Division 1 – 3rd Place and a Swedish Tour Does Ayr
A 7th position is as much as Gordon Dalziel,s men could manage for the season with a wild variation in scores ranging from a 5-1 tn_Oxford United (h) 19 Jul 99defeat by Raith Rovers in September to a 5-0 win over Airdrie in December.
On the park, the club was gaining a reputation as a Cup side and Premier League clubs Motherwell and Dundee suffered at the hands of the Honest Men during the season. The excellent Scottish Cup run came to a disastrous end in April with a 7-0 defeat by Rangers in the semi-final at Hampden Park.
Nevertheless the run involved an epic match at Motherwell in the 4th round in which Ayr beat their premier league opponents by the odd goal in seven.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Att |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
19/7/99 |
Oxford United |
H |
Friendly |
1-0 |
1,426 |
Yes |
|
|
22/7/99 |
Fraserburgh |
A |
Highland Tour |
6-1 |
|
No |
|
|
24/7/99 |
Huntly |
A |
Highland Tour |
2-0 |
|
No |
|
|
26/7/99 |
Keith |
A |
Highland Tour |
7-0 |
|
Yes |
|
|
28/7/99 |
Peterhead |
A |
Highland Tour |
3-2 |
|
No |
|
|
31/7/99 |
Wrexham |
A |
Friendly |
3-0 |
1,390 |
Yes |
|
|
7/8/99 |
St.Mirren |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
3 311 |
Yes |
|
|
10/8/99 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
Challenge Cup 1st Rd |
0-1 |
1 881 |
Yes |
|
|
14/8/99 |
Livingston |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
2,533 |
Yes |
|
|
17/8/99 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
League Cup 2nd Rd |
2-1 |
1,789 |
Yes |
|
|
21/8/99 |
Falkirk |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
2,938 |
Yes |
|
|
28/8/99 |
Inverness Caley Thistle |
H |
1st Division |
1-0 |
2,157 |
Yes |
|
|
4/9/99 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
1-5 |
2,368 |
Yes |
|
|
11/9/99 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
2-0 |
1,888 |
Yes |
|
|
18/9/99 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
2-0 |
400 |
Yes |
|
|
25/9/99 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
4, 000 |
Yes |
|
|
2/10/99 |
Morton |
H |
1st Division |
3-0 |
2,190 |
Yes |
|
|
7/10/99 |
Dundee United |
H |
Friendly |
3-2 |
|
No |
|
|
13/10/99 |
Celtic |
H |
League Cup 3rd Rd |
0-4 |
8,421 |
Yes |
|
|
16/10/99 |
Livingston |
A |
1st Division |
1-4 |
3,270 |
Yes |
|
|
23/10/99 |
St.Mirren |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
3,467 |
Yes |
|
|
30/10/99 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
1-2 |
1,568 |
Yes |
|
|
6/11/99 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
0-0 |
1,727 |
Yes |
|
|
14/11/99 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
1,769 |
Yes |
|
|
27/11/99 |
Morton |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
1,260 |
Yes |
|
|
30/11/99 |
Inverness Caley Thistle |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
1,073 |
Yes |
|
|
4/12/99 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
0-3 |
2,113 |
Yes |
|
|
11/12/99 |
Falkirk |
H |
1st Division |
1-1 |
1,729 |
Yes |
|
|
18/12/99 |
St.Mirren |
A |
1st Division |
2-1 |
3,609 |
Yes |
|
|
27/12/99 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
1st Division |
5-0 |
2,004 |
Yes |
|
|
3/1/00 |
Clydebank |
A |
1st Division |
2-0 |
901 |
No |
|
|
8/1/00 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
2, 583 |
Yes |
|
|
15/1/00 |
Inverness Caley Thistle |
H |
1st Division |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
Limited Availability |
|
22/1/00 |
|
A |
1st Division |
0-2 |
4,000 |
Yes |
|
|
