| Year formed | 1910 (following the merger of Ayr and Ayr Parkhouse) |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | Somerset Park, Tryfield Place, Ayr KA8 9NB (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,243 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 25,225 v Rangers, Scottish Division One, 13th September 1969 (won 2-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1910 - 1913 Scottish Division One: 1913 - 1925 Scottish Division Two: 1925 - 1928 Scottish Division One: 1928 - 1936 Scottish Division Two: 1936 - 1937 Scottish Division One: 1937 - 1939 Scottish Division 'B': 1946 - 1956 Scottish Division One: 1956 - 1957 Scottish Division Two: 1957 - 1959 Scottish Division One: 1959 - 1961 Scottish Division Two: 1961 - 1966 Scottish Division One: 1966 - 1967 Scottish Division Two: 1967 - 1969 Scottish Division One: 1969 - 1975 Scottish Premier Division: 1975 - 1978 Scottish Division One: 1978 - 1986 Scottish Division Two: 1986 - 1988 Scottish Division One: 1988 - 1995 Scottish Division Two: 1995 - 1997 Scottish Division One: 1997 - 2004 Scottish Division Two: 2004 - 2009 Scottish Division One: 2009 - 2010 Scottish Division Two: 2010 - 2011 Scottish Division One: 2011 - 2012 Scottish Division Two / League One: 2012 - 2016 Scottish Championship: 2016 - 2017 Scottish League One: 2017 - 2018 Scottish Championship: 2018 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 20th August 1910 v Port Glasgow Athletic, Scottish Second Division, won 2-0 |
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| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two champions: 1911-12, 1912-13, 1927-28, 1936-37, 1958-59, 1965-66 Scottish Division Two / Division 'B' / Division One / Championship runners-up: 1910-11, 1955-56, 1968-69, 2000-01, 2022-23 Scottish Division Two / League One champions: 1987-88, 1996-97, 2017-18 Scottish Division Two / League One runners-up: 2008-09, 2010-11, 2015-16 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish League Cup runners-up: 2001-02 Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 1990-91, 1991-92 |
| Best League position | 4th, Scottish Division One, 1914-15, 1915-16 |
| Lowest League position | 18th, Scottish Division Two, 1964-65 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | Semi-final, 1972-73, 1999-2000, 2001-02 |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 61, Scottish Division Two, 1987-88 |
| 3 for a win | 77, Scottish Division Two, 1996-97 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 9, Scottish Division One, 1966-67 |
| 3 for a win | 29, Scottish Division One / Championship, 1994-95, 2020-21 |
| Most League goals scored | 122, Scottish Division Two, 1936-37 |
| Most League goals conceded | 112, Scottish Division One, 1934-35 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 20, Scottish Division One, 1966-67 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 19, Scottish Division Two, 1912-13 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, Scottish Division Two, 1958-59 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1966-67 |
| Most draws in a League season | 18, Scottish Division One, 1992-93 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Scottish Division 'B', 1946-47, 1952-53 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Scottish Division One, 1966-67 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Scottish Division Two, 1911-12 |
| Record win | 11-1 v Dumbarton, Scottish League Cup, 13th August 1952 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Rangers, Scottish Division One, 16th November 1929 0-9 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Division One, 28th February 1931 0-9 v Third Lanark, Scottish Division 'B', 4th December 1954 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 66, Jimmy Smith, Scottish Division Two, 1927-28 |
| in total | 213, Peter Price, 1955-61 |
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| Most League appearances | 459, John Murphy, 1963-78 |
Most capped player | 3, James Nisbet for Scotland, 1929 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £400,000 for Gary Teale to Wigan Athletic, 2001 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £90,000 for Gary Teale from Clydebank, October 1998 |
