2012–13 Ayr United F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Lachlan Cameron | ||
| Manager | Mark Roberts | ||
| Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
| Second Division | Seventh place | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to East Stirlingshire | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to St Mirren | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Forfar Athletic | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Moffat (16) All: Michael Moffat (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,373 vs Queen of the South Second Division 15 September 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 631 vs Brechin City Second Division 5 March 2013 | ||
| | |||
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
[edit]Season
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
[edit]| 10 July 2012 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Lesser Hampden, Glasgow |
| Shankland | Ayr United Report | Moffat  65' | Attendance: 0 |
| 14 July 2012 Friendly | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Motherwell | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Robertson 19' Moffat 24'Campbell 47'Sinclair 71' | Motherwell Report Ayr United Report | Attendance: 825 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 16 July 2012 Friendly | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Trialist 34' | Ayr United Report Partick Thistle Report | Welsh 10' Lawless 76', 89'Elliott 82' |
| 18 July 2012 Friendly | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 19:45 | Roberts 78' | [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza
70' |
| 21 July 2012 Friendly | Ayr United | 1–1 | Glentoran | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 17:00 | McStay | Glentoran Report | Nixon |
Scottish Second Division
[edit]| 11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Winters 19' | SFL Report | McMillan 90' | Attendance: 1,248 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 18 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Holmes 45' Kerr 46'Gribben 72'Rennie 83' | SFL Report | Sinclair 22' Holmes 67' (Own goal) | Attendance: 714 Referee: Northcroft |
| 25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | Forfar Athletic | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Sinclair 6', 52' | SFL Report | Campbell 45' (Penalty) Swankie 59'Fotheringham 89' | Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Somers |
| 1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Malcolm 34', 38' | SFL Report | Hunter  90'  | Attendance: 772 Referee: Cook |
| 15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 4 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | MacKinnon 9', 19' | SFL Report | Clark 16' Burns 31'Reilly 62', 69' | Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Muir |
| 22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 3 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pollock 5' Barr 83' | SFL Report | Sinclair 9', 34' McAusland 88' | Attendance: 575 Referee: Hilland |
| 29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | McCann 15' Moffat 26'Twaddle 53'Sinclair 68' | SFL Report | Attendance: 993 Referee: Robertson |
| 6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Moffat 2' (Penalty), 94' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Howarth 45+1' Russell 94' | Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Murray |
| 20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Gordon 45' | SFL Report | Attendance: 595 Referee: Robertson |
| 27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Arbroath | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | MacKinnon 16' Moffat 90' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Dallas |
| 10 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Smith 84' | SFL Report | Moffat 68' | Attendance: 586 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Moffat 57' (pen.), 90' McStay 81' | SFL Report | Moore 31' | Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Hilland |
| 24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | McGuffie 16' Clark 55' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Anderson |
| 8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Ayr United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report |
| 15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | White 3' (o.g.) McAusland 17' | SFL Report | McBride 56', 65' (pen.) White 89' | Attendance: 943 Referee: Aitken |
| 22 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Ayr United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report |
| 26 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill |
| 15:00 | Stevenson 24' Elliott 69'Elliott 76' | SFL Report | Attendance: 509 Referee: Northcroft |
| 29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Robertson |
| 2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 5 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Winters 30' | BBC Sport | McStay 32' (o.g.) Clark 43' Carmichael 47' McCann 69' (o.g.) Lyle 72' | Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Dallas |
| 5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report Ayr Report | Winters 38' | Attendance: 803 Referee: Madden |
| 12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Robertson 9' (Own goal) Swankie 52' | SFL Report | Sinclair 48' | Attendance: 479 Referee: Hilland |
| 19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | P – P | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch | ||||
| 26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 3 – 3 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | White 26' McManus 34', 45+1' | SFL Report | Moffat 5' McAusland 17'McDonald 85' | Attendance: 514 Referee: Robertson |
| 2 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | P – P | Brechin City | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch | ||||
| 9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 2 | Ayr United | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Megginson 63' Gordon 90+2' | SFL Report | Buchanan 36' McGregor 57'Buchanan 78'  | Attendance: 521 Referee: Cook |
| 16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 5 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Donald 18', 56' Moffat 25' (Penalty), 59', 67' | SFL Report | Robbie Winters 42', 84' | Attendance: 1,064 Referee: McKendrick |
| 19 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McLauchlan 40', 59' | SFL Report | Moyes 56' (Own goal) | Attendance: 412 Referee: Graham |
| 23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 19' Donald 69' | SFL Report | Campbell 74' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Brines |
