Ayr United 0
St Johnstone 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 10 - 1 |
St JohnstoneSt Johnstone |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Kai Fotheringham (37) |
| Team Managers | |
|
John Rankin |
Simo Valakari |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. David Mitchell 20. Leon King 3. Liam Dick 5. Kevin Holt 33. Scott McMann 18. Jamie Hislop 8. Ben Dempsey 2. Nick McAllister 15. Jamie Murphy 6. Stuart Bannigan 7. Anton Dowds |
Toby Steward .1 Morgan Boyes .4 Matty Foulds .14 Jack Baird .15 Liam Smith .33 Jason Holt .7 Jonathan Svedberg .8 Taylor Steven .19 Kai Fotheringham .21 Stevie Mallan .22 Ruari Paton .18 |
| Bench | |
|
31. Max Thompson 38. Liam Russell 4. Shaun Want 55. George Finney 32. Dylan Watret 12. Francis Turley 16. Ben Summers 34. Jamie Douglas 29. Lucas McRoberts |
Kyle Thomson .39 Reghan Tumilty .2 Bozo Mikulic .5 Sam Stanton .11 Josh McPake .24 Josh Fowler .9 Alfredo Agyeman .27 Jack Robertson .49 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Dylan Watret for Scott McMann (62) George Finney for Nick McAllister (66) Ben Summers for Jamie Hislop (67) Jamie Douglas for Leon King (76) |
Josh Fowler for Taylor Steven (59) Sam Stanton for Stevie Mallan (59) Alfredo Agyeman for Kai Fotheringham (89) Jack Robertson for Ruari Paton (89) Reghan Tumilty for Liam Smith (90) |
| Cautions | |
|
Nick McAllister (64) |
Morgan Boyes (80) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Josh Hay (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United were denied a victory by a single goal as St Johnstone snatched all three points at Somerset Park on 1 May 2026, with Kai Fotheringham’s 37th-minute strike proving decisive in a tight Championship contest. The Saints wrapped up their 2025/26 campaign on the road with a narrow but valuable away win against a resilient Ayr side.
Ayr enjoyed the share of the ball (54% possession) and launched seven shot attempts to St Johnstone’s 15, but the Saints were far more clinical in the final third. The decisive moment came in the 37th minute when Kai Fotheringham scored with a powerful finish to hand St Johnstone the lead, and they held that advantage to the final whistle.
Fotheringham’s goal broke Ayr’s resistance, and the Saints defended their slender lead with discipline for the remainder of the match. Ayr created few clear chances after the break, with only one shot on target compared to St Johnstone’s five, and David Mitchell was called upon to make four saves to keep the scoreline respectable.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at May 1st, 2026)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| David Mitchell (GK) | 36 |
|
27 | - | 27 | - |
| Kevin Holt | 33 |
|
40 | 4 | 40 | 4 |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
36 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Leon King | 22 |
|
34 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
46 | 1 | 87 | 2 |
| Nick McAllister | 25 |
|
30 | 2 | 140 | 5 |
| Ben Dempsey | 26 |
|
33 | 4 | 159 | 20 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 |
|
12 | - | 17 | - |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
36 | - | 61 | 5 |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
29 | 8 | 101 | 21 |
| Anton Dowds | 29 |
|
30 | 7 | 72 | 30 |
| George Finney (sub) | 18 |
|
16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Dylan Watret (sub) | 19 |
|
24 | 1 | 59 | 4 |
| Jamie Douglas (sub) | 16 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ben Summers (sub) | 21 |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
League Table (as at May 1st, 2026)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 77 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 66 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 52 |
| 4. | Dunfermline At | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 |
| 6. | Queen's Park | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 39 |
| 8. | Morton | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 9. | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 36 |