Division 2 – Promotion Again
The 1968/69 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 72nd season of Scottish league football.
It was also the season that saw Ayr United bounce back to Division One finishing second behind Motherwell.
The season began with a few pre-season friendlies aginst English side Halifax Town earning only a draw for Ayr, but there was a 7-3 win over Vale of Leven.
The season was notable for some large wins such as the 7-1 against Stenhousemuir in October andtn_Stirling Albion (h) 16 Nov 68 6-1 wins in late November and early December against East Stirling and Brechin City although there was a surprising 5-1 defeat at home against ‘The Spiders’ of Queens Park.
A promising sign of what was to come was a good Ayrshire Cup win over rivals Kilmarnock.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Comments |
Att |
Programme Issued |
|
3/8/68 |
Halifax Town |
H |
Friendly |
2-2 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
27/7/68 |
Vale of Leven |
A |
Friendly |
7-3 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
10/8/68 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
Scottish League Cup – Group 5 |
3-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
14/8/68 |
Stirling Albion |
A |
Scottish League Cup – Group 5 |
4-2 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
17/8/68 |
Arbroath |
A |
Scottish League Cup – section |
1-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
21/8/68 |
Alloa Athletic |
H |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
24/8/68 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
Scottish League Cup – Group 5 |
2-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
28/8/68 |
Stirling Albion |
H |
Scottish League Cup – Group 5 |
1-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
31/8/68 |
Arbroath |
H |
Scottish League Cup – section |
3-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
4/9/68 |
Alloa Athletic |
A |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
11/9/68 |
Clyde |
H |
Scottish League Cup Quarter Final – 1st Leg |
0-1 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
14/9/68 |
Montrose |
A |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
18/9/68 |
Motherwell |
A |
2nd Division |
1-4 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
21/9/68 |
Queens Park |
H |
2nd Division |
1-5 |
|
|
Yes |
|
25/9/68 |
Clyde |
A |
Scottish League Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg |
0-2 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
28/09/1968 |
Berwick Rangers |
A |
2nd Division |
1-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
5/10/68 |
Queen of the South |
H |
2nd Division |
2-2 |
|
|
Yes |
|
12/10/68 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
2nd Division |
1-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
19/10/68 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
2nd Division |
7-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
26/10/68 |
East Fife |
A |
2nd Division |
0-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
2/11/68 |
Forfar Athletic |
H |
2nd Division |
4-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
9/11/68 |
Dumbarton |
A |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
16/11/1968 |
Stirling Albion |
H |
2nd Division |
1-2 |
|
|
Yes |
|
23/10/68 |
Stranraer |
A |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
30/11/1968 |
East Stirlingshire |
H |
2nd Division |
6-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
7/12/68 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
21/12/68 |
Brechin City |
H |
2nd Division |
6-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
28/12/68 |
Albion Rovers |
H |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
2/1/69 |
Montrose |
H |
2nd Division |
4-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
4/1/69 |
Queens Park |
A |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
11/01/1969 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
25/1/69 |
Queen of the South |
H |
Scottish Cup – 1st Rnd |
1-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
1/2/69 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
2nd Division |
4-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
