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.
| 2014–15 season | |||
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| Chairman | Lachlan Cameron | ||
| Manager | Mark Roberts (until 15 December) Andy Millen (Interim) Ian McCall (from 5 January) | ||
| Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
| League One | Eighth Place | ||
| Challenge Cup | First Round | ||
| League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Forrest (9) All: Alan Forrest (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,617 vs Greenock Morton, League One, 9 August 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 646 vs Stenhousemuir, League One, 13 December 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,122 | ||
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Summary
editManagement
editAyr 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]
Competitions
editPre season
editWin Draw Loss
| 16 July 2014 Friendly | Queen's 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.), 43' Donnelly 62' McGill 71' Forrest 81' |
Scottish League One
edit| 9 August 2014 Match 1 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Donnelly 79' |
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 | McLean 22' Jackson 40'Trouten 49'Cameron 53'  Jamie Masson 59'McGormack 86' |
Report | 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 | McLaughlin 36' McKinlay 53' |
Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 25 October 2014 Match 11 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 8 November 2014 Match 12 | Stranraer | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| Report | Attendance: 1,415 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 22 November 2014 Match 13 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Station Park, Forfar |
| Report | Attendance: 562 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 6 December 2014 Match 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| Report | Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 13 December 2014 Match 15 | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 646 Referee: Des Roache |
| 20 December 2014 Match 16 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Stirling Albion | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 880 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 27 December 2014 Match 17 | Airdrieonians | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| Report | Attendance: 1,023 Referee: George Salmond |
| 3 January 2015 Match 18 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 10 January 2015 Match 19 | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Report | Attendance: 504 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 17 January 2015 Match 20 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 24 January 2015 Match 21 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| Report | Attendance: 651 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 31 January 2015 Match 22 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 14 February 2015 Match 23 | Stirling Albion | 1 – 4 | Ayr United | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
| Report | Attendance: 785 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 21 February 2015 Match 24 | Peterhead | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| Report | Attendance: 560 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 28 February 2015 Match 25 | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 3 March 2015 Match 26 | Ayr United | 3 – 3 | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 693 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 7 March 2015 Match 27 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| Report | Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 10 March 2015 Match 28 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Airdrieonians | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 835 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 14 March 2015 Match 29 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,055 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 21 March 2015 Match 30 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Cappielow, Greenock |
| Report | Attendance: 1,552 Referee: George Salmond |
| 28 March 2015 Match 31 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Brechin City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 986 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 4 April 2015 Match 32 | Stranraer | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| Report | Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 11 April 2015 Match 33 | Ayr United | 2 – 4 | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 998 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 18 April 2015 Match 34 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| Report | Attendance: 881 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 25 April 2015 Match 35 | Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Report | Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 2 May 2015 Match 36 | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 3 | Ayr United | Station Park, Forfar |
| Report | Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editSquad, appearance and goals
edit- As of 2 May 2015
| No. | Nat | Player | Total | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
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David Hutton | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Shaun Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Adam Blakeman | 14 | 2 | 12 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Martyn Campbell | 16 | 0 | 11 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Adam Cummins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Nicky Devlin | 41 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Josh McArthur | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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John McArthur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Craig McCracken | 4 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Scott McKenna | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Kevin McKinlay | 17 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||
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Andrew Muir | 9 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Morgyn Neill | 7 | 1 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Peter Murphy | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Robbie Crawford | 23 | 1 | 18 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Michael Donald | 37 | 0 | 33 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Alan Forrest | 36 | 9 | 23 (8) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Brian Gilmour | 36 | 3 | 24 (7) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Dale Keenan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Peter McGill | 10 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Jon-Paul McGovern | 41 | 5 | 35 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Scott McLaughlin | 27 | 8 | 21 (1) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Craig Murray | 14 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Michael Wardrope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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David Robertson | 12 | 1 | 9 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||
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Craig Beattie | 30 | 6 | 14 (14) | 6 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Ryan Donnelly | 29 | 5 | 19 (5) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Sean McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Ryan Nisbet | 10 | 0 | 0 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Jordan Preston | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Mark Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Dale Shirkie | 18 | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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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.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 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 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 20 | Relegation to League Two |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Overall
edit| Competition | Started round | Current Position | Final Position | First match | Last match |
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| 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
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editUpdated to match(es) played on 2 May 2020. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
edit
Players inedit |
Players outedit
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References
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- ^ "Ayr United appoint Ian McCall as their new manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Championship 2014/15". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "NEW SIGNINGS". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "First Signing of the Summer". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "New Signings". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Deadline day signings". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Shirkie signs!". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Slane Signs!". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "David Robertson Signs!!". AyrUnitedFC.co.uk. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Alan Lithgow". StenhousemuirFC.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Longridge signs". StranraerFC.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "PLAYING STAFF UPDATE". Auchinleck Talbot FC. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "PLAYING STAFF UPDATE". Auchinleck Talbot FC. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Anthony Marenghi". StranraerFC.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "New Signings". StranraerFC.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Ayr United chief slams Dunfermline after Michael Moffat move". The Courier (Dundee). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Slane and Roberts Sign". ClydeFC.co.uk. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Slane and Roberts Sign". ClydeFC.co.uk. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2020.