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Ayr United 2024–25 football season
Ayr United
2024–25 season
ChairmanDavid Smith
ManagerScott Brown
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish Championship2nd
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Scottish Challenge CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: George Oakley (8)
All: George Oakley (10)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2024–25 season is Ayr United's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from League One in the 2017–18 season. Ayr are also competing in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, and Challenge Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

East Stirlingshire v Ayr United
27 June 2024 John Sludden Trophy East Stirlingshire 2–4 Ayr United Falkirk
19:30 52' 67' Bryden 5', 25'
McKenzie 11'
Ben Dempsey 27'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
East Kilbride v Ayr United
2 July 2024 East Kilbride 2–4 Ayr United East Kilbride
19:30 Watson 42'
Robertson 49'
Dowds 8'
Oakley 23'
Rus 58'
Bryden 90+1'
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Ayr United v Celtic
5 July 2024 Ayr United 1–1 Celtic Ayr
19:45 Dowds 34 pen.' Report Furuhashi 24 pen.' Stadium: Somerset Park
Ayr United v Kilmarnock
11 July 2024 Ayrshire Derby Ayr United 3–2 Kilmarnock Ayr
19:45 Stanger 25'
Rus 34'
Dowds 65 pen.'
Lyons 43'
Deas 72'
Stadium: Somerset Park

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United
3 August 2024 1 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Ayr United Hamilton
15:00 Martin Red card 68' Report Stanger 18'
Dowds 72'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Ayr United v Airdrieonians
9 August 2024 2 Ayr United 5–0 Airdrieonians Ayr
19:45 Henderson 7', 49'
Oakley 24'
Dowds 56', 77 pen.'
Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,857
Ayr United v Hamilton Academical
17 August 2024 3 Ayr United 3–2 Hamilton Academical Ayr
15:00 Murphy 8'
Rus 51'
Oakley 66'
Report Shaw 27'
Barjonas 38'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,846
Ayr United v Raith Rovers
24 August 2024 4 Ayr United 2–0 Raith Rovers Ayr
15:00 Dowds 40 pen.'
Walker 90'
Report Byrne Red card 38' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,928
Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United
31 August 2024 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Ayr United Dunfermline
15:00 Otoo 15' Report Watret 22' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Ross Hardie
Ayr United v Partick Thistle
14 September 2024 6 Ayr United 1–1 Partick Thistle Ayr
15:00 Dowds 25 pen.' Report Milne 74' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Ross Hardie
Queen's Park v Ayr United
21 September 2024 7 Queen's Park 1–1 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 Kerr 35' Report Dempsey 57' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Iain Snedden
Ayr United v Greenock Morton
28 September 2024 8 Ayr United 1–0 Greenock Morton Ayr
15:00 Henderson 66 pen.' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Colin Steven
Falkirk v Ayr United
5 October 2024 9 Falkirk 2–0 Ayr United Falkirk
15:00 Ross 8', 51' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Nick Walsh
Ayr United v Livingston
19 October 2024 10 Ayr United 1–2 Livingston Ayr
15:00 McLennan 42' Report Muirhead 8'
Pittman 38'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Don Robertson
Airdrieonians v Ayr United
26 October 2024 11 Airdrieonians 0–1 Ayr United Airdrie
15:00 Report Watret 70' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,747
Referee: Grant Irvine
Raith Rovers v Ayr United
1 November 2024 12 Raith Rovers 2–0 Ayr United Kirkcaldy
19:45 Jamieson 19', 43' Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Greenock Morton v Ayr United
8 November 2024 13 Greenock Morton 1–1 Ayr United Greenock
19:45 Wilson 37' Report Oakley 50' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,697
Referee: Peter Stuart
Ayr United v Queen's Park
16 November 2024 14 Ayr United 3–2 Queen's Park Ayr
15:00 Henderson 31 pen.'
McKenzie 39'
Oakley 76'
Report Hinds 81'
Turner 83'
Hickey-Fugaccia Red card 90+3'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Calum Scott
Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
23 November 2024 15 Ayr United 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr
15:15 Henderson 67' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,701
Referee: Craig Napier
Partick Thistle v Ayr United
7 December 2024 16 Partick Thistle 1–0 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 Turner 82 pen.' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: Calum Scott
Ayr United v Falkirk
14 December 2024 17 Ayr United 5–2 Falkirk Ayr
15:00 McLennan 34'
Dempsey 38'
McMann 40'
Bavidge 60', 70'
Report MacIver 2'
Graham Red card 8'
Agyeman 36'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: David Dickinson
Livingston v Ayr United
21 December 2024 18 Livingston 0–1 Ayr United Livingston
15:00 Report Oakley 41' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Duncan Williams
Ayr United v Greenock Morton
28 December 2024 19 Ayr United 0–0 Greenock Morton Ayr
15:00 Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Ayr United v Raith Rovers
4 January 2025 20 Ayr United 3–0 Raith Rovers Ayr
15:00 Oakley 2', 12', 25' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,733
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup group stage § Group B Ayr United v Falkirk
16 July 2024 1 Ayr United 1–0 Falkirk Ayr
19:45 Dowds 5' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Calum Scott
Dundee United v Ayr United
20 July 2024 2 Dundee United 2–1 Ayr United Dundee
15:00 Babunski 17'
Forbes 68'
Report Rus 55' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Stenhousemuir v Ayr United
23 July 2024 3 Stenhousemuir 1–4 Ayr United Stenhousemuir
19:45 Taylor 6' Report Oakley 8'
Musonda 26'
Dowds 56'
Henderson 65'
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 629
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Ayr United v Buckie Thistle
27 July 2024 4 Ayr United 3–2 Buckie Thistle Ayr
15:00 Henderson 30', 43'
Hastie 67'
Report Peters 45'
McLeod 57'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup Ayr United v Raith Rovers
8 September 2024 Third round Ayr United 3–2 Raith Rovers Ayr
13:00 Dowds 49 pen.', 69'
Oakley 70'
Report Smith 11'
Easton 15'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Graham Grainger
Ayr United v Peterhead
12 October 2024 Fourth round Ayr United 2–1 Peterhead Ayr
15:00 Murphy 34'
Walker 53'
Report Smith 62' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,698
Referee: George Calder
East Kilbride v Ayr United
12 November 2024 Quarter-finals East Kilbride 3–2 Ayr United East Kilbride
19:40 Robertson 1'
Baldé 12'
Elliott 67'
Report Henderson 58'
Rus 64'
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 605
Referee: Ryan Lee

