New season and another new manager for Ayr. Jacky Cox was not able to bring the cunning of Neil McBain to their first division experience and relegation resulted after only one season.
Ayr United manager, Jackie Cox
Date
Opponents
H/A
Competition
Score (Ayr Score First
Att
Programme Issued
Comments
11/8/56
Dundee United
A
League Cup
1-6
Yes
15/8/56
Third Lanark
H
3-3
No
18/8/56
Stenhousemuir
1-1
25/8/56
28/8/56
5-1
N/known
1/9/56
3-1
8/9/56
Raith Rovers
1st Division
0-3
15/9/56
Falkirk
3-2
22/9/56
Queen of the South
0-1
29/9/56
Glasgow Rangers
1-3
6/10/56
Heart Of Midlothian
0-2
13/10/56
Kilmarnock
1-4
20/10/56
Aberdeen
27/10/56
Airdrieonians
4-1
3/11/56
Motherwell
2-4
10/11/56
St. Mirren
1-2
17/11/56
Glasgow Celtic
24/11/56
Dunfermline Athletic
1/12/56
Hibernian
8/12/56
East Fife
2-2
15/12/56
Dundee
0-5
22/12/56
Queens Park
29/12/56
Partick Thistle
2-1
1/1/57
1-5
2/1/57
6-1
5/1/57
2-5
12/1/57
1-0
19/1/57
26/1/57
2/2/57
Scottish Cup 5th Rnd
9/2/57
16/2/57
23/2/57
Match abandoned at half time with Airdrie 3-2 ahead
2/3/57
9/3/57
16/3/57
0-4
23/3/57
27/3/57