2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2011–12 season
ChairmanUnited States Lachlan Cameron
ManagerScotland Brian Reid
StadiumSomerset Park
Scottish First DivisionNinth (relegated via 1st Division play-offs)
Challenge CupQuarter Final; Lost to Annan Athletic
League CupSemi-Final, lost to Kilmarnock
Scottish CupQuarter Final, lost to Hibernian
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Michael Moffat (8)
Scotland Mark Roberts (8)
All:
Scotland Mark Roberts (11)
Highest home attendance1,938 vs. Falkirk, 20 August 2011
Lowest home attendance1,096 vs. Ayr United, 29 February 2012

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 Yellow card 76'
Trouten Yellow card 85'
Geggan Yellow card 86'
Moffat Yellow card 90+1'		 BBC Report 29', 57' McLaughlin
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Irvine Yellow card 73'		 Ayr Report Yellow card 2' Robertson
14' Moffat
Yellow card 17' Armstrong
Yellow card 58' Campbell
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
Malone 60'
Campbell Yellow card 73' Red card
Robertson Yellow card 90'		 BBC Report 8' Higginbotham
44' El Alagui
Yellow card 47' Duffie
Yellow card 59'Dods
Yellow card 64' El Alagui
Yellow card 65' Sibbald
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Red card 28' Callachan
34' Hamill
Yellow card 88' Donaldson
Yellow card 90' Williamson
Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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' Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 17'
Geggan 64'
Tiffoney Yellow card 94' Red card		 BBC Report Holmes 55', 65'
McLaren 85'		 Attendance: 2,782
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 Yellow card 53'
Malone 60'		 BBC Report Yellow card 40' Golobart
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Malone Yellow card 45'
Wardlaw 63'
Smith Yellow card 81'		 BBC Report Jonsson 49'
Jonsson Yellow card 61'
Barr Yellow card 112'		 Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Iain Brines
Penalties
Moffat soccer ball with check mark
McKernon soccer ball with check mark
Trouten soccer ball with check mark
Roberts soccer ball with check mark		 Jónsson soccer ball with check mark
Grainger soccer ball with red X
Skácel soccer ball with red X
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 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 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 Yellow card 70'
McKernon 76'
R. Robertson 79'		 (Report)
(Commentary)		 Dyer Yellow card 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

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
FW Mark Roberts Scotland 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]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Ryan McWilliams 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Kevin Cuthbert 50 0 35+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Martyn Campbell 16 1 7+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 1
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Donnelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Fisher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Eddie Malone 45 4 31+0 3 5+0 0 5+0 1 4+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ross Robertson 30 3 9+11 2 1+1 0 1+3 0 2+2 1
DF Scotland SCO Chris Smith 49 2 34+0 1 5+0 0 5+0 1 5+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Robertson 39 2 27+0 1 4+0 1 5+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gareth Armstrong 7 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jackson Longridge 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGowan 46 5 32+0 4 4+1 1 5+0 0 1+3 0
MF Scotland SCO Dean Keenan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sean Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 47 7 34+0 3 5+0 2 5+0 0 3+0 2
MF Scotland SCO Jonathan Tiffoney 44 1 28+2 1 5+0 0 3+1 0 4+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alan Trouten 36 5 16+7 1 4+0 3 4+0 1 4+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Burke 6 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie McKernon 30 1 16+4 0 2+2 0 3+0 0 2+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Connolly 12 0 1+8 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Adam Dodd 19 2 13+3 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Liam Tomsett 20 1 15+1 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Hutchinson 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Aaron Wyllie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Darren McGill 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Robbie Crawford 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tam McManus 6 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffat 51 8 31+5 8 5+0 0 5+0 0 4+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Dale Moore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Roddy Patterson 5 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Mark Roberts 48 11 27+8 8 5+0 1 2+2 2 2+2 0
FW Scotland SCO Gareth Wardlaw 37 3 10+15 2 2+3 0 4+1 1 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Marc Dyer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sean Higgins 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO 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 Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland GK Ryan McWilliams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland GK Kevin Cuthbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Martyn Campbell 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
Scotland DF Bobby Donnelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Iain Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Eddie Malone 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 2
Scotland DF Ross Robertson 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Scotland DF Chris Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland DF John Robertson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Gareth Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland DF Jackson Longridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Northern Ireland MF Michael McGowan 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland MF Dean Keenan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Sean Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Andy Geggan 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
Scotland MF Jonathan Tiffoney 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 11 2
Scotland MF Alan Trouten 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
Scotland MF Alex Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Jamie McKernon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF Ryan Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Stuart Duff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland MF Ryan Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Adam Dodd 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
England MF Liam Tomsett 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Scotland MF Steven Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Aaron Wyllie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Darren McGill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Robbie Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Tam McManus 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Michael Moffat 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW Dale Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Roddy Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Mark Roberts 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland FW Gareth Wardlaw 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland FW Marc Dyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Sean Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Keigan Parker 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Team stats

