Ayr United 0
Greenock Morton 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 10 - 1 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Aaron Comrie (3) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
Ian Murray |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
31. Max Thompson 55. George Finney 5. Kevin Holt 33. Scott McMann 20. Leon King 12. Francis Turley 8. Ben Dempsey 23. Marcus Rus 22. Mark McKenzie 14. Kyle Ure 7. Anton Dowds |
Murray Johnson .31 Zak Delaney .3 Kris Moore .6 Aaron Comrie .20 Fergus Owens .25 Owen Moffat .7 Cameron Macpherson .17 Grant Gillespie .21 Nathan Shaw .22 Iain Wilson .27 Michael Garrity .18 |
| Bench | |
|
38. Liam Russell 3. Liam Dick 4. Shaun Want 18. Jamie Hislop 6. Stuart Bannigan 16. Ben Summers 2. Nick McAllister |
Sam Murdoch .41 Cammy Ballantyne .2 Jackson Longridge .30 Cameron Blues .8 Ali Crawford .11 Kian Taylor .12 Arron Lyall .24 Louie Murphy .28 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Nick McAllister for Leon King (53) Ben Summers for Francis Turley (60) Liam Dick for George Finney (73) Stuart Bannigan for Mark McKenzie (73) |
Jackson Longridge for Michael Garrity (30) Cameron Blues for Nathan Shaw (71) Arron Lyall for Cameron Macpherson (82) |
| Cautions | |
|
Scott McMann (17) Kevin Holt (33) George Finney (58) Ben Dempsey (79) |
Jackson Longridge (48) Cameron Macpherson (70) Grant Gillespie (90) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Sean Murdoch (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr started the game with purpose, looking to impose themselves at home and continue their push near the top end of the table. The opening exchanges were scrappy but competitive, with Morton content to stay organised and wait for moments to break, while Ayr worked to stretch the visiting back line.
The decisive moment arrived as Morton capitalised on a key chance to seize the lead, and from there the visitors dug in with real discipline. Ayr responded with pressure and possession, but the final pass and the final shot refused to fall their way, leaving the home support increasingly frustrated as time ran down.
Morton defended their advantage with determination, closing spaces and slowing the tempo whenever possible. Ayr pushed hard in the closing stages, but the equaliser never came, and Morton were able to leave Somerset Park with all three points after a hard-earned away performance.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at March 21st, 2026)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
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| Max Thompson (GK) | 21 |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| George Finney | 18 |
|
12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Leon King | 22 |
|
28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
39 | 1 | 80 | 2 |
| Kevin Holt | 33 |
|
33 | 4 | 33 | 4 |
| Marcus Rus | 23 |
|
31 | 1 | 70 | 6 |
| Ben Dempsey | 26 |
|
27 | 4 | 153 | 20 |
| Francis Turley | 20 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Kyle Ure | 20 |
|
18 | - | 18 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
39 | 8 | 233 | 25 |
| Anton Dowds | 29 |
|
26 | 6 | 68 | 29 |
| Liam Dick (sub) | 30 |
|
29 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Nick McAllister (sub) | 25 |
|
27 | 2 | 137 | 5 |
| Ben Summers (sub) | 21 |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| Stuart Bannigan (sub) | 33 |
|
29 | - | 54 | 5 |
League Table (as at March 21st, 2026)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 61 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 53 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
| 4. | Dunfermline At | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 29 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 6. | Queen's Park | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 8. | Morton | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 9. | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 |