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2016–17 Ayr United F.C. season

April 19, 2024

The 2016–17 season was Ayr United's 107th season of competitive football and their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, now known as the Championship.[1] Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Ayr United
2016–17 season
ManagerIan McCall
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish ChampionshipTenth Place (Relegated)
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Forrest (6)
All: Alan Forrest (9)
Highest home attendance3,100 v Hibernian, Championship, 5 November 2016
Lowest home attendance862 v Edinburgh City, League Cup, 23 July 2016
Average home league attendance1,854

Summary edit

Season edit

In their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, Ayr United finished in tenth place and were relegated back to League One after only one season in the Scottish Championship. Their relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season with a 2–1 away defeat to Raith Rovers.[2]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies edit

2 July 2016 Stenhousemuir 0 – 2 Ayr United Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
14:00 Report

Raydale Cup edit

10 July 2016 Semi-final Ayr United 0 – 2 South Shields Raydale Park, Gretna
Ayr United Arca   39'
Scroggins   41'
11 July 2016 3rd place play-off Gretna 2008 0 – 8 Ayr United Raydale Park, Gretna
14:00 Ayr United Thomas   14', 62' (pen.)
McCreadie   60'
McGuffie   65'
Forrest   71', 90'
Donald   79'
Crawford   82'

Scottish Championship edit

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 1 Ayr United 0 – 2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Callachan   19'
Matthews   75'		 Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 August 2016 2 Queen of the South 4 – 1 Ayr United Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Lyle   12', 53'
Dobbie   44'
Dykes   74'		 Report Nisbet   61' Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Stephen Finnie
20 August 2016 3 Dundee United 3 – 0 Ayr United Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Murray   13'
Robson   37'
Flood   76'		 Report Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Greg Aitken
27 August 2016 4 Ayr United 1 – 1 St Mirren Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Adams   14' Report Walsh   89' Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Crawford Allan
10 September 2016 5 Ayr United 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Cairney   47'
Forrest   69'		 Report Forbes   86' Attendance: 1,441
Referee: John McKendrick
17 September 2016 6 Hibernian 1 – 2 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Cummings   50'
Bartley   67'		 Report Balatoni   74'
Gilmour   80'		 Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 September 2016 7 Falkirk 2 – 0 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Meggatt   78' (o.g.)
Miller   90+1'		 Report Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Willie Collum
1 October 2016 8 Ayr United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Don Robertson
15 October 2016 9 Dumbarton 0 – 3 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Report Forrest   2', 50', 62 pen.' Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Gavin Duncan
22 October 2016 10 Ayr United 1 – 0 Queen of the South Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Cairney   52' Report Attendance: 1,842
Referee: John Beaton
29 October 2016 11 Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Ayr United Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 O'Ware   73'
Oliver   89'		 Report Nisbet   37' Attendance: 1,859
Referee: Mat Northcroft
5 November 2016 12 Ayr United 0 – 3 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Boyle   28', 77'
McGinn   84'		 Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 November 2016 13 Ayr United 0 – 1 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Craigen   15' Attendance: 1,414
Referee: Gavin Duncan
22 November 2016 14 Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45 Coustrain   17'
Benedictus   36'		 Report Cairney   57'
Harkins   88'		 Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Craig Charleston
3 December 2016 15 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Clark   30'
Martin   48'		 Report Forrest   50', pen.' Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Barry Cook
10 December 2016 16 Ayr United 0 – 1 Dundee United Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Obadeyi   6' Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Willie Collum
17 December 2016 17 St Mirren 1 – 1 Ayr United St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Sutton   81' Report Cairney   63'
Adams   77'		 Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Greg Aitken
24 December 2016 18 Ayr United 4 – 4 Dumbarton Somerset Park, Ayr
12:30 McKenna   31'
Harkins   43'
Forest   74' (pen.)
Cairney   85'		 Report R. Thomson   45+2'
Harvie   52'
Stirling   73'
J. Thomson   84'
Stevenson   88'		 Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Craig Charleston
31 December 2016 19 Queen of the South 0 – 0 Ayr United Palmerston Park, Dumfries
14:00 Report Attendance: 1,594
Referee: Steven Kirkland
7 January 2017 20 Ayr United 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Clark   26'
Geggan   33'		 Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Craig Thomson
14 January 2017 21 Falkirk 1 – 1 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Grant   45+2' Report Harkins   24' Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 January 2017 22 Ayr United 1 – 4 Greenock Morton Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Adams   36' Report Forbes   11', 19'
Oliver   31', 65'		 Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Don Robertson
4 February 2017 23 Hibernian 1 – 1 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Cummings   74' Report Crawford   4' Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 February 2017 24 Dumbarton 2 – 2 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Stanton   62', 75' Report Docherty   27'
Rose   90+1'
Moore   90+3' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,198
Referee: John McKendrick
25 February 2017 25 Ayr United 0 – 2 St Mirren Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Sutton   51'
Morgan   82'		 Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 February 2017 26 Ayr United 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 El Alagui   62' Report Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Willie Collum
11 March 2017 27 Ayr United 1 – 4 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Harkins   64' Report Austin   8', 63'
Sibbald   90'
Aird   90+2'		 Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Steven McLean
18 March 2017 28 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Report Docherty   49' Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 March 2017 29 Ayr United 2 – 1 Dumbarton Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 El Alagui   45+1'
Crawford   51'		 Report R. Thomson   21'
Fleming   71'		 Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Craig Charleston
28 March 2017 30 Dundee United 2 – 1 Ayr United Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 Murray   23'
Durnan   78'		 Report Harkins   51' (pen.) Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Barry Cook
1 April 2017 31 St Mirren 6 – 2 Ayr United St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Mallan   5'
MacKenzie   20'
McGinn   23'
Magennis   36'
Morgan   52'
Smith   88'		 Report Cairney   74'
El Alagu   87'		 Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Gavin Duncan
8 April 2017 32 Ayr United 0 – 2 Queen of the South Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Dobbie   71', 76' Attendance: 1,476
Referee: Alan Newlands
15 April 2017 33 Ayr United 0 – 0 Dundee United Somerset Park, Ayr
17:15 Report Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Crawford Allan
22 April 2017 34 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Ayr United Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Shankland   38' Report Moore   45+1' Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Steven Kirkland
29 April 2017 35 Ayr United 0 – 4 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Cummings   27', 72'
Boyle   30'
Keatings   66'		 Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Stephen Finnie
6 May 2017 36 Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Penska   4'
Court   37'
McManus   90'		 Report Docherty   70' Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Group stage edit

