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Ayr United 2015–16 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
2015–16 season | |||
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Manager | Ian McCall | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
League One | Second place (Promoted via play-offs) | ||
Challenge Cup | Second Round | ||
League Cup | Second Round | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Craig Moore (14) All: Jordan Preston (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,468 vs. Rangers, Challenge Cup, 19 August 2015 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 763 vs. Forfar Athletic, League One, 20 February 2016 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,296 | ||
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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 ![]() Holt (Trialist) ![]() |
Rangers Report | Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
18 July 2015 Martyn Campbell Testimonial | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Report |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 |
8 August 2015 1 | Albion Rovers | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
15:00 | Davidson ![]() Love ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 781 Referee: Alan Newlands |
15 August 2015 2 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Forrest ![]() Trouten ![]() |
Report | Thomson ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Barry Cook |
22 August 2015 3 | Stranraer | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
15:00 | Stirling ![]() |
Report | Moore ![]() Trouten ![]() Docherty ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 882 Referee: Nick Walsh |
29 August 2015 4 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moore ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Allan ![]() Travis ![]() |
Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Euan Anderson |
1 September 2015 5 | Ayr United | 5 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Preston ![]() Moore ![]() Barclay ![]() Caldwell ![]() |
Report | Boyle ![]() McCroary ![]() |
Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Don Robertson |
12 September 2015 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
15:00 | Report | Forrest ![]() Preston ![]() |
Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Kevin Graham |
19 September 2015 7 | Airdrieonians | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
15:00 | Watt ![]() |
Report | Moore ![]() Gilmour ![]() |
Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
26 September 2015 8 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Devlin ![]() |
Report | Redman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
3 October 2015 9 | Ayr United | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Preston ![]() Forrest ![]() McLauchlan ![]() Gilmour ![]() Moore ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Alan Newlands |
17 October 2015 10 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Station Park, Forfar |
15:00 | Denholm ![]() Campbell ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Graham ![]() Devlin ![]() Caldwell ![]() |
Attendance: 745 Referee: Nick Walsh |
24 October 2015 11 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Robertson ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Caldwell ![]() |
Attendance: 767 Referee: Greg Aitken |
31 October 2015 12 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Crawford ![]() Adams ![]() Preston ![]() |
Report | Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,415 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
7 November 2015 13 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Glebe Park, Brechin |
15:00 | Layne ![]() |
Report | Adams ![]() |
Attendance: 541 Referee: Barry Cook |
14 November 2015 14 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Trouten ![]() |
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 ![]() McCrorie ![]() Preston ![]() |
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 |
3 May 2016[1] | Peterhead | 1 – 4 | Ayr United | Balmoor, Peterhead |
20:00 | McIntosh ![]() |
BBC Report | Donald ![]() Preston ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Attendance: 807 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
7 May 2016[1] | Ayr United | 2 – 1 (6 – 2 agg.) | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Crawford ![]() Devlin ![]() |
BBC Report | Donald ![]() |
Attendance: 1,848 Referee: Crawford Allan |
11 May 2016[2] | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
19:45 | McGuigan ![]() |
BBC Report | Docherty ![]() |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Bobby Madden |
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 |
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 |
28 November 2015 Round 3 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Report | Geggan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
No. | Nat | Player | Total | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
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Greg Fleming | 45 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Shaun Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||
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Patrick Boyle | 37 | 1 | 27 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Martyn Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Nicky Devlin | 42 | 3 | 33 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
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Gerry McLauchlan | 29 | 3 | 21 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Craig McCracken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||
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Ross McCrorie | 15 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Andy Graham | 28 | 2 | 22 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | |||
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Adam Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Andrew Muir | 4 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Murphy | 36 | 0 | 29 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Jamie Adams | 26 | 2 | 17 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Robbie Crawford | 35 | 3 | 15 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 5 (1) | 2 | |||
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Ross Docherty | 35 | 1 | 25 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Michael Donald | 40 | 3 | 16 (15) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | |||
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Alan Forrest | 39 | 5 | 22 (12) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |||
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Brian Gilmour | 31 | 2 | 19 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | |||
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Alan Trouten | 39 | 7 | 25 (6) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | |||
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Michael Wardrope | 10 | 1 | 4 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||
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Ross Caldwell | 22 | 5 | 6 (11) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
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Sean McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Craig Moore | 30 | 14 | 23 (2) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Jordan Preston | 40 | 15 | 28 (6) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
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Ryan Nisbet | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | |||
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Ryan Stevenson | 22 | 6 | 16 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | |||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
Last updated: 30 April 2016. |
Last updated: 30 April 2016.
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Win Draw Loss
Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance | Ref. |
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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
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