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup Ayr United v Greenock Morton
30 November 2024 Third round Ayr United 2–0 Greenock Morton Ayr
15:00 Devlin 63'
Murphy 89'
Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Iain Snedden
Broxburn Athletic v Ayr United
18 January 2025 Fourth round Broxburn Athletic v Ayr United Broxburn
15:00 Stadium: Albyn Park

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 4 January 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Nick McAllister 18 0 9+4 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Patrick Reading 24 0 17+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Zambia ZAM Frankie Musonda 15 1 9+3 0 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Mikey Devlin 9 1 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
7 FW Scotland SCO Anton Dowds 11 9 6+0 5 4+0 2 1+0 2 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Ben Dempsey 26 2 19+0 2 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG George Oakley 28 10 19+1 8 4+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Connor McLennan 14 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF New Zealand NZL George Stanger 27 1 19+0 1 4+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 18 3 8+7 1 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 1
16 FW Scotland SCO Jake Hastie 20 1 2+11 0 1+3 1 0+3 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Jay Henderson 28 9 19+1 5 4+0 3 3+0 1 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Hislop 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF Albania ALB Roy Syla 12 0 2+7 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Ethan Walker 12 2 2+7 1 0+1 0 0+2 1 0+0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Mark McKenzie 23 1 6+11 1 3+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
23 MF Romania ROU Marco Rus 22 3 13+2 1 3+0 1 2+1 1 1+0 0
25 MF Wales WAL Ryan Howley 13 0 3+7 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Connor McAvoy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO David Craig 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Harry Stone 15 0 8+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Watret 18 2 9+4 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Scott McMann 20 1 13+1 1 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
38 GK Scotland SCO Liam Russell 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
61 GK England ENG Jack McIntyre 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season
1 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Mutch 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Andy Murdoch 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Fraser Bryden 3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 GK Scotland SCO Ollie Ecrepont 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Scott Tomlinson 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Max Guthrie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Lucas McRoberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 FW Scotland SCO Alfie Bavidge 15 2 3+11 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 19 13 3 3 37 17 +20 42 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Ayr United 20 11 5 4 32 17 +15 38 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Livingston 20 10 6 4 25 15 +10 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 20 9 5 6 24 18 +6 32
5 Queen's Park 20 8 4 8 23 22 +1 28
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL DUN AYR STE BUC
1 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 11 2 +9 9 Qualification for the second round 2–0 4–0
2 Dundee United 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 2–1 3–0
3 Ayr United 4 3 0 0 1 9 5 +4 9 1–0 3–2
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 1–4 4–0
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 5 17 −12 0 1–5 2–5
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
24 May 2024 FW England George Oakley Greenock Morton Free transfer
25 May 2024 Anton Dowds Partick Thistle
15 June 2024 MF Romania Marco Rus England Coventry City Undisclosed
16 June 2024 DF Scott McMann Dundee United Free transfer
19 June 2024 MF England Ethan Walker England Blackburn Rovers
9 July 2024 MF Jake Hastie England Hartlepool United
16 July 2024 GK Liam Russell Queen's Park
19 July 2024 DF Mikey Devlin Livingston
6 September 2024 Jamie Hamilton Hamilton Academical
GK England Jack McIntyre England Accrington Stanley
11 October 2024 MF Connor McLennan England Salford City

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
6 May 2024 GK England Charlie Albinson Hamilton Academical Free transfer
DF England Nathan McGinley England Spennymoor Town
MF Carter Jenkins University of Stirling
Paul Smith Annan Athletic
Dario Viviani Troon
24 May 2024 FW England Franny Amartey England Weymouth
Jamaica Ahkeem Rose England Hereford
16 June 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty Hamilton Academical
1 October 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Retired

Loans in

Date Position Name From End date Ref.
31 May 2024 GK Harry Stone Heart of Midlothian 31 May 2025
1 June 2024 MF Jay Henderson Ross County
28 August 2024 Wales Ryan Howley England Coventry City
30 August 2024 DF Connor McAvoy England Fulham
31 August 2024 FW Alfie Bavidge Aberdeen 1 January 2025

Loans out

Date Position Name From End date Ref.
19 July 2024 GK Ollie Ecrepont East Stirlingshire 31 May 2025
3 August 2024 MF Andy Murdoch Clyde 1 January 2025
23 August 2024 FW Frase Bryden Queen of the South 31 May 2025
31 August 2024 Max Guthrie Stranraer
6 September 2024 Lucas McRoberts Bonnyrigg Rose
DF Jamie Hamilton East Kilbride 1 January 2025
24 September 2024 MF Scott Tomlinson Stenhousemuir 31 May 2025
30 September 2024 GK Robbie Mutch Stranraer 1 January 2025

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