Results

16 July 2016 Group G Ayr United 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Forrest   2' (pen.)
Crawford   49'		 Report Longridge   90+4' Attendance: 994
Referee: Willie Collum
19 July 2016 Group G St Mirren 1 – 0 Ayr United St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45 Baird   90+3' SPFL Report Attendance: 2,098
Referee: John Beaton
23 July 2016 Group G Ayr United 1 – 0 Edinburgh City Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Gilmour   11' Report Attendance: 862
Referee: Barry Cook
26 July 2016 Group G Livingston 0 – 2 Ayr United Almondvale, Livingston
19:45 Report Murphy   19'
McGuffie   78'		 Attendance: 643
Referee: David Lowe

Knockout phase edit

10 August 2016 Second round Ayr United 1 – 2 Aberdeen Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Forrest   41' Report Meggatt  3' (o.g.)
McGinn   30'		 Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
4 September 2016 Third round Ayr United 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 McGuffie   35'
Forrest   45'
Balatoni   97'		 Report Conroy   14'
Balatoni   49' (o.g.)
Russell   113'		 Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Barry Cook
7 October 2016 Fourth round Ayr United 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Harkins   114' Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Alan Muir
13 November 2016 Quarter-final St Mirren 2 – 1 Ayr United St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Sutton   83', 85' Report O'Connell   68' Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
29 November 2016 Third round Brechin City 0 – 1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45 Report O'Connell   70' Attendance: 308
Referee: Alan Muir
21 January 2017 Fourth round Ayr United 0 – 0 Queen's Park Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Barry Cook
24 January 2017 Fourth round reply Queen's Park 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)		 Ayr United Hampden Park
19:45 Woods   4'
Bryan Wharton   32'
Burns   97'		 Report Moore   26'
Cairney
Balatoni   83'		 Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Barry Cook
11 February 2017 Fifth round Ayr United 1 – 1 Clyde Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Cairney   70' Report Gormley   55' Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 February 2017 Fifth round replay Clyde 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Ayr United Broadwood Stadium
19:45 Gormley   88' Report McDaid   11'
Wardrope   117'		 Attendance: 965
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 March 2017 Quarter-final Hibernian 3 – 1 Ayr United Easter Road Stadium
15:00 McGinn   7'
Cummings   12' (pen.)
Keatings   79'		 Report McGuffie   33'
McKenna   45'		 Attendance: 13,602
Referee: Nick Walsh

