The 2011–12 season was Ayr United's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.[1] Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
Scottish First Division | Ninth (relegated via 1st Division play-offs) | ||
Challenge Cup | Quarter Final; Lost to Annan Athletic | ||
League Cup | Semi-Final, lost to Kilmarnock | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter Final, lost to Hibernian | ||
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() ![]() All: ![]() | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,938 vs. Falkirk, 20 August 2011 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,096 vs. Ayr United, 29 February 2012 | ||
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Summary
editAyr United finished ninth in the First Division,[2] entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Airdrie United on aggregate in the Semi-final and were relegated to the Second Division.[3] They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup,[4] the Semi-final of the League Cup[5] and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.[6]
Results and fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
edit9 July 2011 Friendly | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Patterson 8O' | (St Mirren Report) | Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Steven McLean |
16 July 2011 Friendly | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Roberts 36' (pen.) | (Ayr Report) | 31' Millar | Attendance: 969 Referee: Iain Brines |
18 July 2011 Friendly | Girvan | 0 – 3 | Ayr United | Hamilton Park, Girvan |
15:00 | (Ayr Report) | Robertson 20' Wardlaw 78' Patterson |
Attendance: 321 |
25 July 2011 Friendly | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Manchester United XI | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:00 | (Ayr Report) | 54' Norwood | Attendance: 2,876 |
Scottish First Division
edit6 August 2011 Match 1 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | McGowan 8' McGowan 76' Trouten 85' Geggan 86' Moffat 90+1' |
BBC Report | 29', 57' McLaughlin 37' Gillepsie |
Attendance: 1,750 Referee: George Salmond |
13 August 2011 Match 2 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Hyde 30' Milne 69' Irvine 73' |
Ayr Report | 2' Robertson 14' Moffat 17' Armstrong 58' Campbell 88' McKernon |
Attendance: 4,686 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
20 August 2011 Match 3 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Wardlaw 29' Roberts 47' Malone 60' Campbell 73' Robertson 90' |
BBC Report | 8' Higginbotham 44' El Alagui 47' Duffie 59'Dods 64' El Alagui 65' Sibbald 72' Scobbie |
Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
27 August 2011 Match 4 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moffat 23' Robertson 90' Robertson 90' |
Report | 28' Callachan 34' Hamill 88' Donaldson 90' Williamson 90' Baird |
Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
10 September 2011 Match 5 | Morton | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
15:00 | Peter MacDonald 10', 13' Andy Jackson 11' Peter Weatherson 89' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Roberts 88' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Conroy |
17 September 2011 Match 6 | Partick Thistle | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Rowson 49' Cairney 65' Erskine 73' Doolan 90' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,639 Referee: O'Reilly |
24 September 2011 Match 7 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Roberts 84' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Calum Murray |
1 October 2011 Match 8 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Brittain 5' Lawson 64' Morrow 69' Vigurs 87' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Hilland |
15 October 2011 Match 9 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Livingston | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,390 Referee: McLean |
22 October 2011 Match 10 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Roberts 83' (pen.) | BBC Report | Weston 16' McIntosh 71' Milne 87' |
Attendance: 1,390 Referee: McKendrick |
29 October 2011 Match 11 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 3 | Ayr United | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Currie 17' (pen.) Spence 45' |
BBC Report | Moffat 52' Robertson 57' Smith 90' |
Attendance: 1,699 Referee: Somers |
5 November 2011 Match 12 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | BBC Report | O'Brien 23' | Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Tumilty |
12 November 2011 Match 13 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | BBC Report | Graham 10' (o.g.) | Attendance: 2,038 Referee: Beaton |
26 November 2011 | Ayr United | P – P | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 |
30 November 2011 Match 14 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Colvin |
3 December 2011 Match 15 | Queen of the South | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | McKenna 31' McLaughlin 71' (pen.) Carmichael 72' Simmons 89' |
BBC Report | Wardlaw 45' Malone 70' |
Attendance: 1,478 Referee: McLean |
10 December 2011 | Ayr United | P – P | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 |
17 December 2012 | Livingston | P – P | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
15:00 |
26 December 2011 Match 16 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Tiffoney 63' | BBC Report | Baird 42' | Attendance: 1,407 Referee: McKendrick |
2 January 2012 Match 17 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
