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Ayr United
2024–25 season
ChairmanDavid Smith
Manager Scott Brown
Stadium Somerset Park
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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 will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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
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
5 July 2024 Ayr United 1–1 Celtic Ayr
19:45 Dowds 34 pen.' Report Furuhashi 24 pen.' Stadium: Somerset Park
11 July 2024 Ayrshire Derby Ayr United v Kilmarnock Ayr
19:45 Stadium: Somerset Park

Scottish Championship

3 August 2024 1 Hamilton Academical v Ayr United Hamilton
15:00 Stadium: New Douglas Park
9 August 2024 2 Ayr United v Airdrieonians Ayr
19:45 Stadium: Somerset Park
24 August 2024 3 Ayr United v Raith Rovers Ayr
15:00 Stadium: Somerset Park
31 August 2024 4 Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United Dunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup group stage Β§ Group B
16 July 2024 1 Ayr United v Falkirk Ayr
19:45 Stadium: Somerset Park
20 July 2024 2 Dundee United v Ayr United Dundee
15:00 Stadium: Tannadice Park
23 July 2024 3 Stenhousemuir v Ayr United Stenhousemuir
19:45 Stadium: Ochilview Park
27 July 2024 4 Ayr United v Buckie Thistle Ayr
15:00 Stadium: Somerset Park

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 24 May 2024 [1]
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 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland  SCO Patrick Reading 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Zambia  ZAM Frankie Musonda 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
7 FW Scotland  SCO Anton Dowds 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England  ENG Ben Dempsey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England  ENG George Oakley 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 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF New Zealand  NZL George Stanger 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW Scotland  SCO Jamie Murphy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland  SCO Jay Henderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 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
20 MF Albania  ALB Roy Syla 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England  ENG Ethan Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Scotland  SCO Mark McKenzie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Romania  ROU Marco Rus 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland  SCO Scott Tomlinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 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
31 GK Scotland  SCO Robbie Mutch 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland  SCO Dylan Watret 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Scotland  SCO Scott McMann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: [2]
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). [3]

League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN AYR FAL STE BUC
1 Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the second round — 20 Jul β€” 16 Jul β€”
2 Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification for the second round β€” — 16 Jul β€” 27 Jul
3 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Jul β€” — 27 Jul β€”
4 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 β€” 23 Jul β€” — 13 Jul
5 Buckie Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Jul β€” 20 Jul β€” —
First match(es) will be played: 13 July 2024. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots. [5]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
24 May 2024 FW England George Oakley Greenock Morton Free transfer [6]
25 May 2024 Anton Dowds Partick Thistle [7]
15 June 2024 MF Romania Marco Rus England Coventry City Undisclosed [8]
16 June 2024 DF Scott McMann Dundee United Free transfer [9]
19 June 2024 MF England Ethan Walker England Blackburn Rovers [10]

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
6 May 2024 GK England Charlie Albinson Hamilton Academical Free transfer [11] [12]
DF England Nathan McGinley [13]
MF Carter Jenkins [13]
Paul Smith [13]
Dario Viviani [13]
24 May 2024 FW England Franny Amartey [14]
Jamaica Ahkeem Rose [14]
16 June 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty Hamilton Academical [15] [16]

Loans in

Date Position Name From End date Ref.
31 May 2024 GK Harry Stone Heart of Midlothian 31 May 2025 [17]
1 June 2024 MF Jay Henderson Ross County [18]

Loans out

Date Position Name From End date Ref.

References

  1. ^ "Ayr United FC Player Appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ayr United: George Oakley signs pre-contract agreement". Ayr Advertiser. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Anton Dowds signs for season 2024/25". Ayr United FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. ^ Turner, Andy (15 June 2024). "Coventry City complete first outward transfer as midfielder moves for 'undisclosed' fee - CoventryLive". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Scott McMann joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ Barnes, Dan (19 June 2024). "Ethan Walker joins Ayr United after Blackburn Rovers release". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Charlie Albinson Departs". Ayr United FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Charlie Albinson becomes our first summer signing". Hamilton Academical FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d "End of Season Squad Update". Ayr United FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Ahkeem Rose & Franny Amartey To Depart". Ayr United FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Sean McGinty to depart". Ayr United FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Sean McGinty makes it four summer signings". Hamilton Academical FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Harry Stone joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Jay Henderson departs on loan". Ross County FC. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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