2014–15 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
	2014-15 season
Chairman	Lachlan Cameron
Player-manager	Mark Roberts
Stadium	Somerset Park
League One	1st (on-going)
Challenge Cup	First Round, Lost to Clyde
League Cup	Second Round vs Kilmarnock (on-going)
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Forrest (2, on-going); All: Ryan Donnelly (3, on-going)
Highest home attendance	1,617 vs Greenock Morton,; League One,; 09 August 2014
Lowest home attendance	1,156 vs Forfar Athletic,; League One,; 23 August 2014
Average home league attendance	1,387
Home colours	Away colours
← 2013–14	2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season was the 105th season of competitive football by Ayr United. The club finished 8th in Scottish League One and competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Pre season

Win Draw Loss

16 July 2014 Friendly	Queens Park	2 – 3	Ayr United	Glasgow

19 July 2014 Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 1	Crusaders	Somerset Park, Ayr
14:00	McLaughlin 22'	Ayr United Report	Snoddy 90'

21 July 2014 Friendly	Hurlford United	3 – 5	Ayr United	Blair Park, Hurlford
19:30	Robertson 60', 85' (Pen) Cochrane 80'	Ayr United Report	McLaughlin 10' (Pen) Donnelly 62' McGill 71' Forrest 81'

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current Position	Final Position	First match	Last match
Scottish League One	Matchday 1	Matchday 36	8th	9 August 2014	2 May 2015
Scottish Challenge Cup	1st Round	Eliminated	1st Round	25 July 2014	25 July 2014
Scottish Cup	3rd Round	Eliminated	3rd Round	1 November 2014	11 November 2014
League Cup	1st Round	Eliminated	2nd Round	2 August 2014	26 August 2014

Last Updated: 3 September 2015

Scottish League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Greenock Morton (C) (P)	36	22	3	11	65	40	+25	69	Promotion to the 2015–16 Scottish Championship
2	Stranraer (Q)	36	20	7	9	59	38	+21	67	Qualification to the Scottish Championship play-offs
3	Forfar Athletic (Q)	36	20	6	10	59	41	+18	66
4	Brechin City (Q)	36	15	14	7	58	46	+12	59
5	Airdrieonians	36	16	10	10	53	39	+14	58
6	Peterhead	36	14	9	13	51	54	−3	51
7	Dunfermline Athletic	36	13	9	14	46	48	−2	48
8	Ayr United	36	9	7	20	45	60	−15	34
9	Stenhousemuir (O)	36	8	5	23	42	63	−21	29	Scottish League One play-offs
10	Stirling Albion (R)	36	4	8	24	35	84	−49	20	Relegation to the 2015–16 Scottish League Two

Updated to games played on 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	9	7	20	45	60	−15	34	4	5	9	22	28	−6	5	2	11	23	32	−9

Last updated: 3 Sept 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 21 May.
Source:^{[citation needed]}
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League Matches

9 August 2014 Match 1	Ayr United	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Donnelly 79'	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Craig Charleston

16 August 2014 Match 2	Stirling Albion	1 – 3	Ayr United	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00	G Smith 66' (Pen)	Ayr United Report	Forrest 5', 56' Gilmour 69'	Attendance: 823 Referee: Mat Northcroft

23 August 2014 Match 3	Ayr United	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	McLaughlin 85', 89' (Pen)	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Nick Walsh

30 August 2014 Match 4	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Grehan 26'	Ayr United Report	Donnelly 12'	Attendance: 669 Referee: John McKendrick

13 September 2014 Match 5	Ayr United	0 – 2	Stranraer	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Murphy 71'	Report	Grant Gallagher 65' Scott Rumsby 69' Jamie Longworth 81' Longridge 82'	Attendance: 1,414 Referee: Calum Murray

20 September 2014 Match 6	Brechin City	2-4	Ayr United	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	Paul McLean 22' Jackson 40' Trouten 49' Cameron 53' Jamie Masson 59' McGormack 86'	Report	Scott Mclaughlin 53' (pen.) 86' (pen.) Beattie 73' 90+2' Paul Slane 82'	Attendance: 537 Referee: Gavin Duncan

