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.

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.

I dropped the weekly update on my non-MLS teams, but now that their seasons are over I thought I would do a final wrap-up of where they finished this year.
Queen of the South: Queens had quite an odd season as they had a long break in mid-winter as the heavy storms in the UK made it impossible for them to play their scheduled games.

Games are falling foul of the foul weather already.
No game for Celtic and Kilmarnock or Dundee United and Motherwell this weekend. Hamilton will find out today if they are OK to host Hibs.
The SPL's Neil Doncaster is "slightly surprised" at the early call offs. The polis have decided though and there's not much clubs or league can do in the face of that.

A full SPL card on Boxing Day to help you digest the turkey leftovers.
Well, maybe. Weather permitting. At the moment all the games are on. But that's subject to change. Motherwell are working on a burst pipe but are apparently confident the TV game will go ahead. A decision on the Hibs game and Aberdeen's ability to get to Edinburgh is being made tomorrow.