2012–13 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2012–13 season
Chairman Lachlan Cameron
Manager Mark Roberts
Stadium Somerset Park
Second Division Seventh place
Challenge Cup First round, lost to East Stirlingshire
League Cup Second round, lost to St Mirren
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Forfar Athletic
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Moffat (16)
All:
Michael Moffat (21)
Highest home attendance 1,373 vs
Queen of the South
Second Division
15 September 2012
Lowest home attendance 631 vs Brechin City
Second Division
5 March 2013
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was Ayr United's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, after being relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2011–12 season after their two legged semi final play-off defeat to Airdrie United.[1] Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Ayr United finished Seventh in the Scottish Second Division.[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Management

Ayr will be managed by Mark Roberts[6] for the 2012–13 season, following the departure of Brian Reid whose contract with the club had expired.[7]

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre season

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 12 May 2013[8][9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Alistair Brown 24 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland Darren Martin 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Willie Muir 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Graeme Smith 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Gareth Armstrong 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Darren Brownlie 20 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland Martyn Campbell 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Michael Donald 20 4 19+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Adam Hunter 29 1 23+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Cameron MacDonald 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Anthony Marenghi 16 0 8+4 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland Austin McCann 35 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Kyle McAusland 26 3 24+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Neil McGregor 14 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Ross Robertson 17 0 3+10 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
DF Scotland John Robertson 23 0 19+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Chris Smith 14 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Marc Twaddle 20 1 16+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Robbie Crawford 38 0 33+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Steven Hutchinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Darren McGill 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland Michael McGowan 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Scott McLaughlin 8 1 8+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland Ryan McStay 22 0 13+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland David Sinclair 31 10 26+1 7 1+0 0 2+0 2 1+0 1
MF Scotland Jonathan Tiffoney 2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF Scotland Michael Wardrobe 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Aaron Wyllie 9 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland Liam Buchanan 14 6 14+0 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Darian MacKinnon 8 3 8+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Michael Moffat 39 21 34+0 16 1+0 0 2+0 3 2+0 2
FW Scotland Ryan Nisbet 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Roddy Patterson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Mark Roberts 18 0 6+9 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland Mark Shankland 18 1 5+9 0 1+0 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland David Winters 36 6 15+17 5 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+1 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 12 May 2013
Nation Position Name Second Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland GKAlistair Brown 0000000000
Scotland GKDarren Martin 0000000000
Scotland GKWillie Muir 0000000000
Scotland GKGraeme Smith 2000000020
Scotland DFGareth Armstrong 0000000000
Scotland DFDarren Brownlie 1100100021
Scotland DFMartyn Campbell 0000000000
England DFMichael Donald 1000000010
Scotland DFAdam Hunter 8100100091
Scotland DFJackson Longridge 0000000000
Scotland DFCameron MacDonald 0000000000
Scotland DFAnthony Marenghi 1000100020
Scotland DFAustin McCann 0100001011
Scotland DFKyle McAusland 8000000080
Scotland DFNeil McGregor 6100000061
Scotland DFRoss Robertson 3000001040
Scotland DFJohn Robertson 3000000030
Scotland DFChris Smith 2100000021
Scotland DFMarc Twaddle 1000000010
ScotlandMFRobbie Crawford 8010000080
ScotlandMFSteven Hutchinson 0000000000
ScotlandMFDarren McGill 1000000010
Northern IrelandMFMichael McGowan 1000000010
ScotlandMFScott McLaughlin 2000000020
Northern IrelandMFRyan McStay 3100000031
ScotlandMFDavid Sinclair 0000000000
ScotlandMFJonathan Tiffoney 0010000010
ScotlandMFMichael Wardrobe 0000000000
ScotlandMFAaron Wyllie 1000000010
ScotlandFWLiam Buchanan 3100000031
ScotlandFWDarian MacKinnon 2000000020
ScotlandFWMichael Moffat 6000000060
ScotlandFWRyan Nisbet 0000000000
ScotlandFWRoddy Patterson 0000000000
ScotlandFWMark Roberts 4000000040
ScotlandFWMark Shankland 0000000000
ScotlandFWDavid Winters 1000001020

Team statistics

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Queen of the South (C) (P) 36 29 5 2 92 23+69 92 Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish First Division
2 Alloa Athletic (P) 36 20 7 9 62 35+27 67 Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs
3 Brechin City 36 19 4 13 72 59+13 61
4 Forfar Athletic 36 17 3 16 67 747 54
5 Arbroath 36 15 7 14 47 5710 52
6 Stenhousemuir 36 12 13 11 59 590 49
7 Ayr United 36 12 5 19 53 6512 41
8 Stranraer 36 10 7 19 43 7128 37
9 East Fife (O) 36 8 8 20 50 6515 32 Qualification to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10 Albion Rovers (R) 36 7 3 26 45 8237 24 Relegation to the 2013–14 Scottish Third Division

Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: Scottish Football League
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.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAAAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHA
Result D L L L L W W W L W D W L L L D L W L D D W L W L W L L W L W L W L L L
Position 5 8 9 10 10 9 6 6 7 6 6 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7

Last updated: 12 May 2013.
Source: [10]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerScotland Mark Roberts
Assistant First Team ManagerScotland David White
First Team Fitness CoachScotland David Johnston
GroundsmanScotland David Harkness

Last updated: 13 May 2012
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: 13 May 2012
Source: [11]

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Ryan McStay Scotland Albion Rovers Free[12]
Scotland Austin McCann Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[13]
Scotland David Sinclair Scotland Livingston Free[14]
Scotland Anthony Marenghi Scotland Rangers Free[15]
Scotland Alistair Brown Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[16]
Scotland Darren Brownlie Scotland Motherwell Free[16]
Scotland David Winters Scotland Annan Athletic Free[17]
Scotland Darren Martin Scotland Dalbeattie Star Free[17]
Scotland Kyle McAusland Scotland Rangers Loan[18]
Scotland Darian MacKinnon Scotland Hamilton Academical Loan[19]
Scotland Marc Twaddle England Rochdale Free[20]
Scotland Adam Hunter Scotland Rangers Free[21]
Scotland Willie Muir Scotland Motherwell Free[22]
Scotland Liam Buchanan Scotland Airdrie United Free[23]
Scotland Neil McGregor Scotland Dundee Loan[24]
Scotland Chris Smith Scotland Falkirk Loan[25]
Scotland Scott McLaughlin Scotland Peterhead Loan[26]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Eddie Malone Scotland Raith Rovers[27] Free[28]
Scotland Gareth Wardlaw Scotland East Fife[29] Free[28]
Scotland Ryan McWilliams Scotland Albion Rovers[30] Free[28]
Scotland Kevin Cuthbert Scotland Hamilton Academical Free[31]
Scotland Andy Geggan Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[32]
Scotland Chris Smith Scotland Falkirk Free[33]
Scotland Alan Trouten Scotland Brechin City Free[34]
Scotland Roddy Patterson Scotland Cumnock Juniors Loan[35]
Scotland Keigan Parker Republic of Ireland Cork City Free[36]
Scotland Darren Martin Free Agent Free[22]
Scotland Jonathan Tiffoney Scotland Alloa Athletic Free[37]

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