2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2011–12 season
Chairman United States Lachlan Cameron
Manager Scotland Brian Reid
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:
Scotland Michael Moffat (8)
Scotland Mark Roberts (8)
All:
Scotland Mark Roberts (11)
Highest home attendance 1,938 vs. Falkirk, 20 August 2011
Lowest home attendance 1,096 vs. Ayr United, 29 February 2012
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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.

Summary

Ayr 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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish First Division

First Division Play-offs

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

|} Last updated: 11 August 2011
Source: The Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
FW Mark Roberts Scotland 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

Last updated 13 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Ryan McWilliams 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Kevin Cuthbert 50 0 35+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland Martyn Campbell 16 1 7+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 1
DF Scotland Bobby Donnelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Iain Fisher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Eddie Malone 45 4 31+0 3 5+0 0 5+0 1 4+0 0
DF Scotland Ross Robertson 30 3 9+11 2 1+1 0 1+3 0 2+2 1
DF Scotland Chris Smith 49 2 34+0 1 5+0 0 5+0 1 5+0 0
DF Scotland John Robertson 39 2 27+0 1 4+0 1 5+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Gareth Armstrong 7 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Northern Ireland Michael McGowan 46 5 32+0 4 4+1 1 5+0 0 1+3 0
MF Scotland Dean Keenan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Sean Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 47 7 34+0 3 5+0 2 5+0 0 3+0 2
MF Scotland Jonathan Tiffoney 44 1 28+2 1 5+0 0 3+1 0 4+1 0
MF Scotland Alan Trouten 36 5 16+7 1 4+0 3 4+0 1 4+1 0
MF Scotland Alex Burke 6 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Jamie McKernon 30 1 16+4 0 2+2 0 3+0 0 2+1 1
MF Scotland Stuart Duff 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland Ryan Connolly 12 0 1+8 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England Adam Dodd 19 2 13+3 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF England Liam Tomsett 20 1 15+1 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Steven Hutchinson 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Aaron Wyllie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Darren McGill 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Robbie Crawford 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Tam McManus 6 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Michael Moffat 51 8 31+5 8 5+0 0 5+0 0 4+1 0
FW Scotland Dale Moore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Roddy Patterson 5 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland Mark Roberts 48 11 27+8 8 5+0 1 2+2 2 2+2 0
FW Scotland Gareth Wardlaw 37 3 10+15 2 2+3 0 4+1 1 2+0 0
FW Scotland Marc Dyer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland 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

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card

Scotland GK Ryan McWilliams 1000000010
Scotland GK Kevin Cuthbert 1010000020
Scotland DF Martyn Campbell 5110001071
Scotland DF Bobby Donnelly 0000000000
Scotland DF Iain Fisher 0000000000
Scotland DF Eddie Malone 72301000112
Scotland DF Ross Robertson 4010001060
Scotland DF Chris Smith 3000100040
Scotland DF John Robertson 3000000030
Scotland DF Gareth Armstrong 1000001020
Scotland DF Jackson Longridge 0000000101
Northern Ireland MF Michael McGowan 6000100070
Scotland MF Dean Keenan 0000000000
Scotland MF Sean Kelly 0000000000
Scotland MF Andy Geggan 90101010120
Scotland MF Jonathan Tiffoney 51200041112
Scotland MF Alan Trouten 5010101080
Scotland MF Alex Burke 0000000000
Scotland MF Jamie McKernon 4000000040
Scotland MF Ryan Connolly 0000000000
Scotland MF Stuart Duff 1000000010
Republic of Ireland MF Ryan Connolly 0000000000
England MF Adam Dodd 2100000021
England MF Liam Tomsett 6010001080
Scotland MF Steven Hutchinson 0000000000
England MF Aaron Wyllie 0000000000
England MF Darren McGill 0000000000
Scotland MF Robbie Crawford 0000000000
Scotland FW Tam McManus 2000000020
Scotland FW Michael Moffat 3000100040
Scotland FW Dale Moore 0000000000
Scotland FW Roddy Patterson 0000000000
Scotland FW Mark Roberts 5000000050
Scotland FW Gareth Wardlaw 4000100050
Scotland FW Marc Dyer 0000000000
Scotland FW Sean Higgins 0000000000
Scotland FW Keigan Parker 5000000050