29/1/00 |
Dundee |
A |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rd |
0-0 |
3,925 |
Yes |
|
|
5/2/00 |
Morton |
H |
1st Division |
3-2 |
1,985 |
Yes |
|
|
8/2/00 |
Dundee |
H |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rd Replay |
Postponed |
|
Yes |
|
|
12/2/00 |
Falkirk |
A |
1st Division |
0-1 |
2,792 |
Yes |
|
|
15/2/00 |
Dundee |
H |
Scottish Cup 3rd Rd Replay |
1-1 AET Ayr win 7-6 on penalties |
3,029 |
No |
Programme from match of 8th February 2000 used – no insert |
|
26/2/00 |
Motherwell |
A |
Scottish Cup 4th Rd |
4-3 |
5,222 |
Yes |
|
|
29/2/00 |
Livingston |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
1,765 |
Yes |
|
|
4/3/00 |
Airdrieonians |
A |
1st Division |
0-0 |
1,038 |
Yes |
|
|
7/3/00 |
Inverness Caley Thistle |
H |
1st Division |
1-3 |
1,274 |
Yes |
|
|
11/3/00 |
Partick Thistle |
H |
Scottish Cup 5th Rd |
2-0 |
8,365 |
Yes |
|
|
18/3/00 |
Clydebank |
H |
1st Division |
4-0 |
1,661 |
Yes |
|
|
25/3/00 |
Inverness Caley Thistle |
A |
1st Division |
1-1 |
1,790 |
Yes |
|
|
1/4/00 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
1st Division |
0-1 |
1,841 |
Yes |
|
|
8/1/00 |
Rangers |
N |
Scottish Cup Semi-Final |
0-7 |
38,357 |
Yes |
|
|
11/4/00 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
1st Division |
0-2 |
1,798 |
Yes |
|
|
15/4/00 |
Morton |
A |
1st Division |
2-1 |
661 |
Yes |
|
|
22/4/00 |
St.Mirren |
H |
1st Division |
1-2 |
4,678 |
Yes |
|
|
29/4/00 |
Livingston |
A |
1st Division |
1-3 |
5,506 |
Yes |
|
|
6/5/00 |
Falkirk |
H |
1st Division |
3-3 |
2,667 |
Yes |
|
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1st |
|
Pld |
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Home |
|
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|
|
Away |
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Overall |
|
|
|
|
Pts |
GD |
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|
1999/00 |
|
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
St. Mirren |
36 |
|
12 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
19 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
20 |
|
23 |
7 |
6 |
75 |
39 |
|
76 |
36 |
|
2 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
36 |
|
10 |
7 |
1 |
34 |
13 |
|
10 |
4 |
4 |
32 |
20 |
|
20 |
11 |
5 |
66 |
33 |
|
71 |
33 |
|
3 |
Falkirk |
36 |
|
11 |
2 |
5 |
38 |
23 |
|
9 |
6 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
|
20 |
8 |
8 |
67 |
40 |
|
68 |
27 |
|
4 |
Livingston |
36 |
|
9 |
5 |
4 |
29 |
17 |
|
10 |
2 |
6 |
31 |
28 |
|
19 |
7 |
10 |
60 |
45 |
|
64 |
15 |
|
5 |
Raith Rovers |
36 |
|
11 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
21 |
|
6 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
19 |
|
17 |
8 |
11 |
55 |
40 |
|
59 |
15 |
|
6 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
36 |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
25 |
|
6 |
4 |
8 |
26 |
30 |
|
13 |
10 |
13 |
60 |
55 |
|
49 |
5 |
|
7 |
Ayr United |
36 |
|
6 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
24 |
|
4 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
28 |
|
10 |
8 |
18 |
42 |
52 |
|
38 |
-10 |
|
8 |
Greenock Morton |
36 |
|
7 |
3 |
8 |
22 |
23 |
|
3 |
3 |
12 |
23 |
38 |
|
10 |
6 |
20 |
45 |
61 |
|
36 |
-16 |
|
9 |
Airdrieonians |
36 |
|
4 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
26 |
|
3 |
3 |
12 |
14 |
43 |
|
7 |
8 |
21 |
29 |
69 |
|
29 |
-40 |
|
10 |
Clydebank |
36 |
|
1 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
40 |
|
0 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
42 |
|
1 |
7 |
28 |
17 |
82 |
|
10 |
-65 |
