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 |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. David Mitchell 5. Kevin Holt 33. Scott McMann 3. Liam Dick 23. Marcus Rus 6. Stuart Bannigan 22. Mark McKenzie 21. Ethan Walker 17. Jude Bonnar 15. Jamie Murphy 10. Curtis Main |
1 (G) A McAdams 2 (D) B Kabongolo 4 (D) J Wilkie 5 (D) T O'Brien 16 (D) C Watson 8 (M) R Flynn 11 (M) R Dow (89) 15 (M) J MacIntyre 17 (M) F Marshall 25 (M) H Cochrane (86) Yellow card 62 (F) D Mebude (60) |
| Bench | |
|
38. Liam Russel 4. Shaun Want 11. Dom Thomas 8. Ben Dempsey 7. Anton Dowds |
31 (G) G Tamosevicius 3 (D) C Hamilton (89) 27 (D) V Enem 7 (M) D Gold 18 (M) A Pettifer (86) Yellow card 10 (F) G Reilly (60) 19 (F) N Todorov |
| Substitutions | |
|
Shaun Want for Stuart Bannigan (56) Ben Dempsey for Curtis Main (56) Anton Dowds for Jude Bonnar (67) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Scott McMann Jude Bonnar Mark McKenzie Curtis Main |
None. |
| 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 |
|
21 | - | 21 | - |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
20 | 2 | 61 | 3 |
| Kevin Holt | 32 |
|
16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
12 | - | 13 | - |
| Marcus Rus | 22 |
|
20 | 1 | 59 | 6 |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
16 | 4 | 88 | 17 |
| Jude Bonnar | 19 |
|
16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Ethan Walker | 27 |
|
19 | 5 | 43 | 10 |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
21 | 4 | 214 | 21 |
| Curtis Main | 33 |
|
17 | 5 | 32 | 9 |
| 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 Athletic | 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 |