Player statistics edit

As of 6 May 2017[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Greg Fleming 49 0 36 0 4 0 3 0 6 0
2 DF   SCO Nicky Devlin 48 0 34 0 5 0 3 0 6 0
3 DF   SCO Patrick Boyle 41 0 26+3 0 5 0 2 0 5 0
4 DF   SCO Brian Gilmour 37 2 19+6 1 2+2 1 2 0 4+2 0
5 DF   SCO Michael Rose 24 1 10+10 1 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
6 DF   IRL Peter Murphy 39 1 29+1 0 5 1 1 0 2+1 0
8 DF   SCO Robbie Crawford 37 3 24+3 2 5 1 1+1 0 3 0
9 DF   SCO Craig Moore 17 3 9+4 2 1 0 0 0 3 1
10 MF   SCO Alan Forrest 45 9 24+10 6 2 2 3 1 1+5 0
11 MF   SCO Declan McDaid 9 1 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 MF   SCO Gary Harkins 40 6 30+2 5 0 0 2 1 6 0
14 MF   SCO Paul Cairney 42 6 27+3 5 4+1 0 2+1 0 3+1 1
15 FW   FRA Farid El Alagui 11 3 8+3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   SCO Jamie Adams 25 2 16+2 2 4 0 0 0 2+1 0
17 FW   SCO Kevin Nisbet 20 2 11+9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   SCO Daryll Meggatt 43 0 31 0 5 0 2+1 0 4 0
19 GK   SCO Jordan Hart 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   SCO Michael Wardrope 11 1 2+3 0 0+3 0 1 0 0+2 1
21 MF   SCO Craig McGuffie 40 3 6+20 0 2+3 1 3 1 3+3 1
22 DF   ENG Conrad Balatoni 39 3 30 1 0 0 3 1 6 1
23 MF   SCO Ross Docherty 42 2 29 2 4 0 3 0 6 0
26 DF   SCO Scott McKenna 14 1 11 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
7 FW   WAL Jamie Thomas 7 0 0+3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF   SCO Michael Donald 13 0 1+5 0 2+1 0 0+3 0 1 0
15 MF   IRL Andy O'Connell 15 2 1+7 0 1+2 0 0+3 1 1 1
17 FW   SCO Sean McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF   SCO Craig McCracken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   SCO Andy Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 −6 43
7 St Mirren 36 9 12 15 52 56 −4 39
8 Dumbarton 36 9 12 15 46 56 −10 39
9 Raith Rovers (R) 36 10 9 17 35 52 −17 39 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Ayr United (R) 36 7 12 17 33 62 −29 33 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Division summary edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLDWWLDWWLLLDDLDDDLDLDDLWLLWWLLDDLL
Position101010107667767777789999999999999991010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [4]
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 HAM AYR STM LIV EDI
1 Hamilton Academical (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Qualification for the Second Round — — 3–0 2–1 —
2 Ayr United (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 2–1 — — — 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 7 5 +2 9 — 1–0 — — 3–0
4 Livingston 4 1 0 0 3 6 7 −1 3 — 0–2 2–3 — —
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 2–4 — — 0–3 —
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Transfers edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Ayr United are relegated from the Championship after last day defeat to Raith Rovers". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ayr FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Scottish Championship 2016/17". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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  7. ^ "Meggatt signs for United". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Ayr United sign goalkeeper Jordan Hart from Annan Athletic". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Thomas Joins Ayr On Loan". burnleyfootballclub.com. Burnley F.C. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Craig Moore returns". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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  19. ^ . Brechin Advertiser. