2012–13 Ayr United F.C. season explained

Club:	Ayr United
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Mark Roberts
Chairman:	Lachlan Cameron
Stadium:	Somerset Park
League:	Second Division
League Result:	Seventh place
Cup1:	Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round, lost to East Stirlingshire
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round, lost to St Mirren
Cup3:	Scottish Cup
Cup3 Result:	Fourth round, lost to Forfar Athletic
League Topscorer:	Michael Moffat (16)
Season Topscorer:	Michael Moffat (21)
Highest Attendance:	1,373 vs Queen of the South Second Division 15 September 2012
Lowest Attendance:	631 vs Brechin City Second Division 5 March 2013
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Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 season was Ayr United's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, after being relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2011–12 season after their two legged semi final play-off defeat to Airdrie United.^[1] Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Ayr United finished Seventh in the Scottish Second Division.^[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[3] the second round of the League Cup^[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Management

Ayr will be managed by Mark Roberts^[6] for the 2012–13 season, following the departure of Brian Reid whose contract with the club had expired.^[7]

Results and fixtures

Scottish Second Division

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Second Division.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 12 May 2013^{[8] [9]} |}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 12 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
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	GK	Alistair Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Darren Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Willie Muir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Graeme Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Gareth Armstrong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Darren Brownlie	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Martyn Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Michael Donald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Adam Hunter	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1
	DF	Jackson Longridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Cameron MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Anthony Marenghi	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Austin McCann	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
	DF	Kyle McAusland	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	DF	Neil McGregor	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	DF	Ross Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	John Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Chris Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Marc Twaddle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Robbie Crawford	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	MF	Steven Hutchinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Darren McGill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Michael McGowan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Scott McLaughlin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Ryan McStay	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	David Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jonathan Tiffoney	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Michael Wardrobe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Aaron Wyllie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Liam Buchanan	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	FW	Darian MacKinnon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Michael Moffat	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	FW	Ryan Nisbet	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Mark Shankland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	David Winters	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

Team statistics

Division summary

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Mark Roberts
Assistant First Team Manager	David White
First Team Fitness Coach	David Johnston
Groundsman	David Harkness Other information

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ayr Utd 1–3 Airdrie Utd (agg. 1–3): Diamonds make the cut . . 13 May 2012 . 13 May 2012.
2. Web site: 2012/13 Scottish Second League Table . . 4 July 2013.
3. Web site: East Stirlingshire stunned Second Division Ayr United in the Ramsdens Cup first round . . 28 July 2012 . 4 July 2013.
4. Web site: Saints overcome Ayr . . scottishfootballleague.com . 29 August 2012 . 4 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512221221/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/league-cup/results/3547279/ . 12 May 2013 . dead .
5. Web site: Forfar Athletic F.C. v Ayr United F.C. . . scottishfa.co.uk . 1 December 2012 . 4 July 2013.
6. Web site: Change in Manager - press releaset . AyrUnitedFC.co.uk . 15 May 2012 . 15 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20130419170956/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/news.asp?int_news_id=2965&bln_archive=yes&int_month=5&int_year=2012 . 19 April 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Mark Roberts is new Ayr United manager . BBC Sport . 15 May 2012 . 23 May 2012.
8. Web site: Ayr United Stats . . Soccerbase . 13 May 2012.
9. Web site: Current Squad . . 13 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306184927/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/about_current_squad.asp . 6 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .