Ayr United 2
Peterhead 1
Scottish Challenge Cup (Last 32)


Ayr United
2 - 1
Peterhead 

Scottish Challenge Cup (Last 32)
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
Somerset Park
Attendance: 581

Goalscorers
Anton Dowds (13)
Nick McAllister (49)
Peter Pawlett (27)

Team Managers
Scott Brown
Jordon Brown & Ryan Strachan

Starting Eleven
38. Liam Russell
33. Scott McMann
4. Shaun Want
20. Leon King
6. Stuart Bannigan
2. Nick McAllister
11. Dom Thomas
23. Marco Rus
22. Mark McKenzie
21. Ethan Walker
7. Anton Dowds
Jack Newman .1
Danny Strachan .2
Flynn Duffy .3
Caleb Goldie .4
Dylan Forrest .5
Seb Ross .6
Craig McGuffie .7
Andy McCarthy .11
Cammy Smith .17
Jack Brown .12
Peter Pawlett .19

Bench
1. David Mitchell
12. Aaron Brown
25. Kenzie Mitchell
5. Kevin Holt
32. Dylan Watret
8. Ben Dempsey
35. Jack Simpson
18. Jamie Hislop
29. Lucas McRoberts
Blessing Oluyemi .31
David Wilson .16
Max Barry .14
Jordon Brown .16
Fraser Mackie .9
Kieran Shanks .10
Thomas Horn .15
Niall McGinn .20

Substitutions
Lucas McRoberts for Ethan Walker (60)
Jamie Hislop for Mark McKenzie (68)
Aaron Brown for Dom Thomas (68)
Jack Simpson for Anton Dowds (91)
Max Barry for Craig McGuffie (60)
Kieran Shanks for Peter Pawlett (60)
Fraser Mackie for Seb Ross (77)
Thomas Horn for Andy McCarthy (77)
Niall McGinn for Cammy Smith (77)

Cautions
Marco Rus (90)
Peter Pawlett (12)
Dylan Forrest (86)

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

Peter Stuart (Referee)



Match Report


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Squad Statistics (as at December 9th, 2025)


2025-26 All Time
Age
Liam Russell (GK)20 4 - 16 -
Leon King21 12 - 12 -
Shaun Want28 10 - 10 -
Scott McMann29 231642
Stuart Bannigan33 15 - 405
Ethan Walker27 214459
Mark McKenzie25 24521922
Marco Rus22 211606
Dom Thomas29 143143
Nick McAllister24 1821285
Anton Dowds29 1315524
Aaron Brown (sub)20 3 - 3 -
Jamie Hislop (sub)17 3 - 8 -
Jack Simpson (sub)28 1 - 1 -
Lucas McRoberts (sub)18 51102






League Table (as at December 9th, 2025)


Pld W D L Pts
1. St Johnstone 17 10 5 2 35
2. Partick Thistle 17 10 5 2 35
3. Arbroath 17 7 5 5 26
4. Ayr United 17 5 9 3 24
5. Dunfermline At 17 6 4 7 22
6. Morton 17 4 9 4 21
7. Raith Rovers 17 5 5 7 20
8. Airdrieonians 17 3 5 9 14
9. Queen's Park 16 2 7 7 13
10. Ross County 16 2 6 8 12