The 2009–10 season was the 100th season of competitive football by Ayr United.
| 2009–10 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Lachlan Cameron | ||
| Manager |  Brian Reid | ||
| First Division | Tenth place (Relegated) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Dundee | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to St Mirren | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Albion Rovers | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Roberts (8) All: Mark Roberts (9) | ||
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Summary edit
Season edit
In the 2009–10 season, Ayr United celebrated their centennial year by gaining promotion to The First Division after the play-off victory at The Excelsior Stadium against Airdrie United. Ayr were promoted after a five-year stint in the Second Division. Airdrie United were later rewarded First Division status after Livingston were double-relegated to the Fourth Tier of Scottish football for financial reasons. Ayr were promoted along with Fife side Raith Rovers; the other club joining the First Division after being absent for half a decade are Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who were relegated from the SPL at the end of the 2008–09 season. Ayr United were relegated at the end of the season when they finished bottom of the league.
Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season edit
| 11 July 2009 Friendly | SV Wacker Burghausen  | 0–3 | Ayr United | Bischofshofen, Austria |
| Attendance: 0 |
| 15 July 2009 Friendly | Ayr United | 1–2 |  Unirea Urziceni | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Attendance: 970 |
| 18 July 2009 Friendly | Ayr United | 0–1 | St Mirren F.C. | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Attendance: 1,183 |
| 20 July 2009 Friendly | Ayr United | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Attendance: 581 |
Scottish First Division edit
| 8 August 2009 Match 1 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts | Attendance: 3,078 |
| 15 August 2009 Match 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,297 |
| 22 August 2009 Match 3 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,304 |
| 29 August 2009 Match 4 | Queen of the South | 0–2 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,034 |
| 12 September 2009 Match 5 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts | Attendance: 1,718 |
| 19 September 2009 Match 6 | Ross County | 2–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts | Attendance: 1,885 |
| 26 September 2009 Match 7 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Kenny Connolly | Attendance: 1,783 |
| 10 October 2009 Match 8 | Dunfermline | 3–1 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Chris Aitken | Attendance: 2,460 |
| 14 October 2009 Match 9 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Ryan McGowan Ryan Stevenson |
Attendance: 1,710 |
| 17 October 2009 Match 10 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,055 |
| 24 October 2009 Match 11 | Ayr United | 1–5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts | Attendance: 1,609 |
| 31 October 2009 Match 12 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Airdrie Own Goal | Attendance: 1,184 |
| 7 November 2009 Match 13 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,453 |
| 14 November 2009 Match 14 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts | Attendance: 1,236 |
| 21 November 2009 Match 15 | Raith Rovers | 0–0 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,460 |
| 5 December 2009 Match 16 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dunfermline | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Ryan Stevenson | Attendance: 1,625 |
| 12 December 2009 Match 17 | Dundee | 3–1 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Stephen Reynolds | Attendance: 4,323 |
| 23 January 2010 Match 18 | Ross County | 1–0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,935 |
| 16 February 2010 Match 19 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,721 |
| 20 February 2010 Match 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Tam McManus | Attendance: 2,429 |
| 27 February 2010 Match 21 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–3 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Aitken Mark Roberts Tam McManus |
Attendance: 2,843 |
| 6 March 2010 Match 22 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mark Roberts Tam McManus |
Attendance: 2,145 |
| 11 March 2010 Match 23 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Steve Bowey | Attendance: 1,505 |
| 13 March 2010 Match 24 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Daniel McKay | Attendance: 1,122 |
| 17 March 2010 Match 25 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Daniel Lafferty | Attendance: 1,375 |
| 20 March 2010 Match 26 | Ayr United | 3–0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Tam McManus Daniel McKay Mark Roberts |
20 March 2010 | Attendance: 2,139 |
| 27 March 2010 Match 27 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Chris Mitchell | Attendance: 1,872 |
| 30 March 2010 Match 28 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,289 |
| 3 April 2010 Match 29 | Dundee | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,270 |
| 7 April 2010 Match 30 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,376 |
| 10 April 2010 Match 31 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Tam McManus | Attendance: 1,367 |
| 17 April 2010 Match 32 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,877 |
| 21 April 2010 Match 33 | Ayr United | 1–4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Dean Keenan | Attendance: 1,781 |
| 24 April 2010 Match 34 | Ayr United | 0–7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,804 |
| 28 April 2010 Match 35 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,032 |
| 1 May 2010 Match 36 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | McKay | Attendance: 3,771 |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 979 |
Scottish League Cup edit
Matches edit
| 1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Ayr United | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
| 15:00 | William Easton Aitken |
Attendance: 802 |
| 26 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 0–2 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,652 |
Scottish Cup edit
| 28 November 2009 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Deveronvale | 0–1 | Ayr United | Princess Royal Park, Banff |
| 15:00 | Ryan Stevenson | Attendance: 192 |
| 18 January 2010 Scottish League Cup round 4 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Roberts | Attendance: 1,139 |
| 6 February 2010 Scottish League Cup round 5 | Dundee | 2–1 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | McManus | Attendance: 2,852 |
2009–10 playing squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and staff edit
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Lachlan Cameron
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Chairman
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Manager
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Scott MacKenzie
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Assistant Manager
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Kevin MacLellan
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Physio
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David Johnstone
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Fitness Coach
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Dr. Kirk Russell
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Club Doctor
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Davie Harkness
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Groundsman
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Sponsorship edit
| Kit Maker | Shirt sponsor(Front) | Shirt sponsor(Back) | Short sponsor |
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| Surridge Sports | Paligap Network Solutions | Legal Service Scotland | Giles Insurance Brokers |
Goalscorers edit
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26
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9
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8
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5
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21
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3
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MF
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6
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2
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19
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2
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DF
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18
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1
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18
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1
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23
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1
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18
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4
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4
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1
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FW
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Players in Italics have now left the club
Players in on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Departed players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad changes edit
Boss Brian Reid made many changes to the squad during the Close-Season, bringing in Kevin James from St Johnstone, Kevin Cawley from Celtic, Craig Samson from Hereford United, Andy Aitken from Queen of the South, Billy Gibson from Clyde and David O'Brien from Dundee (Who only played one game before joining Stirling Albion) and departing were Scott Walker to join Alloa Athletic, Murray Henderson who went to sign for Stranraer, Alex Williams moving to Irish Club Dundalk, Allan Dempsie re-joining Elgin City and goalkeeper Fraser Stewart. There were many changes to the squad throughout the course of the season bringing several loan signings such as Australian Ryan McGowan a defensive-midfielder from Hearts, Stephen Reynolds a 20-year-old striker from St Johnstone brought in for one month as an emergency loan signing, Rocky Visconte another Australian from Hearts, Chris Mitchell a Scotland Under-21 defender, Daniel McKay from local-rivals Kilmarnock and Daniel Lafferty from Celtic. Brian Reid also David Mitchell out on loan to Stranraer to the end of the season, another player to leave the club on a temporary basis was Scott Agnew who joined Alloa Athletic until January then signed for Stranraer for the duration of the season. Players leaving the club on a permanent basis were Bryan Prunty and David Gormley who both joined Alloa, Chris Aitken who re-joined previous club Stirling Albion, Neil McGowan who signed for Clyde and fans-favourite Ryan Stevenson who joined SPL club Hearts for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £10k. players joining the club included Steve Bowey from English side Bedlington Terriers, Tam McManus from Derry City and Montserrat international Junior Mendes.
Final League Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | Qualification to the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(R) Relegated
Scottish First Division edit
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 |
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
External links edit
- Official Website Archived 4 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine
- Archive Site
- Unofficial Site and Fans Forum