Ayrshire derby
| Locale | Ayrshire |
|---|---|
| Teams | Ayr United, Kilmarnock |
| First meeting | 14 September 1910 |
| Stadiums | Rugby Park, Somerset Park |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 255 |
| Most wins | Kilmarnock (189) |
The Ayrshire Derby is a derby match between the two senior Scottish football sides based in Ayrshire: Ayr United and Kilmarnock.
The first match was held on 14 September 1910, in the same year that Ayr United were formed. This game was the final of the Ayrshire League in the 1909–10 season, and finished in a 4–4 draw. Ayr United were the first of the clubs to record a win the following season. The six most recent meetings took place in national cup competitions because Kilmarnock have played in a higher division than Ayr since 1993. Up until 1998, both clubs competed in a local cup competition, the Ayrshire Cup, which also involved local junior sides.
The current record for Ayrshire derby games stands at 189 wins for Kilmarnock and 66 for Ayr United. Ayr United 1-0 Kilmarnock 14th July 2017
Ayr United 1-0 Kilmarnock 14th July 2017 Betfred League Cup
In January 2009, the two clubs met for the first time in over seven years. They were drawn together in the Scottish Cup at Somerset Park. The game finished 2–2, with Kilmarnock twice taking the lead and Ayr United equalising twice, with the final goal of the game scored by substitute Ayr striker Alex Williams in injury time. Ayr keeper Stephen Grindlay also saved a penalty kick from Kilmarnock's Allan Russell. In the replay at Rugby Park, Ayr United took the lead with a goal from Bryan Prunty, which television replays confirmed had involved the use of his hand. However, Kilmarnock won the tie 3–1 with goals from Simon Ford (twice) and Moroccan Medhi Taouil. This was Kilmarnock's first victory in the derby in a senior competition for seventeen years.
The previous meeting was a Scottish League Cup tie in October 2001. Ayr United had midfielder Paul Sheerin sent off early in the second half, playing the rest of the 90 minutes and extra time with ten men. However, no goals were scored in open play, and Ayr United won 5–4, with Chris Innes of Kilmarnock missing the vital spot-kick. Previously, Ayr United scored 3–0 and 2–0 wins in the Scottish Cup in 1998–99 and 1997–98, the latter bringing to an end Kilmarnock's reign as the cup holders. In the 1998–99 match Andy Walker scored two penalties, the second of them being chipped over the Kilmarnock goalkeeper Gordon Marshall.
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