Division 1 – Relegation Under Hapless Stainrod
As the financial plight of the club hit home, the signs of disaster that showed during season 1993/94 manifested themselves in tn_Celtic (h) 16 Aug 94 LCdramatic style as Ayr United suffered relegation slipping into the Second Division under the hapless efforts of Manager Simon Stainrod.
It was during Stainrods stewardship that Ayr United used their highest number of ‘non-Scottish’ players in a match. That match was the game against St.Mirren on 5th November, 1994, when a 1-0 defeat was suffered. They were Niclas Nylen (Swedish), Claudio Valetta (Italian), Franck Rolling (French), Bruce Murray (American) and Regis Gorgues (French).
Then on 12th November Ayr had five again i.e. all of the above except Bruce Murray but including Jose Fortes (Portuguese). By the last game in the month (1-1 at Dens Park) on 26th November, Franck Rolling was the only foreigner in the starting eleven.
United were now in the third of four leagues in Scotland under recent league reconstruction.
High scoring defeats were the order of the day for the Honest Men.
The only good news on the horizon was that in October 1994, Barr Holdings, whose Chairman Bill Barr was a former club secretary, bought a majority interest in the club and began the arduous task of turning around the clubs’ finances.
Rumours that Bill Barr had only bought the club to sell it of for house building land were soon proved to be false and a new era was about to dawn at Somerset Park
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
23/7/94 |
St James’ Gate |
A |
Friendly |
2-0 |
|
N/Known |
|
|
24/7/94 |
University College of Dublin |
A |
Friendly |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/7/94 |
Galway United |
A |
Friendly |
3-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/7/94 |
Drogheda United |
A |
Friendly |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/8/94 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
Friendly |
D 1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/8/94 |
Lancaster City |
A |
Friendly |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/8/94 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
16/8/94 |
Celtic |
H |
Coca Cola Cup 2nd Rnd |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
20/8/94 |
St. Mirren |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/8/94 |
Stranraer |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/9/94 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
1st Division |
3-4 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/9/94 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/9/94 |
East Stirling |
A |
B&Q Cup 1st Rnd |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
Ayr won 4-2 on Pens |
|
24/9/94 |
Dundee |
H |
1st Division |
3-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
27/9/94 |
Stranraer |
H |
B&Q Cup 2nd Rnd |
4-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/10/94 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/10/94 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
B&Q Cup Quarter Final |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/10/94 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/10/94 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
22/10/94 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/10/94 |
Stranraer |
H |
1st Division |
2-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
5/11/94 |
St. Mirren |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
9/11/94 |
Girvan Amatuers |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Semi Final |
6-0 |
|
No |
|
|
12/11/94 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
19/11/94 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/11/94 |
Dundee |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
3/12/94 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/12/94 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
0-6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/12/94 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
Ayrshire Cup Final |
4-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
26/12/94 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
31/12/94 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
2/1/95 |
Stranraer |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
7/1/95 |
St. Mirren |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
14/1/95 |
St. Johnstone |
H |
1st Division |
1-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
24/1/95 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
2-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/1/95 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
4/2/95 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/2/95 |
Dundee |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
17/2/95 |
Partick Thistle |
H |
Friendly |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
25/2/95 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
11/3/95 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
18/3/95 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
25/3/95 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1/4/94 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
8/4/95 |
Dundee |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
15/4/95 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
22/4/95 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
1st Division |
0-3 |
|
Yes |
|
|
29/4/95 |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
6/5/95 |
Stranraer |
H |
1st Division |
3-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
13/5/95 |
St. Mirren |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
1st |
|
Pld |
|
Home |
|
|
|
|
Away |
|
|
|
|
Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GD |
|||
|
1994/95 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Raith Rovers |
36 |
|
8 |
8 |
2 |
27 |
18 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
27 |
14 |
|
19 |
12 |
5 |
54 |
32 |
|
69 |
22 |
|
2 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
36 |
|
11 |
5 |
2 |
35 |
11 |
|
7 |
9 |
2 |
28 |
21 |
|
18 |
14 |
4 |
63 |
32 |
|
68 |
31 |
|
3 |
Dundee |
36 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
34 |
18 |
|
9 |
4 |
5 |
31 |
18 |
|
20 |
8 |
8 |
65 |
36 |
|
68 |
29 |
|
4 |
Airdrieonians |
36 |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
14 |
|
10 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
19 |
|
17 |
10 |
9 |
50 |
33 |
|
61 |
17 |
|
5 |
St. Johnstone |
36 |
|
10 |
6 |
2 |
36 |
15 |
|
4 |
8 |
6 |
23 |
24 |
|
14 |
14 |
8 |
59 |
39 |
|
56 |
20 |
|
6 |
Hamilton Academical |
36 |
|
9 |
3 |
6 |
23 |
22 |
|
5 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
26 |
|
14 |
7 |
15 |
42 |
48 |
|
49 |
-6 |
|
7 |
St. Mirren |
36 |
|
7 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
18 |
|
1 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
32 |
|
8 |
12 |
16 |
34 |
50 |
|
36 |
-16 |
|
8 |
Clydebank |
36 |
|
4 |
6 |
8 |
20 |
25 |
|
4 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
22 |
|
8 |
11 |
17 |
33 |
47 |
|
35 |
-14 |
|
9 |
Ayr United |
36 |
|
6 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
24 |
|
0 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
34 |
|
6 |
11 |
19 |
31 |
58 |
|
29 |
-27 |
|
10 |
Stranraer |
36 |
|
3 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
37 |
|
1 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
44 |
|
4 |
5 |
27 |
25 |
81 |
|
17 |
-56 |
