Honours

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Records

Record Attendance
25,225 (v Rangers, 1969)

Record Appearances
John Murphy, 459, 1963 - 1978

Record Goals
Peter Price, 213, 1955 - 1961

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Colours

White with two vertical stripes

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Notes

Ayr United F.C. is a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. They are based in Ayr, South Ayrshire.

Their nickname is “The Honest Men”, taken from the poem “Tam o’ Shanter” by Robert Burns.

They were founded in 1910 after Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C. amalgamated to become the present day Ayr United. They are currently in the Scottish Second Division, in the third tier of Scottish Football League.

They play their football at Somerset Park, Ayr, one of the few surviving traditional stadium designs. It consists of one stand, two covered terraces, and one open terrace. It has a capacity of 12,128.

The first match to take place at Somerset Park was the then Ayr FC against Aston Villa F.C. in a 3-0 victory for Ayr.

In November 2006, Ayr United was in talks with Barratt Homes regarding the sale of Somerset Park having secured a twenty acre site in the Heathfield area of the town. The site would be home to a new £18 million stadium seating 7650 as part of a “sports and business campus”.

Their biggest win to date came against Dumbarton F.C. in the Scottish League Cup on 13 August 1952. They won 11-1. Their biggest defeat came against Heart

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Some club information was provided, with permission, by Brian McColl.