Ayr United Football Academy

Not to be confused with Ayr United F.C. or Ayre United A.F.C..

Ayr United Football Academy
Full nameAyr United Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Honest Men
Founded2 December 2005; 19 years ago (2005-12-02)
GroundSomerset Park
ChairmanAllan Gunning
Head of AcademyDavid White
LeagueSPFL Reserve League 2, Club Academy Scotland, Scottish Women's Football
Websitehttp://www.aufa.org.uk/

Ayr United Football Academy is incorporated as a not for profit Company Limited by guarantee. Its members are Ayr United Football Club, The Ayr United Community Initiative (The Honest Men Trust), NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Community Health Partnership), Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, each of which is represented by a board director. In addition there are three independent directors and an independent chairperson.[1]

Directors

Name Role
Allan Gunning Chairman
Brian Connolly Director
John Crawford Director
Stuart Millar Director
Elizabeth Moore Director
Alan Murray Director
Graham Peterkin Director
Lorraine Stobie Director
Phil White Director

Players

Under 18's squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Liam Breuls
— DF Scotland SCO Jude McClymont
— DF Scotland SCO Jack Pryce
— DF Scotland SCO Lewis Allan
— DF Scotland SCO Jack McEwan
— DF Scotland SCO Kyle Fraser
— DF Scotland SCO Adam McNally
— MF Scotland SCO Joe Cassidy
— MF Scotland SCO Shaun Donnelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Bruce Strachan
— MF Scotland SCO Blaike Hay
— MF Scotland SCO David Craig
— MF Scotland SCO Evan Ferguson
— FW Scotland SCO Lucas McRoberts
— FW Scotland SCO Jack Allan
— FW Scotland SCO Brandon Cullen
— FW Scotland SCO Jamie Hislop

Staff

Position Name
Head of Academy David White

List of academy graduates

Below is a list of players that have come through the club's academy set-up who made a competitive first-team appearance for Ayr United F.C. since 2006 to the present day.

Players in bold are currently at the club or out on loan.

First-team graduates
# Name and nationality Date of debut Opposition Home or Away Apps Goals
1 Scotland Alastair Woodburn (2007-12-08)8 December 2007 Peterhead Away 35 0
2 Scotland Lloyd Kinnaird (2008-04-19)19 April 2008 Queen's Park Away 1 0
3 Scotland Iain Fisher (2009-05-09)9 May 2009 Peterhead Away 1 0
4 Scotland Aaron Connolly (2010-01-18)18 January 2010 Brechin City Home 8 1
5 Scotland Roddy Paterson (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 9 1
6 Scotland Ross Robertson (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 76 5
7 Scotland Jonathan Tiffoney (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 87 2
8 Scotland Shaun Kelly (2010-11-20)20 November 2010 Sunnybank Home 1 0
9 Scotland Mark Shankland (2011-05-07)7 May 2011 Brechin City Away 34 2
10 Scotland Gareth Armstrong (2011-05-07)7 May 2011 Brechin City Away 8 0
11 Scotland Steven Hutchinson (2012-04-28)28 April 2012 Dundee Home 2 0
12 Scotland Jackson Longridge (2012-04-28)28 April 2012 Dundee Home 11 0
13 Scotland Aaron Wyllie (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 12 0
14 Scotland Darren McGill (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 4 0
15 Scotland Robbie Crawford (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 225 12
16 Scotland Ryan Nisbet (2013-04-27)27 April 2013 Arbroath Home 15 0
17 Scotland Michael Wardrope (2013-04-27)27 April 2013 Arbroath Home 24 2
18 Scotland Alan Forrest (2013-07-27)27 July 2013 Queen's Park Away 245 55
19 Scotland Peter McGill (2014-07-26)26 July 2014 Clyde Away 10 0
20 Scotland Andrew Muir (2014-08-02)2 August 2014 East Stirling Away 12 0
21 Scotland Sean McKenzie (2014-08-09)9 August 2014 Greenock Morton Home 11 0
22 Scotland Craig McCracken (2014-11-11)11 November 2014 Alloa Athletic Away 7 0
23 Scotland Craig McGuffie (2016-04-09)9 April 2016 Albion Rovers Home 110 10
24 Scotland Andy Johnstone (2016-07-16)16 July 2016 Hamilton Accies Home 2 0
25 Scotland Luke McCowan (2017-07-18)18 July 2017 Dumbarton Away 77 19
26 Scotland Leon Murphy (2017-07-25)25 July 2017 Clyde Home 10 1
27 Scotland David Waite (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 1 0
28 Scotland Stuart Faulds (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 4 0
29 Scotland James Hilton (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 2 0
30 Scotland Finn Ecrepont (2018-11-30)30 November 2018 Dundee United Away 20 0
31 New Zealand Ellis Hare-Reid (2019-09-07)7 September 2019 Wrexham Away 1 0
32 Scotland Mark McKenzie (2019-09-07)7 September 2019 Wrexham Away 175 15
33 Scotland Michael Hewitt (2020-10-06)6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away 32 0
34 Scotland Paul Smith (2020-10-06)6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away 54 0
35 Scotland Kinlay Bilham (2021-09-14)14 September 2021 Rangers B Away 3 0
36 Scotland Alex Jeanes (2021-09-14)14 September 2021 Rangers B Away 1 0
37 Scotland Fraser Bryden (2022-01-08)8 January 2022 Arbroath Away 72 9
38 Scotland Dylan Watret (2022-12-03)3 December 2022 Raith Rovers Away 21 2
39 Scotland Scott Tomlinson (2023-02-11)11 February 2023 Elgin City Away 23 0
40 Scotland Oliver Ecrepont (2023-07-29)29 July 2023 Alloa Athletic Away 1 0
41 Scotland Max Guthrie (2024-02-10)10 February 2024 Rangers Away 1 0
42 Scotland Lucas McRoberts (2024-03-29)29 March 2024 Airdrieonians Away 5 1
43 Scotland Jamie Hislop (2024-09-21)21 September 2024 Queen's Park Away 3 0
44 Scotland David Craig (2024-12-14)14 December 2024 Falkirk Away 1 0

Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have played for the academy but left before making a first team appearance.

Notes

1.^ Returned to the club in 2019 and made his debut at the age of 28 having left in 2008 without making an appearance.
2.^ Had two loan spells at the club during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons
3.^ Played for the club on loan during the 2021-22 season

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References

  1. ^ "The Academy". April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2021.