‘B’ Division – League Cup Quarter Final Place
A good League Cup performance took United to a quarter final place where they were defeated by Airdrie.
8th position in the league was achieved although a 9-0 winter defeat by Third Lanark was a low point.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
14/8/54 |
Dundee United |
A |
League Cup |
5-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
18/8/54 |
Brechin City |
H |
League Cup |
2-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
21/8/54 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
League Cup |
0-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/8/54 |
Dundee United |
H |
League Cup |
3-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
1/9/54 |
Brechin City |
A |
League Cup |
4-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
4/9/54 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
League Cup |
3-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
11/9/54 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
B’ Division |
5-4 |
|
N/known |
|
|
18/9/54 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
B’ Division |
3-5 |
|
N/known |
|
|
22/9/54 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
League Cup Quarter Final – 1st Leg |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
25/9/54 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
League Cup Quarter Final – 2nd Leg |
1-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/10/54 |
Forfar Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
3-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/10/54 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/9/54 |
Dundee United |
H |
B’ Division |
5-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
23/10/54 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
Scottish Cup 4th Rnd |
2-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
30/10/54 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
Scottish Cup 4th Rnd – Replay |
3-3 aet |
|
N/known |
|
|
6/11/54 |
Brechin City |
H |
B’ Division |
4-0 |
|
N/known |
|
|
10/11/54 |
Cowdenbeath |
N |
Scottish Cup 4th Rnd – 2nd Replay |
3-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
13/11/54 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
B’ Division |
1-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
20/11/54 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
B’ Division |
0-4 |
|
N/known |
|
|
27/11/54 |
Arbroath |
H |
B’ Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/12/54 |
Third Lanark |
A |
B’ Division |
0-9 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/12/54 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
B’ Division |
4-5 |
|
N/known |
|
|
18/12/54 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
B’ Division |
2-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
25/12/54 |
Albion Rovers |
H |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
1/1/55 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
B’ Division |
1-5 |
|
N/known |
|
|
3/1/55 |
Queens Park |
H |
B’ Division |
3-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
8/1/55 |
Forfar Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
1-6 |
|
N/known |
|
|
22/1/55 |
Dundee United |
A |
B’ Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/1/55 |
Alloa Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
3-0 |
|
N/known |
|
|
5/2/55 |
Inverness Caledonian |
A |
Scottish Cup 5th Rnd |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/2/55 |
Inverness Caledonian |
H |
Scottish Cup 5th Rnd – Replay |
2-4 aet |
|
N/known |
|
|
12/2/55 |
Morton |
A |
B’ Division |
3-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
5/3/55 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
B’ Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/3/55 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
B’ Division |
2-5 |
|
N/known |
|
|
19/3/55 |
Arbroath |
A |
B’ Division |
1-5 |
|
N/known |
|
|
26/3/55 |
Third Lanark |
H |
B’ Division |
2-0 |
|
N/known |
|
|
2/4/55 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
B’ Division |
3-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/4/55 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
B’ Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/4/55 |
Brechin City |
A |
B’ Division |
3-0 |
|
N/known |
|
|
16/4/55 |
Alloa Athletic |
A |
B’ Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/4/55 |
Morton |
H |
B’ Division |
2-0 |
|
N/known |
|
|
23/4/55 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
B’ Division |
1-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
30/4/55 |
Queens Park |
A |
B’ Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/5/55 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Ayrshire Cup Final |
0-3 |
|
N/known |
|
|
Division ‘B’ |
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GA |
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|
1954/55 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Airdrieonians |
30 |
|
13 |
2 |
0 |
62 |
26 |
|
5 |
8 |
2 |
41 |
35 |
|
18 |
10 |
2 |
103 |
61 |
|
46 |
1.7 |
|
2 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
30 |
|
12 |
2 |
1 |
45 |
17 |
|
7 |
2 |
6 |
27 |
23 |
|
19 |
4 |
7 |
72 |
40 |
|
42 |
1.8 |
|
3 |
Hamilton Academical |
30 |
|
10 |
3 |
2 |
38 |
20 |
|
7 |
2 |
6 |
36 |
31 |
|
17 |
5 |
8 |
74 |
51 |
|
39 |
1.5 |
|
4 |
Queens Park |
30 |
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
33 |
15 |
|
8 |
1 |
6 |
32 |
21 |
|
15 |
5 |
10 |
65 |
36 |
|
35 |
1.8 |
|
5 |
Third Lanark |
30 |
|
10 |
1 |
4 |
41 |
20 |
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
29 |
|
13 |
7 |
10 |
63 |
49 |
|
33 |
1.3 |
|
6 |
Stenhousemuir |
30 |
|
6 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
29 |
|
6 |
5 |
4 |
30 |
22 |
|
12 |
8 |
10 |
70 |
51 |
|
32 |
1.4 |
|
7 |
St. Johnstone |
30 |
|
8 |
1 |
6 |
31 |
21 |
|
7 |
1 |
7 |
29 |
30 |
|
15 |
2 |
13 |
60 |
51 |
|
32 |
1.2 |
|
8 |
Ayr United |
30 |
|
10 |
3 |
2 |
36 |
20 |
|
4 |
1 |
10 |
25 |
53 |
|
14 |
4 |
12 |
61 |
73 |
|
32 |
0.8 |
|
9 |
Morton |
30 |
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
31 |
24 |
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
27 |
45 |
|
12 |
5 |
13 |
58 |
69 |
|
29 |
0.8 |
|
10 |
Forfar Athletic |
30 |
|
7 |
3 |
5 |
35 |
31 |
|
4 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
49 |
|
11 |
6 |
13 |
63 |
80 |
|
28 |
0.8 |
|
11 |
Albion Rovers |
30 |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
34 |
34 |
|
3 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
35 |
|
8 |
10 |
12 |
50 |
69 |
|
26 |
0.7 |
|
12 |
Arbroath |
30 |
|
6 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
28 |
|
2 |
4 |
9 |
27 |
44 |
|
8 |
8 |
14 |
55 |
72 |
|
24 |
0.8 |
|
13 |
Dundee United |
30 |
|
5 |
3 |
7 |
35 |
32 |
|
3 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
38 |
|
8 |
6 |
16 |
55 |
70 |
|
22 |
0.8 |
|
14 |
Cowdenbeath |
30 |
|
4 |
2 |
9 |
29 |
41 |
|
4 |
3 |
8 |
26 |
31 |
|
8 |
5 |
17 |
55 |
72 |
|
21 |
0.8 |
|
15 |
Alloa Athletic |
30 |
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
29 |
31 |
|
4 |
0 |
11 |
22 |
44 |
|
7 |
6 |
17 |
51 |
75 |
|
20 |
0.7 |
|
16 |
Brechin City |
30 |
|
4 |
1 |
10 |
28 |
44 |
|
4 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
45 |
|
8 |
3 |
19 |
53 |
89 |
|
19 |
0.6 |
