Ayr United's Centenary Relegation
Ayr United's relegation (their 10th overall) to the third level of Scottish football comes as the celebrate their centenary year and relegates them to that level for the fourth period and will spend only their tenth season there next year.
The early history of football in Ayr is one filled with many teams, many mergers and a finished with a team who can justifiably call themselves United, given the route to United went something like:
- Ayr Thistle formed in 1872
- Ayr Academy formed in 1872
- Ayr Eglinton formed in 1875
- Ayr Academicals formed in 1876 as a merger of Ayr Academy and Ayr Eglinton
- Ayr formed in 1879 as a merger of Ayr Thistle and Ayr Academicals
- Ayr Parkhouse formed in 1886
- Ayr United formed in 1910 as a merger of Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse
Ayr United have spent 35 seasons in the top flight although haven't been there for 33 years (since the 1977-78 season) - they've won the second level championship twice (old Division Two) and the third level championship twice (new Division Two), made one domestic final (2001-02 League Cup final) and have made the semi-finals of both domestic cups three times each.
Scottish Football Archive @ May 4, 2010 3:18 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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