2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season

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.

Ayr United
2013–14 season
ChairmanLachlan Cameron
ManagerMark Roberts
StadiumSomerset Park
League One4th (on-going)
Challenge CupSecond Round, Lost to Falkirk
League CupFirst Round, Lost to Partick Thistle
Scottish CupFourth Round, Lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Moffat (21, on-going)
All: Michael Moffat (22, on-going)
Highest home attendance8,968 vs The Rangers,
League One,
06 October 2013
Lowest home attendance643 vs Dunfermline Athletic,
League One,
14 December 2013

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season
5 July 2013 FriendlyOțelul Galați2 – 0Ayr UnitedLeigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00 Băjenaru  15'
Paraschiv  74'		 Otelul Galati Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Mark Halsey
7 July 2013 FriendlyDinamo București1 – 1Ayr UnitedLeigh
18:00 Abdoulaye  65' Dinamo București Report Malcolm  59' Attendance: 0
9 July 2013 FriendlyQueens Park0 – 3Ayr UnitedLesser Hampden, Glasgow
19:30 Malcolm  10'
Shankland  60'
Wardrope  90'		 Attendance: 0
13 July 2013 FriendlyAyr United1 – 4Rotherham UnitedSomerset 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 FriendlyCumnock Juniors0 – 5Ayr UnitedTownhead Park, Cumnock
12:00 Donald  24'
Forrest  30'
Moffat  75' (pen.)
Marenghi  77'
McGowan  90'
29 July 2013 FriendlyAyr United0 – 2AEL LimassolSomerset Park, Ayr
19:30 Sá  10'
Targino  23'		 Attendance: 461

Challenge Cup
27 July 2013 Round 1Queens Park1 – 2Ayr UnitedHampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Quinn  28' (pen.) Ayr United Report Moffat 53'
Forrest 89'		 Attendance: 887
Referee: Paul Robertson
20 August 2013 Round 2Ayr United1 – 2
A.E.T.		FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malcolm  39' Loy  63'
Shepherd  110'		 Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Craig Charleston

League Cup
6 August 2013 Round 1Partick Thistle2 – 1Ayr UnitedFirhill 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 3Ayr United3 – 2Queen's ParkSomerset 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 4Ayr United1 – 1Dunfermline AthleticSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Donald 59' Geggan 14' Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 December 2013 Round 4 ReplayDunfermline Athletic1 – 0Ayr UnitedEast End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Thomson  60' Ayr Report Attendance: 1,932
Referee: Stephen Finnie

League One
10 August 2013 Match 1Arbroath0 – 3Ayr UnitedGayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Ayr United Report Moffat 13', 17'
Forrest  62'		 Attendance: 775
Referee: John McKendrick
17 August 2013 Match 2Ayr United2 – 0Forfar AthleticSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Malcolm 41'
Moffat  75' (pen.)		 Ayr United Report Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Matt Northcroft
24 August 2013 Match 3Stranraer1 – 1Ayr UnitedStair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Longworth 8' Ayr United Report McGowan 37' Attendance: 845
Referee: Des Roache
31 August 2013 Match 4Ayr United2 – 2AirdrieoniansSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 12', 17' Ayr United Report Boyle 4'
Blockley 37'		 Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 September 2013 Match 5Stenhousemuir1 – 1Ayr UnitedOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Roberts 42' Ayr United Report Smith 71' Attendance: 657
Referee: Iain Brines
21 September 2013 Match 6Ayr United2 – 2Brechin CitySomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 43'
McGowan 45'		 Ayr United Report Trouten 68'
McLean  90'		 Attendance: 987
Referee: Don Robertson
21 September 2013 Match 7Dunfermline Athletic5 – 1Ayr UnitedEast 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 8Ayr United0 – 2RangersSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Ayr United Report Mohsni  56'
MacLeod  59'		 Attendance: 8,968
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 October 2013 Match 9East Fife1 – 4Ayr UnitedBayview 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 10Ayr United2 – 0ArbroathSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Kyle  45'
Hunter  74'		 Ayr United Report Attendance: 990
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
26 October 2013 Match 11Airdrieonians0 – 1Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Ayr United Report Marenghi  53' Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Kevin Graham
12 November 2013 Match 12Ayr United3 – 6StranraerSomerset 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 13Brechin City1 – 1Ayr UnitedGlebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Marenghi  44' Ayr United Report Jackson  75' Attendance: 518
Referee: Alan Muir
23 November 2013 Match 14Ayr United4 – 3StenhousemuirSomerset 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 15Rangers3 – 0Ayr UnitedIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Daly  12'
Aird  23'
Mohsni  86'		 Ayr United Report Attendance: 45,227
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 December 2013 Match 16Ayr United2 – 4Dunfermline AthleticSomerset 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 17Forfar Athletic0 – 1Ayr UnitedStation Park, Forfar
15:00 Ayr United Report Kevin Kyle  62' Attendance: 473
Referee: Robertson
28 December 2013 Match 18Ayr United2 – 0East FifeSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Michael Moffat  32' (68) Ayr United Report Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Roache
4 January 2014 Match 19Stranraer4 – 0Ayr UnitedStair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Ayr United Report Winter  14'
Grehan  33' (Pen)
Stirling  49'		 Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Allan
11 January 2014 Match 20Ayr United3 – 0AirdrieoniansSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Gilmour  40'
Kyle  59'
Moffat  76'
Alan Forrest  79'		 Summary Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 January 2014 Match 21Ayr United1 – 3Brechin CitySomerset 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 22Stenhousemuir1 – 1Ayr UnitedOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Ross McNeil  89' Summary Malcolm  27'
Michael Donald  72'		 Attendance: 467
Referee: John McKendrick
1 February 2014 Match 23Arbroath2 – 3Ayr UnitedGayfield 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 TotalSecond DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK David Hutton 20014+002+001+003+00
GK Willie Muir 000+000+000+000+00
DF Martyn Campbell 805+002+001+000+00
DF Adam Hunter 19014+001+001+003+00
DF Alan Lithgow 19113+002+001+003+01
DF Jackson Longridge 100+100+000+000+00
DF Josh McArthur 201+000+000+100+00
DF Kyle McAusland 404+000+000+000+00
DF Gordon Pope 18012+002+001+003+00
MF Robbie Crawford 18010+301+100+003+00
MF Michael Donald 20414+032+001+003+01
MF Brian Gilmour 401+100+000+002+00
MF Steven Hutchinson 000+000+000+000+00
MF Anthony Marenghi 17310+221+001+003+01
MF Darren McGill 000+000+000+000+00
MF Michael McGowan 1228+121+101+000+00
MF Scott McLaughlin 19113+012+001+003+00
MF Michael Wardrobe 000+000+000+000+00
MF Aaron Wyllie 200+101+000+000+00
FW Alan Forrest 1321+711+110+100+20
FW Kevin Kyle 1327+320+000+002+10
FW Craig Malcolm 1727+512+011+001+10
FW Michael Moffat 201414+0132+011+003+00
FW Ryan Nisbet 000+000+000+000+00
FW Mark Roberts 714+210+000+001+00
FW Mark Shankland 610+300+200+110+00

Transfers

References
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