1911–12 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United

1911–12 season
Manager	Selection Committee
Stadium	Somerset Park
Scottish Second Division	1st
Scottish Cup	First Round (lost to Leith Athletic
Home colours
← 1910–11 1912–13 →

The 1911–12 season is the 2nd season of competitive football by Ayr United.

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss

Friendly and Benefit Matches

Ayr United v Rangers

15 August 1911 R. Cunningham's Testimonial	Ayr United	1 – 4	Rangers	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Abercorn

2 March 1912 Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 0	Abercorn	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v St Mirren

23 March 1912 Friendly	Ayr United	3 – 2	St Mirren	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Rangers

22 April 1912 Benefit Match (Troon Masonic Lodge)	Ayr United	2 – 7	Rangers	Somerset Park, Ayr

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1911-12 in Scottish football

Matches

Ayr United v Abercorn

19 August 1911 Match 1	Ayr United	4 – 2	Abercorn	Somerset Park, Ayr

Cowdenbeath v Ayr United

26 August 1911 Match 2	Cowdenbeath	1 – 2	Ayr United	North End Park, Cowdenbeath

Vale of Leven v Ayr United

23 September 1911 Match 3	Vale of Leven	2 – 3	Ayr United	Millburn Park, Alexandria

Ayr United v East Stirlingshire

7 October 1911 Match 4	Ayr United	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Dundee Hibernian

21 October 1911 Match 5	Ayr United	6 – 0	Dundee Hibernian	Somerset Park, Ayr

Albion Rovers v Ayr United

4 November 1911 Match 6	Albion Rovers	0 – 2	Ayr United

Leith Athletic v Ayr United

25 November 1911 Match 7	Leith Athletic	1 – 3	Ayr United	Old Logie Green, Leith

Ayr United v Dumbarton

2 December 1911 Match 8	Ayr United	2 – 1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Vale of Leven

9 December 1911 Match 9	Ayr United	4 – 0	Vale of Leven	Somerset Park, Ayr

Dundee Hibernian v Ayr United

16 December 1911 Match 10	Dundee Hibernian	2 – 2	Ayr United	Tannadice Park, Dundee

Ayr United v Leith Athletic

23 December 1911 Match 11	Ayr United	4 – 2	Leith Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr

St Johnstone v Ayr United

30 December 1911 Match 12	St Johnstone	1 – 0	Ayr United	Recreation Grounds, Perth

Ayr United v St Bernard's

1 January 1912 Match 13	Ayr United	3 – 2	St Bernard's	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Arthurlie

6 January 1912 Match 14	Ayr United	3 – 0	Arthurlie	Somerset Park, Ayr

Abercorn v Ayr United

13 January 1912 Match 15	Abercorn	0 – 1	Ayr United	New Ralston Park

Ayr United v St Johnstone

20 January 1912 Match 16	Ayr United	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Somerset Park, Ayr

Arthurlie v Ayr United

3 February 1912 Match 17	Arthurlie	0 – 1	Ayr United	Dunterlie Park, Barrhead

Dumbarton v Ayr United

10 February 1912 Match 18	Dumbarton	6 – 1	Ayr United	Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Ayr United v Albion Rovers

17 February 1912 Match 19	Ayr United	4 – 0	Albion Rovers	Somerset Park, Ayr

East Stirlingshire v Ayr United

16 March 1912 Match 20	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Ayr United	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

St Bernard's v Ayr United

30 March 1912 Match 21	St Bernard's	2 – 2	Ayr United	Edinburgh

Ayr United v Cowdenbeath

13 April 1912 Match 22	Ayr United	4 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Somerset Park, Ayr

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Dumfries v Ayr United

2 September 1911 1st Round	Dumfries	1 – 1	Ayr United	Maryfield, Dumfries

Ayr United v Dumfries

9 September 1911 1st Round (replay)	Ayr United	5 – 1	Dumfries	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Whithorn

16 September 1911 2nd Round	Ayr United	10 – 0	Whithorn	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Thornhill

30 September 1911 3rd Round	Ayr United	7 – 2	Thornhill	Somerset Park, Ayr

Beith v Ayr United

14 October 1911 4th Round	Beith	0 – 1	Ayr United	Glebe Park, Beith

Ayr United v Stenhousemuir

28 October 1911 5th Round	Ayr United	3 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Somerset Park, Ayr

Dumbarton v Ayr United

18 November 1911 Semi-Final	Dumbarton	4 – 1	Ayr United	Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Cup

Leith Athletic v Ayr United

27 January 1912 1st Round	Leith Athletic	3 – 0	Ayr United	Old Logie Green, Edinburgh

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Ayrshire Cup

Galston v Ayr United

9 March 1912 2nd Round	Galston	0 – 1	Ayr United	Portland Park, Galston

Ayr United v Girvan Athletic

6 April 1912 Semi Final	Ayr United	7 – 0	Girvan Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Hurlford United

27 April 1912 Final	Ayr United	2 – 0	Hurlford United	Somerset Park, Ayr

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Ayr Charity Cup

Ayr United v Galston

4 May 1912 Semi Final	Ayr United	3 – 0	Galston	Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United v Annbank United

11 May 1912 Final	Ayr United	2 – 0	Annbank United	Somerset Park, Ayr

Last updated: 2011.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk

Statistics

League Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United	22	16	3	3	54	24	30	35
2	Abercorn	22	13	4	5	43	22	21	30
3	Dumbarton	22	13	1	8	47	31	16	27
4	Cowdenbeath	22	12	2	8	39	31	8	26
5	St Johnstone	22	10	4	8	29	27	2	24
6	St Bernard's	22	9	5	8	38	36	2	23
7	Leith Athletic	22	9	4	9	31	34	−3	22
8	Arthurlie	22	7	5	10	30	30	0	19
9	East Stirlingshire	22	7	3	12	21	31	−10	17
10	Dundee Hibernian	22	5	5	12	21	41	−20	15
11	Vale of Leven	22	6	1	15	26	50	−24	13
12	Albion Rovers	22	6	1	15	19	41	−22	13

Last updated: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W
Position	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 26 August 2011.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.