# 2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season

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. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Ayr United finished ninth in the First Division, entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Airdrie United on aggregate in the Semi-final and were relegated to the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the Semi-final of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Challenge Cup

|}Last updated: 11 August 2011 Source: The Scottish Football League

## Player statistics
### Captains

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

## Team stats
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Results by round

| 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Brian Reid |
| Assistant First Team Manager | Scott Mackenzie |
| First Team Fitness Coach | David Johnston |
| Groundsman | David Harkness |
Last updated: 7 August 2011 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 7 August 2011 Source: Ayr United

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| GK | Kevin Cuthbert | 42 | EU | Greenock Morton | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| FW | Gareth Wardlaw | 45 | EU | St Mirren | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| MF | Michael McGowan | 39 | EU | Alloa Athletic | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| MF | Andy Geggan | 37 | EU | Dumbarton | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| DF | John Robertson | 48 | EU | Partick Thistle | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| MF | Alex Burke | 46 | EU | Dunfermline Athletic | Free Transfer Y | Summer | | Free |
| MF | Jamie McKernon | 32 | EU | St Mirren | Loan → | Summer | January 2012, later extend to May 2012 | Loan |
| MF | Ryan Connolly | 32 | EU | Derby County | Loan → | Summer | December 2011 | Loan |
| FW | Tam McManus | 43 | EU | Falkirk | Free Transfer Y | Between Windows | | Free |
| MF | Adam Dodd | 31 | EU | Blackpool | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan |
| MF | Liam Tomsett | 31 | EU | Blackpool | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan |
| FW | Sean Higgins | 39 | EU | St Johnstone | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan |
| FW | Marc Dyer | 30 | EU | Rangers | Loan → | Winter | May 2012 | Loan |
| FW | Keigan Parker | 42 | EU | A.F.C. Fylde | Free Transfer Y | Winter | May 2012 | Free |
Total spending: £0 million

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| FW | Andy Rodgers | 41 | EU | Stenhousemuir | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| LWB | William Easton | 38 | EU | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| GK | David Crawford | 39 | EU | Clyde | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| MF | Alistair Woodburn | 34 | EU | Airdrie United | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| GK | Alan Martin | 35 | EU | Crewe Alexandra | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| DF | Jim Lauchlan | 47 | EU | Free agent | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| FW | Aaron Connelly | 33 | EU | Cumnock Juniors | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| MF | Scott McLaughlin | 40 | EU | Queen of the South | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| MF | Ryan McCann | 43 | EU | Stockport County | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| MF | Robert Donnelly | 37 | EU | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| GK | Darryl Jones | 32 | EU | Cumnock Juniors | Contract Termination N | Summer | Free |
| MF | Alex Burke | 46 | EU | Free agent | Contract Termination N | Winter | Free |
| FW | Tam McManus | 43 | EU | Rochester Rhinos | Contract Termination N | Winter | Free |
| DF | Dean Keenan | 38 | EU | Troon | Contract Termination N | Winter | Free |
| DF | Alan Murdoch | | EU | Lugar Boswell Thistle | Loan → | Winter | Loan |
Total Income: £0.00 million
Expenditure: £0.00 million