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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The 2016 17 season was Ayr United s 107th season of competitive football and their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football now known as the Championship 1 Ayr also competed in the League Cup Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup Ayr United2016 17 seasonManagerIan McCallStadiumSomerset ParkScottish ChampionshipTenth Place Relegated Scottish CupQuarter finalLeague CupSecond roundChallenge CupQuarter finalTop goalscorerLeague Alan Forrest 6 All Alan Forrest 9 Highest home attendance3 100 v Hibernian Championship 5 November 2016Lowest home attendance862 v Edinburgh City League Cup 23 July 2016Average home league attendance1 854Home coloursAway colours 2015 162017 18 Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Season 2 Results and fixtures 2 1 Pre season and friendlies 2 1 1 Raydale Cup 2 2 Scottish Championship 2 3 Scottish League Cup 2 3 1 Group stage 2 3 2 Knockout phase 2 4 Scottish Challenge Cup 2 5 Scottish Cup 3 Player statistics 4 Team statistics 4 1 League table 4 2 Division summary 4 3 League Cup table 5 Transfers 5 1 Players in 5 2 Players out 6 ReferencesSummary editSeason edit In their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football Ayr United finished in tenth place and were relegated back to League One after only one season in the Scottish Championship Their relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season with a 2 1 away defeat to Raith Rovers 2 Results and fixtures edit Win Draw Loss Postponed Pre season and friendlies edit Stenhousemuir v Ayr United 2 July 2016Stenhousemuir0 2Ayr UnitedOchilview Park Stenhousemuir14 00 Report Raydale Cup edit Ayr United v South Shields 10 July 2016 Semi finalAyr United0 2South ShieldsRaydale Park GretnaAyr United Arca nbsp 39 Scroggins nbsp 41 Gretna 2008 v Ayr United 11 July 2016 3rd place play offGretna 20080 8Ayr UnitedRaydale Park Gretna14 00 Ayr United Thomas nbsp 14 62 pen McCreadie nbsp 60 McGuffie nbsp 65 Forrest nbsp 71 90 Donald nbsp 79 Crawford nbsp 82 Scottish Championship edit Main article 2016 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Attendance 1 576Referee Don Robertson Hibernian v Ayr United 4 February 2017 23Hibernian1 1Ayr UnitedEaster Road Edinburgh15 00 Cummings nbsp 74 Report Crawford nbsp 4 Attendance 14 349Referee Crawford Allan Dumbarton v Ayr United 18 February 2017 24Dumbarton2 2Ayr UnitedDumbarton Football Stadium Dumbarton15 00 Stanton nbsp 62 75 Report Docherty nbsp 27 Rose nbsp 90 1 Moore nbsp 90 3 pen Attendance 1 198Referee John McKendrick Ayr United v St Mirren 25 February 2017 25Ayr United0 2St MirrenSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Sutton nbsp 51 Morgan nbsp 82 Attendance 2 712Referee Craig Thomson Ayr United v Raith Rovers 28 February 2017 26Ayr United1 0Raith RoversSomerset Park Ayr19 45 El Alagui nbsp 62 Report Attendance 1 103Referee Willie Collum Ayr United v Falkirk 11 March 2017 27Ayr United1 4FalkirkSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Harkins nbsp 64 Report Austin nbsp 8 63 Sibbald nbsp 90 Aird nbsp 90 2 Attendance 1 614Referee Steven McLean Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United 18 March 2017 28Dunfermline Athletic0 1Ayr UnitedEast End Park Dunfermline15 00 Report Docherty nbsp 49 Attendance 3 276Referee Bobby Madden Ayr United v Dumbarton 25 March 2017 29Ayr United2 1DumbartonSomerset Park Ayr15 00 El Alagui nbsp 45 1 Crawford nbsp 51 Report R Thomson nbsp 21 Fleming nbsp 71 Attendance 1 608Referee Craig Charleston Dundee United v Ayr United 28 March 2017 30Dundee United2 1Ayr UnitedTannadice Park Dundee19 45 Murray nbsp 23 Durnan nbsp 78 Report Harkins nbsp 51 pen Attendance 4 661Referee Barry Cook St Mirren v Ayr United 1 April 2017 31St Mirren6 2Ayr UnitedSt Mirren Park Paisley15 00 Mallan nbsp 5 MacKenzie nbsp 20 McGinn nbsp 23 Magennis nbsp 36 Morgan