2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season

The 2013–14 season is the 104th season of competitive football by Ayr United, their first season in the newly formed Scottish League One and their second consecutive season in the third tier of Scottish football. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup

Ayr United
2013–14 season
ChairmanLachlan Cameron
ManagerMark Roberts
StadiumSomerset Park
League OneFourth place
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Moffat (25)
All: Michael Moffat (26)
Highest home attendance8,968 vs Rangers, League One, 6 October 2013
Lowest home attendance643 vs Dunfermline Athletic, League One, 14 December 2013

Ayr finished in fourth place in League One and qualified for the Scottish Championship play-offs, losing 5-2 on aggregate to Cowdenbeath. Ayr also reached the Second round of the Challenge Cup, the First round of the League Cup and the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre–season

5 July 2013 Oțelul Galați 2 – 0 Ayr United Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00 Băjenaru 15'
Paraschiv 74'
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Mark Halsey
7 July 2013 Dinamo București 1 – 1 Ayr United Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00 Abdoulaye 65' Report Malcolm 59' Attendance: 0
9 July 2013 Queen's Park 0 – 3 Ayr United Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
19:30 Malcolm 10'
Shankland 60'
Wardrope 90'
Attendance: 0
13 July 2013 Ayr United 1 – 4 Rotherham United Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 86 pen.' Report
Rotherham United Report
Revell 52', 58'
Rose 68'
Pringle 89'
Attendance: 664
21 July 2013 Cumnock Juniors 0 – 5 Ayr United Townhead Park, Cumnock
12:00 Donald 24'
Forrest 30'
Moffat 75' (pen.)
Marenghi 77'
McGowan 90'
29 July 2013 Ayr United 0 – 2 AEL Limassol Somerset Park, Ayr
19:30 10'
Targino 23'
Attendance: 461

Scottish League One

10 August 2013 1 Arbroath 0 – 3 Ayr United Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Report Moffat 13', 17'
Forrest 62'
Attendance: 775
Referee: John McKendrick
17 August 2013 2 Ayr United 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Malcolm 41'
Moffat 75 pen.'
Report Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Matt Northcroft
24 August 2013 3 Stranraer 1 – 1 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Longworth 8' Report McGowan 37' Attendance: 845
Referee: Des Roache
31 August 2013 4 Ayr United 2 – 2 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 12', 17' Report Boyle 4'
Blockley 37'
Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 September 2013 5 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Ayr United Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Roberts 42' Report Smith 71' Attendance: 657
Referee: Iain Brines
21 September 2013 6 Ayr United 2 – 2 Brechin City Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 43'
McGowan 45'
Report Trouten 68'
McLean 90'
Attendance: 987
Referee: Don Robertson
21 September 2013 7 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 1 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Wallace 21 pen.', 65'
Whittle 31'
Geggan 39'
Falkingham 41'
Report Moffat 3' Attendance: 2,743
Referee: George Salmond
6 October 2013 8 Ayr United 0 – 2 Rangers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Mohsni 56'
MacLeod 59'
Attendance: 8,968
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 October 2013 9 East Fife 1 – 4 Ayr United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Buchanan 43 pen.' Report Donald 29', 90'
Moffat 36'
McLaughlin 53'
Attendance: 753
Referee: Iain Brines
19 October 2013 10 Ayr United 2 – 0 Arbroath Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Kyle 45'
Hunter 74'
Report Attendance: 990
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
26 October 2013 11 Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Report Marenghi 53' Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Kevin Graham
12 November 2013 12 Ayr United 3 – 6 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Moffat 15', 17', 57 pen.' Report Longworth 11', 24', 41'
Aitken 48 pen.', 86 pen.'
McKenna 77'
Attendance: 986
Referee: Andrew Dallas
16 November 2013 13 Brechin City 1 – 1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Jackson 75' Report Marenghi 44' Attendance: 518
Referee: Alan Muir
23 November 2013 14 Ayr United 4 – 3 Stenhousemuir Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 5 pen.', 72 pen.'
Donald 33'
Kyle 85'
Report Gemmell 14 pen.'
Dickson 19'
McNeil 59'
Attendance: 986
Referee: Calum Murray
7 December 2013 15 Rangers 3 – 0 Ayr United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Daly 12'
Aird 23'
Mohsni 86'
Report Attendance: 45,227
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 December 2013 16 Ayr United 2 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Gilmour 17'
Moffat 27'
Report Husband 44'
Wallace 60 pen.', 69'
Moore 90'
Attendance: 643
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
21 December 2013 17 Forfar Athletic 0 – 1 Ayr United Station Park, Forfar
15:00 Report Kyle 62' Attendance: 473
Referee: Don Robertson
28 December 2013 18 Ayr United 2 – 0 East Fife Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 32', 68' Report Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Des Roache
4 January 2014 19 Stranraer 4 – 0 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Winter 14'
Grehan 33 pen.', 47'
Stirling 49'
Report Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Crawford Allan
11 January 2014 20 Ayr United 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Gilmour Yellow card 40'
Kyle 59'
Moffat 76'
Forrest 79'
Report Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 January 2014 21 Ayr United 1 – 3 Brechin City Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Pope 79'
Moffat Yellow card 88'
Report McLauchlan 12'
McAusland 33 o.g.'
Hay 90+2 pen.'
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Alan Muir
25 January 2014 22 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Ayr United Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 McNeil 89' Report Malcolm 27'
Donald Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 467
Referee: John McKendrick
1 February 2014 23 Arbroath 2 – 3 Ayr United Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Paul Sheerin Yellow card 7'
Linn 63'
Chisholm Yellow card 65'
McIntosh 79'
Report Moffat 4', 29'
Donald 18'
Malcolm Yellow card 23'
Attendance: 605
Referee: Matt Northcroft
15 February 2014 24 Ayr United 0 – 2 Rangers Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Law 46'
Daly 59'
Attendance: 8,449
Referee: John McKendrick
22 February 2014 25 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Forbes 8'
Shankland 45+1', 78'
Report Attendance: 2,773
Referee: George Salmond
1 March 2014 26 Airdrieonians 3 – 0 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Barr 30'
Watt 69'
Parker 75 pen.'
Report Hunter Red card 41'
McAusland Red card 74'
Attendance: 880
Referee: David Somers
4 March 2014 27 Ayr United 2 – 3 Forfar Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Malcolm 34'
Campbell 62'
Report Swankie 13', 67'
Templeman 45'
Attendance: 656
Referee: Craig Charleston
8 March 2014 28 Ayr United 5 – 0 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 8 pen.', 59'
Malcolm 20'
Donald 30'
Forrest 76'
Report McKeown Red card 61' Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Brian Colvin
15 March 2014 29 East Fife 0 – 5 Ayr United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Report Moffat 36 pen.', 39'
Kyle 45+1'
Donald 51'
Forrest 90+1'
Attendance: 647
Referee: Euan Norris
22 March 2014 30 Ayr United 2 – 1 Arbroath Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Malcolm 4'
Donald Red card 22'
Moffat 40'
Report Deuchar 38' Attendance: 766
Referee: Greg Aitken
29 March 2014 31 Ayr United 2 – 3 Stenhousemuir Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Moffat 66'
Forrest 68'
Report Greenhalgh 20'
Higgins 87 pen.', 90+1'
Attendance: 766
Referee: Greg Aitken
5 April 2014 32 Brechin City 2 – 1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Thomson 6'
Molloy 67'
Report Forrest 75' Attendance: 507
Referee: Brian Colvin
19 April 2014 33 Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Forrest 55' Report Thomson 50' Attendance: 1,272
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 April 2014 34 Rangers 2 – 1 Ayr United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Mohsni 54', 82' Report Forrest 69' Attendance: 40,651
Referee: Iain Brines
26 April 2014 35 Forfar Athletic 4 – 2 Ayr United Station Park, Forfar
15:00 McLuskey 2'
Hilson 25', 73'
Kader 52'
Report Moffat 60 pen.'
Gilmour 90+2'
Attendance: 532
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 May 2014 36 Ayr United 4 – 1 East Fife Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Malcolm 42', 53', 63'
Gilmour 75'
Report Buchanan 82' Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Crawford Allan

