Ross County 3
Ayr United 3
League (Championship)
Ross County |
3 - 3 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Ronan Hale (30) Jordan White (32, 51) |
Ethan Walker (23) Scott McMann (66) Curtis Main (71) |
| Team Managers | |
| Tony Docherty |
Scott Brown |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
T Carson (G) 30 B Crompton (D) 2 Yellow card A Wright (D) 4 Yellow card D Smith (D) 15 Yellow card D Gallagher (D) 31 D Cornelius (M) 8 (75) K Phillips (M) 11 (75) G Mackay-Steven (M) 17 R Duncan (M) 27 R Hale (F) 9 J White (F) 26 |
David Mitchell .1 Kevin Holt .5 Leon King .20 Scott McMann .33 Nick McAllister .2 Ethan Walker .21 Marcus Rus .23 Mark McKenzie .22 Kyle Ure .14 Stuart Bannigan .6 Jamie Murphy .15 |
| Bench | |
|
R Laidlaw (G) 1 B Foster (G) 21 (75) L O'Sullivan (D) 3 (75) A Iacovitti (D) 16 J Josh Reid (D) 43 N Clark (F) 14 J Scott (F) 44 |
Liam Russel .38 Liam Dick .3 Shaun Want .4 Jude Bonnar .17 Dom Thomas .11 Curtis Main .10 Anton Dowds .7 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Curtis Main for Stuart Bannigan (58) Liam Dick for Nick McAllister (66) Jude Bonnar for Jamie Murphy (66) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Nick McAllister (33) Marcus Rus (73) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Chris Graham (Referee) |
Match Report
Ross County and Ayr United shared a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Scottish Championship at Global Energy Stadium on 8 November 2025. The visitors struck first through Ethan Walker, but Ross County responded in style before half-time as Ronan Hale and Jordan White turned the contest around to give the home side a 2-1 lead at the break.
Ross County extended their advantage early in the second half when White scored his second goal of the afternoon, putting them 3-1 ahead and seemingly in control. Ayr United, however, mounted a determined comeback, with Scott McMann reducing the deficit before Curtis Main levelled the match to ensure the points were shared.
The result reflected a lively and evenly contested encounter, with both sides showing attacking quality and resilience throughout. Ross County will feel they let a two-goal lead slip, while Ayr United can take encouragement from their spirited second-half response.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at November 8th, 2025)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| David Mitchell (GK) | 35 |
|
20 | - | 20 | - |
| Kevin Holt | 32 |
|
15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
19 | 2 | 60 | 3 |
| Leon King | 21 |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
20 | 4 | 213 | 21 |
| Marcus Rus | 22 |
|
19 | 1 | 58 | 6 |
| Ethan Walker | 27 |
|
18 | 5 | 42 | 10 |
| Nick McAllister | 24 |
|
17 | 1 | 127 | 4 |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
15 | 4 | 87 | 17 |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
11 | - | 12 | - |
| Kyle Ure | 19 |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
| Liam Dick (sub) | 30 |
|
15 | - | 15 | - |
| Jude Bonnar (sub) | 19 |
|
15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Curtis Main (sub) | 33 |
|
16 | 5 | 31 | 9 |
League Table (as at November 8th, 2025)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 4. | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 6. | Raith Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 7. | Morton | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 8. | Queen's Park | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 9. | Ross County | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 |