List of Ayr United F.C. seasons

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Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire. This list details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Contents

Key

ChampionsRunners-upSemi FinalQuarter Final Promoted Relegated Current Season

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonManagerDivisionTierPWDLFAPtsPos Scottish Cup League
Cup
Challenge
Cup
NameGoals
LeagueTop goalscorer
1910–11 Committee Div 2 (Old) 22212375436272nd-
1911–12 Committee Div 2 (Old) 22216335424351stR1
1912–13 Committee Div 2 (Old) 22613854519341stR2
1913–14 Committee Div 1 (Old) 138137185672339th
1914–15 Flag of England.svg Herbert Dainty Div 1 (Old) 138208105540484th
1915–16 Lawrence Gemson Div 1 (Old) 138208107245484th
1916–17 Lawrence Gemson Div 1 (Old) 1381271947593115th
1917–18 Lawrence Gemson Div 1 (Old) 134592032611918th
1918–19 Flag of Scotland.svg John Cameron Div 1 (Old) 134158116253385th
1919–20 Flag of Scotland.svg James McDonald Div 1 (Old) 14215101772694010thR3
1920–21 Flag of Scotland.svg James McDonald Div 1 (Old) 14214121662694014thR3
1921–22 Flag of Scotland.svg James McDonald Div 1 (Old) 14213121755633814thR2
1922–23 Flag of Scotland.svg James McDonald Div 1 (Old) 13813121343443810thR3
1923–24 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Richardson Div 1 (Old) 13812101638603414thR4
1924–25 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Hay Div 1 (Old) 1381181943653019thR2
1925–26 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Hay Div 2 (Old) 238201267739523rdR1
1926–27 Archie Buchanan Div 2 (Old) 2381315106768418th
1927–28 Archie Buchanan Div 2 (Old) 238246811760541stR2
1928–29 Archie Buchanan Div 1 (Old) 1381271965843116thR3
1929–30 Archie Buchanan Div 1 (Old) 138166167092389thR2
1930–31 Archie Buchanan Div 1 (Old) 1388111953922718thR3
1931–32 Alex Gibson Div 1 (Old) 1381172070902917th
1932–33 Alex Gibson Div 1 (Old) 1381342162953016thR2
1933–34 Alex Gibson Div 1 (Old) 1381610128792428thR2
1934–35 Alex Gibson Div 1 (Old) 13812521611122918thR2
1935–36 Ulster Banner.svg Frank Thompson Div 1 (Old) 1381132453982520th
1936–37 Ulster Banner.svg Frank Thompson Div 2 (Old) 234254512249541st
1937–38 Ulster Banner.svg Frank Thompson Div 1 (Old) 1389151466853317thR4
1938–39 Ulster Banner.svg Frank Thompson Div 1 (Old) 1381391676833514th
1939–40 Ulster Banner.svg Frank Thompson Div 1 (Old) 152031017418th
1940–45 [1] Not held
1946–47 Flag of England.svg Bob Ferrier Div 2 (Old) 226921556732011thR2Group
1947–48 Flag of England.svg Bob Ferrier Div 2 (Old) 230991259612710thGroup
1948–49 Div 2 (Old) 230107135170279th Flag of England.svg Bob Ferrier Group
1949–50 Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Anderson Div 2 (Old) 230861653802213thGroup
1950–51 Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Anderson Div 2 (Old) 23015696440363rdR4SF
1951–52 Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Anderson Div 2 (Old) 23017585545393rdGroup
1952–53 Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Anderson Div 2 (Old) 230172117656365thR3Group
1953–54 Flag of Scotland.svg Reuben Bennett Div 2 (Old) 230118115056309thR2QF
1954–55 Flag of Scotland.svg Reuben Bennett Div 2 (Old) 230144126173328thQF
1955–56 Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McBain Div 2 (Old) 236243910355512ndGroup
1956–57 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackie Cox Div 1 (Old) 134752248891918thR5Group
1957–58 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackie Cox Div 2 (Old) 236186129881425thGroup
1958–59 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackie Cox Div 2 (Old) 236284411548601stR3QF
1959–60 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackie Cox Div 1 (Old) 134146146573348R4Group
1960–61 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackie Cox Div 1 (Old) 1345121751812218thR2Group
1961–62 Flag of Scotland.svg Gerry Mays Div 2 (Old) 236158137163389thQF
1962–63 Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McBain Div 2 (Old) 2361381568773413thR2Group
1963–64 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Flavell Div 2 (Old) 2361251958832914thR4Group
1964–65 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom McCreath Div 2 (Old) 236962149672418thGroup
1965–66 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom McCreath Div 2 (Old) 23622957837531stQF
1966–67 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 13417262086918thQF
1967–68 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 2 (Old) 236186126948425thQF
1968–69 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 2 (Old) 23623768231532ndR2QF
1969–70 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 1341261637523014thSF
1970–71 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 134981737542614thR3Group
1971–72 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 1349101540582812thR4Group
1972–73 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 134168105051406thSFGroup