nbsp 52 Smith nbsp 88 Report Cairney nbsp 74 El Alagu nbsp 87 Attendance 4 620Referee Gavin Duncan Ayr United v Queen of the South 8 April 2017 32Ayr United0 2Queen of the SouthSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Dobbie nbsp 71 76 Attendance 1 476Referee Alan Newlands Ayr United v Dundee United 15 April 2017 33Ayr United0 0Dundee UnitedSomerset Park Ayr17 15 Report Attendance 1 205Referee Crawford Allan Greenock Morton v Ayr United 22 April 2017 34Greenock Morton1 1Ayr UnitedCappielow Greenock15 00 Shankland nbsp 38 Report Moore nbsp 45 1 Attendance 2 390Referee Steven Kirkland Ayr United v Hibernian 29 April 2017 35Ayr United0 4HibernianSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Cummings nbsp 27 72 Boyle nbsp 30 Keatings nbsp 66 Attendance 2 152Referee Stephen Finnie Raith Rovers v Ayr United 6 May 2017 36Raith Rovers2 1Ayr UnitedStark s Park Kirkcaldy15 00 Penska nbsp 4 Court nbsp 37 McManus nbsp 90 Report Docherty nbsp 70 Attendance 3 064Referee Steven McLean Scottish League Cup edit Main article 2016 17 Scottish League Cup Group stage edit Results Ayr United v Hamilton Academical 16 July 2016 Group GAyr United2 1Hamilton AcademicalSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Forrest nbsp 2 pen Crawford nbsp 49 Report Longridge nbsp 90 4 Attendance 994Referee Willie Collum St Mirren v Ayr United 19 July 2016 Group GSt Mirren1 0Ayr UnitedSt Mirren Park Paisley19 45 Baird nbsp 90 3 SPFL Report Attendance 2 098Referee John Beaton Ayr United v Edinburgh City 23 July 2016 Group GAyr United1 0Edinburgh CitySomerset Park Ayr15 00 Gilmour nbsp 11 Report Attendance 862Referee Barry Cook Livingston v Ayr United 26 July 2016 Group GLivingston0 2Ayr UnitedAlmondvale Livingston19 45 Report Murphy nbsp 19 McGuffie nbsp 78 Attendance 643Referee David Lowe Knockout phase edit Ayr United v Aberdeen 10 August 2016 Second roundAyr United1 2AberdeenSomerset Park Ayr19 45 Forrest nbsp 41 Report Meggatt nbsp 3 o g McGinn nbsp 30 Attendance 2 653Referee Alan Muir Scottish Challenge Cup edit Main article 2016 17 Scottish Challenge Cup Ayr United v Airdrieonians 4 September 2016 Third roundAyr United3 2 a e t AirdrieoniansSomerset Park Ayr15 00 McGuffie nbsp 35 Forrest nbsp 45 Balatoni nbsp 97 Report Conroy nbsp 14 Balatoni nbsp 49 o g Russell nbsp 113 Attendance 1 135Referee Barry Cook Ayr United v Falkirk 7 October 2016 Fourth roundAyr United1 0 a e t FalkirkSomerset Park Ayr19 45 Harkins nbsp 114 Report Attendance 1 247Referee Alan Muir St Mirren v Ayr United 13 November 2016 Quarter finalSt Mirren2 1Ayr UnitedSt Mirren Park Paisley15 00 Sutton nbsp 83 85 Report O Connell nbsp 68 Attendance 2 199Referee Crawford Allan Scottish Cup edit Main article 2016 17 Scottish Cup Brechin City v Ayr United 29 November 2016 Third roundBrechin City0 1Ayr UnitedGlebe Park Brechin19 45 Report O Connell nbsp 70 Attendance 308Referee Alan Muir Ayr United v Queen s Park 21 January 2017 Fourth roundAyr United0 0Queen s ParkSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Report Attendance 1 326Referee Barry Cook Queen s Park v Ayr United 24 January 2017 Fourth round replyQueen s Park2 2 a e t 4 5 p Ayr UnitedHampden Park19 45 Woods nbsp 4 Bryan Wharton nbsp 32 Burns nbsp 97 Report Moore nbsp 26 CairneyBalatoni nbsp 83 Attendance 1 026Referee Barry Cook Ayr United v Clyde 11 February 2017 Fifth roundAyr United1 1ClydeSomerset Park Ayr15 00 Cairney nbsp 70 Report Gormley nbsp 55 Attendance 1 554Referee Stephen Finnie Clyde v Ayr United 14 February 2017 Fifth round replayClyde1 2 a e t Ayr UnitedBroadwood Stadium19 45 Gormley nbsp 88 Report McDaid nbsp 11 Wardrope nbsp 117 Attendance 965Referee Stephen Finnie Hibernian v Ayr United 4 March 2017 Quarter finalHibernian3 1Ayr UnitedEaster Road Stadium15 00 McGinn nbsp 7 Cummings nbsp 12 pen