15:00 | O'Brien 44' Campbell 64' di Giacomo 89' |
BBC Report | Moffat 19' | Attendance: 2,108 Referee: O'Reilly |
14 January 2012 Match 18 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum |
21 January 2012 Match 19 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Dodd 32' Malone 45' |
BBC Sport | Spence 46' Redmond 53' |
Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Richmond |
28 January 2012 | Partick Thistle | P – P | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 |
11 February 2012 Match 20 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Moffat 85' | SFL Sport | McLaughlin 76' | Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Clancy |
18 February 2012 Match 21 | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Munro 7' | SFL Sport | Tomsett 79' Tiffoney 81' |
Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Norris |
21 February 2012 Match 22 | Partick Thistle | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
19:45 | Doolan 55', 64' Cairney 81', 90' |
SFL Sport | Parker 4' McGowan 88' |
Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Murray |
25 February 2012 Match 23 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Geggan 33', 56' Malone 53' |
SFL Report | Cummings 11' | Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Thomson |
29 February 2012 Match 24 | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Parker 52', 75' | SFL Report | Brittain 16', 38' (Penalty), 80' | Attendance: 1,096 Referee: Clancy |
3 March 2012 Match 25 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Geggan 78' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,621 Referee: McKendrick Man of the Match: Smith |
6 March 2012 Match 26 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
19:45 | Ke. Jacobs 12' | SFL Report | Roberts 20' (pen.) McGowan 66' |
Attendance: 859 Referee: Finnie |
13 March 2012 | Dundee | P – P | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Report |
17 March 2012 Match 27 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Graham 13' Casalinuovo 90' |
BBC Sport | Roberts 64' (pen.) Malone 79' |
Attendance: 1,861 Referee: Allan |
24 March 2012 Match 28 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,669 Referee: Brines |
27 March 2012 Match 29 | Dundee | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | McCluskey 20' Milne 62' Conroy 90' Hyde 90+2' |
BBC Report | Roberts 77' | Attendance: 3,136 Referee: Brines |
31 March 2012 Match 30 | Queen of the South | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Johnston 14' Parkin 24' |
BBC Report | Moffat 78' | Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Richmond |
7 April 2012 Match 31 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Dodd 79' 85' | BBC Report | Erskine 27' Doolan 33' McGuigan 90' |
Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Madden |
11 April 2012 Match 32 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Trouten 63' | BBC Report | Gardyne 46' McMenamin 67' Morrow 84' |
Attendance: 1,389 Referee: Colvin |
14 April 2012 Match 33 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
15:00 | BBC Report | Roberts 24' | Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Winter |
21 April 2012 Match 34 | Hamilton Academical | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | McShane 24', 89' Redmond 58' |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Roberts 17' Malone 48' McGowan 59' |
Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Charleston |
28 April 2012 Match 35 | Ayr United | 3 – 2 | Dundee | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Parker 61', 84' Robertson 89' |
SFL Report | Conroy 14' Milne 70' |
Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Muir |
5 May 2012 Match 36 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Scobbie 7' (pen.) El Alagui 56' Alston 63' |
BBC Sport | Moffat 51', 81' | Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Tumilty |
First Division play-offs
edit9 May 2012 Play-offs SF R1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
19:45 | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Allan |
12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2 | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Longridge 17' Geggan 64' Tiffoney 94' |
BBC Report | Holmes 55', 65' McLaren 85' |
Attendance: 2,782 Referee: McLean |
Scottish League Cup
edit30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 3 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Ayr Report | 39' Trouten 45', 52' Roberts |
Attendance: 535 Referee: Euan Anderson |
24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:30 | Wardlaw 53' Malone 60' |
BBC Report | 40' Golobart 90' Tadé |
Attendance: 987 Referee: Brian Winter |
21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 1 p) | Hearts | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Trouten 26' Malone 45' Wardlaw 63' Smith 81' |
BBC Report | Jonsson 49' Jonsson 61' Barr 112' |
Attendance: 2,517 Referee: Iain Brines |
Penalties | ||||
Moffat McKernon Trouten Roberts |
Jónsson Grainger Skácel |
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
19:45 | BBC Report | Smith 81' | Attendance: 4,570 Referee: O'Reilly |
28 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final | Ayr United | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Kilmarnock | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
13:00 | BBC Report | Shiels 109' | Attendance: 25,057 Referee: McLean |
Scottish Cup
edit19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Montrose | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Robertson 11' Trouten 55' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Mason 24' Winter 57' (pen.) |
Attendance: 988 Referee: Northcroft |
22 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay | Montrose | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Links Park, Montrose |
19:45 | Winter 81' | Sky Report Ayr Report |
Trouten 28', 73' | Attendance: 575 Referee: Northcroft |
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston |
15:15 | McNulty 43' | BBC Sport | Geggan 39' McGowan 52' |
Attendance: 932 Referee: Salmond |
4 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ayr United | P – P | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 |
15 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Geggan 19' Roberts 57' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Alston 6' | Referee: Allan |
10 March 2012 Scottish Cup QF | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | BBC Report | O'Donovan 6' Griffiths 19' (pen) |
Attendance: 5,991 Referee: McLean |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Campbell 94' Geggan 115' |
(Report) | Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Brian Winter |
9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow, Greenock |
19:45 | Patterson 43' Campbell 70' McKernon 76' R. Robertson 79' |
(Report) (Commentary) |
Dyer 83' | Attendance: 227 Referee: Steve Conroy |
4 September 2011 Challenge Cup QF | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Somerset Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Cox 58' | Attendance: 1,232 Referee: Charleston |
|}Last updated: 11 August 2011
Source: The Scottish Football League
Player statistics
editCaptains
editNo. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Mark Roberts | 48 | Club captain |
Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad statistics
edit- Last updated 13 May 2012
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Ryan McWilliams | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Kevin Cuthbert | 50 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Martyn Campbell | 16 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Iain Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Eddie Malone | 45 | 4 | 31+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ross Robertson | 30 | 3 | 9+11 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Chris Smith | 49 | 2 | 34+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Robertson | 39 | 2 | 27+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Gareth Armstrong | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jackson Longridge | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | NIR | Michael McGowan | 46 | 5 | 32+0 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dean Keenan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Sean Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andy Geggan | 47 | 7 | 34+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Jonathan Tiffoney | 44 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alan Trouten | 36 | 5 | 16+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Burke | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jamie McKernon | 30 | 1 | 16+4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Stuart Duff | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | IRL | Ryan Connolly | 12 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Adam Dodd | 19 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Liam Tomsett | 20 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Steven Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Aaron Wyllie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Darren McGill | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Robbie Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tam McManus | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Michael Moffat | 51 | 8 | 31+5 | 8 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dale Moore | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Roddy Patterson | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Mark Roberts | 48 | 11 | 27+8 | 8 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gareth Wardlaw | 37 | 3 | 10+15 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Marc Dyer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Sean Higgins | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Keigan Parker | 19 | 5 | 14+2 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 13 May 2012
Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
GK | Ryan McWilliams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Kevin Cuthbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | Martyn Campbell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
DF | Bobby Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Iain Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Eddie Malone | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
DF | Ross Robertson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | Chris Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | John Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | Gareth Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | Jackson Longridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Michael McGowan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
MF | Dean Keenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Sean Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Andy Geggan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
