St. Johnstone vs Ayr United: Championship stats & head-to-head

Championship Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 28th February

Championship Table

On Saturday 28th February

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 St. Johnstone	27	15	9	3	50	22	28	54	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
2 Partick Thistle	27	13	10	4	40	30	10	49	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
3 Arbroath	26	11	8	7	36	32	4	41	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
4 Dunfermline Athletic	26	9	6	11	34	32	2	33	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
5 Ayr United	25	7	12	6	31	30	1	33	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
6 Raith Rovers	27	7	9	11	28	28	0	30	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
7 Greenock Morton	27	6	12	9	28	36	-8	30	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
8 Queen's Park	26	6	10	10	28	39	-11	28	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
9 Airdrieonians	27	6	8	13	23	35	-12	26	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
10 Ross County	26	6	8	12	25	39	-14	26	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win

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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 28th February 2026 at 17:00

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

home team,St. Johnstone

Manager:Simo Valakari

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number1, Steward, Goalkeeper
Number33, Smith, Defender
Number15, Baird, Defender
Number3, Diabate, Defender
Number14, Foulds, Defender
Number42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
Number7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Stanton, Attacking Midfielder
Number10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder
Number24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Fowler, Striker

Number1, Steward, Goalkeeper
T. Steward
Number14, Foulds, Defender
M. Foulds
Number3, Diabate, Defender
C. Diabate
Number15, Baird, Defender
J. Baird
Number33, Smith, Defender
L. Smith, substituted for A. Forrester at 65 minutes
Number7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder
J. Holt, Captain
Number42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
R. McAlear
Number24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
J. McPake, Yellow Card at 38 minutes
Number10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder
J. Gullan, substituted for T. Steven at 53 minutes
Number11, Stanton, Attacking Midfielder
S. Stanton, Yellow Card at 37 minutes
Number9, Fowler, Striker
J. Fowler, substituted for R. Paton at 71 minutes

Substitutes

home team,St. Johnstone

Number27, Agyeman, Substitute
A. Agyeman
Number35, Forrester, Substitute
A. Forrester
Number21, Fotheringham, Substitute
K. Fotheringham
Number17, Lloyd, Substitute
L. Lloyd
Number22, Mallan, Substitute
S. Mallan
Number18, Paton, Substitute
R. Paton
Number20, Sinclair, Substitute
R. Sinclair
Number19, Steven, Substitute
T. Steven
Number2, Tumilty, Substitute
R. Tumilty

away team,Ayr United

Manager:Scott Brown

Formation:3 - 5 - 2

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
Number20, King, Defender
Number5, Holt, Defender
Number33, McMann, Defender
Number2, McAllister, Midfielder
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
Number16, Summers, Midfielder
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
Number22, McKenzie, Striker
Number17, Bonnar, Striker

Number31, Thompson, Goalkeeper
M. Thompson
Number33, McMann, Defender
S. McMann
Number5, Holt, Defender
K. Holt
Number20, King, Defender
L. King
Number3, Dick, Midfielder
L. Dick
Number16, Summers, Midfielder
B. Summers, Yellow Card at 33 minutes, substituted for F. Turley at 88 minutes
Number6, Bannigan, Midfielder
S. Bannigan
Number8, Dempsey, Midfielder
B. Dempsey, Captain, Yellow Card at 31 minutes
Number2, McAllister, Midfielder
N. McAllister, Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for G. Finney at 59 minutes
Number17, Bonnar, Striker
J. Bonnar, substituted for J. Hislop at 76 minutes
Number22, McKenzie, Striker
M. McKenzie, substituted for L. McRoberts at 88 minutes

away team,Ayr United

Number55, Finney, Substitute
G. Finney
Number18, Hislop, Substitute
J. Hislop
Number29, McRoberts, Substitute
L. McRoberts
Number38, Russell, Substitute
L. Russell
Number12, Turley, Substitute
F. Turley
Number4, Want, Substitute
S. Want

St. Johnstone
Ayr United

home team,St. Johnstone

Manager:Simo Valakari

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number1, Steward, Goalkeeper
Number33, Smith, Defender
Number15, Baird, Defender
Number3, Diabate, Defender
Number14, Foulds, Defender
Number42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
Number7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Stanton, Attacking Midfielder
Number10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder
Number24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Fowler, Striker

Number1, Steward, Goalkeeper
T. Steward
Number14, Foulds, Defender
M. Foulds
Number3, Diabate, Defender
C. Diabate
Number15, Baird, Defender
J. Baird
Number33, Smith, Defender
L. Smith, substituted for A. Forrester at 65 minutes
Number7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder
J. Holt, Captain
Number42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
R. McAlear
Number24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
J. McPake, Yellow Card at 38 minutes
Number10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder
J. Gullan, substituted for T. Steven at 53 minutes
Number11, Stanton, Attacking Midfielder
S. Stanton, Yellow Card at 37 minutes
Number9, Fowler, Striker
J. Fowler, substituted for R. Paton at 71 minutes

Substitutes

Number27, Agyeman, Substitute
A. Agyeman
Number35, Forrester, Substitute
A. Forrester
Number21, Fotheringham, Substitute
K. Fotheringham
Number17, Lloyd, Substitute
L. Lloyd
Number22, Mallan, Substitute
S. Mallan
Number18, Paton, Substitute
R. Paton
Number20, Sinclair, Substitute
R. Sinclair
Number19, Steven, Substitute
T. Steven
Number2, Tumilty, Substitute
R. Tumilty

Match Officials

Referee:: Dan McFarlane
Assistant Referee 1:: Gordon McCabe
Assistant Referee 2:: Steven Wilson

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1

Championship

v Inverness CT

1

2

Challenge Cup

v Raith Rovers

0

Championship

v Ross County

0

Championship

v Ayr United

3

Challenge Cup

v St. Johnstone

3

Challenge Cup

v Airdrieonians

0

1

Championship

v Raith Rovers

2

1

Championship

v Partick Thistle

2

Championship

v Partick Thistle

2

1

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Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 5
Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Ruari Paton (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Foul by Liam Dick (Ayr United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Foul by Ruari Paton (St. Johnstone).
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Kevin Holt (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Ayr United. Francis Turley replaces Ben Summers.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Ayr United. Lucas McRoberts replaces Mark McKenzie.
Goal!at 86 minutes
Goal! St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 1. Ruari Paton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
Postat 85 minutes
Foul by Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone).
Postat 85 minutes
Jamie Hislop (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 84 minutes
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by George Finney.
Postat 84 minutes
Attempt saved. Kevin Holt (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 83 minutes
Foul by Josh McPake (St. Johnstone).
Postat 83 minutes
Ben Summers (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt saved. Scott McMann (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Postat 80 minutes
Foul by Reece McAlear (St. Johnstone).
Postat 80 minutes
Liam Dick (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 79 minutes
Jack Baird (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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away team,Ayr United

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home team,St. Johnstone

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