Keatings nbsp 79 Report McGuffie nbsp 33 McKenna nbsp 45 Attendance 13 602Referee Nick WalshPlayer statistics editAs of 6 May 2017 3 No Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK nbsp SCO Greg Fleming 49 0 36 0 4 0 3 0 6 0 2 DF nbsp SCO Nicky Devlin 48 0 34 0 5 0 3 0 6 0 3 DF nbsp SCO Patrick Boyle 41 0 26 3 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 4 DF nbsp SCO Brian Gilmour 37 2 19 6 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 2 0 5 DF nbsp SCO Michael Rose 24 1 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 DF nbsp IRL Peter Murphy 39 1 29 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 8 DF nbsp SCO Robbie Crawford 37 3 24 3 2 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 9 DF nbsp SCO Craig Moore 17 3 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 10 MF nbsp SCO Alan Forrest 45 9 24 10 6 2 2 3 1 1 5 0 11 MF nbsp SCO Declan McDaid 9 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 MF nbsp SCO Gary Harkins 40 6 30 2 5 0 0 2 1 6 0 14 MF nbsp SCO Paul Cairney 42 6 27 3 5 4 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 15 FW nbsp FRA Farid El Alagui 11 3 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF nbsp SCO Jamie Adams 25 2 16 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 FW nbsp SCO Kevin Nisbet 20 2 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 DF nbsp SCO Daryll Meggatt 43 0 31 0 5 0 2 1 0 4 0 19 GK nbsp SCO Jordan Hart 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 MF nbsp SCO Michael Wardrope 11 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 21 MF nbsp SCO Craig McGuffie 40 3 6 20 0 2 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 22 DF nbsp ENG Conrad Balatoni 39 3 30 1 0 0 3 1 6 1 23 MF nbsp SCO Ross Docherty 42 2 29 2 4 0 3 0 6 0 26 DF nbsp SCO Scott McKenna 14 1 11 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Players who left the club during the 2016 17 season 7 FW nbsp WAL Jamie Thomas 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 MF nbsp SCO Michael Donald 13 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 MF nbsp IRL Andy O Connell 15 2 1 7 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 17 FW nbsp SCO Sean McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 DF nbsp SCO Craig McCracken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 DF nbsp SCO Andy Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Team statistics editLeague table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation 6 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 6 43 7 St Mirren 36 9 12 15 52 56 4 39 8 Dumbarton 36 9 12 15 46 56 10 39 9 Raith Rovers R 36 10 9 17 35 52 17 39 Qualification for the Championship play offs 10 Ayr United R 36 7 12 17 33 62 29 33 Relegation to League OneSource SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored R Relegated Division summary edit Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAResultLLLDWWLDWWLLLDDLDDDLDLDDLWLLWWLLDDLLPosition101010107667767777789999999999999991010101010Updated to match es played on 6 May 2017 Source 4 A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss League Cup table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAM AYR STM LIV EDI 1 Hamilton Academical Q 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 5 9 Qualification for the Second Round 3 0 2 1 2 Ayr United Q 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 3 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 7 5 2 9 1 0 3 0 4 Livingston 4 1 0 0 3 6 7 1 3 0 2 2 3 5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 2 11 9 0 2 4 0 3 Source SPFL Q Qualified to the phase indicatedTransfers editPlayers in edit Player From Fee nbsp Paul Cairney nbsp Stranraer Free 5 nbsp Michael Rose nbsp Aberdeen Free 6 nbsp Daryll Meggatt nbsp Dundee Free 7 