| 26 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Winters 33' | SFL Report | Dickson 60' Corcoran 90+2' | Attendance: 821 Referee: Muir |
| 2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 1 – 4 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Homes 2' Kerr 54' | SFL Report | Moffat 41' (Penalty), 43', 72' (Penalty), 75' | Attendance: 651 Referee: Dallas |
| 5 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Brechin City | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Buchanan 50' | SFL Report | Moyes 25' Hay 75' | Attendance: 631 Referee: Roache |
| 9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Lyle 45' Reilly 60' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Charleston |
| 16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Hunter 8' Donald 11' | SFL Report | Malcolm 68' | Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Hilland |
| 23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Carcary 15' Trouten 19' | SFL Report | Buchanan 61' McGregor 75' | Attendance: 427 Referee: Northcroft |
| 30 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 79' Winters 87' | SFL Report | Durie 15' | Attendance: 956 Referee: Robertson |
| 6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | McCord 27' Holmes 90' | Attendance: 898 Referee: McLean |
| 13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Cliftonhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dallas 57' | SFL Report | Moffat 31' Buchanan 40'McLaughlin 84' | Attendance: 475 Referee: Colvin |
| 20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Dickson 5' Gemmell 20', 42' (Penalty)Smith 56' | SFL Report | Smith 42' | Attendance: 497 Referee: Somers |
| 27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Smith 60' | Attendance: 834 Referee: Aitken |
| 4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Templeman 12' Campbell 45' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Bolochoweckyj 36' (Own goal) Brownlie 44' | Attendance: 622 Referee: Charleston |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]| 28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Herd 28', 42' Maxwell 86' | SFL Report | Shankland 51' | Attendance: 493 Referee: Cook |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ayr United | 6 – 1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Winters 48' Moffat 59', 90' (Penalty)Tiffoney 63'Sinclair 68', 90' | SFL Report | Neil 82' | Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Anderson |
| 29 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2 | St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Ayr United | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Guy 16' Thompson 24'McGowan 30'McLean 38' (Penalty)Teale 58' | BBC Report | Moffat 39' | Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Clachnacuddin | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Moffat 50', 60' (pen.) | BBC Report | Graham 14' | Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Somers |
| 1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Robertson 59' King 74' | BBC Report | Sinclair 16' | Attendance: 505 Referee: Salmond |
Player statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Alistair Brown | 24 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Darren Martin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Willie Muir | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Graeme Smith | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Gareth Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Darren Brownlie | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Martyn Campbell | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG | Michael Donald | 20 | 4 | 19+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Adam Hunter | 29 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jackson Longridge | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Cameron MacDonald | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Anthony Marenghi | 16 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Austin McCann | 35 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Kyle McAusland | 26 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Neil McGregor | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ross Robertson | 17 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Robertson | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Chris Smith | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Marc Twaddle | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Robbie Crawford | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Steven Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Darren McGill | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR | Michael McGowan | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | NIR | Ryan McStay | 22 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | David Sinclair | 31 | 10 | 26+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Jonathan Tiffoney | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Michael Wardrobe | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Aaron Wyllie | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Liam Buchanan | 14 | 6 | 14+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Darian MacKinnon | 8 | 3 | 8+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Michael Moffat | 39 | 21 | 34+0 | 16 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Ryan Nisbet | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Roddy Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Mark Roberts | 18 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Mark Shankland | 18 | 1 | 5+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Winters | 36 | 6 | 15+17 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 12 May 2013
| Nation | Position | Name | Second Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arbroath | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 52 | |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 41 | |
| 8 | Stranraer | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 37 | |
| 9 | East Fife (O) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 32 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Club
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mark Roberts |
| Assistant First Team Manager | David White |
| First Team Fitness Coach | David Johnston |
| Groundsman | David Harkness |
Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Ayr United
Other information
[edit]| Chairman |  Lachlan Cameron |
| Vice Chairman |  Alex Ingram |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Somerset Park (10,185 / 100x66 metres) |
Updated to match played 13 May 2012
Source: [11]
Transfers
[edit]
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