Ayr United 1
Arbroath 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 11 - 1 |
ArbroathArbroath |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Kevin Holt (87) |
Findlay Marshall (12) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
David Gold & Colin Hamilton |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. David Mitchell 5. Kevin Holt 33. Scott McMann 3. Liam Dick 21. Ethan Walker 17. Jude Bonnar 15. Jamie Murphy 23. Marcus Rus 6. Stuart Bannigan 22. Mark McKenzie 10. Curtis Main |
Aidan McAdams .1 Brooklyn Kabongolo .2 Tam O'Brien .5 Craig Watson .16 Jack Wilkie .4 Harry Cochrane .25 Ryan Dow .11 Ryan Flynn .8 Jacob MacIntyre .15 Findlay Marshall .17 Dapo Mebude .62 |
| Bench | |
|
38. Liam Russell 4. Shaun Want 8. Ben Dempsey 11. Dom Thomas 7. Anton Dowds |
Grant Tamosevicius .31 Victor Enem .27 Colin Hamilton .3 David Gold .7 Arran Pettifer .18 Gavin Reilly .10 Nikolay Todorov .19 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Shaun Want for Stuart Bannigan (56) Ben Dempsey for Curtis Main (56) Anton Dowds for Jude Bonnar (67) |
Gavin Reilly for Dapo Mebude (60) Arran Pettifer for Harry Cochrane (86) Colin Hamilton for Ryan Dow (90) |
| Cautions | |
|
Curtis Main (40) Jude Bonnar (46) Scott McMann (78) Marcus Rus (90) |
Dapo Mebude (56) Gavin Reilly (90) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Colin Steven (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United were held to a 1-1 draw by Arbroath at Somerset Park on 15 November 2025 in a lively Championship encounter. The home side struck late through Kieran Holt in the 87th minute to rescue a point after Arbroath had led from the 12th minute.
Arbroath made the brighter start and were ahead early when F. Marshall found the net to put the visitors in control. Ayr were forced to chase the game from that point, but the hosts kept pressing and eventually found the response they needed in the closing stages.
The equaliser gave Somerset Park renewed energy, and Ayr’s late pressure ensured the points were shared in a match that swung between frustration and relief for the home support. While Arbroath will feel they were close to a valuable away win, Ayr can take credit for their persistence and refusal to give in.
For Ayr United, it was another reminder of the fine margins in the Championship, where a strong finish can still be required to salvage a result. For Arbroath, the performance showed enough threat to suggest they will remain a difficult opponent in any meeting this season.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at November 15th, 2025)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| David Mitchell (GK) | 35 |
|
20 | - | 20 | - |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
19 | 1 | 60 | 2 |
| Kevin Holt | 32 |
|
15 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
15 | - | 15 | - |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
15 | 4 | 87 | 17 |
| Jude Bonnar | 19 |
|
15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Ethan Walker | 27 |
|
18 | 4 | 42 | 9 |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
20 | 4 | 214 | 21 |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
11 | - | 36 | 5 |
| Marcus Rus | 22 |
|
19 | 1 | 58 | 6 |
| Curtis Main | 33 |
|
16 | 4 | 31 | 8 |
| Shaun Want (sub) | 28 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Ben Dempsey (sub) | 25 |
|
9 | 1 | 135 | 17 |
| Anton Dowds (sub) | 28 |
|
10 | - | 52 | 23 |
League Table (as at November 15th, 2025)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4. | Ayr United | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 5. | Dunfermline At | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6. | Morton | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 8. | Queen's Park | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 9. | Ross County | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |