2016–17 Ayr United F.C. season
2016–17 season | |||
Manager | Ian McCall | ||
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Ground |
Somerset Park Ayr, Scotland (Capacity: 10,185) | ||
Scottish Championship |
7th (current) P12 W4 D2 L6 F11 A19 | ||
Scottish Cup | Third round vs Brechin City | ||
Scottish League Cup | Second round Lost to Aberdeen | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Alan Forrest (4) All: Alan Forrest (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,100 v Hibernian, Scottish Championship, 5 November 2016 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 862 v Edinburgh City, League Cup, 23 July 2016 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,806 | ||
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All statistics correct as of 5 November 2016. |
The 2016–17 Ayr United F.C. season will be the club's 107th season and the first in the Championship since their promotion last season. Ayr United will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Squad
First Team Squad
- As of 28 October 2016
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Ref. |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Greg Fleming | ![]() |
GK | 27 September 1986 | ![]() |
16 July 2015 | 45 | 0 | [1][2] | |
19 | Jordan Hart | ![]() |
GK | 22 January 1996 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | [3] | ||
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
Raydale Cup
10 July 2016 Semi-final | Ayr United | 0–2 | South Shields | Gretna |
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Ayr United | Arca ![]() Scroggins ![]() |
Stadium: Raydale Park |
11 July 2016 3rd place play-off | Gretna 2008 | 0–8 | Ayr United | Gretna |
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14:00 | Ayr United | Thomas ![]() McCreadie ![]() McGuffie ![]() Forrest ![]() Donald ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Raydale Park |
Scottish Championship
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 1 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | SPFL Report | Callachan ![]() Matthews ![]() |
Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Euan Anderson |
13 August 2016 2 | Queen of the South | 4–1 | Ayr United | Palmerston, Dumfries |
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15:00 | Lyle ![]() Dobbie ![]() Dykes ![]() |
SPFL Report | Nisbet ![]() |
Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
20 August 2016 3 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
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15:00 | Murray ![]() Robson ![]() Flood ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Greg Aitken |
27 August 2016 4 | Ayr United | 1–1 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Adams ![]() |
SPFL Report | Walsh ![]() |
Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Crawford Allan |
10 September 2016 5 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Cairney ![]() Forrest ![]() |
SPFL Report | Forbes ![]() Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,441 Referee: John McKendrick |
17 September 2016 6 | Hibernian | 1–2 | Ayr United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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15:00 | Cummings ![]() Bartley ![]() |
SPFL Report | Balatoni ![]() Gilmour ![]() |
Attendance: 15,056 Referee: Nick Walsh |
24 September 2016 7 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
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15:00 | Meggatt ![]() Miller ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Willie Collum |
1 October 2016 8 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | SPFL Report | Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Don Robertson |
15 October 2016 9 | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Ayr United | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
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15:00 | SPFL Report | Forrest ![]() |
Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Don Robertson |
22 October 2016 10 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Cairney ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,842 Referee: John Beaton |
29 October 2016 11 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
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15:00 | O'Ware ![]() Oliver ![]() |
SPFL Report | Nisbet ![]() |
Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
5 November 2016 12 | Ayr United | 0–3 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | SPFL Report | Boyle ![]() McGinn ![]() |
12 November 2016 13 | Raith Rovers | P–P | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
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15:00 |
19 November 2016 14 | Ayr United | v | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 |
22 November 2016 13 rearranged | Raith Rovers | v | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
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19:45 |
3 December 2016 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | v | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
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15:00 |
10 December 2016 16 | Ayr United | v | Dundee United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 |
17 December 2016 17 | St Mirren | v | Ayr United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
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15:00 |
24 December 2016 18 | Ayr United | v | Dumbarton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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12:30 |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
26 November 2016 Third round | Brechin City | v | Ayr United | Glebe Park, Brechin |
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15:00 |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup
Group Stage
Results
16 July 2016 Group G | Ayr United | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Forrest ![]() Crawford ![]() |
SPFL Report | Longridge ![]() |
Attendance: 994 Referee: Willie Collum |
19 July 2016 Group G | St Mirren | 1–0 | Ayr United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
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19:45 | Baird ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 2,098 Referee: John Beaton |
23 July 2016 Group G | Ayr United | 1–0 | Edinburgh City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | Gilmour ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 862 Referee: Barry Cook |
26 July 2016 Group G | Livingston | 0–2 | Ayr United | Almondvale, Livingston |
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19:45 | SPFL Report | Murphy ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Attendance: 643 Referee: David Lowe |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hamilton Academical (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to Second Round |
2 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advances to Best Runners-up |
3 | St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
4 | Livingston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC, Soccerway
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Knockout phase
10 August 2016 Second round | Ayr United | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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19:45 | Forrest ![]() |
SPFL Report | Meggatt![]() McGinn ![]() |
Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Alan Muir |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
4 September 2016 Third round | Ayr United | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrieonians | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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15:00 | McGuffie ![]() Forrest ![]() Balatoni ![]() |
SPFL Report | Conroy ![]() Balatoni ![]() Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Barry Cook |
7 October 2016 Fourth round | Ayr United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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19:45 | Harkins ![]() |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Alan Muir |
13 November 2016 Quarter-final | St Mirren | v | Ayr United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
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15:00 |
Club statistics
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Final position | Record | ||||||||
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M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | ||||
Scottish Championship | 6 August 2016 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 33.33 | |||
Scottish Cup | 26 November 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Scottish League Cup | 16 July 2016 | 10 August 2016 | Second round | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 60.00 | [4] |
Scottish Challenge Cup | 4 September 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 | |||
Total | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 47.37 | — |
As of 5 November 2016
League
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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5 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 23 | |
6 | Queen of the South | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
7 | Ayr United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 16 | |
8 | Dumbarton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results Summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 |
Last updated: 26 October 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by opponent
Ayr United score first
Team | Results | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Dumbarton | 3–0 | 3 | |||
Dundee United | 0–3 | 0 | |||
Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | 1 | |||
Falkirk | 0–2 | 0 | |||
Greenock Morton | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3 | ||
Hibernian | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3 | ||
Queen of the South | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3 | ||
Raith Rovers | 0–2 | 0 | |||
St Mirren | 1–1 | 1 | |||
Source: 2016–17 Scottish Championship Results Table
Attendances
Competition | Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | Total attendance | Average attendance |
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Championship | 3,100 v Hibernian 5 November 2016 | 1,441 v Greenock Morton 10 September 2016 | 12,981 from six match | 2,163 |
Scottish Cup | ||||
League Cup | 2,653 v Aberdeen 10 August 2016 | 862 v Edinburgh City 23 July 2016 | 4,509 from three matches | 1,503 |
Challenge Cup | 1,247 v Falkirk 7 October 2016 | 1,135 v Airdrieonians 4 September 2016 | 2,382 from two matches | 1,191 |
Totals | 3,100 v Hibernian 5 November 2016 | 862 v Edinburgh City 23 July 2016 | 19,872 from 11 matches | 1,806 |
Player statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 5 November 2016[5]
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | 10 | Alan Forrest | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | DF | ![]() | 22 | Conrad Balatoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MD | ![]() | 14 | Paul Cairney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MD | ![]() | 4 | Brian Gilmour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | 21 | Craig McGuffie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | 17 | Kevin Nisbet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | MD | ![]() | 16 | Jamie Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MD | ![]() | 8 | Robbie Crawford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | 12 | Gary Harkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | 6 | Peter Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
References
- ↑ "Greg Fleming; Football Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Greg Fleming". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United FC. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Jordan Hart; Football Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Football Tables". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "2016–17 Ayr United scorers". espnfc.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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