Team stats

League table

As of 5 May 2012 21:52 (UTC)
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) 36 22 13 1 72 32+40 79 Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
2 Dundee 36 15 10 11 53 43+10 55
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48+5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56−1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54+2 48
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 36 9 11 16 44 67−23 38 Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 7 11 18 38 64−26 32 Relegation to Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 5 May 2012.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAAHA
Result L D D W L L W L D L W L W D L D L D D D D L W L W W D D L L L L W L W L
Position 8 7 8 5 9 10 8 10 8 10 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerScotland Brian Reid
Assistant First Team ManagerScotland Scott Mackenzie
First Team Fitness CoachScotland David Johnston
GroundsmanScotland David Harkness

Last updated: 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United

Other information

Chairman United States Lachlan Cameron
Vice Chairman Alex Ingram
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Somerset Park (10,185 / 100x66 metres)

Last updated: 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Ref.
GK Scotland Kevin Cuthbert 34EU Greenock Morton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [7]
FW Scotland Gareth Wardlaw 37EU St Mirren Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [8]
MF Northern Ireland Michael McGowan 31EU Alloa Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 29EU Dumbarton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
DF Scotland John Robertson 40EU Partick Thistle Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 39EU Dunfermline Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [10]
MF Scotland Jamie McKernon 24EU St Mirren Loan → Summer January 2012, later extend to May 2012 Loan [11]
MF Republic of Ireland Ryan Connolly 24EU Derby CountyEngland Loan → Summer December 2011 Loan [12]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 35EU Falkirk Free Transfer Green tickY Between Windows Free [13]
MF England Adam Dodd 23EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [14]
MF England Liam Tomsett 24EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [15]
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 32EU St Johnstone Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [16]
FW Scotland Marc Dyer 22EU Rangers Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [17]
FW Scotland Keigan Parker 34EU A.F.C. FyldeEngland Free Transfer Green tickY Winter May 2012 Free [18]

Total spending: Steady £0 million

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
FW Scotland Andy Rodgers 33EU Stenhousemuir Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [19]
LWB Scotland William Easton 30EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][21]
GK Scotland David Crawford 31EU Clyde Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][22]
MF Scotland Alistair Woodburn 27EU Airdrie United Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [23]
GK Scotland Alan Martin 27EU Crewe AlexandraEngland Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [24]
DF Scotland Jim Lauchlan 39EU Free agent Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20]
FW Scotland Aaron Connelly 25EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Scott McLaughlin 32EU Queen of the South Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [26]
MF Scotland Ryan McCann 35EU Stockport CountyEngland Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [27]
MF Scotland Robert Donnelly 29EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [28]
GK Scotland Darryl Jones 24EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 39EU Free agent Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [29]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 34EU Rochester RhinosUnited States Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [30][31]
DF Scotland Dean Keenan 31EU Troon Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [32]
DF Scotland Alan Murdoch EU Lugar Boswell Thistle Loan → Winter Loan [33]

Total Income: Steady £0.00 million

Expenditure: Steady £0.00 million

References

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  2. ↑ "2011/12 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ayr United 1–3 Airdrie United". Scottish Football League. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ayr United F.C. v Hibernian F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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  11. ↑ "Jamie Goes Out On Loan". St Mirren F.C. St Mirren F.C. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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  14. ↑ "DODD HEADS NORTH OF THE BORDER". Blackpool F.C. Blackpool F.C. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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  16. ↑ "TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY: SEAN HIGGINS COMPLETES LOAN MOVE". St Johnstone F.C. St Johnstone F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  17. ↑ "Hutton Loaned To Pars". Rangers F.C. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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  19. ↑ "Player Signings". Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir F.C. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  20. 1 2 3 "New Players". Ayr United F.C. Ayr United F.C. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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  23. ↑ "Airdrie add Woodburn". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra confirm Alan Martin signing". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  25. 1 2 "Trio are the real deal: Farrell". Ayr Advertiser. Clyde and Forth Press. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  26. ↑ "Honours Even". Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South F.C. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  27. ↑ "Stockport sign Ryan McCann, Euan Holden & Sam Sheridan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  28. ↑ "Donnelly joins Rob Roy". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  29. ↑ "Latest Signings And Departures". Ayr United F.C. Ayr United F.C. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  30. ↑ "McManus departs Ayr". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  31. ↑ "Rhinos Sign Scottish Striker". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. USL Pro. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  32. ↑ "Keenan joins Troon". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  33. ↑ "Ayr youngster heads out on loan". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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