27 September 2014 Match 7	Ayr United	2-3	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Donald 21' Murphy 51' Beattie 80' Donnelly 90+2'	Report	Jim Lister 30' 74' Luca Gasparotto 87' Bain 90+1' Liam Watt 90+6'	Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Matt Northcroft

4 October 2014 Match 8	Peterhead	2-0	Ayr United	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00	Stevenson 56' Ryan Strachan 62'	Report		Attendance: 506 Referee: Alan Muir

10 October 2014 Match 9	Ayr United	0-1	Dunfermline Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Glimour 16' Paul Slane 25'	Report	El Bakhtaoui 29' 30' Falkingham 82' Buchanan 87'	Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Euan Anderson

18 October 2014 Match 10	Greenock Morton	0-1	Ayr United	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report	Scott McLaughlin 36' McKinlay 53'	Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Calum Murray

25 October 2014 Match 11	Ayr United	0-2	Brechin
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8 November 2014 Match 12	Stranraer	3-1	Ayr United

22 November 2014 Match 13	Forfar	2-0	Ayr United

6 December 2014 Match 14	Dunfermline	4-2	Ayr United

13 December 2014 Match 15	Ayr United	2-3	Stenhousemuir

20 December 2014 Match 16	Ayr United	2-2	Stirling

27 December 2014 Match 17	Airdrie United	3-0	Ayr United

3 January 2015 Match 18	Ayr United	0-2	Stranraer

10 January 2015 Match 19	Brechin	2-1	Ayr United

17 January 2015 Match 20	Ayr United	1-1	Morton

24 January 2015 Match 21	Stenhousemuir	1-1	Ayr United

31 January 2015 Match 22	Ayr United	0-2	Dunfermline

14 February 2015 Match 23	Stirling	1-4	Ayr United

21 February 2015 Match 24	Peterhead	2-0	Ayr United

28 February 2015 Match 25	Ayr United	1-0	Forfar

3 March 2015 Match 26	Ayr United	3-3	Peterhead

7 March 2015 Match 27	Dunfermline	2-1	Ayr United

10 March 2015 Match 28	Ayr United	0-1	Airdrie United

14 March 2015 Match 29	Ayr United	0-0	Stenhousemuir

21 March 2015 Match 30	Morton	2-1	Ayr United

28 March 2015 Match 31	Ayr United	2-2	Brechin

4 April 2015 Match 32	Stranraer	1-0	Ayr United

11 April 2015 Match 33	Ayr United	2-4	Peterhead

18 April 2015 Match 34	Airdrie United	2-0	Ayr United

25 April 2015 Match 35	Ayr United	4-0	Stirling

2 May 2015 Match 36	Forfar	1-3	Ayr United

Score Overview

Ayr United play each other team in the Scottish League One four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.

Win Draw Loss

First half of the season

Opposition	Home score	Away score
Airdrieonians	2-3	3-0
Brechin City	0-2	4-2
Dunfermline Athletic	0-1	4-2
Forfar Athletic	2-0	2-0
Greenock Morton	1-0	0-1
Peterhead	2-0
Stenhousemuir	2-3	1-1
Stirling Albion	2-2	1-3
Stranraer	0-2	3-1

Last updated: 3 September 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Second half of season

Opposition	Home score	Away score
Airdrieonians
Brechin City
Dunfermline Athletic
Forfar Athletic
Greenock Morton
Peterhead
Stenhousemuir
Stirling Albion
Stranraer

Last updated: 3 September 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Scottish Challenge Cup

27 July 2014 Round 1	Clyde	2 – 0	Ayr United	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	McManus 8' Sweeney 29' (Pen)	Ayr United Report		Attendance: 689 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish League Cup

2 August 2014 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	0 – 4	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:45		Ayr United Report	Donnelly 50', 77' McLaughlin 63' (Pen) Gilmour 90'	Attendance: 295 Referee: Greg Aitken

26 August 2014 Round 2	Kilmarnock	1 – 0	Ayr United	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45	McKenzie 69'			Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Cup

1 November 2014 Round 3	Ayr United	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00

11 November 2014 Round 3 (Replay)	Alloa Athletic	4 – 0	Ayr United	Indodrill Stadium, Alloa
19:45	Buchanan 24' Meggatt 28' Docherty 33', 60'	Report		Attendance: 420 Referee: Don Robertson

