Ayr United 0
St Johnstone 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 10 - 1 |
St JohnstoneSt Johnstone |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Kai Fotheringham (37) |
| Team Managers | |
|
John Rankin |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
David Mitchell Leon King Liam Dick Kevin Holt Scott McMann Jamie Hislop Ben Dempsey Nick McAllister Jamie Murphy Stuart Bannigan Anton Dowds |
1 (G) T Steward Yellow card 4 (D) M Boyes 14 (D) M Foulds 15 (D) J Baird 33 (D) L Smith (89) 7 (M) J Holt 8 (M) J Svedberg 19 (M) T Steven (59) 21 (M) K Fotheringham (89) 22 (M) S Mallan (59) 18 (F) R Paton (89) |
| Bench | |
|
Max Thompson Liam Russel Shaun Want George Finney Dylan Watret Francis Turley Ben Summers Jamie Douglas Lucas McRoberts |
39 (G) K Thomson 2 (D) R Tumilty (89) 5 (D) B Mikulic 11 (M) S Stanton (59) 24 (M) J McPake 9 (F) J Fowler (59) 27 (F) A Agyeman (89) 49 (-) J Robertson (89) |
| Substitutions | |
|
Dylan Watret for Scott McMann (62) George Finney for Nick McAllister (66) Ben Summers for Jamie Hislop (67) Jamie Douglas for Leon King (76) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
|
Stuart Bannigan |
None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Josh Hay (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United were denied a victory by a single goal as St Johnstone snatched all three points at Somerset Park on 1 May 2026, with Kai Fotheringham’s 37th-minute strike proving decisive in a tight Championship contest. The Saints wrapped up their 2025/26 campaign on the road with a narrow but valuable away win against a resilient Ayr side.
Ayr enjoyed the share of the ball (54% possession) and launched seven shot attempts to St Johnstone’s 15, but the Saints were far more clinical in the final third. The decisive moment came in the 37th minute when Kai Fotheringham scored with a powerful finish to hand St Johnstone the lead, and they held that advantage to the final whistle.
Fotheringham’s goal broke Ayr’s resistance, and the Saints defended their slender lead with discipline for the remainder of the match. Ayr created few clear chances after the break, with only one shot on target compared to St Johnstone’s five, and David Mitchell was called upon to make four saves to keep the scoreline respectable.
Match report written by AUFC Archive
Squad Statistics (as at May 1st, 2026)
| 2025-26 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| David Mitchell (GK) | 36 |
|
28 | - | 28 | - |
| Kevin Holt | 33 |
|
41 | 4 | 41 | 4 |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
37 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Leon King | 22 |
|
35 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Scott McMann | 29 |
|
47 | 2 | 88 | 3 |
| Nick McAllister | 25 |
|
31 | 2 | 141 | 5 |
| Ben Dempsey | 26 |
|
33 | 4 | 159 | 20 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 |
|
12 | - | 17 | - |
| Stuart Bannigan | 33 |
|
37 | - | 38 | - |
| Jamie Murphy | 36 |
|
30 | 8 | 102 | 21 |
| Anton Dowds | 29 |
|
30 | 7 | 72 | 30 |
| George Finney (sub) | 18 |
|
16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Dylan Watret (sub) | 19 |
|
24 | 1 | 59 | 4 |
| Jamie Douglas (sub) | - |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ben Summers (sub) | 21 |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
League Table (as at May 1st, 2026)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Johnstone | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 77 |
| 2. | Partick Thistle | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 66 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 52 |
| 4. | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 |
| 6. | Queen's Park | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 39 |
| 8. | Morton | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 9. | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 36 |