Division 1 – Quick Fire Relegation
New season and another new manager for Ayr.
Jacky Cox was not able to bring the cunning of Neil McBain to their first division experience and relegation resulted tn_Rangers (h 12 Jan 57after only one season.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
11/8/56 |
Dundee United |
A |
League Cup |
1-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/8/56 |
Third Lanark |
H |
League Cup |
3-3 |
|
No |
|
|
18/8/56 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
League Cup |
1-1 |
|
No |
|
|
25/8/56 |
Dundee United |
H |
League Cup |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/8/56 |
Third Lanark |
A |
League Cup |
5-1 |
|
N/known |
|
|
1/9/56 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
League Cup |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/9/56 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/9/56 |
Falkirk |
A |
1st Division |
3-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
22/9/56 |
Queen of the South |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/9/56 |
Glasgow Rangers |
A |
1st Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/10/56 |
Heart Of Midlothian |
H |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/10/56 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
1st Division |
1-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/10/56 |
Aberdeen |
H |
1st Division |
1-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/10/56 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
4-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/11/56 |
Motherwell |
A |
1st Division |
2-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/11/56 |
St. Mirren |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/11/56 |
Glasgow Celtic |
H |
1st Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/11/56 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/12/56 |
Hibernian |
A |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/12/56 |
East Fife |
H |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/12/56 |
Dundee |
A |
1st Division |
0-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
22/12/56 |
Queens Park |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/12/56 |
Partick Thistle |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/1/57 |
Queen of the South |
A |
1st Division |
1-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/1/57 |
Falkirk |
H |
1st Division |
6-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/1/57 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
2-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/1/57 |
Glasgow Rangers |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/1/57 |
Heart Of Midlothian |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/1/57 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
N/known |
|
|
2/2/57 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Scottish Cup 5th Rnd |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
9/2/57 |
Aberdeen |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/2/57 |
Dundee |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
23/2/57 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
|
|
Yes |
Match abandoned at half time with the score 3-2 for Airdrie. |
|
2/3/57 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/3/57 |
St. Mirren |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/3/57 |
Glasgow Celtic |
A |
1st Division |
0-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
23/2/57 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/3/57 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
1-4 |
|
No |
|
|
30/3/57 |
Hibernian |
H |
1st Division |
2-3 |
|
N/known |
|
|
6/4/57 |
East Fife |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/4/57 |
Hamilton Acad |
H |
Friendly |
4-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/4/57 |
Queens Park |
H |
1st Division |
4-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/4/57 |
Partick Thistle |
A |
1st Division |
1-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/4/57 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Final |
0-1 |
|
No |
|
|
P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
36 |
23 |
8 |
5 |
78 |
28 |
50 |
54 |
|
|
2 |
36 |
24 |
3 |
9 |
103 |
55 |
48 |
51 |
|
|
3 |
36 |
21 |
7 |
8 |
86 |
45 |
41 |
49 |
|
|
4 |
36 |
21 |
5 |
10 |
83 |
62 |
21 |
47 |
|
|
5 |
36 |
20 |
4 |
12 |
82 |
54 |
28 |
44 |
|
|
6 |
36 |
18 |
6 |
12 |
60 |
56 |
4 |
42 |
|
|
7 |
36 |
16 |
7 |
13 |
80 |
85 |
-5 |
39 |
|
|
8 |
36 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
78 |
65 |
-7 |
38 |
|
|
9 |
36 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
71 |
69 |
2 |
36 |
|
|
10 |
36 |
16 |
3 |
17 |
80 |
64 |
16 |
35 |
|
|
11 |
36 |
13 |
7 |
16 |
86 |
84 |
2 |
33 |
|
|
12 |
36 |
14 |
5 |
17 |
77 |
92 |
-15 |
33 |
|
|
13 |
36 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
67 |
73 |
-6 |
31 |
|
|
14 |
36 |
11 |
9 |
16 |
52 |
77 |
-25 |
31 |
|
|
15 |
36 |
10 |
9 |
17 |
62 |
75 |
-13 |
29 |
|
|
16 |
36 |
9 |
10 |
17 |
66 |
94 |
-28 |
28 |
|
|
17 |
36 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
58 |
82 |
-24 |
27 |
|
|
18 |
36 |
10 |
6 |
20 |
47 |
67 |
-20 |
26 |
|
|
19 |
36 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
44 |
133 |
-89 |
11 |
