2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2013–14 season
Chairman	Lachlan Cameron
Manager	Mark Roberts
Stadium	Somerset Park
League One	4th (on-going)
Challenge Cup	Second Round, Lost to Falkirk
League Cup	First Round, Lost to Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round, Lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Moffat (21, on-going); All: Michael Moffat (22, on-going)
Highest home attendance	8,968 vs The Rangers,; League One,; 06 October 2013
Lowest home attendance	643 vs Dunfermline Athletic,; League One,; 14 December 2013
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season is the 104th season of competitive football by Ayr United, the first in the newly formed SPFL League One and the second consecutive season in the Third Tier, after finishing seventh the season prior.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

5 July 2013 Friendly	Oțelul Galați	2 – 0	Ayr United	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00	Băjenaru 15' Paraschiv 74'	Otelul Galati Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Mark Halsey

7 July 2013 Friendly	Dinamo București	1 – 1	Ayr United	Leigh
18:00	Abdoulaye 65'	Dinamo București Report	Malcolm 59'	Attendance: 0

9 July 2013 Friendly	Queens Park	0 – 3	Ayr United	Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
19:30			Malcolm 10' Shankland 60' Wardrope 90'	Attendance: 0

13 July 2013 Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 4	Rotherham United	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 86' (pen.)	Ayr United Report Rotherham United Report	Revell 52', 58' Rose 68' Pringle 89'	Attendance: 664

21 July 2013 Friendly	Cumnock Juniors	0 – 5	Ayr United	Townhead Park, Cumnock
12:00			Donald 24' Forrest 30' Moffat 75' (pen.) Marenghi 77' McGowan 90'

29 July 2013 Friendly	Ayr United	0 – 2	AEL Limassol	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:30			Sá 10' Targino 23'	Attendance: 461

Challenge Cup

27 July 2013 Round 1	Queens Park	1 – 2	Ayr United	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Quinn 28' (pen.)	Ayr United Report	Moffat 53' Forrest 89'	Attendance: 887 Referee: Paul Robertson

20 August 2013 Round 2	Ayr United	1 – 2 A.E.T.	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Malcolm 39'		Loy 63' Shepherd 110'	Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Craig Charleston

League Cup

6 August 2013 Round 1	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Ayr United	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	O'Donnell 12' Balatoni 75'	Ayr United Report	Shankland 89'	Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Iain Brines

Scottish Cup

3 November 2013 Round 3	Ayr United	3 – 2	Queen's Park	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Marenghi 39' Lithgow 50' Malcolm 60'	Ayr United Report	Brough 27' Spittal 67'	Attendance: 879 Referee: Euan Anderson

30 November 2013 Round 4	Ayr United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Donald 59'		Geggan 14'	Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Stephen Finnie

4 December 2013 Round 4 Replay	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Ayr United	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Thomson 60'	Ayr Report		Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Stephen Finnie

League One

10 August 2013 Match 1	Arbroath	0 – 3	Ayr United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00		Ayr United Report	Moffat 13', 17' Forrest 62'	Attendance: 775 Referee: John McKendrick

17 August 2013 Match 2	Ayr United	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Malcolm 41' Moffat 75' (pen.)	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Matt Northcroft

24 August 2013 Match 3	Stranraer	1 – 1	Ayr United	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Longworth 8'	Ayr United Report	McGowan 37'	Attendance: 845 Referee: Des Roache

31 August 2013 Match 4	Ayr United	2 – 2	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 12', 17'	Ayr United Report	Boyle 4' Blockley 37'	Attendance: 1,339 Referee: Andrew Dallas

14 September 2013 Match 5	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Roberts 42'	Ayr United Report	Smith 71'	Attendance: 657 Referee: Iain Brines

21 September 2013 Match 6	Ayr United	2 – 2	Brechin City	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 43' McGowan 45'	Ayr United Report	Trouten 68' McLean 90'	Attendance: 987 Referee: Don Robertson

21 September 2013 Match 7	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Ayr United	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00	Moffat 3'	Ayr United Report	Wallace 21' (pen.), 65' Whittle 31' Geggan 39' Falkingham 41'	Attendance: 2,743 Referee: George Salmond

6 October 2013 Match 8	Ayr United	0 – 2	Rangers	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00		Ayr United Report	Mohsni 56' MacLeod 59'	Attendance: 8,968 Referee: Bobby Madden

12 October 2013 Match 9	East Fife	1 – 4	Ayr United	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Buchanan 43', pen.'	Ayr United Report	Donald 29', 90' Moffat 36' McLaughlin 53'	Attendance: 753 Referee: Iain Brines

19 October 2013 Match 10	Ayr United	2 – 0	Arbroath	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Kyle 45' Hunter 74'	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 990 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

26 October 2013 Match 11	Airdrieonians	0 – 1	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00		Ayr United Report	Marenghi 53'	Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Kevin Graham

12 November 2013 Match 12	Ayr United	3 – 6	Stranraer	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Moffat 15' (17), 57', pen.'	Ayr United Report	Longworth 11' (24), 41' Aitken 48' (pen.), 86' (pen.) McKenna 77'	Attendance: 986 Referee: Andrew Dallas

16 November 2013 Match 13	Brechin City	1 – 1	Ayr United	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	Marenghi 44'	Ayr United Report	Jackson 75'	Attendance: 518 Referee: Alan Muir

23 November 2013 Match 14	Ayr United	4 – 3	Stenhousemuir	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 5', Pen' (goal) Donald 33' Kyle 85'	Ayr United Report	Gemmell 14', Pen' Dickson 19' McNeil 59'	Attendance: 986 Referee: Calum Murray

7 December 2013 Match 15	Rangers	3 – 0	Ayr United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Daly 12' Aird 23' Mohsni 86'	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 45,227 Referee: Euan Anderson

14 December 2013 Match 16	Ayr United	2 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Brian Gilmour 17' Michael Moffat 27'	Ayr United Report	Husband 44' Wallace 60', Pen' (69) Moore 90'	Attendance: 643 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

21 December 2013 Match 17	Forfar Athletic	0 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park, Forfar
15:00		Ayr United Report	Kevin Kyle 62'	Attendance: 473 Referee: Robertson

28 December 2013 Match 18	Ayr United	2 – 0	East Fife	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Michael Moffat 32' (68)	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Roache

4 January 2014 Match 19	Stranraer	4 – 0	Ayr United	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00		Ayr United Report	Winter 14' Grehan 33' (Pen) Stirling 49'	Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Allan

11 January 2014 Match 20	Ayr United	3 – 0	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Gilmour 40' Kyle 59' Moffat 76' Alan Forrest 79'	Summary		Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Euan Anderson

18 January 2014 Match 21	Ayr United	1 – 3	Brechin City	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Pope 79' Moffat 88'	Summary	McLauchlan 12' Kyle McAusland 33' (o.g.) Graham Hay 90+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Alan Muir

25 January 2014 Match 22	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Ross McNeil 89'	Summary	Malcolm 27' Michael Donald 72'	Attendance: 467 Referee: John McKendrick

1 February 2014 Match 23	Arbroath	2 – 3	Ayr United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Paul Sheerin 7' Linn 63' Ross Chisholm 65' Leighton McIntosh 79'	Report	Moffat 4', 29' Donald 18' Malcolm 23'	Attendance: 605 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	MF	Scott McLaughlin		19	Club captain

Last updated: 10 July 2013
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 12 May 2013^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	David Hutton	20	0	14+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	GK	SCO	Willie Muir	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Martyn Campbell	8	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Adam Hunter	19	0	14+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Lithgow	19	1	13+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	DF	SCO	Jackson Longridge	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Josh McArthur	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kyle McAusland	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gordon Pope	18	0	12+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Robbie Crawford	18	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Michael Donald	20	4	14+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	MF	SCO	Brian Gilmour	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steven Hutchinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Anthony Marenghi	17	3	10+2	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	MF	SCO	Darren McGill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Michael McGowan	12	2	8+1	2	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott McLaughlin	19	1	13+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Michael Wardrobe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Aaron Wyllie	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Alan Forrest	13	2	1+7	1	1+1	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
	FW	SCO	Kevin Kyle	13	2	7+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
	FW	SCO	Craig Malcolm	17	2	7+5	1	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	SCO	Michael Moffat	20	14	14+0	13	2+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Nisbet	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Roberts	7	1	4+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Shankland	6	1	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	1	0+0	0

Transfers

Players In

Player	From	Fee
Craig Malcolm	Stranraer	Free^[3]
Alan Lithgow	Dumbarton	Free^[4]
Gordon Pope	Auchinleck Talbot	Undisclosed Fee^[5]
Scott McLaughlin	Peterhead	Free^[6]
David Hutton	Greenock Morton	Free^[7]
Josh McArthur	St Mirren	Free
Kyle McAusland	Rangers	Loan^[8]
Brian Gilmour	Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar	Free^[9]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Austin McCann	Clydebank^[10]	Free
Alistair Brown		Released
Marc Twaddle		Released
John Robertson		Retired
David Winters		Released
Ryan McStay		Released
Liam Buchanan	East Fife	Free
Ross Robertson	Glenafton Athletic	Free^[11]
Darren Brownlie	Partick Thistle	Free^[12]
David Sinclair	Airdrieonians	Free^[13]
Graeme Smith	Brechin City	Free^[14]
Kyle McAuslaund	Rangers	End of Loan
Neil McGregor	Dundee	End of Loan
Chris Smith	Falkirk	End of Loan
Darren McGill	Cumnock	Loan^[15]
Aaron Wyllie	Troon	Mutual Consent
Mark Shankland	Albion Rovers	Loan^[16]

References

^ "Ayr United Stats". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Current Squad". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Craig Malcolm Makes Flying Start For Ayr United Against Dinamo Bucharest". Ayrshire Post.net. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ "Lithgow In As Ayr Eye More". Ayrshire Post.net. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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^ "Ayr Utd add Hutton to squad". ScottishFootballLeague.com. Scottish Football League. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "McAusland Returns". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^ "Ayr United 3-6 Stranraer". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^ "SFL defender Austin McCann signs for Clydebank". Clydebak Post. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ "Glenafton keep hold of Robertson". Scottish Junior Football Association. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ "Brownlie settles in at Thistle". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
^ "David Sinclair signs". airdriefc.com. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ "Brechin City Football Club". brechincity.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^ "McGill joins Cumnock". ScottishFA.co.uk. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
^ "Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic Preview". AlbionRoversFC.com. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

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[2] "Current Squad". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[3] "Craig Malcolm Makes Flying Start For Ayr United Against Dinamo Bucharest". Ayrshire Post.net. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[4] "Lithgow In As Ayr Eye More". Ayrshire Post.net. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[5] "Cup Winner Pope signs for Ayr". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[6] "McLaughlin Set To Lead Ayr Next Term". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

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[9] "Ayr United 3-6 Stranraer". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

[10] "SFL defender Austin McCann signs for Clydebank". Clydebak Post. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[11] "Glenafton keep hold of Robertson". Scottish Junior Football Association. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[12] "Brownlie settles in at Thistle". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

[13] "David Sinclair signs". airdriefc.com. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[14] "Brechin City Football Club". brechincity.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[15] "McGill joins Cumnock". ScottishFA.co.uk. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[16] "Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic Preview". AlbionRoversFC.com. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

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v t e 2013–14 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL U20 League Women's Premier League 2013 2014
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2013 2014 Women's League Cup 2013 2014
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
Transfers	Summer 2013 Winter 2013–14
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Alloa Athletic Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Forfar Athletic Rangers Stenhousemuir Stranraer
League Two	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion