Stuart

Bannigan

DM Ayr United #17

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Stuart Bannigan

Ayr United Championship

#542 defensive midfielder aged 30+
Top 27% in the Championship

Date of birth / Age: 17 Sept 1992 (34)
Citizenship: Scotland
Foot: Left
Height · Weight: 1.75 m / 60 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1573

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#542

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

73%

of Championship defensive midfielders rank below him

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 6
Starting eleven: 5
Goals: 1
Assists: –
Yellow cards: 1
Second yellows: –
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 412

Starting eleven83%

5 of 6 appearances

Minutes played412

69 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals

Positions played

248 matches · since 2014/15

LBCFLWAMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	122	2	3
Central Midfield	109	4	4
Attacking Midfield	11	2	3
Left Winger	4	0	1
Other · CF, LB	2	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	League One	Hamilton Academical	6	5	1	–	1	–	0	412
2025/26	Championship	Ayr United	28	22	0	1	9	0	0	1,780
2025/26	League Cup	Ayr United	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	58
2025/26	FA Cup	Ayr United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	85
2024/25	Championship	Partick Thistle	29	25	0	0	12	1	0	2,225
2024/25	Play-offs 1/2	Partick Thistle	4	4	0	–	2	–	0	330
2023/24	Championship	Partick Thistle	29	24	0	1	5	0	0	2,114
2023/24	Play-offs 1/2	Partick Thistle	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	144
2023/24	League Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2023/24	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2022/23	Championship	Partick Thistle	34	31	1	1	7	0	0	2,750
2022/23	League Cup	Partick Thistle	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	225
2022/23	Play-offs 1/2	Partick Thistle	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	97
2022/23	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	74
2021/22	Championship	Partick Thistle	35	34	0	1	2	0	0	3,089
2021/22	League Cup	Partick Thistle	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	237
2021/22	Play-offs 1/2	Partick Thistle	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	136
2020/21	League One	Partick Thistle	19	19	1	–	1	–	0	1,635
2019/20	Championship	Partick Thistle	24	24	4	1	5	1	1	2,087
2019/20	League Cup	Partick Thistle	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2019/20	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2018/19	Championship	Partick Thistle	28	26	2	0	12	0	0	2,362
2017/18	Premiership	Partick Thistle	6	4	0	0	3	0	0	330
2017/18	League Cup	Partick Thistle	6	3	0	–	1	–	0	279
2015/16	Premiership	Partick Thistle	26	26	1	6	10	0	0	2,253
2015/16	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2014/15	Premiership	Partick Thistle	36	34	3	1	9	0	0	3,033
2014/15	League Cup	Partick Thistle	3	2	0	–	0	–	1	169
2014/15	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2013/14	Premiership	Partick Thistle	33	33	0	–	7	–	2	2,851
2013/14	League Cup	Partick Thistle	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	151
2012/13	Championship	Partick Thistle	33	32	3	–	7	–	0	2,808
2012/13	Challenge Cup	Partick Thistle	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	360
2012/13	League Cup	Partick Thistle	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	210
2012/13	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015	UEFA U21 Championship	Scotland U21	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	68
2011/12	Championship	Partick Thistle	13	8	0	–	2	–	0	728
2011/12	FA Cup	Partick Thistle	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	112
2011/12	Challenge Cup	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2011/12	League Cup	Partick Thistle	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	16
2010/11	Championship	Partick Thistle	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	93
2010/11	League One	Ayr United	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2010/11	League One	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2010/11	Play-offs 2/3	Ayr United	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	257
2010/11	Challenge Cup	Partick Thistle	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	88
2010/11	FA Cup	Ayr United	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			444	397	19	12^*	103	2^*	4	34,966

By competition	Apps	G	A
Championship	255	10	5
Premiership	101	4	7
League One	27	2	–
League Cup	24	0	–
Play-offs 1/2	13	0	–
FA Cup	12	2	–
Challenge Cup	7	1	–
Play-offs 2/3	4	0	–
Scotland U21	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Transfer Ayr United Hamilton Academical Transfer
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Partick Thistle Ayr United Transfer
Jun 2011 Jun 2011 · Back from Loan Ayr United Partick Thistle Back from Loan
Jan 2011 Jan 2011 · Loan Partick Thistle Ayr United Loan Loan

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2026 6 1
Ayr United 2010–2026 36 1
Partick Thistle 2010–2025 401 17

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