWWDWDWWDWWLLWLLWLLWWWLWLLWLLWWLPosition964532111221111222222333333333333322Updated to match es played on May 2016 Source BBC SportA 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 First half of the season Opposition Home score Away scoreAirdrieonians 3 0 1 2Albion Rovers 1 0 3 0Brechin City 2 1 1 1Cowdenbeath 5 0 4 2Dunfermline Athletic 1 2 0 2Forfar Athletic 2 2 2 2Peterhead 1 1 3 0Stenhousemuir 5 2 0 1Stranraer 3 1 1 2Last updated 30 April 2016 Source Competitive matches Second half of season Opposition Home score Away scoreAirdrieonians 0 3 0 1Albion Rovers 0 1 1 3Brechin City 2 1 1 0Cowdenbeath 4 1 1 0Dunfermline Athletic 0 2 3 2Forfar Athletic 2 1 3 1Peterhead 1 2 0 4Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 4Stranraer 2 1 1 0Last updated 30 April 2016 Source Competitive matches Home attendances edit Win Draw Loss Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance Ref 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 793Average total attendance 1 670Total league attendance 24 317Average league attendance 1 296 29 Last updated 15 May 2016Source Match reports in ResultsTransfers editPlayers in edit Player From Fee nbsp Patrick Boyle nbsp Airdrieonians Free 30 nbsp Alan Trouten nbsp Brechin City Free 31 nbsp Gerry McLauchlan nbsp Brechin City Free 32 nbsp Greg Fleming nbsp Stenhousemuir Free 33 nbsp Ross Docherty nbsp Airdrieonians Free 34 nbsp Jamie Adams nbsp Wigtown amp Bladnoch Free 35 nbsp Ross Caldwell nbsp Greenock Morton Free 35 nbsp Craig Moore nbsp Motherwell Loan 36 nbsp Jordan Preston nbsp Blackburn Rovers Loan 37 nbsp Andy Graham nbsp Dumbarton Free 38 nbsp Ryan Stevenson nbsp Partick Thistle Free 39 nbsp Ross McCrorie nbsp Rangers Loan 40 nbsp Adam Hodge nbsp Kilmarnock Free Players out edit Player To Fee nbsp David Hutton nbsp Dunfermline Athletic Free 41 nbsp Craig Beattie nbsp Stirling Albion Free 42 nbsp David Robertson nbsp Selkirk Free nbsp Jon Paul McGovern nbsp Stirling Albion Free nbsp Dale Shirkie nbsp Troon FreeReferences edit a b Play off fixtures for next week SPFL a b Championship play off final on BBC ALBA spfl co uk 5 May 2016 Retrieved 5 May 2016 Ayr FC Player Appearances Soccerbase Retrieved 4 May 2020 Ayr United squad stats 2015 16 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