nbsp Andy O Connell nbsp Cork City Free nbsp Jordan Hart nbsp Annan Athletic Free 8 nbsp Jamie Thomas nbsp Burnley Loan 9 nbsp Craig Moore nbsp Motherwell Loan 10 nbsp Kevin Nisbet nbsp Partick Thistle Loan 11 nbsp Gary Harkins nbsp Dundee Free 12 nbsp Conrad Balatoni nbsp Kilmarnock Free 13 nbsp Scott McKenna nbsp Aberdeen Loan 14 nbsp Declan McDaid nbsp Partick Thistle Free 15 nbsp Farid El Alagui nbsp Dunfermline Athletic Free 16 Players out edit Player To Fee nbsp Andy Graham nbsp Alloa Athletic Free 17 nbsp Ryan Stevenson nbsp Dumbarton Free 18 nbsp Alan Trouten nbsp Brechin City Free 19 nbsp Gerry McLauchlan nbsp Cowdenbeath Free 20 nbsp Jordan Preston nbsp Guiseley Free 21 nbsp Craig McCracken nbsp Auchinleck Talbot Free nbsp Scott McKenzie nbsp Cumnock Juniors Free nbsp Andy O Connell Free Agent Free nbsp Andy Johnston nbsp Stranraer Free nbsp Michael Donald nbsp Stranraer FreeReferences edit Ayr United 0 0 Stranraer agg 1 1 3 1 pens BBC Sport BBC 15 May 2016 Retrieved 9 May 2020 Ayr United are relegated from the Championship after last day defeat to Raith Rovers dailyrecord co uk Daily Record 7 May 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2020 Ayr FC Player Appearances Soccerbase Retrieved 4 May 2020 Scottish Championship 2016 17 worldfootball net Retrieved 5 May 2020 United sign Cairney ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 27 May 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Michael Rose signs for 16 17 ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 18 June 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Meggatt signs for United ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 28 June 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Ayr United sign goalkeeper Jordan Hart from Annan Athletic dailyrecord co uk Daily Record 1 July 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Thomas Joins Ayr On Loan burnleyfootballclub com Burnley F C 19 July 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Craig Moore returns ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 19 July 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Kevin Nisbet signs ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 9 August 2016 Archived from the original on 10 August 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Gary Harkins signs ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 12 August 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Balatoni signs for United ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 2 September 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Ayr United sign Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna on loan dailyrecord co uk Daily Record 11 November 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Declain McDaid joins United ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 31 January 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Farid signs for United ayrunitedfc co uk Ayr United F C 7 February 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Graham moves from Ayr to Alloa spfl co uk SPFL 3 June 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Stevenson switches to Sons from Ayr United dumbartonfootballclub com Dumbarton F C 8 June 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Players released Brechin Advertiser 8 June 2016 Archived from the original on 18 June 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Gerry Signs For Cowden cowdenbeathfc com Cowdenbeath F C 13 July 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Jordan Preston signs guiseleyafc co uk Guiseley F C 3 August 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 17 Ayr United F C season amp oldid 1180201057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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