Division 1 – Promotion Denied On Last Day
The return of Ally McLeod brought about a return in Ayr’s fortunes although season 1986/87 was not to be the expected immediate tn_Annan Athletic (h) 6 Dec 86 SC1 (AyrIssue)return to the 1st division. A defeat by Stirling Albion at Somerset Park on the last day of the season scuppered United’s promotion dream.
It has to be said that had Ayr been promoted this season with that last gasp win, it would have deprived Ayr United supporters of the sensational season that was about to be unlseashed on them by a devastating United.
Even as the Ayr United players left the field that fateful last day there was an air of what was to come.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
6/8/86 |
Celtic |
H |
Friendly |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/8/86 |
Queens Park |
H |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/8/86 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
2nd Division |
0-5 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/8/86 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
Skol Cup 2nd Rnd |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
23/8/86 |
Alloa Athletic |
A |
2nd Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/8/86 |
Dundee United |
H |
Skol Cup 3rd Rnd |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
30/8/86 |
Arbroath |
H |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/9/86 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
2nd Division |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/9/86 |
Stranraer |
A |
2nd Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/9/86 |
East Stirlingshire |
H |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/9/86 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
2nd Division |
2-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/10/86 |
Stirling Albion |
A |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/10/86 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/10/86 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
2nd Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
25/10/86 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
H |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
|
|
1/11/86 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
2nd Division |
2-2 |
|
|
|
|
8/11/86 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
2nd Division |
3-3 |
|
|
|
|
15/11/86 |
Queens Park |
A |
2nd Division |
1-1 |
|
|
|
|
22/11/86 |
Alloa Athletic |
H |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
|
|
|
29/11/86 |
Arbroath |
A |
2nd Division |
5-2 |
|
|
|
|
6/12/86 |
Annan Athletic |
H |
Scottish Cup 1st Rnd |
3-1 |
|
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|
13/12/86 |
Cowdenbeath |
H |
2nd Division |
1-3 |
|
|
|
|
20/12/86 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
A |
2nd Division |
2-2 |
|
|
|
|
27/12/86 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
2nd Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/1/87 |
Stranraer |
H |
2nd Division |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/1/87 |
Berwick Rangers |
A |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/1/87 |
Stranraer |
A |
Scottish Cup 2nd Rnd |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
21/1/87 |
Stranraer |
H |
Scottish Cup 2nd Rnd (replay) |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/1/87 |
Albion Rovers |
H |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/1/87 |
East Stirlingshire |
A |
2nd Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
31/1/87 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/2/87 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd |
0-2 |
|
No |
Programme from 31st January used |
|
7/2/87 |
Stirling Albion |
H |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/2/87 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
2nd Division |
4-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
14/2/87 |
Arbroath |
A |
2nd Division |
0-2 |
|
|
|
|
21/2/87 |
Alloa Athletic |
H |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
|
|
28/2/87 |
Queens Park |
A |
2nd Division |
0-0 |
|
|
|
|
7/3/87 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
H |
2nd Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
14/3/87 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
2nd Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
21/3/87 |
Albion Rovers |
A |
2nd Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/3/87 |
East Stirlingshire |
A |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/4/87 |
Stenhousemuir |
H |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/4/87 |
Cowdenbeath |
A |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/4/87 |
Berwick Rangers |
H |
2nd Division |
2-0 |
|
|
|
|
25/4/87 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
2nd Division |
0-0 |
|
|
|
|
2/5/87 |
Stranraer |
A |
2nd Division |
3-1 |
|
|
|
|
9/5/87 |
Stirling Albion |
H |
2nd Division |
2-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/5/87 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Final |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2nd |
|
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GD |
|||
|
1986/87 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Meadowbank Thistle |
39 |
|
14 |
3 |
2 |
37 |
11 |
|
9 |
6 |
5 |
32 |
27 |
|
23 |
9 |
7 |
69 |
38 |
|
55 |
31 |
|
2 |
Raith Rovers |
39 |
|
8 |
10 |
1 |
34 |
19 |
|
8 |
10 |
2 |
39 |
25 |
|
16 |
20 |
3 |
73 |
44 |
|
52 |
29 |
|
3 |
Stirling Albion |
39 |
|
11 |
5 |
3 |
27 |
13 |
|
9 |
7 |
4 |
28 |
20 |
|
20 |
12 |
7 |
55 |
33 |
|
52 |
22 |
|
4 |
Ayr United |
39 |
|
13 |
3 |
4 |
38 |
24 |
|
9 |
5 |
5 |
32 |
25 |
|
22 |
8 |
9 |
70 |
49 |
|
52 |
21 |
|
5 |
St. Johnstone |
39 |
|
10 |
2 |
7 |
26 |
24 |
|
6 |
11 |
3 |
33 |
25 |
|
16 |
13 |
10 |
59 |
49 |
|
45 |
10 |
|
6 |
Alloa Athletic |
39 |
|
9 |
3 |
8 |
26 |
27 |
|
8 |
4 |
7 |
23 |
23 |
|
17 |
7 |
15 |
49 |
50 |
|
41 |
-1 |
|
7 |
Cowdenbeath |
39 |
|
8 |
5 |
6 |
33 |
31 |
|
8 |
3 |
9 |
26 |
24 |
|
16 |
8 |
15 |
59 |
55 |
|
40 |
4 |
|
8 |
Albion Rovers |
39 |
|
6 |
5 |
9 |
28 |
29 |
|
9 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
22 |
|
15 |
9 |
15 |
48 |
51 |
|
39 |
-3 |
|
9 |
Queens Park |
39 |
|
5 |
12 |
2 |
27 |
20 |
|
4 |
7 |
9 |
21 |
29 |
|
9 |
19 |
11 |
48 |
49 |
|
37 |
-1 |
|
10 |
Stranraer |
39 |
|
4 |
7 |
9 |
17 |
29 |
|
5 |
4 |
10 |
24 |
31 |
|
9 |
11 |
19 |
41 |
60 |
|
29 |
-19 |
|
11 |
Arbroath |
39 |
|
5 |
5 |
10 |
25 |
33 |
|
6 |
2 |
11 |
21 |
33 |
|
11 |
7 |
21 |
46 |
66 |
|
29 |
-20 |
|
12 |
Stenhousemuir |
39 |
|
5 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
28 |
|
5 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
30 |
|
10 |
9 |
20 |
37 |
58 |
|
29 |
-21 |
|
13 |
East Stirlingshire |
39 |
|
3 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
31 |
|
3 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
25 |
|
6 |
11 |
22 |
33 |
56 |
|
23 |
-23 |
|
14 |
Berwick Rangers |
39 |
|
5 |
3 |
11 |
21 |
31 |
|
3 |
4 |
13 |
19 |
38 |
|
8 |
7 |
24 |
40 |
69 |
|
23 |
-29 |
