Division 1 – No Premier League Return
Relegation from the Premier League followed by a 4th place in Division 1 and losing Ally McLeod, were bitter pills to swallow for Ayr and they began the new season determined to regain that tn_Stirling Albion (h) 6 Oct 79status.
However, new manager Willie McLean did a good job to steady the ship but dropping 7 points in the last five matches of the season meant that Ayr finished 3rd missing out on that dream.
|
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
|
28/7/79 |
Elgin City |
A |
British Oxygen Cup |
1-0 |
|
No |
|
|
29/7/79 |
Keith |
A |
British Oxygen Cup |
1-0 |
|
No |
|
|
31/7/79 |
Clyde |
N |
British Oxygen Cup |
1-1 |
|
No |
|
|
3/8/79 |
Watford |
H |
Friendly |
2-2 |
|
No |
|
|
11/8/79 |
Dumbarton |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/8/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
1st Division |
2-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
25/8/79 |
Clyde |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/8/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
Bells League Cup 2nd Rnd 1st Leg |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
Match Abandoned after 57 minutes |
|
1/9/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
Bells League Cup 2nd Rnd 1st Leg |
2-2 |
|
No |
Programme from 29th August used |
|
3/9/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
Bells League Cup 2nd Rnd 1st Leg |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/9/79 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
2-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/9/79 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/9/79 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
3-0 |
|
No Issue |
|
|
15/9/79 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/9/79 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
1st Division |
3-2 |
|
No issue |
|
|
22/9/79 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
1st Division |
5-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/9/79 |
Dundee |
A |
Bells League Cup 3rd Rnd 1st Leg |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/9/79 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/10/79 |
Stirling Albion |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/10/79 |
Dundee |
H |
Bells League Cup 3rd Rnd 2nd Leg |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/10/79 |
Motherwell |
A |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/10/79 |
Arbroath |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/10/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/11/79 |
Clyde |
A |
1st Division |
3-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/11/79 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/11/79 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/11/79 |
Berwick Rangers |
A |
1st Division |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/12/79 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
3-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/12/79 |
Stirling Albion |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/12/79 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/12/79 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Semi Final |
2-1 |
|
No |
|
|
22/12/79 |
Arbroath |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
|
|
|
29/12/79 |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/1/80 |
Clyde |
H |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/1/80 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
4-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/1/80 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/1/80 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/1/80 |
Dumbarton |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/2/80 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
|
|
|
9/2/80 |
Stirling Albion |
A |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/2/80 |
Hibernian |
A |
Scottish Cup 4th Rnd |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
23/2/80 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
0-5 |
|
|
|
|
1/3/80 |
Dumbarton |
A |
1st Division |
3-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/3/80 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/3/80 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/3/80 |
Clyde |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
No |
Programme from 2nd January used |
|
15/3/80 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/3/80 |
Girvan Amateurs |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Final 1st Leg |
4-2 |
|
No |
|
|
25/3/80 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
No |
Programme from 19th January used |
|
29/3/80 |
Dumbarton |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/4/80 |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/4/80 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/4/80 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/4/80 |
Arbroath |
H |
1st Division |
5-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
23/4/80 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/4/80 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
30/4/80 |
Girvan Amateurs |
A |
Ayrshire Cup Final 1st Leg |
6-0 |
|
No |
|
|
|
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
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|
|
Pts |
GA |
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|
1979/80 |
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|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Heart Of Midlothian |
39 |
|
13 |
7 |
1 |
33 |
18 |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
25 |
21 |
|
20 |
13 |
6 |
58 |
39 |
|
53 |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Airdrieonians |
39 |
|
14 |
2 |
4 |
46 |
21 |
|
7 |
7 |
5 |
32 |
26 |
|
21 |
9 |
9 |
78 |
47 |
|
51 |
1.7 |
|
3 |
Ayr United |
39 |
|
11 |
5 |
4 |
37 |
22 |
|
5 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
29 |
|
16 |
12 |
11 |
64 |
51 |
|
44 |
1.3 |
|
4 |
Dumbarton |
39 |
|
10 |
4 |
5 |
34 |
22 |
|
9 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
29 |
|
19 |
6 |
14 |
59 |
51 |
|
44 |
1.2 |
|
5 |
Raith Rovers |
39 |
|
8 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
22 |
|
6 |
8 |
5 |
29 |
24 |
|
14 |
15 |
10 |
59 |
46 |
|
43 |
1.3 |
|
6 |
Motherwell |
39 |
|
9 |
7 |
3 |
32 |
17 |
|
7 |
4 |
9 |
27 |
31 |
|
16 |
11 |
12 |
59 |
48 |
|
43 |
1.2 |
|
7 |
Hamilton Academical |
39 |
|
11 |
5 |
3 |
39 |
20 |
|
4 |
5 |
11 |
21 |
39 |
|
15 |
10 |
14 |
60 |
59 |
|
40 |
1 |
|
8 |
Stirling Albion |
39 |
|
7 |
6 |
7 |
23 |
19 |
|
6 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
21 |
|
13 |
13 |
13 |
40 |
40 |
|
39 |
1 |
|
9 |
Clydebank |
39 |
|
9 |
6 |
5 |
32 |
21 |
|
5 |
2 |
12 |
26 |
36 |
|
14 |
8 |
17 |
58 |
57 |
|
36 |
1 |
|
10 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
39 |
|
7 |
7 |
5 |
23 |
24 |
|
4 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
33 |
|
11 |
13 |
15 |
39 |
57 |
|
35 |
0.7 |
|
11 |
St. Johnstone |
39 |
|
5 |
5 |
9 |
28 |
32 |
|
7 |
5 |
8 |
29 |
42 |
|
12 |
10 |
17 |
57 |
74 |
|
34 |
0.8 |
|
12 |
Berwick Rangers |
39 |
|
5 |
7 |
7 |
36 |
31 |
|
3 |
8 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
|
8 |
15 |
16 |
57 |
64 |
|
31 |
0.9 |
|
13 |
Arbroath |
39 |
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
31 |
32 |
|
2 |
5 |
13 |
19 |
47 |
|
9 |
10 |
20 |
50 |
79 |
|
28 |
0.6 |
|
14 |
Clyde |
39 |
|
3 |
6 |
10 |
22 |
34 |
|
3 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
35 |
|
6 |
13 |
20 |
43 |
69 |
|
25 |
0.6 |
