Ayr United vs Raith Rovers: Championship stats & head-to-head

Championship Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 31st January

Championship Table

On Saturday 31st January

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 St. Johnstone	23	13	7	3	45	20	25	46	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
2 Partick Thistle	24	12	8	4	37	28	9	44	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
3 Arbroath	24	10	7	7	32	30	2	37	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
4 Ayr United	23	7	11	5	30	27	3	32	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
5 Dunfermline Athletic	22	8	5	9	29	24	5	29	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
6 Raith Rovers	24	7	7	10	28	26	2	28	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
7 Greenock Morton	23	5	11	7	23	30	-7	26	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
8 Airdrieonians	24	5	8	11	20	32	-12	23	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
9 Queen's Park	21	4	9	8	23	34	-11	21	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
10 Ross County	22	4	7	11	22	38	-16	19	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss

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Key

Position 1: Promotion
Position 2, 3, 4: Promotion Play-off
Position 9: Relegation Play-off
Position 10: Relegation

Last Updated 31st January 2026 at 16:53

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

home team,Ayr United

Manager:Scott Brown

Formation:3 - 5 - 2

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
Number20, King, Defender
Number5, Holt, Defender
Number33, McMann, Defender
Number55, Finney, Midfielder
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
Number22, McKenzie, Midfielder
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
Number10, Main, Striker
Number7, Dowds, Striker

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
M. Thompson
Number33, McMann, Defender
S. McMann, Yellow Card at 68 minutes
Number5, Holt, Defender
K. Holt, Yellow Card at 88 minutes
Number20, King, Defender
L. King
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
L. Dick, substituted for S. Want at 81 minutes
Number22, McKenzie, Midfielder
M. McKenzie, Yellow Card at 24 minutes, substituted for E. Walker at 86 minutes
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
B. Dempsey, Captain
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
S. Bannigan, Yellow Card at 82 minutes, substituted for J. Bonnar at 86 minutes
Number55, Finney, Midfielder
G. Finney, Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Number7, Dowds, Striker
A. Dowds, substituted for G. Oakley at 81 minutes
Number10, Main, Striker
C. Main, substituted for B. Summers at 68 minutes

Substitutes

home team,Ayr United

Number17, Bonnar, Substitute
J. Bonnar
Number9, Oakley, Substitute
G. Oakley
Number23, Rus, Substitute
M. Rus
Number38, Russell, Substitute
L. Russell
Number16, Summers, Substitute
B. Summers
Number21, Walker, Substitute
E. Walker
Number4, Want, Substitute
S. Want, Yellow Card at 87 minutes

away team,Raith Rovers

Manager:Dougie Imrie

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number1, Rae, Goalkeeper
Number2, Rowe, Defender
Number6, O'Connor, Defender
Number4, Hanlon, Defender
Number3, Wilson, Defender
Number20, Brown, Defensive Midfielder
Number22, Doherty, Defensive Midfielder
Number14, Mullin, Attacking Midfielder
Number23, Easton, Attacking Midfielder
Number19, Winter, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Hamilton, Striker

Number1, Rae, Goalkeeper
J. Rae, Yellow Card at 87 minutes
Number3, Wilson, Defender
E. Wilson
Number4, Hanlon, Defender
P. Hanlon
Number6, O'Connor, Defender
D. O'Connor
Number2, Rowe, Defender
J. Rowe, substituted for R. Matthews at 59 minutes
Number22, Doherty, Defensive Midfielder
J. Doherty
Number20, Brown, Defensive Midfielder
S. Brown, Captain, Yellow Card at 88 minutes
Number19, Winter, Attacking Midfielder
A. Winter, substituted for P. Nsio at 59 minutes
Number23, Easton, Attacking Midfielder
D. Easton, substituted for P. McMullan at 76 minutes
Number14, Mullin, Attacking Midfielder
J. Mullin, substituted for L. Vaughan at 59 minutes
Number9, Hamilton, Striker
J. Hamilton

away team,Raith Rovers

Number17, Gibson, Substitute
L. Gibson
Number24, Glavin, Substitute
A. Glavin
Number27, Hannah, Substitute
C. Hannah
Number7, Chin, Substitute
Richard Chin
Number8, Matthews, Substitute
R. Matthews
Number18, McMullan, Substitute
P. McMullan
Number25, Montagu, Substitute
K. Montagu
Number29, Nsio, Substitute
P. Nsio
Number10, Vaughan, Substitute
L. Vaughan

Ayr United
Raith Rovers

home team,Ayr United

Manager:Scott Brown

Formation:3 - 5 - 2

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
Number20, King, Defender
Number5, Holt, Defender
Number33, McMann, Defender
Number55, Finney, Midfielder
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
Number22, McKenzie, Midfielder
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
Number10, Main, Striker
Number7, Dowds, Striker

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
M. Thompson
Number33, McMann, Defender
S. McMann, Yellow Card at 68 minutes
Number5, Holt, Defender
K. Holt, Yellow Card at 88 minutes
Number20, King, Defender
L. King
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
L. Dick, substituted for S. Want at 81 minutes
Number22, McKenzie, Midfielder
M. McKenzie, Yellow Card at 24 minutes, substituted for E. Walker at 86 minutes
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
B. Dempsey, Captain
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
S. Bannigan, Yellow Card at 82 minutes, substituted for J. Bonnar at 86 minutes
Number55, Finney, Midfielder
G. Finney, Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Number7, Dowds, Striker
A. Dowds, substituted for G. Oakley at 81 minutes
Number10, Main, Striker
C. Main, substituted for B. Summers at 68 minutes

Substitutes

Number17, Bonnar, Substitute
J. Bonnar
Number9, Oakley, Substitute
G. Oakley
Number23, Rus, Substitute
M. Rus
Number38, Russell, Substitute
L. Russell
Number16, Summers, Substitute
B. Summers
Number21, Walker, Substitute
E. Walker
Number4, Want, Substitute
S. Want, Yellow Card at 87 minutes

Match Officials

Referee:: Ross Hardie
Assistant Referee 1:: Alastair Taylor
Assistant Referee 2:: Cameron Telfer

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2

1

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1

Challenge Cup

v Dundee United

2

0

Scottish Cup

v Queen's Park

4

1

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v Stranraer

4

1

Challenge Cup

v Aberdeen

1

0

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v Airdrieonians

1

Championship

v Arbroath

2

3

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v Greenock Morton

1

Championship

v Queen of the South

1

0

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Ayr United 2, Raith Rovers 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, Ayr United 2, Raith Rovers 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Leon King.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Leon King (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Foul by Jordan Doherty (Raith Rovers).
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt blocked. Scott Brown (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Foul by George Oakley (Ayr United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Darragh O'Connor (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt missed. Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Postat 90 minutes
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Kevin Holt.
Postat 89 minutes
Attempt blocked. Paul Hanlon (Raith Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Postat 89 minutes
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Scott McMann.
Bookingat 88 minutes
Kevin Holt (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
Bookingat 88 minutes
Scott Brown (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Bookingat 88 minutes
Josh Rae (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Bookingat 87 minutes
Shaun Want (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 87 minutes
Foul by Shaun Want (Ayr United).
Postat 87 minutes
Scott Brown (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt missed. Kevin Holt (Ayr United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.

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