Ross County 3
Ayr United 3
League (Championship)
Ross County |
3 - 3 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Ronan Hale (30) Kevin Holt (o.g.) (32) Jordan White (51) |
Ethan Walker (23) Scott McMann (66) Curtis Main (71) |
| Team Managers | |
| Tony Docherty |
Scott Brown |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
30. Trevor Carson 4. Akil Wright 15. Dylan Smith 31. Declan Gallagher 2. Ben Crompton 27. Ryan Duncan 8. Dean Cornelius 17. Gary Mackay-Steven 9. Ronan Hale 26. Jordan White 11. Kieran Phillips |
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 | |
|
1. Ross Laidlaw 21. Brad Foster 43. Josh Reid 3. Len O'Sullivan 16. Alex Iacovitti 44. James Scott 14. Nicky Clark |
Liam Russell .38 Shaun Want .4 Liam Dick .3 Dom Thomas .11 Jude Bonnar .17 Curtis Main .10 Anton Dowds .7 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Alex Iacovitti for Gary Mackay-Steven (75) Len O'Sullivan for Kieran Phillips (75) |
Curtis Main for Stuart Bannigan (58) Liam Dick for Jamie Murphy (66) Jude Bonnar for Nick McAllister (66) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Nick McAllister Marcus Rus |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Chris Graham (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United battled to an entertaining 3-3 draw with Ross County at the Global Energy Stadium on 8 November 2025 in a Championship thriller that had goals, momentum swings and no shortage of drama. The Honest Men showed real character away from home, recovering from setbacks and staying in the game throughout a fiercely contested afternoon.
Ross County made the early running in a contest that quickly developed into an open and unpredictable affair. Ayr responded with purpose, keeping pressure on the home defence and creating enough chances to remain a constant threat, with the visitors registering more possession and more shots on target.
As the game wore on, both sides looked capable of finding a winner, but neither could land the decisive blow. In the end, a share of the spoils felt like a fair reflection of two committed attacking performances in one of the more eventful fixtures of Ayr’s season.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at November 8th, 2025)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| David Mitchell (GK) | 35 |
|
19 | - | 19 | - |
| Kevin Holt | 32 |
|
14 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
18 | 1 | 59 | 2 |
| Leon King | 21 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
19 | 4 | 213 | 21 |
| Marcus Rus | 22 |
|
18 | 1 | 57 | 6 |
| Ethan Walker | 27 |
|
17 | 4 | 41 | 9 |
| Nick McAllister | 24 |
|
16 | 1 | 126 | 4 |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
14 | 4 | 86 | 17 |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
10 | - | 35 | 5 |
| Kyle Ure | 19 |
|
15 | - | 15 | - |
| Liam Dick (sub) | 30 |
|
14 | - | 14 | - |
| Jude Bonnar (sub) | 19 |
|
14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Curtis Main (sub) | 33 |
|
15 | 4 | 30 | 8 |
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 At | 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 |