2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United

2011–12 season

Chairman

Lachlan Cameron

Manager

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:

Michael Moffat (8)

Mark Roberts (8)
All:

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

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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

9 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

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division

6 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

9 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 Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

19 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 League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

30 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 Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

23 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
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		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]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Ryan McWilliams	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Kevin Cuthbert	50	0	35+0	0	5+0	0	5+0	0	5+0	0
	DF		Martyn Campbell	16	1	7+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	1
	DF		Bobby Donnelly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Iain Fisher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Eddie Malone	45	4	31+0	3	5+0	0	5+0	1	4+0	0
	DF		Ross Robertson	30	3	9+11	2	1+1	0	1+3	0	2+2	1
	DF		Chris Smith	49	2	34+0	1	5+0	0	5+0	1	5+0	0
	DF		John Robertson	39	2	27+0	1	4+0	1	5+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Gareth Armstrong	7	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	DF		Jackson Longridge	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Michael McGowan	46	5	32+0	4	4+1	1	5+0	0	1+3	0
	MF		Dean Keenan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Sean Kelly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Andy Geggan	47	7	34+0	3	5+0	2	5+0	0	3+0	2
	MF		Jonathan Tiffoney	44	1	28+2	1	5+0	0	3+1	0	4+1	0
	MF		Alan Trouten	36	5	16+7	1	4+0	3	4+0	1	4+1	0
	MF		Alex Burke	6	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Jamie McKernon	30	1	16+4	0	2+2	0	3+0	0	2+1	1
	MF		Stuart Duff	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ryan Connolly	12	0	1+8	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Adam Dodd	19	2	13+3	2	2+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Liam Tomsett	20	1	15+1	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF		Steven Hutchinson	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Aaron Wyllie	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Darren McGill	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Robbie Crawford	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Tam McManus	6	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Michael Moffat	51	8	31+5	8	5+0	0	5+0	0	4+1	0
	FW		Dale Moore	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Roddy Patterson	5	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
	FW		Mark Roberts	48	11	27+8	8	5+0	1	2+2	2	2+2	0
	FW		Gareth Wardlaw	37	3	10+15	2	2+3	0	4+1	1	2+0	0
	FW		Marc Dyer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Sean Higgins	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		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
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

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 !Ross County (C)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee !Dundee	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55
3	Falkirk !Falkirk	36	13	13	10	53	48	+5	52
4	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston !Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48
6	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	50	39	+11	47
7	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	36	11	11	14	46	49	−3	44
8	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	10	12	14	40	55	−15	42
9	Ayr United !Ayr United	36	9	11	16	44	67	−23	38	Qualification to Scottish First Division Play-offs
10	Queen of the South !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	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

Chairman	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

P	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
GK	Kevin Cuthbert	33	EU	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[7]
FW	Gareth Wardlaw	36	EU	St Mirren !St Mirren	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[8]
MF	Michael McGowan	30	EU	Alloa Athletic !Alloa Athletic	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[9]
MF	Andy Geggan	28	EU	Dumbarton !Dumbarton	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[9]
DF	John Robertson	39	EU	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[9]
MF	Alex Burke	38	EU	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	Free Transfer Y	Summer		Free	^[10]
MF	Jamie McKernon	23	EU	St Mirren !St Mirren	Loan	Summer	January 2012, later extend to May 2012	Loan	^[11]
MF	Ryan Connolly	24	EU	Derby County !Derby County	Loan	Summer	December 2011	Loan	^[12]
FW	Tam McManus	34	EU	Falkirk !Falkirk	Free Transfer Y	Between Windows		Free	^[13]
MF	Adam Dodd	22	EU	Blackpool !Blackpool	Loan	Winter	May 2012	Loan	^[14]
MF	Liam Tomsett	23	EU	Blackpool !Blackpool	Loan	Winter	May 2012	Loan	^[15]
FW	Sean Higgins	31	EU	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	Loan	Winter	May 2012	Loan	^[16]
FW	Marc Dyer	21	EU	Rangers !Rangers	Loan	Winter	May 2012	Loan	^[17]
FW	Keigan Parker	33	EU	A.F.C. Fylde !A.F.C. Fylde	Free Transfer Y	Winter	May 2012	Free	^[18]

