| Club: | Ayr United |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Chairman: | Lachlan Cameron |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Mark Roberts (until 15 December) Andy Millen (Interim) Ian McCall (from 5 January) |
| Stadium: | Somerset Park |
| League: | League One |
| League Result: | Eighth Place |
| Cup1: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second Round |
| Cup3: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Third Round |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Forrest (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Forrest (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,617 vs Greenock Morton, League One, 9 August 2014 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 646 vs Stenhousemuir, League One, 13 December 2014 |
| Average Attendance: | 1,122 |
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| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 season was Ayr United's 2nd season in League One and their 3rd consecutive season in the third-tier of Scottish football. Ayr also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Ayr began the season under the management of Mark Roberts, who continued to operate in a player-manager role. On 15 December, Roberts was removed from his position as manager after a poor run of form, with his assistant Andy Millen placed in temporary charge.[1] On 5 January 2015, Ian McCall was appointed as Ayr United's new manager.[2]
See main article: 2014–15 Scottish League One.
See main article: 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup.
See main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup.
| Player | Total | Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Wardrope | 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.
| Competition | Started round | Current Position | Final Position | First match | Last match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish League One | 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 |
| Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hunter | Unattached | ||
| Alan Lithgow | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Jackson Longridge | Stranraer | ||
| Craig McCracken | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
| Gordon Pope | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
| Anthony Marenghi | Stranraer | ||
| Michael McGowan | Unattached | ||
| Kevin Kyle | Unattached | ||
| Craig Malcolm | Stranraer | ||
| Michael Moffat | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Ryan Nisbet | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| Mark Roberts | Clyde | ||
| Paul Slane | Clyde |