8/2/69 |
Dundee United |
A |
Scottish Cup – 2nd Rnd |
2-6 |
|
|
Yes |
|
15/2/69 |
East Fife |
H |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
22/2/69 |
Aberdeen |
H |
Friendly |
2-2 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
1/3/69 |
Dumbarton |
H |
2nd Division |
4-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
8/3/69 |
Stirling Albion |
A |
2nd Division |
0-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
15/3/69 |
Stranraer |
H |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
22/3/69 |
East Stirlingshire |
A |
2nd Division |
1-2 |
|
|
Yes |
|
29/3/69 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
2nd Division |
2-2 |
|
|
Yes |
|
5/4/69 |
Clydebank 1965 |
H |
2nd Division |
0-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
9/4/69 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
|
Yes |
|
12/4/69 |
Brechin City |
A |
2nd Division |
3-0 |
|
|
Yes |
|
16/4/69 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Ayrshire Cup Final |
3-1 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
19/4/69 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
23/4/69 |
Motherwell |
H |
2nd Division |
1-1 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
26/4/69 |
Queen of the South |
A |
2nd Division |
2-3 |
|
|
Yes |
|
28/4/69 |
Clydebank 1965 |
A |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
|
No Issue |
|
29/4/69 |
Forfar Athletic |
A |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
Ayr United Promoted |
|
No Issue |
|
2nd |
|
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GA |
|||
|
1968/69 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Motherwell |
36 |
|
16 |
2 |
0 |
68 |
12 |
|
14 |
2 |
2 |
44 |
11 |
|
30 |
4 |
2 |
112 |
23 |
|
64 |
4.9 |
|
2 |
Ayr United |
36 |
|
13 |
3 |
2 |
54 |
15 |
|
10 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
16 |
|
23 |
7 |
6 |
82 |
31 |
|
53 |
2.7 |
|
3 |
East Fife |
36 |
|
13 |
4 |
1 |
51 |
14 |
|
8 |
2 |
8 |
31 |
31 |
|
21 |
6 |
9 |
82 |
45 |
|
48 |
1.8 |
|
4 |
Stirling Albion |
36 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
41 |
19 |
|
10 |
2 |
6 |
26 |
21 |
|
21 |
6 |
9 |
67 |
40 |
|
48 |
1.7 |
|
5 |
Queen of the South |
36 |
|
11 |
2 |
5 |
43 |
20 |
|
9 |
5 |
4 |
32 |
21 |
|
20 |
7 |
9 |
75 |
41 |
|
47 |
1.8 |
|
6 |
Forfar Athletic |
36 |
|
10 |
4 |
4 |
42 |
26 |
|
8 |
3 |
7 |
29 |
30 |
|
18 |
7 |
11 |
71 |
56 |
|
43 |
1.3 |
|
7 |
Albion Rovers |
36 |
|
13 |
2 |
3 |
37 |
18 |
|
6 |
3 |
9 |
23 |
38 |
|
19 |
5 |
12 |
60 |
56 |
|
43 |
1.1 |
|
8 |
Stranraer |
36 |
|
10 |
3 |
5 |
28 |
15 |
|
7 |
4 |
7 |
29 |
30 |
|
17 |
7 |
12 |
57 |
45 |
|
41 |
1.3 |
|
9 |
East Stirlingshire |
36 |
|
12 |
1 |
5 |
42 |
21 |
|
5 |
4 |
9 |
28 |
41 |
|
17 |
5 |
14 |
70 |
62 |
|
39 |
1.1 |
|
10 |
Montrose |
36 |
|
11 |
2 |
5 |
35 |
20 |
|
4 |
2 |
12 |
24 |
51 |
|
15 |
4 |
17 |
59 |
71 |
|
34 |
0.8 |
|
11 |
Queens Park |
36 |
|
8 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
26 |
|
5 |
4 |
9 |
25 |
33 |
|
13 |
7 |
16 |
50 |
59 |
|
33 |
0.9 |
|
12 |
Cowdenbeath |
36 |
|
5 |
3 |
10 |
32 |
37 |
|
7 |
2 |
9 |
22 |
30 |
|
12 |
5 |
19 |
54 |
67 |
|
29 |
0.8 |
|
13 |
Clydebank |
36 |
|
4 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
30 |
|
2 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
37 |
|
6 |
15 |
15 |
52 |
67 |
|
27 |
0.8 |
|
14 |
Dumbarton |
36 |
|
7 |
2 |
9 |
33 |
35 |
|
4 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
34 |
|
11 |
5 |
20 |
46 |
69 |
|
27 |
0.7 |
|
15 |
Hamilton Academical |
36 |
|
4 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
33 |
|
4 |
2 |
12 |
13 |
39 |
|
8 |
8 |
20 |
37 |
72 |
|
24 |
0.5 |
|
16 |
Berwick Rangers |
36 |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
24 |
|
1 |
3 |
14 |
18 |
46 |
|
7 |
9 |
20 |
42 |
70 |
|
23 |
0.6 |
|
17 |
Brechin City |
36 |
|
6 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
33 |
|
2 |
3 |
13 |
15 |
45 |
|
8 |
6 |
22 |
40 |
78 |
|
22 |
0.5 |
|
18 |
Alloa Athletic |
36 |
|
4 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
31 |
|
3 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
48 |
|
7 |
7 |
22 |
45 |
79 |
|
21 |
0.6 |
|
19 |
Stenhousemuir |
36 |
|
5 |
3 |
10 |
30 |
42 |
|
1 |
3 |
14 |
25 |
83 |
|
6 |
6 |
24 |
55 |
125 |
|
18 |
0.4 |
