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 The 1950/51 season was the 78th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 54th season of the Scottish Football League.
It was so nearly United’s first ever cup final season. It had started well with good wins in the League section of the League Cup highlighted by a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on 30th August 1950.
United repeated the scoreline a few weeks later in the ‘B’ division match before which Ayr had met Dundee United in a two legged League Cup Quarter Final which the Honest men won convincingly 3-0 at home and 2-1 away.
These results brought United to a Scottish League Cup semi – final match against Motherwell at Ibrox on 7th October which the Lanarkshire club won by 4-3. The score was even more sickening as United were 3-2 up with seven minutes to go.
Two Ayrshire Cup matches saw Ayr concede the trophy to Kilmarnock in early May. May 1951 was Festival of Britain time and football was not to be left out. United had set up four friendlies against English opposition. They traveled south for the first match against Luton Town on 12th May 1951. Ayr lost 4-2 although the game hung in the balance until late on.
The English air was clearly not to Ayr United’s liking and they suffered consecutive defeats to non-league Bedford by 1-0, Plymouth Argyle by 2-1 and a horrendous 5-1 defeat at the Goldstone Ground, home of Brighton and Hove Albion.
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