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Ayr United played their first match at Starks Park, Kirkcaldy on 15th November 1913 and had a poor 5-1 defeat.
Ayr’s first win at Starks Park came on 9th February 1916 - a superb 4-0 victory. Another win came in a first division match on 20th December 1919. The 2-1 defeat that day was to herald a serious of dismal results for Ayr on their travels to this corner of Fife. The first hint of success came on their 4th visit when a 0-0 draw was recorded on 9th December 1922.
9 defeats and a draw had gone before Ayr recorded a first victory in a 'B' division match 0n 12th January 1946 by 3-2.
With the teams yo-yoing up and down divisions the next 23 years saw only a handful of games until the clubs met in a second division match on 5th October 1963 when Ayr recorded a another good win - this time a single goal settling the points.
A 2-0 second division win was recorded on 13th April 1966 but once again the clubs missed each other frequently as they again experienced the mixed emotions of relegation and promotion. Only 8 games were played at Starks Park in the next 15 years. Another 1-0 win for Ayr on 3rd October 1981 saw another win - this time a first division victory.
Ayr chose Rovers' centenary season to record their next win - a good 3-1 win in another first division match on 17th December 1983. A massive 4 goals in a 4-2 win first division win on 14th March 1992 was surpassed in Season 1999/00 which proved to be a most successful season for Ayr at Kirkcaldy, winning both first division matches there that season - the first on 4th September 1999 by a sensational 5-1 followed by a 2-0 win on 8th January 2000.
Ayr recorded a 3-1 win on 7th October 2000 and a 4-1 win on 20th January 2001 in a season that saw Rovers relegated to the 2nd division.
The position was reversed two seasons later when Ayr recorded a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 defeat at Kirkcaldy and found themselves relegated with Raith retaining their first division status.