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
Chairman	Lachlan Cameron
Manager	Mark Roberts
Stadium	Somerset Park
League One	Fourth place
Challenge Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Moffat (25) All: Michael Moffat (26)
Highest home attendance	8,968 vs Rangers, League One, 6 October 2013
Lowest home attendance	643 vs Dunfermline Athletic, League One, 14 December 2013
Home colours Away colours
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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

Oțelul Galați v Ayr United

5 July 2013	Oțelul Galați	2 – 0	Ayr United	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00	Băjenaru 15' Paraschiv 74'	Report[usurped]		Attendance: 0 Referee: Mark Halsey

Dinamo București v Ayr United

7 July 2013	Dinamo București	1 – 1	Ayr United	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
18:00	Abdoulaye 65'	Report	Malcolm 59'	Attendance: 0

Queen's Park v Ayr United

9 July 2013	Queen's Park	0 – 3	Ayr United	Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
19:30			Malcolm 10' Shankland 60' Wardrope 90'	Attendance: 0

Ayr United v Rotherham United

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

Cumnock Juniors v Ayr United

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'

Ayr United v AEL Limassol

29 July 2013	Ayr United	0 – 2	AEL Limassol	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:30			Sá 10' Targino 23'	Attendance: 461

Scottish League One

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League One

Arbroath v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Forfar Athletic

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

Stranraer v Ayr United

24 August 2013 3	Stranraer	1 – 1	Ayr United	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Longworth 8'	Report	McGowan 37'	Attendance: 845 Referee: Des Roache

Ayr United v Airdrieonians

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

Stenhousemuir v Ayr United

14 September 2013 5	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Roberts 42'	Report	Smith 71'	Attendance: 657 Referee: Iain Brines

Ayr United v Brechin City

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Rangers

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

East Fife v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Arbroath

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

Airdrieonians v Ayr United

26 October 2013 11	Airdrieonians	0 – 1	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00		Report	Marenghi 53'	Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Kevin Graham

Ayr United v Stranraer

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

Brechin City v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Stenhousemuir

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

Rangers v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

21 December 2013 17	Forfar Athletic	0 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park, Forfar
15:00		Report	Kyle 62'	Attendance: 473 Referee: Don Robertson

Ayr United v East Fife

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

Stranraer v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Airdrieonians

11 January 2014 20	Ayr United	3 – 0	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Gilmour  40' Kyle 59' Moffat 76' Forrest 79'	Report		Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Euan Anderson

Ayr United v Brechin City

18 January 2014 21	Ayr United	1 – 3	Brechin City	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Pope 79' Moffat  88'	Report	McLauchlan 12' McAusland 33 o.g.' Hay 90+2 pen.'	Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Alan Muir

Stenhousemuir v Ayr United

25 January 2014 22	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	McNeil 89'	Report	Malcolm 27' Donald  72'	Attendance: 467 Referee: John McKendrick

Arbroath v Ayr United

1 February 2014 23	Arbroath	2 – 3	Ayr United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Paul Sheerin  7' Linn 63' Chisholm  65' McIntosh 79'	Report	Moffat 4', 29' Donald 18' Malcolm  23'	Attendance: 605 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Ayr United v Rangers

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

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

Airdrieonians v Ayr United

1 March 2014 26	Airdrieonians	3 – 0	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Barr 30' Watt 69' Parker 75 pen.'	Report	Hunter  41' McAusland  74'	Attendance: 880 Referee: David Somers

Ayr United v Forfar Athletic

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

Ayr United v Stranraer

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  61'	Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Brian Colvin

East Fife v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Arbroath

22 March 2014 30	Ayr United	2 – 1	Arbroath	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Malcolm 4' Donald  22' Moffat 40'	Report	Deuchar 38'	Attendance: 766 Referee: Greg Aitken

Ayr United v Stenhousemuir

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

Brechin City v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Rangers v Ayr United

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

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v East Fife

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

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship

Ayr United v Cowdenbeath

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

Cowdenbeath v Ayr United

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

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

Queens Park v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Falkirk

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

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

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

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup

Ayr United v Queen's Park

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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

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.	Nat	Player	Total		League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
		David Hutton	43	0	36	0	3	0	1	0	3	0
		William Muir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Shaun Newman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
		Martyn Campbell	21 (1)	1	18 (1)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Adam Hunter	36	1	28 (1)	1	0	3	1	0	3	0
		Alan Lithgow	41	1	34	1	3	1	1	0	3	0
		Jackson Longridge	4	0	2 (2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Josh McArthur	2	0	1	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
		Kyle McAusland	19	0	12 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
		Gordon Pope	39	2	32	1	3	0	1	0	3	1
Midfielders
		Robbie Crawford	19	0	12 (3)	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
		Michael Donald	40	8	34	6	3	1	1	0	2	1
		Alan Forrest	32	9	11 (16)	8	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (2)	1
		Brian Gilmour	28	3	21 (1)	3	2	0	2	0	2	0
		Anthony Marenghi	26	3	16 (5)	2	3	1	1	0	1	0
		Michael McGowan	28	2	17 (7)	2	0 (1)	0	1	0	1 (1)	0
		Scott McLaughlin	42	1	35	1	3	0	1	0	3	0
		Michael Wardrope	1	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
		Kevin Kyle	29	5	22 (2)	5	2 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
		Craig Malcolm	39	9	28 (5)	8	1 (1)	1	1	0	3	0
		Michael Moffat	37	26	32	25	3	0	1	0	3	1
		Mark Roberts	8	0	5 (2)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Players In Player From Fee Craig Malcolm Stranraer Free[2] Alan Lithgow Dumbarton Free[3] Gordon Pope Auchinleck Talbot Undisclosed[4] Scott McLaughlin Peterhead Free[5] David Hutton Greenock Morton Free[6] Josh McArthur St Mirren Free Kevin Kyle Rangers Free[7] Kyle McAusland Rangers Loan[8] Brian Gilmour KA Free[9]

Players out Player To Fee Austin McCann Clydebank[10] Free Alistair Brown Free Agent Released Marc Twaddle Irvine Meadow Free John Robertson Retired David Winters Queen's Park Free Ryan McStay Portadown Free Liam Buchanan East Fife Free Ross Robertson Glenafton Athletic Free[11] Darren Brownlie Partick Thistle Free[12] David Sinclair Airdrieonians Free[13] Graeme Smith Brechin City Free[14] Darren McGill Cumnock Loan[15] Aaron Wyllie Troon Mutual Consent Mark Shankland Albion Rovers Loan[16]