2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season

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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

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

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First Division Play-offs

Scottish Cup

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Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Challenge Cup

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|} 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 Total Scottish 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
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
Scotland GK Ryan McWilliams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland GK Kevin Cuthbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Martyn Campbell 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
Scotland DF Bobby Donnelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Iain Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Eddie Malone 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 2
Scotland DF Ross Robertson 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Scotland DF Chris Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland DF John Robertson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Gareth Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland DF Jackson Longridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Northern Ireland MF Michael McGowan 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland MF Dean Keenan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Sean Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Andy Geggan 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
Scotland MF Jonathan Tiffoney 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 11 2
Scotland MF Alan Trouten 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
Scotland MF Alex Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Jamie McKernon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF Ryan Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Stuart Duff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland MF Ryan Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Adam Dodd 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
England MF Liam Tomsett 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Scotland MF Steven Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Aaron Wyllie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Darren McGill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Robbie Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Tam McManus 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Michael Moffat 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW Dale Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Roddy Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Mark Roberts 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland FW Gareth Wardlaw 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland FW Marc Dyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Sean Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Keigan Parker 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

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 to 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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Ground H A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H H A A H A A H H A A H A
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
Manager Scotland Brian Reid
Assistant First Team Manager Scotland Scott Mackenzie
First Team Fitness Coach Scotland David Johnston
Groundsman Scotland 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 41 EU Greenock Morton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [7]
FW Scotland Gareth Wardlaw 45 EU St Mirren Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [8]
MF Northern Ireland Michael McGowan 39 EU Alloa Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 36 EU Dumbarton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
DF Scotland John Robertson 48 EU Partick Thistle Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 46 EU Dunfermline Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [10]
MF Scotland Jamie McKernon 31 EU St Mirren Loan → Summer January 2012, later extend to May 2012 Loan [11]
MF Republic of Ireland Ryan Connolly 32 EU Derby CountyEngland Loan → Summer December 2011 Loan [12]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 43 EU Falkirk Free Transfer Green tickY Between Windows Free [13]
MF England Adam Dodd 30 EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [14]
MF England Liam Tomsett 31 EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [15]
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 39 EU St Johnstone Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [16]
FW Scotland Marc Dyer 29 EU Rangers Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [17]
FW Scotland Keigan Parker 41 EU 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 40 EU Stenhousemuir Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [19]
LWB Scotland William Easton 37 EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][21]
GK Scotland David Crawford 38 EU Clyde Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][22]
MF Scotland Alistair Woodburn 34 EU Airdrie United Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [23]
GK Scotland Alan Martin 35 EU Crewe AlexandraEngland Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [24]
DF Scotland Jim Lauchlan 47 EU Free Agent Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20]
FW Scotland Aaron Connelly 32 EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Scott McLaughlin 40 EU Queen of the South Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [26]
MF Scotland Ryan McCann 42 EU Stockport CountyEngland Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [27]
MF Scotland Robert Donnelly 37 EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [28]
GK Scotland Darryl Jones 31 EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 46 EU Free Agent Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [29]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 42 EU Rochester RhinosUnited States Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [30][31]
DF Scotland Dean Keenan 38 EU 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

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