2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season explained

Club:	Ayr United
Season:	2013–14
Chairman:	Lachlan Cameron
Manager:	Mark Roberts
Stadium:	Somerset Park
League:	League One
League Result:	Fourth place
Cup1:	Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:	Second round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	Scottish Cup
Cup3 Result:	Fourth round
League Topscorer:	Michael Moffat (25)
Season Topscorer:	Michael Moffat (26)
Highest Attendance:	8,968 vs Rangers, League One, 6 October 2013
Lowest Attendance:	643 vs Dunfermline Athletic, League One, 14 December 2013
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Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

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 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

Scottish League One

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish League One.

Championship play-off

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad, appearance and goals

As of 3 May 2014^[1]

		Player	Total								Other
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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ayr United Stats . soccerbase.com . Soccerbase . 30 June 2020.
2. Web site: Craig Malcolm Makes Flying Start For Ayr United Against Dinamo Bucharest . Ayrshire Post.net . 12 July 2013 . 22 July 2013.
3. News: Lithgow In As Ayr Eye More . Ayrshire Post.net . 14 June 2013 . 27 July 2013.
4. News: Cup Winner Pope signs for Ayr . ayrunitedfc.co.uk . . 27 June 2013 . 22 July 2013 . https://archive.today/20130722175022/http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/ayrunited/articles/2013/06/27/462019-cup-winner-pope-signs-for-ayr/ . 22 July 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
5. News: McLaughlin Set To Lead Ayr Next Term . ayrunitedfc.co.uk . . 3 July 2013 . 22 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712155716/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/mclaughlin-set-to-lead-ayr-next-term/ . 12 July 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
6. Web site: Ayr Utd add Hutton to squad . https://archive.today/20130713095027/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/ayr-utd-add-hutton-to-squad/ . dead . 13 July 2013 . . ScottishFootballLeague.com . 12 July 2013 . 2 July 2013 .
7. Web site: Kyle Signs Up. 10 March 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003160324/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/kyle-signs-up/ . 3 October 2013 .
8. Web site: McAusland Returns . AyrUnitedFC.co.uk . 18 October 2013 . 24 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203081907/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/mcausland-returns/ . 3 December 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
9. Web site: Ayr United 3-6 Stranraer . AyrUnitedFC.co.uk . 13 November 2013 . 24 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114001701/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/ayr-united-3-6-stranraer/ . 2013-11-14 . dead .
10. Web site: SFL defender Austin McCann signs for Clydebank . . 7 June 2013 . 22 July 2013.
11. Web site: Glenafton keep hold of Robertson . . 20 June 2013 . 22 July 2013.
12. Web site: Brownlie settles in at Thistle . . spfl.co.uk . 15 August 2013 . 15 August 2013 . 6 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160206093917/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/brownlie-settles-in-at-thistle/ . dead .
13. Web site: David Sinclair signs . airdriefc.com . 4 July 2013 . 22 July 2013.
14. Web site: Brechin City Football Club . brechincity.com . 3 July 2013 . 27 July 2013.
15. Web site: McGill joins Cumnock . ScottishFA.co.uk . 15 August 2013 . 29 November 2013.
16. Web site: Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic Preview . AlbionRoversFC.com . 8 November 2013 . dead . 29 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204201547/http://albionroversfc.com/?p=4245 . 4 December 2013 .