MF | Jonathan Tiffoney | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
MF | Alan Trouten | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | Alex Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Jamie McKernon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | Ryan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Stuart Duff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Ryan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Adam Dodd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | Liam Tomsett | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | Steven Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Aaron Wyllie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Darren McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Robbie Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Tam McManus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | Michael Moffat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | Dale Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Roddy Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Mark Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | Gareth Wardlaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | Marc Dyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Sean Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Keigan Parker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Team stats
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 | |
7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 44 | |
8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 42 | |
9 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 38 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Club
editCoaching staff
editPosition | Staff |
---|---|
Manager | Brian Reid |
Assistant First Team Manager | Scott Mackenzie |
First Team Fitness Coach | David Johnston |
Groundsman | David Harkness |
Last updated: 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United
Other information
editChairman | Lachlan Cameron |
Vice Chairman | Alex Ingram |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Somerset Park (10,185 / 100x66 metres) |
Updated to match played 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United
Transfers
editIn
editNo. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Kevin Cuthbert | 41 | EU | Greenock Morton | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [7] | |||
FW | Gareth Wardlaw | 45 | EU | St Mirren | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [8] | |||
MF | Michael McGowan | 39 | EU | Alloa Athletic | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [9] | |||
MF | Andy Geggan | 37 | EU | Dumbarton | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [9] | |||
DF | John Robertson | 48 | EU | Partick Thistle | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [9] | |||
MF | Alex Burke | 46 | EU | Dunfermline Athletic | Free Transfer | Summer | Free | [10] | |||
MF | Jamie McKernon | 32 | EU | St Mirren | Loan → | Summer | January 2012, later extend to May 2012 | Loan | [11] | ||
MF | Ryan Connolly | 32 | EU | Derby County | Loan → | Summer | December 2011 | Loan | [12] | ||
FW | Tam McManus | 43 | EU | Falkirk | Free Transfer | Between Windows | Free | [13] | |||
MF | Adam Dodd | 31 | EU | Blackpool | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan | [14] | ||
MF | Liam Tomsett | 31 | EU | Blackpool | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan | [15] | ||
FW | Sean Higgins | 39 | EU | St Johnstone | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan | [16] | ||
FW | Marc Dyer | 29 | EU | Rangers | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan | [17] | ||
FW | Keigan Parker | 42 | EU | A.F.C. Fylde | Free Transfer | Winter | May 2012 | Free | [18] |
Total spending: £0 million
Out
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Andy Rodgers | 40 | EU | Stenhousemuir | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [19] | ||
LWB | William Easton | 38 | EU | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [20][21] | ||
GK | David Crawford | 39 | EU | Clyde | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [20][22] | ||
MF | Alistair Woodburn | 34 | EU | Airdrie United | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [23] | ||
GK | Alan Martin | 35 | EU | Crewe Alexandra | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [24] | ||
DF | Jim Lauchlan | 47 | EU | Free agent | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [20] | ||
FW | Aaron Connelly | 33 | EU | Cumnock Juniors | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [25] | ||
MF | Scott McLaughlin | 40 | EU | Queen of the South | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [26] | ||
MF | Ryan McCann | 42 | EU | Stockport County | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [27] | ||
MF | Robert Donnelly | 37 | EU | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [28] | ||
GK | Darryl Jones | 31 | EU | Cumnock Juniors | Contract Termination | Summer | Free | [25] | ||
MF | Alex Burke | 46 | EU | Free agent | Contract Termination | Winter | Free | [29] | ||
FW | Tam McManus | 43 | EU | Rochester Rhinos | Contract Termination | Winter | Free | [30][31] | ||
DF | Dean Keenan | 38 | EU | Troon | Contract Termination | Winter | Free | [32] | ||
DF | Alan Murdoch | EU | Lugar Boswell Thistle | Loan → | Winter | Loan | [33] |
Total Income: £0.00 million
Expenditure: £0.00 million
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