| Club: | Ayr United |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Manager: | Ian McCall (Until 23 September) Mark Kerr (from 22 October) |
| Stadium: | Somerset Park |
| Chairman: | Lachlan Cameron |
| League: | Scottish Championship |
| League Result: | Fourth place |
| Cup1: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup2: | Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Fifth round |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Forrest (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Forrest (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,167 v Dundee United, Championship, 14 September 2019 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 777 v Arbroath, Championship, 10 December 2019 |
| Average Attendance: | 1,778 |
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| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 season was Ayr United's 2nd season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.[1] On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
Ayr began the season on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020.[3] On 8 April 2020, the SPFL proposed to end the 2019–20 season by utilising a points per game ratio to determine the final standings.[4] The plan was approved on 15 April 2020, declaring that the season was over, with Dundee United being named as title winners and relegating Partick Thistle to League One.[5]
See main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship.
See main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage.
See main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup.
See main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup.
[6] |-|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season|-|}
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2019 | DF | Sam Roscoe | Aberdeen | Free transfer | [7] |
| 24 June 2019 | FW | Kris Doolan | Partick Thistle | [8] | |
| 23 January 2020 | DF | Jordan Houston | Rangers | [9] | |
| 24 January 2020 | MF | Grant Gillespie | Derry City | [10] |
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Chris Higgins | East Fife | Free transfer | [11] |
| MF | Robbie Crawford | Livingston | [12] | ||
| DF | Liam Smith | Dundee United | [13] | ||
| Michael Rose | Coventry City | [14] | |||
| FW | James Hilton (footballer) | James Hilton | Stranraer | [15] | |
| MF | Stuart Faulds | Largs Thistle | [16] | ||
| Declan McDaid | Dundee | [17] | |||
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Lawrence Shankland | Dundee United | [18] | |
| 31 August 2019 | DF | David Ferguson | Peterhead | [19] | |
| 11 January 2020 | MF | Jamie Adams | Retired | [20] | |
| 30 January 2020 | MF | Craig McGuffie | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [21] |
| 6 February 2020 | FW | Kris Doolan | [22] |
| Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2019 | MF | Frank Ross | Aberdeen | 1 January 2020 | [23] |
| 10 July 2019 | Rangers | 31 May 2020 | [24] | ||
| 12 July 2019 | GK | Ross Doohan | Celtic | [25] | |
| 30 August 2019 | DF | Jordan Houston | Rangers | [26] | |
| 17 January 2020 | FW | Aaron Drinan | Ipswich Town | [27] | |
| 30 January 2020 | FW | Scott Tiffoney | Livingston | [28] | |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | Connor Malley | Middlesbrough | [29] |
| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Leon Murphy | Stranraer | 31 May 2020 | [30] |
| 4 August 2019 | DF | Michael Hewitt | Kilwinning Rangers | [31] | |
| 1 September 2019 | Nathan Baird | Cumnock Juniors | [32] |