Division 1 – Dismal Season For Ayr
A 6th place was all that Willie McLean’s Ayr could manage.
There was a sensational 5-1 away win at Partick Thistle in the league cup which provided some early hope but the season seemed to turn after being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by lowly Alloa Athletic in February.
Dropped points in the league after then left United trailing the promotion places by 9 points.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First) |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
25/7/81 |
Newton Stewart |
A |
Friendly |
6-0 |
|
No |
|
|
3/8/81 |
Sheffield United |
H |
Friendly |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/8/81 |
Dundee United |
H |
Scottish League Cup |
3-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/8/81 |
Motherwell |
A |
Scottish League Cup |
3-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/8/81 |
Partick Thistle |
H |
Scottish League Cup |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/8/81 |
Motherwell |
H |
Scottish League Cup |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
22/8/81 |
Dundee United |
A |
Scottish League Cup |
1-2 |
|
|
|
|
26/8/81 |
Partick Thistle |
A |
Scottish League Cup |
5-1 |
|
|
|
|
29/8/81 |
Falkirk |
A |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
|
|
|
5/9/81 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
|
|
|
12/9/81 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
|
|
|
16/9/81 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
|
|
|
19/9/81 |
Queen of the South |
A |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
|
|
|
23/9/81 |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
|
|
|
26/9/81 |
Queens Park |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
|
|
|
30/9/81 |
Dumbarton |
H |
1st Division |
3-2 |
|
|
|
|
3/10/81 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/10/81 |
Motherwell |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
|
|
|
17/10/81 |
East Stirlingshire |
H |
1st Division |
5-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/10/81 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
31/10/81 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
No |
|
|
7/11/81 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
14/11/81 |
Falkirk |
H |
1st Division |
4-1 |
|
|
|
|
21/11/81 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
|
|
|
24/11/81 |
Queens Park |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/12/81 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/12/80 |
Queen of the South |
H |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/1/82 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
Match abandoned after 45 minutes |
|
9/1/81 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/1/82 |
Girvan Amateurs |
A |
Friendly |
9-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/1/82 |
Queen of the South |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
No |
Programme from 19th December used |
|
30/1/82 |
Alloa Athletic |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/2/82 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/2/82 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/2/82 |
East Stirlingshire |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/2/82 |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/2/82 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/3/82 |
Dumbarton |
A |
1st Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/3/82 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/3/82 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
No |
Programme from 2nd January used |
|
20/3/82 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
1st Division |
2-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/3/82 |
East Stirlingshire |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/4/82 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
|
|
|
7/4/82 |
Dumbarton |
A |
1st Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/4/82 |
Falkirk |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
|
|
|
14/4/82 |
Motherwell |
H |
1st Division |
4-3 |
|
No |
Programme from 9th January used |
|
17/4/82 |
Queens Park |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
21/4/82 |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/4/82 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
3-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/5/82 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/5/82 |
Queen of the South |
H |
1st Division |
5-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/5/82 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Ayrshire Cup Semi Final |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/5/82 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
No |
|
|
1st |
|
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GA |
|||
|
1981/82 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Motherwell |
39 |
|
12 |
7 |
0 |
41 |
17 |
|
14 |
2 |
4 |
51 |
19 |
|
26 |
9 |
4 |
92 |
36 |
|
61 |
2.6 |
|
2 |
Kilmarnock |
39 |
|
6 |
12 |
2 |
25 |
11 |
|
11 |
5 |
3 |
35 |
18 |
|
17 |
17 |
5 |
60 |
29 |
|
51 |
2.1 |
|
3 |
Heart Of Midlothian |
39 |
|
12 |
2 |
5 |
33 |
19 |
|
9 |
6 |
5 |
32 |
18 |
|
21 |
8 |
10 |
65 |
37 |
|
50 |
1.8 |
|
4 |
Clydebank |
39 |
|
12 |
3 |
5 |
33 |
27 |
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
28 |
26 |
|
19 |
8 |
12 |
61 |
53 |
|
46 |
1.2 |
|
5 |
St. Johnstone |
39 |
|
12 |
3 |
4 |
44 |
29 |
|
5 |
5 |
10 |
25 |
31 |
|
17 |
8 |
14 |
69 |
60 |
|
42 |
1.2 |
|
6 |
Ayr United |
39 |
|
12 |
6 |
1 |
39 |
20 |
|
3 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
30 |
|
15 |
12 |
12 |
56 |
50 |
|
42 |
1.1 |
|
7 |
Hamilton Academical |
39 |
|
10 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
16 |
|
6 |
5 |
9 |
32 |
33 |
|
16 |
8 |
15 |
52 |
49 |
|
40 |
1.1 |
|
8 |
Queens Park |
39 |
|
11 |
5 |
4 |
32 |
17 |
|
2 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
24 |
|
13 |
10 |
16 |
41 |
41 |
|
36 |
1 |
|
9 |
Falkirk |
39 |
|
8 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
19 |
|
3 |
6 |
10 |
23 |
33 |
|
11 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
52 |
|
36 |
0.9 |
|
10 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
39 |
|
3 |
9 |
7 |
24 |
31 |
|
8 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
25 |
|
11 |
14 |
14 |
46 |
56 |
|
36 |
0.8 |
|
11 |
Dumbarton |
39 |
|
10 |
1 |
9 |
25 |
30 |
|
3 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
31 |
|
13 |
9 |
17 |
49 |
61 |
|
35 |
0.8 |
|
12 |
Raith Rovers |
39 |
|
5 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
32 |
|
6 |
5 |
8 |
18 |
27 |
|
11 |
7 |
21 |
31 |
59 |
|
29 |
0.5 |
|
13 |
East Stirlingshire |
39 |
|
4 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
35 |
|
3 |
4 |
13 |
18 |
42 |
|
7 |
10 |
22 |
38 |
77 |
|
24 |
0.5 |
|
14 |
Queen of the South |
39 |
|
2 |
5 |
13 |
25 |
50 |
|
2 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
43 |
|
4 |
10 |
25 |
44 |
93 |
|
18 |
0.5 |