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
9 Ayr United (R) 36 9 11 16 44 67 −23 38 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 7 11 18 38 64 −26 32 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAAHA
ResultLDDWLLWLDLWLWDLDLDDDDLWLWWDDLLLLWLWL
Position878591081081089889999910101099988888999999
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Scotland Brian Reid
Assistant First Team Manager Scotland Scott Mackenzie
First Team Fitness Coach Scotland David Johnston
Groundsman Scotland David Harkness

Last updated: 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United

Other information

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

Updated to match played 7 August 2011
Source: Ayr United

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
GK Scotland Kevin Cuthbert 42 EU Greenock Morton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [7]
FW Scotland Gareth Wardlaw 45 EU St Mirren Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [8]
MF Northern Ireland Michael McGowan 39 EU Alloa Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 37 EU Dumbarton Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
DF Scotland John Robertson 48 EU Partick Thistle Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 47 EU Dunfermline Athletic Free Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [10]
MF Scotland Jamie McKernon 32 EU St Mirren Loan → Summer January 2012, later extend to May 2012 Loan [11]
MF Republic of Ireland Ryan Connolly 32 EU Derby County England Loan → Summer December 2011 Loan [12]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 43 EU Falkirk Free Transfer Green tickY Between Windows Free [13]
MF England Adam Dodd 31 EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [14]
MF England Liam Tomsett 32 EU Blackpool Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [15]
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 40 EU St Johnstone Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [16]
FW Scotland Marc Dyer 30 EU Rangers Loan → Winter May 2012 Loan [17]
FW Scotland Keigan Parker 42 EU A.F.C. Fylde England Free Transfer Green tickY Winter May 2012 Free [18]

Total spending: Steady £0 million

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
FW Scotland Andy Rodgers 41 EU Stenhousemuir Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [19]
LWB Scotland William Easton 38 EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][21]
GK Scotland David Crawford 39 EU Clyde Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20][22]
MF Scotland Alistair Woodburn 35 EU Airdrie United Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [23]
GK Scotland Alan Martin 36 EU Crewe Alexandra England Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [24]
DF Scotland Jim Lauchlan 47 EU Free agent Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [20]
FW Scotland Aaron Connelly 33 EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Scott McLaughlin 40 EU Queen of the South Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [26]
MF Scotland Ryan McCann 43 EU Stockport County England Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [27]
MF Scotland Robert Donnelly 37 EU Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [28]
GK Scotland Darryl Jones 32 EU Cumnock Juniors Contract Termination Red XN Summer Free [25]
MF Scotland Alex Burke 47 EU Free agent Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [29]
FW Scotland Tam McManus 43 EU Rochester Rhinos United States Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [30][31]
DF Scotland Dean Keenan 39 EU Troon Contract Termination Red XN Winter Free [32]
DF Scotland Alan Murdoch EU Lugar Boswell Thistle Loan → Winter Loan [33]

Total Income: Steady £0.00 million

Expenditure: Steady £0.00 million

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