Dunfermline Athletic 0
Ayr United 1
League (Championship)
Dunfermline At |
0 - 1 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. |
Mark McKenzie (9) |
| Team Managers | |
| Neil Lennon |
Scott Brown |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
40. Billy Terrell 2. Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 4. Kyle Benedictus 31. John Tod 6. Ewan Otoo 8. Charlie Gilmour 11. Shea Kearney 35. Tashan Oakley-Boothe 12. Jefferson Cáceres 16. Rory MacLeod 26. Andrew Tod |
David Mitchell .1 Dylan Watret .32 Liam Dick .3 Kevin Holt .5 Scott McMann .33 Nick McAllister .2 Kyle Ure .14 Mark McKenzie .22 Ethan Walker .21 Ben Dempsey .8 Jamie Murphy .15 |
| Bench | |
|
54. Mason Munn 18. Nurudeen Abdulai 5. Chris Hamilton 7. Kane Ritchie-Hosler 10. Matty Todd 14. Alfons Amade 22. Keith Bray 47. Robbie Fraser 20. Chris Kane |
Liam Russell .38 Leon King .20 Stuart Bannigan .6 Dom Thomas .11 Marco Rus .23 Anton Dowds .7 George Oakley .9 Jake Hastie .16 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Robbie Fraser for Ewan Otoo (46) Alfons Amade for Charlie Gilmour (63) Kane Ritchie-Hosler for Rory MacLeod (63) Chris Kane for John Tod (84) Matty Todd for Jefferson Cáceres (84) |
George Oakley for Mark McKenzie (65) Marco Rus for Jamie Murphy (65) Anton Dowds for Scott McMann (75) Dom Thomas for Ethan Walker (83) |
| Cautions | |
|
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen (31) Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen (47) Charlie Gilmour (57) Alfons Amade (86) |
Liam Dick (41) Mark McKenzie (52) Dylan Watret (58) Dylan Watret (90) |
| Red Cards | |
| Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen (47) |
Dylan Watret (90) |
| Match Officials | |
|
Dan McFarlane (Referee) |
Match Report
An early goal by Mark McKenzie moved Ayr United to within a point of Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship.
The win also gave Scott Brown victory over his former Celtic manager, Neil Lennon.
Dunfermline went into the game having enjoyed a stronger start to the campaign, but their chances of hauling themselves level were hampered when Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen was shown a second yellow.
And although Ayr also finished with 10 men, Dylan Watret being dismissed in stoppage time, the visitors held on to seal victory.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at September 23rd, 2025)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| David Mitchell (GK) | 35 |
|
11 | - | 11 | - |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
11 | - | 11 | - |
| Dylan Watret | 18 |
|
9 | - | 44 | 3 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
10 | - | 51 | 1 |
| Kevin Holt | 32 |
|
7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Kyle Ure | 19 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Nick McAllister | 24 |
|
11 | 1 | 121 | 4 |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
6 | 1 | 78 | 14 |
| Ben Dempsey | 25 |
|
2 | - | 128 | 16 |
| Ethan Walker | 27 |
|
10 | 2 | 34 | 7 |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
11 | 1 | 206 | 18 |
| Marco Rus (sub) | 22 |
|
10 | - | 49 | 5 |
| Dom Thomas (sub) | 29 |
|
9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| George Oakley (sub) | 29 |
|
11 | 5 | 59 | 21 |
| Anton Dowds (sub) | 28 |
|
2 | - | 44 | 23 |
League Table (as at September 23rd, 2025)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5. | Dunfermline At | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6. | Ayr United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7. | Queen's Park | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8. | Morton | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 9. | Ross County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |