the obverse with enamelled decoration, the reverse inscribed 2nd DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 1911-12 WON BY W. FAIRLIE AYR UNITED F.C., in nine carat gold, in gilt tooled leather box of issue with cover inscription

(11g)

3.9cm high including suspension

Note: Ayr United Football Club were founded in 1910 via a merger between Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C..

They would begin life in the Scottish 2nd division, finishing 2nd in their inaugral season.

Ayr won their first nine fixtures of the 1911/12 season in what remains their greatest ever league start. They would go on to lift the title, a historic event, five points ahead of their nearest rivals Abercorn.

Promotion to the top flight however, depended on the outcome of an annual general meeting (this being during a period before automatic promotions). Whilst a decision to admit Ayr to the top flight was initially passed by the required majority, the delegate from St. Mirren complained that this would be at the expense of their team, who had already committed to a top-flight wage bill for the following season.

Extraordinarily an u-turn was made at the expense of Ayr, with the matter of automatic promotion being suspended from discussion until next year. Indeed, it would take another season and another 2nd division title for Ayr to eventually be admitted to the top flight.

This rare and historically important medal comes from the first title victory, a pivotal point in the club's history.