The 2015–16 season was Ayr United's third season in League One and their 4th consecutive season in the third-tier of Scottish football. Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Summary
Season
Results and fixtures Pre-season
Scottish League One
Scottish Championship play-offs
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Squad, appearance and goals
Player Total League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Goalkeepers Greg Fleming 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 Shaun Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders Patrick Boyle 37 1 27 (1) 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 Martyn Campbell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nicky Devlin 42 3 33 (1) 1 0 0 2 0 6 2 Gerry McLauchlan 29 3 21 (3) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 Craig McCracken 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 Ross McCrorie 15 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Andy Graham 28 2 22 (3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 Adam Hodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Muir 4 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders Peter Murphy 36 0 29 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Jamie Adams 26 2 17 (3) 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 Robbie Crawford 35 3 15 (12) 1 0 0 (1) 1 0 5 (1) 2 Ross Docherty 35 1 25 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 6 1 Michael Donald 40 3 16 (15) 2 1 0 2 0 5 (1) 1 Alan Forrest 39 5 22 (12) 5 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 Brian Gilmour 31 2 19 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 (3) 0 Alan Trouten 39 7 25 (6) 6 1 0 2 0 2 (3) 1 Michael Wardrope 10 1 4 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards Ross Caldwell 22 5 6 (11) 4 0 (1) 0 2 0 2 1 Sean McKenzie 5 0 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Moore 30 14 23 (2) 14 0 0 0 (1) 0 4 0 Jordan Preston 40 15 28 (6) 13 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 2 Ryan Nisbet 4 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 Ryan Stevenson 22 6 16 (2) 6 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0
Club statistics
Final League table
Results by round
Ayr United play each other team in the Scottish League One four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.
+First half of the seasonOppositionHome scoreAway scoreAirdrieonians3 – 01 – 2Albion Rovers1 – 03 – 0Brechin City2 – 11 – 1Cowdenbeath5 – 04 – 2Dunfermline Athletic1 – 20 – 2Forfar Athletic2 – 22 – 2Peterhead1 – 13 – 0Stenhousemuir5 – 20 – 1Stranraer3 – 11 – 2
+Second half of seasonOppositionHome scoreAway scoreAirdrieonians0 – 30 – 1Albion Rovers0 – 11 – 3Brechin City2 – 11 – 0Cowdenbeath4 – 11 – 0Dunfermline Athletic0 – 23 – 2Forfar Athletic2 – 13 – 1Peterhead1 – 20 – 4Stenhousemuir4 – 10 – 4Stranraer2 – 11 – 0
Home attendances
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! scope="col" width=100 | Comp ! scope="col" width=120 | Date ! scope="col" width=60 | Score ! scope="col" width=250 class="unsortable" | Opponent ! scope="col" width=150 | Attendance ! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" class="unsortable" | |- |Challenge Cup |25 July 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|3 – 1 |Albion Rovers |1,003
|League Cup |1 August 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 0 |Brechin City |976
|League One |15 August 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 1 |Brechin City |1,074
|Challenge Cup |19 August 2015 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|0 – 2 |Rangers |7,468
|League One |29 August 2015 |bgcolor=#FFFFBB|2 – 2 |Forfar Athletic |1,243
|League One |1 September 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|5 – 2 |Stenhousemuir |1,046
|League One |26 September 2015 |bgcolor=#FFFFBB|1 – 1 |Peterhead |1,304
|League One |3 October 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|5 – 0 |Cowdenbeath |1,171
|League One |31 October 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|3 – 1 |Stranraer |1,415
|League One |14 November 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|1 – 0 |Albion Rovers |1,389
|League One |21 November 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|3 – 0 |Airdrieonians |1,403
|Scottish Cup |28 November 2015 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|0 – 1 |Dunfermline |1,576
|League One |12 December 2015 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|1 – 2 |Dunfermline |2,076
|League One |26 December 2015 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 1 |Brechin City |1,485
|League One |6 February 2016 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|1 – 2 |Peterhead |1,155
|League One |20 February 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 1 |Forfar Athletic |763
|League One |1 March 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|4 – 1 |Cowdenbeath |856
|League One |8 March 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|4 – 1 |Stenhousemuir |889
|League One |12 March 2016 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|0 – 2 |Dunfermline Athletic |2,190
|League One |26 March 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 1 |Stranraer |1,244
|League One |9 April 2016 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|0 – 1 |Albion Rovers |1,044
|League One |30 April 2016 |bgcolor=#FFBBBB|0 – 3 |Airdrieonians |1,594
|Play-off |7 May 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|2 – 1 |Peterhead |1,848
|Play-off |15 May 2016 |bgcolor=#BBF3BB|0 – 0 (3-1p) |Stranraer |4,581
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total attendance: |40,793
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Average total attendance: |1,670
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total league attendance: |24,317 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Average league attendance: |1,296 |
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Patrick Boyle AirdrieoniansFree Alan Trouten Brechin CityFree Gerry McLauchlan Brechin CityFree Greg Fleming StenhousemuirFree Ross Docherty AirdrieoniansFree Jamie Adams Wigtown & BladnochFree Ross Caldwell Greenock MortonFree Craig Moore MotherwellLoan Jordan Preston Blackburn RoversLoan Andy Graham DumbartonFree Ryan Stevenson Partick ThistleFree Ross McCrorie RangersLoan Adam Hodge KilmarnockFree
Players out PlayerToFee David Hutton Dunfermline Athletic Free Craig Beattie Stirling Albion Free David Robertson Selkirk Free Jon-Paul McGovern Stirling Albion Free Dale Shirkie Troon Free
References