Jacky Cox at last steered Ayr back to the first division with a super season where United won 28 out of 36 matches. Pride of the wins were two wins against poor Montrose, 7-1 in the League Cup and 8-2 in the League.
Ayr United manager, Jackie Cox
Date
Opponents
H/A
Competition
Score (Ayr Score First
Att
Programme Issued
Comments
2/8/58
Maybole Juniors
H
Friendly
W 9-0
Yes
9/8/58
Hamilton Academical
A
League Cup
L 1-3
13/8/58
Montrose
W 7-1
No
16/8/58
Forfar Athletic
W 4-0
20/8/58
Stranraer
2nd Division
W 3-2
23/8/58
W 3-1
27/8/58
W 2-1
30/8/58
D 1-1
3/9/58
Stenhousemuir
6/9/58
Morton
W 3-0
10/9/58
Heart Of Midlothian
League Cup Quarter Final - 1st Leg
L 1-5
13/9/58
Berwick Rangers
League
17/9/58
League Cup Quarter Final - 2nd Leg
20/9/58
Cowdenbeath
L 1-2
27/9/58
W 4-2
4/10/58
Queens Park
Prog marked 4th Oct
11/10/58
Albion Rovers
W 4-1
18/10/58
Brechin City
25/10/58
Alloa Athletic
W 6-2
Prog marked 25th Oct
1/11/58
Dumbarton
8/11/58
Dundee United
15/11/58
Arbroath
W 5-2
22/11/58
D 0-0
29/11/58
East Fife
6/12/58
East Stirlingshire
13/12/58
Match abandoned after 25 minutes
20/12/58
St. Johnstone
27/12/58
D 4-4
1/1/59
Match postponed
3/1/59
W 2-0
10/1/59
W 5-1
17/1/59
W 8-2
24/1/59
31/1/59
L 1-4
7/2/59
14/2/59
Scottish Cup 2nd Rnd
21/2/59
28/2/59
Dunfermline Athletic