Championship play-off

7 May 2014 Semi-Final 1st Leg Ayr United 1 – 2 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park, Ayr
Pope 79' Report Stewart 15', 37' Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Don Robertson
10 May 2014 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Cowdenbeath 3 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)
Ayr United Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Stewart 1', 30'
O'Brien 52'
Report Donald 35' Attendance: 933
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Challenge Cup

27 July 2013 First Round Queens Park 1 – 2 Ayr United Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Quinn 28 pen.' Report Moffat 53'
Forrest 89'
Attendance: 887
Referee: Paul Robertson
20 August 2013 Second Round Ayr United 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malcolm 39' Loy 63'
Shepherd 110'
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Craig Charleston

Scottish League Cup

6 August 2013 First Round Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45 O'Donnell 12'
Balatoni 75'
Report Shankland 89' Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Iain Brines

Scottish Cup

3 November 2013 Third Round Ayr United 3 – 2 Queen's Park Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Marenghi 39'
Lithgow 50'
Malcolm 60'
Report Brough 27'
Spittal 67'
Attendance: 879
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 November 2013 Fourth Round Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Donald 59' Report Geggan 14' Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 December 2013 Fourth Round Replay Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Thomson 60' Report Attendance: 1,932
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Player statistics

Squad, appearance and goals

As of 3 May 2014[1]

No.NatPlayerTotalLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
Scotland David Hutton 43 0 36 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland William Muir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Shaun Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Scotland Martyn Campbell 21 (1) 1 18 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland Adam Hunter 36 1 28 (1) 1 0 3 1 0 3 0
Scotland Alan Lithgow 41 1 34 1 3 1 1 0 3 0
Scotland Jackson Longridge 4 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Scotland Josh McArthur 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
Scotland Kyle McAusland 19 0 12 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland Gordon Pope 39 2 32 1 3 0 1 0 3 1
Midfielders
Scotland Robbie Crawford 19 0 12 (3) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland Michael Donald 40 8 34 6 3 1 1 0 2 1
Scotland Alan Forrest 32 9 11 (16) 8 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 1
Scotland Brian Gilmour 28 3 21 (1) 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Scotland Anthony Marenghi 26 3 16 (5) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
Scotland Michael McGowan 28 2 17 (7) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
Scotland Scott McLaughlin 42 1 35 1 3 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland Michael Wardrope 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
Scotland Kevin Kyle 29 5 22 (2) 5 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
Scotland Craig Malcolm 39 9 28 (5) 8 1 (1) 1 1 0 3 0
Scotland Michael Moffat 37 26 32 25 3 0 1 0 3 1
Scotland Mark Roberts 8 0 5 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Dunfermline Athletic 36 19 6 11 68 54 +14 63 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Stranraer 36 14 9 13 57 57 0 51
4 Ayr United 36 14 7 15 65 66 1 49
5 Stenhousemuir 36 12 12 12 57 66 9 48
6 Airdrieonians 36 12 9 15 47 57 10 45
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

References

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