Ayr United F.C.

Ayr Unitit are a Scots fitbaw team that pley at Somerset Pairk in the toun o Ayr, wha compete in the Scots Championship. Foundit in 1910 fae a merger atween Ayr F.C. an Ayr Parkhouse F.C., thir byname is The Honest Men, fae a line in the Robert Burns poem "Tam o' Shanter".

History
Ayr Unitit war foondit in 1910 follaein a merger atween the touns twa existin clubs, Ayr an Ayr Parkhoose, whilk remeens the anely merger atween league clubs in Scotland. Efter the merger, Ayr Unitit continued tae pley in Division 2 an wint oan tae finish in secont place in thir first season. Thay wint oan tae win the league fur the nixt twa consecutive seasons afore becomin the first club tae be promotit tae Division 1, raither than be elecked. Efter finishin mid-table in thir first yeir in the tap flicht, Ayr appointit thir first manager, Herbert Dainty, wha teuk the club tae fowert place afore gangin fur Dundee Hibs in 1915. Lawrence Gemson teuk ower fae Dainty an teuk Ayr tae anither fowert place finish an then tae fifteent an echteent at the heicht o the First Warld War. Efter the war haed finished, Ayr apointit former Parkhoose pleyer an Tottenham Hotspur pleyer-manager John Cameron as thir new manager follaein his release fae a civilian detention camp in Berlin in 1918. Cameron teuk Ayr back ap tae fift in the League afore takin retiral efter ane season. James McDonald replaced Cameron an his fower seasons brocht mair mid-table stability wi three fowerteent an ane tent place finish. Jimmy Hay teuk ower in 1924 an brocht Ayr's first relegation in his first yeir as manager at Somerset Pairk.

Jimmy Hay remeened on as manager o Ayr Unitit in Division 2 but wis close tae missin oot oan promotion back tae the tap flicht bi ane pynt. Hay accused an Ayr Unitit director o match fixin leadin Hay tae be banned 'sine-die' fae fitbaw. Archie Buchanan teuk ower at Ayr in 1926 an finished in echt place afore winnin the title agane the follaein season. 
Honours
Secont Tier: 
Winners (6): 1911–12, 1912–13, 1927–28, 1936–37, 1958–59, 1965–66
Runners-Up (4):: 1910–11, 1955–56, 1968–69, 2000–01

Third Tier:
Winners (3): 1987–88, 1996–97, 2017–18
Runners-Ap (3): 2008-09, 2010-11, 2015-16

References


Category:Fitbaw clubs in Scotland
Category:Sport in Ayr
Category:Association fitbaw clubs established in 1910
Category:1910 establishments in Scotland
Category:Scottish Football League teams
Category:South of Scotland Football League teams
Category:Scottish Professional Football League teams