Player Statistics

First-team

As of 26 July 2014

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	David Hutton
		GK	Shaun Newman
		DF	Martyn Campbell
		DF	Nicky Devlin
		DF	Josh McArthur
		DF	Kevin McKinlay
		DF	Andrew Muir
		DF	Peter Murphy
		MF	Michael Donald
		MF	Alan Forrest

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Brian Gilmour
		MF	Peter McGill
		MF	Jon-Paul McGovern
		MF	Scott McLaughlin
		MF	Michael Wardrope
		FW	Craig Beattie
		FW	Ryan Donnelly
		FW	Sean McKenzie
		FW	Mark Roberts (player/manager)
		FW	Dale Shirkie

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Craig McCracken (at Auchinleck Talbot until the end of the 2014/15 season)
		FW	Ryan Nisbet (at Cumnock Juniors until the end of the 2014/15 season)

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	MF	Scott McLaughlin		7	Club captain

Last updated: 19 August 2014
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, appearance and goals

As of end of 2014-15 season

No.	Nat	Player	Total		League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
		David Hutton	41	0	36	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
		Shaun Newman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
		Adam Blakeman	14	2	12 (2)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Martyn Campbell	16	0	11 (2)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
		Adam Cummins	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Nicky Devlin	41	2	36	2	2	0	2	0	1	0
		Josh McArthur	2	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		John McArthur	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		Craig McCracken	4	0	1 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0
		Scott McKenna	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Kevin McKinlay	17	0	13 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	0 (1)	0
		Andrew Muir	9	0	1 (5)	0	2	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
		Morgyn Neill	7	1	6 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
		Peter Murphy	29	1	25	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
		Robbie Crawford	23	1	18 (5)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Michael Donald	37	0	33 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
		Alan Forrest	36	9	23 (8)	9	2	0	2	0	1	0
		Brian Gilmour	36	3	24 (7)	2	2	0	2	1	1	0
		Dale Keenan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Peter McGill	10	0	4 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	1	0
		Jon-Paul McGovern	41	5	35 (1)	5	2	0	2	0	1	0
		Scott McLaughlin	27	8	21 (1)	7	2	0	2	1	1	0
		Craig Murray	14	0	13 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Michael Wardrobe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		David Robertson	12	1	9 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
		Craig Beattie	30	6	14 (14)	6	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0
		Ryan Donnelly	29	5	19 (5)	2	2	1	2	2	1	0
		Sean McKenzie	5	0	1 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0
		Ryan Nisbet	10	0	0 (10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Jordan Preston	14	5	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Mark Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Dale Shirkie	18	0	1 (14)	0	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
		Paul Slane	13	0	7 (4)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.

Transfers

Players In

Position	Player	From	Fee
DF	Nicky Devlin	Stenhousemuir	Free^[1]
DF	Kevin McKinlay	Stenhousemuir	Free^[2]
DF	Peter Murphy	Celtic Nation	Free^[1]
MF	Jon-Paul McGovern	Derry City	Free^[3]
FW	Craig Beattie	Żebbuġ Rangers	Free^[4]
FW	Ryan Donnelly	Albion Rovers	Free^[1]
FW	Dale Shirkie	Motherwell	Free^[5]

Players out

Position	Player	To	Fee
DF	Adam Hunter	-	Released
DF	Alan Lithgow	Stenhousemuir	Free^[6]
DF	Jackson Longridge	Stranraer	Free^[7]
DF	Kyle McAusland	Rangers	End of Loan
DF	Craig McCracken	Auchinleck Talbot	Loan^[8]
DF	Gordon Pope	Auchinleck Talbot	Free^[9]
MF	Anthony Marenghi	Stranraer	Free^[10]
MF	Michael McGowan	-	Released
FW	Kevin Kyle	-	Retired
FW	Craig Malcolm	Stranraer	Free^[11]
FW	Michael Moffat	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[12]
FW	Ryan Nisbet	Cumnock Juniors	Loan

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Club	History Honours Records and statistics Seasons
Stadia	Beresford Park Somerset Park
Rivalry	Ayrshire derby
Notable matches	1990 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2002 Scottish League Cup Final
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