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Preview Ayr United

Wednesday, 2nd Dec 2009

The Pars have won nine of the last ten league meetings and it is 16 league games back since Ayr United won.

Dunfermline v Ayr United

On the back of their best run since season 1999/2000, Dunfermline travel to Ayr on league business for the first time since April of that same season. Dunfermline and Ayr United have met in 78 league games; the Pars have won 33 to Ayr`s 24, 21 have been drawn.

Milestones v Ayr United (away)

Last League Victory

11/04/00

2-0

First Division

Last League Defeat

12/12/92

0-1

First Division

Best League Victory

12/03/94

4-0

First Division

Worst League Defeat

07/04/51

0-8

Div Two (old)

Dunfermline v Ayr United

The Pars have won nine of the last ten league meetings and it is 16 league games back since Ayr United won. Ayr have only won 3 of the last 28 games between the sides in all competitions stretching back to 1983. The Honest Men`s most recent victory against the Fifers was a 3-0 Scottish Cup win at Somerset Park in January 2002. James Grady, John Robertson and a spectacular own goal from Gus McPherson saw Ayr on their way passed Jimmy Calderwood`s side to a Quarter Final tie with Dundee United.

Last Ten League Matches v Ayr United 

Date

H/A

F-A

W D L

League

10/10/09 H 3-1 W First Division
11/04/00 A 2-0 W First Division
22/01/00 H 2-0 W First Division
04/12/99 A 3-0 W First Division
25/09/99 H 2-1 W First Division
22/04/95 H 3-0 W First Division
25/02/95 A 2-1 W First Division
10/12/94 H 6-0 W First Division
15/10/94 A 0-0 D First Division
26/04/94 H 1-0 W First Division

Graham Bayne v Ayr United

Ayr are level on points with the Pars when the sides last met on 10th October but have picked up three single points in their seven league matches since them. That 3-1 win for Dunfermline over Ayr was the first of what is now eight games undefeated.

Ayr United  Dunfermline
Current League Position
9 5
Last Six League Form
LLLLDD DWDWWW
League Points
9 24
Goal Difference
-15 +3
Home / Away League Records
P8 W1 D4 L3 P7 W3 D2 L2

Andy Kirk celebrates

Ayr United`s seven home points have come from matches against Raith Rovers (3), Ross County, Dundee and Airdrie United.  Last Saturday they made the long trip to Banff to overcome Highland League, Deveronvale 1-0.

Dunfermline will be hoping to pick up another three points following successful away wins in Dumfries and Kirkcaldy.

   Recent League form this season - home / away
  Ayr United (home)  

 

 

 

  Dunfermline (away)
  Ross County D 1-1   Queen of the South W 2-1
  Queen of the South L 0-1   Raith Rovers W 2-1
  Inverness CT L 1-5   Inverness CT D 1-1
  Dundee D 2-2   Ross County D 0-0
  Raith Rovers W 1-0   Partick Thistle L 0-2
  Airdrie United D 1-1   Dundee L 0-1

Willie Gibson scores v Ayr United

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Queen of the South): Chris Smith; Greg Ross, Neil McGregor (Chris Higgins 67), Andy Dowie, Austin McCann; Willie Gibson, Steven Bell, Alex Burke (c), David Graham (Nick Phinn 81); Steven McDougall (Andy Kirk 61), Graham Bayne.
SUBS:  Graeme Holmes, Greg Paterson (GK).

AYR UNITED (v Deveronvale): Craig Samson; Ryan McGowan, Neil McGowan, Kevin James, Billy Gibson,  Ryan Stevenson, Willie Easton, Kenny Connolly, Alistair Woodburn, Dean Keenan, Mark Roberts.
SUBS: Steve Grindlay, Ryan Borris, Chris Aitken, Andy Aitken, Kevin Cawley.

Referee will be Steve Conroy fresh from his SPL match at Celtic Park last Saturday.

C`mon Ye Pars!

SFA Youth Cup
Dunfermline v Rangers
Sunday 6th December 2009

Kick Off 2.00pm



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