Total spending: £0 million

Out

P	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
FW	Andy Rodgers	32	EU	Stenhousemuir !Stenhousemuir	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[19]
LWB	William Easton	29	EU	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy !Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[20]^[21]
GK	David Crawford	30	EU	Clyde !Clyde	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[20]^[22]
MF	Alistair Woodburn	26	EU	Airdrie United !Airdrie United	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[23]
GK	Alan Martin	27	EU	Crewe Alexandra !Crewe Alexandra	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[24]
DF	Jim Lauchlan	39	EU	Free Agent !Free Agent	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[20]
FW	Aaron Connelly	24	EU	Cumnock Juniors !Cumnock Juniors	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[25]
MF	Scott McLaughlin	32	EU	Queen of the South !Queen of the South	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[26]
MF	Ryan McCann	34	EU	Stockport County !Stockport County	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[27]
MF	Robert Donnelly	29	EU	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy !Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[28]
GK	Darryl Jones	23	EU	Cumnock Juniors !Cumnock Juniors	Contract Termination N	Summer	Free	^[25]
MF	Alex Burke	38	EU	Free Agent !Free Agent	Contract Termination N	Winter	Free	^[29]
FW	Tam McManus	34	EU	Rochester Rhinos !Rochester Rhinos	Contract Termination N	Winter	Free	^[30]^[31]
DF	Dean Keenan	30	EU	Troon !Troon	Contract Termination N	Winter	Free	^[32]
DF	Alan Murdoch		EU	Lugar Boswell Thistle !Lugar Boswell Thistle	Loan	Winter	Loan	^[33]

Total Income: £0.00 million

Expenditure: £0.00 million

References

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↑ "2011/12 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ "Ayr United 1–3 Airdrie United". Scottish Football League. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
↑ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
↑ "Ayr United F.C. v Hibernian F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ "United sign new keeper". Ayr Advertiser. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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↑ "Jamie Goes Out On Loan". St Mirren F.C. St Mirren F.C. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
↑ "Youngster Connolly Joins Ayr On Loan". Derby County F.C. 31 August 2011.
↑ "McManus signs for Ayr". Ayr United F.C. Ayr United F.C. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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↑ "TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY: SEAN HIGGINS COMPLETES LOAN MOVE". St Johnstone F.C. (St Johnstone F.C.). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
↑ "Hutton Loaned To Pars". Rangers F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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↑ "Rabs Signings -- So Far.". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ "Crawford nets short term deal". Scottish Football League (Scottish Football League). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ "Airdrie add Woodburn". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
↑ "Crewe Alexandra confirm Alan Martin signing". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
1 2 "Trio are the real deal: Farrell". Ayr Advertiser (Clyde and Forth Press). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
↑ "Honours Even". Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South F.C. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
↑ "Stockport sign Ryan McCann, Euan Holden & Sam Sheridan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
↑ "Donnelly joins Rob Roy". Scottish Football League (Scottish Football League). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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↑ "McManus departs Ayr". Scottish Football League (Scottish Football League). 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ "Rhinos Sign Scottish Striker". uslpro.uslsoccer.com (USL Pro). 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
↑ "Keenan joins Troon". Scottish Football League (Scottish Football League). 10 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
↑ "Ayr youngster heads out on loan". Scottish Football League (Scottish Football League). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

2011–12 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2011 2012

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2011 2012

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren

First Division	Ayr United Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County

Second Division	Airdrie United Albion Rovers Arbroath Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

Third Division	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011–12

Ayr United Football Club

Players Managers Current season

Club	History Honours Records and statistics Seasons

Stadia	Beresford Park Somerset Park

Rivalry	Ayrshire derby

Notable matches	1990 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2002 Scottish League Cup Final

Related articles	Ayr F.C. (Merger of Ayr Academicals F.C. and Ayr Thistle F.C.) Ayr Parkhouse F.C.

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