1973–74 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 134158114440387thR5Group
1974–75 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 (Old) 134148125061367thR3Group
1975–76 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Stuart Prem 136145174659336thR4Group
1976–77 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Stuart Prem 136118174468308thR4Group
1977–78 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Stuart Prem 13696213668249thR3R3
1978–79 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean Div 1 239215137152474thR4QF
1979–80 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean Div 1 2391612116451443rdR4R3
1980–81 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean Div 1 2391711115942456thR3SF
1981–82 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean Div 1 2391512125650426thR3Group
1982–83 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean Div 1 2391281945613212thR3Group
1983–84 Flag of Scotland.svg George Caldwell Div 1 23910121756703212thR3R2
1984–85 Flag of Scotland.svg George Caldwell Div 1 239159155752397thR4R3
1985–86 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 23910111841603113thR4R2
1986–87 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 2 33922897049524thR3R3
1987–88 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 2 33927759531611stR3R2
1988–89 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 2391391756723511thR3R2
1989–90 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod Div 1 23911131541623510thR3R2
1990–91 Flag of Scotland.svg George Burley Div 1 23910121747593212thR5R2Runners-up
1991–92 Flag of Scotland.svg George Burley Div 1 2441811156355476thR3QFRunners-up
1992–93 Flag of Scotland.svg George Burley Div 1 2441418124944467thR4R2R2
1993–94 Flag of England.svg Simon Stainrod Div 1 2441414164252427thR3R2SF
1994–95 Flag of England.svg Simon Stainrod Div 1 236611193158299thR3R2QF
1995–96 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 2 3361112134040456thR2R2R1
1996–97 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 2 33623856133771stR2R3R2
1997–98 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 1 2361010164056407thR5R2R2 Ian Ferguson 13
1998–99 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 1 236195126642623rdR5QFn/a Glynn Hurst 20
1999–00 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 1 236108184252387thSFR3R1 Glynn Hurst 14
2000–01 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 1 236191257341692ndR3R1R1 Eddie Annand 19
2001–02 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Dalziel Div 1 2361313105344523rdSFRunners-upR2 Eddie Annand 21
2002–03 Flag of Scotland.svg Campbell Money Div 1 236129153444456thR4R2R2 Stewart Kean 7
2003–04 Flag of Scotland.svg Campbell Money Div 1 236613173758319thR3R1R1 Stewart Kean 10
2004–05 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Shanks Div 2 336119163954428thR4R1R1 Stewart Kean 10
2005–06 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Connor Div 2 3361012145661426thR3R3R1
2006–07 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Connor Div 2 336148144647505thR3R2QF Jerome Vareille 8
2007–08 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Reid Div 2 336137165162467thR3R1SF Alex Williams 18
2008–09 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Reid Div 2 33622867138742ndR4R2R1 Bryan Prunty 17
2009–10 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Reid Div 1 2367101929603110thR5R2R1 Mark Roberts 9
2010–11 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Reid Div 2 336185136255592ndR5R1QF Mark Roberts 26
2011–12 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Reid Div 1 236911164467389thQFSFQF Mark Roberts 11
2012–13 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Roberts Div 2 336125195365417thR4R2R1 Michael Moffat 21
2013–14 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Roberts L1 336147156566494thR4R1R2 Michael Moffat 25
2014–15 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Roberts

Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall

L1 33697204560348thR3R2R1 Alan Forrest 9
2015–16 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall L1 336194136547612ndR3R2R2 Craig Moore 15
2016–17 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall Champ 2367121733623310thQFR2QF Alan Forrest 6
2017–18 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall L1 33624489242761stR5R2R2 Lawrence Shankland 26
2018–19 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall Champ 236159125038544thR4QFR1 Lawrence Shankland 24
2019–20 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McCall

Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Kerr

Champ 227124113835404thR5GroupR3 Alan Forrest 10
2020–21 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Kerr Champ 2R2

Notes and references

  1. No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War

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