Ayr United 2
Arbroath 0
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 02 - 0 |
ArbroathArbroath |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Ben Summers (44) Ross Taylor (79) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Gary Naysmith |
David Gold |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Harry Stone 25. Kenzie Mitchell 32. Dylan Watret 8. Leon King 5. Kevin Holt 20. Luke McBeth 22. Mark McKenzie 6. Reece Lyon 16. Ben Summers 7. Owen Stirton 10. Kieran Shanks |
1 (G) A McAdams 5 (D) T O'Brien 12 (D) S Stewart 16 (D) C Watson 26 (D) S Mackie 11 (M) R Dow (79) 14 (M) M McKenna 15 (M) S McGill (65) 20 (M) S Constable 9 (F) A Winter (65) 10 (F) G Reilly (86) |
| Bench | |
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38. Liam Russel 4. Shaun Want 3. Liam Dick 26. Matthew Warbrick 11. Ross Taylor 15. Jamie Murphy 34. Jamie Douglas 18. Jamie Hislop |
21 (G) J Pettigrew 3 (D) C Hamilton 7 (M) D Gold 8 (M) R Flynn (65) 18 (M) C Beattie (86) 19 (M) C Daly (79) 17 (F) S Robinson (65) |
| Substitutions | |
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Ross Taylor for Kieran Shanks (14) Liam Dick for Leon King (54) Jamie Murphy for Ben Summers (75) Shaun Want for Kenzie Mitchell (75) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Ross Hardie (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United looked the sharper side in a tight first half, and their pressure was rewarded just before the interval when Ben Summers finished neatly from the left side of the box after being set up by Kenzie Mitchell. The home side carried that advantage into the break at 1–0, having limited Arbroath to half-chances despite the visitors seeing more of the ball.
Arbroath tried to respond after the restart, but Ayr remained organised and continued to create the better openings. The decisive second goal arrived on 79 minutes, with Ross Taylor sweeping a right-footed shot into the bottom corner to end the contest.
The scoreline reflected Ayr’s greater cutting edge rather than a one-sided game, with the underlying numbers showing a fairly even contest in possession and shots, but Ayr finishing more clinically when it mattered most. Arbroath also left empty-handed despite registering several corners and a spell of pressure, while Ayr’s defensive shape and goalkeeping helped preserve the clean sheet
Match report written by AU Archive
Squad Statistics (as at August 1st, 2026)
| 2026-27 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Harry Stone (GK) | 24 |
|
5 | - | 29 | - |
| Leon King | 22 |
|
3 | - | 37 | 2 |
| Dylan Watret | 19 |
|
5 | - | 64 | 4 |
| Kenzie Mitchell | 18 |
|
5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Kevin Holt | 33 |
|
5 | 1 | 45 | 5 |
| Ben Summers | 22 |
|
5 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| Reece Lyon | 26 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
5 | - | 240 | 25 |
| Luke McBeth | 26 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Kieran Shanks | 24 |
|
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Owen Stirton | 19 |
|
5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Shaun Want (sub) | 29 |
|
4 | - | 23 | - |
| Liam Dick (sub) | 30 |
|
5 | - | 41 | 1 |
| Jamie Murphy (sub) | 36 |
|
2 | 1 | 103 | 22 |
| Ross Taylor (sub) | 22 |
|
5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
League Table (as at August 1st, 2026)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2. | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Raith Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. | Stenhousemuir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7. | ICT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. | Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9. | Arbroath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10. | Queen's Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |