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
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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 and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

10 July 2012 Friendly	Queen's Park	1 – 1	Ayr United	Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
	Shankland	Ayr United Report	Moffat 65'	Attendance: 0

14 July 2012 Friendly	Ayr United	4 – 0	Motherwell	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Robertson 19' Moffat 24' Campbell 47' Sinclair 71'	Motherwell Report Ayr United Report		Attendance: 825 Referee: Steven McLean

16 July 2012 Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 4	Partick Thistle	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Trialist 34'	Ayr United Report Partick Thistle Report	Welsh 10' Lawless 76', 89' Elliott 82'

18 July 2012 Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Roberts 78'		[[Marcos Alonso Mendoza From an unprintworthy page title: This is a redirect from a title that would not be helpful in a printed or CD/DVD version of Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Printability and Version 1.0 Editorial Team for more information. a\|Alonso]] 70'

21 July 2012 Friendly	Ayr United	1–1	Glentoran	Somerset Park, Ayr
17:00	McStay	Glentoran Report	Nixon

Scottish Second Division

11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Somerset Park
15:00	Winters 19'	SFL Report	McMillan 90'	Attendance: 1,248 Referee: O'Reilly

18 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	4 – 2	Ayr United	Gayfield Park
15:00	Holmes 45' Kerr 46' Gribben 72' Rennie 83'	SFL Report	Sinclair 22' Holmes 67' (Own goal)	Attendance: 714 Referee: Northcroft

25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00	Sinclair 6', 52'	SFL Report	Campbell 45' (Penalty) Swankie 59' Fotheringham 89'	Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Somers

1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	2 – 0	Ayr United	Stair Park
15:00	Malcolm 34', 38'	SFL Report	Hunter 90'	Attendance: 772 Referee: Cook

15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 4	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	MacKinnon 9', 19'	SFL Report	Clark 16' Burns 31' Reilly 62', 69'	Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Muir

22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	2 – 3	Ayr United	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Pollock 5' Barr 83'	SFL Report	Sinclair 9', 34' McAusland 88'	Attendance: 575 Referee: Hilland

29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	3 – 0	Brechin City	Somerset Park
15:00	McCann 15' Moffat 26' Twaddle 53' Sinclair 68'	SFL Report		Attendance: 993 Referee: Robertson

6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	Albion Rovers	Somerset Park
15:00	Moffat 2' (Penalty), 94' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Howarth 45+1' Russell 94'	Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Murray

20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Ayr United	Recreation Park
15:00	Gordon 45'	SFL Report		Attendance: 595 Referee: Robertson

27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 0	Arbroath	Somerset Park
15:00	MacKinnon 16' Moffat 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Dallas

10 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park
15:00	Smith 84'	SFL Report	Moffat 68'	Attendance: 586 Referee: O'Reilly

17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	Stranraer	Somerset Park
15:00	Moffat 57' (pen.), 90' McStay 81'	SFL Report	Moore 31'	Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Hilland

24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	McGuffie 16' Clark 55'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Anderson

8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Ayr United	Glebe Park
15:00		BBC Report

15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 3	East Fife	Somerset Park
15:00	White 3' (o.g.) McAusland 17'	SFL Report	McBride 56', 65' (pen.) White 89'	Attendance: 943 Referee: Aitken

22 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Ayr United	Glebe Park
15:00		BBC Report

26 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	2 – 0	Ayr United	Cliftonhill
15:00	Stevenson 24' Elliott 69' Elliott 76'	SFL Report		Attendance: 509 Referee: Northcroft

29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 927 Referee: Robertson

2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 5	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	Winters 30'	BBC Sport	McStay 32' (o.g.) Clark 43' Carmichael 47' McCann 69' (o.g.) Lyle 72'	Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Dallas

5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	0 – 1	Ayr United	Stair Park
15:00		SFL Report Ayr Report	Winters 38'	Attendance: 803 Referee: Madden

12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Robertson 9' (Own goal) Swankie 52'	SFL Report	Sinclair 48'	Attendance: 479 Referee: Hilland

19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	P – P	Stenhousemuir	Somerset Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	3 – 3	Ayr United	Bayview Stadium
15:00	White 26' McManus 34', 45+1'	SFL Report	Moffat 5' McAusland 17' McDonald 85'	Attendance: 514 Referee: Robertson

2 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	P – P	Brechin City	Somerset Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Ayr United	Recreation Park
15:00	Megginson 63' Gordon 90+2'	SFL Report	Buchanan 36' McGregor 57' Buchanan 78'	Attendance: 521 Referee: Cook

16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	5 – 2	Albion Rovers	Somerset Park
15:00	Donald 18', 56' Moffat 25' (Penalty), 59', 67'	SFL Report	Robbie Winters 42', 84'	Attendance: 1,064 Referee: McKendrick

19 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	2 – 1	Ayr United	Glebe Park
19:45	McLauchlan 40', 59'	SFL Report	Moyes 56' (Own goal)	Attendance: 412 Referee: Graham

23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00	Buchanan 19' Donald 69'	SFL Report	Campbell 74' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Brines

26 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Somerset Park
19:45	Winters 33'	SFL Report	Dickson 60' Corcoran 90+2'	Attendance: 821 Referee: Muir

2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 4	Ayr United	Gayfield Park
15:00	Homes 2' Kerr 54'	SFL Report	Moffat 41' (Penalty), 43', 72' (Penalty), 75'	Attendance: 651 Referee: Dallas

5 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 2	Brechin City	Somerset Park
19:45	Buchanan 50'	SFL Report	Moyes 25' Hay 75'	Attendance: 631 Referee: Roache

9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle 45' Reilly 60'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Charleston

16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	Stranraer	Somerset Park
15:00	Hunter 8' Donald 11'	SFL Report	Malcolm 68'	Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Hilland

23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Carcary 15' Trouten 19'	SFL Report	Buchanan 61' McGregor 75'	Attendance: 427 Referee: Northcroft

30 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	East Fife	Somerset Park
15:00	Buchanan 79' Winters 87'	SFL Report	Durie 15'	Attendance: 956 Referee: Robertson

6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	0 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00		SFL Report	McCord 27' Holmes 90'	Attendance: 898 Referee: McLean

13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	1 – 3	Ayr United	Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00	Dallas 57'	SFL Report	Moffat 31' Buchanan 40' McLaughlin 84'	Attendance: 475 Referee: Colvin

20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	4 – 0	Ayr United	Ochilview Park
15:00	Dickson 5' Gemmell 20', 42' (Penalty) Smith 56'	SFL Report	Smith 42'	Attendance: 497 Referee: Somers

27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	0 – 1	Arbroath	Somerset Park
15:00		SFL Report	Smith 60'	Attendance: 834 Referee: Aitken

4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Templeman 12' Campbell 45' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Bolochoweckyj 36' (Own goal) Brownlie 44'	Attendance: 622 Referee: Charleston

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park
15:00	Herd 28', 42' Maxwell 86'	SFL Report	Shankland 51'	Attendance: 493 Referee: Cook

Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1	Ayr United	6 – 1	Clyde	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Winters 48' Moffat 59', 90' (Penalty) Tiffoney 63' Sinclair 68', 90'	SFL Report	Neil 82'	Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Anderson

29 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2	St Mirren	5 – 1	Ayr United	St Mirren Park
19:45	Guy 16' Thompson 24' McGowan 30' McLean 38' (Penalty) Teale 58'	BBC Report	Moffat 39'	Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3	Ayr United	2 – 1	Clachnacuddin	Somerset Park
15:00	Moffat 50', 60' (pen.)	BBC Report	Graham 14'	Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Somers

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Robertson 59' King 74'	BBC Report	Sinclair 16'	Attendance: 505 Referee: Salmond

Player statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 12 May 2013^[8]^[9]

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	Alistair Brown	24	0	19+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	SCO	Darren Martin	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Willie Muir	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Graeme Smith	15	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gareth Armstrong	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Darren Brownlie	20	0	15+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Martyn Campbell	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Michael Donald	20	4	19+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Adam Hunter	29	1	23+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jackson Longridge	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Cameron MacDonald	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Anthony Marenghi	16	0	8+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Austin McCann	35	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kyle McAusland	26	3	24+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Neil McGregor	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ross Robertson	17	0	3+10	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
	DF	SCO	John Robertson	23	0	19+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Chris Smith	14	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Marc Twaddle	20	1	16+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Robbie Crawford	38	0	33+1	0	0+1	0	1+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	Darren McGill	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Michael McGowan	5	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott McLaughlin	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Ryan McStay	22	0	13+6	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	David Sinclair	31	10	26+1	7	1+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	1
	MF	SCO	Jonathan Tiffoney	2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Michael Wardrobe	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Aaron Wyllie	9	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Liam Buchanan	14	6	14+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Darian MacKinnon	8	3	8+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Michael Moffat	39	21	34+0	16	1+0	0	2+0	3	2+0	2
	FW	SCO	Ryan Nisbet	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Roddy Patterson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Roberts	18	0	6+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Shankland	18	1	5+9	0	1+0	1	1+1	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	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
Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Alistair Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Darren Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Willie Muir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Graeme Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Gareth Armstrong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Darren Brownlie	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Martyn Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Michael Donald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Adam Hunter	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1
	DF	Jackson Longridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Cameron MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Anthony Marenghi	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Austin McCann	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
	DF	Kyle McAusland	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	DF	Neil McGregor	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	DF	Ross Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	John Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Chris Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Marc Twaddle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Robbie Crawford	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	MF	Steven Hutchinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Darren McGill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Michael McGowan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Scott McLaughlin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Ryan McStay	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	David Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jonathan Tiffoney	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Michael Wardrobe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Aaron Wyllie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Liam Buchanan	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	FW	Darian MacKinnon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Michael Moffat	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	FW	Ryan Nisbet	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Mark Shankland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	David Winters	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Arbroath	36	15	7	14	47	57	−10	52
6	Stenhousemuir	36	12	13	11	59	59	0	49
7	Ayr United	36	12	5	19	53	65	−12	41
8	Stranraer	36	10	7	19	43	71	−28	37
9	East Fife (O)	36	8	8	20	50	65	−15	32	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Division summary

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
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

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: ^[10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Mark Roberts
Assistant First Team Manager	David White
First Team Fitness Coach	David Johnston
Groundsman	David Harkness

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Ayr United

Other information

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

Updated to match played 13 May 2012
Source: ^[11]

Transfers

Players in

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

Players out

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

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