League 1- Last Day Champions!
The 2016-17 season was the 102nd competitive football season in Ayr United’s history. They began the season in the Championship looking for survival as a major aim in season after winning promotion via the Play-Offs the previous season.
A revised league Cup bringing back the old mini-leagues brought Ayr into a section with Premier leasgue Hamilton Academical, Championship clubs St Mirren and Livingston and Edinburgh City who had just gained promotion into League 2 from the Lowland league, part of the new Scottish pyramid structure.
An 8-0 win against Gretna in the Raydale Cup did not signal a successive season for Ayr although there were good results early in the Championship season. However despite good wins later in the season too many points were lost and the Honest Men settled into last place and relegation.
|
Date |
Opponents |
H/A |
Competition |
Score – Ayr First |
Crowd |
Programme Issued |
Comments |
|
02/07/2016 |
Stenhousemuir |
A |
Friendly |
2-0 |
|
Yes |
4 page team sheet |
|
09/07/2016 |
South Sheilds |
N |
2016 Raydale Cup |
0-2 |
|
Yes |
|
|
10/07/2016 |
Gretna 2008 |
A |
2016 Raydale Cup |
8-0 |
|
Yes |
3rd and 4th Place Play-off |
|
16/07/2016 |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
Scottish League Cup – Group G |
2-1 |
994 |
No Issue |
|
|
19/07/2016 |
St. Mirren |
A |
Scottish League Cup – Group G |
0-1 |
2,098 |
Yes |
|
|
23/07/2016 |
Edinburgh City |
H |
Scottish League Cup – Group G |
1-0 |
862 |
No Issue |
|
|
26/07/2016 |
Livingston |
A |
Scottish League Cup – Group G |
2-0 |
643 |
Yes |
|
|
06/08/2016 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
Championship |
0-2 |
1,550 |
Yes |
|
|
10/08/2016 |
Aberdeen |
H |
Scottish League Cup – 2nd Round |
1-2 |
2,653 |
Yes |
|
|
13/08/2016 |
Queen of the South |
A |
Championship |
1-4 |
1,982 |
Yes |
|
|
20/08/2016 |
Dundee United |
A |
Championship |
0-3 |
6,427 |
Yes |
|
|
27/08/2016 |
St. Mirren |
H |
Championship |
1-1 |
2,165 |
Yes |
|
|
05/09/2016 |
Airdrieonians |
H |
Challenge Cup – 3rd Rnd |
3-2 |
1,185 |
Yes |
After extra time |
|
10/09/2016 |
Morton |
H |
Championship |
2-1 |
1,441 |
Yes |
|
|
17/09/2016 |
Hibernian |
A |
Championship |
2-1 |
15,056 |
Yes |
|
|
24/09/2016 |
Falkirk |
A |
Championship |
0-2 |
4,345 |
Yes |
|
|
02/10/2016 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
Championship |
0-0 |
2,883 |
Yes |
|
|
07/10/2016 |
Falkirk |
H |
Challenge Cup – 4th Rnd |
1-0 |
1,247 |
Yes |
|
|
15/10/2016 |
Dumbarton |
A |
Championship |
3-0 |
1,005 |
Yes |
|
|
29/10/2016 |
Morton |
A |
Championship |
1-2 |
1,859 |
Yes |
|
|
05/11/2016 |
Hibernian |
H |
Championship |
0-3 |
3,100 |
Yes |
|
|
13/11/2016 |
St. Mirren |
A |
Challenge Cup – Quarter Final |
1-2 |
2,199 |
Yes |
|
|
19/11/2016 |
Falkirk |
H |
Championship |
0-1 |
1,414 |
Yes |
|
|
23/11/2016 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
1,249 |
Yes |
|
|
29/11/2016 |
Brechin City |
A |
Scottish Cup – 3rd Rnd |
1-0 |
308 |
|
|
|
03/12/2016 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
3,250 |
Yes |
|
|
10/12/2016 |
Dundee United |
H |
Championship |
0-1 |
2,049 |
Yes |
|
|
17/12/2016 |
St. Mirren |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
3,124 |
Yes |
|
|
24/12/2016 |
Dumbarton |
H |
Championship |
4-2 |
1,441 |
Yes |
|
|
31/12/2016 |
Queen of the South |
A |
Championship |
0-0 |
1,594 |
Yes |
|
|
07/01/2017 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
H |
Championship |
0-2 |
2,261 |
Yes |
|
|
14/01/2017 |
Falkirk |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
5,038 |
Yes |
|
|
21/01/2017 |
Queens Park |
H |
Scottish Cup – 4th Rnd |
0-0 |
1,326 |
Yes |
|
|
24/01/2017 |
Queens Park |
A |
Scottish Cup – 4th Rnd Replay |
2-2 |
1,026 |
Yes |
Ayr win 5-4 on penalties |
|
28/01/2017 |
Morton |
H |
Championship |
1-4 |
1,576 |
Yes |
|
|
04/02/2017 |
Hibernian |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
14,349 |
Yes |
|
|
11/02/2017 |
Clyde |
H |
Scottish Cup – 5th Rnd |
0-0 |
1,554 |
Yes |
|
|
14/02/2017 |
Clyde |
A |
Scottish Cup – 5th Rnd Replay |
2-1 |
965 |
Yes |
After extra time |
|
18/02/2017 |
Dumbarton |
A |
Championship |
2-2 |
1,198 |
Yes |
|
|
25/02/2017 |
St. Mirren |
H |
Championship |
0-2 |
2,712 |
Yes |
|
|
28/02/2017 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
Championship |
1-0 |
1,183 |
Yes |
|
|
04/03/2017 |
Hibernian |
A |
Scottish Cup – Quarter Final |
1-3 |
13,682 |
Yes |
|
|
11/03/2017 |
Falkirk |
H |
Championship |
1-4 |
1,614 |
Yes |
|
|
18/03/2017 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
A |
Championship |
1-0 |
3,276 |
Yes |
|
|
25/03/2017 |
Dumbarton |
H |
Championship |
2-1 |
1,608 |
Yes |
|
|
28/03/2017 |
Dundee United |
A |
Championship |
1-2 |
4,661 |
Yes |
|
|
01/04/2017 |
St. Mirren |
A |
Championship |
2-6 |
4,620 |
Yes |
|
|
08/04/2017 |
Queen of the South |
H |
Championship |
0-2 |
1,476 |
Yes |
|
|
15/04/2017 |
Dundee United |
H |
Championship |
0-0 |
1,205 |
Yes |
|
|
22/04/2017 |
Morton |
A |
Championship |
1-1 |
2,390 |
Yes |
|
|
29/04/2017 |
Hibernian |
A |
Championship |
0-4 |
2,152 |
Yes |
|
|
06/05/2017 |
Raith Rovers |
A |
Championship |
1-2 |
3,064 |
Yes |
Ayr United relegated |
|
Pos |
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hibernian |
36 |
19 |
14 |
3 |
59 |
25 |
+34 |
71 |
Promotion to the Premiership |
|
2 |
36 |
16 |
12 |
8 |
58 |
40 |
+18 |
60 |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
|
|
3 |
36 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
50 |
42 |
+8 |
57 |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
|
|
4 |
36 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
44 |
41 |
+3 |
52 |
||
|
5 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
46 |
43 |
+3 |
48 |
|
|
|
6 |
36 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
46 |
52 |
-6 |
43 |
||
|
7 |
36 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
52 |
56 |
-4 |
39 |
||
|
8 |
36 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
46 |
56 |
-10 |
39 |
||
|
9 |
Raith Rovers (R) |
36 |
10 |
9 |
17 |
35 |
52 |
-17 |
39 |
Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
|
10 |
Ayr United (R) |
36 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
33 |
62 |
-29 |
33 |
Relegation to League One |
