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2018–19 Ayr United F.C. season
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.
| 2018–19 season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 7 pen.', 18' | Report | Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Inverness CT | 0–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Report | Harvie 30' | Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Ayr United | 4–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Forrest 5', 37' Shankland 39' Moffat 81' | Report | Longridge 55' | Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Queen of the South | 5–0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 12', 20 pen.', 22', 84' Harkins 37' | Report | Harvie 79' | Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Ayr United | 3–2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Shankland 48' Geggan 63' Fasan 65 o.g.' | Report | Rudden 18' Petravičius 25' | Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Shankland 23', 65' | Attendance: 949 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Shankland 21' McDaid 74' | Report | Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Ross County | 2–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | McKay 23' Mullin 34' | Report | Shankland 50' | Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 27 October 2018 10 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Report | Rose 77' | Attendance: 3,491 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 30 October 2018 11 | Ayr United | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Shankland 46', 90+2' Forrest 81' | Report | Attendance: 1,742 Referee: David Munro |
| 3 November 2018 12 | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Moore 51' | Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 10 November 2018 13 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Rose 75' | Report | Murray 81' | Attendance: 2,539 Referee: John Beaton |
| 17 November 2018 14 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Moore 62' | Report | Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 30 November 2018 15 | Dundee United | 0–5 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Report | Shankland 3', 41', 87 pen.', 89' Moffat 78' | Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 15 December 2018 16 | Ayr United | 3–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Shankland 21 pen.', 25' Geggan 43' | Report | Mullin 12' McKay 48 pen.' Cowie 52' | 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 29' | Report | Moffat 41' | Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 5 January 2019 19 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Rudden 56' | Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 12 January 2019 20 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | White 64' | Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 25 January 2019 21 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Moore 4' | Report | Gomis 89' | Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 29 January 2019 22 | Ayr United | 2–3 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | McDaid 53' Shankland 85' | Report | Austin 9', 12' Polworth 18' | Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 2 February 2019 23 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Trouten 30' | Report | Moffat 29', 88' Shankland 52' (pen.) | 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 71' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,202 Referee: David Munro |
| 26 February 2019 26 | Ross County | 3–2 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 19:45 | McKay 35', 70', 75' | Report | Shankland 62' Murdoch 73' | Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 8 March 2019 27 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:05 | McGhee 27', 40' | 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 31' | Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 2 April 2019 29 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Shankland 21 pen.' | Report | Kiltie 71' | Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 6 April 2019 30 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | McKay 66' | Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 9 April 2019 31 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Shankland 43 pen.' | Report | Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 12 April 2019 32 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 19:05 | Šafranko 63' McMullan 74' | Report | Bell 24' | Attendance: 4,392 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 19 April 2019 33 | Ayr United | 1–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:05 | Miller 12' Docherty 90+5' | Report | Graham 42', 46', 71' | Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 23 April 2019 34 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Report | Gordon 17' | Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 27 April 2019 35 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Gordon 9' | Report | Smith 17' Muirhead 56' | Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 4 May 2019 36 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Shankland 37' | Report | Shields 33' | 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 65' | Report | Trafford 33' White 51', 76 pen.' | 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 79' | Report | McCowan 19' | 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 48', 72', 75' | Report | Tidser 14' | Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 21 July 2018 Group Stage | Albion Rovers | 0–2 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | Report | Forrest 15' Bell 80' | Attendance: 519 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 24 July 2018 Group Stage | Ayr United | 5–0 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Shankland 2', 8', 46' Moffat 41', 86' | 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 6' Shankland 66' | Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Knockout round edit
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 64' Docherty 79' Moffat 88' | Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 19 January 2019 Fourth Round | Auchinleck Talbot | 1–0 | Ayr United | Beechwood Park, Auchinleck |
| 15:00 | McCracken 78' | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ross Doohan | 47 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Chris Higgins | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Daniel Harvie | 44 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Mark Kerr | 30 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Michael Rose | 44 | 1 | 34+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Andy Geggan | 28 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Michael Moffat | 44 | 10 | 29+5 | 5 | 4+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Robbie Crawford | 44 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Craig Moore | 26 | 4 | 8+12 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Alan Forrest | 25 | 4 | 10+7 | 3 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Declan McDaid | 45 | 4 | 20+14 | 4 | 1+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Craig McGuffie | 16 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | David Ferguson | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Steven Bell | 33 | 2 | 21+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Jamie Adams | 19 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Lawrence Shankland | 41 | 34 | 29+2 | 24 | 6+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Andy Murdoch | 44 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | NZL | Ellis Hare-Reid | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | James Hilton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Finn Ecrepont | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Ross Docherty | 23 | 1 | 9+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Luke McCowan | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Liam Smith | 39 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Nicky Cadden | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Calvin Miller | 14 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — |
Transfers edit
Players in edit
| Players out edit
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References edit
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